Chapter 178
readx;? Zhang Jiashi asked people to research and produce the bed ballista, and the performance is relatively unsatisfactory in many aspects. www.biquge.info However, no one will completely veto its existence before the actual battle.
Compared to this, before the bed ballista wielded, the crossbowmen of the Qin army, under the orders of their own officers, quickly changed their combat methods and continued to carry out projectile attacks against the rear troops of the Korean army.
Some of the Koreans in the positions were ordered to carry arrows to the front, but they were only equipped with relatively simple leather armor and old weapons that had been replaced by the Qin army under Zhang Jiashi. Under this arrangement, it is explained that none of the high-ranking officers of the Qin army, including Yuma, intended to use these Koreans as an assault force on the battlefield.
At the very least, they are also not worried about whether these North Koreans will cause chaos.
As the messenger said, the Minzi Joseons were afraid that the slaves would turn against each other in the Battle of Makino, so they were not worried about what the Koreans would do.
Perhaps, some North Koreans are indeed "appointed", but no one can be completely assured that these North Koreans will not cause chaos or even aim weapons at their subordinates.
It is a good way to solve the problem by having these North Koreans temporarily act as people's husbands, and it is easier to solve such a situation if something goes wrong than if something goes wrong for no reason during the war.
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And the "leisure" of the Qin army, and the "relaxed" of the phalanx assault troops in front, followed by the Jizi Korean light infantry group that charged behind these phalanx soldiers, fell into bad luck.
The leather armor on their bodies was difficult to defend against the sparse crossbows that fell from time to time in the sky, because the distance was still a bit far, and the crossbowmen and archers, who were the main force of the crossbowmen, still did not shoot at such a distance.
It's not that they can't hit, it's that they don't have such a long range.
Maybe individual archers can shoot so far, but they have long been ordered not to shoot at long distances, not that their commanders can't trust their abilities, but after actual testing, these longbows are quite finely made, and in the case of long-distance projectiles, the bow body will still not be able to withstand the strong pull and break directly.
This is also a matter of no choice, this improved longbow is not a very good product, but a mass-produced product, and the quality is naturally not as good as some special bows with very good workmanship.
You get what you pay for, and this thing is also very applicable to ancient times.
As for profiteers or something...... That's not a big deal......
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The Korean infantry unit of the Minzi, which had not received the order to retreat, began to fire again with the lightly armed crossbowmen of the Qin army, who had been rested and replenished with crossbows, as the distance between them and the Qin army's battle formation was shortened.
In contrast to the Qin army's strong crossbowmen, whose shooting frequency had decreased somewhat due to physical strength, the light crossbowmen, although their physical fitness was not as good as that of the heavy crossbowmen, after recovering some physical strength at this time, they desperately shot arrows at the 200 to 300 meters North Korean army.
The arrows that fell from the sky began to dense again.
At this level of attack, the hit rate was still relatively low, but the North Korean light infantry had more people shot, fell to the ground groaning or were hit by the vital point, and after twitching their bodies on the ground a few times, there was no more sound.
At this time, the heavy infantry of the Qin army in front heard the sound of "bells" from the shields, and these heavy infantry knew very well that this was the heavy crossbowmen among the Koreans who began to counterattack.
The heavy infantry of the Qin army, who showed this situation, quickly warned the crossbowmen of the Qin army behind him or beside him.
But some people didn't turn their heads before they heard a scream.
Some crossbowmen were shot directly into non-critical areas, such as the arms or thighs. It's just that even in these non-critical places, it will be difficult for these crossbowmen to continue fighting.
The nearby Qin army officer covered his wound and threw down his weapon directly, hiding behind the crossbowmen behind the shield soldiers, and said to the people behind: "Find someone to carry these people back!"
It's not that these Qin officers looked down on crossbowmen, but according to Zhang Jiashi's battlefield rules that had been revised many times, this practice was more to protect Qin officers and soldiers and avoid more casualties.
To do this, it is necessary to get out of the combat area in time, if it is possible, and to send to the rear for treatment.
Of course, if there are too many war losses, the shortage of medical workers is still a serious problem.
The current situation is not as good as that of later generations, when hot weapons were ripe for combat, and it would not be too difficult to treat the wounded at the combat distance of that period. And in the current situation, once the two sides start to fight each other, then even if you want to save people, you have to finish the fight.
Otherwise, more people who go to save people will only be affected.
Therefore, in the code of conduct in this regard, Zhang Jiashi had to give up some unrealistic thinking after many discussions.
This is also a matter of no choice, after all, the difficulty of doing this is not ordinary, and besides, the life and death of several people are exchanged for the price of a wounded...... Zhang Jiashi couldn't accept it either.
Before formulating this regulation, which has been used until now, Zhang Jiashi was silent for a long time before he said: "There are some things that can only be left to fate." ”
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A significant number of the people who came to the rescue were North Koreans, and they were trained accordingly to do so that it would not be too difficult to do so.
