Chapter 1118: Bloody Battle (Part 2)
One hour, Ma Xin looked up at the sunshine in the sky. Since the Ming army launched an attack in the morning, the sun has just climbed up from the east, and the Ming army has already reached the middle of the mountain and broken through his two lines of defense.
The Ming army at the foot of the mountain seemed very stubborn, so they aimed at the north slope and launched fierce attacks on him again and again, which surprised him. The other party seemed to have no worries about the army he had arranged in other directions that suddenly went down the mountain to counterattack. Several times, Ma Xin couldn't help but do this, but in the end, he endured it.
Chen Shaowei is not a novice. He is a veteran with rich experience. He would not have thought of this. The reason why he exposed such a big flaw was nothing more than trying to attract himself to go down the mountain to attack him.
It is impossible to say that at this time, a trap had been set up at the foot of the mountain to jump in! Ma Xin sneered, and the more stubborn Chen Shaowei was, the more he believed in his judgment.
Since you want to treat the North Slope as a flesh-and-blood grinder, I will fulfill your wish! He said fiercely in his heart.
The next line of defense cannot be lost. If the Ming army breaks through a line of defense, the living space of his troops will be further compressed. The higher the upward, the more stable the defense, there will be more sufficient troops, but the space for maneuvering is smaller. It is not a good thing to squeeze so many troops into a small space.
"Counterattack, mobilize troops, and drive the Ming army in front of him!" he said sternly.
"General Ma, our strength in the north is only enough to defend, and there is no strength to launch a counterattack." A deputy general whispered: "We have great casualties."
Ma Xin was silent for a moment. Indeed, he suffered a lot of casualties. It was the first time he saw a war that the defensive side was much more serious than the offensive side. There were many reasons here, such as the army's long-range attack weapons were unexpectedly sharp, and the soldiers' weapons and equipment were far better than their own. More importantly, the soldiers' combat experience. This is the most troublesome thing.
The ten thousand people under his command were gathered from the county soldiers from all over the country. It is not entirely true that they had no combat power. They have accumulated a lot of combat experience in suppressing bandits, because the territory of the Qin Dynasty has never been calm, but suppressing bandits and quelling rebellions is a completely different mode of different from such large-scale combat, and the combat intensity is also completely different.
The Ming army at the foot of the mountain was previously adapted from the Hulao border army. It was the tiger and wolf army that often fought against the Qi army. The 100,000 Hulao army was finally reorganized by the Ming army, leaving only 30,000 people. These 30,000 people are of course the best among the elite. These soldiers have been a common practice for wars of this intensity, and they will not experience any emotional fluctuations during the battle.
This is the real gap between the two armies. The gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides may be offset by their own geography, but this difference in morale and combat experience is not so easy to make up for.
More importantly, the army he led would never fight against the wind. They lacked the spirit of perseverance and the courage to go against the current. Therefore, he had to fight back immediately and drove them down when the Ming army was not yet firm. Only in this way can his soldiers have more courage to fight against the enemy. Let them realize that the enemy in front of them is no different from the bandits they usually pursue. It's just that they dress better and their weapons are better.
Chen Shaowei tried his best to hit one point, constantly increasing casualties, or was making this idea. He knew very well that as long as he defeated a certain point of his own, it would cause the collapse of his comprehensive defense line.
He must be hit on the head!
"Call a sentry from each other direction first." Ma Xin said with a calm face.
At the foot of the mountain, Chen Shaowei looked at the movements on the mountain, and finally showed a little smile on his face, which had been cold. For him, he finally achieved his first goal. To be honest, he was really worried that the other party would go down the mountain from another direction to fight him back. Although he also made some arrangements, these arrangements were difficult to block the opponent's thrust attack.
What he bet was that the other party did not dare to go down the mountain.
Now it seems that he had the right bet, and the other party really wanted to give him a head-on blow on the north slope.
He let out a long sigh, "Increase the attack on the North Slope. We must force the other party to continue to increase troops to the North Slope."
What Chen Shaowei didn't know was that at this moment, a small team of cavalry was watching the battle between Huanghua Mountain.
"It's too risky." Yang Zhi shook his head, "Your Majesty, this is a completely lonely trip, a risky one. If I were commanding the Qin army to fight, I would definitely concentrate my strength at this time, go down the mountain from the other side and give the other party a fatal blow."
Eunuch Le also nodded: "Yes, this is a completely scrupulous way of playing! Your Majesty, Chen Shaowei is also a veteran, why is he so risky?"
Listening to the two people's discussions, Qin Feng shook his head, "Although Chen Shaowei's gambling is a bit more serious, he is considering the problem quite comprehensively. It is rare for generals who consider the other party's psychology, morale, and military composition without limiting their vision to the moment when fighting. No wonder he is able to be promoted from a small soldier to a heavy general in the Hulao Army, who is indeed a bit capable."
