In the Ming army camp, Yang Sichang took Zuo Liangyu, Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi to inspect the seized grain and grass, as well as the captured heads of bandits.
Liu Yan also followed. After seeing Xu Ming, he asked: "What are the casualties of the cavalry battalion?"
Xu Ming deliberately said loudly: "General Qi, our army succeeded in the surprise attack. The battle ended in less than half an hour, and six thousand eight hundred and fifty levels were beheaded. There were no casualties in our cavalry battalion!"
"What!"
"How can it be!"
Yang Sichang and others nearby heard Xu Ming's answer. He Renlong and Li Guoqi shouted that it was impossible, and Zheng Chongjian also looked unbelievable.
Zuo Liangyu was in disbelief at first, then his face changed, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes when he looked at Liu Yan. 33
Yang Sichang smiled and asked: "Commander Xu, you said that there were no casualties in your troops in this battle, but is it true?"
Xu Ming said proudly: "There are no jokes in the army, and the generals will not dare to lie!"
"good!"
Yang Sichang laughed and said: "General Liu Shen really has a lot of fierce generals and strong troops under his command. With General Liu Shen here, our army will win this battle!"
Then Yang Sichang said to the soldiers of the Supervisory Camp who were examining the heads of the bandits: "There is no need to check any more. General Liu Shen captured over 10,000 heads of slave thieves. These heads of mere bandits will definitely not be fake."
Zheng Chongjian breathed a sigh of relief, came to Yang Sichang, and said: "Supervisor, General Liu Shen will win this battle. Our army has captured a large amount of grain and grass, and the morale of the officers and soldiers is high. Can we discuss how to attack Agate Mountain?"
Yang Sichang did not answer directly, but looked at Liu Yan and asked, "What does General Liu Shen think?"
Liu Yan said: "The supervisor can first spread the news about the bandits' food and grass being robbed to shake the morale of the bandits. Then I can concentrate my forces to attack Agate Mountain."
"All the gangs of bandits are trapped in the mountains. How can we spread the news?"
At this time Xu Ming came over and whispered a few words in Liu Yan's ear.
Liu Yan smiled and nodded, and then said: "Supervisor, our army captured dozens of bandit prisoners in this battle. We can release them."
Yang Sichang laughed loudly: "General Liu is really a genius, okay, let's do it like this!"
Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi felt a little uncomfortable when they saw that Liu Yan was so valued by Yang Sichang, but they couldn't do anything. After all, Liu Yan's talents and military exploits were here.
Zuo Liangyu felt uncomfortable and wanted to suppress Liu Yan, but seeing how powerful Liu Yan's men were, he felt fear in his heart. Contradicted by the two, he snorted coldly, stopped talking, and went into the middle. Military tent.
Yang Sichang didn't take it seriously when he saw this, and called everyone in to discuss the attack on Agate Mountain.
On the evening of the next day, Zhang Xianzhong set up the Chinese army camp on the west road of Manao Mountain. His four adopted sons, Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Kewang, Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi, were all there. Several people were frowning and the atmosphere was very depressed.
Zhang Dingguo said: "Commander, the dozens of defeated soldiers who escaped have been detained. How can we deal with them?"
Zhang Xianzhong was lean and lean, nicknamed Huang Hu. He also had a yellow complexion and a long beard. He was very evil. At this time, he said coldly: "Kill them all!"
"Commander!"
Zhang Dingguo still wanted to dissuade him, but Zhang Xianzhong said angrily: "How can anyone who shakes the morale of the army survive? Kill him in public to calm the morale of the army!"
Zhang Dingguo had no choice but to clasp his fists and accept the order: "Yes!"
At this time, Zhang Kewang said: "Commander, the food and grass in the army are about to be exhausted. He Yilong, Cao Wei, Guo Tianxing, Zhang Tianlin and others are sending people here almost every day to urge for food and grass. The morale of the troops has fluctuated. What's going on? good?"
