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Everyone in the rebel army was waiting for the dog officers on the opposite side to rush over, so that they could sit back and wait, so that they could be sure of victory. However, they did not expect that before the people on the opposite side came over, they threw exploding "stone bombs" towards them.
Faced with such bullets that can fall from the sky, all the armor in their hands, whether it is cards, shields or carriages, are of no use and have become mere decorations.
The improvised wooden armor and bamboo armor could only protect against being slashed by weapons, which barely covered the torso and thighs, and could not provide full-body defense like regular armor or cotton armor.
Most of the limbs are almost exposed. If you are not attacked, just standing there is cooler than soldiers wearing armor. If you are attacked, you will only be in mourning.
Many soldiers wear bamboo hats on their heads, which can protect them from rain and sun. However, during war, their bulletproof capabilities are much worse than iron helmets, not to mention that more people don't even have bamboo hats, and just wear a turban on their heads. .
Therefore, faced with explosive packets with splash damage, the rebels had neither seen them nor knew how to guard against them. Their own armor was not enough to protect everyone's personal safety, so they could only be beaten passively without the ability to fight back.
To deal with mortars, when defending, it is best to retreat if you can. If not, you can dig a hole in place to avoid bombs. There was really no time to dig a hole, so he made the general the lowest commander and asked a dozen soldiers to huddle up in a small circle and defend with shields.
The smoke must be sealed in front of the formation. The thicker and larger the smoke, the better naturally. This can affect the range measurement of the mortar observer, resulting in deviations in the impact point of the shells, and the accuracy will be reduced.
The rebels had no way of knowing these contents. They didn't even have time to think quickly. After being bombarded four times in a row, the originally neat and majestic infantry phalanx was completely in chaos.
The hierarchical order was gone, and all types of soldiers were mixed together. Cries and curses were heard one after another. If they were not all busy running away, facing the urgent pressure from their superiors, the soldiers who could not bear the bombardment might defect on the battlefield.
They came to kill dog officers and soldiers, not to be bombed. If they couldn't kill anyone and were bombed in vain, who would want to stay there and wait to die? Even if your arms, legs and feet are injured by the explosion, everyone will definitely not be happy.
"...Hmph! Well done!"
Sun Chuanting could see very clearly with a telescope on his horse. He took the risk of unstable formation and advanced a hundred steps forward in order to gain as much range as possible for Meng He's artillery regiment.
Thinking of His Highness the Crown Prince's high regard for this firearm and the fact that he had seen a mortar live-firing demonstration before, he bet his official title and the lives of all the soldiers in the army. Victory or failure depended on this one move.
This guy really lived up to expectations. He only used four volleys to cause chaos in the rebel army. However, it saved a lot of energy and reduced the damage to the troops compared to using infantry to forcefully charge into the formation.
But wait until all ten bombardments are completed, and then decide how to attack depending on the casualties of the rebels. At present, we need to continue to observe. As long as the rebels try to resist stubbornly, they must be killed first with firecrackers.
The current situation can be said to be beyond Sun Chuanting's expectation. The power of the big iron barrel of the mortar is much better than he imagined. It doesn't look amazing, but the bullets fired are very powerful, and it is definitely not something that flesh and blood can do. withstand.
If the two armies confront each other in the future, and the other side does not have Hongyi artillery for long-range firing, it is convenient to use mortars to blast the opponent's infantry formation first. When the enemy's army is defeated, the entire army can be used to cover up the killing.
"Dad! Can my child lead the troops into battle?"
When Bai Liangbi saw the opportunity coming, he became impatient and stepped forward to ask for instructions. If he allowed other troops to seize the opportunity, he might not be able to capture Luo Rucai, a thief general worth fifty thousand taels of silver.
"How anxious are you? Haven't you heard that the Commander-in-Chief will fire ten times? If you, a fool, rush over, you will be blown to pieces. At the moment, the Commander-in-Chief has not yet ordered an attack, and the entire army has not moved. Please be patient. Just wait, you’ll have a chance to show off!”
Bai Guangen, who was watching the bombardment on the other side as a show, was in high spirits when he was suddenly disturbed by his son. His good mood was interrupted and he had to teach this inexperienced child a lesson.
If Sun Chuanting orders an attack and you lead his troops out, that is called acting on orders. Even if you are extremely jealous, no one can say anything.
However, he started to attack on his own without receiving orders from the commander. This is called "stealing the credit", and he will offend all other general officers at once. Even if his unit wins a complete victory, Bai Guangen will still have to share most of the results.
Bai Guangen would definitely not let his son do such a thankless task. What's more, although the rebel army was in chaos, there were still a large number of horsemen available. It would take another look to see if there were any. The odds are there.
