Chapter 404 The Ending Battle of Huai'an V
"Li Yongfang...Li Yongfang..."
Dai Shan was trembling all over. He never expected that Li Yongfang would change his mind, and that he would change his mind at this critical point: "How dare he do this...Does he not want his family anymore?"
Yue Tuo was as calm as water at the moment. His previous anger had dissipated. He was very calm and collected at the moment, because the battlefield in Huai'an had now reached the most critical moment.
"Ama, don't be anxious. We haven't lost until the last moment..." Yue Tuo turned his back and looked at the map: "Li Yongfang is a thief, this must be something he has planned for a long time. No wonder he did it last time Open your mouth and let us be kind to these Chinese people;
He had three sons before he surrendered to us. Except for Li Yangeng's death, they are all by his side now. As for the imperial aunt, he was sure that the court would not convict the seventh uncle. "
Daishan sat on the handsome seat, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his thoughts: "You mean, we occupy the city and continue to wait for reinforcements?"
Yue Tuo nodded: "Xuzhou is the closest to Huai'an. According to the time, Uncle Qi's men should have arrived now. King Su has occupied Luoyang. According to the schedule, there should be news. Besides, Tan Tai's men are also in Shuyang. According to the Given the distance, he should be the first to arrive, right?"
Yue Tuo turned around and said, "Amma, we must first prepare for Tan Tai's failure. If Uncle Qi's men cannot reach Huai'an, we must set up a last-minute evacuation plan."
Daishan raised his head: "The plan for the Huai'an battlefield was designed by me. Counting the troops lost in Gaoyou and Yangzhou, the Qing Dynasty invested nearly half a million troops in Huai'an. This is nearly half of the country's strength. Once the Huai'an plan fails, , I am afraid that this gift for my father will bring disaster and misfortune."
Yue Tuo frowned and said: "For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, I believe your majesty will understand that the strength of the Ming army cannot be underestimated;
Amma, the war in the city is temporarily under my command. "
Daishan nodded: "You can make arrangements."
Yue Tuo turned to look at the people behind him and said: "Let Baha take his Mongolian cavalry to escort 10,000 Chinese people to the city, and mobilize all the firearms battalion troops to disperse and guard various city gates;
Wakda, you lead three Niulu cavalry to command in the center, and mobilize the people of the Han Army Flag to bring more lances and fire oil. If the people of the Han Army Flag dare to surrender to the enemy in front of the battle, you must be able to suppress them. "
"Brother, don't worry..."
Wakda turned around and left. Yue Tuo was still worried, so he looked at Shi Guozhu not far away and said, "Chief Soldier Shi, can you possibly suppress the people of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty?"
The three brothers of the Shi family invested money in the early days, and they all had high status. The three brothers were all general soldiers. Shi Guozhu followed Daishan, Shi Tingzhu followed Hauge, and Shi Tianzhu was in Hebei.
Shi Guozhu was appointed at the critical moment. Although he seemed to have a heavy responsibility, he had long been secretly dissatisfied with Li Yongfang's family. It was just because Li Yongfang was the first to surrender and took Abatai's daughter. Otherwise, his Shi brothers could become Manchurians just like Li Yongfang. The spokesperson of the Inner Han Army Flag.
"Don't worry, Baile. I will definitely live up to Baile's trust."
Seeing Shi Guozhu's loyal look, Yue Tuo did not have 100% trust and nodded: "Xin Shan, you are the supervisor."
Tong Jia and Xin Shan were Hana's brothers and relatives of Daishan's family. Shi Guozhu showed no resistance. He could understand Yue Tuo's intentions. After all, Li Yongfang could do anything as a consort, and he was just a small general soldier. .
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'Raise your gun...'
"put..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
"Forward regiments, free fire..."
Shanyang City in Huai'an Prefecture is not small, with a distance of nearly ten miles from north to south. There are not only houses around it, but also two or three miles of villages after entering the outer city, and then the inner city.
After entering the city, the Shenwu Army dispersed and attacked in various directions of the city gates according to Wang Xiaojie's order. However, the Qing army in the city resisted fiercely, and both sides were fighting for every inch of land in the city.
The sound of gunfire came one after another, and countless people were hit by bullets and arrows. However, even so, the brave Shenwu officers and soldiers still resisted the Qing army's resistance offensive and moved forward step by step. The price was naturally very cruel.
The 33rd Division Li Zongcheng's offensive direction was the main force of this attack. After switching to the 31st Division, he pressed forward step by step toward the center of the inner city, repelling the Qing troops who attempted to counterattack several times in a row.
"It's the Mongolian Tatars..."
The soldiers fighting fiercely in front suddenly shouted. Li Zongcheng was not far away. Hearing this, he quickly leaned forward and raised the telescope in his hand to look forward: "The Mongolian Tatars who are like dogs, cease fire, cease fire immediately..." "
"The division has ordered that all units cease fire... all units cease fire..."
As Li Zongcheng walked forward, he saw Mongolian cavalry marching forward step by step with a dark group of civilians escorted by them. It was obvious that this group of Mongolian soldiers wanted to use the civilians as a human wall.
