Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4188 Capture Banzhu
The water of the canal is rolling, the sound of the trumpet whining and sobbing is desolate and distant, and the river wind blows the smoke and black mist, revealing a hellish battlefield on both sides of the canal. Countless corpses lie on the ground. The dead wounded soldiers wailed in Paoze's corpse and pools of blood, and there were goshawks circling in the sky, just waiting to feast.

The navy warships anchored and moored in the center of the river, and transported the armored cavalry and the heavily armored infantry ashore with the sampans carried by the ship. The armored cavalry, in groups of ten, slowly followed the road where the defenders retreated. In pursuit, the heavy armored infantry guarded the battlefield, and then their own medical soldiers went ashore to treat the wounded.

However, even though the navy's medical soldiers are experienced and highly skilled, and are best at first aid for trauma, soldiers who are injured by artillery shrapnel are rarely able to be rescued. One is that the shrapnel carries powerful kinetic energy and causes huge trauma to the body, breaking bones and tendons. Broken and broken blood vessels are common, and then there is the infection of the wound. It is by no means that some high-level distilled alcohol can be completely disinfected. Most of these wounded soldiers will die from the wound infection afterward...

The soldiers of the navy have serious faces, and they are very dedicated to their treatment. This is different from the previous overseas siege and looting. After all, they are all soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

The navy's consistent philosophy is to "spread out when you are angry," and never fight in a nest...

Liu Rengui heard the casualty figures and was extremely satisfied. His lofty ambitions almost burst out in his heart. He wished that he could immediately raise the army against the Yellow River and head straight for Tongguan, annihilate the rebels in the first battle, and set the overall situation. Don't be greedy for merit. Banzhu is within the sphere of influence of the Shandong family. If Banzhu goes straight to Tongguan and Banzhu is captured by Shandong private army, you will lose the support from Jiangnan and sail alone on the Yellow River, in all directions. They are all powerful enemies, even with three heads and six arms, they cannot escape defeat...

Immediately, he wrote a battle report on the desk, narrating the details of the battle, and begged Huating Town to support [-] large riverboats carrying artillery, as well as some provisions, firearms and ammunition, stick to Banzhu, and join forces to go north.

……

Xingyang City.

As one of the important towns on the south bank of the Yellow River, it is also the location of the ancestral court of the Zheng family in Xingyang, which is home to the "seven clans and five surnames". This place has always been a gathering place for merchants and a prosperous culture. However, at this time, four gates are closed and traffic is isolated. After mobilizing and entering the city, the sword was unsheathed, the arrow was wound, and the scout went between the horse and the canal, constantly spreading the news to the city.

The Zheng family mansion is even more terrified and chaotic inside and out. Although Zheng Rentai is not the head of the family, he is the No. 1 martial arts master of the Zheng family in Xingyang. How can you not be worried?
And I heard that the navy had dispatched the armored cavalry ashore and slowly forced towards Xingyang along the way, which further aggravated this fear.

I'm afraid that the navy will not do one thing, two will not stop, and attack Xingyang City boldly...

In the bedroom, Zheng Rentai was diagnosed and treated by Langzhong and there was no fear of his life, but he was hit by several shrapnel and injured in many places, especially the blood vessels of his left leg were cut by shrapnel and lost too much blood, and the meridians on his leg were also seriously injured.

At this moment, he put on his regular clothes, his tough face was pale due to excessive blood loss, and he said to Dugu Yan, who was sitting across from him: "If it wasn't for the help of the virtuous brother, the foolish brother would have been buried in the dead. Report again."

Even though he had been in the army all his life, he had already prepared for the corpse of the horse leather, but the artillery bombardment he suffered against the navy made him still terrified until now. Leading to failure, it is completely a desperate battle.

Flesh and blood, how to fight against the mighty firearms?
All the powerful armies in the world recorded in the annals of history in the past are afraid that they will be smashed to pieces in front of firearms, and they will die without a whole corpse...

The form of war has undergone earth-shaking changes, and as a world-famous general who started his career with military exploits, he is helpless and vulnerable in the face of this change. That loss has turned into fear, which makes his heart tremble.

A fear of being abandoned by the times.

Dugu Yanyun sighed and waved his hand: "You and I have fought side by side for many years, why haven't you saved my life on the battlefield in the past? For a life-threatening friendship, you don't need those polite words. I believe that you are in another place. It will save me as well."

Zheng Rentai nodded and asked Dugu Yanyun to drink tea.

