Chapter 676: Night Attack
The barbarian court soon received a request for reinforcements from the steppe eagles, and the folds with their names and seals were inevitably taken out and circulated in the court, causing a series of mocking laughter.
Cowardly before fighting, is this still the self-proclaimed invincible steppe iron cavalry? Perhaps, the so-called Eagle Jili Empire expeditionary force is really strong, and it is sweeping in all directions with firearms.
The previous dynasty also had firearms, and the result was not overturned by the barbarians, although it did not go south to enter the customs, the horse stepped on the Central Plains, and the idea of swallowing Kyushu was swallowed, but there were natural disasters in the former dynasty, and there was famine for many years, which led to the peasants everywhere to revolt, and the strength was depleted and the interests of the land were lost, and it was too stupid for the barbarians not to use it.
Because of this, the understanding of firearms at the top of the barbarian clan is still stuck in the impression of the previous dynasty. One word, but that's it!
However, the firearms of the Eagle Jili Empire Expeditionary Force were far beyond expectations, and even the arrogant steppe eagle was frightened, maybe there was really some ghost in it.
Speaking of sending troops to reinforce, the barbarian soldiers in the capital have been soaked in honeypots since childhood, and all of them are uncles with eyes on the top of their heads, not only the ordnance is deserted, but even the daily exercise can not be guaranteed, there are a few outrageous noble children, who are not even bothered to do it on horseback and walk, and they all rely on the coated slaves to carry them to the scene.
Can such soldiers be used by the monks and kings? Can they be used with confidence? The clever courtiers can see that what the steppe eagle wants is a batch of worthless cannon fodder, so they must not use their own family members.
Leaving aside the children of the barbarian Eight Banners, the result is naturally to select people from the green camp in Beijing, and the ones selected must be passable, how much can satisfy the monk king.
As a result, many of the green camps were old, weak, sick and disabled, and a count of the number of people found that there were many shortages, and the matter of empty salaries was all over the barracks.
This is an unspoken rule that cannot be said explicitly, naturally no one will pierce the truth, pick and choose, and finally select more than 2,000 green battalion soldiers, pack them and stuff them into the hands of the monk king.
The prairie eagle saw that the cannon fodder formation was crooked and very beautiful, and he didn't say anything, so he readily accepted this batch of reinforcements, which were mainly soldiers and old oilmen.
It was impossible for the Eagle Gilli Empire Expeditionary Force to hold on to the favorable terrain of the battlefield forever, but they quickly captured a capital county under the leadership of their commanders, especially under the guidance of several strange people of the Far Eastern Empire who were transformed on the spot.
Unfortunately, the officials of this county town have already learned the news, and most of the people have fled in advance, leaving behind the old, weak, sick and disabled, and the old stubborn who are unwilling to leave their hometowns.
The Eagle Gilly Empire Expeditionary Force occupied the county seat, deployed its defenses on the spot, and scavenged as much as it could.
Unfortunately, it was getting late, and the spring rain was falling, and the muskets, despite the moisture-proof measures, still could not resist the erosion of water vapor.
The rain was three days and three nights, and the Eagle Jili Empire Expeditionary Force, which had nothing to do, could only collect the women in the county town to walk the birds, or play nunchucks, and immerse themselves in philosophy.
As a result, in just a few days, an unspeakable little problem spread within the expeditionary force.
Many people could not bear the pain and took the initiative to seek the help of the chaplains, and it was only then that John Gross realized that some kind of epidemic had spread internally, and in some cases, it was completely festering, and he simply shot himself and ended his life.
When the news reached the ears of the officers, everyone was taken aback, not expecting that the heroic and invincible soldiers of the empire did not fall on the battlefield, but died in the intrigues of the enemy.
It was clear that the noble-born officer had put all the blame for this incident on the head of the Barbarian Empire, at least in doing so to preserve the glory of the Eagle Gilly Empire.
Instead of using divine magic to cure this unspeakable plague, the chaplain used the help of an officer of noble origin to concoct herbs to suppress the symptoms of the plague.
"Hold on to your birds!" John Gross said with a rare tantrum, but still medicated the soldiers of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.
Because of this incident, the morale of the Eagle Gilly Empire Expeditionary Force suffered a heavy blow, and many people who witnessed their partners shooting themselves became nervous, and their faces were tense all the time, looking like they could explode at any time.
The fact is that the spring rain for many days in a row, the current situation of being trapped in the lonely city, is too small in number, and the Eagle Geely Empire Expeditionary Force, which is suitable for rapid mobile operations, is very uncomfortable, and the problems exposed by this are also one after another.
On the other hand, the prairie eagle is very patient, on the one hand, he ignores the urging of the barbarian court, and on the other hand, he hurries up the time to practice the obviously restless cannon fodder of the green battalion, at least he will not fall to the ground as soon as the battle is engaged, and pretend to be dead.
