Chapter 809 Meeting the enemy head on

Author: An Huajun

Chapter 809 Meeting the enemy head on

After leaving Qingjian City, the Ye Yanshui River Valley turns to the west. The river flows down from the upper reaches and passes through the valley. Thousands of walls stand on both sides, as straight as a cut.

Walking in front, Wang Zhongfu said with some emotion: "I didn't expect the Jin Army to be so incompetent. We are at the front, and after two battles, you didn't have any injuries on your body. The whole battalion of 500 people only lost more than ten.

It’s really unbelievable.”

Shu Jiming said: "Why, do you think we have too few casualties?"

Wang Zhongfu shook his head hurriedly and said: "How could it be? Of course it would be best if our people were not injured. It's just that I feel that the Jin soldiers are not as brave and good at fighting as the legend says."

Shu Jiming laughed and said: "What's so strange about this? The fact that we fought so easily means that we are better at fighting than the Jin people!"

Wang Zhongfu said: "No. Many Jin people are from savages and don't know what death is. The reason why we won so easily is not because we are not afraid of death, but because we are more adaptable to the battlefield. I haven't figured out why this is so."

What's the trick? War is a battle between two armies, and the core of an army's combat effectiveness lies in its organization. In this era, even if Wang Xiaolie talks about it all the time, many people in the army still don't understand, let alone Jin.

What about the army? The Jin Army chose its sources of troops. The lower the organization level and the less aware of life and death, the better the source of troops. People are a bit silly and often don’t understand orders. Of course, the Song Army is similar, and they even think of killing people.

Anyone who dares to kill must be a good soldier.

Such an organized team is very different from Wang Xiaolie's army. Especially Jiang Min's army has strict selection of soldiers, serious and responsible training, and its organization is far superior to that of ordinary armies. Such an army can be used as a large army to fight.

twice as powerful as the Golden Army.

It's just that the soldiers live in such an atmosphere every day, and they feel that their requirements are higher than those of other armies, but it's nothing special. I don't know how amazing these little differences add up.

As we were walking, the scout cavalry in front came back like flying. He reported: "The Jin army was found ten miles away. And they were all cavalry, about two to three thousand people."

After hearing this, Shu Jiming hurriedly reined in his horse and said: "On such terrain, we can only deploy one battalion. Forget it, you go back immediately and report to the command. We will form an array in the open area in front. Only one battalion on the left and right will participate in the battle, and the other troops can only

Waiting."

After saying that, he ordered the scout to ride back.

Wang Zhongfu looked around and said: "There are Yeyan tributaries on the left and right here, and there are mountain passes leading into the mountains, which is not conducive to formation. Let's go forward and bypass here."

Shu Jiming agreed and ordered the entire army to continue marching.

Arriving at a relatively open place in the ravine, Shu Jiming said: "This is it. Although it is open here, we can only form one battalion."

After saying that, he commanded the troops to disperse and prepare for formation.

There are five capitals in a battalion. The three in the front are all lined up, and the two in the back are all in line. The two in the back are ready to deal with various emergencies at any time, and they are also the reserve team of the three capitals in front. During the battle, Shu Jiming was in the front, and Wang Zhongfu was in the front.

At the back, control a military formation.

There is at least one headquarters member in each capital, who together with the Dutou command the troops. When necessary, the headquarters personnel can issue orders on behalf of the headquarters, while the Dutou firmly controls the subordinates. Orders can be communicated up and down, which is conducive to command.

After the formation was completed, Wang Zhongfu looked around and felt that something was wrong. He shook his head and said to Shu Jiming: "We can only line up three places here. And all three are lined up, and there is almost no gap in the middle. Behind it

What's the use of two grenadiers? It's better to let them go to the front."

Shu Jiming said: "That's right."

He hurriedly directed the grenadiers from the two cities behind to the front. The battle the day before yesterday demonstrated clearly that the role of these grenadiers is huge.

After the arrangements were completed, Wang Zhongfu said again: "The grenadiers in our rear are all useless, and the ones in the Zuojun camp are even more useless. It is better to let them come to us, they will definitely be able to inflict maximum damage on the Jin army."

Shu Jiming was stunned: "There are so many grenadiers, four or five rows apart, and they are of no use on the battlefield."

