Chapter 83: The Pillar of Wanren Ting Tilts Southeast (3)
The civilians were sweating profusely and dragging more than 100,000 kilograms of super cannons slowly on the muddy land. A cavalry brigade composed of children of gorgeously dressed and well-equipped young rich men were guarding the ragged husband and the young knights of Diao Qiu Liangju. It seemed a difference. In fact, these gorgeous heavy-armed cavalry happened to be the guards of these civilians. Now there is nothing in the entire Mongolian army that can touch people more than the smooth position of the Shenwu cannon.
At this time, a familiar sound like thunder suddenly came from the distance. This was the most familiar movement of the Mongolian army. Not long after, several red figures appeared on the skyline. The red spread along these people, filling the skyline with fullness. Thousands of Song cavalry, their men and horses were all wearing vermilion armor, and long flags were on them. The four words "National Soldiers" were neatly written on them. Under the breeze, thousands of unparal Soldiers' battle flags were rushing in the wind, as if a war music played before the battle was played, floating between the people and the horses of both sides.
"The whole army moves forward, the focus is on destroying the enemy's super cannons!" Han Feng, who was riding on the Wuzhi war horse, shouted loudly: "A rush forward, no one can move forward!"
His decisive order ushered in a response like a tsunami: "Be ahead, and you will move forward!"
"Stay! Stay!" Li Tingzhi's anxious cry suddenly came from behind, but when he saw him rushing, he came to Han Feng and shouted, "Before going to the battle, how did you say to the Duke? The Duke has been frivolous and warlike all his life. When the enemy provoked slightly, he immediately led thousands of elite troops directly into the enemy's formation. Because of such brave and vigorous tactics, he has achieved many achievements and suffered losses. Today is a decisive battle between the two countries. The Duke is responsible for commanding tens of thousands of troops and set aside the heavy responsibilities for the command of the Song Dynasty. Why do you personally take a slight mistake in the command of the Duke? As the Duke, how should the tens of thousands of elite troops in the army bet on their own? Do you have to wait until the group of dragons are defeated by the Mongols before you feel regretful?"
Han Feng smiled and shook his head: "My husband's new Shenwu army is different from the previous army. Maybe my husband himself did not notice that the soldiers and officers who have been trained by the Palace Front Office are not so serious in their dependence on the main general. Moreover, I left the deputy general Zhang Weixiao there. Zhang Weixiao was personally taught by my husband over the years, and he has achieved a little success. If you advance step by step, you will never make a big mistake. My battlefield is not under the Pixiu, but among the enemy's troops!"
He took the black and shiny spear from his personal soldiers, raised it high, and shouted loudly: "First break the Shenwu cannon, and then take the thief commander!" After saying that, he knocked the horse's belly, and the black horse knew what it meant and ran forward. Several of his followers quickly followed with his words. The army roared in unison and marched one after another.
Li Tingzhi couldn't stop him, so he could only return to the central army to report to Zheng Yunming. Although Zheng Yunming was furious, he had no choice but to say to Bai Yijie beside him: "I can only ask the military advisor to leave. Han Feng must treat his problems!"
Bai Yijie shook the feather fan and said slowly: "In fact, Han Feng's strength is in conflict and decisiveness. Others are extremely smart. They are definitely not the kind of rough man who is easily provoked by the enemy and attacks recklessly. Every time he judges the situation, leads the army to directly attack the enemy's key points, and turns the situation around. Isn't it Director Han Silang? This attack may not be an act of underestimating the enemy's war."
"It's too late to say anything now." Zheng Yunming snorted: "Only pray that this child is not really going up and fighting with others when he gets hot. He should know that this is a gamble that must not be lost!"
Zheng Yunming's worries were naturally a bit unnecessary. The charge launched by Han Feng, led all his cavalry under his command, just strangled the flaw that the Mongols had appeared in a very short time. Under the continuous impact of the Song army, the Han army on the northern front seemed to be in a state of dissatisfaction. The Marshal of the Proton Army in the world had to invest 10,000 people in the Proton Army to carry out counter-charges against the Song army. With the mobilization of troops, the troops that were originally blocked in front of the Shenwu Cannon left the position, allowing the Song cavalry to smoothly occupy the starting position along the passage opened by the infantry. Now the eight thousand cavalry are in a rainbow of momentum, and the target is directed to the Shenwu Cannon that is slowly moving on the road.
But if you want to destroy the Shenwu Cannon, you have to pass the Proton Army guarding the Shenwu Cannon. More than 10,000 elite Proton Army soldiers did not receive any interference from the panic in the army. Instead, they saw the enemy's red torrents surging here, and they ignited their fighting spirit. Young people are always easily infected by fierce battlefield fighting. Especially these young nobles who have long wanted to win glory for their families under the strict training of their father and brother since childhood. Seeing the enemy coming, they became more excited. Before the ten thousand households leading the troops issued an order, some Proton cavalry launched a hedge against the Song cavalry that was facing him.
