Chapter 347: The Battle in front of Zhengyang Town

Several teams of the Fifth Battalion of the Lezuo have been active in a wealthy area for a long time. Although the equipment and personnel are of good quality, compared with the Chuangzhang camps and Cao Cao's troops in Henan and Shaanxi, they cannot fight against the wind, fight hard, and fight for a long time.

However, such an army still has the upper hand on the imperial army. It rarely suffers any defeat when it is active in Huguang, Henan, and Nanzhili. After time, it is quite a bit arrogant.

Therefore, when Liu Xiyao, the king of the Left Jin, saw the officers and soldiers swaying to the front on a boat at a high place in Zhengyang Town, he thought the officers and soldiers were in a bad state for a moment.

The rivers in Zhengyang Town are intertwined, and the plots are cut into pieces. Even the complete plots are cut into pieces by the ridges, and there is even no room for a team of more than a thousand people to spread. So many officers and soldiers are rushing over, and there is only one possible ending, and they will die.

But the first wave of impact was caught off guard by the opponent's musket. The guns from home were knocked by the guns of the other party. The morale immediately plummeted and retreated back to the town in a noisy way. Liu Xiyao, the king of Zuo Jin, knew about his own tricks. When he saw him retreat, he immediately shouted that something was wrong, thinking that the other party wanted to take advantage of the situation to kill, and the brigade might collapse.

Liu Xiyao ordered several of his confidant leaders to organize backbone troops to evacuate the troops that ran back first and then organize the guards to the death.

Who would have thought that after the officers and soldiers got ashore, they seemed to be crawling with turtles, and they rubbed forward step by step. In theory, the principle that the soldiers are so fast, everyone understands how strange the other party is to use troops.

Since the other party is slow, we must make arrangements here. Wherever Zhengyang Town can rush in from the front, roofs, houses, and streets, roadblocks and fortifications are placed. Soldiers holding bows and arrows and firearms enter these positions.

Zhengyang Town is not small, with streets everywhere in the town. If the other party wants to rush in, they will not be able to set up the team at all. They can only break into pieces, fight streets, familiarize themselves with the terrain, and rely on fortification defense to defend the side. Naturally, they can gain a lot of advantages. The five cannons of the Zuo Jinwang battalion were arranged by Liu Xiyao to cover the intersection. If the officers and soldiers rushed in, they would be hit by at least three rounds by these five cannons.

These defenses were planned actions. If the Zuo Jin King Liu Xiyao arranged his confidants to arrange them, he would not have to worry too much. The real key was to organize the second wave of attacks. Although the opponent's speed was like a turtle, it took him a lot of time to organize the defeated soldiers and arrange the defense, but the opponent had only advanced less than a hundred steps.

But the other party kept moving forward after all. Could it be that they would have to wait until the other party arrived at the entrance of the town before counterating, and ordered it to continue. Soon, the troops were assembled at the entrance of the town, and the leaders were all old brothers from the Fifth Battalion of the Gezuo, wearing leather armor or shabby iron armor, waving swords and guns and shouting loudly there.

The soldiers of the Fifth Battalion of the Gezuo in the first and second rows all held large shields that were tall in the Qi people. The soldiers were carrying short swords on their backs and holding large shields in both hands. The shield was very heavy, and even if they used force with both hands, they could not pick them up too high.

Behind these soldiers of the Fifth Battalion of Digezhezuo were those with bows and arrows and muskets. Another group of soldiers of the Fifth Battalion of Gezhezuo board got on the ship and prepared to go downstream. Since the fire ship was useless, use people to get on and destroy the other party's transport tools.

The soldiers of the Yang Army in the Jiaozhou Camp have always been walking very slowly, and the musket ammunition in the hands of the musket soldiers also have enough time to load them.

Two thousand generals were on both sides of the team. They had to control the speed of the team's advance. The musketeers and spearmen in front were a wall. This wall was used to ensure that the work behind them could be completed smoothly.

The entrance of Zhengyang Town opposite was already densely packed with people. When I heard a few dong dong drums, I saw a wooden wall slowly rushing towards the outside.

The soldiers holding this big shield were struggling to walk, shouting horns. They corrected their formations and walked forward slowly. Of course, the Gzuo Fifth Camp was slow, which was much faster than the Huai Yang Army.

Both sides leaned over step by step. Except for half of the head popping out to see the reaction on this side, the rest of the whole body was hidden behind the shield.

The Qiang Man leaning against the river on the right side of the array stared at the other party's approaching, estimating the distance between the two parties. When the distance was about a hundred steps, he raised the axe gun in his hand, and the drum sounded paused. Then his axe gun swung forward and shouted:

"First row, fire!!"

If it was a volley, the first sentence should be "all preparation". The brigade's slow action began to stop when he raised his axe and gun. After the first row of soldiers loaded the ammunition and checked the fuse, they began to maintain their posture of preparing for shooting. The officer's order was given.

