Chapter 1437: This battlefield can't be maneuvered
The movement of the Zhao Jiajun was naturally observed by the Jianzhou Jurchen on the opposite side, but with such a thick snow, it was not so easy to move quickly, and it was difficult to say whether there was an ambush on the opposite side, so there was no attack here, but only a sentry and horses were arranged to take precautions.
They only felt ridiculous about Zhao Jiajun's behavior, cleaning up so much snow was very tiring, consuming the physical strength of the soldiers, the weather was still cloudy, and the war was imminent, so couldn't they recuperate?
But the other party's snow clearing and preparing for the battlefield is also an opportunity in a sense, and the Jianzhou Jurchen side must respond.
Another day passed, and the sky still did not clear, but the cavalry of the Jianzhou Jurchens began to line up and leave the camp, but the cavalry did not rush to the preset position of the Zhao family's army, but ran back and forth in the snow in formation.
The snowy weather became colder, and the army began to camp after arriving at the Fifty Zhaiyi and Yongning Prison City, and it was very troublesome for the horses to not be fully active in the cold weather, and in such a state they went directly to the battlefield, hurting people and horses, so they didn't mention anything to go into battle and rush into battle.
Therefore, the opportunity to walk the horse to warm up after stepping on the snow is also a double win in a sense, a team of cavalry assembles and tramples on the snow, this method is much better than that of the Zhao family.
At the beginning, the four hooves were still very quiet when they stepped on the snow, and then as the snow was hard, the hooves gradually became louder, and the rumbling sounded together.
"This pile of snow wall is really troublesome, it is difficult for cavalry to pass, and it will definitely take effort for foot soldiers to climb over it!" Amin, who was watching the battle from afar, said in distress, and the people standing next to him were all thinking about the same.
The snow wall is more than a foot high, a few feet wide, and a few miles long, which is equivalent to erecting a wall on the flat ground, and the snow wall from this kind of snow clearing is very soft, and there is no way to carry the weight of the cavalry, just afraid that if you run up, you will fall into it, even if it is a foot soldier, it is not so easy, which is equivalent to delaying and hindering the offensive out of thin air, and it is more troublesome.
"These Han dogs are rat cubs, they shrink when they encounter a hard encounter, and it's annoying to make such a thing."
"Not necessarily, since they dare to go out of the city and camp, they also have to fight, this snow wall is blocking us, and it also stops them, it is nothing more than filling in a group of people to enter." Compared to Amin's anger, Zilharang's judgment was relatively calm.
At this juncture, no matter how much everyone looks down on the battle described in the story, I am afraid that the two armies will be the same as in the story, on a square and flat battlefield, each of them will set up a position to fight, and it looks like a big show on stage, but there is no other choice, especially when one side seeks battle and quick battle.
Looking at the snow fields that had been almost cleared, and the long wall of snow between the camps of the two sides, everyone knew that the big battle was approaching.
"That snow wall is a problem for us, can't we build the snow wall to the wings and the back, isn't that putting yourself in your pocket?" Zhao Jiajun also has his own opinion on the snow wall.
The battlefield where the formations are displayed is very large, and the location of the snow wall is already the front line of the front line, so it is impossible to place sentries there after dark.
In the past, after the Zhao family army set up camp, they were very careful in arranging the secret sentry, but after the winter in Liaodong, this method could not be used, the secret post did not have a heating device, and often there was no shelter from the wind, and it was easy to be frostbitten and frozen to death outside, but in such bad weather, it was also difficult for the enemy to steal the camp and attack at night, so there were many sentry posts and patrols diligently.
In such a situation, the snow wall is actually not taken care of, and the cold winter night is long, and it is even less noticeable after dark.
When it came the next day, they found that the white snow wall had become dirty, and they sent someone to look at it, only to find that the part of the snow wall had been sprinkled with furnace plaster, and the sharp-eyed people also found that the furnace plaster soil was mixed with coarse salt.
Zhao Jiajun is still a little confused here, but the people from Liaodong quickly made a judgment, Jianzhou soldiers and horses want the snow to melt faster, so they used the means, this snow melting method of sprinkling ash and salt is really the old Liaodong only understands, but Jianzhou has also made a bloody investment, although Liaozhen is not short of salt, but salt is not so cheap.
The sky was still semi-cloudy, and at noon, when the sun was out for a long time, the snow wall could be seen to melt rapidly, and by the afternoon of the next day, the snow wall could no longer stop anyone, and the area where the snow wall was located was a layer of ice that was not very slippery.
When they saw that the snow wall had melted to this extent, both sides realized one thing, that the war was about to start, and the respective camps began to prepare intensively, from the main general to the soldiers below, but at this time they were relieved, so the wait for not knowing when the battle would start was too torturous.
I don't know how many people tossed and turned at night, when the day was about to dawn, the firehead soldiers had already begun to organize breakfast, and the generals at all levels woke up their subordinates to begin to assemble and prepare, no matter how cautious they were, such movements could not be hidden, and the large camps on both sides found each other's movements from the high places, and the battle was today, no accident to talk about.
