With the successive fall of the gates of Yangzhou, the fighting that spread to the city did not stop, but became more intense within a short period of time. Of course, compared to the large-scale confrontation on the city wall and inside and outside the city gate, the battle in the city has become more fragmented and messy due to the division of the terrain, but the intensity has not only increased.
However, Huainan, who had not been in charge of commanding the lineup for a long time, knew the soldiers and horses in front of Tian Wei.
"If you can't stop it, you know, you can't stop it."
A man covered in blood and his helmet was gone, his hair and beard were glued together by soot and blood stain, Jiang Bian hissed:
"Though the thieves who infiltrated the city are not advancing fast, they have always fought very calmly, without any negligence and aggressive momentum. There is simply no opportunity to take advantage of it..."
"I don't want to listen to your excuses and excuses, so I just ask you how long can I stop and delay them..."
Tian Wei grabbed his open armour and roared:
"If you can't stop it, you know,"
The general Bian was a little lost in a daze and said to himself:
"These thieves are particularly resistant to fighting and are good at building defenses. They pile up their battlefields wherever they go. Once they are built into a force, it will be difficult to recover. How many brothers who do not believe in evil rushed forward and were blocked Come down; firearms were killed and injured on the spot..."
"Asshole, how many people in Yan in this world can attack and build fortifications? Are they so indefatigable and exhausted? Could it be the excuses of your generation?"
Tian Wei became more and more angry and screamed:
"I didn't say it before. As long as you set up ambushes according to the terrain and drag these thieves into the chaos of the city, the firearms that this generation depends on will be useless?"
As if corresponding to his words, there was another burst of rolling thunder from the front of the city, followed by white smoke and arc-shaped trajectories that whizzed sharply from far and near, and the next moment was near them. In the city square, there was a burst of flying earth, rock and building fragments, and there was a burst of screams and wailing and panic-stricken crying.
Then the next moment, all kinds of defeated soldiers fleeing from the streets and alleys, like a trickle of rivers gathering before entering the sea, began to appear in groups of three or five on this main street, although they soon He was intercepted by Tian Wei, who was close to the capital, cut off his head without hesitation, but this was only the beginning.
With the passage of time, more and more defeated soldiers rushed out from alleyways, and appeared in this street like a muddy torrent from the collapse of a bank; even Tian Wei’s most determined and daring guard , It is inevitable to show all kinds of surprises, shocks and shakes. However, they still held a certain expression of fearlessness, and raised the flag representing Tian Wei to greet him bravely.
Then, a volley of hot iron ball slammed at the rear end of their array side, and in an instant it smashed several of the first guards through the chest, and bounced between the fragmented flesh and blood. , Passing many people's heads and shoulders
Location, and leaving a fragmented corpse, disappeared in the dusty roof of the building.
And being stimulated by such a scene, the defeated soldiers on the side street pushed and trampled more and more crazily, involuntarily overwhelming the flags held by the pro-followers who appeared to be shaken and chaotic, and wrapped up the back. The Tian Wang in the formation was dead, thinking that everything would be able to stay away from the enemy's reverse rout.
And outside of several city squares on the opposite side.
Sweating profusely pushing a cart full of materials, and following the assistant soldier Deng Liao behind a team of Taiping picks, he was also half surprised and excited, only to feel that he was crazy; I was fine. Stay behind the camp and do some hard work to escort and transport equipment, and wait until the post-war conscription is over.
As a result, when I was agitated and slammed, I was inevitably enthusiastic. In order to get a little more battlefield subsidy and extra credit bonus, I followed other people's initiative to participate in the most dangerous intra-city street battle, which was no less than siege Shi Dingshi took the arrow to fill the dangerous place of the trench; even those experienced veterans who were used to fighting are not without the risk of sudden ambush and attack.
But he still plunged in, and went deep into these winding alleys; there were shouts of killing everywhere, closed doors, burnt buildings and walls everywhere, There are also large tracts of residual blood and corpses everywhere. He couldn't help his spirits tense tight, lest he might be killed by a fierce enemy in the next moment.
