"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
As soon as the sound of artillery stopped, the rapid sound of war drums sounded from the Ming army's formation.
More than thirty huge tanks were pushed out of the military formation one after another.
These tanks are different from ordinary Ming army tanks, which generally have shooting holes for firearms and artillery fire. They are all sealed up, like a large shield.
It is not appropriate to call it a chariot. It is more appropriate to call it a shield vehicle.
The main body of the large shield in front of the shield cart is made of wood and is five or six inches thick.
Double decks are laid on three sides of the carriage. The space between the two decks is filled with sand, and the outside of the deck is covered with a soaked quilt.
This kind of shield car was the most commonly used shield car by the Qing army on the battlefield of Liaodong to attack cities and forts and rush into battle in the field.
Such a shield vehicle is extremely strong. Neither the Crouching Tiger Cannon nor the Folang Machine can break it into pieces. Only the Hongyi Cannon and the Divine Power Cannon can cause effective damage to it, not to mention the Fire Gun and Three Eyes. Shot.
The tactics of the later Jin Dynasty soldiers are recorded in "The Chronicles of Ming Dynasty".
"The Jianzhou soldiers formed a formation. The front layer was made of boards about five or six inches long, and the machines were rotated like chariots to avoid gunfire."
"The next level uses archers, the next level uses small carts carrying mud to fill the trenches, and the last level still uses iron cavalry, both men and horses are heavily armored."
"As soon as the artillery fires, it suddenly comes out, and the left and right wings fight to the death. If the people are not able to cope with it, the officers and soldiers will not be able to support it."
When charging into battle in the field, Jin soldiers often advance with shield chariots and hide heavy armored infantry behind them.
The Ming army had been in dispute with the Mongols for many years. Because the Mongols mostly had light cavalry, in order to deal with the Mongolian light cavalry, they favored fast horses, light swords and soft bows.
The number of arrows in the Ming army was not high, and neither the range nor the armor-piercing effect was strong.
However, Hou Jin praised heavy bows and arrows, and all bows and arrows used were strong bows.
And they often use the cover of the shield chariot to arrive about forty steps in front before they start firing arrows.
The distance of forty steps has already reached the armor-piercing range of Qing Gong. Regardless of whether he is wearing cotton armor or cloth-covered iron armor, he will lose his combat power on the spot as long as he is shot by an arrow.
Even a poorly made shield will be penetrated by heavy arrows.
After firing several arrows to disrupt the Ming army's formation, the Hou Jin soldiers would begin to attack and attack the formation in one go.
The predecessors of Hou Jin were not nomadic tribes. To be more precise, they were fishing and hunting tribes living among the white mountains and black waters.
Unlike Mongolia, which has no iron ore and backward iron smelting technology, Houjin already has a complete set of industries at this time.
Kong Youde's defection even brought artillery technology to Houjin. Houjin had begun to develop its own Hongyi cannons and produce firearms such as bird guns and three-eyed guns.
This is why in the subsequent Songjin Battle, the Qing army deployed hundreds of artillery pieces at once to engage in an artillery battle with the Ming army and did not even lose.
The strongest strength of the Hou Jin soldiers was not cavalry combat, but infantry combat.
The soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty were not so much cavalry as heavy infantry on horseback.
In the early cavalry battles, Liaodong's cavalry often had the advantage in small-scale conflicts.
It's just that with the passage of time, Hou Jin has now made up for the shortcomings of the cavalry.
Originally, there were many Mongolian tribes who surrendered in the sequence of the Later Jin Dynasty.
In the eighth year of Chongzhen, Lin Dan Khan died of illness on the banks of Qinghai Lake, forcing the Monan Mongolian tribes to surrender to the Hou Jin Dynasty.
Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor and officially changed the country's name from "Dajin" to "Qing"; the capital was established in Shenyang and renamed Shengjing.