The weapons assigned to these people were Changge or Changberyllium and other weapons eliminated by Zhang Jiashi, and unlike other Koreans or Qin army troops, Zhang Jiashi ordered these people to be equipped with leggings that were very common in later anti-Japanese TV dramas when training.
The gaiters do a lot of things, and until some better gear comes out, the gaiters are very useful on the battlefield.
For example, two North Koreans who had been trained to do so learned to wrap their leggings next in the middle of two jugge or beryllium sticks side by side as a simple stretcher.
These people have also learned some of the more extensive gaiters in addition to the effects. Of course...... For the role of a bandage, Zhang Jiashi has always had reservations.
It's not that the current burlap straps can't do this, but there is a problem with the leggings, that is, it is easy to cause a large number of germs to accumulate due to neglect of cleaning. If there is another more serious wound infection because of this situation, Zhang Jiashi, who has been trying to make penicillin, but all of them have failed, cannot solve this problem at all.
We can't let these medical workers rely on the current treatment concept to solve this problem.
Something like gold sore medicine can be made by many medical workers as long as it is taught. But when it comes to wound infection, gold sore medicine really has no effect......
Maybe Yunnan Baiyao and the like will be more effective, but Zhang Jiashi does not have some of the main raw materials for Yunnan Baiyao at all.
In this experiment, Zhang Jiashi could not find a good substitute at all. Some medicinal herbs with corresponding medicinal effects are either not available, or the cost is too high. It's not that Zhang Jiashi is reluctant to spend money in this regard, but the high-priced products have one thing in common, that is, the quantity is quite scarce.
There is no mass-produced value of drugs, and Zhang Jiashi is not willing to waste too many resources.
Because of this, Zhang Jiashi can only stipulate that some good quality and better antibacterial drugs can only be equipped with high-level officers.
Zhang Jiashi doesn't want to be special, but what can Zhang Jiashi, who has such a little "inventory" on hand, do?
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The Qin army began to see some casualties in the formation, but the wounded were quickly carried back by the North Koreans and treated by medical workers at a relatively safe distance behind the battle formation.
I have to say that from the beginning of this battle, Zhang Jiashi, who had verified the effect through battlefield observation, forcefully excluded the opposition or silent response of Su Jiao and others, and resolutely implemented such a plan.
Zhang Jiashi's persistence really saved the lives of many officers and soldiers who were wounded in the battle in the future. This point undoubtedly shows that Zhang Jiashi's insistence is indeed justified. However, it is also the same as Su Jiao's objection, because when these auxiliaries are at a disadvantage in battle, some auxiliaries can only add to the chaos, or even cause the battle formation to collapse faster.
It can be said that the use of these auxiliaries as auxiliaries on the battlefield has advantages, but it also has many disadvantages.
It's just that, on the whole, the role of these auxiliaries is more helpful in many ways, which has become an indispensable existence in Zhang Jiashi and Emperor Qin in the future......
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The counterattack of the crossbowmen of the Korean army in Jizi caused the Qin troops to pay some casualties.
However, the crossbowmen of the Jizi Joseon suffered more casualties, after all, they did not have the same protection as the crossbowmen of the Qin army.
And the infantry units in front of them, under the orders of the commanders of the corresponding formations, continued to advance.
The commanders of several formations in the Mingo Korea, of course, knew very well that such a degree of advance would bring considerable casualties. Especially after clearly seeing the "shameless" range suppression of the Qin army's crossbowmen, the commanders who paid heavy casualties can be said to cry without tears.
They even had the idea of ordering the entire army to retreat. However, under the premise that the phalanx, which was the main force, did not suffer too much blow, these senior officers of the Korean Army of Jizi were also desperately trying to gamble, hoping to break through the military formation of the Qin army.
Soon, the crossbowmen officers under the command of Zhang Jiashi appeared at the enemy in front of them, held their shields, and after coming to a distance of less than two hundred meters, they all said loudly: "Bed crossbowmen, prepare to shoot!!"
Of course, the range of the bed crossbow was not so short, but because in order to ensure the service life and hit rate of the bed crossbow, Zhang Jiashi ordered that in the field battle, the bed crossbow troops were forbidden to shoot at long distances when the enemy was far away.
It's not that Zhang Jiashi is worried about money, although the cost of the bed crossbow is indeed relatively high. But that kind of meaningless wave shooting is not such a small problem as wasting arrows, but once the bed crossbow is damaged because of the waste of opportunities, Zhang Jiashi can't accept such a stupid thing.
And after this order, the number of bed crossbows, which was not too much, under the operation of the bed crossbowman, quickly entered the stage of preparing for shooting.
After the commanders of the bed crossbowmen group waved the small flags in their hands downward, the bed crossbows in the military formation threw crossbows at a small angle.
After the sound of the crossbow arm was heard, a crossbow with a thick arm or some old crossbow with a bit of bend was shot out.
