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Chapter 288 Guiyang (continued eight)

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    "Unexpectedly, it was Liu Erhu who personally led the troops" The Chu army's fleet gradually approached. The largest ship in front was flying a two-foot-high flag with a huge "Liu" written on it.  , fluttering in the wind.  After seeing clearly that it was Liu Tichun's own flag, Liu Wenxiu's expression changed slightly. It stands to reason that a general like Liu Tichun would not put himself in danger easily. If something happens to him, it will not only be a heavy blow to the morale of the entire army, but also a heavy blow to the morale of the entire army.  It would also cause the Chu army's command system to fail instantly, but Liu Tichun chose to attack in person, as if he was fully confident that he could successfully land and win the battle.  "How many soldiers did he bring?" As they got closer, the Chu army's fleet seemed larger. Liu Wenxiu looked carefully and saw that each ship was on the verge of overloading, with a deep draft and densely packed bows and sterns.  The station was full of soldiers. If the cabin was also full of Chu soldiers, the number of troops must be more than 2,000, and there were probably 3,000 people. At this time, Liu Wenxiu finally began to reflect on his initial judgment. Could it be said that the soldiers of the Chu army  Actually more than 20,000?  It¡¯s more than 20,000, so how much is it?  Twenty-five thousand?  Thirty thousand?  even more?  Liu Wenxiu forcibly suppressed this ridiculous idea and did not dare to think about it any more.  If the Chu army launched a counterattack on Changsha, it would be reasonable to have 30,000 soldiers among the 50,000-strong army. However, the Western Expeditionary Army detoured from the 90,000-strong mountain at the junction of Guangxi, Hunan and Guizhou, and the entire journey was through inaccessible barren mountains.  , the Western Expeditionary Army, which was advancing alone, felt that no matter how much food it brought, it was not enough. How could it be possible that there were only 20,000 auxiliary troops?  "Perhaps this is just Liu Tichun's trick. He used auxiliary troops as combat soldiers to deal with temporary emergencies." Liu Wenxiu thought of another more reasonable explanation.  When the two armies are fighting, auxiliary soldiers will also be used to participate in the battle under certain conditions. For example, when defending a city, a large number of auxiliary soldiers will be used on the city wall. No matter how many casualties there are, it will not hurt, but the effect is similar to that of combat soldiers. When attacking fortresses,  Auxiliary troops will also be used to clear peripheral obstacles and fill trenches to minimize the loss of soldiers. In addition, at the critical moment that determines victory or defeat, one more person will have more strength. At this time, regardless of the auxiliary troops and soldiers, they must  Taking up arms and joining the fight is what Liu Tichun is probably doing now.  "Then there's nothing to be afraid of."  In field battles, the combat effectiveness of auxiliary soldiers cannot be compared with that of combat soldiers. Even if they pick up weapons, due to the lack of training and armor, and the lack of basic fighting will, hundreds of auxiliary soldiers were killed by a few combat soldiers.  It is normal that if there are too many auxiliary soldiers in the army brought by Liu Tichun, it will cause interference to the combat soldiers and reduce the combat effectiveness of the army.  "Liu Erhu, Liu Erhu (Liu Tichun's nickname is Erhu), you and I have not seen each other for more than ten years. I wonder how much of your skills are left, or whether you are the flying tiger general you were back then!" Seeing that the Chu army's fleet has docked,  The soldiers at the bow and stern of the ship jumped off the river beach one after another, and groups of soldiers emerged from the cabin like a colony of ants. Liu Wenxiu strode to the war drum and said to the drummer: "Bring the drumsticks."  Boom!  Liu Wenxiu beat the drum himself to cheer for the Western Army soldiers. Under his leadership, a dozen drummers on the left and right swung their arms like windmills, and the passionate drumbeats spread throughout the mountains and rivers.  Everyone says that fighter planes are hard to find, but fighter planes don¡¯t fall from the sky, but are fought battle by battle. As long as you can withstand critical moments, fighters will naturally appear. If you can withstand every critical moment, every fighter will appear.  Every time a fighter opportunity appears, he can seize it, and winning the final victory is a matter of course. Liu Wenxiu knows that his troops have reached their limit, and the Chu army should be in the same state. As long as they can withstand Liu Tichun's attack, the battle is still possible.  Turnaround.  On the other hand, Liu Wenxiu is also ready to retreat, but before retreating, it is best to eliminate Liu Tichun and bite the Chu army so hard that it hurts them and bites them away, so that they dare not pursue any more, ensuring that the West  The main force of the army retreated safely.  "Kill!" With the passionate drums of war, on the other side of the battlefield, Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen, who had been fighting and retreating, suddenly launched a counterattack, struggling to push the battle line back.  "Kill!" Seeing their commander beating the drum in person, the Western Army soldiers on the river beach immediately launched an attack. Everyone knows that attacking halfway across the river is common sense. However, the Western Army does not pursue killing the enemy now, but only wants to defend the river beach, so in  Attacking immediately is the right choice.  The river beach is flat and wide, allowing the Western Army to form formations calmly and exert their strongest combat effectiveness. In contrast, the Chu soldiers who had just disembarked from the boat were much more confused. Many of them were still standing in the thigh-deep water, in groups here and there.  They were not in a queue. Liu Wenxiu immediately discovered that these Chu soldiers disembarked from the ship very flexibly. They were obviously not wearing armor. At most, they were only wearing light armor or leather armor. It was more like wearing thinYiyi, this proves more and more that the other party is just a group of auxiliary soldiers. Looking at the way they are banging around, it is clear that they are here to die.  