Chapter 2299 The Guizi scroll cavalry stands out with the sound of swords and guns (5)
Feng Ziying stood on the distant platform and quietly observed the confrontation between the two armies.
He has no interest in stealing the limelight from the general leading the army before the battle.
For him, as long as Zhao Lejiao and You Shilu can firmly block E Yidu's impact, even if the price is higher, it is acceptable.
In any case, the purpose of this frontal battlefield is to consume, consume, and consume again. There is no other way but to carry it on like this.
The armored infantry of the Jianzhou Army have strong combat effectiveness and determination, and have always been a nightmare faced by the Liaodong Army in field battles.
In every previous battle, as long as the Liaodong Army faced the projectiles and impacts of the Jianzhou Army cavalry in field battles, the Liaodong Army could basically withstand them. However, once the Jianzhou Armored Infantry came up, the balance of the war quickly tilted in the direction of the Jianzhou Army.
The Jianzhou armored infantry are fearless, strict in discipline, strict in rewards and punishments, and have formed a set of good regulations. Moreover, the winning mentality they have developed over a long period of time gives them an overwhelming psychological advantage against the Liaodong Army, especially when they are adults. When charging in formation, they are full of fighting spirit, extremely fierce and wild, and they have the upper hand once they fight.
Although there are many brave men on the Liaodong Army, and there are also some who are brave and good at fighting, on the whole, this kind of formal duel is always inferior to the opponent. After a long-term battle, this kind of psychological set-up is the impact of being at a disadvantage. It should not be underestimated that the Liaodong Army seemed to subconsciously accept the result that they could not defeat the Jianzhou Army in the field.
Now is the time to change this situation.
From the cold weapon age to the hot weapon age, there will be a process, and there may even be repetitions, which is normal.
For example, the Liaodong Army, which was equipped with three-eyed fire cannons in the early stage, was still beaten to a pulp in front of the Jianzhou Army. Feng Ziying also did not understand that the three-eyed fire cannons, a firearm that was obviously obsolete, had neither good tactics nor quality. How come the things that were lacking were equipped on a large scale by the Liaodong Army.
The Ministry of War never seriously practiced and concluded whether it was suitable for use in combat with Jurchens, and began to promote it on a large scale. As a result, after repeated defeats, the border towns gradually abandoned firearms completely, thinking that firearms were unusable. This kind of extreme As a result, firearms have never really become popular in the border towns of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
However, all of this has changed since I came to this world. Only I understand the direction of change in this era. Firearms replacing cold weapons are the rolling wheel of history. No one can stop it. What I have to do is to turn this wheel one step ahead. Roll in the direction that is beneficial to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and by the way, let yourself be the leader of this era.
Now my father's Northwest Army has begun to continuously equip firecrackers, and the proportion of heavy firecrackers and self-generated firecrackers is also steadily increasing. Although the proportion is still very low due to cost and production capacity, it has been growing steadily. With.
As long as you persist and use reasonable tactics, the power of firearms will eventually replace all cold weapons.
E Yidu also observed the changes in the military town of Da Zhou.
He also knew that the Zhou Army had been equipped with a heavy-duty firecracker, which had a far longer range than ordinary firecrackers. The earliest round of shooting had caused considerable losses to the light cavalry, but the Liaodong Army did not have enough equipment. It's not much, and it requires two people to operate it, so E Yidu is not too worried.
Once entering a state of close combat, Er Yi firmly believed that his men could easily tear apart the infantry phalanx of the Zhou Army. This did not take into account the premise of the heavy armored cavalry assisting in the breakthrough.
The sluggish performance of the Zhou infantry in field battles has not lasted for two or three years. Even in the most powerful Li Chengliang era, the Jianzhou Jurchens were not afraid of anyone in terms of infantry confrontation. Later, they even overwhelmed the Liaodong Army, making Li Chengliang also Had to give in.
In such a large-scale battle, we all know that the outcome will ultimately be determined by the confrontation of infantry. The harassment of cavalry and the attacks of archers will be difficult to determine the final outcome.
Even if the opponent is equipped with enough fire guns, so what?
At a certain distance, your armored infantry can withstand the losses caused by the enemy's artillery strikes, but once your infantry approaches and engages in hand-to-hand combat, the violent fighting power of your own men will make this group of Liaodong Army understand that they are completely invincible. The true meaning of.
The leather drums were beaten firmly, and the rumbling drums inspired the incomparable confidence and courage of the Jianzhou warriors. They marched more resolutely, formed a denser formation, raised their leather and wooden shields, and held their swords and spears more steadily. , like a surging tide, rolling slowly and unstoppably towards the phalanx of the Zhou army.
In contrast, the infantry formation of the Zhou Army was still constantly adjusting, and seemed to be in a state of panic.
After all, it was the first time for both Zhao Lijiao and You Shilu to engage in such a large-scale battle, especially the battle with the Jianzhou Jurchens.
Dozens of squatting tiger artillery were arranged in an orderly manner in the center of the infantry formation, and artillery formations were placed one after another in the huge square formation.
