Landmines were a weapon that existed in the Southern Song Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty is even more prosperous, and the power is not said, but the trigger probability and trigger method are not very stable.

In addition, gunpowder is expensive, and there is not so much capital to bury everywhere in the field.

However, if you set up a target that is obviously going to be passed by the enemy, and then concentrate the mines next to it, you can get some traps that are bound to anger the enemy and cause destruction...... The effect of the blow has doubled exponentially.

Moreover, when the officers and soldiers leave, they can also bury some extra powder barrels next to the minefield, press them with crushed stones, and tamp them.

As a result, the group of He Jin's personal soldiers closest to Jingguan were killed in an instant.

If He Jin himself hadn't just slashed a few times, he was too lazy to do manual work himself, and he was just watching from the side, I am afraid that he would have been killed on the spot.

However, he is not having a good time now, his left calf has been severed directly along the knee, and only a little flesh is still attached.

It is impossible to save it, immediately amputate and bandage the remaining bit of flesh and skin, and it is estimated that it will be able to pick up a life, and you have to pray not to be infected.

He Jin was in a miserable howl and fell into a coma, and the thieves were also in chaos, so they could only listen to the unified command of He Yilong, the king of the other way.

Because He Yilong did not have He Jinzhong in the main attack task he held yesterday, his subordinates did not have a powerful general to die in battle. Just now he could watch the joke on the side, and he didn't get too angry to come forward to join in the fun, and he was actually a blessing in disguise.

However, He Yilong didn't have time to rejoice for long, and suddenly there was a string of cannons on the other side of the river, and soon several solid iron bullets weighing more than ten catties flew towards the big tent of the Chinese army that had been abandoned by the official army.

Although it was a blind and curved shot, the officers and soldiers apparently carefully calculated their relative positions and roughly assessed the ballistics when they retreated last night—in the West, there was already a primitive ballistics experience in the 1640s.

Although the mathematical and physical tools are not yet mature, the artillery generals who are familiar with the art will at least calculate "how far the shell can fall when the cannon charge is how much and how high the elevation angle is".

It is not difficult to hit a pre-calculated and well-deployed fixed target.

The thieves became more and more chaotic, and then I thought that the artillery of the official army was not a half-hung man like the Franc machine! It's a serious Hongyi cannon!

Yesterday, the range advantage of the Hongyi cannon was not very obvious, but today the other party was bombarding across the river, leaving a deeper and deeper impression on the thieves.

"The officers and troops did not all withdraw to the county seat! They also retreated to the other side of the river! Rush me! The official army must be unstable! Cross the river and force up in close combat to rob the king of Hongyi cannons! ”

When He Yilong saw such fat meat, he was also stunned and reckless, and the thief soldiers were hot-headed for a while, but they still had a little bit of blood and courage, and they actually relied on swimming and rafts, ready to cross the river to pursue and seize the artillery-

At least they didn't see the strong camp of the officers and soldiers on the other side of the river, as long as they crossed the river, it would be a field battle, and their own number was so many times larger, and they could still win!

It's a pity that it is this kind of fishing, which seems to be promising, and seems to have an advantage in me every time, that makes the thieves pay the price again.

It is true that the officers and soldiers can only fight in the field, but with the sound of artillery, about two or three thousand elite officers and soldiers, who were originally just lying in ambush in the shadows, suddenly appeared on the south bank of Lishui and quickly lined up.

Then they waited for the thieves who hurriedly swam and rafted across the river to line up their guns and shoot their guns, and arrows rained down.

On the narrow surface of the river, the screams were heard endlessly, and each scream was extremely short.

As soon as it came out of my throat, it was like I was choked by the neck, and then it was replaced by a slight "gurgling" bubbling sound.

The river is not too wide, not even a hundred steps. The officers and soldiers took advantage of the rush here to cross the river and crowd by the river, and they could be slaughtered unilaterally with muskets.

Rogues can fight back with bows and arrows, but they are very messy. Moreover, the officers and soldiers were obviously prepared, and the soldiers who went out to fight tried their best to coordinate and equip their armor stomachs, and also carried some large wooden shields to stand in front of the formation.

With mental calculation or unintentional, shooting across the river becomes a one-sided massacre.

