Chapter 125: Encirclement and annihilation of Borhu (2)

"Borhu, you Tartar, run away, I see how you run for me." Zhu Ruixiang looked at Boerhu who escaped the first round of bombardment of artillery and cursed hatefully. Looking at him, it seemed as if it was a big mistake for Boerhu to escape or not to be bombed. In his heart, Boerhu's most correct behavior was to stand there and let him explode. Who told me that "Teacher Zhu" was ordered to train Boerhu, a "student" who had not learned the trick of stealing his master?

Li Jun glanced at Zhu Ruixiang and thought to himself: "Borhu is not a fool. If the shells come, he will not hide. Are you standing there and letting you explode?"

"Goal: Boerhu Dog Tartars! It's the one who runs on a horse." Zhu Ruixiang was determined to use his teacher's skills and punish Boerhu, a bad student with a poor record.

The gunner immediately adjusted the gun and pointed the cannon at Boerhu. The cannons seemed to be hungry tigers who treated Boerhu as food. As long as Zhu Ruixiang gave the order, he would immediately pounce on Boerhu.

"You escape, see how your dog Tartar escape?" Zhu Ruixiang cursed, picked up the teacher's airs and said, "Let the dog Tartars see how the real artillery is fired. All are ready. Prepare! Let it go!"

Thousands of shells dragged bright and dazzling tail flames, drew beautiful curves, and flew towards Boer. Thousands of shells flew in the air, woven into a dense fire net, and directly covering Boer.

Boer was a smart man who had been paying attention to the artillery of the Song army. When he saw this strange scene in the air, he knew that Teacher Zhu had lost his temper and wanted to punish him, a student who had not learned real skills. If he was hit by the bomb, the consequences would be very bad. He would not die or be disabled. He did not intend to accept such punishment. He pulled his horse and galloped away.

Thousands of shells covered a large area, and he could not escape for a moment. Many shells exploded around him, shrapnel flying everywhere, and the harsh whistle made him frightened. Maybe God is unfair and only blesses the evil people. He rushed out of the firepower range and was not injured, and he didn't even get any skin shattered.

Even though he escaped, he was still scared. He shook his head and suddenly patted his ears again, because his ears were buzzing with a violent explosion. He couldn't hear the sound, so he couldn't do it. After a beat, he felt better. Then he looked at the place where he was standing and saw many bullet craters, as well as broken bodies of Mongolian soldiers, broken internal organs, and broken swords and guns.

He fought countless wars in his life, and I don’t know how many tough battles he has experienced. He just didn’t see such a hellish tragic scene. He was shocked. If he hadn’t seen the opportunity quickly, he would have sacrificed his life like these unlucky soldiers, and he would have ended up with no end to the corpse. That would have been miserable. He said in his heart: “Bless Genghis Khan!”

"This is the real way to capture the king first, it's really amazing." Boerhu calmed down and sighed in his heart: "I've learned it. Next time, my artillery will be stronger." He really devoted himself to his work, intending to use this valuable experience gained from his own body like Guo Kan to improve the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian army. But I don't know if God will give him this precious opportunity?

He was really so. He actually compared himself to a thief in his feelings. He was shocked and did not realize this grammatical error. However, what he said was the fact that the Mongols were cruel and unkind and did more slaughtering. The lives of the people were really miserable. These Mongolian generals who caused this situation were no different from those of the thief.

Not to mention anything else, even if he talks about the fact that he is slaughtering the people, he may not be able to do it even if he is thieves. No matter how correct the thief is, he will not be able to do it.

Zhu Ruixiang stomped his foot and cursed hatefully: "Borhu, this Tartar, is so cunning. He actually ran out of range." Borhu was really smart enough to know that he had set his sights on the Southern Song Dynasty artillery. If he stood within range, he would not be able to escape. The safest place was beyond range. He ran far away in one breath, and the Song army's artillery could not reach it.

"You, don't worry, he must now know how to attack the cannon to achieve the effect of capturing the thief and the king." Li Jun smiled at Zhu Ruixiang and said, "The monk ran away. Isn't there a temple? Show him another trick and ask him to know how to attack the temple."