"Be careful of the cold arrows of the Tatars..."
With the human wall as a cover, the Mongolian cavalry behind the people could confidently shoot arrows and throw spears at the officers and soldiers in front of the formation.
It was very uncomfortable to be beaten passively and not be able to fight back. The officers and soldiers in front of the battle could only temporarily find some large logs or wooden doors in the village as cover.
Even so, many officers and soldiers died.
"move back..."
When Baha saw that the Ming army on the opposite side did not dare to shoot, but began to retreat, he was overjoyed. He praised Yue Tuo's plan in his heart, so he shouted in Mongolian and his cavalry drove the people forward step by step. , hoping to drive this Ming army to the edge of the city, and then cooperate with the large army to drive them out of the city completely.
"Master's seat..."
Li Zongcheng was also helpless. He did not dare to order the soldiers to shoot at the people. The women, children, old and weak were so obvious that he could not take action at all.
At this time, Li Zongcheng had an idea and immediately shouted: "Gather all the wooden doors, wait until the Mongolian Tatars enter within 30 steps, and throw all the grenades into their cavalry array."
Li Zongcheng sneered with a ferocious expression: "What a dog eats, let you try it..."
How did Baha know that the Ming army still had this method? When he saw that the Ming army in front actually tried to use wooden doors to block the people, he was overjoyed: "Warriors of Horqin, get ready to charge. Let these Ming dogs have a taste of our Mongolian cavalry." So awesome..."
As soon as Baha finished speaking, dozens of black dots flew densely in the sky, flying straight towards the center and back of his formation. Before Baha could react, a series of explosions instantly shocked the horse he stepped off. stood upright.
When Li Zongcheng saw this, he shouted: "The vanguard group is robbing people..."
The wooden door opened wide, and the forward soldiers slung their flintlock rifles over their shoulders. They snatched away the crying children at the front, and then more soldiers began to rob those civilians.
Baha's men who were bombed fell on their backs. This sudden change caused his cavalry to scatter in all directions. Baha was lucky. His horse stood upright and then threw him to the ground. He took this opportunity to use the body of the horse as a The bunker protected his vital parts. When he looked up again, his horse had been affected by the broken shrapnel, bleeding and died.
"Hurry up, charge, charge..."
There were too many people, and the soldiers of the forward regiment were still fighting for people. The Baha troops who were affected by the explosion were mounting their horses. Li Zongcheng was always paying attention to the situation here. When he saw the Mongols starting to mount their horses, he immediately shouted: " Speed up, and the people in front will surround you, surround them, and stop the Mongols at all costs..."
While grabbing people, the officers and soldiers of the 292nd Regiment on the left front who were responsible for security immediately rushed forward without hesitation under the leadership of the regiment leader Liao Erlin. Their only purpose was to block the Mongolian Tatars who were about to charge.
There were no less than 5,000 civilians, and the last civilians were less than 300 steps away from the Mongols who were about to rush in front of them. The cavalry charge could reach them in less than ten breaths.
Liao Erlin is a native of Shaanxi, originally from Tongguan Guard. He was originally an ordinary soldier of Tongguan Guard. Unable to bear the bullying from Shangguan, he went to the border of Songjiang with the refugees in Shaanxi. At that time, he joined the Dingwu Army and just graduated from Huangpu Military Academy at the end of last year. , was directly transferred from the Qingpu training ground to the position of commander of the 292nd Regiment of the Longwu Army in the middle of the year.
"What a coward, throw the iron grenade and marbles in your hand forward..."
Liao Erlin shouted loudly to the soldiers who were running in front. With the shouts, more than a dozen grenades moved towards the Mongolian cavalry array under the influence of kinetic energy.
An explosion sounded, and the soldiers at the front fired first. After the gunfire, miserable wails followed.
Although the Mongolians who were hit by bullets fell off their horses, the horses were running at high speed. The weight of the horses could not be stopped by humans. No fewer than a hundred soldiers were killed immediately by the collision.
"Hold them off and kill those cowards..."
Liao Erlin loudly scolded the soldiers behind him, but in front of him were his soldiers who were constantly being hit to death by war horses.
"Shoot, shoot..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
The gunfire was loud, but it was messy and unable to form a dense and effective firepower. Baha also saw the embarrassment of the Ming army on the opposite side, and immediately ordered his cavalry to throw out all the meteor hammers hanging on the sides of their saddles.
Li Zongcheng could see clearly that the casualties were increasing, but people were still being snatched here, so he could only ask the people of the 293rd Regiment to quickly make up for it, because he could feel that the 292nd Regiment could not hold on for long.
"I'm going to die for you stupid cowards..."
Liao Erlin could no longer bear it. The soldiers with the regiment's guard platoon raised their bayonets and charged forward. When the sharp three-edged bayonet penetrated the belly of the war horse, the huge impact force also knocked Liao Erlin directly several meters away. Even though He was blocked by the soldiers behind him. When he landed, he spat out a mouthful of blood due to internal bleeding.
"Group seats..."
"Protective group seat..."
"Come on, rush on..."
Liao Erlin used his last strength to command the deputy commander: "Come on... don't let those melons be cowed..."
