For field artillery, the Song Army's requirement is that it can move with the attacking troops. We didn't do well in the first two years, but the technology in the past two years has matured. The military formation in front seemed to be slowing down, but it was actually waiting for the artillery to be set up. After firing one or two cannons, the artillery continued to move forward along with the infantry formation.
Wanyan Benjian had bad luck. As soon as the war started, he encountered Cao Zhiyan's troops who were skilled in artillery.
At this time, the effective range of the artillery was about two to three miles. Even if they retreated, they would still have to withstand artillery bombardment for one mile. In addition, the artillery advances with the infantry, and before it comes into contact with the Song army, it will be constantly attacked by artillery.
There may be many ways to deal with the Song Army, but at this time, the Jin Army has not figured it out either. Moreover, the Jin Army did not have this ability to maintain its formation under artillery shells. After retreating a hundred or two hundred steps, the whole army collapsed.
Looking at the chaotic retreat of the Jin army through the telescope, Cao Zhiyan said: "Instruct all armies not to mess up their formations! After arriving at the Jin army's barracks ahead, listen to military orders!"
The surrounding soldiers were shouting, and Pegasus informed the chasing regiments.
An Bo said: "A few rounds of artillery dispersed the Jin army. This is something I didn't expect."
Cao Zhiyan said: "This is not surprising. Even our army, after many drills, suddenly encounters this situation and does not know what to do. To deal with artillery, our army's experience is that it can only use artillery. Now in the Jin Army, where There is artillery that can advance with the infantry and cavalry!”
Although the Jin Army had artillery, the artillery carriages for transporting artillery, although there were samples, could not be produced anyway. The Jin Army's artillery carriages were quite heavy and inflexible. Even moving between cities is quite laborious. How can it be possible to advance with the army?
Wang Xiaolie's industrial base in the Luo River Valley produces gears, bearings, etc. that cannot be made anywhere else. Although it looks inconspicuous, a qualified steel shaft and a set of qualified bearings are crucial to the transportation system. Without these simple parts, the built vehicle would either not be able to move fast, or the entire vehicle would fall apart after taking a few steps, and would simply not be able to keep up with the pace of the troops.
Facing Wang Xiaolie's army, the Jin army had to adapt. During this process, the Jin Army had no power to fight back.
On the top of the city, Wu Jie and Liu Qi were stunned. Watching the Jin army being hit by two or three rounds of artillery as they advanced, they all collapsed and they didn't even fight the Song army. The fleeing Jin army, with their flags scattered, discarded their helmets and armor, ran desperately back to their barracks.
After being stunned for a while, Wu Jie hurriedly said to the soldiers beside him: "Invite the Commander-in-Chief quickly! Please invite the Commander-in-Chief to watch the battle from the top of the city!"
Not long after, Zhao Ding led Qi Chongli, Fu Songqing and others to the city. While looking outside, he asked Wu Jie: "How is the war going?"
Wu Jie said: "The Jin army fled without firing an arrow, and before Cao Dutong could fight. Look, Governor, the Jin army has retreated to the Jin camp, and the Song army is about to attack."
Zhao Ding looked at the battle situation outside. The Jin army had been driven back to the barracks by Cao Zhiyan's troops, and Wanyan Ben saw that he was reorganizing his army. The Song army chasing outside had clear banners and a neat lineup, and had already surrounded the Jin army's barracks.
After watching for a while, Zhao Ding said: "How did Cao Dutong fight? How could the Jin army escape without fighting?"
Wu Jie said: "Cao Dutong fired two rounds of artillery, and the Jin army collapsed."
Zhao Ding lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Cao Jun can also use artillery in the battle formation? Why can't we do it?"
Wu Jie was a little embarrassed and said: "If we use artillery on the battle formation, we are afraid of hitting our own people, and secondly, the artillery cannot keep up with us during the attack."
Zhao Ding said: "Then why did Cao Dutong's army not have these problems?"
Wu Jie said: "After years of training, Cao Dutong's army is naturally the same as ours."
After Zhao Ding heard this, he said nothing and just stared at the battle situation outside.
The camp is naturally different from the plains. There are walls and various protective facilities, which block the Song Army's artillery from the outside and block the line of sight.
