The main force of the official army was stationed in the northeast of Ruichang City, leaning against the Yangtze River to monitor the movements of the Zhuque Army in Ruichang City.
Because it is located on the Yangtze River in the north and the Chi Lake waters to the south, the terrain south of the Chi Lake is complex, so the Vermilion Bird Army was unable to bypass the official army's garrison and threaten the Yangtze River Ferry and Jiujiang City.The situation has no room for maneuver. The land between the northwest shore of Chihu Lake and the Yangtze River will be the only channel to reshape the pattern and a destined battlefield.
On the first day of February of the third year of Xuande, the main force of Yongding Camp left the city and soon rushed into the Shenji Camp, and the two armies formed a confrontation.
In a competition without any tricks, whoever has the strength of the army will win.
Before this, Zhu Heng sent envoys to the Han Wang Army twice for help, demanding that the two armies temporarily unite and jointly attack the Shenji Camp. According to the envoy's report, Wang Shishun, the chief general of the Han Wang Army, had agreed fully.
But many days passed and there was no movement from the Han Wangjun at all. It seemed that they could not count on them anymore.
Due to the low terrain in the middle, Zhang Ning set up the central army on the left wing, next to it was a heavy artillery position, with two or three heavy artillery remaining in field battles, all of which were put into the battlefield.
The army's formation method is arranged in a row, with the remaining unit of the Third Army, the left post of the First Army and the Feng Cavalry Regiment; the center is the entire Second Army; the center post and the right post of the First Army.
The weather is clear today and the spring is bright. The wind from the rivers and lakes is a little wet, but the actual measurement does not affect the release of gunpowder.
The air is clear and visibility is very high. The many troops of the Shenji Camp are clearly visible at a glance. It seems that the Shenji Camp does not have any more mysterious formations such as the Bagua Formation, and the square formations of each unit are arranged vertically and horizontally.
The Shenji Camp is equipped with many artillery carried by carriages, but there are no established cavalry. At first glance, they are full of people and horses.
Zhang Ning sat in a wheelchair and observed the situation on the battlefield for a long time. Later, the preliminary preparations of the various armies were completed, and a group of generals rushed to the central army one after another, meeting the last small discussion before the war.
After roughly repeating the tactics, Zhang Ning finally couldn't help but say: It's up to people to accomplish things, and everyone should do their duty and work together. As long as they do their best, there will be nothing to regret in the future. I hope you all will encourage each other.
The generals raised their hands to greet each other and said something, but because they said differently, their voices seemed messy.
Zhang Ning waved his hand and everyone returned to the army.
Soon, the flag of the central army rose up during a musical roar, and the army was paying attention, and the signal of the war was in place.
Regardless of victory or defeat, many people will definitely die on this day. Zhang Ning has seen a large number of deaths caused by his rebellion several times. There are also some civilian casualties that cannot be seen. In fact, it is the crime of blood in both hands. However, one way can only go black and cannot turn back.
The only thing that is thankful is that as long as the position reaches a certain height in this world, there is no rule to judge a person's sins, only the difference between victory and defeat.
Seeing that each army had almost prepared, Zhang Ning ordered the entire army to advance regardless of the opposite army.He was not willing to wait, so he took the initiative to attack.
Three long horns sounded on the earth, and countless people started to move, and the front line slowly began to move.
Looking at the officials and soldiers two miles away, they were still motionless, waiting for the opponent's attack...
Zhang Ning has studied the tactics of Shenji Camp. This army cooperates with other troops of the Beijing Camp on the Mongolian grasslands. It usually waits for the opponent to charge, then uses firearms to repel the enemy's troops, and then counterattack. An army often has inertial habits, so I guess the Shenji Camp also plans this time.
Nearly 10,000 people were swaying in a single line and advanced in a horizontal line, with a very slow speed.
The long time was enough for the official army to respond and sent scattered rangers to attack the formation. A small amount of blood opened the prelude to the killing, but the sporadic rangers naturally had little impact on the overall situation.
Behind me was a small group of people holding a rough rangefinder to estimate the distance, but it was obviously inaccurate.
Zhang Ning just sat down and observed that he had experienced more battles in this kind of camp, so he could roughly estimate the distance with his eyes.
During the entire advancement, the government army had almost no results, they just waited passively.
