A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 395 Hard stubble, not easy to mess with
People screamed and neighed, and the neighing sound of disturbed horses was everywhere.

Observation with binoculars and artillery scopes, most of the cavalry who broke into the army were still standing still, so the old battalion and cavalry who broke into the camp, no matter how they hid behind the hungry soldiers and how sparsely they lined up, there were still artillery shells. Come whistling.

Waves, viciously, precisely hit them on the head, hitting their legs flying.

"Hold on!"

Seeing the waves of panic in the cavalry beside him, Liu Fangliang roared.

The hateful Shunxiang army, their artillery does not fight hungry soldiers or infantry, but only picks their own old battalion and elite cavalry to fight.Every wave of shells roared over, causing a lot of casualties to his cavalry.You must know that these elite cavalry are the foundation of the camp and family, and the loss of any one will make the generals of the Chuang army feel distressed for a long time.

But Liu Fangliang didn't dare to retreat, because King Chuang hadn't withdrawn his army yet.

Liu Fangliang did not dare to remove the banner of the Chinese army. In ancient times, the banner of the Chinese army was the most important.If the banner falls, it means the collapse of the command system, and the impact on the morale of the army is hard to say.Maybe these ten thousand people will collapse immediately.

However, the big banner stands here, but it is the best target. More and more artillery from the Shun Township Army concentrate on bombarding this side.

The Hongyi cannon has the advantage of a long range. Within one or two miles, it is within the bombardment range of the artillery. With the instruction of the telescope, no matter how deep Liu Fangliang and others are hiding, they can be found immediately. If the flag is still there.

Another five-pound solid iron ball roared and smashed with more than a dozen small bullets.During the crackling fracture, a group of cavalry in front of Liu Fangliang was smashed into blood mist, and broken arms and stumps were shot up. This group of cavalry was almost lost.

The solid iron ball bounced, and rushed towards Zhang Nai's horse ferociously. With a bang, Zhang Nai's horse's stomach was pierced with a big hole, and his body flew out, falling like shit.

The artillery of the Shunxiang Army showed its true power. Within the range, no place is safe. No matter whether it is a soldier or a general, it is possible to be killed by the artillery in an instant.These horse teams have almost dispersed in groups, and people still suffer, especially their old battalion, which is the most dangerous place.

"This battle can't be fought, withdraw quickly..."

There was a mess in front of him, the soldiers supported Zhang Nai and struggled to get up, when he saw everything in front of him, his face turned pale, and he yelled at Liu Fangliang desperately.He gritted his teeth tightly, dripping with cold sweat, but his left arm was broken.

"That's right, retreat quickly."

Tian Jianxiu and Gao Yigong tried their best to control their horses, and they also looked shocked. They almost missed death just now, and they were still in shock.Fighting against the Shunxiang army made them feel powerless in their hearts.You can't fight back just by being beaten. There is really no way to fight this battle.

Liu Fangliang's face was livid, he looked closely at the direction of Beiguan, and squeezed out a sentence: "King Chuang hasn't ordered the troops to withdraw yet."

Aside from the threat of artillery, he still had worries in his heart. He knew the tactics of the Shunxiang army. After the artillery bombardment, it was very likely that the cavalry in the city would come out, and his own losses would be even greater.

In the binoculars, Chen Yongfu couldn't help laughing when he saw the situation on the other side of the camp: "Okay, hit them hard, shoot them hard, and kill them."

……

"The soldiers lost too much."

Li Zicheng also saw the situation of the soldiers and horses in the vanguard of the siege, and the battle reports kept coming. Hearing that his old battalion soldiers and horses and fine cavalry had suffered heavy losses, Li Zicheng was heartbroken.This test of Wang Dou's combat power tactics cost him too much, especially the loss of the old battalion's soldiers and horses was meaningless.

Liu Zongmin gritted his teeth: "What kind of a hero is he who doesn't dare to fight face to face and fights from a distance with the powerful artillery?"

Niu Jinxing glanced at Li Yan and said, "King Chuang, our rebel army's temptation has come to fruition, and Wang Doujun's guns are really sharp. If we fight hard with them, our rebel army will suffer too much loss. There is a saying in the art of war: I am dedicated to a , the enemy is divided into ten, and one of ten is attacked!"

"This Wang Dou is powerful. My rebels don't fight him. He guards the Beiguan, and I attack the rest of Luoyang City. If Wang Doubing goes out to rescue, my rebels will besiege with hungry soldiers. He will have few soldiers and can't consume us."

All the generals around Li Zicheng said: "Mr. Niu is right, that's it, avoid the strong and attack the weak, and don't fight the king."

Li Yan fell silent. He offered the strategy of artillery and rockets, but it seemed that the effect was not very obvious.

Li Zicheng looked at the city of Beiguan, and said slowly: "Call back the troops, let Mingyuan and the others come back."

……

Seeing the intruders disperse like a tidal wave, there was cheering from the top of Beiguan City, Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu ordered the officers and soldiers of the sheep and horse wall to go out to chase and clean up the battlefield.Seeing the officers and soldiers chasing after them, those intruders fled even more quickly, leaving behind artillery equipment, corpses and seriously injured people all abandoned.

In the end, those intruders returned to Li Zicheng's formation, and the officers and soldiers who were chasing them retreated.

The horn sounded, and the mighty intruders retreated and turned back to their camps. The battle on the tenth day of the first day was over.

After clearing the battlefield, according to the statistical results, there were more than 2000 soldiers killed or wounded. According to Luoyang City's standard of "shooting and killing a thief, rewarding five taels of silver, and shooting and wounding a thief, rewarding two taels of silver". Silver is also good.

