Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

The armies of both sides faced each other across the river. While the Ming army was discussing the time for the attack plan, Dalima was not idle either.

After hundreds of thousands of troops arrived, he began to arrange military formations and defend to the death, determined to block the Ming army in the Baishi River at any cost.

As a general guarding one side, Erhilek had a high position and was taken by Darima to help. However, this guy was worried and had no intention of fighting.

"General, let's move back a little. We are too close to the Ming army here. If they attack us with cannons, we will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

Erhilek advised again that he didn't care much whether the army was lost or not. He just didn't want to wait for death with Dalima here. If he was not careful, he would be like Daru Huachi in Puding City. It wouldn't be miserable if he was reduced to rubble without even having a chance to surrender!

"Shut up! If we retreat, won't we give the Ming army a chance to cross the river?" Darima said angrily. He regretted bringing this guy here. It would be better to have him taken and chopped down. Got it!

"But their cannon can hit three miles away!"

"Hmph, our heroes on the grassland are fearless. Even if they really have such cannons, our army will never retreat! Stop saying that. If you dare to say such depressing words again, you will be punished by military law!"

Darima said fiercely.

Erzhilek was stunned for a moment, feeling that these words seemed familiar.

Under Dalima's strong suppression, he could only accompany him to reorganize military affairs by the river and prepare to face the Ming army.

It was getting late at this time, and Fu Youde was not in a hurry to implement the plan immediately. Instead, he ordered everyone to prepare first. Li Wei's cannons needed to be watched and sighted. Fighting at night was definitely not possible. Moreover, the Ming army had traveled such a long way and needed to rest. , and at the same time, we have to go to the surrounding areas to recruit boats and rafts and other tools for crossing the river. Anyway, we have missed the opportunity, so we naturally need to be fully prepared before launching the next attack.

Although there was no movement from the Ming army, Dalima did not dare to relax. He also arranged for people to patrol the riverside at night. If there was any sign of the Ming army crossing the river, they would give him a head-on attack. Fortunately, everything was fine overnight.

A few days later, Fu Youde picked a sunny day and prepared to launch another forced crossing.

The traces left by the Ming army in the river when they forcibly crossed have been washed away by the river water. The Baishi River has been restored and clear. The scenery on both sides of the river is pleasant. It should be a good place for tourism in future generations.

But now, this is the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, and countless soldiers will die here!

After Li Wei got up early, he began to urge Sun Lei and the artillerymen to adjust the gun positions. Song Zhong, Zuo Wei and others also came to help.

Since they were at the rear in this war, the two of them had never had the opportunity to participate in the war. Only artillerymen such as Sun Lei participated in the bombardment of Puding. Now they are extremely envious of Sun Lei, a good guy. It is really a fool who has a fool's fortune. He asked to be demoted to the Artillery Guard, but now the artillery is showing its power frequently. Sun Lei will definitely get a lot of rewards after he returns.

This time Li Wei went all out and mobilized all the cannons of the Shenji Battalion, including a small number of the Shenji Cannons from Song Zhong and Zuo Wei, and arranged them on both wings of the army.

Lu Tang was left in the capital by him. This time the artillery on both sides was led by Sun Lei and Song Zhong respectively, and he was responsible for unified command.

Zhang Yi had already crossed the river from the lower reaches with several hundred troops, and Hu Hai also selected a new group of elites as the vanguard.

But before taking action, he visited Li Wei again and asked worriedly:

"General Li, your artillery really won't miss, right?"

Li Wei glanced at him, patted his chest and promised, "Can you still not believe me? Don't worry, I promise, I will never be impartial!"

Hu Hai was suddenly startled: "What?"

"Oh no, no, I mean it will definitely be biased!" Li Wei quickly waved his hand and corrected.

Hu Hai: "..."

Hu Hai hesitated to speak, hesitated for a long time, and finally raised his hands with a sullen face and said: "General Li, Hu has offended me a lot before, I hope you can forgive me!"

Hearing this, Li Wei was slightly surprised, with a smile on his face. That's pretty much it!

"Don't worry, I will definitely follow the general's order and cover your forward." Li Wei solemnly promised.

Hu Hai finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you very much!"

Li Wei also returned the gift with his hand, and the two of them had temporarily overcome the unhappiness along the way.

After the army was ready, Hu Hai led the forward in the center, and aimed the artillery on both wings at the enemy on the opposite side. He waited for an order to fire and fired.

Across the river, Dalima and Erelek also saw the situation of the Ming army. Erelek suddenly panicked:

"General, the Ming army has aimed its artillery at us, what should we do?"

"Why are you panicking? I want to see how powerful the Ming army's artillery can be!"

Darima scolded.

