Chapter 1359
True Strength
Chapter 1359 True Strength
In the past several battles between the two armies in the local area, the Houjin army generally has a certain advantage in terms of military strength, which ensures that they can still pose a threat to the Haihan army even when their weapons and equipment are obviously backward, and let the opponent It is impossible to attack this stronghold north of the harbor with all hands and feet.Of course, part of the reason for this is that the cavalry troops of the Hou Jin Army do have strong combat effectiveness, and they are better than the Haihan cavalry in terms of riding skills and environmental adaptability.Haihan's cavalry consisted of only a few hundred men, each of whom was very precious to the military, so naturally they were unwilling to easily put them into the battlefield where they needed to fight against the enemy.
Without the effective cover of the cavalry, the infantry and artillery of course did not dare to go deep into the inland to face the post-golden cavalry. A combat method that relies heavily on logistical supplies will still be afraid of the rear golden cavalry outflanking their own rear.
And the comparison of troops this time seems to be the same as in the past. Although there are many ships coming from Haihan, Mutbu does not think that the opponent will fight a protracted battle at Lushunkou, and the more than 1000 soldiers under his command will dismount and defend the city. It is the cavalry, which has an absolute advantage in mobility.As long as the timing is right, the Haihan people can only return after a lot of tossing as before.
It was not until the afternoon that the Haihan Army crossed the harbor and began to line up on the coast north of Lushunkou.During the landing of the Haihan army, the Hou Jin army maintained great restraint, and did not even send troops to harass it.Of course, this is also because they have tried halfway before, but after being taught to be human by the Haihan gun, they have already learned the lesson.
"Just watching us land like this, Boarpi is very confident in their tactics!" Wang Tom said with emotion after standing on the deck and watching the situation on the coast with a telescope.No Houjin troops were found in the field of vision, and the distant city that originally belonged to Daming continued to remain silent. It seemed that the Houjin army was planning to hold on as before.
"What kind of tactics can these barbarians outside the customs have? It's not just about fighting the Ming army. It's been a year to cultivate their illusions, and now it's time to beat them!" Qian Tiandun looked eager to fight. Looking forward to this battle as well.
In the fight against the Houjin army in the past year, Haihan did not do his best most of the time. He was just testing the enemy's troop deployment, command system, tactics, etc. The program is continuously revised and improved.Before deciding to occupy this area, the Haihan military has been covering up its combat tactics so that it can defeat the opponent in one go in a decisive battle.
Such a routine is actually not complicated. If Houjin had a strong enough intelligence agency, it would not be difficult to collect various examples of Haihan's battles in the south.If they could learn more about how the Haihan Army dealt with cavalry and city defense in the past, they might have a deeper understanding of the current situation, and they would not arrogantly think that the Haihan Army was "nothing more than that".
The soldiers of the Special Operations Battalion assembled in companies soon after they landed, but they did not wait for all the subsequent cavalry and artillery units to land, they had already formed into the inland area and began to march separately.
If the musketeers using old-fashioned weapons make such a move in front of the enemy's cavalry, they are undoubtedly seeking their own death. The scattered musketeers are like living targets in front of the highly maneuverable cavalry. The successive defeats have fully proved this point.
Not only the Ming army, but also the musketeers who used linear array tactics in this era have the same weakness, that is, they will face the dilemma of insufficient firepower when dealing with high-speed cavalry. If the frequency is chaotic, it is easy for the cavalry to seize the opportunity to break through the formation.As long as the Musketeers lose their formation, their firepower output is almost negligible.Therefore, like European countries in this era, there are still a large number of troops composed of spearmen and musketeers, and the spearmen are responsible for resisting enemy cavalry at close range to cover the musketeers.
However, the establishment of the Haihan regular army has already canceled the formation of the spearmen, basically relying on the stable firepower output brought by the advanced rifles to fight against the enemy.The seven-shot rifle currently equipped by the special warfare battalion has further improved this tactic, and it is basically close to the tactics of the army squads and squads of later generations. Even a small group of people can have a powerful firepower output, and The cooperation between the squads can form a deadly crossfire, even if the opponent is a cavalry, it is difficult to escape under the encirclement and suppression of this kind of firepower net.
