Chapter 662: Practice! Hard! Practice hard!

"Come!"

"Synthesis Walkthrough!"

Zhang Zhun was quite satisfied with the performance of the Thunder Artillery, and the artillery still had to cooperate with other arms in the end in order to exert the greatest power.

Pure Napoleonic cannons were made of bronze, and in China, where there was not enough bronze, steel was used instead of bronze, and the first products had such properties, which was considered good. It can continue to be improved in the future.

The performance of the cannon is not very important, the key is to be able to play a role at the right time. This point is a great test of the tacit understanding of the soldiers. And the tacit understanding of soldiers is formed in training. The power of any skill, as long as it is trained to the point of conditioning, can be skillfully used without going through the brain, is quite amazing. Of course, it is not easy to do this.

In the afternoon, the combined drill of the Chuangzi battalion and artillery officially began. The main content of the drill was not how the artillery assisted the infantry in attacking, but how the artillery assisted the infantry in defending and counterattacking. The main task of the artillery was to hold back the tide of the enemy.

The pennant in Zhang's hand was constantly waving, assuming that the enemy attacked from different directions, and then the artillery cooperated with the infantry to launch a counterattack. The core of the counterattack, of course, is artillery. The actions of the infantry had to make room for the smooth counterattack of the artillery. Obviously, there are a lot of surprises in this.

In fact, when the drill began, it didn't go well. Because the vast majority of soldiers do not have such a sense of cooperation, there are often conflicts with each other. The most striking example of this is how easily infantry blocks the ballistics of artillery. At that time, the trajectory of the cannon was still relatively straight. If the distance is close, the shells will pass through the middle of the infantry, and before they reach the enemy, they will first reimburse their own men.

Faced with such a situation, of course, it was the artillery that raised the angle of fire and let the shells pass over the heads of the infantry. But in this way, the artillery was too far from the front line, and it was impossible to observe the enemy's movements in a timely and effective manner. At that time, there were no telephones or anything, and there were very few flags, let alone infantry guided artillery fire. The artilleryman's own observation post must be able to see the enemy's movements before directing artillery fire.

Zhang Zhun from later generations is not very accustomed to this kind of ancient infantry cannon coordinated training. The infantry of later generations had radio communication and coordinate maps, and as long as the accurate coordinates were reported to the artillery, it did not take ten seconds for the shells to fall accurately. Right now...... It can only be a collective effort and brainstorming.

After several drills, everyone came to the conclusion that the battle began, and the infantry immediately retreated, while pushing the artillery forward. In this way, there is no one to block the artillery rays, and no one to block the observation of the artillery. The artillery could fire directly at the enemy cavalry that charged up. However, such an approach is obviously dangerous.

Because, artillery is the core of the battle, once you push the artillery to the front, in case the enemy's cavalry, fearless to death, rushed towards the cannon, with the inertia brought by the galloping of the height of the war horse, even if it is killed, you can easily crash the artillery car. The Thunderbolt was mounted on a gun truck, and once the gun truck was destroyed, it could no longer be fired.

The powerful impact of the enemy's cavalry cannot be ignored. Even if the cavalry is killed, once it hits the middle of the Tiger Army's ranks, it can kill people. Cavalry against infantry, shock, deterrence, are unquestionable. Otherwise, all the generals would not have paid so much attention to cavalry construction.

Finally, a new idea came to mind, that is, to have the artillery observation post stand on top of a high herringbone ladder to observe the enemy's movements, and then direct the artillery to fire. So you have the best of both worlds. As for whether there was a herringbone ladder in ancient times, it doesn't matter, doesn't Zhang Zhun understand? The herringbone ladder is not difficult at all, and it is easy to carry.

Sure enough, the artillery observation post, standing on the top of the herringbone ladder and relying on the help of a clairvoyant, could indeed accurately observe the movement of the enemy's cavalry, so as to make an accurate judgment and direct the artillery to shoot. Judging from the effect of the exercise, it is still good. No matter how fierce the enemy's cavalry was, it was impossible to rush to the artillery position.

However, the problem of artillery is solved, and the problem of infantry has not yet been solved. Relying solely on the flesh and blood of the infantry, how can you stop the fierce charge of the cavalry? The number of Tartar cavalry is too much, and it is often in the thousands, even if more than eighty percent of the cavalry is killed, the remaining two percent, if they crash into the ranks of the infantry at high speed, they can still cause great casualties.

