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

Chapter 458 Lushun Attack and Defense 6
Houjin fired a false shot, catching the Ming army off guard. In the blink of an eye, the fierce and powerful Houjin warriors had already entered the Ming army camp, knocking down a large number of them with swords and axes.The Ming artillerymen on the city wall fired desperately, even using ammunition, but to no avail. The army of Houjin who found a breakthrough looked like crazy, shouting wildly and swarming in. Suddenly, it was like the south gate barracks being shaken to the ground. .

Huang Long was startled and furious, and roared: "What did Wang Zhiwu do, he was not prepared at all, is he a dead man!?"

Yang Menglong also hated his teeth itching, he could see very clearly that the performance of the defenders in the camp outside the south gate was far below the standard compared with the defenders of Jinshan Mountain, so many powerful crossbows and Flang machines were of no use at all. After finally organizing two salvos of firepower, it was also very messy, and did not cause much casualties to Houjin.The same weapon is so substandard, it can only show that the general guarding the south gate camp is an out-and-out mediocre general, a mediocre general who wasted air while living and wasting land when he died!
Li Weiluan frowned, and said: "Huang Shuai, if this goes on like this, I can't do it! Jiannu is going crazy, if he doesn't support him, Wang Zhiwu's entire army will be wiped out!"

Huang Long said angrily: "I can see it! Send an order to the Ximen garrison to fully support Wang Zhiwu!"

The battle drums on the Lushun city wall were beating, and a bloody battle flag was hung high.The Ximen camp that had not yet been attacked immediately responded with trumpets that resounded through the sky, and about 1.5 Ming soldiers drove out of the camp and rushed to the south gate.As soon as they walked out of the camp, shells flew over, followed by the rear golden cavalry roaring in the sun.Fortunately for the Ming army, there were surprisingly many horse traps dug at the south gate. Before the Houjin cavalry entered the effective range of their bows, more than ten or twenty horsemen stumbled into the pits and broke their legs. The simple trap of not paying for life forced the Houjin cavalry to slow down their impact speed, and the soldiers of the Ming army were able to line up. One hundred soldiers stood in a row, and set up a giant shield with a height of more than [-] meters in their hands, forming a shield wall. , The crossbow arrows shot out like raindrops, pulling out a series of low and flat parabolas and flying towards the rear golden cavalry.Fire guns protruded from the gap between the shield walls, and they spat flames at the rear golden cavalry obscenely. Under the blows of crossbows and muskets in turn, the rear golden cavalry fell from their horses one after another.The sharp arrows they shot stared at the huge shield, making a loud sound, and there was a scream from behind the shield wall from time to time, obviously someone had been hit by an arrow.However, such tactics obviously cannot shake this solid army formation. The Ming soldiers are armored and protected by shield walls. Riding a bow is not very lethal to them. If you want to quickly destroy such an infantry phalanx, it is best The best way is to let heavy cavalry or heavy infantry come, cavalry archers have a fart.But despite this, the goal of the Later Jin Dynasty was also achieved. They used a limited number of light cavalry to successfully contain the reinforcements from the West Gate Camp, and relieved the worries of the Ming army who attacked the South Gate Camp. No one can help anyone.

Huang Long was really in a hurry, so he dispatched a support army from the east gate camp to try to move closer to the south gate camp, but the result was still the same. As soon as the reinforcement troops left the camp, Hou Jin's light-armored flying knights arrived.Those light-clothed flying knights couldn't help the Ming army leaning against the city wall for a while, but they easily entangled them tightly.Now the Ming army outside the city can no longer send reinforcements, because there are not many troops deployed in each camp, if they insist on further deployment, the entire camp will be empty, what a fart.

