Chapter 610: Fierce Battle on the Prairie
Tachaer always answered him, "It's true. I am not lying." This guy almost knelt down and swore, "Who dares to fool the Khan?"
However, Mengge had never seen the power of a heavy machine gun carried by a horse, and he did not believe Tachaer's explanation.
He believed that it was true that the Shenwei Army had developed new weapons, but was this horse-carrying weapon really as magical as Takaer said?
Not necessarily.
It must be that Tachaer didn't know how to fight, and after losing many soldiers in the battle with the Shenwei Army, he came back and exaggerated the military situation. Da Meng wanted to reprimand Tachaer, but he held back because he needed the full support of this family.
He took two steps forward, held Tachaer tightly with both hands and said: My good Ada has suffered a lot, please sit down and have some tea, and we will discuss it carefully.
Mengge waved his hand, and the maid quickly brought Tachaer some fresh and fragrant mare's milk tea.
Da Meng was sure that Tachaer was lying, but he didn't expose her. He smiled faintly and said: The army has already set out, and we can't let the army lose its morale. If we let the Shenwei Army go straight to Yunzhou City, we will be trapped sooner or later. We must fight and defeat the Shenwei Army.
Even if we cannot defeat the Shenwei Army, we must inflict heavy damage on them. Otherwise, Yunzhou will be lost, and your brother's Datong Prefecture will also be lost.
Tachaer finally understood that this battle had to be fought.
Moreover, the imperial army has already gathered in Lijiayu , where the front is flat and suitable for cavalry attacks, and is the best battlefield for the grassland men. After Lijiayu, there is no terrain that can stop the new Song army, and this battle must be won.
The guy put down his tea bowl, stood up, saluted Mengge, and shouted: "Khan, please look at my subordinates, we will fight the Shenwei Army in Lijiayu."
Da Mengge was delighted. He opened his wide arms to hug Tachaer, patted his back and said: That's great. This is my good Ada.
At Yinshatan, Zhao Yulin was also discussing matters with the generals.
Logistics officer Cao Yong personally escorted the two horse-loaded carts to the scene and said apologetically that the masters knew that there was an urgent need for supplies at the border, so the work they had done was a bit rough.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that it was already very difficult, so they should all be sent to the new Third Battalion. Horses rely on speed to win, so it doesn't matter if the load is a little rough.
Cao Yong went on to report: He also sent 300 Type A mortar shells. The master from Hongmeng Valley said that only the new Third Battalion would use them.
He said: Then send them all over.
Lai Chuanfang was confused when he heard these new terms, so Zhao Yulin explained to him: Type A bullet is a kind of artillery shell filled with new gunpowder, it just has a slightly longer range and slightly greater power, nothing special.
He called his brothers together to discuss matters, and the commanders of each army quickly filed in.
Zhao Yulin glanced at everyone and said he would make three suggestions: First, at present, our military strength is no longer afraid of the grassland empire, so we must march and fight steadily, and not fight a battle without confidence. He suggested that the next step of marching must be slow and steady, not giving the enemy a chance to attack. As long as we can successfully reach the city of Yunzhou, Datong Prefecture will belong to our new Song Dynasty.
Second, we must show the power of our Shenwei Army in this battle, scare the Mongolian army, and make them pee in fear when they hear the three words "Shenwei Army".
The generals immediately burst into laughter.
He stretched out his arms, pressed down and said: This is not a joke, we have the ability to do it.
The third is that we must listen to the opinions of the new Third Battalion when formulating the combat plan this time. In future battles, we must let the Third Battalion fight freely and practice the new tactics of the newly formed battalion.
Then, he stood up with a smile and said that he had nothing to do here and went out to get some fresh air.
The brothers knew his habits and that he did things efficiently and effectively. Once he set the tone, he would leave it alone and let the brothers do what they wanted.
The Third Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao was so happy when he received the brand new horse-mounted heavy machine gun delivered by the logistics department. He was also very excited about the hundreds of mortar shells made with new gunpowder.
Even though the gunpowder inside is different, the range and explosive power have increased a lot. This guy was showing off when the guards of the central army tent came to inform him to go to the tent for a meeting.
When Da Biao arrived at the big tent, Lai Chuanfang said that the commander's tent was formulating a battle plan, and the third young master had appointed him to hear the opinions of the new third battalion.
What? The Third Young Master said he wanted to listen to his advice?
Da Biao was so excited that he rubbed his hands and mumbled something.
Lai Chuanfang laughed and scolded, "Look how cocky this kid is. The Third Young Master told him to beat him as hard as he can. Tell me, what do you think?"
Zhang Dabiao stood at attention, saluted the generals in the tent, and shouted that he would complete the mission.
Lai Chuanfang cursed back: Just complete the shoveling task, I haven’t assigned it yet.
All the generals laughed.
Da Biao pointed to the terrain at the Bojikou of Lijiayu and said: "It's a flat land if we go forward. The enemy will definitely block us here. The enemy in front is surrounded by the new third battalion."
Lai Chuanfang was delighted when he heard this, but he said with disdain: What a big tone!
How to pack? Tell us about it.
The generals expressed their opinions and formulated battle plans.
Mengge was different. After arriving at Lijiayu, he took over the command and personally dispatched the troops. The Mongolian army quickly ran under the baton of their Khan.
Meng Ge first used a trick to lure the enemy deep into the territory, and then made a detour to intercept and kill them. He intended to lure out a part of the Shenwei Army and annihilate them with a light cavalry attack when the Shenwei Army advanced at high speed like Zhao Yulin had led the Sixth Column earlier.