The most conservative estimate is that a Tartar cavalryman, galloping over at high speed, even if he doesn't use the weapon in his hand to slash, directly crashes into the ranks of the Tiger Army, kills three or four people, seriously injures five or six, and lightly injures seven or eight, that is not a problem at all. The main reason is that the size of the war horse is too large, and the human body can't stop it at all. A galloping war horse, after suddenly falling to the ground, can at least slide forward for fifty or sixty meters, which is too powerful.

Fortunately, in order to block the impact of the enemy's cavalry, the wise predecessors had already given a solution, that is, the car formation. It's a car array, not a car shock! The so-called cars are mainly baggage trucks and partial vans. As soon as the battle takes place, immediately block them on the perimeter of the troops, blocking the last onslaught of the enemy cavalry.

The teachings of the predecessors were very simple: once they encountered an attack by the enemy's cavalry, immediately load all the vehicles with dirt and other debris and pile them on the outside of the queue. The defenders hid behind the formation, desperately fighting back. Previously, the defenders were mostly archers or crossbowmen. Now, it's muskets. In the distant past, Li Ling used such tactics to block the continuous attacks of the Hun cavalry.

The enemy's cavalry crashed into the top of the cart, and of course the head broke the blood. The car was relatively sturdy after it was filled with dirt. If multiple carts were stacked on top of each other, even the fiercest cavalrymen would not be able to knock them out. As long as the cavalry's powerful charging ability can be unloaded, the lethality of the cavalry will be reduced by at least half.

The partial van set up by Qi Jiguang and others is a bit like an ancient armored car. On one side is a sturdy plank, at least two fingers thick, just enough to block the bow and arrows fired by the enemy cavalry. On top of the planks, multiple firing holes were dug from which the defenders could fire firearms outward. The partial van itself is also relatively sturdy and not afraid of general collisions.

Of course, if there is a suicidal charge of the enemy's cavalry and directly crashes into the side van, it can still be crushed. That's where the power of the earth comes in. If a large amount of dirt is used to cover the side van, no matter how fierce the cavalry is, it will not be able to hit the side van.

"It seems that the number of people cannot be small!"

Zhang Zhun said thoughtfully.

To be equipped with equipment such as baggage trucks and partial vans, it is indispensable to accompany the personnel. When the battle starts, these people must quickly fill all kinds of vehicles with dirt, put them in formation, and enter the battle. This means that in addition to the battalion, there will be more infantry. In other words, the number of field regiments should be greatly increased.

In fact, it is not enough to have a baggage truck and a partial van, but also to have supporting settings such as deer rocks, horse rejection frames, and horse blocking piles. If there is enough time, on the outside of the defense line, place horse rejection frames, horse stakes, etc., the effect will be much better. If there was such defensive equipment, even if the enemy's cavalry rushed up, it would be turned on their backs. This means that more people need to be added.

At the same time, in terms of artillery, in addition to Napoleonic guns, it was necessary to configure unconscionable guns. In the face of a large number of enemies used like a tide, the power of the Thunder Cannon is obviously insufficient. At this time, it is necessary to sacrifice such a big killing weapon as the haunted conscience cannon. Practice has proved that the power of the cannon without conscience is too strong. If you feel that the range of the unconscionable cannon is short and not easy to use, then it is okay to use a trebuchet to throw ** packs.

When necessary, a series of ** wrapping down, it is more powerful than grape bombs. The control range of one ** bag is enough to overturn several Tartar cavalry to the ground. What's even more attractive is that the huge sound produced by the ** bag is definitely a powerful deterrent to the enemy's war horse. That kind of deafening loud noise is very likely to make countless war horses fall into a state of panic.

Because of the complex composition of artillery, infantry, baggage vehicles, and partial vans, as well as all kinds of defensive equipment, one battalion of the Chuang Zi Battalion can no longer meet the operational needs, and at least one additional battalion must be added. Moreover, this battalion is mainly an auxiliary branch. In other words, the number of field regiments should be at least more than four thousand.

"You have to have cavalry ......"

Zhang Zhun muttered to himself.

In addition to infantry, artillery, baggage and other auxiliary arms, there is also a particularly important branch of troops, which should also be deployed in the field corps, that is, cavalry. The Blue Dragon Legion can't be blindly beaten, and they can't fight back! After blocking the enemy's attack and inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, the next natural step is, of course, to counterattack.

However, the enemy's cavalry was very mobile, and the two legs of the infantry could only passively counterattack, and it was impossible to pursue at all. At this time, if there is cavalry to assist, the power will come out. As a field legion, the Blue Dragon Legion must be equipped with at least two battalions of cavalry, and once the enemy retreats, it will immediately outflank it from both flanks, so that the enemy will not be able to eat and walk around.

