strictlysupreme Chapter 774 Thunderbolt
Chapter 774 Thunderbolt
Chapter 774 Thunderbolt
The terrain around Kaifeng is flat, and occasionally there are several highlands, such as Shoushan Genyue and Chigang in the northeast, and Tuomougang in the northwest.As for the many east-west long moraines formed by the sedimentation of the Yellow River after the breach of the Yellow River, they were not enough to hinder the march of soldiers and horses.
However, these terrains are enough to block the line of sight.
Monk Wanyan Chen led his [-] cavalry and galloped between the two long moraines.
He and his subordinates were the first to rush out of Lincai Pass after Wanyan Congtan ordered the dispatch of troops.Because Ding Haijun was already approaching Guancheng, the distance between the soldiers and horses of the two sides was very close, and they should have been the first vanguard to collide with Ding Haiyang.
But they didn't just rush straight there.
Although Monk Wanyan Chen himself is passionate, he has experienced a lot of tempering, and he has quite a strategy on the battlefield.While galloping, he shouted against the wind, and said to his companions behind him:
"As we saw just now, the Ding Navy set up a horizontal formation in front of Guancheng to be the front of our army, and set up two crooks on the left and right to outflank and intercept. If we forcefully rush into the horizontal formation, the losses will be huge! "
His closest relative, the Naiman who lost half of his tongue, said "ahhh" twice.
Monk Wanyan Chen said again: "So, we don't fight this kind of battle, let He Shilie Qier and others go to fight! We will go straight in from the gap between the horizontal formation and the kidnapper formation on the right!"
His shout faded quickly in the fierce wind, and another lieutenant urged his horse to catch up with him, and shouted close to him: "Go straight in, what's the matter?"
"I just saw it clearly from the watchtower. Behind the horizontal formation, there is a group of baggage vehicles. There are a lot of supplies on the vehicles, and they are covered with tarpaulins. They should be carrying arrows and replacement armor equipment needed for combat! We killed them unexpectedly. In the past, those materials were burned, and the connection between the enemy's horizontal formation and the rear central army's main team was cut off with fire! In this way, the enemy's front formation will be chaotic. It is not difficult for Marshal Cong Tan and several captains to break the horizontal formation !"
This strategy may seem simple, but it is actually extremely risky.The position of the baggage convoy was in front of Dinghai's frontal array, on both sides were Dinghai's left and right wings of kidnappers, behind was the heavy army of the Chinese army, and the team's iron cavalry led by Guo Ning was watching.
Such a direct insertion is like pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth, and it needs to be done with great fanfare.While blocking the enemy army, they will be under the attention of the enemy army from all directions, and it may be extremely difficult to get out.
But Monk Wanyan Chen's subordinates are really desperadoes, everyone said: "The captain's plan!"
At this time, in front of the queue, a cavalry galloping along the edge of the long moraine shouted: "Captain, Captain Heshilie, and Captain Jiagu's soldiers are all rushing up! They are about to collide! up!"
Monk Wanyan Chen waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to speed up, and rode their horses close to Changqi.
This kind of long moraine was formed by the flooding of the Yellow River. It is covered with fine gravel along the way. The horses rattled when they stepped on it. If they kept galloping on it, they would easily sprain their feet.Therefore, even the group of elite cavalry under the command of Monk Wanyan Chen also ran on the dirt road below and could not easily go up to the high place, not entirely for the purpose of hiding their figure.
Monk Wanyan Chen himself was born in Fengzhou, and his riding skills are superb. When he was reduced to the grassland, he even admired the Mongolian cavalry with this skill.He didn't care about the little danger under the horse's hooves, he rode his horse on the gravel, easily climbed to the half of the high slope, exposed his head and watched from afar.
The Jin army charged with the determination to die, and the momentum was extremely violent. When they collided with Ding Haijun's front, the sound of armor, shields, knives and guns colliding violently was like dozens of siege hammers hitting the door at the same time.From the south to the north, on the contact line tens of feet long, there was a lot of dust, and it also rose up like a cloud wall.
In the filled dust, the details of the battle could not be seen clearly, only people and horses roared non-stop, and the sound of gold and iron colliding was so dense that it seemed that the steel had turned into molten iron, and then boiled again.
The Thirteen Captains of Kaifeng deserved to be elites formed by King Sui's hard training for two years. When they went south, the Song State could not overwhelm them with double, triple or even more troops.At this moment, all of them are fighting to death, and an unprecedented impact has erupted.
For a moment, Dinghai's horizontal formation was slightly frustrated, and the generals at the rear shouted again and again, that is, they were constantly deploying their own formations to push the new force to the front.
This kind of response is naturally correct. Listen to the order and you will know that the generals and schools of the navy are very experienced in the battlefield, and their subordinates are well-trained, enough to follow the generals' shouts, and teams from the front. Move freely through gaps.
However, using troops like this is still a bit sluggish after all.
The characteristic of the horizontal formation is that it recedes one after another, becomes heavier and tougher at another time, and does not need to be fixed like a square formation.The horizontal formation in front of me faced the frontal attack of the soldiers of the thirteen captains, and it didn't mean to advance or retreat at all.
