Chapter 292: Attack on the East

Last night, the reconnaissance team sent by Luo Guanzhong went deep into the enemy's position and determined the large Tartars' troops. Sure enough, they were mobilized to the position in the east. Moreover, the catapult cart was also assembled again at night. I am afraid that the attack would begin at dawn.

Correspondingly, Zhang Yang also moved to the city tower to the east and supervised the battle himself. The battle has not yet been decided, so Zhang Yang has to be careful.

Thinking about it, the Tartars have devoted their whole country to attack. If they are easily defeated by themselves, it can only mean that the Tartars are deliberately letting go. Although there are not many Tartars who are full of fighting spirit, the other side is a Taishi-level figure after all, with Taishi Tutuo as the head coach, and the soldiers can't even be lazy.

A red sun slowly rose from the east, and a new day finally came.

Zhang Yang looked at the outline of the earth in the distance and looked at the Tartar camp. Today, they should attack with all their might?

With the elder brother personally supervising the formation, Lu Zhen's subordinates were even more energetic. Before dawn, they entered the trenches and were ready to enter the battle at any time.

The sun gradually rose and shone on the clearings in front of the trenches.

What happened to the Tartars? There was no alarm clock set? They all started to sleep in? Zhang Yang looked at the quiet Tartars camp in the distance, a little puzzled.

"Brother, the Tartars began to attack in the north and south, and the momentum was quite strong." A soldier came over and said.

The sound of muskets on both sides had already been heard. Needless to say, Zhang Yang also knew that the Tartars had done both sides.

"Have they joined the catapult?" Zhang Yang asked.

"This is not the case, but the Tartars organized at least tens of thousands of people to attack together, and the offensive was very strong," said the soldier.

"Transfer to Shiyi and Tang He, so that they can gradually retreat their positions with the goal of destroying the living forces of the Tartars, and finally return to defend the city walls, and mainly eliminate the Tartars." Zhang Yang said.

The Tartars' intention was already very obvious. They wanted to kill on both sides to send their reserves to defend both sides, so that the Tartars could face the smallest resistance in the attack on the east side, but this move was no longer effective.

As long as you look at where there is a catapult, it is the main attack direction. If the Tatars want to capture Gaoyou Mansion, catapults are indispensable. Moreover, the number is not enough. Although the north and south sides look huge, they are not the main attack direction.

As long as there is no catapult, they will not be able to make a breakthrough from the city wall. They are just building momentum. They are here, just waiting for the Tartars' attack. If the Tartars don't come out, they will be astonishing as soon as they break the Tartars this time, the war will go smoothly.

Zhang Yang was at the top of the city, silently staring at the distance: Tuotuo, your plan is too clumsy. Do you want to fool me with such a trick?

After an hour, nearly 10,000 Tartars on both sides fell on the charge road, but the Tartars in the east still did not respond.

If Zhang Yang could enter the Tartars' military camp, he would see a strange phenomenon: the Tartars were sleeping at this moment!

It's good, it's just sleeping, a high-intensity marching for more than a month, and two days of war, the Tartars are really tired, and they can maintain a good physical strength when they sleep now. What Tuotuo plans to prepare at 3 o'clock in Si and launch an attack at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

At that time, just after noon, the defenders who had been waiting for the morning must have relaxed their vigilance. At that time, it was just the time to eat, and this was the time for an army to be the most vulnerable.

When his army was in his best condition, he was considering many factors before the war, including the right time, place, and people, and to increase his chances of winning even a little.

Zhang Yang probably guessed Tuotuo's intention, where you were lying and sleeping, I was waiting for you here, and when I was so hungry that I was roaring and was about to start a meal, you came to make a fuss. How could such a beautiful thing be there!

"God of War Cannon, aim at the Tartars' barracks, fire at me, and shoot three times!" Zhang Yang said.