On the contrary, the soldiers of the Western Army formed a neat square formation, with swords and guns like a forest, airtight, and pressed towards the river like a moving city. Seeing that they had stepped into the river, they were getting closer and closer to the enemy.  A smile of relief appeared in the corner of Liu Wenxiu's eyes. These more than a thousand soldiers were the elite of his men. Even if Liu Tichun brought 3,000 soldiers, they would be enough to fight with them.  "Liu Erhu, let the auxiliary troops disembark first. They are probably going to attack the east and attack the west." Liu Wenxiu is like a Go player who looks at the next three moves. He is already thinking about the enemy's next move. Liu Tichun has a ship. If he can't defeat him, he can change his place at any time.  Landing, his attack is probably just a test attack, and he will not be heartbroken if he loses hundreds of auxiliary troops.  Sure enough, Liu Tichun's fleet suddenly sounded a sharp whistle, and the ships adjusted their directions one after another, pointing their bows downstream, and it seemed that they would lift anchor and sail away at any time.  Immediately afterwards, balls of fire flashed on the side of the ship and in the cabin almost at the same time. With the sound of gunshots like exploding beans, large clouds of smoke rose in front of all the ships.  "Fireguns!" Liu Wenxiu's eyes widened suddenly, and he missed a move after all. The troops brought by Liu Tichun turned out to be the most sharp musketeers of the Chu army!  The Western Expeditionary Army marched thousands of miles into Guizhou. Because the ammunition could not be replenished, they only brought 3,000 musketeers, all equipped with the latest flintlock rifles. They did not show up in a series of battles after entering Guizhou. Tan Xiao  , Zhou Guodong and Liu Tichun hid them like treasures, so that the intelligence received by Liu Wenxiu did not mention that the Chu army had such a musketeer. Liu Wenxiu also considered the problem of logistical supplies and thought that all the troops were used in the Western Expedition.  It was a cold weapon, but in today's decisive battle, Liu Tichun led 3,000 musketeers into the battle, and as soon as he took action, he went straight to Liu Wenxiu's Chinese army.  In addition to the musketeers on the ship, the Chu soldiers who had disembarked also opened fire.  They walked to the shallower bank of the river and formed a team at the extreme position that would not affect shooting. After the musketeers on the boat fired the first round, they then fired the second round of bullets.  The Western troops on the opposite side were closely arrayed, and they were a group of living targets under the fire of volleys of guns. The iron armor on their bodies could resist bows and arrows, and could also resist the stabbing of knives and spears. However, under the fire of flintlock guns, the cracked armor would expand the wounds and shatter them.  The cracked armor pieces would cause secondary damage. Because the boat was too narrow, only half of the Chu soldiers participated in the battle. After two consecutive rounds of firing, a total of 1,500 rounds of ammunition were fired, but the hit rate was as high as 40%. Many Westerners  All the soldiers were shot several times and died on the spot. In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred people fell.  "Bang bang bang bang!" The second round of gunfire from the ship came again.  "Bang bang bang bang!" The Chu soldiers who got off the boat fired a second round of volleys. At this time, more soldiers had got off the boat and joined the shooting team, and the firepower was even stronger than before.  These more than a thousand Western Army soldiers were the elite of Liu Wenxiu's men. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they were still charging in the rain of bullets. However, they had already stepped into the Nanming River. The water in the river was only up to their ankles at first, and soon it was deeper than their calves, and then  It's the knees They charged one step at a time in the flowing river, and from time to time they would fall into the soft river beach. The Western soldiers couldn't charge at any speed. As soon as they took ten steps out, they were shot into pieces by the Chu army's volleys.  of knocking down.  With a bang, the remaining soldiers of the Western Army turned around and ran away. Even though they were all veterans who were not afraid of death, they did not want to die in vain in such a hopeless battle. They only persisted for two rounds of firing, and the army collapsed.  .  "Bang bang bang bang!" The third round of volleys was fired from the ship.  "Bang bang bang bang!" The Chu soldiers who got off the boat fired a third round of volleys.  ¡°Bang, bang, bang, bang!¡± ¡°Bang, bang, bang, bang!¡±¡­ The volley of guns that was urging people to die was still firing slowly, but there was really no way to run away on this damn river beach!  The Chu army's volley of guns was like a huge sieve. Every time it fired, the Western army soldiers became more sparse. In the end, only more than 500 people managed to escape ashore, and the army was completely defeated.  "It's over!" The moment the gunfire rang out, Liu Wenxiu had already guessed the final result, but seeing such heavy casualties, his heart still sank.  The elite troops of more than a thousand people were defeated in an instant, but the Chu army was unscathed and was calmly disembarking from the ship. After reorganizing the team, they rushed towards Liu Wenxiu's commanding flag. The cry of capturing Liu Wenxiu alive resounded throughout the mountains and fields.  .  This time I finally saw clearly that Liu Tichun did have three thousand soldiers, not armored soldiers, but three thousand musketeers!  In addition to a small number of personal guards around Liu Wenxiu, there are some non-combatants.Comrade, you are still holding two drumsticks in your hands at this moment. You can't just hit Liu Tichun to death with the drumsticks.  "Your Majesty, retreat quickly!" The guards on the left and right came forward together, holding up Liu Wenxiu and about to run away, but Liu Wenxiu suddenly shook them off, pointed at the mountain road behind and shouted loudly: "What are you afraid of? Our reinforcements have arrived, enough  You can fight Liu Tichun!"
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