Chapter 1446 Key Figures
Yangu Li shook his head, trying to drive this ominous thought out of his mind. Now that the army has surrounded the opponent's position and is only one step away from breaking through its defense line, how can it be thought of giving up at this time? As long as it can break through the defense, even if the Haihan army has weapons in hand, how can it block the impact of the cavalry at close range. If we can really capture one or two Haihan generals, it will be worth it even if one or two thousand more people die now.
Yangu Li was originally a decisive person in killing, otherwise he would not have been able to gain Nurhachi's trust based on his military exploits and marry his daughter to him. Although his mind wavered for a moment, he soon regained his determination and threw all the few remaining troops into the battlefield.
The Hou Jin Army has an absolute advantage in strength, but the problem is that the arc-shaped perimeter of the Haihan position is only a hundred meters wide for attack. Thousands of people are crowded together. In fact, only a few hundred people in the front row can launch an attack on the Haihan position. Direct offensive. Of course, now you can also count the hundreds of archers in the back row who are constantly throwing arrows. However, these only attack methods were difficult to have a significant effect on the tightly defended Haihan position. On the contrary, the Houjin soldiers were reduced at a speed visible to the naked eye under the attack of Haihan's various gunpowder weapons.
By the end of the battle, the perimeter of Haihan's position was almost covered with the corpses of people and horses. When one stepped on it, there was a pool of uncongealed blood, which was sticky and slippery. Very few people could stand firmly. Let alone charging and fighting in such a mountain of corpses and sea of blood. This greatly affected the combat efficiency of the Hou Jin Army. Many people were hit by bullets or grenade fragments flying from nowhere while they were still fighting against the pool of blood at their feet.
A group of lingering bald-nosed crows appeared in the sky. This kind of bird was regarded as a sign of bad luck by both Han and Jurchen people. They gathered above the Houjin Army and made unpleasant calls, as if they were coming. It's like summoning the souls of those who died in the war. But everyone knows that they are just waiting for the battle to end before they can fly down and eat the remains of corpses on the ground.
Finally, two Bagalas saw the opening and attacked the Haihan position from a gun emplacement on the defense line. However, as soon as the Jin army let out a cheer, it was interrupted by the sound of a cannon. The two who rushed in Bagala flew out along with the cannonball. To be precise, their body fragments flew out together with the shells, and they were already dead.
The nearby Hou Jin army stagnated for a moment, but still surged towards the artillery position. Such a fleeting loophole in the defense line must be dug out with human life. Although the gun in the emplacement was temporarily misfired, they were greeted by four or five grenades thrown out one after another. With the sound of continuous explosions, at least a dozen Houjin soldiers who had attacked nearby fell to the ground, and there were already more than a dozen black muzzles in the gap of the gun emplacement.
Scenes like this keep appearing one after another on the battlefield. Although it seems that this line of defense has reached a point where it can be broken with a poke, but every time when it reaches a desperate situation, Haihan always has a way to push Hou Jin to the door. After the offensive was beaten back, the corpses dropped by the Jin army in front of various artillery positions even blocked the shooting field of view of some artillery.
It is indeed not easy for the Haihan Army to deal with such a ferocious and reckless offensive. If it were not for the experienced team of the Special Operations Battalion stationed here, the situation of this position would not be as good as the one guarded by the Marine Corps yesterday. What a better beachhead. Even so, the arrows that continued to rain down on Haihan's position gradually accumulated and injured many people. Fortunately, Haihan's reserve force was quite sufficient, and the rotation of substitutes was extremely efficient. In addition, there was an emergency team specializing in making up for leaks on the position. Therefore, although dangers were everywhere, he still firmly held the final boundary and never let Hou Jin. Jun pierced the last layer of paper.
Qian Tiandun held a walkie-talkie in one hand and a telescope in the other, standing on the city wall to watch the battle. In front of him, above his head, and on his side were guards holding shields to provide cover, lest he be injured by flowing arrows. At this point in the battle, who can gain the upper hand depends on whether Haihan's speed of killing the enemy can surpass the speed of the opponent's attack to block the muzzle of the gun. However, Qian Tiandun was very calm because he knew that Morgan would not let him down.