According to the artillery pieces he had seen before, they were one mile apart, and the shells would have lost their power long ago, and they would not pose much of a threat to his army. But if this artillery is really as powerful as Erzhilek said, then There is some trouble!

The Ming army did not let him wait any longer. Following Fu Youde's order, Hu Hai and others dived into the water one after another. Li Wei also ordered the bombardment in accordance with the agreement!

"fire!"

Boom boom boom...

Deafening cannon fire sounded one after another, and the hearts of the Beiyuan soldiers on the opposite side also trembled, and for a moment, the urge to escape arose.

Darima watched these rapidly shooting shells closely, guessing their power.

Soon, the cannonballs fell, and Darima no longer had to guess. What he saw in his eyes sent shivers down his spine!

Hundreds of artillery shells fell on the army, plowing out hundreds of blood lines. The people who were hit were instantly dead, and even those who scratched the edges were broken arms and legs. The artillery shells bounced and rolled with unstoppable power. A long way out.

"what!"

"my hand!"

"my leg!"

Waves of cries of pain, screams, and panicked roars mixed together, creating a commotion among the Yuan army.

Dalima was very worried and shouted quickly: "Don't mess up! Adjust the formation according to my instructions and spread out!"

He was not unprepared for the artillery. As long as the formations were separated, the damage of the artillery would be greatly reduced.

"General, retreat!" Erzhilek said with a trembling voice.

These cannonballs are not very discerning, and they will not avoid them just because they are generals. If one accidentally gets hit by one, he will be killed right away!

"Don't go back!"

Boom boom boom...

Before Dalima finished speaking, the thunderous sound of artillery sounded again. Dalima looked at the other side of the river in disbelief and murmured: "Impossible! Impossible! The artillery can't be reloaded so fast!"

However, no matter how much he didn't believe it, the facts were before his eyes. Hundreds of artillery shells once again fell on the Yuan army's formation, causing countless casualties and further expanding the riot.

"General, retreat. If you don't retreat, the army will be in chaos!" Erzhilek urged, resisting the urge to run away.

Dalima gritted his teeth and shouted: "Retreat, the army retreats a hundred steps!"

The order was issued, and the generals at all levels managed to maintain their formation and slowly retreated.

However, their retreat of a hundred steps was of no avail. Li Wei ordered the left and right to adjust the angle slightly and continue the bombardment.

Seeing this, Dalima could only order to continue retreating.

After retreating two hundred steps, three hundred steps, and five hundred steps away from the river, the power of the bombardment was significantly reduced. Hu Hai, who was leading the elite vanguard across the river, was overjoyed when he saw this situation: "Hurry, the enemy has retreated, let's get ashore quickly!"

When the soldiers heard this, they immediately speeded up and swam to the other side.

Dalima looked at these Ming troops gradually approaching the shore, and suddenly became anxious:

"No, they must be stopped. Erzhilek, you lead a team of cavalry and spread out to stop them from landing!"

"Ah?" Erzhilek's face changed drastically: "General, don't you want me to die?"

"Idiot, the opponent's artillery is mainly used to push back the main force of our army. If you take the rangers, their artillery can't hit you skirmishers at all!" Darima cursed angrily.

The reason why the artillery could cause so much damage before was because the army's formation was too dense. If there were some rangers, it would be impossible for the artillery to hit accurately.

The corners of Erzhilek's mouth twitched. This is the truth, but it also depends on luck. If you are unlucky and get hit by a cannonball, you will end up being shattered to pieces.

"What, you still dare to disobey me? Go quickly!" Darima scolded sternly.

"Yes!"

Errelke's face turned pale, and he felt extremely regretful. He should have run far away from Pu'an City two days ago and should not have returned to Qujing!

With the military orders coming, Erzhilek reluctantly led a group of cavalry out of the military formation and headed to the river to perform an interception mission.

After he went into battle, Dalima sent several capable officers one after another to intercept the enemy on the river bank using this guerrilla mounted shooting method.

On the other side of the river, Li Wei, who was directing the artillery attack, also saw the cavalry arranged by Dalima. However, just as Dalima thought, his artillery was fine for attacking dense military formations, but it was too laborious to deal with these skirmishers. .

While Li Wei was frowning and thinking, Fu Youde's messenger ran over and shouted: "General Li, the general has an order. He ordered your artillery fire to only drive away the main force of the enemy army. There is no need to pay attention to these guerrillas!"

Hearing this, Li Wei thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I understand!"

He breathed a sigh of relief and no longer cared about these rangers. Instead, he focused on staring at the enemy formation on the other side and ordered artillery fire to block it a mile away.

The elite forward troops of the Ming Army, led by Hu Hai, landed one after another against the arrows of Beiyuan Rangers. Although there were still heavy casualties, they were much better than yesterday.

