Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 467
While Yang Menglong kept repairing the earth, General Houjin watched from the side, becoming more and more confused and baffled.Mang Gurtai frowned like an uncooked steamed bun, and murmured, "Strange, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the dog? I have fought for so many years, and I have seen all kinds of battles, but I have never seen it." I have never seen such a strange fortification."

Abate's attention was attracted by the barbed wire fence, and he sneered, "Ming Gou actually wants to use such a thin wooden fence to block my Eight Banners elite? Don't you underestimate us?"

Du Du stroked his beard and said, "The iron wire is a good thing to strengthen the sheepfold. If you surround it with such a circle, the sheep will not be able to get out."

Yue Tuo, however, had a gloomy face and remained silent.Ever since the failed attempt to capture the South Gate, his face stinks worse than eating chicken feces all day long, and he hates everything related to Yang Menglong, and this whimsical fortification has a strong Yang Menglong characteristic——— It's unreliable to look at, which makes his complexion even uglier.Seeing that the Ming army dug an arc-shaped trench around Lushun in just two days, enclosing the entire Lushun, he sneered: "In the battle of Daling River, King Khan used three trenches to defeat the Ming army. The siege lasted three months, and the Ming army in the city was so hungry that they ate human flesh, but this time the Ming army was self-conscious and dug trenches and locked themselves up without waiting for us to do anything!"

Everyone burst into laughter.The Battle of Dalinghe has not been long, and they beat the Ming army to the extreme in that battle, and they feel very proud when they think about it.

Du Du waved his hand and said, "No matter how many there are, send people up to beat them up, and we can't let them repair the fortifications with peace of mind!"

Everyone was in favor of this, so the Houjin Artillery, who had been silent for two days, let out a deafening roar again, and the hot shot pulled out a beautiful parabola and smashed towards the Ming army's position.There was a burst of exclamation from the Ming army's position, and the soldiers who were busy reinforcing the fortifications hurriedly hid in the trenches—in fact, they had nowhere to go except the trenches.Such a cowardly move attracted the merciless ridicule of the Queen Warrior: "Hey, Mingguo has become a coward!"

It doesn't matter whether the tortoise stretches its head, or the tortoise shrinks its head. Anyway, before the first shell hits the ground, no one can be found on the surface of the position.The shell hit the mound fiercely, and the soil splashed everywhere. This soft mound was vulnerable!However, what is surprising is that the shell hit the loose soil and sank into it all at once, unable to move!The shells flew over one after another, either hitting the mound in front of the trench or crossing the trench and hitting the open space behind. As for the shells that happened to hit the trench, not one in ten could be seen!The Ming army was still very nervous at the beginning, but when they saw that the Houjin artillery had been fighting for a long time, they were stunned that none of the shells hit anyone. Are you breastfeeding? You’ll be exhausted even if you fire a cannon!” More boldly, he pulled out the cannonballs stuck in the loose soil and threw them for play. Color, if the artillery is really useless, it can also be melted to make lead bullets for firecrackers, anyway, there are many benefits.Others followed suit one after another, picking up the steaming shells during the shelling, and they picked up a pile after a while. They laughed happily and shouted: "Jiannu, are you here to fight the war or to deliver ammunition to us?" of?"

Huang Long, Li Weiluan and others could see clearly on the city wall, and looked at Yang Menglong in surprise.It seems that this trench is still useful. Without it, the Ming army would have suffered heavy casualties under Houjin's artillery fire.

Yang Menglong shrugged at them and said, "I said before, I won't do wasted work...the best show is yet to come, so watch it!"

As soon as the words fell, the sound of hooves resounded, and a group of Mongolian cavalry swept like a hurricane towards the south gate camp that was about to be pockmarked by artillery fire.It seems that Hou Jin also realized that this seemingly simple fortification is weird, and it cannot be destroyed by artillery fire alone. Therefore, they sent out thousands of Mongolian cavalry to find out the truth first.

As soon as he saw the Mongolian cavalry rushing up, Yang Menglong laughed, because he knew what would happen to these guys without even looking.What drove the cavalry from the battlefield?It’s not the mini gun that is touted as a weapon that can destroy a country, but barbed wire and heavy machine guns. The former makes it difficult for the cavalry to move forward, and the latter makes the cavalry’s unreturnable charge turn into a moth flying into the flames!He doesn't have the ability to make a heavy machine gun, but barbed wire and mines are enough!He ordered: "Fire! Kill these bastards!"

