Chapter 721 0716 [Don’t run away if you have the guts]
This was Yue Fei's first time to join the car formation.
Last year, Ju Ming personally led the troops, sending troops to attack the city while using vehicle formations to defend it.
This approach sounds outrageous.
No matter which general led the troops, if he dared to camp directly outside the enemy's city, and if he dared to defend the camp and attack the city at the same time, Yue Fei would think that this person was mentally ill.
However, Ju Ming won the battle and won a great victory.
After that battle, Yue Fei visited many generals, such as Zhang Di, who witnessed the entire battle.
He reviewed the deduction again and again, and found that the Jin soldiers had no chance of winning. Because the muskets, artillery and cart formation were too weak, the Jin soldiers could not fly over those carriages unless they had wings.
Knowing that this formation was invented by the prince, Yue Fei admired Prince Zhu even more and even went to study the prince's mandarin duck formation.
Yue Fei also saw some of the messy formations in the Song Dynasty.
But he only mastered the basic formations, and the rest of the formations were too nonsense, and Yue Fei scorned them.
In fact, those large formations are very useful, allowing the military and civilian officials to get started quickly. As long as you don't command blindly, it may be difficult to win the battle, but it will definitely not be a complete defeat.
At this moment, Yue Fei, who was in charge of the chariot formation for the first time, did not lose to any friendly generals in his understanding of the chariot formation.
He led the troops in the left army position and had repelled many attacks by the Jin soldiers.
But when the horn sounded, more than a dozen teams of golden cavalry were seen, advancing layer by layer in a sparse formation.
Not only Yue Fei's side, but also Guo Yaoshi and Liu Qi's side were also on the offensive.
The golden man is going to risk his life!
In order to avoid muskets and artillery shells, the Jin cavalry formed this extremely thin formation.
The group of golden soldiers at the front suffered two rounds of crossbows, one round of musketry and one round of artillery fire. Fifty people were killed and only fourteen were left moving forward.
But after rushing close, the fourteen surviving Jin soldiers were too frightened to rush forward. After nine of them shot arrows randomly, they reined in their horses and fled. Only five iron men dismounted and removed the chains of the carriage.
The golden soldiers in the second row are more than ten steps away from the golden soldiers in the front row.
They were "accidentally injured" by the previous wave of artillery shells and muskets, and only thirty-two of them died. However, they continued to rush forward. The crossbowmen quickly fired arrows, but the muskets and artillery were still loading.
The rate of fire of a matchlock gun is one shot per minute, and those who can fire one shot every forty or fifty seconds are considered elite.
"shoot!"
Yue Fei also deployed a group of elite archers, who aimed at the second row of cavalry and shot down eighteen of them in an instant.
Of the fourteen golden knights left, only one escaped, and the rest all dismounted and removed their chains.
There are three layers of iron chains connecting the upper, middle and lower carriages, and it would be difficult to remove them all in a short while.
"Raise the gun!"
"Step forward!"
"stamp!"
The third row, the fourth row, the fifth row, the sixth row, and the seventh row of golden cavalry rushed in one after another. The musketeers reserved by Yue Fei continued to shoot.
Including the survivors in the first two rows, a total of less than 200 people dismounted in front of the formation. They tried to remove the chain of the carriage, but were attacked by 1,500 close combat soldiers of the Ming Army.
The Ming army was well prepared, but the Jin soldiers were sparse and sparse - they would certainly not be able to form a formation quickly just after dismounting.
The Ming army musketeers who were the first to shoot had already begun to use prods to pack the bullets. They loaded the bullets in an orderly manner without any panic. The Jin soldiers were able to kill them only when they came in.
The eighth, ninth, and tenth rows of golden soldiers also rushed over and dismounted to engage in close combat.
The remaining Jin soldiers were so brutally killed that they no longer cared about the carriages and gathered together to resist, planning to fight the Ming army across the carriages.
But they didn't dare to form a formation next to the van. They had to take a few steps back before proceeding, otherwise they would be stabbed to death by the Ming army before the formation was completed.
As they hurriedly retreated to form a formation, many Jin soldiers mistakenly stepped on the caltrops, causing them to scream in pain, which also caused the formation of the formation to be slower.
The eleventh and twelfth rows of golden cavalry had just charged in, but the golden soldiers in front were already on the verge of collapse.
The golden knights in the back row were all blocked by their own people, so they hurriedly reined in their horses and slowed down.
