Chapter 1129 Ming Army 30,000 Japanese Kou 110,000 2-in-1 6,000 words
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"Datong Qian goes to meet the enemy!"
When the camp was stationed, the Wako began to send out sāo harassing troops one by one, but at that time, the garrison was so tight that there was no chance to take advantage of it, and now it was on the march, and the marching team was easy to collapse, which was also an opportunity for the Wako to seize. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
But for a strong army, in such an occasion, as long as you don't make mistakes, these sāo disturbances are not a big problem.
On all sides of the marching army, there are various teams of scouting horses and rangers, reconnoitering the surrounding enemy situation, and reporting at any time, although it is July and the vegetation is lush, but the surrounding area of Seoul is flat, and it is not easy to find a hiding place.
After two questions and answers, the Datong cavalry on the right flank immediately began to break away from the brigade and rushed towards the Japanese Kou, the battle was very simple, in such a terrain, the cavalry and the infantry of the same number fought, there was no suspense, the arrows on the horse disturbed the array of the Japanese Kou, and then their brigade was routed and completely strangled.
After hearing the return, Wang Tong said a few words of encouragement, but surrounded by the guards around him, he went to a certain high ground on the side of the road, under such a flat terrain, the so-called high place is just a hill, but it can already be seen far enough.
Most of the guards are new to the battlefield, although they have fought all the way from Hamgyong Province, but today's decisive battle of this scale is the first time to participate, and when they look in the direction of Seoul from a high place, everyone is quiet, but Wang Tong smiled and said to Sha Dongning beside him, "I always say that there are millions of troops, but if you calculate carefully, the scale of these 100,000 people is also the first time to see, it is really the boundless black pressure!" ”
Sha Dongning, as the commander of his own army, although his side was full of his own army, but Xi, habitually looked around, and only after finding that there was no abnormality did he answer Wang Tong and said: "What the marshal said is that this is indeed shocking, but they are all local chickens and dogs, not the opponents of our army." ”
Wang Tong smiled and said, "Help me stabilize the horse", and the two guards came over, and Wang Tong got out of the stirrup and stepped on the saddle, wanting to see the battlefield more comprehensively.
The terrain on the battlefield has been made into a sand table, and it is clear from top to bottom, and now what we need to understand is the deployment of the Japanese army, which can only be known on the battlefield.
Although there is still a distance, because the size of the Japanese army is too large, we can already know here that the army of about 100,000 is centered on Seoul and is arrayed.
Of course, the array is still some distance away from Seoul, and the entire array, the left and right flanks are unusually thick, but the Chinese army is relatively weak.
"There are also calculations, but we still have to use the advantage of numbers to surround our army and ask for a melee!"
After Wang Tong probably finished reading it, he sat on his horse and shook the reins, and returned to his own formation, attacking first would naturally attack the enemy's weak point, outflanking the thick wings, and then submerging with the tactics of a sea of people.
This tactic is decent, but in a frontal battle in which such a large army collides in the narrow terrain of the Korean Peninsula, this tactic is very effective, and it also shows that the generals of the Japanese have to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army, but there is no faint move, and they still deal with it soberly.
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The cavalry cruising around the Ming army brigade has become a brigade of several hundred people, and the enemy will not let you calmly line up on the battlefield, constantly sending sāo harassment troops, and even the whole army is likely to raid, and now the cavalry power is scattered in order to deal with it at the first time.
Seeing such a number of cavalry activities, the Japanese did not make any moves, and since they came into contact with the Ming cavalry in Ping'an Road, the Japanese did not take advantage of the Ming cavalry.
"Damn, they have occupied the dry ground by themselves, but we have to walk in this muddy field!"
Outside of Seoul, there are large paddy fields, and the Japanese soldiers and horses also need the grain obtained from these paddy fields, but now they can't take care of it, but the deployment of the Japanese soldiers and horses keeps the Ming army in a muddy position as much as possible.