The first row of muskets started immediately, and the big wooden shield held by the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo was extremely thick, otherwise it would not be so heavy. At the command from the opposite side, watching the smoke filled the guns and the fire of muskets, the first row of the fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo was still quite tightly covered with a large shield line.

Many people fell to the back but were held by their comrades holding a big shield behind them. Many people's shields were directly penetrated by lead bullets and died instantly.

But from a distance of one hundred steps to ninety steps, the uncertainty of the fire of the musket is much higher. The lead bullet hit the shield with huge momentum, and many of them were embedded in the wood. However, the soldiers holding the shield could not resist such power and were directly fell down.

Although the front line of the Fifth Battalion of the Le Zuo was extremely embarrassing, the effect was great, at least the casualties were much less. After the first round of shooting, a cheer broke out from the Fifth Battalion of the Le Zuo suddenly burst into the middle, and the shield soldiers who were not disabled gathered again, accelerated their pace, and advanced forward again.

Seeing the opponent's defense, the Qianmao on the right looked motionless, and raised the axe and gun in his hand again. The first row of soldiers squatted on the ground and began to load ammunition, while the second row was ready to shoot.

The front of the Fifth Camp of the Gezuo was gradually approaching. When it was about 60 steps away, someone had already started shooting arrows and shooting behind the wooden shield.

In the water net area, the air is humid, and if you don’t pay attention to storage, the bowstrings will be a little loose. At about sixty steps, the arrows shot out are crooked and have no lethality, but the spearmen in the front row are still a little confused.

At sixty steps, General Qian of the Yang Army of Jiaozhou Camp shouted loudly again:

"Prepare the first row, open fire!!"

At this distance, the muskets were enough to penetrate these large wooden shields. Seeing the wood chips flying in front of you, at such a close distance, both sides were squeezed into this barely unfolded terrain and could not dodge them at all. The soldiers from Gezuo Fifth Camp holding the large shield fell straight down.

But the distance of about fifty or sixty steps was enough to launch the bow and arrow of the Fifth Battalion of the Lezuo. With a large shield blocking it in front, their firearms could not be fired.

The soldiers holding the big shield fell down, and the archers had already shot the first round of arrows. Almost at the same time, the Qiang General who was in charge of the order shouted the second command:

"Prepare for the second row, open fire!!"

The first two rows of musket soldiers in the Yang army in Jiaozhou Yinghuai were all holding low shields as support, and the shield was already passed to the spear soldiers.

The opponent's first round of arrow rain came, and he directly blocked it with this shield as much as possible. However, there were inevitably casualties. However, the bows and muskets of the Fifth Battalion of the Gezuo were able to make the first round of shooting. The soldiers with the large shield fell down, and the archers and muskets happened to be exposed to the muskets of the Yang Army of the Jiaozhou Camp.

The distance of sixty steps can basically ensure the accuracy of shooting.

The second row of muskets was basically shot with perfect bullets. Just as the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo were immediately lost, but there were archers and musket soldiers preparing. After all, the front of both sides was too narrow. If you fight face to face, killing the front rows would not hurt your bones at all.

"Everyone is ready and strode forward!!"

At this time, the Qianmao on the left side of the Huai Yang Army array issued an order loudly. The two rows of musket soldiers in front dropped the muskets in their hands, took out the swords on their bodies, stood up and slightly aligned the formation, and began to walk forward.

Mr. Qian, who was in the right array of spearmen, shouted loudly, and the spearmen followed the musket soldiers who were advancing in small steps ahead and moved forward together.

If you want to fire the second round of bows and muskets, you have to prepare time and make great strides. The time you walk through sixty steps will soon pass. Can you ensure that the officers and soldiers will not come forward after shooting the bows and arrows, and that you are ready to escape or carry out the third round of shooting.

Seeing the officers and soldiers holding swords in their hands, and spears behind them were spears. The refugees couldn't help swallowing and spitting, and no one was sure of this.

If it was a camp or Cao Cao's subordinates, they would be overjoyed when they encountered such a situation in Jiaozhou camp. No matter whether they would kill me or not, they would definitely shoot out the bows and arrows and muskets as much as possible. The camp and Cao Cao's soldiers were closer to the soldiers and were even more brave.

The soldiers of the Fifth Battalion of the Left have lived a little more comfortable life after a long time in a wealthy place. The desperate spirit is almost done. After hesitating, many people retreated to the back. The officers behind were helpless and had to urge them to continue to move forward. At the same time, the soldiers who were holding long and short weapons to prepare for hand-to-hand combat began to move forward.

