Chapter 291: Change the direction of the offensive

When Tuotuo learned that the night attack had failed, he sighed secretly. Unexpectedly, the other party was prepared for a long time, and the most brave soldiers he sent fell under the other party's firearm.

The battle situation yesterday has been counted. The Northern Army suffered more than 20,000 casualties, the Southern Army suffered more than 9,000 casualties, while the Eastern Army had only twenty-eight casualties.

This made Tutuo a little dissatisfied. How could Tai Buhua be the commander? Did he join the attack? There were only a few casualties, and he didn't use any effort. He came here from afar. Was he looking at the scenery?

If possible, Tutuo really wanted to personally command the army borrowed by the Khanate, which was like a barbarian, and looked so mighty and a soft boy when fighting.

However, Tutuo could not blame him, because the task he gave to the other party was originally a feint attack. Since it was a feint attack, there was naturally no need to do his best. As long as there were casualties, he would retreat immediately.

In addition to personnel, long-range weapons were consumed very well. The most damaged yesterday was the Huihuan position. It was greeted by all the other party's artillery fire. There were more than 200 Huihuans in total, and more than 40 were lost. In the end, the artillery fire of the navy that had to give up made his gunner suffer heavy casualties.

Yesterday, a group of people were transferred from other troops to act as gunners. The newly added people were definitely not as skilled as experienced old gunners, so he broke up the original gunners so that each Hui gun had one or two old gunners on each Hui gun.

The Rockets consumed a lot yesterday, especially in a swarm of rushing, almost exhausting their full strength. However, except for throwing away the corpses all over the ground, they did not achieve any results. Although they stepped into the opponent's trench position, they could not defend it and retreated again.

Last night, Tutuo had already asked Alu, who was in the back team, to send a team of 10,000 people to the Secretariat to transport the reserved Hui artillery and rockets and other long-range weapons. Since you want to fight, you have to play big things.

How to fight today's battle? Tuotuo was thinking about it. Judging from the effect of yesterday, his Huihuan fired a fireball and relied on thick smoke to cause damage to the opponent, which had a certain effect. However, he was attacked by the opponent's naval army yesterday, causing him to be seriously injured.

Yesterday, the Huihui cannon was arranged too close to the shore, so today it must be arranged to be located far away from the shore.

A place far away from the shore? Tuotuo suddenly thought of something in his mind, why is he so stupid? Such a simple truth, and he paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties before he understood.

Because the army came from the north on an expedition, I wanted to place the main force in the north, and wanted to open a gap from the north and drive in. However, I did not expect that the north was the place where the opponent's heavy troops defended, causing heavy casualties. Moreover, to the west was Gaoyou Lake, the opponent had the advantage of a navy, and there were powerful cannons on the warship. If he was in the north, his flank would be threatened.

The weakest defense of the opponent is probably the east side. The wall on the east side is very long, and it is easy to open a gap in one of the places. Unlike here, many people you have to go up in batches. The front is wiped out and the back has not yet gone up, and the attack surface is too narrow.

The east side is relatively open, and you can invest all your troops and attack from all places, so you don’t believe that the other party has no defense loopholes.

On the east side, across Gaoyou Lake from Gaoyou Mansion, the other side's navy army is probably helpless even if it wants to support it, right?

Thinking of this, Tuotuo finally made up his mind: to change the focus of the attack to the east!

Next, the second question is involved, whose troops will be sent to the scene?

Yesterday, his subordinates had suffered heavy casualties, while the troops sent by Khanate countries in the east only injured dozens of people. It was obvious that they didn’t work hard, so let them play the forward!

However, if I use the east as the direction of attack, the Huihuan, crossbow, and rocket troops will all have to be transferred to the east, and all this will take time.

Let's give the other party another day of breathing! Tuotuo looked at Gaoyou Mansion, which was standing tall in the distance in the brilliance of the rising sun, and said, "Order, all troops will attack and harass them today, and preserve their strength."

As soon as dawn was dawn, people were seen coming and going in the opposite Tartar army, arranged into an attacking formation.

