Chapter 21 The Battle

Linxi. Outside the city.

Morning mist covers the earth, and the white patches can be vaguely seen in the outline of Linxi City.

Babuzabu took care of his sparse white hair and looked at his plump prey with satisfaction.

Zhengzhuerzabu also had the same mood. Yesterday's small blow was just a drop in the bucket for this unprecedentedly huge Rouran army. Instead, he removed his opponents for the throne. He clenched his fists and said to Babuzabu: "My father, you can start!"

Babuzabu did not answer him positively, but just said to himself: "Have the situation been clear?"

Zhengzhuerzabu responded with an excited voice: "There are hundreds of shops in Linxi City, several large warehouses, and large arms warehouses that can arm thousands of people. As long as we capture Linxi, we can summon tens of thousands of brave soldiers from the grassland, and then conquer Chifeng, attack Chengde, sweep the Rehe River, and restore the glory of the entire Rouran Empire in one fell swoop..."

Babuzab interrupted his beloved son's endless speech and asked in a stiff tone: "I'm asking about your guards!"

Zhengzhuerzabu stopped his fantasy and said, "Linxi now has one battalion of the Rui army and three battalions of the Dingbian army. Chifeng only has two battalions and Chengde only has four battalions. As long as we take down Linxi, the rest of the cities will definitely be unstoppable!"

However, Zhengzhuerzabu was still not clear. Babuzabu asked him why, and his father knew the troops in the city more clearly than he did!

At this time, Babuzabu said, "So you must capture Linxi. If these three battalions of the Dingbian Army are not in the city, how good it would be!"

But after a moment, Babuzabu returned to normal. His erect body had a unique temperament of a soldier. His silver hair was flowing in the morning breeze, and there was no trace of old aura. His voice towards the sky came into Zhengzhuerzabu's ears: "Lin Xi, Rouran's glory shines again because of you!"

The three battalion commanders on the city wall were all happy, and Liu Jingxiao was also happy because of a telegram from Chen Zhenlong.

The beginning of the telegram is still old-fashioned: "The soft bandits gathered at 20,000 to 30,000 people, and the day before yesterday gathered at the city." Then, they talked about some of the frustrations of the two camps of Chen and Lu. The words were very exaggerated: "The bandits besieged Chen Guangming, and Chen Guandao killed more than ten enemies with his own hands. Finally, because they were outnumbered, they died heroically and died in the country. They still shouted that long live the republic! Although I severely damaged the bandits in this battle, the bandits in Rouran were corpses and blood, and finally because they had more bandits than me..."

Finally, there was a boastful talk showing loyalty: "We and the soldiers are determined to support the country with their own strength and fight to the point of war with each soldier..."

The reason why everyone is happy is that Chen Zhenlong and the names of Liu Jingxiao and the three battalion commanders in the telegram signature. Since the Republic, even a small commander can use a telegram to express political opinions, especially after the telegram appears, it can send a message to the world within half a day. However, Liu Jingxiao and the three battalion commanders are still above the telegram for the first time, which is also a chance to become famous all over the world.

But no matter how happy you are, the first question is to send the Rouran rebels in front of you. Liu Jingxiao pointed in his heart: "Eleven, twelve..."

Murong Xuehai nodded and said, "There are twelve companies in total!"

The morning mist had dissipated, and you could see Rouran lined up in twelve two-row rows outside the north gate. At the front were three two-row rows lined up in a row. At the front of the formation were two well-dressed officers, flag bearers and drummers. Each square formation was composed of two horizontal lines, each horizontal lined about a hundred meters long, and half of the person was in the air between people. The infantry in the back stood in the gap, close to the shoulders of the front row soldiers, and stood in a diagonal formation. One square formation happened to be an infantry company, about one hundred and fifty people. Although the military uniforms were half new and half old, when you looked at the city, you felt that it was very different from the Rouran rebels yesterday, and it had a bit of a brave and warlike temperament.

The two horizontal lines in the front row and the two horizontal lines in the back row are about 200 meters apart. Between the two horizontal lines in the first row and the two horizontal lines in the second row, there are more than ten two-wheeled artillery pieces, and there are two or three four-wheeled artillery pieces in the middle, and the black muzzle is aimed at the city gate.

On both wings of the square are four cavalry companies serving as cover, lined up in a row, but a considerable number of cavalry dismounted and rested, tied their horses, and prepared to enter the battle after the infantry assault was successful.

Gradually, an atmosphere of war permeated among the officers. Scattered soldiers on the front lines of both sides also experienced small-scale exchanges of fire. The gunshots gradually became dense, and wisps of gunpowder filled with fire from time to time.

The current defense arrangement is for four battalions to guard one side, the Rui army is responsible for defending the south city, Li Heyi is responsible for the north city, Murong Xuehai is responsible for the east city, and Xiao Rulang is responsible for the west city, but the enemy troops in front of the other three city gates only have one Rouran regiment, that is, three infantry companies and one cavalry company were deployed, while the enemy troops in the north city had as many as twelve infantry companies and four cavalry companies. According to the Rouran military system, this is equivalent to the strength of one division and one regiment, not to mention that the Rouran army also concentrated all the artillery here.

Given that the enemy's breakthrough was the North Gate, Liu Jingxiao decided to strengthen the artillery company to the First Battalion, and the only reserve company in his hand was also placed in the North City, ready to enter the battle at any time.

The other battalions also agreed with this. Chen Zhenlong issued an order to defend to the end. Everyone returned to their positions, and Liu Jingxiao personally went to the First Battalion to command, and the affairs of the headquarters were temporarily represented by Wang Lie.

However, after the Rouran army gathered, Li Heyi was a little impatient waiting by Liu Jingxiao and waved his hand and said, "Why haven't you moved yet?"

The Rouran Army's assembly area was about five or six hundred meters away from Nanguan, and the two-pound cannons of the artillery company could not hit such a far target. However, as soon as he finished speaking, a low "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The cannonballs were out of the chamber, and the Rouran Army had already started preparing for fire with the cannon. After a blink of an eye, the shells fell overwhelmed in the Nanguan. Although Liu Jingxiao's command position was quite behind, the dust raised by the shells also stuck to the military uniforms.

Almost at the same time, the Rouran rebels, who had been motionless, suddenly lifted their rifles from their shoulders and walked forward quickly. There were a few scattered soldiers who acted as reconnaissance in front of them and quickly marched forward. The artillery soldiers behind also ran backwards to restore the artillery.

On the second company's position, Sima Kan shouted: "Prepare for battle!"

Liu Jingxiao shouted at the battalion: "Article prepares! Prepare for rapid fire!"
Chapter completed!