The fifth day of April.

The 90,000-strong army of Qi came to Datong Mansion and camped ten miles outside the city.

Han Zhen led his generals and was inspecting the logistics baggage.

"Unboxing."

Under Han Zhen's orders, two auxiliaries from the logistics department pried open the wooden box and lifted the kraft cloth, revealing the firearms underneath.

Yelu Yujian's eyes widened, not letting go of a single detail.

It is said that Qi's firearms are sharp, but he has never had the opportunity to see them, and his heart is really curious.

Now that he finally saw it, he naturally refused to miss a single bit.

Han Zhen picked up a firearm, checked the lead, and saw that the lead was dry, so he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

The rain in Yunzhou has stopped, but the spring rain in the Central Plains and other places in the south is still falling intermittently, in order to keep the firearms dry, the military industry has not worked hard, the wooden box is not only filled with dry straw, but also sprinkled with lime powder to absorb water, plus a cowhide cloth covering.

Looking at the strange appearance of the firearm, Han Shizhong said curiously: "Your Majesty, this is a new type of firearm?" ”

"Not bad."

Han Zhen chuckled and said: "After the restructuring of the military industrial institute, many shortcomings have been removed, and the power has been increased by three or four percent. ”

"Shhh

As soon as the words fell, Han Shizhong and Wei Da couldn't help but take a cool breath, their eyes full of excitement.

The power of the original firearm is already very strong, and it has been increased by three or four percent, how sharp does this have to be?

Xiao Wu swallowed his saliva and proposed, "Your Majesty, why don't you order one and try it?" ”

Han Zhen waved his hand: "No need, it is not easy to transport a firearm from the Central Plains to this place, it is better to leave it to the battlefield to kill the enemy." Moreover, the military industry institute has experimented more than 100 times, and the new firearm can wear a giant shield or full of foot armor within 20 steps, and can wear two layers of iron armor within 30 steps. ”

The increase in power is inevitable, and in the past, firearms only had one bamboo tube to induce gunpowder, because the clay pot had to be filled with a large number of iron nails and tribulus terrestris.

In contrast to the new firearms, the shrapnel is integrated into the casing, which saves a lot of space for filling the gunpowder.

More than twice as much gunpowder was filled, and the power of the explosion naturally increased.

Yelu Yu was shocked and inexplicably shocked, can he wear a human armor within twenty steps?

Is this a goddamn immortal?

At this time, I heard Han Zhen continue: "You can relax, the ordnance that can be installed in the army and sent to the front line has been tested by the military industry in every way, and I will never and will never allow the lives of the soldiers to be used as a child's play." ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The crowd chanted in unison.

"Report!"

At this moment, an urgent report came.

"Biography!"

Han Zhen commanded.

The next moment, Qiu Niu stepped forward quickly, clasped his hands into fists and said, "Your Majesty, the secret agents in the city of Datong Mansion have spread the news, and Wanyan Zonghan has sent people to search for cotton clothes and tailors. ”

This move was too bizarre, and although the secret agents lurking in the city did not understand the key, they vaguely felt that something was wrong, so they took great pains and risked exposure to send the news out.

"Cotton clothes?"

Han Shizhong and the others looked at each other, confused.

Only a hint of surprise flashed in Han Zhen's eyes, he didn't expect that Jin Jun would find out so quickly that the cotton clothes could block shrapnel.

Seeing his expression, Wei Da was curious: "Your Majesty knows Jin Jun's plans?" ”

"I do know, but you don't have to care."

Han Zhen smiled and waved his hand, not paying attention to it at all.

Simple cotton armor can't actually block shrapnel.

After all, it's just cotton, not Kevlar.

If cotton armor can really block shrapnel, then cotton armor was everywhere in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and there would be no need for firearms to develop, and there was no need for Europe to work plate armor.

The fact that any kind of ordnance can be developed shows that it must be of great use, otherwise there is no need for development.

The horse lance is the best example, before the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the horse lance, as the king of horse infantry weapons, has been tested by hundreds of years of war, there is no doubt.

But with the popularity of heavy armor, the horse lance immediately disappeared.

The same is true for muskets, if the cotton armor is really that effective, the musket will be abandoned by the East and the West in favor of another weapon.

