May 27, night.
Li Guo was sitting alone in the Xingtang County government office. On the table in front of him was a map of Beizhili. This map was given to him by Hong Chengchou.
At this time, Li Guo's eyes kept wandering between Xingtang County, Quyang County and Beijing City, calculating in his mind the speed of the troops and horses of each battalion.
I don't know why, but Li Guo always felt very uneasy. Logically speaking, Hong Chengchou's strategy was perfect. Even Li Yan and Gu Junen were full of praise, and Li Guo and the senior generals in each battalion could not fault it.
However, with such a perfect strategy, Li Guo could not rest assured. He always felt that such a powerful opponent like Liu Yan would never be defeated by Hong Chengchou's strategy. There must be something lacking in it.
So Li Guo stared at this map, combined with the strategy formulated by Hong Chengchou, and sat in the main hall for more than an hour, but he still couldn't think of a reason.
"Somebody come!"
"What are your orders to the general?"
The rear camp led by Li Guo had 230,000 troops and was very strong. At this time, Zuo Guoyi's general Zhang Neng led 100,000 dead soldiers to station outside Xingtang County. Stretching camps were set up around the city, and there were countless camps from the inside to the outside. The width of the inside.
General You Guoyi led 20,000 gunmen and 20,000 cavalry to garrison the city of Xingtang County. General You Guoyi, Ma Chongxi, stationed 60,000 armored soldiers in the south of the city and set up camp three miles away from Xingtang County. In addition, there are 30,000 Xiaoqi camping alone in the north of Xingtang County.
At this time, Li Guo ordered people to find Zhang Neng, Gao Yigong, and Ma Chongxi. He wanted to discuss with the three of them, and maybe he could think of any gaps.
Not long after, the three of them came to the county government hall one after another.
, Li Guo first asked: "What's going on in each department?"
Zhang Neng said with a smile: "Don't worry, General Zhi, everything is normal. The scouts from various departments have not sent back any news."
Gao Yigong nodded and said: "Now the Ming army around Xingtang County has basically been annihilated, and Liu Yan's tribe is blocked at Jingxing Pass, unless Chongzhen's son can summon another large army to kill from the north!"
Li Guo nodded, the truth is like this, but when Gao Yigong mentioned the name Liu Yan and the place name Jingxing Pass, for some reason, Li Guo's heart suddenly jumped a few times.
Li Guo then expressed his worries and asked the three people to help him give advice.
Then the four of them began to study the map, but they still couldn't figure it out. They couldn't think of any chance for Liu Yan to make a comeback.
Suddenly, there was an earth-shattering roar outside. Li Guo jumped up from his chair like a spring with an extremely ugly face. Zhang Neng, Gao Yigong, and Ma Chongxi were dumbfounded on the spot.
Zhang Neng asked in confusion: "Is this the sound of artillery?"
Gao Yigong said in disbelief: "With such a dense cannon fire, there must be hundreds of them, right?"
Ma Chongxi also asked: "Who has so many artillery now and would open fire in Xingtang County? Is it the soldiers and horses of the Firearms Battalion?"
Li Guo's eyes accidentally glanced at the map. He followed Jingxing Pass to the east and saw Huolu County, and then to the north he saw Xingtang County. Then big beads of sweat instantly flowed down: "Impossible! Unless Liu Yanhe His soldiers and horses are all heavenly soldiers and generals!”
"Control the general?"
Li Guo roared angrily: "What are you still doing? Return to the army immediately to fight!"
"yes
! "
At this time, outside Xingtang County, the dark night had been illuminated by the flames of fierce artillery fire. The flickering lights on the wilderness under the night sky were spectacular.
Qian Qian led the artillery battalion to quickly deploy from several miles away under the cover of night, and then opened fire directly at the 60,000 armored soldiers camp in the south of Xingtang County.
At this time, the bonfires and countless torches in the 60,000-armed barracks were the best guides, allowing the gunners of the New Army artillery camp to adjust the parameters calmly. The artillery fire fired was actually very accurate, which made Qian Qian and the soldiers continue to Cheers erupted.
"Flan's cannon chief, red cannon chief and rocket launcher chief are firing on all cylinders, give me a blast!"
boom!
