Zhao Qiang left with twelve battleships, and the combined fleet chased after it for a while, and then gave up.

On January 3, 57, the auspicious warship joined up with the supply ship parked in the west of the lake, and then rushed to the perimeter of the lake embankment, waiting for the opportunity.

On the 5th, the combined fleet arrived at the waters of the Jixiang Lake embankment, and the sentinel ships scattered in all directions.

Wang Xuan stood on the embankment of the lake, his eyes locked on the enemy ship, there were white sails everywhere, and it was not spectacular for days after days.

"I don't know what happened to Zhao Qiang. Wang Xuan was anxious.

"Looking at the appearance of the enemy ship, there should have been a battle recently, Zhao Qiang and they should have escaped safely, otherwise there should be a captured ship here. Wang Yu said.

If the battleship is captured, the Combined Fleet should show it to discourage the mascot's military spirit.

Wang Yu's speculation was reasonable, and Wang Xuan nodded approvingly.

When Wang Xuan and the others were observing each other on the lake embankment, the other party was also observing them.

"The news from the sentinel ship said that the embankment had covered the entire shore of the lake, and we had no choice but to storm it. ”

The ring stared at the gray embankment, the same color as the auspicious warship, and now he finally understood that cement had so many uses.

"Do you have any details about the embankment, I don't want to test its strength with human life. ”

"In some cases, it is said that when the embankment was built, the main material was stone, the auxiliary materials were cement and bricks, and in some places steel was used. The staff officer replied, "The general height is around five meters, the width is also five meters, and the mouth of the river is ten meters." ”

The ring visually measured the height of the lake embankment, and the distance was a little far, and it was not very realistic.

However, he knew that these big boats could not pass, and the closer they got to the lake's embankment, the shallower the water became.

It was useless for the small sentinel ships to pass by, only a small section of the embankment was connected to the lake, and they were just delivering food to each other.

Is it another copy of Dongshan Pass?

Many of the generals also looked at the lake embankment and complained that if they wanted to drive the boat over, they had to go through the entrance of the Xingyao River, but there were black cannon barrels everywhere.

Shelled at close range? Their brains are not broken, which is no different from suicide.

So, in the end, they couldn't come up with a way, and they all set their sights on the flagship.

"How many helmets were produced?"

In the war room of the lake embankment, Wang Xuan asked the Qin Dynasty.

"There are only more than 1,000 tops, only one set of forging presses and molds, and now there is a rush for steel everywhere, most of which is used in artillery and cannon pellets. ”

Wang Yu on the side continued, "This batch can be sent down first, and the equipment produced can be produced one after another, and it is impossible for the enemy to put all his troops into the attack." ”

Also, there had to be some people who operated the boat, and the people who fired the crossbow were on board.

"It's the rainy season, which is good for our defence. In addition, a battery has also been built in the artillery department, and some rain is not hindered, so the lord does not need to worry. ”

Everyone, you and I are analyzing the current situation word by word, which is also a characteristic of the auspicious military, and there are not so many rules when discussing.

Everything that should be done has been done to the extreme, and the rest can only be decided by reality.

This time, Wang Xuan also hopes to be like the battle of Dongshan Pass, to annihilate all the enemies, so that Jixiang can really stand up, and never be a grandson again.

On the first day, both sides were making preparations, and time passed in a confrontation.

At this time, they were already preparing to engage the enemy.

Wang Xuan agreed to his request for adventure and gave him the greatest on-the-spot command, which made Yu Bo very happy.

"Don't panic, their vanguard is shield armor, and the artillery company will wait for the order to open fire. ”

"The cavalry retreated, preventing the sound of artillery from startling the horses, and after the two sides engaged, they prepared to outflank from the right flank. ”

One order after another, issued in an orderly manner, Yu Bo stared at the topographic map, and slapped the table fiercely, he wanted to use this battle to justify himself, he was no worse than anyone else.

The battlefield was placed by the lake, because there was a dirt road wide enough, with large space and good visibility, which was conducive to the operation of large corps.

The enemy attacked in three waves, and the formation was very neat, and it was very happy to see the aftermath.

The fortifications built by the mascot were simple, a trench three meters wide and two meters deep was dug in front, and the earth was piled up on the south side to form a wall, so that the enemy could be condescended and the enemy's onslaught could be slowed down.

The artillery company was arranged in the rear at a distance of 1,000 meters, and each gun position was designed in advance, and the shelling area in front was divided into zones, so it could not be said where to hit, but it could also be covered by artillery fire.

"Company commander, why don't you let us take the lead and give them a head-on attack?"

The gunner asked, because what he had learned told him that artillery was generally best fired before engaging the enemy.

"You don't understand this, our head has a big heart. The company commander held the binoculars and looked at the battlefield ahead.

"Oh, so in this case, will the brothers in front of me have a big loss?"

"I don't know, it is estimated that the losses are greater than the conservative tactics, but the results are also large, and it is not easy to evaluate the pros and cons. ”

Everyone understands what the company commander means.

In a war, although the sacrifice is greater, but the battle is decided, not only the superior, but also life and death.

And the conservative method of warfare will have continuous casualties, and the cumulative will not be much less, so everyone does not know which method is better.

"As long as we shoot accurately, the brothers will be able to suffer fewer casualties. ”

"Company commander, don't worry, although we have little training, the quality is high, and the experts of the research institute have praised us a lot. ”

The company commander patted the gunner on the shoulder and said, "I'll just see the results." ”

There was a whooshing sound of breaking through the air, followed by the sound of aggressive arrows entering the wood, and the enemy attacked, and the crossbowmen behind the infantry began to shoot.

