Chapter 38 Lin'an Relief (middle) (VIP chapter)
Boyan is a very smart person. He immediately understood after reminding Alahan, but unfortunately it was too late. As soon as he finished speaking, a clear and loud sound came from Lin'an City, and the charge horn was blowing.
"No, it's here." Boyan secretly shouted in his heart that something was wrong and said, "Come here, I'll order the three armies to gather and prepare for the battle."
The order was passed down, and the sound of whimpering horns sounded, and the Mongolian army began to assemble.
Boyan turned around and walked out of the camp, and Alahan hurriedly followed. Boyan came outside the camp and saw hundreds of people standing on the top of Lin'an City, blowing the charge trumpet. The clear and loud trumpet rushed straight into the sky. On the Mongolian side was the sound of trumpet trumpet trumpet trumpet trumpet trumpet trumpet on the other side, and the Song army resounded throughout the world, and went straight to the sky, as if they were blowing trumpet trumpet trumpet trumpet.
The Lin'an city gate was wide open, and the Song army drove out of the city one by one. This time, the Song army was different from the past. They did not intend to seek a battle on the edge of the city, but kept moving forward until they stopped not far from the Mongolian camp, forming a formation and orderly. Without fighting for two months, the Song army's movements became more straightforward and formed a formation more quickly. In just a short time, the formation was formed, with infantry in the middle, and the cavalry guarding the two wings.
Li Jun is a person who is good at taking advantage of all opportunities. During the siege, he seized this rare truce period and carried out a major rectification of the Song army, eliminating the rigid officers, and selecting and appointing a large number of young officers with agility, motivation, courage, rich combat experience, loyal and reliable.
At the same time, a large-scale winter military training activity was also carried out to train the existing shortcomings of the Song army. To be honest, this army itself has many problems. Most of the troops in Lin'an are king-stricken troops from all over the country, and there are many problems in number command. Although it has been rectified by Gundam, the results are not very good. After Li Jun's rectification, the combat effectiveness of the Song army has been greatly improved, and its momentum is also very different from before.
"What a terrible opponent." Boyan is a big expert. He could see the difference between Song Jun and the past at a glance. He felt a chill in his heart. A question surged in his heart and said, "Why are they?"
Just when Boyan had not figured out why the Song army approached the Mongolian camp to form an array, he discovered a more incomprehensible problem, that is, the Song army's Hui Hui artillery also left the city and moved forward under the protection of infantry until he could easily reach the Mongolian camp.
Hui Hui cannons were originally a weapon of the Mongols, and Boyan was very familiar with it. Logically speaking, the Song army would have to defend Lin'an and deploy Hui Hui cannons in the city. It was too abnormal to transport Hui Hui cannons out of the city in this way. Boyan, who had been incredibly suspicious in his life, was once again confused. He really couldn't understand the mystery of Li Jun's making.
Today is destined to be a good day for Boyan to collect problems. He has too many things he can't understand. Just when he feels that his head is too big, a bigger problem that he will never forget for the rest of his life has emerged.
The sound of breaking through the air was loud, and the Hui cannon began to show its power, and black spheres flew towards the Mongolian formation. The sphere was the size of a pumpkin, and landed in the Mongolian formation with a wonderful parabola. Then balls of fire flashed, and earth-shaking sounds came one after another, and the earth was shaking, as if the sky was about to collapse.
"Zha medicine bag!" The first thing Boyan thought of was this weapon that made the Mongolians suffer a lot, but he immediately rejected it. Zha medicine bag was a prescription, but this was a sphere, and the appearance was not similar. Besides, the power was not the same. Zha medicine bag was a parallel product mixed with stones, and the explosion was not as powerful as that.
The lethality of the zha medicine bag is brought by stones, but the iron ball is different. People within seven or eight meters are like drunken drunks, shaking, falling head on the ground, blood seeping out of their eyes, mouth, ears, and noses, and lying softly on the ground like a pile of mud.
That's not all, even the war horses cried out with a wail, kneeling on the ground with blood oozing out of their eyes, nose, ears, and mouths. Just like a human, they fell softly to the ground.
For Boyan, in modern terms, this change has magical effect and is simply incomprehensible. He was surprised and opened his mouth wide and even forgot to speak.
This is a "new weapon" launched by Li Jun. He learned that after Huang Yongshan had a lot of nitride from the toilet ground, he had to pour out hollow iron balls after sinking, and putting a fire plug in it, and installing a fuse, it became a real shell. Li Jun was inspired by the "conscienceless cannon" used in the Huaihai Campaign. The iron balls were cast very large and there were many fires, which were about 30 kilograms. The power of such a large number of fires is conceivable.