Arriving outside the stronghold wall, Cao Zhiyan ordered the artillery to be pushed forward, aimed at the stronghold wall, and fired a round.
Wanyan Ben saw that he was so angry in the military camp that he urgently organized his troops. Before finishing the work, a cannon shot was heard, and a large section of the wall had collapsed.
Looking back, Wanyan ran to see the cavalry in front of him and said: "The Song army relies on artillery. Today we have no retreat. Every commander of the army died in the battle, and all four of them were killed; even the commander of the army died in the battle, and all four of them were killed." All the leaders will be killed; hundreds of leaders will die in battle, and all the leaders will be killed. Everyone works together to move forward, and there will be a heavy reward after victory!"
Everyone said "Hey" together, the sound was loud.
Wanyan Yuying came over, folded her hands and sang.
Wanyan Benjian pulled Wanyan Yuying aside and whispered: "Today's battle situation is probably over. We can't all die here. We have more than 40,000 people. I will lead the troops to fight against the Song army. You immediately organize the other troops. , fled north. Our army is all cavalry. As long as there is a little time, the Song army will definitely be unable to catch up. After arriving in Pingyao County, organize the army there. If the Song army pursues there, it cannot be resisted by force, leaving a small number of troops to defend it. City, all the way back to Taiyuan."
Wanyan Yuying said: "What should I do, Your Majesty?"
Wanyan Ben said: "You don't have to worry about me. If things go wrong, I will retreat. If I can catch up with you, I will catch up. If I can't, I will find another way."
Wanyan Yuying looked at Wanyan Benjian and nodded heavily.
Wanyan Ben saw it and said: "The forty thousand troops are in your hands. The Song army coming here is not a weakling, and must not act without authorization!"
After saying that, Wanyan Benjian got on his horse, nodded to Wanyan Yuying, and led the Jin army towards the outside of the stronghold.
Outside the camp, the Song army had already formed a formation. Two hundred steps away from the stronghold wall, the Song army held crossbows and was as powerful as a mountain.
It was customary for Wang Xiao's army to use swords and guns, whether they were archers or crossbowmen. If the two armies are far apart, they use bows and crossbows to attack. When they are relatively close, put away your crossbows and replace them with swords and guns. So the crossbowman looks very strange. When using a sword and a gun, he has to carry a long hard crossbow behind his back.
In order to adapt to this combat situation, the army generally does not pay attention to strong bows and crossbows. The physical strength of the soldiers is limited, and excessive consumption of physical strength during archery is not allowed. The real battle is when you switch swords and guns and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
Of course, there are two rows of tall grenadiers at the front of the team.
Wanyan Benjian personally beat the drum at the back of the team. The drum kept beating and the attacking soldiers were not allowed to look back.
The Jin army was divided into five rows, holding long spears. With the beat of the drums, they moved forward without looking back. Not far away, a cannonball hit, knocking down five or six people like wheat.
The formation of the Jin army was not chaotic at all. Those in front fell, and those behind followed up, pressing forward in a black mass.
At this time, the artillery of the Song Army was already proficient. Facing the Jin Army, the artillery shells continued to hit the military formation one after another. Every time the Jin army took a step forward, almost a corpse was left behind. Sometimes, there was even more than one, and countless Jin soldiers fell on the road.
However, the Jin army's formation was not chaotic at all. One after another, they moved forward with firm steps.
When we criticize a person, we often say that the person is unorganized and undisciplined, and only wants to show his heroism. For many people, heroism is a good quality and they do not understand this criticism. In fact, only by experiencing the killings on the battlefield can we understand the meaning of this criticism.
The army is an organized armed group, and the core lies in the organization. Only by understanding this can we truly understand the army and its combat effectiveness.
The organization of the Jin Army is very simple, and the command can be said to be rudimentary. But what's really scary is the execution. In this army, not those who retreat will die, but those who dare to turn back in the formation will die. Those in the back row can be chopped off directly with a knife. The progress will not stop until the last soldier falls.
