Chapter 616: The Silla Army That Didn't Choose
There is an offensive routine for attacking, and tactics like this attack on the top of the mountain are generally that the people below rush up.
At this time, the above only needs to make reasonable use of bows and arrows, or prepare some stones, rolling logs, etc., in advance, and can easily carry out large-scale killing on the attacking side.
Traditionally, this situation requires at least three times as many troops.
Of course, this is not the main reason why Xue Rengui refused to attack the mountain immediately.
What really worries Xue Rengui is that this mountain is not like other mountains, there is only one peak on it.
From below, the summit of the mountain seemed to have a certain area, and the reason why they did not attack immediately was that they feared that there would be more enemy troops lurking on the top, so that if they chose to attack, their advantage would be minimized. Or even no advantage at all.
Bows and arrows can also use curved shots to hit the enemy above, but rifles can't, and although the trajectory can also bend, the bend is limited, and it is more in the form of a straight line.
Therefore, when you can't figure out what is on the opposite hill, attacking is not the best choice.
Fighting a war is a very mind-consuming matter, otherwise, there would not be so many famous historical generals who capsized in the gutter.
There is no room for any sloppiness in a war, carelessness, and the slightest carelessness may lead to total loss.
"Footprints ......," the soldier who was walking in front suddenly shouted loudly.
At this moment, the entire platoon has gone around to the back of the mountain, and you can clearly see the other side of the mountain, with a large number of footprints.
The rain made the soil even more muddy, and it was naturally impossible for the enemies who climbed the dirt mountain not to leave any traces.
The muddy and slippery mountains left these evidences, and Xue Rengui and others, who were rounded to the rear, saw it clearly.
Connected to the mountain, there is a footprint leading to the distance, which is very chaotic, which seems to indicate that there are many people.
An experienced veteran can tell how many people there are on the opposite side by the traces of footprints on the ground, and he can judge how many people there are by listening to the sounds.
Experience is also an indispensable thing on the battlefield, but again, at this moment, experience seems to be useless.
It's dense, like noodles, and if you don't count them from the beginning, you'll never know how many times you've kneaded.
But one thing is for sure, there must be quite a few people on it.
"Do you want to call for support?" The squad leader closest to Xue Rengui asked.
"Get flares ready!" Xue Rengui frowned, and just asked the troops to prepare first.
There is also a need to call for support, and if you call for support when you are not even sure about the situation on the other side, then it can only prove that this force is a failure.
No troops will call for reinforcements without knowing anything, and that will only show their incompetence.
And after calling for reinforcements, it means that other surrounding troops need to give up their missions and come to support you, which will have to bear the consequences of those problems that should have been discovered, and the consequences of not being discovered because of this support and causing greater impact.
For Xue Rengui, support is not something that cannot be called.
It's about determining whether there are really people up there, and how many people there are, so that support can be called.
There is no need to wait too much at all, Xue Rengui is not the kind of person who is stubborn, nor is he a person who wants to save face.
However, just when Xue Rengui wanted to wait, there was movement on the mountain.
In other words, the enemy on the mountain made up his mind to call for support to Xue Rengui.
Suddenly, a dense crowd of figures appeared on the top of the mountain, and at first glance, it seemed as dense as if it was out of sight.
The devil knows how the top of this mountain can accommodate so many people, and the devil knows why they are exposing themselves.
But this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that the enemy himself is exposed, and besides, the enemy can't help but already.
On the battlefield, being able to calm down is the most important thing, and many times, many things are bad because the commander can't hold his breath.
For example, now......
The Silla people on the hill are extremely depressed at the moment.
They didn't know how they were discovered by the Tang Army, anyway, they were confused, and then the observation post was directly shot in the head, and they couldn't do it if they were depressed.
In fact, long before that, they were ready to defend in a place that they could not see behind.
But what made them even more depressed was that the Tang army did not attack directly, but instead circled around the mountain.
When I got to the back, I saw the footprints they left, and naturally I couldn't hide them, although those footprints were very messy, but they could also let Tang Jun know that they had a lot of people on the mountain.
Moreover, what is even worse is that the sound of gunfire is the signal, and the Tang army in other places is already gathering here, although not fast.
But once the Tang Army is brought together, will they still have any advantage at that time?
