Chapter 1433
The Power of Landmines
Chapter 1433 The Power of Landmines
When the Houjin Cavalry was less than [-] feet away from the Haihan Camp, a galloping warhorse stepped on a piece of floating soil on the ground. When the horse's hooves just left the ground, a loud bang came under the horse's belly. When it erupted, the war horse and the cavalry on its back were overturned by the blast, and the horse's hoof was blown off at the same time as the explosion sounded.
Before the cavalry could react, explosions sounded one after another on the ground below them, the neighing of the warhorses and the screams of the cavalry came one after another, and in an instant, the rushing team became a mess, and it was difficult to stop the charging. The final journey is complete.
The weapon of mines was not invented by Haihan. In fact, when Song and Jin were at war 500 years ago, the Song army used "gunpowder cannons" buried in the ground to attack the Jin army.In the Ming Dynasty, real landmines with mechanical ignition devices appeared.The shape, characteristics and structural diagrams of more than ten kinds of landmines are recorded in the military book "Wu Bei Zhi" of the Ming Dynasty, and various ignition devices such as stepping, tripping, pulling, and ignition can be used.
In 1413, Jiao Yu's "Huolongjing" recorded: "The bombing process is made of cast iron, empty stomach, put the medicine in a pestle, put it into a small bamboo tube, pass the fire wire inside, and use a long wire to pass the fire groove externally. Buried in the pit, the medicine tank is connected to the steel wheel, and the soil is covered, so that the thief does not know, when the engine is stepped on, it vibrates, the iron blocks fly, and the flames shoot into the sky." When Qi Jiguang was stationed in Jizhou in 1580, he also made a " Drum fire" principle mines, and have actually been used on the battlefield.
However, the reliability and lethality of these relatively primitive mine weapons are relatively limited, and naturally they cannot compare with the mines made by Haihan ordnance using the advanced technology of later generations.The Haihan mine, which uses components such as disc springs, black powder, percussion caps and mature structures, is far more powerful than the original version explored by predecessors. Can even kill horses together.
Although this new weapon has been finalized and mass-produced in the arsenal in Sanya, because the production capacity and cost problems have not been well resolved, it has not been installed in the front-line troops in large quantities, and it is still in the small-scale trial stage.As the first battlefield of the Haihan Army this year, Liaodong has naturally become the actual combat testing ground for this weapon.
When the naval fleet headed north from Zhejiang this time, it brought about [-] A-[-] mines and ten specially trained mine engineers to the front-line troops.Taking into account the enemy's combat habits, Qian Tiandun ordered the sappers to unpack two-thirds of the mines and bury them outside the camp.It's not that Qian Tiandun is reckless, but he considers that the war situation between the two sides will only make mines useful in the early stage, and the Haihan Army will definitely suppress the opponents on the front line of the isthmus fortress in the later stage, and will not use them again. The opportunity for the cavalry to counterattack, then there is no need to wait at this time.
The engineers used these more than 100 landmines to lay out a minefield about [-] meters wide and five meters deep in the wilderness. Although the layout was a bit scattered, the final combat effect was quite good.The post-golden cavalry did not expect such an ambush by the opponent at all. Dozens of landmines exploded almost in a few seconds.
Before they could recover from the chaos, a dense rain of bullets had already been fired from behind the simple fortifications on the opposite side. In the panic, several horses stepped on the buried mines, and they exploded irregularly. Make the scene even more chaotic.
The cavalry directly killed and injured by the mine formation may be less than [-] cavalry, but the chaos caused is difficult to control. war horse.The fighting distance is only a few dozen meters. The cavalry is unavoidable, but it is difficult to rush up with bullets. If you don’t want to be a living target, and don’t want to be blown up by the mines in the soil, you can only quickly turn around and leave. battlefield.
Probably because yesterday's defeat left too many shadows on the Jin army. Although the defense line of the attack target looks more fragile today, it is difficult to have the courage to persevere in the battle after being indiscriminately bombarded by landmines. .No one knew when and how the Haihan army on the opposite side would kill him. Such fear made many cavalrymen turn their horses and start to leave the battlefield without waiting for the signal to retreat from the rear.
