Chapter 195: The Battle of Fancheng (1)
Just as agreed with Lu Wenhuan.
Gundam once again appeared outside the Kamon Gate with his men, and unlike the last late-night sneak attack, this time he chose a time when the weather was clear and sunny. Of course, outside of Baihe, Lu Wenhuan also appeared here with his subordinates.
The two armies are clearly distributed, one against Lumen and the other against Baihe, even if they can only pull out one fortress, it is enough to upset the balance here and let them pull back a little.
"Kill!"
Quietly looking at Lion Rock in the distance, Gundam issued his own order.
With the sound of cannons, hundreds of people marched together and rushed towards the Lion Rock in the distance.
When the fortress was first built, the Yuan army deliberately chose to build the fortress in this steep mountain, in order to take advantage of the terrain here and make it easier for them to resist the battle from the mountain.
If it is built on a plain, if you want to resist the same number of troops, you will need at least twice as many troops.
Seeing the Song soldiers surging at the foot of the mountain, the Yuan soldiers hidden in the Lion Rock came out of the trenches one after another and opened fire on the soldiers in the distance. In the farther fortress, a cannon was also pushed out and opened fire on the soldiers in the distance.
Bullets swept through the air, cutting off the soldiers in the distance, and the shells that fell from the sky also exploded violently, and the fragments that shot out penetrated through the soldiers' bodies, making every soldier afraid.
Clouds of dust fell from the roof, making Gundam a little upset.
He shook his head, his eyes full of worry: "I didn't expect that this Yuan army also knows a lot about tactics, and actually came up with such a thing as a trench?"
He knew very well that the tactics in front of him were clearly the trench tactics that blocked Shi Tianze for two years in Taiyuan when the Huaxia Army was still the Red Phoenix Army. Perfectly unleashed with the power of guns and artillery, it is almost a nightmare for anyone who storms the trenches.
Now, the Yuan army has also copied the tactics of the Huaxia Army as they were, and re-displayed them here.
"Marshal Qiyu, the enemy's firepower is too fierce, and we will not be able to attack it for the time being. ”
The general next to him stepped into the camp and told Gundam that he was still covered in blood and had just come down from the battlefield.
Gundam froze his eyebrows, walked out of the camp, and said, "Is that the enemy's firepower?" Gazing at it, he saw that on top of the Lion Rock, a fortress was constantly spitting tongues of fire, and every time it fired, the soldiers at the foot of the mountain were shocked, and dozens of people were killed in the opponent's artillery fire.
Even if he was ten miles away from the other party, Gundam was able to shake the earth from his feet and feel the strength of the fortress.
"Can't we destroy it with our artillery?"
Gundam asked.
The general shook his head and said helplessly: "Its range is too long, and it is still above the mountain artillery we are equipped with, so it can't fight against them at all." "Before this, they had not tried to shoot with artillery, but the opponent's range was too long, and they had a hard fortress defense, and as soon as they revealed their position, they were dealt a fatal blow by the other side.
"In that case, it's only possible to attack closely?" Gundam furrowed his eyebrows.
Such a fortress must have been defended by many people outside, and if it is to be uprooted, it will definitely take a small amount of effort, at least there are not a few people who sacrifice.
The general smiled bitterly: "I have organized several attacks, but they have all been repelled by the other party. ”
It's not that they haven't taken a solution to this, but the defense line is too tenacious for them to break through.
"I see?" Gundam took a deep breath before deciding, "If that's the case, maybe I'll be the only one in the battle." After that, he asked people to fetch the armor, but he planned to go into battle himself.
The surrounding generals were shocked, and hurriedly said, "General, don't." ”
"But if I don't go into battle, how can I conquer this Lumen Fort? Gundam shouted back from everyone, with a look of determination in his eyes: "And I have been in the army for decades, of course, I am a little sure." There will be no danger. With that, he withdrew from the crowd and came to the front line together.
Compared to the rear, this front line was indeed much more dangerous, with shells falling from time to time in the sky, and occasionally deadly bullets flying by, taking the life of one person.
Standing here, Gundam took a deep breath and felt the flames of this long-lost war, although it was different from the ones he had encountered, but the aura of death that permeated the battlefield was exactly the same, and it was still the slightest mistake that would kill him.
Seeing the commander coming, the eyes of the soldiers who had retreated lit up and they hurriedly lowered their heads.
"I didn't take Lumen Fort, and I ask the general to punish him. ”
"No, you're doing a great job. It's just that the Lumen Fort is too hard. Gundam shook his head and let the many soldiers get back to their feet, and he was also annoyed when he saw the fortress in front of him.
This White Deer Fort is not just one fortress in front of you, but is made up of several fortresses.
These forts were all built on the mountainside, and the farthest distance from the Han River was only six miles away, and with the advantage of high altitude, they could not only block the entire river, but also cover the surrounding area to prevent the enemy from attacking, like a nail, directly nailed between Xiangyang and Lin'an, completely cutting off the connection between the two.
Gundam knew that if he couldn't remove the nail, then Xiangyang would definitely not be able to resist the attack of the Yuan army, so he had already made up his mind that he had to succeed this time.
"By the way, what about Fan Wenhu?"
Turning his head to the side, Gundam asked again.
The general replied: "General Qiyu, General Fan is twenty miles away, as long as we can destroy these fortresses, they can break through the blockade and reach Lumen Fort." When the time comes, under the attack of the whole army, those Yuan troops will definitely be difficult to resist. ”
"Good. ”
Gundam smiled slightly, and drew his long sword from his waist, which pointed to the sky, as if to symbolize his determination: "If that's the case, then we can't even retreat." ”
When the generals listened, they all stopped their waists and waited quietly for Gundam's order.
"Everyone, follow me and attack. ”
As soon as the words fell, Gundam had already jumped out of the trench.
Although the generals were surprised, they could only helplessly follow, and when the rest of the soldiers saw it, they also raised their spirits one after another, and followed behind Gundam and attacked the fortress together.
When the fortress saw that the people were attacking again, they immediately aimed at them and launched an attack.
"Boom, boom!"
The sound of cannons rang out again, and bullets flew across the battlefield.
However, Gundam had already opened his eyes, and he knew everything around him, and with just a slight movement, he avoided the flying cannonballs and bullets, and his speed was as fast as the wind, and in the blink of an eye, he came to the front of the fortress.
"What?"
Seeing that Gundam came to the fort, the soldiers of the Yuan Army were dumbfounded.
It is important to know that in the past, it was easy to see a strong man like Gundam not going to battle, but now that Gundam is here, it is really incredible.
"Kill!"
With a roar of rage, Gundam only swung the sword in his hand.
Everyone in the fortress did not react, and they were pierced in the chest by the sweeping sword qi, and as for the artillery that had been looting before, they did not escape, and fell into the huge flames that rose up with a "boom".
"We succeeded. ”
When all the soldiers saw this scene, they were all overjoyed.