Chapter 785: Trapped Beast
After disrupting the enemy's formation, the Second Brigade of the Guards immediately launched an assault. Faced with the chaotic situation, they once again simplified the complex. They all decomposed into teams, and the teams were divided into two groups, divided from the commander and the commander Fu led five people. This method seemed to be scattered, but in fact it also maintained coordination with each other. The head of the head ensured the correct direction of the attack. The team could coordinate the advance and retreat of the teams under their command and support each other. It can be said that it was still a whole, and the overall strength was used to offset the shortcomings of individual combat capabilities.
"Kill!" The first team of the A-du, 1st Battalion of the Fourth Regiment of the Second Brigade was in the first row. Two people were injured in the attack and withdrew from the battle. However, after receiving the order to launch an assault, the gang leader Zhang Xian and Fu, Liu Peng immediately came forward quickly according to the group during training, shouting and killing sounds to rush into the enemy group.
Long Xingjun was already frightened and retreated in a panic. Zhang Xianjiao and the two groups of them were chasing each other, one in front and the other behind. Several enemy troops had been assassinated on the spot. Some enemy soldiers could not escape and turned around to fight, but they often could not defeat multiple attacks, and were often stabbed in one round. The Cjiao and the Climbing team covered each other, alternated first, rushed forward quickly, gradually escaped from the brigade and rushed into the enemy group.
This was the first time Liu Peng had a face-to-face fight with the enemy. He found that this close-range fight was more shocking than killing with firearms. The remaining limbs on the ground were covered with blood, and the screams of the severely injured and dying people were screaming. The bayonets pierced into the human body, and the blood splashed on the limbs made people nervous. However, his side always suppressed the enemy. In several places where the war was fierce, the fallen enemy bodies piled up like hills, but the troops had no time to count the spoils and soon entered the next battle.
"Go to die!" In the battle alone, Liu Peng stabbed a Yuan army in the chest, which greatly increased his confidence. He then solved the second enemy in two rounds. But this took a little effort. The weapons of both sides were in the same place for a moment. He took the lead in changing his tricks and hit his neck with a buttstock. The blood vessels broke and died on the spot. He pulled his gun forward but found that another enemy was pounced on him, so he hurriedly led his team to follow.
It turned out that when the enemy found that only a few people were chasing him, a ten-man leader of the enemy turned around to fight. He held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and used a shield to meet the sword that Zhang Xian stabbed out. The sharp bayonet penetrated the shield and was difficult to pull it out for a while. He immediately abandoned the shield and brought Zhang Xian's bayonet aside, and the long sword in his right hand slashed at his neck, and blood was about to splatter on the spot.
"Hey!" In the critical moment, a soldier on Zhang Xian's left immediately took a step forward to prevent the left stab to push the enemy's long sword away. Zhang Xian received support, kicked the shield that stuck the bayonet, and then immediately twisted and stabbed into the enemy's left abdomen. Blood immediately gushed out along the blood groove. Suddenly, the enemy's body that lost blood suddenly became soft and collapsed to the ground. Zhang Xian hummed and pulled out the bayonet.
"Kill!" Seeing that Zhang Xian was blocked and in danger, Liu Peng immediately led his team to block the other three enemy soldiers. He first stabbed an enemy soldier forward to stab him down. An enemy soldier took the opportunity to attack him. The two soldiers beside him immediately stepped forward to stop him. The enemy soldier roared and waved his sword to slash, but he also knew that he would slash at the current person, and the empty gate would be exposed, and another enemy soldier would take the opportunity to rush in. Even if he killed the current person, he would die in a bad life.
"Ah..." Just as the enemy soldiers were hesitating, the Song soldier in front of him stabbed two consecutively to attack, and the gun was not only rapid, but also resolute. He immediately became nervous and had to turn his attention to it. But when he was distracted, he felt a cold under his armpits. This can be said to be one of the weakest places to protect him. In order to ensure the flexibility of his arms, he often did not wear armor. When he turned his face, he saw that the enemy was taking the opportunity to attack. Only then did he realize that the current enemy was just a feint attack, and this knife was serious. But it was too late to say anything at this moment, and he could only make a long scream, and felt that the bayonet had pierced into his chest and pierced the heart.
In a blink of an eye, three enemy troops were assassinated. Before Zhang Xian could take a breath, they found that they had already separated from the brigade because of the speed of the assault. At this moment, they were deeply trapped in the enemy group. A centurion of the Yuan army led more than 30 enemy soldiers to surround them. The situation of fighting more and fighting less immediately became a situation of using less to attack more. But Zhang Xian was not afraid and immediately changed his tactics. Each of them used guns to face the enemy soldiers back to back, and interactively covered them.
