294 Tidal Flats!
The princes and kings of Wujiang Camp, their generals, and the soldiers of the 500,000-person camp, remained silent in the camp.
They held their breath and looked at the landing 10,000 heavily armored infantry in the imperial court, and established a defensive position one mile from the beach in Jiangbei.
Half an hour later, this simple position was built.
A row of wooden horses with a half meter high wrapped in barbed wire fences stretched for five or six miles apart on the bank of the river. It is equivalent to a low wall.
Once this beachhead position is built, it will be difficult for the infantry of the coalition of princes to rush over directly. It is necessary to destroy the horse and attack the rear of the horse and the horse.
This undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of attacking the princes soldiers.
"Ten thousand heavily armored soldiers, in front of the horse, stand up shields, erect long spears, and set up defenses!"
"Twenty thousand musketeers disembarked and started to set up defenses behind the horse-rejected horse!"
Chu Tianxiu shouted.
Twenty thousand gunpowder infantry began to land from the crowd's transport ships, and aimed with guns behind the horse to prevent the opponent from rushing to the position.
They were two large camps of gunpowder lancers, but the beachhead was too small to be used by war horses, so they could only temporarily act as gunpowder lancers and infantrymen.
Ten thousand infantrymen squatted down in front of the horse and stood up a dense array of spears. It was difficult for the enemy to break through them!
After the establishment of the beach head position, it was already crowded with 30,000 troops from the imperial court.
There were still ninety thousand troops on the ship, but the beachhead was too small to squeeze out so many people, so they could only stay on the ship first.
"Five hundred small steel cannons, start unloading and disembarking! Build a large artillery position behind the beachhead!"
Chu Tianxiu shouted.
On the fifty large gunboats, these 50-pound light small steel cannons were fixed on the ship with small carts and bombarded. As long as they were removed and fixed, they could be pushed off the ship at any time and entered new land.
Although there is a lot of mud and sand in the mudflat positions, these small cannons are very light in size and will not be trapped in the mud and cannot move.
Only those bronze heavy artillery with a few hundred kilograms and thousands of kilograms cannot be easily moved from the ship. It is even more unsuitable to push on the sandy floor of the mud. Once they get off the ship, they will be trapped in the mud and unable to move.
These ten bronze main guns with the longest range and the most powerful ones and fifty bronze secondary guns will be left on the ship for the time being.
500 small cannons are enough.
The navy soldiers pushed the small ** on the boat, disembarked along the wooden board, and pushed it into the mudflat position.
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King Xiang Wu of Chu saw this scene on the podium and couldn't help but jump.
The little steel cannon is disembarked!
Xiao Hunhou wants to use a cannon to approach step by step?
King Xiang of Zhao said anxiously, "Xiao Hunhou wants cannons, advance little by little, and use cannons to destroy our Wujiang camp! All the princes, immediately order the entire army to attack! While their cannons have not yet come down, drive them down the river."
When the princes saw the cannons disembarking, their faces changed.
This means that these artillery will keep approaching them, and the camp is five miles away from the river, and it has no effect at all.
"No!"
King Xiang Wu of Chu had a bright eye and was extremely excited. He shouted decisively: "Those cannons can easily move in the river on the big ship, or even retreat to the south bank of the Yangtze River. As long as the cannons are still in the hands of Xiao Hunhou, we can only be passively beaten.
We no longer have warships. The imperial court has this gunboat and naval army. Our coalition of princes can't cross the river and go south, and it is impossible to take down the imperial capital of Jinling.
These artillery landed on the shore and made it more difficult to move.
Let them get ashore first and get close to our Wujiang Camp!
When they are far away from the river, they cannot be moved away quickly.
Our army of princes attacked again and took the five or six hundred artillery pieces in one go.
With these powerful artillery, it is easy for us to attack Jinling City!
Don’t you think this is our opportunity?”
When all the princes and kings heard this, they were stunned.
What King Xiang Wu of Chu said is not unreasonable.
These five hundred small steel cannons can move along the river at will on the warship and threaten them at all times. They have no chance to grab these 500 small steel cannons.
But once it gets ashore, it is obviously even more troublesome to move the small cannon.
It is more difficult for the small steel cannon to escape back to the warship than to disembark.
As long as you defeat Xiao Hunhou’s army!
They immediately snatched these 500 small steel cannons. With such a powerful magic weapon, what kind of tall and strong city can't be captured?
I am afraid that the Jinling Imperial Capital, the most powerful city in the world, will also be shot down by cannons.
This can greatly reduce their casualties!
"good!"
"The King of Chu said well. If you want to seize their cannons, you must wait for their cannons to be brought down from the ship and get ashore."
"If we attack with all our might now, their artillery must be on the ship. Even if we pay a heavy price, we will never be able to grab it in the river!"
King Xiang Piguang of Jinan also had a bright look.
The princes finally agreed.
The power of these 500 cannons is too great. As long as you can grab them, it is worth paying more for it.
Keep your troops still!
Continue to endure, waiting for Xiao Hunhou's army to advance.
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Chu Tianxiu established a defensive position with four layers inside and outside, which is stronger than a turtle shell in the beachfront position in Jiangbei.
A five-mile long line of defense against horses!
The long spear and shield defense line of ten thousand heavily armored infantry.
Twenty thousand gunpowder guns infantry defense line.
500 small steel cannons with a range of one mile form the artillery position.
The defense of this position is so tight that even if the 500,000 troops of the princes want to seize this position, I am afraid... I will only know how difficult it is after fighting.
After all, with such a small position, the 500,000 troops cannot be placed, and at most 40,000 to 50,000 people charge at a time.
Chu Tianxiu and many generals such as Li Yu, Zhou Lu, Li Gannian, and others got off the warship and came to the shore position.
I have been busy for so long and it is almost noon.
The princes remained unmoved, and the battle had not started yet.
"Sir, how do you fight next?"
Zhou Lu asked with great admiration.
This kind of method of advancing step by step and covering each other is extremely exquisite. It is the same principle as archers, shield soldiers, and spearmen who cover each other. Only a skilled general can master it.
Xiao Hunhou improved his weapons and upgraded them to gunpowder gunmen and artillery. Their power and range were greatly improved, undoubtedly pushing them into a big step to reach the peak.
Chu Tianxiu looked at the sun and smiled and said, "Everything goes well in the beachfront position. First, bury the pot and make a fire to make a meal! After dinner, directly attack the Wujiang Camp and capture the main business command platform!
Their main business is just ten miles away, not too far.
Messenger! Shoot an arrow to the opposite side.
Chapter completed!