As far as using soldiers is concerned, Wu Wenchu is also a good player.
He was one of the first generals to follow the three Ruan brothers to start the Xishan Uprising. Because of his seniority and high military exploits, his status in the Xishan Army was also relatively high.
Wu Wenchu actually didn't like some of the practices of the three Ruan brothers. He was very unhappy with their cruel habits of the nouveau riche, but he was not interested in making trouble with the three Ruan brothers, as long as he was fine. , focusing on being alone.
When marching and fighting, he will restrain his troops, prevent them from messing around, and strictly enforce military discipline. However, if others do anything that is harmful to nature, he will not meddle in other people's business.
Having experienced a lot of "nosy affairs", he understands that people who meddle in other people's affairs tend to die faster.
Of course, this did not prevent him from making great achievements. Facing a powerful enemy, he was very careful, sent a large number of cavalry to attack the enemy, and carefully led the troops forward, never giving Zhao Xuening a chance to plot against him.
But Zhao Xuening really didn't intend to plot against him, but planned to use his strength to speak to him.
So when Wu Wenchu marched all the way to the battlefield in the northeastern part of Jiading, he was still wondering why he was not ambushed or blocked. Only when the enemy cavalry came to report that the enemy was arrayed in front did he know that Zhao Xuening wanted to fight with him. Fight a head-to-head encounter.
This is called an upright showdown.
Good guy, do you want to compete with me in the art of conducting?
Wu Wenchu became more determined to win.
He believed that within the military community of the Tay Son Dynasty, the only one who could defeat him in terms of military use was Nguyen Van Yuet's younger brother Nguyen Van Hui.
Several previous military wars against Nguyen Phuc Anh and other old Nguyen clan forces were indispensable with the participation of Nguyen Van Hui. He himself also fought under Nguyen Van Hui.
Originally, Ruan Wenhui wanted to come and see the situation this time, but Ruan Wenyue did not let Ruan Wenhui go because he thought a general should not go into battle easily, so he was replaced by Wu Wenchu.
As far as Ng Wen Chu understands, the gossip circulating in Quy Nhon House recently is a bit interesting - because of Nguyen Van Hui's great military exploits and high prestige, Nguyen Wen Yue is a little restless and wants to suppress Nguyen Van Hui's prestige and power.
Wu Wenchu was not interested in the fight between their brothers, as long as he could go to the battlefield and make contributions.
Therefore, he planned to use the Lan Fang army on the opposite side to build his own achievements.
He arranged the infantry to line up, with the crossbowmen and musketeers in front, the hand-to-hand troops behind, and the gunners behind. They followed the formation slowly forward, and after entering the range, they set up the artillery and prepared to fire.
At the current stage, he visually observed Lanfang's military formation and found that the opponent did not move. He thought that Lanfang's soldiers were few and did not dare to take the lead in fighting, so he decided to take the lead.
But before he could finish lining up his army, the artillery fire of Lan Fang's army had already started roaring.
After Zhao Xuening waited for them to enter the firing range, he arranged for more than 30 heavy artillery pieces, including three general cannons, to start firing first.
Lanfang's advantages in artillery were brought into play.
With long range, high accuracy, high artillery proficiency and high firing frequency, more than 30 heavy artillery roared continuously, bringing huge shock to the Xishan Army on the opposite side.
Although these artillery guns fire solid bullets, as long as they hit the dense military formation, the lethality of the solid bullets is also extremely strong.
Moreover, after the solid bullet hits the ground, it will bounce up depending on the situation, causing two, three or even four times of damage to subsequent enemies. It can cause huge damage if it touches the enemy. As long as one round hits the military formation, you will make a lot of money. .
So when Zhao Xuening discovered that Wu Wenchu's troops were actually in a dense military formation, he was very happy and immediately ordered the heavy artillery team to prepare for firing, giving Wu Wenchu a small Lanfang shock.
Facts have proved that this wave of shock has indeed been given, and in Wu Wenchu's view, it is not as simple as a small shock.
Across a long distance, dozens of artillery shells came towards the Xishan military formation. There were not many in the center of the military formation, only six or seven rounds, and the others missed. But these six or seven rounds had already destroyed the Xishan army. Parts of the military formation were left in a mess of blood and flesh.
The shells of Lanfang's largest heavy artillery weighed forty kilograms, and ordinary solid bullets could also fire about thirty kilograms. Huge solid iron bullets fell from the sky, crashed to the ground with a rumble, then bounced up, directly plowing the Xishan Army Formation. Make a bloody path.
