Chapter 128: The Veteran General vs the Milk Tiger (I)
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Chapter 128 General Vs Milk Tiger (I)
"Well, that's interesting! Actually tried to use Uncle Liu Xin's old tricks to deal with the old man? Hehe, it's a pity that the old man is not that Yan Zongbi! Seeing that his cavalry had advanced to within two hundred and fifty steps, and the Red Turban Army under the city wall was still standing still, Chu Buha, the deputy envoy of Huaidong Lian, stroked his beard and pouted with a smile. (Note 1)
has been an official in the Central Plains for many years, and he has been completely sinicized. From dressing up to being a style, there is no place without the elegance of a Confucian general. It's a pity that the generals under him are a little puzzled and don't understand the allusions he uses. They all came over and rubbed their fists and said, "My lord, don't raise the morale of others. When the end passes, I will bring you the head of the Zhu Demon Bandit! β
"My lord, General He Lao and Young took the cavalry out of the horse. The last general is willing to step forward first and kill the majesty of the red turban thief! β
"My lord, the last general has a new treasure knife, and he is worried that there is no suitable plasma to open the blade"
"Shut up!" Chu Buha was furious, and raised his eyes and shouted at a few henchmen, "Hugh is talking nonsense! Is that Zhu Eighty-one an an ordinary thief?! How majestic is Liu Tietou? He said that he would kill them. You waited and still didn't take him seriously, haven't you heard the truth that arrogant soldiers will be defeated?! β
"Yes! The last will know that he is wrong! The adults taught you a lesson! The Menghan generals arched their hands and responded in a low voice. The proud face was full of dissatisfaction.
Liu Tietou did die at the hands of the Red Turban Army, and Zhu Eighty-one did take Han Xincheng in a way that everyone did not expect. But that's because the Red Turban Army took advantage of the sneak attack. If Liu Tietou is prepared in advance, the two sides will fight in a dignified manner. Just with the 100 steps of human armor under Liu Tietou, it is enough for the red scarf thief to drink a pot. What's more, there were 1,000 garrisons outside the city at that time, led by Bao Yin?!
As if guessing everyone's thoughts, Chu Buha sighed and continued to teach in a deep voice: "Don't underestimate him too much. This son either doesn't know the art of war at all, or he is a prodigy. Leave Suqian, Taoyuan and Qinghe alone, and take the waterway straight to Huai'an. From ancient times to the present, no famous general dared to make such a risky move. And this son not only came, but also unknowingly, unknowingly, deceived all the beacons arranged by the old man along the river! β
He deduced Zhu Eighty-one from the mind of a veteran commander of the army. didn't know that this plan was originally from Lu Luzeng. And that Lu Luzeng only knows how to talk on paper, and he doesn't think about what sneak attack can't be done, and he can't retreat!
A nerd and a stupid and bold person will come up with a battle plan that is of course far beyond the thinking of normal people. What's more, in the eyes of Zhu Dapeng, another soul in Zhu Bayi's system, this plan happened to be a bit similar to the frog jumping battle that only appeared in the 20th century. Although, Zhu Dapeng doesn't know where the essence of the frog jumping tactic is!
"Yes, the adult taught me a lesson, I'm waiting for Meng Lang!" Seeing that Chu Buha had always admired the commander of the enemy army, the Menghan generals had no choice but to echo in a low voice.
"Blow the horn, let half a grid be two hundred paces away from the enemy, and stop the cavalry!" Chubuha glanced at them lightly and gave another order that disappointed everyone.
"Woo, woo, woo" The long horn sounded, spreading Chubuha's latest order throughout the battlefield. The commander of the Thousand Mongols, who was leading the cavalry slowly approaching the opponent, heard this, frowned, and pulled the reins of the war horse hard.
"Phew!" Several Mongolian centurions struggled to hold on to their mounts, and their bodies were pushed towards the horse's neck by inertia, and it took a lot of effort to regain stability, "Young General, this, this is the big handsome."
"The military order is like a mountain!" Commander Companion frowned and replied loudly, "And the enemy on the other side has not moved at all!" Our army's foot soldiers have traveled more than seven miles, and it takes time to recover! β
"This, heyβ!" Centurion Lu Buhua, Bergen, Hu Lu, and Hu Lin sneered at the saddle together, their faces full of regret. The Mongols swept the world with cavalry shooting, how could they need any Han infantry to cooperate?! The enemy army does not move, and as soon as a random arrow is fired, their team will naturally be chaotic, and they will wait and wait like this, when will it be?!
"The whole team! You're waiting for the time to help! The commander of the thousand men had a cold face and scolded loudly. He was also very dissatisfied with the orders from the Chinese army. However, it was his father Chubuha, who had to be strictly obedient, both as a subordinate and as a son of man.