Sun Zhen led his troops back to the Middle Route Army camp from the Binhai Heights overnight last night, and this morning, he fought against the Houjin Army for the second time in the camp.The mines that Qian Tiandun ordered the engineers to lay outside the camp were also a novelty to him.When they returned to the camp last night, there were cavalrymen waiting outside. After stopping them, they led the way in a large circle and returned to the camp from the southern entrance.
Although Sun Zhen already knew Qian Tiandun's arrangement at the time, he didn't think too much about this kind of weapon buried in the soil.After witnessing the power of the mine explosion with his own eyes, he confirmed that the effect of this thing was indeed beyond his imagination. The menacing rear golden cavalry did not even touch the side of the Haihan camp, and was already dazed by the bombing.And when he directed the soldiers from the camp to shoot at the rear golden cavalry, many of the other party didn't even know where the bullets came from, and it seemed that they had been stunned by a series of explosions.
The special operations battalion did not take much effort to repel this round of the Jin army's offensive. At least nearly [-] cavalrymen and horses fell into the mud outside the camp.In the past, when Sun Zhen encountered such a situation, he would naturally consider how to clean the battlefield and collect the spoils, but at this time he was thinking about how to clean up the area where the mines were buried to ensure safety.
There is no need for him to worry about this kind of thing. The sappers have already marked the ground when they laid the mines. At that time, they will circle the minefields and march in a detour.As for cleaning, it will probably not be cleaned up for a while, at least until the people and horses in the minefield are dead, otherwise, if the horse is not dead when the corpse is collected, it will be lively if it struggles and explodes a mine. .
"This thing is easy to use, it's easy to use, but it's a bit of a waste!" Qian Tiandun, who was also concerned about this battle, sighed.
According to incomplete statistics, in the battle just now, less than a hundred mines were triggered and exploded by the rear golden cavalry, which meant that dozens of mines were still quietly lying in the soil at this time.Although it was marked when it was buried, it is not difficult to determine the location of these mines when clearing the field, but no one can guarantee that the bodies of the fallen horses and the golden soldiers are just pressing down on one that has already been buried. Triggered mines.For the sake of safety, Qian Tiandun will definitely not let the precious mine engineers take the risk to clear this minefield, so even if the mines did not explode, they can only be temporarily abandoned here, and then they will be cleaned up slowly after a while. .
Of course, as for how to clean it up, it's hard for Qian Tiandun. When the time comes, the captured prisoners of war will be sent to the minefield to clean up the remains. No matter how many people are killed, it won't hurt.Considering that there were still many coerced Han Chinese, Koreans, and some small tribesmen in the Northeast region in the post-Jin army, the targets to be sent to carry out this kind of death mission must have to choose those pure-blooded Jurchen people.
This battle was won very easily because of the use of new weapons that Houjin had no knowledge of.But if you take into account the high cost of these small-scale hand-made mines, the cost of this battle may be much higher than that of fighting directly with guns.Moreover, even if these mines did not explode in battle, it would be difficult to recycle them for secondary use, and they had to leave a hidden minefield in their own control area that was difficult to deal with in the short term, so there were still quite a few drawbacks.
These issues are all factors that a senior general and theater commander must consider when formulating tactics.Qian Tiandun had been a professional soldier in another time and space, and naturally he understood how troublesome an area densely populated with landmines would mean for a peaceful age, so he believed that even if this special weapon could be mass-produced in batches, the military would have no problem with it. It is still necessary to maintain a cautious attitude when using it on the battlefield.If you don't think about it carefully, this thing may also become a double-edged sword.
Different from what some people imagined before the war, the battle was over before the Houjin infantry entered the battle area, and the battle took much less time than yesterday's battle near the coastal heights.Although the scene of the landmine blasting the cavalry was thrilling, the actual number of enemy troops killed was not as good as yesterday's battle.It's just that today's battle was played without any suspense, and the Hou Jinjun didn't even get a chance to struggle. This battle can be said to have destroyed a lot of his confidence.
