Chapter 805 Confrontation

Author: An Huajun

Chapter 805 Confrontation

After crossing Guanshan Mountain and walking a mile or two away, you will find a piece of flat land. There are mountains on both sides of the east and west, sandwiching the flat land in the middle.

As soon as Zhang Zhen saw this place, he said: "This is it, no need to look any further! This is a natural battlefield! There are two ridges of earth on the east and west, where artillery can be deployed. The middle is flat, perfect for charging! Order the troops in the rear to speed up, and then

Set up your position here!"

Nie Feng nodded: "This is indeed a good battlefield!"

Cheng Liangsong ordered his soldiers to order the follow-up troops to speed up. He stepped forward and said: "I also heard from the locals that there is a battlefield behind Guanshan. For other troops, it is fine, but for us, this place is simply a place to kill the enemy.

Great place!”

Zhang Zhen nodded and looked at the terrain in front of him. After a while, he said: "Let's go, let's take a look at the east and west ridges."

The ridge is not high and the terrain is flat, so it is not an excellent artillery position. However, in this era, this kind of terrain is enough.

When they came to the flat ground, Zhang Zhen said: "How far is it from Qingjian City?"

Cheng Liangsong said: "About forty miles. The Jin army is in a hurry and should arrive by the afternoon."

Zhang Zhen nodded: "Time is enough. When the commanders arrive, they immediately rush to dig fortifications and fight the Jin army here!"

Until now, the Jin Army's cavalry had been suppressed south of Kuanzhou and did not know what was happening near Guanshan. After the Song Army arrived, they immediately began to dig various fortifications for combat. For example, in front of the artillery position,

Two trenches were dug to prevent the enemy from attacking from above. The trenches and antlers were used on both wings to extend to the mountains.

Wang Xiaolie's army is different from other armies in that it has special tools for fortification work, and it doesn't take much time to do it.

Shu Jiming's and Wang Zhongfu's camp was Zhang Zhen's former military camp and was arranged in the middle. Hundreds of people formed a group, arranged three in front and two behind, standing quietly in the open space.

Wang Zhongfu licked his lips and said to Shu Jiming: "You will stand in the first row later, and be careful. They are elite Jin soldiers, and they are especially powerful with bows and arrows. Your armor cannot protect your arms, so there is always some risk."

Shu Jiming smiled and said: "I am tall and I have to go to the front row to throw bombs. How can I wear full armor? Don't worry, I am born to throw bombs farther. I should be able to shoot farther than the Jin army's bows and arrows. They can't hurt me."

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Wang Zhongfu said: "Oh, this is really worrying."

After finishing speaking, he raised his eyes and looked ahead. After looking for a while, he said: "The golden soldiers are coming——"

The Jin army's cavalry were constantly being killed or intercepted. They already knew that there was a Song army in front, but they didn't know the specific location. It wasn't until they got closer that they saw the Song army's formation. The forwards stopped their horses, and the army slowly moved forward.

List out.

I often read in books that when two armies are fighting, you must first shoot at the base of the formation. Because crossbows are the most effective long-range attack weapons, if you line up within the range of the enemy's crossbows, you are courting death. But if you are far away, attack

The distance was long, requiring the infantry to exhaust their physical strength. Therefore, before the battle, the formations of both sides were limited to the range of the crossbows, neither far nor close.

When artillery became available, the role of crossbows was replaced by artillery. When the two sides formed an array before the war, their own troops should at least be arrayed outside the range of the enemy's artillery, subject to the range of the artillery. Otherwise, why would we fight against the enemy?

As long as Fang fires the cannon, he will be scattered.

In this sense, after the emergence of artillery, it replaced not crossbows and trebuchets, but bows and arrows. Muskets replaced not bows and arrows, but swords and guns. Especially in the era of line infantry, the effect of this substitution was very obvious. The infantry on both sides stepped forward and lined up.

Shooting someone to death is like fighting with cold weapons at a distance.

It’s just that the power of muskets is getting bigger and bigger, the range is getting farther and farther, and the effect is similar to that of crossbows. So many people take it for granted that muskets have replaced crossbows since they appeared. From the perspective of military formation, I still think that

It is more reasonable to replace swords and guns with muskets and replace bows and crossbows with artillery.

Even later, when weapons such as rockets and missiles were introduced, these weapons still determined the distance between the battle lines. The distance between the battle lines of the two warring parties was not determined by the skirmishers at the front, but by weapons such as rockets and missiles. From then on

Considering the distance between the battle lines of the two warring parties, the context of artillery replacing crossbows, and rockets, missiles, etc. replacing artillery is still very clear.

At this time, Wang Xiao's hunting army had artillery, which forced the Jin army to keep a distance, and it already had a huge advantage.

The most powerful of the crossbows, the Divine Arm Bow, has a range of 240 steps. The average crossbow has a range of 100 steps. The range of the bow is even shorter, only fifty to seventy steps. The Jin army does not pay attention to bow power and uses

The bows were weaker than those of the Song Dynasty, and the arrows were extremely long. The effective range of the cavalry was only twenty or thirty steps, almost face to face.

Wang Xiaolie's artillery, after many improvements, now has an effective range of 500 steps. To attack, the Jin army had to walk more than 400 steps under artillery fire. Most of the troops collapsed before reaching the opponent's formation. Only

Only the elite soldiers of the Jin people can make offensive moves.

Zhang Zhen stood on the east hillside, observing Jin Jun with a telescope in his hand, and he was muttering something incomprehensible.

The core of war is the army. Whether the formation is stable or not, whether it is disadvantageous is conducive to offense, whether it is conducive to defense, whether it can quickly change the formation as needed, many times directly determines the victory or defeat of the war.

In movies and TV dramas, the generals often shout and the soldiers rush forward with howls. Blood sprays everywhere and corpses fly everywhere, which is what makes the filming realistic. Of course, real war is not like this. It is an attack on the enemy's military formation, or

A point, a line, or a full-scale attack, and then the collapse of the enemy's military formation can lead to victory. It is not the general's roar that directs the war, but the flag, the golden drum, and the unity of the soldiers.

Therefore, in Wang Xiaolie's army, control is a key dividing point. Officers who are in control or at the same level are strictly prohibited from leading troops in combat, and can only control military formations in safe places. Only the left and right commanders are exceptions. In special circumstances, they can directly lead

The team charges.

The practice of the Song Army is for the commander to lead the charge. Once an accident occurs, the entire army will collapse. A typical example is the Battle of Sanchuankou. Coach Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun took the lead in charging into the enemy's formation, and the two were captured, resulting in

The entire army collapsed. In fact, 70% of the Song army did not participate in the battle, which was far from collapse.

After a long time, Zhang Zhen put down the telescope. He said to Cheng Liangsong beside him: "Look at the formation of the Jin people. They use the cavalry to quickly rush across the artillery range to engage our army. Pass my order. The grenadiers in the front row must throw their weapons."

Be fierce and throw hard! As long as the enemy cavalry's offensive momentum is stopped, we will win! Order the cavalry troops on the mountains on both sides to be ready to pursue at any time!"

Cheng Liangsong said yes, quickly stepped aside and conveyed the order to the ordering soldiers.

Zhang Zhen looked seriously and looked at the Jin soldiers in front. It was a good way for the cavalry to quickly rush through the range of the artillery to avoid large-scale casualties of manpower. However, the ability of the war horses to remain calm under the artillery attack depends on the luck of the Jin army.

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