However, this tactic is regarded as the secret weapon of the Haihan army. It has never appeared on the Liaodong battlefield before, and the Jin army did not know that the Haihan people still have such a killer in their hands.However, the Haihan army knew that Houjin was good at using cavalry, and every time they confronted Haihan, there would be cavalry sweeping the flanks. As long as they caught the opportunity, they would outflank them. This also made it difficult for the Haihan army to rush to the center left Under the city.However, the tactics of the Houjin army are single. After many trials, Haihan has basically figured out the opponent's tactics, and unlike Haihan, they have room for improvement. The sword, bow and horseback are all of the Houjin army. The capital is gone.
Qian Tiandun formulated a set of risky tactics for the cavalry of the Hou Jin army, that is, to actively split the troops and advance towards the area controlled by the enemy in the form of skirmishers.Of course, this "scattered" does not mean scattered soldiers or scattered sand, but means that the battle formation is no longer based on a linear array, and a certain distance is kept between each combat unit to control a larger area and form crossfire.
Of course, this kind of formation would be regarded as an obvious loophole on the battlefield of this era. No musketeers of any country dared to adopt such tactics, and no cavalry of any country had seen this kind of routine.Qian Tiandun knew that his opponent would definitely take the bait, but what kind of record he could achieve depended on the performance of his subordinates on the spot.This is not the first time that the Special Operations Battalion has adopted a combat method like this, but they have never used it to fight against cavalry before, so the risk is still quite high.
But Qian Tiandun has quite confidence in his subordinates. He believes that after experiencing various battles, the troops he brought out will not mess up in front of any enemy, even if they are famous for cavalry. The same goes for Jin Jun.
Battalion commander Gao Qiaonan is still commanding the special warfare battalion on the front line. In fact, he is currently commanding three combat companies, and according to the plan, the troops will be divided into three routes and slowly advance forward.Although it seems to be marching in a scattered formation, in fact, the squad is the basic combat unit, and the command systems at all levels of the squad, platoon, company, and battalion are also ready to fight, just waiting for the opponent to show up. .
Sun Zhen, who has made a lot of contributions in the special warfare battalion in the past two years, has been promoted to platoon leader, and he commands four squads of nearly 60 people.These four classes seem to be fighting independently, but the distance between the classes has been maintained very well.If you look down from the air, you can see that the four squads are centered on a squad commanded by Sun Zhen himself, and the other three squads are scattered around the periphery at an angle of 120 degrees.In this way, it can be guaranteed that when the enemy attacks from any angle, at least three squads can engage with it at the first time and form a firepower network.There are at least forty continuous-fire rifles in three squads. The firepower output is basically equivalent to a company using traditional single-shot muskets, and it is no problem to deal with the scale of hundreds of cavalry.
And the company commander of Sun Zhen's company, Amakusa Shiro, also personally led a platoon to sit in the center, and the other three platoons surrounded the outside in the same way, forming a support for each other.The firepower network between platoons is even stronger. If a platoon-level combat unit is enough to deal with enemy cavalry of a hundred cavalry, then the lethality of this coordinated combat between platoons and platoons has at least tripled or quadrupled.
In order to ensure that the three-way troops could take care of each other, Qian Tiandun asked the cavalry who landed later to take on the task of supporting the communication between the three-way infantry.Although the cavalry brought by Harukon this time is only half of the cavalry battalion, considering the combat power bonus brought by individual equipment, the generals believe that the combat power of more than 100 cavalry is enough to implement this combat plan up.
If this still can't resist the opponent's cavalry, then Qian Tiandun's plan is to let the cavalry battalion cover the infantry's retreat, and then the artillery on the rear position will provide cover for the retreating troops.Of course, it is not a last resort. Qian Tiandun does not intend to activate this backup plan, because it means that the special warfare battalion will suffer a lot of damage. The chance of being dispersed by enemy cavalry will also increase accordingly.