'Bang!'
‘Bang!’ Facing the enemy soldiers surrounding him, Zhang Xian first raised his hand and knocked down the enemy centurion with one shot. Another soldier aimed at the attacking enemy soldiers. In the middle of his face, a powerful projectile at a distance of less than five steps broke through his helmet and lifted off his sky spirit cover.
"Kill!" The two people who were shot were seriously injured and fell to the ground, and they were so painful that they shouted to the sky and the earth, struggling to death; the leader's attack burst out, and his arms and legs were still twitching. Such a tragic scene made the enemy surrounding him frightened, and he couldn't help but take a step back. Everyone could see who came forward and who died! Zhang Xian took the opportunity to yell, and the whole group also echoed, and stabbed forward with a gun.
‘Bang!’ An enemy was startled by the roar and took two steps back. The knife in his hand fell to the ground and made a crisp sound. The person next to him jumped away like a frightened rabbit.
"Those who abandon their weapons will not be killed!" Zhang Xian had already seen that the enemy soldiers were intimidated by their own aura and yelled with a gun.
"We are all southerners, forced to surrender to Yuan Dynasty and are willing to return to the royal army!" After hearing this, a middle-aged Yuan soldier first abandoned the spear in his hand and knelt on one knee to ask for surrender.
"We are willing to surrender!"
"We are willing to surrender!"...
With the leader, the enemy soldiers who had lost their morale were like they had an infectious disease. They surrendered, and they threw swords and guns all over the ground, and the people knelt all over the ground. This instead jumped Zhang Xian and his men. In a while, hundreds of people surrendered, far exceeding the enemy soldiers who had just surrounded him. And there were still constant escapes and joining them. He couldn't help but worry about whether he could control the situation. If they rebel again, wouldn't it be a bad thing? But as it was already like this, he could only hold a gun and be ready to assassinate those who were ready to act.
"Captain Zhang, these are all captured by you!" Just as Zhang Xian was extremely nervous, Jia Dudu led his troops to arrive, and saw the Yuan soldiers kneeling all over the ground, and said in surprise.
"Report to the capital, that's right!" Zhang Xian hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and he felt relieved.
"Okay, the commander has the right to stop chasing immediately, line up on the spot, prepare to face the enemy!" Du said with a respectful look back.
"This...yes!" Zhang Xian was very surprised. Now they had restored their previously lost positions. Why did the situation stop chasing? When he woke up quickly, his superiors had to obey the orders unconditionally, and he immediately saluted and replied.
"Haha, the navy has already been in place and is about to start shelling soon. If you move forward, you will enter the artillery coverage area and you can't chase after it anymore!" Dutou also saw his doubts and explained with a smile.
"Yes!" Zhang Xian understood immediately after hearing this.
"You count the prisoners immediately and transfer them to the Weisheng Army behind you. Don't count them wrongly. This is all your credit. You will be included in the list and return to the building immediately after the completion!" Du Tai patted his shoulder and said with a smile...
‘Boom boom boom boom…’ The explosion sounded again, but this time he came to Nanhu. Zhao Bing climbed up to look, but saw the rockets bombarded from the gate of Dongcheng City. The fierce and concentrated explosion destroyed all three suspension bridges on the Dongcheng City moat, cutting off the enemy's retreat route from the city. The moat, which was more than ten feet wide, became an insurmountable natural barrier, and it was difficult to fly over. Moreover, the water in the moat was clear and the rivers and lakes were flowing fast. Even if the enemy turned into fish and wanted to swim, they would probably be frozen to death and washed away.
After the suspension bridge was destroyed, the artillery fire did not rush to extend eastward, but turned to the city. As a major river defense center, Ezhou City built a platform on the city wall, arranged five "Xiangyang Cannons" and fifteen seven-headed cannons to block the river surface and protect the city. When Wen Tianxiang led his army to attack the city, the siege vehicles and wheel bridges were destroyed by these stone throwers, making it difficult to break the city. At present, these stone throwers also pose a great threat to the navy and siege troops on the river surface, so they are targets that must be removed.
The rockets have always been famous, but they are inevitable when they fall into the city, but their power cannot be underestimated. Because of their large capacity, they can load more gunpowder than the flowering bullet, which instantly blown into a sea of fire inside and outside the East City. The Xiangyang cannon is huge in size, and the seven-pin cannon is not small. It requires more than 200 people to operate when firing. It is not easy to move, and it is quickly destroyed. The enemy soldiers on the top of the city also flee in scattered areas.