Mu En on the side of the artillery team scolded while arranging for his subordinates to arrange the position as soon as possible, a very important link in the battle of the Huwei Army is the location of the artillery position, he is the strongest voice of the attack, almost a starting point.
Scolding and scolding, in fact, there are also means to deal with it, I have thought of this when I watched the formation, many people in the border team carried sandbags, and after the artillery team determined the position, they began to use sandbags to lay the ground, and the strength of the people was reflected here, and soon there was a dry and hard ground.
Cattle and horses were dragged, and manpower was pushed, sending one cannon after another to the position.
"Marshal, the enemy is divided into four routes, each team of three thousand people, rushing to the left flank of our army!"
As the old saying goes, the enemy won't give you time to prepare, and the watchtower in the array of Wang Tong's army transmitted the enemy's movements to Wang Tong's side.
"The Jurchen team attacked, the Datong cavalry attacked, and the Liaoxi cavalry attacked, and they met the enemy nearby!"
Wang Tong opened his mouth and said, and the herald immediately galloped out on horseback, and the distance between the two sides was about five hundred paces, leaving little room for the cavalry to maneuver.
The first contact was to invest nearly 10,000 people, and it was difficult to say whether it was a temptation or a war, but as soon as the queue of the Japanese invaders came out of the battle, they saw that the cavalry of the Ming army had also been mobilized, and they could see the Japanese heralds wearing bright faces and banners galloping on horseback, and the four teams that were supposed to move retreated.
You move me, you don't move, I don't move, after the beginning of the temptation, the battlefield that was still a little noisy just now gradually quieted, the various regiments of the Huwei Army, the border soldiers, the cavalry and the artillery team all came to report the completion of the position, during this period, the battalion heads from the nine sides also had an amazement, how the forbidden army was so fast.
The sooner you can enter the position and set up a good position, the more you will be able to enter the battle in the first time, seize the opportunity in the battle, and watch the various regiments of the forbidden army settle down and prepare, compared to your own home, it is indeed admirable and admirable.
The array on the side of the Ming army is obviously based on the forbidden army as the core, and the other teams cooperate, and after the forbidden army is settled, the rest of the teams are also calmly in place.
More than 100,000 troops confronted each other on the battlefield, and a big war was about to break out, but after a short contact, there was no new action on either side, and the battlefield was temporarily quiet.
But this kind of silence is permeated with an unsettling atmosphere of anxiety and slaughter, the people are okay, but the horses are a little uneasy, Wang Tong stretched out his hand and rubbed the mane around the neck of the mount, and said with a smile: "It is said that the Li family is under the city of Pyongyang, just like the opera, and the golden armor general, a member of the Japanese Kou, fights alone, Li Rubai is still boasting about his martial arts everywhere, why don't the Japanese do it today." ”
Sha Dongning just laughed on the side, and Wang Tong continued with a smile!
"Since the Japanese don't make this false text, let's do it, strengthen the morale of the army, and do what we are told in advance!"
Sha Dongning received the military order on the horse, turned around and shouted a few words, and a group of cavalry obeyed the order loudly, and they all took action.
When it was quiet, suddenly a cavalry ran out of the Ming army array, and everyone who could see this side was attracted to the past, could it be that the Ming army also sent someone out to make an appointment, but why did the cavalry drag a long flagpole-like thing This is not the rule of fighting alone.
The cavalry ran out of the array, but he erected the flagpole, and did not run towards the Japanese army, but ran along his own array, shouting something from time to time.
Five hundred steps apart, there was already noise on the battlefield, and I couldn't hear what the other party was shouting, I only knew that after shouting over there, the Ming army array was gradually cheering, and the answer was quickly known here, although the flagpole was shabby, the things and patterns hanging on it could be vaguely seen clearly, it was the horse seal of Kato Kiyomasa, the commander of the Second Army, although it had been expected, there was still a trace of luck in the hearts of the Japanese generals, that is, the Second Army was still in Hamgyong Province and insisted on seeing this horse seal, and they finally confirmed that the Second Army had been destroyed.
