The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 258 Artillery Tactics
The general of the Yuan army naturally wanted to come up with a perfect plan to minimize the loss.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have that much time.

At this moment, gunshots rang out on the street not far from the South City Gate.It was on the west side, and the Yuan army that had detoured past had already started fighting with the Song army.

The general of the Yuan army immediately realized that the army he had sent out had launched a charge.

He didn't have any time to hesitate any longer.

Although he didn't know whether the Yuan army on the west side could break through the Song army's defense line and go straight to the Song army's formation, but if he hesitated a little longer, he might miss the opportunity.

Thousands of soldiers, the possibility of them rushing through the Song army's defense line is still very high, right?
He thought so.

Although the Song Army had great firearms, they were too weak after all.

"Boom!"

But just when this idea came to his mind, he heard the sound of cannons on the street west of the city gate.

This made his heart skip a beat, and he suddenly felt that the confidence in his heart was no longer as strong as before.

However, it is still impossible for him to give up.

Regardless of the Song Army's resistance, at this time the situation of a roundabout attack has been completed, even if he bites the bullet, he must force the Song Army to charge head-on.Otherwise, the outflanking armies on both sides would be meaningless.

Because they are the main force to break through the Song Army formation.

At this moment, the general of the Yuan army no longer hesitated, and said to a certain cavalry general on the right: "Send a centurion to charge."

The cavalry general immediately understood his intentions.

The cavalry centurion, no doubt, still went to Lei.He got off his horse and walked back, his eyes drooping slightly, thinking about which centurion he should send.

This was a mission with no return, so he would naturally not be willing to send his close centurion there.

Ten meters behind, he walked up to the centurion commander and said, "You lead the army to charge the Song army, immediately."

This centurion was one of the centurions under his command who didn't quite get along with him.

The centurion was not a fool either. When he heard this order, he stared and wanted to refute.

However, the commander said again: "This is an order from the general!"

The centurion opened his mouth, but was unable to speak.

There was indignation in his eyes, and more, helplessness.

Being in the army, he had no choice.Even if it is a mission that must die, you can only follow orders.

If he didn't go, he would be disobeying the military order, and the end would also be death.

Staring vaguely at the commander, he waved to the soldiers behind him, "Follow me to charge."

The Yuan army cavalry behind were even more helpless.

They drove their horses forward step by step.

Before arriving at the army, the general of the Yuan army said indifferently: "Let's charge, your family, this general will take good care of you."

He has made it clear.

This is the task of sending you to die.

The centurion didn't say anything, nodded slightly, swung his gun and slapped the horse's butt, and shouted: "Kill!"

This shout was full of resentment.

It's only strange that he is not a member of the commander's faction.The general who was able to protect him had already been blown to pieces by Hong Tianlei.

Nearly a hundred yuan army cavalry rushed forward.

In the Song army's army formation, Zhao Dongting saw this scene, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, there are no fools who can be a general in the army.

The Yuan army used cavalry squads to go to the thunder formation, which would undoubtedly greatly weaken the power of the thunder formation.

The speed of the horse is inherently fast, and the damage that the landmines can cause is limited when the army is not attacking.

He also knew that as long as this group of cavalry was wiped out, the Yuan army should charge.

And at this time, on the east side of the city gate, there were also thunderous explosions.

Both sides have already begun to confront the Yuan army.

Encirclement tactics.

Zhao Dongting and Qin Han next to him looked at each other, and then shouted: "Flying Dragon Army, Fire Gun Soldiers, prepare to fight!"

The soldiers of the Song Army were all ready to fight.

The mighty Yuan army occupied the streets, and the torches stretched out without a trace. This was a dignified scene.

Anyone can see that the Yuan army has far more troops than its own.

Although they still have a retreat, they can retreat from the south gate, and there are war horses outside.But the emperor is here, will he really retreat?

The Yuan army's cavalry centurion crossed the first few hundred meters in just a few tens of seconds, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

There was thunder.

But Zhao Dongting never ordered the gunfire soldiers to shoot.

Sure enough, this hundred-man team achieved unexpected results, and abruptly passed through the nearly 300-meter thunder formation, leaving only about 600 meters away from the Song Army formation.

