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What's more terrible, the king's order came down, talking about the news that both Quyi City and Beidai City had fallen, and based on the fighting there, he believed that the number of mercenaries in the Lang Son area must not be too many, and asked them to hurry up Solve the war here and return to Hanoi City.
"How could it be possible to return to aid!" Chen Heijin, who was in dark skin, slapped the wooden table in the temporary barracks with his palm, and his originally dark face was even more terrifying because of his anger.
No wonder Chen Heijin was so angry.Never since he led the army has there been a battle like this one.You can't see where your opponent is at all, and at least 5000 of your own soldiers have died. This feeling of being untouchable and unbeatable is what makes people very angry.
Chen Heijin neither objected to nor agreed with the king's order that the number of enemies would not be too many.However, he is supportive of returning to Hanoi City.
The so-called expert will know if there is one as soon as he stretches out his hand.Regardless of the number of enemies in the rainforest, at least their combat effectiveness is astonishing.From the start of the war to the present, his subordinates have not even brought back a single enemy's body. Just because of this, they dare not have the slightest carelessness, so how dare they attack madly?
"Order to go down, shrink the army, and then move towards the direction of Hanoi City." Chen Heijin said to the lieutenant at the side with a serious face.
"General, the king wants us to deal with the opponent quickly, and then come back to help." The lieutenant at the side thought he had misheard the military order, and reminded him in a low voice.
"Of course the general knows. But in such an environment, how do we find our opponents and fight them decisively? It's better to leave here immediately and find an open place. At that time, these people can't help but come out." Chen Heijin's eyes were deep. look forward.He always thought that his black soldier was the king in the rainforest, but when he met an opponent stronger than himself, he realized how useless it would be if he continued to fight like this.Instead of being continuously weakened, it's better to just leave here and look for opportunities.
"By the way, tell all the soldiers not to be too anxious when shrinking. The distance between all the troops should be close to prevent the enemy from taking advantage." Chen Heijin did not dare to underestimate the opponent in front of him, even if he When retreating, be equally careful.
Unlike Chen Heijin, Ruan Gengwang immediately made the decision to withdraw from the rainforest and go to Hanoi city after receiving the secret order from the prime minister for the development of the family.In order to achieve this goal in a shorter period of time, he made a decision to allow all armies to retreat independently.In his opinion, he had already decided not to fight, and the mercenaries would not bite him to death.
Because the retreat order issued by Ruan Gengwang was so anxious that many troops scattered outside had no time to retreat, but he didn't consider these. According to the prime minister's secret letter, he could return to Hanoi as soon as possible. It is the most important thing, and other things can be put aside first.
With the [-] Cochin Army around them, they marched through the rainforest of Lang Son in an extremely fast manner. This kind of military action caught the Leng Front Army by surprise.When Wu Sheng, the battalion commander who was waiting to lead the team, got the news from the scouts, he still looked dazed.
"Battalion Commander, it must be that the Sixth Young Master is putting too much pressure on us. These people can't take care of us anymore."
"Yes, Battalion Commander, this is a great opportunity for us. We can gather our troops for a counterattack at this time."
The two company commanders Leng Feng standing at the side both expressed their own meaning, and Wu Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard these words. "Yes, such a desperate retreat will definitely leave a lot of loopholes."
Thinking about this period of time, although the cold fronts have been consuming the strength of the Cochin Army, they are all looking for opportunities in defense or escape.They wanted to attack head-on, but there was a huge disparity in military strength. In line with Yang Chendong's idea of obtaining the greatest price at the least cost, Wu Sheng had never made the determination to counterattack on a large scale.
It's different now. Ruan Gengwang's sudden retreat must not only have caught them off guard, but the Cochin Army he led was also caught off guard. The armies did not retreat in unison, which made some The Cochin Army stood out naturally.
"How many troops can we contact immediately?" Wu Sheng made up his mind and began to prepare for the attack.
Hearing Wu Sheng ask such a question, the two company commanders around him were shocked and said excitedly, "Battle Commander, we have one battalion and two companies here, with a total of 600 people. If If an attack is launched in an emergency, 500 people can be assembled."
"500 people? In the end it's still too few." Wu Sheng said with a sigh.This time Yang Chendong only gave him three battalions of troops to lure the enemy.There is only one cold front battalion, and the other two auxiliary battalions.In order to better complete the task, he disrupted the three battalions and divided the 1000 two hundred people into two parts to harass Ruan Gengwang's department and Chen Heijin's department respectively.If it weren't for the limited force, he might have launched a large-scale counterattack long ago.