The cavalry ran around, and ran towards the Japanese array, and when there were still two hundred steps away from the Japanese array, he swaggered and threw the horse seal to the ground, and then turned the horse back to the formation, and the samurai and ashigaru at the forefront of the Japanese array felt heavy in their hearts for a while, and no one was angry and went out to pursue.
Kato Kiyoshi is one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's most trusted generals, one of the so-called seven guns of Shiyue, has always been known for his courage and daring to fight, this time into the dynasty, his second army rushed forward, but also broke into the territory of "méng Gu Wu Liangha", beheaded more than a thousand, greatly demonstrated the name of martial arts, the second army he led is also composed of elite veterans, such a force, actually beheaded by people to capture the flag, to what extent is the Ming army strong.
This side of the heart is apprehensive, the cavalry over there ran out of the array one after another, holding a pole of flags and horse seals in their hands, the Japanese Kou side from top to bottom are looking at it indifferently, those flags and horse prints represent a famous or unknown generals and battalions, from these flags and horse prints can be seen, some small families have been completely famous since then.
Each of the horsemen was depicting who the would-be was, how they had been beheaded and how many had been captured, and when they had finished speaking, they ran into the middle of the battle and threw the flag on the ground, and every word was exchanged for a burst of cheers, and then they could no longer hear what they said, only wave after wave of cheers.
In the middle of the formation, the flags were already piled up, the morale of the Ming army was high, and the morale of the Japanese was extremely low, and everyone knew that it was impossible to go on like this.
You can see that from the Japanese formation, there are herald cavalry with bright flags on their backs, and a team of more than 4,000 people rushed out from the right flank and rushed straight to the left flank of the Ming army.
"Katsutaka Toda of the Fourth Legion of the Japanese Invaders!!"
Someone reported the name of this person beside Wang Tong.
"Order Mo Rigen, lead a thousand horsemen into battle, and retreat after defeating the enemy, there must be no mistake!"
The order was issued, and it didn't take long to see that the cavalry led by Mo Rigen, the general of the horse team, was already up to meet him, and the captured horse seals and battle flags were displayed in front of the formation.
However, the battle did not take place, and the Japanese soldiers and horses sent such troops only to save the declining morale, and the more than 4,000 foot soldiers had no advantage at all in front of more than 1,000 Ming cavalry.
The enemy's soldiers and horses retreated, and Mozhigen did not have time to pursue, and he turned his horse around, and he could see the horseback herald running back and forth in the Japanese formation.
This time it should have really moved, on the right flank of the Japanese array, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses were divided into three large formations and pressed towards the left flank of the Ming army.
The cavalry of the Ming army was placed on the right flank of the entire large array, and a few of them were maneuvering in the gap between the infantry arrays, and the forces on the left flank, that is, more than a thousand cavalry, and the rest were infantry.
It is common sense that the infantry is arranged, and the right flank is the strong side attacking the enemy's weak side with its own strong side.
"Marshal, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses are moving towards the left flank of our army, wanting to attack the flank of the left flank of our army."
"The marshal, it's the team of Captain Konishi of the First Legion of the Japanese Invaders."
"Order Sun Xin on the left flank, now I will assign the Jurchen team to him, smash the attack of the Japanese Invaders, and not let the Japanese Invaders form an encirclement The Fifth Regiment cooperates with Sun Xin's actions!"
The order was quickly conveyed to the past, the Jurchen nearly 2,000 cavalry, more than 1,500 foot soldiers, also began to move to the left flank, from right to left, not simply the first to sixth, Sun Xin's fourth regiment is in the left flank of the army, because Sun Xin is good at guarding, and Chen Dahe, who is extremely tenacious, is temporarily subordinate to Sun Xin's command, and is sorted according to seniority, which is also natural.
The cavalry at the forefront of the Japanese cavalry is nearly a thousand, and the total number of Japanese cavalry is not much, but the cavalry of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses is also quite a lot.
