Chapter 286: The Cavalry Wall Attacked, Bombarding Haicheng
The cold wind continued to blow on his face, but Zuo Ling Weng Adai's heart was even colder, as if it was gradually freezing.
After Du Du divided his troops, Weng Adai led a thousand cavalry to the south to sweep away the small forces of the Ming army. After two air strikes, he finally caught the Ming army in Beidianzi.
It's a pity that this Ming army is not a small force, but a large team, and it is all cavalry.
Hit the trick!
Weng Adai only woke up at this time, not only did his team of thousands of cavalry fall into the encirclement of thousands of Ming cavalry, but also Du Du and Azig, who didn't know that the large army of the Ming army had entered Jianzhou.
At least 2,000 Ming cavalry had already appeared on the main road, and they abandoned their horses and left, armed with muskets, and laid out a three-sided attack formation on both sides of the road and the main road, waiting for the thousand cavalry Jiannu to fall into the pocket formation.
The back road has been cut off, and Weng Adai has learned the power of the Ming army's muskets, and he will not fall into the net and fall into the sea of fire.
Only by rushing forward and breaking through the blockage of the Ming army, Weng Adai quickly made a judgment, thinking that there was still hope for breaking through the battle formation of the Ming cavalry in front of him.
Because the cavalry of the Ming army did not dismount and set up a formation and meet the battle with muskets, they still rode on horses and made a posture of charging and cavalry.
With the riding skills of the Jurchens, they fought with the Ming army on horseback, which was what Weng Adai wanted. He is still somewhat confident in this.
"Defeat the enemy, my Dajin cavalry is invincible." Weng Adai swung his sword and pointed forward, howling like a wolf.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the cavalry of the Ming army took the lead, and hundreds of horsemen stood out from the battle formation and trotted towards Jiannu.
"Rush, kill!" Jiannu let out a bold howl, and the cavalry in the front row started one after another, heading towards the Ming cavalry.
On the wide battlefield, the yellow deciduous weeds, the mottled black earth, trampled by the heavy horses' hooves, the earth trembled, and the raised saber shone in the sun, dazzling the human eye.
"Kill, rush!" Another group of Ming cavalry launched, and the shouts shook the heavens and the earth, following behind the wall of friendly cavalry, gradually adjusting the gap, forming an indestructible wall.
The enemy and our cavalry were getting closer and closer, and the Jiannu cavalry howled, stretched out their bows and arrows, and prepared to get closer, so they came first with a rain of arrows.
Boom, boom, boom...... The cavalry of the Ming army suddenly raised their muskets and fired lead bullets at Jiannu.
After the shooting, the Ming cavalry split into two and galloped to the side, handing over the task of frontal charging to the cavalry wall behind them.
This is a new way of playing, Kong Youde hopes that the lancers he leads can also show their faces, at least create some chaos for Jiannu, and create better fighters for the flying cavalry.
And it was very difficult for the cavalry to reload their horses with ammunition, so they had to be loaded in advance and fired one round.
However, this round of musket shooting was indeed unexpected by Jiannu, many Jiannu people turned on their backs, and many war horses were disturbed by the sound of fire and gunfire, and jumped up, disrupting the rhythm of Jiannu cavalry.
Despite this, the impact of the Jiannu cavalry was still strong, and the impact was limited.
Many Jiannu also shot bows and arrows, and then drew their weapons and faced the galloping Ming cavalry wall.
The cavalry of the Ming army waved their swords in their hands and drew their bows and arrows, but they were only to protect the horses. The armor on their bodies was still enough to withstand the shot of Jiannu's cavalry.
There were also Ming cavalry who fell to the ground, but the gap was quickly filled by the cavalry on the left and right, and the horizontal team shrank inward, and when they met the enemy, they still maintained sufficient density.
"Kill!" The shouts in unison, accompanied by countless raised swords, at the moment of receiving the enemy, countless war horses fell together, flashing countless dazzling cold lights.
Riding Captain Maohai was a little at a loss, and on the opposite side was a row of iron masks that could not be seen, and a row of war knives falling from the air. He hesitated in his good fight, subconsciously slowed down his horse, and withdrew his knife to parry.
When, when! There were two hits on the knife in quick succession, and then, Mao Hai heard a "click", and the pain hit his whole body.
The third sword slashed diagonally, unloading Mao Hai's right arm, and the severed hand still held the scimitar, and fell down together.
"Ahh
The dead man's head fell to the ground, and his eyes were wide open. If Mao Hai could still think about it, he would definitely regret hesitating to put away the knife. If he is cut off, he can at least pull a cushion on his back, and it is not in vain for him to be a warrior of the state.
Facing the impact of the cavalry wall, facing several swords cut down, hesitation is death, retreating and parrying is also death, at most one for one.