Originally, Zhang Yang didn't want to reveal that he had such a long-range weapon, but it seemed that if he had no expression, the Tartars might not have come out at any time. There are so many people waiting for him, wanting to let his pigeon go? No way!

The soldiers had been itchy, especially Lu Zhen's Second Battalion. They had not been able to fight in the past few days. They finally knew that the Tartars wanted to attack from here, but they did not know that the two sides were fighting so lively that there was no reaction here.

When the gunman heard that Zhang Yang was about to open fire, the gunner immediately shook the support of the God of War Cannon up a few more times, and the range was calibrated to the Tartar barracks eight miles away.

Solid iron shells were stuffed into the cannon chamber of the God of War Cannon. Although such shells could only cause great harm to the Tartars if they hit directly, they had more intimidating effects on the Tartars. If the Tartars knew that they could not sleep well, they would be such an interesting scene.

Moreover, if Tuotuo was lucky and was shot to death by one shot, the battle would have been a great victory.

The twister was already lit, and the gunners twisted their heads back and covered their ears with both hands.

In fact, everyone is not afraid of this kind of cannon sound, and they have been used to listening, but the loud sound is harmful to hearing. Before the earmuffs developed by the base were not equipped, the gunners covered their ears with their hands to reduce this damage.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The first round of shells jumped out of the gun and rushed straight to the opponent's camp.

When Tutuo heard the fireworks on the opposite city wall, he frowned. Although the soldiers were still resting, Tutuo was studying tactics and did not sleep.

Is the other party firing? I have not sent troops to the battlefield. My military camp is already quite far away, so it is impossible for the other party's shells to fly over.

"Boom!" Suddenly, Tuotuo felt the ground shake for a moment, and he heard the anxious shouts of guards outside: "Master Tai Shi, the other party's shells are coming, you must be careful!"

The opponent's shells came? Tuotuo was almost fainted. How could this be? The fireball used by the Huihui cannon can only be fired to a distance of one thousand steps, and this is eight miles long. How could this be possible?

Tuotuo walked out of the tent. Outside, the guards had surrounded the entire tent and looked at the sky with vigilance.

The second wave of shells flew over, and Tuotuo saw that the shells were arcing in the air, and they really flew towards this side.

However, like Huihui cannons, although this kind of shell looks very powerful, as long as it does not hit people directly, there will be no danger.

However, this is obviously a naked threat and a naked contempt. With these shells flying in, the soldiers may not be able to sleep peacefully. The movement of the shells hitting the ground is scary enough.

"Order, all troops gather immediately, and after half an hour, prepare for the general attack." Tuotuo said.

Zhang Shicheng, you forced me, I'll see, without the help of the navy, how can you defeat me? I have invested a lot of money in the north and south. I don't believe how many people you can fight me on such a long front in the east! Tuotuo thought.

He has the capital, with hundreds of thousands of people under his command, and with the exact information, Zhang Shicheng has only an army of 20,000 at most. As long as he is not afraid of sacrifice, he will definitely win the final victory, and no matter how much casualties are, he will not be afraid of! After capturing Gaoyou Mansion, he will continue to massacre the city!

Massacre of the city is a means to motivate soldiers. Soldiers live under the high pressure of battle, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be problems under tremendous pressure. Massacre of the city can allow soldiers to eliminate the resentment accumulated in their hearts during the killing, free the soldiers, and move forward more courageously in the next battle.

Tutuo finally started attacking before noon.

Seeing the Tartars' military camp becoming lively, Zhang Yang was very satisfied. He wanted to get a bargain? There was no way! Hurry up and come here to die!

In the trenches outside were more than 2,000 musketeers from Lu Zhen and two teams of 1,000 people from the base camp. On the city wall were the remaining musketeers from the base camp, and more than 2,000 people sent by Bian Yuanheng. These soldiers were Zhang Yang's capital, and he was very sure that he could keep the Tartars corpses everywhere.

