At dawn, the morning light began to dawn; and the sky followed the sun still hidden under the horizon, only a little grayish white. The thin haze of the morning dew that hadn't dispersed yet was under Dantu City, but it was filled with the noise of continuous fighting.
Knifes, guns and arrows are staggered, slashing and piercing the human body under the armor, and constantly splashing fresh flesh and blood on the messy mud and ruined fortifications, just like this The background version of human slaughter is continuously and patiently sprayed with bright and mottled tones.
"This is the fifth time..."
Zhou Huaian, who was standing on the observation tower of the soil platform, stopped scanning the audience again and said.
"Give me an order, the receiving troops with the fourth battalion of the First Army as the support point, retreat one by one and disengage and spread the distance; let the teaching group outflanked on two wings, prepare clubs and lasso, and try to catch as many prisoners as possible. ..."
Because, in his perception just now, after the battle that has continued at night to the present, the unmarked vital signs representing the enemy are also becoming more and more dimmed and weakened like a candle in the wind, and there are people who are suddenly in action. Planted on the ground, and slowly lost the characteristics of body temperature.
Although they have broken through the second line again after several bitter battles, the defense line is made up of horses and fences, trenches and bamboo sticks, and hoof pits; but most people are already at the end of the crossbow, and it is difficult to mobilize enough energy to move forward. I have made progress. In this case, there is no need to entangle with it too much or produce redundant casualties without retreating.
You know, they didn’t even touch the edge of the earth rampart set up by the Taiping Army, but they had to endure the continuous shooting of bows and crossbows from behind the sandbags and earth baskets on the earth platform in a good field of vision after dawn. To any support, containment and cover from the wall.
Although there were people falling down every moment, after the Taiping soldiers who met and volleyed face to face, they alternately covered their retreat and gave up their forward positions. They also seemed to be stabbing needles, and continued to roar and scream, squirming and rushing forward.
Obviously, the time of siege has been facing various clues and clues. The defenders in Dantu City finally reacted and began to make tentative breakouts and counterattacks in the past few days, and each time it became fierce and stronger. .
However, this is also useless. They played so far, and even Zhou Huaian's firearms force as one of the trump cards had not been able to force it out.
Although in fact, most of the main combat forces of the Taiping Army have been sent out by Zhou Huaian to carry out the task of fighting and fighting against the city. Only a small amount, as Zhou Huai'an took control of the city, continued to maintain basic orders and prohibitions and seemingly meticulous preparations for siege.
It is the decoy and support point of the other rebels who occupy and take over the city; a small number of cavalry and cavalry battalions are used as iron felts to contain and entangle the enemy, and a team with mule and horse vehicles as a means of mobility is a fixed action Sonic Hammer; batch warfare and partial annihilation war conducted.
According to the different countermeasures and arrangements of the corresponding plan. If the enemy wants to fight, they will be weakened through continuous harassment and containment by mobile forces to create opportunities for field ambush and destruction; if the opponent wants to seize the city as a proof, it will rely on the city as a center of cooperation between inside and outside. Flower combat.
In this way, in theory, with relatively few and elite troops, relying on the Taiping Army's advantages in mobility and communication means, and forming local advantages and advantages in a short period of time, it is possible to defeat all the officers and troops who are adventurous and advancing.
After all, based on Zhou Huaian's experience and lessons, or heartfelt. Compared with most people in this era, under the plain terrain lacking obstacles; whether it is an official or a rebel, they prefer to occupy a city or a defensive stronghold as a support point for corresponding offensive and defensive operations; And you can use this to choose a limited battlefield prediction and position layout.
But just relying on the multiple lines of defense that have been built under this city, the stacked fortifications, and the pits and obstacles with light and dark distribution; it is not a problem to block a sudden attack on any city gate and issue an early warning.
Then add the second-line garrison battalion supplemented from Jiangning's follow-up; and the elite soldiers selected during the preliminary reorganization and retraining to gather the defeated rebels; try to contain the counterattack from any direction in the city. There is no big problem.
The several battalions of combat troops, directly under the command, and technical arms under Zhou Huaian's direct control serve as reserves and mobile forces; when necessary, naval forces patrolling the river can land nearby to support and respond.
Coupled with the scope scanning ability of the local battlefield, as Zhou Huaian's personal command and control of the field's secret hole card, it is enough to make any targeted breakout and sneak attack from the city, nothing and nothing to hide.
