Chapter 706: Master Duel
Compared with Zhang Zhongming, the commanders of the other two rebels do not have such high command skills.
Under the command of Sun Chengzong, more than 10,000 soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army were wiped out in less than ten days.
Of course, the rebels who really died at the hands of the Haw Par Army in these two decisive battles were not even 10,000 people.
After all, they are ordinary people who have not undergone much training.
It's okay to follow the elite in the army to fight a good fight, and after really meeting the opponent, the first thing that comes to mind is not how to defeat the opponent, but how to save your own life......
As a result, a whole hundred thousand rebels, except for less than 10,000, were killed. Among the other 90,000 people, as many as 80,000 were directly taken prisoner by the Haw Par Army. As for the remaining more than 10,000 people, they fled directly from the battlefield and became ordinary people as soon as they became incarnated......
Compared with the main force of the Fifth Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army, which slaughtered all sides on the land of Shaanxi, Zhang Zhongming and the more than 5,000 soldiers under his command directly turned into shrunken turtles.
More than 5,000 people cowered in the small county town of Dingbian, and no matter how loud the cavalry regiment outside the city shouted, they would not come out.
Of course, these more than 5,000 people are not doing nothing in Dingbian City.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Tiger and Leopard Army did not launch an attack on Dingbian County, they directly built fortifications in the city...... Prepare to pass these defenses and deal an unprecedented blow to the Haw Par Army before they are wiped out.
Because, in Dingbian County, all the soldiers from Zhang Zhongming and below know one fact......
Under the watchful eyes of the tiger and leopard army's iron cavalry, as long as he goes out of the city, he will be sent to death.
Rather than this, it is better to turn the Dingbian county under your feet into a grave for yourself and the Haw Par Army. Before dying. Fight with the Haw Par Army...... Good luck. Maybe there will be some windfall that you don't know about......
When Sun Chengzong took the Fifth Army, which had lost no more than one regiment, surrounded the county town of Dingbian and prepared to solve the last chaotic army in Shaanxi.
The 5,000-strong rebels are ready to fight to the death against the Tiger and Leopard Army.
The attack of the Haw Par Army followed the rules and brought its firepower advantage directly to the extreme......
Heavy artillery regiment. Two artillery battalions, six artillery batteries, and more than 100 artillery pieces fired flowering shells at Dingbian County......
The deafening explosion of the flowering bomb sounded for half an hour before it stopped.
When the smoke of gunpowder cleared, the county town of Dingbian, which had been shelled, appeared in front of everyone again.
The one-zhang high city wall of Dingbian County has been blown up to the point that there are gaps everywhere.
Not only that, but a section of the city wall with a width of more than five zhang was directly blown down by a flowering bomb. The slightly chaotic situation in the city was very clearly exposed in front of the Haw Par Army.
At this moment. Sun Chengzong can be sure that on the city wall that was shelled, no matter how many soldiers guarded it, they were completely blown up in the shelling just now......
However, what Sun Chengzong didn't expect was that the defender Zhang Zhongming did not arrange the main force under his command on the city wall as Sun Chengzong imagined, and used the city wall to block the attack of the tiger and leopard army.
Therefore, the shelling that had just been half an hour old only brought Zhang Zhongming less than 200 losses.
As for the chaotic pictures exposed in front of Sun Chengzong in the city, they are all fake......
There is only one purpose...... That is to lure the tiger and leopard army to launch an attack on Dingbian County and enter Dingbian County......
As long as the opponent enters Dingbian County, with his own arrangement in Dingbian County, he will definitely be able to use grenades to deal a devastating blow to the Tiger and Leopard Army that has entered Dingbian County. Let the Haw Par Army know that even if he dies, he can inflict heavy damage on the Haw Par Army......
Sun Chengzong, who didn't know Zhang Zhongming's thoughts and conspiracy, immediately shifted his gaze to his subordinates behind him who were eager to try after taking a look at the city wall full of gaps.
Without thinking about it, he opened his mouth and ordered: "The Ninth Division and one regiment will immediately launch an attack on Dingbian County...... Artillery, extending fire into the city of Dingbian to cover the attack of a regiment ......"
More than 1,000 musketeers of the tiger and leopard armies, armed with muskets with bayonets already loaded, rushed to the breached gap in the city wall as fast as they could, under the cover of artillery shelling......
Because there was no resistance from the rebels, more than 1,000 musketeers rushed to the gap very easily.
See the other side of the gap, the enemy who is completely in chaos.
Of course, the head of the regiment will not let go of this opportunity...... After leaving one battalion to defend the gap and the city wall, he took the remaining two battalions and directly crossed the gap and rushed into the Dingbian City......
Perhaps it was to cooperate with the attack of the Haw Par Army and make the chaos more realistic.
In the face of the tiger and leopard army that rushed into the city, the city was still chaotic just now, like a frightened rabbit, fleeing for their lives to the center of the city.
At this moment, from them, there is not a trace of military appearance.
For this expected picture, the face of the leader of the team immediately showed a contemptuous smile from the heart.
Without thinking about it, he opened his mouth and ordered: "I order, the whole regiment has it, take the continuous shooting as a unit, immediately attack, catch up with these rebels, and destroy them......"
After more than 1,000 musketeers entered the city, the rebels who were fleeing for their lives fled faster......
The Haw Par Army, who was just thinking about catching up with these chaotic soldiers as soon as possible, didn't realize at all that as he continued to go deeper, his comrades-in-arms around him had become fewer and fewer......
The Haw Par Army, which was still a company just now, has become a platoon, and even worse, it has become a squad.
Just as they continued to pursue, the houses on both sides of the street were suddenly opened.
Then, a steady stream of rebels poured out of these houses.
Some were armed with muskets, others with spears and broadswords, and some directly raised grenades.
More than 100 chaotic soldiers, taking advantage of the fact that they had not yet reacted, directly surrounded themselves with less than one-third of the opponent's troops.
The muzzle of the black hole, the blade that emitted the cold light of the forest, all aimed at him......
"Don't move, whoever moves, we'll kill whomever we do...... There are many of us, and you are not our opponents...... Put down the muskets, we promise not to kill you......" When everyone was about to react subconsciously in the face of the sudden danger, the other party's murderous warning reached everyone's ears......
As long as it is human, it is afraid of death...... Trained Haw Par musketeers, no exception......
Face the muzzle of the black hole around you, and face the warning of the other party.
Dozens of Haw Par musketeers almost subconsciously listened to the movements in their hands
Then, as if it had been discussed, at the same time, his eyes were focused on the platoon commander and waited for the platoon commander to make a final decision.
The platoon commander, who was surrounded by everyone, also listened to the movements of his hands under the warning of the other party.
Of course, her mind didn't stop.
Rather, it is quickly activated according to the situation...... (To be continued......)