Just when the artillery battalion was showing off its power, and a few rounds of shelling reduced the 60,000 armored soldiers' camp in the rear camp of the bandits to a pot of porridge, Xu Ming led the cavalry battalion soldiers to break through the 30,000 warriors' camp in the north of Xingtang County.
boom! A large number of thunderbolts were thrown over by the high-speed charge of the cavalry battalion soldiers, and exploded violently around the camp and near the camp gate, opening more than a dozen gaps in a short period of time.
Xu Ming roared: "Come in and kill!"
Generals Dong Yun, Du Zhongming, and Lu Yuan each led a detachment of soldiers and ran rampant in the camp. At this time, the 30,000 knights rushed out of the tent as if they were having a nightmare, and were immediately killed by the soldiers of the cavalry battalion who rushed over.
In the camp, the roar of bird cannons, the screams of the bandit knights, the roar of the charging cavalry army, all kinds of sounds intertwined together, making the wilderness under the night full of excitement.
Xu Ming led hundreds of guards and Ye Bushou were also galloping in the camp, constantly igniting the sky-shaking thunder, and then threw it at the place where the bandit soldiers gathered. Poor those bandit soldiers who had just
As soon as they gathered together and were about to prevent the counterattack, they were "concentrated" by thunders that shook the sky.
"Haha! It's so happy, so damn happy!"
Xu Ming was eager to kill. According to Ye Bushou's investigation, there were at least tens of thousands of rogue soldiers and horses in this camp. After rushing in, Xu Ming was surprised to find that the camp was still full of elite rogue knights.
But such an elite army of rogue thieves had no power to fight back under our own surprise attack. This was a complete one-sided massacre!
"Quick victory!"
Xu Ming shouted loudly: "Drive the enemy troops towards Xingtang County!"
At this time, the New Army's front camp, rear camp, left camp, right camp, middle camp, and the sixth battalion of the garrison were fully deployed. When Liu Yan led his army to a position ten miles south of Xingtang County, he ordered each battalion to start They deployed secretly and took advantage of the darkness to deploy around Xingtang County. Then, using the artillery battalion's shelling as a signal, each battalion simultaneously launched an attack on the bandit soldiers and horses outside Xingtang County.
Liu Yan held up his telescope and searched the battlefield under the night. He saw sparkling lights everywhere outside Xingtang County, and the sounds of various fighting were intertwined, making it impossible to distinguish the details on the battlefield.
This is also the reason why night battles were rarely fought in ancient times. Except for a very small number of elite troops, basically no one was willing to fight at night. Because the means of communication on the battlefield at this time relied on flags, war drums, horns, etc. In the dark, not only the soldiers of the army would feel scared, but the command was far less convenient than during the day, and various flags also lost their commanding role.
Therefore, when an ordinary army launches a night battle, most of its own troops will become confused before they can defeat the enemy.
Even if it’s the new troops under Liu Yan’s command,
In each army camp, now that the battle has begun, Liu Yan can only issue orders through messengers. The transmission of various orders and messages is very delayed. To a large extent, Liu Yan has lost control of the battlefield. To a large extent, Liu Yan has lost control of the battlefield. It is up to each battalion to direct operations on its own.
However, Liu Yan could also use the telescope to see that the purpose of his raid in this battle had been achieved. Li Guo's rear camp did not respond at all. Each battalion had basically succeeded. The rest depends on how the soldiers of each battalion kill the enemy.
At this time, there was still a guard battalion around Liu Yan that was not engaged in the battle. The soldiers of this guard battalion were used as a reserve team. However, Miao Shao was itching to wait and said: "Look, Mr. Ge, there are rogue thieves on the outskirts of Xingtang County." The soldiers and horses should all be dead soldiers, and the soldiers from all battalions basically rushed in!"
Liu Yan nodded and said: "According to the strategy, each battalion will drive the defeated troops outside the city into the city, and then take advantage of the defeated bandits to retreat into the city and seize the opportunity to capture the city gate. Now I hope Li Guo can let go The soldiers and horses outside the city have entered."
Miao Shao smiled and said: "If I were Li Guo, I would be confused now!"
Liu Yan also smiled. In less than two days, more than 100,000 soldiers rushed for 120 miles. This speed was unmatched by anyone in the late Ming Dynasty. Liu Yan and the soldiers of the army were proud enough!