But in fact, since their assistants entered the city, they encountered a few Liuya who didn't know where they came from, and they hit a hapless ghost named Li Sanguang, and they had to take turns. Besides, there is nothing more shocking and thrilling. Because these picks are at the forefront and are responsible for clearing the way and finding the enemy, they only need to clear the field and build barricades behind.
And once you encounter a really fierce enemy or a joint stronghold, there will be grenadiers and shooting teams from the fire team to catch up and take charge of the suppression and cover of the firepower; this continues until these auxiliary vehicles are used. Bring ropes, spikes, planks, and folding (wire) barriers on it, and set up new checkpoints, outposts, and battlefields on the streets and intersections.
Then the next moment the brigade commander will blow the whistle, and more second-class auxiliary pawns will be mobilized and added to clean the streets and condense the corpses, and bring more cans, biscuits and other materials and gunpowder lead. The site was transformed into a temporary forward supply point and an open-air attack staging area.
Immediately afterwards, the follow-up team will use this as a support point to spread out, piece by piece, searching the depths of the streets that have been separated from each other. During this period, although it is inevitable that you will encounter some remnant enemies that suddenly smashed out, or enemy soldiers who have been hidden. However, it is impossible to escape destruction under the solitary tree that cannot respond to and help each other, and can only fight separately.
One of the few things that can hinder them is the almost ubiquitous ditches and rivers in the city of Guangling. From time to time, you can always encounter defeated soldiers stuck on the bridge head, or stubborn enemy soldiers gathered behind the bridge; it always takes a lot of effort to pass and annihilate them again.
But this is not difficult for these people who have been fighting for a long time and experienced. As soon as they moved, they thought of a corresponding method; using the trees, boats, door panels and ropes they collected nearby, they built a temporary floating bridge on the spot that they could barely jump over. By detouring, interspersing, and outflanking those stubbornly entrenched at the bridgehead, the situation was immediately reopened.
Thinking of this, Deng Liaoyou couldn't help but glance at the unsmiling but stern brother Shu Diqi not far away, and still carrying a fire gun behind him. He seems to have some experience in the chaos in the city. It is also because it is under his leadership that he can always avoid and discover the danger signs that are hidden in the corners.
Then the explosive bombs or inflammable objects thrown in the past will naturally blow the fish that slipped through the net into bruises, or be driven out under the smoke and fire; they will become formations and formations among the various teams. The smashing guns down the dead souls, or the captives kneeling on the ground in despair.
And in some points that are particularly narrow or easy to defend and difficult to attack, they will even light up a colorful smoke column, and call from the back to the city’s artillery support; when encountering some exceptionally strong and long-range vision Where is the attacking soldiers pushing the small artillery carts to catch up.
No matter how stubborn and stubborn enemies are entrenched in these claims, there is no one shot or one shotgun that cannot be solved. If one shot is not enough, two will come, and if two are not enough, then double; It is the enemy soldiers hiding behind the temporary stacked barricades and obstacles, the archers hiding on the bridgeheads and high-rise buildings at both ends of the intersection, or the ambush means hiding under the bridge.
Coupled with those combat engineers who accidentally appeared in front of the formation and were responsible for blasting clearing obstacles and clearing roads, there was almost nothing in this huge Guangling city that could not be opened or broken. This also made the Huainan army who tried to continue to fight against the enemy into a vicious circle of incomprehensible struggle, weakness and collapse.
After all, for any cold weapon war in the classical era, the killing effect that can be exerted on the frontal battlefield is actually limited; because in addition to the various long-range projections used to disrupt the formation and weaken morale before the battle, it can actually Throwing into close combat and hand-to-hand combat, that is, a soldier on such a thin contact surface.