Zhang Xianzhong thought for a while and said: "The Ming army defending on the west road is Zuo Liangyu's tribe. The defense was very lax before. The soldiers and horses escorting the grain and grass came down the mountain from that way. I think we can concentrate our elite troops to break out from the west road. , after opening the gap, the whole army will go down the mountain and withdraw, and rush into Sichuan first!"
Zhang Nengxiu and Zhang Nengqi nodded in agreement, but Zhang Kewang and Zhang Dingguo had doubts.
Zhang Dingguo said: "Commander, I heard from the defeated soldiers who escaped back that an elite Shandong army came from the Ming army. They have sharp weapons and tight battle formations. They are even more powerful than Cao Cao's troops and horses. Our army is going to break through." If so, we must focus on guarding against this Ming army, and we must not underestimate the enemy!"
Zhang Kewang also said worriedly: "And I'm worried that after this battle, Yang Sichang must have paid attention to the West Road, and maybe the Ming army has strengthened its defenses."
Zhang Xianzhong frowned and thought, and then said to a few people: "If the Ming army succeeds, they will definitely besiege Agate Mountain with the power of victory. Our army must take precautions as soon as possible. As long as the defense lines are defended, the arrogance of the Ming army will be reduced." If they are beaten down, then our army will be able to break through."
Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Kewang all nodded in agreement.
"Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Kewang!"
"exist!"
"You two and 20,000 elite troops are on standby in the camp. As the main breakout force, you will follow my orders."
"yes!"
"Zhang Nengqi, Zhang Wenxiu!"
"exist!"
"Zhang Nengqi led 10,000 soldiers to garrison the West Road, and Zhang Wenxiu led 10,000 soldiers to be ready to support the West Road at any time to block the Ming army's attack."
"yes!"
"I led 20,000 soldiers and horses to guard the family members in the army. At the same time, I sent people to contact He Yilong, Cao Wei, and Zhang Tianlin, telling them to stick to the defense line and I will find a way to solve the food and grass issue."
Zhang Kewang smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief means to let the three of them cut off our army's rear?"
Zhang Xianzhong said: "This is natural, someone must stay."
Two days later, Yang Sichang led the Ming army to besiege Manao Mountain.
Yang Sichang ordered Zuo Liangyu to shrink his troops and attack the west road, Liu Yan to lead his troops to attack the east road, and Zheng Chongjian to lead He Renlong and Li Guoqi's troops to attack the south road.
All Ming armies came out together, preparing to take down Agate Mountain in one go.
Liu Yan rode the Chinese army and ordered the front battalion commander Chen Xun to lead the lead, followed by the rear camp, left camp, right camp, and middle camp. The guard battalion held down the formation for the Chinese army, and the cavalry battalion was on standby behind. As for the artillery battalion, Qian Qian had already led the artillery battalion to build an artillery position at the foot of the mountain. Before each battalion attacked, Qian Qian would cover the enemy's defense line with artillery fire to maximize the destruction of the bandit troops.
Each battalion has an hour limit to take turns to attack and consume the bandit troops. There is no rush to take down the bandit defense line. This is also to preserve strength and avoid increased casualties among the soldiers of each battalion after a long battle.
After everything was ready, Liu Yan ordered the soldiers of the front camp to prepare for the attack, and then handed over the command of the front line to Chen Xun. Now Liu Yan intends to start training some of his generals. After all, only when everyone grows up can it be a big boost to his own strength.
Suddenly Liu Yan heard noises coming from the west and south, and Xu Ming and Miao Shao nearby also heard them.
"Sir, Zuo Liangyu and Qin Jun have started to take action. They are quite active this time."
Liu Yan said with a smile: "In their view, the bandit is already a turtle in the urn. Now attacking Agate Mountain is just a competition for military glory. Why not be anxious?"
Xu Ming said: "Then we have to step up and don't let that bastard Zuo Liangyu get there first."
Liu Yan was not in a hurry and said: "You remember, you must despise the enemy strategically, but you must pay attention to the enemy tactically."