After the remaining cavalry turned around and fled back, the post-Gold Army seemed to realize that it was impossible, so the front team changed to the back team and slowly disappeared from the sight of the special operations battalion.However, Qian Tiandun is not worried about losing their traces. Harrugong's cavalry battalion has many small teams on the annexe, specializing in monitoring and tracking tasks. Disappeared out of thin air, and news of its movement will soon come back.
After the Jin army was defeated in the first battle, Qian Tiandun expected that the opponent would not appear near the special operations camp again in a short period of time, so he ordered someone to send a telegram to inform the West Route Army and the East Route Army of the battle situation.Not long after, Tom Wang sent a telegram back and forth, expressing his dissatisfaction with the idle state of the East Route Army. After the East Route Army led by the Marine Corps as the main force landed in Dalian Bay, they only encountered a hapless Houjin patrol. Other than that, there was no gain for the past two days.And the East Route Army had to wait for the Chinese and Western troops to act in synchrony, and could not rashly march toward the northward defensive line of the Houjin fortress, so Tom Wang could only telegram and complain boredly by the sea.
Naturally, Qian Tiandun wouldn't take Tom Wang's complaint seriously. He knew very well what the naval commander was doing, that he wanted to snatch all the meat from the army's mouth and eat it by himself.From a certain point of view, Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom are both soldiers of the same kind. They pursue victory, they are eager to prove their worth in life with their achievements on the battlefield, and they simply and fanatically hope that they can climb to the top of this profession. Become a super-first-class general who has never been seen before or since.They will cooperate in the process of carrying out combat missions, but will never give their stage to each other to perform.
For Wang Tom's complaint, Qian Tiandun just laughed it off.If the Marine Corps did not get any oil in this operation, then from the position of the army general, Qian Tiandun is actually happy to see it.After all, the generals in the army are now openly or semi-openly training the special forces under their own command, and the competition for military spending on this kind of organization is also becoming increasingly fierce. Of course, Qian Tiandun does not want too many competitors to compete with him. share of the military budget of the Department of Defense, not to mention the Navy, a natural competitor.
After the battle, the Haihan Army would carry out an inventory of the results, but today this battlefield is indeed a bit troublesome.Facing a lot of broken bodies and amputations, Chen Yixin, who was in charge of clearing the battlefield, didn't look very good. He just asked the engineers to mark the ground, circle the minefield first, and erect warning signs on the periphery to prevent himself People accidentally strayed in.
"Chief, how do you count the number of enemies killed?"
After lingering in Port Arthur for several days, Liu Shang finally got his wish and was temporarily seconded by Chen Yixin to serve as a clerk.Although I was a little nervous at the beginning, I thought that I was in the battalion of the Haihan ace army, and I probably couldn't find a second place safer than this in Liaodong, so I gradually relaxed.Today's short battle, he was also watching the battle in the battalion. Although he didn't quite understand what kind of weapon Haihan deployed outside the battalion to cause such an amazing killing effect, Liu Shang dutifully followed Chen Yixin to the battle zone. , ready to record the statistics of the results.
It's just that he didn't expect that the special operations battalion would designate this battle zone as a restricted area, and no one was allowed to step into it.Of course, after seeing the death of these post-Golden Cavalry with his own eyes, he had absolutely no idea of going anywhere to check.According to the information Chen Yixin told him, the mines buried in the soil were enough to blow him up to the height of a second-story building, and then he would most likely die before landing.Although Liu Shang was not timid, he did not want to make such a dangerous attempt.
Chen Yixin replied: "You just need to remember the approximate number. Some people have been bombed into several sections. It is difficult to count the number of horses. One horse corresponds to one cavalry, but more people must die than horses. "
Liu Shang nodded and said yes. After some enemy cavalrymen were shot and fell off their horses during the battle, the horses ran away on their own, but people couldn't run away, so Chen Yixin's words made sense.Based on the record of the special operations battalion, it does not matter whether it is more or less the number of annihilated enemy troops, after all, Haihan does not use the number of heads to count merits, but to achieve combat goals as the main consideration.
