MTL - Number of People-Chapter 2620 Xu Qi, the grand curtain of the deci-character volume, confronts the Western Front

  Chapter 2620 Xu Qi, the curtain of the decanic scroll, vs. the Western Front

   When Hu Erhan crossed the Great Wall, he was also full of emotions.

This was originally the most important defense system used by the Liaodong Army to resist the Mongols and Jianzhou Jurchen, but with the fall of Anlezhou, Tielingwei and Shenyang, this defense system that consumed countless manpower and material resources from the Ming Dynasty to the Zhou Dynasty was completely lost. significance.

Now the two armies are defending each other before the distance of about 30 miles on this city wall. Small groups, from three to five people to more than ten people, scouts and hand-to-hand battles are staged almost every day, but they don't have much impact on the overall situation. impacted.

  Starting today, with the entry of my army into the battle, the entire battlefield will usher in a drastic change.

This time the long-distance trek was too difficult, surpassing any previous march, but what made Hu Erhan proud was that everyone carried it over. Although there were many people who died of illness and drowning, but for more than 15,000 people For this large army, it is insignificant. The key is that my own army arrived on schedule.

  The overnight rest boosted the morale of the entire army, full of desire for the upcoming battle, and this is exactly what Hu Erhan wanted to see.

  The tenacity and bravery shown by these savage Jurchen soldiers also made Hu Erhan very satisfied.

   During the 20-day trek, the guy maintained his physical strength in muddy and icy terrain. Although his discipline was not comparable to that of the Jianzhou Army, it had exceeded Hu Erhan's previous expectations.

The Lanpu River is just adjacent to the side wall, crossing the frozen Lanpu River, you can see the Great Wall within a hundred steps, and this line has been firmly grasped by Jianzhou, so when Hu Erhan led his army across here, it was also full of excitement. pride.

From then on, the Zhou army could no longer use this barrier to stop the Jianzhou army from galloping vertically and horizontally. After this battle, Hu Erhan also firmly believed that the Jianzhou army could take over most of the entire Liaodong in one fell swoop, leaving the narrow Liaoxi corridor. Not to worry, it is also a matter of time to solve the Guangning Zhuwei.

"Sajiala, this is the side wall that Da Zhou relied on to defend Liaodong. Now it has been completely occupied by our Jianzhou. In the past, if we wanted to break through here, we would have to sacrifice countless lives and shed countless blood, but now everything is under our control. bingo."

Looking at the burly man in the bearskin vest and tiger-headed hat, Hu Erhan admired him, "From here, to the east is the Changyong Fort we built, and to the southeast is the battlefield. The Zhou army may meet us on the Hun River." Fighting, what, are you afraid?"

"Hehe, Mr. Hu Erhan, it's not like we haven't fought before. Didn't we fight countless times with your Jianzhou in the first place? The Zhou army has never seen it before, but since hundreds of thousands of Jianzhou Jurchen can compare what you say The Jurchens in Jianzhou are dozens of times bigger than Da Zhou, we don’t believe how strong they can be, maybe they just lost in a single battle?” Sajiala’s words were always so blunt and unappealing, but Hu Erhan didn’t care.

No matter how the savage Jurchen had trouble with the Jianzhou Jurchen in the past, but now the savage Jurchen has been subordinated to Jianzhou, and now everyone is a family, and there is only one enemy to face, and that is the Great Zhou Army. The only goal of all.

"Sajiala, never underestimate your opponents. Although the Zhou army is generally weak, their weapons are quite sophisticated. You have seen their firearms before, and they are invincible. It's a pity that these weapons will be mastered by them, but we can use them with valor to seize, to conquer, to take whatever we want, be it arms or iron, or population,  …”

   Hu Erhan didn't stop Sajiala's arrogance. At this time, the morale can't be discouraged, but when it's time to fight, he will remind the opponent.

Sajiala wiped the beard under his chin nonchalantly: "Master Hu Erhan, weapons alone cannot solve the problem, I will prove to these Han people with our Jurchen's bravery and good fighting skills, they can only put on airs for the timid ones, really They can't fight a war,..."

Hu Erhan didn't say anything more about this topic anymore. Some things can only be understood by personal experience. Fortunately, he is here, and it's not Sajiala's turn to make his own opinions. Of course, it's okay for him to act recklessly within the scope of his power. , Perhaps it is still a good thing, to fully release the fighting power of the Savage Jurchen, as long as this battle can be won, it is not an unacceptable result for the Savage Jurchen to lose more.

Seeing the long dragon-like team slowly crossing the Great Wall, Hu Erhan pressed the saber on his waist with satisfaction, turned his head to the east, and Changyong Fort was in sight, but he would not go to Changyong Fort, but directly cross the Hun River , into the battlefield.

