Due to the development of the iron-smelting industry, as early as the Han Dynasty, the iron armor produced was enough to equip the army in large quantities, "to the extent that one person has one leader". However, the standard armor of the time was probably not very heavy.

By the time of the Song Dynasty, the weight of a set of armor was about forty or fifty catties, and there were nearly two thousand pieces of armor alone. The protection capability can be imagined. In particular, the "Qizi Armor" of the Tangut people uses the cold forging method, which is especially strong, and fifty steps away, even if a strong crossbow is used, it is impossible to shoot through at all.

Forty or fifty catties, this is heavy enough, but the ironclad battalion soldiers of Chahan are all selected strong men, and the armor they wear is not only like the Buren armor of the former Song Dynasty, but most of them are also materialized and heavier, in addition, there are waist knives, pockets and other things, as well as the "fat jacket" lined in the iron armor, that is, filled with cotton, used to reduce the friction of the armor on the skin. It's okay in winter, but when I sweat in summer, my jacket is heavy.

All kinds of things are counted together, and the weight of a soldier is less than 100 catties. And that's just the weight of wartime, not counting the personal items such as clothing and water bottles that you carry with you on the march in peacetime. Such a large weight, on the one hand, makes it impossible for the soldiers to move quickly for a long time, but at the same time, on the other hand, it is indeed not easy for the enemy to fight. The soldiers, including them, are simply mobile steel giants.

How to deal with it?

"The Tartar armor is heavy, and it is not afraid of arrows and stones. This is their advantage as well as their disadvantage. ”

"Oh?"

"If it was before, it might have cost a lot to break it, but now it's much easier. Five hundred light soldiers are enough to wipe it out. ”

"Five, five hundred light soldiers? For example, how to destroy it? ”

The ironclad battalion is the elite of Chakhan Timur, and it can be wiped out with only five hundred light soldiers? This is too shocking to believe. Pan Xian'er smiled confidently and said, "There is one thing in the Tai'an baggage escorted by Marshal Qing this time, have you forgotten it?" ”

Zhao Guo realized something and said, "First, what did Mr. say? ”

"Yes, exactly!"

The two of them were playing dumb riddles, Tong Shengyang, Gao Yanshi and others were inexplicable, Tong Shengyang said: "Lao Pan, what kind of dumb riddles are you playing!" How can you break it with 500 people? What did Tai'an send? ”

The baggage sent by Tai'an was taken care of by the Chinese army, and Tong Shengyang really didn't know what it was.

Pan Xianer and Zhao Guo looked at each other and smiled, and gently spit out two words: "Landmine." ”

A minefield was laid and five hundred men were used as bait to lure the ironclad battalion into the formation. The mines exploded indiscriminately, disrupting its formation, no matter how heavy his armor was and how strong his defense was, he would inevitably be caught off guard for a while. Then, go out in ambush and shoot them with artillery, catapults, etc., and you can also use fire attacks. Victory is assured.

However, if you want to win with this method, the difficulty lies in the "temptation". How can the ironclad battalion be led into an ambush? It needs to be carefully arranged.

Xiyuan of Shanzhou, Saiyin Chidahu, Wang Baobao military parade; On the bank of the Pushui River, Zhao Guo and Pan Xian's questions and answers broke the enemy's plan, as if they were incompatible, and the dialogue that seemed to be inadvertently led to was actually the same: the Yuan army was naturally to boost morale, and the Yan army was also to prevent morale from being affected.

Including the method of breaking the spear battalion, Pan Xianer's answers seem to be reasonable, but whether it is feasible or not, he has not been pulled to the battlefield to practice, but it is really not good. However, the goal was finally achieved, and Tong Shengyang and Gao Yanshi were no longer surprised. And, from the opposite point of view, Sain's goal of answering the water has also been achieved, at least, it has made Zhao Guo feel pressure.