The advantage of fart, even if it occupies the commanding heights, what can it be? The Tang army attacked when it was in a good mood, and besieged it without attacking it when it was in a bad mood, and they could be trapped to death if they were sleepy.
Therefore, at this time, the Silla people on the top of the mountain actually had no way out.
And the generals of Silla are also very active in their brains, at least not as rigid as the generals of Goguryeo.
He had already thought of the outcome, so he could be sure that if he continued to stay on it and pretend that he didn't know anything, it would be perdition that awaited them.
The only hope was to rush down together before the reinforcements of the Tang Army arrived, kill the more than 50 Tang troops, and then snatch their weapons and equipment, and then leave quickly.
As for the previously set goals?
What bullshit targets, they were all discovered by the Tang Army, what is the use of those targets? Can it still be implemented?
Of course not, the rest is to find another opportunity.
And more than 1,000 people go to attack more than 50 people, even if they stand still and let them kill, it will take a long time to kill, right?
Of course, this Silla general is also a veteran general with rich combat experience in the Silla army, with a scale of four or five thousand people, and after a few battles, these hundreds of people remained, and then took advantage of the fact that the Tang army did not have the kung fu to pursue, and pulled a few hundred people from behind, making the scale of the team look a little better.
The magic weapon for victory, of course, is not the spiritual rule of bullshit, nor the dignity of the nation, but the real fist.
This general has an elite army of 200 men under his command, although there is no armor, but the weapons in their hands are the best, and they do not have a curling blade to cut people, and they are cut without mercy.
In this case, who would dare to resist?
……
The battle began so suddenly.
Xue Rengui had to admire the courage and decisiveness of the other side, this was the only way, taking advantage of the fact that reinforcements had not arrived, and relying on the advantage of troops, he would eat the strength of his platoon first.
If they are lucky, they can get the equipment of their entire platoon, and with a little practice, even if they are not as good as the Tang Army, they are still a coaxing existence in the Silla Army.
As for ammunition or something, let's talk about it.
"Retreat diagonally behind, release signal flares, and shrink the formation." The corners of Xue Rengui's mouth smiled slightly, and he gave three orders one after another.
Although he has only just arrived, the tactical instructions of the whole army are the same, so that there will not be too many problems in the basic command of any officer transfer, and the only question is how much the commander knows about this unit and whether he can make the best use of it.
Xue Rengui didn't say that he knew too much about this unit, but after nearly ten days of getting along, the two sides had almost understood each other, at least the most basic tactical requirements were no problem, and there was no problem with the combat quality.
There are actually no special requirements for flare guns, even rifles have been made, and it is not difficult to make a flare gun.
It's nothing more than enlarging the muzzle of the gun and adding a special projectile.
A fireball with white and yellow instantly rose from the ground, and the direction was towards Xue Rengui and them at this moment, an oblique shape.
Flares can only be seen by more people if they go straight up and down, but there's more to flares than that.
He also pointed out the direction of the friendly forces that were coming to support, and the allies in the rear would choose the right position to set up their defenses until they retreated, and if they could not find a suitable position, they would rush over to join them.
Allies in the front will decide whether to go around and join the band directly from the rear, or attack the enemy directly from the flank.
Moreover, it had been agreed in advance which troops were on the left and right flanks of their respective troops, and where their approximate locations were, they all knew in their hearts.
One flare means that one company is needed to support, two flares mean that two companies are needed to support, and three flares mean that at least one battalion is needed to support. If it is a flashing flare, it means that regimental troops are needed to support it, but this is rarely encountered.
At least so far, there has not been an enemy army on the battlefield that requires a regiment to deal with.
The flares were released, and the troops began to rapidly shrink their formation, and the whole platoon was still in a triangular position, but the distance between them was reduced a lot, which was in accordance with the requirements of fighting bayonets.
Among the three people, one of the two standing in the back, one put away the rifle and prepared the grenade, and then they need to use the grenade to clear the density of the enemy army in front of them, reduce the disadvantage of personnel as much as possible, and ensure that they can support until the reinforcements arrive.
This side is orderly, but the other side is in a hurry, a mess, the so-called charge, that is, to rush, some people are fast, some people are slow, because the speed is different, and there are even some crowded phenomena.
But thinking that there is the Silla army on the other side, what higher requirements can be made of them?