The Qing army also completely made up for this shortcoming at this time. From then on, the Qing army had a great advantage in both infantry and cavalry, and the situation of the Ming army in the north took a turn for the worse.
Although Hou Jin's tactics look crude and sound simple, on the battlefield, the simplest tactics can often achieve the greatest results.
War is not a child's play, nor is it the exaggerated words recorded by literati.
Whether it is logistics or the organization of the army, it needs to be refined to the point of no more refinement and made as simple as possible.
Because the more complex it is, the more troublesome it is and the easier it is to make mistakes.
On the battlefield, if something goes wrong, it can often be fatal.
"Move the artillery position forward another hundred steps and bombard the enemy's mountaintop."
Chen Wang raised his hand and issued the military order again.
"The military formation moves forward a hundred steps."
Three hundred steps is a fairly safe distance.
There should be only Franji and Tiger Crouching Cannon in the rogue camp.
Firing cannon is not a common thing. Li Zicheng was lucky enough to get it.
No one thought that there were so many firearms hidden in Qingyang Guard's arsenal.
Although the Fran machine can directly fire a single artillery shell and has a range of hundreds of steps, the Northern Army often uses the Fran machine to fire shot shells, so the general range is the same as that of the Tiger Crouching Cannon.
Speaking of which, this was also a choice made to deal with the fast-reacting Mongolian light cavalry.
The Ming army's opponent has been Mongolia for hundreds of years, so the artillery is basically light.
Therefore, Chen Wang was not worried that the rogue bandits would bombard the military formation with artillery.
Bugles sounded and war drums sounded again.
Chen Wang led the war horse forward slowly in front of the formation.
More than thirty shield vehicles were divided into two rows and lined up in the shape of "two".
Behind them were hundreds of carts carrying earth and sand, which were also protected by shields, but they were much smaller in size.
Behind each shield chariot, there are nearly ten armored soldiers. Half of these armored soldiers are Liao cavalry under his command, and the other half are veterans who originally belonged to Ai Wannian.
Some of the armor that was previously free has been allocated by Chen Wang.
Now, the more than 300 people behind the more than 30 shield vehicles are almost all wearing two or three layers of armor.
The "top" in the high-top helmet refers to the protective component that is connected with the helmet to protect the face, neck, and shoulders.
Half of it is made of armor pieces and is surrounded around or behind the helmet.
There are two forms, the first is to turn it up and attach it to the top of the helmet, and the other is to put it down.
After putting down the top of the full set of high-top helmet, the top will cover the lower half of the face, leaving only a pair of eyes, mouth and nose exposed.
Iron arm shields, long cloth face armor, mail armor, battle skirt, and breast shield covered his whole body tightly, making it almost airtight.
Chen Wang raised his eyes and looked towards the formation of shield chariots.
More than 400 armored soldiers in the formation were slowly moving forward, and their figures were all hidden behind the shield chariots.
As he gradually understands this era more deeply, Chen Wang's ideas are constantly changing.
Originally he wanted to develop an army that would make extensive use of firearms.
However, the reality is extremely ugly. Due to its characteristics, the matchlock cannot form fire coverage and suppression. Even if the round firing method is used, it is still not enough to stop the enemy's charge.
Facing the rogues who lack armor, you can also use Crouching Tiger Cannon and Fran Machine to make up for the lack of firepower.
But once encountering the Houjin soldiers, the effects of the Crouching Tiger Cannon and the Franco Machine will be greatly weakened.
Many of the fire cannons issued by the Ministry of Industry are shoddy, with extremely poor armor-piercing effect and substandard power.
It's okay to fight off rogue bandits, but it's difficult to penetrate the heavy armor worn by Hou Jin soldiers. On the battlefield, this will be fatal.
There are too many flaws and limitations of the matchlock gun. If it is to be widely used, it must have its own ordnance factory to produce a matchlock gun that is powerful enough to penetrate heavy armor to cope with the intensity of the battle with Houjin.