From the time Linfen's reinforcements arrived in Jining, the official battle had not yet begun, and the two sides had already fought with wits and courage, adding up before and after, and there had been three rounds of fighting.

In the first round, the Yan army raided Chengwu and occupied Jinxiang, which damaged the morale of the Yuan army and seized the initiative in the following battle. In the second round, the Yuan army tried to reverse the decline, intending to start from the Wu army, so as to counterattack the Yan and Wu coalition forces and strive to regain the initiative, but unfortunately in the face of Chang Yuchun, Feng Guosheng, Fu Youde and other brave generals, the generals sent out were too not a grade, difficult to be an opponent, self-inflicted humiliation, and lost for a while. In the third round, Sain Chida suddenly made a surprise move, avoided the battlefield battle, and changed to a review method, showing off the Western Plains, and commanding the enemy camp, which achieved good results, which not only boosted morale, but also caused pressure on the enemy, and was considered a successful victory.

Since the development of the war, although the coalition forces have won small victories, they have not damaged the foundation of the Yuan army; Although the Yuan army was defeated many times, the morale of the army was already excited.

Will the side that wins the battle and the momentum win the final victory, or the side that fights hard and waits for the enemy's gap will win the final victory?

Whether it is Chahan, Deng She, or Zhu Yuanzhang, after receiving the military report, they are still uncertain. But what is known is that after a brief battle between the two sides on the battlefield around the line of Shanzhou, Chengwu and Yangjiaozhuang, in the following days, it inevitably fell into a stalemate.

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"Pushui Military News: After the Xiyuan review, Saiyin Chi Dahu and Wang Baobao retreated into the city and couldn't shrink out. Although our army and the Wu army have challenged many times, they have always avoided and refused to accept them. Lord, it's obvious! The idea of the Tatars is clearly to avoid my sharpness, to consume our army's food and straw, and to treat my old teacher. ”

"yes. Our army is short of food and straw, and Wu army has even less food and straw, and judging from the current situation, if it drags on for a long time, our army will surely be defeated. However, in the battle of Juye that day, Wang Baobao was defeated by the word 'light out', and he must have learned a lesson by now, and since Sain Chi was a veteran military officer and familiar with the art of war, since he had decided to hold on to our army for a long time, it was even more impossible to use tricks to lure him into war. ......, the situation on the front line does not allow for optimism. My heart is very worried. Does the gentleman have a way to break the game? ”

The two people who spoke were Deng She and Hong Jixun.

There is a war in the front, and it is not easy in the rear. Clear-eyed people know at a glance that Jining's hard work in this battle is related to the future future of Yidu. If Yidu wins, he can still get a chance to breathe; However, if Yidu is defeated, the defeated army and food and salary are insufficient, it will be difficult to resist the victorious Yuan army, and it is very likely that even Shandong will not be able to keep it.

Don't look at this paragraph, Deng She still holds daily court meetings, handles government affairs on time, and talks and laughs freely when facing his subordinates, as if he has not been affected by the front line at all, and is full of confidence in this battle; But in fact, he couldn't sleep for many days, especially after the stalemate on the front line. Even after returning to the palace, he lost the interest in going to Luoguan's slave room to listen to the movements of the fetus.

Hong Jixun, Wu Henian, Luo Lilang, Ha Guangxiu and other close ministers also sensitively found that he was gradually losing weight, but his black and white eyes were still bright.

He has said to his subordinates more than once: read all the history books, watch the heroes of the past dynasties, or brave, or wise, or good at winning the hearts of the people, but then achieve great things, but there is a similarity, that is, unyielding, indeed unyielding, determined, and defeated without discouragement. Liu Bei spent half of his life, like a lost dog when he was most embarrassed, and finally achieved three points in the world; Cao Cao was weak and strong, and the battle of Guandu, when it was the most dangerous, "lonely and unable to protect himself", finally dominated the north, overwhelmed the south of the Yangtze River, and finally achieved a great cause of unification by his son. Even Henkel, Tang Zu, etc., all those who have achieved something have this commonality. Tianxingjian gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement. Defeat and not discouraged, firmly believe that I am born to be useful, firmly believe that I can make a career, not to mention that I have not been defeated now?