Zhu Guozhen, a Ming scholar, recorded the production method of "pure cotton armor" in "Yongbu Sketch": "Cotton armor is made of seven catties of cotton, sewn with cloth such as a jacket, and the arms are kicked with solid feet, and the degree of not fat and swollen is dried and harvested. Seeing that the rain is not heavy, the mildew is not rotten, and the bird can't be seriously injured. ”

The bird can't be seriously injured, these words have explained the essence of the cotton armor.

In the face of firearms, there is a certain defensive effect, but not much.

It is inevitable to be injured by a firebolt, but it is not as severe or instantaneous as the Iron Armor, which can improve the survival rate.

This is still the most primitive slow-speed firearm, and its power is far worse than that of firearms and field artillery.

If you can't even block firearms, how can you block firearms and field artillery?

As for the example of the living girl, it was purely because it was raining at the time, which caused the gunpowder to get damp, and even after being roasted by the gunner, it did not dry out completely, which affected the power of the explosion.

"That's fine."

Seeing that the official family was so confident, Wei Da and the others couldn't help but feel relieved.

Then, Han Zhen led a group of generals to inspect the field artillery and siege artillery.

Today, there are 180 field guns on the front line and 30 siege guns poured in brass.

"This is artillery?"

Yelu Yu saw that his hand was gently brushing the cold cannon body, and his face was surprised.

Han Shizhong quietly glanced at Han Zhen and saw that he nodded slightly, so he explained with a smile: "Artillery is just a general term, and what King Jin has in his hands is a siege cannon." ”

Yelu Yu looked curiously and said: "When I was in the Jin Army, when I besieged Shenwu Town with Yan Lou's room, I also witnessed it, and the sound was like thunder, could it be that Han Dushuai relied on this thing to repel the strong attacks of the Jin Army several times?" ”

"Definitely."

Han Shizhong shook his head and said: "That's a field artillery, with a range of three or four hundred steps, an extremely wide range, and it is mostly used when the enemy army is charging intensively. The siege artillery can shoot up to two miles and take the head of the enemy general in the army of ten thousand. ”

"Two miles?"

Yelu Yu gasped, and the three Han Funu behind him were even more frightened.

Han Shizhong said: "King Jin is not in a hurry, after a few days of battle, you will be able to know its power!" ”

……

In fact, Wan Yan Zonghan also knew in his heart that it was unrealistic to rely on cotton armor to completely block the firearms and artillery of the Qi army, but as long as it could play a certain protective effect and ensure that the elite of the former army would not collapse, it would be completely acceptable.

As for the injuries......

On the battlefield, unless there is a missing arm or leg, or a disembowelment, it is classified as a minor injury.

Minor injuries do not leave the battlefield, and it is the norm to continue to fight.

However, he still overestimated the wealth of Datong Mansion, and after some searching, the cotton clothes collected were only enough to make three or four hundred pairs of cotton armor, which was too far from the expected more than 1,000 pairs.

Kapok is originally a southern tree, and northerners have fur fur to protect themselves from the cold, and very few people will buy cotton clothes.

There is no way, Wanyan Zonghan can only equip these three or four hundred pairs of cotton armor with the elite under his command, and wear a pair of iron armor on the outside, with a giant shield, which can barely withstand the bombardment of firearms and artillery.

This elite is equipped with cotton armor and needs to be used with caution.

It's just on the blade!

Although it is said that the Qi army is fierce, Wanyan Zonghan is full of confidence in this war.

Ordnance is a foreign object after all, when he started with Ah Gu, there were less than 1,000 capable warriors in the tribe, and there were only a pitiful twenty-nine pairs of iron armor.

So what?

The Liao army who fought like this threw away their armor and urinated.

Therefore, generals and soldiers are fundamental.

Now 120,000 fights 90,000, and the number of cavalry is three times that of the opponent, the advantage is mine!

……

On the ninth day of April, it was cloudy and breezy.

On this day, the gate of Datong Mansion was opened, and Wanyan Zonghan led a group of guards to the military camp on horseback.

In a short time, the 120,000 army left the camp and went straight to the Qi army.

After waiting for four days, it was finally cloudy, and Wanyan Zonghan didn't want to let go of such a good opportunity.