People’s physical stamina and experience are also limited. Under high-intensity fighting and fighting, it’s not too long to be able to stick to it continuously; let alone in the event of injury or death; therefore, most battles start at the beginning. It is about the physical quality and morale of specific soldiers, as well as their personal skills and experience on the tactical level.
After all, as a human body, whether it is to pull a bow and let an arrow or a knife to slash a spear, the time it can continue to fight without interruption is only a few hours or less; it needs constant rotation and modification to maintain the corresponding status. Under this circumstance, the moment Wu Yong, who was the leader of the generals, could easily be multiplied and become a reversal or decisive factor.
Then at the battlefield level, you can also improve your own relative advantage through the overall morale, collective organization and daily training provided by the corresponding battle formation and equipment; or use the preset battlefield environment and terrain. Familiarity is used to make up for the weaknesses and disadvantages of the enemy, and to offset the enemy's advantages in size and equipment.
Finally, through the commanding methods of the master strategizing, ingeniously and effectively mobilize the forces and other resources in his hands, as the pawns and bargaining chips of the strategic level game; the continuous investment and addition to the match and the layout of the situation, in order to give full play to the maximum The effectiveness and role of the
And when the tactics, battlefield and strategy are gradually unified, one can reverse the disadvantages a little bit and turn defeat into victory, or accumulate the advantages that are sufficient for a decisive victory to form a decisive victory in one fell swoop. Otherwise, it is easy for the enemy to find the corresponding flaws and weaknesses, and break through and expand from it to shake the overall situation of defeat.
But in any case, the kills that can be caused by large-scale cold weapon melee combat are actually relatively limited. The real casualties and gains are concentrated on the large-scale pursuit of the North after the defeat; organized pursuit of victory is for the chaos and disorderly escape. Like a frightened and weak defeated soldier, the efficiency of killing and capturing under the disparity of the corresponding forces is often enough to magnify the results of the front battlefield several times to dozens of times.
However, with the emergence of the use of firearms, and after being integrated into the battlefield, they are gradually breaking the specific laws of this classical era. Because of the lethality of projectiles and explosives fired by chemical energy, they are also replacing traditional bows and crossbows, and the skills and physical energy required for holding a sword and a gun. However, it can form a more stable and durable array than the sword, gun, crossbow Killing effectiveness.
As a result, the combat skills related to cold weapons quickly degenerate into a simpler spear matrix in front of artillery, bombs, and continuous firing weapons, and even the last bit of the bayonet's melee charge style. Unfortunately, fortunately, the Huainan Army in Guangling City has become one of the best stepping stones in the transitional era of the Taiping Army.
And the biggest mistake they can make in this city is to use the habitual thinking of cold weapon warfare and have used mature routines, wanting to resist and block a new army that uses a large number of firearms and supporting tactics to fully strengthen. That's it.
Therefore, after the city was broken, the battle continued for a long time, and when the sky gradually turned dark, it gradually stopped; Yang Xingyun, who was already standing on the south gate of Guanglingzi City, also watched the last retreat. , And the gate that was closed suddenly and filled with many wooden stakes.
Although relying on the pre-set location in the Outer Guochengfang, the large-scale fire-burning of residential buildings successfully disrupted and prevented the thieves who had invaded the city, and flanked and outflanked his remaining troops; and It was able to hold a large number of people's supplies relatively calmly, and retreated into the stronger sub-city to the north of the city and continued to hold on.
But at this moment, there was not much color in Yang Xingmin's heart, and there was even a little bit of invisible bitterness and sorrow. Because he was standing here, he could still see the smoke and fire. The thieves who had occupied part of the outer Guochengfang were collecting water and fighting the fire in groups of three or five, or demolishing and pushing to those possible flammable buildings, or Digging the streets to create temporary diversion ditches to cut off the situation that is difficult to save the fire from expanding.
People who are familiar with the road are like they have done similar things many times, and they seem to be full of some inexplicable self-confidence and calmness. Does this also mean that they are determined to win this huge Guangling city? (End of this chapter)