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Chapter 112 Prelude to the Counterattack
The weapon of mines existed in the Southern Song Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty was carried forward even more, the power is not mentioned, but the trigger probability and trigger method are not stable.

In addition, gunpowder is expensive, and there is not so much money to bury everywhere in the field.

However, if you set up a target that is obviously likely to be passed by the enemy, and then concentrate on planting mines next to it, and then make some mechanisms that are destined to anger the enemy and cause damage...then the strike effect will double exponentially.

Moreover, when the officers and soldiers left, they could bury additional gunpowder barrels next to the minefield and press crushed stones for compaction.

As a result, the group of He Jin's soldiers who were closest to Jingguan were killed instantly.

If He Jin hadn't just slashed a few times, was too lazy to do physical work himself, and just watched from the side, he might have died on the spot.

However, he is not in a good condition now, his left calf has been dismantled directly along the knee, leaving only a little flesh still attached.

It was impossible to save, and the remaining bit of flesh and blood was amputated and bandaged immediately, and it was estimated that only one life could be saved, and I had to pray that it would not be infected.

Under He Jin howling in a coma, the thieves were also in chaos, so they could only listen to the unified command of the other king, He Yilong.

Since He Yilong was not as heavy as He Jin in the main attack task he assumed yesterday, his subordinates did not have any capable generals to die in battle.Just now he was able to watch the joke by the side, and he was not too angry to join in the fun, and it was a blessing in disguise.

However, He Yilong didn't have time to rejoice for a long time, and suddenly there was a series of cannonballs from the other side of the river, and soon several solid iron bullets weighing more than ten kilograms flew towards the large tent of the Chinese army that was abandoned by the officers and soldiers. .

Although it was a blind and curved shot, the officers and soldiers apparently carefully calculated the relative position and roughly evaluated the ballistic trajectory when they retreated last night-in the West, there was already primitive ballistics experience in the 1640s.

Although the mathematical and physical tools are still immature, the well-versed artillery generals will at least calculate "how far can the shells fall when the cannon charge is large and the elevation angle is high" through experimental experience and statistics.

It is not difficult to hit a fixed target that is pre-calculated and carefully deployed.

The thieves became more and more chaotic, and only then did they realize that the artillery of the government army is not a half-baked gun like Frangji!It's the serious Hongyi Cannon!
Yesterday, the range advantage of the Hongyi cannon was not obvious, but today the opponent was bombarding across the river, leaving a deeper impression on the bandits.

"The officers and soldiers didn't all retreat to the county seat! They even withdrew to the other side of the river! Let me charge! The officers and soldiers must be unstable! Cross the river and force them up to melee to grab all the Hongyi cannons!"

When He Yilong saw such fat, he became dizzy and reckless. The bandit soldiers got hotheaded for a while, but they still had a bit of blood and courage. They actually relied on swimming and rafts to cross the river to chase after the guns— —

At least they didn't see the strong camp of the officers and soldiers on the other side of the river. As long as they crossed the river, it was a field battle. With so many times as many people on their own side, they could still win!

It is a pity that it is this kind of fishing that seems to be indifferent, seems promising, and seems to have an advantage in me every time, which makes the thieves pay the price again.

It is true that the officers and soldiers could only fight in the field, but with the sound of the cannons, about two or three thousand elite soldiers of the officers and soldiers, who were originally lying in ambush, suddenly appeared on the south bank of the Shishui River and quickly formed a formation.

Then they waited for the thieves who hurriedly swam and crossed the river on rafts to roll their guns and arrows rained down.

On the narrow river, there were endless screams, and each scream was extremely short.

As soon as it came out of the throat, it seemed to be choked, and then it was replaced by a slight "gurgling" bubbling sound.

A small river like Shishui is not too wide, less than a hundred paces.The officers and soldiers took advantage of the rush to cross the river and squeezed together by the river, so they could have unilaterally slaughtered with guns.

Although the thieves can also fight back with bows and arrows, they are very messy.Moreover, the officers and soldiers were obviously well prepared, and the soldiers who went to battle tried their best to coordinate and equip armor, and even carried some large wooden shields to stand in front of the battle.