The conscience-free cannon used in the Huaihai Campaign is said to be able to kill people and animals within a radius of 25 meters. The power of fire is not as powerful as modern medicines, and it cannot have such a large range of killing. It is not difficult to kill people and horses within a range of 7 or 8 meters.
In order to increase lethality, Li Jun had to fill three or five kilograms of broken iron into it. After the explosion, the broken iron shrapnel flew everywhere. There were many Mongolian strokes within ten or twenty meters, and one bombarded a large piece. The Mongolian soldiers fell down in pieces, as if the piles of straw were pushed to people.
The Huihuans fired endlessly, first bombing nearby areas, slowly starting to extend, and launching into the Mongolian camp. After a round of bombing, the village was shaking and staggering, and it was not the same.
Boyan understood it a little late and ordered it too late. The Mongolian army's formation had not yet been listed and was hit by such intensive bombing. How could it be formed? It immediately became a mess. The Mongolian soldiers had been through war for a long time, and it was logically not chaotic. The firepower preparations of this bombing and modern warfare were almost the same as those of modern warfare. They had never heard of it or seen it, so they could not be afraid.
Although Mongolian war horses have been baptized by zha medicine bags, the power of zha medicine bags cannot be compared with this true bomb. With the sound of explosions, the war horses immediately ran away, causing chaos. The Mongolian army, which could not form a formation, was in chaos. Boyan's orders were extremely strict. Since leading the troops, there has been no uncontrollable things. Looking at the messy Yuan army used the Hui Hui cannon as a living target, Boyan felt very desperate.
Boyan was a man who refused to admit defeat. Although he felt helpless, he still ordered the reorganization of the battle formation without hesitation. The chaos had already been formed, so how could he stop it? Boyan immediately ordered a team of cavalry to massacre those running and horses, hoping to achieve his goal by intimidation.
This law-enforcement cavalry ran back and forth in the team, and used their harsh actions to those panicked people. After cutting down a large number of them, they finally achieved results. The chaotic formation began to improve.
Boyan has a strong ability to adapt. When ordering to reorganize the front line, Boyan ordered the tent earthen stove to be removed and listed as a new formation outside the range of the Hui gun. Although Boyan has not experienced the baptism of modern warfare, his hasty practices are in line with the laws of modern warfare. In modern warfare, in order to avoid excessive damage to the enemy's firepower, a staging arrangement is generally adopted, and Boyan's approach just becomes a staging.
Anyone who is familiar with modern warfare knows that generally before launching an attack, fire preparation must be carried out, fire-killing the enemy, clearing out the enemy's solid fortifications, and clearing obstacles for infantry attacks. For modern high-tech wars, the air force is generally used to prepare firepower, clearing out threatening targets, and then throwing into ground forces to fight.
Although the Huihui cannon is far from being compared with modern weapons, it is still enough for the Mongolian army that dominates the horse's back. After a round of intensive firepower preparations, it killed a lot of bombs and killed them, and the village was destroyed. The Mongolian front was in chaos, which was a good opportunity to launch an attack. Liao Shenggong was the best at seizing the fighter. How could he miss such a good opportunity? Wave the flag. The white bearded Gao Da drew his sword in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, take the Tartars back to his hometown! Kill!" With a wave of the sword, he rushed out first.
The Song army shouted: "Boll the Tartars back to their hometown! Bring the Tartars back to their hometown!" He followed Gundam to charge.
The Song army, which was rectified by Li Jun, was very different from the past. Not only did the equipment improve, the spirit of bravery took root in them. More importantly, the successive victory of several consecutive battles brought their confidence and their sense of honor. The morale was high, and they rushed into Mongolia like a tiger going down the mountain to kill fiercely.
Mongolia had already bombed Hui Hui's guns in the front row and was defeated. It could not resist the Song army, which was even more ferocious than the tiger in the South Mountain. After a while, they retreated one after another. Although the Mongolian army was fierce and good at fighting, they were scared in the face of the unprecedented bombing. They threw down their weapons and wanted to escape. Gundam was a famous general who knew that using defeated soldiers could create greater chaos, so he commanded the Song army to chase them.
The Song army's steel crossbows were continuously fired, and the medicine bags were thrown constantly, rushing the Mongolian defeated soldiers to the backroads like driving ducks.