Li Jun's words were to wake up Zhu Ruixiang. Since Boerhu had run outside the range and the Mongolian army was still within the range, you could aim at them for firepower preparation.

Zhu Ruixiang is also a delicate person, and he said with a little clarity, "Thank you for your reminder. Get ready! Let it go."

With a command, the third one shot was fired over, and the shells fell into the crowd, one blown up and one round, and one round of fired down. I don’t know how many Mongolian soldiers were in trouble. They were either killed or injured. The death was terrible. The colorful intestines were everywhere, broken pieces of meat and splashed blood were everywhere, and there was no complete corpse. Although the injured saved a life, the condition was very miserable, and the wound was covered with blood, as if it had been eaten by a beast in the wilderness.

If the army brought to Jiangnan was again in this tragic situation, it might not be surprising, because they had experienced the baptism of large-scale artillery and had a good psychological foundation. It was no wonder that this army had long been destroyed in Jiangnan.

The first time Boerhu's army experienced such a thrilling scene, the shock in his heart was hard to describe. If one word was really expressed, it might be the four words "shockless", which were already shocked to an unparalleled level.

The Mongolian army has always been good at creating chaos and leaving terror to their opponents. When they were hit so hard, they were still frightened like the army that failed in front of them, and the arrogance of the past disappeared.

Seizing this opportunity to carry out fierce fire strikes will create more favorable conditions for the upcoming close-killing battle. Zhu Ruixiang understood this truth deeply and decided to maximize this horror. Every Mongolian soldier knew what terror was and kept ordering artillery bombardment. The artillery roared again and again, and countless shells were poured into the Mongolian military formation, causing huge damage.

Boerhu was a good general, and knew that if the countermeasures were not taken and the Song army's artillery would be greatly damaged. Not to mention this, the most important loss might be considered a blow to morale. Any army, even the army of gods, would be depressed in the face of such an almost cruel blow.

After a little weighing, Boerhu decided to launch an attack, use the advantages of the cavalry to disrupt the Mongolian army's formation, and win in close-knit melee battles. When evaluating the changes in the Southern Song army, Guo Kan said, "The changes in the Southern Dynasties army were very great. They had advanced weapons, especially firearms, which were the biggest threat to our cavalry. However, as long as we make good use of the advantages of our cavalry, launch a charge in time, disrupt their formation, and win in close-knit melee battles is not difficult. The Southern Dynasties' chopping skills have indeed improved a lot, but there is still a gap compared with the chopping and slaughter accumulated by our army for a hundred years. Therefore, the way to ensure that our army will win is the cavalry's charge and close combat."

Guo Kan is worthy of being a god. His evaluation is correct, and even Li Jun believes that the changes in the Southern Song army are obvious to all. If the overall strength is still not as strong as the Mongolian army, this is difficult to change in a short period of time. The strength of the Southern Song army exceeds the Mongolian army is certainly the goal pursued by Li Jun, but there are too many problems in the Southern Song army, and it is impossible to catch up with the Mongolian army within one or two years. It is precisely based on this understanding that Li Jun accepted Du Dayong's suggestion, formed strategic assault forces, concentrated high-tech weapons, and built several strong armies to be used as assault forces.

Borhu trusted Guo Kan as always, and immediately thought of his comment, decided to turn this comment into action, and drew out a scimitar and shouted: "Shu Lie, you bring 10,000 cavalry to attack the left wing of the enemy. The timid Liu Hua, you bring 10,000 cavalry to attack the right wing. The rest of the cavalry to attack the enemy's center, and the infantry then attacked." The scimitar created a beautiful sword flower, pointed at the Song army's formation, and shouted: "Genghis Khan! Kill!"

"Genghis Khan!" A shocking roar rushed out of the mouths of the Mongolian soldiers, forming a huge wave of sound that rushed towards the night man, and the few white clouds floating in the sky were trembling.

