Ming Zuo

Chapter 338 First Battle
"Participant, we didn't play well, you punish us."

Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou joined forces to find him. They were dejected and asked for punishment.

The morning attack ceased.

The new army organized two waves of offensives, both of which were defeated by Bai Dasheng.

Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou felt that it was their own problem. After all, they had fought so many times before, and the new army was invincible and invincible, but they couldn't even take down a small hillside.

Zuo Menggeng smiled.

"Why punish you?"

Sui Zhizhong said quietly: "My command was not good, causing heavy casualties."

Zuo Menggeng asked rhetorically, "Then think back, do you have any omissions in your command and arrangement?"

Sui Zhizhong was silent, he went over his battle plan over and over again in his mind, and was a little dazed for a while.

"It seems...it seems...there is nothing wrong."

Zuo Menggeng smiled bitterly.

"Since there is no problem, why should I punish you?"

Wei Qiyou has a strong sense of honor.

"Because we lost, it's a shame for the new army."

Zuo Menggeng pointed in the direction of Mount Lu and asked, "What's the matter? In your eyes, Bai Dasheng is not an opponent, right?"

Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou looked at each other, unable to understand what Zuo Menggeng meant.

Zuo Menggeng was very serious.

"When you were in the military academy, do you remember what I said? Never... never... never underestimate your opponent. The lion fights the rabbit, and you use all your strength. Just because your enemy is the rabble of the White Lotus Sect, you will Do you take victory for granted? If that's the case, then I tell you, you will never be a famous player in your life, and you will definitely fall into trouble in the future."

Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou suddenly realized that they finally understood why their mentality was out of balance?

It turned out that it was unbearable to be defeated by an enemy like the White Lotus Sect.

"It turns out that as long as your enemies are not killed by you all at once, they will definitely evolve, become stronger and more difficult to deal with. If you underestimate the enemy, you will naturally encounter unimaginable failures. Your arrangement makes I am very relieved, because the arrogance hidden deep in your heart did not make you become random and blind when deploying. The failure this time is not that you are disadvantaged in battle, but that your enemy is a capable enemy. ."

The on-site teaching was backed up by actual results. Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou felt the strongest.

The two of them were no longer depressed, and became high-spirited again.

"Sanzuo, let's go back and think about it, we must knock down this broken mountain."

Zuo Menggeng waved his hand, still choosing to trust them.

"Go."

In the afternoon, the new army did not continue to attack.

Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou were ruthless. After trying hard to reflect, they remembered the knowledge taught by Zuo Menggeng.

Brainstorm.

They convened the whole group to have a big discussion, and let everyone give their opinions.

After all, everyone is a participant in the battle, and the parties must have more say in what happens.

"Captain, the ridge is too narrow to place too many people away. We can't avoid the stones at all if we swarm up like this."

The second battalion commander mentioned the issue of the number of attackers.

Wei Qiyou asked, "Can your shield block the stones?"

The second battalion deputy said: "If you can block it, you can block it, but the stone is thrown from above. It can jump over our shield and hit the people behind."

Meng Lianggu is a mountain of stones, and the most important thing is stones.

The stone has also become a weapon for the White Lotus Sect to defend.

Although the White Lotus Sect was unable to throw large stones due to the lack of equipment, the head-sized stone fell from a height without a shield to block it, and it was either dead or disabled.

The artillery commander also raised a question.

"The White Lotus Sect should have a counter-slope. Our guns are low and high, so they can't get past or hurt their people."

The White Lotus Sect rebels may not know the concept of the anti-slope, but after fighting for so long, they have learned how to guard against artillery.

And the artillery can't exert its power, which is naturally unfavorable for the new army's attack.

Sui Zhizhong hurriedly asked, "Then what can you do?"

The artillery commander had a whim.

"The artillery is definitely not good, we can use the tiger squatting gun."

"Tiger crouching gun?"

Wei Qiyou thought about it for a while before he remembered what the tiger squat gun was. It was really no longer used by the new army.

"Can the tiger squat cannon?"

The artillery commander gave reasons.