What made Wang Dou happy was that the thirty General Fran cannons left behind by the rout broke into the position.Although some parts of these artillery are scattered, they can be used as long as they are mounted on the gun mount.Wang Dou decided to stay in the army, take it as his own spoils, and return to the east after the battle.

If they participated in the Battle of Songshan, these generals, Fran's machine guns, would also be taken away.

The Buddha Wolf Machine Cannon and the Hongyi Cannon have their own advantages and disadvantages. To deal with the rogues, the Buddha Wolf Machine Cannon is actually better.

Wang Dou was on the East Road, and the General Furang had less than [-] cannons in total. The guards in each city needed these cannons, and they traveled thousands of miles, so Wang Dou only brought ten Hongyi cannons.Try to take advantage of their range.

With these thirty general cannons that can hit almost one mile, Wang Dou will be more confident in fighting the bandits.

As for the gunners, it was not a problem. Zhao Xuan's artillery army had more than 300 people, and only a hundred people were needed for the ten Hongyi cannons.These gunners trained hard and were proficient in handling Hongyi cannons, let alone handling Buddha Wolf machine artillery.

The news of Beiguan Great Victory came out, and the whole city of Luoyang rejoiced, and the sound of firecrackers and drums continued throughout the city.

King Fu in the city, Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of military preparations, and Lu Weiqi, the former minister of the Ministry of War, were all overjoyed. They summoned Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu to have a banquet for several days, and the rewards for killing the enemy were soon given out.

Nearly ten thousand taels of silver, Wang Dou generously distributed half of it to Chen Yongfu.

Chen Yongfu was also divided, and he got so much money easily. The determination of the forward battalion to kill the enemy was greatly strengthened.

Fu Wang and others took the opportunity to publicize, and the desire to let the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang City kill the enemy also rapidly swelled.

However, Wang Yinchang, deputy envoy of military preparations, and Kang Menghui, the magistrate of Henan Province, all had different thoughts about the thirty general cannons seized by Wang Dou.Thirty general cannons, there are only eight general cannons in Luoyang city.

If they can get these thirty general cannons, the defense force of Luo City or Kaifeng Mansion will be even stronger in the future.

Of course Wang Dou was unwilling to give these cannons, his attitude was very firm, and Wang Yinchang and others had no choice.Fortunately, Wang Dou continued to stay in Luoyang. These cannons were also used as a defense force. The ownership of the cannons will be discussed later.

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The victory at Beiguan, the soldiers and civilians in Luoyang celebrated for two days. After the tenth day of the first month, the camp seemed to be silent for two days.Only on the [-]th and [-]th day, dozens of wanderers went to Xiguan and Nanguan city, shot at the people in the city, and returned to the village at night.

Wang Dou knew that Luoyang was the only one in the Henan province, Li Zicheng had nothing to eat, and he had to feed his nearly 20 "army".

Judging from the information sent back by all parties, Li Zicheng built a large number of siege equipment in each battalion, and he will definitely attack again soon, and the attack will definitely be huge.

The thirteenth day of the first lunar month in the 14th year of Chongzhen.

The weather was gloomy, but the sky above Luoyang City was full of killing sounds.Looking down from the top of Luoyang City, there are continuous military camp flags on all sides.Wave after wave of dark rogues charged towards the city, like a tide about to break through the embankment.

Li Zicheng, who had been stagnant for several days, began to attack the city on a large scale, and the attack was on an unprecedented scale.

His soldiers and horses, besides tens of thousands of people surrounding Beiguan, then concentrated their forces to attack Luoyang City's Dongguan, Nanguan and Xiguan.Those raiding soldiers who attacked the three passes, each wave of impact, was thousands of men and horses, and the superiority of the bandit troops was fully displayed.

In the middle of the morning, Wang Dou got the news: "What, Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai abandoned the East Gate and South Gate and retreated into Luoyang City?"

Wang Dou was furious: "Idiot."

In addition to guarding the east gate and south gate of Luoyang, Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai also guarded the east gate and west gate of Luoyang.According to Wang Dou's conjecture, no matter what, the two of them could stay at the East Gate and the South Gate for a few days. They didn't expect how long it would take for the bandits to attack before they couldn't stand it anymore?

Wang Dou didn't receive the news that they sent troops to ask for help, but they retreated by themselves. How could this not make Wang Dou furious?
Chen Yongfu was also furious: "Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai are two idiots, what are they doing?"

The retreat of Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai was not good for Beiguan, because the intruders could attack the inner wall of Beiguan sheep and horse wall from the north side of Dongguan, which exposed a big gap in the defensive flank of the sheep and horse wall defenders.Sure enough, he is not afraid of god-like enemies, but pig-like teammates.

Wang Dou suddenly calmed down: "It seems that Liu and Luo have made up their minds to surrender to the bandits. They haven't surrendered to the bandits for the time being. They just want to defend for a few more days, gain capital in the eyes of the bandits, and win their reuse. But within five days , They will definitely bring down the bandits, Chen Junmen, I have to be careful."

Chen Yongfu said: "General Wang, shall we send troops quickly to retake the East Pass and South Pass?"

Wang Dou shook his head: "It's meaningless to rescue at this time, besides, our troops must not be dispersed."

The two discussed a few words, and ordered all the defenders outside the sheep and horse wall to withdraw to Guancheng.

Soon another news came, because of the abandonment of East Gate and South Gate.The defenders of Xiguan also left the city behind and quickly retreated to the west gate.The Chuang army quickly occupied Dongguan, Nanguan and Xiguan, and the offensive stopped temporarily.

At the beginning of noon, Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of military preparations, urgently summoned Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu to discuss military affairs.

(End of this chapter)