At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 248
The three thousand forwards moved forward slowly under the scorching sun, because they were surrounded by Yuan troops, all wearing helmets and armor, so they were not moving very fast.

rumbling~
The ground shook, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.

This was an obvious sign that a large group of cavalry was coming. The Song soldiers consciously formed a circular formation without the need for an officer's order.

Shields and spears on the outside, musketeers and crossbowmen on the inside.

In less than a cup of tea, the troops originally lined up turned into a circular formation, shaped like hedgehogs.

Of course, the Yuan army would not run headlong into the Lindun Wall. They rushed to the front, changed their formation, and slid past the circular formation diagonally.

hum~
The Song and Yuan armies let go at the same time, their arrows flew into the air, then turned around and fell, piercing into the enemy's formation.

People fell on their backs and screamed repeatedly.

After a round of shooting, the Yuan soldiers suffered [-] casualties, while the Song army suffered less than [-] casualties. It was obvious who suffered the loss.

The Yuan soldiers thought that their cavalry and archery were unmatched and they could wreak havoc on the Song army in the plains, but they did not consider that the Song army changed their formations so quickly, and they even forgot that their cavalry bows were not as powerful as their infantry bows.

Fortunately, General Yuan did not lose his sanity. After breaking away from contact, he lined up again in the distance, assuming a posture of attacking.

The circular formation can guarantee defensive power, but it cannot move forward. The Song army can only stay where it is.

At this time, the situation was reported to the Chinese army, and the Song army's cavalry was dispatched.

When You Qi learned about it, he immediately reported it to General Yuan, and the Yuan army left immediately.

They came to harass the Song army, slowing down the marching speed of the Song army, increasing the cost of marching, and exhausting the soldiers.

In the evening, the Song army set up camp on a river beach.

You must also be cautious when setting up a temporary camp. You must consider possible enemy attacks, do not be washed away by sudden or man-made rising water, and you must have easy access to water.

To use water for 5 people, 500 people need to go to the river to fetch water. In order to protect these logistics soldiers from being attacked and killed by the Yuan army, [-] soldiers need to be dispatched to guard and protect them.

The water was carried into the camp, filtered briefly, boiled and cooled, and finally distributed among the troops.

Some inconspicuous chores are extremely time-consuming, and it is impossible to spend the night at Xiaoxing, so the Song army can only travel twenty miles a day.

In the woods not far away, a group of Yuan soldiers were wrapped in green grass and leaves, hiding themselves tightly. They only saw Song soldiers coming here when it got dark.

"Well, Nan Bing doesn't need to chop wood?"

"Impossible, who can bear to eat all the food?"

"I'm afraid it's not that I'm worried about being attacked by the army."

It turned out that they were trying to ambush the Song army's firewood-cutting soldiers.

Generally speaking, it is impossible for an army to carry firewood, because firewood takes up too much space, so it is usually found on the spot.

But when there was no Song Bing in the middle of the night, he felt uncomfortable being bitten by mosquitoes.

At this time, the army has begun to share meals.

Dried fish, dried vegetables, and dried tofu were all cooked in one pot. Occasionally there was sand and bran in the rice. The soldiers didn't care, they wolfed down the food, and then went back to the camp to sleep.

In the second half of the night, the camp fell into silence, with only the footsteps of soldiers on duty patrolling back and forth.

Suddenly, the rumble of horse hooves sounded.

A keen soldier woke up and subconsciously stood up, but restrained himself.

No account can be left without military orders.

On the wall and in the tower, the Song soldiers all cheered up. The musketeers moved into position using the cover of the wall, and the artillerymen also completed preparations for firing.

With the sound of horseshoes approaching, there was a bang, and the fireworks exploded into the air, illuminating the entire land.

The Yuan army was very scattered, and no matter whether they fired guns or fired cannons, there would be no gains, so the crossbowmen gathered fire at random.The sound of horseshoes was endless, the soldiers on duty were on high alert, and the soldiers in the camp were also tossing and turning sleeplessly.

