After leaving Qingjian City, Ye Yanshui River Valley turned to the west. The river flows down from the upper reaches and passes through the valley. There are thousands of walls standing on both sides, as straight as a chip.
Walking in front, Wang Zhongfu said with some emotion: "I didn't expect the Jin Army to be so invincible. We are at the front, and after two battles, you didn't have any injuries on your body. The whole battalion of 500 people only lost more than ten. It’s really unimaginable.”
Shu Jiming said: "Why, do you think we have too few casualties?"
Wang Zhongfu shook his head hurriedly and said: "How could it be? It's best if our people are not injured. It's just that I feel that the Jin soldiers are not as brave and good at fighting as the legend says."
Shu Jiming smiled and said: "What's so strange about this? The fact that we fought so easily means that we are better at fighting than the Jin people!"
Wang Zhongfu said: "No. Many Jin people are from barbarians and don't know what death is. The reason why we won so easily is not because we are not afraid of death, but because we are more adaptable to the battlefield. I haven't figured out why this is so."
Any tips? War is a battle between two armies, and the core of an army's combat effectiveness lies in its organization. In this era, even if Wang Xiaolie talks about it all the time and everywhere, there are still many people in the army who don't understand, let alone the Jin Army? The Jin army chooses its sources of troops. The lower the organization level and the less aware of life and death, the better the sources of troops are. People are a bit silly and often don't understand orders. Of course, the Song Army is similar. They even think that murderers who dare to kill people must be good soldiers.
This kind of organized team is very different from Wang Xiaolie's army. Especially Jiang Min's army, the soldiers are strictly selected, the training is serious and responsible, and the organization is far superior to the average army. Such an army, fighting in large groups, can be several times as powerful as the Jin Army.
It's just that the soldiers live in such an atmosphere every day and feel that their requirements are higher than those of other armies, but it's nothing great. I don’t know how amazing these little differences add up.
While walking, the scout in front came back like flying. Report: "The Jin army was found ten miles away. And they were all cavalry, about two to three thousand people."
After hearing this, Shu Jiming hurriedly reined in his horse and said: "On such terrain, we can only deploy one battalion. Forget it, you go back and report to the commander immediately. We will form an array in the open area in front. Only one battalion on the left and right will participate in the battle, and the other troops can only Waiting."
After saying that, he ordered the detective to ride back.
Wang Zhongfu looked around and said: "There are Yeyan tributaries on the left and right here, and there are mountain passes leading into the mountains, which is not conducive to formation. Let's go forward and bypass here."
Shu Jiming agreed and ordered the entire army to continue marching.
Arriving at a relatively open place in the ravine, Shu Jiming said: "This is it. Although it is open here, we can only form one battalion."
After saying that, he commanded the troops to disperse and prepare for formation.
There are five commanders in a battalion. The three in front are all lined up, and the two in the back are lined up. The two at the back are always ready to deal with various emergencies, and they are also the reserve teams of the three in front. During the battle, Shu Jiming was in the front and Wang Zhongfu was in the back, controlling the military formation.
There is at least one headquarters member in each capital who directs the troops together with the capital. When necessary, headquarters personnel can issue orders on behalf of the headquarters, while Dutou firmly controls his subordinates. Orders are communicated from top to bottom, which is conducive to command.
After the formation was completed, Wang Zhongfu looked around and felt that something was wrong. He shook his head and said to Shu Jiming: "Only three can be arranged here. And all three are arranged so that there is almost no gap in the middle. What's the use of the two grenadiers at the back? Why don't we let them go? They go to the front.”
Shu Jiming said: "That's right."
Quickly direct the grenadiers in the two capitals behind to move to the capital in front. The battle the day before yesterday clearly demonstrated the huge role of these grenadiers.
After the arrangements were completed, Wang Zhongfu said again: "The grenadiers in our rear are all useless, and the ones in the Zuojun camp are even more useless. It is better to let them come to us, they will definitely be able to inflict maximum damage on the Jin army."
Shu Jiming was stunned: "There are so many grenadiers, four or five rows apart, and they are of no use on the battlefield."
