Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3618 Dragon Head on the original
At noon, the wind was getting weaker, but the snow was getting heavier and heavier.It was already at the end of winter, as if the sky was about to wipe out the remaining wind and snow from this winter, the goose feather-like snow rustled down, and the snow powder danced on the Dragon Head Plateau, covering the sky.

In the wind and snow, a group of cavalrymen in the direction of Xuanwu Gate left the camp and slowly advanced towards Longshouyuan.

The heavy snow was flying, the iron armor was clanging, and it appeared suddenly like a torrent of steel from the wind and snow. The rebels on Longshouyuan were immediately shocked, and while reporting to the coach, they formed their positions and waited.

Changsun Jiaqing is worthy of being the only remaining famous general of the Changsun family. His steady character constantly urged the army to be cautious and vigilant. Sure enough, just a moment after the sudden appearance of the Youtun Guards, the entire army was in full formation, without the slightest panic, giving the enemy an advantage chance.

If you want to rush into the rebel position, you can only hit hard.

Although armored cavalry are invincible in charging, their mobility and durability are weak points. Even if they are good at attacking fortifications, they will have to pay a huge price to break down the enemy's formation before facing a tight formation composed of tens of thousands of people.

Moreover, the rebels were stationed on the Longshouyuan, and the armored cavalry attacked from bottom to top, making it even more difficult to exert their ferocious and invincible charge advantage...

Therefore, when the eldest Sun Jiaqing learned that the Youtun Guards cavalry was attacking, although his heart jumped, he did not worry too much. He quickly ordered all the ministries to step by step and perform their duties, and all the bowmen were moved forward and deployed at the outermost periphery. after the spear formation.

The crossbow is difficult to cause serious damage to the armored cavalry, but it can stop the infantry that follows the armored cavalry and charges.

The eldest grandson Jiaqing wore a helmet and stood behind the army formation with his personal troops. He looked through the vast snow and snow, and saw the Youtun guards and the iron cavalry slowly slowing down in front of the Guanlong army formation, and finally stopped. He let out a long sigh, completely relieved.

He is quite content. Although the Youtun Guards are powerful in combat, after all, their troops are at a disadvantage, and they have to be stationed at Xuanwumen. The troops that can be put into battle at one time are extremely limited. The eldest grandson Heng An ended like that.

Sitting on the back of a horse, Changsun Jiaqing was dressed in military uniform, with a helmet on top, and his long snow-white beard was fluttering and dancing in the wind and snow. , quite high-spirited: "Everyone praises Fang Er's use of soldiers like a god, and his mighty army is invincible, but the old man only needs to fight steadily and use defense instead of attack, and he will be as safe as a rock and as solid as gold! I am sorry for the people of Liu Gang and Wei Zhengju They were all idiots, neglected to practice and neglected their duties, so they were raided by the right guards, not to mention the loss of soldiers, and the old man was reprimanded by Zhao Guogong, it is extremely incompetent!"

In the early morning, the Right Tunwei was like a divine soldier descending from the sky, and suddenly raided Baqiao, causing heavy casualties to the Guanlong army stationed east of Baqiao. To save his life, Wei Zhengju returned to the city claiming to be sick before the battle, and fled before the battle... Changsun Wuji called his eldest grandson Jiaqing to the city, and severely reprimanded him.

This made Changsun Jiaqing very depressed and angry. He guarded Longshouyuan and was indeed responsible for monitoring the Youtun Guards, but the Youtun Guards bypassed Longshouyuan and directly crossed the Weishui River to the north from the vicinity of Jingyang City. Baqiao, a distance of nearly a hundred miles, arrived at Baqiao overnight, but the defenders were completely unguarded. The main general was injured and fled, and there was no resistance at all. How could this be blamed on his eldest Sun Jiaqing?
He sent the order calmly: "Every department has a stable defense line, don't act rashly, as long as you don't panic, even if you are equipped with iron cavalry, what will you do?"

"Here!"

The lieutenant next to him hurried away on horseback and passed military orders to the various ministries.

The biggest advantage of the cavalry is to rely on a powerful impact to break into the enemy's line, causing the enemy to panic, and then destroying the enemy's array.When the army formation is disorganized, it means that morale collapses. Even if there are thousands of troops, they can only be reduced to guinea pigs and can be slaughtered.

On the contrary, no matter how passive the battle situation is, as long as the formation is still in place and the morale is not scattered, there will be a battle force.