The width of the Ming army is far more than that of the Ming army, and his right flank is not facing the left flank of the Ming army, but the empty block, in fact, these three teams have to turn after rushing through a certain distance, and become the flank of the Ming army array, the frontal resistance is the strongest, but the flank is not, turning to meet the enemy, it is easy to have arsenic leakage.
Moreover, the Japanese have invested absolutely superior power on this side, and they can not only attack in one direction, but also attack from several directions.
This concept is common in this era, but for the Huwei army, which is proficient in teaming, it is not applicable because the width of the Ming army's array is small, and the time for team mobilization is faster than that of the Japanese army.
The Jurchen team is the name of the Jurchen horse infantry horse in the army of this time, and the herald came here and just finished delivering Wang Tong's order, and the Jurchen brigade also arrived.
Sun Xin briefly talked to the Jurchen leader for a few words, and began to give orders, the fourth and fifth regiments began to turn, and the Jurchen team was responsible for the right flank of the fourth and fifth regiments, that is, the front of the large array.
If the rest of the soldiers and horses, a brigade of nearly 4,000 people, were changed, there would definitely be chaos, but here in the two regiments of the forbidden army, it was just a simple movement.
"It's hard!"
In the array of the First Legion of the Japanese Invaders, it was not just one person who said this, but at this point, it was impossible to retreat.
"I have already tried with the Koreans, if the number of firearms is not too much, relying on brave soldiers to be able to rush to the opponent's array, everyone, loyalty to the country is today!"
Someone shouted in the ranks, and everyone responded loudly, and many even howled.
Compared with the Japanese team that was gradually becoming crazy, the two regiments led by Sun Xin were much calmer, turning according to the drill, separated from each other, and the firecrackers ran to the front of the queue to prepare for shooting.
"I'm injured, Xiao Biao, you are the head of the regiment, there are not too many plans, the fourth regiment and the fifth regiment will not retreat!"
Sun Xin said firmly, Li Xiaobiao, the deputy of the regiment beside him, nodded heavily, and the officer of the firecracker in front of him had already given a loud order: "Free fire after the three columns of rotational firing!" ”
After the nearly 1,000 cavalry of the Japanese invaders simply lined up, they began to want to attack the flanks in a roundabout way, but they moved left and right, and there were cavalry of the Ming army on both sides ready there, without any choice or hesitation, they rushed directly towards the front.
On a large level, the two sides are trying to move in the movement, and it is not necessary to refine it into the specific battle, and there is no trick in it, the Japanese cavalry is moving in front, and the battalions are led by samurai, and the ashigaru is in it, and there are samurai supervising the battle behind, after the whole team, it is to follow the cavalry and start trotting, the firearms of the Ming army are indeed sharp, then I will fill your shooting with human life, and then face to face.
"Fire on fire!!"
Within the firing range, the musketeers opened fire one after another, and the Japanese cavalry was directly planted, and the horses rolled on the ground, throwing the cavalry on horseback down, the trouble was not in this, but the cavalry that followed up had to jump up to dodge, or dodge, and the cavalry who was already about to run up had to lose their balance when they changed their movements and directions.
However, it can't affect the general trend of the forward rush of the brigade, the three columns of firearms are quickly fired, and the first column of soldiers who have retreated has been mostly loaded, and they are firing again, and people are constantly falling, and some people are constantly screaming, many people may not be killed by the firecrackers, but in such a momentum, it is difficult to get up after falling to the ground, and they are directly stepped on by the horses and people behind them, and they may not die for the first time, but they will definitely not live in the end.
As the enemy rushed closer and closer, the musketeers began to give the order to retreat, and after three rounds of gunfire fire, only a platoon of soldiers had time to reload and fire.
The spear soldiers retreated into the shelter of the spearmen, this action was already extremely skilled, and the spears of the spear array were also tilted forward in rows, making a posture of rejecting horses, but the two rows in front of the musketeers were inserting the short swords at their waists into the muzzles of the muskets and making spear movements, and the people behind them were nervously loading and preparing there.
"Order the Jurchens to attack, attack the enemy they are directly opposed!!"