Although this kind of combat plan has certain risks, after discussing with several other generals, Qian Tiandun still thinks that this method is probably the most effective way to defeat the enemy's cavalry and kill their vital forces.Because the number of Haihan cavalry is limited, as long as the opponent does not charge, it is almost impossible to form a situation where the golden cavalry will be killed. Even if Haihan can break through the city, the opponent can see that the situation is not good. The Lord's army can't intercept all the opponent's cavalry.
Only Qian Tiandun's plan to lure the enemy to attack could lead the post-golden cavalry into the arranged killing formation.As long as it can cause enough damage to the opponent, winter is just around the corner. In the future, with Jin's almost primitive armed level, it will be too late to send troops from Liaodong to organize troops to seize Lushunkou.
The actions of the Haihan army naturally fell into the eyes of Mutbu who was watching the battle on the top of the city. He watched for a long time and still couldn't believe his eyes—the Haihan people gave up the most powerful musket formation and beat the infantry just like that. Press it up before it's gone.Is it because the Haihan people think that they are unparalleled in force, or do they think that the sabers of the Houjin cavalry are blunt?
Mutbu was relatively cautious at the moment. Even after seeing the almost stupid formation of the Haihan Army, he still did not rush to order the two cavalry lurking outside the city to attack.Mutbu knew that the Haihan army was not weak, even far stronger than Houjin's other opponents. Several predecessors who died at Lushunkou had already proved this with their lives, so he was also very worried that the Haihan people would make such a move It's deliberately luring yourself into the bait.
But the generals under his command couldn't hold back seeing such a scene, and they all took the initiative to ask him to fight, wanting to rush out of the city as soon as possible to harvest a wave of heads.After all, this is the first time I have encountered such an opportunity after dealing with the Haihan people so many times. All the post-gold warriors grew up on horseback, and at a glance, they have already realized what the other party's "negligence" caused. The huge defensive loopholes left behind naturally refused to let go of such an opportunity easily.
Mutbu hesitated for a long time. Seeing that the opponent's infantry was far away from the coastline, they should have been out of the range of the naval guns, and there was no cavalry escort. At the moment, he felt that the opponent probably hadn't suffered any big losses in Lushun this year, so This time it was really a little too much to resort to such a stupid move.But the opportunity is fleeting. If the opponent waits for the opponent to march to the city to complete the regrouping, then it will be too difficult for the cavalry to break up their team.
"Pass my order, play the semaphore, and let the two cows outside the city attack!" Mutbu finally made up his mind, and this opportunity is still worth fighting for.He didn't even need to give more detailed instructions. The cavalry outside the city naturally knew what to do when they saw this situation.
The cavalry uses their own mobility to cut the infantry formation and then annihilate them separately. This is one of the most basic cavalry tactics.Now that the infantry formation of the Haihan Army is so scattered, if you don't know how to operate it, then Niu Lue, who leads the team in command of the battle, can really be dragged out and beheaded.
Soon two flags were raised from the top of the city, which respectively represented the two rear golden cavalry lurking outside the city. Seeing the signal of the flag raised, it meant that Jiala Erzhen Mutebu had issued a battle order.The two cavalry who were already ready to move suddenly appeared from the forest, and slowly accelerated from the flanks to cover and kill the advancing Haihan army.
The reason why they did not charge directly is also the combat experience of the post-Golden Cavalry. Slowly speeding up allows the horses to gradually adapt to the rhythm of the battle, and at the same time gradually exerts pressure on the enemy.If the opponent chooses to retreat after seeing the appearance of the cavalry, it is much easier to chase the opponent who is running than to confront the opponent head-on.This kind of combat experience has been verified many times in the Ming army. In the eyes of the Houjin cavalry, the psychological quality of the infantry of the Haihan army should not be much better.
Almost at the same time as the Houjin cavalry appeared, the marching Haihan army had stopped and began to adjust their formation under the command of the officers, preparing to fight the Houjin cavalry who were slowly approaching.