"Fighting with the sky is endlessly fun. Fighting with the ground, the fun is endless. Fighting with people is endlessly fun. ”

If you want to gain a foothold in the troubled world, you must have such a mentality! In the face of difficulties, we must not back down. Not only do we not retreat, but we must also actively find the fun from it, the fun of overcoming difficulties, the fun of overcoming strong enemies, the fun of clearing obstacles, and the joy of moving towards success step by step.

If Deng She's usual state is compared to "mild", then when facing a strong enemy and facing difficulties, he can be called "sharp", almost sharp.

"Like Zhuge Liang's wisdom, he is still helpless to guard Sima Yi. As the lord said, Sainchi was familiar with the art of war, and Wang Baobao learned a lesson from his defeats, and if they insisted on sticking to it, it would indeed be difficult to win in the face of the current situation. If you think about it, there may be only one strategy available. ”

"What's the solution?"

"Deceit and cut off food, retreat and lure the enemy."

The Yan army did not have much food and straw, and it was difficult to hold it for a long time, which was known to the Yuan army. Pretend to retreat without food, lure the enemy out of the city, and then fight a decisive battle. On the surface, this is a viable option. Deng She shook his head and said, "Although this strategy is feasible, I have already thought of it. But the Tartars have lost in a row, so they must be careful. With this strategy, it may be possible to lure it out of the city, but it will definitely not be all the main forces that go out of the city. The First World War could not be wiped out, and in the end, it still had to be a stalemate. Moreover, it was easy for our army to get to the north bank of Jinxiang and Tunpushui, and once it retreated, it would be equivalent to giving up these important places to the Tartars. And it can't be wiped out in one battle, and it's hard to fight again! ”

"As the Lord thinks?"

"The battle of Shanzhou, it is difficult to come to this! Even Mr. has no good plan. Deng She got up, paced indoors, stopped at the door, and looked at the sky. When it was twilight, the clouds were cloudy and rainy, three o'clock or two, hitting the plantain in the courtyard, crisp into the ears. He looked at it for a while and said, "I have thought of a solution, but it is not perfect enough, and there are troubles that need to be solved." ”

"What's the solution? I would like to hear about it. ”

"Since you can't win it with a dignified formation, you can simply use a surprise risk."

"How surprising? How do I use the insurance? ”

"The Tartars closed the city without fighting in order to consume the food and straw of our army; So, can our army also work grain? The military newspaper said: 'The grain of the Tartars is all in Shanzhou'. ordered Ah to cross the river with the whole division and force the city of Shanzhou from the north; Subsequently, the fate often met the elite of the spring selection, and attacked it from the south. If you don't ask for food, as long as you can burn it, the Tartar army will be in turmoil. There is no food or salary, and they will retreat without a fight. ”

Hong Jixun gasped and said, "Burning grain? ”

Dunshe nodded slowly.

"Your lord, you also said that the grain of the Tartars is all in Shanzhou. Most of them are inside the city, and a few are outside the city. Not to mention the inside of the city, even outside the city, it is only three or four miles away from the city. If there is an emergency, reinforcements in the city can breathe. It's like pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth! It's not about robbing grain, it's about sending sheep into the tiger's mouth. ”

The city of Shanzhou is not very large, and Sainchi Dahu and Wang Baobaojun have two months' grain and straw, and they can't put it in the city, so they put a part of it outside the city.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger?"

"But even if you burn the outside of the city, there are still most of them in the city, and it won't help!"

In Hong Jixun's view, the method proposed by Deng She is simply an impossible task. If you can burn the grain in the city, what is the difference between this and capturing Shanzhou City?

