Chapter 586 Tactics of the car
The chariot was born from the chariot of the Ming army, and it was played perfectly in the hands of Nurhachi.
Its advantages and disadvantages are obvious.
The disadvantage is that it is slow, and it is suitable for use as a defensive tool when pulling out the village and attacking the low city walls.
The advantage is to restrain cavalry and deal with enemy forces that do not have a firepower advantage.
Sun Chengzong's car camp is facing this problem.
The Houjin cavalry couldn't rush in, but when they encountered the Hongyi cannon, they stopped cooking.
In addition, Sun Chengzong's car camp is purely behind closed doors.
Nurhachi's power is not the chariot, but the people who cooperate with the chariot!
Each chariot is equipped with 30 soldiers, one of whom holds a flag and one who is a reserve during battle; Two men were in possession of a license, one with a spear, one with a hook and sickle, two with a bird or flintlock pistol, two with a cart, one with a rudder, and one with a charge.
The rest of the soldiers either waited for a change of shift, or when the battle was over, they marched on carts.
This is similar to the Mandarin Duck Formation, which requires close coordination.
Abatai was the son of Nurhachi and was very familiar with this method of warfare.
Mao Yuanyi is also the author of Wu Beizhi, and his research on ancient weapons is very detailed.
As soon as the two combined, the strategy of restraining the cavalry was brought into full play.
During the battle, the three-tiered chariot was like three walls, blocking the cavalry.
The soldiers in the back, as needed, either stabbed the enemy with birds, spears, or hooked horses' legs with hooks and sickles, and protected the soldiers from possible rain of arrows.
As a clever commander, Yang Chengying chose to fight here for a purpose.
The cart is a bit high, and the bird's guns and flintlock pistols in the back will be blocked.
It is also not conducive to the provoking of artillery.
Therefore, Yang Chengying first set up his headquarters on the hills, and the army was also spread on the hills.
When the enemy attacked, the chariot charged for a while and then stopped to defend against the enemy.
In this way, by using the slope surface, the bird guns could kill and injure the cavalry behind the chariot, and the artillery could also shoot farther.
The most important thing is to give his own cavalry a starting distance to avoid being overwhelmed by the enemy cavalry.
Under a blow similar to a stacked formation, the weakness of the Mongol cavalry was completely exposed.
In addition to the armor problem, there were also cavalry under the command of Lin Dan Khan from various tribes, and they were not united.
In order to preserve their strength, the Noyans began to retreat.
"Bastard, bastard!"
Lin Dan Khan soon discovered that the situation was not right, his own cavalry could not break the enemy's chariots, and under the attack of artillery fire, it showed a trend of retreat.
"Deshen Jiwang, you command the cavalry again and break the chariot!"
Turning his head, Lin Dan Khan said eagerly to his important ministers.
Deshen Jiwang commanded the heavy cavalry of Lin Dan Khan, Konot.
"Great Khan ......" Deshen Jiwang wanted to speak and stopped.
"Do you have anything to say?" Lin Danhan looked at his most important courtier, and was slightly surprised.
"I thought I should withdraw immediately."
Gritting his teeth, Deshen Jiwang reluctantly persuaded: "Judging from the current situation, our army will not be able to break the enemy's chariots, and will still face a large amount of enemy artillery fire. Even if it is a fluke, the loss is too great. ”
Lin Danhan frowned, and he also began to realize this problem.
Seeing that Lin Dan Khan's face was changing, Deshen Jiwang struck while the iron was hot: "And the enemy's cavalry is constantly attacking, and it has been like two hands rushing towards us." In the event of a crushing defeat here, the leaders who have followed us will be restless. ”
After hearing this, Lin Dan Khan also realized that the situation was not good, and was about to say something, but he found that the army behind him was violently moving.
Dozens of pennants cut through the waves and quickly swept towards the location of Lin Dan Khan.
"Jurchen dog!" Lin Danhan's pupils shrank sharply, and he scolded: "These Jurchen dogs are very hard to fight for their masters!" ”
It turned out that Darhan was ordered to support Chataiji, and when he found that they didn't need it at all, he exerted his subjective initiative and quietly went around the rear of the Mongolian cavalry, preparing to "capture the thief and capture the king first".
