Come to Daming with military supplies

But these are just means, what really depends on the performance of the two sides on the battlefield, how to prevent the opponent's catapult from approaching and prevent it from playing its due role is the most important thing in the defense of the city.

One mile is 500 meters.At such a distance, if it is a cold weapon battle, there is usually no way.As the defensive side, no matter what kind of bow and arrow they take out, it is impossible to shoot such a long distance, so they can only shrink their heads and let the opponent fight.

The same thing happens to mercenaries, but it is different. They have ninety-five styles and eight-one bars. These can be easily hit 600 meters away. Naturally, they have the ability to restrain the catapult. What they have to do now is Prevent the opponent from approaching.

Luan Xiaochen gave the order, and Leng Feng and the auxiliary soldiers who were in charge of the first batch of attack qualifications searched for the best positions, and each of them waited for the enemy's catapult to approach slowly.

In sight, a catapult with huge wooden wheels was slowly approaching.As long as you get them close to a certain level, you can hit boulders, not to mention the effect, at least you have the momentum, and then when your own soldiers are charging with all their strength, if you are lucky, you can set up a ladder, and maybe you can take down the tower in one go up.If you are unlucky, it can also be a distance war. In the end, it depends on which side is weaker, and the other side will become the winner.

"700 meters"

"650 meters"

A Leng Feng soldier continued to make judgments with his precise eyesight, and the voice he shouted also fell into the ears of other comrades in arms.

Even 700 meters is completely within reach with the muskets in their hands.But they didn't do this in pursuit of accuracy. What they want is not to let it go, to make a blockbuster.

"620 meters, 600 meters, hit!"

Finally within the optimal range, gunshots rang out all at once, because it was daytime, and the fires could not be seen so clearly, but the sound of gunshots was indeed endless, and then I saw a group of people beside the catapult. The Siamese soldiers fell to the ground one by one as if they had been enchanted.

"Huh? Is this the power of the new-style repeating musket? It's really good." Riding on the horse, General Gedan squinted his eyes with a haughty expression, and then turned from surprise to excitement.

Long before coming here, the military had obtained some information about the mercenaries, so things like muskets naturally couldn't be hidden from them.After seeing Fan Yuhai again, he had a better understanding of the situation. The first meeting really shocked him, but at the same time, it also completely activated the greed in his heart.

In Gedan's eyes, he led 1 troops this time, and there are [-] troops behind him that can be mobilized, but it is as easy as a cannon to kill mosquitoes against a Vientiane City with only a little over [-] guards.Even when he thought about it, it should be that as soon as he arrived with the army, the bastard's aura would shock the mercenaries to surrender immediately.

The discovery of the matter did not go as he imagined, and Ge Gu was not too disappointed.Not convinced?Want to fight?Then hit until you are served, and hit until you can't fight.From the perspective of a victor, the enemy's things will eventually be his own. Doesn't that mean that after he wins, these continuous muskets will also become one of his trophies?

Thinking that once I have these and add the number of troops, wouldn’t it be possible to become an invincible army? At that time, Siam will inevitably become the core of this region and enjoy the glory of the Ming Dynasty. situation.As the general who made the first contribution in it, wouldn't he be powerful and admired by everyone?

Ge Dan, who was still in a state of fantasy, was soon interrupted by Fan Yuhai's voice next to him, "General Brother, you can see that the mercenary's continuous fire guns are very powerful and very accurate. The Iron Shield soldiers are dispatched."

As always, Fan Yuhai told Siam the secret that the iron shield could block guns, just like telling the already destroyed Lancang Kingdom.At the beginning, he created a Hanoi city attack and defense battle, and now he is going to do the same thing in a Vientiane city attack and defense battle.The difference is that Luan Xiaochen, who is also the governor, is very careful, controlling every city gate, making their idea of ​​sneak attack come to nothing, and they have to attack the city openly.

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Chapter 6 and Sixteen

But it doesn't matter, this time Siam has dispatched 15 troops, far more than the last time the Lancang Kingdom sent troops.As for the five thousand cavalry he brought with him, they appeared as bystanders.If all goes well, he naturally doesn't mind taking a share of it.On the contrary, he will run as fast as he can, in short, he will not let the mercenaries catch him.

