Chapter 146: Trench vs. Cavalry, Exercise Over
Xiong Ting Congee walked through the forest to the front line, and immediately saw a red carpet, Xiong Ting Congee was shocked, the blue side has such a sharp weapon? Xiong Ting Congee remembers that the emperor said before the start that the real thermal weapon is definitely stronger than what you saw in the exercise, and death is everywhere the paint is stained!
Until now, Xiong Tingcongee still didn't believe it, so before it got dark, he ordered people to organize an attack, and this time there were more people attacking!
In the battle of attacking the fortifications, both sides were firearms, and the blue troops were far away and on high ground. Before the Red Army approached, the artillery was fired, and without conscience, the cannon was still so ferocious, blowing up a red curtain in the middle of the battlefield. Xiong Tingcongee was also stunned when he saw such a scene, and randomly he ordered the troops to disperse and advance.
However, after the personnel dispersed, there was no momentum of impact, and the most taboo thing in the battle of the firearms troops was the tactic of adding fuel. After the personnel dispersed, the Blues engaged in a shootout with the Reds. In addition to the artillery, the Blues also had 600 gunners in ambush here. Therefore, they did not fight hard according to the terrain and positional advantages, and the Red Army on the contrary, because there was no cover, it added casualties in vain.
The battle lasted for three hours until dark, and once again the Red Army suffered more than a thousand casualties, and they only had to be shelled by more than one person! Slowly approaching and being exposed to the eye, when they got closer, a row of grenades was thrown out and knocked them down again! Such a battle Fang Xiong Ting porridge is simply unheard of. Now Xiong Tingcongee has already known that there are only about 1,000 troops on the other side of the road. In the face of this 1,000-strong army, he could never take it with the same number of soldiers and horses, and so far he had lost more than 2,000 men. This couldn't help but make him wonder if this firearms unit was really so strong?
In fact, this exercise and operation far exceeded the requirements of this time and space, at least there is no army in this time and space that can be like Xiong Ting's troops. Engage in a firepower battle with the Blues here. There won't be so many people in his team who know the opposing weapon as well as the blue side! But all this is the reason for Li Jiancheng's arrangement. Because your enemies will always know you. Maybe he'll be as strong as you are.
After nightfall, Xiong Tingcongee did not order the attack, the risk of fighting at night was too great, and secondly, Xiong Tingcongee had not yet figured out where the enemy's main force was, and after fighting for so long, he didn't believe that the local main force didn't know the movement here. His infantry needed to protect the cavalry at night.
However, this night, the main forces of the blue side were nowhere to be seen, and the next morning Xiong Tingcongee came down and ordered to take the opposite position.
Another large-scale attack by the Red Army troops began, and the Blue Position, Song Nian still had nearly 700 or so people on their side. Song Nian shouted: "Brothers, hold on, the longer we hold on, the greater the chance of victory from us!" ”
The troops of the two sides were handed over again, and the two sides exchanged fire again. This time the Red Army invested a huge number of troops, more than five times the number of the Blue Army, and began to attack from all sides. The most requisition finally took the opposite land before the afternoon came, and the blue army Song Nian basically killed all their soldiers and horses, and Song Nian held a grenade bomb high under the scorching sun and said: "Ha Luha, stupid scumbags, the victory is ours!" ”
Then he went off with a grenade. The whole person was dyed red, and then he lay down on the ground! One of the captains of the Red Army was so angry that he saw it. He shouted, "Pull this bastard up and give me a beating!" ”
Several Red Army soldiers were also unambiguous, and beat Song Nian by pressing him to the ground. While beating Song Nian, he screamed: "Foul!" Foul! I'm dead, you can't beat me! ”
It's a pity that no one paid attention to him, Liang Xiongying laughed wildly next to him, calling you cheap!
In this operation, the Blue Army lost a total of nearly 4,000 infantry, and this account simply frightened Xiong Tingcongee, and it was at this time that the herald sent a message: "Report - Commander, the left flank troops have found the enemy's main force!" Assemble in the Northern Plains! ”
"Plains? Is this possible? It's the enemy's main force! Xiong Tingcongee asked again.