"Although Shanzhou City is small, there are many defenders. The Art of War: 'Ten Rules of Siege'. The strength of our army is not as large as that of the Tartars, and the siege of the city will definitely not work, and it will be in vain to pay the division and lose its strength. Therefore, it can only be decided with its field battles. But the Tartar turtle can't shrink, my division will be old, in such a situation, it's not surprising how to win? ”

"But my lord, how is this plan of yours amazing?"

"With the protection of the city walls, it is indeed impossible to loot and burn enemy food from the ground. But what if? ”

"How?"

"From heaven?"

Hong Jixun was dumbfounded: "From the sky? ”

"The public lost the wooden kite to peek into the Song City, Zhang Liang used a kite to blow the flute to the morale of the Wachu army, and Zhang Pi used a kite to ask for help in the Tang Dynasty. If kites can be used to detect the enemy, break the enemy's morale, and call for help, why can't they burn the enemy's granary? ”

Make a big kite, choose dead soldiers, carry gunpowder, fly to Shanzhou at night, and burn its grain.

Hong Jixun is not Deng She in the end, there is no concept of airplanes and bombing, after hearing it, he was surprised, and wanted to laugh, he couldn't control it, he hurriedly stood up, bowed to the ground, and said loudly: "The lord has this plan, the real minister has never heard of it, don't you dare to think about it!" Such a whimsical idea made the minister breathtaking. What a brilliant idea! Coup! Not to mention, even if it doesn't work, it will definitely make the Tartars panic, so that it is not impossible for them to be soldiers and rumors! ”

"There are just two troubles."

"Which two are in trouble?"

"In order to carry people, the kite has to be big enough, and it is difficult to do it without a skilled craftsman. If the kite wants to go to the sky, it must be cast from a high place, outside the city of Shanzhou, there are no hills that are too high, and even if there is, it is too far away to be put into the city, which is the second. ”

"The first trouble is easy to solve, so please leave it to the minister. In the spring and autumn period, Mozi made wooden kites, which was in Weifang. In Shandong, there are many craftsmen who are good at kites. The ministers will be able to find enough men! What about the second trouble? ”

"I also came up with a solution."

"What is it?"

"Didn't you order the Transition River and coerce Shanzhou? You can build a mountain outside the city of Shanzhou to attack the city. In fact, it is used to fly kites. ”

Hong Jixun clapped his hands and exclaimed: "The lord is talented, not human, it is really a godsend!" ”

This is just a light that has been seen and heard in a previous life, and Dun She laughed.

The monarch and the ministers made a plan to burn the enemy's food with kites.

Almost at the same moment, in Shanzhou City, Cai Ziying saw Sai Yinchi's answer, and said: "Marshal, we have closed the city for many days, and it is estimated that the heat is almost over, and it is expected that the red thief must think that our army will not dare to go out of the city, so he is careless and unprepared." Is that a plan time to be carried out? "What's the plan? It is Chahan's earlier face-to-face teaching opportunity: if you want to break the thief quickly, burn his grain first.

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1, Zhang Liang used a kite to blow the flute to improve the morale of the Wachu army.

The Han army surrounded Xiang Yu and was embattled, and Han Xin had people make large kites and install bamboo whistle bowstrings to float the Chu camp at night, making it make strange noises to break the morale of the Chu army. One said that it was Zhang Liang who used a kite to blow the flute, and the sound of the "Chu Song" of the Han army made the morale of the Chu army collapse.

In the Ming Dynasty, kites were loaded with explosives, the fuses on the kite were ignited, and then detonated on them.

There is another example of using kites as reconnaissance tools, which is still when Chu and Han are fighting: "Gaozu's expedition Chen Xiye, the letter and conspiracy started from it, and pretended to release it as a paper kite, so as to measure the distance of Weiyang Palace, and wanted to enter the palace by tunneling through the ground." "Since paper kites and kites are used to reconnoiter the enemy, it is definitely possible to carry people.