"Report! Wanyan Zonghan rushed out of the city to the barracks, suspected of sending troops to meet the battle! ”

Hearing this battle report, Han Zhen smiled slightly: "It can be regarded as waiting for Yan Zonghan to wait for a cloudy day." ”

Hearing this, Yelu Yu proposed: "Your Majesty, there is probably rain in the past two days, which is not conducive to the use of firearms, so it is better to fight again on another day." ”

A big battle of more than 100,000 people is not a battle that can be won or lost in just one or two days, but often needs to be fought for several days, or even a month or two.

After all, the number of people is there, and it will take half a day for the two sides to just set up their military formations.

It is understandable that he did not personally experience the performance of firearms and field artillery in field combat.

Han Zhen waved his hand: "No need, fight quickly!" ”

He didn't have much time to spend in Yunzhou, and at the same time had absolute confidence in the soldiers under his command.

Moreover, after Yelu Yu saw the rebellion against Jin and surrendered to Qi, it dealt a great blow to the morale of the Qi army.

Among the 120,000, half of them are Khitans, and many of them are oppressed by the Jurchen Overseers in the army, what will they think?

Whether it is ordnance or morale, both sides are not on the same level.

It was with these in mind that Han Zhen dared to make this decision.

After the decision, Han Zhen began to order: "Han Shizhong commanded the 30,000 front army, and Wu Bao was the deputy general, assisting from the side, and taking the lead in the camp." ”

"The last general commands!"

"Wei Datong rear army, Yu Jun is the deputy general."

"The last general commands!"

"He Guan commanded 18,000 troops and was in charge of the left flank."

Then, Han Zhen looked at Yelu Yu again: "King Jin led his soldiers and was responsible for the right wing. ”

Yelu Yu's expression was dazed, and he said solemnly: "The minister will live up to His Majesty's trust!" ”

He knew that Qi was his last safe haven, so he must perform well in this battle.

The three family slaves have been spurned by the world since ancient times.

If he is driven away by Qi again, then no one will really accept him, and the end will be miserable.

Guo Yaoshi was like this, first betrayed Liao, and then backstabbed the military officials, defected to Liao, and then defected to Song. The Jin people went south and voted for the Jin people......

Later, he planned to take refuge in Han Zhen, but was killed by Han Zhen.

In the original time and space, Guo Yaoshi's fate was very miserable, and he was executed by Wanyan Zongwang under an excuse.

Capricious and constantly changing, the end is basically not good.

"Report! The 40,000 former troops of the Jin Army came out of the camp, eight miles away! ”

"Report! The front army of the Jin Army is five miles away, and the formation is set, and the Chinese army is out of the camp! ”

"Report ......"

One by one, the battle report came from the front line.

At the same time, Han Shizhong led 30,000 former troops to set off.

The two front armies met in the five-mile wilderness outside Datong Mansion, but they did not fight, but were separated by one mile, and each set up a military formation.

Han Shizhong sat on his horse, holding a pair of monoculars, and looked at Jin Jun opposite.

In the last few days, this thing has been transported from the south with the weight of grain and grass, and there are three in all.

The main reason is that the production process is backward, and it is too difficult to burn a piece of pure glass without bubbles, and it can only depend on luck.

In this way, the output is naturally not high.

Several pairs of telescopes produced in the early stage were given priority to the Navy.

After these three telescopes arrived, they were immediately exclaimed as artifacts by a group of generals.

One was given to Yelu Yu by him, and the other was assigned to Han Shizhong, and as for the other generals, they could only wait.

Wu Bao watched from the sidelines, and said eagerly: "General Han, let me take a look." ”

Han Shizhong hesitated for a moment, but finally handed it over, and told him: "You have to be careful, don't break it." ”

"I'm provincial!"

Xiao Wu happily took the binoculars and immediately fiddled with them.

Seeing that his movements were a little rougher, the corners of Han Shizhong's distressed eyes twitched.

"Tsk! The strangeness of this object is a mile away, but it is as close as a stone's throw away, and it is clear. ”

Xiao Wu was amazed as he watched.

Han Shizhong said with a smile on his face: "That's nature, it is said that this thing is extremely difficult to make, and it may not be possible to make a pair of lenses after firing hundreds of furnaces of glass." ”

His Majesty gave him such a valuable thing, which shows his trust and affection.

