Chapter 162 The fierce battle begins
Fire cannons burst out and white smoke rises everywhere.
For a time, the visibility was very low, and no one could see the figure on the opposite side.
But in the South, the artillery played steadily. The firepower continued, and a group of people fell on their backs. However, the Confederate cavalry continued to advance. There were even a dozen cavalrymen who rushed into the Confederate bayonet array, and were immediately pierced by countless bayonets on their bodies.
About ten minutes later.
There was a sharp whistle and the sound of horse hooves gradually subsided.
Then the sound of firecrackers stopped.
When the smoke cleared, the battlefield was littered with human and horse corpses, layer by layer. There are also horses that stay where they are and refuse to leave because their owners have become one of the corpses on the ground.
Sheng Yong glanced at it and roughly estimated that there were more than two thousand corpses lying on the ground.
Don't underestimate it, there are more than two thousand people.
The cavalry of the First Army only numbered more than 10,000. In addition, when facing the superior cavalry of the Southern Army, they suffered a lot of losses in the battle. The battle losses exceeded three people.
In fact, this desperate attack was not ordered to stop by the superiors. But they couldn't attack anymore. The above have to admit this fact.
Most of the troops lost the desire to attack after suffering more than 30% casualties. Enter the countdown to collapse. The kind of fighting to the last soldier is often just a slogan. Except for the volunteers to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, there is almost no such army.
It's not like there's no supervising team or something.
But it is impossible to supervise the battle team and go against the general trend. Otherwise, if the situation becomes urgent, it is not impossible to turn around and kill the supervising team.
However, after ten minutes of delay, it was enough.
Sheng Yong could see clearly that the front army and the middle army had merged together.
The phalanx formed in front of the main formation of the First Army and turned into a column, retreating into the phalanx through the gaps in the phalanx. The First Army became a whole.
At this time, the real battle has just begun.
The advantages that Sheng Yong had managed to gain before no longer existed.
Sheng Yong looked at the sun.
The sun is high in the sky at noon. Both sides have relatively ample time.
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Wu Li stood in the middle of the military formation, taking inventory of his troops, and fought for a whole morning. A total of three to four thousand people were admitted.
The most serious problem was the cavalry. The cavalry's final assault caused heavy losses to the cavalry. Under such circumstances, it is estimated that it will take some time to restore military morale. In today's battle, Wu Li was not prepared to let the cavalry participate in the battle.
A 30% loss may not seem high, but this is not an average of 30%, but an overall 30%. For a certain team, it is very likely that no one in the entire team will survive. It's also possible that only one or two people survived.
In this case, how much mental pressure it puts on the people behind.
Looking at the people in front of them going to die, they can't cause any casualties to the other party.
This is really not a mental pressure that ordinary people can bear.
They must be given a break.
Wu Li's idea was very simple. The friendly troops were more than thirty miles away. Even in combat formation, they could not reach them within one day, but they could reach them the day after tomorrow.
There are so many of them, working together to defend themselves, and they are determined not to let the other side take it down in one day.
Time is on his side.
Why should he be anxious?
Immediately, Wu Li gave an order.
Small square arrays unfolded one by one. Form a layer upon layer of horizontal lines. There is a considerable distance between the horizontal lines, which is not only a fire channel, but also a path for cavalry or artillery to enter and exit.
Immediately, thousands of people behind the first-level line took off their firecrackers, picked up engineering shovels, and began to dig on the spot.
Digging trenches and building fortifications is very fast with the help of engineering shovels.
If Sheng Yong was indifferent, Wu Li wouldn't mind building a city on the spot.
This is the situation Sheng Yong least wants to see.
But now, I can only take it hard.
Sheng Yong
With an order, the Confederate Army's infantry formation began to advance the Union Army's march.
Although it is impossible for Fu Youde to implement the reforms of the Northern Army in the entire army, it can still be implemented in some armies. Today's Southern Army formation is not much different from that of the Northern Army. They are also three horizontal lines.
But in terms of command, Sheng Yong had a much harder time than Wu Li.