As a result, the Shenwei Army changed its style. No matter how he tried to lure the enemy, the Shenwei Army would attack and defend each other and advance slowly. Based on the Shenwei Army's marching route reported by the scouts, he deduced that Zhao Yulin was very cautious this time and did not seem to be holding a powerful weapon.
Seeing that the Shenwei Army was about to enter Lijiayu, the Mongolian army set up a preset position in front of the valley entrance, dug trenches like the Shenwei Army, and piled up stones and sacks, allowing the infantry to hide behind and shoot arrows safely.
The small infantry of the Shenwei Army launched three consecutive attacks but failed to get close to their positions. Instead, they were beaten back by the Mongolian army's Huihui cannons and catapults, leaving their armor and weapons behind and fleeing.
Da Mengge looked at Takaer in confusion. Takaer was also stunned on the spot. He couldn't figure out in his mind: Why is the Shenwei Army so failed?
In fact, Lai Chuanfang deliberately showed weakness in order to spy on the Mongolian army's firepower deployment.
After dark, the Shenwei Army camp quickly became busy. The various military branches that had been planned long ago were dispatched in an orderly manner to prepare for battle. Even the artillery that needed to observe and aim had people digging the ground on the spot and building high platforms for use.
In the middle of the night, Da Meng Ge used his usual tactic of night attack and sneak attack on the camp.
However, this time he still failed. His night attack team was discovered by the secret sentries of the Shenwei Army and was ambushed and almost annihilated. Meng Ge found that Zhao Yulin's defense was tight, so he canceled the plan to steal the camp and ordered to defeat the Song army openly tomorrow.
At dawn, a loud explosion woke up Meng Ge who was dozing on the dragon throne, and the Shenwei Army began to attack.
The Shenwei Army charged forward along the explosion points of the thunder bombs, and immediately went on the defensive after capturing two blocking positions built by the Mongolian Army. The soldiers following behind quickly dug the third and fourth trench shelters.
The Mongolian army did not bomb the Shenwei Army's positions because the Huihui artillery's shooting accuracy was not enough and they were worried about bombing their own people. This made it easier for the Shenwei Army to repair their fortifications.
After daybreak, the artillery observer of the Shenwei Army saw the Mongolian army's deployment clearly from the hot air balloon in the sky and immediately reported the firing parameters of the target. Thunder bombs hit the Mongolian army's positions like hail. In less than an incense stick of time, the Huihui artillery positions that the Mongolian army had spent so much effort to quietly arrange last night, as well as the infantry and cavalry assembled in the front were crippled.
Meng Ge had just woken up when he received this battle report. He was stunned looking at the battlefield filled with smoke.
Takaer said that the little Nanman are very good at hiding, and their firearms are really powerful, so we have no choice but to get close to them and fight them head-on.
Mengge nodded in approval and said proudly that the grassland men should have the spirit of not fearing death. Our grandfathers rode on bare horses and chopped down the enemies with their scimitars. Don't be afraid, charge.
At this time, the infantry of the Shenwei Army was charging towards the last infantry position of the Mongolian Army. Mengge drew the long sword from his waist and shouted: Attack. The infantry in the front will hold it for me, the cavalry will attack from both wings, the Imperial Sky Army will take off to bomb the enemy's artillery, and the artillery will fire back and forth...
The Mongolian troops acted quickly.
When the Shenwei Army heard the "wuwu, wuwu" sounds of the conch horns, it immediately stopped the attack. The infantry quickly retreated to the enemy positions they had previously captured and hid. The New Third Battalion frantically built bunkers two hundred meters away from the front of the position and set up horse-mounted heavy machine guns and mortars.
The Mongolian army's hidden Huihui artillery adjusted its position and fired shells. The second round of shells collapsed the horse-carrying position that the New Third Battalion had just set up in the center. Zhang Dabiao also discovered the enemy's artillery position and immediately ordered the artillery to fire back. Eighteen mortars fired at once and covered the Mongolian artillery that had just appeared.
Tachaer was so angry that he screamed and ordered the empire's heavenly army to attack.
The Mongolian army has a hot air balloon army, and the Shenwei Army is the ancestor of the hot air balloon army. They have already inflated the balloons for battle. The Mongolian army's hot air balloons are dark gray in color, without any color, and they look like dark clouds when they take off.
The Divine Power Army's celestial troops were all covered in white cloth with bright red numbers written on them. As they saw two groups of balloons approaching rapidly in the sky, violent explosions began to occur in the Mongolian Army's balloons.
This was the grenade launcher who was ambushing at the front line to intercept the enemy's hot air balloon opening fire. Although the Mongolian balloons were flying very high, they were still within the range of the grenade launcher.
The hot air balloons of the Shenwei Army were also climbing rapidly, and the soldiers of the Heavenly Army flying in the front were responsible for the aerial combat, aiming and shooting with rockets and grenades in their hands.
The enemy and our side started fighting from the ground to the sky.
Zhao Yulin was observing in the hidden command post. Lai Chuanfang was beside him. Seeing that the Mongolian army's hot air balloons kept falling and had already engaged in battle with the Shenwei Army's sky army, he muttered that hot air balloons consumed a lot of energy, were cumbersome to operate, and were very easily shot down by rifle grenades, so there was no need to build them.
Zhao Yulin glared at him without saying anything and continued to observe the situation on the battlefield.
This guy got into trouble and called his guards to run forward.
He arrived at the forward command post and yelled at the artillery commander: What are you doing? Why did the Mongolian army's artillery fire hit the New Third Battalion?