"Your Majesty's brilliant plan, the enemy outside the city has become an ant that has lost its nest. He is frightened and will win today!" Wen Tianxiang said with politeness.
"It is hard to say now that the enemy has lost nearly 10,000 troops, but they still have the strength to fight again. If they are desperate to jump over the wall and forcefully break through, it will still be a threat to our army." Zhao Bing said.
"Your Majesty said very well, but I think the enemy was hit by artillery fire one after another, and now there is no morale and the morale of the army is in chaos. The whole army should attack and annihilate the enemy outside the city." Wen Tianxiang said.
"What Wen Xiang said is true. The enemy has become a trapped beast. Why should we take the initiative to attack and increase casualties? It is better to wait for the effort, exhaust its spirit, and then attack the enemy's heart and subdue the enemy!" Qin Linfeng said at this time.
"Well, it's best to attack the heart, it's reasonable!" Zhao Bing nodded and said, "You immediately select some soldiers with loud voices to the front of the formation, and make them shout: If the Song people do not attack the Song people, those who surrender will be exempted from punishment; those who resist the king's army will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qin Linfeng saluted and accepted the order, and thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, you have been detained by thousands of people just now. If they shouted in front of the formation, they would think the effect would be better."
"Yes, their statements will be more effective. You can make arrangements for yourself!" Zhao Bing thought for a moment.
"I will obey the order!" Qin Linfeng saluted and went to organize the manpower.
"Your Majesty, why not the last general leads his army to take advantage of the enemy's surrender and divides and surrounds them, gathers and annihilates them one by one to eliminate future troubles!" Seeing Qin Linfeng walking away, he stepped forward and reported.
"No!" Zhao Bing refused without thinking.
"Your Majesty, these surrendered soldiers rebelled against Wuchang, and stayed in the camp will cause bad habits; and if they turn against each other, they will suffer endless troubles; if they are released to their hometowns, these surrendered soldiers will have no land or land, and they will lose all their money, and they will live without any need for life and may become bandits and harm the place." Qin Linfeng said again.
"Yes, Your Majesty. My dynasty has always been a soldier for life until I was old. I was allowed to return home in order to prevent these soldiers from becoming bandits and using their skills to fight against the official army." Xie Fangde also said.
"Haha, as the saying goes, officials force the people to rebel. If they become bandits again, it is my fault. You are also dereliction of duty." Zhao Bing pointed his chest with his finger, and pointed at Xie Fangde and said, "Those who apply for recruits will be in the army all their lives, which is harmful and useless for me. Young and strong people enter the army, with no one to cultivate the fields and no one to work in the workshop, and they are inevitably resentful and lazy in the army for a long time. The old and weak are unable to return home for a long time, and they need to recruit new soldiers to join, which will cause trouble for redundant soldiers."
"Your Majesty has always advocated that soldiers can retire and return home after serving for seven years, and use military merits to receive land and property. This is also the case? But..." Xie Fangde frowned.
"Sir, I am still worried that the army will cause chaos after returning home, and that the place will be difficult to suppress? Actually, there is no need!" Zhao Bing asked with a chuckling, "Our army discipline is harsh. Even ordinary soldiers have to serve for seven years. The idea of abiding by laws and regulations has long been deeply rooted in the bones. Moreover, they have experienced many battles. Although they are used to death, they cherish their lives more than others. They look forward to a stable life. If they were not forced to go to the fore, how could they be a bandit for the bandits?"
"In addition, these soldiers who have served for many years have the skills to be good at fighting and can also serve as village soldiers after returning home. After reviewing their idle things, they can become backbone guarding the village. In case of emergency, they can return to the army according to the orders, and they can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy with a little training. This way, they can hide soldiers, save a lot of military spending, and engage in production, and provide reserve forces for war, which is beneficial and harmless for the country and the people."
"Besides, there are still a large number of new subordinates in this enemy army, all of whom are surrendered by our dynasty. They have also worked hard to resist the Mongol Yuan for their country. What is a pity is that those rebel generals have no virtue, which has caused them to become cannon fodder and fight on behalf of the enemy. Countless people have died on the battlefield. It is not their fault. I have asked them to return to their hometowns, reunite with their families, and give them land to make a living. Who would risk becoming bandits at the risk of losing their heads?"
"Your Majesty governs the world with virtue and will definitely return to the world. Those surrendered soldiers will also be grateful for the sage virtue and loyal to the country!" Xie Fangde sighed after hearing this.
Chapter completed!