Fu Shanhe

Chapter 302: Blood and Flesh Collision

"Rumble..."

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The sounds of artillery and muskets intertwined, and the Guifang cavalry, who had not yet stepped out of the village gate, suffered a head-on attack.

The bloody battle awakened the fear in their memories.

This is how the Shenji Camp was defeated when it wreaked havoc on the grassland.

"Come on!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Guifang general hurriedly gave orders.

In the era of hot weapons, the role of cavalry is still huge, but the way of fighting has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Especially the choice of battlefield is of paramount importance.

Once we lose our strategic space and are trapped in a corner by the enemy, it will be a disaster.

The well-fortified camp, originally a powerful tool to protect the safety of the camp, has now become an important factor restricting their performance.

The narrow space created favorable conditions for enemy artillery fire.

Each volley of fire from the enemy can clear out a large area.

If we fail to break through the enemy's formation as soon as possible and allow the enemy to encircle us, we will be in big trouble.

Unfortunately, the width of the gate was limited and could only accommodate a few cavalrymen.

Faced with the intensive firepower of Yu’s army, they became sitting ducks.

……

In the Guifang camp, three clan leaders gathered together with gloomy faces.

This sudden war caught them off guard, and their cavalry advantage was completely unused.

"The enemy is too cunning. In order to let us relax our vigilance, they actually waited until now to take action.

Several gates of the camp have been blocked by the enemy, and the army has tried to charge many times but to no avail. The only solution now is to dismantle the camp and attack from all sides."

Bashar, the chief of the Bayartu tribe, was the first to propose.

The army's current situation is directly related to his previous strategic propositions.

If they had been less greedy, they would have already evacuated Jinan Prefecture and crossed the Yellow River to return north.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world. For these spoils, the army was put in danger.

"I'm afraid dismantling the camp may not be effective.

The enemy's speed was very fast and they had already formed a preliminary encirclement of the camp.

Looking at their firepower, it reminded me of the once invincible Shenjiying of the Dayu Dynasty.

It seems that the Tatars were not wrongly defeated before. If we encounter such an enemy, it will be very difficult to defeat them unless we use up all their ammunition!"

Ulige said with a serious look.

Tens of thousands of cavalrymen surrounded by a group of infantry would have been a joke in the past.

They can break out at any time if they want.

But now it’s different. Faced with intensive firepower, they will inevitably pay a heavy price if they want to break out of the encirclement.

“Now is not the time to discuss this. The battalion has limited manpower and is no match for the enemy.

After dismantling the camp, we each led our tribes and broke out from three different directions, leaving the vassal army behind to cover our retreat.

If we can get out, we can gather our troops and avenge today's vengeance!"

As he spoke, Wujimu took a lingering look at the spoils in the camp.

If they were to herd livestock normally, they would not be able to accumulate so much wealth even if they worked hard all their lives.

The wealth is right within reach, but now you have no choice but to give it up in order to save your life.

"Don't you want all these spoils in the camp?"

Bashar asked with a hint of reluctance.

The relationship between the three major tribes is not as harmonious as it seems.

If it weren't for the rise of the Tatars, which threatened the survival of the Guifang, they would have continued to fight for their legitimacy.

In the past, when faced with this kind of situation, there would be no need for discussion, and everyone would have just run away.

The spoils that have been able to last until now are all in the camp.

It is precisely because of the unrealistic fantasies in our hearts that we choose to get together to discuss and see if there is a better way.

Unfortunately, everyone's IQ is about the same, and with limited brain capacity, the best solution they can come up with is to break out first.

“Just start a fire and burn as much as you can.

We can't let the enemy get what we can't get!"

Uligai said unhappily.

When it comes to the spoils of war, he gets furious.

Not only did their momentary greed put the army in danger, but the looted spoils also became a wedding dress for the enemy.

Cloth, grain and spices can be burned, but gold and silver are not so easy to burn.

He felt unhappy when he thought about the huge wealth that had to be left to his enemies.

Revenge, that's just talk.

The army that is currently defending the king is far away in Guangdong and Guangxi. If we cannot resolve the issue now, it will be difficult to see them in the future.

"Okay, let's do it!"

After the three of them looked at each other, Urimu and Bashar echoed together.

If you can't get it yourself, you can't let the enemy get it either.

Destroy as much as you can, and if you can't, then just accept it.

As the order was given, a strange scene appeared in the camp.

