Chapter 203 Against the Two Armies
Chen Wencan thought that the army he led was more than 1,000 directly under him, and there were 200 soldiers, who were definitely good at fighting, but when he looked at the array of sea wolves, he felt a serious frustration.
Although the number of sea wolves is not many, only more than 1,000, less than 2,000, and the number of troops on both sides is about four to one, but after these sea wolves lined up, it creates an irresistible pressure.
More than a thousand sea wolves are all dressed in unified indigo clothes, with a belt tied around their waist and a leather bag on the left and right sides. It can be guessed that there may be ammunition inside, and most of them are wearing a leather armor.
This leather armor style is very simple. It does not cover the whole body, but only covers the torso part of the human body, like a vest, but there is a standing neck protector at the neck, and the limbs of the body are not armor, which saves a lot of materials and workmanship.
Most of these sea wolves held a shot*, and some soldiers held a four-meter-long long gun. When they left the camp, they were all carried on their shoulders. The queue was extremely neat and uniform. After leaving the camp array, with an order, everyone's long guns and * stood on the side of their right leg.
The whole wave array is as horizontal and vertical, as neat as cut tofu pieces, in rows and vertical rows. From any angle, it is so neat.
Chen Wencan also thinks that he is a good soldier and is good at uniting the army and training, but after seeing the array of sea wolves, he can't help sighing. Compared with the soldiers brought by him who thought he was an elite soldier, the queue of officers and soldiers could not be seen at all.
Not to mention that the mandarin duck battle jackets they wear are worn out one by one. Some people's clothes are torn with holes. Obviously, they have not been changed for many years. Just talk about the spirit of these soldiers. In comparison, their officers and soldiers can't see them. Most of the officers and soldiers are yellow and thin. After wearing this military uniform, they can still know It is said that they are soldiers, but after taking off this dress, it is not too much to say that they are beggars.
As for weapons, not to mention, the weapons equipped by the officers and soldiers are obviously much more complicated than those equipped by the sea wolf. There are long guns, knives, three-eyed guns, birds, and even weapons such as hooks and forks, and the arrangement is also very messy.
These officers and soldiers are not from the same place. They are led by their own military generals. Although they are arrayed, they are also piled together, which can't be compared with the sea wolf's soldiers at all.
The sea wolf soldiers looked at a glance, and their faces were ruddy and obviously well-fed, which made them look so strong. They were so shy and stabbed, standing somewhere, with a feeling of motionless like a mountain.
What moved Chen Wencan more was these sea wolves. Their faces were cold and there was no expression. Although their appearances were different, they gave people a kind of like cast in a mold, which invisibly exudes a murderous atmosphere.
As a person who has been in commanding the army for many years, Chen Wencan immediately saw that these sea wolves have not only undergone harsh training, but also many of them have participated in actual combat. They have seen the killing array. Such soldiers are the most difficult soldiers to deal with. Once they go into battle, they will abandon all their thoughts, not only regard the enemy's life as Nothing, including their own lives, is not under their consideration.
Although he hasn't seen the array yet, Chen Wencan's heart has been a little weak. He knows that he has completely kicked the iron plate today. He can't figure out why this group of pirates can become such a soldier and horse. Such a soldier and horse can be said to be the only tough soldier he has seen in his life. , even far more than the 200 soldiers around him.
Chen Wencan couldn't help but start to feel a little panicked. Although he had captured 6,000 officers and soldiers in his hand, he was very clear about the weight of these officers and soldiers. These people were rarely trained. Although they were elite soldiers in Fujian, there were not many people who had seen the battle. Except for some of the soldiers brought by each army, they could really be called Less than 20% of the people in the war, and most of the rest belong to the scum.
Can they still win this battle? All the officers and military generals, including Chen Wencan, were timid before fighting at this time.
But at this point, they can't fight. Now they have almost completely run out of food. If they can't recapture this barracks today, they will cut off their cooking at night. Trapped on this Nanri Island, they have no way to go, and they have no choice but to fight.
So Chen Wencan had to take a deep breath, suppressed his uneasiness, raised the rein, let the war horse walk to the front of the queue, turned around and shouted, "Brothers, all heard! Although the pirates are fierce, they are still thieves after all. Although our navy was defeated, we still have so many people, far more than their number. In terms of marching and war, how can they be our opponents?
Today, we will drive him back to the sea and take back the battalion. Zhu Junmen will definitely mobilize the fleet as soon as possible to defeat this group of pirates and take us back to land!
