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Volume 1: Bandit¡¯s Career Chapter 231: Offensive and Defensive Battle (3)

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    Thanks to Brother Shumengqing for your precious monthly tickets, Lao Hai bows and thanks!  !  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ After Chen hour, the rebel barracks opened wide, and groups of rebel soldiers were seen marching in formation. They stopped two miles away from Chengen Gate in Pingdu City and formed a large formation.  After having breakfast with the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion at the top of the city, Feng Jian returned to the Chengenmen Gate Tower to carefully observe the rebel array with his binoculars, and gradually frowned.  Through the telescope, it was found that there were only about 3,000 soldiers and about 2,000 cavalry left at Chengenmen. Twenty Western cannons were placed in hidden positions two miles away. The artillerymen were nervously adjusting the firing of the Western cannons.  angle.  Kong Youde's rebels have 12,000 infantry. Looking at the situation of the rebels on the opposite side, the other rebel forces must have gone somewhere else. It is obvious that the rebels are going to launch attacks at the four city gates at the same time.  What is the purpose of Kong Youde's rebels spreading their forces to attack the city?  It's nothing more than testing one's own strength, as well as the strength of the defensive power of each city gate.  Feng Jian grinned and used the lives of his soldiers to test the other party's reality. How stupid!  It seems that Kong Youde's reputation is in vain. When the battle ends, it may backfire!  Feng Jian put down his telescope and said to Zhao Shougang, who was standing on one side with a frown and thought, "You see, the rebels want to attack all four doors at the same time." Zhao Shougang nodded and said, "I have seen it for a long time. The other party is just attacking through four doors at the same time, looking for me.  It's really stupid that their defensive strength is weak. This will only weaken their offensive strength. Feng Jian nodded with satisfaction. Zhao Shougang's view was consistent with his. On the one hand, Kong Youde and other rebels underestimated the enemy, and on the other hand, they were worried about the sudden appearance of Pingdu City.  The guards were suspicious and decided to divide their forces to attack the city, which just revealed their cowardice. Feng Jian looked at the rebels outside the city and continued: "The opponent is trying to attack today, maybe they will catch them tomorrow.  A fatal blow was launched in the direction of a city gate.  Tell all the soldiers of the Zhenshan Camp to be prepared for a hard fight. Zheng Qing and his supervisors should promptly enlighten and encourage the soldiers defending the city, especially the soldiers of the training team who have just formed the army for three months. They are the first real remaining enemies.  Fighting, so timely guidance and care can greatly relieve the pressure of soldiers.  " Zhao Shougang looked at the rebels outside the city and said: "I understand that there may be a winner or loser in the battle between the enemy and us tomorrow.  "Feng Jian nodded and said: "Let's wait and see what happens for the time being!  " "Boom, boom, boom" a dull drumming sound came from the rebel formation outside the city gate, and eighty shield carts were seen, driven by eight hundred people in shabby clothes, heading towards Cheng'en Gate. " Shield cart  After that, they were followed by four rocket vehicles, each with ten rocket soldiers, thirty vehicles with ten gunners per vehicle, eight general vehicles, and twenty rebel artillerymen on each vehicle.  To escort Minzhuang to fill the moat, they even dispatched some firearms and chariots from the chariot camp to assist. Feng Jian and Zhao Shougang were a little stunned. Each chariot was very expensive, and the chariot compartments were wrapped in iron sheets, which could effectively resist bows, arrows, and birds.  Guns and even artillery attacks are Qi Jiguang's characteristics for the Mongolian cavalry. When the two armies are facing each other, the enemy cavalry will attack and wait until the enemy cavalry forms a formation.  When the enemy's cavalry continues to charge forward, the firearms on the rocket car and the general's vehicle will be fired in turn.  Stop. In this case, the enemy cavalry rarely retreats without defeat. If the enemy cavalry continues to approach, the infantry detachment following the chariot will form a mandarin duck formation, with the Tengpai player in front, and the Palladium player in front.  The second spearman and the second bird gunner lined up to fight with the enemy cavalry. By this time, the enemy cavalry was at the end of its crossbows and was naturally defeated in one blow. At this time, our cavalry took the opportunity to pursue them. Now the rebels will deal with the cavalry on the battlefield.  The chariots were used in siege operations, what a waste of resources! Feng Jian couldn't help but sneer at them. It's a pity that these precious chariots were not used to deal with the Tatars, but were used crazily by Kong Youde and others to harm ordinary civilians!  The main purpose is to seize the city gate. The purpose of Kong Youde and others' dispatch of the chariot must be to target Cheng'en Gate, because the firearms of the chariot can directly bombard the city gate and cause harm to the city gate. Pingdu City is a medium-sized city with three walls.  More than ten feet high, the city wall is ten feet seven feet thick, and the city gate is made of hardwood covered with iron. Zhenshan camp has already made adequate defense preparations in the city. Even if the rebels fill in a passage in the moat, it will be difficult for them in a short time.  To truly shake Pingdu City, only by using the Zhenshan Camp's trump card at the critical moment can a fatal blow be given to the rebels. Minzhuang pushed the shield chariot slowly toward Cheng'en Gate, surrounded by horses.?Cavalry.  In the compartment of the rocket car, the rocket soldiers have already prepared the "Shenhuo Flying Crow" rocket.  The cannon soldiers in the carriage have also pressed the trigger and are waiting to be fired. The general's carriage is equipped with a Folang machine gun, and the muzzle is pointed at the city gate, entering the firing state.  Feng Jian looked at the slowly approaching rebel chariot convoy. At this moment, there would also be such a chariot convoy attacking the city gates at the other three city gates.  The soldiers of Zhenshan Camp have never experienced defending a city, and they are afraid that they will be seized by the rebels!  