The Tartars can really make trouble. They fought for a day yesterday, attacked again last night last night, and this morning, they started attacking again? Zhang Yang stood at the top of the city, looked at the figures in the distance, and thought to himself.

It seems that in this era, too many people are not necessarily a bad thing! There are so many Tartars who can take turns to fight, and if you share the tens of thousands of people, although the firepower of each place is very strong, there are not many people in any place, and it is impossible to divide it into two groups, one to rest and the other to fight.

Zhang Yang suddenly felt that there was a big need to call out hundreds of thousands of troops, besides calling it out nicely. If he had 100,000 troops in Gaoyou Mansion, he could be divided into five groups and reincarnated every five days.

"Note, the Tartars are coming." said the ward-down soldier.

I have experience today. Although everyone is having dinner, I don’t immediately rushed into the trenches when I hear the shouts. Instead, I put a few big cakes in my pocket. In this way, if the battle lasts for a day, I can still eat something during the battle.

Outside the trenches, the Tartars' bodies had not been cleaned up yesterday, so they were just scattered. Fortunately, the weather is cold now, so there is no need to worry that the bodies will rot and cause plague.

In addition to the Tianque gun and grenade, the soldiers also prepared one more thing: towels. Moreover, a bucket will be prepared every distance.

Yesterday's experience proved that the smoke burning from the Tartars' fireballs has a strong irritating effect on people, but after filtering the wet towel, this effect will be greatly reduced. Therefore, the soldiers are ready. If the Tartars still use that weapon, dip the towel in water and tie it around their noses. At the same time, use the Tianque gun and the scattered fireworks to greet them fiercely!

As for the opponent's Rocket Nest and other weapons, as long as they block them two hundred steps away, they will not pose a threat to themselves at all.

Moreover, today there is another advantage: the sky is clear, cloudless, and there is no trace of dust. In this way, the Tartars' bows and arrows will not be as easy as yesterday. And the Tianque gun in their hands will be easier to aim.

Shi Yi suffered a loss yesterday and was full of energy today. If the other party rushed up, he would treat them well with the Tianque gun in his hand!

The Tartars also learned their skills and did not line up in neat suicide queues. Instead, they were in a group of ten people, changing their posture from time to time while moving forward.

"Be careful, prepare for the battle." Shiyi said.

The Tianque gun was loaded with ammunition, and the soldiers looked at the figure of the Tartars in front of them and held their breath.

Gradually, the Tartars approached the range of three hundred steps, and when they got closer, Shi Yi couldn't bear it and shouted, "Let's fire!"

Suddenly, countless Tianque guns rang out, and the scattered fireworks began to greet the Tartars team. They kept pouring lead bullets and venting their anger.

Soon, the Tartars were defeated and retreated.

It was so satisfying that his grandma was so happy that she looked like a war. Shi Yi thought in his mind that he had fought hundreds of Tartars without any harm.

After a while, the Tartars began to organize the attack again, and soon, they were beaten back.

Throughout the morning, the Tartars attacked, retreated, attacked, and retreated again.

"Lord, something is wrong." Shi Nai'an stood on the top of the city and said to Zhang Yang, who was also observing the battle.

"Yes, the situation is a bit abnormal." Zhang Yang replied.

The Tartars fought so fiercely yesterday, and their tactics were used very well. The cover of long-range offensive weapons and the cooperation between infantry and cavalry made them a little tired of parrying. Yesterday was a tough battle.

However, today the Tartars suddenly changed, becoming worse than even the local garrison. They only know how to attack, retreat, attack, retreat. If it weren't for the fallen people, they would have been like acting arranged in advance, without any technical content, and they would have retreated back to the ranks of the rabble.

Things are abnormal and are a monster! Zhang Yang already has a strong sense of alertness in his heart.

"Lord, when the Tartars attacked yesterday, they first used Huihuan guns to attack for a long distance, which made us unable to defend. However, today, the Tartars' Huihuan was not dispatched at all." Shi Nai'an analyzed: "This is the biggest suspicious thing. Not only did the Huihuan guns not exist, but there were few cavalrymen on the field. The attacking troops also had poor tactical skills, just like a team that was not in the right place."

