Chapter 1434: Filling the Trench
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"Master, Xinghebao is not easy to fight!"
Mr. Wan, who led the army to attack Xinghe Fort, came back in disgrace. As soon as he finished speaking, Tuo Huan moved his hand, and the whip left a mark on his face like a poisonous snake.
Commander Wan let out a low cry, but he didn't dare to move, he just looked at him proudly.
"idiot!"
Tuo Huan withdrew his whip, and said coldly: "It's just a test, but you actually pressed the whole army. How many people did you lose when you were caught off guard?"
"Teacher, I'm guilty."
What is the whole army pressing on, isn't that your order to take off your joy?
Now that you have lost a lot, Tuo Huan must find an excuse, find a scapegoat to appease those nobles, otherwise the big guy would not be willing to let you torment your followers like this.
"Go, make some adjustments, and attack the Tartars immediately!"
Mr. Wan comprehended and pleaded guilty, and then went to reorganize the formation to appease the morale of the army.
"Teacher, the Ming army is very strong!"
A nobleman stepped forward to test.
Said it was a temptation, because Tuo Huan knew that this person had some secret contacts with the messenger of Halle.
So he said coldly: "That's because we didn't do our best, it's just a test. What are you in a hurry for?"
The man immediately laughed and said: "Grand Master, I'm just worried that the loss is too much."
Tuo Huan glanced at the Harlei who was diagonally behind, and said: "This grand master has his own measure, you just need to watch it, if you want to relieve this grand master's worries, then go up and lead a team to attack the Tatars camp."
Under the disdainful eyes of Huan Huan, the man went back awkwardly.
Looking back, teams of cavalry were regrouping, and the commanders were all lecturing, probably about how much they could grab by rushing in.
This is the only way for the Oirats to boost their morale.
Gradually, the shouting became more and more intense, Tuo Huan nodded in satisfaction, and then lightly waved his horsewhip.
"drink!"
After a loud shout, the cavalry shouted loudly, standing upright on their horseback, and then the entire cavalry formation rushed out.
The shout reached Atai's ears. He took a deep breath and said to Wu Yue: "Master Wu, I will leave this to you. If you need Xiao Wang to speak, Xiao Wang can also fight the enemy!"
Wu Yue nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, Prince He Ning, I think I can protect this camp."
Atai nodded, and took Yuelu to the high platform, where he would watch the whole battle.
Wu Yue turned around, looked at the soldiers on the left and right, and said to Zhang Fengdu: "Uncle said you are prudent and good at guarding, today you watch the right side."
The short and puffy Zhang Fengdu cupped his hands and said: "Master Wu, don't worry, there is Zhang on the right."
Wu Yue nodded, and then ordered: "The artillery is ready."
Here is the front, Wu Yue placed six cannons.
The dense cavalry came quickly with the shocking sound of horseshoes.
"My lord, why don't they break the fence with pawns?"
Deputy Qianhu felt that the Wala people were also weird. Could it be that they wanted to use cavalry to break through the fence?
Wu Yue didn't answer because the enemy's speed was too fast.
"My lord, one thousand steps!"
Wu Yue stood still.
The sound of horseshoes shook the ground, making one's heart beat involuntarily to follow this rhythm.
"My lord, nine hundred steps..."
Wu Yue looked coldly at the faster and faster enemy cavalry, and said, "Start the bombardment at four hundred paces!"
The order was passed to the artillery crew, no need to ask, only iron bullets can be used for a distance of 400 steps. So the artillery crew began to get busy.
"Five hundred steps..."
The gun crew has its own rangefinder, so it is ready.
"My lord, four hundred steps..."
"ignition!"
"Boom boom boom boom!"
The iron bullet flew out, one missed, and the remaining five pierced through the enemy cavalry.
"The trajectory is low, low!"
The Baihu officer of the artillery crew kicked and beat the gunner under him, and shouted: "Clean the barrel!"
That's enough time to reload and deliver a solid blow to the enemy as they approach the fence.
"Change the shotgun!"
"One hundred steps..."
The sergeant who measured the range hissed.
This is a dangerous distance, and the musket is going to be powerful.
"first row……"
"Not enough Musketeers!"
Wu Yue frowned and said to Deputy Qianhu: "At least two thousand households must be in the front. If there are no trenches and fences, we will lose this battle."
Deputy Qianhu agreed: "The trench is enough to cause headaches for the Oirats, my lord, this battle is very stable!"
Just as he was talking, the Oirats made a detour in front of the trench, and while turning sideways, arrows flew over.
"volley!"
"Bang bang bang bang!"
At the same time, the Ming army behind the fence fired the first round of salvo.
Arrows and lead bullets intersected in the air, and the ones that happened to collide changed their trajectories.
"good."
Arrows were of no use to the Ming army, but the first volley knocked down more than fifty people.
"ignition!"
At this time, the artillery group just finished loading, and a round of shotgun shells covered the front, causing terrible casualties.
"Beep beep!"
"Bang bang bang bang!"
The volley was uninterrupted, and the Oirats kept throwing arrows. For a while, the corpses piled up on the edge of the trench, and these corpses gradually piled up higher and higher.
Arrows were useless, and this discovery finally made the Oirats change their tactics.
"My lord, they are going to fill the trench!"
The Oirat cavalry retreated and stopped at a distance of about 500 steps in front of the trench.
Zhang Fengdu immediately came to his senses and sent someone to report his guess to Wu Yue.
Wu Yue nodded, very satisfied with Zhang Fengdu's response.
"Fill it up for them. I guess when the trench is filled up, those corpses will be enough."
The trenches were originally used to consume the enemy's facilities, and Wu Yue didn't expect to be able to stop the Oirats with this thing.
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"Go, all digging and bagging."
Tuo Huan didn't think the trenches could block the way forward for his subordinates.
So the grassland became a construction site, and countless Wala people worked hard, but they lacked tools.
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"Xing Hebo, the trenches can't stop them, and they should be fighting hand to hand today."
Wang He put down the binoculars, and said a little depressed: "Then we are useless here! We can only watch them fight."
Fang Xing shook his head, regretfully said: "It's a pity that the distance is farther, otherwise we can still bombard with artillery for a while."
He didn't want to explain his layout, but someone guessed it.
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"Uncle is planning to keep Tuo Huan here."
The camp on the left was not attacked just now, so Chen De was relatively relaxed, so he gave a 'lecture' to the two thousand household officials under his command.
"There are only more than 40,000 people in Tuohuan, but even if we ignore the Tatars, we still have a force of more than 10,000 people with firearms. One fights four, what do you think?"
The two thousand household officials said without hesitation: "My lord, I definitely won't lose."
Chen De smiled, a little proud of his insight into everything, and said: "Since you are not afraid of the Oirats, why does uncle want to defend instead of going out of the city to attack?"
"A proud enemy, my lord?"
Chen De nodded and said: "First of all, the most important thing is to make you want to have fun."
"As long as we can hold the camp, Tuo Huan will suffer heavy losses. Will he retreat or advance?"
There was a smile in Chen De's eyes, and he looked extremely relaxed: "Back, Uncle Sun Yue will definitely let the cavalry of Commander Sun Yue's headquarters and the Tatar Division go on chasing down. The wild dog with the backbone is no longer to be feared."
"Look, those Oirats are still within the range of the artillery, but Wu Yue didn't tell anyone to fire. Why?"
"My lord, this is to lure the enemy, right? Waiting for the critical moment to hit the enemy's morale will be considerable."
Chen De nodded, seeing that the enemy army had begun to gather, and there were more sacks on the horses, he said: "Let the brothers prepare, they are going to fill the trench."
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