The Ming army that had just landed was immediately charged by the cavalry. However, these cavalry were in teams of three or two, or simply left alone. These elite Ming troops were not afraid at all. They formed a team of four or five on their own. When the cavalry rushed over, The people facing each other immediately retreated, and the team formed a semi-encirclement arc. When the cavalry rushed in, the people on the side surrounded and killed them with long knives. After a fierce fight, both sides suffered casualties.

At this time, more and more Ming troops rushed over, slowly gathering into formation and establishing a foothold by the river.

Then it was time for the entire Ming army to dispatch!

Suddenly, Li Wei saw soldiers from all walks of life taking out many tools that he could not name, jumping into the water and heading towards the other side.

Some people got a few bundles of grass from somewhere and tied them together to make a simple raft.

Some are holding airbags, but they don’t know what they are made of.

There are also many boats, bamboo rafts, etc., and of course there are also direct swimming.

It was true that the Eight Immortals crossed the sea and showed their magical powers, which made Li Wei look stupid!

When Song Zhong next to him saw him like this, he immediately realized that it was time for him to appear, so he came over and explained to him softly.

"Sir, these are all old methods. Look at the ones made of cattails, called cattail rafts, and the floating bags and skin boats made of cow and sheep skins..."

Song Zhong pointed and explained to him one by one. Li Wei couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He really underestimated the wisdom of the ancients. Although these small things are simple, they are very practical for the soldiers in the army who are not good at water. They can be recruited temporarily. Some of the small boats are simply not enough for the larger army, and most of the soldiers still have to rely on themselves.

On the opposite side, the Ming army landed one after another and joined Hu Hai's temporary military formation. The Ming army's military formation grew rapidly like a balloon. The cavalry of the Dalima faction continued to harass and shoot arrows around the military formation. There were also archers among the Ming army. fight back.

Dalima looked at the rapidly growing Ming army lineup on the river bank, and suddenly became anxious. He didn't care about the artillery fire, and hurriedly sent tens of thousands of troops to attack the Ming army on the river bank.

On the other side, Li Wei was always paying attention to the movements of Beiyuan's main force. Seeing that they were showing signs of attack, he immediately ordered to open fire with all his strength and beat them into chaos.

In this kind of war involving tens of thousands of people, the formation is very important. Once there is chaos, our own people trample on each other, and there is no need for the enemy to fight, and we will be finished.

Sure enough, after these forward soldiers of the Dalima faction were disrupted by artillery, the threat to the Ming army was greatly reduced.

"Brothers, guard me! The main force of our army is about to cross the river!"

Hu Hai slashed to death the enemy soldiers rushing into the formation, and took the time to roar loudly.

At this time, his face was covered with blood, and his face looked a little ferocious.

Mu Ying led the elite cavalry across the river by boat. When the water was shallow, they jumped out of the boat and rushed up.

Wang Bi and others also arrived one after another, leading the elite to join the fight.

All of a sudden, the shouts of killing on the river bank shook the sky, arrows flew, and the swords and blood flashed.

Li Wei saw that the two armies on the opposite side were fighting together and the fighting was stalemate. In the end, he had to order the bombardment to stop to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops.

However, at this time, the Ming army had already established a firm foothold, and the next step was a competition of hard power.

"Sir, let us also cross the river!"

After the bombardment stopped, the generals of the Shenji Battalion surrendered and asked for battle!

Li Wei frowned slightly, hesitated, and said: "Our Shenji Battalion has done enough this time, and there is no need to let the soldiers work hard."

This battle was different from the last one on Nailu. The enemy on the opposite side was hundreds of thousands of elite troops, not Tuo Huochi's remnants of defeated generals. If the people from the Shenji Battalion were allowed to cross the river to join the battle, the casualties would probably not be small.

"Sir, the general is a rough man, so let's put it bluntly. To put it bluntly, the military achievements achieved by the Shenji Battalion are all achieved by your own efforts, and we are almost standing behind you and enjoying the results. This kind of We deserve the military merit!"

"Yes, sir, we are all elite soldiers of the Shenji Battalion. You didn't give us the magic soldiers to use as fire sticks, right? Just let us go!"

"I hope your Majesty will allow it!"

Several Qianhu generals said passionately. Although Song Zhong and Zuo Wei did not speak, they clearly stood between these generals.

Li Wei couldn't help but fell silent. One thing these Qianhu said was right. He made these guns and cannons for them, not for them to use as fire sticks. They are all soldiers and sooner or later they will experience the baptism of blood and fire.

Li Wei raised his head and stared at the thousands of two armies fighting together opposite him, and sighed: "Forget it, you go ahead!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Everyone thanked him in unison in surprise.

Immediately, Song Zhong and Zuo Wei led their respective subordinates to look for opportunities to cross the river! (End of chapter)