Chapter 71 Order to Throw Rope Mine
Zhao Yulin asked the guards to carry the Fire Phoenix away and took over the command of the Ninth Team.
He called on everyone to stay calm, lower their heads, take calm, aim and shoot, believing that the brother troops would succeed.
When Chai Bao saw that the Shenwei Army's artillery was gone, he shouted to his brothers below to go up and break through the enemy's formation, and there would be heavy rewards.
Zhao Yulin pulled up the reserve troops, and the improved Shenbi crossbow increased its firing rate by three times, so the Dali soldiers could not break through no matter what.
The enemy and our side were shooting at each other on the jagged battlefield with a distance of about 40 to 50 meters between them. The stalemate lasted for 15 minutes and casualties continued to increase. Some soldiers could not hold back any longer and stood up to throw rope mines at the enemy formation, but were immediately shot into hedgehogs by the Dali soldiers.
Zhao Yulin's 800 million spear knocked down three lieutenants who were in the front one after another, but the Dali soldiers were still pressing forward towards the Shenwei Army step by step.
At this time, the two catapults that had just arrived from the grove at the back were finally set up. A test shot hit the treasure's observation point. The violent explosion of the thunder bomb scared Chai Bao, and before he could wake up, he saw one of his huge cannons disintegrate.
The trebuchets of the Shenwei Army threw lightweight thunder bombs, and their target was not him, but his trebuchets. After three rounds of explosions, his two trebuchets could no longer be used.
Chai Bao was furious and waved the command flag and shouted to charge.
What's the point of charging? As long as he doesn't care about casualties, Zhao Yulin is willing to charge at any time.
The enemy was getting closer and closer, Feng Guiqi ordered the throwing of rope mines, and the soldiers immediately blew the charge horn to fight back. Dali had never seen such a fighting method before. Just after waking up from the explosion, they were immediately met with arrows like flying locusts, followed by shouts of killing all over the mountains.
The enemy retreated like a tide. Chai Bao shouted, "Hold on," but no one listened to him. He drew his sword and chopped two soldiers, but the people around him still ignored him and ran away.
Zhao Yulin saw a reckless man waving a sword and shouting wildly a hundred meters away, so he raised his gun and fired a burst of shots, eliminating the Dali soldier's qualification to stand, and the Dali soldier fled even faster.
At this time, a loud charge was sounded from behind the valley, and the shouts of "those who surrender will not be killed" became louder and louder. Zhao Yulin knew that the eastern front was stable.
Looking back, he saw Fire Phoenix with a bandage on his shoulder slowly approaching. Zhao Yulin asked with concern, "Why are you coming out? Why don't you take a good rest?"
Fenghuang happily said that she would stay here with him.
Zhao Yulin was speechless. He turned around and saw Miao Gui coming. He asked Miao Gui to leave Hao Xiaoming to lead the troops to clean up the battlefield and pursue the enemy, and asked Feng Guiqi to lead the way to defeat the enemy in the middle and support the west.
Miao Gui immediately led the team to set off.
Zhao Yulin ordered all the enemies to untie their belts and tied them up tightly one by one, then took off their shoes and made them walk barefoot. This method made it impossible for the prisoners to outrun those wearing shoes.
Because the road is full of bumpy gravel and rocks, how can you run if your feet hurt?
The soldiers ate dry rice and only fed the surrendered soldiers half a bowl of porridge and then hurried back. More than 200 wounded soldiers escorted more than 2,000 surrendered soldiers. It was dark when they reached the small chief's house five miles away.
Phoenix borrowed the yard of the chief's house to lock up the captives and let them rest for a night before leaving.
Zhao Yulin said that this family had not been given any grain since the grain was collected, and now that they were living here, they could not be careless.
Phoenix nodded and said she had her own way.
The host's meal was ready, and Fenghuang asked them to bring it in first for the captives to eat. After an incense stick of time, the captives, who had eaten the meal and drank the soup, fell to the ground like drunkards. Fenghuang immediately arrested the young chief's family, and the militia outside the house quickly confiscated their weapons and took them under control.