Zhao Shougang looked at the slowly approaching shield car and the shabby Minzhuang behind the shield car, and asked Feng Jian in a low voice: "Commander, what should I do with the Minzhuang behind the shield car?" Feng Jian put down the telescope and sighed:  "No matter who they are, as long as they are detrimental to our Pingdu City, we can treat them as rebels and attack them!" Zhao Shougang looked visibly relieved. He turned around and issued an order to the Chinese army beside him: "Prepare artillery fire attack!" Seeing the rebel chariot convoy  Within a mile, Zhao Shougang shouted: "The artillery fire!" The four Western cannons on Cheng'en Gate made a loud noise almost at the same time. Four six-pound iron bullets streaked across the shield car like meteors on the horizon. Among them were  Two of them hit the rear of the chariot convoy, making a huge noise.  The other two solid iron bullets roared and hit a general's chariot in the middle of the chariot at the same time. In an instant, the body of the general's chariot crashed to pieces and shattered on the ground. The two horses pulling the chariot were directly smashed into pulp, and the general's chariot rolled over.  Then he hit a car next to him.  The car was immediately knocked to the ground.  The rolling carriage finally came to a halt, and large amounts of blood flowed out of the closed carriage.  It was obvious that the twenty French machine gunners in the carriage were no longer alive, and they were flowing to the surroundings, which stunned Minzhuang's feet.  What remains undiminished is the roar of the new iron bullets, which smashed a row of wandering cavalry into pieces.  After a brief moment of stunned silence.  A dozen minzhuangs who pushed the shield chariot forward seemed to have gone crazy. They threw down the shield chariot and ran back howling. As soon as they reached the back of the chariot convoy, their heads were chopped off with swords by the cavalry wandering around.  Witnessing the tragic scene, Minzhuang who was pushing the cart was too afraid to push the shield cart forward. The rebel cavalry wandering around shouted and cursed with their swords. If they stayed where they were, they would only become the target of the opponent's artillery fire again. As long as they got close to the city wall,  The opponent's artillery will be useless.  The twenty Western cannons hidden by the rebels also began to show their power at this time, but the rebel artillerymen's artillery firing skills were not very good.  The whistling solid iron bullets hit the city wall "bang bang bang bang", leaving only some craters on the wall. Occasionally, a shell was shot into the city wall, which would naturally cause some casualties. Due to the defensive measures taken in advance, the harm of the artillery was minimal.  Minzhuang woke up from a dream after being reminded by the rebel cavalry, and pushed the shield car to run towards the moat.  On the top of the city, Feng Jian emerged from the bunker and saw that the foreign craftsman commander Silao had directed his gunners to aim at the chariot convoy below the city again, and the four Western cannons roared again.  The artillery firing skills of Sirao and other artillerymen are unmatched by the rebel gunners, although they only have four Western cannons.  But the power it exerted was far greater than the power exerted by the rebels' twenty Western cannons.  "Bang bang bang" After a burst of thick smoke, six or seven rebel shield vehicles were smashed under the city. A large number of civilians fell in a pool of blood and howled miserably. A rocket vehicle and a car in the chariot convoy were overturned by artillery shells.  On the ground.  The horses pulling the carts obviously received special training.  Although they were frightened by the series of artillery fire, they did not run away. They anxiously followed the shield car towards the city gate.  ¡°Obviously the rebels wanted to bombard the city gates with the firearms carried on their chariots.  However, they underestimated the power of the artillery at Pingdu City.  Sirao and other Western artillerymen at the top of the city escaped the rebel artillery fire and immediately directed their opponents to issue various orders.  Recalibrating the muzzle angle, the shells roared and fell into the rebel chariot convoy again.  This round of firing from the Western artillery finally frightened the horses pulling the chariot.  No longer under the control of the rebels in the chariots, the war horses galloped along the city with their hooves. The civilians pushing the shield chariots were the first to suffer. A large number of civilians were trampled by the horses dragging the chariots, and those who did not  The affected civilians quickly threw away their shields and fled in all directions.  The cavalry patrolling around were busy dodging chariots and had no time to pay attention to Minzhuang, who was fleeing in all directions. In an instant, the chariot convoy attacking Pingdu City fell into chaos.  Silao and other Westerners would not pity the minzhuang below the city. Two rounds of artillery shelled again. More than 80 shield vehicles and four or five tanks of the rebels were beaten into scrap. Almost half of the more than 800 minzhuang were killed and more than 40 were killed.  More than a dozen tanks were destroyed, and the rebels in the destroyed tanks were trapped in the carriages, suffering heavy casualties.  Looking at the chariot convoy that hastily fled back to the rebel camp, Zhao Shougang said disdainfully: "The chariot battalion is used to restrain the Tatar cavalry on the battlefield."However, Kong Youde and others used his sharp weapon to attack the city. How could he be invincible if he gave random orders like this!  " Feng Jian stood beside him. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "It's not that the command was indiscriminate, but that Kong Youde and other rebels underestimated the enemy. Their intention was to use the shield chariot to cover it, so that the chariot can exert its power when it arrives, and the city head  Ordinary firearms cannot pose a threat to them, so it is possible to directly breach the city gate.  I am afraid that the rebel generals, including Kong Youde, did not realize in advance that the Western artillery at Pingdu City was so powerful that the plot of Kong Youde and others failed. This credit must be attributed to Silao and other Western craftsmen.  " With that said, he waved to Sirao, who was not far away, and signaled Sirao and other Western craftsmen to fire the Western cannon well. Zhao Shougang stared at the rebel array and suddenly said excitedly: "Commander, look, the rebels are retreating!"  Feng Jian picked up the telescope and observed carefully for a while, then put down the telescope and said slowly: "Today is just a test by the rebels, and the real fight has not yet begun.  ¡± !!(To be continued)
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