Lining up in a row, under the leadership of the general, the Jin army rushed towards the Song army's position. They didn't walk fast, their steps were firm, and they had an indomitable spirit.
Zhang Chi held a telescope and quietly observed Jin Jun. A cannonball was fired, knocking down two Jin soldiers. They were missing arms and legs and were howling miserably on the ground. The others turned a blind eye, filled the gap between the two men, and continued to move forward.
Putting down the telescope, Zhang Chi sighed: "This kind of calmness of the Jin Army on the battlefield is really rare. Now facing them, I suddenly remembered the words of Commander Jie. Commander Commander Jie said that the soldiers of the Jin Army are very good and are not afraid of death on the battlefield. Listen. Orders. If the commander has an order, he can move forward even if he is facing mountains of swords and seas of fire. In other countries, it is very difficult to recruit such soldiers, but the Jin army is everywhere. However, such soldiers can fight, but they are missing on the battlefield. Agility. If we want to defeat the Jin Army, we must return this agility to the soldiers. The orders of the army come from the top down, but the management of the army must be from the bottom up. Not only must the soldiers obey the orders, but they must also Organize and be able to manage themselves. Not only can they obey the orders of their superiors, but they can also discuss their orders, understand their orders, and know how the battle is fought. Only in this way can they use their wisdom and truly join the war. . Our army only has two or three years, the training is not enough, the officers are not yet skilled, and there are many things that are unsatisfactory. Today, we are face to face with the Jin Army and see if they can do it."
Xu Changxing said: "Yes, in the face of our artillery, the Jin army is still not afraid of casualties and attacks in an orderly manner. How many armies can do this?"
Zhang Chi said: "Jie Shuai said that this kind of thing is sometimes a kind of metaphysics. The army has its own style. Once you join this kind of army, you will be affected by this style. Are all Jurchens born not to be afraid of death? Of course not. But after entering the army, their army has such a style, and the soldiers are naturally affected. Without much training, the soldiers are like this. This style fits well with the Jurchen society and cannot be learned by others. We There is no need to learn it. We Han people have another style. To truly defeat the Jin army, we must defeat them, subdue them, and beat them until they are psychologically afraid of us. When we are in front of us, this style will disappear automatically. This sentence I couldn’t understand the words before, but now I understand them somewhat.”
When the Jin army reached thirty steps in front of the Song army's formation, they could already see the Song army's face clearly before they stopped. Due to the limited firing angle of the artillery, it could no longer damage the Jin army at this time. The Jin army gathered in rows in front of the Song army.
When the first row stood firm, they heard a sudden drum sound from the Song Army, and the spearmen in front squatted down. The second drum sounded, and crossbow arrows fell on the Jin army like locusts.
Thirty steps later, the golden bow's range was not enough, but it was within the range of Song's crossbows. Generally, the required range of Song Army crossbowmen is fifty steps. The crossbows in Wang Xiao's hunting army are smaller in power, and their main purpose is to supplement the firepower of the artillery. The most effective range is about thirty steps.
As the crossbow arrows fell, less than half of the Jin army fell to the ground. The others remained motionless, standing firmly there.
The second row of Jin soldiers arrived quickly and filled the gap in the first row.
The drums of the Song Army kept beating, and so did the crossbows and arrows. Soon most of the Jin army were shot to death, and their bodies were carried outside the battle.
Zhang Chi counted silently in the distance. After a while, Xu Changxing said to Xu Changxing: "So far, the Jin Army has lost two out of three stops. When it comes to attacking, it is estimated that only one out of four people will be alive. Such determination is great regardless of the cost. .”
Xu Changxing said: "What do you think, the commander-in-chief, how should we fight this battle?"
Zhang Chi said: "Jie Shuai once said that the most common language between heaven and earth is music. Although the language is different, we still have various emotions when we listen to the songs of foreigners and the music they play. Even if it is war, In fact, it has its own rhythm. We just need to grasp this rhythm and firmly occupy the initiative in the war. The Jin Army still has two rows, and it is time to form a military formation. Order the drummers, stop shooting arrows, and rush forward to fight with the Jin Army immediately. Melee!"
The messengers around him obeyed the orders, ordered the drummers to change the rhythm, and the gunmen stepped forward in formation.
Suddenly, Song Jun's drum changed its rhythm. It was no longer a monotonous tune that was neither urgent nor slow, but started beating like a gust of wind.
As the drum beat came, the gunmen in the front row of the Song Army no longer squatted down, but quickly gathered. The crossbowmen behind also put away their crossbows and drew their swords in their hands.
