Chapter 55: Praise the World
The wooden man came to him about thirty steps. When Peng Yuan heard the whistle sounded, the gunshot immediately broke out.
Seeing the smoke rising from the first row of the musket array in the open space ahead, and the dense gunfire sounded, many officials changed their faces and were a little panicked. Even though they had seen the guns and cannons, a corner of the real battlefield was slightly exposed in front of them, it still scared many officials.
Seeing the priest around him, some people in Hanlin were also despised, but they didn't show their strength. Shi Quanbin said to Zhao Zhen: "The real battlefield of the official family is much scary than that now. In addition to guns, there are also cannons. The sound of cannons is constantly shaking, and flesh and blood are flying everywhere, which is not comparable to what they are now."
Although Zhao Zhen was shocked, his face remained unchanged. As an emperor, he still had the most basic calming skills. After hearing Shi Quanbin's words, he just nodded. It was like this that it was like firing a gun. The real battlefield where artillery fire was still not good enough to see it.
The wooden man who was hit by the musket, the soldiers behind him felt it, and immediately stopped, and the others bypassed to show their casualties.
Seeing that the first row fired the gun, he immediately retreated to the third row, and went forward to continue shooting. The row that had just fired the gun had loaded the medicine and ammunition. Di Qing said: "There are the intention of splitting people to open a crossbow and launching a crossbow."
Shi Quanbin said: "The Taiwei who has been through the army for a long time can tell at a glance. Indeed, the musket army fired in turn, which is indeed similar to the splitting of people and launching crossbows, but it is much more difficult. To be calm and skilled in front of the formation, one must practice hard for a long time."
Di Qing nodded: "Liu Hou said that. If you want to be so calm and unconfused in front of the formation, you must practice hard."
After listening to the conversation between the two, the Hanlin nodded and saw some tricks. However, they could not have imagined that Di Qing's eyes were much more difficult than they had checked. Even the current elite imperial guards could not achieve this effect without several months of hard training.
From thirty steps to more than ten steps, most of the original first row of He Chengzhou's troops had suffered losses and nearly fifty people were injured and injured.
Zhao Zhen and the officials saw it, and looked at the cold bayonet in front of the musket, and they were shocked. Before the two armies could connect, more than 20% of the enemy had been in contact. The power of the musket was indeed terrifying.
Seeing that the enemy formation had approached more than ten steps, Peng Yuan's whistle sounded and the drum sounded. While the three rows of musketeers fired their guns, they slowly retreated with the drum beats. Seeing that the musketeers retreated, the rhythm of the gun was still unchanged and the military formation was neat, Di Qing couldn't help but change his face and said to Shi Quanbin: "Dare you ask, how many musketeers can fight like this among the 30,000 troops on Hequ Road?"
Shi Quanbin said: "Of course everyone is like this. The Taiwei, this is the basic skill of training in the army, otherwise it would not be enough to join the army. These 30,000 soldiers were eliminated from nearly 200,000 battalions of Tianxiang Army. After years of exercise, wouldn't it be a lucky chance?"
Zeng Gongliang on the side said, "There is nothing more than just a retreat than before," said Zeng Gongliang, "What's the difference?"
Seeing Zhao Zhen also looking at him, Shi Quanbin cheered up and said, "Look at Nehhan. While they retreated, they kept firing guns, but the military formation was not messy at all. What does this mean? The soldiers' spirits were all about loading, filling bullets, and shooting guns. The steps were all instinct. More than 60 people retreated together, and they could do this, indicating that their pace was the same. With the drum beats, lifting their feet together, and landing together, each step was almost the same. When the soldiers were practicing on the Hequ Road, even the simplest walking, I have seen them in Suizhou before, and there were lines on the ground, and they were not allowed to look at the ground. The soldiers advanced and retreated, and within a hundred steps, they must be consistent with the lines on the ground. If they could not do it, they must practice hard, otherwise they would be punished. Just walk, and the knowledge in the army is very big!"