After a long time, I suddenly saw a flash of fire in the distance, and in a flash, I heard the sound of cannons.
The official army camp fired. Zhang Ning looked up at the sky and seemed to be able to see the flight trajectory of the shells, but the distance was a bit far away and it was not very real.
On the contrary, a few birds were shocked from a small wood even further away and saw them.
Then more fires flashed, and the more smoke in the air, gradually destroying the clear air.
Some shells fell into the crowd queue, and the mud and debris flew up. From a distance, they looked like a small explosion, but they were just a mess caused by the air waves. Solid bombs could not explode.
Amid the roar of artillery, people's shouts mixed in, and the earth gradually became more lively.
Zhang Ning turned his head and said: He ordered the entire army to stop later.
Zhu Heng agreed, and then sent a messenger to call the trumpeter to prepare to blow the trumpet.
The two of them still had a tacit understanding of cooperation. Zhang Ning felt that Zhu Heng was just a civil servant after all, and his decision in the battle formation was not necessarily good, but it was indeed rare as a staff officer.
In the past, when Zhang Ning was nervous, his decisions were vague, and Zhu Heng was always able to check for omissions and issue accurate orders.
The two armies were about one mile away, and the northern part of the official army (the left wing of the Suzaku Army) began to advance head-on.
Sure enough, the Shenji Camp could not wait for the attack as if it were fighting Mongolia, because they understood that the rebels' artillery was not vegetarian. If they were so close to one mile, if they did not take action, they would soon wait for the rebels' heavy artillery to be installed. Wouldn't they be placed there and be fired in vain?
Seeing this, Zhang Ning shouted to Zhu Heng: Two orders, after the entire army stopped, the left-wing infantry will advance forward to fight, and ask the chief general to implement the tactics we agreed on; second, move the central army camp forward so that the commander's distance will not be too far away, which will affect the command efficiency.
The three groups of the Suzaku Army stopped moving forward one after another, and each unit was adjusted to parallel to the front line.
The artillery on the left has transported the artillery to the predetermined high ground and is unloading and setting up the artillery array.
The infantry troops in the Shenji Camp in front were lined up and gradually approaching.
After a while, a wave of infantry troops on the front of the left wing of the Vermilion Bird Army also attacked head-on, and the two armies were foreseeable to start from the north.
The sound of artillery was intermittent, and all the artillery fired on the opposite side, and there were continuous casualties in the Vermilion Bird Army.
Zhang Ning's ears were buzzing, but he had experienced such a scene and his mind was not disturbed.
The situation in front of him made him guess the opponent's intentions and clean up his own ideas.
As a decision maker on the battlefield, it is natural to adapt to changes, but before the war, I had my own ideas and a series of tactical ideas on how to win, otherwise I would fight aimlessly...
No matter how the situation changes, as long as the final development follows your own thinking, the battle will most likely be won.
The Shenji Battalion took the lead in attacking from the left wing, and you can understand it with a little thought: their target was in the heavy artillery position, and the intention was to defeat the opponent head-on with the infantry, and then destroy the artillery of the Suzaku Army, so as to establish a firepower advantage from the beginning.
At this time, the left wing armies were two or three hundred steps apart.
The generals on the artillery formation sent someone to report that the cannon was loaded and that they had been loaded and they could carry out their first shooting.
Without hesitation, Zhang Ning immediately ordered a volley of heavy artillery.
Several triangular flags on the cannon formation were knocked down together, and a loud noise suddenly sounded in an instant, booming... The earth was trembling, not a description at all, it was indeed moving.
Zhang Ning looked down and saw that his hand on the armrest of the wheelchair was trembling with the wood.
The cannon was fired too fast, and he didn't expect to cover his ears. For a moment, his ears seemed to be temporarily distracted, and even the noisy voices disappeared.
The solid iron bombs flying at low altitude quickly poured into the crowd of the government troops, and many iron balls could be seen constantly bounced on the ground with naked eyes. The 6 or 7 pounds of iron lumps hit the human body during high-speed flight and could not stop, easily piercing through four or five rows of linear square arrays deep.
The official vanguards came to attack and suffered heavy casualties. The gunpowder in the inner chamber of more than 20 heavy artillery ignited and formed a large amount of smoke, which reduced visibility; but the screams from afar made Zhang Ning seem to see the scene of broken limbs and broken arms, and blood flowing with his head.