With intentional calculations and unintentional calculations, the shooting across the river became a one-sided massacre.

A row of soldiers huddled by the river without entering the water, fell down like harvesting wheat, trampling each other, and almost dyed the river within a hundred steps slightly red.

"Your Majesty, we can't fight any more! All of this is a trick of the officers and soldiers. If we continue to fight, we will be hit halfway again!"

Fortunately, He Yilong also had some knowledgeable generals and failed scholars by his side, who hurriedly pulled him to persuade him with mournful faces.

He Yilong saw that the soldiers who jumped into the water recklessly were shot to death in the river one after another, death in vain was worthless, so he calmed down with a pot of cold water, and he ordered bitterly:

"Retreat! You can't stay in this camp anymore, set it on fire and burn it to the ground! Go to the rear and bring the boats. All the timber that can be dismantled is dismantled to make rafts and siege weapons!"

His last decision was quite wise. Now that he knew the range of the officer's Hongyi cannon, it was useless to seize the officer's camp across the river. Staying here would only result in more shelling.

It is still necessary to return to the original camp to avoid unilateral beatings in vain.But giving up after capturing the official army camp, the blow to morale is obviously worse than not occupying it in the first place.

From a psychological point of view, human beings are loss averse.

First earning 100 yuan and then losing 100 yuan will definitely make people very unhappy, even if they only lose 80 to 100 yuan, they will still be unhappy-people will think "This [-] yuan is already mine, it is mine. I deserve it".

Although the rogue soldier has never studied psychology, he definitely does not lack this kind of simple cognition.

This retreat, at least another day or two, was slow to breathe, and it was too late to make preparations for crossing the river or going upstream to attack Xiaogan County, like a mouse in a bellows, caught on both sides.

Moreover, with the retreat of the thief, He Jin's side obviously worried about the king's broken leg injury, how could there be time to join forces with He Yilong to fight again?

Before he retreated, He Yilong was still able to "follow the situation in a hurry and adapt to the situation", and after he retreated, he had to solve the factional suspicions among the thieves first.

He Jin was seriously injured and comatose, and after going back to rescue him, he finally woke up, the first thing he worried about was whether his army would be taken by He Yilong.

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Zuo Zixiong and Yan Yingyuan teamed up and dragged on for another two days so easily. When the morale of the bandits was extremely degraded, they welcomed Shen Shuren and returned in person after asking for help.

"Master Bingbei! The last general did not disgrace his life! He successfully held Erhe for six days! He repelled the enemy twice! He killed more than [-] enemies in total! More than [-] people were captured alive! "

"A total of 350 people were killed, killed, or disabled in our army, and more than [-] people were slightly injured. We also harassed and shelled the enemy twice, and ambushed the enemy with landmines. It seems that the bandits did not come again yesterday. I am afraid that they have injured some general of the enemy. The thieves are already extremely unstable in the army!"

Shen Shuren was extremely exhausted for the past five days, but he still kept his spirits up.As soon as he got off the boat, he was about to review his troops when Zuo Zixiong, Zhang Mingzhen, Yan Yingyuan and others rushed up to congratulate him and ask for credit.

"In these days when I'm not here, you not only defended the camp, but also counterattacked to make meritorious deeds? God bless Daming!" Hearing this, Shen Shuren couldn't help being a little dazed, and almost fainted due to fatigue and overdraw due to blood sugar fluctuations.

Fortunately, Zuo Zixiong quickly supported him with his eyesight and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back to the camp! My lord is working too hard, it must be difficult to ask for help."

The crowd hurriedly pulled a carriage, and first carried Shen Shuren back to the camp. Along the way, Shen Shuren drank water, rested and ate some snacks, and then the audience explained the merits in detail.

The more Shen Shuren listened, the more pleasantly surprised he was. He really didn't expect that Zuo Zixiong Yan Yingyuan could not only hold back the rogues, but also win so many small victories and beat the morale of the rogues so badly.

He sighed in relief: "Brother Zuo, you and Brother Yan will have to discuss more in the future, even though he is a civil servant and was born in prison and arrest, these little tricks and tricks can also be used to great effect.