(End of this chapter)
In the past several battles between the two armies in the local area, the Houjin army generally has a certain advantage in terms of military strength, which ensures that they can still pose a threat to the Haihan army even when their weapons and equipment are obviously backward, and let the opponent It is impossible to attack this stronghold north of the harbor with all hands and feet.Of course, part of the reason for this is that the cavalry troops of the Hou Jin Army do have strong combat effectiveness, and they are better than the Haihan cavalry in terms of riding skills and environmental adaptability.Haihan's cavalry consisted of only a few hundred men, each of whom was very precious to the military, so naturally they were unwilling to easily put them into the battlefield where they needed to fight against the enemy.
Without the effective cover of the cavalry, the infantry and artillery of course did not dare to go deep into the inland to face the post-golden cavalry. A combat method that relies heavily on logistical supplies will still be afraid of the rear golden cavalry outflanking their own rear.
And the comparison of troops this time seems to be the same as in the past. Although there are many ships coming from Haihan, Mutbu does not think that the opponent will fight a protracted battle at Lushunkou, and the more than 1000 soldiers under his command will dismount and defend the city. It is the cavalry, which has an absolute advantage in mobility.As long as the timing is right, the Haihan people can only return after a lot of tossing as before.
It was not until the afternoon that the Haihan Army crossed the harbor and began to line up on the coast north of Lushunkou.During the landing of the Haihan army, the Hou Jin army maintained great restraint, and did not even send troops to harass it.Of course, this is also because they have tried halfway before, but after being taught to be human by the Haihan gun, they have already learned the lesson.
"Just watching us land like this, Boarpi is very confident in their tactics!" Wang Tom said with emotion after standing on the deck and watching the situation on the coast with a telescope.No Houjin troops were found in the field of vision, and the distant city that originally belonged to Daming continued to remain silent. It seemed that the Houjin army was planning to hold on as before.
"What kind of tactics can these barbarians outside the customs have? It's not just about fighting the Ming army. It's been a year to cultivate their illusions, and now it's time to beat them!" Qian Tiandun looked eager to fight. Looking forward to this battle as well.
In the fight against the Houjin army in the past year, Haihan did not do his best most of the time. He was just testing the enemy's troop deployment, command system, tactics, etc. The program is continuously revised and improved.Before deciding to occupy this area, the Haihan military has been covering up its combat tactics so that it can defeat the opponent in one go in a decisive battle.
Such a routine is actually not complicated. If Houjin had a strong enough intelligence agency, it would not be difficult to collect various examples of Haihan's battles in the south.If they could learn more about how the Haihan Army dealt with cavalry and city defense in the past, they might have a deeper understanding of the current situation, and they would not arrogantly think that the Haihan Army was "nothing more than that".
The soldiers of the Special Operations Battalion assembled in companies soon after they landed, but they did not wait for all the subsequent cavalry and artillery units to land, they had already formed into the inland area and began to march separately.
If the musketeers using old-fashioned weapons make such a move in front of the enemy's cavalry, they are undoubtedly seeking their own death. The scattered musketeers are like living targets in front of the highly maneuverable cavalry. The successive defeats have fully proved this point.
Not only the Ming army, but also the musketeers who used linear array tactics in this era have the same weakness, that is, they will face the dilemma of insufficient firepower when dealing with high-speed cavalry. If the frequency is chaotic, it is easy for the cavalry to seize the opportunity to break through the formation.As long as the Musketeers lose their formation, their firepower output is almost negligible.Therefore, like European countries in this era, there are still a large number of troops composed of spearmen and musketeers, and the spearmen are responsible for resisting enemy cavalry at close range to cover the musketeers.
However, the establishment of the Haihan regular army has already canceled the formation of the spearmen, basically relying on the stable firepower output brought by the advanced rifles to fight against the enemy.The seven-shot rifle currently equipped by the special warfare battalion has further improved this tactic, and it is basically close to the tactics of the army squads and squads of later generations. Even a small group of people can have a powerful firepower output, and The cooperation between the squads can form a deadly crossfire, even if the opponent is a cavalry, it is difficult to escape under the encirclement and suppression of this kind of firepower net.
