Chapter 1438
Strength gap
Chapter 1438 Strength gap
Qian Tiandun did have high hopes for the Phi Dao Army before the war, and even handed over the flanks of the artillery to them to guard, but judging from the actual performance, the strength of the Phi Dao Army was still far from his expectations.On the one hand, it is due to the performance of the weapons and equipment, and on the other hand, the Phi Island Army still lacks actual combat experience in this new combat method.
Fighting against cavalry by foot is inherently difficult to overcome. Although Haihan has taught Phi Dao a set of relatively mature tactics, this is the first time it has been used on the battlefield, and there will inevitably be some mistakes in dealing with the enemy. place.However, Qian Tiandun did not have the idea of using the Phi Island Army as cannon fodder that Shen Zhixiang was worried about. On the contrary, he did not want this new army to suffer too many casualties in the battle.
After all, Haihan has poured a lot of material and financial resources into supporting the Phi Dao Army, and the target of this new army is now changing from Daming to Haihan, and consuming them is equivalent to consuming Haihan's own strength.Qian Tiandun also hoped that he would be able to gradually incorporate the Phi Island Army in the future, and hand over a part of Liaodong's defense to them. When the battlefield situation prevailed, he did not want this part of the living force to suffer unnecessary losses.
Qian Tiandun did not intend to order the Phi Island Army to withdraw to the barracks immediately, which would cause a big blow to their self-confidence.However, temporarily preventing the other party from sending cavalry to rush to kill, leaving a breather for the Phi Dao army, this is probably the best response that Qian Tiandun can think of at the moment.Although the sporadic artillery offensive was a bit hasty and the shock was slightly weaker, as long as the artillery was fired, the Houjin army in Jijiabao would have to weigh the risks again if they wanted to attack.
After the only artillery fired four rounds at Jijiabao at a frequency of 2 minutes, the second artillery finally joined the attack.The shells of the two six-pound guns were still full of force after flying hundreds of meters and hitting the wall of Jijiabao. However, the effect of such shooting is limited, and the threat is far greater than the destruction. At least the defensive side has not yet Casualties occurred.
Of course, the artillerymen did not expect such a few shells to open the Jijia Fort. The current shooting is mainly for the purpose of school shooting, in preparation for the subsequent large-scale fire concentration.And the most expensive new artillery had just left the camp and headed for the position at this time.
At this time, Yang Guli had been forcibly dragged off the city wall by his adjutants and Qin soldiers, and he was not allowed to continue to watch the battle in the dangerous area where artillery shells would fall from the sky at any time.The decisive charge of Erhe and his subordinates outside the city just now did not cause much emotional fluctuations in Yanguli. Since these people failed to break through the defense line of the Haihan Army, Yanguli would of course think that they were a group The trash with low combat effectiveness will be gone if it is gone, and there is nothing to regret.
Of course, Yanguli also noticed that the Haihan Army formation was obviously weaker on the east flank. If he hadn't sacrificed the damn spear formation at the last moment, Erhe's cavalry would have been able to rush into the formation and kill. Killed.If more cavalry were sent to storm this area, Yanguly was almost certain that he would be able to overwhelm the army there.But just before he was about to give the order, Haihan started shelling Jijiabao. Although it was only sporadic shooting, the south gate of Jijiabao was completely exposed to the muzzle of the enemy army. Ordered to open the door and let the cavalry attack.
Yanguly went down the city wall, but still ordered a thousand-strong cavalry to be ready to attack.If Haihan's artillery bombardment stops, then you can consider sending cavalry to rush to the weak link of Haihan's position.He also vaguely felt that the rhythm of Haihan's sporadic shelling was a bit wrong, but he didn't understand why.If he was a little bit more active and realized that this was because the Haihan artillery was not fully in place, then it was very likely that he would immediately order the all-out, and start before Haihan completed the deployment of the artillery. A chance of victory.
Although there was a cannon on the city wall that could also shoot cannonballs a mile away, Yanguly did not order the cannon to be activated immediately to counterattack the enemy.Because he knew that this kind of single-handed counterattack would not bring much threat to the opponent, but would expose the target due to the firing of artillery, thus attracting the opponent's concentrated fire.Therefore, before the most critical moment, Yanguli didn't want to use this cannon to fight the battle.