On the evening of the fourth day, when the clouds and rain stopped, the monk king learned from his own channels that the morale of the enemy troops trapped in the small town of Jingxian was low, and he decisively gave the order for the whole army to attack.
The cannon fodder of the green battalion, with a total of more than 1,900 people, was carried by the "Immortal Army" in the core position, with spears and spears against the vests behind them, and the left and right wings were all skilled in archery and horses, and the Jebe-level marksmen who were good at riding and archery were all masters who killed people without blinking.
The monk king is also a very conscientious grassland eagle, and each of the cannon fodder in the green camp is equipped with a grassland horse that is not much bigger than a donkey.
"The Great Khan, who owns the four directions of the ocean, is to lead the steppe eagles and heroes of various countries to ride such a horse to sweep the world?"
There is no shortage of talents in the cannon fodder in the green camp, and they are very curious about the mounts under their crotch, so they can't help but comment, which naturally attracts the attention of the left and right, and they all talk in whispers.
In the past, the Great Khan, who owned the four directions of the sea, could indeed ride a horse to fight the world, but now that the times have changed, he will definitely not be able to do it. ”
The deaf and clear-sighted monk king heard that someone in the green camp cannon fodder commented on the ancestors of the golden family and questioned the exploits of the Great Khan, as the most outstanding eagle of the family's generation, could he sit back and watch these subordinates be so presumptuous?
The answer is naturally yes! However, the monk king is also very curious whether the veterans of the Green Battalion stationed in the capital of the Barbarian Empire can come up with a dazzling answer.
As a result, this eagle, which was broad-minded enough to encompass the entire grassland, not only did not open his mouth to stop it, but also stretched out his hand to suppress the movements of some Immortal Army warriors.
"Those white-skinned blonde and blue-eyed savages from the distant continent of Europe really can't be underestimated. It is said that they carried cannons and huge ships all over the southeast coast, broke into the Yangtze River inland waterway, and now they are coming again, not only the firearms are powerful, but there must be a great god behind them, so that they can be defeated again and again, and can maintain high morale, and even march to the imperial capital. ”
Hearing this, the monk king couldn't help but nod slightly, and from the great shaman who had followed the golden family for generations, the Prairie Eagle knew that this was indeed the case.
However, how long can the strongest enemy wreak havoc in the Central Plains and Kyushu? There are countless great gods who protect and take care of this land, how can they tolerate the enemy's gods being so domineering?
The continuous spring rain in the past few days is the best proof of this, in fact, the Eagle Jili Empire expeditionary force was trapped in a small city, and now it is just time to send troops to catch turtles in one of his urns.
This mixed army walked for an hour, and finally arrived at the destination of this trip, the monk king raised his eyes and looked at the few lights in the city, and it was even darker all around, and he couldn't help but nod slightly.
Send a group of Green Battalion veterans into the city, lower the drawbridge, and open the city gates. If this is done, a reward of one hundred taels of silver!"
The Prairie Eagle is a generous hero, adhering to the concept of not sending hungry soldiers on errands, and with a slight hand, one of the close guards holds out a plate with both hands, and it is covered with silver ingots with white flowers.
In this way, even the cannon fodder of the green camp, who thought he was unlucky, couldn't help but stir.
Soon more than a dozen veterans of the Green Battalion took the initiative to come out, hoping to use their lives to win a visible reward.
The monk king stretched out his hand and grabbed a dozen small ingots of one or two weights: "The heaviest warrior of this king, this money will be rewarded to you." As for the rest, complete the task of opening the door and come back alive to claim it, or now you can specify who will inherit it. ”
With the status of a monk king, there is really no need to lie, and the veterans of the green battalion are naturally convinced. As a result, all of them designated their families to bear the bounty, and they were obviously not optimistic about this mission.
The Prairie Eagle didn't say anything, and ordered the guards to write down the names and addresses of the veterans of the Green Battalion, and raised their hands slightly.
The dozen or so veterans of the Green Battalion who received this task of coexistence of danger and opportunity immediately turned over and dismounted, tightened their belts, put on their shoes again, and walked forward silently, breaking into the county town shrouded in darkness.
The monk king's eyes immediately widened, watching this group of veteran soldiers approach the county seat unhurriedly, swim across the moat of Zhang Xu Kuan, and quietly touch the foot of the city wall.
Immediately afterwards, three or five people gestured a few times, tacitly climbed the ladder to the wall, put down the ropes they carried with them, and brought themselves up.
At this point, the monk king only saw their figures turning over and jumping down, and there was no trace of them anymore.
The next thing is to wait, the monk king's patience has always been very good, he closed his eyes slightly, and listened to the strong night wind boasting about how many people's roof tiles were torn off, and how many sneaky rats were drowned by the murmuring water.
I don't know how long it took, but in the blurred field of vision, there was a sound of the suspension bridge crashing down.