The Ming army's artillery immediately lit the matchlock of the general's cannon, boom boom boom!Four general cannons fired at the same time, smoke billowed from the city wall, and the shells roared out of the smoke and fell into the charging formation of the Mongolian cavalry.The Mongolian cavalry squadron immediately splashed a rain of blood. The heavy shot with powerful kinetic energy was rampaging. Whether it was a man or a horse in front of it, it was full of plasma, torn tendons and broken bones. Up, disgusting.With one volley of four cannons, more than ten Mongolian cavalry were knocked down. The effect was not bad.However, they only had time to fire one cannon. Before they could load the second cannonball, the Mongolian cavalry had already rushed into the minefield. The cavalry archers drew their horned bows like the full moon. The arrows were connected like beads, and the bowstrings trembled towards the Ming army's position. After pouring out a dense rain of arrows, the saber cavalry drew out the famous Mongolian scimitar and slashed hard at the thin iron wire!

The rain of arrows fell, and there were sporadic screams from the Ming army's position. It was obvious that someone had been shot by an arrow. Although the trenches could provide them with good protection, they were not omnipotent after all, and arrows would still fall into the trenches. , causing them casualties.However, compared with the unlucky Mongolian cavalry, the casualties of the Ming army are really nothing. The Mongolian cavalry who tried to cut through the barbed wire were without exception, and the scimitar was bounced away by the flexible barbed wire. On the barbed wire, countless spikes immediately hung them there.The feeling of being pierced into the flesh by those sharp thorns is not good. The Mongolian cavalrymen screamed in pain and struggled hard, but the more they struggled, the deeper they were pierced and the more entangled they were. In a blink of an eye, people turned into bloody people. The horse has also become a blood horse!Yang Menglong sneered: "Want to cut open the barbed wire fence with one knife? Do you think you are holding a laser knife or a dragon-slaying knife?" He yelled towards the city: "Shoot the arrow! Shoot these grandchildren to death!"

The soldiers of the Ming army in the Mongolian fortress outside the city gate echoed loudly, and more than 200 archers poked out their crossbows from the trenches, and fiercely pulled their engines at the Mongolian cavalry who were screaming and screaming in front of the barbed wire.A row of crossbow arrows swept across, and there was a piercing scream, and a large area of ​​Mongolian cavalry crowded in front of the barbed wire fell down.After shooting, the archer handed over the crossbow to his comrades in the trench, took the loaded crossbow from them, sketched briefly, and then pulled the trigger again.This time the screams of the Mongolian cavalry were even more tragic, and the unlucky ones crowded in front of the barbed wire were almost wiped out, whether it was people or horses, they all turned into piles of corpses.Then came the third volley, and many cavalry archers who were galloping and shooting arrows rolled into a ball with their men and horses.This kind of shooting against the Mongolian cavalry is really at a disadvantage. The distance is [-] steps. At this distance, the lethality of the riding bow is already very weak, but the mountain mulberry crossbow in the hands of the Ming army can exert its power to the fullest. The most aggrieved What's more, the damn barbed wire blocked them, so they had no way to rush in front of the Ming army. Riding a bow couldn't help them, and their sabers and spears became decorations, so they had to stand up and stand shot!

Huang Long and Li Weiluan were dumbfounded.

The Houjin Baylors who were watching the battle from a distance were also dumbfounded.They were condescending, and they never saw the Ming army rushing out to fight back. They only saw crossbow arrows flying out from behind the earth barrier like raindrops. Basically one-sided!Mang Gurtai jumped on his feet and cursed: "What are those idiots doing? Why don't they charge up? Although Minggou's crossbow is powerful, it takes a long time to reload. Just charge forward bravely before they finish loading the second crossbow. Arrow and we can rush in front of them!"

Yue Tuo said in horror: "They were blocked by that fence! That fence is weird!"

Nonsense, of course the Mongolian cavalry knew that the "fence" was weird, no, they were desperately chopping the barbed wire!The barbed wire fence is also abominable. It is extremely tough. The sharp machete cuts down with all the strength of the whole body. In all likelihood, there is nowhere to focus and it is bounced lightly. I'm happy, this barbed wire has been stretched several layers, and one is cut off, and there are six or seven wires underneath. Let's work hard, Sao Nian!Before these lucky ones could cut off the second one, the crossbow arrows shot through the air killed them.Some people saw that going on like this was not an option, so they decisively changed their tactics and jumped off their horses to chop down the wooden stakes nailed into the ground vigorously. As long as the wooden stakes were cut off, the barbed wire fence should also fall down, right?However, their equipment is obviously not suitable for this kind of work. You must know that the wooden stakes tied with iron wires are as thick as the mouth of a sea bowl, and they are extremely hard. when?Besides, the Mongolian scimitar is mainly made of mintie, which is sharp but sharp, but it is very soft. If you cut it head-to-head, the whole knife will be useless if you cut it seven or eight times at most. Use it to chop wood?If the patriarchs of all ethnic groups saw this, they would have to beat these prodigal sons to death!With the scimitar swung, sawdust flew around, but it was useless. The scimitar chopped N times, but not a single stake was cut.The crossbowmen of the Ming army focused on these smart children. With the sound of strings, a Mongolian soldier who was slashing at the stake with a knife screamed and fell down full of anger and unwillingness...