Only a few arrows were shot out, and not many muskets were fired. The soldiers of the Huai Yang Army had arrived. The core soldiers of the Fifth Battalion of the Glezuo were different from those in front of them, and they were all climbed out of the dead. They were not afraid of the face-to-face melee on the battlefield, and they were even more angry, thinking that your muskets were powerful, and when they fought with real swords and guns, this was the time to see their true skills.

"Raising the spear!!"

When the hand-to-hand swords were about to meet, I heard someone in the array of officers and soldiers shouting orders. The team that originally raised the spears upright raised the spears and raised the spears flat, but the hands-to-hand opponents waiting for the Fifth Battalion of the G Zuo bent down and stopped moving forward.

Some people subconsciously wanted to chase forward, but hurriedly stopped and walked forward, rows of spears and blades, and if they hit them, they would die.

The spearmen were holding spears, and underneath the spear were musket soldiers holding short weapons. The soldiers in the first row of the Fifth Battalion of the Ge Zuo were stunned and had no idea what to do in a hurry. On this narrow battlefield, the front of the officers and soldiers seemed to have no flaws.

Hesitated, feared, and retreated, but the leaders of the Fifth Battalion of the Left Left were unable to retreat, and the two armies fought. It did cause damage to the officers and soldiers, but the effect was very small. On the contrary, the other party had already moved forward for more than a hundred steps, and the space east of the place where the officers and soldiers were disembarking.

It is not necessary to push forward to have room, but the inexplicable officers and soldiers have been pushing forward toward, and the front is extremely dense, like a wall, pressing over. There are many spears, which look a bit like a hedgehog. The front blocks the vision tightly. I don’t know what I want to see behind, but I just listen to the boiling and unconscious things. I don’t know what I’m busy with. This is the world. The more I don’t understand, the more mysterious things it is. The more terrifying it is, the more awe-inspiring it is.

"Damn, people are leaning in front of you, and you will retreat and rush forward for me."

A leader shouted behind him. Those trusted veterans who were fully dressed in arms were all behind the team at this time. They were not playing for the forwards, but instead they had the role of supervising the team.

When the order was issued, people rushed towards the front. There was a river next to it. When the force was pushed from behind, many people on the edge were caught off guard and were directly squeezed into the river. The water flow was not urgent, but it was very deep. A large number of warships released from Zhengyang Town were flowing downstream at this time, which was very dangerous. They were inevitably scratched.

The real unlucky one was that the rows of people in front were involuntarily rushing towards the front and cursing, but they couldn't hold back at all, and they were pushed and knocked down to the tip of the spear.

In desperation, I had to wave my weapons, increase my strength under my feet, and hope to open the spear and break into it. But as soon as I arrived in front of me, the knife was swinging. I felt a severe pain between my waist and abdomen, but the musketeers holding swords were waiting below.

Someone was trying to beware of the swords below. The assassination of the spear was also a life-threatening place, and directly stabbed the shoulders or back from top to bottom, turning and closing the tent. But at this time, he could no longer retreat. The people behind him were rushing forward with great pressure, and they had to keep moving forward.

The soldiers in the front rows were sent to the top of the spear and sword by their own people, and the formation in front of the Fifth Battalion of the G Zuo suddenly fell down a piece of corpses.

Finally there was room, but the fifth battalion of Ge Zuo could move, and the other party could move. The Huai Yang Army's front immediately squeezed up. As long as it was a battle between the two sides, long-range weapons could not be used and they fought face to face. The spear and the weapons under the spear were unsolvable problems for Ge Zuo's fifth battalion.

The officers and soldiers advanced step by step, and the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion of the Left could only retreat step by step. These inexplicable officers and soldiers fought very cumbersomely. The soldiers under them would never come out of their spears, but were just stalking there. With such a posture, I really couldn't think of any way to attack.

The officers who fought outside the town of the Fifth Battalion of the Gezuo did not dare to order retreat easily, to open up space, and with the morale of their subordinates, they might order retreating immediately, and they would immediately turn into a retreat. In desperation, they could only retreat step by step.

However, the battle between the officers and soldiers also maintained a state of seeking nothing but seeking nothing to do and not seeking merit. They rushed in directly, and both sides maintained a distance of about five steps.

Liu Xiyao, the king of Zuojin, watched the battle outside the town on the roof. First, the muskets knocked down his subordinates, and then he was forced to retreat step by step by step by step by step by step by step by step by side by side. Fortunately, there was still a distance. Outside the town of Zhengyang Town, the left wing is a terrain made up by ponds and plants, which is not suitable for movement.

The face-to-face battle was fought back step by step by step by step by side, so I could only rely on the right-wing battle on the river. The Fifth Battalion of the Left still had a lot of experience in water battles, and it was also going downstream, so I naturally had an advantage.

On the roof of Liu Xiyao looked at the increasingly thick infantry front opposite, and felt extremely bored, but what made him feel strange was that behind the infantry front, a large number of civilians were leveling the road except for the soldiers who had disembarked. I don’t know why.