That is to plan to pile up the victory purely by human life?Or are you hoping for a volley from the kidnappers on both wings?
It is said that when Guo Ning went into battle, he would use elite soldiers to attack fiercely, and use violent force to defeat the enemy head-on and win.But our own side invested so much power, behind Heshi Lieqier and Jiaguze, there are two captain's subordinates and Wanyan Congtan's subordinates, with Wanyan Congtan's eyes, he will definitely be able to find the enemy The omissions, and then launched a fierce attack...
Even if you can't find it, the [-] gold army stacked up layer by layer, just like the tide is getting higher and higher, they will definitely overwhelm the opponent!
The Jin Army at this moment is here to fight for its life.Anyway, in a desperate situation, I don't care about human life anymore, even if I exchange one for one, will my side still suffer?After all, when the navy is ordered to fortify the city, they can't afford to die!
Monk Wanyan Chen was vaguely delighted when he saw this.
I will be able to suppress the enemy right in front, and when I am able to outflank and intercept, I will destroy their supplies, cut off their retreat, dampen their spirit, and beat their formation to collapse!
Thinking of this, he shook the reins vigorously, intending to speed up and rush to the front of his own cavalry.
At this moment, he saw several small black dots flying out from the direction of the convoy that looked like a convoy.
The small black dot drew an arc in the air, and landed obliquely thirty or forty steps ahead of the Dinghai horizontal formation, which was the crowd of people rushing forward like a tide of the Jin army.
The dense queue is like the surface of water, and the small black spots fall like stones, splashing water.In the next instant, Monk Wanyan Chen heard the roar.
It turned out that it wasn't a splash of water, but an explosion where the little black spot landed. Blood splashed all around, broken limbs and viscera flew high, and there was a lot of screams and wailing from the crowd.
The companions who were following Monk Wanyan Chen immediately exclaimed when they saw this terrifying sight.
"Don't panic, this is an iron cannon!"
Monk Wanyan Chen suddenly remembered the rumors in Zhongdu City. It is said that when Ding Naval confronted Genghis Khan's Qixue army that day, he threw iron cannons with strong men to clear the way, killing many Mongolian warriors one after another. Back off the Mongol offensive.
However, the rumors are more about describing Guo Ning's strict military rule, the ruthless military orders, and even the heroic sacrifice of the warriors who threw iron cannons. .
As for the iron cannon itself, most experienced soldiers have seen it before, and know that it is difficult to produce and carry, and there are many restrictions on its use. It is not something that will be encountered on the battlefield at any time.
But now, Ding Haijun used it again?
The positions where the five iron cannons landed were almost evenly distributed along the horizontal formation, and the five gunpowder smoke suddenly rose, as powerful as it could be, the attacking golden army fell at least 40 people, and the death conditions were still very tragic. The soldiers rushing into the formation, and the soldiers who were waiting to press forward were almost stagnant, and the original momentum faded a lot in an instant.
This iron cannon is used on the battlefield, and its power is really shocking.
However, the key is not the power of the iron cannon itself...
The point is, how could they throw the iron cannon so far?From the direction of the convoy, across the front row, the distance is at least two hundred steps, right?
Is it a stone machine?
What are you kidding, how is it possible?When he was in Fengzhou in his early years, Monk Wanyan Chen once saw the deputy of the commissioner under the recruiting department lead people to practice stone cannons.But even the largest seven-tip cannon throwing 120 catties of cannon stones has a range of only a hundred steps. The equipment is huge and complicated. There are 250 five pulling cables alone, and [-] pullers have to be used!How can there be a hair stone machine that can throw two hundred steps in this world?
Even if there is, there are secrets about how the gunners of the stone machine stand in line, when to exert force, and how to retreat.If this is the case, the distance deviation of the throwing is often huge. How can it be like this moment, when five bombs fall at the same time, the range is the same?
Monk Wanyan Chen's thoughts turned, and he swung his whip again and again to steer the horse forward.
I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out, but it's obvious that the team looks like a team of convoys, but in fact there are special catapult machines hidden in the Ding Navy!No wonder Guo Ning met the enemy with a horizontal formation, in order to resist his own army and force them to be bombed all the time!
Then you have to go all out and disperse them immediately!
If these five catapult machines were allowed to keep bombarding, [-] to [-] people would be killed in each round, and the blow to the morale of the soldiers would be really huge.
This kind of mortal threat is far more terrifying than swords or bows. If iron cannons continue to exert their power, no army in the world can hold on. Genghis Khan's Qi Xue army could not do it back then. Soldiers can't do it!
Thinking of this, the knight next to him shouted again: "Captain, look!"
His cry was broken, it was too miserable.
Monk Wanyan Chen raised his head and was about to reprimand this person, but when he looked up, he couldn't reprimand anyone.The sight in front of him made his heart almost jump out.
In the next moment, because he subconsciously reined in the horse abruptly, and the action was too abrupt, the horse under his crotch stumbled and fell to the ground whining.
(End of this chapter)