Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

Of course, according to the deployment of the battle, the troops commanded by Wu Song and others joined forces with White Legs, causing Zhao Wuji's military deployment to completely collapse. After a few days, these leaders of the Forbidden Army, who were dazzled by the victory, fought independently and became a mess.

And this is the effect Su Xia wants to achieve.

The important reason why Su Xia dared to let Jin Ming and several hundred people take him there was that when he came to Guangzhou this time, Su Xia brought a big killer weapon - a mortar.

This is the latest cannon developed by Ling Zhen, Ma Xiaowu and others. The two asked Su Xia to name this kind of cannon, and Su Xia named it mortar cannon directly.

Because it is different from the improved Weiyuan gun invented by Ling Zhen in his early years. This gun has a short barrel, a large firing angle, low muzzle velocity, and no accuracy. It is also a smoothbore gun.

It is obviously a mortar that has been "obsolete" by modern times.

The mortar cannon and the Weiyuan cannon developed by Su Xia have rifling and cannot attack from a long distance.

In real history, among all dynasties, only the Qing Dynasty developed the mortars the fastest. It continued to become larger and larger, and finally produced a 5000-pound soaring cannon.

Another example is the Type 98 mortar developed by the Japanese army during World War II. Infantry manpower can be broken down and transported. It is low-cost and powerful. The number can increase in a short period of time and be used as the main force.

The Battle of Okinawa caused a lot of casualties to the beautiful country.

However, although this thing is powerful, it is inaccurate, has a short distance, and takes a long time to fill up once. It is not very effective in the sense of modern warfare, so it is gradually abandoned.

Therefore, Su Xia did not pay much attention to their development of this kind of thing, and did not plan to apply it on a large scale.

Until this time when she faced a large-scale enemy attack, Su Xia suddenly thought of a mortar, so she asked Ma Xiaowu to load the cannon and bring it over.

The gun and its gunner were handed over to Jin Ming for unified command, hoping to scare off the enemy at the critical moment.

In this battle, Jin Ming's team followed Wu Song as the rear team to attack the Song army.

Fortifications were built near Xiaolianzi Village leading from the Song Army to Guangzhou.

Xiaolianzi Village, this unknown village connecting Guangzhou and Guangnan West Road, is bound to have a bloody and fierce battle.

As a young officer promoted by Su Xia, Jin Ming gained Su Xia's trust. According to Su Xia's request, he quickly organized troops to build defenses.

The position was built entirely according to the tunnels. It formed a circular defense on the soil slope outside the only road running along Guangnan West Road to Guangzhou.

Jin Ming divided the 260 musketeers into three teams. The first two teams each had [-] muskets. They would take turns firing when the enemy attacked, and the remaining [-] musketeers would make strategic preparations for support.

It is condescending and less than 200 meters along the road, which is a good distance for muskets.

As long as Song troops pass by here, they will continue to pass by them.

Outside Guangzhou, Wu Song, the "defeated general", led Ruan Xiaoer and other generals to fight the Song army in multiple ways.

Different from the previous battles between the Song and Soviet armies, this time the Song army was uncharacteristically victorious and lost less.

But the more this happened, the more alert Zhao Wuji became. He looked at the rapid progress of other forbidden troops and felt a little anxious in his heart. Is this a trap created by Su Xia's army or was the enemy really defeated?

Seeing his sad face, the deputy general asked cautiously:

"General, are you wondering why Su Xiajun is so vulnerable?"

Zhao Wuji nodded worriedly and pointed to the map:

"We are only two hundred miles away from Guangzhou. Apart from us, the remaining combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards on Guangnan West Road is not stronger than that of the Imperial Guards on other roads. Although the Su Xia Army is not numerous, it has strong troops and horses, especially equipped with powerful artillery. , although we met several times on Guangnan West Road, there was not much artillery fire. We are about to reach the plains now. I am worried that their defeat is just a bait to attract our troops. The city wall of Guangzhou is thick, and they will use their strength on the city wall. Firearms advantage!”

The deputy general hurriedly explained to Zhao Wuji: "General, you are too careful. Our scouts are conducting careful reconnaissance. Although there are cannons in Guangzhou City, they are not many in number and are nothing to be afraid of. The troops in the city are almost one to one with us. Now the court sent We are the vanguard, with 10,000+ troops being raised behind us. If our attack speed is too slow, it will give other troops an advantage."

Zhao Wuji waved his hand, as if he had made a big decision and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Okay, okay, how can I decide the gains and losses?"

Zhao Wuji's action made the deputy general realize that he was also undecided in his heart and was about to say something.

Zhao Wuji signaled the other party to stop talking: "The whole army should speed up and advance at full speed. We cannot be the vanguard. If there is an enemy setting up an ambush, these pig-brained people will not think about it. Is Su Xia so easy to defeat?"

Zhao Wuji denounced his "pig teammates". Although he was the "commander" of the coalition forces, he had no actual duties. At present, the armies were about to meet in Xiaolianzi Village. There were plains along the way. Even if it was a fierce battle...

Anyway, I am following the team. If something happens in the front, my own troops can protect them.

Thinking of this, tens of thousands of troops rushed towards Guangzhou.

Along the road, the National Guard Army retreated repeatedly.

The retreating officers and soldiers asked Wu Song dissatisfiedly: "General, how long are we going to keep pretending to be a bear? What kind of useless war is this? So many brothers have died, and you still want everyone to retreat. Why don't you give up on us?" Turn around and fight him to the death."

"Shut up, I'm not a coward in my heart. Your Excellency has his own plan. No one is allowed to disobey military orders without authorization! Throw away all the weapons and evacuate from Xiaolianzi Village!"

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Near Xiaolianzi Village, pursuing Song troops came in droves.

"General Sun, you are here!

"General Ma, you are here too."

Thousands of people from the two Song armies who arrived first rushed here.

The two stupid generals looked in the direction of Guangzhou City, completely unaware that the turning point of the battle would change. The two looked at the equipment discarded by Wu Song's troops along the way, and not only looked up to the sky and smiled:

"This Su Xiajun is nothing more than that! Vulnerable!"

"Look at the supplies they discarded, it's really piled up like a mountain."

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army were in a mess, seeing those who had not grabbed it trying their best to grab it, and those who had grabbed it eager to grab more.

There was also a rear group in the whole army who wanted to join the battle and was ready to make a move. They just hoped to pick up some leftover things after the big robbery.

General Ma looked at the surrounding terrain and discovered that in addition to the supplies and villages all over the ground, he also discovered a small hill about a hundred meters away.

Although this mountain is a dirt mountain, it is slightly shaped like a gourd and is about 30 meters high. It may be a little difficult for the cavalry to attack, but the infantry attack should be completed. Seeing such an inconspicuous mountain, there is probably no ambush.

General Ma of the Song Army immediately shouted angrily: "Stop picking up things. Each team speeds up and rushes to camp thirty miles outside Guangzhou!"

Under the mountain, hundreds of musketry soldiers in hidden fortifications were waiting, looking at their leader Jin Ming. According to the plan, they would let as many Song troops pass by until the Song troops discovered their existence!