Chapter 208
Although the Ming army also had the Fo Lang machine, its range was far inferior to that of the Hongyi cannon, and it was impossible to fight back. Under the constant bombardment of the Donglu, the dense formation was quickly beaten into a sieve.
At the same time, horns sounded from all directions. Shi Kefa, who was on the mound, listened to the horns from all directions and knew that he was surrounded by enemies. He could even see 10,000 more Donglu coming from the west.
There are many cavalry, and together with the previous captives, there are almost more than 20,000.
Isn't the main force of Donglu in Jiangnan?
When did they arrive in Jiangbei again?
The situation on the battlefield will not change in any way because of Shi Kefa's thoughts.
Although the Ming army's camp was beaten into pieces during the shelling, under the command of the two generals Mou Wenshou and Wang Xian, the Ming army was not able to collapse for a while. Although it was noon, it was a bleak day.
It was a cloudy day with a cold wind blowing in the sky.
The sound of artillery and shouts echoed in the biting river wind. Shi Kefa, who was standing on the mound, looked at the Ming army's camp with dumbfounded eyes. Every time accompanied by the Donglu's bombardment, a red blood mist would definitely rise in the formation.
, broken bones and flesh flew in the blood mist, and the blood mist filled the air.
It was dozens of feet in decay!
Finally, Shi Kefa knew what this sentence meant.
If Zhu Guoqiang were here, he would definitely say that "cavalry makes the infantry gather, and artillery makes the infantry disperse"!
For the southern Ming army, which had never faced the red barbarian artillery, they had never suffered such a blow. They had bombarded the rogue bandits countless times with the rain of bombs from the Fo Lang machine, and they had also used dense formations.
The formation gave the rogues no chance to take advantage of them, but now, the dense formation became a target under the bombardment of the red barbarian artillery.
The two generals, Mou Wenshou and Wang Xian, were also famous generals who had experienced hundreds of battles. After realizing the danger, they immediately began to try to adjust their formation, and the Donglu cavalry, which had been eyeing them eagerly, took action. They began to attack the Ming army from both wings.
They did not directly collide with the main formation of the Ming army, but were far apart and used scattering all over the sky to force the Ming army to be unable to expand to the two wings. They even further compressed their formation to ensure that the red cannons could kill the dense formation.
Mou Wenshou led the troops to guard the west, and Wang Xian guarded the east. The front was defended by their lieutenants and other officials. Although their formation had already started to fall into chaos under the attack of the Donglu. However, they still set up the Folang in key places on all sides.
Faced with Donglu's attack, Mou Wenshou personally took command.
"Everyone, please pay attention. Don't fire the cannons randomly. Don't let the cavalry take advantage of the loopholes. They must be like blunderbuss, circulating in an orderly manner. Xu Daniu, let go..."
Because these gunners had fought with him for many years, Mou Wenshou remembered all their names. He would fire whoever he called. He stared at the Donglu who were harassing the formation and preventing it from spreading. Although Mou Wenshou was anxious, he still tried to use
The Fo Lang machine repels Donglu, but due to its short range, the effect is not obvious.
When he was directing the artillery fire, Liu Ya, the artilleryman of the front team, was killed. As soon as he saw the opening, the Donglu cavalry came like a tide. Mou Wenshou immediately jumped off the horse, personally operated the Folang machine, fired two cannons, and opened fire.
The approaching Donglu cavalry were killed. Seeing that they could not attack by force, those Donglu retreated again. The gunner came and took the match rope from Mou Wenshou's hand. At this time, he remounted his horse and rushed to another most critical place to supervise the battle.
"Dad, this can't work! Donglu and rogue bandits are completely different. Every time the red barbarian cannon is fired, dozens of people will be hit. If we continue like this, we will be killed by the bombardment before they can attack..."
Seeing that the formation was almost reduced to a sieve, Mou Guoqing shouted to his father anxiously. Since noon, Donglu had been attacking fiercely and refused to retreat. The gunpowder and lead bullets in the camp were almost exhausted, and the arrows were also exhausted. His face
It was blackened by gunpowder smoke, and even the surface of the cotton armor was hit by stray arrows several times.
"That's right, military sect, the commander-in-chief doesn't know how to use troops. If this continues, we will be finished!"
The generals on the side also shouted.
"Where is the Supervisor? Where is Supervisor Shi?"
Mou Wenshou shouted.
"The supervisor is watching the battle on the hill!"
