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"team leader!"

"Old Chen!"

Chen Fugui, who was born as a blacksmith, was pierced through the cotton armor in his abdomen. After killing the officers and soldiers, he covered his wound and laughed: "Haha, I'm fine, I can fight again!"

Chapter 201 [Strong Battle]

Three days before the fierce battle, the situation of the two sides was as follows:

There were more than 738 officers and soldiers in Jiangxi, 3700 were killed and more than [-] were injured.

The death rate was 2.63%, and the casualty rate was 13.5%.

It seems that the casualty rate is high, but most of them are minor injuries, caused by falls and sprains when they fled down the mountain.

A sprained ankle is considered an injury, and it is also a headache. Soldiers cannot be allowed to limp and charge up the mountain.

Datong had more than 6 soldiers, 47 were killed and [-] were injured.

It seems that the casualty rate is very low, but the rolling stones, rolling logs, and ten thousand enemies have all been used up.The simple fortifications were destroyed in many places, and the soldiers of the Datong Army were far more exhausted than the officers and soldiers, because there were more officers and soldiers and they could fight with wheels.

The real hard battle has just begun.

The Datong navy has just returned to Ji'an at this moment, and the river course from Zhangshu Town to Fengcheng County is completely dominated by officers and soldiers.

The 40 soldiers brought by Zhang Tieniu and Liu Zhu had to disembark at Linjiang Mansion and go overland to support the Lion Mountain battlefield.The magistrate helped recruit a thousand civilians to help four hundred soldiers transport armor and food. Although the straight-line distance was only [-] miles, several small rivers had to be crossed.

At noon on the third day of the Lion Mountain offensive and defensive battle, four hundred soldiers crossed the last river into the mountain and got in touch with members of the peasant association hiding in the mountains.

After asking about the situation, they contacted Li Zheng and Fei Yinggong further north.

"When will the fight start?" Zhang Tieniu asked.

Fei Yinggong said: "Don't worry, Huang Yao hasn't lit the beacon fire yet, so he can hold it for now."

Once the beacon fire is lit on the Lion Rock, it means that it will soon be unable to hold on.

Li Zheng also said: "It takes more than one day, and the longer it is delayed, the lower the morale of the officers and soldiers."

Therefore, Zhang Tieniu and Liu Zhu, with [-] soldiers, also joined the ranks of watching the play, watching the officers and soldiers attacking Lion Mountain from a distance.

The west side of Lion Mountain is adjacent to the river, but there are artificial rivers on the other three sides and farther away.

The entire mountain, together with the surrounding land, can be regarded as a large-scale water conservancy facility, and the specific functions can refer to Dujiangyan.

Hundreds of years later in another time and space, Liu Shuai wiped out a regular division of the National Army on Lion Mountain here.

If Li Zheng, Fei Yinggong, Zhang Tieniu, Liu Zhu and others wanted to attack the officers and soldiers down the mountain, they had to cross the artificial river, and they could easily be attacked by Zhu Xieyuan halfway across.

In the evening of the same day, Zhu Guoxun, the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi, sent [-] officers, soldiers and sailors to assist in the battle.

To be precise, they are Zhu Guoxun's personal soldiers, all of whom are confidantes brought from Fujian, and half of the 200 people can use artillery.

"Master, the cannon is coming!"

"Hurry up and bring it over here!"

Twenty Franco cannons were purchased from Zheng Zhilong at a high price.After spending more than half a year, it finally arrived in Jiangxi, and Zhu Guoxun hurriedly sent someone to deliver it.

Morning of the fourth day.

The simple fortifications that were destroyed on the mountain were repaired overnight.

Twenty French machine guns were carried to the half-hillside for assembly, and began to fire at the fortifications and positions.

"Boom boom boom!"

The first round was a test firing, and only one shell hit the target.

A few hundred steps away from Hu Dinggui, another brigade's defense area, the simple fortifications were blasted open a gap.

Although the Fran cannon is weak, the fortifications of the Datong Army are not strong.

"Boom boom boom!"

