The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 561 Decisive Battle in Dadu ([-])

Lu Wenhuan and Zhao Huai understood Yin Yinglei's intentions, both of them were decisive in killing and attacking, and they said without hesitation: "Okay, General Yin, once the emperor takes the blame, the three of us will bear it together."

"Okay." Yin Yinglei said.

The street fighting in Dadu on the second day kicked off with the explosion of bombs thrown.

Lu Wenhuan, Yin Yinglei, and Zhao Huai each commanded the Central, Eastern, and Western armies, and took the lead in attacking the Yuan army with Lianhedu as the unit.The offensive methods of each army are basically the same. First, throwing bullets are used to clear the way, then the musketeers and shieldmen take turns to move forward, and then the infantry of other armies.

The frontline troops received orders from their superiors and no longer cared about the civilians who were mixed with the Yuan army. Whenever they encountered obstacles or saw people holding weapons in front, they would throw bombs or shoot.

With the elongation of the front, the speed of the Song army's attack gradually slowed down.The competition for every position and even every house has become extremely fierce. Although the thrown bombs are quite powerful, they are not artillery after all, and cannot blow up all the houses. Yuan desperately resisted, which also hindered the progress of the Song army to a certain extent.

From time to time, I went to the heights of the dilapidated city wall, held up the binoculars, and looked forward through the smoke left by muskets and bombs. The fierce scenes were very similar to the war movies of later generations.In street fighting, the effect of throwing bullets surpassed that of muskets, and was used to the fullest by soldiers.Although I can't see it very clearly, I can detect that the casualty rate of our army is far lower than that of the enemy, and I have firmly grasped the initiative.Even so, the health workers in the army are still very busy and can be seen everywhere.

"Let's advance slowly." I thought.

By noon, the army had only advanced more than 30 meters.

However, the people who were forcibly kidnapped gradually began to float. They were not willing to become the souls of the Song army with the soldiers of the Yuan army. There were several strong men in the houses who took advantage of the chaos of the war and got rid of the control of the Yuan army. Running around.The few people who fled to the north were quickly shot and killed by the archers of the Yuan army, and another seven or eight civilians chose to flee south. These civilians who fled south were familiar with the terrain, and they ran to the Song army's defense line not long after. Inside.Although the Yuan army behind wanted to chase and kill them, they were forced back by the Song army's muskets and projectiles.

When I heard the news, I immediately had people bring these people here.

"You are free." I smiled and said to these common people, "Are you all Han Chinese?"

These few people had just passed the life-and-death line, their faces were pale, and they couldn't speak for a while, but they just nodded, answering my question.

"When you are within our army's line, you are considered to be home. Ling'er, give them some water first."

Fang Ling gave a "hmm" and handed them the water.After drinking, one of the older men saluted me and said, "Thank you, General."

"General?" I froze for a moment, then thought, I was wearing armor.

"Presumptuous." Hu Yande on the side scolded, "This is the emperor of my Great Song Dynasty, why don't you hurry up and bow down."

"Your Majesty?" This time it was the turn of the common people to be surprised.

I smiled: "What? Don't I look like you?"

"Ah? No, no." Several people quickly knelt down and said, "The grass people kowtow to the emperor."

"Excuse me, get up and talk." I said gently.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the grassroots dare not."

Seeing this, Fang Ling took a step forward and said, "It's okay, you just get up. The emperor is the master of all Han people, and he will protect you."

Perhaps infected by Fang Ling's affinity, these commoners hesitated for a while, then stood up, and thanked again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"I would like to ask you, do the people in this metropolis have Yuan troops in their homes?"

Several people looked at the person who had spoken before, and only listened to this person: "Your Majesty, the southern part of the metropolis is dominated by Han people or middle- and lower-level Han officials. Soldiers from the Yuan army gradually lived in all the houses of the Yuan army, even the houses of officials. At the beginning, these soldiers were fine and did not disturb the people. Prohibit the grassroots and others from going out, and those who say that they are in Dadu should live and die with Dadu."

"Kublai Khan is putting all his eggs in one basket. He actually bet on the lives of ordinary people. Well, you go to the camp outside the city to rest. After the war is over, our army will rebuild your homeland for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Gongsun Xiaochen, order the former army to rescue the people with all their strength."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

There is a big difference between street fighting and field fighting. The battlefield is no longer open, but divided by countless buildings arranged according to certain rules. Any tactical unit is in a relatively closed and narrow scene, which brings great difficulties to the attacker's observation and attack. limit.Relatively speaking, the defenders also have this problem, but they are more familiar with the structure of the scene and are on the defensive.