"Well, yes, come here, order the iron shield soldiers to take the lead and move forward." Although Fan Yuhai interrupted his fantasy and made Ge Dan a little unhappy, but this is a battlefield, and one more soldier who dies is one more loss , so he still decided to listen to his words and send out the iron shield soldiers.

An iron shield with a thickness of more than eight centimeters can block musket bullets, and an iron shield with a thickness of more than ten centimeters can block the power of muskets in close combat. This has been proved by countless facts.Before the war, the Siamese country mobilized a lot of power and brought together many blacksmiths in the country. They insisted on forging five thousand iron shields, which were held by five thousand strong men, in order to prevent the opponent's musket attacks.

At Gedan's order, five thousand iron shield soldiers appeared.Once erected, the 1.5-meter iron shield can cover the whole body and protect them from the threat of muskets.

"It's the Iron Shield Soldiers." Above the city tower, Leng Feng yelled out loudly, but after just yelling out, they fell silent again.Because they weren't worried, they didn't forget that Governor Xiaoluan led them to plant a lot of mines before, which was the best weapon against the iron shield soldiers.

"Iron Shield Soldiers can only protect some people, and look for opportunities to fight those unprotected enemies." Luan Xiaochen's face remained unchanged, and his voice was very calm.

This time it was a test for him.If he can withstand Siam's attack, he will not only be an excellent local governor, but also a general who can fight. His ability to write and fight will make his future road better and wider.

The general does not panic, and the soldiers are full of confidence.Leng Feng and the auxiliary soldiers began to look for opportunities to shoot continuously. Although this could not stop the enemy from approaching, it also wiped out the opponent's vital force to a certain extent, and it was also a great deterrent.

As soon as the iron shield came out, the gunfire continued, and it became much more sporadic than before. Ge Dan, who was riding on the horse, laughed haha, he could fully bear such a loss.And as long as the main force of the army can be brought close to the city, with the help of the trebuchet, the morale will definitely increase. Perhaps with good luck, they will win the control of the city tower after several times of rushing to the city, and they will win the final victory.

After the Siamese soldiers in front dropped hundreds of corpses scatteredly, the catapult was finally arranged within a distance of 500 meters, and then the prepared boulders were lifted out one by one. A huge boulder flew into the air and smashed towards Vientiane City.

Seen from a distance, the momentum is astonishing, and the shortcomings are also very obvious. When ten boulders are thrown out, it is already very good if one of them hits the city tower. Most of them hit the city wall, causing the earth to shake and the mountains to shake. The sound is not harmful to the overall situation.

But I have to say that the momentum of the catapult is still amazing. Inspired by it, more Siamese soldiers followed the iron shield soldiers and began to move forward step by step.Shi Er can also see the appearance of the ladder from the gap, which is a sharp weapon for climbing the city.

"Hit, hit hard." On the Nancheng Tower, because of the condescending relationship, Luan Xiaochen could clearly see the enemy soldiers approaching slowly.The iron shield can only protect the front of the body, but not the top of the head, so the crowd of enemies is more clearly displayed in front of the defenders.

There is no need to aim at all, just shoot a shot at the top of the crowd, and an enemy will be shot and killed. This feeling makes Leng Feng's auxiliary soldiers feel very happy, but what they look forward to more is to be an enemy What happens when you enter the 300-meter mine defense line.

"There are still 50 meters left."

"There are still 30 meters"

"ten meters"

There was still Leng Feng measuring the opponent's position with his eyesight. "Boom boom boom boom boom!"

Finally, when the enemy shield soldiers in the first row crossed the 300-meter battle line with one foot, the landmine was triggered, and the sound of a loud explosion sounded immediately, and the powerful force blasted the iron shields one by one. I don't know how many people were sent into the air, and the aftermath of the explosion was like huge waves on the sea, overturning one enemy after another to the ground.

At this moment, the Siamese army suffered heavy losses. Not only were more than half of the [-] shield soldiers killed, but most of the shields were also blown to pieces and scattered everywhere. The next was affected, and I don't know how many people died.

"Hit, don't be afraid of wasting bullets. There are still a lot of bullets in the palace's ammunition depot. Hit me hard." Luan Xiaochen also took a [-]-style, and turned on the burst mode to shoot down the city.