The more I didn't know, the more I felt unsure. Liu Xiyao wanted to push the cannons to fight, but a large number of soldiers outside were still crowded there. When they used cannons, they might have been injured by accident. It didn't matter if they killed these soldiers. What they were afraid of was that when the cannons were fired from here, the front army would collapse, and the other party's artillery was also fierce. They were always worried when they didn't see the other party's artillery appear.

But Liu Xiyao was not too worried about the attack of the official army. During the day, the officers and soldiers of Zhengyang Town set up many obstacles and fortifications. When he entered, he spent some effort. During the period when he occupied the town, he had also made good business and repairs. Although the field battle outside the town, the Fifth Battalion of the Gleas is at a disadvantage. But the other party wanted to rush in and do not want to get any advantage in the street fighting.

Even Huang Degong, a famous general in Nanzhili, had already led his men into the town a few days ago, but suffered a great loss and was shot in his arm with an arrow, so he had to lead his troops back.

Liu Xiyao's current hope is that the sailors of the fleet can win a battle, and take advantage of the opportunity to seize the retreat of these people on the shore. Seeing these people being able to fight, maybe they are the most powerful team among the officers and soldiers.

If these people were defeated, this inexplicable army must have been defeated and fled.

The southern part of Luzhou Prefecture and Fengyang Prefecture are covered with water networks. Many of the large army are carried out on the river, following the customs. The Fifth Camp of the Gezuo was about to hang out in this area, but they made great efforts to rectify their own naval army.

There are really many ships in the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo Battalion in Zhengyang Town, and many of them were captured by officers and soldiers. When they drove out from Zhengyang Town, the bow of the ship was shielded with large wooden boards and shields, completely inclined, with wet quilts on the ground, and stronger ones were wrapped in iron sheets. Even if rockets and muskets were shot on the opposite side, there was no way, so they just waited to jump to the gang to fight when they were on the side.

Seeing the ships opposite lined up on the river, this formation was not the kind of water battle formation at all, and the distance between the ship was very close. As long as you rushed in, it would inevitably be a mess.

The more the navy of the Fifth Battalion of the Gezuo Battalion looked at the situation, the more they felt that the chances of victory would be great. When there were about two hundred steps, they saw soldiers on the officers and soldiers rushing to the bow of the boat, lifting the tarpaulin covered by the bow, and covering the artillery underneath.

When they saw this artillery, the officers at the bow of the fifth battalion of Gezuo were panicked, but judging from the caliber of the other party's gun, the muzzle was not big, and even if they hit the ship, they might not even be able to break the board.

At that moment, he just urged his subordinates to row faster, rushed to the front, and got fewer shots.

The soldiers of the Huai Yang Army rushed up and the cannons had already loaded ammunition. Everything was ready. But the ground cannons used to deal with these ships were a little different from the ordinary ones.

An artillery was holding a small piece of wooden board, covered with a thick layer of damp clay, and then stuffed the board into the cannon chamber. Another soldier, holding a wooden handle and iron head, grabbed a dark red iron ball from a stove burning with charcoal, carefully stuffed it into the cannon chamber, and then hurriedly dodged. The soldiers who were operating the cannon immediately ignited the medicine bag.

The caliber of the cannon was not very large, and it seemed that the officers and soldiers were not very careful. When they shot out, the ship immediately retreated backwards, and four shells flew out in a roar.

The artillery was launched at an elevation angle. On the ship of the Fifth Battalion of the Gezuo, they could even determine the landing point and dodge it in time. They did not see what the shells looked like.

I thought the artillery of the officers and soldiers was just like this, but when they dodged, the shells fell. The small boats were not the targets of the officers and soldiers, and the large boats were multi-layered boat boards. They shot over and directly smashed a hole in the deck and fell downwards. The red iron ball fell on the wooden boards. The wooden boards were black at first, and immediately burned into charring.

Some officers on the ship were smart and asked the soldiers to either take their plants or take off their clothes or put them on the deck when the officers and soldiers fired their guns.

Since the Huai Yang Army launched an elevation angle, it was more worrying about the deck than the hull. The shells were just iron balls or even stone balls. If they did not bounce on the deck, they would not hurt anyone.

Who would have thought it would be a red iron ball. These boats with things on the ground were burning directly, and they were even more messy. Don’t think it’s easy to get water on the river. The big ships have high sides, and they can’t even find tools for getting water in haste.

Among the Five Navy of the Gezuo Battalion, several large ships were the main force, but they were all in chaos and busy putting out the fire, but the cannons there have never stopped.

The charcoal fire in the stove on the Huaiyang Army warship was burning strongly, and the iron balls in the furnace were burned red. The speed of officers and soldiers' artillery firing was much slower than the normal fire on weekdays, but it never stopped and shot with one shot.
To be continued...