Chapter 166: Climax

The war reached its climax at this moment.

The entire military formation of the Northern Army eliminated the shape of a horizontal "7" on the battlefield, and under the command of Wu Li, a loud hook hit the soft underbelly of the Southern Army.

And the southern army besieged the entire cavalry, the salient of Ma Xiao.

And even under the attack from both sides, Ma Xiao still gritted his teeth and unswervingly flanked the southern army.

Reduce stress for the workhorse.

For a time, on the entire battlefield, everyone was desperate.

Wu Li and Sheng Yong are losing control of their respective armies.

The vast majority of forces on both sides are already entangled.

Of course, this loss of control is different.

Sheng Yong has quite a lot of reserves.

It's just that this reserve is difficult to dispatch.

There are too many people. The battlefield is too small.

The huge battlefield within a radius of several miles is already the limit of one person's command. In fact, He Xi and Ye Shen's previous considerations were correct. For a single battlefield, 30,000 to 40,000 is enough, and no more will be able to command.

There is a need to divide the power of the battlefield.

And Wu Li made such a division, allowing Ma Xiao to fight in a roundabout way alone.

And Sheng Yong can't do that.

All things are summed up in the same way, that is, the problem of people, and the whole problem is put on this one thing, that is, the problem of officers, and the problem of the whole officer should also be divided into two parts, one is the middle and lower level officers, and the other is the senior generals.

Fu Youde followed the example of the Northern Army and carried out military reforms.

The problems he encountered were much more serious than those of He Xi and Ye Shen.

He Xi and Ye Shen still have some manpower reserves. But Fu Youde didn't have it at all. Moreover, Fu Youde faced the problems encountered by the upper generals of the Ming Dynasty, and he also encountered them at the lower level.

The Ming Dynasty has not fought for many years. There is no retirement system, and the army is even more father-to-son. What is the problem with this, that is, in the army, even junior officers, there are quite few old ones. Naturally, people in their fifties and sixties do not fight. But in his forties, in the prime of life. mentioned that I also fought a certain battle back then. Those who follow a certain general to send troops and release horses. I don't know a single big character, but my martial arts are quite good, and I can transport stone locks like flying.

But such a low-level officer is not the officer Fu Youde wants.

I had to change it all.

This is also one of the reasons why the Southern Army and the Northern Army are unable to hold their breath when they are firing at each other.

Without an elite group of officers, it would be impossible for Sheng Yong to make too fine command.

Not to mention the upper generals.

If Fu Youde can really change the blood of all the generals of the entire Ming Dynasty. But he couldn't. In order for Sheng Yong to lead the way alone. Pressed a lot of veterans. Only some junior generals can be promoted.

Of course, a general with shallow qualifications does not mean that he is incompetent. But experience is not necessarily abundant.

The experience of many great wars is an immeasurable wealth for a general.

Such as Tang Shengzong, Zheng Yuchun, Lu Zhongheng, these people.

There may not be a peerless talent. But to get to this point step by step, it is more because of the big battles.

In this era, there were no telephones on the battlefield, and even if the herald was running on horseback, there was a possibility that something would go wrong, such as the death of a stray bullet. Many times, it is necessary for the general to have a keen sense of smell on the battlefield and cooperate with the main general on the battlefield.

Without waiting for the general's order, you have to decide what to do yourself?

Otherwise, wait until the order comes down. It's too late for anything.

In addition, Sheng Yong's subordinates, in fact, are not all reorganized troops, and there are only a few who can skillfully use horizontal teams to attack. Not part of the army waited for the front to break through and then pressed on a large scale, so it was naturally impossible to unfold in a roundabout way like the Northern Army.

Of course, the most important thing in the comparison between the two is the staff system.

In fact, Wu Li himself didn't think that he was actually creating a temporary establishment. After this battle, perhaps the Northern Army will have to think about a problem. That is the army, and it is more appropriate to have a few guards under its jurisdiction. And between the army and the guard, there is a need to establish another establishment and so on.

In fact, there are 5,600 people in one guardhouse. A battalion, that is, 1,000 households and 1,000 people, may not be the most suitable establishment.

It's just that the repeated reforms of the army are all based on the original system of the Ming Dynasty. Now it is still breaking through the Ming Dynasty every day. Of course, the problem between establishment and combat effectiveness needs to be reflected in one battle after another, and reform should be continued.

