Kowloon wins

Chapter 895

"Order the troops to stop advancing and rest in place for half an hour!"

Yue Zhongqi knew early in the morning that the Gari Gexia of the Pinguo Luoke tribe led the army between Taiping Town and Lanzhou, but he didn't take it too seriously, probably because in Yue Zhongqi's view, the Tibetan army was just The mob is nothing more than a mob, and the enemy can be defeated in one battle. The original plan was to defeat the Tibetan army along the way, but I didn't expect that Gari Gexia would play tricks. It has to be adjusted, even if Yue Zhongqi wished to rush all the way to Ba Nuan Sanchuan camp, she didn't dare to risk the lives of [-] soldiers under her command, so in desperation, she could only give a loud order to stop advancing .

"Master Yue, why don't you stop here!"

As soon as Yue Zhongqi gave an order, the shrill horn sounded, and the nearly [-] troops who were marching hurriedly stopped immediately, but He Min, who was leading his troops on both sides of the army to take on the guard task, was in a hurry. But when he saw that he was leading a few Ghoshhas, he rode his horse straight to the central army. Before anyone dismounted, the dissatisfied shouts and questions rang out. General Ai, now being besieged by the enemy's army, He Min wished to lead the cavalry directly to the Ba Nuan Sanchuan camp, but he was in a hurry, but he didn't dare to leave his own infantry behind - the new army infantry He Min's fighting power is indeed strong, but marching in the wilderness is extremely easy to be attacked by cavalry troops. Once attacked, the loss will be great. Obviously, He Min cannot bear such a responsibility. He could patiently accompany the infantry on their way, but his heart had already flown to Banan Sanchuan, and now he heard the sound of the horn was wrong, so there was no reason not to be anxious.

"He and the division commander just came at the right time. We just received the enemy's report. The kid Gari Geshana is stationed in the barracks, trying to defend the camp. I'm afraid that a strong attack is inevitable. Do you have any opinions on this with the division commander?"

He Min's attitude of asking questions is obviously too much, but Yue Zhongqi didn't care so much, and explained it calmly.

"Oh? If the tortoise doesn't come out, it will be flattened. I don't believe that those broken camps can stop the artillery fire from my army!"

Hearing Yue Zhongqi's words, the anger in He Min's heart should have subsided a lot, but he didn't think it was a big deal, nothing else, for the army in the cold weapon era, It is really not easy to break through the enemy's defense, and night attack may be able to achieve some results. Once a frontal attack is made, the attacking side will suffer a lot in all likelihood, but for the Qing army at this time, closed Battalion defense is almost the same as suicide. Once a cannon fire strikes past, no matter how strong the fence is, it will not be much stronger than the paper. As for the crossbows in the hands of the defenders, they are just like toys. , The officers and soldiers of the Qing army who were far out of range could do nothing at all.

"Okay then, our troops will attack in half an hour, and the division commander will lead the cavalry to raid the formation. Once the enemy is defeated, the division commander can just drive the bandits away, and don't chase after them."

He Min said it lightly, but Yue Zhongqi, the commander of the Northern Route Army, did not dare to take it lightly, nothing else, although the [-] Tibetan army is not a big deal, but if you really want to take it down, you can't take it lightly. It was as relaxed and comfortable as He Min said, and besides, time was very precious to the Qing army, and they couldn't afford to delay it, but seeing that He Min was so bullish, Yue Zhongqi didn't want to discuss the details of the battle with him, Just a polite exhortation.

"Naturally, Mr. Yue can rest assured that he has his own measure with a certain one."

He Minyuan was in a hurry to rescue Ke Luntai's troops who were in deep siege, and he didn't want to waste any more time on the miscellaneous soldiers of Ping Guoluoke's troops, so he would not object to Yue Zhongqi's proposal, so he agreed with all his heart ...

"The Qing army is here, the Qing army is here!"

At the end of the day, when there was a burst of smoke and dust behind the hills in the distance, more than a dozen banners fluttered out, and the sentinels who were watching the movement from the high watchtower suddenly shouted, but they blew their horns vigorously , In an instant, the already tense atmosphere exploded, and the riots continued one after another, causing the generals of the Tibetan army at all levels in charge of suppression to be in a hurry.

"Bastard, pass on the order, whoever dares to talk nonsense and move around will be killed without mercy!"

Seeing that the battle has not yet been fought, the morale of our own army has already been shaken. Even in anger, Gari Gexiadang drew out the scimitar from his waist, slashed at the empty space, and roared angrily. With a loud voice, at least it calmed down the commotion of the soldiers under him.

"Send the order, the whole army stops, and line up on the spot!"