Yang Zhi blinked, "Your Majesty, do you think he is doing it right?"
"Kill pigs and tails, each has its own way of killing." Qin Feng smiled, "At least Chen Shaowei has succeeded now. Ma Xin did not organize his troops down the mountain to counterattack, but instead increased troops to the north slope, which was what Chen Shaowei wanted. Look, next, Ma Xin will fall into a vicious circle, with a large number of casualties, and then continues to increase troops to the north slope. In the end, he can't stand this kind of oil-filled fighting style. He will gather all his troops to compete with Chen Shaowei in a comprehensive battle on the north slope. At this time, the battle of Huanghua Mountain will end."
"Ke Town has not appeared until now." Yang Zhi said.
"Yes, there are not many people under Ke Town, but it is certain that the people under him will be the most elite group of the New Third Battalion and the New Fourth Battalion." Qin Feng walked back with a horse, "There is nothing to see here. Let's go to Zijing Mountain to take a look. By the way, Eunuch Le, ordered the Death Camp to lean on this side and help Chen Shaowei. We firmly determined Ma Xin's determination to stalemate Chen Shaowei on the north slope."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Le nodded.
"Your Majesty, this is not very fair to Hu Ben and Yu Lin!" Yang Zhi hesitated for a moment and said.
"What is fairness? What is unfairness?" Qin Feng glanced at Yang Zhi and said lightly: "First, I have seen the hope of victory in Huanghua Mountain. If I can win Huanghua Mountain in one day, it will be a huge blow to the Nianchun Feng in Wanxian City. If Huanghua Mountain comes, Zijing Mountain will not last long. Second, the Death Camp only moves tactical movements towards Huanghua Mountain, and did not participate in this battle. What Ma Xin thinks is his business."
Yang Zhi opened his mouth and did not make any sound.
"Yang Zhi, when did you start taking sides?" Qin Feng asked lightly.
Yang Zhi shook his head: "What are you going to stand? It's just that Hu Ben and Yu Lin are our old troops of the Ming Dynasty and the subordinates of Wild Dogs. This new third and fourth battalion..."
"It's all my subordinates and the army of the Ming Dynasty." Qin Feng rode his horse slowly and said, "Yang Zhi, how could you be so unscrupulous? You still said you didn't take a side?"
Yang Zhi was stunned, "No, I am now a general in the New First Battalion. If you want to stand in a team, you will also stand in the new army in Hulao. But, it's just that I still have hope above feelings..."
"Come on, come on, I know your thoughts!" Qin Feng smiled and said, "You can't stand in the side, you are very arrogant, but you still have no choice but to think about it like this. If you stand a little higher and look at the problem, you will come to a different conclusion."
"Your Majesty is saying that my level is low!" Yang Zhi said a little dissatisfied. "But you didn't give me a higher position. Now I am taking the New First Battalion, just look at the New First Battalion's three-point land!"
Qin Fengha's laughter no longer paid attention to Yang Zhi and went straight to the horse.
The soldier Li Daxiong naturally didn't know the movements above, because he was now ignorant of nothing. Because he was shooting upward, he had to kneel on one knee and raise the crossbow head. The sound of striking sounds kept ringing, and the crossbow arrows shot upward like water. There were more than a dozen crossbow machines shooting with him. These crossbow machines weaved a dead area, causing the enemies who rushed forward to fall under the arrow.
But there are too many enemies, and more and more enemies are increasing. The front one has been mixed with the infantry. From time to time, the Qin army will break through the defense line of the Ming army and kill them. In addition to dealing with the enemy, they also have to face the feather arrows shot from the head, the rumbling wood rolling over, the stones falling from the sky, and the powerful crossbow arrows that roared over.
Li Daxiong felt that it was terrible because during this period, his deputy archer had died and was hit on the helmet by a stone. The helmet was deflated and the person was exhausted. An auxiliary soldier was shot by an arrow, and he could only intake but not vent, so he fell to Li Daxiong and kept twitching. But now, he had no time to rescue him. In his crossbow crew, only him and a loading soldier were left.
But he felt that he was lucky, because in this moment, he saw at least three crossbow crews being aimed at by the enemy's powerful crossbow and then hit them. The crossbow machine led the people and they all fell apart.
He was still alive and was still providing endless support to the forefront soldiers. All of this originated from the position he chose first, the charred stone, which provided him with the greatest protection. The most dangerous time was that a rolling wood was padded by the stone and flew up in the air, flying over the top of his head, and then overwhelmed several soldiers behind him who supported him.
Chapter completed!