After the day was completely lit up, everyone found one thing, the sky was overcast again, but at this time, who would care about this, besides, whether the sun came out or not, the weather was the same cold.
After breakfast, the soldiers began to line up, and their regimental chief and deputy were summoned to Chen Sheng, the provisional division of the first division, to make pre-battle arrangements.
Before the discussion, Chen Sheng instructed the guards to remove the copper heating stove from the military tent, and opened the heavy felt curtain, the slightly turbid air dissipated, and the inside and outside of the house were generally cold, which lifted people's spirits, and some sleepiness dissipated without a trace.
Lu Da stood first on Chen Sheng's left hand, Bayin first on his right, and Zhuang Liu stood second on his left, in order, roughly the generals in charge of individual aspects, and then the generals of the first brigade.
Chen Sheng observed his subordinates, except for the second cavalry regiment of the regiment Zheng Bayin, the others were not very old, Chen Sheng was stunned, a self-deprecating wry smile appeared on his face, he remembered that he was also one or two years older than the regimental leaders, and he was really not qualified to say how others were.
Since mastering a regiment to a brigade and then to today, Chen Sheng often has an illusion, that is, he is in his early forties, not only he thinks so, others also think so, the reason why this is so is also very simple, from a teenager to a commanding army, it does take more than 20 years for normal people to achieve, and he has to be born as a world official, and he has not made a mistake, but Chen Sheng only took ten years.
Over the years, Chen Sheng often thinks back, he always feels that these ten years are like a hundred years for others, what he has seen, heard and experienced is too much, thinking of Zhao Jin here, he feels even more incredible, he has given all this by Zhao Jin, and he has given it to a few people, and has done such a big situation, that is really incredible.
Chen Sheng quickly restrained his emotions, now is not the time to sigh, he glanced at the generals on both sides, and found that everyone was very calm and calm, and all military postures were neat.
"You're used to seeing the market!" Chen Sheng scolded with a rare smile.
Although the reaction of the generals was decent, but everyone had been together for many years, Chen Sheng still saw more things, no one below was nervous, at most there was a little excitement, not even much excitement.
Chen Sheng is very confident in his own combat strength, but he also took into account that the Jianzhou Jurchens dispatched nearly 50,000 people and 10,000 horsemen this time, and his own family was fighting in the cold Liaozhen.
Originally, he wanted to cheer everyone up for the battle training, but seeing this reaction, what Chen Sheng said changed, his face was serious, he glanced at everyone, and said incomparably: "This battle is very important, you can only win, not lose, you must not be proud and underestimate the enemy, treat it carefully, otherwise, the military law will never be spared!" ”
"Obey the military orders!" Everyone agreed in unison.
If there are people from Jianzhou, hearing the answer in this military tent, I am afraid that I will be dumbfounded, your Zhao family army is only more than 10,000, Jianzhou Nuzhen is several times that of you, and there are nearly 10,000 cavalry, and it is still an away battle, you don't say anything desperate to survive, you actually say don't be proud and underestimate the enemy.
Although everyone answered solemnly, Chen Sheng was still not satisfied, and continued: "The general often says that the use of troops should be like a fierce lion fighting a rabbit, even if you have the advantage, you can't ignore it, the slightest carelessness on the battlefield will be turned over by the enemy, not to mention the tens of thousands of Tartar troops, nearly 10,000 cavalry, it is a matter of life and death, and it is related to the great cause of the general, do you know?" ”
"Please rest assured!" The people bowed down again and spoke, and when they looked up, they looked at each other, and someone had to come forward and say something.
In this occasion at the moment, the only one who is qualified to speak is Lu Da, he follows Zhao Jin no less than a few brothers, although Lu Da is simple and simple, but after so many years, he has been in a high position for a long time, and he has the reaction he should have.
Here Lu Da cleared his throat and said: "Shizheng, the brothers will not underestimate the enemy, everyone has confidence, I didn't know the quality of the tartars before, but on the other side of Phi Island, Jinzhou and Fuzhou, we have already weighed it, and it is not too difficult to fight than the Ming army, besides, the Zhao family army has not been sloppy in any war for so many years, no matter what he is, we will treat it as if he was a great enemy, this is what Jin Ye taught us!" ”
Hearing Lu Da say this, Chen Sheng took two breaths and nodded, but found that he was a little too nervous, but his subordinates were normal and calm.
"The west is the sea, the east is the mountains, and there is heavy snow, the battlefield is the area between each other's camps, there will be no roundabouts, and it will take too much time to attack the flanks, and the battle will be very simple, that is, the army will meet head-on, and the brave wins."
There are nearly 50,000 on one side and nearly 20,000 on the other, and after the two armies are arranged, there is not much space on both sides to move around, not to mention that they have only cleared the snow that is larger than the formation, and if they want to do a large-scale roundabout, they will be hindered by the thick snow, which is a great delay in the movement of the infantry cavalry.