Chapter 291 Change the direction of attack

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

Yesterday's battle situation has been counted. The North Route Army suffered more than 20,000 casualties, the South Route Army suffered more than 9,000 casualties, while the East Route Army suffered only 28 casualties.

This makes Tot out a little dissatisfied. How did Tai Fuhua be the commander? Did he attack? With only a few casualties, there was no effort at all. Did you come here from afar to see the scenery?

If possible, Totuo really wants to personally command the army borrowed from the barbarian Khanate. It looks so powerful and a soft egg when fighting.

However, Tuo Tuo can't blame it, because the task he gave to the other party was originally a pstake. Since it was a pstake, he naturally didn't have to try his best. As long as there were casualties, he would retreat immediately.

In addition to personnel, long-range weapons were also consumed very much. Yesterday, the most damaged was the return gun position. It was greeted by all the gunfire of the other party. A total of more than 200 return guns were lost more than 40. In the end, the gunfire of the water army that made him have to stop made his gunner suffer heavy casualties.

Yesterday, I had no choice but to transfer a group of people from other troops to act as gunners. The newly added people are certainly not as skilled as those experienced old gunners. Therefore, he broke up the original gunners so that there were one or two old gunners on each return gun.

Yesterday, the rocket consumed a lot, especially a swarm of bees, which almost tried their best to attack. However, except for leaving the bodies on the ground, it did not achieve any results. Although it stepped into the other party's trench position, it could not be defended and retreated again.

Last night, Toutou had asked Alu of the rear team to send a team of 10,000 people to return to Zhongshu Province to bring back the reserve backguns, rockets and other long-range weapons. Since he wants to fight, he has to play big.

How to fight today's battle? Tuo Tuo was meditating. Judging from the effect of yesterday, his return gun fired fireballs and relied on thick smoke to cause damage to the other party, which had a certain effect. However, yesterday, he was stubbornly attacked by the other party's navy, causing him to be seriously injured.

Yesterday, the return gun was too close to the shore. Today, it must be arranged far away from the shore.

Far away from the shore? In my mind, I suddenly thought of a point. Why am I so stupid? Such a simple truth, I paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties before I understood.

Because of the expedition of the army, it came from the north, so I wanted to arrange the main force in the north, open the gap from the north, and drive in for a long time. However, I didn't expect that the north side was the place where the other side was heavily defended, causing heavy casualties. Moreover, in the west side is Gaoyou Lake. The other side has the advantage of the navy. There are also powerful cannons on the warship. If you are in the north, the flank will be threatened.

And the weakest place of the opponent's defense is probably the east. The east wall is very long, and it is easy to open a gap in one of the places. Unlike this side, how many horses they have scored in batches. The front has been eliminated, the back has not gone up, and the offensive surface is too narrow.

The east is relatively open. You can put all your troops into it and attack together from all places. You don't believe that the other party has no defense loopholes.

In the east, across the Gaoyou Lake from the Gaoyou Mansion, the other party's navy just wants to support, I'm afraid there is nothing they can do, right?

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

Next, it involves the second question, whose troops will be sent up?

Yesterday, his subordinates had suffered heavy casualties, and the troops sent by the khanates in the east only injured dozens of people. Obviously, it was useless. Then let them play the striker!

However, if you take the east as the direction of attack, the back gun, the bed crossbow, and the rocket troops will have to be transferred to the east, all of which will take time.

Just give the other party another day to breathe! Looking at Gaoyou Mansion, which stands tall in the light of the morning sun in the distance, he said, "Order, all the troops today, all of them pretend to attack, attack mainly, and preserve their strength."

At dawn, I saw people coming and going in the opposite Tutar army, arranged in an offensive formation.

The tars can really toss around. They fought all day yesterday and attacked at night last night. This morning, they began to attack again? Zhang Yang stood at the head of the city, looking at the figure in the distance, and thought to himself.

It seems that in this era, a large number of people is not necessarily a bad thing! There are so many people in the tars who can take turns to fight, and their tens of thousands of people share. Although the firepower in each place is very strong, there are not many people in any place, and they can't be divided into two groups, one to rest and one group to fight.

Zhang Yang suddenly felt that it was really necessary to have an army of hundreds of thousands of people, in addition to being nice. If you have 100,000 troops in the Gaoyou Mansion, you can be divided into five groups, five days and one cycle.

"Attention, the tars are coming up." The sentry soldier said.

I have experience today. Although everyone is eating, as soon as I hear the shout, I didn't rush into the trench immediately. Instead, I put a few big cakes in my pocket first. In this way, if the battle is a day, I can also eat something between the battle.

Outside the trench, the body of the tartar had not been cleaned up yesterday, so it was scattered. Fortunately, now the weather is cold, and there is no need to worry about the body rotting and causing plague.

In addition to Tianque and grenades, the soldiers also prepared one more thing: towels. Moreover, a bucket will be prepared at intervals.