"The combat power of the bandits is far inferior to that of the army of slave bandits, so strategically, I don't like Zhang Xianzhong's troops at all, and in terms of troop formation, I will not directly attack with the entire army like I did against the slave bandits. "
"But when it comes to a specific battle, we must pay attention to bandits. Even if Zhang Xianzhong is a straw bag, he is still a straw bag that has been running rampant in various provinces for many years. Those who can survive and mess up the southwest are by no means simple people, at least in terms of combat. His attainments are definitely above those of ordinary people. You must be careful when fighting."
Miao Shao and Xu Ming nodded and accepted the instruction.
Liu Yan looked at the Agate Mountain in the distance and said: "So, the focus of our army's strategy in this battle is artillery. To put it simply, it is: after the artillery blasts, the bird guns blast, and after the bird guns blast the infantry charge. Rogue Thief Come to kill, after the infantry rushes and shoots with cannons, and the thieves are hiding, then let the artillery and cannons continue to blast!"
Liu Yan's strategy sounded like a jingle, but Xu Ming and Miao Shao heard a strong murderous intention. With such a strategy, let alone an army of rogue thieves guarding Agate Mountain, even an army of slave thieves guarded it. , it is estimated that it will only lead to defeat!
Soon, the flags of the artillery battalion and the front battalion began to wave, indicating that they were ready for war.
Liu Yan said calmly: "Order the artillery battalion to start artillery preparations!"
"yes!"
The flag of the Chinese Army also began to wave left and right, and the messengers from the Guards Battalion rode out one after another, and began to travel between the Chinese Army and the front line, contacting the messengers from the front battalion, and maintaining contact with the front line.
A moment later, bursts of roaring sounds were heard, and the artillery battalion's seventy-two rocket launchers began to fire.
The rocket launcher reloads quickly and covers a wide area, which is perfect for targeting the bandit defense line in Agate Mountain to provide fire coverage.
"Let it go! Let it go!"
A total of seventy-two rocket launchers are divided into three parts. The rocket launchers of each sentry fire a salvo, and the three sentry posts take turns to bombard, continuously attacking the bandit defense line on the east road.
The rocket launcher not only reloads quickly, but also does not require heat dissipation like the Folan cannon. As long as the number of rockets is sufficient, it can continue bombarding, making it an ideal firepower weapon.
At this time, on the mountain east of Agate Mountain, there was a mess after the roar of rockets. Arrows were flying everywhere on the bandit defense line. Some rockets filled with kerosene encountered even caused fires. Many bandits The soldiers were burned, running around in the forest screaming, and were burned alive in the blink of an eye.
In Ge's eyes, He Yilong was nestled in a nest, with rockets whizzing by above his head. He roared loudly: "Where did the Ming army get these rockets? There are so many of them. When did Zuo Liangyu have so many?" The rocket!"
A general crawled into the den and said loudly: "General, brothers can't hold on any longer. The soldiers at the foot of the mountain are not Zuo Liangyu's soldiers, but Shandong soldiers. They are all soldiers named General Liu. ,so amazing!"
"Shandong soldiers!"
He Yilong looked at the general in surprise, but felt a little angry in his heart. He even started fighting. He didn't even know who the enemy was. What was this?
"Send someone to contact Zhang Xianzhong and ask him to send someone to support you, immediately!"
The general said with a sad face: "General, just now Zhang Xianzhong sent someone to ask us to go over to support him. He said he couldn't hold on anymore."
"fart!"
He Yilong roared angrily: "Zhang Xianzhong has more than 60,000 people. Even if there are 60,000 pigs, the Ming army can't catch them all!"
While he was talking, there was a sudden exclamation in front of him. Before He Yilong could react, he saw solid artillery shells falling around him. As soon as those hot shells hit the ground, they began to bounce around, flying everywhere inside and outside the defense line. Many bandit soldiers were beaten to pieces, and at worst, their hands and feet were broken.
"artillery!"
Seeing the artillery shells falling like raindrops, He Yilong exclaimed: "How many artillery pieces are equipped by those Shandong soldiers? They have such firepower!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cannonball hit the nest, and He Yilong and the general were directly smashed into a pool of flesh and blood.
Some people died, but not completely...
