First, create public opinion for pre-war mobilization, then introduce the virus into the invasion, then diplomatic isolation, and finally send troops to invade in large numbers. This war routine is simple and easy to understand, and can be written into a textbook. Although the war routine is not new, it is still useful on the battlefield.
But he played a trick on it.
Since the smallpox epidemic started in Thang Long City, the capital of Annan Kingdom, most of the former King Annam and his officials were infected. This not only brought extreme panic to Annan people, but also paralyzed its administrative system and military command system.
The military and political system of Annan was also in disarray and was not enough to cause trouble. What could cause trouble for the Southern Conquest Army was the terrain of Annan State.
There are many mountains and rivers in the northern part of Annan Kingdom, which is not suitable for cavalry deployment, nor is it convenient for artillery and military supplies. Under such terrain conditions, it is very unfavorable for the Southern Conquest Army fighting away from home. Fortunately, Annan Kingdom's army system has been completely destroyed.
To the end, otherwise they would rely on geographical advantages to fight guerrillas, which would severely damage the Southern Conquest Army.
The main force of the Southern Conquest Army comes from the Southwest Military Region and the South China Military Region. Most of them are infantry. They have conducted many large-scale bandit suppression operations in the Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi areas. They can be regarded as a battle-hardened division, and their individual soldiers have very high quality, so
, this time when we entered Annan, we did not use the large army combat method, but used the company as the smallest unit, dispersed to carry out dragnet operations.
Because the army is dispersed, the battle line is very wide, which is contrary to the traditional way of using troops with focused assaults and concentrated breakthroughs. However, times are changing, the composition and equipment of the army are also changing, and the tactics used must naturally keep pace with the times.
The battle against the Annan Kingdom can be called a regional war. In view of the fact that the command system of the Annan Army is rotten, what the Conquering Army has to do is to use the fastest speed to defeat the Annan Army and completely defeat it.
ability, so spreading the troops around to attack is the most appropriate tactic.
In addition, the front-line officers and soldiers of the Southern Conquest Army have been engaged in mountain bandit warfare in the southwest for a long time. Each small company is also very good at fighting local wars, such as rapid search, rapid reconnaissance, rapid advancement, rapid infiltration, regional search, small team penetration, array penetration, etc.
When the tactics are used to perfection, a company with a hundred or so people fighting in coordination can often explode into a fighting force of hundreds of people. Even if it encounters thousands of troops from Annan Kingdom, it can deal with it calmly and quickly coordinate with nearby units.
Combat.
This is the so-called pack wolf tactic. After discovering the prey, it bites it and then concentrates nearby troops to swarm the prey and tear it into pieces. The secret to the success of this tactic is: the quality and equipment of the army are strong, otherwise they will be
The enemies were defeated one by one in the south.
Unfortunately for the Annan Army, the Zhengnan Army has the best quality and equipment. Each company has 110 people and is equipped with 15 guns, of which 10 rifles are assigned to the reconnaissance squad.
Five sniper rifles are assigned to the sniper squad, and good steel is definitely used on the blades.
Excluding the ten men in the reconnaissance squad and the ten men in each sniper squad, the remaining ninety men in each company were divided into three parts: thirty shield soldiers, equipped with shields and sabers, and twenty archers, equipped with strong bows and long arrows.
and rockets, thirty spearmen, armed with spears.
The reason for adopting such a combination is based on the experience gained from several years of mountain operations. When a company marches, the reconnaissance squad goes first. After discovering the enemy's situation, the entire company responds quickly. The reconnaissance squad moves forward to search for the enemy, and the sniper squad looks for favorable terrain to ambush.
, shield soldiers, archers and spearmen quickly formed formations to respond to the enemy.
Once the enemy approaches, the battle formation will be launched. First, the archers will fire a volley. Under the cover of the shield soldiers, the spearmen will also quickly step forward to assassinate the enemy. The scouts will also wait for the opportunity to shoot and kill the enemy. And the most deadly thing is the sniper.
It specializes in blowing the heads of enemy officers and soldiers. With this method, no matter how powerful your army is, it will only collapse.
Even if the enemy is huddled in the walled city, he still cannot stop him. Because the spear used by the spearmen is very practical in shape. It is equipped with a bladed hook on the top and a hard iron ring on the bottom. The hook can be cut and pulled during combat, and the ring is
It can be used as a hammering weapon. If necessary, dozens of spears connected with hooks can be used as a tool for climbing mountains and walls.
When attacking a city, the archers set up their powerful crossbows and fired rockets first. This kind of rocket is not as simple as ignition. It also carries a small cartridge behind it. This cartridge not only contains smokeless gunpowder, but is also filled with
When the chili powder is ignited and shot onto the top of the city, it explodes and tears burst into tears.
Taking advantage of the enemy's loss of combat power, under the cover of snipers, scouts, shield soldiers and spearmen can quickly climb the city wall along the "ladder" composed of spears, and then the wolves will join the sheep.
, the enemy army cannot stop it even if they want to, and no matter how strong the city is, it can only be broken through.
Faced with the Zhengnan Army, which was capable of fighting in the field and attacking cities, the Annan Army suffered successive defeats from the beginning of the war. The Zhengnan Army swept through them like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. In just ten days, the vanguard troops reached the
Outside Thang Long, the capital of Annan Kingdom.
Tens of thousands of troops arrived at Shenglong City. King Chen Jida of Annan, who had just recovered from his illness, was shocked and immediately ordered troops from all over the country to come to serve the king. However, countless edicts were sent out, but there was no response at all.
When the reinforcements did not arrive, Chen Jikkuo's pockmarked face became even more ugly, and his trusted generals were at a loss as to what to do, and some of them even wanted to surrender. Naturally, Chen Jikkuo refused to surrender, and vowed to live and die with the country.
He also severely punished those who promised to surrender, which made the people in Shenglong City even more unstable.
The reason why Chen Jikkuo refused to surrender was, firstly, because he knew that even if he surrendered, he would not end well, and the Republic of China could not tolerate him; secondly, because he still had a secret weapon that he could rely on, and the leader of a country usually
They are no different from gamblers. They will not take the initiative to give up before spending all their bets.
And Chen Jikuan's last bet was a special army. The elephant soldiers. The elephant soldiers are troops with elephants as the main charge. This is a standing force of the Nanyang countries. Annan Kingdom naturally also has elephant soldiers. And Chen
Ji Kuo himself had great ambitions and even built an army of elephant soldiers composed of nearly a thousand elephants.
It has to be said that elephants are the largest creatures on land. They are strong and powerful and look really majestic. Moreover, elephants can travel freely in hilly and river network areas, which has an advantage over war horses. If the elephants are covered with war,
With the elephant saddle attached to the armor, it is simply a "tank".
The thought of hundreds or even thousands of these behemoths launching a group charge, with the earth shaking and the mountains shaking, and people being stepped on turning into minced meat, is frightening. However, this kind of thing can only scare people and not many actual combatants.
Experienced stragglers, the Peiping Army, which has been fighting for more than ten years, will not be afraid of this kind of thing. The Southern Conquest Army will soon give Chen Jikou a warning: In what age are you still playing with elephants?!