Rows of soldiers who had not even entered the water by the river, fell like wheat harvesters, trampled on each other, and almost dyed the water of the river within a hundred paces slightly red.

"King, you can't fight anymore! All this is a trick of the officials and soldiers, and if we continue to fight, we will be attacked by Bandu again! ”

Fortunately, there were still some knowledgeable generals and Luo Di Xiucai beside He Yilong, and he hurriedly pulled him with a sad face to persuade him.

He Yilong saw that the soldiers who rushed into the water recklessly were killed in the river one after another, and it was worthless to die in vain, so he calmed down with a basin of cold water, and ordered hatefully:

"Retreat! I can't be stationed in this camp anymore, so I'll set it on fire!" Go to the rear and bring the ship here, all this wood can be dismantled to build rafts and siege weapons! ”

His last decision was also wise, since he knew the range of the official army's Hongyi artillery, it was worthless to seize the official army's camp across the river, and staying here would only suffer more shelling.

It is still necessary to return to the original camp to avoid being beaten unilaterally in vain. But after capturing the official army camp and then giving up, the blow to morale is obviously not as good as not occupying it in the first place.

From a psychological point of view, human beings are loss-averse.

Making 100 yuan and then losing 100 yuan will definitely make people very unhappy, and even if they only lose 70 or 80 yuan, they will be unhappy - people will feel that "this 100 yuan is already mine, and I deserve it".

Although the thief soldier has not studied psychology, this kind of naïve cognition is definitely not lacking.

This retreat, at least for a day or two, will not be able to slow down, and it will not be possible to make preparations for crossing the river or going up the river to attack Xiaogan County, like a mouse in the bellows, with gas on both sides.

Moreover, with the retreat of the thief, He Jin's side obviously has to worry about the king's broken leg injury, how can he still have time to join forces with He Yilong to fight again?

Before retreating, He Yilong could still "follow the power in a hurry and adapt to the situation", and if he came up with it after retreating, he had to solve the factional suspicions within the thieves first.

He Jin was seriously injured and in a coma, and after going back, he rescued and finally woke up, and the first thing he worried about was whether his troops had been taken by He Yilong.

……

Zuo Zixiong and Yan Yingyuan joined forces, and it dragged on for two days so easily, and when the morale of the thieves was extremely degenerate, they welcomed Shen Shuren to ask for help and return in person.

"Lord Soldier! The last general will be fortunate not to be dishonored! Successfully dragged Erga for six whole days! Fight off the enemy twice! Kill over 4,000 enemies! More than 2,700 prisoners were captured alive! Minor injuries don't count! ”

"Our army has accumulated 357 killed, incurable, or crippled in battle, and more than 600 lightly wounded. He also harassed the artillery bombardment and ambushed the enemy army with mines twice, and seeing that the thieves did not come again yesterday, I was afraid that they would hurt the enemy's generals, and now the thieves are extremely unstable! ”

Shen Shuren was also extremely tired in the past five days, but he still beat his spirits. As soon as he got off the boat, he was about to inspect his own people, when Zuo Zixiong, Zhang Mingzhen, Yan Yingyuan and others rushed up and congratulated him with joy on their faces and asked for credit.

"In these days, you not only held the camp, but also fought back? God bless the great! Hearing this, Shen Shuren couldn't help but be a little dazed, and the whole person almost fainted due to blood sugar fluctuations and fatigue.

Fortunately, Zuo Zixiong quickly supported him: "Let's go back to the camp!" Adults are too tired, it must be not easy to ask for help. ”

Everyone hurriedly pulled a baggage carriage and drove the Shenshu people back to the camp first, and along the way, the Shenshu people slowly drank water, rested and ate some snacks, and then the audience would explain the merits in detail.

The more Shen Shuren listened, the more pleasantly surprised he became, he really didn't expect that in the past few days since he left, Zuo Zixiong Yan Yingyuan would not only be able to drag down the thieves, but also win so many small battles and beat the morale of the thieves so badly.

He sighed with satisfaction: "Brother Zuo, you and Brother Yan will have to learn more in the future, don't look at him as a civil official, a prisoner and arrester, these little tricks and small conspiracies can also be of great use."

