Chapter 848: Loyalty to the Country
While gathering the army, Wang Cai did not forget to report what happened here to the division headquarters.
Still in the headquarters of the First Division of the People's Army in Liaobin City, Division Commander Mu Huan also quickly got the news. When he learned that the 30,000 cavalry reinforcements of the Liao army were rushing to his place, he was not in a hurry but rejoiced.
He had no intention of ordering Wang Cai's Third Brigade to withdraw.
They are the first division of the People's Army, how can they be cowardly before fighting?
What if it was the 30,000 cavalry of the Liao army? Will they be scared as soon as they are divided?
"Come, gather all the troops in the city at once, and prepare to go out of the city to fight the enemy. Also, inform Hu Yanqing, deputy division commander and second brigade commander, and tell him about the situation here. In addition, report the situation to the military headquarters immediately, quickly."
Mu Huan, who had given several orders at the same time, shouted to the staff of the division headquarters and began to put layers of stab-proof clothing on his body.
Mu Huan thought that the enemy this time was only 30,000 cavalry, and that division plus the peasant soldiers who belonged to them, he was not inferior to the other party at all in terms of numbers, on the contrary, he had more troops, and he was completely confident in this. But he didn't know that his side was increasing troops, so why wasn't the Liao army like this?
The Long Army launched an attack in advance and took Liaozhou, and the news spread to Tongzhou, which shocked the Yi family.
Yi, one of the six surnames of Liao, its influence is all over the Liao State, that is, above the court, it can also speak, and has a certain right to speak.
The Yi clan is based on Tongzhou and radiates to the Liaozhou region. Now that the Dragon Army has captured Liaozhou, it is equivalent to touching their roots, and at this moment, they must find a way to fight back.
This counterattack can also be called self-preservation.
Just when the news of Liaozhou being taken came back, the Yi clan made a move, Yi Baiqing was entrusted by the Yi clan, with 10,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry was coming along Xiao Yuan's back, and it was not far from Boulder Mountain at this time.
For this news, Long Jun did not know.
On a hill under the boulder mountain, the commander of the company was completely unaware of the approaching danger. In fact, even if he knew, it didn't matter, the communication equipment had been destroyed, and he was surrounded here, and even if there was news, it wouldn't get out.
Besides, he didn't think about getting out alive at all, what he thought was that he could delay here for one more minute, and it was his task now to gain more preparation time for the main force of the Third Brigade in Maoji behind him.
After the first batch of 500 Liao cavalry was repulsed, soon the second batch of 500 Liao cavalry also came.
The two sides converged, and there were enough Liao cavalry of eight hundred, and once again they came to the bottom of the hill. Looking at it, it is clear that if you don't destroy these hundred dragon troops, you won't stop.
"Burn the cannon, release the horse, and prepare the Molotov cocktail."
Zhenguang, who didn't dare to be careless, kept speaking, and was let go with thirty war horses, and then threw the Molotov cocktail into the distance, and at the same time, he also aimed at the approaching Liao army.
With the previous experience, this time in the face of the thirty war horses rushing wildly, the Liao army divided into left and right detours and successfully came to the bottom of the hill. But then one by one the bottles fell down, fell to the ground and ignited a raging fire, causing many Liao army war horses to neigh in panic.
"Shoot the arrows."
Seeing that the Liao army was chaotic again, Zhenguang shot out the arrows in his hand one by one, accompanied by a scene of many Liao horsemen falling off their horses.
The Liao cavalry did have an advantage in numbers, but as the attacking side, they originally suffered a little, and the neighing of the war horses made them unable to do a good job of defense, and they became the targets of arrows one by one. When hundreds of Liao cavalry were shot and fell off their horses, and some Liao cavalry were slightly injured, Zhenguang seized this opportunity and rushed downward with two platoons of soldiers.
The dragon warriors wearing stab-proof suits are equivalent to an extra talisman, unless an important position is injured by the enemy, it is not so easy to kill them.
This is equivalent to two people fighting, one is shirtless, and the other is full body armor, so it is conceivable who will have the upper hand in the fight.
Relying on his own better protection, Zhenguang led people to rush to the scene without dying. When they went down to the ground and fought with the Liao army, they were like tigers and sheep
The crowd is like a group, wantonly carrying out all kinds of destruction and killing.
The Liao soldiers, who were already a little chaotic, could not organize an effective counterattack at all, although they seemed to be more numerous, but when they were really close to each other, they were constantly being pressed and beaten.
This has a lot to do with the topography. The hill is not wide, so it can only accommodate about 100 people to fight. Even if there were many Liao soldiers, there were only a few dozen people who really launched the charge. And when the number of the two sides is almost equal, the Liao cavalry wearing cloth armor will naturally not be the opponent of the dragon army wearing stab-proof clothing.
In this kind of fight where you come with one shot and I come with one sword, the soldiers of the Dragon Army can carry several knives without falling, and the Liao Army does not have such a ability.