Morgan's role on the battlefield is not just about the number of enemies he kills, but more importantly, the targets he and his sniper team choose to attack are targets that are more valuable than ordinary soldiers, and destroying these targets will bring great consequences to the enemy. The impact is far beyond that of ordinary soldiers.
For Haihan, the most valuable target on the entire battlefield was naturally the commander-in-chief of the Later Jin Army, the first-class general officer, Shumulu Yanguli, Duke of Zhenghuang Banner. According to the confessions of prisoners of war, the current command of the entire fortress defense line is controlled by Yangu Li, and there should be no other candidate except Yangu Li who has the power to mobilize all these thousands of soldiers and horses. .
So while Morgan was killing the enemy, his men were also observing the main target. It is actually not very difficult to find Yangu Li's whereabouts on the battlefield. You only need to look at the place with the most flags to find his location. However, Yangu Li has been supervising operations from a distance outside the battlefield. Based on the effective range of existing sniper rifles, it is difficult to guarantee that he can hit the target. Therefore, the sniper team has been waiting for him to enter a position where he can more confidently strike. distance.
To shoot such an important target, Morgan will of course not use the gun at hand, but will use his semi-storage Reaper M200 sniper rifle. Having said that, only an important target of Yanguli's level was worthy of letting Morgan use the limited ammunition to kill him.
Under ideal conditions, this rifle can headshot a target two thousand meters away. For the sake of safety, Morgan did not let his soldiers set up the gun in the shooting position until Yanguli had reached a distance of one thousand meters. superior. Although there were shouts of killing from inside and outside the position under the city wall, Morgan's fingers adjusting the scope did not tremble at all, and he steadily searched for Yangu Li's figure in his field of vision.
Yangguli had always been dubious about the fact that the Haihan Army had some advanced muskets that could accurately shoot targets at ultra-long distances, but he still carefully deployed a number of Bagala warriors holding shields around him. In order to gain a little more vitality in times of danger. As the war intensified, his position became closer and closer to the Haihan position, because at this time, the artillery and guns on the Haihan position had no time to aim at the distant target, but had to prioritize the Houjin soldiers who were about to invade the position. This means that his place is a relatively safe location for the time being.
Of course, this kind of safety is only relative to those Houjin soldiers who are under the sight of guns. Yangguli did not realize that there were several guns on the distant city wall slowly aiming at where he was. position, his attention was focused on the battle in front of him. Seeing his men swarming up against the hail of bullets, he knew that he was only one breath away from breaking through the Haihan position. As long as he could withstand this breath, the final victory would definitely belong to the Kingdom of Jin. At that time, the captured Haihan people must be escorted back to Shengjing, paraded in the streets, skinned and cramped, and their bodies hung outside the gates of Shengjing for public display.
Morgan didn't know what Yangu Li was thinking at this time, and he didn't intend to care about the thoughts of a dying man. In order to ensure a hit, he specially ordered his four snipers with the most stable marksmanship to aim at the Yangguli target with him. He served as the main shooter, while the other four were responsible for waiting for opportunities to replenish their guns, so as to increase the success rate. of certainty. After Morgan recognized Yangu Li's identity from the telescope and took aim, he called Qian Tiandun through the headset connected to the walkie-talkie: "The target is determined, we can start."
Qian Tiandun had been waiting for Morgan's words for a full stick of incense. Even though the position was already struggling to hold on and most of the people were at the end of their strength, he was still waiting for news from Morgan. He believed that Morgan had the ability to change the direction of the war, and believed that victory in this battle would eventually belong to the invincible Haihan Army.
Qian Tiandun made a gesture, and the messenger next to him immediately took out a bugle and blew it. This was a signal that a counterattack was about to begin. The soldiers who heard the bugle sound were emotionally lifted. Although he is not sure what arrangements his commander will make, the counterattack is imminent, which means that there is not much time left for the Jin army to make a jump.
"Do it!" Qian Tiandun gave the order to the walkie-talkie.