The monk immediately reacted, his legs lightly clamped the horse's belly, and his mount "Dark Clouds and Snow" rushed ahead.
The phantom of the dragon elephant quickly appeared on the body of the steppe eagle, and he keenly caught the fleeting front-line fighter.
The "Immortals" are committed to following the members of the Golden Family, and of course they are close behind. As a result, the veterans of the Green Battalion, who were originally used as cannon fodder, were abandoned on the spot, they did not advance or retreat, and they were a little at a loss.
The monk's decision was so strong that the warriors who stole the city were ambushed. In fact, each gate had an ambush led by a noble officer.
It's a pity that they still underestimated the veterans of the Green Battalion, who were desperate as soon as they came up, but they couldn't block a wave of charges, and one of the heavy knife men cut off the winch of the suspension bridge.
The monk king who rushed to the front jumped up with the help of the momentum of the horse under his crotch, and his hands were like a dragon, like a cannonball of a red-clothed general, and the foot-thick city gate made of log iron plate exploded in one go.
The city gate that exploded in response to the sound of the explosion, along with the fist of the monk king, sprayed countless wood chips into the city, and the iron plates and bubble nails were like bullets shot from muskets, sweeping everything behind the door.
A group of twelve soldiers of the Eagle Gili Empire Expeditionary Force, along with officers from noble backgrounds, were engulfed by the storm of destruction set off by this wave of the greatest effort.
The veterans of the Green Battalion, who were seriously or lightly injured in front of them, were safe and sound, and at most suffered a little flesh and skin wounds.
Most of the expeditionary force of the Eagle Jili Empire rested in the county of Chengzhong, and they did not expect that the cavalry of the Far Eastern Empire would launch a night attack.
Despite the Supreme Commander's precautionary arrangements, the safe and secure gates were breached by the enemy in one fell swoop, which was still too fast.
On the other hand, on the side of the monk king, the immortal army rushed into the county seat after him, and spread out with great tacit understanding, blocking the gate of the four directions, and only reserving the passage into the city as an exit for the enemy to escape.
Don't push the enemy into a desperate situation from which there is nowhere to escape! This is the strategic thinking of the great soldier Sun Tzu in the classical era. The monk learned and practiced it well on the battlefield, even if he caught a turtle in an urn, he also gave the opponent a way to live.
The muskets of the Eagle Gilly Imperial Expeditionary Force were subject to wet weather, and most of them ended up being dumb fire, and even if they successfully fired, they would not have much effect on the heavily armed "Immortal Army".
What's even more terrifying is that this group of knights, who are covered in the smell of blood, will soon heal the damage they have received.
The most shocking thing is that a bloody knight was cut off by a noble officer, he decisively grabbed the severed arm and pressed it to the wound, countless blood-colored flesh buds burst out, hooked up and pulled each other closer, and the wound recovered in a blink of an eye.
Not afraid of pain, not afraid of injury, in the face of death, willing to eat. Any commander would gladly accept such an army, but when they are on the opposite side and become opponents who cannot be bypassed, it is terrible.
John Gross also saw the strangeness of the enemy and immediately ordered a retreat as the number two.
Immediately afterwards, the chaplain summoned the holy fire and lit the "Holy Silver Blossom Bullets" buried in various places in the county office.
The special bombs containing the power of the supreme god exploded one after another, and the "Immortal Army" did not expect that the enemy would even blow up their own people, and suddenly more than a thousand or hundreds of people were knocked to the ground by the holy light that rose into the sky.
On the other hand, the soldiers of the Eagle Gilly Empire Expeditionary Force, although they were in danger of being affected by a little shock wave, their bodies were bathed in silver light because of their faith, and their functions were slightly improved.
The Supreme Commander saw that the situation was very good, and was ready to order a U-turn and fight back, but the "Immortal Army" relied on the blood on the armor to heal the wounds quickly, and in turn suppressed the power from the Supreme God, which could turn the tables at any time.
Because of this, the Eagle Gilly Empire Expeditionary Force did not eat the fat meat that came to its mouth, but retreated in an orderly manner, but did not leave the county seat, but stayed on the city wall, forming a echelon-shaped military formation.
The "Immortal Army" quickly recovered, still full of vitality, and as for the veterans of the Green Battalion who served as cannon fodder, they did not leave, they quietly touched the foot of the city wall and appeared behind the Eagle Gilly Empire Expeditionary Force.
In the darkness outside the city, there were about a hundred martial arts mecha of the Snake Heavenly Dao Sect in Jincheng, most of which were lightweight second-generation improved models, and they stayed silently on a high ground.
As the saying goes, cranes and mussels compete with each other, and fishermen gain profits! The grassland ace "Immortal Army" fought fiercely with the Eagle Geely Empire Expeditionary Force, how could there be no one less than Ye Zhiqiu, the mastermind behind the scenes.
"I've been looking forward to this battle for a long time!