The mission of this Yuan army was to harass, but they also wanted to do something. Some Yuan soldiers couldn't help but remove the thunder from the sky and lit the torch.

"Where the fire is, fire!"

During the shouting, the two artillery pieces quickly adjusted, and after roughly aiming, the gunners opened fire.

Boom~
The muzzle flash disappeared in a flash, and the Yuan soldiers' torches were also knocked out.

Except for a few flintlock guns, most current gunpowder weapons are inseparable from torches, so the Yuan army cannot lurk close enough to throw sky thunder.

On land, the Yuan army continued to harass, and on the water, a Song army fleet arrived at Luliang Ferry.

The river suddenly widened here, and the water flow slowed down, so the Yuan army built many wooden stakes here, almost blocking the river.

It's not that the Yuan army didn't cherish the geographical advantage upstream, but that the Song army drove the five-toothed ship over.

On the water, who dares to confront the five-toothed ship head-on?Even water battles in the age of artillery will not work.

Therefore, the Yuan army became ruthless and drove wooden piles all over Luliang, forming a barrier area. If the Song army's five-tooth ship wanted to go upstream, it had to pull out the wooden piles, or at least open a channel.

When they arrived at the wooden pile area, Song's boat stopped, and the water ghosts jumped into the water with saws.

Diving and sawing wood is a necessary skill for watermen in rivers and lakes.

Just as sawdust floated under the water, a dozen boats came down from the upper reaches.

Yuan army's patrol fleet.

Liu Guojie was a water warrior and had studied under Liu Zheng. He knew how long it took for a water ghost to saw off a wooden stake, so he arranged patrols based on this time.

Before the boat arrives, the fireworks go off first.

Yuan Jun always learned this simple and easy method very quickly.

The bright light exploded, and the Song army's fleet appeared. Although no sawdust could be seen on the water, the Yuan army could still imagine what the Song army was doing here.

"Kill him!" Harha shouted.

They are all small boats, and the number is equal. Haerha still can't believe that they can't fight.

As for the water ghost, as long as the Song boat is sunk, there will be plenty of time to slowly clean up.

The boat didn't have to worry about being hit by wooden stakes. The Yuan soldiers rowed and swung, and took advantage of the water's momentum to head straight towards the Song army. After a while, they reached a hundred steps. The Yuan soldiers raised their bows and crossbows, preparing for a wave of long-range attacks. .

Small boats cannot be equipped with heavy weapons such as artillery, crossbows and trebuchets. Crossbows are used for long range and sky mines are used for medium range. However, small boats are too flexible. Under normal circumstances, the effect of these two methods is not great. In the end, it is necessary to
huh~
Both sides set off fireworks to light up the water.

Ha'erha noticed that torches were lit on the ship opposite, but he didn't pay attention because the sky thunder wielders of the Yuan army also lit torches and prepared to throw sky thunder.

only……

Boom~
There was a flash of fire, and iron sand from the sky was hitting his head and face. Haerha's eyesight went dark, and he fell into the water. Then he floated to the surface and drifted slowly downstream with the current.

No Yuan soldiers cared about Haerha's death, because dozens of boats were emptied at once.

This was not the case, but the Yuan army only had big cannons and had not yet cast small cannons, so they could not imagine that they could put large spray guns on small boats for use.

Unprepared, they all stood on the boat and were swept away by the iron sand.

Not all of them were dead, the injured ones were still struggling in the water. Song Jun's water ghosts surfaced and began to beat up the drowned dogs.

Within a moment, Haerha's patrol was completely wiped out, more than a hundred people's bodies were floating on the water, and all sixteen boats were captured by the Song army.

Although many holes were punched in the hull, and the bottoms of several German ships were punctured and dripping with water, they could be used for subsequent transportation as baggage after repairs.

(End of this chapter)