"Mr. Shi, what do you mean?" Zhang Yang thought about it almost the same as Shi Nai'an, but he still wanted to listen to Shi Nai'an's analysis.

"Although the Tartars suffered a certain loss under our attack yesterday, the Tartars were not completely destroyed. They still had certain combat capabilities, but they did not dispatch today. There is only one possibility. The Tartars have moved their positions, or in other words, they are ready to change the direction of their attack. The Tartars in front of them are just acting as cannon fodder and attracting our attention."

The two of them had the same idea, and Zhang Yang thought so too. The offensive troops sent by the Tartars were just bait. The main force of the Tartars must be quietly moving and preparing to make a breakthrough from other places. And the one that can make the Tartars's Huihui cannon show its skills is probably the east.

"Where will the Tartars move to in Mr. Eshi's opinion?" Zhang Yang asked.

"It is said that the attack on the east side was very ordinary yesterday, and the Tartars seemed to be afraid of death?" Shi Nai'an said: "Then I guess the Tartars dare not attack today, but tomorrow, I won't dare to say it."

Shi Nai'an analyzed from another perspective, soldiers are also treacherous people. Yesterday, the Tartars attacked the north and south sides, but they were reluctant to spend a lot of money on the east side. Today, if they don't attack hard, it will create an illusion for the defenders that the Tartars in the east are not capable of fighting. Then, if the Tartars really do their best to attack the East Gate, it will cause a considerable suddenness. The defenders are caught off guard and may succeed.

All the heavy weapons of the Tartars yesterday were in the north and they had to be adjusted to the east, so they would not be transferred at once. Therefore, the Huihuan did not appear today. It is likely that they were moving eastward, or they had to move outside the vision of the defenders, and the speed was definitely not fast. Also, the mobilization of each team was also a big move, so that people would be sent to attack in the front while mobilizing in the back to divert the attention of the defenders and complete a tactical change.

Therefore, today the Tartars are feinting attacks in all directions, and tomorrow, the east will definitely be the overwhelming charge of the Tartars.

The Grand Tuotuo was very smart and thought that he would not receive assistance from the navy when he attacked from the east. Unfortunately, he didn't know that the navy could enter Gaoyou Mansion directly from the west and participate in the battle on the ground.

Bian Yuanheng's naval army had thousands of people. In addition to the necessary sailors, gunners, and about two thousand musketeers, these people could reinforce the battles on land at any time.

In addition, in Gaoyou Mansion, there are thousands of people from the base camp, all of whom are on standby at any time.

Since the Tartars wanted to raid the east, then come. In the east, they completely crippled the Tartars! Zhang Yang smiled at the corner of his mouth.

Shi Nai'an felt relieved when he saw Zhang Yang smiling. Every time the lord smiled like this, he must have already had a countermeasure. This time the Tartars were in trouble again.

The golden sunlight shone on the sparkling Gaoyou Lake, and the lake water was dyed golden. Bian Yuanheng's navy stayed on Gaoyou Lake all day. He listened to the sound of muskets in Gaoyou Mansion, and felt itchy, but he did not let them go.

"Ershunzi, do you think my brother was deliberately messing with us?" a voice said in a low voice.

"Why, what are you doing with me?"

"It goes without saying that we attacked the Tartars on the shore yesterday. Although we killed a lot of people, we also suffered losses, especially when a warship accidentally sank. Why don't you vent our anger?"

"Don't talk nonsense, my brother is not the kind of petty guy."

"Shhh, nod, the head is here."

Bian Yuanheng had heard them, but he couldn't get angry, so he had to say, "What are you doing when you are idle? What should you do!"

Several soldiers immediately shrank their heads and ran to the back cabin. Looking at the head's black and blue face, they should not get into trouble.

Bian Yuanheng knew that he made a mistake yesterday, allowing the Tartars to succeed and lose a warship, which was his serious fault. However, the eldest brother was not the kind of narrow-minded person, so the eldest brother did not let him go today, so he must have other arrangements.

Sure enough, a small boat rowed towards the fleet, which was the command ship of Gaoyou Mansion.