The arson mission was carried out very smoothly.

Although some soldiers had hidden some tea, they still set fire to the warehouse.

The only difference is that many soldiers have an iron pot on their backs.

"Throw down the iron pot immediately and smash it to pieces!"

Ulige couldn't help but curse.

When breaking out, speed is of the essence.

Carrying anything extra would slow down the speed of the army.

“Chief, these pots are good things, they won’t get in the way!
Carrying the pot, he can also block the enemy's rain of arrows..."

Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, Ulige slapped him.

"My order is to throw down the iron pot and smash it immediately. Don't you understand?"

Some mistakes are enough to make once.

Having suffered from his greed, he doesn't want to do it again.

It's nonsense to block the enemy's rain of arrows.

The enemy has already been playing with muskets, who would want to play with them with bows and arrows?
The members of their own tribe carried out the orders as required, but the vassal tribes did not have such high execution capabilities.

They were all afraid of poverty, so they not only carried iron pots, but also a lot of tea, gold and silver.

Looking at the team carrying large and small bags, Ulige rubbed his forehead helplessly.

A similar scene also occurred in the other two teams.

The drawbacks of the tribal alliance were revealed at this time.

Enforcing orders is ultimately just a fantasy, and everyone can only command their own team.

The armies of other tribes had cooperative relations with these tribes, but were not directly subordinate to them.

When it comes to interests, everyone has their own criteria for judgment.

"Breakout!"

After a brief hesitation, Ulige gave up his attempt to persuade.

War will eventually result in casualties, especially when breaking out of an encirclement, which requires even more sacrifices.

Since someone is asking for death, let's help them.

It seems that adding ten or twenty pounds of weight will not affect anything.

When the time comes to break out, these burdens will directly determine life or death.

In a flash, countless Guifang soldiers jumped out of the camp and launched a breakout from three directions.

Upon seeing this, the army that was defending the king immediately opened fire.

Regardless of whether the enemy is within the effective range, as long as the bullet can hit, just shoot as much as you can. Most of the Guifang cavalry are clothed, and only a few soldiers have armor.

Even if you are hit outside the effective range, you will still be injured.

The Guifang cavalry kept falling, and more of them followed.

Countless Guifang soldiers advanced one after another under the artillery fire, and the distance between the two sides was constantly shortening.

In the blink of an eye, a large number of people were killed or injured.

"Warriors attack!"

Seeing that his side suffered heavy losses, Uligai gave decisive orders.

The enemy's defense is too tight, and only elite troops can complete this fatal mission.

Deep down, his heart was bleeding.

It is not easy to accumulate elite troops. In a sense, these armored soldiers are the real cavalry.

The rest of the troops were actually a group of herdsmen who had put down their sheep whips.

The combat power of a few hundred armored soldiers is often greater than that of a few thousand civilian cavalry.

The elite troops' action caused a different response. After paying the price of dozens of elite cavalrymen, they finally broke into the enemy's formation.

What greeted them was not victory, but a group of fully armored infantry.

The musketeers who had been in charge of the main attack in the front had now retreated to the rear, leaving the battlefield to the heavy infantry.

Close combat began, and the two steel armies began to collide on the plain.

On the city wall, Li Mu, who was watching the battle, silently gazed at the battlefield.

Strong soldiers are won through fighting.

Only through the tempering of blood and fire can true elites be created.

Compared with previous battles that bullied rookies, this one was a true clash of strong ones.

However, there are too few elite troops in the Guifang army.

Even though the cavalry had the advantage over the infantry, they were still unable to break out of the encirclement all at once.

The outcome of a battle on the battlefield is often decided in a single moment.

Failure to break through the siege means the beginning of disaster.

In the melee, almost every Guifang cavalryman faced siege from three to five Yu troops.

This kind of teamwork-based fighting style directly stunned the Guifang people.

Although other Yu troops also had infantry tactics, they were mostly just for show.

Once a large group of cavalry rushes into the formation, the enemy will immediately collapse, and there will be no need to cooperate in the battle.

The armored cavalry are okay and can fight against them.

Those without armor were in a miserable state. After a brief confrontation, they had several holes on their bodies.

Upon seeing this scene, Uligai, who had personally led the team to break out, immediately felt scared to death.

His intuition told him that if he could not break out quickly, Jinan Prefecture would be his burial place.

"Don't worry about anything else, just focus on breaking through the siege!"