Zhao Ding, who was at the top of the city, saw that hundreds of Jin soldiers had fallen. The drums were beating and the march forward would not stop. He couldn't help but feel his scalp numb. It makes me shudder to think about such an army of thousands of people, not afraid of casualties, rushing towards me.
Wu Jie and Liu Qi couldn't help but sigh. They were generals and were used to seeing casualties, so of course they would not be frightened by hundreds of dead Jin army corpses. What they fear is the Jin Army's indomitable momentum. The two knew that the Shaanxi Army under their command had absolutely no such momentum, and it was very possible that they would even be intimidated by the Jin Army's momentum.
This is the Jin Army's truly desperate style of play, which is to use the dead bodies of their own people to pave the way for the attack, regardless of human life. Regardless of whether there are mountains, rivers, or hail of bullets in front of you, pave the way with your own life and let those behind you step on your own body to move forward.
As long as they can withstand such an attack, they are likely to win against the Jin Army.
In the past few years, Wang Xiaolie has been emphasizing the organization of the army and strengthening the discipline of the army. For several years, the soldiers who could not even tell the difference between their left and right feet finally understood why they went to the battlefield, why they fought, and how they fought.
When watching the movie "The Battle of Taierzhuang" in his previous life, Wang Xiaolie's heart was racing and his blood was boiling when he saw the suicide squad members throwing away the ocean they were handed and marching onto the battlefield without hesitation. Now I understand that this just shows that the army is not well organized and has to use this method. Just like today's Jin army, under harsh punishments, they had to use this method to attack the enemy.
When the death squads in Taierzhuang threw away the ocean and used their own lives to fight against the Japanese army, it showed that they should have had a better way. It’s just that the people have not yet awakened, the officers have not yet realized, and the army has not yet been reborn.
If this method works, during the battle between Henan, Xianggui and Guangxi, we will not be defeated by enemies who are worse equipped than ourselves, have fewer people than ourselves, and whose fighting will is not strong enough, and will be chased all over the mountains like rabbits. At that time, the Japanese army was only more organized than the national army, but nothing else was good. But a high level of organization is enough.
Now, compared with the Jin army, Cao Zhiyan's army is simply as organized as heaven and earth. Moreover, there are more people, better equipment, and higher fighting will. Being intimidated by the Jin Army is a joke.
There were more and more dead bodies on the ground, and the Jin army was getting closer and closer to the Song army, slowly entering the range of the crossbows.
Suddenly, a trumpet sound came from the Song Army's position. The sound was clear and short, one after another. With the sound of trumpets, a hail of arrows rained down from the sky.
Unknown how many people in the Jin army fell, twisting and wailing on the ground. The Jin Jun behind was like an emotionless robot. The steel knives and spears in his hands mercilessly penetrated the body of Jin Jun who fell on the ground and continued to move forward.
Nearly a hundred steps later, the formation of the Jin army had almost not changed. It was still neat and tidy and marching forward inexorably. But behind them, they left an unknown number of corpses.
The Song army in front couldn't see all this. In their eyes, only the Jin army came darkly on the ground, with unprecedented momentum and touching people's hearts.
Zhao Ding, who was at the top of the city, felt his body was cold and was so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe. I have never seen such a scene in my entire life, it makes me almost breathless.
Wu Jie and Liu Qi sighed secretly. If you had such an army, what kind of battle would you not be able to win? How could he be so cowardly?
Of course Song Jun was also afraid, but their daily training and constant ideological education made them transcend this fear. In their eyes, there is not much difference between the golden army opposite them, whether they have green faces and fangs or handsome features, they are just enemies.
What to do when facing an enemy? If they want to die, of course let them die.
When the two armies were about fifty steps apart, a trumpet sounded, more urgent than the previous one, and it only blew three times in a row.
The grenadiers standing in the front row threw the grenades with all their strength. One shot is thrown, and the fuse of the second shot is lit immediately. Almost instantly, there were constant explosions in front of the Song Army's formation, turning into a sea of fire.
In the sea of fire, almost no one in the Jin army was intact, and everyone was injured. Although many people's injuries are not serious, they are heart-breaking.
After walking dozens of steps through the sea of fire, the Jin army suddenly discovered that the Song army in front had picked up swords and guns.
(End of chapter)
