Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 277 Massive Landing
At the end of July, just after the typhoon season, hundreds of ships of all sizes gathered in Guangzhou Port and Lianzhou Port to prepare for the general attack on Jiaozhi.This time, Li Buqi loaded all the troops he could take on the ship, a total of 1 "militiamen", 2000 from the Zhenwu Army, 1000 from the Marine Corps, and 2000 Dongbing soldiers. There are [-] marines stationed on Cat Ba Island, and there are almost [-] infantry in total.

On the fifth day of August, Li Buqi led the fleet to set off from Guangzhou Port, first to Qiongzhou, and then went straight to Catba Island.When he arrived at Catba Island, the fleet sailing from Lianzhou had already unloaded the loaded personnel and supplies on Catba Island.Li Buqi did not stop at Catba Island, but went directly to the place that was probably the coastal defense of later generations, and within a day he landed [-] troops and established a stronghold.

Over the past year, the Song Army and the Cochin Army from Catba Island have fought many times at the mouth of the Baiteng River. The people of Cochin have long since dared not live here. There are only more than 1 Cochin Army left here, focusing on defending the Baiteng River.In order to prevent the Song army from entering the river and going up the river, the Jiaozhi people also set up several horizontal iron cables in the Baiteng River to prevent the passage of ships.Li Buqi had to cut these iron chains if he wanted to advance by land and water.

The Cochin people have been staring at this place all the time, and the Song army's huge landing operation can't be hidden from the Cochin people's scouts.After the Song Army set up the camp, a large number of Jiaozhi troops came from the direction of Baiteng River, and set up a formation outside the Song Army's camp to prevent the Song Army from entering the inland.

Gao Shiyao, the patrol inspector of Guangduandu, held up his binoculars and looked at the Jiaozhi team for a while and made a judgment: "Fortune, I see that there are only three thousand people in Jiaozhi. While they are not stable, I will lead an army to kill them, and I will be able to kill them." They all ran away."

Inner Garden Envoy Shi Quanbin knew Li Buqi's battle plan, he laughed and said, "If you drive away all the Cochin people, how will you attract the Cochin army and capture the prisoners?"

Seeing Gao Shiyao's confused expression, Li Buqi said, "Okay, you just need to follow the order to fight, and you will understand in a few days."

Gao Shiyao quickly answered.Li Buqi said: "Okay, you take 2000 people out of the camp to drive away the Jiaozhi people. Be careful as long as you drive them away, and don't chase them too far."

Gao Shiyao accepted the order in doubt, and led a group of "militiamen" out of the camp to attack the Jiaozhi people.Each of these militiamen has a shield, two spears or battle axes, and a big knife on their backs. At least half of them are covered in iron armor or rattan armor. Cochin squeezed past.When the Jiaozhi people entered the effective range of the steel crossbow, the team stopped advancing and the crossbowmen began to shoot the crossbow.

In the end, the Jiaozhi people couldn't withstand the damage from the steel crossbow, and began to swarm and charge. The melee infantry continued to move forward at a slow speed, and then threw spear darts at the rushing Jiaozhi people, and swung their knives into the enemy's formation.

Most of the backbone of these "militiamen" had fought against the Cochin people with Di Qing's army and the Marine Corps. Under their restraint, the whole team advanced almost as neatly as in training, and slammed into the Cochin team fiercely.

If the Jiaozhi people fought in a small group of troops, their soldiers were fiercer than the Song army, but this kind of competition for organization and discipline was not what they were good at.The Three Thousand Cochin Army seemed to be facing the impact of a huge wave. They couldn't stand it after a few strokes, and began to retreat continuously, and finally began to retreat.

Li Buqi looked back at the hourglass hanging next to him and nodded: "It only took a little longer than a stick of incense. With such an elite teacher, this time we will definitely win the Rising Dragon Mansion."

At this time, Shi Quanbin shouted: "Another Cochin army is coming."

Li Buqi raised his binoculars to look over, and saw a dense crowd of Jiaozhi people approaching from the direction of Baiteng River, and quickly ordered: "Ming Jin, let Gao Shiyao withdraw."

