"It's the camel cannon and the pikemen of the Empress Dowager Xiao's phalanx!"

Still Wanyan Zongbi's eyes were sharp, and he could clearly see that there were small cannons on the backs of those camels.

This is not an ordinary camel soldier, but a camel artillery cavalry, which can actually also be seen as a heavy musketeer.

The kind of musket that could be used by individual soldiers has not yet been invented - the camel cannon is cast in bronze, which has a low melting point and good casting properties, and in the Middle Ages, when metallurgical technology was not developed, it was definitely the best material for casting cannons.

However, the strength of bronze is not as good as that of wrought iron, and the strength of casting is not as good as that of forging, so the guns cast in bronze are heavier. This material is used to cast cannons, at most a few horses are used to pull it. But it can't be used to make arquebuses, who can hold a gun weighing dozens of pounds?

And the technical threshold for forging barrels with wrought iron is much higher than casting bronze artillery - the Chinese were able to cast large bronzes with complex shapes when they were in business, and theoretically they could cast artillery. The technology of forging iron pipes has not been very mature until now.

Moreover, the caliber of the barrel is too small, the difficulty of handling the inner chamber is high, if it is not handled well, the barrel is easy to leak, and the bullet will not be able to shoot far.

Therefore, the Tianjin Artillery Factory and the Yanshan Artillery Factory have not been able to come up with qualified muskets until now, even if it is a bulky musket like the Mushqat heavy musket, it is still under development, and it is estimated that it cannot be put into practical use without ten or eight years.

The camel cannon (carriage gun) was developed by the Tianjin Artillery Factory as a replacement weapon for the individual hand cannon (there was no word for musket) before it was put into service. In the Zhou Army, this kind of carriage cannon was not a field weapon, but was used to erect on a fortress. Therefore, there were no camel cannons in the field troops of the Zhou State.

However, when the Eastern Liao obtained the carriage artillery, the tactic of mounting this light artillery on the back of a camel was born - the Eastern Liao was a half-herding and half-agricultural country, with not only a large number of horses, but also many camels.

Camels are very strong animals, they can carry four or five hundred pounds, and they can carry the carriage cannon around. Therefore, the camel artillery cavalry has also become a highly mobile type of troops, which can move with the cavalry, which is very suitable for the situation of the Eastern Liao army.

In the process of using camel artillery cavalry, the Zhou military commanders in the Eastern Liao army summed up a way of fighting with spears and artillery cavalry.

That is, the pikemen were used to cover the artillery cavalry close to the enemy position, and then bombarded with camel cannons, and when the opponent's formation was scattered, the pikemen were used to attack.

This way of playing is actually to replace the bow and crossbow with a camel cannon, and the firepower density is of course reduced, but the range of the camel cannon is farther than that of an ordinary bow and crossbow, and the lethality is also greater, and it can break through armor 100%!

And being hit by a camel cannon, that's not dead and crippled!

If you are lucky, you will have to die for a few days, and if you are unlucky, you will have broken your hands and feet, and you will suffer for the rest of your life......

Therefore, the camel artillery has a great impact on the popularity of the Jurchens, and they are often bombarded for a few rounds, and they will charge in confusion or broken cans.

In the face of the Eastern Liao pikemen (dismounted cavalry) who were waiting for the battle, the charge like a broken tank was of course sent to death.

Therefore, this kind of camel cannon and long spearman fighting method made the Jurchens on the Horqin grassland suffer enough.

Since the Jurchens always encountered this style of play when they were playing against the Empress Dowager Xiao, they also called this tactic the "Empress Dowager Xiao Phalanx".

The "Empress Dowager Xiao Phalanx" dispatched this time was very large.

The pikemen were densely packed in 20 columns, and 200 men stood shoulder to shoulder at the front of the column. There was a large array of 4,000 people, all of whom were fully dressed in armor and carrying spears.

And on the sides of the pikemen there were also quite a few camel artillerymen, each phalanx was enough for 500 camel soldiers. That is to say, a full 1,000 camel cannons were carried to the battlefield - Wu Haogu is really a bit heavy and light on friends, and he is really willing to spend money on his support for Empress Dowager Xiao!

The bronze cost of these 1,000 camel cannons alone is no less than 100,000 catties! The total price of these camel guns ordered from the Tianjin Cannon Factory and the Yanshan Gun Factory was as high as 80,000 silver coins.

Combined with the cost of training gunners and buying ammunition, the camel artillery cost no less than 150,000 pieces of silver, not counting the price of the camels themselves.

Needless to say, this huge amount of money was all an unsecured credit loan that Wu Haogu personally lent to Empress Dowager Xiao......

"Father, let the Middle Route Army send their sons to charge!" Wanyan Zongbi put forward the most feasible suggestion as soon as possible.

But Ah Guda was stunned when he heard it, "The middle road is still being bombarded, and the team is scattered, how can you rush?" Rushing forward can't defeat the ...... of that phalanx Unless the number of people is several times larger, outflanking from the left and right. ”

"You can't defeat it, but it's better than being bombarded by camels." Zong Bi explained, "It is not possible to detour from the left and right, their phalanx will turn into a hollow array, and the camel cannons will be protected in the array. The camels were tall, and the artillery mounted on them could still fire over the pikemen.

