As a conservative, Su Xiancheng did not want to take the initiative to attack. However, the generals had a strong desire to fight. After thinking about it, Su Xiancheng felt that what these generals said made sense.
The chieftains and local tycoons in Lingnan are actually very cunning and treacherous, and generally will not do anything without obvious benefits. Even if they are bribed with money, it is difficult to say whether they will take the initiative to cooperate with South Vietnam.
But if the South Vietnamese army wins the battle and defeats the Ming army, then this news will definitely greatly stimulate those guys who don’t see rabbits and don’t let go of hawks. They might be able to instigate chaos in Lingnan, and South Vietnam can fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the opportunity. Get the benefits.
After much thought, Su Xiancheng felt that this was a good idea. With a thought, Su Xiancheng agreed to the request of Chen Gu, a fierce general under his command, and gave him 10,000 troops. He asked him to lead these 10,000 troops closer to the direction of Da Nanguan and lead the Ming army. Come out and fight.
Then he defeated the Ming army through field battles, built up the confidence of the South Vietnamese army, overcame the last scruples about the Ming Dynasty, attacked Dananguan, and then officially entered Lingnan and began to expand territory.
Not to mention competing in the Central Plains, at least we must achieve Zhao Tuo's achievements back then, right?
By conquering Lingnan, Nanyue became a more powerful regime than Zhao Tuo's back then. It confronted the Central Plains Dynasty across the Five Ridges and achieved great things that no predecessors had ever accomplished.
What kind of martial arts is that?
Against this background, the Ming army and the South Vietnamese army engaged in an inexplicable encounter more than 20 miles south of Da Nanguan.
It was a slightly flatter place. Relatively speaking, the Ming Army's terrain was low, while the South Vietnamese Army's terrain was slightly higher.
Chen Gu, the general of South Vietnam, observed the appearance of the Ming army from a high place and found that the Ming army had a neat appearance, bright armor, and flying flags. It looked like an elite division. He was quite moved.
"With such a military appearance, it is no wonder that the Ming army is an elite division."
After the compliment, he also felt a little strange, because just looking at it, he felt that the Ming army did not seem to be troubled by the humid climate and miasma, but rather seemed not to be affected much.
Was the Ming army deliberately hiding their infected soldiers, or were they really not affected?
Chen Gu thought for a moment and felt that since he was condescending and fighting at home, he should not be the worried party, so he decided to arrange for the army to attack.
The South Vietnamese army's combat tactics are quite similar to those of the Central Plains army. They have archers, melee troops and a small number of cavalry. They are good at using terrain to fight and are not weak in field battles. Chen Gu gave an order and commanded the army to change formations in an orderly manner, preparing to launch an active attack.
On the other side, Zhao Yucheng personally led the troops to fight. He observed the lineup of the South Vietnamese army and found that the military appearance of the South Vietnamese army was acceptable, but the army's equipment was more than one level worse than that of the Ming army. Basically, it was the same as the situation detected by the sentry. There's no big difference.
The elite melee troops have a pretty good armor approval rate, the quality of their steel armors is also pretty good, and their weapons are also pretty good.
Archers and general cannon fodder troops lack steel armor, or use local materials, mainly rattan armor and leather armor, which only protect vital parts, leaving a considerable part of the body exposed.
Only the elite troops have formal military uniforms, while the rest of the troops wear anything, including many who are shirtless.
The soldiers vary in age, height, and physical fitness. There are not only young and strong soldiers, but also veterans who are obviously old at first glance.
All in all, this is a standard feudal army.
No matter how good this kind of army is at fighting, if its foundation is here, the upper limit will be locked.
Zhao Yucheng was confident. Seeing that the South Vietnamese army was preparing to change its formation and launch an active attack, he felt unhappy and immediately ordered the artillery troops to come forward, preparing to give them a brutal blow.
Obviously, South Vietnam still does not know what the Ming army's artillery and muskets are like.
Through some private channels, the South Vietnamese court heard that the Ming army had powerful firearms. However, because it was out of touch with the masses, the South Vietnamese court dismissed this and did not bother to study it in depth, so it knew very little about the Ming army's new firearms.
In their impression, firearms were still in the state of being equipped with firearms by the Song Army.
Listen.
Sometimes you can't even hear the sound because of the humidity.
What's the use of a firearm that can't even make a sound?
To scare people?
Chen Gu believed that the South Vietnamese army had everything it should have, and didn't bother to have anything it shouldn't have, so he was ready to take the initiative and ordered the front-line troops to form a formation and move forward. After advancing to a certain distance, they were ready to release arrows at Ming Ming. The military formation launched an attack.
As a result, Chen Gu learned that some strange black pipes appeared on the front lines of the Ming army. These pipes were mounted on vehicles and could be pushed. They were very long and large. There were also soldiers holding fire, which looked like firearms.
In response to his subordinate's question of "how to respond", Chen Gu thought for a moment and decided to speed up and cover the attack with arrow rain, ignoring the firearms.
"Although firearms are loud, they are not powerful enough to threaten our army. Give me the order to continue the attack according to the established plan!"
The general's order was absolute. The South Vietnamese army did not hesitate and continued to act according to the established plan. The military formation moved forward steadily and the crossbowmen were ready to fire their arrows.
Then a deafening roar suddenly sounded, and iron bullets wrapped in hot air flowed through a beautiful arc and suddenly hit the South Vietnamese army's formation.
The South Vietnamese soldiers were not prepared mentally or in action. They stared blankly at the black iron bullets wrapped in hot air and bombarding them. The next moment, everything in the world was turned upside down.
With just one round of bombardment, the forward momentum of the South Vietnamese army was disrupted, and then fell into self-chaos. At the same time, the Ming army's military formation began to advance, and they moved forward bravely. The crossbowmen and musketeers in the military formation fired at them one after another. The South Vietnamese army launched an attack.
Arrows rained down, and rows of musketeers shot out clouds of smoke.
For a time, the South Vietnamese army was filled with blood and screams. From time to time, broken limbs and broken arms were broken off from the person's body with lead, and then blood spurted out from the wound uncontrollably.
Some unlucky South Vietnamese soldiers were even hit in the head with a lead, and half of their heads were knocked off with one shot. The scene was similar to hitting a watermelon with a baseball bat.
The Ming army's formation advanced step by step, while the South Vietnamese army's formation quickly fell into collapse. The living people screamed in terror and turned around and ran away. The injured people let out shrill screams and rolled around on the ground, not wanting to die. But he couldn't survive at all.
All this happened so fast, the Ming army's military formation advanced so fast that Chen Gu didn't even react. He didn't know why his elite main battle team was defeated so quickly.
He really didn't have much time to react, because the retreating troops had already begun to attack his central army, causing a small chaos.
At this moment, there was another deafening roar, and iron bullets carrying scorching air currents suddenly arrived, blasting out blood pits in his Chinese army formation, causing the Chinese army to be greatly shaken and plunged into chaos. In a semi-collapsed state.
The Ming army's advance was almost unstoppable.
The stunned Chen Gu came to his senses only after his subordinates shook him vigorously. Facing his subordinates' anxious inquiries, Chen Gu suddenly widened his eyes and shouted loudly.
"Cavalry attack! Attack! Attack quickly!!!"
He realized that if he continued, he wouldn't even be able to regroup and gain a foothold. No matter what methods the Ming army used to attack him, he had to buy time for himself now.
The cavalry was the last resort.
But he doesn't have many cavalry. If a wave of charges is useless, I'm afraid he will end up here.
He could only hope that his cavalry would be powerful enough.
But the Ming army's cavalry was obviously more powerful than him.
7017k
