Chapter 74 On the brink of desperation
"Let's go up too!"
Seeing the small boats quietly rowing forward, Gao Guiying turned her head and looked at Li Xin, looking eager to try!
Li Xin shook his head and said, "What are we going up? This is originally a harassing nature. By the way, we can train our brothers to bravely. If we are not us, it will not affect the result."
"Um?"
Gao Guiying showed a strange look and said for a long time: "I understand, you are afraid of death, afraid of being shot to death by the official army. As the chief general, you hurried behind and asked the soldiers to come forward to die. How can this be done? Only by leading by example can you boost morale. Look at who is the famous general of all dynasties lead by example? Even if you are... the King of Chuang, which battle is not a charge in front?"
"Sister Guiying, your thoughts are behind!"
Li Xin's face did not blush and his heart was not beating: "I once said that in the future war, firearms will be king. No matter how brave you are, no matter how good your skills are, you will still be dead if you pass by a shot. Therefore, you must pay attention to discipline and strategy when fighting. You cannot win by courage alone. And with the improvement of communication conditions in future wars, the role of command will become greater and greater. An excellent commander is the heart of an army!
In ancient wars, combat was fought with blood and courage, and the generals' interference in the war process was extremely limited. In the future, each of them would perform their duties and take their positions. Commanders were full-time commanding. Charging into battle was the responsibility of soldiers, and everyone was a pawn.
Just as a chess player takes action, some chess pieces are eaten for the sake of overall service, and the chess player makes the decision. On the battlefield, a flexible and effective command system is the chess player. The command of the wartime command is greater than everything, including the lives of soldiers. As commanders, we must not interfere, otherwise we will not be in charge, and we will not fight, and we will only rely on our passion for fighting, and we will only be left behind by the firearm age."
Gao Guiying said unconvincedly: "You can still speak well when you are afraid of death. It's true that you are a scholar!"
Li Xin laughed and said, "Sister Guiying, you are so stubborn. Forget it, you have never studied, so I don't care about you. In short, it's not okay to do it recklessly. You will gradually understand after a long time."
"snort!"
Gao Guiying snorted, twisted her head aside, and looked ahead.
More than ten small boats in front slowly sailed forward with the still lingering smoke. The soldiers followed Li Xin's instructions and two of them bounced in the back, while the soldier in the front was lying down and attacked.
"Bang!"
A fire flashed on a boat, and a scream from the opposite side. A Ming soldier who was fiddling with the mines fell into the river. When the bamboo stalks were out of hand, he accidentally hit the fuse. With a bang, the mine exploded. Several soldiers around him were hit by the bursting iron sheets, covered their faces and fell down, rolling and wailing.
In fact, the correct head of the smoothbore gun was not as bad as imagined. Before the Ming army collapsed, the request for soldiers of the Shenji Camp was to hit seven shots in ten shots. The reason why people in the world believed that the correct head of the smoothbore gun was not sufficient was related to the Western queues to kill them.
In order to save costs, the West, for example, before going to the battlefield, each soldier only fired less than ten bullets per person, and the requirement was to be able to operate guns. How could such soldiers be able to be accurate?
"Rebellion, rebellion, the thief actually bullied us!"
Eunuch Zhang shouted in anger: "Beat, beat me back!"
A soldier in the Ming army raised his gun and aimed at the bow of the boat, but screamed again. The second soldier who fiddled with the mine was shot and fell into the river.
There were not many deaths between the two, but they brought great psychological pressure to the Ming army. Unlike the paddlers and the Folang machine gunners, they were safer. Ordinary gunners, oar workers, flag bearers and head workers must stand to operate, and no one can guarantee that they will not be hit by the cold gun.
Sure enough, with the gunshot, a gunman covered his chest, and a trace of blood oozed out, shaking it twice, and fell on the deck.
"boom!"
Suddenly, a Cangshan boat exploded!
The river was noisy, the helmsman was sweating heavily, and kept turning the tiller. The ships were left and right, as if drunk. Soldiers stood at the bow of the ship, and they were focused on shooting with guns. From time to time, there were also Folang machine cannons roaring. However, the soldiers of the Revolutionary Army were lying on their trespassing fire, and the range was much longer. On the water, the accuracy of the artillery was terrible. After a crazy attack, they only hit two small boats. On one side, someone fell into the river from time to time, and the damage to the war was completely disproportionate.
Some mines were also mistakenly detonated, causing scattered water columns. The water surface was completely out of order, leaving the scope of traditional water wars. Soon, two sea boats unfortunately hit the mines and blew into pieces!
Since the war started, the Ming army has lost five ships. First of all, mines are hard to guard against. With the advanced equipment of the 21st century Navy, the cost of mine laying and mine clearing is still astonishing as 1:30, and it may not be able to be cleared!
Secondly, the canal is relatively stationary, and mines can float in an area for a long time. When a ship passes by, and affected by the changes in the water flow, its operating traces and speed will become unpredictable. A boat is clearly hiding and uses bamboo stalks to clear the mines, but the mines are inexplicably sucked over.
Third, the revolutionary army's sniping made the Ming army unable to do whatever they wanted to lift the mines. After all, the Ming army neglected to practice. Such an army would have no problem fighting with the wind. If they fought against the wind, their morale would soon collapse.
The fourth and most important point is that the narrow waterway of the canal limits the flexibility of the Ming army warships. They dare not sprint with all their might and give full play to their advantage of speed. They cannot pierce the fishing boats and attack the side side, nor dare to turn the rudder and play drift in the water. After shooting horizontally, a ship swings its tail and hits the mine while drifting!
Eunuch Zhang was panicked. This kind of explosion with a strong randomness was enough to make a strong man collapse mentally. What's more, the eunuch had nothing to do with the strong. At this time, he screamed in panic: "Go back quickly, go back!"
Xu Kai said with a sad face: "Eunuch Zhang, the canal is narrow and there is a shipwreck in the water, blocking the river channel, so I can't turn around!"
Eunuch Zhang was stunned and couldn't help but sway, calling out like a ghost: "Stop the boat, stop the boat!"
The orders were issued one after another, and the ships stopped one after another. Due to the water flow, they still slid downstream at a slow speed. The debris and branches all over the water surface were like deathly wooden boxes in the eyes of Eunuch Zhang.
"Our family doesn't want to die, we don't want to die. Let's send a message to Shi Caofu and let him come to rescue him as soon as possible."
Eunuch Zhang suddenly screamed.
The infantry led by Shi Kefa fell one to two miles a little later. The original plan was to use warlike as a blade and stab along the canal until it captured Mengchengyi. In the expected battle, since the bandits had artillery, they would inevitably fight back to the warships. Therefore, the large army distanced the warships, and could attack and respond at any time.
The current situation is that the main force of the bandits is closer to the fleet. If the plan is temporarily changed and the fleet is still stopped, Shi Kefa will accelerate and the formation will inevitably be scattered. The bandits can set up cannons first. Whether it is bombarding Shi Kefa or bombing the fleet, they are controlled by the bandits, and even the Red Barbarian Cannon cannot be deployed.
Thinking of this, Xu Kai hurriedly said, "Dad, you must not. Once the tutor is moved, the formation will be in chaos. It will give the thieves a chance to defeat them for nothing..."
No matter how Xu Kai analyzed it, Eunuch Zhang exclaimed: "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, so how can we expect it everywhere? We don't care. If our family dies on the canal, the emperor will not spare you, so why don't you go and pass the order!"
"Get orders!"
Chapter completed!