In addition to being passive, Yanguoli can't think of a more suitable adjective to describe his current situation.Although the Houjin Army seems to be fighting at home, logically speaking, it should have an obvious geographical advantage, but in fact, it is the Haihan people on the opposite side who really occupy the geographical position.The Haihan Armed Fleet is basically invincible in the nearby waters, and can come and go at any time. Yanguoli also had to deploy many sentries on the nearby coast to prevent Haihan from suddenly bypassing the defense line from the sea and landing behind him.
The land was supposed to be the world of the post-gold and iron cavalry, but the real situation is that the long-range firepower of the opponent cannot get out of the city. Thousands of cavalry can only hide behind the fortress and the high wall, waiting for the opponent to make their own way. Expose flaws.The tricks that the Jin army used to deal with the Ming army in the past seemed to be completely useless here in Haihan.
In the past, to deal with the Ming army's musket formation, the cavalry only needed to use some simple tactics, and they could break through the opponent's defense line in a few rounds, and then they could arbitrarily kill the Ming army with burning sticks.But the firepower output of the Haihan army is much stronger than that of the Ming army, and the rifle shooting interval is very short, so that the post-Jin army began to suspect that the muskets used by the Haihan people did not need to be reloaded at all, but through some evil. The spell to complete the continuous shooting.If there is no firing interval, there will be no attack interval that can be used on the battlefield for the post-jin army, which is simply an insurmountable gap for the post-jin army who must complete the attack through close combat.
In the past, I just heard the report from the front line, saying how good the Haihan army is in fighting, but this time, after seeing the fighting method of Haihan on the battlefield, Yanguli realized that he had thought too much about the difficulty of this confrontation before the war. Simpler.Even if one's own side can use precious cavalry to attack the opponent's position at any cost, it is difficult to cause a large number of effective kills to it.Even if Yanguli is willing to take human lives to pile up, he may not be able to pile up an ideal record.
While Yang Guli was thinking about countermeasures in Jijiabao, Morgan in the Haihan formation made a rare complaint.After the West Route Army under his command stabilized the situation, they turned the coastal heights into a supply point to receive supplies from the sea.He knew that the special operations battalion would be the main offensive mission in this operation, so there were naturally much more opportunities to fight tough battles here. Unable to bear the loneliness, Morgan handed over the command to the lower-level officers, and brought the sniper team to the middle. Rendezvous with Qian Tiandun's special operations battalion.
But after looking at the gatehouse and city wall of Jijiabao from the position for a long time, Morgan did not find any valuable targets - when he started to look around, Yanguli had already left the heights.And Morgan didn't want to expose this special tactic prematurely, so he ordered the sniper team not to shoot at random until they found a valuable high-level target.Only in this way, he and his team had nothing to do for the time being, and he couldn't help complaining that the tactics arranged by Qian Tiandun before the war had problems and did not create room for the sniper team to play a role.
Of course, this kind of complaint is just gossip. The battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and the fighters have to be controlled by themselves. Of course, Morgan will not pin all his hopes on the friendly forces.Complaining is complaining, the telescope in his hand has never been put down. Although there are no valuable targets on the city wall, it is also very interesting to see the changes in the impact points of artillery fire.
An hour later, four new artillery pieces from the Hainan Arsenal were finally deployed at the artillery position.During this period, the sporadic sounds of artillery never ceased. Dozens of shells left a lot of marks on the towers and walls of Jijiabao, but they failed to cause obvious and effective damage.In addition, a few shells hit the city gate, but the gate of Jijiabao seems to be quite heavy, and the shells failed to penetrate even a single shot.
"Try the new guy!" Qian Tiandun, who came to the front line to supervise the battle in person, was also very interested in the power of these new artillery pieces.In fact, the reason why he can come to the front line is to witness with his own eyes whether the new artillery can play a final role on the battlefield.
