The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 180

Brother Cha took decisive measures to eliminate all disturbances, and finally caught up with the beaten Pioneer Battalion at Shen Shi in the afternoon, and rushed out of Chuankou, but the situation in front of him still made him gasp. [This chapter is updated for you by netizens] The Song Army brigade has arrived and set up a line of defense at Kawaguchi. He missed the best opportunity to break through, and seeing that there are still follow-up troops from the Song Army coming, Cha Ge understands that he is Optimistically speaking, the remaining troops on the outer line have been defeated, and pessimistically speaking, they have been wiped out.But no matter what, the Song army had no worries in the rear at this time, so they gathered here to participate in the battle, and their plan to cooperate with the Song army to fight a decisive battle with the Song army fell through.

Brother Cha immediately re-analyzed the situation in front of him, and now he has fallen into the siege of the Song army. The original plan to break the siege of Fengzhou to the north can no longer be implemented due to the fall of Fengzhou; to the east is Fuzhou, and to the south is Lin State, under the encirclement situation of the Song army, captured the strong city and broke into the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, it must be a dead end; at this time, only the west side, due to his own sweep of the dang and the Song army's Chibi clearing, there must be empty troops, cross the Quye River , via Tumaochuan, jump out of the encirclement of the Song army, then replenish food and grass, mobilize reinforcements, and then fight a decisive battle with the Song army is the only way out.

However, the primary problem facing the westward breakout was to cross the Quye River, but he had neither a ferry boat nor a pontoon bridge.Opportunities on the battlefield are fleeting, and you must act decisively for the general to seize the opportunity. Looking at the defense line that the Song Army has just built hastily, Brother Cha decided to ignore fatigue and take advantage of the opportunity when the enemy's foothold is not stable and all the ministries are not yet in place. , Destroyed the Song Army's defense line, and realized the plan to break out to the west.

The mouth of the Chuolun River is more than ten miles wide. The river's frequent diversions and the impact of floods have deposited a wide *plain at the mouth of the valley. As far as the eye can see, you can see the head of the valley. , now in summer, the glaciers melt, it is the wet season, the river is five or six miles wide, forming a natural barrier.

There are several terraces formed by the impact of river water on this flat plain. Although these terraces are no more than ten meters high, they are rare commanding heights on this plain.According to Zhao Lian's order, he set up a defense line five miles outside Chuankou. He did not follow the tradition to form a large formation, but ordered the seven battalions to defend themselves with the platform as a support point. Accurately, forming an arc-shaped line of defense, blocking the entire Taniguchi.

This line of defense seems to be sparse, but the support points are two pairs of horns, attacking one, and the other two can support each other. Artillery positions are built on the platform, trenches are dug between the platforms, machine gun positions are arranged, and muskets are also used. Formed a cross-fire network, it is not easy to break through without leaving something behind.The gaps behind the first line of defense were filled by friendly troops arriving one after another, and they were responsible for blocking the enemies who broke through the first line of defense.

Although this defense is safe, it is not without disadvantages.When the loyal army was formed, the main mission of the hussars was to "carry out a devastating assault, repel the general attack of the enemy's infantry or cavalry, or wait for an opportunity to carry out a decisive cavalry charge"; In addition to the usual tasks of chasing, reconnaissance, covering communication lines, and attacking enemy positions, the cavalry can also use the dragoons to dismount and fight, and perform traditional infantry defense and attack tasks. 'Motorized Infantry'.So offense is the main function of the hussars.

However, the main combat mission in the direction of Xiazhou is to siege and defend the city. All the dragon riders were sent to Xiazhou, and the hussars were left to fight against Brother Cha on the grassland. Fortunately, they have all undergone unified infantry basic combat training when they were in the new barracks, and they will not be caught blind if they rush into battle.

After a little rest, in 'woo woo. . . With the sound of the horn, the Xia army slowly marched forward and began to form an array. After entering five hundred steps, they first used the strong crossbow troops to set up their positions, then the infantry stepped forward to deploy defenses, and the light cavalry protected the two wings, followed by the Chinese army In the big camp, the infantry and light cavalry are on the left and right to protect the main general and the baggage. Behind the commander-in-chief are special forces such as the iron kite and the Poxi army.

Zhao Lian's former army command post was set up on a dirt hill [-] paces away from the first-line position. The situation on the battlefield could be fully seen. A light cavalry force of about [-] rushed out of the Xia army's formation and rushed towards the line of defense in a loose formation. Left wing, "Send the signal, artillery and machine guns are not allowed to fire without orders, and the lance is allowed to shoot within a hundred steps of the enemy!" Zhao Lian knew that this Xia army light cavalry was here to test the truth and conduct fire reconnaissance. He also used a little trick to find out the truth and the firing range of the firearm.