It turned out that the chief of this small tribe saw that Dali had sent 20,000 soldiers and believed that the Shenwei Army would be defeated, so he refused to supply food and waited for good news.
He didn't expect that the Dali soldiers were defeated and captured in his yard. He saw two familiar faces of prisoners who had looked for him before, and he actually took the risk of using knockout drugs to make the Shenwei soldiers lie down so that he could rescue the prisoners and make meritorious service.
The phoenix cried out that they were all dragged out and chopped off, and immediately started crying.
Zhao Yulin asked her if she had forgotten? We only eliminate the main culprit and do not harm the innocent. The people who stayed behind could save some effort by helping to cook again.
After dinner and rest, Fenghuang said she was in pain and asked him to hold her. The maid immediately went out and closed the door.
Zhao Yulin went over and helped the young girl up and leaned her against the wall. Fenghuang actually fell asleep in a short while.
After receiving the report that Zhao Yulin was leading the main force to reinforce the eastern front, the Dali soldiers on the western front immediately accelerated their march to Xinshi Town. The two sides fought fiercely in Shawan on the east side of Ma Lake. Gao Yuxiang saw the abandoned artillery position of the Shenwei Army and thought that Zhao Yulin had already made a retreat plan, so he urged the army to desperately attack Guanyin Cliff.
Because once you pass that place, the road ahead will be much easier, and the difficulty of entering the new city will be reduced by half.
Sure enough, the Shenwei Army could not withstand Dali’s repeated fierce attacks, and when the battle resumed the next day, there was no trace of the Shenwei Army at Guanyin Cliff.
Gao Yuxiang was overjoyed and ordered his men to march forward in great strides.
The Shenwei Army's sniping attack had weakened the previous one. The Dali soldiers rushed to Bajiao Beach and encountered the Shenwei Army's stubborn sniping attack again.
This time, the Shenwei Army brought out the catapult, the eight-ox crossbow, the thunder chariot and other powerful weapons. Dali was not to be outdone, and both sides brought out their most powerful weapons to fight desperately.
Because Dali was located at a favorable location for shipping, the shipping speed was fast and the baggage could be transported quickly without worrying about damage in battle. However, this gave Zhu Congwen some headaches.
The next afternoon, Zhao Yulin finally arrived at the western battlefield. Zhu Congwen let out a long sigh and said that he would leave it to him.
Zhao Yulin told him that the Fire Phoenix was injured, and he would go back to coordinate support.
Zhu Congwen told him that the enemy had moved the warships and that a decisive battle would soon begin, so he should be careful.
He nodded, waved his hand to let the guards send Zhu Congwen away, and turned to walk towards the battlefield.
Lai Chuanfang pointed at Gao Jin beside him and told him with a smile that the Dali commander in front was surnamed Gao, and today the two brothers were fighting each other.
Zhao Yulin smiled. Seeing that it was getting late and the enemy's offensive was showing signs of weakening, he asked Gao Jin to launch a counterattack and force the enemy back two miles.
Gao Jin immediately led his men into the position. After some deployment, the catapults of the Shenwei Army that had newly joined the battlefield threw a large number of splitting bombs at the enemy group, gradually extending their firing to their rear.
The catapults of both sides immediately started fighting. Dali's catapults were large and powerful, while the Shenwei Army's catapults were small and fired splitting bombs that exploded on contact. They were also powerful. The key was that the Shenwei Army's catapults were agile, fast to adjust, and highly accurate. The advantage on the battlefield gradually tilted towards the Shenwei Army.
At this time, Gao Jinjiao blew the charge and personally led the troops to charge the enemy. Dali's attack line immediately collapsed, and the Shenwei Army quickly retreated after chasing for two miles .
This is Zhao Yulin's order. It is getting late and we don't know if the enemy will make a trick. It is important to protect ourselves.
When Gao Yuxiang heard the news of defeat , he was furious and killed two generals who were leading the team to vent his anger.
When I think about it more carefully, it seems strange.