The route of Borhu's march was the route that Mengge took back then. It had a long distance, many mountain roads, and complex terrain. Considering the difficulties brought by the terrain and the great victory in the Chengdu Plain and the complete solution to the Dongchuan issue that was indecisive for a long time, Kublai Khan decided to join Mongolia's elite troops in the northwest. Therefore, Borhu's army was a very excellent army. Although it was not as strong as the Five Guards and the Qiexue Corps, it was not much different.

After his order, the Mongolian soldiers howled and waved their scimitars to charge. From a distance, the Mongolian army's charge seemed to be moving stalks. Countless big men held the scimitars and howled and rushed towards the Song army, as if a surging tide, which could potentially submerge the Song army at any time.

Fireballs flashed around them from time to time, splashing dust and sand. If an unlucky soldier hit the shells, he would fly in a dirt plane, flesh and blood, and horses would be destroyed and people would be killed.

Although the Mongolian cavalry acted very quickly, it was impossible not to pass the range of the Song army's artillery. Zhu Ruixiang was an excellent artillery commander. He knew that once the close combat began, the artillery would basically be useless. This was the last chance to attack the Mongolian army, so he ordered the firing without hesitation.

This artillery unit participated in the Lin'an Security Battle, wiped out Guo Kan's battle and a series of subsequent combat operations. It has rich combat experience and especially likes to fight Mongolian cavalry, because the Mongolian cavalry once caused a lot of hardship. With the powerful weapon of artillery, what else can it be fought without revenge on the cavalry? Even Zhu Ruixiang knew how to do it, and they loaded it desperately, and fired the cannon immediately as soon as it was loaded. The shells seemed not bought with silver, but fell from the sky, and there was no need to worry at all.

The ancient cavalry that drove out of the battlefield was a tank, not an artillery, but artillery would pose a huge threat to the cavalry. This has been proved by history that Mongolian cavalry paid a considerable price in the face of intensive bombing before rushing to the Song army formation.

In Boerhu's opinion, people would fall down every step forward, and it was very difficult to rush to the Song army formation. One very important factor in being able to rush to the Song army formation is that this battle took place on the Songfan grassland. There was enough space for the Mongolian cavalry to scatter the charge, otherwise the cost would be much greater.

"Prepare! Throw!" Shu Lie roared and threw the hand-thrown cast iron bomb in his hand at the Song army. The Mongolian cavalry received an order and threw the hand-thrown cast iron bomb into the Song army formation. For a moment, the explosion of the formation sounded in the Song army formation, and many Song soldiers were killed and injured.

While Shu Lie rushed to the Song army formation, the cowardly Liuhua also rushed to the Song army formation. With his order, he flew overwhelmed cast iron bombs to the Song army.

Just as the Mongolian cavalry threw out hand-thrown cast iron bombs, the Song army also threw hand-thrown cast iron bombs into the Mongolian military formation. A burst of explosions sounded, and many Mongolian cavalry were killed and injured, and people were overturned and horses were overturned, and they were in chaos.

In the battle of Lin'an, the biggest weapon of the Song army was the steel crossbow. It was because of the dense arrows of the steel crossbow that they defended Lin'an because they caused huge damage to the Mongolian army. Since the hand-thrown cast iron bomb was put into use, the steel crossbow has been eliminated. Huang Yongshan reluctantly destroyed the steel crossbow he had originally built and used the steel to produce hand-thrown cast iron bombs.

The power of the hand-thrown cast iron bomb has been verified in actual combat. It is another weapon after artillery and muskets. It is a favorite weapon of the Song army. It would be wrong if it is not used to deal with Mongolian cavalry.

In this first firearm duel in human history, the Song army had an absolute advantage. One reason was that the Song army had used hand-thrown cast bombs many times and knew how to deal with it. The Mongolian army's hand-thrown cast iron bombs immediately dispersed as soon as they were thrown over. Although the killing was inevitable, it was reduced a lot.

On the other hand, the Mongolian army has much more serious problems. Although the Mongolian cavalry is good at riding skills, it is naturally not flexible enough compared to people, and the reaction is naturally slower than the Song army. Furthermore, the Song army is familiar with the use of hand-throwing cast iron bombs to deal with cavalry. They need to be thrown together to cause surface killing and have great power. The Mongolian cavalry cannot do without losing.