(End of this chapter)
When the Houjin Cavalry was less than [-] feet away from the Haihan Camp, a galloping warhorse stepped on a piece of floating soil on the ground. When the horse's hooves just left the ground, a loud bang came under the horse's belly. When it erupted, the war horse and the cavalry on its back were overturned by the blast, and the horse's hoof was blown off at the same time as the explosion sounded.
Before the cavalry could react, explosions sounded one after another on the ground below them, the neighing of the warhorses and the screams of the cavalry came one after another, and in an instant, the rushing team became a mess, and it was difficult to stop the charging. The final journey is complete.
The weapon of mines was not invented by Haihan. In fact, when Song and Jin were at war 500 years ago, the Song army used "gunpowder cannons" buried in the ground to attack the Jin army.In the Ming Dynasty, real landmines with mechanical ignition devices appeared.The shape, characteristics and structural diagrams of more than ten kinds of landmines are recorded in the military book "Wu Bei Zhi" of the Ming Dynasty, and various ignition devices such as stepping, tripping, pulling, and ignition can be used.
In 1413, Jiao Yu's "Huolongjing" recorded: "The bombing process is made of cast iron, empty stomach, put the medicine in a pestle, put it into a small bamboo tube, pass the fire wire inside, and use a long wire to pass the fire groove externally. Buried in the pit, the medicine tank is connected to the steel wheel, and the soil is covered, so that the thief does not know, when the engine is stepped on, it vibrates, the iron blocks fly, and the flames shoot into the sky." When Qi Jiguang was stationed in Jizhou in 1580, he also made a " Drum fire" principle mines, and have actually been used on the battlefield.
However, the reliability and lethality of these relatively primitive mine weapons are relatively limited, and naturally they cannot compare with the mines made by Haihan ordnance using the advanced technology of later generations.The Haihan mine, which uses components such as disc springs, black powder, percussion caps and mature structures, is far more powerful than the original version explored by predecessors. Can even kill horses together.
Although this new weapon has been finalized and mass-produced in the arsenal in Sanya, because the production capacity and cost problems have not been well resolved, it has not been installed in the front-line troops in large quantities, and it is still in the small-scale trial stage.As the first battlefield of the Haihan Army this year, Liaodong has naturally become the actual combat testing ground for this weapon.
When the naval fleet headed north from Zhejiang this time, it brought about [-] A-[-] mines and ten specially trained mine engineers to the front-line troops.Taking into account the enemy's combat habits, Qian Tiandun ordered the sappers to unpack two-thirds of the mines and bury them outside the camp.It's not that Qian Tiandun is reckless, but he considers that the war situation between the two sides will only make mines useful in the early stage, and the Haihan Army will definitely suppress the opponents on the front line of the isthmus fortress in the later stage, and will not use them again. The opportunity for the cavalry to counterattack, then there is no need to wait at this time.
The engineers used these more than 100 landmines to lay out a minefield about [-] meters wide and five meters deep in the wilderness. Although the layout was a bit scattered, the final combat effect was quite good.The post-golden cavalry did not expect such an ambush by the opponent at all. Dozens of landmines exploded almost in a few seconds.
Before they could recover from the chaos, a dense rain of bullets had already been fired from behind the simple fortifications on the opposite side. In the panic, several horses stepped on the buried mines, and they exploded irregularly. Make the scene even more chaotic.
The cavalry directly killed and injured by the mine formation may be less than [-] cavalry, but the chaos caused is difficult to control. war horse.The fighting distance is only a few dozen meters. The cavalry is unavoidable, but it is difficult to rush up with bullets. If you don’t want to be a living target, and don’t want to be blown up by the mines in the soil, you can only quickly turn around and leave. battlefield.
Probably because yesterday's defeat left too many shadows on the Jin army. Although the defense line of the attack target looks more fragile today, it is difficult to have the courage to persevere in the battle after being indiscriminately bombarded by landmines. .No one knew when and how the Haihan army on the opposite side would kill him. Such fear made many cavalrymen turn their horses and start to leave the battlefield without waiting for the signal to retreat from the rear.
