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    Yingzhou City has not undergone large-scale reconstruction, and most of the crescent and cross forts outside the city have not been repaired.  Under the fierce bombardment of Lu Wenhuan's artillery, most of the fortifications outside the city were destroyed and the trenches were filled. If it were not for the all-out fighting of Ren Xiongwei, the deputy commander of Tianxiong Army, perhaps this famous city of Xianghan would have fallen in Xiangyang.  Later, they also fell into the hands of the Mongols.  But the current Yingzhou is also in danger, if the Song army in other places can no longer provide strong assistance at this time.  The Song Dynasty's reinforcements arrived at the outskirts of Yingzhou in the early morning. The outpost soldiers stationed on the army's position could see hundreds of Song Dynasty infantrymen lined up in the usual four-way march, slowly moving towards the Mongolian army along the bank of the Han River.  advance the position.  Those responsible for defense on the periphery are the Mongolian soldiers in Henan. These are the troops of Zhu Cheng of Qianhu in Luoyang Prefecture. Henan borders the Song Dynasty, and the chance of receiving new things is much higher than other territories.  Therefore, the army in Shanghenan began to imitate the Song Dynasty military system for training and weapons replacement very early.  But seven to eight hundred infantrymen rushed out of the military camp.  Formation in front of the antlers.  Infantry vs. infantry, vanguard warfare is very important. If the enemy is suppressed in the position, the action will be extremely passive.  Zhu Cheng's troops formed a strict large-scale square formation. The large formation was composed of five small square formations that supported each other. Each square formation had more than 150 soldiers. The small formations on the left and right wings in front deployed a large number of troops.  Musketeers, the musketeers learned from the tactics of the Song Dynasty, and formed a team of fifty to one hundred people. The musketeers in front fired and then stepped back, allowing the musketeers behind to continue firing. This is called serial shooting.  Under this continuous fire cover, the Mongolian infantry phalanx had firepower that could compete with the Song Dynasty infantry phalanx.  It is not easy to achieve this step. The soldiers in Henan have never been accustomed to using these bulky muskets. They still have difficulty giving up the expensive but effective crossbows. Even now, there are some crossbowmen in the musketeers.  Similarly, the Mongols did not completely abandon the halberdiers like the Song Dynasty. They only deployed pure spear troops in the military formation. They were accustomed to deploying some plate armor halberdiers on both wings of the formation, so that when the two sides came into contact,  These halberdiers can provide effective cover for our own guerrillas.  At this time, the Song army also began to set up a formation 200 steps away from the Mongolian army. The two armies belonging to different countries also began to form a square formation, slowly but firmly fighting each other amidst the flying lead bullets.  near.  The war in this era has changed dramatically because of the appearance of one person. Everyone can only try their best to adapt to this drastic change that can be described as changing with each passing day.  When the troops advanced to only a hundred steps away from each other, the Song Army's phalanx suddenly stopped and allowed the musketeers on both wings to continue firing at the enemy.  Zhu Cheng felt that something was wrong. His right hand was the Han River and his left hand was a forest. Due to the rush of time, the forest was not cut down. If the enemy used this forest to make some fuss, it seemed to be a confirmation.  With this premonition of danger, the sound of rapid horse hooves resounded in the woods. From the vague shadow of the trees, cavalry in black armor howled loudly, waving swords in their hands and rushed out of the cover of the trees.  Preparing infantry formation.  Unlike the Song Dynasty, the Mongols' protection of infantry was very weak.  The main force of the Song Dynasty was infantry. Although various means were used to vigorously strengthen the construction of cavalry over the years, and the cavalry was finally able to fight alone, the main force of the battle was still infantry. In order to protect the infantry, the engineers, artillery and cavalry of the Song Dynasty,  Even the ships are deployed around the infantry and try their best to provide services to the infantry.  But the core of the Mongols is cavalry, and their main combat method is cavalry large-corps mobile warfare. Although the importance of infantry has become more and more prominent in recent years, changing the military tradition of an army is difficult and cannot be accomplished overnight.  Just like the Mongolian infantry that is rushing out of the position now, if there are one or two hundred cavalry covering the flanks, they can avoid a sudden attack by the enemy from the side.  The Mongols do not lack cavalry, they just lack the awareness of using cavalry to support infantry.  When Zhu Cheng's men hurriedly turned around and set up their spears to prepare for a sudden blow from the enemy cavalry, someone in the army suddenly shouted: "It's Wei Sheng! It's Wei Huhu who's coming!" A few years ago, the Mongols  Once a hundred thousand troops invaded Hezhou, which was the most critical situation in Sichuan's many years of resistance. Zheng Yunming ordered Wei Sheng and Zhang Shijie to lead 10,000 elite troops to aid Hezhou. At the foot of Diaoyu Mountain, Wei Sheng's army encountered the main force of the Mongolian army. Wei Sheng ordered Zhang Shijie to supervise the attack.  With the soldiers behind him, he personally led 3,000 elite troops into the enemy's formation. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the Mongolian army had not fully deployed its formation, he broke through dozens of Mongolian army's formations with one force. Marshal Tahai, the capital of the Mongolian army, ran on horseback, and the entire Mongolian army retreated.  .  This is the famous Diaoyu Mountain to break the siege. Zheng Yunming said in his memorial to Lin'an: "In the past, there were tiger generals in the world, but now I have Wei Sheng, like LiuThe Lord is concerned with Zhang Er.  "Since then, Wei Laohu's reputation has skyrocketed, not only in the Song Dynasty, but also in the North. Seeing Wei Laohu's black armored cavalry shouting and shouting, the Mongolian army immediately collapsed and disintegrated, and the soldiers threw away the spears in their hands.  After throwing it away, they began to take off the heavy armor in a panic. No one had time to scold and stop them, because the person running at the front of the escaping team was Zhu Qianhu himself, who had already taken off the armor and was running for his life with strong skills.  Wei Sheng's cavalry chased the fleeing infantry and rushed into the Mongolian army's position. The swords, steel spearheads and hammers they brandished burst into blood on the wilderness. As the infantry in front collapsed, the army in the rear also followed.  After being shaken and defeated, Wei Sheng shouted with a stern face: "Don't stop, pursue at full speed, don't relax until you encounter a large group of enemy cavalry!"  "There is no need for him to say anything more. A rapid attack is the magic weapon of the Wei army. The knights roared and waved their swords, and went all the way up the Han River towards Yingzhou. But the pursuit could not last more than two or three miles.  , a large group of Mongolian cavalry appeared. The nomadic cavalry with the atmosphere of the grassland spread out in a star-spreading formation, galloping over the mountains and plains, constantly firing feather arrows at the densely formed Song Dynasty armored cavalry.  They loudly reminded: ¡°Don¡¯t scatter!  Don't stray from the line!  Keep charging forward!  ¡± The Song Dynasty cavalry, which was completely inferior in terms of quantity and had no advantage in the quality of horses, had a magic weapon against the powerful Mongolian cavalry legion, which was a strict and advanced training system and concentrated assault tactics. The Mongols also often used it on the battlefield.  Focused assault tactics, but generally speaking, they are still accustomed to using the traditional nomadic tactics on the grassland, that is, using a large number of horse archers to conduct scattered raids, and looking for fighter opportunities in the raids. Because they thoroughly implement concentrated assault tactics, they carry out this from beginning to end.  The first battle method faced huge pressure in terms of manpower, horse power and material support. The army could not complete it without the support of certain national strength and organizational strength. The reason why the Song Dynasty was able to fight the Mongolian army with no difference in victory or defeat was that.  The system of concentrated formation and attack was thoroughly implemented. Seeing that their bows and arrows could not stop the attack of Wei Sheng's cavalry, the Mongolian cavalry quickly gathered together and formed a dense formation to rush forward to block Wei Sheng's offensive.  When conducting a dense formation attack, the formations on both sides are quite different. The Mongolian's intensive assault has always been to swarm in regardless of the number of people, using personal bravery to fight one-on-one to win. However, the Song Army's cavalry was shoulder-to-shoulder.  They spread out side by side in double rows and advanced at a fast pace. According to the description of the Mongolian warriors, "Whenever you raise your arms, you can touch the arms of your neighbors. How can you fight on horseback like this!"  " But during the battle, the Song Army's cavalry wall showed its advantage. Each Mongolian cavalry faced not a single enemy, but two, three swords, or even four or five spears, just like a warrior.  Historians describe, "The Mongolians' equestrian skills are still unparalleled in the world. They control their horses like butterflies flying on the battlefield, but once the Song army's cavalry catches them, they are like butterflies caught in a net."  Lost the ability to struggle.  " In the fierce collision, the Mongolian cavalry retreated one after another. Wei Sheng's flag, surrounded by thousands of armors, rushed to the mortar position of Lu Wenhuan's army outside Yingzhou City. The sudden appearance of the Song Army's cavalry made Lu Wenhuan's army  Unable to react in time, all the mortars were destroyed by the cavalry who rushed into the position. Wei Sheng also used explosives to sink most of the flat-bottomed boats parked by the Hanshui River.  A large amount of food and ammunition were destroyed in the water, which was equivalent to destroying the most convenient means of transportation used by the Mongols to go south. This was an extremely beautiful attack, and even Meng Ge Khan felt sincere after receiving the report of the defeat on the front line.  Said: "The command of the Southern Dynasty generals in this battle is comparable to Zhebie and Subotai!  "But such a light and quick raid can only boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Beijing and Hu, but has no substantial impact on the overall situation. Meng Ge's army is heading to Xiangyang in batches to gather step by step. In addition to the horse infantry and artillery troops, Mongolia  The army was very excited that they finally had a water force that could rival the Song Dynasty's water force. In order to overcome the natural chasm of the Yangtze River and successfully launch operations in the Jiangnan water network, Meng Ge Khan's determination was unprecedentedly firm.  Not only did he recruit sailors from Shandong as in previous years, he also recruited people who were skilled in water skills from Bohai and Goryeo to form a navy reserve force. He also hired shipbuilding craftsmen from the Great Food Kingdom to build new warships that could rival the Song Army. Needless to say, the Song Dynasty.  The navy is becoming more and more powerful with the support of new technologies. Its three main water forces have their own strengths, but each force has the ability to suppress the Mongolian navy. The long-famous Dongting gunboats destroy the Mongolian army almost every year.  Needless to say, the newly built ships, Guazhou Feihu, a new navy garrisoned in Zhenjiang, use newly built iron-sheeted Feihu ships as their main force.The ship's side was inlaid with iron sheets, erecting a huge defensive shield that could effectively deal with the Mongolian army's bow and arrow attacks.  Moreover, the flying swan boat has a smooth shape, can sail on the river like flying, and can be maneuvered flexibly.  Zheng Yunming was assigned to the Huxiang army and made outstanding achievements in many battles in the later period.
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