"Come!"

“Synthetic drill!”

Zhang Zhun was quite satisfied with the performance of the Thunder Cannon and immediately asked them to join the joint training. The artillery must eventually cooperate with other troops to exert its maximum power.

The pure Napoleon cannon is made of bronze. In China where there is not enough bronze, steel is used instead of bronze. The first batch of products have such performance, which is considered good. It can be improved in the future.

The performance of cannons is actually not very important. The key is to be able to play a role at the right time. This tests the tacit understanding of soldiers. The tacit understanding of soldiers is formed during training. Any skill that can be used proficiently without passing through the brain is quite amazing. Of course, it is not easy to do this.

In the afternoon, the synthesis drill of Chuangzizhan and artillery officially began. The main content of the drill is not how the artillery assists the infantry's attack, but how the artillery assists the infantry's defense and counterattack. The main task of the artillery is to block the enemy that surges up like a tide.

The pennant flag in Zhang Zhun's hand was constantly waving, assuming that the enemy launched an attack from different directions, the artillery cooperated with the infantry to launch a counterattack. The core of the counterattack was of course the artillery and infantry operations, and all the actions of the artillery had to give up space for the smooth counterattack of the artillery. Obviously, there were many unexpected situations here.

In fact, the drill was not smooth at the beginning. Because most soldiers did not have such a sense of cooperation, they often had conflicts. The most prominent example was that infantry could easily block the artillery's ballistics. At that time, the cannons were relatively straight. If the distance was close, the shells would have to be penetrated from the middle of the infantry. Before they hit the enemy, they would be reimbursed.

Faced with such a situation, of course, the artillery increased the shooting angle and allowed the shells to pass over the infantry's head. However, in this way, the artillery was too far from the front line and could not observe the enemy's dynamics in time and effectively. At that time, there was no telephone or anything else, and there were few flag words, let alone the infantry guided the artillery to shoot. The artillery's own observation post must be able to see the enemy's movement before commanding the cannon shooting.

Zhang Zhun, who came from later generations, was not very used to this ancient coordinated training of infantry and artillery. Infantry in later generations had radio communication and coordinate diagrams. As long as the accurate coordinates were reported to the artillery, the shells could fall accurately without ten seconds. Now... they could only work together and brainstorm.

After a few drills, everyone concluded that the battle began, the infantry immediately retreated and pushed the cannons forward at the same time. In this way, no one would block the artillery's rays, and no one would block the artillery's observation. The artillery could directly fire the enemy cavalry that charged up. However, this approach was obviously dangerous.

Because artillery is the core of combat. Once you push the artillery forward, if the enemy cavalry rushed towards the cannon without fear of death, even if it was killed by the inertia caused by the speeding height of the war horse, even if it was killed, it could easily crash the cannon cart. The thunderbolt cannon is set up on the cannon cart. Once the cannon cart is destroyed, it will be impossible to continue shooting.

The powerful impact of the enemy cavalry cannot be ignored. Even the cavalry after being killed can hit the middle of the Hu Ben Army's team, and it can kill people. The cavalry's impact and deterrence against infantry, impact and shock. Otherwise, all generals would not attach so much importance to cavalry construction.

Finally, everyone came up with a new idea, which was to let the artillery's observation post stand on the high herringbone ladder, observe the enemy's dynamics, and then command the artillery to shoot. This would be the best of both worlds. As for whether there were herringbone ladders in ancient times, it didn't matter. Didn't Zhang Zhun understand? It was not difficult to create herringbone ladders at all, and it was easy to carry.

Sure enough, the artillery observation post, standing on the herringbone ladder, with the help of the Qianli Mile Mile, can indeed accurately observe the movements of the enemy cavalry, and make accurate judgments and command the artillery to carry out shooting. Judging from the effect of the drill, it is still good. No matter how fierce the enemy cavalry is, it is impossible to rush to the artillery position.

However, the problem of artillery has been solved, but the problem of infantry has not been solved. How can we stop the fierce charge of the cavalry by relying solely on the flesh and blood of infantry? The number of Taurus cavalry is too large, and there are tens of thousands. Even if more than 80% of the cavalry are killed, the remaining 20% ​​can still cause great casualties if they crash into the infantry team at high speed.

The most conservative estimate is that a Tartar cavalry rushed over at high speed, and even if they didn't use the weapons in their hands to directly hit the team of the Hu Ben Army, killing three or four people, seriously injuring five or six or seven or eight. That is not a problem at all. The main reason is that the size of the war horse is too large and the human body cannot stop it. After the rapid speeding war horse suddenly falls to the ground, it can slide forward at least fifty or sixty meters, which is too powerful.