The most terrifying thing on the battlefield is the defeated soldiers, and the most difficult thing to deal with is the defeated soldiers, because once the defeated soldiers enter the new formation, it will disrupt the formation, causing greater chaos, and may cause collapse. Boyan knows the power of it, so he ordered loudly: "Bow and arrow, prepare." The Mongolian army in the back formation bends the bow and arrow at the defeated soldiers. As long as Boyan gives the order, he will shoot and kill the defeated soldiers.
Boyan can drive hundreds of thousands of people to fill the moat in Changzhou, and he can use his soldiers to fill the moat without hesitation under Lin'an City. He will never frown when shooting and killing the defeated soldiers. The defeated Mongolian soldiers in panic did not want to get these things, and they still retreated desperately. Boyan waved his scimitar and said, "Shoot!"
For a moment, thousands of arrows were fired at once, and many defeated soldiers were shot to the ground.
In the face of the cruel massacre, the Mongolian soldiers who were determined to escape immediately turned their heads and rushed towards the Song army. The Song army either threw away the medicine bag or shot with a steel crossbow. Those who rushed closer would stab with a knife and stab the gun. The dizzy defeated soldiers could not resist it, and rushed towards the Mongolian rear formation.
With Boyan's scimitar waves, another dense rain of arrows came, and the defeated soldiers turned their heads and rushed towards the Song army. Gundam stroked his white beard and waved his sword, and the Song army was not polite.
The defeated soldiers were like children who were not loved by mothers, and they were running back and forth for Gundam and Boyan. The Song army became tighter and tighter, while the Mongolian rear formation did not move at all. The defeated soldiers were compressed between the two armies. In a short while, they were killed and injured, and the corpses were left all over the ground.
The army that Boyan threw in front of him was no less than 30,000, and it was wiped out in a short while. Blood flowed out, melting the snow on the ground, and the snow and blood were melted together, and a thick layer was accumulated, and every step would splash a beautiful blood flower.
Boyan's hand was sad that a hero cut off his arm, which was a good way to preserve the back formation. Although Gundam was shocked by Boyan's hard heart, he had to admire his ability to adapt.
After winning the first battle, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted. Gundam led the army to rush directly to the Mongolian rear formation. Boyan was afraid of the steel crossbow of the Song army, and the Hui artillery was even more afraid of the bombing of the Hui artillery. He decisively decided to carry out close combat and fully utilized the Mongolian army's skillful scimitar technology to cut and kill the Song army. With a swing of the scimitar, he said: "Kill." The Mongolian army rushed towards the Song army.
Boyan had no idea that Li Jun's new weapons had been used up. The casting and loading of hollow iron balls was time-consuming and laborious. It took a lot of effort to cast several thousand pieces, and they were all used up in the first round of bombing.
In Boyan's memory, the Song army's chopping skills were not as skilled as Mongolian soldiers, and they would definitely not suffer any losses in close combat. However, what surprised Boyan was that the Song army was invulnerable to swords and guns, as if they were indestructible. The army led by Gundam was equipped with the latest chain mail and swords. The arrows shot on the body and cut them to one side. The scimitar cut only left a mark on the body, which could not hurt the Song army at all. The sword in the Song army's hand drank blood on the Mongolian soldiers without hesitation.
When Mongolia arrived at the Egyptian border on its third western expedition, the scene of defeating the Egyptian army equipped with better performance chain mails was reproduced. At that time, because the Egyptian army was wearing chain mails with lightweight and good performance, the two powerful weapons of chopping and archery lost their effectiveness and were defeated.
According to Li Jun's idea, it was unlikely that it would be possible to build better-performance chain mails according to the industrial level of the Southern Song Dynasty, so he thought of building plate armor to deal with the Mongolian cavalry. What Li Jun never expected was that Huang Yongshan was an amazing scientist. After the refined steel was processed, the performance of the chain mails was greatly improved. The performance of the chain mails was surprisingly good. Not to mention the Mongolian scimitar, even the treasure swords in the hands of the Song army could not be cut open. After Huang Yongshan reported to Li Jun, Li Jun ordered that no longer need to build plate armor, all chain mails were modified.
The lock is much lighter than the plate armor, greatly reducing the burden on the soldiers and more suitable for the battlefield needs. Li Jun asked Huang Yongshan to build more. After Huang Yongshan's efforts, he built 20,000 pairs, 15,000 pairs equipped with cavalry, and 5,000 pairs equipped with infantry, which is the army that Gundam led to break through the formation.