The dead men selected by each department last night are listed! As long as you mess up their formation, the general will then lead the troops to suppress them and will definitely take back the camp!
As long as you take it back to the camp, I will never break my promise and will definitely be rewarded!"
As Chen Wencan's voice fell, each army immediately summoned out a group of dead soldiers who had been recruited from their respective hands last night and ordered them to line up in front of the army.
This time, all the generals have made a lot of money and took out the warable soldiers that they could pick out. Even some of their own soldiers have been selected by them, hoping to take back the battalion in this period of time. Up to now, they have no way out. If they can't get them back today If the camp is, then they will definitely overthrow the whole army here.
So no one dares to play tricks and take out all the strength they can.
In this way, they actually gathered six or seven hundred people. These people can be said to have seen battles among the officers and soldiers, and they are fierce people. Although they do not come from an army, as an assault force, once launched fiercely, they are quite powerful.
These people do not use firearms. Each of them wears a cotton armor and holds their best weapons in their hands. Some hold shields, some hold long guns, some hold long knives, and even use axes.
After these people came out, they were immediately lined up by a thousand president. They personally led the team and arranged the people with shields in front of the queue. The rest of them did not line up carefully, all of which belonged to the knife player. After lining up, they also felt a little murderous.
With the sound of the drums, these people began to hear the sound. They did not immediately rush forward, but slowly pushed towards the sea wolf array under the guidance of the knife player.
Chen Wencan led the rest of the officers and soldiers, followed, keeping a certain distance and ready at any time. After these dead men stormed the enemy array, they then pressed on and covered up, and finally recaptured the battalion in one fell swoop.
Looking at the actions of the officers and soldiers, Yu Xiaotian couldn't help sneering in the array. The idea of the officers and soldiers was too naive. With this method alone, he wanted to break his army array, which was simply a joke.
But he did not interfere with Li Dazui's command and continued to observe the situation on the battlefield quietly.
Li Dazui turned his head and looked at Yu Xiaotian, as if he was asking for Yu Xiaotian's opinion, but seeing that Yu Xiaotian did not make any statement, he knew that Yu Xiaotian was letting him be in charge of the command, so he nodded, turned around and shouted, "The cannon is ready!"
At this time, several 12-pound mountain howitzers have been arranged in the left rear of the sea wolf. These guns belong to the direct artillery of the battalion level and are mainly responsible for battlefield suppression. Because of their light weight, even if they are insufficient animal power, they can also rely on manpower to pull them to act with the army, which is very suitable for field guns. The Folang machines and tiger squat guns commonly used by the Ming army are much more powerful and can completely suppress the firepower of the Ming army.
What's more, although today's Ming army seems to have a large number of people, but because of insufficient preparation, the camp was seized and there was no cannon at all, so the sea wolf is superior in artillery.
The artillerymen had already prepared the cannons and waited for the order. The eight 12-pound guns were lined up and began to load the artillery under the command of their artillery company commanders. Solid shells were loaded into the gunfire. After the gun rods were gently pounded several times, someone fired on the tail of the gun. The door pierced the medicine bag in the gun with a cone and poured it into the medicine.
"The target distance is 300 steps... rapid shooting! Let it go!" The commander of the gun company looked excited, waved a small red flag in his hand, raised it high and gave a loud order. When he heard the guns finish aiming, he waved his arms forward.
The eight guns on the artillery position suddenly began to spewing flames from left to right. Even if a series of cannons sounded, the cannons began to sit back violently for a distance.
The shells of eight 12-pounder guns roared and flew out of the gunbore and flew straight to the enemy who had advanced to the sea wolf array for about 300 steps.
I only heard a cold inhalation sound among the officers and soldiers, and some people even exclaimed. When they saw the sea wolf's cannon firing, they felt a burst of heart-wary. Everyone knew that no matter how sophisticated their armor was, facing such shells, they were almost paper. Death.
Several shells accurately fell into the enemy group. The shells landed and were immediately bounced up by the solid ground and continued to fly forward. Almost in an instant, several blood alleys were opened in the array of officers and soldiers. Where the shells passed, a blood mist suddenly rose, and the broken limbs and the internal organs of the human body were scattered.
The officers and soldiers suddenly began to **, and it seemed that there was a danger of collapse immediately.
"Stabilize! Kill the fugitives! Stop and kill the former! Kill those who confuse the army! ..." Chen Wencan used his strength to breastfeed and roared loudly.
Under the strong pressure of Chen Wencan and various military generals, the ** of the officers and soldiers eased slightly, and did not care about those fellows who were killed by shells, and the army continued to advance forward.