Yesterday's experience proved that the smoke from the fireball of the tar has a strong stimulating effect on people. However, after being filtered by the wet towel, it will greatly reduce this effect. Therefore, the soldiers are ready. After a while, if the tars still use that kind of weapon, then dip the towel in water and tie the nose. At the same time, use Tianque to scatter fireworks to greet them fiercely!

As for the other party's rocket nest and other weapons, as long as they are blocked 200 steps away, there will be no threat to themselves at all.

Moreover, there is another advantage today: the sky is clear, cloudless, and there is no dust, so that the bows and arrows of the tars will not be as smooth as they did yesterday. And the sky in your hand will also be easier to aim.

Shi Yi is full of energy today because he suffered a loss yesterday. If the other party rushes up, he will treat them well with his hand!

The Tatars also learned well. They did not line up in a neat suicide queue, but each of the ten-person team in a group, moving forward while changing their posture from time to time.

"Attention, get ready to fight." Shi Yi said.

Ammunition was loaded in Tianque, and the soldiers looked at the figure of the tar in front of them and held their breath.

Gradually, the tars approached the range of 300 steps, and when they got closer, Shi Yi couldn't stand it and shouted, "Fire!"

Suddenly, countless poles sounded, and the scattered fireworks began to greet the team of the Tatars. They couldn't help pouring lead bullets to vent their anger.

Soon, the tars collapsed and retreated.

It's fun. It's really grandma's fun. It's like a war. Shi Yi thought to himself. After turning over hundreds of tartars, I was unharmed.

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

Throughout the morning, the tars attacked like this, retreated, attacked again, and retreated again.

"Lord, there is something 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 little abnormal." Zhang Yang replied.

Yesterday, the tars fought so fiercely, and the tactics were also in place. The cover of long-range offensive weapons and the cooperation of the infantry and cavalry made me a little tired. Yesterday was a tough battle.

However, today, the Tatar suddenly changed. It became not even as good as a local garrison. It only knew how to attack, retreat, attack, retreat. If it hadn't been for the fallen people, it was like a pre-arranged act, without any technical content, and simply retreated back to the ranks of the mob.

Things that are abnormal are both demons! Zhang Yang has a strong vigilance in his heart.

"Master, when the tars attacked yesterday, they first made a long-range attack with the return gun, so that we could not defend against it. But today, the tars return gun did not go out at all." Shi Nai'an analyzed: "This is the biggest suspicious thing. Not only is there no return gun, but also the cavalry rarely play. The attacking troops have a poor tactical level, just like a small team that can't get into the stream."

"Mr. Shi, what do you mean?" Zhang Yang's heart is similar to that of Shi Nai'an, and he still wants to hear Shi Nai'an's analysis.

"Although the return gun suffered a certain loss under our attack yesterday, the return gun was not completely destroyed at all. They still have a certain combat capability, but they did not go out today. There is only one possibility that the return gun has moved its position, or the Turtar is ready to change the direction of the attack. The tartars in front of us just act as cannon fodder to attract our attention.

The two people's ideas coincide, and Zhang Yang also thought so. The attacking troops sent by the tartars are just a bait. The main force of the tars must be quietly shifting and preparing to make a breakthrough from other places. And I'm afraid it's the east side that can make the tar's return gun more outstanding.

"In Mr. Yishi's opinion, where will the tars be transferred?" Zhang Yang asked.

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

Shi Nai'an is analyzed from another perspective, the soldier and the trapist. Yesterday, the Tatars attacked the north and south, but the east was reluctant to pay for the cost. Today, if you don't have to attack, it will create an illusion to the defenders that the tators in the east have no combat effectiveness. Then, if the Tatars really try their best to attack the east gate, it will cause a considerable sudden surname. The defenders are caught off guard and are likely to succeed.

All the heavy weapons of the tars yesterday were in the north. If they need to be adjusted to the east, they will not be transferred at once. Therefore, the return gun did not appear today. It is likely that they are moving to the east or outside the sight of the defenders. The speed is definitely not fast. There is also the transfer of various branches, which is also a big move. Only when they are mobilized from the back, they will send people to attack in front to divert the attention of the defenders and complete the tactical transformation.

So, today the Tatars are psmen in all directions, and tomorrow, the east must be the overwhelming charge of the Tatars.

Taishi was very smart. He thought that if he attacked from the east, he would not get the assistance of the navy. Unfortunately, he didn't know that the navy could directly enter the Gaoyou Mansion in the west and participate in the battle on the ground.

Bian Yuanheng's navy has thousands of people. In addition to the necessary sailors, gunners, and about 2,000 firemen, these people can reinforce the battle on land at any time.

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

Since the tars want to raid the east, come here. In the east, completely cripple the tars! Zhang Yang smiled at the corners of his mouth.

Shi Nai'an was relieved when he saw Zhang Yang smiling. Every time the lord smiled like this, there must have been a countermeasure, and this time the Tartar was unlucky again.