"General Bian, my brother ordered your ship to approach the west bank of Gaoyou Mansion after dark, so that all the musketeers would get off the ship, penetrate from the city to the east wall, and support the defenders on the east side. At the same time, all the God of War artillery artillery have adjusted the firing angle, and the target is one thousand steps outside the Gaoyou Mansion wall, ready to support the defenders on the east side at any time." The messenger walked on the ship and said to Bian Yuanheng.

Sure enough, there was a task, and Bian Yuanheng's face suddenly had a smile on his face: "Boys, I have a job!"

Although there was a Gaoyou Mansion, the war god cannons equipped on the naval army were enough to fly over Gaoyou Mansion and attack the Tartars on the opposite side. At such a long distance, in order to avoid accidents, he was provided with a distance of one thousand steps away to prevent accidents.

The ships that go to the base to transport weapons will also come back soon, and the ammunition consumed will be replenished soon.

One day today, Tutuo only sent a few thousand-man teams from Shaanxi Province to act as the main force of the offense. Once attacked, he would immediately withdraw and then attack again.

In the camp in the distance, the soldiers began to mobilize. All the Hui cannons were dismantled and loaded into a large cart and moved eastward. In order not to be discovered by the soldiers guarding the city, they had to go north first and leave the other party's sight before they dared to march eastward, and then head south to meet with the soldiers attacking the eastward.

There were not many mobilizations in the army, but the most elite Dadu Guards' personal army and the army of the Secretariat, totaling 110,000, were mobilized to the east, and the rest of the troops remained in their original positions. If they were all empty, it would be difficult to guarantee that the other party would not notice it.

Tuotuo didn't know that as soon as he just pulled the Huihui cannon, Zhang Yang on the opposite side saw through the plot.

Although it takes a big turn to mobilize troops during the day, if they are mobilized at night, they must ignite torches, which will make it easier to expose their intentions. Therefore, all troops are moving around the big circle and moving to the east.

The night finally darkened, and the army mobilized by Tuotuo finally arrived at the designated position.

At this moment, the troops mobilized by Zhang Yang also arrived at the battlefield in the east.

There are four Khanate countries: the Golden Horde, the Chagatai Khanate, the Ogedei Khanate and the Il Khanate. The Golden Horde, also known as the Khanate Khanate, is the fief of Genghis Khan's eldest son Shuchi; the Chagatai Khanate, the second son of Genghis Khan's second son, Chagatai; the Ogedei Khanate, the fief of Genghis Khan's third son, Ogedei, was given to his son Guiyou after he ascended the throne; the Il Khanate, the grandson of Genghis Khan, established the Khanate after the expedition of the West.

The rulers of the four Khanate countries all came from the "Golden Family" of Genghis Khan, and were connected to each other's bloodline. Therefore, they were both the Yuan Dynasty, which entered the Central Plains, and were connected to the post road of the Yuan Dynasty. This time, the Yuan Dynasty army was dispatched, and each of the four Khanate countries sent 20,000 troops to assist. They were arranged to the eastern position by Tutuo, led by Tai Buhua, the left leader of Henan Province, and 10,000 troops and horses of Henan Province were also used as the supervising force.

In addition to the troops mobilized by Tuotuo, there were 200,000 people gathered outside the East City Gate. Moreover, various long-range weapons: Huihui cannons, bed crossbows, and rockets were all ready. After dawn tomorrow, they would be caught off guard!

On the position to the east, Zhang Yang had already invested his greatest strength: Lu Zhen's third battalion, except for the cavalry, there were 3,000 people. In his base camp, except for the reserve team, the cavalry that had been taken away, the remaining 3,000 people also entered the position. Bian Yuanheng's two thousand naval troops also entered the battle position.

Even so, Zhang Yang threw in less than 10,000 troops, and the proportion of the number of people on both sides reached more than 20 to one. Judging from the number of people alone, Zhang Yang's army was not worth mentioning at all, but in terms of combat effectiveness, there was no distinction between them.

The more than 8,000 people in Zhang Yang, except for about 5,000 spearmen, all of them used firearms. The powerful combat power of the Tianque gun has been fully verified, and the scattered fireworks have a strong lethality against the charging Tartars.
Chapter completed!