Number of romantic figures

Chapter 1711
The barracks of camps arranged along the way caused a lot of trouble for the Kuching cavalry.

Relying on this semi-arc-shaped camp, the gunners and spearmen cooperate with each other, and the distance between each camp is less than fifty steps, which can form dense crossfire.

Up to a hundred gunners in each camp are enough to form an extremely fierce fire defense line. It is difficult for a cavalry charge of dozens of people to break through. Even if they can break through, they will suffer great losses, especially when there are no infantry. After following up, this kind of charge and assault seemed a bit too uneconomical.

But Kuching couldn't stop moving forward, and saw that the Xuanfu army on the stone bridge began to cross the bridge in a dense manner. If their own side could not stop them, if so many Beijing troops retreated into Gonghua City, if they wanted to win Gonghua City will need to pay a higher price.

He could only order his subordinates to choose the right time to go around and attack.

But I have to say that the method of camping vehicles adopted by the Beijing camp is very suitable for this kind of firecrackers.

These battalions were only half the height of a person, and the added fences just became the brackets for the firecrackers to set up the firecrackers. They could rely on the camp trucks to shoot outside.

Whether it is a group charge or a scattered team, it is difficult to escape this kind of camping camp that is no more than thirty or forty steps apart, especially this kind of crossfire directly blocks the cavalry who intends to insert from the two camps , coupled with the coveted spears on both sides as a preparation, the cavalry, which had failed several times in the attack, quickly lost hope.

No one is willing to take the risk of being shot at by firecrackers to charge forcefully. Their lives are their own. When there is no hope of a breakthrough, this kind of charge is too uneconomical.

Fortunately, Ji Shaochun's archers quickly caught up, taking and throwing and shooting at the spearmen, so that He Huchen's troops finally began to show loopholes during the retreat, especially in the follow-up cover process, it was inevitable to be followed up. The advancing Xuanfu army was biting, especially when they got closer to the Gonghua city gate, the more they hoped to get rid of the pursuit and retreat into the city earlier, and at this time the Xuanfu army was also biting harder and refused to give up.

Only at this time did He Huchen realize the danger.

Every retreat is a danger. Although he has made very thorough preparations before, and the retreat in the early stage was orderly and smooth, but as the archers of the Xuanfu army crossed the river chased them up, this kind of battalion was no longer in order. The loss of the base's cross-screening method will also increase.

The archers followed by the Xuanfu army are all the best among the elite, and they are top-notch in terms of concentrated shooting and projectile ability. This has given great damage to the musketeers hiding behind the camp and the spearmen hiding behind the camp. , especially when the big guys want to withdraw as soon as possible, the enemy will seize the opportunity to attack if there is a slight flaw at this time.

"Order Zhang Dechang's tiger squatting artillery team to set up at the city gate, and the eagle-billed gun team to set up on the gate tower, ready to cover the last batch of retreating troops. If we don’t enter the city for the time being, we must always cause enough losses to the Xuanfu army so that they don’t dare to approach, this is our chance to enter the city!”

He Huchen gritted his teeth and gave the order.

The cross cover was effective in the early stage, but when the Xuanfu army pressed up on a large scale and the archers attacked intensively, their losses increased greatly, and it began to be difficult to evacuate the camp vehicles to form an formation. Later, they had to push the camp vehicles slowly Retreat, but the retreat speed is slower and the loss is greater.

It's just that this kind of loss is necessary, otherwise, once they retreat desperately, it is very likely that they will be bitten by the Xuanfu army, and it will be difficult to open the distance.

Fortunately, there were only two miles away. When the Xuanfu army rushed up, He Huchen's troops had basically evacuated to the last few camps, less than a hundred steps away from the gate of Gonghua City.

When the last two firecrackers and the spear team withdrew from the camp and gathered at the city gate, He Huchen made a rough count. In just two miles, the spear team lost more than 400 people, and the gunners also lost There are more than 200 people, which is not a lot, but they are all their own backbone strength. It can be said that He Huchen is also heartbroken.

When he got under the city wall, He Huchen was not afraid anymore. No matter how many Xuanfu troops were on the opposite side, the distance they opened determined that they would have to pay a price if they wanted to charge, and whether Niu Jizong was willing to pay the price depended on him. up.

And even if they are willing to pay, they may not get what they want. He Huchen has ordered two gunners to go to the city first, and together with the eagle-beaked gunners, they formed a second line of attack on the city wall. In addition, Zhao Keming's more than 2000 people It is not so easy for the Xuanfu army to take down the city defenders at once.

