Chapter 161: The Southern Army retreated
Ye Chen was also very surprised by Fu Youde's response.
However, Fu Youde dared to fight.
Then Ye Chen would dare.
So, three days later. Under Ye Chen's command, the Northern Army marched southward in mighty force.
Ye Chen was still very cautious.
Along the way, the troops of an army were spread out in a zigzag pattern. There is a large army in the rear as a reserve army. No matter what situation he faced, Ye Chen didn't think there was any problem.
Soon, Ye Chen saw the Southern Army in the distance.
The first time he saw Nan Jun, Ye Chen felt a very familiar feeling.
The entire arrangement of the Southern Army was no different from that of the Northern Army. The specifics of weapon organization and even clothing are similar.
During the Hongwu period, most of the Ming army was armored. Even before and after the Battle of Hejian, the rate of wearing armor among the army was still very high. But as time went by, there were fewer and fewer armors in the army, naturally because firearms became more and more powerful. Wearing armor has a certain defensive effect. But not much.
Unless you have heavy armor that weighs dozens of kilograms, it will be difficult to survive even if you take a bullet. However, heavy armor weighing dozens of kilograms is difficult to fight on the battlefield. Apart from anything else, if I fell down while shooting, it would be difficult for me to get up by myself.
In ancient times, such heavily armored warriors only put on their armor when they charged into battle. In addition, there is no way to wear it.
During this period, Beijing also updated its armor. From the light armor at the beginning, it turned into a mandarin duck battle coat. Now the mandarin duck war coat has become the current red military uniform.
Today's military uniforms are made of cotton and wool mixed with iron wire lining. It has certain stab-proof function. Mainly lightness. Protection from cold. In terms of defensive capabilities, it is not much worse than the Yuanyang Battle Jacket. In some details, it is much better than the Yuanyang Battle Jacket.
The reason why it is red is not because it will not be obvious after bleeding and will not affect morale. Simply because the Ming Dynasty was still popular.
In the Ming Dynasty, red is the correct color.
All armies must use red.
As for the Southern Army, it has now been simplified to the point of not using armor, which is similar but different from the Northern Army's idea. The similarity is that armor becomes more and more redundant in battle. Without him, the longer the range of firearms at this time, the carrier of firearms. The more people exercise, the more exercise they do.
In the era of cold weapons, when the two sides were one or two miles apart, the soldiers could take off their armor and rest. When it was time to fight, they would put on their armor and rush over to fight. But now, because of the range, if both sides want to be far away, they have to approach in formation.
If there is any formation change or counterattack between the two sides. In terms of the amount of exercise alone, even the soldiers cannot bear the armor.
Although many people think that there were many muscular men in ancient times, in fact, in terms of physical fitness, most ancient armies are not as good as modern armies. Otherwise, it is determined by logistics.
So it doesn’t matter whether you lose weight or lose your defense. All things considered, armor has to withdraw from the stage of history. That is to say, cavalry armor still exists. That is because the load of cavalry is borne by war horses. They also have some weight redundancy.
But there is another reason for the Southern Army, that is, insufficient military production.
They converted all the steel used in armor production to other products. Therefore, the Confederate army could only wear single clothes. Their single clothes are single-storey cotton clothes.
The uniforms of the Union Army looked the same as those of the Confederate Army. But it’s actually different. There is a layer of wire mesh in the middle of the cotton-wool blend. This craft is already the pinnacle masterpiece of textile technology in the entire north. Only the 600,000 Imperial Guards received this treatment.
The Confederate army was just civilians.
It can also be seen from the dyeing.
The Union army's red color is more vivid, while the Confederate army is a bit duller.
You know, natural dyes have always faded in ancient times. In ancient times, many dignitaries never wore their clothes a second time because they would fade as soon as they were washed. Faded clothes don’t look good. This is also the reason why ordinary people wear white clothes.
Their white clothes are not the bright white that modern people don't know. Instead, it is washed until it fades to a white color that can no longer fade.
Now the reason for this comparison is also very simple.
At once
In the dye industry, there is no difference between the North and the South.