Even though they are very inferior in terms of military strength, due to excellent weapons, well-trained, and careful cooperation, they finally wiped out nearly [-] enemies in more than ten days. Killing at least ten enemies is already a very remarkable achievement.
His thoughts shifted back from the question of the number of troops. When Yang Chendong looked at the two company commanders beside him again, his expression was extremely firm. "Okay, then notify all the fighters that can be notified and start counterattacking. But at least the platoon must be used as a unit. If the number of people below this unit is lower, you can still only swim around and cannot initiate an attack.
A platoon must have at least 30 people. Taking 30 people as a unit, this number is already very low.If it is really lower than this number, in that case, it is no longer an attack but courting death.After all, if the number of people is too small, it is impossible to cooperate at all. Even if there are advanced muskets in hand, if the number of enemies is too large, once they rush to kill, they may not even have time to change bullets. The loss of Leng Feng is inevitable, which will make Wu Sheng nothing but to confess to Yang Chendong.
The battalion headquarters had an order, and it was quickly conveyed through the unique way of Leng Feng's mutual connection. Then the Leng Feng fighters who were originally hidden in various places began to gather, and the platoon as a unit began to change from the previous defensive counterattack to the current one. Take the initiative to fight back.
Leng Feng moved, and the gunshots in the rainforest became denser.Once the number of people in a platoon has been gathered, they will appear brightly in front of the Cochin Army who are still looking for them, and they will have a sweep.Under the long-range strikes of the [-]th Form and the Bayi Bar, the Cochin Centurions and Thousand Commanders who thought they had finally found their target and could make great contributions ran around with their heads in their hands, in a panic.
An unorganized army is a group of stragglers, vulnerable to a single blow.Although the number of Leng Feng is small, they are all elites, and often when a bullet is fired, several Cochin soldiers will be killed on the ground.A platoon of cold fronts can have as many as three to 400 people in a single impact.
The Jiaozhi army who survived by luck was also killed terrified. They didn't have the slightest intention to wipe out the mercenaries. Once they had the opportunity, they scattered and fled in all directions, unable to form any effective resistance at all.
Ruan Gengwang, who was retreating towards the city of Hanoi, originally planned to gather troops while retreating, but along the way, he only gathered less than 5000 people.When he heard that at least [-] soldiers were killed by mercenaries or fled to nowhere, his teeth itch.
"General, should we go back now and fight the mercenaries for a win-win situation, or continue to retreat?" Seeing that the number of deaths reported was increasing, the commanders below did not dare to make decisions without authorization. Can put the problem in the hands of Ruan Gengwang.
Chapter 486 One-sidedness in front of Beidai City (one more
Ruan Gengwang, who hated him so much in his heart, had a dark face that dripped water, but after hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Withdraw, leave other people alone, the king's safety comes first."
"Yes, retreat." Hearing Ruan Gengwang's final decision, the other commanders couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.A total of [-] troops entered the Lang Son area, and the enemy lost half of their troops without even seeing them. They didn't want to face such an opponent at all.Now that there is a clear order, who would raise any objections without knowing what to do?
Ruan Gengwang retreated, throwing things all over the rainforest in the city, just to be faster when walking.
Wu Sheng's troops, who were chasing behind, killed some Jiaozhi skirmishers who had left the brigade, and saw the scene of military supplies thrown all over the mountains and plains, including some iron objects, which all entered the territory of Yunnan It was later snatched from the hands of the Han people.Now in order to save their lives, these important ironware have become discarded.
Yes, Jiaozhi is so poor, they don't have much resources, even the ironware of Han people's homes, in the eyes of Jiaozhi soldiers, most of them are good things.
"Battalion Commander, what should we do? Do you want to chase him or not?" the subordinate officer with a tired look on his face asked aloud.
Wu Sheng really wanted to continue the pursuit. In this way, he believed that facing the army with no morale, he would definitely gain something. But he knew better that Leng Feng had been fighting continuously for more than 36 hours. He was too tired. If he continued to chase, some soldiers would definitely leave the army due to exhaustion. Since he brought these people out, he naturally brought them back as much as possible.
"Tell the soldiers, find a place to bury these iron objects, mark them, and then find a safe place to rest."
"Yes." The officers below couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard that they could finally rest. They were really worried that the battalion commander was eager to make contributions and would continue to order to kill the enemy regardless.In this way, of course they will carry out the order, but as a result, there will be non-combat attrition, which is absolutely self-inflicted.
This time in the rainforest battle, the combat effectiveness of all the soldiers participating in the battle has been improved by more than one level. Naturally, such elites can be the backbone of Leng Feng's future. Losing one is a distressing thing.
