Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 145 Li Dingguo: Let's Fight Seriously

Xu You held the sack above his head, but held the shield and long knife hidden in the sack tightly with one hand.

Although he was wearing the same civilian clothes as those Sichuan soldiers, only a blue forehead was tied on his head, but he was wearing chain mail underneath.

Of course, because of the hot weather, there was only a thin sleeveless shirt under the chain mail.

Like him, there are five thousand elite infantry hiding swords and shields in sacks and wearing armor under their clothes.

It's just that most of these infantry wear leather armor and cloth face armor, and only a few generals can wear chain mail.

Although these five thousand elite infantry could not be compared with the ten thousand elite old soldiers in Zhang Xianzhong's old battalion, they were still a quarter of the elite under Li Dingguo's command.

It should be noted that although Li Dingguo is famous for being good at fighting among Zhang Xianzhong's four righteous sons, and commanding the second largest number of troops among the four righteous sons, there are currently less than [-] such elite infantry.

As for the fine cavalry under his command, just like Ainengqi, there are only more than 3000.

Therefore, Li Dingguo's bargaining chip is not small, including the fine cavalry troops as the back-up.

As a general who has followed Li Dingguo for several years and grew up with him, Xu You has great trust in Li Dingguo's battlefield strategy.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the moat, he became more and more excited.

And shouted in my heart: Come on!His mother's cavalry come out and kill me!

However, seeing that the people in front had already run to the moat and threw out the sacks, and there was still no movement at the east gate, Xu You realized something was wrong, and couldn't help frowning and slowed down.

Just when he wanted to slow down the disguised elite infantry around him, there was a sudden cannon blast from the top of the city!
boom boom boom

A series of cannonballs seemed to explode in Xu You's heart, making his hair stand on end, he quickly threw the sack and shouted: "Be careful of the cannons!"

In fact, Xu You wanted to withdraw at this time.

However, Li Dingguo's military orders are strict, and retreating without an order on the battlefield will be punished by military law.

So he could only remind his infantry to be careful with guns.

Although they were not in a dense formation when they charged, the sound of the cannons on the city wall was too dense and scary.

Xu You suspected that at least thirty or forty artillery pieces of various types fired at this time.

Immediately after the sound of the cannon, there was the terrifying whining sound of piercing the air—not the sound of cannons piercing the air, but the sound of giant arrows piercing the air.

However, the giant crossbow and other powerful crossbows on the top of the city were also fired.

There were hundreds of giant arrows and long arrows shot at the bandits at once!

Dozens of live ammunition and hundreds of giant arrows and long arrows fell into the bandit soldiers, causing a bloodbath immediately.

In a few breaths, there were 300 casualties.

Although this number was nothing compared to the tens of thousands of people who charged, it dealt a considerable blow to morale.

Because in the face of shells and huge arrows, no matter whether it is a well-equipped and powerful general like Xu You, or the Sichuan soldiers who are used as cannon fodder, they are powerless to control their lives.

If anyone is lucky enough to be selected by shells or giant arrows, he can only accept his fate.

This feeling is undoubtedly extremely bad.

Although Xu You was not lucky enough to be selected by the shells in the first round of shelling, he was almost strung together by Jujian and others into candied haws.

At this time, he was not only afraid, but also disappointed.

The defenders did not send cavalry, but bombarded with cannons and giant crossbows, obviously they had an insight into Li Dingguo's tactics.

In other words, Li Dingguo's strategy failed.

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On the watch car in the army formation, Li Dingguo's handsome face had an ugly look on his face, but he didn't hesitate, and directly ordered: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops!"

The cannons and giant crossbows at the top of the city can't only fire one round.

It should be noted that it is very easy for ordinary defensive cannons to hit a mile away, which means that if Xu You and others do not return as soon as possible, they are likely to encounter a second or even a third round of shelling.

The most important thing is that since the guard has an insight into his tactics, it would be a waste to let elite soldiers like Xu You mix with Sichuan soldiers to fill up the moat.

Hearing the sound of gold ringing, Xu You and others retreated immediately, but they were bombarded again when they retreated one mile away from the city wall, losing nearly a hundred people.

Not long after, Xu You, who had withdrawn from the army, came to Wangche to plead guilty to Li Dingguo.

"The last general is incompetent. I don't know how to let the dog officer see his flaws. He failed to attract the cavalry in the city. Please punish the general!"

The weather in August was very hot, so Xu You tore off the tattered clothes on the way. At this time, he was only wearing a sleeveless shirt and chain mail. , looking quite embarrassed.

