Ming Zuo

Chapter 440 The purpose of the battle

Ren Dong and Shen Shouyao carried the burden, followed the old Wangtou, and followed the long dragon-like team onto the pontoon bridge.

The first time he stepped down, his eyes changed.

Just because the pontoon bridge under the feet is as solid as land, thousands of people walk on it without shaking at all.

He participated in the Battle of the Shahe River and also crossed the river through a pontoon bridge.

He knew exactly what kind of pontoon bridge Guan Ningjun built.

But as elite as the Guan Ning Army, even in terms of building a pontoon bridge, they are actually inferior to the army in front of them.

Shen Shouyao "tsk tsk" from behind. Although he didn't say anything else, Ren Dong already understood what he meant.

After crossing the pontoon, you enter the tunnel.

The horizon disappeared from the eyes, and the vision in front of the eyes was greatly hindered.

Ren Dong and Shen Shouyao didn't recognize things, so they could only blindly follow Old Wangtou, not knowing where they were going.

It seems that these tunnels are endless, and I don't know if I will die of exhaustion if I keep walking.

"Okay, here we are."

The old Wangtou's words were more beautiful than the Buddha's Lun Yin, which made Ren Dong and Shen Shoumao hurriedly put down their burdens, and gold stars appeared in front of their tired eyes.

"Children, come and eat quickly. You can fight when you are full. Don't wait for the food to get cold."

Following the old Wangtou's call, the soldiers from the vicinity came over in twos and threes.

Ren Dong and Shen Shouyao observed carefully, and found that each of these soldiers was carrying an iron box, which was square and had a lid on it, which was very strange.

When they got close, no matter which direction the soldiers came from, they all lined up in a column.

There is no scrambling, no pushing, and everything is in order.

This scene alone made Ren Dong and Shen Shouyao's hairs stand on end.

Old Wang opened the burden. When the first soldier handed over the box, he scooped up the stewed pork and cabbage and poured it into the iron box. The palm-sized pieces of pork were not stingy.Then he took out snow-white steamed buns from another basket and put them on the lid of the soldier's tin box.

The soldier left happily, turned around three times, and disappeared.

It was obvious that the soldier was very hungry, but he didn't even stop to take a sip of vegetable soup.

All soldiers are like this, coming and going in a hurry, as if there is something important to do.

They also noticed that at the height of the tunnel not far from them, there was always a soldier who had never moved there, and his eyes were always staring ahead.

It wasn't until a soldier with food went up that the man came down in a hurry to serve the food.

This novel army did not forget to be on guard even when eating.

The old Wangtou divided the meals for everyone, and shouted loudly: "Is it enough? Is there anyone who is not full?"

The laughter of soldiers came from near and far.

"Uncle Wang, how can you not be full of the food you gave me? It's enough to feed pigs."

Old Wang laughed and cursed.

"You bastard, I won't give you meat next time."

There was a lot of laughter in the tunnel, the old Wang's head cook, it seems like a family with these soldiers, it's really strange.

They were talking and laughing here, when suddenly a strange chant was heard from afar.

Tick ​​tick tick tick tick...

"Attention, the enemy is coming, everyone, follow orders!"

There was a commotion in the tunnel, and everyone quickened their movements.Even the soldiers who hadn't finished eating buckled the iron box, put it aside and ran to their place.

Hearing that the rebels were coming, Ren Dong and Shen Shouyao couldn't bear it anymore. They wanted to climb up to have a look, but they were grabbed by the old Wang.

"Stupid boy, do you want to kill yourself? Is this a place for you to show your talents? Go, go back with me, don't make trouble here."

Ren Dong was very anxious, and couldn't help asking: "Uncle Wang, it's a war, don't you want us folks to help?"

Old Wang walked quickly, chattering.

"What do you want us to do for you? Let's not hold back. Just go back with peace of mind, and we will win the battle in a while."

Along the way, Ren Dong and Shen Shouyao saw that all the folks who had delivered the supplies just now were walking back.What's even more peculiar is that although everyone is in a hurry, their expressions are very relaxed.

It seems that they don't care about the outcome of this battle at all.

When I got back to the pontoon bridge, I happened to see that big sister Bai led a group of people with white cloth strips on their left arms, carrying groups of wooden shelves.

That big sister Bai didn't care about them at all, maybe she didn't see them, she just shouted at the top of her voice.

"Everyone in the stretcher team, hide behind the artillery wall. Don't stick your head out, don't run around, and let you go up when you get on. Be safe, our soldiers are precious, so don't dare to hurt them."