The melee soldiers of the Ming army raised their spears and stood ready.
The musketeers who had finished loading their ammunition fired at the golden soldiers gathered together.
As well as the golden knights in the back row who were forced to slow down, they all became living targets.
Even the Ming army's crossbowmen came to beat the drowned dogs, and fired accurately at the enemies who had lost their speed and were clustered nearby.
For a moment there was loud gunfire and wailing.
In front of the left army formation commanded by Yue Fei alone, more than 400 golden soldiers were killed in the continuous charge of these twelve groups of golden soldiers, more than 100 golden soldiers were injured and fled, and only a few thirty cavalrymen retreated intact.
This is not over yet!
"kill!"
The Ming Army's formation had passages for troop dispatches. When the musketeers opened fire just now, the Ming Army's cavalry got on their horses and filed out through the passage of the formation.
The remaining Jin soldiers found their horses and fled in panic, but before they could speed up, the Ming army's cavalry had already chased them.
The Jinbing reserve team, which was originally charging forward, saw friendly troops being chased but did not rush to save them. Instead, they reined in their horses and returned one by one.
The battle in front of them was so fierce that they did not dare to get close to the car formation!
The same situation also happened with Guo Yaoshi and Liu Qi.
With a combination of muskets, artillery, crossbows, vehicle formations, close combat defense, and cavalry pursuit, there were not many golden soldiers left in this attack, and more than 1,600 people were killed in the battle.
Wanyan Zonghan was already furious. He rode to the reserve team and shouted angrily: "The front army has already rushed to the front of the formation, and the two rounds of fire cannons have been fired. You can break the formation if you rush over. Why is no one charging again? Even the friendly troops are connected.
I don’t even dare!”
The Jin soldiers were all silent, their faces full of fear.
They are indeed not afraid of death, and they can still fight after being defeated in succession, but who would want to fight in a way that requires death?
Seeing that Wanyan Zonghan was in a furious state, no one dared to persuade him. They just waited for the coach to regain his composure and then lead the entire army back to the Bottle-shaped Stronghold.
The two armies were locked in a confrontation, looking at each other from a distance across the van.
Next, just watch whether Yan Zonghan is convinced or not.
The Mongols who met Qi Jiguang were very determined. Tens of thousands of cavalry rushed to charge thousands of Qi's army's vehicle array. They rushed until the entire army was wiped out and they could not get in. In the end, only the leader escaped with a few remnants.
As time passed, Wanyan Zonghan did not order any more attacks, but just surrounded the Ming army.
Monk Zhenbao led the local soldiers to guard the river and protect the people and their luggage.
He was in the center of the rear of the formation and could not see what was going on outside at all. When he heard that the battlefield was quiet, Monk Zhenbao couldn't help but ask: "Why don't we fight?"
Lu Shannuo, who is also the leader of the rebel army, said: "The Tomorrow Soldiers must have won a victory, and they defeated the gold thieves so much that they did not dare to fight again. If the gold thieves had won, they would have taken advantage of the victory to attack!"
"That's right," Monk Zhenbao nodded, "Your Majesty and the Prince are both Buddhas who came to the world to save the world. How can any mere gold thief or demon incarnation be a match for the Buddha's soldiers?"
"Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"
Cheers rang out from the central army and then spread to the surrounding armies.
The rural soldiers and civilians in the rear army were finally convinced of their victory, so they also cheered. Even the rural soldiers were so excited that they wanted to rush out to fight the Jin people with weapons in hand.
Another hour passed, but the Jin soldiers still did not attack.
The village soldiers were even a little impatient while waiting, but they saw the orderly soldiers coming on horseback: "The civilians brought out the army rations and filled their stomachs first."
After shouting more than ten times in succession, the orderly soldier left cursing, still cursing: "These golden dogs don't dare to fight, and don't want to leave, they are just like women without balls!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The civilians who were nearby laughed loudly when they heard this.
Those further away didn't know what happened, so they asked others to ask. After passing it around, the news finally spread, and bursts of laughter broke out again.
These civilian husbands were all recruited locally in Fanzhi County.
They were harmed by the Jin people for three whole years, and people in every household died of starvation because the Jin soldiers were increasingly demanding food.
The Ming army recaptured Fanzhi County a few days ago and released the news that they were recruiting civilian husbands. A swarm of swarms came from all over the countryside. They were not afraid of being killed while transporting food with the army, because they were already starving to death.