Since ancient times, the art of war has been combined with the right and won by wonder, and if you want to become a general, the two cannot be abandoned! After this fight, you will definitely all be promoted! ”

Zuo Zixiong was also convinced at the moment, saying that the final mine bombardment, harassment and injury of the enemy generals, and provoking the enemy army to rush in and be attacked by Bandu were all the credit of Yan Yingyuan's series of psychological warfare provocations.

Shen Shuren said with a smile: "Go back and find out, what kind of big man in the thief army was injured, if he dies in the end, he will definitely be credited to Brother Yan."

Other military merits, the official will be fairly distributed, Zuo Guerrilla, Zhang Dusi, Yang Dusi, will not be missing, you dare to fight with your life, this official is absolutely even.

The morale of the thieves has fallen to this point, and the enemy will be broken, and I came back this time, but it was just a good time to lead you to give the thief army the final blow! ”

Shen Shuren said, he was a little proud.

It is better to rush early than to be in a hurry, and in the end you are doing great things, as long as you look at the general situation of the war and do not seek a deep understanding. Isn't it beautiful that we should personally grasp the grand strategic deployment, and in terms of tactical details, we can still grab people's heads at the door?

The generals were also inspired by his self-confidence, and Zuo Zixiong and the others all asked confidently: "By the way, my lord, you haven't said how many reinforcements you brought back this time?" How can I see these boats coming back? ”

Shen Shuren gave a confident smile and said, "Don't worry, there are a lot of reinforcements!" Although Governor Fang's troops are not many, they are willing to support us with five thousand people! It's just that the army needs to wait a few more days to start, and it is impossible to travel 200 miles a day to rush back like me.

In addition, there is Liu Guoneng from Yexian and Yuncheng, who could not rush to the frontal battlefield to support because of the isolation of the road, but he had promised to send 10,000 troops to besiege Wei to save Zhao. From the north of Tongbai Mountain, go straight to Xinyang Mansion, the nest of He Yilong!

In this way, even if He Jin insists on continuing to fight to the death, He Yilong may not be with him again, if one of the two thieves wants to withdraw, the remaining half of the men and horses, relying only on the five thousand reinforcements of our army and Governor Fang, is enough to be completely annihilated! ”

Shen Shuren lied and didn't make drafts, in order to boost morale, he first said the words to Dali.

Fang Kongzhi obviously only promised to give him Jin Shenghuan's battalion of 2,000 people, and he still only borrowed it for half a month. As soon as he said that there were five thousand, this number was also well thought out, because he himself had five thousand people, and if he came another five thousand, how could he make up an army of tens of thousands, and his own momentum and courage would be different.

As for Liu Guoneng, now he may not believe it at all, Shen Shuren also blew the cow out first, and when Zuo Zixiong and other generals heard it, they were really full of morale.

"The combat power of the thieves is low, fifty or sixty thousand people have been weakened by our several battles, and it would be good if there were thirty-seven or eight thousand soldiers left in the actual battle. If our army really has 20,000 and flanks from the front and rear, it will not be enough to destroy the thieves! Congratulations to the Taoist for this miracle in the near future! ”

Everyone basically agrees on this view, and confidence is already written on their faces.

Shen Shuren also announced in high spirits: "Counting the days, Governor Fang sent people from Jiangling to ride fast horses to Ye County, which should only take three or four days, which is similar to my return to Xiaogan."

One and a half days can go to Xiangyang, and then one day can go to Xinye, Bowang, from Bowang Po Pass through Tongbai Mountain, and then half a day is Ye County. Counting the days, Liu Guoneng is now preparing to send troops.

The army is certainly not as quick as the lightly armed messengers, and it always requires some preparations, and it is necessary to gather troops from all over the country. Even if he attacks the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow gathers in Wuyang or Yuncheng. On the fourth day, they will be able to enter the territory of Xinyang Mansion, and on the sixth day, the remaining people of He Yilong's lair will report an emergency.

Our army must do a good job of scout reconnaissance in the near future, strive to identify the signs of retreat and vacillation of the thieves as soon as possible, and report it immediately! The whole army is also vigorous, and the soldiers are ready to counterattack! ”

"Order!" The generals responded in unison, and the curtain vibrated with sound. For a time, the momentum was high.