I saw that those people did not move forward, but stayed on the periphery of the tunnel.

There is a very thick and solid earth wall there, and the place below is very spacious, and it looks very safe.

Back on the west bank of the Daqing River, Ren Dong and Shen Shouyao were concerned about the war, and were even more curious about how this novel army fought.

Seeing that the guys had nothing to do, they begged Old Wang to lead them to find a place with slightly higher terrain.

From here, a part of the battlefield can be vaguely seen.

In the far east, a black line suddenly appeared on the ground.For a moment.The black line turned into a black wave, rolling in, and finally stopped five miles in front of the tunnel.

Even though it was far away, those familiar flags still made Ren Dong and Shen Shouyao gnash their teeth.

"Brother Shen, do you think you can win this time?"

Shen Shouyao looked at the tunnel in front of him, as well as the cannons shining in the sun, feeling a little uncertain.

"Maybe?"

They wavered here and there, but Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde, who had walked to the front of the formation, were ashen-faced.

"Is it Zuo Menggeng again?"

Being blocked by an army of tens of thousands of people, the Dongjiang rebels were very flustered.

"How do you know this is Zuo Menggeng?"

Li Jiuzheng was a little confused about Kong Youde's judgment.

Kong Youde has his own words.

"Brother, look at those ditches. In the whole world, except for Zuo Menggeng, no one arranges them like this."

There was a battle outside Huang County, which made Kong Youde deeply impressed by Zuo Menggeng.

Another one, the tunnel technology of the new army is indeed self-contained and very recognizable.

But knowing that the enemy in front of him is Zuo Menggeng, Li Jiuzheng couldn't accept it at all.

"Isn't Zuo Menggeng in Laizhou? Can he fly? How did he get ahead of us?"

Kong Youde couldn't answer either, but he could feel a bone-chilling chill from the inside out.

If the enemy in front of them was indeed Zuo Menggeng, wouldn't that mean that they would have to undergo that horrible baptism of firearms again?
When there was a panic here, Mao Chenglu ran back from the south.

Kong Youde hurriedly asked: "How, is it possible to detour?"

Mao Chenglu's face was ashen, and he said angrily: "There are tens of thousands of horses, blocking the road."

The rebel generals were silent for a moment, to fight or not to fight?
Everyone looked at Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde.

Only the two of them can make a decision.

The pressure on Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde suddenly increased, but there was not much time left for them to make a decision.

Looking at the endless ditch on the opposite side, Kong Youde tried to say: "Why don't you try laying it down."

While speaking, he found a reason for himself.

"It's Zuo Menggeng's chance to wait for him if he didn't put up that kind of weird horse refusal. Even if his firearms are sharp, as long as we rush to fight, we will definitely not be our opponents."

The position layout of the second division is completely different from that of the first division.The most important thing is that there is no barbed wire.

It's not that the Second Division doesn't have such resources, but...

"Tell all the ministries to counterattack across the board after the first wave of the rebel attack is repulsed. All the ministries can pursue for [-] miles, and there is no need to rush forward."

Mao Yuanyi, who observed the battlefield with a telescope, issued a combat order.

The second division and the first division have different combat objectives.

The first division is to drive away, and the second division is to block.

As long as the Dongjiang rebels are not allowed to advance westward, the Second Division will complete its mission.And it can't cause more damage to the rebels, otherwise, how can we expect the rebels who are seriously injured to attack the city?

Because of this, Mao Yuanyi decided to repel the attack of the rebels, and the second division would counterattack across the board.

With the most rapid offensive, let the rebels despair, and take the initiative to retreat.

The ministries received the order and immediately started to prepare.

On the opposite side, under Kong Youde's order, the rebels had already launched an attack.

The cannon fodder pushed the shield cart, followed by the shooter carrying the tiger and squatting cannon, and then the archer behind, forming several square formations, pressing towards this side step by step.

The artillery fired by the rebels was very cautious and sparse, not as good as the firecrackers for the New Year.

The reason for this is that during the battle of Huangxian, the artillery of the new army cast a huge shadow on them.

Li Jiuzheng and others were very afraid that the artillery in their hands would be reversed again.

After all, they have no place to replenish their artillery, and if they don't shoot one, they will lose one.

However, without the full support of the artillery, the rebels' offensive was obviously of little strength.

When the vanguard of the rebel army came within [-] meters, Mao Yuanyi saw the opportunity and immediately ordered: "Fire!"

(End of this chapter)