Now, the sun has slowly turned south, which is very beneficial to the aiming of the musketeers. If he is the leader of the Tartar, he will definitely launch an attack in the morning. In this way, the sun shines directly on the defenders, and the musketeers are very unfavorable to aim. Zhang Yang secretly thanked that although the Grand Tuotuo was smart, he was not clear about the weaknesses of the musketeers.

In addition to the troublesome aiming in the sun, another weakness of the musketeers is the same as the archers, which is that they have weak melee ability. Although they have bayonets, the musketeers cannot fight hand-to-hand with soldiers holding big swords and spears, especially the spears. No matter how long the musketeers are, they cannot fight against the spears at all. This is also the reason why Zhang Yang did not eliminate cold weapons in his army. In critical moments, they were used to protect the musketeers from retreating.

If the offense and defense are interchangeable, Zhang Yang's choice is to suppress the artillery fire at the city no matter how much casualties the catapult cart is. Then, all soldiers must immediately rush forward and rush forward desperately. Although the musket can continue to fire, the musket will overheat after multiple fires, which will affect the accuracy. Only by using a large number of lives to fill this hole, rush up, and start a hand-to-hand combat, the advantages of both sides will be exchanged, completely open the gap, and resolve the battle.

Looking at his soldiers in the trenches and on the city, looking at the Tianque guns ready to go, and the scattered fireworks were ready to fire, Zhang Yang was full of confidence.

Shi Nai'an still stayed on the north position to take care of it.

After waiting for half an hour, the Tartars finally arranged the attack formation.

Gaoyou Mansion is not big, but the city wall to the east is nearly fifteen miles away. Outside the city wall, there is an endless plain.

At this moment, the crops outside had been harvested, and the fields were used as a place for attack.

Arranged at the front of the team are the armies of each Khanate, the main force that was originally scheduled to attack the east.

Tutuo's arrangement was selfish. In the battle the day before yesterday, his troops suffered heavy casualties, and there were almost no casualties in this army, which made Tutuo have some ideas. If this battle crippled his army and these Khanate troops had no casualties, then the nearly 100,000 Khanate troops would become the most powerful force, going deep into the hinterland of the court. If they had something to do, what force would the court use to suppress it?

Although the Khanate maintained close relationships with the court, and although they were all descendants of Genghis Khan, as the Grand Tutor of the dynasty, Tutuo had to consider the issue from this perspective.

So, Tutuo made them act as forwards, and in the offense, the forward's chances of death are quite high.

However, Tutuo may have given a generous reward: the first one to enter the opponent's trench position will be rewarded with one hundred taels, and the first one to step up the city will be rewarded with one thousand taels. Any troops who attack the city can first enter Gaoyou Mansion and start with them.

These conditions made the troops from the Khanate jealous, especially the last one: the massacre of the city. They clearly knew how big the first troops entering the city would have, all the property of others could be robbed, all men could be killed, and all women could play. Those who entered first had to eat meat, and those who entered then could only drink soup.

Therefore, they were full of confidence and fighting spirit in this battle. They swept away the little thoughts that they were unwilling to work hard a few days ago and began to prepare for the siege.

They all came from the bitter and cold land in the northwest, and they had long been salivating about these colorful worlds in the Central Plains. Today, they naturally cannot let go of such an opportunity.

My parents only gave birth to me once, and if they don’t enjoy it, they will be in vain.

Following Khan's team were the troops of the northern provinces. They moved from the northern position to here, thinking of avenging revenge for the brothers who died the day before yesterday, and their morale was also very high.

At the end was the personal army of the Dadu Guards, who were ranked last for the attack, which made Yuekuochaer very dissatisfied with this arrangement. What's so great about the troops from the Khanate? Although they were tall and big, they were not as good as their own army when they really fought. However, the attack order was already arranged, and he had no choice.

The Hui cannon and crossbow positions were arranged in the central army. As the attacking queue progressed slowly, when the distance was approaching eight hundred steps, they would first fireballs and try to drive the enemies in the trench back.

