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"They, what do they want to do? They, they don't just want to cross the river on these broken bamboo rafts, right?"

Baiyin Atu stared straight at the Ming army's battle formation not far away. If conditions hadn't allowed him to do so, he would have laughed out loud.

Even a second-rate guy like him could see that the river in front of him was extremely powerful, with a large flow of water. It seemed calm on the surface, but underneath the river, the waves were very strong.

A river like this is simply a river that eats people without spitting out their bones. Without dozens or hundreds of rafts, it would be impossible to cross it.

Even he, Baiyin Atu, knew that the safest way to cross a river like this was to bulldoze the river, intercept it, and push it across with solid soil.

Li Yuanqing, a thief, is not famous in the world. He is even worse than Baiyin Atu.

Next to him, Ishihara, whose nerves had been tense all the time, was also in a daze.

This~~, this is impossible.

Is Li Yuanqing a furry child whose hair has not yet fully grown?

Did he really naively think that he could cross the river just by relying on thirty improvised bamboo rafts?

However, the location Li Yuanqing chose to cross the river was extremely tricky.

It's just a dozen steps east of the south gate.

At this location, because it is usually connected to a huge suspension bridge, the ground is tamped very solidly, and it protrudes more toward the river than elsewhere.

The most important thing is that the warriors under his command want to shoot at the city gate, which is a bit uncomfortable.

Because the city gate protrudes a few steps outward, if the warriors want to shoot here most accurately, they can only aim sideways through the crenel, and it is easy to lose strength.

However, even so, the other side of the river is only less than fifty steps away from the city wall, which is exactly within the best shooting range of the warriors. As long as the Ming army dares to cross the river, what awaits them will be a thunderous strike from the warriors.

It's just~, even if Ishi Yuan feels that he has figured out Li Yuanqing's strategic intentions, Li Yuanqing is a world-famous general after all...

There will be no wind coming out of the hole.

Li Yuanqing's glorious battles before were definitely not just for show.

Shi Yuan did not dare to be negligent at all, and hurriedly and carefully explained to Baiyin Atu: "Sir, Li Yuanqing is very cunning and cunning. I speculate that Li Yuanqing must have some ulterior conspiracy. We must not be careless or negligent in the slightest.

ah."

"Don't worry, Shi Yuan. I know what I know. Warriors, listen to me. As long as Li Yuanqing and Ming Gouzi dare to cross the river, I will fight them hard!"

However, although Baiyin Atu said he was pretty, in his heart, he had already trampled Li Yuanqing under his feet.

Today, it’s time for him to worship Yin Atu and make a fortune. Li Yuanqing, a fool, actually showed up to his door. Hehehehe...

The situation was excellent, the logistics and food supplies were abundant, and the Ming army was not only small in number, but also so funny. On top of the mountain pass city, a group of Tatars immediately became highly motivated, waiting to see the joke of the Ming army who was about to cross the river.

Not far from the city, Li Yuanqing and a group of generals naturally noticed the contemptuous laughter of the Tatars on the top of the city.

Chen Zhong had already finished working on the layout of crossing the river, and quickly came to Li Yuanqing who was not far behind him, "Yuanqing, these dog Tatars are so arrogant."

At this time, Li Yuanqing had arrived a hundred steps away from the south gate of Lianshanguan to observe the battlefield situation more closely.

The main reason is that Lianshan Pass does not have sharp weapons like artillery, otherwise Li Yuanqing would never dare to be so rash.

"Brother, this is the hinterland of the Tatars after all. It is human nature for Huang Taiji to raise some turtles and grandchildren. The time is almost here, let's get started."

"Come on!"

Chen Zhong chuckled, gathered enough energy and shouted: "Commander Li has given orders, let's start crossing the river!"

"Li Shuai has ordered, the crossing of the river begins!"

The order was quickly passed to the front. The Ming troops who were originally cowering behind the tall shields used all their strength to prop up their shields, and their muskets sounded in unison, suppressing the firepower of the Jin army behind the city.

Suddenly, "bang bang bang", a continuous sound of bird gunshots came and went, and gunpowder smoke flew everywhere.

The three boats looked simple, but were actually tied to extremely strong bamboo rafts. They carried more than 20 Ming soldiers and rowed rapidly towards the other side.

At the same time, on the shore, a dozen Ming soldiers were hiding behind tall shields, using wooden hammers that seemed light and flimsy but were actually extremely strong and strong to quickly drive the piles.

Seeing that the Ming army made the move first, the latter Jin army on the city wall did not show any weakness at all. "Swish, swish, swish", a continuous rain of arrows, like rain, swarmed towards the Ming army, and fell on the top of their heads.

Come.

"puff!"

"Puff puff!"

When the arrow hit the shield, it made a muffled but violent impact. It was so powerful that it even hit the shield directly and vibrated back and forth.

The originally somber battlefield suddenly became tense, and the smell of gunpowder suddenly became strong.

Next to Li Yuanqing, Yang Miaocai clenched his fists tightly, with sweat pouring from his palms, and paid close attention to the situation ahead.