Although Wu Li's staff system is not perfect, Wu Li at least has a professional staff system. Wu Li only needs to issue general orders, and he will naturally break down Wu Li's orders into specific orders and pass them on to the various units below.
Although Sheng Yong also had his own staff group, it was completely different from the professional staff group. Much worse in every aspect.
However, Sheng Yong was able to command the Southern Army in an orderly manner, which shows that Sheng Yong is indeed outstanding.
Moreover, the middle and lower-level officers of the Northern Army have been trained. However, the Southern Army was not trained, and many of them took office hastily. Therefore, overall, the formation of the Southern Army was much more chaotic than that of the Northern Army.
Specifically, the southern army's horizontal formation must have a pause after walking one or two hundred steps. The Northern Army could basically keep its formation unchanged, and even if there were a few minor problems, they could be solved during the march.
The armies of both sides are getting closer and closer.
Based on the Northern Army's five infantry artillery pieces per 1,000 households, this time a total of more than 200 artillery pieces were brought out. But this cannon is the most expensive. When we were traveling lightly, quite a few of them were thrown to the north bank of the Floating River.
At this moment, Wu Li only had more than a hundred artillery pieces in his hands.
However, even the combined power of more than a hundred artillery pieces is considerable.
Although the Confederate army was getting closer.
Wu Li gave an order, and the horizontal formation in front immediately transformed into a square formation, revealing the artillery position behind.
Cannons opened fire.
Horizontal formations can effectively reduce artillery damage.
For example, it is very likely that solid artillery shells will hit the gap between horizontal lines. Even if it bounces, it has passed the horizontal team. Of course, the chances of this happening are low. But the average number of people killed by each shell is not high.
Especially the land here is all farmland.
The farmland is not strong. When hit on the ground, it will often not form a ricochet. .z.
So, facing the artillery on the opposite side, the Confederate army just paused and continued to advance.
More than a hundred artillery pieces seemed much sparse on a front that was several miles wide.
Artillery concentration, this concept has been proposed before, and Ye Chen also knows it. But no matter what, the gunners these days are so bad. Most of the time it's a flat shot. Therefore, when the artillery is fired, no one is allowed in front.
However, the artillery can actually raise its muzzle, pass over the crowd in front, and hit directly.
However, most gunners can't do it.
After all, it is easy for Beijing to produce artillery. It is not easy to train a group of professional gunners. Concentrated artillery fire requires professional artillery commanders who are proficient in mathematics.
Otherwise, it's difficult to do this.
Because it is not the artillery that is concentrated, but the firepower of the artillery. It can be divided into several artillery positions, but if you want to hit the same place, it is also a concentration of artillery.
However, Beijing has not yet cultivated such artillery talents.
Maybe a few people can do it. However, the cooperation of the elite gunners below is also needed.
When most gunners are unqualified. It’s better to wait for this tactic.
So, it became what it is today. Although the cannons roared, the marching speed of the Confederate army did not slow down.
Immediately, the Confederate artillery also opened fire.
The Confederate artillery was deployed on both wings of the Confederate army. Under the escort of the cavalry, it advanced to a place one or two miles away from the two corners of the Union army's formation and began bombarding.
Facing Confederate artillery bombardment.
The soldiers of the Northern Army also stood still.
The Confederate army's artillery was far less than that of the Union army. After the Northern Army detached part of its artillery to bombard the Confederate artillery positions, the shooting frequency of the Confederate artillery positions was no longer as fast.
The two sides are getting closer and closer.
Suddenly, all the artillery of the Northern Army stopped.
All artillery stopped.
Before the Southern Army could react.
A volley of artillery fire began.
Nothing else. It's shrapnel. Steel balls were placed in iron cans, shot into the sky, and then sprayed down from the sky.
Each shot can cover one or two square meters.
Although there are many cannons hitting the open space. But there were still a lot of cannons hitting the formations, and in just a moment, there were a lot of empty spaces in these formations.
When Sheng Yong saw this, his whole body suddenly tensed up and he was so depressed that he could hardly breathe.
He knew this situation. He had already expected it. After all, this is not a secret weapon. But when I saw it with my own eyes, it was still unbearable.