At the beginning, when Zhu Di went on the Northern Expedition, he adopted the method of artillery first, infantry pressing, and then cavalry charging, which made the Mongols suffer a lot. Until now, the Mongols were still very taboo about this tactic of the Ming army. Unfortunately, with the continuous decline of the national strength of the Ming State, the training of the army gradually relaxed, and it was very difficult to achieve the mixing of infantry, artillery, and cavalry. Otherwise, the Ming army would not be as weak as it is now.

At the end of the day, it's training. Any multi-service combat is inseparable from rigorous and scientific training. The reason why Li Zicheng's rebel army was unable to defeat the main force of the official army was, in the final analysis, that they lacked systematic training. And the reason why the Ming army was repeatedly defeated by the Tartars was also because the training of the Ming army was not as strict as that of the Tartars. The training of the Tartars is still very cruel, starting from the time of the mother's womb.

"Practice!"

"Hard work!"

"Practice hard!"

Zhang Zhun said solemnly.

He also knew that his subordinates lacked geniuses, and it was impossible for geniuses such as Han Xin, Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun to suddenly appear. But it doesn't matter, as long as there is perseverance, perseverance, and lack of Han Xin is not a big problem, as long as everyone has the level of Tang He and Li Wenzhong.

In fact, Zhang Zhun's requirement is very simple, that is, continuous drills. Start with the simplest coordination of artillery and infantry, then gradually add all types of vehicles, and then join the cavalry. When you're almost done, pull it out and slip it around. Before that, bury your head in being a turtle.

In order to strengthen the psychological resistance of the troops to the impact of the cavalry, Zhang Zhun ordered the infantry to form a column and then face the impact of the cavalry. When facing a large number of enemies, the psychological quality of a soldier is more important than military skills. Without an extremely strong psychological quality, combat effectiveness will simply not be able to be brought into normal play. This is true for a soldier, and it is true for an army. Anyone who has watched "Soldier Assault" knows that there are actually many examples like Chengcai in the army.

"Da Da Da!"

"Da Da Da!"

"Da Da Da!"

When the cavalry of the Tiger Army roared over, there were indeed many soldiers, whose faces turned pale with fright from the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, their hands and feet were stiff, and their scalps were numb. Some soldiers were even trembling in their legs, and the tiger in their hands was trembling. The cavalry that launched the attack was actually only more than 300 people, which was still far from thousands of Tartars. A few hundred cavalry made the infantry have such a deterrent effect, not to mention the overwhelming Tartar cavalry.

When the cavalry of the Tiger Army passed quickly from the middle of the infantry queue, more infantry, their faces became more and more ugly. The cavalry swept through the wind, as well as the dust, and hit the infantry directly in the face. Some people can't even hold their bodies and need the support of their peers to barely hold on. When the cavalry galloped over, many people were choked with mud, and their military uniforms were completely covered in dust, and the whole person looked like a mud man.

"Poof!"

Suddenly, someone sat on the ground.

Then, many more people collapsed as if they were collapsed.

No one looks down on them. Anyone, facing the onslaught of cavalry for the first time, will develop a psychology of fear. Some people who don't fall down are not actually afraid because they are not afraid, but because they are so scared that they are numb. Since they are all numb, naturally there will be no movement.

"Wake up!"

"Wake up!"

"Wake up!"

The officers, who recovered first, hurriedly slapped their soldiers and pulled them back from their numbness. Some of the soldiers, after several consecutive slaps, were still in a state of numbness. The officers had to force their men and even twist their cheeks vigorously.

"Gross!"

"Spit on!"

The first reaction of some fighters who regained consciousness was to squat on the ground and then vomit violently. I vomited until there was nothing left, and the jaundice water came out, and then I lay on the ground weakly, dying, as if I was about to die.

Yang Zhiyuan couldn't help frowning.

Your own subordinates, what's too much, right? Still vomiting?

"It's fine. The first time I faced a tank, I was scared to death. Just get past that. People who are afraid now, after overcoming their fears, tend to fight better. Those who are ashamed and brave must be more combative. ”

Zhang Zhun didn't have a blaming look at all, and said loosely.

In his previous life, when he was trained to run a tank for the first time, he was also nervous. When the tank passed over him, he was completely numb and had no idea how the tank had passed. It wasn't until his squad leader slapped himself hard that he came to his senses, and as a result, his first reaction was to vomit desperately.