However, this tactic is regarded as the secret weapon of the Haihan army. It has never appeared on the Liaodong battlefield before, and the Jin army did not know that the Haihan people still have such a killer in their hands.However, the Haihan army knew that Houjin was good at using cavalry, and every time they confronted Haihan, there would be cavalry sweeping the flanks. As long as they caught the opportunity, they would outflank them. This also made it difficult for the Haihan army to rush to the center left Under the city.However, the tactics of the Houjin army are single. After many trials, Haihan has basically figured out the opponent's tactics, and unlike Haihan, they have room for improvement. The sword, bow and horseback are all of the Houjin army. The capital is gone.
Qian Tiandun formulated a set of risky tactics for the cavalry of the Hou Jin army, that is, to actively split the troops and advance towards the area controlled by the enemy in the form of skirmishers.Of course, this "scattered" does not mean scattered soldiers or scattered sand, but means that the battle formation is no longer based on a linear array, and a certain distance is kept between each combat unit to control a larger area and form crossfire.
Of course, this kind of formation would be regarded as an obvious loophole on the battlefield of this era. No musketeers of any country dared to adopt such tactics, and no cavalry of any country had seen this kind of routine.Qian Tiandun knew that his opponent would definitely take the bait, but what kind of record he could achieve depended on the performance of his subordinates on the spot.This is not the first time that the Special Operations Battalion has adopted a combat method like this, but they have never used it to fight against cavalry before, so the risk is still quite high.
But Qian Tiandun has quite confidence in his subordinates. He believes that after experiencing various battles, the troops he brought out will not mess up in front of any enemy, even if they are famous for cavalry. The same goes for Jin Jun.
Battalion commander Gao Qiaonan is still commanding the special warfare battalion on the front line. In fact, he is currently commanding three combat companies, and according to the plan, the troops will be divided into three routes and slowly advance forward.Although it seems to be marching in a scattered formation, in fact, the squad is the basic combat unit, and the command systems at all levels of the squad, platoon, company, and battalion are also ready to fight, just waiting for the opponent to show up. .
Sun Zhen, who has made a lot of contributions in the special warfare battalion in the past two years, has been promoted to platoon leader, and he commands four squads of nearly 60 people.These four classes seem to be fighting independently, but the distance between the classes has been maintained very well.If you look down from the air, you can see that the four squads are centered on a squad commanded by Sun Zhen himself, and the other three squads are scattered around the periphery at an angle of 120 degrees.In this way, it can be guaranteed that when the enemy attacks from any angle, at least three squads can engage with it at the first time and form a firepower network.There are at least forty continuous-fire rifles in three squads. The firepower output is basically equivalent to a company using traditional single-shot muskets, and it is no problem to deal with the scale of hundreds of cavalry.
And the company commander of Sun Zhen's company, Amakusa Shiro, also personally led a platoon to sit in the center, and the other three platoons surrounded the outside in the same way, forming a support for each other.The firepower network between platoons is even stronger. If a platoon-level combat unit is enough to deal with enemy cavalry of a hundred cavalry, then the lethality of this coordinated combat between platoons and platoons has at least tripled or quadrupled.
In order to ensure that the three-way troops could take care of each other, Qian Tiandun asked the cavalry who landed later to take on the task of supporting the communication between the three-way infantry.Although the cavalry brought by Harukon this time is only half of the cavalry battalion, considering the combat power bonus brought by individual equipment, the generals believe that the combat power of more than 100 cavalry is enough to implement this combat plan up.
If this still can't resist the opponent's cavalry, then Qian Tiandun's plan is to let the cavalry battalion cover the infantry's retreat, and then the artillery on the rear position will provide cover for the retreating troops.Of course, it is not a last resort. Qian Tiandun does not intend to activate this backup plan, because it means that the special warfare battalion will suffer a lot of damage. The chance of being dispersed by enemy cavalry will also increase accordingly.