……

It was noon, and the armies of both sides were completely assembled.

At this moment, the military formation is in full swing.

The combined strength of the two sides is more than 200,000, and counting the people who transport the baggage, it is close to 300,000.

After it was completely rolled out, when I looked up, it was black and pressing.

That is, the plains and wilderness, in another place, you can't spread out the military formation at all.

The Qi army was still in a regular wild goose marching formation, with 4,000 cavalry divided into two, 2,000 placed on the right flank and 2,000 placed in the rear army.

One hundred and eighty field guns, all of which were placed on the left flank.

At this time, the people on both sides were building high platforms to place war drums and military flags.

However, in addition to the high platform, the Qi army also had thousands of people, who were wielding shovels and shovels to dig the soil.

The dug out loess is constantly tamped with a wooden hammer.

In a few moments, seven or eight loess platforms with a height of three meters and a length of ten meters and a width of ten meters appeared between the Chinese army and the front army.

Then, under the command of the gunner, the people struggled to push the siege artillery weighing six or seven thousand catties, and came down the slope to the loess platform.

Thirty brass-poured siege guns stood on the loess platform, and the barrels pointed at the Jin army in the distance.

When Wan Yan Lou Room, who was sitting in the front army, saw this scene, his expression suddenly changed greatly, and he immediately set up a horse and came to the Chinese army.

"Marshal, the Qi army is setting up artillery, and the last general has roughly counted it, and there are twenty or thirty guns."

Hearing this, Wanyan Zonghan said with a solemn face: "Is it an artillery that can shoot miles away?" ”

"I think it should be."

Because it was too far away, Wanyan Lou couldn't see it clearly, but since the Qi army pushed the artillery on the high platform, it naturally wouldn't be a field artillery.

Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "The Qi army intends to use artillery to attack and kill the marshal, and it must be guarded against. ”

Wanyan Zonghan pondered: "In this case, I am separated from Shuai Qi." With such a distance away, the gunners of the Qi army could not see clearly, so they could only rely on the handsome flag to identify. ”

"Yes."

Wan Yan Lou nodded and felt that it made sense.

Wanyan Zonghan said solemnly: "This battle can't be delayed, artillery has a great impact on the morale of the army, whether you can win or not, it's all up to you and Yinshu." ”

"Marshal, rest assured, the last general will definitely live up to expectations!"

Wanyan Lou's tone was firm, and there was a strong confidence in his eyes.

In this battle, Yan Zonghan's family background was exhausted.

Eight thousand kidnapping horses, plus four thousand iron floating slaughter, is where his confidence lies.

Tiefutu is not an ordinary heavy cavalry, charging on horseback, dismounting can also fight on foot, and the strength of foot combat is extremely strong, it can be described as the elite of the elite.

You must know that there are many kidnappers and horses in the Jin Kingdom, but Tiefutu is full of calculations, and there are only 6,000 in total.

The power of the whole country can be worthy of the 6,000 iron floating slaughter.

In comparison, Qingzhou Tieqi is much worse.

There is not much difference between the soldiers, the key is the war horse.

Not all war horses are suitable for heavy cavalry, because the weight of the armor is very large, which has extremely high requirements for the endurance of the war horse, otherwise just one charge, the war horse will have no strength.

After the Jin State replaced the Liao State, it controlled the vast grassland and had a stable source of horses.

There is no such condition in the Central Plains, especially Han Zhen was in a corner before, and the five thousand heavily armed cavalry belonged to the raw and hard, and the war horses were also uneven.

So many times, the heavy armored cavalry under his command will only be used when the final word is settled.

To put it bluntly, the quality of the war horse is not enough, so you can only choose to conserve your physical strength as much as possible.

At that time, it was completely enough to fight Zhao and Song, but if you want to fight on the plain and fight with the Jin people on a large scale, it will not work.

This is also the reason why Han Zhen later reduced the heavy armored cavalry to 2,000.

In a few moments, the Jin army took the lead in completing the army.

Knock knock~

The heavy and passionate sound of war drums gradually sounded.

The 30,000 former troops led by Wanyan Huonu strode towards the Qi army.

(End of chapter)