Sun Xin held an axe to face the enemy rushing in front, and roared loudly The array of the Tiger Army was as solid as a rock, but the Jurchen array that responded on the side was different, although the focus of the attack of the Japanese Invaders was on their own two regiments, but if the Jurchen array was always on the defensive, it would also be constantly driven to impact, and if it collapsed, the flanks would be dangerous.
Wang Tong led the cavalry brigade from Hamgyong Road all the way south, invading like fire, the Jurchen brave Sun Xin also heard a little, and he still remembered Wang Tong's sentence "The barbarians are brave, but lack stability, they can attack but may not be good at defending ......", it is appropriate to attack instead of defend at such a close distance in this situation.
The infantry array of the Huwei Army, the killing and wounding mainly rely on firearms, the spear queue marches at an average speed, mainly defending, the enemy is attacking in a big way, the infantry array is equal to being entangled with the other party, unable to move, and the Jurchen team has no problem.
Everyone in the 4th and 5th regiments was in formation, and the regimental commander and the regimental deputy were giving orders, and the order to maintain the team was passed one by one.
In such a short period of time, the fire gun could not form too sustained firepower, but the bow and arrow could be fired in the direction facing the Jurchens, and the Jurchen warriors in the front row were all throwing arrows with their bows and arrows, and their arrows did not have a long range, but they were heavy enough that the protection on the Japanese warriors and ashigaru was difficult to be effective.
Although they are constantly killing, they can watch the enemy's successive charges, without strict queues and training, the formation of the Jurchen team is a little fluctuating, although the Jurchen team is uneasy, they dare not move, but they know what Wang Tong's military law is, and they dare not make this joke with their own lives, not to mention that the future of the Haixi Jurchen team is almost to depend on their battle this time, the greater the merit, the more benefits in the future.
Sun Xin's order came, but it made them breathe a sigh of relief here, more precisely, it was to untie the chains, they looked at the hateful widows in front of them and had already had the intention to kill, but they could only defend it, and they all felt very breathless. The Jurchen team shouted and shouted, the first few columns paused slightly, all of them raised their bows and arrows, someone blew a sharp whistle, everyone shouted in unison, hundreds of arrows were shot out at the same time, and the enemy in front of them was swept away, and after shooting, the people in front of them all took out their swords and axes and began to drive the horses.
Compared with the forbidden army that pays attention to rules, the fighting style of these Jurchen cavalry is chaotic, but it is more fierce and barbaric, the Jurchen cavalry with chain mail and cotton armor on their bodies make their horses faster in the initial acceleration stage, and after coming to the front of the team, they become the arrows of the entire cavalry team.
Facing the swarming Japanese foot soldiers, the distance that could charge was not long, and the Jurchen cavalry drove the horses regardless of it, and directly rushed over. The cavalry attacked the infantry, and when they were about to collide, few foot soldiers were able to attack the cavalry with their own weapons, and most of them couldn't help but dodge, or fled, and the same was true of the pirates.
The two regiments that originally rushed to the Huwei Army, the Ming army was on the defensive, and suddenly, the offensive and defensive conversion, the opponent's cavalry was already fierce and rushed over, this conversion made the Jurchen team face the enemy has no way to adapt, causing chaos, and the fear wants to run away and dodge, but the action is to rush forward, to form a defensive formation, but the companions are attacking, and this time it is completely chaotic.
The frustration of the time when he was defending was completely vented in this attack, and the Jurchen cavalry rushed away from the enemy in front of them but did not stop, let them attack, but did not let them attack to what extent, in such a situation, there is an enemy in front of them, then there is no need to stop, continue to rush forward.
The situation on one side of the battlefield has changed, originally the right wing of the Japanese invaders entangled the left wing of the Ming army, and now the soldiers and horses on the right wing of the Japanese are inserted by the Ming cavalry from the flank, and the situation is critical.
There are also banners and herald activities in the Japanese Bandit Formation, which is facing the direction of Wang Tong, [email protected]/*