Chapter 2303 Gui Zi Scroll Become famous in one battle
As the Jianzhou Army slowly retreated, Feng Ziying walked down the platform in high spirits but also a little relieved.
At the same time, the cavalry chase on the other side also came to an end.
Neither the Liaodong cavalry nor the Jianzhou light cavalry had the ability to completely defeat their opponents. The result of the entanglement was that they both paid a huge price, but it was still the result of leaving the battlefield on their own.
However, Zhao Lianjiao and You Shilu were elated, it could even be said that they were in high spirits and extremely excited.
This was the first time in such a large-scale field battle that the Zhou army ended up winning an infantry field battle.
Although the Zhou army also paid a heavy price in this battle. In addition to the entire spear formation and sword and shield formation used to set up the defense line, they were almost wiped out. Even the losses of the fire gun soldiers were also numerous.
Thousands of efforts, but none of this is important. No matter how high the price is, it is worth it, because this is the first time that Dazhou has won a complete victory in a field battle involving tens of thousands of people.
In the past, there were times of victory in the wars between Liaodong and Jianzhou Jurchens, but either they were fought with more and fewer, taking advantage of the geographical terrain, or it was a small-scale elite duel, which is difficult to explain.
But this time it was different. Er Yidu also dispatched more than 10,000 horses, making it clear that the chariots and horses were to defeat his own side in one battle. The strength of his side still greatly exceeded the opponent's in terms of numbers. Er Yidu also knew it, but Er Yidu
Yidu also jumped into the battle without hesitation, which shows that Yidu was confident about the victory of this battle before the battle, but the result was beyond his expectation.
The Zhou army did not pursue the victory. Firstly, the huge losses and long-term war of attrition made their own side exhausted. Secondly, the 5,000 cavalry led by Mang Gurtai sent by Fei Yingdong were still watching covetously in the distance on the right wing. Of course, our own side was also
There are cavalry and infantry to deal with.
In this case, a truce between both sides should be an acceptable result.
But for the Great Zhou side, such a battle with roughly the same number of battle losses was a complete victory in a strategic sense.
The impact it had on the Great Zhou Dynasty, Liaodong and even Jizhen, which were heavily threatened by the Jurchens and Mongols, was huge. It completely eliminated the shadow of being invincible in the middle and field battles in their hearts, and the morale boost was even greater.
is crucial, and its tactical use also fully demonstrates the huge advantages brought by the combined use of the Tiger Crouching Cannon, heavy fire cannons and ordinary fire cannons, as well as the spear, knife and shield formation, which is enough to defeat the Jianzhou Jurchens of the same size.
From now on, both the Liaodong Army and the Jizhen Army can arrange their troops according to this model, especially when facing large-scale battles, they will not be panicked, panicked all day long, or even completely give up the consideration of large-scale field battles.
, they can finally have some free time to think about how to better defeat and kill the enemy in the field.
"... In this battle, the Liaodong Town and Northern Front Army suffered casualties of more than 780 cavalrymen, more than 5,400 casualties of the spear and shield corps, and more than 1,700 casualties of the fire musketry.
The gunmen suffered more than 220 casualties..."
Even if Feng Ziying was mentally prepared, she couldn't help but take a breath. Although the description of this battle is casualties, there is no doubt that there were more casualties than casualties. Minor injuries will basically not be reported. Basically, they will not be reported.
Injuries are only reported when the combat effectiveness is lost, and many of them find it difficult to return to the battlefield even after recovering from their injuries.
"..., but compared with the victory we achieved, Lord Supervisor, I think it is all worth it..."
Zhao Shujiao was not at all sad or tormented by the huge loss. On the contrary, he was extremely excited and proud.
Feng Ziying looked at the excited face of the other party, and You Shilu on the side who was also full of smug pride. He suddenly realized that the pressure that the Jianzhou Jurchens had brought to Liaodong and even Jizhen over the years was too great.
As for them, they have all forgotten the taste of victory.
The Jianzhou Jurchens annihilated several Haixi Jurchen tribes. Although Liaodong Town tried its best to stop them, it was still in vain. The Fushun Pass was breached. Although Li Yongfang rebelled, the morale of Liaodong Town was also severely damaged.
And now they have captured Anle Prefecture in one fell swoop, opening up the entire east-west border wall and besieging more than 10,000 Juniper tribe members. They are still unable to escape. If it drags on any longer, the entire army may even be destroyed.
In the past few years, there have been various records of dozens of fierce battles between the two sides. It can be said that almost every battle against the Zhou Dynasty was defeated, especially in the field battles. The defeats are everywhere. How can this allow Zhao Ledjiao and even
You Shilu and the others did not feel the pain.
Now that it's all over, this curse has finally been completely broken. The two armies battled openly and openly, without any tricks. It was a competition of strategy, tactics and strength. The Zhou army finally won the battle openly and openly, and
Win cleanly!
"In this battle, statistics show that the Jianzhou Army's cavalry casualties exceeded 1,900, including more than 700 heavy cavalry, more than 1,100 light cavalry, and more than 4,600 armored infantry casualties, among which were killed by our army.
