Chapter 296: The Bank of the Sorghum River is not what it used to be (1)
Yelu Dashi and Xiao Weili stood on the east gate tower, watching Yeluze, the king of Bei'an County, proudly surrounded by generals such as Yelu Beigan, Yelu Tuotunu, Yelu Huli, Xiao Shizhong, and Xiao Chilian.
Out of the city proudly.
Xiao Cila rode a tall horse and followed behind, looking left and right, with a very bright demeanor.
"This Xiao Cila is really a talented person. He always talks about his righteousness and honor, and he is the king and his ministers. He has an old-fashioned look. He is more upright and pedantic than the most pedantic and upright Han ministers. However, he is the most flexible on the battlefield. Luan
During the Battle of the River, he took the lead and ran back to Nanjing. During the chaos in Tokyo, Xiao Baoxian and others died at the hands of the rebels. He disguised himself as an old woman and managed to escape from Tokyo all the way back to Nanjing smoothly. This ability can be regarded as unparalleled in the world.
"
Xiao Weilali saw Xiao Cila's appearance and sneered unceremoniously.
Yelu Dashi sneered and said nothing.
"Your Highness, do you think Xiao Cila can still create miracles this time?"
"He left Nanjing today and will not be able to come back no matter what." Yelu Dashi said coldly.
Xiao Weili was silent for a while, and then asked: "Your Highness, the Song Army's attack was like wind and fire in the past few days, why has it suddenly slowed down these days? The West Route Army lingered at Juyong Pass, slowly removing the winning entrance, the north entrance, and the south entrance to pass the pass.
"The North Route Army occupied Miyun, and after marching to Tang County, they hesitated to move forward. Instead, they sent troops to the east to contact the East Route Army and jointly attack Yuyang, Jizhou."
"After the East Route Army captured Yuyang and entered Sanhe, it turned around and went south, wiping out Xianghe, Kuoyin and other counties. After the main force of the South Route Army entered Liangxiang County, it turned around and headed east, wiping out Anci, Gu'an, Wu
Qing and other counties met with the Eastern Route Army in Kueyin, and the main attack direction shifted from Liangxiang to the Luxian area."
Yelu Dashi replied: "The Southern Route Army of the Song Army attacked Yi and Zhuozhou and stationed in Liangxiang. This is to connect with the West Route Army and cut off the possibility of our army escaping westward. Now that the goal has been achieved, it is natural to adjust the main attack direction.
Their army of hundreds of thousands, which cost a lot of money, must rely on the river from Wuqing to Kuoyin that can carry boats. After adjustment, it will not only solve the problem of grain and grass transportation, but also connect with the Eastern Route Army.
Completely encircle the city of Nanjing."
"Your Highness, it seems that this battle may be fought on the banks of the Gaoliang River." Xiao Weili said hesitantly.
"Everyone has this wish. Yeluze wants to repeat Jingzong's victory and have a chance to win the great treasure after turning the tide. Song Jun wants to avenge his shame. But the Gaoliang River now is no longer the Gaoliang River it used to be."
Yelu Dashi sighed.
"The Gaoliang River now is no longer the Gaoliang River it used to be!" Liu Fa said at the former enemy headquarters in Kuoyin County.
Liu Fa was not only the former enemy commander of the main Southern Route Army, but also the commander-in-chief of the Pingliao War.
"The Gaoliang River was originally the old route of the Yongding River moved south. After hundreds of years, coupled with the interception and diversion in Yanjing City, it has dried up and turned into a ditch. People and horses can easily cross it. Since the Liao army wants to fight here, then we
Just as he wished!"
Liu Fa continued: "In the Battle of Jiatugou, the actual combat verified the power of muskets and artillery, and also verified the officials' encouragement to us - we must be bolder and faster in the use of hot weapons."
All the generals present chuckled.
Of course Zhao Si knew the power of muskets paired with Napoleon's muzzle-loading cannons, and had been vigorously promoting it. However, the Song army soldiers finally accepted the new tactics of the Yuanyang formation, the spear phalanx with crossbowmen, and allowed them to continue
Breaking through the first level and stepping directly into the age of firearms, I still have many concerns.
In terms of cavalry tactics, the Song generals did not have much say - the Song Dynasty had been short of horses before, the cavalry was not strong, and it was suppressed by Xixia and Liao.