Although this kind of combat plan has certain risks, after discussing with several other generals, Qian Tiandun still thinks that this method is probably the most effective way to defeat the enemy's cavalry and kill their vital forces.Because the number of Haihan cavalry is limited, as long as the opponent does not charge, it is almost impossible to form a situation where the golden cavalry will be killed. Even if Haihan can break through the city, the opponent can see that the situation is not good. The Lord's army can't intercept all the opponent's cavalry.
Only Qian Tiandun's plan to lure the enemy to attack could lead the post-golden cavalry into the arranged killing formation.As long as it can cause enough damage to the opponent, winter is just around the corner. In the future, with Jin's almost primitive armed level, it will be too late to send troops from Liaodong to organize troops to seize Lushunkou.
The actions of the Haihan army naturally fell into the eyes of Mutbu who was watching the battle on the top of the city. He watched for a long time and still couldn't believe his eyes—the Haihan people gave up the most powerful musket formation and beat the infantry just like that. Press it up before it's gone.Is it because the Haihan people think that they are unparalleled in force, or do they think that the sabers of the Houjin cavalry are blunt?
Mutbu was relatively cautious at the moment. Even after seeing the almost stupid formation of the Haihan Army, he still did not rush to order the two cavalry lurking outside the city to attack.Mutbu knew that the Haihan army was not weak, even far stronger than Houjin's other opponents. Several predecessors who died at Lushunkou had already proved this with their lives, so he was also very worried that the Haihan people would make such a move It's deliberately luring yourself into the bait.
But the generals under his command couldn't hold back seeing such a scene, and they all took the initiative to ask him to fight, wanting to rush out of the city as soon as possible to harvest a wave of heads.After all, this is the first time I have encountered such an opportunity after dealing with the Haihan people so many times. All the post-gold warriors grew up on horseback, and at a glance, they have already realized what the other party's "negligence" caused. The huge defensive loopholes left behind naturally refused to let go of such an opportunity easily.
Mutbu hesitated for a long time. Seeing that the opponent's infantry was far away from the coastline, they should have been out of the range of the naval guns, and there was no cavalry escort. At the moment, he felt that the opponent probably hadn't suffered any big losses in Lushun this year, so This time it was really a little too much to resort to such a stupid move.But the opportunity is fleeting. If the opponent waits for the opponent to march to the city to complete the regrouping, then it will be too difficult for the cavalry to break up their team.
"Pass my order, play the semaphore, and let the two cows outside the city attack!" Mutbu finally made up his mind, and this opportunity is still worth fighting for.He didn't even need to give more detailed instructions. The cavalry outside the city naturally knew what to do when they saw this situation.
The cavalry uses their own mobility to cut the infantry formation and then annihilate them separately. This is one of the most basic cavalry tactics.Now that the infantry formation of the Haihan Army is so scattered, if you don't know how to operate it, then Niu Lue, who leads the team in command of the battle, can really be dragged out and beheaded.
Soon two flags were raised from the top of the city, which respectively represented the two rear golden cavalry lurking outside the city. Seeing the signal of the flag raised, it meant that Jiala Erzhen Mutebu had issued a battle order.The two cavalry who were already ready to move suddenly appeared from the forest, and slowly accelerated from the flanks to cover and kill the advancing Haihan army.
The reason why they did not charge directly is also the combat experience of the post-Golden Cavalry. Slowly speeding up allows the horses to gradually adapt to the rhythm of the battle, and at the same time gradually exerts pressure on the enemy.If the opponent chooses to retreat after seeing the appearance of the cavalry, it is much easier to chase the opponent who is running than to confront the opponent head-on.This kind of combat experience has been verified many times in the Ming army. In the eyes of the Houjin cavalry, the psychological quality of the infantry of the Haihan army should not be much better.
Almost at the same time as the Houjin cavalry appeared, the marching Haihan army had stopped and began to adjust their formation under the command of the officers, preparing to fight the Houjin cavalry who were slowly approaching.
(End of this chapter)