Looking towards the hill, Mou Wenshou could vaguely see the Chinese army on the hill. Looking at the Chinese army which had not given any orders since the beginning of the war, his eyes were red, and he immediately rode towards the hill. When he got to the foot of the hill, he saw
The supervisor, wearing a magenta official robe and a sword on his waist, was standing there, seeming to be watching the battlefield.
Seeing Mou Wenshou coming over, Shi Kefa said.
"General, you have worked hard. After repelling the Donglu, Shi will ask Your Majesty for the credit of the general and all the soldiers!"
At this time, Mou Wenshou was a little angry when he mentioned whether he deserved credit or not, but he still said respectfully.
"Superintendent, in the current situation, if we fight, our army will definitely be annihilated, and if we retreat, our entire army will be annihilated. I dare to ask the Superintendent, what should we do?"
"You should kill your enemies and serve your country!"
"Supervisor, we are determined to kill the prisoners, but we are not willing to die in vain!"
Mou Wenshou shouted.
"Our reinforcements are related to whether Nandu can be defended. If we die here in vain, Nandu will definitely not be protected. Please order Wang Xian to defend the enemy. I will fight to the death to ensure that the division evacuates this place. Huang Yang's two troops
The door is only a few dozen miles away..."
Without waiting for Mou Wenshou to finish speaking,
The sound of artillery fire from Wang Xian's formation in the southeast corner became sluggish. Mou Wenshou felt a chill all over him when he saw this. He had naturally heard it after many years of service - Wang Xian's ammunition was exhausted! The sound of artillery fire there was almost muted.
At the same moment, more than a thousand Donglu cavalry who were attacking from the outside rushed in. The formation was filled with artillery smoke, and no one could be seen a few feet away. Wang Xian, who was in the middle army, did not retreat, but shouted "Kill"
"Thieves", led the cavalry to kill the Donglu who were coming like a tide. At the same time that Wang Xian's army formation was broken, nearly two thousand Donglu heavy infantry wearing double-layer heavy armor also rushed in.
On the battlefield, he charged left and right in the chaotic military formation.
From the mound, he saw Wang Xian's formation breaking through, and he himself was surrounded by Donglu. Seeing him vaguely holding a gun and killing the prisoners in the formation, Shi Kefa said excitedly.
"General Mou! Today is the day for us to be loyal to our country! Come with me to kill the captives! Malay, Malay..."
Seeing this, Mou Wenshou grabbed the horse's rein and persuaded him.
"Superintendent, today's matter can no longer be done. Please superintendent and the general to break out together! As long as the troops are here, we can reach Nanjing and hold Nanjing."
The most important thing now is to preserve our strength! Instead of dying here in vain.
"Mou Junmen, Wang Junmen have served the country with all their loyalty, how can we be content with others, let go, please let go!"
"Supervisor!"
Seeing that Mou Wenshou refused to let go and break out of the encirclement, Shi Kefa drew out his sword, raised it to Mou Wenshou, and said loudly:
"Mou Junmen, let go. You are greedy for life and want to break through. Shi will not stop you. But if you want to stop Shi from repaying His Majesty's death with death, Shi will kill you first!"
"Supervisor!"
Mou Wenshou, who was pointed at by the sword, widened his eyes, why is he so greedy for life!
Why are you so greedy for life and afraid of death?
After a long time, he sighed and let go. When he let go, Mou Guodong grabbed his lost father and shouted loudly.
"Dad, retreat quickly! If you don't retreat, it will be over!"
Seeing that his father had not yet come to his senses, he turned around and saw that Supervisor Shi was already leading his troops towards the formation. Feeling anxious, he shouted to Mou Guoqing beside him.
"Lao San, you lead the troops and follow the governor to kill the prisoners..."
Then he grabbed the third child by the neck, put his head against his, stared at him with tears in his eyes and said.
"Keep in mind that someone from our Mou family must die here today. Dad, now that he has no soul, I will take my brothers to evacuate. If we all die, who will save Nanjing? Only you will die.
Do you know?"
When he shouted these words, there were tears in his eyes. If no one from the Mou family died here today, then those people will never let go of the Mou family in the future!
"My little brother knows!"
After hearing his second brother's instructions, Mou Guoqing, whose eyes were red, roared, and then kowtowed three times to his lost father.
"Dad, my child will only be able to fulfill his filial piety in the next life!"
The moment he stood up, Mou Guoqing jumped on his horse and shouted.
"Children of the Mou family, follow me to kill the captives..."
Chapter completed!