This is also a great confidence for the Zhou army to dare to fight.
The production process of the Crouching Tiger Cannon is no longer a problem for the Gyeonggi Military-Industrial Complex, and the Gyeonggi Military-Industrial Complex has also made many improvements to the production process of the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
Whether it is the quality of the barrel, the range of the artillery, or the improvement in the quality of the gunpowder, there have been several rounds of improvements and have been greatly improved.
In addition, there is a more accurate estimation method for the shooting angle and range of the artillery. It does not require the gunners to have too advanced knowledge. After many practical operations, they can obtain a not bad calculation ability.
According to Feng Ziying's appointment as the right minister of the Ministry of War, the right minister of the Ministry of War does not refer to returning to Beijing to serve as the full-time right minister of the Ministry of War, but refers to the suggestions that Feng Ziying made to the Gyeongsang Military-Industrial Complex when he went to Shaanxi and concurrently served as the Right Minister of the Ministry of War. The Gyeonggi Military-Industrial Complex is here Begin to consciously improve the production capabilities of artillery.
This capability has continued to grow over the past year or so, so the number of artillery provided to each border town has also continued to increase.
There are mainly three types of artillery. One is large artillery, which is mainly used to defend the city, but Feng Ziying is not very fond of it and thinks it is of little use.
The second type is long-barreled artillery, which is mainly used in the navy. The Denglai Navy has begun to equip the newly developed naval warships with this kind of long-barreled artillery with stronger bore walls and longer range, and has drawn lessons from the West. Based on the experience of the Yi side, large-scale equipment was installed on the sides.
The third category is the close-combat infantry artillery such as the Tiger Crouching Cannon. Feng Ziying values this type of weapon the most. He believes that whether it is fighting the Jianzhou Jurchens or the Mongols, this type of weapon is relatively easy to carry and easy to set up. Weapons that are easy to operate can be a decisive factor in changing the situation on the battlefield, especially when facing large-scale enemy infantry battles.
Especially when this kind of tiger crouching artillery is assembled into a large-scale artillery formation, it is enough to give the opponent's infantry a nightmare performance.
Today is the best time to teach the good students of Jianzhou Jurchen a lesson.
But before the battle was over, both Zhao Lijiao and You Shilu were still uneasy in their hearts.
The Jianzhou Jurchen armored infantry has always been their biggest fear. Once they charge desperately, can the tiger crouching artillery attack cause huge damage, can it stop the enemy's charging momentum, can the fire gun army withstand the opponent's attack? Impact, this is still unknown.
Although they have tested the killing effect of the Crouching Tiger Cannon at a distance of hundreds of steps many times before, and although their fire gun soldiers have also experienced many small-scale battles, such a large-scale battle is still the first Second-rate.
This was a battle involving nearly 20,000 elite Jianzhou troops. Both Zhao Lijiao and You Shilu felt that it was enough to be written into the annals of the history of the Liaodong war.
E Yidu did not think so. When he saw the infantry formation moving forward at an indestructible pace, he felt that he had won the battle.
The cavalry of the Great Zhou Army were still chasing and engaging their light cavalry in the distance. They did not harass their infantry formation from the flanks. They even failed to interfere with the heavy armored cavalry, although there were only a few heavy armored cavalry. The Hundred Cavalry did not have a decisive force, but their early breakthrough was enough to open a gap for the armored infantry behind them, accelerating the collapse of the enemy infantry phalanx.
Noticing that the heavy armored cavalry of the Jianzhou Army had gathered and began to move forward at a faster pace, Zhao Lijiao and You Shilu almost simultaneously gave orders to the hawk-billed musketry in their own camps to start taking aim.
To deal with this kind of heavy cavalry, the Crouching Tiger Cannon is overqualified, and due to its rapid movement, the Crouching Tiger Cannon is not effective. Ordinary firecrackers will also have an impact on its killing effect at a slightly farther distance, but if it is used If they approach, once they break the distance, they will pose a great threat to the infantry phalanx.
But for the eagle-billed musket soldiers, this is the best target to attack. The ultra-long range and relatively accurate accuracy, coupled with the concentrated shooting of hundreds of muskets, allow them to launch multiple attacks with ease. Round of strikes.
It can be said that the charge launched by Jianzhou's heavy armored cavalry ended even before it was halfway through.
When they were still a hundred steps away from the Zhou infantry phalanx, the sound of the hawk-billed musketeers from the left and right sides broke out one after another, announcing the failure of their intention.
There were continuous explosions, smoke rose, and everywhere you looked, people were shouting and neighing, and whining continued. The heavy armored cavalry kept falling to the ground while running. Even if the soldiers were not hit, the strong horses covered with heavy armor rolled away. Falling to the ground was enough to crush them until their legs were broken and they were half dead.
It was like a group of dark clouds whizzing in, but it was illuminated by the sun in the middle, and was continuously diluted and transparent. Gradually, the further forward, the thinner and more broken it became, and finally turned into stains of blood and fell on the mixture of white snow and The black soil finally became a scarlet in the black water of the white mountains.
(End of this chapter)