But people's instinctive reaction is like this, the steel knife doesn't blink at the head, you cut me, I cut you, and the desperate fight is not something that can be changed all at once.
The cavalry wall tactics have been practiced for more than a year, and mature and perfect norms have been formed on how to adjust the speed of the impact, how to fill the gaps, and how to break away after the impact.
This is even more skillful and reasonable than a naturalized cavalry battalion. A cavalry wall was pushed through, and the uneven Jiannu cavalry was cut off their horses one by one.
What martial arts, what riding skills, there is no use at all. This greatly surprised Jiannu, and made them completely defeated in this completely strange and fierce confrontation.
The cavalry wall changed direction and swept diagonally, still maintaining a relatively neat arrangement, like a sickle, harvesting the Jiannu who stood in the way; And another cavalry wall had already blasted in, meeting the Jiannu cavalry.
Liu Xingzuo held a telescope, observed the situation on the battlefield, and gave another order.
A squad of cavalry launched, trotting to adjust the direction of the queue and the assault, this time not a frontal charge, but an oblique rush to the battlefield.
After this group of cavalry rushed out thirty or forty meters, another group of cavalry trotted out, also charging diagonally, in the opposite direction of the previous team, diagonally to the right.
Frontal, left, right, 200 cavalry, 100 cavalry, 50 cavalry, 30 cavalry, 20 cavalry, the cavalry wall tactics of the Beijing Flying Cavalry Battalion have been quite proficient, and can adjust and change according to the enemy's strength and the actual situation on the battlefield.
One by one, the cavalry walls rushed to kill on the wide battlefield, the smoke and dust rose, the swords flashed with cold light, and the people shouted and neighed, and the people were full of blood and stunned.
"Happy, happy." Kong Youde's eyes were about to burst out of his sockets, and he waved his fist and shouted, "This is called fighting, too he... Mother's happy. ”
After shouting excitedly, Kong Youde glanced left and right, and scolded loudly: "What are you doing stupidly, the wings are out, and I am beaten to death with a musket." ”
The lancers were mobilized, rushed forward from the edge of the battlefield, stopped at a suitable distance and dismounted, quickly lined up three long lines of battle, raised their guns and aimed.
Weng Adai watched as the cavalry of his army not only failed to break through and advance in the wall charge of the Ming army, but was slashed and killed so that people rolled their horses, and their eyes were about to fall out.
Of course, the Ming army also had losses, but they were completely disproportionate. Besides, it is a one-to-one exchange, which is not acceptable to Weng Adai.
You know, he commanded only a thousand cavalry. And looking at the number of cavalry of the Ming army, two or three thousand is certain.
The doorway is also seen, with more and less fighting. The neat cavalry pushed horizontally, slashed with swords, and the own cavalry was scattered and separated, and at the moment of engagement, they basically had to face two or three, or even more enemies.
But what if you know the trick, don't say you don't have time, even if you have time, you can only practice the same style of play as the enemy.
You slash me, I slash you, this is the kind of person who fights people......
Weng Adai smiled bitterly, knowing that Dajin and Daming fought for manpower, which was no different from looking for death.
It's rare to be spared today, Weng Adai drew his battle knife, his face showed a resolute look, he waved his knife sharply, and shouted: "Warriors, follow me to kill." Kill, kill! ”
"Kill, kill!" Jiannu let out a dying howl like a wolf, and they all accelerated their horses and rushed forward.
Boom, boom, boom......
The lancers, who were already in position on both flanks, fired rows of lead bullets at Jiannu, although the distance was far away and not the best range, but under the dense firepower, Leanmon could also hit the enemy.
"Kill!" Liu Xingzuo raised the cavalry gun in his hand, pointed forward with a roar, and led a team of cavalry to sweep away.
"Kill!" Another squad of cavalry launched behind him, shouting and rushing into battle.
"Kill!" After the impact, the cavalry team that had regrouped on the edge of the battlefield once again shouted and rushed towards the battlefield, and they attacked in different directions, slamming into the rear of the Jiannu cavalry diagonally.
Swords and spears clashed in the air, flashing with a chilling light.
Blood splattered, screams and screams, war horses screamed, and in the westward sun, the enemy and us fought in a tragic battle with completely disproportionate casualties.
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Boom, boom, boom......
The sound of artillery shook the earth, breaking the silence of the early morning, and could be heard from the Jiannu camp several miles away.
"The Ming army is attacking the city?!" The old slave stared at him, pushed the rice bowl away, Huo Ran got up, and ordered loudly: "Order, the whole army is out of the camp." ”
Soon there was a chaotic commotion in the camp of Jiannu, and under the command of the officers of various departments, a group of troops drove out of the camp and approached Haicheng.
The cannon rumbled, and it never stopped, constantly knocking on the old slave's heart.