Seeing Zhao Zhen and the prime ministers and Hanlin nodded together, Shi Quanbin couldn't help feeling a little proud. After several months, he learned these insights, but he was not in vain. Now, whatever the Hequ Road army is just about knowledge. Even the names are no longer called Yingtian Xiangjun, but Hequ Road soldiers and horses replaced them. Such an army is the Xiangjun, so what are hundreds of thousands of imperial guards?
The front army formation fought and retreated, slowly approaching the two behind. When He Chengzhou's army left the two back army formations forty or fifty steps, a whistle sounded, and the two front rows of the two front rows raised their guns together. At a thirty-step range, the two nearby army formations attacked the flanks.
Seeing that the number of wooden people suddenly stopped increased, Liang Shi shook his head repeatedly: "What else can you fight? Before the two armies meet, all the people will die!"
Di Qing said: "Dagan, you can't retreat if you want to retreat. At this time, the front-line military formation retreats, which will easily disrupt the central army and cause the entire army to be defeated. There must be cavalry on both wings of the musketeers. It will be unlucky to pursue the defeated soldiers, and it will be over. The war is to this extent, even if you know that you will die, this military formation will die, and the rest of the troops will retreat. In addition, what you saw in Chongzheng Hall in front is that there is still a mile in front of the musketeers. The military formations that Dangxiang attacked were one after another, and were constantly bombarded by artillery. When the general Dangxiang understood that he was going to die, his central army might not be able to retreat."
Shi Quanbin said: "The Taiwei is right. Most of the central army of Ela Baozhong sent it here for nothing. However, one thing is that the husbands may have thought it a little out of mind. The musketeers will not fight each other when fighting, and the bayonets are equipped with guards to prevent accidents. The swords and guns must be close to each other before they can kill the enemy, and the musketeers are different. After the army tried, the best distance was about ten steps. The formation of musketeers trained is to maintain these ten steps. The strategy once said that if the other party also had musketeers, it would be difficult to kill the enemy when they advance and retreat. Only then would the two soldiers meet. When the musketeers met, the two sides would shoot at about ten steps away. When they fought together, they would have to determine life and death."
Zhao Zhen nodded: "So that's it. The pace just now was the same, and all kinds of things were for this ten steps away from the enemy?"
Shi Quanbin said: "The official is wise. That's exactly what it means. If the other party takes swords and guns, there is no accident and will always be ten steps away from the musketeers!"
Pang Ji sighed: "In this way, using swords and guns to attack musket soldiers is no different from dying."
Shi Quanbin said: "What my husband said is that you can kill people ten steps outside of muskets. What is the use of swords and guns?"
"The muskets and cannons are used in this way." Pang Ji nodded. "Even if 30,000 soldiers are determined, wouldn't Du Zhongxiao attack all the way to Xingfu Mansion? It's not difficult to destroy Dangxiang."
Shi Quanbin said: "My husband, it will not be so easy with the battle of Hue Du. I know that this will happen, which general will come to die? They must guard the city, have deep walls and strong foundations, and will not fight with our army. Knowing that the artillery is powerful, they will also find a way, and it will not be so easy anymore."
After hearing this, some people would smile. Isn’t the Song army like this to the Khitan? I know that it is impossible to win in the field, but I can’t open ponds and build cities? Although heavy artillery is powerful, as long as I can only be willing to give up manpower and material resources, I will build the city more solid. Turning field battle into a tough battle, what are the tools for muskets?
Shi Quanbin said again: "There is still a difficult situation. Although artillery and firearms are powerful, they consume too much materials in one battle. The shells, guns, and a large amount of gunpowder are all expensive, not counting as food and grass. The attacks along the way, artillery and vehicles are easily damaged and difficult to repair. After fighting in the battle of Hue Du, the entire army has done its best and can continue to fight and cannot support it."
At this moment, the front army retreated between the other two armies and retreated all the way, and the word "Pin" would become the word "Pin". At this time, the fool could see that he would continue to attack and the entire army would die. He Chengzhou's wooden man began to retreat.
The three military formations of the Song army stepped forward together and began the entire army to pursue. The enemy's military formation directly attacked the front, while the other two military formations attacked the two wings.