After hearing these two words, Morgan adjusted his breathing slightly, took aim with bated breath, and then slowly but firmly pulled the trigger with his right index finger. After the low gunfire sounded, a warhead weighing about 27 grams flew out of the air. After flying about 800 meters in the air, it penetrated the heavy metal armor on Yanguli's chest, and then fired out on his back. There was a bloody hole about two inches in diameter.
Only about half a second later than Morgan fired, four other sniper rifles aimed at Yanguli also fired at the same time. Since the reaction times of these snipers were similar, the sound of the four rifles firing sounded unexpectedly There was only one ring.
One of the four bullets was fired into the air, one hit the guard in front of Yangguli, another hit Yangguli's mount, and the last one hit Yanggu who was lying backwards. Sharp shoulders.
After Yangu Li was shot, he was hit by the huge kinetic energy and fell backwards. Morgan did not fully confirm the specific part of the gun in the scope, but he was basically sure that he should have hit the torso and was shot out by Death. The bullet hitting the torso is basically unsolvable. Morgan was a little regretful that the target fell so fast that he couldn't even make up for it with a shot. However, he immediately reported the result to Qian Tiandun: "Hit the target and suffered heavy damage!"
According to normal understanding, severe damage means that the headshot cannot be achieved, but the target should not have a chance to survive. Qian Tiandun was relieved after hearing the return and ordered an immediate counterattack.
The sound of the bugle immediately changed, and the firepower on the position also increased a lot. The reserve troops who had been ambushing on the city wall finally showed themselves and began to shoot down the enemy soldiers who were also exhausted. . And the last batch of grenades stored on the position were all thrown out in just a few seconds, hitting the area where the Jin army was densest.
Amidst the explosion of grenades, Hou Jinjun suddenly heard the sound of gongs to withdraw troops from behind. After they hesitated for a moment, they confirmed that this was not an illusion, but that they were actually withdrawing their troops. Although they didn't understand why they chose this moment to suddenly withdraw their troops, most of the Hou Jin soldiers chose to follow the military orders and immediately retreated from the battlefield. A very small number of red-eyed desperadoes still refused to retreat, and what they received was an even denser barrage of bullets.
As soon as the signal for the Hou Jin army to withdraw its troops came out, Qian Tiandun could confirm that Morgan's sniper attack should have achieved actual results. Regardless of whether Yang Guli died or not, he must have lost the ability to continue commanding operations, which is why the Jin army retreated in panic. Although the Hou Jin Army was close to breaking through Haihan's defense line, they still fell short. All of this was actually within the expectations of Haihan's battle plan. Although it was a bit risky, only in this way could we maximize the damage to the Houjin Army, and the final results proved the success of this plan.
In fact, Yangu Li died within seconds after being shot. He didn't even have time to think about whether the bullet that hit him was a stray bullet on the battlefield or a killing move deliberately arranged by Haihan. When the lieutenants around him confirmed that he had expired, they immediately lost the courage to continue fighting. No one dared to confirm whether they would suffer such a traceless killing move after taking over the command. The bullet holes in Yangguli's chest and back showed that the metal armor on their bodies was useless. As long as the Haihan people took action with peace of mind, the armor could not save their lives at all-the only way to survive was to leave the battlefield.
So the lucky ones who survived immediately ordered the troops to retreat. In this case, there is no need to worry about whether they will be held accountable after returning. After all, the general has been seriously injured. The first task is of course to take Yangu Li out of the battlefield for rescue - at least order the withdrawal of troops. The deputy general believed that the cooling body was worth "rescuing". With such a reasonable reason to leave the battlefield, Azig would not be able to deal with the defeated troops with charges such as fear of war.
They arrived in great force, but left in a state of disarray. They threw away their helmets and armor along the way, and they didn't even bother to take away all the wounded soldiers. After the Hou Jin army was defeated in this battle, they immediately abandoned several fortresses on the defense line that had not been completely conquered by Haihan, and retreated all the way north to Jinzhou City, more than ten miles away, before stopping. Azig gathered the remaining soldiers in Jinzhou. After taking inventory, he discovered that many senior generals, including Yanguli and Etenyi, died in this battle. The loss of troops was as high as more than 3,000 people, which can be said to be the highest in recent history. The most tragic defeat suffered by Hou Jin in the foreign war in the past two years.
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