On the north bank of the Weihe River, one hundred thousand Ming officers and soldiers were camped.
The tents are endless, and you can't even see the edge.
Yang He looked across the Wei River.
Five huge forts formed a tight defense line.
Yang He, Gao Qiqian and Liu Dayong each picked up the diorama and looked towards the fort.
Liu Dayong was cautious. It was his first time to use such a precious object.
If he breaks this, he can't afford to pay for it even if he sells his life.
Liu Dayong suddenly exclaimed: "I saw it."
"That's it, the third big fort from the left. The group of people walking into the fort is led by Su He, the leader of the thieves in yellow."
Yang He and Gao Qiqian immediately moved the peepshow to the position Liu Dayong said.
They found a plainly dressed thief in yellow.
He and a few people who obviously looked like generals were walking into the fort.
According to the reactions of people around him, this person's position is extremely high.
The two of them looked carefully and found that this man was 90% similar to the portraits of Su He they had collected.
Yang He's worried heart was immediately relieved. Su He, the leader of the yellow-robed thieves, was really here.
That proves that Liu Dayong is telling the truth.
He could capture Suhe as soon as possible, deliver a mission to the emperor, and then go home to retire.
Gao Qiqian saw Su He and said excitedly: "Attack quickly, as long as we can win, this person doesn't care whether he lives or lives.
But if you can capture him alive, try your best to capture him alive. A living rebel leader will get more credit than a dead one. "
Gao Qiqian was already imagining how much benefit he could get from taking the Suhe people or their heads back.
By then, he will be the most popular person around the emperor, one person is inferior to ten thousand people.
He holds great power, and everyone has to look at his face to act.
Yang He smiled and said: "Eunuch Gao, don't worry, let's let the soldiers test it first."
Yang He ordered Guyuan's general soldier Ding Deyao to lead his servant soldiers to supervise the battle team.
Supervise the recruitment of rebels and test the reality of the yellow-robed Weihe Fort.
Ding Deyao quickly led three thousand rebels who surrendered.
Try to cross the Wei River and attack the yellow thief directly.
…
Su He heard the drums beating loudly from the officers and soldiers on the opposite side.
He was a little nervous at first. This was the first time he faced the Ming Dynasty's most elite officers and soldiers.
Seeing that the officers and soldiers were disorganized and in dense formation, they rushed towards the bank of the Wei River in a swarm.
Su He no longer worried that this dense formation was the target of artillery and muskets.
Niu Siyuan looked at the chaotic officers and soldiers and said unexpectedly:
"This is not like the fighting style of the frontier army, it is not even as good as the military household in the guard station.
The military households in the guard station have not been trained for a long time, and they are no different from farmers.
But the servants train from time to time, and they usually take the lead in battles.
The military households rushed behind the servants.
With servants and soldiers accompanying them, they shouldn't be so disorganized. "
He has been a soldier in Dashanguan for half his life and knows that the combat effectiveness of officers and soldiers is very weak.
But they also have a certain degree of organization and will not rush around like they are now.
This doesn't even include basic temptations, it's completely a recipe for death.
Li Fengming held a hand warmer and stood at the mouth of the gun, carefully observing the movements of the officers and soldiers.
"This should be the rebel army recruited by Yang He, look behind them.
There were neatly dressed servants driving these people away from behind.
It is estimated that Yang He wants these people to be used as cannon fodder to test out our firepower layout. "
…
Crossing the mountain wind, wearing thin clothes, braving the cold wind like running along the Weihe River.
The brother next to him complained: "Boss, you surrendered to the government. This is a completely wrong decision.
Wang Jiayin and the others have not failed yet and are still living a happy life.
Looking at our situation, we are much more unlucky. The government is using us as cannon fodder.
There are well-equipped servants behind to supervise the battle.
I saw Ma Ertou trying to escape, but was directly beheaded by the servants. "
“Stop talking and find a way to survive.
I originally planned to surrender and make a living, but when things didn't go my way, I rebelled again.
Who could have predicted..."
Before he finished speaking, he felt his feet sink, as if he had stepped on a trap.
Crossing the mountain wind, he looked down and saw white smoke rising from his feet.