During the war just now, the people were a little scared, but now they were relaxed and thought that the Ming officers and soldiers were invincible.
Cans of river water were pumped up, but conditions were limited. There was no firewood to boil the water, so everyone had to make do with raw water.
What I ate was an ancient version of compressed biscuits, which are very valuable.
It is only eaten in emergencies. For example, before Zhang Guangdao attacked Chitang Pass, he always cooked rice in a pot and ate fresh food.
The whole army had eaten their dry food, but the Jin soldiers still did not attack.
"You have to find a way to anger the enemy general." Yao Pingzhong muttered.
Not long after, a young general came to the civilian husband and asked him to change into his tattered clothes.
Immediately, the young general rode out of the battle in ragged clothes, carrying a woodcutter and came to the front of the two armies' formations and shouted: "Golden dog leader Wanyan Zonghan, I am Zhang San, a farmer in Fanzhi County, how dare you go out to challenge me!"
After the young general shouted in front of the Jin army formation, he returned to the Ming army formation and shouted again.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Guo Yaoshi's former army heard it most clearly and was amused by this scene.
After the young general shouted at the Ming army, he ran to the Jin army and shouted again.
Wanyan Zonghan was so angry that his lungs almost exploded, but as the coach of Jinbing, how could he have a duel with a guy dressed as a peasant?
The generals of the Kingdom of Jin did not dare to charge into the battle, but they dared to challenge him one on one. They all ran to Wanyan Zonghan to ask for a fight.
Wanyan Zonghan pointed at a general and said, "Go and kill that guy!"
"yes!"
But it was Wanyan Orulu, the second son of Wanyan Loushi, who went to battle. He did not use a bow and arrow, but ran out on horseback with a spear.
However, the young general of the Ming army did not engage in the battle. Instead, he screamed and shouted: "Oh, run quickly, the golden dog is here to steal farmers' food again! The golden dog only dares to rob farmers and does not dare to fight with the Ming Dynasty's soldiers!"
While shouting, he turned his horse's head and then rode back to the Ming army's formation.
Arriving in front of the formation, this young general shouted to his allies: "I only have a woodcutter in my hand, and I can't beat those golden dogs. You have to avenge the common people!"
Yue Fei was the first to react and shouted: "Kill the gold thief and protect the people!"
"Kill the gold thief and protect the people!"
Yue Fei's subordinates shouted together, and this slogan soon spread to all armies, and the morale of the Ming army became even higher.
Wanyan Loushi came to Wanyan Zonghan and said: "Withdraw your troops and stick to the various passes and strongholds, leaving only the land of the former Liao Kingdom. Yin Shuke also asked him to withdraw his troops and return all the prefectures to the Ming Dynasty. Song and Liao Dynasties
In the past, the country's borders were the best to defend, but from now on we have to switch from offense to defense."
Wanyan Zonghan stared at the turtle formation opposite. Even though he felt extremely unwilling, he could only grit his teeth and say: "Withdraw the troops!"
All the Jin soldiers were on horseback, and their baggage was at Pingxingzhai. They could quickly retreat into Xiaopingdu along the Gushan River.
It was easy to set up an ambush there, and the Ming army really didn't dare to pursue them rashly.
This battle ended in a tailspin.
After eating more than 2,000 Jin soldiers, Yao Pingzhong felt that he was still satisfied. He said in annoyance: "The main force of the Jin soldiers is here. It will be difficult for us to capture Pingxingguan Sanzhai with just a few people. Should we just withdraw our troops?"
It is much more difficult than attacking Chitangguan here. You must divide your troops to attack three villages at the same time. If you only attack one village, the food route will be cut off.
"It doesn't count as returning without success, let's withdraw." Chen Ziyi said.
Yao Pingzhong sighed: "Withdraw the troops!"
Yue Fei was recalling the previous battles. He felt that after having firearms, personal martial arts would be important in future battles in the wild, but they would not be as important as before.
That night, Yue Fei went to visit Wu Jie and Wu Lin brothers again. He knew that the two brothers had studied the Faji.
Withdrawing the troops all the way back, Liu Qi also joined the military formation discussion group.
Through this actual battle, the four people checked and filled in the gaps in the existing vehicle formation, and discussed its usage in different terrains and situations.
Wu Lin wrote a summary of several thousand words based on everyone's conversation, asked Yue Fei and others to co-sign it, and sent it to Zhang Guangdao for forwarding to the Privy Council.