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This is already the second time Zhao Junchen has witnessed fighting on the battlefield.
The last time Zhao Junchen saw the two armies fighting with his own eyes was when he was attacked by the Mongols when he first entered Shaanxi and Gansu.
At that time, Zhao Junchen was at the core of the battlefield. In critical moments, he even had to carry his sword and fight for his life. He only wanted to kill the enemy and save his life. Naturally, he had no time to observe the battlefield situation and could not make a calm judgment.
Of course, Zhao Junchen at that time had no such ability at all.
But now, Zhao Junchen is several miles away from the battlefield and no longer has to worry about his own safety. He has accumulated a lot of experience while presiding over military affairs during this period, and with the help of Yunluan Mountain's geographical advantage, he can overlook the overall situation of the battlefield from a high position, and finally He had the opportunity to put himself in the position of a general, using a commander's detached attitude and cold eyes to judge changes in the battle situation.
When Zhao Junchen was attacked by the Mongolian cavalry, the combined strength of both sides was only about 2,000, but the battle was already chaotic and there were heavy casualties! But now in the battle at the foot of Yunluan Mountain, the combined strength of both sides is 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the fighting spirit and determination of the soldiers of the two armies are much stronger, which is naturally even more shocking.
Zhao Junchen stood on the top of Yunluan Mountain and looked down at the entire battlefield. He saw soldiers and horses from both sides covering the entire land in black, dense and boundless. Most of the uniforms of the Mongolian coalition forces were gray-yellow, while most of the Ming army's uniforms were Wearing dark red mandarin duck uniforms, the confrontation between the two armies was like a gray-yellow giant wave sweeping over the ground, and then slamming against the dark red rock wall, bursting out with earth-shaking waves. Momentum.
The archers fired waves of arrows like a plague of locusts, each wave of arrows representing the loss of hundreds of lives; the charge of the cavalry was like the scythe of death, each swing would leave a large number of people behind. Remains of corpses; the infantrymen rushed forward, using their flesh and blood and simple shields to resist the collision of the cavalry and the rain of arrows on their heads, but if the enemy accidentally fell into their siege, they would be torn to pieces in an instant... …
Even standing on the top of the mountain, Zhao Junchen could still feel the tragic atmosphere on the battlefield. When the two armies were fighting, it seemed as if the entire Yunluan Mountain was shaking!
Seeing the tragic situation on the battlefield, Zhao Junchen's face became paler, but his performance was much calmer than last time and he could still analyze the situation calmly.
After all, this war does not require Zhao Junchen to fight in person, and safety issues can be guaranteed for the time being. Although there are heavy casualties on the battlefield, to Zhao Junchen, they are just a set of numbers!
Even while observing the battlefield situation, Zhao Junchen had time to reflect on his gains and losses during the march and formation!
"Now it seems that my training methods during this period were not wrong! Since taking control of the main force of the border army, I have not strengthened their combat skills, nor have I trained them to cooperate in battle formations or execute tactics. I have only used rewards to Silver, hatred, sense of honor and other means continue to inspire the fighting spirit and morale of the soldiers...
Whether it is martial arts skills, battle formation coordination, or tactical execution, they all take a lot of time, and they may not have the opportunity to be used during battle... On the contrary, the fighting spirit and morale of the soldiers are the easiest to improve, and the effect is the most significant! If it had been in the past, the Ming army would have collapsed and fled in such a tragic battle, but now the soldiers not only still stick to the front, but also become more courageous as they fight. This performance is even better than I expected. Even better..."
When I encountered the sneak attack by the Mongolian cavalry, it was the first time I witnessed the war of this era with my own eyes. At that time, I felt that the fighting between the two sides had no technical content at all. Both the command ability of the generals and the execution ability of the soldiers were extremely poor. The strategy is just like novices trying to catch each other... And now the scale of this war is certainly dozens of times larger than the last time, and the battle situation is more tragic, but there is no difference in essence, it is just mutual bravery and mutual loss of casualties. It’s just a chaotic battle..."
While thinking secretly, Zhao Junchen shook his head gently, bringing his drifting thoughts back to reality, and thought again: "However, although the performance of the soldiers was good, my troop formation was out of order. Some mistakes were made. They originally wanted to take advantage of the Mongolian army to cross the river and attack from both front and rear, hiding part of the troops on the north bank of the Xiaochuan River. However, they did not expect that the Mongolian army generals would be so courageous and did not panic at all. Instead, they used the broken In order to survive, he sacrificed part of his troops to block the ambush on the north bank, while the main force concentrated on breaking out towards the south bank!
In this way, my original arrangement was equivalent to weakening my own strength. Although the two or three thousand people left by the Mongolian army on the north bank were in danger this time, the war on the south bank was not optimistic. The gap in the strength of the two sides was no longer large. It is very difficult for the soldiers to prevent the Mongolian army from breaking through... Now the casualties on the south bank battlefield are so tragic. To a large extent, I am responsible for underestimating my opponent. I should not pin my victory on The folly of the enemy..."
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen felt a little guilty.
But it was only "somewhat remorseful" and did not reach the level of guilt and shame.
The situation on the battlefield is too complicated, the battle situation is changing rapidly, no one can predict all the changes, and various tactical considerations have pros and cons. If Zhao Junchen had changed to another arrangement, the battlefield situation might be even worse than it is now. It might be even worse!
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While Zhao Junchen was thinking deeply, Wu Qifan and Zhou Bo stood on Zhao Junchen's left and right respectively, also closely observing the battlefield situation, but unlike Zhao Junchen's calm performance, they were pure civil servants after all, and no one could It can be seen that the two of them are agitated and anxious.
Seeing the casualties of the Han army increasing, Wu Qifan and Zhou Bo could no longer bear it and said to Zhao Junchen: "Master Zhao, this cannot continue! Although the soldiers are brave, the troops on the south bank are not strong enough. They don’t have much advantage, and most of them are infantry. The Mongolian army not only has a large number of cavalry, but also only wants to break out. I’m afraid it can’t be stopped! Once the Mongols break out, our painstaking arrangements this time will be It’s all in vain!”
"Yes, Lord Imperial Envoy, we must find some way to reverse the situation! The soldiers were seriously injured in such a bloody battle. Once their vitality is seriously injured, it may affect the subsequent war..."
Zhao Junchen turned to look at the two of them, his expression remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "What are you anxious about? The soldiers on the front line can still hold on for a while, and the morale of the Mongolian army has not declined. Of course, I am prepared." We have used some backup tactics, but now is not the time to activate it. If we use the last resort now, I’m afraid it won’t be able to achieve the maximum effect!”
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There was some problem with the computer and it suddenly crashed! After the restart, only half of the word count was left, and I felt like crying without tears.
For the time being, I will post the first half of the chapter first. The number of words is small, so please forgive me!
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