The artillery operating these four guns is from an artillery company specially established by the Army for this purpose. In addition to more than 30 gunners, this company also has a large group of logistics and technical personnel. Its organization is obviously different from that of ordinary artillery companies.There are more than a dozen large flatbed trucks that provide supporting services for these four guns. In addition to the ammunition loaded, there are also various tools and spare parts for maintenance.
The company commander Longping was an artillery commander who participated in a series of foreign wars such as the Battle of Penghu, the Battle of Miyako Island, the Battle of Taipei, and the Battle of the Zhoushan Islands. With his rank of captain and his military exploits, he should have gone to a higher position. , but the Haihan Army does not have the counterpart of the artillery battalion, so he can only temporarily nest in the position of the company commander.Of course, the company he is currently commanding is unique in the entire Haihan Army. This new type of artillery developed by Haihan Ordnance is currently only carried out by his unit called the Artillery Special Service Company. After a small-scale deployment, most artillerymen did not even know the existence of this new type of weapon.
In July last year, this kind of artillery was unveiled in the Cross 1635 joint military exercise held in the Beibu Gulf, and it showed terrifying power and accuracy in the test shooting and target shooting, which shocked the envoys and military observers of various countries who watched the exercise. .Although this new type of artillery was only a concept weapon exhibited by Haihan at that time, all visitors would not view the appearance of this weapon so simply.Anyone with a discerning eye will know that this weapon will completely break the balance on the battlefield. As long as the Haihans deploy it into the army in a large area, no one will think about confronting the Haihan army on land in the future.
Although there were even more amazing steam iron armored gunboats among the weapons that were unveiled at the time, but that thing was ultimately expensive and had extremely high logistical requirements, and it was unlikely to be installed on a large scale for a foreseeable period of time. Weapons, so the outside world does not care so much about its existence.
Of course, the Haihan military also realized that it is much easier to equip artillery than a batch of ironclad ships. After all, the navy is still invincible in the Far East, and the need for equipment replacement is not so urgent.However, the army needs more powerful weapons to complete combat missions. Artillery is undoubtedly a highly cost-effective lethal weapon.
After receiving the order of Qian Tiandun, Long Ping ordered all four guns to be loaded and fired at the gate of Jijiabao.Only four gunshots were heard, and the seemingly heavy city gate actually burst open. Although it didn't fall, it had already been blasted with several big gaps.
"All four hits, a good shot." Qian Tiandun confirmed the shooting results from the telescope and nodded with satisfaction.
The shooting accuracy and power of this new type of artillery were revealed in this round of accumulative shooting, which greatly surpassed the artillery in active service in the Army.If you insist on picking faults, it is probably the cost of use.The shells of this new type of artillery can only be produced in small quantities at present, and its cost is probably dozens of times that of traditional solid shells plus black powder.
Qian Tiandun did not give Houjin Jun time to react, so he ordered another shot.So the four cannons fired one after another, and the city gate of Jijiabao turned into pieces of wood in the smoke, revealing the space behind it without any cover.
When Haihan launched the first round of artillery bombardment, the shells that penetrated the city gate flew into Jijiabao and killed several cavalrymen who were preparing for the battle at the back. Two cannonballs flew through the door and into the chaotic cavalry, tearing the horses and the cavalry on their backs to pieces.
Yanguli, who was teaching the cavalry, witnessed this scene with his own eyes. Although he was a veteran who was used to life and death, he saw his men and horses instantly turn into a pile of bloody pieces in front of him, and the impact he received. Still pretty big.And the Haihan Army suddenly smashed the city gate with a few shots, which greatly exceeded his expectations. He was stunned for a while before he remembered and gave the order: "Hurry up and block the city gate!"
Of course, there will be no spare city gates in Jijiabao, and the existing city gates have been blasted into pieces, and there is definitely no way to put them back together.In a hurry, they could only fill in the city gate hole with tree trunks, gravel, sandbags and other objects, blocking the passage to and from Jijiabao.
Qian Tiandun was not in a hurry. After waiting for his opponent to be busy in the doorway for almost an hour, he ordered Long Ping to fire another round of artillery, blowing open the doorway that had just been blocked.
