"Fire!" Yao Su waved his right arm fiercely and looked nervously at the Jin army outside the city, not daring to breathe.
With a muffled sound, several plumes of black smoke rose from the top of the city, and artillery shells roared towards the Jin Army's formation.
Wanyan Yuying was about to order an attack when he saw several iron bullets flying into his formation with a whistling sound. The iron bullets came quickly and urgently, directly cutting a bloody path in the military formation. Suddenly, dozens of people were missing arms and legs, screaming in the military formation. Many people also lost their lives directly.
Wanyan Yuying was stunned by this extraordinary sight. I just stared there blankly, not knowing what to do for a moment.
When the Jin army hesitated, the Song army's second round of artillery was fired. Howling artillery shells flew towards the face, and one accurate shot penetrated the Jin army's formation in one go.
As the artillery in Shenshan County was fired, the two nearby villages also adjusted their muzzles and opened fire together. The Jin army arrayed in front of the city became a living target, and almost no cannon was fired. The shells hit the crowd, injuring or killing those they encountered.
In a few breaths, the Jin army's formation was already in disarray.
Wanyan Yuying was frightened. Shouted loudly: "Withdraw! Withdraw! All troops retreat immediately!"
How could the densely formed Jin army react in such a short time? As Wanyan Yuying pointed his flag behind him, some people wanted to turn around, and some wanted to retreat. Coupled with the large number of seriously injured people, they were crowded together and became a mess.
Every time the Song army at the top of the city fired three cannons, someone would carry a bucket and pour water on the barrels. Even so, the barrels would still turn red after a while.
At this time, the Jin army outside the city seemed to have entered Shura Hell. It was unknown how many people died and how many were injured. The formation was completely chaotic. Except for a few people who successfully retreated, most people huddled together. Shells were still falling on the city, and there were screams everywhere.
On the hillside in the west of the city, Jiang Min shook his head. He put down the telescope, shook it vigorously with his hand, tried it again, and handed it to Liang Xing beside him.
Liang Xing only saw chaos in front of the city. He couldn't see clearly from a distance and didn't know what was going on. I picked up the telescope and took a look, and I couldn't help but be shocked. He said to Jiang Min: "Zhaofu, what's going on in front of the city?"
Jiang Min said: "There are cannons on the top of the city, and the Jin army is arrayed in front of the city. Aren't they looking for death? We have cannons in the army, and war will be different from now on."
When artillery first appeared, it did not change the shape of warfare. To a certain extent, this is just better crossbows, better swords and guns, and war is still the way it used to be. But when field artillery matured and war was no longer about defending the city, the war changed. In the face of powerful artillery, the city cannot be defended, and the field cannot form a dense offensive formation. Even because artillery has a longer range and a better view at high altitudes, some highlands are more important than cities.
In Europe, the improvement of artillery was a process of contradictions. At first, city defense cannons were commonly used, and the attackers also tried their best to drag the cannons to the front of the city, or cast them directly in front of the city. At this time, artillery basically had no field combat capability, and the most typical form of warfare was bastion offensive and defensive warfare. When field artillery developed maturely, the attacker could use a small number of troops to control the bastion even if it did not capture the bastion. The pattern of warfare changed. The importance of cities and bastions was greatly reduced, wars became mainly field battles, and the size of the troops also increased rapidly.
Due to special historical conditions in China, field artillery has not developed, especially powerful field artillery, which has not become the main force in war. In Chinese history, the form of warfare dominated by cold weapons actually fast-forwarded directly to the form of warfare with modern firearms. How to fight a front-loaded field artillery war has never happened in Chinese history.
Wang Xiaolie didn't know much about artillery, and he was still trying to figure out how to use it in actual combat. However, due to the memory of the past life, when manufacturing artillery, field artillery was mainly used, and special emphasis was placed on the mobility of the artillery. The addition of these field artillery actually fundamentally changed the shape of warfare.
Wanyan Yuying's three thousand men were the first army in this era to directly face artillery. The fact that they were not completely destroyed by more than a dozen cannons in front of Shenshan County was already the result of the particularly strong Jin Army. For them, failure is inevitable.
Liang Xing watched for a while, then put down the telescope and said to Jiang Min: "Zhaofu, the Jin army has retreated, should we pursue it?"
Jiang Min said: "It's not that easy to run away. Out of the artillery range, Jin Shuai will try to regroup his troops. If he can't think of a way to retreat, then it's time for us to pursue. General, my five hundred cavalry, In addition to your five hundred cavalry, how about eating all these three thousand golden troops?"
Liang was startled. Said: "I came to Shenshan because I thought that if I recruit more than a thousand troops to fight against three thousand Jin troops, I'm afraid I won't be able to defend the county. Who would have thought that these Jin troops would be vulnerable to the recruitment. This, this -"
Jiang Min said: "As a commander, you should have enough understanding of the war. You must know clearly how your own soldiers are, how the enemy's soldiers are, the morale of both sides, and the weapons. If Wanyan Yuying can wake up quickly and adjust his tactics , how could three thousand people be so vulnerable? If he couldn't react and insisted on letting his soldiers go to the city to die, who could save him? Since Jingkang, have there been few cases of the Jin army fighting ten against one? Are all Han people afraid of death? If the war is defeated, the commander must bear a very heavy responsibility. In other words, it is not a problem of one commander, but a problem of the entire war command system."
Liang Xing was silent. Jiang Min, who had the best academic performance in the military academy, had naturally considered these issues. As a rebel leader who rose up during the war, why did Liang Xing consider these issues? What Liang Xing wants to know now is when to pursue him.
Jiang Min raised his telescope and observed the situation in front of the city. Today's telescopes are very difficult to use and have various problems. When using it, I often suddenly lose sight. Patting and flicking is a common action.
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Seeing Yan Yuying riding a horse, he looked at his reassembled army and then at the city head, hesitating for a long time. In the end, it was still commanded to retreat. Jiang Min put away the telescope and said decisively: "The Jin Army is retreating! Let's go!"
After finishing speaking, he said to Liang Xing: "Five miles away is the Laohe River. The Jin army must leave people there to guard the ferry. Let's seize the ferry and fight to the death with the Jin army on the river bank! Jin Shuai no longer tries to attack, but He retreated decisively, not an ordinary person!"
Liang Xing agreed. Together with Jiang Min, he led the army along the hillside and headed north towards Laohe River. It is spring now, and if we find a suitable place, the Jin army can wade across the river. But if you are suddenly attacked by the enemy, it will be difficult to find a suitable location.