"The arsenal is developing a mortar, which is a kind of artillery with a very high arc that can hit the enemy from above the fortifications. The principle of the tiger squat gun is similar to that of the mortar, but it is not as advanced. If you squat, you can cross the fortifications in front of you."

Sui Zhizhong scratched his head a little.

"Where are you going to get the tiger squat gun? It's too late now."

The artillery commander laughed.

"Captain, we really have tiger squatting guns."

Only after his explanation did Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou know.

It turned out that after the pacification of Lingshan Guards, there were a large number of tiger squatting guns in the guardhouse.The new army didn't care because they didn't like these old stuff.But the artillery company commander couldn't help but be attracted to it because he had participated in the development of mortars.

This time to fight Yimeng Mountain, the artillery company also specially brought more than [-] tiger squatting guns.

Sui Zhizhong was overjoyed.

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and put the tiger squat cannon on Lao Tzu. After knocking down the Lushan head, Lao Tzu will give credit to your artillery company."

After collective discussion, the three regiments changed their style of play.

On the second day, the three regiments returned to the offensive.

Bai Dasheng was lying on the top, watching the new army come out with a door tiger squatting gun, his brows could not help frowning.

When he saw that the infantry formation of the new army was much sparser, and the musket formations were also established on the flanks, his heart was filled with haze.

The number of infantrymen attacking decreased, so that each soldier had a shield, and the defense increased linearly.

The artillery company commander was a man who dared to think and act. He asked the soldiers to build a small platform, and then put the tiger squat gun on it. The muzzle was raised forty-five degrees, almost vertically to the sky.

Zuo Menggeng saw this scene through the telescope, and immediately said: "Write down the name of this company commander and go back to the military academy to study."

Obviously, this was what he saw.

The raised angle of the tiger squat gun is almost the same as the mortar, although the shells are all iron balls.But falling straight from the sky like this, the backslope made by the White Lotus Sect was useless all of a sudden.

And because Meng Lianggu was a rocky mountain, the ground would be hard after the cannonball hit it, and it would not sink into the soil but rolled more violently. At the same time, the flying debris also caused damage.

At the same time, because the tiger squat gun has curved firepower, the infantry does not have to worry about accidental injury and can move forward with confidence.

The thieves of the White Lotus Sect were smashed and fled everywhere, and there was no time to defend the infantry from approaching.

For the first time, the new army infantry approached within thirty paces of the front.

At this distance, infantry grenades can be thrown.

Compared to the solid shells of the Tiger Squat Cannon, the range of the infantry grenade is better for splash damage.

This time, the White Lotus Sect was completely untenable, leaving hundreds of corpses swarming and fleeing.

The new army took the opportunity to occupy half of the hillside and stopped to build a position to cover the arrival of the follow-up troops.

The artillery company also carried the tiger crouching guns up the mountain, aiming directly at the top of the mountain.

When Bai Dasheng saw this scene, he immediately said: "I can't hold it here, let Wang Gouzi withdraw."

"What? The White Lotus Sect has retreated?"

Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou thought that the next battle to attack the top of Lushan would be more intense, but the information returned by the scouts was that the White Lotus Sect had withdrawn.

The two of them couldn't believe it, and they didn't dare to rush in. They just sent a small group of troops to search for the top of the mountain.

Half an hour later, the message from the top of the mountain made Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou look at each other.

"Where is this hundred great victories sacred?"

"As soon as he retreats, it will be difficult to fight later."

The successful occupation of Lushantou did not make Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou happy.

They had already thoroughly studied Meng Lianggu's topography.

Lushantou is just the gateway to the west of Menglianggu, and there is still a long distance from here to the summit of Menglianggu.

And the road is more dangerous, it is impossible for the new army to pay the price.

Standing on the top of Lushan Mountain, you can see that on the opposite mountain, the camp of the White Lotus Sect is very complete.

It happens to pass from the top of Lushan, and it has to go through a trough.

This next time, out of thin air increased the difficulty of the attack.

The only good news is that as long as the artillery is pushed to the top of Lushan, you can directly bombard the opposite side.

Sui Zhizhong and Wei Qiyou had no choice but to fight honestly and steadily.While establishing a position at the top of Lushan, let the artillery company go up the mountain.

(End of this chapter)