Chapter 119: Can't let them run away (thanks to book friend Xu Baiyun's support)
"Everyone noticed that after one volley, the second volley was reduced by half, and the third volley was half, and so on.
Put these Jianlu closer and prepare the grenades!" Li Guo made the arrangements, and the rest happily accepted the order.
This battle was really exciting, and they are now very convinced by Li Guo.
Jianlu had his eyes red and was blinded by anger. He ignored his own side and only had more than sixty people shouted, "Roar up! Kill these Ming dogs!"
Soon, someone noticed the weakening of the Ming army's firepower and said excitedly: "Minggou has no ammunition anymore, rush up and tear them apart!"
Li Guo asked twenty people to ambush, and the other ten people continued to retreat, confusing these Jianli.
Gradually, Jianlu was only more than thirty steps away from the ambush place where Li Guo and others were. Suddenly, he stood up and shouted: "It's now!"
Almost at the same time, twenty grenades landed among the more than 60 Jianlu, and a blasted sound.
Immediately, less than fifteen people were left in Jianlu, and the grenade directly took away the lives of more than 40 cavalrymen!
They were really stunned this time. A burst of explosion made them almost tinnitus. In a blink of an eye, most of their teammates were dead.
Finally someone can't hold on.
They are also humans, half of them die, but if they maintain their fighting will and die 70% of them, they can still continue to fight.
However, there were only a dozen of them left in six hundred people. Moreover, in the scene just now, more than 40 people turned into pieces, and finally defeated their psychological defense line.
The first person threw down the scimitar and turned around and ran away was a guide. None of the dozen people could fight alone.
Seeing that Jianlu ran away with his head in his arms, Li Guo and others were still stunned for a moment. They really didn't expect that these wild beasts would be afraid.
"Chasing, don't let them run away. One person has ten silver dollars!" Li Guo shouted, and everyone rushed forward with their muskets.
Two shots and several grenades finally wiped out the Jianlu team and quickly cleaned the battlefield.
The main thing is to squeeze their pig tails and use Jianlu's scimitar to cut off their pig tails, tie them together, tie them to the still alive horses, and drive them back.
It was indeed about to run away. Li Guo suspected that someone had already reported the news, so he hurried back to avoid being caught up with Jianlu's reinforcements.
When Li Zicheng saw Li Guo and others coming back without falling back, and even driving more than a dozen war horses, the stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.
"General, we have killed all the Jianlu. This is their heads. I have me remembered them all, but I have to exchange them for money!" Li Guo grinned after coming over.
Li Zicheng patted his shoulder, and then said to the thirty people who went out to guerrilla warfare: "Don't worry, brothers, we will not lose any of your contributions. If the silver dollar is given, no one will be missing!"
"Well, Mr., I feel that they may go to find reinforcements, so we should be prepared as soon as possible." Li Guo reminded.
Grilled
Li Zicheng shook his head and said, "That should be the only one. I received the news that other passes were also hit by Jianlu, and the number of people was around two Niulu. Jianlu was not large in number, so he should concentrate his troops to attack one place next. We are not conducive to cavalry assault here, and there is little possibility of encountering large cavalry attacks."
Another Chen Barman said, "But the defense still cannot be relaxed, and the reconnaissance cannot be relaxed."
"Will you not be able to earn silver dollars again?" Li Guo exclaimed when he heard this, his face full of regret.
Li Zicheng heard this and said, "You have made a lot of money this time, and it's enough to marry two wives. Our responsibility is to guard the place well. Don't think about anything else, just wait for the general's order."
Li Guotian was not afraid, but he still respected his uncle very much. When he heard him say this, although he was still a little upset in his heart, he didn't say anything else.
The battle of Longjing Pass is a microcosm of the defense battle at various passes. Most of the Jianlu sent two Niulu troops to raid the pass, and then suffered heavy losses due to the large number of new firearms and strict cooperation of the Ming army.
Although it was not almost wiped out like the battle of Longjing Pass, there were less than 500 people sent by the first wave of attacks, and there were less than 500 people who fled back to the camp stationed near Xifengkou.
After listening to the report from Baltai who arrived at the end, Huang Taiji, who was sitting on the horse, looked extremely ugly. This failure was unprecedented. Before he could reach the barrier, he lost more than 3,500 elite cavalry. Although half of them were Mongolian cavalry, they were also selected elites.
"The Ming army's firearms are too powerful. Our warriors have never encountered them in the Western Liao War and suffered a great loss. However, after these several raids, the troops at those passes should not be mobilized here to rush for assistance.
Moreover, judging from the losses and feedback from the warriors, the number of Ming troops and firearms at Xifengkou is relatively small. I suggest concentrating the troops as soon as possible and raid this barrier." Big Bele Daishan analyzed.
Huang Taiji said in a deep voice: "I ordered the entire army to attack Xifengkou at all costs, and be sure to seize the city before dark! After entering the city, there will be no radius of people and animals without leaving any people or animals!"
The Ming army only relied on landmines and other firearms, but these things could be consumed in the end.
For example, those landmines outside the pass can consume half of the war horses at most, and they can definitely blaze a road for the cavalry that is enough to launch a charge.
"Kill them all, grab them all!"
With the order of Huang Taiji, the more than 15,000 army of more than 15,000 people woke up like a huge beast. They opened their mouths and roared in the direction of the Great Wall, and then rushed forward quickly.
Not far outside Xifengkou Pass, among the trees that lead to the pass, Cao Bianjiao wore a temporary straw hat on his head, lying next to a large stone, holding a telescope and looking at Huang Taiji who was galloping on his horse, feeling excited about trembling.
That is Huang Taiji. He praised His Majesty Haikou to His Majesty and wanted to personally kill Huang Taiji's head and give it to His Majesty. Now a great opportunity is right in front of him, how could he not be excited?
However, he also knew that he could not break the strategy of his uncle Cao Wenzhao and Deputy General Mao Yuanyi. He suppressed his mood and continued to instruct him again. No one could make a sound and wait quietly for the opportunity.
At the same time, Mao Yuanyi, who was on the city wall of Xifengkou, also put down his telescope and was a little excited. The last battle was about to come. There were only one thousand defenders on the city wall. Because this place was not a heroic pass, there were not many cannons, so placing these thousand people was the strongest force.
He was confident that he could stop more than 10,000 troops from entering the pass. After all, in order to confuse Huang Taiji and others, he only allowed one-fifth of his troops and one-tenth of his artillery to participate in the battle.
If everyone goes to war, these Jianli will definitely suffer a great loss.
However, if you want to eliminate all this Jianlu, you still need to rely on the nine thousand people outside the pass.
Chapter completed!