As a commander-in-chief, you must not only be able to command troops in battle, but also learn to figure out the dynamics of the enemy and the thoughts of your superiors. Just know that rushing in blindly is called recklessness. Sooner or later, you will lose all your troops, or even be defeated and die.
Bai Guangen was always thinking about Luo Rucai, but his unit was closest to the Chinese army on the opposite side. When Sun Chuanting ordered an attack, his unit would also be pointed directly at the middle of the rebel army. Presumably, he would get the moon first by being closer to the water.
Therefore, although I was looking forward to "Cao Cao" offline, my expression remained extremely calm. I sat on a horse and used a telescope to peer at the opposite side, and then figured out how to get more benefits.
The officers and soldiers who came to suppress them were all veterans. When our own troops and physical strength did not have any advantage, the more chaotic the rebel army was, the more advantageous it was to our own side.
It was obvious that they were all new recruits with no experience in charging forward like this. The general officers under Sun Chuanting were eager to use fire blunderbuss to kill all the rebels, so that they could lead their troops to take advantage without losing any blood.
Therefore, before the commander gave the order to attack, none of the officers and soldiers were dispatched without authorization, and they were all waiting to see what would happen. Although there are signs of eagerness to give it a try, it is just gearing up, nothing more.
All the commanders-in-chief understand that whichever group of people rushes first, the rebel army will attack first, and will let the colleagues behind them catch up. This kind of stupid thing must never be done. Either no one rushes first, or everyone goes together. .
But the rebels on the opposite side could no longer bear it. They really couldn't withstand such fierce bombardment. Based on the minimum number of people, if they were to knock down five or six hundred people at one time, that would be five or six thousand people ten times.
The scale of casualties accounted for more than 10% of the total force. The morale of the troops must have plummeted and their fighting spirit was completely lost. Then this battle would be impossible to win. There was still the Han River behind them. It was impossible for tens of thousands of people to cross the river quickly. It was completely impossible. A dead end.
The seven leaders planned a desperate fight and assembled an army of tens of thousands of horsemen, striving to break through the official army's formation in one fell swoop. It would be best if they could quickly level the fire cannon positions that fired the cannonballs and kill them among the insurgents. Sun Gou thief, God is helping me.
"The thieves charge into the formation! The entire formation defends against the enemy!"
"The thieves charge into the formation! The entire formation defends against the enemy!"
"The thieves charge into the formation! The entire formation defends against the enemy!"
After the orderly soldiers under Bai Guangen shouted three times, the officers and soldiers changed from a lively and casual state to a concentrated and huddled mode.
It is no joke for the horse soldiers to rush into the formation. Once the infantry formation is rushed away, the thieves will trample them with their horses. If you don't want to be trampled to pieces by the horses' hooves, you must hold on to the formation.
Since there was a mountain behind him, it was difficult for the horsemen to use their ability to run vertically and horizontally, so Sun Chuanting asked the officers and soldiers to form a "straight formation" instead of a "square formation" in the true sense.
The "square formation" has the same defensive power in any direction. It is the same as the "circular formation", but is slightly different in appearance. It is a balanced attack and defense, or a formation that emphasizes defense and light attack.
The "straight formation" is an offensive-oriented formation. The infantry is placed in the middle, and the horsemen on the two wings are used to outflank and encircle the enemy. A small number of soldiers are placed behind to protect the safety of the baggage. Functionally, it is similar to the formation that aims to fly together on both wings. The "qu array" is similar.
The vitality of the "straight array" is the rear, and there is no fear of the enemy's frontal attack or the roundabout strategy of the two wings. The rebels actually had room to attack from behind, but they had no extra time.
In a few minutes, the Chinese army might be bombarded by the firearms of the official army, so Luo Rucai asked the leaders to let the cavalry units rush into the formation as quickly as possible. If it were a little later, they would be bombarded. God.
At first, everyone wanted to continue to form a formation to meet the enemy, but it didn't take long to find that this method would not work at all. Under such a fierce bombardment, it would be difficult for the infantry to form a formation, even to survive, so they had to retreat.
However, if the retreat is not well organized, it is very likely to turn into a rout.
Leaders and leaders with horses can naturally retreat quickly, while soldiers without horses have no choice but to run around.
Everyone was running towards the city, fearing that if they ran too slowly they would be left there to die, so they didn't bother to maintain formation.
All the bulky carriages were abandoned, even the big flags that read "Put the Way for Heaven" were thrown away, and all kinds of weapons were everywhere.
The so-called "guaranteed victory" was almost a short-lived extravagant hope, and the next thought was completely forgotten by the rebel army.
But the four leaders on the two wings would not watch the eldest brother Luo Rucai and the two brothers being beaten, and their own tribe was indifferent to this.
The seven of them had discussed it before. Everyone should work together to defeat Sun Chuanting, and the country would be divided equally in the future.