The eldest grandson Jiaqing felt that as long as he was calm and persistent and made up his mind to keep Longshouyuan, even if the Youtun Guard showed flaws, he would not be moved. It is absolutely impossible to attack Longshouyuan.

He is a lot of age, and the loess is buried in his neck. Where else does he need some illustrious military exploits to increase his rank?As long as you hold Longshouyuan steadily, it will be a great achievement after the war, and you can earn a promotion for your descendants, which is enough.

I can't expect him to still carry a knife at his age, so let's rush to kill himself...

In the front, the right guards and iron cavalry lined up in front of the two armies, standing like a mountain under the wind and snow, only a stone's throw away from the front of the Guanlong army, which made the Guanlong army very nervous.Then, two light cavalry rushed out from left and right with their armored cavalry, and patrolled the front and rear wings of the Guanlong army, putting more pressure on the Guanlong army.

The eldest Sun Jiaqing looked down at the battle situation from a high position, and was quite puzzled: Since there was no chance of a sneak attack, why did the Youtunwei delay in retreating?

Just when he was puzzled and wanted to order the whole army to maintain their formation and not to give the guards on the right an opportunity, he saw a puff of gunpowder smoke rising from the spear formation in the front row, dozens of soldiers were like autumn wheat The sickle fell down, and at the same time, a dull thunder was heard in the ears, like a sledgehammer hitting the heart hard, making people tremble.

Changsun Jiaqing's complexion changed greatly: "The artillery attack! It was the artillery attack of the Youtun Guards! Ordered the entire army to stay put, and the rear formation moved forward from the two flanks, forcing the enemy to retreat! Whoever dares to retreat without authorization will cause the formation to be scattered, and kill without mercy! "

Until this moment, the eldest grandson Jiaqing just woke up like a dream.

He has not led the army for too many years, so he naturally lacks attention to the situation in the army. He usually only hears how powerful the artillery is, which is enough to crack mountains and rocks, but he has never seen it in person, so he naturally lacks vigilance in his heart, and has never thought about how to face the artillery. challenge.

At the moment, it suddenly dawned on me that the reason why Youtunwei had placed all the armored cavalry and light cavalry before the battle but did not move was to wait for a few rounds of shelling to pass the Guanlong army. It will immediately launch a charge, generally rushing into the Guanlong army with sharp knives, wantonly killing and completely destroying the defensive position.

At that time, even if Bai Qi is resurrected and Han Xin is reborn, there is only one way to defeat.

"Here!"

The generals around him received the order, and hurriedly issued the military order to the whole army again. At the same time, the supervising team rode to the rear of the various armies. Go up and kill!

"boom!"

There was another muffled sound, a shell fell into the crossbow array this time, and more than a dozen crossbowmen were blown up, splashing blood, and the surrounding soldiers panicked.

Changsun Jiaqing was puzzled: "Is there only one cannon left in the right guard? How many people can be killed by this one?"

He had been away from battle for a long time, and spent all day drinking banquets in the mansion. He knew very little about the changes in the army in the past few years. Although he knew the power of firearms, he was completely ignorant of artillery tactics.

Some people around me have seen the power of artillery, and reminded: "This tactic is called 'test firing' in Youtunwei. After all, the artillery attack distance is extremely long, and it is difficult to accurately control the shooting accuracy. The artillery takes a test shot, and adjusts the shooting angle of the artillery based on the drop point of the artillery shell. It's all artillery salvos. The power of the ten thousand artillery fire is enough to destroy the sky and destroy the earth, not to mention the flesh and blood, it is not an exaggeration to move mountains and fill the sea!"

Changsun Jiaqing frowned, he had heard about the power of artillery, since Guan Long launched military remonstrance, he attacked Xuanwu Gate several times, intending to repeat the story of "Xuanwu Gate Change", from then on, he broke through the strong wall of the palace and killed Enter the palace and dethrone the East Palace.

As a result, Chai Zhewei threw away his armor again, Li Yuanjing also suffered a big defeat, and Guanlong's army suffered heavy casualties. .

However, "destroying the sky and destroying the earth" and "moving mountains and reclaiming the sea" are completely exaggerated in his opinion. Manpower is sometimes poor, so how can it be compared with the power of heaven and earth?

However, as soon as this thought came up in his mind, he heard a huge roar in his ears, and the smoke of gunpowder rose into the sky within his strict array. The group soared into the sky.

In particular, after some shells landed and exploded, shrapnel flew in all directions, easily splitting the bodies of the soldiers and horses, and the stumps and arms were scattered like raindrops.

(End of this chapter)