Chapter 267: Victory in the First Battle! A great gift for peace!
West Hill Barracks.
Su Yang was dressed in iron armor and sat on the main seat.
After all, if you want to fight, you can't wear armor.
Although it may not be necessary for Su Yang to personally go into battle to kill the enemy, he always has to show his attitude.
From the information found by the scouts, it can be seen that Ping An Zhengqin led the main army to kill, and there were about 40,000 people.
But the vanguard army of Ping An is about to arrive at the foot of the West Mountain at this moment, and it is only more than 20 miles away from the West Mountain.
The main army is different from the vanguard army, the more soldiers and horses, the slower the natural march, especially with food, grass and baggage.
Generally, when marching, a vanguard army will be sent to take the first step to clear the obstacles in the way of the main army and prevent it from being ambushed by the enemy.
Su Yang's eyes froze, and he immediately made up his mind.
This army of 5,000 vanguards of Ping'an, he must eat.
The first is to boost the morale of the army, and the second is to test the lethality of the three-eyed gun.
"I intend to take the initiative and set up an ambush to annihilate its vanguard army."
Su Yang's words were shocking, but everyone was not in a hurry to refute.
They thought about it for a moment, as if it was a real plan.
After all, Xishan is a hundred miles in circumference, but it is the territory of the Xishan army.
And it is estimated that Ping An would never have thought that the Xishan army would take the initiative to attack.
So everyone discussed, and an ambush sniper battle took shape
Under the arrangement of Su Yang, Xu Xiang and Jia Yi, the Xishan army was dispatched, leaving only the militia team to garrison Xishan.
It took an hour for Su Yang to lead the Xishan army to an ambush outside a hill that the southern army must pass through, and waited quietly and patiently.
In the evening, sure enough, five thousand Liaodong iron horsemen came.
They are marching towards the West Mountain, with the goal of reaching the foot of the West Mountain and encamping and clearing the obstacles along the way.
The commander of this vanguard army is the deputy general Huo'er Gray, a Mongolian warrior, brave and good at fighting, the former Mongolian commander of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, and the top boss is Yang Wen, the chief military officer of Liaodong, who was ordered by Zhu Yunwen to hand over the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to the commander of Ping'an, which was returned to Ping'an.
Although Huo'er Gray looked down on Ping An and acted cautiously, he was also a veteran of the battlefield after all, and he had always been proficient in warfare, and at this moment he led five thousand light horsemen to march into Xishan, and a large number of scouts were scattered along the way, on the one hand, the traces of the ordinary Yan army, and on the other hand, it was also to prevent being ambushed.
However, seeing that they were almost at the foot of the West Mountain, the scouts did not notice anything unusual, which made Huo'er Ash relax his vigilance a little.
After all, their current battlefield should be the Beiping City, not the West Mountain not far away!
Breaking through Beiping City and capturing the family of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, is a great achievement!
It's just that Ping'an is the main general of the Western Road Army, so even if Huo'er Gray and the others are unhappy, they can only act honestly in accordance with the military order.
"Sons, before dark, arrive at the West Mountain!"
"Strive to exterminate the Xishan Yan Army within two or three days, so that we can still catch up with the Battle of Beiping!"
The five thousand soldiers suddenly received the order, not noticing that at this moment, there were pairs of eyes staring at them all around.
When the 5,000 Southern Army passed through that hill, Su Yang decisively ordered an attack.
3,000 soldiers and horses blocked the retreat, 2,000 soldiers of the Shenji Battalion pressed the left and right flanks, and used standard firearms to attack and disturb, while the officers and men of the 1,000 Shenji Battalion of the Chinese Army were holding three-eyed guns and waiting for them.
After all, the main purpose of this battle is to test the power of the Three-Eyed Divine Weapon!
In an instant, the sound of fire guns resounded in the sky!
Caught off guard, the southern army was caught off guard, and the people turned on their backs.
Terrible screams and wails resounded through the heavens and the earth, mixed with the tooth-aching sound of bones shattering!
Huo'er's gray face changed wildly, and he immediately ordered to rush over.
Because he clearly saw that the number of enemy troops blocking the road was not very large, and it was only a few firecrackers.
There is such a thing as a firecracker soldier, and the Liaodong Ming Army also has it, but it is not very valued.
