The hillside is not high and the terrain is gentle, but the view from the top of the mountain is still very good. As Yu Qian stood there and watched the situation on the ground, he couldn't help but be shocked by the magnificent scene. Both cavalry and infantry were placed in formation on the field, and gunpowder smoke was floating in the air. There are also some defeated soldiers, like the collapsed sand on the sand table, scattered on the ground. The battlefield is undoubtedly a grand and simple activity. It consumes a lot of money, but it has a gorgeous performance. The gray and black of the army's weapons amidst the greenery of nature. The tone is solemn and bleak.
But the excitement quickly disappeared. Yu Qian realized that this ambush battle could not cause a substantial blow to the rebels. "Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!" He didn't send it at first. It is hoped that the rebels can be annihilated in this battle, and the weak Southern Route Army can defeat its opponents. What is the point of the Northern Route Army, which has a large number of people and horses? But it will definitely be uncomfortable to actually experience such a situation.
The arrangement was carefully designed to occupy the right time and place, with more men and horses than the opponent. Even though he used tricks, he still couldn't avoid defeat on the battlefield. Young Yu Qian couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
But he soon felt relieved from this bad mood. He firmly believed that Ziji was doing something important to benefit the country and the people. In order to usher in a peaceful and prosperous age earlier, for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and for such a just goal, even if It was Shime who really used his shameless machinations. Even if he resorted to unscrupulous means, he could still be honest and clear-minded.
"Futai, the bandit army is coming. You should leave here first and let the general wait here to serve them." A military general said flatteringly in the pángbiān.
Yu Qian said in a casual tone: "My life is not important."
Perhaps it was because of his righteousness that few of the generals present doubted the true intentions of the governor's words, and people could not help but be in awe.
"Gong Cheng Guo once wrote a letter to learn how to make new firearms. What he said was very reasonable. Our cannons are no longer suitable for use." Yu Qian sighed again.
He witnessed the entire battle of this battle with his own eyes, and did not feel that Ziji had made any mistakes. The tactical concept of using cavalry and artillery coordination in the ambush battle was not wrong either. The reasons for the ineffectiveness were as follows: First, the rebels' military discipline was improved. It is extremely difficult to collapse. Ruguo is an ordinary rebel army. Two rounds of artillery attacks and a cavalry charge will definitely defeat it. Secondly, Yu Qian couldn't help but lament that the artillery was ineffective. The performance and tactics of the Ming army's artillery were inferior. Having adapted to such a war mode, it is impossible to open a gap for the cavalry with certainty.
As soon as he saw it, Yu Qian had many ideas in his mind. If written down and published into a book in the future, it might become an epoch-making work on military thought.
The shouts of the approaching rebels at the foot of the mountain made him quickly come to his senses, and he immediately ordered without hesitation: "Send the order, the general's cannon should no longer be loaded with solid ammunition, and replace it with loose ammunition, and prepare to defend against the rebel attack."
pángbiān A general hurriedly commented: "Futai Mingjian, it is very troublesome to load the heavy artillery with loose guns. I'm afraid it's too late to change to loose guns at this time."
The Ming army used artillery to fire shotguns as a conventional method of warfare. There was a set of loading procedures, but Yu Qian was a civil servant and did not know enough about many military details. According to usual operations, the cannon must be erected first when loading shotguns. For a gun weighing several hundred This is not a simple matter for a 5-pound artillery piece. Then load the gunpowder, place a wooden partition (horse) on top of the gunpowder, and finally place projectiles on the partition. The distance between the projectiles needs to be filled with soil. Carefully compact it before you can Ready to fire...
Obviously, the temporary method of using shotguns as a defense method is not feasible at the moment. But Yu Qian cannot allow the artillery to fire a second round of solid shell strikes, because according to the previously agreed tactical rules, Meng Guang, the chief soldier of the South Route Army, heard the sound of the cannon.
After that, the cavalry must be ordered to attack the flanks of the attacking rebels. Each round of attacks is costly. The previous round of charges was completely ineffective and resulted in the loss of at least several hundred knights.
Yu Qian has an established strategic idea in his mind. Under the circumstances that the rebels cannot be severely damaged, it is necessary to temporarily preserve the strength of the Southern Route Army in order to form an effective containment of the enemy. At present, he is unwilling to lose any more cavalry troops, thus losing the deterrence to the rebels.
power, affecting the overall situation.
After thinking about it, he ordered again: "Mǎshàng sent someone to convey an order to General Meng to stop attacking the enemy. After receiving the order, he immediately evacuated eastward." "Here, one unit of troops was left behind, and the other infantry abandoned their heavier weapons."
, each unit will evacuate the battlefield on its own, and if the pursuing troops are dispersed, they will assemble towards the main camp."
"Got the order!"
The deputy general looked worriedly at the troops coming up below and asked: "Futai, how should the troops behind us defend the high ground?"
"Use a bowl-mouth blunderbuss and heavy arrows, and when you get close, use a divine motorcycle." Yu Qian replied.
Soon after the military order was issued, the infantry on the hillside quickly turned around and headed north down the mountain, discarding many heavy weapons and armor along the way. In addition, many teams retreated hastily before the battle, and many teams were in chaos, scrambling to be the first to run away.
When the officers and soldiers behind the scenes saw that most of the troops had fled, they were also panic-stricken. However, seeing that Yu Qian and other senior officials were still standing behind them, they bit the bullet and did not move. The deputy general advised Yu Qian to evacuate now, but he still stood tall; for a long time
Then yijing brought the horse over.