He knew that maybe Zhou Jun hadn't noticed the appearance of his army yet, but once they crossed the side wall, everything would be difficult to cover up. Soon Zhou Jun's horse scouts would be able to discover the abnormality here and quickly pass the news to Zhou Jun. But by this time, it was no longer important. Even if Zhou Jun knew about this situation, it would be difficult for him to react.

  In just 30 miles, it can be crossed in half a day. For the Zhou army, half a day may mean making some emergency adjustments and responses, but how many troops can they deploy to resist? Fei Yingdong is not a fool, he has long been ready to wait, once there is a change in the frontal battlefield, he will not hesitate to press all the troops up, and may even achieve a breakthrough.

   Can Zhou Jun, who hastily mobilized to fight, withstand the impact of his own army? Hu Erhan was full of confidence, this was a god-given opportunity, if Zhou Jun, who was really blind-eyed, was going to block the road and die, of course he would not hesitate to add a lot of color to himself on his military exploits.

   Just as Hu Erhan led the army through the city wall and was about to enter the battlefield, Heiyunlong also began to deploy defenses along the Hun River.

The 6,000 men in his hands are not considered the most elite of the Liaodong Army, but they can be regarded as veterans who have followed him for many years, and since last year, they have been changing to firecrackers one after another. At present, only 1,000 spearmen and 500 knife shields are retained. The others have all been replaced by gunfire soldiers, including 1,200 heavy gunners and an artillery team of 300 people.

Sixty tiger squatting cannons plus twenty long-barreled heavy cannons are Hei Yunlong's greatest confidence, especially the long-barreled heavy cannons have just arrived, and he only tried firing the special chain bombs, which made him particularly interested. On the frozen ground, whether it is against cavalry or infantry, the lethality of this kind of chain bomb is doubled compared with the original ordinary shells in long-distance strikes.

Of course, the incoming Jianzhou army is definitely not weak in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness, and this kind of battle is a life-and-death fight, and the opponent must have no way out, only a desperate fight, and it is still unknown who will die. He didn't pay much attention to the 2,000 reserve team and the governor's personal army.

   Really, when your main force can't resist, how effective can these two thousand people be? He never pins his hopes on a team that he doesn't personally control and understand.

  The Hun River has long been frozen and can be crossed along its route, but it is this route that can really allow the large Jiangzhou army to go.

Of course, if the Jianzhou Army is willing to go around the line outside the forest and enter the battlefield from the front of Changyong Fort, it will lose the suddenness of the surprise attack, and entering the battlefield from the front will also make its army and Fei Yingdong's main force close together. Together, how to deploy is also a problem, far less effective than a surprise attack from this side.

   But the ensuing problem is that if the Jianzhou army wants to penetrate the Zhou army's defense line from the flank, it depends on whether it can perform on this line of defense on the Hunhe line.

However, the problem facing Hei Yunlong is that although he can roughly predict the direction of the Jianzhou Army's attack, the defensive area along the Hunhe River is too large. If the defense is deployed, there is no way to withstand the full-scale attack of the Jianzhou Army.

   If you want to narrow the defensive range, you can only retreat, that is, retreat to this flat area about eight miles away from the Hun River.

But the terrain on this line is too flat, and the cavalry of the Jianzhou Army can give full play to their advantages, and they will have a strong impact on their own defense line. More importantly, this line is quite close to the main battlefield over there. The Jianzhou army broke through the defense line from the depth. It can be said that the time for the main battlefield to react is very short, or it is almost impossible to make many effective changes in response, so they can only retreat immediately.

  And what will be brought about by an unprepared immediate retreat on the battlefield, even people who have never fought a war should know.

   That is a defeat, and it is an irreversible defeat. For the entire battle situation and even the army itself, it is tantamount to suicide.

  Looking deeply at this line, Hei Yunlong also fell into a difficult choice.

   Deploying defenses along the line of the Hunhe River will definitely not be able to defend, it is indeed too wide. Besides, Hei Yunlong has confidence in his subordinates, but self-confidence beyond the sphere of influence is suicide.

  If you can retreat to the line of flat ground between the high ridges on both sides, the enemy's cavalry will fully demonstrate its advantages. Can you resist the opponent's charge? In addition, how should he deal with the attack from the flank?

  Hei Yunlong didn't have the habit of asking his superiors for instructions. Since this line was handed over to him, he was more familiar with the situation, so it should be his own responsibility to make decisions.

I can only guard this piece of flat land, and the time given to myself is too short, and the frozen land does not have much time to dig and build camps and trenches for myself, not to mention that the high ridges on both sides are far apart, so it is difficult to completely seal the land. On the front line, we can only respond according to the situation of the incoming enemy, but it is necessary to set up a blocking point in the middle.

   Camp here.

   After making up his mind, Hei Yunlong stopped being entangled, and immediately went all out. Only the soldiers began to set up fences and camps along this line, trying to maintain a defensive advantage against incoming enemies as much as possible.

  (end of this chapter)