All this makes the alley tactics a very complex infantry tactic. The walls on both sides of the street block the enemy's line of sight and also protect the tactical units of the side from direct fire. Therefore, in a sense, the street tactics are around Tactics deployed against walls.It is precisely because of this feature that the corner has become a very important position. Whether it is observation or offense and defense, it is all realized through the corner.

Kublai Khan naturally did not understand this advanced infantry theory of later generations, but my generals have all learned it from me.

What's more, the advantage of the Song army with a mixture of hot and cold weapons in weapons is unparalleled by the Yuan army.

In the afternoon, our army's offensive methods began to undergo new changes.

While advancing steadily, small commandos began to charge forward.These squads are formed in groups of ten, and each group consists of a heavy armored infantryman, three musketeers, three archers holding hand crossbows, and three sword and shield hands. The attack targets are the commanding heights around the front.These small teams are like the special forces of later generations. In the melee between the two armies, they seem insignificant but of great significance.

Every time a stronghold is breached, it will immediately follow dozens of Song troops and kill the enemies inside. Afterwards, at least one row of musketeers will climb up to the tall building and shoot from a high position. Occasionally, one or two soldiers will appear sniper.Once the musketeers occupy favorable terrain, the surrounding Yuan army can only retreat into the house, which creates favorable conditions for other attacking Song troops.

The more enemies eliminated, the greater the civilian casualties.At this time, the people in the house did not know whether it was the Yuan army or the Song army who killed them.Everyone has only one thought, to escape.

With the lessons learned from the past, the direction of escape chosen by the people is naturally to the south.Although the Yuan army tried their best to stop them, and even waved their knives at each other, many lucky people escaped.

When night fell, the Song army advanced two miles forward.Two miles is 1000 meters, even if you walk slowly, it only takes about ten minutes, but in this street battle in Dadu, it took a whole day.

I casually ate some dry food and came to Lu Wenhuan's temporary command post.

"See Your Majesty." Lu Wenhuan and the other three hurriedly saluted me when they saw me enter.

"Today's battle has achieved quite a lot. Moreover, hundreds of people in the city fled to our army's line. Including the people rescued by our army, there are nearly 5000 people. Although the number of casualties is far more than these, it is also It’s a merit, and I’m quite gratified.”

When the three of them heard that I didn't intend to blame them, they each breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Wenhuan said: "Your Majesty, today's battle is much more successful than yesterday's battle. According to preliminary estimates, roughly [-] Yuan troops were killed. And destroyed some of the catapults that the Yuan army had set up nearby. Our army has gradually become proficient in the use of street fighting techniques and tactics, especially the attack of the commandos, which has accelerated the speed of advancement. If this continues, there will be a day that is stronger than The situation of the day."

"What about the casualties of our soldiers?"

Lu Wenhuan said: "Your Majesty, the statistics are still being counted, and it is estimated that it will not exceed two thousand."

"Your Majesty, there is another piece of good news." Yin Yinglei, who was in charge of commanding the East Road, said, "Before the end, there was a team of hundreds of people in the Yuan army who turned against the water collectively. This team was the soldiers of the Han army in the Yuan army. The person's name is Wu Yunfeng, nicknamed Wu Jiu, and he said that his cousin Wu Liu had met His Majesty and said that they are all willing to join our army."

"Wu Liu?" I thought for a while and said, "There seems to be such a person, General Yin, where is this person now?"

"Your Majesty, it's not far outside. The general will let them eat first, and then change into our military uniforms."

"En, Xiaochen, call that Wu Jiu."

After a while, a black-faced man followed Gongsun Xiaochen in.

"Like, very similar." I smiled, "Wu Jiu, you and Wu Liu look very similar."

Wu Jiu looked at me, then suddenly knelt down on the ground: "Little Wu Jiu kowtowed to the emperor."

I was stunned: "Wu Jiu, how do you know that I am the emperor?"

"Your Majesty, this..."

"If you have something to say, I forgive you for your innocence."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Jiu still knelt on the ground, and said in awe, "Although my little cousin looks rough, he is very good at painting. After returning, he has been hiding in the old house in the western suburbs of the capital, and drew from memory. One picture, one portrait of the emperor, I have seen it before, so I can recognize the emperor. At that time, my brother told the little one that once the emperor goes to the north one day and hits Dadu, let the little one choose the opportunity to descend to the Song Dynasty."

Taking a portrait of the emperor privately was a serious crime in ancient times, so it's no wonder that Wu Jiu hesitated when he spoke.

"Wu Jiu, get up. Then where is your cousin now?"

"Your Majesty, my cousin is no longer alive." Wu Jiu said lonely.

"Hey, what's going on? I remember Wu Liu was in good health when he left."