The rebels who were attacking from the rear climbed all over the hillside, but upon closer inspection, they were still very organized and undisturbed. When the forwards approached, there was a burst of artillery on the mountain, a long row of bowl-mouth blunderbuss sprayed out, and the shells tilted downwards. The smoke of gunpowder went away.
There were screams all over the place, and the dense formation could not avoid being killed, but it still could not stop the attack.
The commander of the army stared at the smoke-filled bottom and shouted: "Prepare heavy arrows!"
The heavy arrows used by the inland garrison troops could only shoot a few dozen steps away, but on the hillside they might be able to shoot up to a hundred steps away, which was about the same range as the rebels' matchlocks, so they didn't suffer at all.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a gunshot sounded on the hillside, and the fire flickered in the smoke, like lightning in the clouds. The Suzaku barracks fired back with a Franchise machine gun. The cavalry gun was a primary breech-loading artillery. Each gun
Equipped with five muskets, the shooting speed is very fast. After a shelling, the army archers who were also in dense formation suffered many casualties. Many people were frightened and drew their bows and released arrows. The arrows flew around, but they could not shoot.
|And the rebels, most of them fell on the hillside and were thrown into the lake like pebbles.
"Whoever dares to run will be killed immediately!" The commander of the army had the foresight to shout first, barely maintaining the formation.
Seeing this, Yu Qian took the reins and said to his followers: "Let's go."
The general commanding the battle was shouting: "Change arrows and prepare!"
There was a gong sound on the hillside, and the white smoke that was slightly blown away by the wind was crowded again. When the second gong sounded, amidst the shouts, there was a sudden "crackling" explosion, and invisible lead bullets flew like raindrops.
A soldier shouted "Ah" and immediately dropped the bow and arrow in his hand and covered his left forehead. Blood spattered. In an instant, many more people fell to the ground, and some corpses rolled directly down. The soldiers were shocked, and they were already panic-stricken.
At this moment, the mǎshàng dispersed in a flurry and scrambled to run away. Shime could not stop them; even the generals were too lazy to shout and turned around and ran away.
"Kill! Kill..." The roar of the rebels rang out from the hillside. They bent down and rushed up. The yijing in front lost its horizontal row, and a group of men and horses rushed forward with short spears, waist knives and other cold weapons. Unexpectedly,
When they were dozens of steps away, someone from the rout of the army ignited two divine motorcycles, and immediately a large number of rockets shot out.
The god locomotive is also called a swarm, loaded with a large number of rockets, and the firing is as spectacular as a rocket launcher. The arrows smoke and scream as they fly, like a weapon of large-scale destruction. Unfortunately, the trajectory of the rockets is irregular under the propulsion of gunpowder.
The ballistics were like Blanc motion, and the gods couldn't figure out where they would fly. Some of them wandered in the air and went directly to the sky, while some quickly fell to the ground and dispersed after a short distance. Countless rockets frightened the Suzaku Army.
The soldiers jumped, but they were not injured. They quickly occupied the highland artillery formation of the official army.
Yu Qian was escorted by guards and was on his way back to the camp in the east.
After he returned to the military camp, he saw that all the officers and soldiers were very depressed. More than 20,000 people were fighting an ambush against more than 10,000 people. No one would be happy with such a situation. Unexpectedly, as the overall planner of this battle, Yu Qian failed
His expression was very calm.
"What I want to say to you is that as long as we don't make mistakes, we will definitely win this battle in the end. Have we made any big mistakes so far?" Yu Qian said to the commanders of the guards who came to the Chinese army one after another.
The military generals then thought that there were nearly 50,000 people from the Northern Route Army and they had reinforcements, so they felt at ease.
Yu Qian comforted the generals and said: "This battle can only be regarded as a draw, not a defeat. Although we lost more troops, the strength of the official army was far greater than that of the rebels, and we also made some gains; everyone
It is a meritorious service, and I will definitely highlight your bravery in combat during the performance. If the ruguo continues to be used up like this, the rebels will soon be unable to afford it."
But what everyone was most concerned about was the current situation, and gradually some people began to discuss it.
"I think it is better to retreat to the east of the Xiang River first. With the high walls of Changsha Prefecture, we can hold the government office... How to cross the river? The cavalry cannot catch up, so they flee far north first; the infantry throws away their baggage, can they
Those who got on the boat got on the boat, and those who couldn't get on the boat just swam back! Who of our soldiers in Huguang can't swim?"
There are also people who are objecting: "If you are driven down the river, how can you still carry weapons and armor while swimming? The shim is gone, the soldiers will be scattered, what is the difference between defeat and defeat? If the bandit army really wants to cross the river to attack Changsha Prefecture, look at you
Where can I find people to defend the city?"
"Pa!" There was a sound from turán, and everyone turned around to see Yu Qian hitting the table with his scabbard, with an angry look on his face, and everyone hurriedly stopped talking.
Yu Qian took a deep breath, feeling a little helpless, but in the end he calmed down and said coldly: "All of you present, at the lowest level, are the commanders of the guards. They are the generals who command the soldiers and horses of the guards. Isn't it your duty to be a general?
Protect the homeland and defeat the bandits?"
"Yes, yes..."
Yu Qian said: "In order to win the overall situation, the responsibility of the Southern Route Army is to hold back the main force of the rebels, or attack Chenzhou after they retreat north. This is an established strategy. Anyone who disobeys will be treated as a disobedient and will not be tolerated!"