Improving the staff system has helped commanders to do a lot of things. In particular, after Ma Xiao determined the command authority, he immediately established a staff system to command the four guard posts with the staff organization of his own guard post as the core.

And Liaodong is the place where He Xi focuses on cultivating.

There are not too many people who study He Xi's theory, and there are quite a few of them who are in the army. They were originally in different positions, and this round of emergency call-up. Naturally, they came to the army one after another. Because they already had ties to the military.

Naturally, I won't go anywhere else.

In this way, the staff system of the Liaodong Army is almost the best among all army staff officers.

Familiar with the battlefield. At least from the door.

This is one of the reasons why the First Army is training faster than others.

Even later, studying the battle examples, Wu Li's orders can be called bold.

However, Wu Li's bolder decision is in the pipeline.

Attack with the help of Ma Xiao's flanks. Wu Li clearly felt the positive pressure relaxed. However, after taking a closer look at the front line with his binoculars, he suddenly gave an order and said: "All of you are on bayonets." Including staff officers. ”

While speaking, Wu Li drew his knife in his hand and said, "Wait for my order." ”

The Southern Army seems to have forgotten one thing, and the Northern Army is also the Ming Army. Even in terms of combat experience, the combat effectiveness experience of the Northern Army is much stronger than that of the Southern Army. After all, the Yugoslav army has not fought for many years. The Northern Army, on the other hand, was entangled with the Mongols for many years.

Even in hand-to-hand combat, the Northern Army was not weaker than the Southern Army.

Didn't fight before. It is to weigh the gains and losses, and feel that firearms are the advantage, and it is better to kill people with firearms. After all, if there are fewer dead people on the battlefield, there will be fewer dead people.

Now, it's different.

Wu Li is a veteran, he carried a knife as a pawn, and when he climbed up step by step, Sheng Yong didn't know where he was. In cold weapon combat, he is not a mediocre hand. Of course, I really have to talk about it. A veteran like Wu Li in the Ming Dynasty can't talk about the amount of fighting in the car, but there are definitely not a few.

It's just that the era of firearms has made many people eliminated.

Wu Li's commendability is that he has mastered the tactics of two eras. The comprehension of the tactics of the two eras is not at the top, but at this time, compound talents are very popular.

For the era of cold weapons, there is a saying in combat, and it is appropriate in the end. That's the husband fights, and the courage is also.

Fighting in the era of cold weapons requires extremely high courage.

To kill with a firearm, just pull the trigger from a distance. But to kill people with cold weapons, you need to face dripping blood. In the face of the other party's desperate resistance. The one who accidentally dies is himself. That kind of bloody scene.

Not everyone has to endure it.

This is extremely demanding on the soldiers.

The requirements for morale and courage are also very high.

That's why many militaries are able to keep firearms fireworthy. But you can't fight white-knuckle.

Now, the Yugoslav army is attacking wave after wave of life and death. Is it courage?

In Wu Li's view, it is the spirit of greed for life and fear of death.

Because with the warring team in the back, you will die if you retreat. And the advance impact of the Northern Army horizontal team, it seems that it can survive.

But that's just what it looks like.

If you measure it carefully, it's good. It will be found that in fact, maintaining the lethality of the counter-fire against the Northern Army is no less than rushing up to hand-to-hand combat.

The reason is simple.

Although the Southern Army had to suffer additional casualties, the fire guns were fire guns after all, not fire sticks. It is impossible not to beat the dead. The Northern Army was also killed. It's just that the Northern Army is more organized. At a certain point in the loss, it will be rotated. So I can't see it.

And rushed up to hand-to-hand combat. In the process of rushing up, it was simply a one-sided slaughter.

And after entering the Northern Army's military formation, the Northern Army did not resist. It's a joke.

The reason why the Southern Army won was because the horizontal team was thin, and the rear team was more than 100 paces away and could not support it. But the whole is calculated as a death ratio, which is actually not too cost-effective.

Of course, the personal feeling on the battlefield is often contrary to the cold numbers.

However, this also illustrates the problem that Wu Li found. That was the impact of the Southern Army, not courage, but timidity.

Some people died, but not completely......