Shi Quanbin saw it and said to Zhao Zhen: "The official family, at this time, Dangxiang's military formation was already in chaos. The pursuit of musketeers was much faster than now. However, our soldiers, if they let them perform the chaos, they would not be able to perform for the time being."
Zhao Zhen laughed after hearing this: "I have been practicing hard for several years, but I only know that the military formation is neat! OK, OK!"
The Jaizhi and the Hanlins laughed together. Knowing that Shi Quanbin has the meaning of boasting, he has the right to boast.
By this time, Zhao Zhen and the officials could understand what was going on in that battle that day. There was no imagined two armies joining each other and fighting fiercely. Except for some accidents in special circumstances, the Song army used muskets to shoot the Dangxiang soldiers one by one. The Dangxiang soldiers died and there was no chance to fight with the Song army. The cold weapons were against the army equipped with muskets and artillery, which was a one-sided massacre.
At this point, no one doubted the power of muskets. It was a consensus among the imperial guards that the comprehensive restructuring of Hequ Road was learned by the imperial guards.
He stopped shooting the last wooden man, Peng Yuan ordered his personal soldiers to stop the drums and crossed his hands in front of Han Qi: "Taiwei, our army has won a great victory! No soldier or soldier has been lost, and all the enemies are wiped out!"
Han Qi nodded with a stern face and took the whistle at the exit. Suddenly he realized that this was a drill, he couldn't help laughing and said to Peng Yuan: "Okay, it's done very well! The whole army is in line and waiting for the military order!"
Peng Yuanchengnuo went back and took his musketeers back and retreated to the initial seat.
Han Qi said to He Chengzhou who came over again: "You put the wooden men together, go back to line up, and wait for the military order!"
He Chengzhou said that he would go back and take people to transport the wooden men together and form an army formation on the other side.
Han Qi let out a sigh of relief. He was like standing on the battlefield just now, and forgot to be in the inner world for a moment. With a slight robe sleeve, Han Qi saluted Zhao Zhen from afar.
Zhao Zhen signaled to flatten and said to Shi Quanbin: "The martial arts performance has been completed, why can't Privy Council come?"
Shi Quanbin held the scepter: "The military discipline of the official family is strict on the battlefield. The Taiwei has not received the oral order from the official family. How dare he leave without permission?"
Zhao Zhen nodded, suddenly realized, and told Xiao Huangmen on the side: "Go and announce the oral order quickly, and speak before the Privy Council!"
The little yellow gate quickly walked out of the gua and ran to Han Qi. After making an oral statement, Han Qi followed the little yellow gate to the veranda.
When he arrived in front of Zhao Zhen, Han Qi held the scepter and saluted: "Your Majesty, I am ordered by the Houyuan to perform martial arts. The martial arts performance has been completed, and the musket soldiers have not lost one soldier and one soldier, and they have all destroyed the other side. Although they cannot fully demonstrate the style of the battle in Shunhua that day, it can also be seen that the wooden man over there has been arranged, with gun holes left on it. Your Majesty can send someone to inspect it. If there is any falsehood, you can punish me for the crime!"
Zhao Zhen nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work in the palace. Today, I will only let me and the officials take a look. Shunde passed the battle and wiped out 60,000 enemies. I saw this. This is an unprecedented victory! The officials can order the soldiers who will perform martial arts, line up and leave the palace, return to the military camp, and wait for the reward. Today, the banquet will be held in the palace, and let these wooden men be placed here. The officials will take a look and congratulate the soldiers on Hequ Road!"
All the officials congratulated Han Qi together. Han Qi sighed in his heart. Du Zhongxiao should have been here today, but unfortunately he has made too great military achievements in the past few months and has shown too strong combat power to lead his troops, so he has to replace him. Without solving the court's trust in him and the Hequlu army, he will not be able to obtain this honor.
Han Qi ordered more than 500 soldiers who were practicing to leave the palace and return to his military camp. Zhao Zhen held a banquet in the open space where he had just practiced, and invited all officials.
Chapter completed!