The soldiers of the Xishan Army were hit by solid shells and their limbs and arms were flying around. The place where the shells fell was like a hell on earth, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Wu Wenchu was stunned by the fierce artillery fire.
Why is this cannon so powerful?
Why is the range so far?
The biggest cannon he has here can't hit that far!
But before he could finish being surprised, the second round of firing by the heavy artillery force began - the skilled Lanfang artillerymen were guaranteed in terms of firing frequency. If the artillery had not cooled down after firing for a period of time, they would have been able to fire continuously. emission.
The second round of firing was also led by more than 30 heavy artillery. The roar of the artillery was earth-shattering. The cavalry and horses under Wu Wenchu were shocked and a little uneasy. Solid iron bullets wrapped in heat waves fell from the sky, causing the earth to tremble with a rumble. .
The accuracy was still not very accurate, only about a quarter of the shells were fired in the right direction, and most of them were missed and landed in uninhabited places, but this was enough.
Because some artillery shells even crossed the infantry formation and hit the artillery team of the Xishan Army. One guy destroyed three artillery and destroyed three teams of artillery. The artillery team also began to panic.
The terrible bombardment brought a panic to the Xishan military formation. Everyone was afraid of the terrible iron ball falling from the sky, and the morale of the army began to waver.
Wu Wenchu realized that the situation was not good. If these heavy artillery were allowed to continue firing at long distances, his military formation would be defeated sooner or later. The only way now was to get close!
"Send the order! Move forward!"
Wu Wenchu ordered his men to beat the war drums and blow the horns, and the army formation quickly rushed forward, out of their artillery range, and into the firing range of their own artillery.
It should be said that Wu Wenchu managed the army strictly, with clear rewards and punishments. The army was still somewhat organized. After the order was conveyed, the army formation began to move forward slowly. Although it was a little scattered, the overall formation was maintained.
In order to deter the enemy and encourage themselves, Wu Wenchu's troops would collectively make a "drink, drink, drink" sound when they advanced, trying to express their will to fight and destroy the enemy's will to fight. But unfortunately, the response to them was still constant roaring. Lanfang heavy artillery.
Watching the army continue to advance, Zhao Xuening smiled. After four heavy artillery firings, he ordered the heavy artillery firing to stop.
Discovering that Lanfang's heavy artillery had stopped firing, Wu Wenchu breathed a sigh of relief and believed that his choice was correct, so he continued to order the army to advance until Lanfang's formation entered the range of his own artillery fire.
But he obviously relaxed too early.
The Lanfang heavy artillery team stopped firing, but there were still more than seventy medium and light cannons and mortars.
Zhao Xuening gave another order, and the remaining fifty or so medium-sized artillery began to roar. Facing the approaching Xishan military formation, Lanfang's artillery fire roared again.
"Load!"
"ignition!"
Boom, boom, boom.
The Lanfang artillery position was extremely hot, the hottest place on the entire battlefield. Solid bullets of different weights soared into the sky one after another and flew towards the Xishan military formation, setting off waves of bloody winds.
Although the hit rate is not high, every hit is a heavy physical and psychological blow to the enemy soldiers.
The comrade who was still talking just now is suddenly smashed into meat paste. The fishy minced meat sticks to your body and face. Looking at the broken limbs and splashing blood...
Can you still maintain your original courage?
It is difficult for soldiers who have not received strict training to do this.
The training level of the Xishan Army, compared to that of the Lanfang Army, is as big as a gap between a prenatal education graduate and a college graduate. Although Wu Wenchu attaches great importance to training the army,...
Just at preschool level.
The denser artillery shells broke down the psychological defenses of some Xishan Army soldiers, and their forward momentum was dampened. The soldiers who were still moving forward stopped in fear and began to retreat.
The drums don't work anymore, the trumpets don't work either.
Wu Wenchu was shocked. He didn't expect that Lan Fang's army had stronger artillery firepower. If this continued, his artillery would be of no use at all. He would have no time to arrange it. Even if it was arranged, he would not be able to compete with Lan Fang's army on the opposite side. .
Seeing that the morale of the army was unbearable, he had only one last resort left.
The cavalry attacked, forcing the opponent to stop the artillery fire, and simultaneously ordered the infantry to attack, attack Lanfang's military formation, and use hand-to-hand combat to avoid the opponent's artillery fire.
This is the only way.
Just do what you say, opportunities on the battlefield are fleeting!
The cavalry attacks!