Scientifically speaking, this is a normal physiological phenomenon that many people will have. The human body has a protective function against fear. It is normal for many recruits to go to the battlefield for the first time and have a fear of war. At this time, if a simple-minded officer arbitrarily and rudely executes military law and kills him with one shot, he may actually lose a warrior. A better way to deal with this is to distract him and help him overcome his fears.

These warriors, after overcoming their fears, often become combat heroes. Many heroes of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam have had such experiences, but for some reason, they have not publicized it. Actually, the people inside know it. As a non-commissioned officer specializing in training grassroots soldiers, Zhang Zhun knows it very well.

In the same way, many fighters who have just entered the army and do not perform well, do not think that he has no future. In fact, it all depends on the level of education of the instructors. A qualified instructor should teach everyone according to their aptitude and tap everyone's potential, rather than simply judging that this person is not good. He Xiangmei, a generation of gun kings, when she entered the army, her shooting results were also very rubbish. Frankly speaking, when Zhang Zhun first entered the army, his achievements in various military skills were not good, and they were all trained later.

"In the morning, noon and evening, accept the three cavalry shocks."

"Spit and spit and spit and slowly get used to it."

Zhang Zhun said lightly.

"Good!"

Yang Zhiyuan and the others were greatly relieved.

After receiving such fear training three times a day, the soldiers' fear of cavalry impact will indeed be much lower in the future. It's just that, in this way, the young man in the word camp will become a clay figure three times a day. What a terrible training!

"By the way, also, in half a month, I will find a way to transfer hundreds of archers to shoot arrows at you, and train everyone to withstand the rain of Tartar arrows."

Zhang Zhun seems to feel that only the training of facing cavalry is not enough, and he has to add another subject, that is, how to bravely face the rain of arrows from the Tartars. The Tartars are a very stubborn people, and even if they know that the fire is powerful, they will not change the basic concept of their horse and archery nation. Therefore, in the future, when fighting with the Tartars, the main thing to face is the arrows of the Tartars.

As for where the archers are drawn from? Of course, it's Jinan City. In the city defense army of Jinan City, there are a large number of archers. Before they change their weapons to Tiger Guns, the bows and arrows in their hands can also play a special role for a while. Of course, the arrowheads used in training do not have arrows.

……

When Zhang Zhun was concentrating on training the field corps, outside Dongjiabao and the south of Beizhili, they were already in a mess. The Tartars who suffered losses in Dongjiabao seemed to want to vent all their anger on the Ming court. The Tartar soldiers divided into multiple routes, burning and looting everywhere, creating one no-man's land after another.

After breaking Gaoyang City and forcing Sun Chengzong to commit suicide, Haoge led his army to attack Baoding Mansion. Baoding Mansion is a big city, there are more than 100,000 people in it, once it is breached, the consequences are unimaginable. It is impossible for the imperial court to sit idly by and ignore the Baoding Mansion. However, the military department did not dare to transfer the strength of the Beijing Division. There was no way, so the imperial court had no choice but to order the Xuanda Army to go south from Changping to rescue Baoding Mansion.

What Hauge wanted was for the Ming army to come to help. Attacking the fortification, the Tartars are now a little lacking in confidence, mainly because they are afraid of being beaten by the Tiger Ben Army. So, he immediately turned around and went north to intercept the Xuanda Army of the Ming army. As a result, the Ming army and the Tartars fought fierce battles in the areas of Fangshan, Liangxiang and Zhuozhou in the southwest of Beijing.

Xuanda Prison Army Wang Kun, where is the opponent of the Tartars? As a result, being repeatedly hit by the Tartars several times, the legion crumbled. I had no choice but to retreat to the nearby cities of Fangshan and Liangxiang. As a result, Hauge turned his troops south, captured Zhuozhou, and plundered a large amount of wealth and population.

The Liaodong Army, the most powerful of the Ming army, also tried to move south and join the southern battlefield. However, after suffering heavy losses, the Red Banner of Commander Azig still caused great psychological pressure on the Liaodong Army, forcing the Liaodong Supervisory Army to raise its head and not dare to move south quickly. Gao Qiqian did not make any other moves except for sending some troops to Tianjin Wei.

Even, Azig was able to draw troops, taking advantage of the fact that the Xuanda Army was moving south and the troops near Changping were empty, and with the assistance of the traitor Neiying, he captured Changping in one fell swoop. Chao Pichang, the general soldier of the Ming army stationed in Changping, surrendered, and Wang Gui and Zhao Yue, the heads of the household department, and the judges Wang Yuzuo and Hu Weihong were killed. And another general soldier, Wang Pu, escaped because he followed Wang Kun south.