The Suzaku Army infantry, which was responsible for the left wing attack, was the left whistle of the First Army. The entire whistle was about 800 officers and soldiers, forming four long linear formations, deploying them for firepower coverage.
After a round of field artillery volleys, the official army's vanguard not only suffered huge casualties, but also the camp was torn apart and caused chaos...
Unfortunately, the Suzaku Army's infantry could not take the opportunity to attack them quickly in time; Zhang Ning also wanted to bombard them before the two armies fought, but in that case, the distance between the enemy and us was too close, and with the accuracy of the artillery, he might have to bombard them with his own people.
Within nearly 100 steps of the two armies, the government troops on the opposite side barely restored the combat order after rectification, and a row of heavy grenade guns were set up.Unexpectedly, at this moment, the soldiers on the Zhuque Army suddenly raised their round shields.
This is one of Zhang Ning's tactics. He is very clear. No matter whether the official army's musket is large in diameter or round lead bullets, the barrel naturally has no rifle.
The lead bullet without rotational movement loses a huge kinetic energy during a distance of 100 steps. It may also break the thin armor of the Vermilion Bird Army, but it is difficult to break the shield; using the shield as a musket is still effective at this time, which can greatly reduce the casualties of the first round of volleys.
Besides, the smoothbore gun has a low hit rate. The government army needs to start shooting at 100 steps, so the lead bullet is more likely to float and hit rate is lower.
So Zhang Ning really doesn't think that brainlessly increasing the caliber of the convex gun is a clever way. If that is the case, everyone's arms race will be compared with the caliber of the convex gun in the future.
With a crackling sound, Zhang Ning was busy watching the battlefield to confirm his vision.
The sound of lead bullets hitting the shield was as jingling as hailstones hitting the roof. Some soldiers in the front row fell down, with slight casualties, but it seemed that the proportion was not large.
A shout came from the battlefield, and the morale of the Suzaku Army was very high for a while. The shield could block lead bullets at a long distance. What a simple question.
People's sense of fear can also be reduced by a shield. After all, there is no need to see a whole row of black muzzles facing you, and they also have more confidence in protection, and their psychological effects are quite impacted...
Just like the role of installing bayonets in later generations, bayonets are rarely used.
Because it is located on the Yangtze River in the north and the Chi Lake waters to the south, the terrain south of the Chi Lake is complex, so the Vermilion Bird Army was unable to bypass the official army's garrison and threaten the Yangtze River Ferry and Jiujiang City.The situation has no room for maneuver. The land between the northwest shore of Chihu Lake and the Yangtze River will be the only channel to reshape the pattern and a destined battlefield.
On the first day of February of the third year of Xuande, the main force of Yongding Camp left the city and soon rushed into the Shenji Camp, and the two armies formed a confrontation.
In a competition without any tricks, whoever has the strength of the army will win.
Before this, Zhu Heng sent envoys to the Han Wang Army twice for help, demanding that the two armies temporarily unite and jointly attack the Shenji Camp. According to the envoy's report, Wang Shishun, the chief general of the Han Wang Army, had agreed fully.
But many days passed and there was no movement from the Han Wangjun at all. It seemed that they could not count on them anymore.
Due to the low terrain in the middle, Zhang Ning set up the central army on the left wing, next to it was a heavy artillery position, with two or three heavy artillery remaining in field battles, all of which were put into the battlefield.
The army's formation method is arranged in a row, with the remaining unit of the Third Army, the left post of the First Army and the Feng Cavalry Regiment; the center is the entire Second Army; the center post and the right post of the First Army.
The weather is clear today and the spring is bright. The wind from the rivers and lakes is a little wet, but the actual measurement does not affect the release of gunpowder.
The air is clear and visibility is very high. The many troops of the Shenji Camp are clearly visible at a glance. It seems that the Shenji Camp does not have any more mysterious formations such as the Bagua Formation, and the square formations of each unit are arranged vertically and horizontally.
The Shenji Camp is equipped with many artillery carried by carriages, but there are no established cavalry. At first glance, they are full of people and horses.
Zhang Ning sat in a wheelchair and observed the situation on the battlefield for a long time. Later, the preliminary preparations of the various armies were completed, and a group of generals rushed to the central army one after another, meeting the last small discussion before the war.