Moreover, 4 catties of cavalry cannons were laid on both wings of the enemy's camel city, and once our sons and daughters got too close, they would be bombarded with iron sand bombs, which would have caused heavy casualties! ”

Ah Gu looked at it, and sure enough, it was so. The "Empress Dowager Xiao phalanx" was pressed up from the middle, and the artillery positions of the Eastern Liao Army were deployed on both flanks. That is, the sides of the phalanx were under the cover of artillery.

If Jin Bing wants to hit the two wings of the "Empress Dowager Xiao's phalanx" in a roundabout way, then they will have to be bombarded, and if the distance is not well controlled, they may be bombarded by shotguns!

"What then?" Ah Guda frowned. His own strength is obviously three times that of the enemy, and his sons are brave enough, why are they pressed and beaten?

"You can make a big detour," Wanyan Zongbi said, "Now that Liaogou's frontal firepower is very strong, it should be that most of the artillery is concentrated." There are probably no firearms behind the flanks.

Therefore, a part of the soldiers and horses should be divided and attacked on both flanks of the camel city, leaving only the rear without fighting, which is the method of encircling three ques. ”

Ah Guda nodded, "What about the front?" ”

Wanyan Zongbi said: "Let the sons and daughters fight for their lives, even if they die, they must also absorb this phalanx." Otherwise, they would be able to support the two wings by retreating into the camel city, and it would be difficult to fight.

Fortunately, our troops are abundant, and the layers of layouts are poured up together, and we can always entangle the Liao dog! As long as you entangle the Liao dog on the front, the two sides will be easy to do. It's nothing more than hand-to-hand combat, just take human lives and fill it in! ”

"Good!" Ah Guda nodded, "Wushu, if you are asked to command, how many people are you going to send to take a detour, and how many people are you going to send to hold their front?" ”

Wanyan Zongbi thought for a while: "There are thousands of Liao dogs in front of them, and it takes at least 10,000 people to hold them.

As for the strength of the two wings of the roundabout, 20,000 each is about the same. ”

"There are about 20,000 on each of the two wings," Ah Guda nodded, "and they can't be opened up if there are more, their wings are quite narrow."

However, to deal with the Empress Dowager Xiao's phalanx, more people should be sent, more than 10,000 people are not enough. ”

"Father, how many sons do you want to dispatch?"

"Thirty thousand!" Ah Gu said, "Ali Xi is in front, and the soldiers are delayed!"

Whoever is happy to kill the enemy's first level will be promoted to the regular army, and it will be my Dajin nation in the future! ”

"What? Father, are you serious? ”

Ah Gu snorted: "How is it not true? Wushu, now is the time for our Dajin Kingdom to work hard.

If you can't eat the tens of thousands of people who are bleak, the battle of life and death will be lost! ”

Ah Gu has made a bloody investment this time, and he really has to work hard!

The Jurchen fierce restraint has developed to the present and has become serfdom. Alihi is no longer a military division of labor, but a status symbol. Only the serfs of the Jurchens would act as Alixi.

And Ali Xi wants to be promoted to the regular army, that is, from a serf to a Jurchen nation that can receive a share of land, which is tantamount to ascending to the sky. According to the old rules, you have to make great achievements to be promoted.

Today, you only need a Liao person's head to reach the sky in one step!

This is enough to make Ali Xi crazy reward!

Under the heavy reward, there may not be a brave man, but at least there can be a reckless man. When Wanyan Aguta's order was conveyed to the Jurchen army, the Alixi warriors, mainly the Goryeo and Bohai people, all cheered loudly!

These farmers and herdsmen have finally seen the hope of turning over!

In the rear of the "Empress Dowager Xiao's phalanx", Wu Yixin was riding on the back of a tall camel, and he also heard the sudden tsunami-like cry from the opposite side. Although I don't understand what the other party is shouting, I also know that it is definitely not a good thing.

So he immediately ordered the troops to stop their advance and spread out a hollow phalanx - with spears outside, Wu Yixin's personal staff and camel artillery cavalry.

At the same time, the artillery on both flanks of the camel city was ordered to stop firing - the barrels needed to be cooled down in order to fire continuous shells when the golden soldiers launched a counterattack!

After giving the order, Wu Yixin began to rub his eyes and look at the other side. At first, it was still thick smoke, and I couldn't see anything clearly. I only heard the sound of a long and short horn from the opposite side, and the sound of people whistling.

Listening to this voice, I also know that the Jin people are about to fight back!

After a while, the strong wind on the grassland had already blown away the smoke, and the situation on the other side finally revealed. On the side of Dongliao, all the people who could see the changes in the Jin Army's great array gasped.

Jin Bing is going to fight hard!

The large array of the Jin army on the opposite side was changing, and two large groups of cavalry were divided into two wings, which were detouring towards the two wings of the Liao army's camel city. It was obviously preparing to strike at the two flanks or flanks of the Liao army's camel city.

And in the center of the front of the Jin army, the Jin army is sorting out the formation. A dense and huge mixed battle formation of infantry and cavalry, covering a large grassland.

Dressed in armor, armed with swords, shields, spears, bows and arrows, the infantry was in front, numbering at least 10,000, thousands, or even 20,000! Behind them, it is the Jin Guotie Cavalry of the brigade, and the number is also more than 10,000!

Does the Jin people want to use the sea of people to fill the "Empress Dowager Xiao's phalanx"?

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