Fortunately, in order to block the impact of the enemy cavalry, the wise seniors have long given a solution, that is, the chariot array. It is a chariot array, not a chariot! The so-called chariots are mainly baggage chariots and side chariots. Once a battle occurs, they will be immediately blocked on the periphery of the troops and blocked the final impact of the enemy cavalry.

The predecessors' teachings are very simple. Once they encounter attacks from enemy cavalry, they will immediately load all the vehicles with dirt and other debris and pile them outside the queue. The defenders hid behind the chariot formation and fought back desperately. In the past, the defenders were mostly archers or crossbowmen. Now, they are muskets. In the distant past, Li Ling used such tactics to block the continuous attacks of the Hun cavalry.

When an enemy cavalry hits the car, of course it will make you feel bloody. After the car is filled with soil, it is still relatively strong. If multiple cars overlap with each other, even the most fierce cavalry will not be able to break it. As long as the cavalry's powerful collision ability can be removed, the cavalry's lethality will be reduced by at least half.

The side van set up by Qi Jiguang and others is somewhat like an ancient armored vehicle. On one side, it is a solid wooden board, which is at least two fingers thick, just blocking the outside, and can effectively resist the bows and arrows shot by enemy cavalry. On the top of the wooden board, multiple shooting holes are dug, and the defenders can fire muskets from the shooting holes. The side van itself is also relatively sturdy and is not afraid of ordinary collisions.

Of course, if an enemy cavalry charges suicide and directly hits the side van, it can still be smashed into the side van. At this time, the power of the soil will be reflected. If a large amount of soil is used to cover the side van, no matter how fierce the cavalry is, it will not be able to hit the side van.

"It seems that the number of people cannot be small!"

Zhang Zhun said thoughtfully.

To equip equipment such as baggage trucks and side vans, the accompanying personnel are indispensable. When the battle starts, these people must load various vehicles into soil as soon as possible, form formations, and put them into battle. This means that in addition to the rushing camp, more infantry must be equipped. In other words, the number of people in the field army must be greatly increased.

In fact, it is not enough to have a baggage cart and a side van. There are also supporting facilities such as deer rock, horse-resisting frame, horse-resisting pile, etc. If you have enough time, you will have much better effect outside the defense line. If you have these defensive equipment, even if the enemy cavalry rushed up, they will be overturned. This means that more manpower is needed.

At the same time, in terms of artillery, in addition to the Napoleon cannon, there must be a conscience cannon. Faced with a large number of enemies like a tide, the power of the thunderbolt cannon is obviously insufficient. At this time, a killer such as the conscience cannon must be used. Practice has proved that the power of the conscience cannon is too strong. If you think that the range of the conscience cannon is short and difficult to use, then it is also possible to use a trencher to shoot an explosive pack.

When necessary, a series of explosives are packed with them will be even more powerful than the grape bomb. The control range of an explosive package can make several Tartar cavalry overturn on the ground. What is more attractive is that the loud noise produced by the explosive package is definitely a powerful shock to the enemy's war horses. The deafening loud noise is very likely to cause countless war horses to fall into a state of terror.

Because it involves complex artillery, infantry, baggage van, side van, and various defensive equipment, one battalion of the Chuangzizhan can no longer meet the combat needs, at least one battalion must be added. Moreover, this battalion is mainly an auxiliary army. In other words, the number of people in the field army must exceed 4,000.

"You have to be equipped with cavalry..."

Zhang Zhun talked to himself.

In addition to auxiliary troops such as infantry, artillery, and baggage, there is another particularly important military service that must be arranged into field corps, that is, cavalry. The Qinglong Legion cannot be beaten blindly or fight back! After blocking the enemy's attack and causing heavy damage to the enemy, the next step for granted is of course counterattack.

However, the enemy cavalry has strong power, and the two legs of the infantry can only passively counterattack and it is impossible to pursue. At this time, if there is cavalry assistance, the power will come out. As a field legion, the Qinglong Legion must be equipped with at least two battalions of cavalry. Once the enemy retreats, it will immediately encircle the two wings, so that the enemy cannot afford to take it.

When Zhu Di made a northern expedition, he used the method of cannons first, infantry pressing forward, and cavalry charge, which caused the Mongolians to suffer a lot. Until now, the Mongolians were still very taboo about the Ming army's tactics. Unfortunately, with the continuous decline of the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, the army's training gradually relaxed, and it was very difficult to mix the infantry, artillery, and cavalry with multiple arms. Otherwise, the Ming army would not be as weak as it is now.

After all, it is still training. Any war between multiple armies cannot be separated from strict and scientific training. The reason why Li Zicheng's uprising army could not defeat the main official army was that they lacked systematic training. The reason why the Ming army was repeatedly defeated by the Tartars was because the training of the Ming army was not as strict as that of the Tartars. The training of the Tartars was still very cruel, and it started from the time they were born.