The quality of the newly made bed crossbow is naturally quite good, but the products in stock are not too bad. At this point, the shields of some phalanxes were shot directly through, and the strong penetrating power even carried the Korean phalanxes who hit them some distance behind.
Some bed crossbows are even performed after being shot out, and what is called "human flesh skewer gourd" is performed.
After a crossbow was fired, it pierced through the shield of the phalanx soldiers, directly through the opponent's neck, and even directly penetrated the two more intelligent Korean light infantry...... In the eyes of other North Koreans, these people were shot directly through the neck, chest or abdomen by this crossbow, and then nailed to the ground.
The defense of the phalanx soldiers is indeed quite good, but they cannot resist the powerful penetration brought by the crossbow shot out of the bed crossbow.
A highly trained group of bed crossbows is capable of firing five crossbows in a minute.
Although this is slightly inferior to other strong crossbowmen, this frequency is not low, and this can be seen from the endless stream of crossbows fired from about one hundred and ten crossbows.
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Although the bed crossbow is very powerful in many aspects, Zhang Jiashi can't avoid a problem, that is, his bed crossbow, which has been greatly strengthened, is really unbearable to use with high intensity.
And Zhang Jiashi didn't think about some other derivative designs, such as repeating crossbows or something, but during the sample test, Zhang Jiashi realized that these bed crossbows were really unreliable.
Not to mention that the range has been reduced a bit, just the high-intensity firing frequency...... The bed crossbow, which had all kinds of problems, was even more unusable......
And the so-called platoon bed crossbow, Zhang Jiashi was really speechless. That is this kind of platoon bed crossbow that can shoot through ten crossbows at a time, because of the mechanical output principle of the bed crossbow itself, it is impossible to achieve such a thing as accuracy.
For example, if you are close to the crossbow string and connect to the crossbow arm, the crossbow that shoots out will be regarded as burning incense if it does not fly to your own person. Under this problem, Zhang Jiashi directly cut this design plan in half.
Perhaps, reducing the number of platoon crossbows is a solution to the problem. However, the range of the platoon bed crossbow was shortened due to the corresponding reduction of the crossbow string output.
Therefore, after a lot of consideration, Zhang Jiashi could only order the Liaodong military construction and continue to carry out the corresponding improvement of the single-bed crossbow. Well, to be able to make a long correction in a short period of time, Zhang Jiashi knew with his knees that it was impossible......
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The bed crossbow was indeed effective in killing and injuring the phalanx troops that the Koreans were proud of. However, later historians are very clear that it was not the power of the bed crossbow that determined the outcome of this battle, but the direct confrontation between the heavy infantry of the Qin army and the enemy army.
In the last person, a county soldier recruited as a county soldier in Liaodong County, a slave from the Donghu region, he did not have a name, he only knew that after he fled back to Liaodong County with someone he knew, others said that he was lucky.
He didn't know why these people would say this, if he knew that people with similar identities to him had died under the Great Wall of Liaodong, he would probably understand why these people said he was lucky.
Zhang Jiashi didn't want to do this, after all, behind him could be said to be the Liaodong Plain, if he gave up the important place of the Great Wall, not to mention how bad the battle would become, and how a purgatory scene would become in Liaodong County, I am afraid that even if Yingzheng didn't kill him in a rage, he would kill himself with a sword.
Killing those who were captured by the Donghu people, Zhang Jiashi knew very well that his hands were also stained with the blood of innocents.
But he couldn't help it, as Bai Qi said: "Behind you is Liaodong County, and behind you are more innocents, with their homes, and with the foundation of your prepared efforts." More importantly, there is your home and the people you love. ”
That's right, what Bai Qi said is not wrong at all, he is no longer alone, he was carrying a lot of things at that time.
In order to save someone, in order to spare an innocent person and let more people see what hell is, even if he doesn't accept it and is unwilling to do it, he has to do it.
During that war, Zhang Jiashi realized a philosophy, that is:
"There are no innocents on the battlefield, there are only two kinds of people: those who die on the battlefield and those who ...... Someone who can survive the battlefield, that's all. ”
No one knows how uncomfortable Zhang Jiashi's heart was before he returned to Dingxiang County, after all, although most of these people did not die at his hands, he had an unshirkable responsibility.
He didn't try it, walking alone on the tower at the exit gate, looking at the scorched grassland, and ...... Blood-stained base of the city walls......
He may not know that there was a simple young man at that time, looking at this general Zuo, who was much older than him, sighing in front of the city tower......
He didn't know that this young man, who was more like a temporary arrester and recruited, would grow into the youngest hundred generals in the Qin army's heavy infantry sequence in such a period of time......
And this young man, now has his own name, he is called Yu Yong. Sima, who gave this name, disliked the word "slave" very unpleasantly at that time, so he had this change. And looking at this honest young man, who is quite burly, he thought of the name Yu Yong.