Wang Zhongfu said: "Why is it useless? You can divide it into groups. After one group has finished throwing, they will change their spears, and the other group will come. When both groups have finished throwing, the spearmen behind will be dispatched. In this way, isn't it twice as strong? ?”
Shu Jiming thought about it and it was right.
At this time, Wang Wenhong, the commander of the left, came over to inspect the military formation.
Shu Jiming stepped forward and told Wang Zhongfu what he meant. Then he said: "Two rows of grenadiers, if there are two groups, can be enough to block the Jin Army's cavalry firmly in front. This idea by Wang Jian is a good one, what do you think, Commander?"
Wang Wenhong thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's fine. I'll order them to come here. You can take a look at Bu's military formation to see if there are any problems."
After saying that, he hurried away. As the commander of the left army, he was in charge of the front army and the left army. These two battalions were under Wang Wenhong.
Not long after, Wang Wenhong brought the grenadiers from the left army camp and arranged them together with Shu Jiming.
There seemed to be many problems with the formation. Shu Jiming and Wang Wenhong always felt that something was wrong, and they were so busy that they were sweating profusely.
Suddenly a shrill horn sounded, startling the birds in the forest and flying around.
Wang Wenhong and Shu Jiming hurriedly turned back together. They saw dust flying in the valley, and the Jin Army cavalry was already two or three miles away.
After watching for a while, Wang Wenhong said to Shu Jiming: "I'm right behind, with Wang Jian'an. If anything happens to you in front, report it to me immediately! Looking at the way the Jin army is coming, they are not even ready to form a military formation, but They are charging straight towards our formation! They must be fierce in front of them, you must resist them!"
Shu Jiming crossed his hands and said yes.
Wang Wenhong turned to look at Jin Jun again before leaving in a hurry.
Shu Jiming bit his lip, hung up the grenade belt, and stood in the crowd.
With Wang Xiaolie's guidance, the grenadiers reduced a lot of testing time and their equipment was relatively complete. Not only has the shape of the grenade changed to make it easier to throw, but the soldiers' equipment and tools have also changed. It's all an ammunition belt with a grenade inserted in it, and you can pull it out with your hand. Seeing the enemy approaching, the grenadiers lit the matches. During the battle, after pulling out the grenade, light the fuse on the match rope and throw it out. The whole movement was done in one go and very quickly.
The Jin army suffered heavy losses every time they fought, and they also changed their tactics. It was not convenient to form a formation in the canyon, so this time a long line of thousands of horsemen rushed straight towards them. Based on experience, the Song army often collapsed in the face of such an overwhelming charge. Even if Wang Xiaolie's army is stronger, it can't stop this impact.
Shu Jiming stared closely at the charging Jin Army cavalry, silently thinking about the distance in his heart. At this time, he had forgotten the time and only saw the Jin Army.
When he saw that the Jin Army cavalry was still more than fifty steps away from him, Shu Jiming shouted: "Stop!"
Before he finished speaking, the grenade with the fuse lit in his hand was thrown out.
In order to prevent accidental injury to yourself, the fuse at this time is made longer. Of course, this was Bully Jin Jun's first time encountering this object, and he didn't know if he could throw it back.
The grenade was emitting black smoke on the ground, and the Jin army's cavalry stepped on it like an overwhelming force. Then there was a loud noise and a sudden explosion.
The horse was running wildly when suddenly there was a thunder beneath his feet and shrapnel pierced his body, causing him to go crazy. Some were still running forward, some were running to the side, and some turned their heads and ran towards their own team.
In an instant, the vanguard of the Jin Army was in chaos.
Shu Jiming ignored everything and just threw the grenades forward one after another. How far it was thrown, when it exploded, everything was forgotten. Just like a machine, throwing grenades forward, one after another.
The grenades at this time were made of cast iron with black powder inside, and were relatively crudely made. Relatively speaking, the charge is more than that of later generations, and the shrapnel is thinner, which is actually very unsafe. But as a new thing, as long as it is useful on the battlefield, what is safety? However, the power of black powder is limited. Although it will not explode in two, it has limited damage to humans and horses. But this limited amount of damage was enough to drive the horses crazy, and that was enough.
(End of chapter)