This wave of arrows did not cause trouble to the mascot, the wooden shield blocked most of the arrows, and only a few fish that slipped through the net broke through the barrier and injured a few people.

Then a second and a third group stopped firing until their shield-armourers rushed to the trench.

At this time, the mascot began to fight back, and after a few rounds of sparse arrow rain, it was a steel spear, which was thrown condescendingly, easily penetrating the opponent's leather armor, bringing huge casualties to the strikers.

These steel spears are to be recovered, but only after the coalition forces have been defeated.

The trench was discovered before the enemy attacked, and at this time, they began to fill it with the corpses of soldiers killed in battle, until they were able to climb the height of the trench.

The battlefield has never been a place of morality and ethics, it is the privilege of the victor.

As long as it is conducive to the direction of the war, everyone will do it, there is only life and death here, and everything else is not important.

The auspicious spearmen were dispatched, standing behind the half-high earthen wall, and stabbed the steel spears through the U-shaped attack opening, piercing through the enemy's leather armor and taking their lives.

Enemy shields began to suffer casualties, and the corpses slid down the trench, slowly filling them up.

The enemy commander did not care about these casualties, and at this time, the two sides remained consistent in the height of the attack, and the mascot began to suffer casualties one after another.

This time the enemy threw in three battalions of troops, more than 1,500 men, and at this time more than 1,000 men.

"Medic, rescue the wounded, clean up the bodies. ”

The dead will be carried to the rear in time and placed in an orderly manner, so as not to affect the fighting of the living.

The wounded will be carried to a field hospital 100 meters away, where doctors from Jixiang No. 1 Hospital and experts from the military hospital will sit for consultation.

After emergency treatment of their wounds, the seriously injured are transported to the Dongshan Pass, where they continue to be treated, while the lightly wounded recuperate on the spot.

"Second company, change the first company, ready to engage in battle. ”

A large-scale change of defense began, the entire line of defense was nearly a kilometer, and there were three attacks, and it was clear that the enemy wanted to disperse the auspicious defensive forces.

Less than an hour after the two sides fought, Jixiang's side began to change defenses, and when the enemy saw this, he sent three more battalions.

Now the point of attack became the entire front, and the mascot began to get busy.

In the offensive and defensive battle like a meat grinder, both sides suffered a lot of damage, but the number of people who could be saved by Jixiang was far more than the other party, although they also knew that alcohol was good for wound healing, but there was no corresponding concentration of alcohol.

This is a strategic material, and Wang Xuan will not sell it in large quantities.

Yu Bo didn't mean to underestimate the other party, and now there were three thousand people on the other side, and there were seven thousand, and he had to pay attention to the whereabouts of these people.

At this time, the reconnaissance news of the Viper team arrived.

Three thousand people came around from the east, trying to make a way back.

"What do you think?" said Aftermath.

"Why don't you send cavalry over?" said a staff officer.

"No, the east is not suitable for cavalry. Someone retorted.

The staff officers gathered around the map and began to think about what to do.

The conservative approach was to cooperate with the cavalry and artillery to defeat the 3,000 men in the east, but then the enemy would be on guard, and it would be difficult to end it in one go.

The more radical approach is to feign defeat and retreat, lead the enemy to attack in a big way, let him enter the preset shelling zone, and then launch the artillery bombardment.

Subsequently, the cavalry was dispatched to surprise and behead, and the rest, with the cooperation of artillery, met the 3,000 enemy troops.

In the end, Yu Bo chose the second option.

"Where's Guan Hao's security forces?" he asked.

"As agreed, it should now be time for the second ambush point. ”

"The plan has changed, inform them to rush to the nearest first ambush point, if the cavalry fails to catch the opposing commander, then when they flee, they will definitely not go to the second ambush point, that road is conducive to the pursuit of cavalry, the other party will not be so stupid. ”

The first ambush point is not far from the border, which is a north-south trail, and it is the most convenient road to leave Hudong.

The second ambush point is in the hinterland of the northern military government, where there are major transportation routes and highways.

Yu Bo believed that if the cavalry could not catch the opposing commander, as long as the commander was not in a bad mind, he would definitely pick a remote place that was not conducive to the cavalry pursuit, so it was useless to ambush at the second ambush point.

"What if Guan Hao breaks his promise?" someone asked.

Is this possible?

Of course it's possible.

If the auspiciousness is over, Guan Hao will definitely not do it against Daxia, now that he is in a high position, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, who knows whether his heart is red or black.

Yu Bo hadn't thought about this issue before, but now that he was mentioned, he was also suspicious in his heart.

"He had seen the power of artillery, he knew the strength of the embankment, and he knew the power of the battleship, and he did not dare to oppose it when the battleship had not yet fought a decisive battle. Yu Bo analyzed.

"Well, how can you be sure that he will stop the enemy with all his might?" the man asked again.

"This is simple, he doesn't come forward, the Viper team leads the troops to stop it, and he just shirks it afterwards. A staff officer replied.

"That's the reason, inform them that the plan has changed, and they will rush to the No. 1 ambush site within two days. ”

"Then we're going to 'lose' early?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone burst into laughter.

"Yes, I lost in advance, get ready, let's withdraw. Yu Bo laughed.