The reason for this is just that one has money and the other has no money. If you are willing to give money, the people below will do better. Or give the soldiers an extra set of clothes. The Southern Army did not have such conditions. It's pretty good that they have new uniforms.
It should be noted that the military uniforms of the Shanxi Army are no different from those of the Hongwu Year.
Ye Chen looked carefully with a telescope, not just the details of the military uniform. Instead, we judge the combat effectiveness of the Southern Army from the details of all aspects of operations.
After a long time, Ye Chen put down the telescope, and the trace of underestimating the enemy disappeared from his heart.
There is not much difference between the Southern Army and the Northern Army in all aspects. The only difference is probably that the Southern Army is relatively poor and has a simplified version of the Northern Army in every aspect. But compared with before, the Southern Army in the Battle of Huaiqing made great progress in all aspects.
However, the real combat effectiveness still has to be tested on the battlefield.
So, under the gaze of the armies of both sides, and with the cavalry from both sides harassing each other, the phalanxes approached each other one by one.
Because the cavalry galloped back and forth, this area was close to Guangwu Mountain and the remaining mountains of Songshan Mountain, but it was already considered the Great Plains of Henan. To say that it is a thousand miles of flat ground is a bit exaggerated, but there is nothing that would impede the advance of both sides. More convenient for cavalry assault.
The cavalry charged up easily.
Therefore, both sides are square formations, regardless of whether they are completely in line formation.
The battle line, several kilometers wide, was slowly approaching.
"Boom." A cannon shot from the front line. Both sides were already within range of each other's infantry artillery.
Ye Chen also saw the other party's technological progress. At least a year or two ago, the infantry artillery that followed the phalanx was still a technical problem that was difficult for the Southern Army to overcome. Now the Southern Army has equipped it on a large scale. I don’t know about other places, but as far as the army in front of me is concerned, the equipment of each regiment is no less than that of the Northern Army.
Ye Chen does not need to command the battlefield.
The entire battlefield has already been subdivided. Under the command of the commanders at all levels below, what Ye Chen needs to give is only the general direction. For example, attack, retreat, determine the main direction of attack, and whether to make a detour.
etc.
This is also the result of the construction of the staff department during this period.
Save Ye Chen from many trivial tasks.
Ye Chen fought very cautiously in this battle. What he wanted to know most today was what kind of combat effectiveness these elite soldiers of the Southern Army were like. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. Therefore, you must first find out the details of the other party.
But Ye Chen played conservatively.
The opponent also played quite conservatively.
The two sides fought for a while. Ye Chen suddenly realized that the other side was retreating.
At the first moment, Ye Chen felt that Fu Youde was luring the enemy deeper. I immediately dismissed the idea, feeling that it was too obvious. He did not hide his strategic intentions at all.
This is not quite like Fu Youde's method.
But soon, Ye Chen knew Fu Youde's brilliance.
Because almost all the generals below requested pursuit. ap.
Ye Chen was stunned and thought to himself: "When will we be able to simply fight?"
He understood the thoughts of these generals. They were all suppressed and wanted to make achievements. It was because of the repeated victories after Hejian that a feeling had been formed that all the generals of the Northern Army were confident of winning against the Southern Army.
Now the Confederate army retreated at the slightest contact.
It made these people confirm this.
They may not have noticed that the Southern Army was conserving its strength. But so what? They felt that the Confederate army was insignificant. Even if they retained their strength, wouldn't they be able to defeat them? It's just a bigger loss.
A few years ago, Ye Chen would have been able to completely block out these distractions. He doesn't care at all if his subordinates disagree with him. After all, he is the coach.
But his status is getting higher and higher, and he has to pay attention to many things.
By the time he reached his position, politics and military affairs were so entangled that they were inseparable.
The generals under his command are not just his direct descendants. What can be said?
Everyone has it. Neither He Xi nor Zhu Xiongying would let Ye Chen's subordinates listen to Ye Chen's words. Just think about it and you will know how terrible that is.
Precisely because there were many people below who had secrets behind their backs, Ye Chen didn't want to cause trouble, so he still wanted to listen to some of their ideas.
Moreover, the war is imminent, and the anger can not be vented. This is not the time to damage the morale below.