"Herald...... Remove! No longer hesitating, Lin Dan Khan made up his mind.
He thinks that what Deshen Jiwang said is right, the battle should be moderate, and don't put all your net worth into it.
Miscalculated!
The horn of retreat sounded.
Lin Dan Khan's main forces were relieved and turned around and retreated.
This battle was completely calculated and killed by others.
However, Lin Danhan wanted to withdraw, and Yang Chengying didn't plan to let him go like this.
Yang Chengying found that the enemy was about to run, and immediately ordered: "Replace the chariot and immediately charge the whole army." If the enemy did not fight back, he stopped the cart and let the muskets come on. ”
The cart immediately set off, only to find the ground piled with the remains of men and horses.
After receiving the report, Yang Chengying had no choice but to give up continuing to push the cart, but let the cavalry escort the musket array to pursue.
Under the blow of the dense fire of the musket array, the Mongol cavalry, without heavy armor, was beaten into a sieve.
In an instant, the retreat turned into a rout.
It also directly affected the retreat of Lin Dan Khan.
Darhan looked at the banner of the Mongol Khan and led the cavalry to take Lin Dan Khan.
Gui Yingcha, who was escorting Lin Dan Khan's retreat, saw Darhan who was charging and immediately knew that something was wrong.
"You escort the Great Khan and retreat first. Others, come with me. ”
The scene was chaotic, and Gui Yingcha could only take the Great Khan's escort to resist Darhan.
Darhan led the cavalry to pick and stab the Mongol cavalry off their horses one after another.
This is an extremely clever fighting technique.
In Great Battle, the constant slash will accelerate the depletion of stamina, and the slash will expose the empty door.
Fighting in a straight line such as picking and stabbing, the opposing cavalry can easily suffer.
Of course, this is only for enemy cavalry.
Gui Yingcha quickly couldn't parry, and was stabbed in the heart by the tip of the sword, and he held his heart and retreated.
But after a few steps, he fell off his horse.
What happened to him is just a microcosm.
The cavalry escorted the musket array and pursued the Mongol cavalry and infantry incessantly.
The remnant sun is like blood.
"Blow the trumpet, stop the pursuit, and immediately clear the remaining enemies on the battlefield."
Not carried away by Lin Dan Khan's retreat, Yang Chengying saw that night was coming, and calmly gave the order to stop the pursuit.
The enemy is outnumbered and may still have a fresh force. In the event of a sneak attack at night, your own army will be exhausted and will not be able to withstand a battle.
The sound of the trumpet of victory resounded throughout the battlefield, echoing between heaven and earth.
The units of the Liaodong Army immediately stopped the pursuit and retreated in an orderly manner under the command of the command of the command of the command banner and drums.
Abatai, Meng Qiaofang and others arrived one after another.
Another person also unexpectedly appeared on the battlefield.
That's Subudi.
"Jinglu, Lin Dan Khan is like Yuan Shao in your Han population, he is fierce and timid, he is indecisive, he does big things and spares his life, and he forgets his life when he sees small profits."
After saluting, Subu persuaded him: "He came from afar this time, and he was defeated by this, and the army's morale was in turmoil. Jingluo should take advantage of this time to concentrate the cavalry and attack Lin Dan Khan at night, and he will definitely be able to achieve great success. ”
Yang Chengying was thoughtful.
"The Great Leader is right." Darhan suddenly said: "I found that the Mongol cavalry came from many tribes, and when they retreated, they only wanted to keep their wealth. ”
Meng Qiaofang also said: "Tang Taizong attacked Xue Rengao and won a big victory, Dou Liang persuaded Tang Taizong bitterly, saying that the soldiers were tired and should not move. However, Tang Taizong said that our army was like a broken bamboo, and the opportunity could not be lost, so he marched and eliminated Xue Rengao in one fell swoop. ”
"Scripture, give the order."
The generals have asked for battle.