Ming Zuo

Chapter 501

"This Zuo Menggeng is really haunted!"

Riding on the horse, looking at the complete defensive position in front of him, Mao Chenglu only felt pain in his teeth.

"Let's spread out and look around to see if there is another way."

The Dongjiang rebels have now reached a consensus from top to bottom, and they don't want to fight the new army at all.

At this time, seeing the new army blocking the way, their first thought was to take a detour to avoid it.

However, the cavalry came back soon.

"General, there is only one way."

Mao Chenglu was helpless.

"Quickly report to the governor and the commander-in-chief."

Mao Chenglu had no choice but to inform Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde of the situation when the new army stopped him.

"And Zuo Menggeng's soldiers?"

Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde were about to faint.

Why is Zuo Menggeng blocking everything?
Li Yingyuan was very angry and asked: "How many troops did Zuo Menggeng arrange?"

The messenger hurriedly said: "The scouts report, there are about a thousand more."

Li Yingyuan immediately jumped up.

"Even if Zuo Menggeng has a strong army, how dare he look down on people like this? How dare he stop my tens of thousands of troops with just a thousand soldiers?"

Not to mention him, the faces of the rest of the rebel generals are not good either.

I've seen bullying people, but I've never seen such a bully.

You Zuo Menggeng deployed more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, we admit that we are not your opponent.

But you just got more than a thousand people, do you really think my Dongjiang Town is made of mud?

Regardless of how Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde made decisions, Li Yingyuan took the initiative to invite Yingyuan.

"Father, Du Shuai, please give the last general a soldier, and make sure that Zuo Menggeng knows how powerful I am in Dongjiang Town."

"The end will go together."

"The end will be invited to fight."

Seeing the turbulent sentiment and good morale, both Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde felt that this was a good opportunity.

"Since Zuo Menggeng is arrogant and careless, let's give him a big gift. Pass down the order, and the whole army will rush forward. Without an order, no retreat is allowed."

The attack of the Dongjiang rebels was violent from the very beginning.

From the old sow mountain to the mountains to the east, the wide front in the middle is full of soldiers from Dongjiang Town.

On this cross-section, the third regiment arranged the four battalions separately, not pulling them apart, but forming four strongholds, and then connecting the points to the surface, creating the effect of intercepting horizontal lines.

The open space between the two battalions was only about [-] meters away, and they were all within the firing range of the two battalions, so it didn't matter whether they deployed troops or not.

On the Old Sow Mountain, in addition to mortars, Shen Xun also deployed a company of infantry to prevent the rebels from robbing the mountain.

Such an important commanding height, of course, the rebels will not let it go.

As soon as the war started, the rebels gathered [-] soldiers and attacked Lao Ma Zhu Shan.

All kinds of firearms were aimed at the top of the mountain and bombed intensively, but the effect was very little.

The old sow mountain is not high or steep, it is only more than [-] meters in total.But for the old-fashioned artillery of the rebels, it is still a bit difficult to hit from the bottom of the mountain to the top.

Only by pushing the artillery to the foot of the mountain and raising the muzzle can the top of the mountain be threatened.

But do the rebels dare to push the artillery so close?

Seeing the infantry of Chongshan being bombed, the people turned their backs and fled back in embarrassment. Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde wisely did not order the artillery to advance.

A total of twelve mortars were deployed on Old Sow Mountain, with an exaggerated rate of fire, and it took less than ten seconds for three rounds of bullets to rain.

Imagine that within a radius of only seven or eight hundred meters, thirty-six shells fell within ten seconds. This is how terrifying the war in the late Ming Dynasty was.

The most important thing is that this kind of shell is still range killing.

Even if the explosion diameter of each shell is only about fifteen meters and can be used to deal with infantry, the effect is just right.

Lying behind the bunker at the foot of the mountain, Li Yingyuan looked horrified at the retreating soldiers retreating like a tide.

"This...what the hell is this?"

No one could answer him.

The new army's weapons are beyond their knowledge.

Li Yingyuan looked elsewhere, and found that the various battlefields had already been fought in full swing and could not be fought.

If other people win the battle and he has no progress here, it will not only embarrass him, but also affect his father's reputation.

Thinking of this, he also became ruthless.

"Don't retreat, rush to me...follow me!"

Li Yingyuan waved his long knife, set an example, and once again launched an attack on the top of the mountain.

Seeing that the Lord will take the lead, the others also mustered up their courage.All of a sudden, the whole army of the rebels on this road was mobilized with great momentum.

Although there was only one company of infantry on the top of the mountain, everyone was not panicked.

The rebel army is so dense that there is no need to deliberately aim.Just aim at the place where people gather, and some unlucky ones will find the bullets by themselves.

In each round of shooting, the rebels had to fall nearly a hundred people.

However, the difference in height is obvious, and the rebels are anxious below.

The weapons in their hands, be they firecrackers or bows and arrows, could not be used at all because of the range.The only way is to run in suspense, hoping to get closer before making a move.

During this process, the mortar once again showed its power.

Another three rapid fires directly blasted the formation of the rebels into a large open space.

The smell of burnt flesh in the air reminded others of the horror of death, and the pace of the rebels' attack could not help but slow down again.

"Come on, it's almost here! Go up and kill these bastards."

Li Yingyuan jumped up and down, screaming wildly, and kept cheering up the soldiers.

He didn't even know that the shape of the war had changed.

What does it mean to dress too gorgeously on the battlefield and to be too outstanding?

boom…………………………

In the middle of a certain stone pile some distance away from the infantry company's position, a cloud of white smoke suddenly rose.

A deadly bullet burst out of the white smoke, and directly poured into Li Yingyuan's head through the gap that could not be fired.

This is the sniper of the Special Forces showing off his power.

Li Yingyuan has been hiding in the crowd, it is difficult for the front soldiers to find him.Even if you see it, ordinary infantry, even sharpshooters, are not enough to complete such a sniper kill.

Only a special soldier equipped with a scope can complete such a fatal blow from an unexpected angle.

Li Yingyuan is wearing a helmet.

As one of the main generals, the quality of his helmet is of course very good.

But it's a pity that the helmet can't completely cover his head.

A special soldier's bullet hit his head from between the browbones in the front, turning him into a watermelon.

Li Yingyuan never thought that his death was so sudden and so unworthy of mentioning.

"The general is dead!"

"Run!"

The death of Li Yingyuan completely destroyed the morale of the rebels.They couldn't care about anything else, and fled one after another.

Seeing this, the company commander of the infantry company keenly seized the opportunity.

"The whole army charges."

The infantry company broke out of the bunker, like a tiger descending the mountain, chasing the rebels' buttocks and rushing.

A row of guns went down, and the rebels fell row by row.Those who are still alive are completely frightened, and only regret that their parents have lost a leg.

Obviously there are more of them, but they just can't afford the courage to resist or fight back.

In this battle, Li Yingyuan, one of the chief generals of the rebel army and the eldest son of Li Jiuzheng, died in battle. There were more than [-] rebel casualties along the way, and they completely lost their combat effectiveness.

(End of this chapter)