In the right side of the military city, Burying Xiangre had a gloomy face, and asked Ye Pu Duoge: "Tai Lieutenant, how many men and horses have you lost in this battle?" ”

Ye Pu Duoge arched his hand: "Back to Linggong, the regular soldiers have not lost much." Although the Song army's artillery was powerful and all of them entered the regular army barracks, there were only more than 300 dead and wounded. On the way, the Song army intercepted and killed, and lost more than 500 people. However, the auxiliaries were so frightened by the artillery that they did not know how to flee, and more than 3,000 people were captured by the Song army or died in the battle. The battle was a little embarrassing, and there were not many losses of soldiers and horses. ”

Bury Xiangxiang said angrily: "Ridiculous! Obviously, the regular soldiers only cared about their own lives and did not pass on military orders to the auxiliaries, how could they be said so lightly! Remember this lesson, don't take it as an example! Although we were embarrassed the night before, we also tried the power of the Song army's artillery. The sound of artillery is terrifying, in fact, killing and wounding is just like that, it can't kill or injure many people and horses, and it's not terrible. According to the military information we obtained, most of the artillery of the Song army was in Dou Shunqing's department, and Yang Wenguang did not have much artillery there. Lieutenant Chen, you quickly return to the army, gather troops and horses, and attack Yang Wenguang with all your might! ”

After hearing that the casualties in his army were far smaller than he imagined, Bao Zhong regained his confidence and stood up and promised loudly.

Ye Pu Duoge hesitated, but still said to Bao Baozhong: "Tai Lieutenant, although the Song army's artillery does not kill much, its power cannot be underestimated. According to that night, the denser the formation, the more powerful the artillery. Attack Yang Wenguang, be careful! ”

Bao Zhong said: "Dou Shunqing's department has the best artillery of the Song army, and I saw it that night, and it was nothing more than that." As long as you are not afraid of them, dare to rush to the enemy position as fast as possible, what are you afraid of! With 5,000 regular soldiers, the Song army fired artillery with all its might, but more than 300 were killed or wounded. The two armies are fighting, this number is nothing! ”

The non-commissioned officers in the barracks lived scattered, and the artillery wounded and killed more than 300 people, which was a very good record. If it is not a barracks, but a dense military formation, the number will multiply several times. Most importantly, the main role of artillery is not to kill and injure, but to disrupt the enemy's formation and delay the attack. At a distance of two miles, the enemy was approached in a scattered formation, and the artillery forced the enemy to do so, and the value was enough.

Ye Pu Duoge thought of this, but now he complains about his poor command and doesn't want to listen to his explanation at all. Bao Zhong is just a hard barbarian, and when he heard that artillery can't kill many people, he was full of confidence and wanted to destroy Yang Wenguang.

Secretly sighed, Ye Pu Duoge said no more. That night, the artillery of the Song army came suddenly, and the first time he encountered it, it was understandable that he was flustered. Instead, he buried the incense and heated himself, and fled first regardless of everything, and now he complains about himself.

Du Zhongxiao looked at Dou Shunqing's battle report and said to Shi Quanbin: "In the first battle, only a few rounds of artillery were fired, and it was really unexpected to have such a big result. I thought that Helan Mountain was the party's elite soldiers, but I didn't expect it to be the same as Lu Heishan. ”

Shi Quanbin said: "After a while, Helan Mountain is still much stronger than the Black Mountain Supervisor Division. That night, General Dou commanded effectively, and the pursuing soldiers used their lives to achieve such results. More than 1,000 people were killed, more than 3,000 people were captured, and more than 8,000 horses and camels were captured. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded with a smile and did not speak.

Suddenly, all the regular soldiers of the party ran away, leaving behind the auxiliary soldiers who did not dare to run, which was a lucky collision. The auxiliaries looked at the horses and camels, and they all fell into the hands of the Song army. To boost the morale of the whole army, Du Zhongxiao is not easy to say too clearly, what Shi Quanbin says is what it is.

That night, Shi Quanbin was in the tent, and Dou Shunqing was commanding in the watchtower. When he heard about the results of the battle, Shi Quanbin was very excited. In recent months, I have been blessed with good fortune, and I am a little embarrassed to go wherever I have military achievements. personally led people to escort the captives to see Du Zhongxiao.

Looking at the battle report, Du Zhongxiao said: "After this battle, there is no big battle for Dou Shunqing." He had already told the party that artillery fire could be covered within two miles, and who would go to him to die? After staying, you led the troops to escort these prisoners to the other side of the Yellow River to carry supplies for the army. When the war ended, these people were sent to the eastern states to build roads, houses, and many things. ”

Shi Quanbin said: "This arrangement is appropriate, but it is just a little accident, and it should be slightly adjusted." ”

Du Zhongxiao said strangely: "What's the accident? ”

Shi Quanbin said: "There are more than 80 women in the prisoner's party soldiers, should they be disposed of?" ”

Du Zhongxiao listened, looked at Shi Quanbin, and asked, "Isn't it possible that there are still camp prostitutes in the party's army?" ”

Shi Quanbin shook his head again and again: "No, even if they have camp prostitutes, they are also in the right wing military city." These women, for various reasons, or surrogate husbands or fathers, and even those who receive money to serve on behalf of others, were ordered to enter the army. The party members are very strange, as long as the household is in the army, there must be people in the army. ”

Du Zhongxiao felt strange when he heard it, and asked Shi Quanbin in detail to know what he meant. secretly said in his heart, are these people like Mulan? If you think about it carefully, Mulan's identity is at least equivalent to the main army in the party army, and it is not something that others can replace. These women who served as auxiliaries did not leave their names in history at all, and even the military register of the party did not have their names. When the soldiers and horses are gathered, it is nothing more than where the regular soldiers are and who is a member, and a few auxiliary soldiers. Who the auxiliaries are and what the outcome is, the party will not care, only the regular soldiers who regard them as property remember.