Uligai gave the order coldly.

At this point, he no longer cared about casualties and just wanted to run away as many as possible.

No matter how heavy the loss is, it is better than being completely wiped out.

Similar scenes also occurred on the battlefields in both directions.

At the critical moment, the ideas of the Guifang leaders were surprisingly consistent.

The bloody battle continued on the battlefield, and the blood dyed the earth red.

"Admiral Li, this enemy army is not simple!"

Marquis Wuyang, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but sigh.

He did not intervene in this decisive battle at all.

It was not until the war broke out that he went to the city gate tower to watch the battle.

Even though the two sides were enemies, he still admired the bravery shown by the Guifang soldiers.

Whether it is charging under artillery fire or fighting head-on with an enemy force several times larger than yours, it requires courage.

In contrast, the vassal army responsible for the rearguard action had already given up by this time.

After the Guifang cavalry was surrounded, they became spectators and had no intention of joining the battle at all.

"My Lord, the enemy is fighting like a trapped beast.

In fact, the Guifang people’s fighting will is not very strong, and they are just forced into a desperate situation.

They burned, killed and looted all the way south, and even if they surrendered immediately, they would not have a good ending.

What's more, the two sides do not speak the same language, so even if they want to surrender, they don't know how to negotiate.

The people of the grassland believe in the law of the jungle, and only by showing that you are strong enough can you convince them.

I guess if we fight a few more battles with them and let our strength spread across the grassland, this situation will never happen again.

When the Tatars attacked Guifang, they surrendered very quickly."

Li Mu explained immediately.

What if we are misled by this battle and think that all the Guifang troops have such a strong fighting spirit.

It would be bad if Marquis Wuyang was frightened.

In fact, many officials of the Dayu Dynasty were frightened by the grassland cavalry.

It is simply impossible to objectively measure the military strength comparison between the enemy and us.

During the invasion of the Northern Tartars, many opportunities for battle were missed due to fear.

When it comes to dealing with the issue of the Northern Barbarians, the Dayu court is currently divided into the faction that fears the Northern Barbarians and the faction that is arrogant. Only a very small number of people can look at the problem rationally.

Most of the officials who came into contact with the Northern Tartars were members of the Tartar-phobic faction.

The conceited faction is mostly a group of pedantic scholars, who are typical in that they turn a deaf ear to the world outside and only focus on reading the books of sages.

In the eyes of these people, as long as the emperor implements benevolent policies, there will be peace in the world.

Don't tell them about objective reality problems. These guys are professional nitpickers and are not responsible for solving problems.

“That’s best!
The Guifang people are much more numerous than the Tatars. If they are all so difficult to defeat, the imperial court will be in big trouble."

Marquis Wuyang said with lingering fear.

The Guifang cavalry has to rely on several times the number of troops to carry out a siege, and the more powerful Tatar cavalry will only be more powerful.

At this moment, he realized how lucky the previous victory in Jinan was.

Fortunately, the enemy outside the city was greedy and foolishly divided their troops, which created an opportunity for them to fight.

If the enemy had not divided its forces, the number of Guifang cavalry on the battlefield would have been twice as many, and the encirclement would have been torn apart long ago.

……

"Captain Altai, something terrible is happening!"

"The camp is under siege by Yu's army, and the coalition forces are trying their best to break out..."

Halfway through his words, the soldier who reported the news fainted.

Seeing this scene, Altai frowned.

Although this team is very long, most of its members are able-bodied men responsible for transporting the spoils, and there are less than a thousand people who can actually fight.

But the camp was besieged by the enemy and he had to rescue it.

"Send the order, leave one group of people to look after the spoils, and the rest will come back with me to provide support.

At the same time, send someone to notify the nearby troops and ask them to rush back to the camp to join the battle as soon as possible! "

Altai made a prompt decision.

Although the Yu Dynasty army's proactive attack was beyond his expectations, Altai was not worried.

He was familiar with the situation nearby.

Except for the enemy troops in Jinan City, the rest of the Dayu troops were all good-for-nothings.

According to the intelligence available, the Yu army in Jinan had already suffered severe damage in the previous battle with the Tatars.

There are as many as 20,000 troops in the camp. Even if the vassal troops are deducted, there are still 15,000 cavalry.

With so many troops, there will be no danger even if they are besieged.

The reason for calling them back was probably to defeat the enemy with the help of both inside and outside forces.

(End of this chapter)