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Text Chapter 81: Iron and stone still remain in the mind after death (3)

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    As soon as this statement came out, the generals were in an uproar. However, only 30,000 people were sent to the final decisive battle that decided the fate. It was quite a bit like the feather fan and silk scarf was defeated, but it should be noted that Zhou Gongjin and Liu Bei also had 50,000 people combined. Moreover, this  It is already all the capital provided by Sun Liu.  Now there are at least more than 100,000 elite Tatar cavalry in the Mongolian army, and their combat effectiveness is far more powerful than Cao Mengde's Qingzhou soldiers.  If we only send 30,000 people to fight this time, are we really not seeking our own death?  Bai Yijie shouted loudly to the uproaring generals: "You have been fighting for so many years, don't you still know the art of war? Today, the river is locked in heavy fog, and we are using a surprise attack strategy. Bringing more troops and horses is a burden, remember  Is it the result of Jingkang's 400,000-strong army? The initial surprise attack was enough! " "I know you must ask, what happens next if the attack succeeds?" Zheng Yunming looked serious.  Said: "Whether it succeeds or not, I will personally lead the army to advance from behind and fight to the death with the Tartars. The rise and fall of the Song Dynasty will depend on today! The ownership of the world will be determined in autumn! I hope that you will show your full spirit and  Courage and strive for a brighter future for the world! "The sudden white fog not only disrupted the Song army's deployment, but also disrupted the Mongolian army's plan. They were originally planning to capture Ezhou and capture the head of General Wei Sheng.  Brother Meng had to stop the attack severely. Fortunately, the gate of the old city of Ezhou could be breached instantly. The Mongolian army had taken advantage of the thick fog to transport a large amount of gunpowder and piled it up near the gate. They were just waiting for the fog to dissipate slightly and immediately tried to attack.  The city gate is blasted.  Because he was afraid that the Song army would take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, Meng Ge personally ordered all the armies along the river to be on alert, with all archers and firearmsmen on standby. Marshal Alihan, the capital of the Proton Army, led 50,000 proton army elite cavalry as the capital. Once the enemy was discovered,  Landing, immediately launch an attack and drive the enemy down the river.  The broad general came from the west, made a bend in Ezhou, and meandered to the southeast. There were several places where the river was narrow and suitable for crossing the river. Among them, Sanjiangkou was the most suitable for large armies to pass because the Mongols used a large number of ships.  It is the largest pontoon bridge built with countless manpower. Tens of thousands of cavalry can also cross the Yangtze River through this bridge in a smooth and orderly manner.  Going down to Huhuangzhou is another ferry. At this time, a pontoon bridge was also built. Heavy troops were stocked on both sides of the river, so soldiers and horses from the north and the south could travel freely.  Only the Shawo River in the south of Ezhou has no floating bridge connecting the river. Shawo is the soil washed down from the upper reaches and piled up on the rocks in the middle of the river. This is already the lower reaches of the river meander. The water is gentle. Due to the accumulation over time, it is  A sandbank is formed in the center of the river, so it is very easy to pass here.  It is not that the Mongolian army has no intention of building a pontoon bridge here, but after the Song army strongly attacked Hanyang, the Shawo section directly faced the Song army's warships and land forces. In order to prevent the Shawo River from becoming a conduit for the Song army's attack  , the Mongolian army took the initiative to demolish a section of the pontoon bridge that had just been built, set up artillery and crossbows on the riverside, and lined up in front of the camp with musket bracelets to prepare for the Song army's attack.  The Song army's attack on the Mongolian army's position on the west bank of Shawo was fierce and rapid. The fog locked the river, and there was no time to form a strict formation. The Song army dispersed, first seeking to land ashore, and then seeking to establish a landing position.  If you were a member of the Mongolian army who was aimlessly staring at the thick fog on the river bank at that time, suddenly there was the sound of trumpets and war drums like rolling thunder in the fog, as if the river was rolling up.  Thousands of waves are coming one after another, and you will definitely be nervous, busy, and at a loss. If the Mongolian army headquarters is stationed here, maybe they can assemble immediately, or retreat on horseback and then counterattack, or  Form a formation on the spot and prepare for close combat.  But what is stationed here is just a Tocharian light cavalry from Khorasan in the Western Region. These Tocharian soldiers were originally members of the local garrison in Khwarazm, and are now sent to Chagatai as subordinates.  When Dongfang joined the war, they were a little unfamiliar and afraid of such a wide river and humid Jinghu weather.  When I saw the huge ship emerging from the white mist, I was even more horrified.  After they hurriedly fired a wave of arrows at the numerous oncoming sampans, they mounted their horses and fled in all directions, leaving the embarrassed Han crossbow gunners and gunners alone on the battlefield.  The tall Dongting gunboats stretched across the broadside and formed a line of formation. Under the shroud of fog, they had no time to take precise aim. They just dumped the shells at the approximate position that could barely be seen.  They really didn't need to shoot very accurately, because the opponent's crossbows could only fire randomly in the heavy fog.  Two sampans full of soldiers in full body armor were rushing onto the beach in a steady stream.  