To take a step back, even if we can't share the kingdom, we must at least repel the Sun Gou thieves, otherwise the Han River behind it will be the road to the underworld...
It was impossible for the government troops to allow the rebel troops to cross the river smoothly and comfortably. Without defeating the government troops, it was impossible for the rebel troops, including tens of thousands of family members, to cross the river.
Besides, there are still Long Zaitian's troops on the other side. Although their strength is not large, they are entrenched in Zhangwan Town opposite Yun County. If they want to deal with Long Zaitian without any distractions, they must first kill the Sun Gou thieves in front of them.
The three leaders, Luo Rucai, Chang Guoan, and "Yi Long", did not flee in the face of the battle, but simply couldn't withstand this kind of bullet.
If we take advantage of the situation and rush over, we are afraid that we will lose nearly half of our troops before the infantry can reach the front of the official formation. It is better to let the horse soldiers advance forward and charge into the formation, and then it depends on the situation of the battle.
In order to wait for opportunities to make a comeback in the future, the leaders kept all their horses when they accepted the imperial court's invitation. If there were not enough war horses, they could use pack horses to make up for them.
When the seven groups of people were put together, the number of horse soldiers was no less than ten thousand, which was much more than the horse soldiers of the army on the opposite side. They were all killed at once, but it was a veritable galloping of ten thousand horses!
As the front line of the Chinese army, Bai Guang'en's infantry formation consisted of 6,000 infantry, divided into three large blocks, standing side by side, and each block, also known as "a group", contained 2,000 people.
Each formation consists of eight rows, the first two rows are spearmen, the third and fourth rows are sword and shield soldiers, the fifth and sixth rows are archers, and the seventh and eighth rows are gunners, totaling more than two hundred columns.
The number of columns in each formation is not the same, because the number of gunners under their jurisdiction is different. This unit is set up to resist enemy cavalry.
There is a very wide distance between the carriages, usually about one foot or more. If only the pikemen were to defend it, it would not be enough to withstand the fierce impact of the enemy's cavalry.
Without the placement of horse-repelling stakes, the only weapon that can block enemy cavalry is the Crouching Tiger Cannon, which can kill and injure bandit soldiers in a large area. The Big Gunman is used to release this kind of firearm.
Once the enemy cavalry charging at the front is bombarded by the Tiger Crouching Cannon at close range, it will naturally become a roadblock that prevents the rear cavalry from continuing to charge into the formation, and one's own infantry formation will be temporarily safer.
Although Bai Guangen's troops have more than 12,000 men, the only ones who can fight are these 6,000 infantry and the 2,000 horsemen commanded by Bai Liangbi. The rest are auxiliary soldiers and miscellaneous soldiers, who can usually fight as primary soldiers. You can't count on them in a tough battle.
"Anyone who retreats without permission will be killed without mercy!"
Seeing a large group of enemy cavalry rushing towards his troops, Bai Guangen also realized that a fierce battle was imminent. There were bandits in front of him and Sun Chuanting behind him. It was difficult to offend either one, but if he ran away first, after the failure of the battle, He will be arrested and charged first.
Meng He's fire blunderbuss had caused the thief army's infantry formation to collapse. If he could withstand the thief army's counterattack and then take advantage of the situation to kill them, he would definitely win a complete victory. Knowing this relationship, Bai Guangen decided to stay where he was. .
"Hurry up! Don't dawdle!"
Before the ten volleys were completed, Meng He received an order from Sun Chuanting. He could lead his troops to retreat. Sun Chuanting did not want this precious artillery regiment to be affected in the close combat.
The foot-picking man then ordered his men to immediately pull out their "carrots" from the pit. They had almost done what they should do, and they could pat their butts and leave in a swagger, leaving the rest to Bai Guangen and the others.
Although the name "Meng He" is catchy, don't think that this person is a young and handsome young man. Among Sun Chuanting's Qin army, the only ones with fair faces are the clerks, and the rest are tanned from years of fighting. Guy.
It’s actually easy to understand why his parents gave him this name. The literal meaning of “Meng He” is that there is food in his son’s bowl. It is said that Meng He’s father asked the teacher in advance...
Meng He also studied for two years in his early years. Because his family suffered a disaster, he had no money to continue studying. Then he enlisted in the army because he could eat for free.
After Chief Military Officer Niu Chenghu followed Sun Chuanting, the status of Meng He's musket unit also increased. At the request of Qian Suiye, both Niu Chenghu and Yang Guozhu formed a mortar regiment.
Because Meng He knew hundreds of words, was an expert in arson weapons, and had rich practical experience, he was promoted to the commander of the mortar regiment.
The salary is not low, with sixty taels of silver available every month, plus half a stone of rice. As long as he doesn't lavishly give money to his sisters, he will be almost a rich man in his hometown in Shaanxi after he retires from the army.