"practice!"

"Practice hard!"

"Practice hard!"

Zhang Zhun said seriously.

He also knew that his subordinates lacked geniuses, and it was impossible for geniuses like Han Xin, Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun to suddenly appear. But it doesn’t matter. As long as he has perseverance and perseverance, there is no big deal if he lacks Han Xin. As long as everyone has the level of Tang He and Li Wenzhong.

In fact, Zhang Zhun’s requirement is very simple, which is to keep practicing. Start training from the simplest cooperation between artillery and infantry, then gradually add various types of cars, and then join the cavalry. When the training is almost done, pull it out whenever you want. Before that, you should first be a turtle.

In order to strengthen the army's psychological endurance of the impact of the cavalry, Zhang Zhun ordered the infantry to be arranged into columns and then face the impact of the cavalry. When facing a large number of enemies, the psychological quality of the soldiers is more important than military skills. Without extremely strong psychological quality, combat effectiveness cannot be displayed normally. This is true for a soldier and a unit. Those who have read "Soldier Assault" know that there are actually many examples like Chengcai in the army.

"Da da da da!"

"Da da da da!"

"Da da da da!"

When the Huben Army cavalry came, there were indeed many soldiers who were frightened by the rumbling horse hooves, their faces turned pale, their hands and feet were stiff, and their scalp was numb. Some soldiers even trembled with their legs, and the Huben guns in their hands were trembling. In fact, there were only more than 300 cavalrymen, which was far from thousands of Tartars. Hundreds of cavalry gave the infantry such a deterrent force, let alone the overwhelming Tartar cavalry.

When the Hu Ben Army cavalry flew quickly through the middle of the infantry queue, more infantry looked even more ugly. The wind and dust brought by the cavalry, which hit the infantry's faces directly. Some people could not even control their bodies and needed the support of their companions to barely stabilize. When the cavalry rushed over, many people were choked on the mud, and their military uniforms were completely covered by dust, and they looked like they were clay men.

"puff!"

Suddenly, someone sat on the ground.

Then, more people became paralyzed as if they were exhausted.

No one looks down on them. Anyone will feel fearful when facing the impact of cavalry for the first time. Some people who have not fallen are not afraid, but because they are too scared, they are all numb. Since they are all numb, they will naturally not take any action.

"wake up!"

"wake up!"

"wake up!"

The officers who recovered quickly slapped their soldiers and pulled them back from their numbness. Some soldiers slapped them a few times in a row, but they were still in a numbness. The officers had to force themselves to pinpoint their men, and even twist their cheeks vigorously.

"vomit!"

"vomit!"

Some soldiers who had recovered from sobriety had their first reaction, and they actually squatted on the ground and vomited violently. They vomited until nothing was gone, and the jaundice water came out, and then they lay weakly on the ground, dying, as if they were about to die.

Zhiyuan Yang couldn't help but frown.

Is it too much under my command? Is it even vomiting?

"It's okay. When I faced a tank for the first time, I was afraid to die. As long as I passed this hurdle, I would be fine. Nowadays, after overcoming fear, I often fight better. Those who know shame and then brave must be more combat-effective."

Zhang Zhun said relaxedly without any reproach.

In his previous life, when he was trained for tank crushing for the first time, he was extremely nervous. When the tank passed by himself, he was completely numb and had no idea how the tank passed. It was not until his squad leader slapped him hard that he woke up. As a result, his first reaction was to vomit desperately.

Scientifically speaking, this is a normal physiological phenomenon, which many people will have. For fear, the human body has a protective function. It is normal for many recruits to appear afraid of war when they go to the battlefield for the first time. At this time, if a simple-minded officer arbitrarily and rudely executes military law and shoots him, he may actually lose a warrior. A better way to deal with it is to distract him and help him overcome his fear.

After overcoming their fear, these soldiers often become combat heroes. Many heroes in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam have had such experiences, but for some reasons, they did not publicly promote them. In fact, everyone inside knows it. As a non-commissioned officer who specializes in training grassroots soldiers, Zhang Zhun is even more clear.

Similarly, many soldiers who have just entered the army and have poor performance should not think that they have no future. In fact, this depends entirely on the instructor's education level. A qualified instructor should teach according to his aptitude and tap into everyone's potential, rather than simply concluding that this person is not good. He Xiangmei, a generation of gun king, had a very trash shooting score when he entered the army. To be honest, when Zhang Zhun first entered the army, his military skills were not good, and they were all trained later.

"In the future, we will receive three cavalry attacks in the afternoon and evening."

"I'll get used to it slowly."

Zhang Zhun said lightly.

"good!"

Zhiyuan and others were greatly relieved.