Leng Feng and the auxiliary soldiers who were originally responsible for the replacement were also dispatched in full force. The firepower of 900 people was fully fired. At this moment, it was a pleasure to fight, and it was a joy to kill.

Under the double threat of landmines and muskets, the Siamese army, which dropped thousands of corpses, was finally demoralized and began to flee.This escape was trampling on each other, and countless soldiers died at the feet of their comrades; in such an environment, if they were pushed to the ground, there would be no hope of getting up again.

"How did this happen? How did this happen? What the hell is that thing that exploded suddenly? What is it?" Seeing the soldiers under him fell to the ground in groups and turned into corpses; seeing those iron shields thrown around All of them, and some of them have even been deformed; seeing the majestic army retreating like a rabbit with a broken gut at this moment, Ge Dan became angry, and stared at Fan Yuhai as soon as he turned his eyes. It was red and burning with anger.

Fan Yuhai was also taken aback by the scene in front of him.This has not seen mercenaries using such weapons in previous wars, so he was not prepared at all.

He forgot one thing, most of the time before was siege warfare, and the use of landmines was naturally limited.The only offensive and defensive battle in Hanoi City, because I didn't want to destroy the commercial street, and the Cochin Army charged so hard at that time, there was no time to plant any mines, so it was useless.

It doesn't work, doesn't mean it can't be used.Now it finally came in handy, and it caught the Siamese army by surprise and hit them head-on, the effect was astonishing.

"This is a landmine. In fact, Daming has used it long ago, but it is not so powerful." Fan Yuhai is worthy of being a famous cochin general, and he soon thought of the dead generals Ruan Gengwang and Chen Heijin. He also said that it was called a landmine by the mercenaries, and it was a powerful weapon that would explode when touched.And isn't this in line with what's happening in front of you?

"Landmine? Since you know it, why didn't you say it before?" Ge Dan continued to ask blamingly.Obviously, he didn't want to bear the consequences of losing the first battle, but wanted to push all of this onto other people.

Fan Yuhai didn't answer, but looked ahead, and said in an extremely calm tone, "Brother General, it's better to withdraw the troops first. There is no one operating the catapult, and morale is suppressed. Regroup and prepare for battle."

Following Fan Yuhai's gaze, Ge Dan noticed that his catapults stopped working at some point, and the soldiers in front of the catapults were all fallen all over the ground. Obviously, this was the bursting gun again. The result of showing off.

The first battle was lost like this. Although Ge Dan didn't want to admit it, he also knew that this was not the time to act out of loyalty, so he could only grit his teeth and said helplessly, "Mingjin withdraws troops and retreats five miles."

The Siamese army retreated, not even the corpses of the soldiers, the catapults and the iron shields.Those combat supplies are all within the range of the mercenaries' muskets, who can snatch them back?Unless they are launching a full-scale attack, but the problem of landmines is not resolved, can they really do it?

"Victory, the enemy is running away with its tail between its legs!" On the south tower of Vientiane City, when seeing the Siamese army retreating like this, bursts of cheers sounded like a military song to see off, mocking The incompetence of the Siamese army.

"Others don't move around, Leng Feng will go down and clean the battlefield. Bring back what you can bring back, and burn what you can't bring back." Luan Xiaochen also had a red face, but as a commander, he still suppressed his excitement , said calmly.

We can only send Leng Feng down, because the mines have not been completely blown up, and if we send someone else down, it may detonate, and there will be unpredictable consequences.

Next, the Leng Feng soldiers left the city one by one carrying barrels of kerosene. There were too many enemy corpses. The best way to collect them was to set them on fire and burn them all. Bacteria appeared and caused plagues.

The Siamese army, whose army had already retreated, could only watch helplessly as the mercenaries carried out these operations below the city. They also tried to do some sabotage before, but soon they were greeted with intensive gunshots from the tower, and threw down After a hundred new corpses had to be returned.

This made General Gedan even more furious. He jumped and cursed in the barracks behind, but there was nothing he could do.

"General brother, please don't get angry. The most important thing now is to find a way to crack their landmines. Otherwise, you will be really passive." Fan Yuhai is not the opponent's subordinate, and has his own [-] cavalry, although the number is small , Fortunately, the combat power is strong. When facing Ge Dan, he can naturally say whatever he wants, with a sense of detachment.