It was another round of salvo, and the firing speed of the Franc machine gun was very fast. The standard configuration of a cannon is five guns.Each sub-gun can be filled with ammunition first, and can be fired directly after being replaced, which is a bit similar to a rifle magazine.

In the 30-man brigade in that position, two people were killed by shells in an instant, and one person had his arm broken.

The rest of the soldiers ran away one after another.

"Boom boom boom!"

Another salvo.

Only one person was killed this time, but the morale of the Datong defenders dropped rapidly, and they were considered elite soldiers if they didn't collapse on the spot.

"Defend my hometown, protect my fields!"

The scholar Wan Huaxin started to attack the mountain with his self-recruited courage. After he went into battle on the first day, he had rested for two days and two nights.

"Boom boom boom!"

When the officers and soldiers charged, another round of artillery hit them.

Xiangyong, who was recharging his energy, was boosted in morale, but at the same time he was really guilty, for fear of being accidentally injured by his own artillery.

Of course, the artillery did not dare to fire again, so it took the opportunity to dismantle and carry it away, and cool down the barrel by the way, intending to aim at another position and fire.

"Get up, get up, line up!"

Most of the fortifications here have been blown down, and more than 20 Datong soldiers quickly got up to defend.

Huang Yao received an urgent report and sent a reserve team of 30 people to support.

The Wolf Whip poked wildly, and the Xiangyong who was attacking the mountain did not dare to step forward.

"Rope tie!"

Wan Huaxin roared, and these Xiangyongs suddenly took out their newly invented weapons.

In this weapon, a rope is tied to a bamboo pole, and a stone is tied to the end of the rope.You only need to swing the bamboo pole, and the stone will drive the rope to rotate, and you can easily stir up the wolf trap. To put it bluntly, it is a thing specially designed to deal with wolf trap soldiers.

Under the violent dragging, a wolf soldier was caught off guard and was dragged down by a man with a weapon. He was shot several times and died in an instant.

The rest of the wolves whose weapons were entangled either gave up their wolves, or held on tight.

"kill!"

The remaining Xiangyong took the opportunity to charge, but the rattan player quickly blocked it, and the spearman began to poke Xiangyong.

"Kill the thief Yasuda!"

"Farm and eat!"

The soldiers on both sides shouted slogans, and they fought with real swords and guns.

"Oh, my hand!"

"Run away!"

Only a dozen people died, and this group of brave men began to collapse.

The supervisory team stood ready to prevent them from continuing to flee, and another team of Xiangyong immediately made up for it.

The soldiers of Datong couldn't rest, and they were all exhausted after repeated battles.

Huang Liangying, who followed Zhao Han as early as in Wuxing Town, is now only a captain in command of 30 people due to lack of ability.His hands holding the gun were trembling, and he hissed to warn his subordinates: "Hold on, hold on for a few more days, and the reinforcements from the main town will arrive!"

After repelling three waves of attacks in a row, a gap suddenly appeared on the side, but the rattan player was distracted due to exhaustion.

"kill!"

The eight townships attacked bravely, and three Datong soldiers fell in an instant.

Huang Liangying immediately filled the empty space, raised a gun and stabbed one person to death, and was also stabbed in the thigh himself.Another gun stabbed him in the waist, but the cotton armor blocked most of the force. Huang Liangying retracted the gun and fired it again, stabbing another person immediately.

Collapsed, this team of Xiangyong collapsed again.

While the supervising team prevented its rout, another team of Xiangyong bypassed the rout and rushed up from the side.

The morale of these village braves is very low, and if a few more die, they will collapse.

At the same time, the morale was so high that they were able to rush up and continue fighting while the friendly army was defeated.

"kill!"

Huang Liangying was wounded in two places. Taking advantage of the new Xiangyong's unsteady foothold, he led his troops out of the position.

The other captain who fought side by side also led his troops out when he saw this situation.

More than 40 Datong soldiers came down the mountain like a tiger, and more than 300 newcomers, who were so frightened, turned around and fled, even breaking the supervisor's team.