Wang Zhongfu said: "Why is it useless? You can group them into groups. When one group has finished throwing, they will change their spears and another group will come. When both groups have finished throwing, the spearmen behind will be dispatched. In this way, isn't it twice as strong?

?”

Shu Jiming thought about it and it was right.

At this time, the left commander Wang Wenhong came over to inspect the military formation.

Shu Jiming stepped forward and told Wang Zhongfu what he meant. He then said: "Two rows of grenadiers, if there are two groups, are enough to block the Jin Army's cavalry in front. This idea of ​​Wang Jian is a good one, what do you think, Commander?"

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Wang Wenhong thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's fine. I'll order them to come here now. You can take a look at Bu's military formation to see if there are any problems."

After saying that, he hurried away. As the commander of the left army, he was in charge of the front army and the left army. These two battalions were under Wang Wenhong.

Not long after, Wang Wenhong brought the grenadiers from the left army camp and arranged them together with Shu Jiming.

There seemed to be many problems with the formation. Shu Jiming and Wang Wenhong always felt that something was wrong, and they were so busy that they were sweating profusely.

Suddenly a shrill horn sounded, startling the birds in the forest and flying around.

Wang Wenhong and Shu Jiming hurriedly turned back together. They saw dust flying in the valley and the Jin Army cavalry was already two or three miles away.

After watching for a while, Wang Wenhong said to Shu Jiming: "I'm behind, with Wang Jian'an. If you happen to be in front, report it to me immediately! Looking at the way the Jin army is coming, they are not even ready to form a military formation, but

They are charging straight towards our formation! They must be fierce in front of them, you must resist them!"

Shu Jiming crossed his hands and said yes.

Wang Wenhong turned to look at Jin Jun again before leaving in a hurry.

Shu Jiming bit his lip, hung up the grenade belt, and stood in the crowd.

With Wang Xiaolie's guidance, the grenadiers have reduced a lot of testing time and are relatively complete in equipment. Not only has the shape of the grenade been changed to make it easier to throw, but the soldiers' equipment and tools have also been changed. They all have a ammunition belt with a bullet inserted on it.

A grenade can be pulled out by reaching out. When seeing the enemy coming, the grenadier lights the match. During the battle, after pulling out the grenade, he lights the fuse on the match and throws it out. The whole action is done in one go and very quickly.

The Jin army suffered heavy losses every time they fought, and they also changed their tactics. It was not convenient to form formations in the canyon, so this time a long line of thousands of cavalry came straight towards them. Based on experience, the Song army often faced such an overwhelming charge.

Collapse. Even if Wang Xiaolie's army is stronger, it cannot withstand this impact.

Shu Jiming stared closely at the charging Jin Army cavalry, silently thinking about the distance in his heart. At this time, he had forgotten the time, and only saw the Jin Army.

When he saw that the Jin Army cavalry was still more than fifty steps away from him, Shu Jiming shouted: "Surf!"

Before he finished speaking, he threw the grenade with the fuse in his hand.

In order to prevent accidental injury to himself, the fuse at this time was made longer. Of course, this was also the first time the bully Jin Jun came into contact with this object, and he didn't know if he could throw it back.

The grenade was emitting black smoke on the ground, and the Jin army's overwhelming cavalry stepped on it. There was a loud noise and a sudden explosion.

The horses were running wildly, and suddenly there was a thunder under their feet, and shrapnel pierced their bodies, and they went crazy. Some of them ran forward, some ran to the side, and some turned their heads and ran towards their own team.

passed.

In an instant, the vanguard of the Jin Army was in chaos.

Shu Jiming ignored everything and just threw the grenades forward one after another. He forgot how far they were thrown and when they would explode. He just threw the grenades forward one after another like a machine.

The grenades at this time were made of cast iron with black powder inside, and were relatively crudely made. Relatively speaking, the charge was more than that of later generations, and the shrapnel was thinner, which was actually very unsafe. However, as a new thing, as long as it is useful on the battlefield, it is safe.

What is it? However, the power of black gunpowder is limited. Although it will not explode in half, it has limited damage to humans and horses. But the limited damage is enough to make the horses go crazy, which is enough.
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