After roughly repeating the tactics, Zhang Ning finally couldn't help but say: It's up to people to accomplish things, and everyone should do their duty and work together. As long as they do their best, there will be nothing to regret in the future. I hope you all will encourage each other.
The generals raised their hands to greet each other and said something, but because they said differently, their voices seemed messy.
Zhang Ning waved his hand and everyone returned to the army.
Soon, the flag of the central army rose up during a musical roar, and the army was paying attention, and the signal of the war was in place.
Regardless of victory or defeat, many people will definitely die on this day. Zhang Ning has seen a large number of deaths caused by his rebellion several times. There are also some civilian casualties that cannot be seen. In fact, it is the crime of blood in both hands. However, one way can only go black and cannot turn back.
The only thing that is thankful is that as long as the position reaches a certain height in this world, there is no rule to judge a person's sins, only the difference between victory and defeat.
Seeing that each army had almost prepared, Zhang Ning ordered the entire army to advance regardless of the opposite army.He was not willing to wait, so he took the initiative to attack.
Three long horns sounded on the earth, and countless people started to move, and the front line slowly began to move.
Looking at the officials and soldiers two miles away, they were still motionless, waiting for the opponent's attack...
Zhang Ning has studied the tactics of Shenji Camp. This army cooperates with other troops of the Beijing Camp on the Mongolian grasslands. It usually waits for the opponent to charge, then uses firearms to repel the enemy's troops, and then counterattack. An army often has inertial habits, so I guess the Shenji Camp also plans this time.
Nearly 10,000 people were swaying in a single line and advanced in a horizontal line, with a very slow speed.
The long time was enough for the official army to respond and sent scattered rangers to attack the formation. A small amount of blood opened the prelude to the killing, but the sporadic rangers naturally had little impact on the overall situation.
Behind me was a small group of people holding a rough rangefinder to estimate the distance, but it was obviously inaccurate.
Zhang Ning just sat down and observed that he had experienced more battles in this kind of camp, so he could roughly estimate the distance with his eyes.
During the entire advancement, the government army had almost no results, they just waited passively.
After a long time, I suddenly saw a flash of fire in the distance, and in a flash, I heard the sound of cannons.
The official army camp fired. Zhang Ning looked up at the sky and seemed to be able to see the flight trajectory of the shells, but the distance was a bit far away and it was not very real.
On the contrary, a few birds were shocked from a small wood even further away and saw them.
Then more fires flashed, and the more smoke in the air, gradually destroying the clear air.
Some shells fell into the crowd queue, and the mud and debris flew up. From a distance, they looked like a small explosion, but they were just a mess caused by the air waves. Solid bombs could not explode.
Amid the roar of artillery, people's shouts mixed in, and the earth gradually became more lively.
Zhang Ning turned his head and said: He ordered the entire army to stop later.
Zhu Heng agreed, and then sent a messenger to call the trumpeter to prepare to blow the trumpet.
The two of them still had a tacit understanding of cooperation. Zhang Ning felt that Zhu Heng was just a civil servant after all, and his decision in the battle formation was not necessarily good, but it was indeed rare as a staff officer.
In the past, when Zhang Ning was nervous, his decisions were vague, and Zhu Heng was always able to check for omissions and issue accurate orders.
The two armies were about one mile away, and the northern part of the official army (the left wing of the Suzaku Army) began to advance head-on.
Sure enough, the Shenji Camp could not wait for the attack as if it were fighting Mongolia, because they understood that the rebels' artillery was not vegetarian. If they were so close to one mile, if they did not take action, they would soon wait for the rebels' heavy artillery to be installed. Wouldn't they be placed there and be fired in vain?
Seeing this, Zhang Ning shouted to Zhu Heng: Two orders, after the entire army stopped, the left-wing infantry will advance forward to fight, and ask the chief general to implement the tactics we agreed on; second, move the central army camp forward so that the commander's distance will not be too far away, which will affect the command efficiency.
The three groups of the Suzaku Army stopped moving forward one after another, and each unit was adjusted to parallel to the front line.
The artillery on the left has transported the artillery to the predetermined high ground and is unloading and setting up the artillery array.
The infantry troops in the Shenji Camp in front were lined up and gradually approaching.
After a while, a wave of infantry troops on the front of the left wing of the Vermilion Bird Army also attacked head-on, and the two armies were foreseeable to start from the north.