The technological difficulty of flintlock muskets is too high. Although flintlock muskets have been developed long ago, their development and whether they can be installed on a large scale are completely different things.
Furthermore, due to the steel smelting process, even if a flintlock gun is installed, it is difficult to install a qualified bayonet.
Fusiliers without bayonets could only be massacred when faced with cavalry charges.
Now there is no opportunity and no place for Chen Wang to develop steadily. He will have to wait until at least next year to go to Hanzhong.
It is not a simple matter to establish an ordnance factory and so on.
Now Chen Wang must come up with a way to adapt to the current situation instead of just copying it mechanically.
It's like Li Zicheng, after seeing his tactics, did not use a matchlock gun, but chose to install a faster-firing weapon such as a three-eyed gun.
As for applying Western-style tactics and organization at this time, Chen Wang had never thought about it.
Western-style tactics are not much more advanced. The intensity is different, the battle situation is different, and the circumstances are different.
In this era, the West was indeed in a leading position in terms of navy, but not in terms of land warfare.
As for the tactics and organization of later generations, there is no way to implement them without corresponding weapons. Forcibly implementing them will only worsen the situation.
This time the mountain attack was actually an experiment.
The technology for mounting flintlock muskets cannot be developed for the time being, so there is no need.
The Hou Jin soldiers have used reality to tell the world that the tactics of heavy armor, heavy soldiers, and heavy artillery shield vehicles are extremely easy to use, so use their tactics and their tactics.
In the early days when firearms had little data on bows and arrows, they could take over the role of bows and arrows because they were easy to learn. All you had to do was know how to load the powder, aim and pull the trigger.
A musket can easily take away the life of a skilled warrior, and even a child with a gun can easily kill an adult.
This is the advantage of the musket, but as a guerrilla, the limit that Chen Wang can lead now is these more than 4,500 people.
If there were more people, Hong Chengchou's reprimanding military order would probably be passed down, ordering him to disband the army.
It is now the eighth year of Chongzhen, not the thirteenth year of Chongzhen. Even arrogant Zuo Liangyu would not dare to raise so many troops.
Since the army cannot be expanded, then we should move closer to elite soldiers.
The battlefield facing the rogue bandits in the interior is undoubtedly the best training ground. The intensity is not high, but it is bloody.
Although it is cruel to say this, it is the reality.
It is very difficult to legally obtain armor, but this difficulty is much lower than the difficulty of installing a flintlock gun.
Having money can make the devil grind the mill, use more money, and get more military exploits.
It is easy to overreport during the loss, work up and down, and get extra ordnance. Even if you are found out, you will only get a scolding at most.
This era is an era of alternation between hot and cold weapons, and hand-to-hand combat is inevitable.
In the future, the new army will use flintlock guns again. Now the two battalions of soldiers specialize in hand-to-hand combat training. The mainstream use of cold weapons, heavy armor and heavy arrows, coupled with artillery shield vehicles.
Teaching and educating people should be done in accordance with their aptitude.
Reforming the military system and training the army should be based on current conditions.
"call----"
Chen Gong let out a breath. Although wearing three layers of heavy armor was safe, every step he took required a lot of physical energy.
The sound of war drums behind him echoed rhythmically, and in his ears could be heard the sound of logs rolling across the grass, as well as the continuous sound of heavy footsteps.
Chen Gong didn't say anything, he just moved forward in silence.
What he was thinking about now was not the enemy in front of him, but the enemy to the north.
This method of warfare was that of the Hou Jin soldiers. When they were in Liaodong, they pushed this kind of shield cart and attacked them wearing heavy armor.
Neither the Tiger Crouching Cannon nor the Fran cannon can blast away this shield vehicle. Once it enters the stage of hand-to-hand combat, the battle situation will become one-sided in an instant.
The role they played now was that of the Houjin soldiers who were hiding behind the shield car and were about to charge.