This is the first time that the Mongolian army has used firearms to conduct actual combat. It has no experience and is still invented and cannot get any advantage.

The second and most important reason is that the Mongolian army has not yet deciphered the gunpowder formula of the Song army. It uses old-fashioned gunpowder, and its power is naturally not as powerful as that of the Song army.

Therefore, in this first firearm war in human history, the Song army had an absolute advantage, while the Mongolian army suffered much greater casualties than the Song army.

This time, Borhu put his hopes on two sharp weapons, one was artillery and the other was hand-thrown cast iron bombs, and he wanted to sweep across Sichuan with these two sharp swords. Unexpectedly, all the artillery brought to Sichuan was destroyed by only blowing out hundreds of craters.

Without artillery, Borch placed his hope on the hand-thrown cast iron bomb. With the help of this weapon, and the elite cavalry had a great hope of turning the situation around. What he never expected was that the two armies were not the same as one. The Song army's hand-thrown cast iron bomb was much more powerful, and the Mongolian army was still at a loss. His feeling was ten thousand times more uncomfortable than eating a dead fly.

It was really unexpected that the Mongolian army actually used hand-thrown cast iron bombs. Li Jun did not expect that after a change of thought, he understood the truth. Kublai Kan was a general idea, and with talents like Guo Kan helped him, if there was no change after paying the price of a million troops, it would be really wrong. This also shows that the Mongolians are also catching up.

"Learning is mutual. If you want to win in the war, it depends on who is better at learning. Our Daxing Education will surely usher in the spring of science and technology. At that time, we will have more advanced technology and more advanced weapons. You will not be able to catch up." Li Jun thought in his heart, and with a wave of his hand, a shocking shout of "Long live the Song Dynasty!" sounded, and the Song army waved the sword in his hand and greeted the Mongolian army.

Since the Battle of Lin'an, the Song army has won all the battles and is highly morale. After entering Sichuan for dozens of battles, it has recovered the entire territory of Sichuan with unstoppable momentum. Not to mention that they are facing Mongolian cavalry, even the generals of the divine soldiers will not frown. As long as Li Jun gives the order, he will rush forward without hesitation.

Amid the earth-shaking shouts, the Mongolian and Song armies launched close-knit hand-to-hand combat, and a bloody battle began. For the Mongolian army, in the vast Songfan grassland, the cavalry advantages can be fully utilized, and the traditional powerful techniques and tactics such as charge, chopping, archery and archery were fully utilized.

If it were in the past, the Song army could no longer resist the Mongolian cavalry and could not resist the defeat. Boerhu was surprised to find that the Song army is now highly morale, and he is fearless when he cut and killed, and he has no idea what danger is. It seems that their opponent is not the terrifying Mongolian elite cavalry that once scared them, but a group of bandits who have committed many evil deeds, which makes people hate it.

This was not what surprised him the most. What surprised Boerhu the most was that the Song army's chopping was very good, especially in the use of hand-thrown cast iron bombs, which made him even more eye-catching and amazed. For example, if the Song army wanted to throw hand-thrown cast iron bombs, there would be several companions covering him, which would give him enough security to get him to throw the bomb to the most favorable position and kill the enemy that threatened the most. One Song army finished throwing, replaced the next one, and the other companions gave him cover, allowing him to complete the same process.

The cooperation of the Mongolian army is not as perfect as the Song army. If a soldier wants to throw a bomb, the other companions will not provide cover, but it will be difficult for them to provide enough cover. It will be difficult for Mongolian soldiers to throw bombs to the places where they need to throw them the most.

It's no wonder that the Song army has used bombs more times and is experienced. They have long summarized a complete set of tactics and cooperated with each other to support each other. The Mongolian army is still in its inception and has not yet experienced actual combat tests, which means it needs to be run-in and time.

"Perfect!" Boerhu praised the performance of the Song army with the eyes of a military strategist.
Chapter completed!