The sound of artillery was intermittent, and all the artillery fired on the opposite side, and there were continuous casualties in the Vermilion Bird Army.
Zhang Ning's ears were buzzing, but he had experienced such a scene and his mind was not disturbed.
The situation in front of him made him guess the opponent's intentions and clean up his own ideas.
As a decision maker on the battlefield, it is natural to adapt to changes, but before the war, I had my own ideas and a series of tactical ideas on how to win, otherwise I would fight aimlessly...
No matter how the situation changes, as long as the final development follows your own thinking, the battle will most likely be won.
The Shenji Battalion took the lead in attacking from the left wing, and you can understand it with a little thought: their target was in the heavy artillery position, and the intention was to defeat the opponent head-on with the infantry, and then destroy the artillery of the Suzaku Army, so as to establish a firepower advantage from the beginning.
At this time, the left wing armies were two or three hundred steps apart.
The generals on the artillery formation sent someone to report that the cannon was loaded and that they had been loaded and they could carry out their first shooting.
Without hesitation, Zhang Ning immediately ordered a volley of heavy artillery.
Several triangular flags on the cannon formation were knocked down together, and a loud noise suddenly sounded in an instant, booming... The earth was trembling, not a description at all, it was indeed moving.
Zhang Ning looked down and saw that his hand on the armrest of the wheelchair was trembling with the wood.
The cannon was fired too fast, and he didn't expect to cover his ears. For a moment, his ears seemed to be temporarily distracted, and even the noisy voices disappeared.
The solid iron bombs flying at low altitude quickly poured into the crowd of the government troops, and many iron balls could be seen constantly bounced on the ground with naked eyes. The 6 or 7 pounds of iron lumps hit the human body during high-speed flight and could not stop, easily piercing through four or five rows of linear square arrays deep.
The official vanguards came to attack and suffered heavy casualties. The gunpowder in the inner chamber of more than 20 heavy artillery ignited and formed a large amount of smoke, which reduced visibility; but the screams from afar made Zhang Ning seem to see the scene of broken limbs and broken arms, and blood flowing with his head.
The Suzaku Army infantry, which was responsible for the left wing attack, was the left whistle of the First Army. The entire whistle was about 800 officers and soldiers, forming four long linear formations, deploying them for firepower coverage.
After a round of field artillery volleys, the official army's vanguard not only suffered huge casualties, but also the camp was torn apart and caused chaos...
Unfortunately, the Suzaku Army's infantry could not take the opportunity to attack them quickly in time; Zhang Ning also wanted to bombard them before the two armies fought, but in that case, the distance between the enemy and us was too close, and with the accuracy of the artillery, he might have to bombard them with his own people.
Within nearly 100 steps of the two armies, the government troops on the opposite side barely restored the combat order after rectification, and a row of heavy grenade guns were set up.Unexpectedly, at this moment, the soldiers on the Zhuque Army suddenly raised their round shields.
This is one of Zhang Ning's tactics. He is very clear. No matter whether the official army's musket is large in diameter or round lead bullets, the barrel naturally has no rifle.
The lead bullet without rotational movement loses a huge kinetic energy during a distance of 100 steps. It may also break the thin armor of the Vermilion Bird Army, but it is difficult to break the shield; using the shield as a musket is still effective at this time, which can greatly reduce the casualties of the first round of volleys.
Besides, the smoothbore gun has a low hit rate. The government army needs to start shooting at 100 steps, so the lead bullet is more likely to float and hit rate is lower.
So Zhang Ning really doesn't think that brainlessly increasing the caliber of the convex gun is a clever way. If that is the case, everyone's arms race will be compared with the caliber of the convex gun in the future.
With a crackling sound, Zhang Ning was busy watching the battlefield to confirm his vision.
The sound of lead bullets hitting the shield was as jingling as hailstones hitting the roof. Some soldiers in the front row fell down, with slight casualties, but it seemed that the proportion was not large.
A shout came from the battlefield, and the morale of the Suzaku Army was very high for a while. The shield could block lead bullets at a long distance. What a simple question.
People's sense of fear can also be reduced by a shield. After all, there is no need to see a whole row of black muzzles facing you, and they also have more confidence in protection, and their psychological effects are quite impacted...
Just like the role of installing bayonets in later generations, bayonets are rarely used.
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