After the two rounds of attacks by the Xuanfu army were repulsed, the Beijing camp had shrunk to the gate of the city, and relying on an arc-shaped defensive circle formed by the camp vehicles, the firecrackers above and below the city fired alternately, and the tiger crouching cannon With the help of the army, a fairly dense firepower net was formed, and the result of another forced attack was that the Xuanfu army suffered a sharp increase in casualties.

Of course, the archers of the Xuanfu army were not vegetarians, and the competition around the city gate became more intense. The result of this kind of shooting was that the casualties of both sides continued to increase.

He Huchen came to the city to command in person, continuously narrowed the defensive circle of camp vehicles, and directed the firecrackers to concentrate and shoot until they finally retreated to the city gate before completely retreating into the city.

This step-by-step retreat method gave the Xuanfu army an air force advantage, but it was like a dog biting a turtle - there was nowhere to say it, and they could only watch the enemy retreat into the city, leaving more than a dozen camp vehicles behind the city.

Niu Jizong looked at the scene in front of him expressionlessly. He had to say that the military commander on the opposite side had controlled the situation very well. First, he took advantage of the firepower of the firecracker and the cover of the camp vehicle to block the enemy, making it difficult for his own side to bite the opponent. retreat into the city.

On the other hand, it was a big mistake for the cavalry to fail to cut off their retreat into Gonghua City in advance, but Kuching cannot be completely blamed.

The opponent was quite cunning, and used camp vehicles to form formations and build fortifications along the line in advance, making it difficult for the cavalry to attack with full success.

In addition, the stone bridge was too close to Gonghua City, two miles away, he could retreat back in one go, and Guo Yunlu was too cautious to bite the opponent.

So after summing up several aspects, I had such an advantage, but I couldn't suppress the other party.

Now that the enemy army has completely shrunk back to the city, plus the original guarding force, there are actually seven to eight thousand people guarding the city in this small Gonghua city. Although the city wall is low, it is a city after all. Not a small price to pay.

But it’s impossible not to take it down. Gonghua City was the important supply of food, grass and materials in the west of Beijing. The supplies in Xuanfu Town and the west of Ji Town had to be transferred from here, and let these seven to eight thousand people be behind him. Accept, win here, in order to ensure that the Xuanfu's army will march into the capital in the next step and may encounter the main force of Jizhen in the next battle, so that we can have a safe rear.

It's just that You Shigong will give himself so much time?
This is the biggest problem Niu Jizong faces.

Although Gonghua City is small, it might not be easy to deal with at the level shown by the opposing general. With such a good result in the field battle, it would be even more difficult to crack this bone if it was changed to defend the city.

If the 8000 people are all such sergeants who are mainly gunfire soldiers, not only will they have to pay a considerable price to win Gonghua City in this battle, but more importantly, can they be done before You Shigong's army arrives?

The scouts have already reported back that You Shigong's army is only [-] miles away. If You Shigong can arrive at night regardless of fatigue, his cavalry may even arrive earlier, which is very troublesome.

After looking around Gonghua City, Niu Jizong couldn't make up his mind.

There are not many clues to be seen from under the city wall, but Niu Jizong can judge that the part defending the city before should not belong to the same part as the part that fought against Shiqiao. It doesn't seem to be dominated by firecrackers, but spears, swords and shields, which reassures Niu Jizong a little.

According to the information he has learned, the establishment of the new Fifth Army Battalion took a very short time, and the main force of the Old Fifth Army Battalion was taken to Huaiyang Town by Chen Jixian. Part of the battalion was transferred as the backbone before the formation of the new Fifth Army Battalion began.

This firearms battalion should have come from the Shenji battalion, but the rebuilding of the Shenji battalion didn't take long. ?And its tactics are completely different from what I have known before.

The big reason why I suffered a loss in this battle was because I didn't understand the enemy's situation. This had a lot to do with the fact that I never thought that the Beijing camp would dare to send troops to stop me.

Before, my main energy was put on You Shigong, Jizhen, and I never cared about Jingying, which I thought was no longer worth mentioning. The Jiedu envoy of the old Beijing camp came to dismount.

Time is running out, Niu Jizong can only immediately call all the generals to discuss how to break the Gonghua City. Facing the attack on Gonghua City, even if they only bring two or three statues, they can at least be used to attack the city, but now they have to face the dilemma of using human lives to fill it.

Fortunately, the walls of Gonghua City are low, and it was not originally built to defend the city, so it is more like a material supply base in the hinterland, and it is not easy for the opponent to defend.

Just when Niu Jizong convened everyone to discuss how to break the city, two [-] cavalry troops from You Shilu and Zhao Jiangong were also rushing towards Gonghua City without stopping. This battle was equally critical to them, and the risk of losing Gonghua City was equally unbearable.

(End of this chapter)