Seeing the corpses piled up higher and higher in front of the Ming army camp, and the seemingly thin "fence" was unbreakable, Yue Tuo couldn't help gasping, and said, "It seems that this method won't work. Find out what's going on and figure it out!"

The trumpeters blew the horn to withdraw troops, and the surviving Mongolian cavalry, as if receiving an amnesty, even ignored the wounded soldiers, turned their horses and fled, leaving more than 300 corpses and wounded soldiers to the Ming army.Yang Menglong yelled down: "Detonate the mines and kill these grandsons!" Unfortunately, when the soldiers of the Ming army saw the Mongolian cavalry retreating, they danced and cheered happily in the trenches, but no one listened to his words!He was so angry that he stomped his feet and said, "Damn it, you didn't have an order to cancel the combat state without authorization, singing and dancing like no one else, if this is in the Heluo Xinjun, I will make your ass bloom!" I miss the Heluo Xinjun more and more No, the Heluo New Army will not make such an oolong. Those taciturn Shaanxi Lengwa are like dumb on the battlefield. They won't even say a word without orders, let alone cheer after repelling the enemy. What's up!
Mao Yongjun was defending the south gate camp. He had someone cut off his head, counted the results, and then went under the city wall to report to Yang Menglong: "Little Yang Shuai, Huang Shuai, we beheaded 320 level 30 in this battle, and our own casualties are less than [-] People, big victory, big victory!"

Huang Long and Li Weiluan were overjoyed and laughed out loud, but Yang Menglong jumped up and roared, "What a big victory! Such a good fortification and such a powerful firepower configuration have turned into such a mess, how dare you call it a big victory? Who told you to disband the battle formation? Who told you to cheer on the battlefield? If you detonated the mines when the Tartars were retreating, at least one or two hundred people would be killed. Why didn't you detonate the mines? Ah? Why?"

Mao Yongjun was stunned by the yelling, not knowing what to do.It was only then that everyone remembered that apart from being unreliable, Yang Menglong has another major characteristic: he has very high requirements, and if he fails to meet his requirements, he will scold his mother.

Huang Long said with a smile: "My sons and daughters have never fought such a hearty victory. They are all overjoyed. It is understandable to get carried away...Little Yang Shuai, you are really a genius, and only you can think of this kind of restraint cavalry With this method, I, Old Huang, have completely convinced you!"

Li Weiluan said cheerfully: "A row of wooden stakes plus a few rolls of thick iron wire becomes an insurmountable barrier. Little Yang Shuai is a genius!" He raised his eyebrows: "This barbed wire fence is solid, but after Jiannu suffered a loss, I'm afraid he won't be fooled again. If they send men in heavy armor with a big ax to cut down the wooden pile, wouldn't the barbed wire fence be unbreakable?" Self-defeating?"

Yang Menglong looked ferocious: "I want to break through my defense line with a big axe? How can it be so easy! Another day I will replace the wooden pile with a concrete pile, and I will let them cut it!"

Li Weiluan: "..."

Yang Menglong sighed: "But I came in a hurry, so I didn't bring any cement, so I had to use wooden stakes to make up the numbers first. Come, someone, dismantle those Frang cannons and send them to the camp outside the city to build artillery positions. When Jiannu's heavy infantry rushed out, I greeted them with grape bullets, I want to see if their armor can block the guns!"

Huang Long was taken aback: "The cannons were also dismantled and placed outside the city? Then what shall we use to defend the city wall?"

Yang Menglong looked at him with contempt: "If you can defend the camp outside the city, is it necessary to defend the city wall?"

Huang Long: "..."

The soldiers of the Ming army didn't care about the number of them. As soon as Yang Menglong gave an order, they happily dismantled seven or eight Frang cannons weighing five hundred catties, hung them down the city wall, and installed them in the barracks.Dozens of packets of grape shells were prepared for each gun. If Hou Jin really wanted to use hoplites to charge up and destroy the barbed wire fence, these Franc cannons would show them what it means to cry without tears.

(End of this chapter)