Chapter 748 The Battle of Rangcheng
"Your Highness, if you annihilate the East Tu Alliance soldiers in Rangcheng, their troops will be wiped out by us."
In a bulging hill ten miles north of Rangcheng.
Zhao Xu and Chang Wei were observing Rangcheng. In addition to King Goryeo, there were also some Goryeo generals around them.
Waiting for the arrival of the rear army, they sent troops to Goryeo.
In the battle of Fengming Mountain, 80,000 Eastern Turkish coalition forces were annihilated.
The royal family's personal army did not feel anything, and the remnants of the Goryeo army were greatly encouraged.
Many fleeing Goryeo troops ran out of the deep mountains and forests.
Follow the royal family to act together.
However, they are basically only responsible for doing some rough work.
For example, he is responsible for collecting grain and burying pots to make rice.
"Well, this battle in Rangcheng will determine the direction of the Goryeo War. We must fight quickly and show our might, so as to prevent them from continuing to invest their troops in Goryeo and falling into the quagmire of war." Zhao Xu said in a deep voice.
Goryeo is just a small episode in which it expands its sphere of influence.
You can't invest too much time and energy here.
Otherwise, this will affect his plan to unify the Great Song.
"Don't worry, your Highness, I will definitely make them regret embarking on this land." Chang Wei said.
Zhao Xu nodded and continued to look forward.
On the north side of Rangcheng, there is a big river called Puhe.
The Rangcheng is built behind the Pu River and is connected by a stone bridge.
The trench of the East-Turkish coalition forces is right in front of this stone bridge.
Zhao Xu nodded secretly at this arrangement.
If it were Japanese generals or generals of the powerful clan, they would definitely blow up the stone bridge and just guard Rang City to the death.
But in this way, they could still find ways to cross the Pu River and reach the city of Rang without any damage.
But the western general of Rangcheng, who was digging a trench position in the stone bridge, must set up this position before they can continue to move forward.
Otherwise, you will ignore it and cross the river directly bypass the trench position.
Alliance soldiers in the trench positions were able to attack them from the rear.
Thinking of this, he ordered the soldiers to confront the East Turkish Alliance and dig trenches.
However, this time, he ordered the King of Goryeo to send many Goryeo soldiers to cooperate in digging the trench.
Three days later, compared with the trench positions of the East-Turkey Alliance, the royal family also dug out their own trench positions.
The positions of both sides are intertwined, and the closest distance is only about thirty meters.
This distance is enough for the soldiers of the royal palace to throw grenades into the other party's trench.
Everything was ready, Zhao Xu ordered an attack on the trench position in front of the stone bridge.
After receiving the order, howitzers placed behind the trench positions made a roar, and shells drew arcs and fell into the trench of the Eastern Turkish Alliance.
Field guns have no way to deal with enemy soldiers in the trench.
But howitzers can throw shells into trenches.
In addition, flowering bullets can cause a large number of casualties to enemies in the trench.
"Boom boom boom..."
The trench positions of the East-Turkey Alliance were instantly covered by artillery fire.
This time, the Military and War Department sent all the 100 howitzers and special ammunitions made by the military.
Enough for them.
"ah……"
Under the bombardment of howitzers, screams came from the East-Turkey Alliance positions from time to time.
Some shells fell into the middle of the soldiers, and the huge power directly lifted the soldiers away, with broken limbs and broken arms, and splashed everywhere.
Some soldiers were pushed directly on the trench wall by the shock wave and fainted on the spot.
Rangcheng.
Carter looked to the battlefield, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his face.
Yamada Haruno tried to keep calm, but his hands couldn't help but shake slightly.
He knew that the King of Yan had a flowering bullet.
However, the Dasongshi clan said that the power of this flowering bullet is not too great.
But now, a flowering bullet can explode a big pit when it falls.
In fact, the Si Clan did not lie to him.
After all, the straits experienced flowering bullets loaded with black gunpowder, and had never tasted flowering bullets loaded with yellow gunpowder.
What's more, the flowering bullet fired by the howitzer this time was not only filled with yellow gunpowder, but the threaded wood plug of the shell also turned into a rebar plug.
With the two improvements, the power of shell explosion is even more terrifying.
Compared to Carter and Haruno Yamada, Xie An was covered in cold sweat.
Now, he just wants to run away.
So he said: "On land, we can't defeat the King of Yan at all. If we continue to fight, we will only ruin the lives of soldiers in vain. The best way is to use steamships to control Jiujiang and prevent the King of Yan from going south."
After pausing, he continued to Carter: "After that, you must provide us with all possible help, so that you can finally defeat the King of Yan!"
"Nonsense!" Yamada Haruno was furious when he heard this, "What a disheartening thing you said? We have sacrificed so many soldiers, so we must not just withdraw."
Carter chose to remain silent. If he had commanded a Western Tu army now, he might have the chance to defeat the King of Yan.
The firearms of the Japanese army and the firearms of the Shi Clan army are much different from those of the King of Yan.
Moreover, their soldiers' physical fitness is far inferior to that of Western Tu soldiers, and they are not as good as those of rare earth soldiers, and they are mostly educated and well-trained.
Although he knew that the best way now was to evacuate the King of Yan's troops in the trench positions.
However, at this moment, he finally realized that the King of Yan had a substantial threat.
In the Dongtu Continent, such a powerful country was born.
In the future, they will definitely compete with Western Turkish countries for interests around the world.
When he went back this time, he really wanted Britain and Sam to provide the greatest support to Japan.
At the same time, arm the Dasong tribe as much as possible to curb the Yan King.
Otherwise, if this beast breaks through the cage, they will not be able to gain benefits from Dongtu.
Therefore, he wanted to let the Eastern Turkish coalition continue to fight with the King of Yan.
On the one hand, he could understand the Yan King's army, and on the other hand, he could continue to consume the Yan King's troops, which would be beneficial to their western territory.
The three of them have different thoughts.
The battle situation of the trench positions became increasingly unfavorable to the East-Turkish coalition.
The shelling lasted for about half an hour and stopped.
At this moment, a group of soldiers from the royal palace climbed out of the trench and rushed towards the opposite side.
Under the bombardment of howitzers, the soldiers of the East Turkish coalition covered their ears and leaned tightly against the earthen wall of the trench.
The shelling suddenly stopped and they didn't react at all.
"kill!"
At the narrowest point of the trench, the soldiers of the royal palace rushed past in just five or six seconds.
They jumped into the enemy's trench and rushed towards the Japanese soldiers.
The bayonet stabbed the Japanese soldiers into each other.
Afterwards, more and more personal troops in the royal palace jumped into the trenches and fought each other in close combat.
At the top of the mountain, Zhao Xu stared at the battlefield.
He did not like the unnecessary sacrifices of the royal family's personal army, but the soldiers of the royal family's personal army were never afraid of sacrifices.
Dare to kill and fight is the soul of this army.
Otherwise, no matter how good the weapon is, it will not be able to exert its due power.
Furthermore, in this era, the Western Turkish army was at its peak in history.
Now, the war they face is nothing more than pediatrics, and future wars will only become more and more cruel.
He knew from the beginning of his leadership of Yanzhou.
Chapter completed!