At this time, the fighting in the direction of the Golden Mountain had stopped, and the Jiala who attacked the Golden Mountain dropped dead bodies and retreated back. Their goal of attracting the attention of the Ming army has been achieved, and there is no need to really gnaw at the Golden Mountain camp—— This is not a goal that Jiala can win in a short time.The south gate of Lushun City became the focus of the battlefield. The reinforcements from the east and west camps were all crucified by Houjin's light cavalry.Judging from the recognition of the flag, it was a Jiala of Xianghongqi who was responsible for attacking Wang Zhiwu. Xianghongqi made Yang Menglong bloom on the bar in the Battle of Dalinghe. First, he defeated Xianghongqi with two thousand infantry. The cavalry then rushed into the formation outside the Jimingyi camp, smashing more than [-] Mongolian troops inlaid with red flags and beheading more than a thousand people. Xianghongqi is really the only one who loses twice in one day. Before the first round, the army was defeated, and the corpses of Ming soldiers filled the trenches.Surrounded by a group of servants, a member of the general staggered back to the bottom of the city, kowtowed repeatedly to Huang Long who was watching the battle on the tower, and wailed: "Huang Shuai, the slavery is fierce, and the lowly position can't resist it!" I beg Huang Shuai to look down on his old feelings!"

Huang Long's face was ashen and he shouted sternly: "Wang Zhiwu, what did you do! I gave you so many armors and crossbows, but you were defeated all at once. I am so disappointed!"

Wang Zhiwu kowtowed like garlic: "The last will be convicted, the last will be convicted, and the last will be willing to accept any punishment! I just ask Huang Shuai to take pity on these young men of the last general. If they don't get support, they will be killed! "

Li Weiluan, Mao Yongjun, Shang Keyi and others all knelt down and shouted: "The last general is willing to lead the troops out of the city to support General Wang!"

Huang Long frowned, and was about to give an order when Li Yan yelled, "Don't do Huang Shuai, beware of fraud!"

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what to say, Huang Long looked unkind, and asked: "Mr. Li, what do you say?"

Li Yan said: "Huang Shuai, don't you think this is very strange? Jiannu attacked the Golden Mountain first, bluffed, attracted the attention of our army, and then immediately launched a fierce attack on the South Gate Camp. The South Gate Camp could hardly organize a decent defense. They rushed in. As soon as the defenders of the east and west camps came out of the camp, they were immediately blocked by the slaves and were unable to move..."

Huang Long interjected: "Isn't this normal? If I change my general, in this case, I will use a small number of troops to contain the two reinforcements and concentrate on attacking the South Gate camp..."

Li Yan said: "This is the weird place! Why did Jiannu choose the south gate as a breakthrough from the very beginning, and didn't even make tentative attacks on the east and west gates? Why did Jiannu surround the south gate from the beginning to the end? Make a fuss? Why did everything go according to Jiannu’s expectations, and there was no disturbance?” He pointed to the Wang Zhiwu Department who had been killed and fled in all directions under the city, and said loudly, “The only explanation is that all of this is under construction. It’s in the slave’s plan! They expect that the King’s Military Department guarding the south gate will not put up strong resistance, and they can easily break through here..."

The Dongjiang generals were horrified and looked at Huang Long hesitantly.Although they didn't want to believe it from the bottom of their hearts, they had to admit that what the white-faced scholar said made sense - since the beginning of the war, all Hou Jin's actions have been centered around the South Gate, and it has been surprisingly smooth. This is so weird!Huang Long was wearing a mask, so you couldn't see his face, but it was easy to see from his gloomy eyes that he was extremely angry.Under the city wall, Hou Jin was rampaging, killing the fleeing Ming troops one by one, or setting fire to the camp. Each fire started quickly, and thick smoke billowed. The screams and screams of thousands of troops passed through the thick smoke. Wearing it, it is particularly thrilling.Under the desperate situation, the King's Military Department finally showed some courage. Hundreds of servants put up shields to form a line of defense. The Houjin Warriors swung their short-handled axes and smashed them against the shields, causing sawdust to fly everywhere.For the shield holder, the most threatening thing is the hammer. The hammer in the hand of the Houjin warrior only weighs about six or seven kilograms, which is far inferior to the legendary giant hammer that weighs dozens or hundreds of kilograms. It was far away, but the power was extremely shocking. When the hammer hit it, it made a loud bang, shaking them so hard that they could hardly hold their shields.The Ming army relied on this shaky defense line to hold on. Many soldiers ran outside the city gate and begged, with despair on their faces, which was heartbreaking.

Huang Long gritted his teeth and shouted: "General Shang, listen to your orders!"

