Chapter Twenty-Eight: Seeing Each Other Bloody Blood
Following Jiang Chuan's order, the soldiers of the crossbow battalion held hammers in their hands and struck down with a forceful blow, and dozens of crossbow guns were immediately 'shot'.
More than 20 Baekje sword and shield soldiers who rushed to the front were immediately 'shot', and even nearly half of the crossbow guns 'shot' through more than two Baekje soldiers.
The two Baekje generals who were in charge of leading the attack saw that their troops had entered the range of the opponent's attack, and they did not hesitate to give the order and immediately accelerated their charge.
Wang Ze, who was standing on a high place, saw that the two Baekje generals had personally led the team to rush to the front regardless of the danger, so he praised: "It's really a brave man, it's just a pity!" ”
"Xiao Langjun doesn't have to feel sorry for others, the so-called hero of his own enemy. The more heroic the heroes of other countries, the more casualties our army will have, and I think it is better to die this fierce general of the Baekje people! Cao An, who was behind Wang Ze, spoke.
Wang Ze didn't expect Cao An, who had always been quiet, to say such a thing, but it was in his heart.
Wang Ze nodded at Cao An, "What Erlang said is exactly what I want, let's look at the eyes!" ”
At this time, on the battlefield, hundreds of hard crossbows of the crossbow battalion also began to follow the crossbows of the bed, and the crossbow arrows made by the "spirit" heart "shot" into the army formation of the Baekje soldiers who were burying their heads in the charge.
The Baekje army was constantly being 'shot' and fell to the ground, and at this time, the archers of the Baekje rear army finally began to counterattack under the cover of their comrades in front.
Long arrows were 'shot' at the defenders behind the fortifications, but the first ones to spin were the 'elite' soldiers from the cottage.
Although they are not fully armed with the ironclad army under Zhou Tong, they have accumulated a lot of cowhides in the cottage and Khitan trade over the years.
These cowhides are used to make leather shoes in thin places, and the cowhide on the back is thicker to make a large amount of leather armor.
However, although there are many cowhides, due to the time-consuming production of leather armor, the total number of cottages is 3,500 pairs.
When he rushed back this time, he brought 3,000 pairs of leather armor, except for 1,000 pairs of cavalry equipment under his own command, the other 2,000 pairs were all sent to Wang Ze.
These leather armors are inlaid with protective steel sheets made by Cao Blacksmith and other ironsmiths in some key points such as the chest, abdomen, back of the heart, and big legs.
The head is the same as the ironclad army, all of which are helmets made of wrought iron, and it looks extremely powerful.
As soon as they saw the long arrows 'shooting', the soldiers in the back row skillfully raised the long shields around them and protected the crossbowmen in front of them. Except for a few unlucky people in the back who were 'shot' somewhere in the body and let out a low cry of pain, no one else was injured.
The hundred-level general who took the lead in the charge, seeing that his soldiers were 'shot' by the opponent's strong crossbow and killed a lot, and his own archers counterattacked, but they were unharmed, and he was immediately furious, eager to rush forward and cut down the enemy troops on the opposite side.
Seeing that he was only thirty meters away from the fortifications, he could kill it by rushing over a small slope with more strength, but suddenly he only felt a weakness under his feet, and he fell down with the guards around him.
The Baekje soldiers in the charge were unable to dodge, and hundreds of people died instantly, and although the Baekje generals were not dead at the time, they were pierced by a sharpened wooden stake and passed out.
It turned out that a few days ago, Wang Ze and Zheng Kui asked for more than 2,000 young men dug a row of culverts here, and the bottom was full of sharp wooden stakes.
As long as it falls, it is a life of nine deaths, because I am afraid that the Tamluo people will cut corners and be unreliable, so they use all their own youth.
Now it seems that these people are really careful in their work, after putting the top of the culvert on the roof, they decorated it with leaves and withered grass, not to mention, they also used cows, sheep's hooves and people's shoes to 'get' a lot of traces on it, if Jiang Chuan didn't know that there was such a culvert, I am afraid that it would not be easy for him to see.
When the Baekje general Gao Canghai saw the great 'chaos' of the former army, he immediately withdrew his troops, and after the Baekje front army retreated, there were only 1,000 people left.
Nearly 300 people were killed and wounded on the way to the charge, nearly 400 people were killed by the culvert when they rushed to the front, and when they retreated, they were 'shot' and killed a lot, plus hundreds of soldiers under Jiang Chuan's command chased and killed through the safe passage, and thousands of people were killed and wounded.
Gao Canghai was greatly annoyed when he saw that more than half of the front army was damaged, and on the one hand ordered a general to collect and reorganize the remnants of the retreating front army, and on the other hand, he ordered the general on the right flank to lead 3,000 men and horses to attack.
Later, he recruited a partial general and 'handed over' to him, "I see that the enemy army is suitable and shows weakness to me, and the front army can retreat by nearly half of the disastrous defeat, so the number of enemy troops must be small." You lead 2,000 men to make a detour and raid behind it, so that the enemy army will definitely not be able to resist, and a great victory can be expected! ”
The partial general immediately received the order and quietly left with 2,000 men, preparing to attack from elsewhere.
Wang Ze on the high post immediately discovered Gao Canghai's intentions, and immediately ordered his own soldiers around him to set up two big flags and inform Jiang Chuan under the mountain to make preparations as soon as possible.
On the front, more than 3,000 men and horses on the right flank of Baekje prepared a large number of ship planks to act as shields this time and slowly attacked.