After receiving such fear training three times a day, the soldiers' fear of cavalry impact will indeed be reduced a lot. However, in this way, the young man who broke into the camp will become a clay figure three times a day. It is really a fatal training!

"By the way, there is still, half a month later, I will find a way to transfer hundreds of archers to shoot arrows at you, and train everyone to withstand the ability to withstand the Tartar arrow rain."

Zhang Zhun seemed to think that only facing cavalry training was not enough, and he had to add another subject, which was how to bravely face the Tartars' arrow rain. The Tartars were a very stubborn nation. Even if they knew that the muskets were powerful, they would not change their basic concept of establishing a country with cavalry. Therefore, in the future, what they had to face was the Tartars' arrowheads.

As for where the archers are drawn? Of course it is Jinan City. There are a large number of archers in the city defense force in Jinan City. Before changing their weapons to the Huben Gun, the bows and arrows in their hands can play a special role for a period of time. Of course, the arrows used in training do not have arrows.

...

When Zhang Zhun was concentrating on training the field corps, outside Dongjiabao and the southern part of northern Zhili were already in chaos. The Tartars, who suffered losses in Dongjiabao, seemed to be trying to vent all their anger on the Ming court. The Tartar soldiers were divided into many ways, burning, killing and looting everywhere, creating a piece of no-man's land.

After breaking Gaoyang City and forcing Sun Chengzong to commit suicide, Haoge led his army to attack Baoding Prefecture. Baoding Prefecture is a big city with more than 100,000 people inside. Once it is captured, the consequences will be unimaginable. The court cannot sit idly by and watch Baoding Prefecture ignore it. However, the Ministry of War dared not withdraw the troops of the capital. There was no way, so the court had to order Xuanda Army to go south from Changping to rescue Baoding Prefecture.

What Haoge wanted was the Ming army to come to help. The Tatars were now a little lacking in confidence, mainly because they were afraid of being beaten by the Hu Ben Army. So he immediately turned around and went north to intercept the Ming army's Xuanda Army. As a result, the Ming army and the Tatars fought fiercely in Fangshan, Liangxiang and Zhuozhou areas in southwest of Beijing.

Wang Kun, the general of Xuanda, was not the opponent of the Tartars? As a result, the army was shaking after being repeatedly attacked by the Tartars. There was no choice but to retreat to the nearby Fangshan and Liangxiang cities to defend. So Haoge turned his troops south, captured Zhuozhou, and plundered a large amount of wealth and population.

The most powerful Liaodong Legion of the Ming army also tried to go south and join the southern battlefield. However, after the Zhenghong Banner of Commander Ajige suffered a severe blow, it still put a lot of psychological pressure on the Liaodong Legion, forcing Gao Qiqian, the Liaodong Army Supervisor, to dare not go south quickly. Gao Qiqian did not do anything else except sending some other troops to the Tianjin Wei.

Even Ajige was able to mobilize troops and take advantage of the Xuanda Army's journey south and the troops near Changping were empty. With the assistance of the traitors, he captured Changping in one fell swoop. Chao Pichang, the general of the Ming army stationed in Changping, surrendered, and the head of the Ministry of Revenue Wang Gui, Zhao Yue, judges Wang Yuzuo, Hu Weihong and others were killed. Another general, Wang Pu, escaped the disaster because he followed Wang Kun to the south.

"This is a high dive!"

"It's better to die!"

Zhang Zhun was speechless when he received the relevant battle reports.

Ajige's Zhenghong Banner has been severely damaged by the Hu Ben Army. Even if Huang Taiji is supplemented, there will be no more than 2,000 people with combat effectiveness. Gao Qiqian's command has tens of thousands of elite Ming army. Tens of thousands of elite Ming army soldiers dare not make big moves when facing less than 2,000 Tartars. There is no other language except proving that Gao Qiqian is a pig's head.

In fact, in the north of the capital, the Tatars had only a single force of Ajige's Zhenghong Banner. Ajige and Huang Taiji and Haoge in the south were quite far away. If Ajige was besieged, Huang Taiji and Haoge would definitely not be able to quickly rescue. Gao Qiqin had enough courage to eat Ajige's. As a result, Gao Qiqin did not do this, and he missed the opportunity in vain, but also seized the fighter opportunity for Ajige and entered Changping in one fell swoop. Chongzhen used such a person as the commander of the army, and could only say that he was seeking death by himself.

Where was Changping? Not only was the tombs of the emperors before the Ming Dynasty, it was also an important military stronghold. The Ming army reserved a large amount of military supplies here, including arrowheads, grain, and fodder. All of these were the most needed by the Tatars. If the Tatars had to fight in Northern Zhili for a long time, the supplement of these supplies was indispensable. As a result, the Tatars happened to need them, and the Ming army was delivered to their doorstep.
To be continued...