The golden sun shone on the glittering Gaoyou Lake, and the water of the lake was also dyed golden yellow. Bian Yuanheng's water army stayed on Gaoyou Lake all day, listening to the sound of fire in Gaoyou Mansion, and his heart itched, but he did not let them play.

"Er Shunzi, do you think the eldest brother deliberately tricked us?" A voice whispered.

"Why, what are we doing, big brother?"

"It's needless to say that we attacked the tars 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 your anger on us?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Big brother is not the kind of person with a small belly."

"Shh, whisper, the boss is coming."

Bian Yuanheng had heard their words, but he couldn't get angry, so he had to say, "What are you doing idle? What should I do and what should I do!"

Several soldiers immediately shrank their heads and quickly ran to the back cabin. Looking at the black and blue face of the head, they had better not touch the mold.

Bian Yuanheng knew that he made a mistake yesterday, let the Taters succeed and lost a warship, which was his serious fault. However, the eldest brother was not that kind of narrow-minded person, so the eldest brother did not let himself go out today, and there must be other arrangements.

Sure enough, a small boat rowed towards the fleet. It was the messenger ship of Gaoyoufu.

"General Bian, the eldest brother ordered your ship to lean on the west bank of Gaoyoufu after dark, let all the firemen disembark from the city to the east wall to support the defenders on the east side. At the same time, all the God of War artillery have adjusted the shooting angle. The goal is: a thousand steps on the east side of the city wall of Gaoyoufu, ready to support the defenders on the east side at any time. The messenger stepped onto the ship and said to Bian Yuanheng.

Sure enough, there was a task, and Bian Yuanheng's face suddenly smiled: "Bad boy, I have work to do!"

Although it is separated by a Gaoyou Mansion, the God of War cannon equipped on the navy is enough to fly over the Gaoyou Mansion and attack the tars on the opposite side. At such a long distance, in order to avoid accidental injury, he was provided with a distance of a thousand steps away to prevent accidents.

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

Today, Totauto only sent a few thousand teams from Shaanxi Province to act as the main force of the attack. Once they were hit, they immediately withdrew, and then attacked again.

In the battalion in the distance, the soldiers began to mobilize. All the return guns were disassembled, loaded into the carts, and moved to the east. In order not to be discovered by the soldiers defending the city, they had to go north and leave the sight of the other party before they dared to go east, and then to the south to join the soldiers who attacked the east.

On the army, there are not too many mobilizations, but the most elite Dadu bodyguards and the army of Zhongshu Province, a total of 110,000 to the east, and the rest of the troops are still in their original positions. If they are empty, it is hard to guarantee that the other party will not be aware of it.

Tuo Tuo didn't know that he just withdrew the back cannon and was seen through by Zhang Yang on the opposite side.

Although the mobilization of troops during the day needs to make a big turn, if it is mobilized at night, it must be necessary to light the torch, which is easier to expose their intentions. Therefore, all the troops are moving around the east in a big circle.

The night finally darkened, and the mobilized army finally reached the designated position.

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

There are four khanates: the Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate, the Wokutai Khanate and the Ier Khanate. The Golden Horde, also known as the Qincha Khanate, was the fief of Genghis Khan's eldest son Shuchi; the Chagatai Khanate, the second son of Genghis Khan, the Chagatai Khan's fief; the Wokuotai Khanate, the fief of Genghis third son of Genghis Khan, was given to his son Guiyou after his accession to the throne; the Ier Khanate, the Khanate was established after the westward expedition.

The rulers of the four khanates are all from Genghis Khan's 'golden family', which are connected to each other's blood, so they are the suzerain of the Yuan Dynasty, which was the Lord of the Central Plains, and are connected with the Yuan Dynasty. This time, the army of the Yuan Dynasty was dispatched, and the four khanates each sent 20,000 soldiers and horses to support them. It was arranged to the eastern position by Tuo Tuo, led by Zuo Chengtai Fuhua of Henan Province, and 10,000 soldiers and horses of Henan Province as the supervision force.

In addition to the people who have been transferred, at this moment, there are 200,000 people gathered outside the Dongcheng Gate. Moreover, all kinds of long-range weapons: return guns, crossbows, and rockets are ready. After dawn tomorrow, they will be caught off guard!

On the eastern position, Zhang Yang has put his greatest strength: Lv Zhen's third battalion, except for the cavalry, there are still 3,000 people, his own base camp, except for the reserve, 1,000 cavalry that have been taken away, and the remaining 3,000 people have also entered the position. Bian Yuanheng's 2,000 sail troops also entered the battle position.

Even so, Zhang Yang put in less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the proportion of the number of people on both sides reached more than 20 to 1. In terms of numbers alone, Zhang Yang's army is not worth mentioning at all, but in terms of combat effectiveness, it is not high.

Zhang Yang's more than 8,000 people, except for about 5,000 spearmen, all use firearms. Tianque's strong combat effectiveness has been fully verified, and the scattered cannon is more powerful and lethality against the charging tars.

On the entire eastern front, Zhang Yang arranged hundreds of cannons with extremely strong firepower.

(to be continued)