This time, in addition to the 'bed' crossbow that can also cause some damage to the ship's plank, the hard crossbow of the crossbow battalion no longer poses much threat to the Baekje army.
So this time, the Baekje people only lost more than 100 people, and they came to the safe passage that Jiang Chuan's soldiers had just passed through when they pursued the defeated Baekje army.
This passage was about nine meters wide, and the Baekje people immediately passed through the passage and rushed to the temporary fortifications defended by Jiang Chuan's headquarters.
The temporary fortifications were built with stones, wood and rammed earth, and were about six feet high, but there was also a ditch two meters wide and three feet deep in front of the temporary fortifications, so that there was a height difference of more than two meters.
Jiang Chuan stood behind the wall and stared at the Baekje soldiers who rushed up, and the soldiers around him also sorted out their leather armor and helmets, held various weapons, and were ready to fight with the Baekje people.
After being 'shot' hundreds of people, the Baekje right-wing army finally engaged Jiang Chuan's subordinates, which was the first time that the cottage soldiers faced a real war.
In the past, sweeping up the bandits and fighting the Tamna people compared to the offensive of the Baekje people, it was as simple as a child's house.
At this time, Jiang Chuan couldn't care about other places, and led the soldiers around him to fight with the Baekje people.
Fortunately, all the Baekje soldiers were going to rush through the passage and then spread outward, so half of the 'elite' soldiers under Jiang Chuan's command were blocking here.
At this moment, a section of the fortification was demolished by the Baekje soldiers, and suddenly a large number of Baekje soldiers rushed in from the collapsed place, and Jiang Chuan was in a hurry, no matter what, he must repel this 'wave' attack of the Baekje people.
As he rushed towards the collapse, he slashed the throat of a Baekje Centennial with a sword, but was slashed by another angry Baekje soldier.
Fortunately, when he followed Wang Ze to Tamluo, Wang Yong gave him a set of iron armor made by Cao Blacksmith himself, so he was not injured.
Jiang Chuan slashed the stunned Baekje soldier to the ground with a backhand, and saved a soldier under his command.
Fortunately, a few days ago, when he was building the fortifications, he received the help of Zheng Kui, who led the young men to come at that time, and adjusted the location of the fortifications in time.
There is a ten-meter-long uphill slope in front of the fortifications, with a height difference of three meters, and your own side occupies the higher side.
The Baekje soldiers had to consume some more physical strength than their own when they rushed up, so the soldiers could still resist at this time.
As more and more soldiers from both sides died in the battle, the small ditch in front of the fortification was quickly filled with corpses, and a layer of blood slowly gathered inside.
Originally, I thought that the Baekje people would not be able to rush up after fighting for a while, and they would withdraw their troops after Mingjin. After nearly half an hour of fighting, the Baekje general Gao Canghai saw that the right-wing army had been fighting with the defenders for a long time, and although he had not seen the partial generals who had made a roundabout attack to lead the attack, he did not want to miss this good opportunity.
Seeing that nearly half of the more than 3,000 people in the right-wing army had been killed or wounded, Gao Canghai immediately made a decision and personally led more than 4,000 people into the battlefield to attack.
This time, Gao Canghai successfully rushed to the position, only to see that the enemy troops couldn't resist and retreated, and even the only fortifications were not defended.
Thousands of men quickly dismantled the fortifications facing the safe passage, and then thousands of people quickly charged inside.
He was about to start a killing spree, but when he saw the right-wing army of Baekje that had just been killed, he fled towards him howling wolf.
Behind these fleeing Baekje soldiers were hundreds of iron warriors in iron armor, and when Gao Canghai saw such a military formation, he was a little unconvinced, and immediately sent his troops to storm it.
In an instant, the two sides collided together, and as soon as the Baekje soldiers looked up, they saw the ironclad soldier in front of them, holding a huge weapon that was one foot long, slashing towards him.
Behind him were many charging robes, and it was impossible to retreat; There are military formations on the left and right, and it is impossible to dodge.
So the Baekje soldiers had to use the weapons in their hands to block, but where could their weapons block the momentum of the sword.
Baekje's iron-making skills were already poor, and these soldiers used ordinary weapons, and the dozens of pounds of horse chopping swords forged by the blacksmith Cao Cao in the upper cottage led the apprentices were immediately cut into several pieces.
The charge of the Baekje army, in front of the ironclad battalion, was like a sea 'wave' that hit a reef, looking menacing, but as soon as it touched it, it disappeared without a trace.
The strong men of the ironclad battalion lined up in two staggered rows, and slowly stepped forward, only to see the horse-cutting sword in their hands, rising and falling with the password, constantly disintegrating the Baekje soldiers in front of them.
When Wang Ze on the mountain saw this, he suddenly felt that there was a cruel sense of artistic beauty.
The Baekje general Gao Canghai was stunned when he saw the 'exchange' between the two sides, and he speculated in his heart that he didn't know where the divine was that he had such a sharp weapon, and at this time he no longer knew whether to continue to charge or retreat.
Several groups of men and horses attacked before and after, but suffered heavy losses. The tens of thousands of horses he led when he came, but now there are less than 4,000 people around him, and the partial general who attacked in a roundabout way still did not appear.
Gao Canghai then prepared to order his soldiers to form a defensive formation, and then slowly retreated to the sea ship. Unexpectedly, after the ironclad soldiers on the opposite side repelled the charge of the Baekje people, they did not pursue, but slowly retreated.
At this moment, there was a slight 'stampede' sound in the distance, which immediately turned into a "rumbling" sound, and Gao Canghai, who had been in battle for a long time, immediately shouted: "Not good!" Retreat! ”