(End of this chapter)
Qian Tiandun did have high hopes for the Phi Dao Army before the war, and even handed over the flanks of the artillery to them to guard, but judging from the actual performance, the strength of the Phi Dao Army was still far from his expectations.On the one hand, it is due to the performance of the weapons and equipment, and on the other hand, the Phi Island Army still lacks actual combat experience in this new combat method.
Fighting against cavalry by foot is inherently difficult to overcome. Although Haihan has taught Phi Dao a set of relatively mature tactics, this is the first time it has been used on the battlefield, and there will inevitably be some mistakes in dealing with the enemy. place.However, Qian Tiandun did not have the idea of using the Phi Island Army as cannon fodder that Shen Zhixiang was worried about. On the contrary, he did not want this new army to suffer too many casualties in the battle.
After all, Haihan has poured a lot of material and financial resources into supporting the Phi Dao Army, and the target of this new army is now changing from Daming to Haihan, and consuming them is equivalent to consuming Haihan's own strength.Qian Tiandun also hoped that he would be able to gradually incorporate the Phi Island Army in the future, and hand over a part of Liaodong's defense to them. When the battlefield situation prevailed, he did not want this part of the living force to suffer unnecessary losses.
Qian Tiandun did not intend to order the Phi Island Army to withdraw to the barracks immediately, which would cause a big blow to their self-confidence.However, temporarily preventing the other party from sending cavalry to rush to kill, leaving a breather for the Phi Dao army, this is probably the best response that Qian Tiandun can think of at the moment.Although the sporadic artillery offensive was a bit hasty and the shock was slightly weaker, as long as the artillery was fired, the Houjin army in Jijiabao would have to weigh the risks again if they wanted to attack.
After the only artillery fired four rounds at Jijiabao at a frequency of 2 minutes, the second artillery finally joined the attack.The shells of the two six-pound guns were still full of force after flying hundreds of meters and hitting the wall of Jijiabao. However, the effect of such shooting is limited, and the threat is far greater than the destruction. At least the defensive side has not yet Casualties occurred.
Of course, the artillerymen did not expect such a few shells to open the Jijia Fort. The current shooting is mainly for the purpose of school shooting, in preparation for the subsequent large-scale fire concentration.And the most expensive new artillery had just left the camp and headed for the position at this time.
At this time, Yang Guli had been forcibly dragged off the city wall by his adjutants and Qin soldiers, and he was not allowed to continue to watch the battle in the dangerous area where artillery shells would fall from the sky at any time.The decisive charge of Erhe and his subordinates outside the city just now did not cause much emotional fluctuations in Yanguli. Since these people failed to break through the defense line of the Haihan Army, Yanguli would of course think that they were a group The trash with low combat effectiveness will be gone if it is gone, and there is nothing to regret.
Of course, Yanguli also noticed that the Haihan Army formation was obviously weaker on the east flank. If he hadn't sacrificed the damn spear formation at the last moment, Erhe's cavalry would have been able to rush into the formation and kill. Killed.If more cavalry were sent to storm this area, Yanguly was almost certain that he would be able to overwhelm the army there.But just before he was about to give the order, Haihan started shelling Jijiabao. Although it was only sporadic shooting, the south gate of Jijiabao was completely exposed to the muzzle of the enemy army. Ordered to open the door and let the cavalry attack.
Yanguly went down the city wall, but still ordered a thousand-strong cavalry to be ready to attack.If Haihan's artillery bombardment stops, then you can consider sending cavalry to rush to the weak link of Haihan's position.He also vaguely felt that the rhythm of Haihan's sporadic shelling was a bit wrong, but he didn't understand why.If he was a little bit more active and realized that this was because the Haihan artillery was not fully in place, then it was very likely that he would immediately order the all-out, and start before Haihan completed the deployment of the artillery. A chance of victory.
Although there was a cannon on the city wall that could also shoot cannonballs a mile away, Yanguly did not order the cannon to be activated immediately to counterattack the enemy.Because he knew that this kind of single-handed counterattack would not bring much threat to the opponent, but would expose the target due to the firing of artillery, thus attracting the opponent's concentrated fire.Therefore, before the most critical moment, Yanguli didn't want to use this cannon to fight the battle.