Li Dingguo frowned and said: "It's not your fault this time, it should be that the guard is experienced and guessed that I would use such a strategy."

"General, how good is this officer guard?" A young general standing not far from Li Dingguo couldn't help but ask.

This person is Li Dingguo's cousin, named Ma Siliang, only one year younger than Li Dingguo, with average ability.

Upon hearing this, Li Dingguo pointed out: "There is no god. If you are a careful and cautious veteran guarding the city, it is not difficult to think of this."

Having said that, Li Dingguo couldn't help feeling a little ashamed when he thought about how he was secretly proud when he was praised by his subordinates.

He underestimated the Sichuan officers and soldiers too much.

Seeing that Xu You, Ma Siliang and others all looked a little depressed, Li Dingguo knew that the two failed attempts might have damaged the morale of the army.

So he laughed again: "But we didn't get nothing, at least we found out part of the artillery arrangement at the top of the city.

There should be thirty or forty cannons that fired just now, even if not all the cannons on the east wall, there should be half of them.

As for the distance, the interval between one release is longer than that of a cannon, even if it is more, it is not a cause for concern. "

Ma Siliang asked: "Then we are officially attacking the city?"

Li Dingguo looked at the sun again, reckoning that it would be noon in another hour.

At that time, the weather was extremely hot, and it was no longer suitable for siege.

He then said with a serious expression: "I will pass an order that [-] Sichuan soldiers will bring soil, stone and hemp bags in front, and [-] infantry from other ministries will carry flying bridges and shield chariots behind, and then Jin Tongwu's cavalry will be ready. This time we will Hit me seriously!"

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City gate upstairs.

Chang Wei came to report again: "General Yang, the rebels have mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers this time, and I am afraid that they are going to formally attack the city."

Yang Zhan nodded, "I know."

The front of Li Dingguo's army was only three miles away from the city wall, and the view from the tower was wide. Even though Yang Zhan didn't have such a rare weapon as a telescope, he could still see such a large mobilization of bandit soldiers.

Sure enough, just over a quarter of an hour after the thieves failed in their second attempt and retreated, the war drums sounded again.

The more than 1 Sichuan soldiers in the lead, and the [-] dare-to-fight infantry behind, spread out and charged across the entire east.

"kill-!"

Hearing the screams of killing from below the city, Yang Zhan immediately said: "Command all the artillery to fire, and aim at the bandit soldiers carrying the flying bridge and shield car behind!"

"Yes!"

Soon, [-] or [-] artillery pieces of various types at the head of the city fired their cannons one after another. At first, they mainly used live ammunition, and aimed at the soldiers who dared to fight against the flying bridge and push the shield cart.

But the effect can only be said to be so-so.

For one thing, as far as the entire east city wall is concerned, there are [-] or [-] cannons, after all, less, and most of them are Franji, Tiger Crouching Cannons and the older General Cannons. There is only one Hongyi Cannon, and its specifications are relatively small.

Secondly, the gunners of the officers and soldiers lack training, lack of experience in shelling, and their accuracy is impressive.

In the end, the thieves were scattered when they charged, and there was almost no dense formation. Whether it was cannons or crossbow arrows, the number of thieves that could be killed at one time was limited.

Seeing that the thieves rushed to the side of the moat quickly, throwing sacks throwing sacks, putting up shields, and the flying bridge, shield car, and ladder from behind also rushed over, Yang Zhan was still not in a hurry.

At the military conference in the West Mansion, the generals discussed that if Zhang Xianzhong really made an all-out attack, it would be impossible for them to block him from the moat.

After all, there is a huge gap in troop strength.

Compared with the moat, the city wall is the most worthy of the defender's reliance.

Of course, Yang Zhan would not lie flat and let the bandits cross the moat.

I saw that amidst the constant sound of cannonballs, was it possible that the flying bridge that had just been erected or hadn't been erected was smashed by shells.

The Fran cannons in the city would occasionally fire a few explosive shells. Although the power was not much stronger than the live ammunition, the momentum was greater, and the damage to the flying bridge and the shield vehicle was also greater.

However, amidst the sound of the rumbling war drums, the shouts of the bandit generals, and the stimulation of rewards before the battle, many bandit soldiers rushed forward desperately, laying the flying bridge to the riverside.

Regardless of more than two quarters of an hour, several flying bridges were paved one after another!
Seeing this, the bandits were even more excited.

"Kill!"

"The general has an order that the first climber will be promoted two ranks, and will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"

　In fact, the more accurate name of "Feiqiao" should be "Daoche", but I saw that it was called Feiqiao in many historical materials in the late Ming Dynasty, so I chose this name.

　　
　
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