It is impossible to confront the Ming army for a long time, but the old slave still hopes that the Ming army will attack the city quickly, and he may be able to find the opportunity to attack inside and outside.
But the Ming army really began to attack the city, and the old slave couldn't help but feel apprehensive and had complicated thoughts.
The closer he got, the clearer he could hear the sound of the cannon, and even the black smoke coming out of Haicheng could be seen, and the old slave's face became more and more grim.
Rumble! A cannonball slammed into the battlements, sending dust and dust flying from the bricks, and the splash of broken bricks hit the two defenders, who covered their faces and fell to the ground screaming.
Another cannonball was fired, and in the middle of the West City Gatehouse, broken bricks and broken trees were wrapped in dust and fell, raising a thick gray fog.
In Tong Yangxing's gaze, a cannonball crossed the city wall in an arc and landed in the city, and it was only a loud bang and an exclamation in the middle of the night.
More shells flew through the air, and explosions rang out one after another in the city.
Shelling, siege! The Ming army was finally launched, Tong Yangxing's face was calm, but his heart was frightened and frightened.
In his opinion, the Ming army just didn't attack the city, and the grain and grass materials in the city couldn't last long. The siege has been completed, and if there are no reinforcements to respond to the broken camp, Haicheng will definitely not be able to hold it.
As for the internal and external attacks, Tong Yangxing does not have such hope. In the face of the deep ditch walls of the Ming army, the firearms were sharp, and with those soldiers in the city, a hard rush was almost to death.
Therefore, Tong Yangxing could only hope that the attack of reinforcements could break the siege. Or when the Ming army camp collapsed, go out of the city and attack.
"It's just the ferocity of firearms." Shuo Tuo snorted coldly from the side, "When the city is attacked, he will be killed and his blood will flow." ”
Tong Yangxing woke up from his contemplation, stroked his beard and jaw, and echoed: "What Lord Belle said is extremely true. Since ancient times, attacking the fortified city is full of corpses and heavy losses, and the Ming army wants to use firearms to deter our army, which is really wishful thinking. ”
Shuoto turned his head to look north, a smile on his face, "Listen, reinforcements have been dispatched to meet us." ”
Tong Yangxing also heard the sound of a whimpering horn, and he also smiled, and said, "King Khan's personal expedition will surely win a complete victory." ”
The horn whimpered, the ghost cried wolf, and tens of thousands of troops of Jiannu were arranged into a battle formation, more than two miles away from the Ming military camp, and the banner was displayed, but it was also quite powerful.
Xiong Tingbi held the binoculars and looked at it for a moment, and ordered in a deep voice: "Order the artillery to prepare for bombardment, and wait for the order of this official to bombard the enemy fiercely." ”
The herald bowed in response, trotted off the platform, and went to give the order.
At this distance, although the Hongyi cannon, which kills and injures the enemy by shooting solid shells by means of flat projectiles, can bombard, it is no longer an effective range, and its power is greatly reduced.
But Jiannu obviously didn't know the accurate data of the rocket and the Ming Dynasty, Xiong Tingbi was not in a hurry, and when Jiannu came to attack, he covered it with firepower from muskets to artillery, from 100 meters to 2 miles.
Nurhachi gave the order to blow the trumpet, but did not rush to attack. This is for the defenders in the city, so that they know that the reinforcements are outside the city, and they can stabilize the morale of the army and desperately defend the city.
Moreover, Jiannu also made quite adequate preparations for this mobilization, carrying a large number of wagons and dozens of trench bridges.
In the cold wind, Jiannu lined up, and in front of the array were countless carts, pushed by the coat, they were cheap cannon fodder.
Don't you attack? Xiong Tingbi put down the binoculars and squinted his eyes.
The old slave's thoughts, he could probably guess, wanted to wait, so that the Ming army suffered losses in the siege and suffered a setback in morale.
In the old slave's opinion, Haicheng is very strong, and it cannot be broken in a short time.
Since that's the case-Xiong Tingbi curled the corners of his mouth and sneered, then let you watch the city fall with your own eyes, and watch the heads of the people defending the city and the slaves being hung with high poles!
"Stop shelling." Xiong Tingbi gave an order, "Order the sappers to load gunpowder and blast it." ”
During this time, the Ming army not only dug trenches and built walls, but also dug two tunnels leading to the city in the south of the city. In order to prevent the damp from failing, the gunpowder was not refilled in advance.
But this final process didn't take long, two hours was enough.
Since Nurhachi was not confused by the feint, he immediately launched an attack. Xiong Tingbi didn't have to make a feint again, waste ammunition, and directly break through the city, so that Jiannu could watch.
The engineering troops, who received the order, immediately went into action, and transported the gunpowder sealed in iron boxes into the tunnels one by one, and loaded them under the city foundations......