In addition to being passive, Yanguoli can't think of a more suitable adjective to describe his current situation.Although the Houjin Army seems to be fighting at home, logically speaking, it should have an obvious geographical advantage, but in fact, it is the Haihan people on the opposite side who really occupy the geographical position.The Haihan Armed Fleet is basically invincible in the nearby waters, and can come and go at any time. Yanguoli also had to deploy many sentries on the nearby coast to prevent Haihan from suddenly bypassing the defense line from the sea and landing behind him.
The land was supposed to be the world of the post-gold and iron cavalry, but the real situation is that the long-range firepower of the opponent cannot get out of the city. Thousands of cavalry can only hide behind the fortress and the high wall, waiting for the opponent to make their own way. Expose flaws.The tricks that the Jin army used to deal with the Ming army in the past seemed to be completely useless here in Haihan.
In the past, to deal with the Ming army's musket formation, the cavalry only needed to use some simple tactics, and they could break through the opponent's defense line in a few rounds, and then they could arbitrarily kill the Ming army with burning sticks.But the firepower output of the Haihan army is much stronger than that of the Ming army, and the rifle shooting interval is very short, so that the post-Jin army began to suspect that the muskets used by the Haihan people did not need to be reloaded at all, but through some evil. The spell to complete the continuous shooting.If there is no firing interval, there will be no attack interval that can be used on the battlefield for the post-jin army, which is simply an insurmountable gap for the post-jin army who must complete the attack through close combat.
In the past, I just heard the report from the front line, saying how good the Haihan army is in fighting, but this time, after seeing the fighting method of Haihan on the battlefield, Yanguli realized that he had thought too much about the difficulty of this confrontation before the war. Simpler.Even if one's own side can use precious cavalry to attack the opponent's position at any cost, it is difficult to cause a large number of effective kills to it.Even if Yanguli is willing to take human lives to pile up, he may not be able to pile up an ideal record.
While Yang Guli was thinking about countermeasures in Jijiabao, Morgan in the Haihan formation made a rare complaint.After the West Route Army under his command stabilized the situation, they turned the coastal heights into a supply point to receive supplies from the sea.He knew that the special operations battalion would be the main offensive mission in this operation, so there were naturally much more opportunities to fight tough battles here. Unable to bear the loneliness, Morgan handed over the command to the lower-level officers, and brought the sniper team to the middle. Rendezvous with Qian Tiandun's special operations battalion.
But after looking at the gatehouse and city wall of Jijiabao from the position for a long time, Morgan did not find any valuable targets - when he started to look around, Yanguli had already left the heights.And Morgan didn't want to expose this special tactic prematurely, so he ordered the sniper team not to shoot at random until they found a valuable high-level target.Only in this way, he and his team had nothing to do for the time being, and he couldn't help complaining that the tactics arranged by Qian Tiandun before the war had problems and did not create room for the sniper team to play a role.
Of course, this kind of complaint is just gossip. The battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and the fighters have to be controlled by themselves. Of course, Morgan will not pin all his hopes on the friendly forces.Complaining is complaining, the telescope in his hand has never been put down. Although there are no valuable targets on the city wall, it is also very interesting to see the changes in the impact points of artillery fire.
An hour later, four new artillery pieces from the Hainan Arsenal were finally deployed at the artillery position.During this period, the sporadic sounds of artillery never ceased. Dozens of shells left a lot of marks on the towers and walls of Jijiabao, but they failed to cause obvious and effective damage.In addition, a few shells hit the city gate, but the gate of Jijiabao seems to be quite heavy, and the shells failed to penetrate even a single shot.
"Try the new guy!" Qian Tiandun, who came to the front line to supervise the battle in person, was also very interested in the power of these new artillery pieces.In fact, the reason why he can come to the front line is to witness with his own eyes whether the new artillery can play a final role on the battlefield.