This is also one of his basic confidence that he dared to take the risk of imagining the siege of the virtual inside and outside, and really carry out the encirclement to clean up the obstacles on the outside. It's just like the bluff at Jiaozhou Daluo City back then, a further upgraded version.
Of course, if the situation develops to the worst situation, he can rely on these few and elite strengths, plus his ability to master local battlefield trends, and retreat to Jiangning under the support of the navy. In fact, the situation did not have a chance to develop to this point.
After the initial panic and jerky part of the price and loss of the enemy, and then stabilized with the support of the original soldiers; these newly trained soldiers and the recruits of other volunteers were also quickly completed. Corresponding roles and identities are transformed and adapted, and they gradually become more comfortable in front of the enemy.
Perhaps in direct face-to-face field battles, their performance may still have to be tested and uncovered shortcomings, and there is still a long way to go from a freely retractable army on behalf of the army.
But at the very least, under the cover of intact fortifications, defense lines, and arrays, let them withstand the fierce enemy's protruding offensive. On the one hand, they can also carry out follow-up siege operations to further strengthen and consolidate their positions and camps. Catalyzed by the war facing death, it became more and more decent.
It can be described as a "Tian Ji horse racing" in a sense, the lower the lower and the middle, but the stronger the competition, the happy result of fully discovering the corresponding potential and qualifications. Zhou Huaian was just thinking about what he had gained, seeing that these prominent officers and soldiers were about to be cut off and surrounded.
At this time, the city gate of Dantu's confinement suddenly opened again, and amidst the whistling sound of the sand under the wall, he took the initiative to smash out a helmet and armor with a bright color, and the people's blood was very vigorous. The new force is coming.
Different from the previous assault troops that stood out in light outfits by night, all of them were armored and equipped with swords and axes. At first glance, they were the reserve team originally used to block doors and congestion roads. They spread out along the edge of the city gate like two wings spread by a big bird, and then quickly and steadily pulled out two long, irregular horizontal formations.
"Report to the leader that the look team and the fire throwing team have already been ordered to prepare, only to be ordered..."
At this time, the shooter who was responsible for coordinating and coordinating the many long-range strikes in front of the formation, Farewell to Luo Nian, also spoke at the right time.
"Let the stone cannon (catapult) and the crossbow fire first, and the whirlwind cannon fired with oil-soaked pebbles second; then fire with the firing rod (catapult)... Then the shooting team advances forward..."
Zhou Huaian immediately ordered micro-management. Although the strategy adopted is the virtual inside and the real outside, the various heavy equipment used as siege equipment is in a fully loaded state.
It is just that the artillery and rockets, which are the big killers in the army, are not easy to supplement because of the limited number of carry; the so-called good steel has to be used on the blade. Right now, these enemies who are right now are not worthy.
Then there was the dull sound of the rock cannon swinging arms in the air; one after another it turned into a whistling sound that broke through the air. Although it seemed that it was not very good to hit the quasi-head of the infantry array with a stone cannon, most of the landing points crossed the line and hit the wall; it made a powerful banging sound.
However, they bounced and collapsed and fell into large chunks of debris, and fell on the armored soldiers standing in line; suddenly they were caught off guard and knocked down from behind and knocked over many figures. , And shrouded in the billowing smoke and dust.
Then the winch crossbow that was arranged on the earth platform buzzed, and according to the calibrated range and line of sight, one after another shot out heavy arrows similar to short spears; the officers and soldiers who began to avoid the line passed by. The human body at the place was connected in series, and obliquely nailed to the ground and the root of the wall. It's like a bunch of people with blood flowing out of thin air.
When the whirlwind cannon throws raindrops of pebbles, and the burning fire bursts out one after another, this battered and incomplete team is also shaken and disorganized by the screams and shouts.
After all, no matter how heavy armor is well protected, how can any human flesh and blood be able to contend with the boulder steel flame. Not to mention the sluggishness caused by their wearing.
Yu Yong, a part of the remaining armored soldiers, began to scatter and recoil, trying to make the last desperate fight. The other part was lost in fighting spirit and fled inward on its own. However, after being thrown into the doorway by a few large fire oil tanks, they were driven out amidst the screaming fire blasts.
However, Qian Gumei, who was granted the privilege and was like Cao Ling, was mixed among the rebel generals who watched the battle, but she was horrified and she was sweating profusely. I began to question and reflect on whether my offer of advice was a mistake of trying to find the skin of a tiger due to the serious power and news imbalance. (End of this chapter)