Chapter 2623 Gui Zi Juan fights fiercely with the heroes, you and I live and die (2)
Such a camp suddenly stood up on this flat land. Even a fool can figure out the opponent's purpose of setting up a camp here, which is to use the terrain advantage of this hill to block the enemy. Setting up a camp is just to block this blockade. It’s just expansion again.
How to stop the enemy is, of course, to use your own advantages to attack the enemy, and firearms are the advantage of the Zhou army.
Because of this, it is an inevitable option to surround the camp with cavalry fire and projectiles. First, use this kind of divided attack and combined cavalry fire to cause damage to the enemy troops in the camp. They also know that cavalry cannot remove such a nail, and they will eventually have to use infantry. , but being able to use your own advantages to weaken the enemy as much as possible is also the first option.
It's just that these Jianzhou cavalry obviously underestimated the Zhou army's preparations for this. Even if they had to prepare at night, they kept a considerable distance. At the same time, they also used the maneuverability of light cavalry to go around to reduce the risk of being directly attacked. But when they were When hundreds of fire cannons are fired at the same time, this kind of damage is inevitable.
The Jianzhou Rangers, who were like exploding a camp, suddenly ran away, trying to escape from the designed range of the fire cannons. However, the first round was fired, and the second round followed closely. The fire cannons from several directions started firing one after another, which also caused the surrounding Jianzhou cavalry were shot one after another.
In just a few breaths, hundreds of corpses of Jianzhou cavalry and the still wailing wounded were left within a distance of 200 steps around the camp. There were also some horses that had lost their owners and were running around the battlefield without a clue. , this scene actually looks very vicissitudes of life.
The loss of a hundred men was insignificant to Hu Erhan, but this kind of loss just after the battle still made Hu Erhan a little depressed.
The situation reported from the front also made Hu Erhan realize that the Zhou army was not unprepared, but he was not afraid. On the contrary, the opponent set up a camp to block the enemy, instead of actively fighting the enemy. This fully shows that the enemy army is at a disadvantage in terms of strength, especially This increased Hu Erhan's confidence even though he was unaware of the outstanding strength of his own army.
It's just that this camp set up on a hillside is stuck at the throat of this plain. If you want to pass through here, you can't avoid entering the strike zone of the opponent's firearms, especially since the opponent is still behind both sides of the largest camp. The purpose of setting up slightly smaller camps is obviously to use the cooperation between these camps to block the advancing team.
In other words, this is a delaying strategy, which forces our side to clear out these camps and strongholds if we want to pass here smoothly and without interference. This is a bit difficult for the cavalry in the vanguard.
"It seems that the Zhou army has already taken precautions. Although they don't know where we are coming from, they have set up a defensive camp here in advance. However, under the pressure from Lord Fei Yingdong, it should be impossible for them to attack us here. How many troops should be left in the border for defense? If my prediction is good, the total will not exceed 3,000!"
Hulhan made a decisive judgment.
The Zhou army on the western front was not very powerful. The fierce confrontation with Fei Yingdong held back most of the Zhou army. Even if the Zhou army was cautious and vigilant and deployed defenses on the flanks in advance, three thousand men should be the limit.
In fact, Zhu Mei and the others did only set up a defense line of 2,000 people here before, and even divided it into several sections. Only after Feng Ziying raised the possibility that the Jianzhou Army might launch a surprise attack from outside the border wall. , Zhu Mei's side began to strengthen their defenses here. As the intelligence learned confirmed that the Jianzhou Army might be attacking, they wanted to use this black tiger to dig out the heart to directly penetrate the Zhou Army's defense line from the flank, so that's why After quickly rising to a higher level, Zhu Mei's troops were increased from 6,000 to 2,000 and Feng Ziying's pro-army troops as reserves.
If Hu Erhan's judgment was not based on Feng Ziying's previous prediction, then indeed, no matter how deployed the blocking force of two to three thousand people would be unable to withstand the attack of the Jianzhou army, and in this camp that bore the brunt, according to Hu Erhan's prediction One thousand troops should be the limit.
But now the situation has changed. The strength of more than 8,000 troops is far beyond Huerhan's imagination, but Huerhan doesn't know. He only hopes to break through this choked camp in the shortest possible time and rush to the main battlefield at full speed as soon as possible.
"Lord Hu'erhan, if the Zhou army deployed 3,000 men on this line, the most critical choke point, the Zhou army's defense strength should be about 1,000 men. However, the Zhou army is mainly composed of firecrackers. There is also an artillery team. It may not be easy to capture this camp, especially since there are auxiliary forts around it."
It was half a reminder, half a message to Sajiala on the side. Hu Erhan understood the perfectly arranged words. He nodded slightly and turned his eyes to Sajiala: "Well, let's capture this place first to avoid future troubles. , how about we, the Jianzhou Army, attack first? Sajiala, how about your troops raiding the formation?"