When the gunmen were assembled, the drum beat calmed down, one after another, like a heavy hammer hitting a person's heart.
With the sound of drums, the gunmen held up their spears and, with a sound of drums, pushed towards the Jin army with one step.
Wo Zi looked at Song Jun in surprise, and was confused for a moment, not knowing what to do. Originally, the last two rows came up, formed a military formation, and rushed straight towards the center of the Song Army. But they didn't expect that the Song Army rushed over first.
After being stunned for a moment, Wo fiercely drew out his long knife and shouted loudly: "Kill him!"
The Jin army, which had not completed its formation, was a little confused. However, he still obeyed Wo Zi's order and rushed towards the charging Song army.
There is very little tactical action on the battlefield. As a shooter, the most important move is the lunge. Especially when in the military formation, this is actually the only action. Although this action is simple, it can produce good results without a lot of practice. When out of the military formation, if you move a little more, it is nothing more than defense.
Wang Xiao's hunting army is different from other armies. There are very few tactical moves for each unit, and they are all summarized by the instructors and veterans. After simplification and scientific improvement, standard actions were formed. When new recruits are in the recruit camp, they will become proficient in these tactical movements, and they will become proficient veterans when they are assigned to various units.
The two armies met, and the Song army raised their guns and thrust forward together with the sound of drums.
Jin Jun was startled, seeing such uniform movements for the first time. A large number of spears were coming, and there was no point in dodging. We could only use the weapons in our hands to defend ourselves. It's just that Song Jun's movements have been tempered thousands of times, how can it be so easy to guard against them?
In one assassination, a large number of Jin troops fell.
The attacking Song army took the opportunity to take a step forward and curbed the momentum of the Jin army's attack.
With the second drum sound, Song Jun raised his gun and stabbed forward again. The Jin army's spears were not as long as the Song army's spears, and they were forced to take another step back.
Seeing that Song Jun was different today, Wo Ze felt a little dizzy for a moment. Song Jun's movements were simple and effective. He thrust out a spear and followed up with steps without any pause. The Jin army had no effective means of protection, so they retreated a little later and were pierced by spears.
In just a few breaths, Jin Jun was forced to take a few steps back.
Wo Zi couldn't bear it any longer. Holding a steel knife in his hand, he shouted: "Straight bitch, follow me and kill him!"
After saying that, he pushed away the spear head not far from him with a knife, and strode forward to kill him.
The Song army's military formation was not very close, and there was half a step between them. As soon as Wo Zi turned away his gun and took a step forward, he saw the spears of the Song army in the back row blocking his front. Just as he was about to use the steel knife to remove the gun head again, he saw the Song Army in the front row sweeping across with their spears. The sweeping range was not large, and it hit the helmet on Wo's side.
Wo Zi felt a splitting headache. Without waiting for a reaction, the drums began to sound. The Song army took a step forward together and stabbed out their spears. Wo Ze watched helplessly as the spear from the second row pierced his chest, and then quickly pulled it out.
Blood flowed out from his chest, carrying a faint fishy smell, and soon stained half of his body red. In the forest of Song Army's spear formation, he slowly fell down.
The drums kept beating, and the Song army did not make any pause, charging straight ahead. Like a moving Great Wall, unstoppable.
Wo fell sideways in the formation, and the Jin army's formation could no longer be maintained, and they retreated in a chaotic manner.
Zhang Chi, who was at a high place, let out a long sigh and ordered the gunners and sword and shield men in front to withdraw and stick to their positions.
The Jin army on the river bank lost its leader and fell into panic for a while. The ferry was still bringing the Jin army over, but they could no longer organize an attack.
Zhang Chi said: "Commander Jie often said that the army is an organized violent group, and the core lies in the organization. No matter how hard the general can fight, how many people can he fight against a well-organized and disciplined army? As long as the army forms Formation, no matter how powerful a general is, he has no chance of winning against ten soldiers. In today's battle, our weapons defeated the Jin Army, our discipline defeated the Jin Army, and our fighting will also defeated the Jin Army. Jin Army. It can be said that in front of us, the Jin Army is vulnerable! When the Jin Army's ferry stops, or if they want to pick up the Jin Army on the shore, they will attack with the whole army and drive these Jurchens into the Yellow River to feed the fish! "
The generals around him promised.
Zhang Chi stood on the hillside, facing the wind blowing from the Yellow River, and felt a high-spirited feeling. Once upon a time, in the eyes of the Song people, the Jurchens were almost invincible, even as fearful as tigers. Today, after this battle, Zhang Chi completely threw away this idea.