At the same time, on the battlefield, General Zuo Guoyi Zhang Neng had been lowered from the top of the city in a hanging basket, and then rushed into the camp in the west of the city with a dozen soldiers.
I saw that there was chaos in the camp, and countless dead soldiers were running for their lives in the camp. No one stopped the counterattack, and no one gathered the defeated troops. The 100,000-strong army collapsed.
"asshole!"
Zhang Neng was angry
He grabbed a captain and said angrily: "Why don't you lead your troops to fight back!"
"General, this is Liu Yan's new army. Their cannons are everywhere, shooting from all directions in the night. The brothers are being slaughtered like animals. There is no way to stop them!"
Zhang Neng angrily slashed the captain to death, and then roared angrily: "Counterattack! Immediately assemble at the general's command and counterattack!"
The surrounding thieves and dead soldiers saw Zhang Neng's big banner with the help of the firelight, and suddenly regained some sense. Under the command of many grassroots officers, they began to gather towards Zhang Neng, one after another, large and small, uneven. The formation also began to take shape.
Suddenly, the soldiers of the new army from the front group appeared. They lined up in a neat horizontal formation, marching with sonorous and powerful steps, and kept pushing forward. The dead soldiers who had just gathered were suddenly panicked. Even Zhang Neng Seeing this, he was also shaken.
"Stop!"
At least two thousand New Army gunmen in front, under the command of Lu Mingshi, the right commander of the New Army's right battalion, stopped advancing. Then Lu Mingshi waved the sword in his hand vigorously and roared angrily: "Let go." !”
boom!
More than 2,000 new army gunners continued to fire volleys, and the dead soldiers who had just gathered were immediately littered with casualties. Several phalanxes collapsed instantly, and they ran towards Xingtang County with Zhang Neng and others.
"What a battle this is!"
Zhang Neng knew at this time that the defeat was certain. The one hundred thousand dead soldiers outside the city were gone. They were suddenly attacked by Liu Yan's elite in the dark night. Such a battle was impossible. Even if there were millions of troops, they could only be killed wantonly by Liu Yan's troops!
At the same time, General You Guoyi Ma Chongxi also rushed to the camp three miles south of the city with his brigade of guards.
, at this time, the place had been severely beaten by the fierce artillery fire from the New Army artillery battalion. The camp was full of fire. The various defense facilities that were originally neat and orderly, as well as the camp tents that stretched for several miles, were now completely destroyed. Eighty-eight, countless artillery shells continued to fall in the camp, and a large number of rockets fell. The 60,000 armored soldiers in the camp were completely defeated.
Ma Chongxi looked at everything in front of him and couldn't believe it. He exclaimed: "Where did Liu Yan come from? Isn't he at Jingxing Pass? He flew here!"
"General, be careful!"
The guards behind them hurriedly threw Ma Zhongxi off the war horse. Several people rolled on the spot. Looking back, they saw that the war horses of the few people just now had been shattered by two cannonballs on the spot, and a mist of flesh and blood hit their faces. came and dyed Ma Chongxi and others into "bloody men".
"ah!"
At this time, even though Ma Chongxi was a god, he could not suppress the fear in his heart and shouted loudly: "Gather the troops and horses and retreat to the city!"
The surrounding subordinates dispersed one after another, roaring to gather troops and horses, but the 60,000 armored soldiers had been scattered by the New Army's artillery battalion. Is the power of hundreds of artillery pieces child's play?
Ma Chongxi and others had been busy for half an hour, but they had only assembled less than 20,000 soldiers and horses. Moreover, the 20,000 armored soldiers had no structure at all, and they looked like a group of defeated troops.
"Withdraw troops!"
At this time, Ma Chongxi didn't care much anymore, and immediately led the nearly 20,000 armored soldiers to retreat towards the direction of Xingtang County.
On the New Army's artillery camp, several horses rushed from the flanks of the artillery array and loudly said to Qian Qian: "Qiqi General Town, the bandit soldiers in front have retreated!"
Qian Qian laughed and said, "Zhu Hu Zun
Outside the artillery headquarters, all the artillery increased their elevation angle and fired four more rounds. After four rounds, the whole battalion advanced three miles! "
boom!
The sound of cannons continued, and the bandits began to be completely defeated.