After all, the flaws in the use of the firearm are there, and after only one shot, you need to reload the ammunition!
And this gap time is enough for the iron cavalry to rush over and kill them!
So Huo'er Gray did not hesitate at all, and personally led the iron cavalry to charge!
As long as he rushes closer, he will let these firecrackers know what cruelty is!
The drums of war sounded, and the light cavalry of the Southern Army charged.
The banner was cloudy, the sand and dust were all over the sky, and five thousand Liaodong cavalry rushed towards the front of the Yan army.
The murderous aura like winter was overwhelming, like a black demon king with a bloody mouth, viciously pounced on the front battle god machine camp!
Under such a terrifying charging momentum, the array of the Shenji Battalion suddenly appeared a little panicked, and some soldiers were so frightened that their legs were weak, and they couldn't even hold their firecrackers.
Xu Xiang is worthy of being a veteran of the battlefield, and seeing that his robe Ze's momentum is a little unstable, he immediately raised a small black flag in his hand and shouted: "Steady!"
"There's nothing to be afraid of!"
"No matter how terrifying the iron knight is, it's not like you haven't killed it!"
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion suddenly calmed down.
That's right!
It's not that I haven't killed it!
Not long ago, they slaughtered a Southern Iron Cavalry!
What about the cavalry, it's not that they haven't been killed!
"Raise your head and get ready to shoot!"
Xu Xiang's voice sounded again, and the slightly chaotic Yan Jun array immediately calmed down.
The soldiers raised their three eyes as ordered, and looked straight ahead, their eyes firm and calm!
Previously, they used the standard firearm to completely annihilate a cavalry of the Southern Army!
Now that they have a more lethal three-eyed weapon, there is no reason to be afraid of these Southern cavalry!
Xu Xiang's eyes stared at the Liaodong Iron Cavalry that was getting closer and closer, secretly measuring the distance between them and his own army.
Five hundred steps!
Four hundred steps!
Three hundred steps!
……
It's close!
It's getting closer!
It wasn't until he was almost a hundred paces away that Xu Xiang shouted: "Ignite!" ”
The soldiers immediately lit the fire and then pointed to the three-eyed fuse.
Thundered!
An earth-shattering thunderclap sounded, causing the heavens and the earth to shake!
Not only did the Liaodong Iron Cavalry that charged in front fall a large piece, but even the Liaodong cavalry in the rear was frightened and confused, and the war horses under the crotches of each cavalry were even more panicked, and the neighing people stood up, and countless people were lifted off their horses by the war horses and fell heavily into the yellow sand.
What the hell?
Huo'er Ash was shocked and looked at the scene in disbelief.
He never imagined that a firearm would have such a terrible movement!
The Liaodong Iron Cavalry charged in a chaotic formation, but the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were not chaotic.
All they do now is mechanically keep igniting, firing, and emptying the gunpowder projectiles inside the three-eyed gun!
Immediately, the first platoon quickly retreated, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who were full of ammunition in the back quickly made up for it, and then continued to ignite and fire.
The officers and men of the Shenji Battalion have long been familiar with this three-stage shooting formation, and they have done it tacitly.
The Liaodong Iron Cavalry, who was charging rapidly, fell into an embarrassing situation at the moment.
The speed of their attack had slowed down considerably, but they could not stop because of the charge.
The firearms that would make a loud noise in the hands of the Yan army were already terrifying, and the Liaodong cavalry who rushed to the front was shot and fell off their horses, which also caused human obstacles to the Liaodong cavalry charging behind, and many war horses were also tripped by the fallen robes, and it was a large piece when they fell!
It's messy!
The whole battlefield is in chaos!
The neighing of the horses, the mournful wails, the crazy scolding...... Flood the battlefield!
There is no suspense about the outcome of the victory, whether it is the strength or weapons, as well as the terrain and terrain, the Xishan army has an absolute advantage.
Su Yang looked at it from afar with a telescope, and then ordered lightly.
"Resolve the battle quickly!"
"The movement here can't be hidden!"
"I'm just afraid...... He's coming! ”
Hearing this, Jia Yi's heart tightened, and he rushed to give the order.
Ping An personally went into battle, then this battle will be fought!