With this army, Li Jun has another assault force. Today's battle is of great importance. Li Jun used all his belongings and wanted to lead this army to break through. He caught Boyan off guard and created chaos and fear to the greatest extent. When the Mongolian army in the unknown situation encountered it, there were still people who would not suffer any losses.
The Mongolian soldiers fell to the ground one after another. Boyan was extremely surprised and opened his eyes wide and looked at the incredible scene with an incredible look. For Boyan, he was in a dilemma. He was not as good as the Song army in close combat, and his long-range was not as good as the steel crossbow, not to mention the cast iron bombs fired by the Hui cannon that made him feel that he had magical effects. This resourceful military strategist didn't know how to command the army.
After all, Boyan was Boyan. After a moment of contemplation, he immediately had an idea and ordered the use of scattered troops to use the skillful cavalry and shooting skills of Mongolian soldiers to fight, that is, to shoot arrows while advancing and shoot the Song army as much as possible.
Logically speaking, Boyan's decision was extremely correct, but in desperation, he forgot one thing, that is, his formation was listed in his camp. Because there were too many tents and it was inconvenient for cavalry to move, the flexibility of Mongolian cavalry was greatly reduced.
On the other hand, the Song army was like a fish in water, using tents as cover to launch crossbows, and countless Mongolian soldiers hit arrows. We all know one rule: no matter how good the horsemanship is, no one has a flexible legs. Although the Mongolians grew up on horseback since childhood and have superb riding skills, they cannot have flexible legs. It would be strange if they don’t suffer any losses.
The approaching the Mongolian camp array forced Boyan to arrange the outside of the camp, and the Mongolian army could not perform a long-range sprint, thereby reducing its power. It was then supplemented by Huihuan bombing to create chaos, fear, and kill as much as possible. To compress the Mongolian army and retreat to the camp, the Song army could follow up from the blasted gap without being blocked. This is Liao Shenggong's plan to Li Jun.
This strategy has been taken into account in all aspects. Each link is closely linked, and it can be said that it is linked together without any leakage.
Looking at the soldiers who were shot and fell to the ground, Fang Shi suddenly realized that Boyan immediately ordered the cavalry to withdraw from the battle, and asked the infantry to take the tent to fight with the Song army. This decision was correct, but Liao Shenggong had long speculated about Boyan's reaction, had already prepared a way to deal with it, and organized a special intent to organize an arson team.
There were more than 3,000 people in the arson team. They did not participate in the battle, and the only purpose was to set fire to the tent. Each person brought a few torches, entered the Mongolian camp and lit the torches, and found the tent to burn them. Wherever they passed, they would definitely be a sea of fire.
If the tent is burned, even if Mongolia wins this battle, how can they still be like this winter? Boyan was so angry that he gave the idea. Liao Shenggong's ancestor greeted him in the worst language and sent an army to shoot and kill the arson team. It is the top priority to stop the arson team from setting fire. Boyan handled it very correctly. Unfortunately, these arson teams were protected by special people. As soon as the Mongolian soldiers approached, they had black barrels aimed at them. With a gunshot, a ball of fire flashed. The Mongolian soldiers fell to the ground and there must be a large piece of rotten meat on their bodies.
Setting fire to burn the tent and maximizing chaos is a tactical goal. The arson team specializes in setting fires, maximizing efficiency and requiring human protection. The most suitable one is Xu Guanghan's special forces. The special forces have the strongest individual combat capabilities and advanced muskets. Under their protection, the arson team can set fire with confidence and boldness. Soon, the entire camp was lit.
In the sea of fire, the Song army was under pressure. It can be said that the Mongolian army was already surrounded by enemies. After all, the Mongolian army was the best army in the world at that time. It was not panic. Under the command of Boyan, it rose up to fight and adopted the golf tactics, but it fought very well and would not be defeated for a while.
If the Mongolian army continues to fight like this, although they have lost the initiative, they still have an advantage in numbers. As long as they are stable, they will regain the initiative. Boyan firmly believes in this.
Boyan, who was commanding the battle, suddenly remembered one thing, that is, the Song army and reinforcements had to deal with it. Logically, Boyan would not forget such an important thing. In fact, the Song army used Huihuans to bombard the flesh and blood as soon as they came up. He had never seen or heard of such a tragic scene, and was so shocked that he forgot about this matter. It was not until the formation stabilized slightly that he remembered it again and said, "Come, arrange the array behind the tent."
Chapter completed!