As soon as the sound of the horn stopped, the thunderous drum sounded from Chu Buha's command. Ten shirtless strong men beat cowhide drums, urging the infantry behind to hurry up and move closer to the cavalry.
Swordsmen and shieldmen, spearmen, archers, axemen, and warlords who specialize in chopping off their own heads, lined up in a row, marched in unison, slowly approaching the cavalry led by the companions. In the middle of the march, a huge meniscus slowly formed.
"This is the Anti-Glaive Array!" Xu Da, the commander of the Red Turban Army, has gained a lot from reading soldiers recently, and quickly recognized the formation of the enemy army. "The Glaive Formation, which was born in the Song Dynasty, only replaced the infantry army in the center with cavalry, and the cavalry that should have been in the position on the two flanks was replaced by foot soldiers."
"Hmm!" Zhu Bayi nodded lightly. Being able to mix recruits and veterans together, and can completely change queues between marches, this Chubuha's ability to dominate is absolutely extraordinary. It's just that such a complex formation, how much of a role can it play in battle? He was very skeptical. Because in the memory of later generations, there is no army that cares about phalanxes and round formations. A carpet bombardment came down, and even the ground could be plowed into three feet deep, let alone an army formation composed of flesh and blood.
"Chubuha's purpose is twofold!" As the son of Wan Hu of the Han Army, Chen De's understanding of the military array is much deeper than that of Xu Da at present. "One is the guΓ² formation, which wields the power of each class to the extreme. The other is that he needs time for his subordinates to recover and adapt to the battlefield! β
"Well, I see!" Xu Da glanced at Chen De gratefully, and said with a smile, "Dudu, don't give them a chance." Whatever they want to do, we just don't let them get their way! β
"Good!" Zhu Bayi decisively adopted Jian Yiyi and quickly swept his gaze to Xu Hongsan, "Xu Da is right, no matter what Chu Buha wants to do, we won't let him get his way!" Hong San, send an order to Huang Lao Er and let him fire his might! β
"Yes!" Xu Hongsan simply agreed, took out a red order flag with a cannon painted on it from the flag barrel, and held it high.
"Loaded with live ammunition at all gun emplacements!" Huang Lao Er snorted, opened his throat and shouted, "Two hundred steps ahead, take turns shooting." Gun No. 1 - ! β
"Shoot!" He swung his arm vigorously, and the steel knife in his hand slashed against the wall, splashing a string of dazzling sparks.
"Boom!" The bronze cannon of more than 570 catties shrank back suddenly, and the fire flashed at the muzzle, spewing out a four-pound pig iron projectile.
With a piercing scream, the projectile flew three hundred meters away, smashed to the ground, and then jumped up violently, knocking the head of a war horse to pieces. Its castration did not slow down at all, and smashed the backbone of the second war horse, fell to the ground, bounced up, smashed the lower abdomen of the third war horse, the hind legs of the fourth war horse, and the front chest of the rider on the fifth war horse, and then fell heavily to the ground, spinnering, throwing out clouds of scarlet smoke. (Note 2)
"Demon law-!" The Mongol cavalry, which had been in high spirits before, was in a great disarray, and almost everyone was stunned by the tremendous power of the ricochet, and instinctively pulled their horses to dodge away from the place where the shells landed.
"It's not a demon law, it's not a demon law, it's a bowl mouthpiece. The Red Turban Thief made an oversized bowl! "The commander of the Thousand Commanders is well-informed, and although he feels very panicked in his heart, he is still able to fulfill his duties with all his heart." Don't panic, hold it all for me. It's a bowl-mouthed gun, and the Red Turban Army just made an extra-large bowl-mouth gun. β
"Day!" His cry was completely overshadowed by another terrible scream. The second live ammunition flew condescendingly, striking one of the Mongols in the heart, pushing him straight off his horse, and then continuing to knock over two mounts before coming to an abrupt halt.
"Ahh A Mongolian brand head whose thigh was pressed by his own mount screamed miserably, sounding extremely infiltrating in the dead silence of the battlefield. Lu Buhua, the centurion of his hundred-man team, immediately executed the military law, raised his sword and killed the man to the ground. However, fear spread like a tidal wave throughout the cavalry. Every Mongolian warrior on horseback had his panicked eyes staring at the city two hundred paces away, ready to ride his horse to dodge.
"This is a gun, don't panic, they just built it" The commander accompanied Ge to move his mount and ran back and forth in front of his team, "They just built two extra-large guns, that thing is not strong, it is easy to explode!" β
"Day!" A third scream came into the air, grazing his shoulders and carving a bloody alley through the ranks. All the Mongol cavalry looked at him angrily and desperately scattered their mounts to the sides, although what he said was basically close to the truth.