The artillery operating these four guns is from an artillery company specially established by the Army for this purpose. In addition to more than 30 gunners, this company also has a large group of logistics and technical personnel. Its organization is obviously different from that of ordinary artillery companies.There are more than a dozen large flatbed trucks that provide supporting services for these four guns. In addition to the ammunition loaded, there are also various tools and spare parts for maintenance.
The company commander Longping was an artillery commander who participated in a series of foreign wars such as the Battle of Penghu, the Battle of Miyako Island, the Battle of Taipei, and the Battle of the Zhoushan Islands. With his rank of captain and his military exploits, he should have gone to a higher position. , but the Haihan Army does not have the counterpart of the artillery battalion, so he can only temporarily nest in the position of the company commander.Of course, the company he is currently commanding is unique in the entire Haihan Army. This new type of artillery developed by Haihan Ordnance is currently only carried out by his unit called the Artillery Special Service Company. After a small-scale deployment, most artillerymen did not even know the existence of this new type of weapon.
In July last year, this kind of artillery was unveiled in the Cross 1635 joint military exercise held in the Beibu Gulf, and it showed terrifying power and accuracy in the test shooting and target shooting, which shocked the envoys and military observers of various countries who watched the exercise. .Although this new type of artillery was only a concept weapon exhibited by Haihan at that time, all visitors would not view the appearance of this weapon so simply.Anyone with a discerning eye will know that this weapon will completely break the balance on the battlefield. As long as the Haihans deploy it into the army in a large area, no one will think about confronting the Haihan army on land in the future.
Although there were even more amazing steam iron armored gunboats among the weapons that were unveiled at the time, but that thing was ultimately expensive and had extremely high logistical requirements, and it was unlikely to be installed on a large scale for a foreseeable period of time. Weapons, so the outside world does not care so much about its existence.
Of course, the Haihan military also realized that it is much easier to equip artillery than a batch of ironclad ships. After all, the navy is still invincible in the Far East, and the need for equipment replacement is not so urgent.However, the army needs more powerful weapons to complete combat missions. Artillery is undoubtedly a highly cost-effective lethal weapon.
After receiving the order of Qian Tiandun, Long Ping ordered all four guns to be loaded and fired at the gate of Jijiabao.Only four gunshots were heard, and the seemingly heavy city gate actually burst open. Although it didn't fall, it had already been blasted with several big gaps.
"All four hits, a good shot." Qian Tiandun confirmed the shooting results from the telescope and nodded with satisfaction.
The shooting accuracy and power of this new type of artillery were revealed in this round of accumulative shooting, which greatly surpassed the artillery in active service in the Army.If you insist on picking faults, it is probably the cost of use.The shells of this new type of artillery can only be produced in small quantities at present, and its cost is probably dozens of times that of traditional solid shells plus black powder.
Qian Tiandun did not give Houjin Jun time to react, so he ordered another shot.So the four cannons fired one after another, and the city gate of Jijiabao turned into pieces of wood in the smoke, revealing the space behind it without any cover.
When Haihan launched the first round of artillery bombardment, the shells that penetrated the city gate flew into Jijiabao and killed several cavalrymen who were preparing for the battle at the back. Two cannonballs flew through the door and into the chaotic cavalry, tearing the horses and the cavalry on their backs to pieces.
Yanguli, who was teaching the cavalry, witnessed this scene with his own eyes. Although he was a veteran who was used to life and death, he saw his men and horses instantly turn into a pile of bloody pieces in front of him, and the impact he received. Still pretty big.And the Haihan Army suddenly smashed the city gate with a few shots, which greatly exceeded his expectations. He was stunned for a while before he remembered and gave the order: "Hurry up and block the city gate!"
Of course, there will be no spare city gates in Jijiabao, and the existing city gates have been blasted into pieces, and there is definitely no way to put them back together.In a hurry, they could only fill in the city gate hole with tree trunks, gravel, sandbags and other objects, blocking the passage to and from Jijiabao.
Qian Tiandun was not in a hurry. After waiting for his opponent to be busy in the doorway for almost an hour, he ordered Long Ping to fire another round of artillery, blowing open the doorway that had just been blocked.
(End of this chapter)