Before he could react, he just felt a huge flash of light.
He was completely unconscious.
The area three hundred meters away from the shore on the north bank of the Weihe River is covered with new types of landmines.
Officers and soldiers triggered landmines one after another, and suffered heavy casualties from the mines.
They were ordinary farmers before the rebellion, and they saw this miserable situation like Shura hell.
Turn around and run away immediately.
Ding Deyao immediately gave the order, saying: "No escape is allowed. Anyone who dares to escape will be executed immediately."
He was also shocked by the power of landmines, firearms that explode when stepped on.
Soldiers ten steps away from it will be injured and killed.
Without these rebels sending troops to explore the route, the people who would be killed or injured would be his soldiers.
After more than a hundred rebel rebels were killed, they were all afraid of the butcher's knife in the hands of the servants.
They were suppressed by the servants and rushed to the shore again.
At the cost of more than a thousand people, they rushed to the shore and were about to win.
…
Su He saw that the Ming army had suffered heavy casualties but did not collapse.
He actually hit the shore.
"The artillery fires, saves ammunition, the musketeers don't move for now."
Su He gave the order.
Artillery commander Niu Siyuan immediately ordered the main gun to fire.
The artilleryman in charge of the bronze heavy cannon pulled the rope and the fuse inside was ignited.
The two heavy guns from the central main battery fired furiously.
This was the signal to start the battle, and other forts opened fire one after another.
All ten heavy guns of the main battery opened fire.
Ten huge cannonballs were thrown in the direction of the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers formation.
They smashed out ten lines of blood in the Ming army's formation.
The metal cannonball hit the ground and continued to roll forward.
People and objects standing in front of it were smashed to pieces.
The artillery shell only caused a few casualties, but its powerful power greatly affected the morale of the officers and soldiers.
Especially the generals of the Ming Dynasty, who had to avoid the cannonballs when they saw them, could not be distracted from commanding the army.
At the same time as the heavy artillery opened fire, the 110 medium artillery also opened fire.
The shotshells they emitted were like heavy rain, hitting the officers and soldiers on the north bank of the Weihe River five hundred meters away from the shore.
Cannonballs the size of grapes were unable to withstand even the armor worn by the servants.
Ding Deyao saw that his servants, who were sent to supervise the battle, fell down one after another like wheat.
These are the servants he spent a lot of money to train, and each one is of great value.
"Ming Jin, withdraw the troops."
Hearing the sound of ringing gold, the remaining officers and soldiers immediately ran back.
Soon, the second cannon boom sounded, and most of the officers and soldiers who were preparing to escape did not escape the range of the cannon, and they also fell one after another.
Red water flows in the dried up Weihe River.
Ding Deyao saw less than 200 officers and soldiers returning.
More than half of his servants were lost.
General Ding Deyao rushed back to the main camp and came to the main army tent. He immediately knelt down and apologized: "The general's incompetence has caused the army to be almost wiped out. Please punish me, the Governor."
Yang He helped him up with his own hands and showed great gesture.
"The thieves in yellow have sharp fire, I don't blame you for this.
Appease the soldiers and generals under his command, and wait until later to take the blame and perform meritorious service. "
Yang He took advantage of the opportunity to speak and immediately let Ding Der Yao go.
Prevent Gao Qiqian from taking the opportunity to interfere in the personnel affairs of the army and seize his military power.
Yang He looked at the generals in the military account again and asked: "You are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. Do you have any methods to deal with the forts of the thieves in yellow?"
Jiang Sheng, the commander-in-chief of Yansui, suggested: "Looking at the fort of the Yellow Robes, the cannons can only be adjusted up and down.
It cannot attack the left and right sides of the battery and the rear of the battery.
We can send troops to bypass the yellow thief's fort and cross the river from other places.
As long as the army crosses the river, it will surround Huangyi's forts.
Even if it is just a siege, without ammunition and food supplies, the thieves in yellow will definitely be defeated. "
Yang He thought Jiang Sheng's method was very good, so he sent two general soldiers, Jiang Sheng and You Shilu.
They crossed the Wei River from the left and right sides of the fort and surrounded the fort.