However, when chasing to the bottom, two thousand Xiangyongs were waiting in formation, and the fleeing Xiangyongs could only escape around the army formation.

Huang Liangying didn't dare to chase anymore, and led his troops back to the position. This kind of attrition war could not cause a big defeat.

Taking advantage of the enemy's reorganization of the attack, Huang Liangying counted the number of people.Eleven of his team of 30 were killed, and several others were wounded. The casualty rate was close to 50%.

If Xiangyong had worked harder, the Datong Army might have collapsed.

This position was the focus of attention because it was chosen as the first target for the artillery attack.

Zhu Xieyuan watched the battle with the binoculars delivered yesterday, and his scalp felt numb. Under normal circumstances, he should have been defeated long ago!

Each time, 60 township warriors took turns to attack the position garrisoned by [-] people, and that position suffered several rounds of shelling.

As a result, the officers and soldiers were defeated several times, but the rebels still held on.

Although there is a terrain advantage, the morale is too outrageous.

How to fight this kind of battle?

Zhu Xieyuan had never encountered such a rebel. He felt that there was a problem with his tactics, and immediately ordered: "Don't fight any more in the northwest, surround three and miss one, and leave the rebels to go down the mountain and jump into the river to escape."

After repelling the attack of the officers and soldiers again, Huang Liangying was injured again, and finally two brigades came to change defenses.

"Old Huang, you all retire to rest." The new captain said.

Huang Liangying gritted his teeth and said, "No, I can still fight."

The new captain smiled and said: "The officers and soldiers in the northwest have withdrawn, and Huang Beiyuan (Huang Yao) has spared a lot of troops."

The Fran cannon was still firing, and it took a break to fire it for a while, so as not to overheat the gun barrel and clean up the residue.

Chen Fugui was seriously injured, and he didn't know if he would survive. The whole team was taken off to rest.

Hu Dinggui was also resting, this guy even fell asleep, the sound of fighting and shelling could not wake him up.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Hu Dinggui was suddenly patted awake: "Get up and fight!"

Hu Dinggui jumped up suddenly and led the soldiers back to the position. The officer in this position was bombarded to death.

Another wave of Xiangyong rushed up, holding that strange weapon. Although it was not very useful in fighting on flat ground, it made it difficult for the wolf's whisk to exert its miraculous effect when attacking mountains.

The two sides could only use shields as a cover, and then the pikemen poked each other.

The Datong army is condescending and likes to poke the heads of the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers like to poke the legs and feet of the Datong soldiers. The shield players on both sides adjusted their protective positions accordingly.

"kill!"

There was another sound of fighting from the northwest, but the siege and lack of one didn't work.

Zhu Xieyuan simply used his tactics, taking advantage of the withdrawal of some troops from the Datong Army, he wanted to take advantage of the vacancy and attack from there.

Hu Dinggui's arms were already sore and weak, and he didn't know how many enemies he had killed.It's already numb at the moment, and I just think about when I can sleep for a while, and it's good to lie down and rest for a while.

"Uh!"

Hu Dinggui woke up suddenly, he was awakened by the pain, and the shield hand was not well protected, which caused his calf to be poked.

The two soldiers under his command had already fallen, and the enemy attacked the position again. Hu Dinggui stabbed obliquely with pain, and killed one Xiangyong with one shot, and the other soldiers worked together to stab the other Xiangyong to death.

Seeing the failure of the attack, this team of Xiangyong was immediately defeated.

"kill!"

Hu Dinggui limped and led his troops out, chased and killed several Xiangyongs one after another, and quickly ordered to withdraw to the position.

"Just attack there!"

Zhu Xieyuan pointed to Hu Dinggui who retreated to the position and said.

Two thousand Governor-General's pacesetters came out. This was the army that Zhu Xieyuan had raised for six years. He chose 15 to 20-year-old Miao slaves as soldiers.It is said that it is the Miao nationality, but it actually includes the Yi, Zhuang and other ethnic minorities.

Under the exploitation of chieftains, these minority teenagers lived very hard.