He has already seen that although the Ming army is extremely brave and has strong personal qualities and combat effectiveness, the Hou Jin army has the advantage of home court after all, with the "right time, place and people", especially the three small bamboo rafts in front.

The rowing technique is already very advanced, but it is still difficult.

Yang Miaocai couldn't help but secretly look at Li Yuanqing who was standing aside.

He wanted to know what Li Yuanqing's expression and reaction would be at this moment.

Unfortunately, Yang Miaocai was a little disappointed. He could not see any tension or state of affairs in Li Yuanqing's straight profile, but he was still as calm as usual.

However, under this composure, the originally gentle smile now seemed a bit unspeakably ferocious.

"The situation is not very good. What will Li Yuanqing do?"

Yang Miaocai was paying attention to Li Yuanqing's expression while staring at the battle situation ahead, for fear of missing any detail.

On the side, Li Yuanqing naturally noticed Yang Miaocai's nervousness and couldn't help but smile: "Brother Miaocai, don't be too cautious. This battle has just begun."

"Well?"

It took Yang Miaocai a moment to react, and he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Li Shuai, the men in front are a little nervous. Our troops still seem too thin."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Miaocai, when it comes to war, it doesn't mean that you will win if you have more people. Of course, there are advantages to having more people. People are more powerful. However, if you have less people, you may not be able to win the war. Miaocai

Brother, please be patient."

"..."

Yang Miaocai was speechless for a moment.

But it took him a moment to realize that Li Yuanqing had been in the army for nearly ten years, had made great achievements in battle, and was majestic in the world. Since he said this, he must have the confidence.

Could it be that Li Yuanqing would be inferior to him, a poor scholar with no power to restrain a chicken?

Yang Miaocai had no choice but to force himself to calm down, focus all his attention on the battle situation, and wait for Li Yuanqing to exert his strength.

Li Yuanqing didn't feel nervous at all at this time, and looked at the battle situation in front of him quite calmly.

This is not because Li Yuanqing is overconfident, but because he has sufficient confidence.

After nearly ten years of operation and continuous battles, the Changsheng Camp has also produced talents in large numbers. In addition, with Li Yuanqing's five hundred years of experience in transcending this world, the Changsheng Camp can be said to be far ahead of this era in terms of rules and regulations, as well as weapons and equipment.

Even in terms of firearms, explosives, and some offensive weapons, the Changsheng campers at this time were not enough to compare with the Western armies of the late seventeenth century, the eighteenth century, and even the nineteenth century.

But ~~, in terms of combat strategies, including training methods, especially defensive weapons and equipment, it benefited from the natural geographical advantages of Liao Dynasty, let alone the 18th or 19th century, compared with the warlords during the Republic of China

Their defensive equipment, the Changsheng Battalion, including the generals of the various ministries at this time, are not at any disadvantage.

All the men are lined with fine animal skin soft armor, which not only keeps them warm and cold, but also has many fine iron sheets on it. Outside is a stronger and thicker cotton armor, and there are also fine iron sheets to protect the body.

It's a leather armor, just like a large vest. Not only is it windproof and thick, it also has a goggles on the outside, elbow pads on the elbows, and wrist guards on the wrists.

The head is an eight-sided brimmed hat that has been carefully improved by the Changsheng Camp Arms Workshop.

This does not conflict with the traditional helmets of the Ming army. Inside, several layers of linings and linings are added, and several layers of barbed wire are padded, making it stronger and thicker, and the cushioning force is also more sufficient.

As long as he was not killed by the real Baturu in the Later Jin Army, a real tough man who could shoot a four-stone bow or a five-stone bow, he would be directly pierced through the head at close range.

Ordinary Tatar bows and arrows can only penetrate one or two centimeters at most, making the men feel shocked, but they will never hurt their lives.

Especially at this time, the Ming troops who were carrying out the assault mission on the bamboo rafts were all the most elite engineering generals and sword and shield players of the Changsheng Battalion.

To a certain extent, they are equivalent to the most elite special forces of our army in later generations.

Their equipment is more advanced than that of ordinary generals, especially the engineers, almost all of whom are worth thousands or ten thousand gold.

It is Li Yuanqing’s most precious effort over the years.

Their elbow pads are lined with solid bucklers, and even the elbow pads on their left arms can be used directly as bucklers.

There were also more than a dozen elite sword-and-shield-bearing generals in front of them as cover, and Li Yuanqing absolutely believed in their strength.

At this time, at the beginning, the archers of the Hou Jin Army did attack quickly and rained arrows like rain, but as time passed and after a few minutes, their arrow rain was obviously not so smooth.

After all, it is purely physical work.

Moreover, the Ming army used more accurate and more lethal cannons to suppress the enemy, and it didn't even take five minutes to decide who was the winner.

Bang bang bang...

Accompanied by the clear and crisp sound of gunshots, the Tatars on the city began to weaken more and more, and the density of the arrow rain soon dropped a lot. Many people even began to shoot parabolic arrows into the sky, hoping to count on the arrows.

The free falling motion of the arrow caused damage to the Ming army.

"Oh my God, you mother! Ming Gouzi dares to be so arrogant. I'm so angry with you! I'm so angry with you!"
To be continued...