The next night, Zhang Fu rode back to the battlefield again. The rebels had withdrawn into the city, leaving behind a dilapidated old camp. The unfinished camp was completely destroyed, and the archery tower was burned to charcoal, and is still smoking.
Many things were robbed, and tents and other items were burned to blackness. In the setting sun, only people's groans of pain could be heard, and the soldiers carrying the wounded walked heavily, as if they were in a disaster-stricken place.
"You bastard, he hit us unprepared and ran away!" A general scolded angrily, "If there was no Jiujiang City, we would have been in trouble with him wherever the bastard would go!"
One of the staff said nonsensically like an afterthought, "This battle was unexpected. We didn't expect the rebels to dare to come out of the city to attack us. Otherwise, the outcome of the battle would have been much better."
Xue Lu, Marquis of Wuyang, who had suffered greatly, thought: Even if the battle ends like this, it is not bad. At least most of the troops retreated calmly, and they can calmly prevent the enemy from pursuing after the defeat. They can only be regarded as defeated, not annihilated.
Another staff member may have felt that blaming the failure on being "unprepared" was putting the blame on Shangguan, so he said calmly: "The rebels are really bandits and have sharp weapons. It is really difficult to deal with the same force. We have to use the superiority of troops."
It’s better to gather | to annihilate.”
Zhang Fu turned around and called Chen Lin, today's general. Chen Lin lowered his head and bowed in shame: "The last general is here."
"What do you think, and what strategies do you have to deal with the enemy?" Zhang Fu seemed to have no intention of accusing him, and his tone was very gentle.
Chen Lin said: "If we open up a field battle, the general will really have no good strategy at the moment. But Commander Wang's complaint just now about 'suffering from them' does make some sense... The rebels took away the wounded soldiers and corpses when they retreated, and we can't count them."
However, according to what the general saw with his own eyes in the battle formation, the number of rebel casualties is not much less than ours. If the main force of our army has arrived, we can form formations one after another and fight in turn. With the superior strength and number of troops, the rebel army will be exhausted.
, it cannot withstand casualties. It can be broken."
Zhang Fu nodded and said: "You gain wisdom by taking a cut, you are right. I also have some words, please listen to them. I declare that the troops will not be spared in the cavalry battle; the infantry battle is slightly inferior, but this battle will kill the largest number of thieves."
It was an infantry battle, and the main reason for the defeat was the violent artillery bombardment. Therefore, the enemy's strength lies in artillery. By defeating its artillery array, our army's chances of victory will be much greater.
The way to break the artillery formation is to use cavalry. But today, General Chen's tactics of using cavalry to rush into the formation are not appropriate. The cavalry soldiers must swim outside the battle formation, wait for opportunities, and find the right place to cut before striking.
ox."
Zhang Fu picked up a stone on the ground and threw it casually, "The artillery shells will always fly upward first and then land. The height is different. The enemy's heavy artillery is protected in the formation, and the muzzle must be pointed upward, otherwise it will not hit the front.
Our own people? The smaller the formation, the closer the muzzle is to our own people, and the greater the elevation, the farther the artillery shells will hit before they land and hit our troops. If we attack from all sides and our troops are limited, the smaller the formation will be.
, the artillery cannot hit the front; if the enemy expands its formation, there will be a gap to take advantage of, and the cavalry will seize the opportunity to attack at that time.
Moreover, by attacking on all sides, we can divide the enemy's firepower, and we can gain advantages by fighting on foot. Therefore, what I mean is that the way to defeat the bandits' army is to 'encircle'... Do you understand?"
The generals looked confused, and Zhang Fu's words were too convoluted. Could it be that our British prince had imitated the literati? Zhang Fu frowned and pointed at one of them and asked, "Do you understand?"
The general said in astonishment: "The British public taught that the way to defeat an army of thieves is to besiege them."
"That's all." Zhang Fu said, "It's just a little bit of truth. I will teach you when I have time to understand it."
He raised his whip and pointed at the corridor between Baishui Lake and the Yangtze River, "Don't build barracks yet, build fortifications there; and build a fort in the south, on the south bank of Baishui Lake. Guard it, and wait for the army to pass through Poyang Lake first."
Stand firm."
The generals said: "The last general will wait for the order."
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In the Jiujiang governor's camp, a group of people were also discussing. Feng Youxian said: "The cavalry of the puppet Xuan soldiers were too fierce. If they were not blocked by the cavalry in the end, our cavalry would have driven all the officers and soldiers of that battalion down to Poyang Lake."
Yu Qian said: "The border troops of Xuanfu Datong have been dealing with Tatar soldiers for a long time and are skilled in horse fighting. However, General Feng's cavalry regiment is mostly from the south. It is difficult to win even with diligent training. This is reasonable."
Zhang Ning also said: "The archers of this official army should not be underestimated. In the past, we used firearms to completely suppress the bows and arrows, but the elites of the Northern Army used strong bows and crossbows, which are not comparable to the crossbows used by the inland guards. I
I inspected the casualties before and found that many of them were injured by arrows, so we can tell. We need to be more cautious when leaving the city in the future, and we must not be bitten and unable to escape."
A few days later, the scouts of the Suzaku Army discovered that the army was building fortifications on the land corridor to the west of the city, and they were also building fortifications to the south. There was no opportunity to take advantage of it for the time being, so they went all out to manage the city defense. The last time they went out to the city for a field battle, it was mainly to win a jackpot to boost morale.
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He had already seen the fighting power of the Jiujiang Army sent by the King of Han during the Poyang Lake Water Battle. At this time, he did not dare to entrust important places to the Jiujiang Army alone. This group of people could not fight, and they were afraid of losing the fortifications. It was really unbearable.
Use; but there are nearly 20,000 people anyway, so it would be a pity not to use them. Zhang Ning quickly thought of how to use them.
The forts and hooked wall fortifications outside the city require a large number of troops to be put in, and the Suzaku Army units are used as supervision. Jiujiang soldiers are deployed during the period, and they are always qualified to serve as cannon fodder in the fortifications. Different from the battle formations, even if there are people
Escape can also effectively prevent the situation, instead of trapping a group of people whenever someone runs away.
The main decision for the peripheral fortifications was made by Zhang Ning. He inspected the situation many times and found it very useful... but it was not as strong as imagined and had to wait for actual combat testing. After all, he had never had such experience, and everything he did relied on imagination and
Inference. He just believes that it is foolish to place your hopes on a single city wall when defending a city. You should defend the perimeter and expand the depth in order to concentrate your troops as much as possible.
For example, the fortifications in the west of the city are leaning against the city wall on the left and Baishui Lake on the right. Only one side will be threatened. An earthen wall fortress was built on the hillside in the middle of the fortifications, where troops and artillery were stationed. There were two ditches surrounding the north side of the forts, and a waist was built behind the ditches.
Wall, the officers and soldiers have to use ladders to attack; even if one line of defense is lost, it is very easy to counterattack from the second wall at the back. If both walls are lost, troops can still be sent to recapture the fortress on the mountain. How difficult is it?
In the same way, Zhang Ning felt that it would be no easier for the army to capture this fortress than to capture the Jiujiang City Wall.
If the officers and soldiers ignore this fortification? Then when they attack the west gate, they will be constantly attacked on the flanks. It is not possible to go around the north gate. The north gate is close to the river and there is no place to deploy too many troops. Once they retreat, they will fall into the river.
.In this situation, if the army wants to attack Jiujiang from the east, they must first capture the earthen fort.&%