Sun Zhen led his troops back to the Middle Route Army camp from the Binhai Heights overnight last night, and this morning, he fought against the Houjin Army for the second time in the camp.The mines that Qian Tiandun ordered the engineers to lay outside the camp were also a novelty to him.When they returned to the camp last night, there were cavalrymen waiting outside. After stopping them, they led the way in a large circle and returned to the camp from the southern entrance.
Although Sun Zhen already knew Qian Tiandun's arrangement at the time, he didn't think too much about this kind of weapon buried in the soil.After witnessing the power of the mine explosion with his own eyes, he confirmed that the effect of this thing was indeed beyond his imagination. The menacing rear golden cavalry did not even touch the side of the Haihan camp, and was already dazed by the bombing.And when he directed the soldiers from the camp to shoot at the rear golden cavalry, many of the other party didn't even know where the bullets came from, and it seemed that they had been stunned by a series of explosions.
The special operations battalion did not take much effort to repel this round of the Jin army's offensive. At least nearly [-] cavalrymen and horses fell into the mud outside the camp.In the past, when Sun Zhen encountered such a situation, he would naturally consider how to clean the battlefield and collect the spoils, but at this time he was thinking about how to clean up the area where the mines were buried to ensure safety.
There is no need for him to worry about this kind of thing. The sappers have already marked the ground when they laid the mines. At that time, they will circle the minefields and march in a detour.As for cleaning, it will probably not be cleaned up for a while, at least until the people and horses in the minefield are dead, otherwise, if the horse is not dead when the corpse is collected, it will be lively if it struggles and explodes a mine. .
"This thing is easy to use, it's easy to use, but it's a bit of a waste!" Qian Tiandun, who was also concerned about this battle, sighed.
According to incomplete statistics, in the battle just now, less than a hundred mines were triggered and exploded by the rear golden cavalry, which meant that dozens of mines were still quietly lying in the soil at this time.Although it was marked when it was buried, it is not difficult to determine the location of these mines when clearing the field, but no one can guarantee that the bodies of the fallen horses and the golden soldiers are just pressing down on one that has already been buried. Triggered mines.For the sake of safety, Qian Tiandun will definitely not let the precious mine engineers take the risk to clear this minefield, so even if the mines did not explode, they can only be temporarily abandoned here, and then they will be cleaned up slowly after a while. .
Of course, as for how to clean it up, it's hard for Qian Tiandun. When the time comes, the captured prisoners of war will be sent to the minefield to clean up the remains. No matter how many people are killed, it won't hurt.Considering that there were still many coerced Han Chinese, Koreans, and some small tribesmen in the Northeast region in the post-Jin army, the targets to be sent to carry out this kind of death mission must have to choose those pure-blooded Jurchen people.
This battle was won very easily because of the use of new weapons that Houjin had no knowledge of.But if you take into account the high cost of these small-scale hand-made mines, the cost of this battle may be much higher than that of fighting directly with guns.Moreover, even if these mines did not explode in battle, it would be difficult to recycle them for secondary use, and they had to leave a hidden minefield in their own control area that was difficult to deal with in the short term, so there were still quite a few drawbacks.
These issues are all factors that a senior general and theater commander must consider when formulating tactics.Qian Tiandun had been a professional soldier in another time and space, and naturally he understood how troublesome an area densely populated with landmines would mean for a peaceful age, so he believed that even if this special weapon could be mass-produced in batches, the military would have no problem with it. It is still necessary to maintain a cautious attitude when using it on the battlefield.If you don't think about it carefully, this thing may also become a double-edged sword.
Different from what some people imagined before the war, the battle was over before the Houjin infantry entered the battle area, and the battle took much less time than yesterday's battle near the coastal heights.Although the scene of the landmine blasting the cavalry was thrilling, the actual number of enemy troops killed was not as good as yesterday's battle.It's just that today's battle was played without any suspense, and the Hou Jinjun didn't even get a chance to struggle. This battle can be said to have destroyed a lot of his confidence.