The army slowly moved forward, with great momentum.

"This time the attack, there will be no reserve team left, and the entire army will be mobilized! The soldiers from both sides of the north and the south are already fighting passionately. It is time to use our blood to pay tribute to our great gods! In one battle, defeat the enemy and slaughter the thieves!"

"Woo, woo-" The horn of the attack sounded, and Tuotuo was like a gambler, and he decided to press all the treasures on one.

However, Tuotuo believed that his arrangement was foolproof, and even if it was a little more expensive, it would be worth it to be able to invade Gaoyou Mansion.

Besides, the front is the troops borrowed by the Khanate. However, the pension will be a big problem at that time.

When did the Tartars get such a person? Zhang Yang stood on the city tower, looked at the soldiers approaching in front of him, and said with some sigh.

These people are neither *** nor Han people, but ethnic minorities in the Western Regions, or ethnic groups in Central Asia.

However, no matter who it is, it will be the same ending when it encounters the Tianque gun or the scattered fireworks.

As the opponent's array moved forward, the Huihuan position was also moving forward, one thousand steps and eight hundred steps. They stopped moving and began to prepare for the launch in an orderly manner.

Come again? Zhang Yang looked at the catapult cars in the distance and issued an order to the gunman of the God of War Cannon: "Tartars' Huihuan, prepare to fire the gun."

The gunners replaced the solid iron shells and replaced them with the shells of the scattered firecrackers with extended twists.

The installation of shells of bulk fireworks into the God of War cannon was Bian Yuanheng's pioneering move. Later, he reported to Zhang Yang. After a study, Zhang Yang was really feasible.

Originally, it was a rifled gun. When firing an iron shell, the shells could be rotated out, improving stability and increasing range. However, the shells equipped with a scattered fireworks cannot be rifled and the range will be greatly reduced. However, it is still okay to hit 800 steps. After all, the God of War cannon is longer than the barrel of the scattered fireworks, and the gunpowder kinetic energy is fully utilized. Although the accuracy will be greatly reduced, the shot of the scattered fireworks will increase lethality, which is much more obvious than using an iron shell.

However, one thousand steps away, you have to use iron bullets.

Now, since the Tartars approached the Huihui cannon to 800 steps, of course I don’t have to be polite.

The muskets have not yet started to contact, and the bows and arrows have not reached the range they use. The first thing they are put into the attack is the artillery of both sides.

While the artillery fire passed on the top of the city, the fireballs of the Huihui cannon flew over. Just like last time, they still rely on thick smoke to destroy the opponent's fighting will.

Seeing the fireball flying, everyone immediately covered their prepared wet towels and their noses and mouths.

The scattered fireworks exploded on the Huihui cannon's position.

Originally, the gunners of Huihui cannons did not take it seriously. When they were in a war the day before yesterday, although the opponent's artillery sounded very majestic, there were not many who actually hit it.

However, they soon discovered that the other party had changed tactics and what they shot was not solid iron bombs, but a surface weapon with huge lethality, just like the things that the navy launched on their heads before the end of the battle the day before yesterday!

Although the first round of artillery fire was not high, the rain of bullets falling above their heads still caused them great damage.

Isn’t this not letting people live?

The thick smoke has passed, but today the autumn is clear and there is no wind. Therefore, although the fireball is thick and thick, it does not cause too much trouble to the defenders. People nearby use soil to cover the fireball tightly, and the fireball will be extinguished and the smoke will become dimmer.

Tuotuo frowned, as if the other party was on guard!

The soldiers were still moving forward, and the second round of artillery fire came down again on the top of the city.

This time, the gunners on the city wall adjusted the angle of the artillery according to the landing point just now, so the accuracy began to increase a lot in this round.

When he returned to the cannon position, the sound of crying father and mother immediately sounded.

"Master Tai Shi, the number of people in our Huihui cannon position is very casualties. Look, can we remove the Huihui cannon?" Gong Boqi said.
Chapter completed!