Xia Jun Qingqi suddenly accelerated again when he was [-] steps away from the defense line, as if he was about to attack the defense line. After entering a hundred steps, he began to shoot arrows at the Song Army. .As expected, as soon as the gunfire rang out, Xia Jun's cavalry immediately turned around and passed by. After going around in a circle, they turned around again to tease. After a few corpses, return to the main camp.

After this game was repeated several times outside the Song Army's defense line, the Lieutenant General Xia's flag flashed repeatedly, and the brigade of cavalry rushed out.Zhao Lian knew that the Xia army's cavalry were good at riding and charging. When attacking, they often harassed the enemy with small troops in turn. Formation, attack a little bit with all your strength, wait until a corner of the enemy formation is broken through, and immediately launch an attack from the breakthrough.Once the Chinese army breaks through the enemy's formation, the generals will immediately rush into the enemy's formation, rush into the enemy's formation, and finally attack with the whole army, outflanking and killing from both wings at the same time.Now that the commercial break is over, the main drama is about to begin!

At a distance of three hundred steps, Xia Jun was first attacked by the artillery of the Song Army for the first time. The shells exploded in the air and shattered the forward of the team. The riders immediately readjusted their formation and charged. They inevitably stepped on their fallen companions, and some of them struggled to stand up, scaring the horses.

The Xia army continued to accelerate the charge, and the Song army gunners quickly loaded solid bullets. These shells plowed through the long cavalry column, and the wounded horses and riders fell down one after another. When he stood up, countless horseshoes had already trampled over him, turning into a puddle of fleshy mud.But Xia Jun still didn't stop, and moved forward under the urging of the officers. At this time, several adjacent Song Army support points also started shooting after Xia Jun entered the shooting range. Hell-like horror, people and horses kept falling, the horses that lost their riders still charged with the team, and the soldiers who fell from their horses rolled on the ground to avoid the chaotic horseshoes. . .

A gust of hot and dry wind blew past, and gunpowder smoke enveloped the battlefield. When Xia Jun rushed within two hundred paces, the machine guns in the trenches began to shoot, and the rain of bullets like locusts swept away the riders and horses. The armor was pierced like paper, the hands and feet were shattered, and the body was pierced through. The riders who were about to shoot arrows had to give up their attacks.

Xia Jun's forwards were almost gone at this time, and their establishment was completely destroyed. Although the loss was huge, Xia Jun's attacking team continued to move forward without stopping or hesitation, but the bravery could not resist the hot bullets, and the machine guns crossed The layers of fire nets woven by the shooting tore the soldiers and horses to pieces, and the road of attack was piled up with corpses of soldiers and horses. The ground scorched by the hot sun quickly evaporated the blood, and the air was filled with a voluptuous pink color. The mist was filled with the bloody blood that punched the nostrils.

Within a hundred steps, the attack is more difficult, and the casualties are even greater. The Lianzhu guns of the Zhongyong Army rang out one after another, pouring out rifle firepower, and after the Song Army entered the crossbow shooting process, the crossbowmen also He started throwing shots, and the arrows falling from the sky were dense like a bamboo forest, taking lives one by one. The terrified ownerless war horse rushed out of the smoke like thunder, and was shot down again.

Xia Jun's attack was stopped at a hundred steps, and he could no longer rush forward.The charge of moths to the flame was always difficult to make any further progress, and the huge casualties made them unbearable. The charging horse team began to turn around and retreated in a circle on the battlefield. The wounded staggered from the bleeding horses and the dead. , The dying companions walked back to the main formation.The sound of guns and guns faded away, leaving only the screams of unowned horses looking for their masters, the screams of the wounded and the blood red in the fertile field. . . .

"Three thousand elite cavalry, more than half of them were damaged in just one charge!" Brother Cha watched the broken troops retreat, his heart was bleeding, and he was even more shocked. It is difficult to succeed in front of it, and if it continues to fight, it will only increase the casualties. Maybe only the ace iron kite has the power to fight, but now that people are exhausted and horses are exhausted, the combat power will be greatly reduced, so they can only fight again tomorrow.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the cool breeze still carried the smell of blood. Although Cha Ge was sleepy, he still couldn't sleep. Since he led the army, he had only been defeated by the "natural general" Liu Fa in the battle of Bone Dragon City. However, after Liu Fa was eliminated, he thought he was invincible, but he did not expect to taste the bitter fruit of failure again today.And the opponent in front of him is not only full of schemes, but also has sharp weapons. Whether he can defeat him now seems to have lost his original pride.

Brother Ke Cha didn't know that his opponent was also having difficulty falling asleep. The candlelight in Zhao Tama's big tent was flickering, and he looked at the map on the case and thought hard about how to swallow the huge cake opposite. . .