At a distance of dozens of steps, the Proton Army took off their bows and arrows and shot at the Song army, while the Song army unloaded their short muskets from the saddle bridge to counterattack. The Song army's horse short muskets have always been the skill used by cavalry to fight against the bows and arrows of Mongolian cavalry. At a distance of dozens of steps, the cavalry's row of muskets made up for the defect of accuracy, while Mongolian war horses were easily frightened by the sound of muskets and the smell of gunpowder, because cavalry took turns to bombard the enemy's archers and cavalry with short guns became a fixed tactic of the Song army.
But this time, the Song army's cavalry seemed unwilling to do this. After firing the two muskets on the saddle bridge, they immediately waved their sabers and spears, and rushed into neat formations. To be precise, this was not the first time that the direct assault tactics were used in the Song army. In fact, the cavalry generals who liked direct assault far exceeded those who used musket wheels, probably because the cavalry was an extremely proud group of troops. Even when facing the erratic Mongolian archers and cavalrymen, most cavalry generals were more willing to trust the sabers and courage than to use muskets as their main weapon.
Zheng Yunming's reform is just right. Although the fighting skills of the Song army cavalry, which had been trained in a new style, still cannot match the elite cavalry of Mongolia, its discipline is far superior to the nomadic warriors in the north who are used to scattered warriors. When the young Mongolian knights attempted to use bravery to solve their opponents in front of him, he always faced three or five sabers alone, or two or three saps. No wonder Han Rui despised his vicious opponents when he recalled this battle in the future: "They ran around like ducks in the vegetable garden. The most difficult thing is to catch them. Once they can fight in close combat, annihilation will not be much more difficult than killing a duck."
The torrent of red cavalry quickly submerged the black enemy and rushed straight towards the panicked civilians on the avenue and the stagnant Shenwu cannon. The proton army guarded around the Shenwu cannon and began to accumulate dense formations. They were also brave men with clan glory. It was impossible for them to run away in a panic like the Han people. Moreover, at this time more than ten thousand proton army gathered together, just like a large black cloud spread in the field, and the momentum was enough to match the torrent of red cavalry.
Accompanied by the sharp sound of copper whistles, the cavalry of the Song army began to stop the horse's hooves and began to rearrange the formation at a distance of 200 steps from the Proton Army. But what caught the Mongolian army off guard was that after they arranged the formation, they did not rush to attack immediately. The cavalry team automatically divided the passages and pushed out elite bronze artillery from the passages.
In an era of cavalry rampant, the biggest problem that needs to be solved in the military is that the cavalry and speed and bulky artillery cannot be consistent. Usually, when cavalry gallops a hundred miles a day and night to attack the enemy, the heavy artillery can only move forward slowly hundreds of miles behind. The cavalry and artillery seem to live in two completely different war worlds. The former is light and agile, winning victory with maneuver and agility, while the latter is heavy and slow, and succeeding with power and shock. However, the Mongols established their country with horses, and it is absolutely impossible to comprehensively update the strategies and tactics around artillery. People who do not understand military tactics always think that the update is
Strategic tactics and combat ideas are as easy as changing clothes. Little do you know that these things are traditions that are deeply rooted in the soul of an army. It is like replacing this tradition with a sudden cut and replaced with a brand new theoretical system. It is tantamount to resurrecting one person from the dead. But now the Mongolians are rampant in the world with cavalry groups for twenty years without an opponent, but they have only recently made a slight decline in various places. Not to mention the great Khan, Kublai Khan, and Hulagu, such emperor-level figures as well, even an ordinary Mongolian brand, they will never have any doubts about the tactics of the large cavalry group of our army.
However, whenever they charge against the Song army infantry with strict defense and large amounts of artillery support, they often suffer from extremely heavy casualties. The Mongolian army responded to this with great importance and encouraged soldiers to mobilize their greatest courage to rush forward in the face of the enemy's guns. This would certainly be a lot of casualties, but once they rushed into the Song army's artillery position, the Song Dynasty's artillery could hardly resist the enemy's swords.
On the other hand, the cavalry of the Song army mostly took tactical operations around their artillery, and even the most famous cavalry general Han Feng complained: "The cavalry is just a mother, carrying the infantry on one end, and having to carry the artillery on the other end." But if it is really out of the cover of infantry and artillery, the cavalry will still be killed or injured when it charges against the prepared Mongolian positions alone. In the Battle of Baimeishan on Sichuan Road, three thousand Song army cavalry launched an assault against the well-prepared Mongolian positions, and more than half of them died in battle, and most of the remaining ones are obvious examples.
Chapter completed!