However, now that such an opportunity is in front of us, it depends on Sajiala's attitude. Hu Erhan believes that Sajiala should not be able to bear it.
This is fine, let him touch the Zhou army camp that is blocking the front and knock it down. This is giving him a chance to show off. The next step to enter the main battlefield will make him more arrogant and rush to the front line. Can't be beaten down, well, Hu Erhan thinks this is unlikely. After all, Hu Erhan has 5,000 infantry in his hands. No matter what, he can chew off this bone. At most, the loss will be larger, and this guy will be able to suffer in the future. Don't put your eyes too high above your head, and really treat the world's heroes as if they were nothing.
“Lord Hu Erhan, you don’t need to use aggressive methods like this. Since we are here, we are fighting. This first battle will determine the merits of our East China Sea Jurchens, so it can be regarded as the first battle.”
Although Sajiala looks rough and arrogant, he also has a delicate side inside. The East China Sea Jurchens have attached themselves to the Jianzhou Jurchens. This is the general trend and cannot be changed. It is okay for the people below to cause small conflicts and conflicts, but in real matters, Sajiala Jiala knew that he should use his strength to prove himself, otherwise he would always be looked down upon by the Jianzhou Jurchens.
Hu Erhan laughed loudly: "Okay, Sajiala, you are ambitious. I have heard about the bravery of the Jurchen warriors in the East China Sea. Along the way, I have also seen the perseverance of the Jurchen warriors in the East China Sea. Now it is time to see the bravery of the Jurchen warriors in the East China Sea." There are about a thousand Zhou soldiers in this camp, but Zhou soldiers are not good at close combat, but their firearms are sharp. You also know that hundreds of cavalry were lost previously, all of which were killed by Zhou army's fire and muskets. You are attacking this camp. You also need to be careful at all times and take protective cover. I asked my troops to provide you with another three hundred shields to facilitate an attack at close range."
Tao Dasheng knew that the pre-dinner meal was almost over as the number of cavalry that surrounded and fired gradually decreased.
The Jianzhou Cavalry was very cunning. After encountering two or three rounds of fire cannon attacks, they had already tested the shortcomings or shortcomings of the camp. Because such a camp with a high ground as the center was in a long strip, they avoided the front section and the From the rear, they kept flying past the flanks, using mounted fire to bring arrow rain to cause damage to their own side.
To a certain extent, this also puts some pressure on our side. Although various preparations have been made before, with wooden shields and double cowhide shields propped up to isolate most of the arrows, there are always some that have changed their direction and angle. The stray arrows will get in and still cause casualties.
But it was all worth it. The artillery team only suffered less than five casualties, including one dead and four wounded. Two of them could still fight, but the spear team suffered greater losses. More than 20 people were killed in the stray arrows, and more than 40 people were killed. People were injured, and the number of gunmen's casualties was close to a hundred. Fortunately, there were more minor injuries.
In contrast, the Jianzhou cavalry were shot by gunmen during the continuous galloping. Tao Dasheng initially estimated that there should be about 300 people.
Tao Dasheng is satisfied with this comparison of battle losses. It has been firmly written in the merit book. After this battle, as long as everyone is still alive, the reward will not be lost.
It's a pity that the Tiger Crouching Cannon cannot be used. Otherwise, if one round of the cannon is fired, at least dozens or hundreds of Jianzhou Cavalry will be left behind. But Tao Dasheng also knows that this cannot be used on these slippery cavalry. Once they are detected, Knowing the layout of the artillery array, they will not only easily avoid it, but more importantly, they will provide it to the Jianzhou infantry who will attack later.
Without infantry, they could not take down this fortress.
When the Jianzhou Army Formation in the distance continued to advance towards this side and came into sight, Tao Dasheng knew that the real test was coming.
It can be seen from the telescope that the formation of the infantry in the center is slightly scattered and rough, and it is also somewhat different from the infantry on the two wings. The clothing is more fur than the uniformly marked Jianzhou armor. This makes Tao Dasheng a little surprised. It's like the established Jianzhou Army, more like a newly assembled tribal army.
But these are not important anymore. No matter who dares to come, Tao Dasheng will leave a memorable scene for them.
"Hu Er, it's time to get ready, it's time for the big job." Tao Dasheng finally stood up, moved his body, raised his chin and signaled to the guy who had been squatting beside him with a wooden shield on his shoulder, the artillery sentry. Official Hu Er.
“I know, I’m not blind yet, let Pan Laosan and his gunmen fire two rounds first. Hitting the two wings will force them to lean towards the middle, so we can give them a big meal...”
Hu Er's voice was a little hoarse, but it was more like he was brewing some kind of bloodthirsty emotion. Before every artillery battle, this guy would make this excited hoarse sound.
(End of this chapter)