"Blow the horn and let the cavalry charge!" Chu Buha, who was further away, sighed and reluctantly gave the order for tactical adjustment. There was no time for the foot soldiers to rest and adapt, and if they rested any longer, the morale of the cavalry would collapse. Damn Zhu Eighty-one, no wonder he took Han Xincheng, which was defended by a foot guard, so quickly. Even if it wasn't a sneak attack, with this kind of extra-large bowl mouth gun they mastered, it was enough to smash Liu Tietou to the point of losing his armor!
"Woo, woo, woo!" The sound of the trumpet sounded, as low as the cold wind in a deep valley. When the panicked Mongolian cavalry heard this, they immediately opened their throats as if they had been poured more than a dozen bowls of mandolin juice, and echoed loudly, "Ahhhh
"Ahh Captain Companion screamed as he removed the horned bow from his back and kicked the stirrup with both feet.
The Liao hippopotamus under the crotch immediately began to add, and with him, like a beast out of the cage, rushed towards the red turban army opposite. More than 480 Mongol cavalrymen, led by their respective centurions, also howled and rode their horses to follow. The whole team pushed forward high, like a pack of hungry wolves.
"Day!" The fourth live ammunition came in the air and knocked over a Mongol cavalryman, but it did not cause a great panic like the first three. The courage and bloodiness of the Mongolian warriors were all aroused by the sound of trumpets and shouts, and they continued to add to the Red Turban Army soldiers under the city walls.
"Squat down with a sword and shield hand! Spearmen, straight ahead, vertical spears! Seeing that the cavalry on the opposite side was getting closer and closer, Zhu Eighty-one decisively gave the order to change the formation.
"Team A, Team B, squat!"
"Team C, Team D, Team E, Half Squat, Spear Tail Branch, Diagonally Up, Vertical - Spear!"
"Team Ji, Team Geng, Team Xin, take three steps forward, put the spear on the shoulders of the brothers in the front row, diagonally upward, vertically-spear!"
"All teams of auxiliaries, stand behind the soldiers and put up their spears in their hands!"
A series of shouts and cheers rang out from the ranks, and the officers at all levels, according to the tacit understanding they had cultivated during ordinary training, turned Zhu 81's order into specific instructions and passed them into the ears of the soldiers under their command.
Even since the end of November last year, when the Xuzhou defense was fought, the soldiers in the team have basically been trained for half a year, and several tactical moves have been engraved on the bones. Hearing the command, he immediately put his spear up, crouched or fought, and formed a huge steel hedgehog.
Following the two flanks of the soldiers, the auxiliaries who were arrayed in a zigzag formation, under the constraints of Geng Zaicheng and Ivanov's efforts, erected the spears in their hands and formed two other iron hedgehogs. If a war horse dares to collide directly, it will definitely be poked into a sieve on the spot.
"Musketeers, prepare for battle!" Zhu Bayi nodded with satisfaction, gritted his teeth, and gave an order.
Close, the enemy army was already very close, from two hundred steps to one hundred steps, they only took four breaths, that is, the distance of about fifteen seconds in the future. On average, ten meters per second, and with a heavy load, each cavalryman wore thick armor.
"Musketeers, pull a line behind the spearmen. Hold the gun and wait for my orders! Liu Ziyun gritted his teeth and converted the coach's order into a familiar way.
"Archers and grenadiers ready!"
"Archers, stand behind the musketeers, lined up!"
"Grenadier, light the mugwort. Tie the grenade with a throwing rope and check the twist that ignited the fire! β
Before the enemy cavalry entered the effective firing range, Zhu Chenze and Li Ziyu also lined up their brothers in place, and together with the brothers in front, they formed a strong embankment. No matter how urgent the sound of horses' hooves came from the front, it did not move.
Only the brothers who had just defected to join the Red Turban Army were stunned by the situation in front of them. More than 3,000 people, the tactical formation change was completed in a few breaths. How can such a strong army not win a battle?! It's not unjust to lose in their hands, it's really not unjust at all!
Note 1: Liu Qi, a famous general in Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, in the Battle of Shunchang, let his soldiers line up with their backs against the city wall. The first battle defeated the 100,000 army of Yan Zongbi (Jin Wushu).
Note 2: Black powder fired live ammunition with a range of 36o meters for a three-pounder gun and 6oo meters for a four-pounder gun. The weight and caliber of the bronze cannon in the book are similar to those of a four-pound cannon, and the specific firing range is calculated at three and a half pounds after deducting certain parameters of scientific and technological progress. Approximately 45o meters.