After the remaining cavalry turned around and fled back, the post-Gold Army seemed to realize that it was impossible, so the front team changed to the back team and slowly disappeared from the sight of the special operations battalion.However, Qian Tiandun is not worried about losing their traces. Harrugong's cavalry battalion has many small teams on the annexe, specializing in monitoring and tracking tasks. Disappeared out of thin air, and news of its movement will soon come back.
After the Jin army was defeated in the first battle, Qian Tiandun expected that the opponent would not appear near the special operations camp again in a short period of time, so he ordered someone to send a telegram to inform the West Route Army and the East Route Army of the battle situation.Not long after, Tom Wang sent a telegram back and forth, expressing his dissatisfaction with the idle state of the East Route Army. After the East Route Army led by the Marine Corps as the main force landed in Dalian Bay, they only encountered a hapless Houjin patrol. Other than that, there was no gain for the past two days.And the East Route Army had to wait for the Chinese and Western troops to act in synchrony, and could not rashly march toward the northward defensive line of the Houjin fortress, so Tom Wang could only telegram and complain boredly by the sea.
Naturally, Qian Tiandun wouldn't take Tom Wang's complaint seriously. He knew very well what the naval commander was doing, that he wanted to snatch all the meat from the army's mouth and eat it by himself.From a certain point of view, Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom are both soldiers of the same kind. They pursue victory, they are eager to prove their worth in life with their achievements on the battlefield, and they simply and fanatically hope that they can climb to the top of this profession. Become a super-first-class general who has never been seen before or since.They will cooperate in the process of carrying out combat missions, but will never give their stage to each other to perform.
For Wang Tom's complaint, Qian Tiandun just laughed it off.If the Marine Corps did not get any oil in this operation, then from the position of the army general, Qian Tiandun is actually happy to see it.After all, the generals in the army are now openly or semi-openly training the special forces under their own command, and the competition for military spending on this kind of organization is also becoming increasingly fierce. Of course, Qian Tiandun does not want too many competitors to compete with him. share of the military budget of the Department of Defense, not to mention the Navy, a natural competitor.
After the battle, the Haihan Army would carry out an inventory of the results, but today this battlefield is indeed a bit troublesome.Facing a lot of broken bodies and amputations, Chen Yixin, who was in charge of clearing the battlefield, didn't look very good. He just asked the engineers to mark the ground, circle the minefield first, and erect warning signs on the periphery to prevent himself People accidentally strayed in.
"Chief, how do you count the number of enemies killed?"
After lingering in Port Arthur for several days, Liu Shang finally got his wish and was temporarily seconded by Chen Yixin to serve as a clerk.Although I was a little nervous at the beginning, I thought that I was in the battalion of the Haihan ace army, and I probably couldn't find a second place safer than this in Liaodong, so I gradually relaxed.Today's short battle, he was also watching the battle in the battalion. Although he didn't quite understand what kind of weapon Haihan deployed outside the battalion to cause such an amazing killing effect, Liu Shang dutifully followed Chen Yixin to the battle zone. , ready to record the statistics of the results.
It's just that he didn't expect that the special operations battalion would designate this battle zone as a restricted area, and no one was allowed to step into it.Of course, after seeing the death of these post-Golden Cavalry with his own eyes, he had absolutely no idea of going anywhere to check.According to the information Chen Yixin told him, the mines buried in the soil were enough to blow him up to the height of a second-story building, and then he would most likely die before landing.Although Liu Shang was not timid, he did not want to make such a dangerous attempt.
Chen Yixin replied: "You just need to remember the approximate number. Some people have been bombed into several sections. It is difficult to count the number of horses. One horse corresponds to one cavalry, but more people must die than horses. "
Liu Shang nodded and said yes. After some enemy cavalrymen were shot and fell off their horses during the battle, the horses ran away on their own, but people couldn't run away, so Chen Yixin's words made sense.Based on the record of the special operations battalion, it does not matter whether it is more or less the number of annihilated enemy troops, after all, Haihan does not use the number of heads to count merits, but to achieve combat goals as the main consideration.
(End of this chapter)