More than 400 people were captured, and more than 1,200 Jianzhou crossbowmen were killed or injured..."
Feng Ziying silently calculated. In terms of the number of losses, the Great Zhou Army lost about 8,200 people, while the Jianzhou Army lost more than 7,600 people. The Great Zhou Army still had more people, but the difference was almost the same.
It is not too big. What is more important is that the spear, sword, shield and fire gun soldiers lost by the Zhou army can be quickly replaced by adding and removing them from other border towns, but for the Jianzhou Jurchens, it may not be that simple.
According to information obtained from Zhongfang Division, Xingren Division, Mongolians and even Shanxi merchants, the entire Jianzhou Eight Banners maintains about 34,000 elites ready for battle at any time. In addition, under emergency mobilization, it is still possible to mobilize troops with considerable combat effectiveness.
There are 32,000 soldiers, including the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the so-called Four Banners of the Han Army and the Two Banners of the Mongolia Army.
Among them, the main source of the four banners of the Han army was Li Yongfang's tribe, which also included soldiers originally recruited from the fleeing Han people after occupying Kuandian Liubao, and also included some strong soldiers recruited from the Han people captured in the First Battle of Fushun Pass.
The Second Mongolian Banner is mainly composed of scattered Mongolians from the grasslands of Eastern Mongolia, including a considerable number of horse thieves and bandits, as well as some small tribes, Chahars, and Khalkhas who cannot stand the exploitation of Lindan Batur.
, Horqin people, and even some Tumutes and Ordos people.
If Nurhaci ordered the mobilization of the whole clan, the Zhongfang Division estimated that the Jianzhou Jurchens could probably mobilize about 20,000 more people to fight, but the combat effectiveness of these soldiers would be greatly reduced, and they might not be much better than the guards in the mainland of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In other words, the Jianzhou Jurchens can now mobilize less than 90,000 troops at best, and those with truly strong combat effectiveness are probably between 60,000 and less than 70,000.
In this battle, the Zhou Army killed nearly 16% of the entire elite Jianzhou Army alive. The total strength of Edu's troops this time was only about 16,000, and the battle losses were close to 16,000.
half.
Feng Ziying can even conclude that no matter what the final outcome of this battle is, Er Yidu will have a very sad life after returning, even if he is Nurhachi's most trusted confidant.
"Master Supervisor, I can even say that after this battle, both Er Yidu and Fei Yingdong will have to consider how to deal with our offensive in the next battle." Zhao led the teacher with interest.
Gao Gao said, "This time they are on the offensive, and in the next battle, it may be our turn to launch the offensive."
Feng Ziying couldn't help but be impressed when she saw Zhao Lijiao's attitude. He had just finished the battle. Is this guy so capable now? Has he forgotten the time before this battle that he was so nervous that he couldn't sleep all night?
Yes, the Jianzhou Nuzhen were defeated in this battle. Their losses were huge and they could not consume almost the same battle losses as the Zhou army. However, even Fei Yingdong would definitely not do this again in the next battle.
Underestimating the enemy or deploying tactics rigidly and conservatively.
If you become arrogant at this time and think that with firearms you are invincible and you can win the battle, then defeat is inevitable.
"Master Zhao, I'm not as optimistic as you." Feng Ziying said calmly: "Although the Eryidu tribe suffered huge losses, this was because our firearms tactics caught them off guard. But in the next battle, do you think they will
Won't they learn a lesson? Fei Yingdong's eastern part is not damaged at all, and its cavalry strength is still there. If they make full use of cavalry harassment tactics, can our firearms troops still achieve such good results? "
"Also, the archers of the Jianzhou Army were not of sufficient use in this battle. I believe both E Yidu and Fei Yingdong realized this. Although our firearms are more advanced, convenient and easy to use, the Jurchens and the living
Their inherent hunting skills allow their archer advantage to offset a considerable part of the power of our firearms, and you cannot ignore this."
Feng Ziying's tone increased, and her eyes became more solemn, "Don't think that we can determine the country in this battle. Nurhaci can bring up the Jianzhou Jurchens in such a harsh environment. He is not an ordinary person. He can even be called
We are a great leader of the generation. If we had not persuaded the Inner Khalkha people in time, once the Horqin people completely turned to them and the Yehe tribe was annihilated and annexed by them, even if we won this battle, it would still be very dangerous.
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Feng Ziying's calmness calmed down both Zhao Lejiao and You Shilu. They were both veteran generals. Previously, they were only disturbed by the joy brought by the victory. Now, after being taught a lesson by Feng Ziying, they immediately understood. Came over.
"Your Majesty, you have taught me a lesson, I will end up with Meng Lang." Zhao Shujiao stood up and admitted his mistake.
"I understand, but the opponent we have to face cannot be defeated overnight. I'm not even sure now whether we can really save the Juniper Department." Feng Ziying said leisurely: "We just made a good start. It’s just the head.”