Since ancient times, the art of war has been based on combination of righteousness and victory by surprise. To become a general, the two must not be neglected!After this fight, you will all be promoted! "

Zuo Zixiong was also convincing at the moment, saying that the last landmine shelling to harass, injure the enemy general, and provoke the enemy to rush forward and be attacked halfway was all due to Yan Yingyuan's series of psychological warfare provocations.

Shen Shuren said with a smile: "Go back and find out what kind of important person the bandit army was injured. If he died in the end, brother Yan must be blamed for the credit.

For other military merits, I will distribute them fairly by myself. Zuo Guerrilla, Zhang Dusi, and Yang Dusi will all be missing.

The morale of the thieves has fallen to this point, and defeating the enemy is inevitable. I came back this time, and I just came at a good time, so I can lead you to give the thieves the last blow! "

As Shen Shuren said, he felt a little proud of himself.

It's better to catch up early than to be in good time. After all, I am doing big things, and I only need to look at the general situation of the war without seeking a deep understanding.The grand strategic deployment must be grasped personally, and in terms of tactical details, it is also possible to snatch the head with one kick, wouldn't it be wonderful?
The generals were also inspired by his self-confidence. Zuo Zixiong and the others all asked for advice confidently: "By the way, sir, you haven't said how many reinforcements you brought back this time? Why did you only see these ships come back?"

Shen Shuren gave a confident smile, packed the ticket and said: "Don't worry, there are plenty of reinforcements! Although Governor Fang's troops are not many, he is willing to support us with 5000 people! It's just that the army needs to wait a few more days, and it is impossible to follow me!" In this way, he traveled two hundred miles a day and rushed back.

In addition, Liu Guoneng from Ye County and Yancheng was unable to rush to the frontal battlefield to support because of the isolation of the road, but he had promised to send [-] troops to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.From the north of Tongbai Mountain, go straight to Xinyang Mansion, He Yilong's lair!
In this way, even if He Jin insists on continuing to fight to the death, He Yilong may not be of one mind with him anymore. If one of the two thieves wants to withdraw, the remaining half of the troops can rely on our army and Governor Fang's [-] reinforcements alone. Enough to wipe it out! "

Shen Shuren didn't write a draft when he lied, so in order to boost morale, he first told the story to Dali.

Fang Kongxuan clearly only agreed to lend him 2000 people in Jin Shenghuan's battalion, or he only borrowed it for half a month.He said that there were five thousand as soon as he said it, and this number was well thought out, because he himself had 5000 people, and with another five thousand, no matter how he could gather an army of tens of thousands, his own aura would be different.

As for Liu Guoneng, it is impossible to believe it at all now, Shen Shuren also blew the bull out first, Zuo Zixiong and other generals heard it, and their morale really exploded.

"The combat power of the bandits is low, and 6 to [-] people have been weakened by our counting battles. It is not bad to have [-] soldiers left to fight. If our army really has [-], and we are attacking from front to back, there are not enough generals to count the bandits." Destroyed! Congratulations to Daotai for making such a great achievement in the near future!"

Everyone basically shares this view, and the confidence is already written on their faces.

Shen Shuren also announced in high spirits: "According to the days, Governor Fang sent someone from Jiangling to Ye County on a fast horse, and it should only take three or four days, which is about the same as my return to Xiaogan.

It takes one and a half days to go to Xiangyang, another day to Xinye and Bowang, crossing Tongbai Mountain from Bowangpo Pass, and another half day to Ye County.Counting the days, Liu Guoneng is now preparing to send troops.

Deploying a large army is definitely not as fast as a lightly loaded messenger. Some preparations are always required, and troops from all over the place must be assembled.Even if he attacks the day after tomorrow and gathers in Wuyang or Yancheng the day after tomorrow.On the fourth day, they will be able to enter Xinyang Mansion, and on the sixth day, the people left behind in He Yilong's lair will report the emergency.

Our army must do a good job of scouting in the near future, and try to identify the signs of retreat and wavering of the thieves as soon as possible, and report immediately!The whole army is also gearing up, rewarding the soldiers, and getting ready for a counterattack! "

"Decree!" All the generals responded in unison, shaking the curtain.For a time, the momentum was high.

(End of this chapter)