In particular, the dragon army is good at cooperating, working in groups of three, although sometimes facing three enemies, but one cooperates well, and the other fights independently, and the result is also conceivable.
The fighting continued, more and more Liao soldiers arrived on the ground, the original 800 Liao cavalry, only less than 500 left, and the Dragon Army finally began to have casualties.
Despite good protection, a person's physical strength is limited.
When you kill an enemy, and soon another enemy appears, and the speed of the dragon warrior's sword can't help but slow down, and the strength of the knife is not as good as before.
The lethality that can be done is becoming more and more limited.
When the first soldier who had lost his strength was cut down to the ground by the Liao army, the second one soon appeared, and Xuguang saw that the situation was unfavorable, so he hurriedly ordered everyone to retreat to the hill.
The soldiers of the platoon left on the post also quickly shot arrows, pressing down the Liao soldiers who wanted to pursue.
"Withdraw."
The sound of Ming Jin sounded in the camp of the Liao army, and it was obvious that Xiao Guo also saw that his cavalry was a little weak, and knew that chasing down would only increase the number of casualties, so he withdrew his troops in time.
The Liao soldiers retreated for the second time, which made Yu Guang breathe a long sigh of relief, and followed him to sit under the hill with his whole ass, panting heavily, while ordering everyone to hurry up and rest, eat something, and replenish their physical strength. In addition, wounded generals were given a simple bandage.
The regular soldiers of the Dragon Army are equipped with first-aid kits, and some simple injuries can be treated in time, and from this point of view alone, the recovery of the Dragon Army is far stronger than that of other armies.
Boxes of luncheon meat were opened, bread and other items were taken out of the backpack, and the sound of chewing food was soon heard from the hill.
He was also gulping down, and after quickly destroying the food, he got up and began to count the casualties and the amount of equipment available.
In the second battle, two soldiers were killed and seven were wounded, one of these seven was seriously wounded, and the other six were able to continue fighting.
There is no superfluous stab-proof clothing, although this thing is much lighter than armor, it can be folded up and takes up a lot of space, usually after it is damaged, it will go to the logistics office to replace it, and no one usually brings more.
When he saw that many soldiers' stab-proof suits were already scarred, Zhenguang knew that he was afraid that the losses in the next battle would only be greater.
There are not many arrows left, especially just now in order to block the footsteps of the Liao soldiers' pursuit, a lot of them were shot, and now they are under the hill, and it is not easy to pick them up. Thinking about it, it was still necessary to preserve everyone's physical strength, and Zhenguang gave up the idea of letting people go down to pick up arrows.
There weren't many Molotov cocktails either, less than thirty left. If you want to build a killing power, you can only use it once.
"Whew!"
Exhaled, Zhenguang looked at this limited family background, and after looking at the direction of Maoji, his eyes once again flashed with perseverance. I'm afraid that he also knows that his life has entered the countdown.
At this time, in the direction where Zhenguang was looking, Wang Caizheng, the commander of the Third Brigade, was rushing towards the boulder mountain with the main force of more than 3,000 people.
While running on the horse, Wang Cai was still thinking in his heart, Zhenguang, you must resist, the brigade commander personally brought a large army to support you.
The two attacks were unfavorable, and Xiao Guo's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
In the place of the Chinese army, General Xiao Yuan has already sent someone to urge
Urged, asked why the dragon army only had 100 people, but they still didn't take it even after delaying them for more than an hour.
This is a question, and it also means that General Xiao Yuan can't wait.
"Mobilize a thousand troops, this time no matter what, we will capture the hill and break these dragon armies into pieces." Xiao Guo was ruthless and redeployed a thousand Liao soldiers to launch a third charge.
"Everyone get ready for battle, the enemy is rushing again." Zhenguang said with a hint of bitterness.
He had already seen that the Liao army that rushed this time was not the person from the previous two times, but a different person.
Even if they change people, the other party must be full of physical strength, and in contrast, they don't have any advantage in terms of physical strength alone.
It's just that no matter what, he's just fighting now. Thinking that the news of themselves has come out, the brigade headquarters has already gotten the news, and they have been dragging on here for so long, they should have retreated.
In other words, he has completed the task, and even if he dies now, he will die as he deserves.
According to His Majesty's words, it is the value of sacrifice.
"Comrades-in-arms, our mission has been accomplished, and if we can kill one more next, we will earn one more. When we die, Your Majesty will avenge us, Your Majesty will provide for us, our family will provide for us, we have nothing to fear, and then it is time to be loyal to the Dragon Empire."
"Loyal to the country, faithful." The other soldiers were also led by Xuguang, shouting loudly, and their morale was strong for a while.
"Okay, let's all hurry up and rest, this time we won't charge, wait for the enemy to rush over, and then we'll fight them to the death." Seeing that his morale was greatly shaken, he also shouted such a sentence with confidence.