Turbulent Times Chapter 1074: Different offensive and defensive battles (9)

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Liu Yidong said to the bannerman beside him: "Order the reserve team in the west to attack the right wing of Goguryeo."

A moment later, five hundred elite troops quickly entered the battlefield from the left flank of Wang Junlin's side, and rushed towards the Koguryo mobile force that was caught off guard and in chaos...

As night fell, the shouts of killing on the battlefield gradually stopped. Wang Junlin's side first attacked with precise long-range attacks twice in a row, and then took advantage of the chaos on the Goguryeo side, dispatched an elite reserve team to attack the flanks, allowing Goguryeo soldiers The earthen walls on the two wings of the temple were once lost, and the Goguryeo soldiers paid a heavy price to stabilize the situation on the battlefield. The Goguryeo soldiers who stood firm used earth bags to build temporary parapets to protect the two wings in an arc.

The flames were raging behind the Goguryeo earth wall. More than 2,000 auxiliary soldiers were busy behind the shield wall, digging trenches, and raising the earth wall. The auxiliary soldier who was lazy was beaten and rolled all over the floor, screaming again and again, scaring the other exhausted auxiliary soldiers from stopping to rest.

In the process, the catapults and long-range crossbows on the earth wall and the hillsides on both sides attacked the Goguryeo soldiers who were inadvertently exposed from time to time, and there were screams after a while.

In particular, the catapults and long-range crossbows on the western hillside were fired intermittently. Their range basically covered the range from the western hillside to the north of Bailing City.

Since the start of the war, each of these trebuchets has fired nearly 200 rounds of stone bombs. According to the verification data, a trebuchet has fired at most about 600 rounds of stone bombs and has been scrapped, even if there are no replacement parts. use.

Most of the soldiers on Wang Junlin's side inside the earthen wall seized the time to rest on the spot. A continuous stream of refugees from the Sui Dynasty in the city were delivering supplies. A small number of mobile sentries led some hunting dogs outside the earthen wall to guard against night attacks by Goguryeo soldiers. .

Wang Junlin observed with a telescope for a while, and found that Goguryeo's earthen walls were basically formed. Under the cruel persecution, the efficiency of Goguryeo's auxiliary soldiers was very high, and the earthen walls were constantly increasing. Their earthen walls were not completely closed, leaving There are many gaps to facilitate the army to attack.

Yang Kongchan took the telescope in Wang Junlin's hand and looked at it for a while, and couldn't help saying: "My lord, it seems that they want to increase it to be higher than our earthen wall."

Wang Junlin said indifferently: "But they are no higher than the hillsides on both sides, no higher than the city walls, so they will never be able to gain an advantage in terms of location."

Luo Chunlai also nodded and said: "All the high points inside and outside the city are in our hands, and the threat from the west and east hillsides is always there. And long-range crossbows, the soldiers stationed on the earth wall are under threat at all times."

Luo Shixin also said: "If I command in the city, I don't need to emphasize the intensity on the western hillside. I just need to keep fighting continuously so that the Goguryeo people will always be highly nervous and consume their physical strength and energy."

Wang Junlin glanced at Luo Shixin appreciatively, and said to Zhang Tiangang: "Send what Xiner just said to Liu Yidong in the city, and let him execute it as appropriate."

Luo Shixin immediately looked delighted, and glanced provocatively at Li Xuanba next to him. The last time the two teenagers each led their troops to attack a pirate island, Li Xuanba took more prisoners, and he was rewarded by Wang Junlin Luo Shixin was so envious of a beautiful court lady from Silla, and the secret rivalry between the two became even more intense.

Not waiting for Zhang Tiangang to send a letter to Liu Yidong, the latter sent a request for instructions through the sea eagle.

"It's Liu Yidong asking for instructions on the night arrangements." Yang Kongchan looked at it first and said.

Wang Junlin did not take it, but asked: "What is Liu Yidong going to do tonight?"

Yang Kongchan said: "General Liu is going to organize an elite assault on the middle of Goguryeo at night."

"Did he say how to cover, or how to play specifically?"

"My lord, General Liu is going to attack at the end of noon, using catapults and long-range crossbows to attack the whole line, and feinting to contain Goguryeo. He selected 500 elites, with 500 fire oil tanks and 500 porcelain grenades , prepare to fight and walk quickly, and arrange 500 bursts of fast crossbows to respond."

The five hundred fire oil tanks mentioned here are newly invented weapons by Wang Junlin's side, but they were not made by Nie Xiaoyu and Wang Junlin, but were invented by a craftsman in the arsenal. Wang Junlin directly ordered a reward of a thousand taels of silver, And promoted to steward.

The porcelain grenade is a semi-finished product when the grenade invented by Nie Xiaoyu has not been mass-produced, but it can also bring a lot of damage, and it is expensive because the cost is very low. The last batch of fleets also brought some, If it is used tonight, it will be the first time it has been used on a large scale on the battlefield.

"Tell Liu Yidong that if the surprise attack works well, expand the attack range and hit the Goguryeo people hard in the middle, especially try to burn their shield vehicles in a large area, and use our porcelain grenades to make the enemy frightened and take away their momentum. Thereby blowing their morale."

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Generally speaking, Wang Junlin felt that he was satisfied with the results of today's battle. Goguryeo probably paid a price of more than 700 auxiliary soldiers and more than 300 elite soldiers. With Goguryeo's medical ability on this island, those wounded cannot be saved. , will naturally become a burden to the Goguryeo people, and these people are alive, screaming and complaining in the rear, and will greatly affect the morale of the Goguryeo side.

Wang Junlin's side suffered ninety-one casualties, and only fifty people died in battle. The exchange ratio reached ten to one, and the ratio of the two sides' troops on the island was five to one, so Yuan Gai Suwen insisted Not long.

According to Wang Junlin's guess, after the Goguryeo soldiers formed the earthen wall, there will be a period of confrontation, and the focus of the battle will be shifted to trenches, but even if the Goguryeo soldiers can

Go fishing in the sea, find some food on the island, and Yuan Gai Suwen deliberately ignores the consumption of auxiliary soldiers, just to make the food last for a few more days, but even so, how long can their food last?

Furthermore, according to Wang Junlin's plan, the two thousand sailors belonging to Luo Chunlai who are floating on the sea will also land at night and launch a surprise attack. Maybe they won't achieve much results, but they will contain a lot of Goguryeo's troops and troops. Energy, as time goes by, will stretch Yuan Gai Suwen's grasp.

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After the time passed, the Goguryeo front still did not stop, and the auxiliary soldiers were still busy. From time to time, torches flew out of the earth wall, and fell far away in the pothole area, observing whether there was a night attack from Wang Junlin's side . Wang Junlin's front line was quiet, occasionally there was the piercing sound of a long-range crossbow piercing the air, accompanied by the scream of a Goguryeo soldier.