How many times have you been born and died when you followed His Majesty Li Er to fight in the north and south?You block the sword for me, and I save your life, it's just right, if you don't have this life-and-death friendship, I'm afraid you won't be able to live now.

only……

His face was gray and defeated, and he said sullenly: "No wonder the Guanlongmen clan failed to destroy the East Palace with ten times the strength, and even dispatched the main force to attack a Youtun guard in the area to lose their troops and lose a big loss... Although I already think that it is extremely high. He estimated the power of firearms, but he still underestimated the enemy."

Up to this moment, the roaring cannons still reverberated in his ears, and the pictures of the cannonballs falling into the crowd recklessly harvesting life, like embedded in the eyes, cannot be erased...

Dugu Yanyun sighed endlessly: "It's not just you? I was in Guanzhong at the beginning. Guanlong's main force was defeated in the north of Xuanwumen, and was blown up by the artillery salvo of Youtunwei. I also laughed at Guanlong. There are only a few rabble left in the year, no longer the bravery when the country was founded... But when I saw the power of firearms, I realized that it was not Guan Long's incompetence, but firearms were too good..."

Zheng Rentai took a sip of tea, clicked his tongue, and said after a while: "Fang Jun, God Man! How could he develop such a powerful weapon and apply it to actual combat?"

The power of firearms has already spread throughout the entire army, but after all, not many people have experienced it personally, and most of them are under Fang Jun's command. Therefore, although the outside world has recognized that firearms are enough to change the form of war, they have never felt the same way, and I always feel that it is a bit exaggerated.

Now that he has experienced it for himself, how can he not realize the changes of the times?

Dugu Yanyun also sighed: "This person... a monster."

It is recognized that Fang Jun doesn't know the art of war. When it comes to arranging troops and commanding on the spot, he can't even count as the last one. One of the captains of the Great Tang Hundred Battles is far superior to Fang Jun in terms of art of war and strategy.

However, in the past few years, Zhenguan Xunchen has gradually become quiet, and Fang Jun is the only one who can emerge suddenly.

Annihilated Xue Yantuo with a force of guards, and moved to the Western Regions to help the Anxi Army beat the 20 Dashi army to the point of throwing away their helmets and armor. Thwarting the remonstrance of the Guanlongmen Clan...

Not to mention the navy that he founded by himself has never been defeated.

Above the history, such amazing talents can count on one hand. They should be characters in legends, but they appeared in their era.

For these soldiers, lucky or unfortunate?
bad to say...

After all, Zheng Rentai is a veteran in a hundred battles. Although he has just experienced an unprecedented defeat in his life, it is useless to think about the matter so much, so he quickly calmed down and said: "I have sent someone to Tongguan to report the news, and said that I am responsible for this battle. He was seriously injured, and his soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Not only did the loss of Banzhu allow the navy to drive straight into the Yellow River, but he was unable to reinforce Tongguan and had to stay in Xingyang to recuperate."

Dugu Yanyun was overjoyed, and said, "That's how it should be!"

Zheng Rentai's face darkened, he stared at Dugu Yanyun with bad eyes, and said slowly: "As long as you can achieve the goal of persuading me, even if I almost died in the battlefield and the soldiers who had been loyal to me for more than ten years were killed or injured, you would still be elated. Can't help it, huh?"

"Uh……"

Dugu Yanyun's embarrassed smile froze on his face, he coughed dryly, and said, "Is it so obvious?"

Zheng Rentai nodded expressionlessly.

"Aha!"

Dugu Yanyun laughed dryly, patted the back of Zheng Rentai's hand, and said, "Victory and defeat are common affairs in military affairs, how can there be someone who is always victorious and undefeated? This defeat in the hands of Liu Rengui, a little-known person, is indeed impressive. I am annoyed and depressed, but if I can make my brother see the situation clearly and not go astray, it is considered a good defeat.”

Zheng Rentai would not be angry, but heaved a long sigh: "This time... His Royal Highness Jinyang is in trouble."

If it is said that when the Jiangnan private army was defeated by the navy, the King of Jin and the Shandong private army supported it, and it is not known who killed the deer, but now Banzhu has been captured by the navy, completely opening up the north and south of the canal, so that the main force of the navy in Jiangnan can reach Tongguan at any time. The form of the King of Jin was in jeopardy.

With the strength of the right Hou Wei Yiwei under the King of Jin's command, the odds of winning will never exceed half a percent in the face of the attack of the Donggong Liulu and the navy.

Most importantly, with the situation completely out of balance, the generals of the Sixteen Guards, who had been sitting on their hands and watching the success or failure, had to stand up and express their positions and attitudes. It is conceivable that there were many people who fell to the ground.

Clearing the customs will completely become a dead place.

(End of this chapter)