Although the Song army landed many times in the past, they always retreated after looting. They had never set up a stronghold on the shore, nor did they have so many troops.Therefore, the abnormality of the Song army this time made the chief general of Jiaozhi, Li Dezheng's brother-in-law Shen Chenggui think that this time the situation is different from the past, and quickly commanded the Jiaozhi army on both sides of the Baiteng River to besiege the Song army. go to sea.

Over the past year, the Jiaozhi army guarding the coast has been exhausted, but the Song army did not know when they went ashore quietly, and they did not hold back their hands, so they did not have much record. Instead, because a large number of people were taken away, they were scolded by the emperor and the people. scolding, demoralized.Shen Chenggui thought that since the Song army landed blatantly this time and did not evacuate immediately, it gave him a chance.Even if it is just to drive the Song army into the sea, it can be publicized as a victory, which is good for boosting the morale of the people.

For the next three days, the Song Army made tentative attacks on the Jiaozhi Army every day, pretending to rush into the inland, while the Jiaozhi Army did not show any weakness, and launched a tit-for-tat attack on the Song Army. stuck.Shen Chenggui was in a hurry. Seeing that the more than 1 Cochin troops were worthy of a tie with the Song army, he transferred more troops from other parts of the coast, and also transferred all the dozens of elephants under his command.

By September 2th, the Jiaozhi army had reached [-]. Shen Chenggui felt that the world could be determined in one battle. Since the morning, he had placed all the troops in front of the Song army camp.The only thing that bothers him is that there is a beach behind the camp of the Song army. The fast boats of the Song army shuttle back and forth on the sea. When they see the Cochin army trying to cross the beach, they use ballistas and crossbows to greet them. Therefore, the Cochin army can only attack from the inland direction. .The front is too narrow, and there are more than [-] people, some of whom can't get rid of it and violate the taboo of military strategists.

But Shen Chenggui's military is also self-taught, and he thinks it's okay.When there are too many people crowded together, it will appear that there are so many people, and it will make the enemy afraid when they look at it.So he gave an order, and the Jiaozhi people began to rush towards the camp of the Song Army with dozens of elephants as the vanguard.

Li Buqi had already climbed to the lookout pole in the camp to see the formation of the Cochin people clearly.When he saw those elephants, he knew that the Cochin people were going to put all their eggs in one basket.That being the case, there was nothing to hide, and he ordered all the gunners of the Zhenwu Army and the "Guangnan Militia" to be pulled up to set up a blocking line.

According to the battle plan, Qi Bin, the reserve depot envoy, and Duan Chong, the "militiaman" Duan Chong, will land on the Tushan Peninsula after the Cochin people withdraw their coastal defenses, and then turn around to the back of the Cochin army to defeat the Cochin army.The fight here is so fierce, it is estimated that there is no need for a contact signal, Qi Bin and Duan Chong should know that it is time for them to play.

Although Li Buqi believed in Duan Chong, he still ordered the release of beacon smoke to send a signal to the detour army.At this time, the forward of the Jiaozhi people also began to approach the camp of the Song Army. Li Buqi quickly got off the lookout pole, put on his helmet and rattan armor—he was actually very afraid of death.

The ensuing battle was a bit dull for Li Buqi, that is, the Song army successively used ballistas, catapults and steel crossbows to block and shoot the Jiaozhi people.Although some Jiaozhi people kept falling down, the Jiaozhi people behind would bravely make up for it and rush towards the Song army howling.Especially those elephants with rough skin and thick flesh and colorful armor, even light ballistas and catapults cannot cause fatal damage. They kept rushing over, and as they ran, the ground shook slightly.

Facing these gigantic monsters, the southern soldiers were better. The soldiers of the Zhenwu Army from the north were already pale. Although they were still standing firmly in their fighting positions, the fire ropes in their hands were trembling.

After finally waiting for the elephants to rush into a distance of 30 meters, the commanders shouted one after another because of their nervousness, and immediately ejected huge flames from the copper cannons mounted on the gun mounts, and the loud noise spread. As soon as they came out, lead bullets the size of broad beans swarmed and fired at the densely packed Cochin people.

(End of this chapter)