"This high dive!"

"It's better to die!"

Zhang Zhun received the relevant battle report and was really speechless.

Azig's Zhenghong Banner has been heavily damaged by the Tiger Ben Army, even if Huang Taiji has replenished it, there will be no more than 2,000 people with combat effectiveness. Under the command of Gao Qiqian, there are tens of thousands of elite Ming troops. Tens of thousands of elite Ming troops, in the face of less than 2,000 Tartars, did not dare to make a big move, except to prove that Gao Qiqian was a pig's head, there was no other language.

In fact, to the north of the Jingshi, the Tartars had only a separate force of Azig's Zhenghongqi. Azig and Huang Taiji and Haoge in the south are quite far away, if Azig is besieged, Huang Taiji and Haoge will definitely not be able to rush to help. As long as you have enough courage, you can eat Azig's. As a result, Gao Qiqian did not do this, not to mention the missed opportunity in vain, and also gave Azig the fighter plane and entered Changping in one fell swoop. Chongzhen's use of such a person as the commander of the legion can only be said to be his own death.

What is Changping? It is not only the mausoleum of the emperors before the Ming Dynasty, but also an important military stronghold. Here, the Ming army stockpiled a large number of military supplies, including arrowheads, grain, forage and so on. All this is what the Tartars need most. If the Tartars want to fight for a long time in Beizhili, they will inevitably replenish these materials. The result was good, the Tartars were just needed, and the Ming army was just sent to the door.

"My lord, this Ming army ......"

Ye Longxin could only look at the battle report speechlessly.

The combat effectiveness of the Ming army is so cowardly that as an outsider, it is a little blind. Now, in fact, there is a good opportunity, that is, the main force of the Tartars is south of the city of Beijing. As long as the Liaodong Army marched westward, defeated Azig, and controlled the line of Changping, Huairou, and Jizhou, the connection between Huang Taiji and the Mongolian steppe could be cut off, and Huang Taiji would become a turtle in the urn.

Although it is said that this turtle in the urn is very powerful, very fierce, and not easy to catch, it is a turtle in the urn after all! As long as all the armed forces around him are all rushing towards the Tartars, at least Huang Taiji can lose another half of his men and horses. But now it seems that Huang Taiji is not worried about this at all. Why? Give Gao Qi a few more dares, but he doesn't dare to go out and cut off the retreat of Tartar. As for Wang Kun, he has long since become a shrunken turtle,

The Ming army was in Zhending Mansion, and there was actually another legion, which was the Qin army commanded by Hong Chengchou, with about 30,000 people. However, Hong Chengchou wants to protect Zhending City and the surrounding counties, and he lacks skills. Even if Hong Chengchou wanted to go out of the city to compete with the Tartars, he didn't have that strength. As for the Huguang Army commanded by Yang Sichang, there is no need to count on it at all, it would be good if he could keep Baoding Mansion.

"!"

The more Zhang Zhun looked at it, the more annoyed he became, and he couldn't help but swear.

All the war reports are bad news, the entire Beizhili, almost all the county seats, have been washed by the Tartars, only Zhending Mansion, Baoding Mansion and other big cities have escaped. A lot of wealth was robbed, a lot of people were looted, and a lot of villages and towns were razed to the ground. To put it simply, in a word, Beizhili was swept away. The Tartars smashed all the Northern Zhili, and Zhang Zhun was of course sad.

Grass!

This is his place from now on!

It's just that the Tiger Army is not able to participate for the time being, which is really depressing!

The Tiger Cavalry and the Panther Cavalry, during this time, have been fighting with the Mongol cavalry. In terms of cavalry, the Tiger Ben Army is still too weak, and the cavalry of the two battalions adds up to more than 1,000 people, which is less than 30% of Wu Sangui's strength! If there were troops like Wu Sangui, it would be strange if Zhang Zhun didn't go out and fight with the Tartars.

Zhang Zhun knew very well that the forward battalion in Huang Taiji's hands was waiting for him to come out. The Tartars wantonly burned and looted in Beizhili, and also had the meaning of forcing the Tiger Ben army to fight. Before the field regiment had not completed its training, he would have committed suicide if he went out. But not to fight...... What a grievance!

"Chongzhen! Incompetent! ”

The more Zhang Zhun thought about it, the more angry he became, and he simply scolded Chongzhen.

At this time, Lu Yidian came to report: "My lord, the court has come."