The soldiers jumped off the sampan with quick hands and feet, waved their weapons, shouted loudly, banged their shields, and rushed forward in large strides.  The Mongolian archers and gunmen standing behind the fence also fired randomly without discerning the target, just to block the Song army's offensive.  This effort is naturally better than nothing. Not to mention that most of the blocking teams are Han troops under Shi Tianze. Even if the Mongolian troops come in person, they can only barely shoot at the Song army on this small beach. And this  1?The direct firepower of the Song army was much more fierce than before.  The matchlock gunners of the Song Army who were armed with the new light and flexible matchlock guns not only greatly improved their shooting speed, but also their accuracy was much higher than before. This was mostly due to the use of the new bore drilling method, which made the quality of the barrel higher than before.  Due to their past sophistication and the reform of bore drilling technology, when the Mongolian army faced the Song Army's new muskets, what they felt was that the opponent's firepower was fierce and accurate, far beyond what the clumsy matchlock guns they used could match.  But the Song army was obviously not prepared to tangle with the Mongols. Under the cover of the musketeers, the spearmen waved their spears and swarmed forward.  The warriors from Yiwu peasants were strong and brave. They roared and killed with their spears raised. The spear phalanx tactics learned by the Mongolian army from the Southern Dynasties were once invincible during the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo and the Southern Expedition to Dali. But now they faced  The new and improved infantry attack tactics seemed clumsy and ridiculous.  The Song army's musket fire continuously suppressed the Mongolian army's spear formation, and its fierce firepower caused the Mongols to suffer continuous casualties.  The Song army used the same tactics that the Mongolian army used to fight against such large phalanxes, which was to stick up, bend down to avoid the heavy spears, and use close combat to break through the enemy's tight spear wall. However, the Song army  The large square formation will fire a volley of superior muskets to stop the enemy before they get close. There are also many sword and shield players in the Song army, who can cover the army's spear square formation.  There is no shortage of skilled melee warriors in the Mongolian army, but they are obviously at a disadvantage in the use of firearms.  As the soldiers of the Shenwu New Army charged, they threw lit thunderbolt bombs and fire gourds into the spear array. The new thunderbolt bombs were still explosive and contained a lot of poisonous smoke. The purpose of this was naturally to  Creating chaos in the opponent's formation, such an attack soon caused varying degrees of chaos in the array of spears. The most taboo thing about such a large square formation was the sudden appearance of chaos in the formation.  Once chaos occurs, the entire phalanx will be affected. In the past, the Mongolian army also used a single act of bravery to disrupt the Song phalanx. However, now under the double pressure of firearms and melee combat by heavily armored warriors, the Mongolian army was defeated.  It was just faster and more violent. After the enemy fled all over the mountains and plains, Han Feng immediately started to build temporary fortifications. The flat-bottomed boats of the Jinghu Navy immediately entered Huama Lake and transported chariots and building materials from the waterway. The Song Army built positions while  , one side slowly but surely began to advance towards Ezhou.  Han Feng¡¯s landing in Shawo sent a clear signal to the Mongolian army, which was nervously watching the Song army¡¯s movements.  The Shenwu Army advanced less than a mile when a large group of enemy cavalry rushed forward under the supervision of Marshal Niu Phosphorus.  After the defeat of Niu Phosphorus in Hanyang, he summed up the lessons from the battle with the Song Army, that is, you should not play the usual tricks of ranger bow and arrow hunting, because it will be difficult for you to get close to the heavily guarded enemy horse infantry.  The enemy's firearms were also at a disadvantage.  The best way to deal with these new-style armies is to rush in bravely, no matter how small or small, without fear of casualties, and use charge after charge to interrupt the enemy's advance. The advantage of the Song army's use of short spears is that they are more flexible in movement, but the disadvantage is that they can resist  The ability of the cavalry has declined. Every inch the length of the spear is shortened, the distance to stop the cavalry charge is reduced by one inch. Therefore, the phalanx of short spears is not as effective as the phalanx of long spears against the cavalry.  More than 10,000 Mongolian elites rushed over from all directions, launching wave after wave of attacks on the Song army amid the long music of Hu Jia.  Following the example of the Song Army, they also tightened their formation as much as possible, trying to break through with dense cavalry to destroy the resistance of the Song Army's infantry.  But their tactics failed.  Because the Song Army was fully prepared for the intensive cavalry assault, the most critical point was that the Song Army used artillery tactics to follow the advancing army brigade in time.  In previous battles, due to the inconvenience of transporting artillery, even the Yingyang artillery, which has become famous among the Mongolian army these days, often took a long time to move its firing position, completely unable to keep up with the advancement of the infantry phalanx.  However, the new artillery Huju cannon widely equipped by the Shenwu New Army was able to keep up with the rhythm of the infantry formation.  Zheng Yunming selected the Tiger Cannon among the 173 new inventions submitted to him. The whole cannon weighed only 462 kilograms. Its lightness was unmatched by any old artillery. It only required a qualified draft horse.  Dragging, its traveling speed can completely follow the advancing speed of the infantry, let alone the infantry behind the formation.
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