Moreover, even here, they have not been completely wiped out.The frightened war horse was so fast that it made people speechless, and continued to charge towards the Song army.

At this moment, the general of the Yuan Army finally showed a little success on his face.

He also did not expect that such a good effect would be achieved by using a small group of cavalry to deal with the Song Army's Thunder Array.

"kill!"

Suddenly, he raised his hand and swung the spear forward.

The buglemen next to them blew their horns quickly.

The desolate whirring of horns echoed on the main street.

The Yuan army cavalry and infantry on the left and right sides of the Yuan army leader roared loudly and rushed towards the Song army formation.

Some people think that the cry of the two armies before the battle is to deter each other, but it is not.This cry is to give myself courage, because if I rush up, I may never come back.

It's time for a decisive battle.

Zhao Dongting's eyes became serious, and he fixed his eyes on the Yuan army rushing in front, estimating the approximate distance between them.

The mines are still going off.

The centurions of cavalry in front had been killed and injured, but in just a few tens of seconds, the cavalry of the Yuan army in the back came surging like a tide.

600 m.

500 m.

The thunderstorm is about to pass.

Zhao Dongting finally yelled loudly: "Fire!"

Immediately, horns sounded in the Song army.They attacked the city lightly and did not bring heavy cowhide drums.

Drumming to send orders is usually only used when the two armies are facing each other.The Song army's sneak attack and siege of the city is obviously not considered a battle of formation.

The cannons rang.

Cannonballs burst out of the grenadier's muzzle and poured towards the charging Yuan army cavalry.

The shouts of killing were no longer heard, and the sound of shell explosions covered all the sounds on the street.

Four hundred grenadiers were arranged in ten rows, and fired row by row.

The whole street was covered by artillery fire.

The cavalry of the Yuan army rushing forward suffered countless casualties, but after all, some people still rushed through the coverage of the shells.

Zhao Dongting raised his hand and said, "The firecrackers are ready!"

He couldn't let these yuan army cavalry rush to the front of the formation, because if the two armies clashed, it would be impossible for them to stop the cavalry's charge.

Fortunately, the charge of the Yuan army cavalry was blocked by the shells covering the entire street.Only a few people rushed out.

When they were about 300 meters away from the Song Army's formation, Zhao Dongting shouted again: "Fight!"

The gunners in the front row opened fire immediately.

The [-] firecrackers were divided into seven square formations, and Zhao Dongting tried to arrange the firecrackers as far as possible.It has already filled the entire city gate.

There were nearly a hundred people in each row, and they also fired at the Yuan army cavalry in a staggered manner.

By this time, the battle had undoubtedly entered a fierce stage.

The Yuan army attacked the Song army's formation with their lives, while the Song army blocked the Yuan army's charge with shells and dragon guns.

The victory and defeat depend on whether the Yuan army can break through the firecracker formation of the Song army by relying on its numerical advantage.

The sound of shell explosions resounded continuously.

It turned out that more and more Yuan troops rushed over from the artillery fire covered by flying stone chips, and charged towards the Song Army formation.

Before the fight officially started, everyone was afraid in their hearts, but when they really went to the battlefield and died, many people even forgot to be afraid.

Time passed slowly.

On the east and west sides of the city gate, there were constant thunderous explosions.

Obviously, it is impossible for these two sides to be able to tell the winner in a short time.

Yue Yue quietly stood in front of Zhao Dongting.

Zhao Dongting noticed this scene, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.Although Yue Yue always disliked him, in the end, she still took care of him.

Behind the area covered by artillery fire, the only remaining commander Wan Fu in the Yuan army did not charge with the army.

He saw the smoke and dust in front of him, and the street was messed up under the bombardment, his brows were tightly frowned, and his face was very ugly.

He knew that even if they could break through the Song army's formation, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties in this battle.

However, he couldn't do anything about it.

The Song Army's firearms made it impossible for him to use the tactics and formations he had learned in the past.

So what if you put on the most mysterious formation?
The Song army had no plans to fight at all, and no formation could stop the bombardment of the shells.

He only hoped that the soldiers charging ahead could quickly break through the Song Army's formation.

However, he was gradually disappointed.

(End of this chapter)