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

Chapter 468 Reinforcement arrives
In the afternoon, Hou Jin launched another offensive against Ximen.Probably because they realized that the cavalry archers were helpless against the infantry of the Ming army hiding in the trenches, so this time they did not use the cavalry archers. Instead, they sent out cavalry infantry, wearing heavy armor, holding sharp axes and large shields, and using horses at high speeds. Sprinting across the minefield, and then dismounting, someone set up a large shield to block the whizzing crossbow arrows, someone swung a big axe to chop down the wooden piles, just like a sample, the tactical arrangement is quite clear.To deal with these big shields wrapped in iron, the Shansang Nu is somewhat helpless, so the guard of Ximen decisively let the French cannon fire grape bullets, only to hear a huge roar, thousands of grape bullets are like iron brooms Sweeping across, the front of the barbed wire fence immediately became a slaughterhouse for Shura, broken shields and severed limbs were thrown high with blood, and the heavy infantrymen with shield hands and big axes were beaten to a bloody mess and died horribly.The crossbowmen of the Ming army took the opportunity to attack, and under the heavy crossbow shooting, the Houjin soldiers who lost the protection of their shields were killed and injured again.

Yang Menglong, who came to watch the battle, jumped to his feet and yelled: "Detonate the landmines! Damn it, detonate the landmines!"

The soldiers of the Ming army who were hiding less than 20 meters away from the barbed wire fence received the order, grabbed the rope and pulled it, only to hear groups of frightening flames rising from the minefield, terrifying explosions and roars one after another, and the hedgehogs gathered on the barbed wire fence. The front and back gold soldiers were swallowed by the surging flames and smoke, and their split limbs flew up like straws swept by a strong wind.

Yue Tuo almost fell off his horse.His eyeballs were red, staring at the smoke and flames constantly rising in the minefield, he shouted a little frantically, "What the hell is this!?"

No matter what the hell it is, it won't be a good thing anyway.After a loud noise, more than half of the post-gold soldiers crowded in front of the barbed wire were killed or injured, and the survivors were blown out of their souls. They threw away their weapons and armor and ran away. They also don't want to stay in this ghost place for even a second!In this attack, Hou Jin took more than 200 lives, and the effect was not as good as the attack on the South Gate—at least the attack on the South Gate caused more than [-] casualties to the Ming army. The Ming army didn't bite a single hair.Minefield-barbed wire-trench, this advanced defense system made Houjin fall into an unprecedented predicament, unable to move an inch.If you want to break through such a defense system, there is no other way but to use human life to fill it.

Another batch of heads was sent into the city.It's a pity this time, because most of the Houjin soldiers were killed by cannons and landmines, and many of them were beyond recognition, and it was difficult to identify them. To 150 to the first level.Even so, the Dongjiang army was still smiling, and in just one day they had won six or seven hundred heads. According to Daming's reward, these heads were worth at least 2 taels of silver, making a fortune!The results of the battle were so brilliant, but her losses were so small that the red lady wondered, "Are these Jian slaves here to fight the war or help the poor?"

Yang Menglong ordered these heads to be marinated with lime and sent to Tianjin by a clipper to report victory.Up to now, he has not seen any reinforcements approaching from Tianjin. He is really annoyed. With this achievement, Tianjin Wei should make a move.Those dead horses were not wasted either, they were all brought in by the Ming army and stewed in twenty or thirty pots. Yang Menglong threw in the peppers he brought from Shandong, and the stew was delicious. Call it a fragrance!
Later, the Golden Artillery opened fire again, and the target was still the damn barbed wire and trenches. Could it be that they wanted to smash the barbed wire with shells?It's fantastic.The sound of the rumbling guns did not affect the appetite of the Ming army. The Ming soldiers in the trenches covered their bowls when they heard the sound of the guns, so as not to stain the meat in the bowls with splashed mud, and continued to munch on horse meat after the sound of the guns passed.As long as they stay in the trenches and don't run around, even if Hou Jin shoots all the cannons in stock, they won't be able to do anything to them. On the contrary, they will send them a lot of lead bullets and shells. Why not do it?Even the artillerymen of the Ming army were too lazy to fire and suppress. They watched the performance of Hou Jin with a smile, and secretly calculated how many shells they could get this time, or how many shots they could melt into lead for musketeers. bomb.

This situation undoubtedly made people very discouraged, so that the Houjin artillery was weak when they fired.The invincible cannon completely loses its due power in front of the trenches. The greatest significance of the cannon in this era lies in psychological deterrence. If no matter how many shells are fired, the enemy will not take it seriously, so what is the point of their firing?There were also clever ones who fired at the city wall decisively, and as a result, the Ming army on the city wall jumped.The Ming army guarding the city wall yelled: "Damn it, it's better to stay in the trenches!" Of course, firing at the city wall can only vent their anger. The Ming army barracks outside the city are intact. .

All in all... a headache, a very bad headache!

More headaches are yet to come.

In the middle of the night, lights lit up on the sea, and a large fleet of ships drove over.Several fast boats were immediately dispatched from Lushun Port to guide them into the port.This commotion alarmed the defenders, and many generals ran over to watch the excitement. Seeing warships and sea ships coming one after another, they couldn't help but be speechless: "Hey, how many people are here!"