Wasn't the Song Dynasty's Shenwei Army getting weaker and weaker? Why did it suddenly launch a counterattack?
There has been no news of Chai Bao on the eastern front for a whole day and a night. Is he still fighting, or has he rushed to the front?
Or maybe Chai Bao's Eastern Army had been defeated by the Shenwei Army, and even he himself was killed.
The more Gao Yuxiang thought about it, the more frightened he became. He broke out in a cold sweat and had the idea of running away.
At this time, the officer outside the tent reported that there was a visitor at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Gao Yuxiang came out to meet the Prime Minister's special envoy. Despite his fatigue, the special envoy sat down and asked about the battle situation.
After he made a detailed report, the special envoy said that the prime minister was under great pressure and that this battle must be won, otherwise the prime minister's position would be in jeopardy and there would be major changes in the court.
This time Gao Yuxiang started to think positively again.
At least Zhao Yulin's main force has not returned yet. Tomorrow he will put all his strength into the decisive battle and attack Xinshi Town in one fell swoop. Then, one lieutenant after another passed on the order, and the troops in Dali's military camp moved and became busy.
Zhao Yulin of the Shenwei Army was also in the meeting. Lai Chuanfang watched the counterattack in the afternoon and thought that the Dali soldiers were weak in combat and that it was useless to have more people. They could drive the Dali soldiers away with just their 7,000 soldiers.
Zhao Yulin said that the battle on the eastern front had been going on for two days and the battle on the central front would soon be over. Gao Yuxiang would know soon and he would either rush over again or turn around and run back.
No matter what, we're going to beat him to a pulp.
At this moment, Lu Youpeng came in to report: Miao Gui in the center line had defeated the enemy in the front and launched a pursuit, and suggested launching a counterattack on the western front, and they would go straight to the enemy's rear to provide support.
Zhao Yulin asked Lai Chuanfang what to do?
Lai Chuanfang said to prepare to pursue south immediately.
Gao Jin asked him, what if the enemy wanted to fight to the death?
Zhao Yulin thought that this could not be ruled out. The time was tomorrow morning. If the enemy did not fight a decisive battle, they would not be able to advance deep into the enemy territory alone when they learned that the central and eastern routes had failed, and they would inevitably retreat.
Lai Chuanfang asked for instructions on the next move? Zhao Yulin asked him to investigate carefully and proceed according to the original plan. He immediately went back to reinforce the fortifications and asked the cook to prepare breakfast in advance.
Zhao Yulin had just rolled around in his sleep when he was awakened by Fan Zheng. Gao Jin reported that the reconnaissance had found that the Dali camp was brightly lit.
This is the advantage of the Shenwei Army having a telescope, they can discover the situation from a long distance.
Zhao Yulin ordered them to prepare for battle. The enemy was likely to launch a fierce attack.
As soon as day broke, the Dali soldiers rushed up, howling and attacking in rows.
Lai Chuanfang told him not to worry, our Shenwei Army can hold on. The preset positions in the rear are already in place.
Zhao Yulin said to him with a smile, the enemy is very reckless, our Shenwei Army is scared, they will counterattack and run away. Remember, you must flee backwards in a hurry.
Zhao Yulin retreated first. When he came to Shika, Gao Jin told him not to worry, all the iron barrel cannons had been moved out, the soldiers had newly made hand melons in their hands, and big sweet potatoes were buried in front of the position.
Damn, why are they all melons?
Zhao Yulin told him: That's not called sweet potato, it's called land mine. Then he pointed to the grenade on the soldier's waist and said, "That's not called hand potato either, it's called grenade, do you understand?"
These weapons, after Chen Xian's improvements, were put into use for the first time, which would surely be an eye-opener for the Dali soldiers.
At this time, Lai Chuanfang led the team to retreat. He said somewhat aggrievedly that there was no need to retreat at all, and they could just push forward.
Oh, you are capable of that. You don’t even care about tactics?
Zhao Yulin cursed and said that Dali still had warships, so we had to choose a battlefield for our navy.