After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao said: "In this case, make these women separately and let them cook for the other captives." ”

Shi Quanbin promised. This is a solution, the woman can't do anything else, and the laundry and cooking are always done. They may also do these things in the party and army, do they really contribute as much as men.

The surrounding horses and rivers are flat, which is a suitable battlefield for the cold weapon army, but Yang Wenguang has a headache. After several years of drills, the battalion and field troops demanded that positions be arranged, with the occupation of the high ground as the first priority, and the predetermined battlefield was rarely set up in the plain area. Fighting on the plains, there was no observation from high ground, and artillery positions could not be set up at high places, which limited the role of artillery.

Fortunately, after the soldiers and horses of the White Horse Supervision Division arrived, they camped twenty miles away, and there was no movement. The Song army had time to manually pile up some mounds of earth for observation. Generally, each gun emplacement has an observation post on the mound, which makes up for part of the lack of terrain. The cannon is located on flat ground, which cannot fire directly, but can only be fired in a curved way, which is another disadvantage, and the power of solid shells is a little less.

This is the problem of the battalion field army itself, the artillery rationed to the infantry is all mortar, and there is a lack of body-barreled artillery, which can be regarded as the experience gained in actual combat. There should be some short barrels in the infantry, light guns that can fire directly, and mortar guns to face the enemy head-on.

Yang Wenguang came back from inspecting the barracks, and just dismounted, his own soldiers stepped forward and said: "General, the party army on the opposite side is coming to us!" ”

Yang Wenguang hurriedly asked, "When will they pull out the camp?" When is it expected to come to our army? ”

The soldier said: "The camp is not dawn today, and it is expected that we can be in front of our army in the afternoon." ”

Yang Wenguang nodded: "Got it." Bring the news to Hue. ”

The soldiers agreed and turned to go. Yang Wenguang ordered the horse to be tied and entered his handsome tent.

At a distance of twenty miles, it was relatively easy for the army to arrive in one day, and the party's White Horse Army obviously intended to do so. In the past few days of arrival, it is inevitable that the party generals on the opposite side will go to the military city on the right side to discuss the war.

Standing in front of the table, Yang Wenguang looked at the map and was silent. The terrain is unfavorable, and this is a tough battle.

There was no heavy artillery in the army, and it was not arranged at the forefront of the position, so it could only control the range of one mile in front of the formation. If the party army rushes hard, it can rush to the front of the battle. They were brave enough to rush to the front of the Song army and still be able to assemble, and the musket infantry would face a severe test.

After thinking for a long time, Yang Wenguang said to his soldiers: "Go and invite Jingdutou to come." ”

After a while, Jing Dutou entered the handsome account and saluted Yang Wenguang.

Yang Wenguang sat down after arriving at the case, and said to Jing Dutou: "Today, the party army in front of us has pulled out of camp and is coming to our army. It is expected that tomorrow, they may line up to attack. Dutou, it's been half a year since you joined the army from the capital, how do you feel? ”

Jing Du forked his hands: "Jing has been in the army for 20 years and has been the head of the capital." Since he was incorporated into the army in the capital, he came to the north with the army, and his military exploits were numerous, and his official positions were like dreams from small envoys to rampant ministers. Tomorrow the party will attack, does the general want me to fight the first battle? ”

Yang Wenguang said: "That's not it, but tomorrow I will give the capital a heavy responsibility." ”

Jing Dutou said: "The general just has to give the order, Jing will not disgrace his orders!" ”

Yang Wenguang said: "In the past few months, there have been several battles, and the party members must have gotten the news, and they will no longer attack stupidly as before." The Dangxiang people fight, unlike the Khitans, and do not shoot on heavy horses, but rush hard with heavy horses. Artillery can disrupt their formation, but it is not possible to rush to the front to fight our troops at any cost. ”

Jing Dutou said: "Even if you fight head-on, you are not afraid of them!" ”

Yang Wenguang nodded: "Of course we are not afraid of them, but we must win at the lowest cost." Tomorrow you and your iron armor will be organized into separate armies. When the musketeers fight the enemy, they rush back. If this battle is successful, it can be a day to win! ”

Jing Dutou said: "Subordinates and three hundred iron armor, only the general is the head of the horse!" ”

Yang Wenguang was very satisfied with Jing Dutou's attitude. There are many brave generals in the forbidden army who dare to fight hard, but there are not many battalion troops. The Yingtianxiang army relies on the entire system, and if you want to say that you can fight alone, you are brave and ruthless, and you are really not the opponent of the forbidden army.

Jingdutou has a low official position, has no ambition, has a tall body, and is a good hand in front of the battle. In the 20th Army, he did everything with his skills. Originally, I was going to mix like this in the forbidden army, until I was old. Because of fate, he was sent to Du Zhongxiao's army, and in half a year, he made countless meritorious contributions, and he actually achieved the lowest level of the deputy envoy of the rampant officer, and his heart rose.

When the military general is rampant, in addition to the grant, it will no longer be polished, but according to the special purpose, it is a Peugeot of identity, and it can be regarded as a middle-level officer. Jingdutou was originally the bottom of the little envoy, and his biggest wish for his future was to release his military post and become a county governor, patrol and so on. It's not the same to be rampant, and the future is limitless.