Li Yan was taken aback: "Shuai Huang!"

Huang Long waved his hand roughly, and said: "I believe in those sons and brothers, I believe in those brothers who have lived and died together. Mr. Li, don't say any more! General Shang obeys orders!"

Shang Keyi straightened his waist: "The end is here!"

A sharp arrow brushed past his left cheek, Huang Long ignored him and said, "Take 400 people out of the city immediately to support Wang Zhiwu!"

Shang Keyi yelled: "Obey!" He jumped up, flew down to the city, and gathered his troops to go.

Yang Menglong frowned and said: "Huang Shuai, you'd better consider Mr. Li's opinion, all this is too weird!"

Huang Long said angrily: "Could it be that in Young Shuai Yang's eyes, my Dongjiang army is a group of scum who sell friends and seek glory!?"

Yang Menglong froze for a moment, then realized: Both he and Li Yan had committed a taboo in the army.What soldiers value most is friendship. If you tell a certain general that a subordinate you fancy might betray you, his first reaction is definitely not gratitude, but anger, thinking that you are driving a wedge between them.There are traitors under his command, which is slapping the face of the superior, and even the face of the entire army, which they are unwilling to accept from the bottom of their hearts.Thinking of this, he no longer persisted, and said sincerely: "Huang Shuai, it seems that today there will be a big move to build slaves, and we should prepare early. The battle at the South Gate is very important. I am afraid that General Shang's [-] elite soldiers will not be enough. To repel Jiannu, why don't I call in a hundred heavy infantry, just in case?"

Huang Long wanted to refuse, but seeing that Yang Menglong was very sincere, he swallowed his words again. He held his hand to Yang Menglong and said in a slower tone: "Thank you so much, Commander Yang, for helping me! This general is so worried that there are so many words in his mouth." If you are offended, I hope Xiao Yangshuai Haihan, when the battle is over, I will arrange a drink to apologize to Xiao Yangshuai and Mr. Li!"

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said, "We are all soldiers, eating in the same pot and fighting in the same trench, so don't say such kind words. Huang Shuai, I'm going, be careful!"

Huang Long said: "Little Yang Shuai should also be careful!"

Yang Menglong took Li Yan and Hong Niangzi down the city wall quickly, and rode to the hoplite camp.Li Yan complained to Yang Menglong: "Xiao Shuai Yang, why didn't you persuade Huang Shuai? Li can guarantee that there must be something wrong with Wang Zhiwu. If Kaicheng supports him, he will probably be tricked!"

The red lady also said, "That's right, you little brat, why don't you try to save yourself? That's not like your style."

Yang Menglong said distressedly: "How do you ask me to persuade you? People simply won't listen!"

The red lady said angrily: "That Huang Long is too stubborn. It's best to let him suffer a big loss and see if he can have a longer memory!"

Yang Menglong shook his head and said, "It's not all his fault... If you are also the commander of thousands of troops, and someone tells you that the general you trust may betray you, you will also feel angry."

The red lady asked, "Then what should we do now?"

Yang Menglong said: "What else can I do? Call the hoplites here just in case."

Just as he was speaking, hundreds of Ming troops came rushing forward in a stream of iron. The leading general was riding a tall horse and holding a long spear. It was Shang Keyi.Yang Menglong stepped aside quickly, got out of the way, and saluted Shang Keyi.Shang Keyi hastily returned the gift, and before he could say a word, the two passed by, one went straight to the heavy infantry camp, and the other led his men straight to the south gate, Shang Keyi's voice came from a distance: "Open South gate, open the south gate!" Then there was a piercing sound when the heavy city gate opened, and the south gate opened.

Yang Menglong was startled for no reason, called Li Yan, and said, "Mr. Li, you take my commander's seal and return to the camp quickly, and transfer one hundred, no, two hundred heavy infantry! Zhaji, Tianbao, you follow me to the south Let’s go and have a look, I’m really worried!”

The red lady said, "I'm going too!"

Li Yan didn't say much, and said: "You guys be careful!" After receiving the general Yin, he rushed to the heavy infantry camp, while Yang Menglong rushed to the south gate with a small number of soldiers and Hong Niangzi.

(End of this chapter)