The first sea ship approached the trestle bridge, and the soldiers of the brigade, who had been tossing enough at sea, got off the ship and boarded the trestle bridge, lined up in a neat queue and walked towards the shore.They were all dumb, none of them spoke, and their movements were fast and orderly. These two points alone were enough to prove that this was an elite soldier.Yang Menglong grinned and said, "The main force of my Denglai new army has arrived!" He hurried up to meet him.

Wu Sheng and Qi Hu came out of the crowd, clasped their fists and saluted Yang Menglong: "My lord!"

Yang Menglong said: "Don't be too polite. How are the troops? Are they all here?"

Qi Hu said: "Returning to my lord, all six thousand new troops have arrived, and no one has been injured or left behind!"

Wu Sheng said: "Six thousand powerful crossbows, 20 bunches of crossbow arrows, [-] kilograms of gunpowder, [-] shi of grain, and [-] canned meats were all shipped without any loss!"

Yang Menglong breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, I'm really afraid of accidents, the loss of supplies is the second priority, and only those who have boarded a boat will be called wronged!" Pointing to Huanglong, he said: "Let me introduce you, this is the general manager of Dongjiang Town. Bing, Huang Shuai!"

Qi Hu and Wu Sheng clasped their fists together and saluted Huang Long: "See Huang Shuai!"

Yang Menglong pointed to these two again, and said to Huang Long: "These two are my most trusted right-hand men... This is Qi Hu, my chief of staff, without him Heluo Xinjun and Denglai Xinjun would be in chaos; This is Denglai general Wu Sheng, a rising star of the Zhejiang army, who performed exceptionally well in the battle to put down the Denglai rebellion."

Huang Long quickly clasped his fists and returned the salute: "You two, I have admired you for a long time, I have admired you for a long time!" Originally, Qi Hu and Wu Sheng did not kneel down to him, which made him feel a little unhappy, but after spending so many days with Yang Menglong, he understood He Luoxin's feelings. The temper of people in the military system, knowing that these guys only kneel to heaven and earth parents, do not like to kneel to others. The most important thing is that the next war depends on these elite soldiers, so he will turn a blind eye to small rudeness. Only one eye.

Qi Hu said: "Huang Shuai commanded Dongjiang Town, fought bloody battles in southern Liaoning, and regained Gaizhou. It can be said that he has made outstanding military achievements and is unparalleled in loyalty and bravery. I admire you!"

Huang Long felt a little proud and said: "Thanks to the weapons and food provided generously by the Denglai New Army, otherwise the Dongjiang Army would not even be able to eat, so how could they possibly regain Gaizhou?"

Qi Hu smiled slightly and said: "There are plenty of weapons and fodder to ensure that the Dongjiang Army will not be short of daily needs!"

Huang Long said solemnly: "As long as the supply of weapons and fodder is sufficient, the Dongjiang army can make the Jiannu in southern Liaoning restless!"

While talking and laughing, Denglai's new army came ashore one by one, and their actions were jaw-droppingly fast. It didn't take long for a large army to gather by the sea.The last ones to go ashore were the assault cavalry. Each of these cavalry led two horses, one for riding, and the other carrying several bags of sharp arrows.The weapons and equipment of these assault cavalry are horizontal and pulley bows. The horizontal knife is naturally the kind of horizontal knife with a wide front, a narrow back, a thick blade and a thin blade. , most people can't pull it open with both hands, but it becomes very easy to pull it with the addition of a pulley block, not more difficult than pulling an ordinary Mongolian horn bow.After testing, this pulley bow has a shooting range of 250 meters, which is no less than that of an infantry bow. In the hands of a cavalryman with excellent cavalry, this is a terrible weapon for killing people.The armor of the assault cavalry is relatively simple. A steel helmet and a pair of breastplates are used to protect the vital points of the head and chest.But even so, their equipment still made Dongjiang Army salivate and envious.Huang Long was stunned: "There are more than 1000 cavalry, right? My God, how much does it cost!"

The saddest thing about Dongjiang Town is that they have been fighting fiercely with Hou Jin, who is known as the "Warrior of Riding and Shooting" for many years, but they have never been able to form a decent cavalry, only a few sentry cavalry.It's not that they don't want cavalry, they really can't help it, they are too poor to support them, so Huang Long's saliva drools when he sees so many cavalry.

The red lady did not know when she came to Yang Menglong's side, she looked at the cavalry who were landing one after another, her eyes were shining, she looked at Yang Menglong, and asked seriously: "Little boy, do you still remember what you promised me?"

Yang Menglong looked confused: "What?"

The red lady turned her face: "You said that when your cavalry arrives, you will assign a cavalry to me to command. Why, do you want to go back on your word? Believe it or not, I will bounce your head into a Tathagata Buddha!"

Yang Menglong trembled, he didn't dare to pretend to be confused anymore, and said generously: "Okay, I will send fifty cavalry to command you!"

The red lady opened her eyes and shouted: "Fifty cavalrymen are not enough, at least five hundred!"

Yang Menglong was about to collapse: "Grandma, I only have 1000 or [-] cavalrymen, and I'm taking half of you at once, what am I playing?"

The red lady hugged his arm, her whole body was tired of him, and she said softly, "Didi, are you okay, are you okay!"

Yang Menglong felt a chill all over his body, goosebumps fell all over the floor, and he collapsed completely: "Jiejie, you should call me a little kid... Isn't it just five hundred cavalrymen? No problem!"

(End of this chapter)