flstandardbreds Chapter 284 Seizing the River Beach
Chapter 284 Seizing the River Beach
The Yan army's Anding cannons continued to bombard the Chen army's beachhead positions in turns.
Even though the Anding Army had forty cannons, the deafening sound resounded through the sky, and for a moment it seemed as if the earth was shaking.
The defending soldiers of Chen’s army had never seen such a scene before. Their ears were numb from the shock and they retreated to the rear one after another.
At the same time, the Yan army's river crossing troops were gradually approaching the beach.
On the south bank, the Chen army was only concerned with retreating and had no ability to stop the Yan army from crossing the river.
On the north bank, Jiang Zuo held a telescope in his left hand, observing the battle situation on the other side.
The artillery of the Anding Army had blown the beach's defensive fortifications to pieces and caused many casualties among the enemy.
Jiang Zuo ordered again: "Very good, the vanguard will be able to land soon, let the Anding Army musket battalion follow and organize firepower cover."
The general of the An Ding Army responded, "Yes, sir, shall we stop the bombardment?"
Jiang Zuo nodded and said, "Stop first to avoid accidentally hurting friendly forces and let the warship dock."
Now that the Yan army can successfully land, they can break through the enemy's position.
As Jiang Zuo's order was given, special flares were shot into the sky.
Upon receiving the order, the Anding Army stopped the shelling.
At this moment, Chen Xiu was also standing next to Jiang Zuo. He looked to the opposite bank from afar and saw the chaotic scene of Chen’s army on the south bank.
The earth-shattering bombardment just now shocked these people who had seen cannons before.
"Jiang Zuo, show me the telescope."
Chen Xiu stretched out his hand.
Jiang Zuo handed the telescope to Chen Xiu and said, "Don't worry, everything is going well."
Chen Xiu picked up the telescope and looked towards the other side.
At this moment, it can be clearly seen that Chen Jun's soldiers have been retreating continuously, while the vanguard of the Huainan Army's river crossing troops have already jumped off the ferry and rushed towards Chen Jun's position.
"Ashore!"
Chen Xiu said excitedly.
After waiting for so many days, we finally successfully launched this wave of offensive.
But the battle situation was far from advantageous. Chen's army had only given up the beach. On the south bank, there was still a city defense temporarily built by Chen's army.
However, the construction speed of the city defense was so slow that it was not enough to be called a city.
Seeing that the battle of crossing the river went so smoothly at the beginning, the soldiers in the Yan army felt more confident.
Just like the fog dissipated, their goal at this moment was no longer confusing, which was to capture Chen Jun’s position, seize the beachhead, and allow more troops to cross the river.
"With this weapon, our Yan army will have no worries about defeating the Chen State!"
Many generals in the Huainan Army were surprised.
They had previously questioned Jiang Zuo's decision, but now they suddenly understood why Jiang Zuo could be so calm.
As the cannon fire stopped, nearly a hundred large and small ferries headed towards.
In just a moment, thousands of Yan troops on the south bank crossed the Ling River, weapons in hand, and rushed towards the fleeing soldiers of the Chen army.
The group of Chen soldiers had just been bombarded by artillery fire and had not yet recovered when the Yan army arrived in front of them.
In fact, most of the Chen army soldiers responsible for defending the river beach were newly recruited men. Faced with the fully armed and high-spirited Yan army soldiers, how could they have the courage to resist? They fled back to a temporarily built city.
But this unfinished small town could not accommodate so many people.
In an instant, there was panic in the Chen army.
"Everyone, those who retreat will be killed!"
The generals of the Chen army shouted orders, trying to reverse the disastrous situation.
But when people are in a panic, they are completely unable to receive orders from others.
Even though the warlord really killed many deserters, he still couldn't save the defeat.
Seeing this situation, the veterans and generals of Chen’s army could only fight and retreat, organizing their forces to withdraw to the temporary city.
The city wall is extremely low, only as high as two people, and cannot hold off the Yan army for long.
The Yan army that landed on the shore at this moment was in high spirits. They chased and killed all the Chen army soldiers all the way and drove them off the beach.
But now the Yan army has only about 3,000 troops. Even though the Chen army is in chaos, it still has the advantage in terms of troop strength.
"Stop, don't chase!"
The Huainan general in charge of commanding the crossing of the river gave orders loudly at this moment.
Now that they have seized the beach, the most important thing is to defend the entire river beach and assist more friendly forces to cross the Ling River.
At this time, the soldiers of Yan army stopped and began to defend against the counterattack of Chen army.
The Chen army slowly stabilized their position after seeing the Yan army stop their fierce attack.
"Quickly take back the beach and never let the Yan people set foot on Chen's land!"
The defending general of the Chen army gave orders to everyone loudly.
There was an atmosphere of panic among Chen Jun.
They had no idea what the thing that made the loud noise was.
If we forcefully counterattack again, we will be seeking our own death.
Many people hid inside the city walls and dared not go out at all.
North shore.
Chen Xiu continued to use the telescope to check the battle situation.
At this moment, the flag of the Yan army has been erected on the south bank.
The river beach was officially occupied by the Yan army, and more ferries were heading towards the south bank.
This battle of crossing the river was easier than Chen Xiu had imagined.
Due to the suppressive power of the Anding Army's weapons, the Yan Army did not encounter much resistance at all and successfully captured the entire south bank river beach.
"My Lord, all the warships have docked. Do we need to unload the cannons?"
The general of the Anding Army asked.
Jiang Zuo looked at the situation on the other side of the river, shook his head and said, "Don't move yet, let the musketeers move forward to defend."
"Yes, my lord."
Although the river beach has been seized, it is still not a sure win and Chen Jun still has the possibility of counterattacking.
At this time, Chen's army had just stabilized from the chaos, and the casualties had already reached thousands.
Now that the battle situation is urgent, the generals of the Chen State's defending army immediately summoned a death squad, intending to retake the beach on the south bank.
If the Yan army is allowed to cross the river to the south again, Guangning City may be in danger.
The Yan army had stopped attacking at this moment and instead switched to defense. After the Chen army's suicide squad returned to the beach, they heard bursts of loud noises again.
These voices were extremely unfamiliar to Chen Jun.
And at this moment, this group of Chen army soldiers had to face thousands of musketeers.
The musketeers that Jiang Zuo had ordered to cross the river in advance were now lined up in front of the formation to block Chen's counterattack.
This group of Chen army soldiers didn't even know how the weapon hurt them. They fell to the ground, screaming in pain.
In an instant, the thousands of Chen troops who launched the counterattack suffered heavy casualties. Not to mention retaking the beach, even surviving was a problem.
Seeing this situation, the general of the Chen army immediately ordered: "Abandon this place and return to Guangning City!"
There is no strategic location to defend here. If we continue to defend like this, we will only be slaughtered by the Yan army.
Less than half an hour after dawn, the Yan army successfully took the beachhead, and almost all of its main forces crossed the Ling River...