"Yes, Commander. The left-wing troops detected that the number of the opposing side exceeded 15,000 people, and it was definitely the main force! The herald said.
"Where is the left-wing reconnaissance department now?" asked Xiong Tingcongee again.
The herald said the location and continued: "The news from the front says that the enemy has been arranged in a strange way, and they have not acted rashly. ”
It's good that there is no rash move, the blue army troops are indeed eccentric, Xiong Ting Congee immediately ordered the troops to be pulled! He really couldn't figure out how the Blue Army could gather in the plains, this was the world of his cavalry, and it wouldn't be so stupid to fight the other side in a decisive battle!
A few hours later, the Red Army troops of Xiong Ting's porridge department came to the predetermined position, and he gasped when he picked up the binoculars and looked at it!
The rest of the Blues are indeed all here, and indeed on the plains! But they dug deep trenches in the ground! Those ditches simply extend in all directions, stretching for dozens of miles.
At a glance, it is criss-crossed, and Xiong Ting porridge is suddenly like a slap in the face! Regardless of Xiong Ting's thoughts, the trench tactics of the era of thermal weapons were a complete nightmare for cavalry. Not a single cavalryman would be stupid enough to storm a trench group. That's no different from jumping straight into a trap.
That's right, this is the combat method that Li Jiancheng used to deal with the cavalry, and Xiong Tingcongee finally understood that the previous team was completely arranged to eliminate their infantry as much as possible. And the trenches here are to consolidate their gains, and when the three-day exercise is over, whichever side has more casualties will lose!
But can the trenches really hold off the cavalry? It's a pity that Xiong Tingcongee didn't know this problem, so he ordered an attack. The cavalry of the Red Army rolled away and rushed towards the trenches, like a torrent of steel, and just when the battle was about to touch, the sound of gold suddenly sounded! The Red Army cavalry couldn't help but stop.
That's right, the exercise is over, and Li Jiancheng stopped the continuation of the exercise at the most critical time. Just kidding, then a large group of people rushing over on horseback would surely die. In the end, whether the trench technique can be used against the enemy's cavalry will be revealed when the golden iron cavalry is faced in the future, and there is no need to sacrifice one's own people to verify a result. In any case, all kinds of data have been obtained for this military exercise, and the tactical literacy of the troops has also been greatly improved, and on the whole, the exercise has been very successful. At least Li Jiancheng is very satisfied!
"Ha Luha, General Xiong, this drill is good!" Said to Xiong Ting Congee with a smile.
Xiong Tingcongee sighed and said: "The last general is ashamed, this time it was the last general who lost, and the last trench general is really admired!" It's still a descendant of General Qi! ”
Qi Jin said at this time: "General Xiong is polite, in fact, the tactics this time were all thought up by His Majesty, and it was just an arrangement!" ”
"Hehe, where, I just came up with some ideas, or Qi Jin, you are in good command."
After the three exchanged pleasantries for a while, Li Jiancheng said: "This exercise has allowed us to see the new tactics of the firearms troops. When this unit really goes to the battlefield, it will be able to turn a new page in the military history of our Ming Dynasty! ”
After Li Jiancheng finished speaking, Xiong Tingbei and Qi Jin both nodded, this firearms unit exercise was indeed very successful, if the trench operation can really deal with the cavalry, the firearms unit will definitely ban the original combat method. It's just that such a force can really be raised by the imperial court?
"The military appearance of Liaodong is a problem for me, and Mr. Sun once predicted that Jiannu would definitely come this year. I guess it's almost time! Li Jiancheng said again.
"Jiannu is indeed becoming more and more arrogant, but His Majesty is Hongwu and the world, and one day he will be able to eradicate it!" Xiong Ting Congee patted his ass without hesitation.
Li Jiancheng also smiled when he heard this: "You have so much confidence in me!" ”
"Of course! The ministers are willing to die for His Majesty! Xiong Ting Congee and Qi Jin said in unison.
Li Jiancheng praised it in his heart, he had well subdued the two military talents, and Li Jiancheng was one step closer to the Datong World Realm in his mind. (To be continued......)