The mercenaries are no longer chasing, Ruan Gengwang can finally breathe a sigh of relief, but the speed of the army he led has not slowed down, on the contrary, they are still speeding up. They are really afraid, and they are afraid that if they relax, they will attract the pursuit of the mercenaries , the loss is greater.
Ruan Gengwang's fleeing speed was extremely fast, which naturally gave way to Chen Heijin's troops. Originally, they were only facing a battalion and a half of mercenaries, but after Wu Sheng took Leng Feng to rest for a night On the second day, the mercenaries of the three battalions joined together, and they strengthened their strength, causing greater pressure and greater losses on the black soldiers.
Not to mention that the Jiaozhi Army in the Lang Son area is fighting and retreating, and has to pay a lot of casualties every day. In front of Beidai City, General Huang Hua, who was ordered by King Li Li to bring [-] soldiers, also arrived before the city.
As soon as they arrived at Beidai City, Huang Hua ordered the army to form a formation, and then the siege battle began.
As soon as Huang Hua's army arrived at the base of the city, the originally quiet Beidai City became a little restless.Originally, some wealthy Cochin rich who were hiding at home took the opportunity to start troubles, intending to recapture Beidai City by cooperating internally and externally.
The reason why these rich men have the courage to act is because they have long seen that there are not many enemies coming, only more than a thousand people, and this is where their hope lies in daring to make a big bet.
The Second Battalion Commander Chen Bo, who had long guessed that such a situation would happen, first withdrew his army, and then put out two full companies of auxiliary soldiers at the west gate, waiting only for the guards organized by the wealthy people in the city When rushing, it was a burst of bursts of fire.
After a burst of gunfire, nearly a hundred corpses were dropped in front of the west city gate, those rich and powerful people felt fear, felt fear, and retreated to their courtyards one after another, putting all their hopes in the city. The diplomatic finger is on the body of the army.
After solving the internal troubles, Chen Bo focused his energy on the Cochin Army's siege of the city.
From a distance, there are countless Jiaozhi soldiers standing under the west gate of the North Belt. In contrast, there are only three battalions of the Yang Family Army guarding the city.However, the weakness in military strength did not make Chen Bo and his soldiers show the slightest fear and worry. What they relied on was the muskets in their hands.
"Brothers, don't worry, let the enemy come over first. When they reach 100 meters, the soldiers of the auxiliary barracks are shooting and hitting them head-on. Once they are about to retreat, the cold front soldiers will harvest at 600 meters. In short, since the enemy has come, we can't let them go back too easily, have you remembered?" Standing on the tower, using the telescopic vision in his hand, Chen Bo saw every move of the Jiaozhi Army in his eyes. He gave the order calmly.
This is not the first time that Chen Bo has led the army alone, but before, he was only fighting in the territory of Daming, and he was accompanied by other Ming troops when he dealt with the Yellow bandit army. Unlike this time, there are no constraints, and you can fight as you want.
With Chen Bo's calm command, the already very elite Leng Feng were fearless. Even now, they didn't show the slightest fear when facing an enemy whose strength was more than four times theirs. I hope that the enemy will come over quickly, don't be scared away, and don't let the credit fly away.
The officers and soldiers were united, and Chen Bo, who was ready, led the soldiers of the three battalions to look forward with piercing eyes, and the company commander and platoon leader who were even more anxious were still muttering, "Come on, don't worry, we will not I will hit you first, just come as soon as possible.”
It seems that these prayers worked, and the Cochin Army, which had already set up a formation under Beidai City, finally made a move.A total of 3000 people, more than half of the troops began to move towards the west gate.
There are only 5000 people, and 3000 people are arranged for one charge. This is what the leading general Huang Hua meant.
It has long been said in the intelligence that the number of the entire mercenary army is no more than ten thousand.There must be a part of the Lang Son area, and the captured Quyi City also needs to be defended, so there shouldn't be too many enemies in the Beidai City in front of us.At least it shouldn't be much more than the soldiers in his hands.
That is, the number of enemy soldiers was not large, so Huang Hua decided to send 3000 people to charge. He wanted to take advantage of the number of troops to attack the opponent, and perhaps he could get off to a good start.As for the remaining 2000 people, there is also something to say.
Once the [-] forwards fight smoothly, the [-] soldiers behind must be bet on, striving to win in one go.But if the situation is not good, he can hold his ground with the two thousand soldiers in his hands, and even if it is not good, he will have the strength to defend.
With this idea that advance can be attacked and retreat can be defended, the three thousand soldiers Huang Hua sent first moved first.
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