Yue Zhongqi rode his horse and marched at the forefront of the army, and he had seen the security situation in the Tibetan army camp, but he didn't care about it at all, not worried about the Tibetan army coming out of the camp to attack, and led his troops until the When they were less than [-] paces away from the Tibetan army camp, he just waved his hand and gave the order loudly.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

As soon as Yue Zhongqi gave the general's order, the messengers who followed him hurriedly blew the horn, and the nearly [-] troops who had been marching in a meandering way immediately moved into action. First, the cavalry moved around on the two wings to cover the infantry. After that, the artillery regiment began to move forward, and arranged its positions in an orderly manner.

Each infantry division of the Qing army is equipped with an artillery regiment, which is generally composed of two light infantry artillery battalions and a medium-sized anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Each light infantry artillery battalion has 27 guns, and the medium-sized anti-aircraft artillery battalion There are relatively few cannons, only eighteen. Under normal conditions, heavy artillery is not equipped. However, this time the North Route Army shoulders the heavy task of attacking many cities. Hongqing specially allocated two heavy artillery pieces from the artillery division to the North Route Army. Army, the whole division has a total of 74 cannons. This guy is all deployed. The formation is really terrifying. The battle has not yet started, and the Tibetan army camp is already full of panic. I'm afraid that more than [-] soldiers will collapse and flee on the spot.

The first division is the most elite unit in the new army, and it goes without saying that its tactical quality is strong. It took less than half the time from the time Yue Zhongqi ordered the deployment of the formation until the slowest artillery regiment completed the deployment of the artillery position. Two hours, this is because the deployment of the two heavy artillery is relatively troublesome, otherwise, the time can be even shorter.

"Report to the commander, the artillery regiment has been deployed, please give instructions!"

Although the artillery position had been deployed, Chen Shanming, the artillery regiment commander, did not dare to take it lightly. After checking the whole position again, he trotted to the Central Army Office, and saluted Yue Zhongqi loudly. Ask for instructions.

"Let's begin!"

It has been more than an hour since I got the news that Gari Gexia was sticking to the camp. Seeing that today it is difficult to get to Taiping Town on time, Yue Zhongqi's expression is still calm and her heart is stringing. He couldn't help feeling a little nervous, since he wouldn't have any nonsense at this moment, but seeing him wave his hand, his voice was already giving orders in a dark and cold voice.

"twitter!"

Now that Yue Zhongqi had given the order, Chen Shanming didn't dare to delay any longer, he hastily responded, and hurried back to the artillery position arranged in the front, shook his hands, and picked up the double-sided rolled paper from his waist. With a shake of his wrist, he flicked away two flags, one red and one white, and raised them high above his head. With a vigorous wave, he roared loudly: "Attention all guns, five rapid-fires, fire!"

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Before Chen Shanming’s shouting was over, the 74 cannons had already started shooting performances. Amidst the huge roar, shells, large or small, pierced the sky and smashed into the camp of the Tibetan army. As soon as the huge momentum came out, the entire Tibetan army camp suddenly became chaotic—the Tibetan army also had artillery, of course, they were all old-style artillery seized from the Qing army during the previous rebellion. There are only more than [-] doors. When attacking Zhuanglangwei and other small towns, they also fired artillery to assist. Speaking of which, they are not unfamiliar with artillery attacks, but they have never seen such a super powerful army like Ruo Xinjun. With long-range cannons, just hearing the whistling sound of shells piercing the sky is enough to make the Tibetan army terrified.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The roaring and diving shells did not care about the emotions of the officers and soldiers of the Tibetan army. They drew a beautiful parabola and smashed into the Tibetan army camp heavily. In the midst of the explosion, thick gunpowder smoke billowed up, and countless shrapnel swept across in private. In an instant, the Tibetan soldiers who were caught off guard were killed and injured. The lucky ones who survived were terrified and ran wild, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the generals of the Tibetan army were all out of control. It was only the first round of shelling, and the entire Tibetan army camp was already on the verge of collapse.

The cannons were fired, and then the cannons were fired. The officers and soldiers of the Qing army ignored the panic and fear of the Tibetan army at all. In the camp, after five rounds of shelling, nearly half of the Tibetan army camp had been plowed. Most of the towers, arrow towers, trebuchets and other targets that had been taken care of had become ruins all over the place. The fences of the barracks had long since become sawdust all over the place. By this time, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the Tibetan army was gone. Li Gexia tried his best to suppress it, even killing dozens of rebel soldiers, but he was powerless to stop the defeat of the Tibetan army.

"Send the order, the cavalry attack, drive the thieves away, and grab as many horses as possible!"

Seeing that the Tibetan army had completely collapsed, Yue Zhongqi did not order any more bombardment, but gave the order for a general attack. Immediately, amidst the bleak horns, the cavalry on both wings of the Qing army began to accelerate. Charged towards the Tibetan army camp with an invincible blade...

(End of this chapter)