Opening the Xihe River, the Western Army had some cavalry seeds, but they tended to be conservative and use them with caution. So when Zhao Si proposed a series of new cavalry tactics such as advancing in separate directions, making large detours, encircling reinforcements, and strategic mobility, etc., Everyone in the Song Army was willing to accept the new strategic thinking.
Originally, my foundation was weak, so I just learned from anyone.
But in the infantry area, it is very difficult. Especially the Western Army and the Hebei and Hedong Forbidden Army, which have relied on their main infantry force to withstand the Xixia Army cavalry and Khitan cavalry for many years, have their own pride. How can they change easily? They have spent hundreds of years with blood Infantry tactics in exchange for lives?
Zhao Si did not force anyone, but guided him step by step.
The Yuanyang Formation was proven in several battles to exterminate rebel mobs. In the Battle of Xia, it was carried forward together with the Spear Phalanx and achieved brilliant results. Therefore, it was recognized by the Song Army and became the standard infantry tactic. .
The Musketeers only made a small appearance in the Battle of Xia. However, the materials at that time were not up to standard, the barrel was extremely thick, and the gun body was extremely heavy. Although it was powerful, it was very troublesome to use.
Not to mention cannons. Under the conditions at that time, the best material for cannons was bronze.
However, the Song Dynasty was short of copper, and it was not even enough to make money. Zhao Si also went on to deliberately restrict opportunities for Buddhism and melted down the bronze statues of "illegal" Buddhist temples, large and small, so that the Song Dynasty, which was experiencing rapid economic development, temporarily had no " Lack of money - in this case, how could one have the luxury to cast cannons?
Therefore, not many artillery pieces were made, most of them were of experimental nature, and their power was difficult to demonstrate. Therefore, muskets and artillery did not attract attention in the infantry at that time.
Ever since the Song Dynasty expedition discovered a huge copper mine in the coastal mountains of Luzon Island, after several years of arduous construction, it was able to be mined, transported and smelted on a large scale, coupled with the help of the Guangning Coal Mine in Annan, bronze-cast artillery began to blow out. develop.
At the same time, with the excavation and mining of subway mines in Changhua River on Qiongya Island and Cihu Town in Dangtu, Jiangdong, the replenishment of fine iron ore and crude iron ingots from Tianzhu, and the improvement of smelting technology in the Song Dynasty, the output and quality of steel are increasing rapidly. .The quality and output of barrels, triggers, bullets and other accessories have also increased dramatically.
Hence the results of the Battle of Jiatugou.
Liu Fa looked around at everyone and continued.
"We have now trained six musketry infantry regiments, equipped with Tianqi-6 muskets, Tianqi-5 type 120 field guns, and Type-5 95 field guns. This time, we are going to use firearms on a large scale and use them as a winning weapon. The key..."
Liu Fa pointed at the map behind him and began to lay it out.
"...The entire formation is as above, and each unit must enter the designated position when the vanguard army sets off."
"yes!"
Yeluze led 130,000 Liao troops to camp twenty miles south of Yanjing City and rested all night. He got up at the third watch, ate at the fourth watch, and set off at the fifth watch.
Under the guidance of military advisor Xiao Laci, Yeluze did everything in a good manner - all based on what was described in Song Dynasty's "Martial Classics General Essentials".
The previous Song Dynasty, like the current Liao Kingdom, was a sieve with ventilation on all sides. In this way, military books, which were the most important weapons of the country, had long been secretly printed.
Lieutenant General Xiao Qian had a gloomy look on his face, feeling that he was not here to fight, but to visit a grave.
Yeluze was very dissatisfied with his demeanor and demeanor that undermined the morale of the army and affected morale, so he deliberately organized him and the 30,000 Xi soldiers he led into a team and placed him at the back to escort the food and grass.
Out of sight, out of mind.
In the morning, the front army of the Liao Army encountered the vanguard of the Song Army. Both sides were cavalry. The battle lasted for half an hour. The Liao Army suffered some losses, but the Song Army took the initiative to retreat. So Xiao Chilian, the commander of the front army, immediately reported to the Chinese Army.
, our army was victorious, beheading more than 10,000 people, and the rest of the Song army, tens of thousands, fled south in panic.
When Yeluze received the good news, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and ordered the entire army to advance and not to let the Song army run away. This chapter has been completed!
