Tian Zhong is now facing the dilemma of fighting on both sides, but as he expected, there has been a targeted plan - expanding the south to the top, that is, defending to the south, attacking to the north, and expanding the depth of the defense surface to gain greater room for maneuver.

When the two sides set up their formations, Sima Chengran of the Eighth Army took off on a hot air balloon to grasp the dynamics of the entire battlefield. After Tian Zhong served as the general manager of the Eastern Front Army, his main energy was to coordinate the overall situation and command the operations of each army. The military work of the Eighth Army was actually presided over by Cheng Ran.

As the first military aide to assist the governor, Cheng Ran certainly has extraordinary insight and judgment, and can make judgments on the battlefield and situation changes at the first time, providing reference for the decisions made by the main general. Now that he may have to face two battlefields at the same time, Tian Zhong must have a clear understanding of the overall situation, and Cheng Ran is naturally the best candidate to serve as an observer.

During the war, Tada Tada learned from various channels that the personal army of the Mongol guards had equipped firearms and trained, but because no one had ever fought with them and had not conducted actual combat, it was difficult to know how good his technical and tactical level and how strong his combat effectiveness were. This was also the first time he showed up on the battlefield.

He also knew Zhang Gui. His father died in the Battle of Yashan and had a deep hatred towards Song. He was also from a family of generals and received a good education in his childhood. He was led by his father's title in his minors. He participated in the quelling of the rebellion of the sect and the Haidao Rebellion, and was brave enough to be the three armies, and was highly valued by Kublai Khan. However, he did not participate in the wars against the late Song Dynasty and could not understand his habits and characteristics of using troops.

Tian Zhong was steadfast and decisive in his actions. He was also a general of all battles. He was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Xiangyang by Zhao Bing and his important responsibilities. He was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the East Group during the second Northern Expedition. Faced with an opponent with unknown strength, he adopted a relatively conservative defensive counterattack tactic in the first battle, and wanted to try the opponent's weight first.

As soon as he met, Tian Zhong saw that Zhang Gui's army was well-trained and had a strict formation, so he knew that his army was well-trained and had strict military discipline. However, seeing that it was not fully equipped with firearms, at least half of the soldiers were still using cold weapons such as crossbows, long swords, and spears. Especially when the cavalry still mainly used cold weapons, they were a little relieved when they were holding a combroach.

You should know that when the new army was formed in Qiongzhou and the firearms were ready to be replaced, Tian Zhong participated in the formation of a teaching team to train and train backbones. He was one of the first people to come into contact with firearms. The musket developed by the young emperor also had a variety of models and were handed over to them for trial, including the Mongols that the Mongols are now equipped.

Therefore, Tian Zhong is not unfamiliar with the mezzanine and knows that its range and power are better than the crossbow, but its hit rate is too low, and its operation is complicated, its firing rate is low, and it is limited in rainy and snowy and strong winds, especially not conducive to water combat. The mezzanine is easily damp or blown out by the wind, resulting in a low ignition rate. However, the manufacturing process is simple and the cost is low.

Looking at the artillery equipped by the enemy army on the opposite side, Tian Zhong shook his head repeatedly. This was similar to the heavy Weiyuan artillery originally equipped by the Song army. It was large in size and heavy in weight, which led to inconvenient operation, slow firing speed and difficulty in marching. Although it was long and powerful, it was still not popular with officers and soldiers. Later, it was only equipped with the artillery division and the army's direct artillery regiment for attacking.

Tian Zhong knew from the emperor that the reason why the coarse benzene was made was due to the material. In order to prevent the blasting, it could only be solved by increasing the thickness of the cannon chamber. After entering Jiangnan, with the improvement of military equipment smelting and processing technology, it has been replaced with lighter cannons, but their power and range have not decreased. The rough Weiyuan cannon was only fixed on the turret to defend the city.

However, when the Yuan army's artillery was launched, everyone was still a little nervous, after all, they didn't know its power and performance. Yue Bin, the commander of the Third Artillery Division, who was in their battle, was also watching the battle in order to get light words. However, after the two rounds of artillery fired, Tian Zhong laughed before he could speak, saying that he was not afraid.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the tricks. Yue Bin joined the bandits since the General's Office established a crossbow artillery team. He grew up as a gunner. He was just thirty years old but he was already an old artillery soldier. He was proficient in the operation of all types of artillery equipped by the Song army and knew the performance of them very well.

When Yue Bin saw that the Yuan army's artillery was scattered after it was fired and did not explode after it landed, he had a basic understanding of the artillery performance and even the training conditions of the Yuan army's equipment.

First of all, the Yuan army's artillery was not accurate. The bounce point either landed dozens of steps in front of the formation, or passed over the front of his side and landed between two queues, and both rounds of launches were like this. Based on this, Yue Bin judged that he lacked sighting equipment, which was entirely judged by visual inspection and feeling.

Secondly, there is another important reason for the scattered bullet points. The Yuan army's artillery did not have fixed ammunition, and the range of the artillery must be adjusted by adjusting the amount of fire, which also leads to a very slow firing rate.

Another thing is that the Yuan army still uses solid bullets, which is much weaker to personnel and war horses, but it still has terrifying lethality to cluster targets, and the hit person is basically out of salvation. However, whether the Yuan army's training level can hit the target depends entirely on luck, and the hit person is also in bad luck.

Relatively speaking, the Yuan army's artillery caused more damage to the Song army than to carry a gun. Its function was similar to the Baizi Gun that the Song army had eliminated. This kind of thing fired shotguns, swept one by one, and because of the large loading, it was more powerful than the musket. However, the weakness was also obvious, and it required multiple people to operate it. The reinstallation speed was slow and it was difficult to shoot continuously, so it could only be used as assault firepower.

Seeing the enemy's operation, Tian Zhong felt a clear idea. Although those artillery had many flaws, they were still the biggest threat to his side and they had to be knocked out. So after almost a few rounds of artillery fire, all the artillery guns were destroyed, and the artillery was injured and killed, turning into a pile of rags.

At this time, facing the approaching enemy infantry, Tian Zhong reversed his past tactics and did not wait for him to enter the best range of continuous shooting guns, but instead gathered fire to shoot as soon as he entered the effective range. He fired first to force the enemy to fight, but outside the range of the Mongols, it was difficult to pose a great threat to the Song army. He could also use his own advantage of rapid continuous shooting guns to quickly defeat him and avoid close combat with him.

In fact, the Yuan army also suffered heavy casualties under the fierce shooting of the Song army, but unexpectedly, they did not collapse. Instead, they continued to attack forward while fighting back, trying to open the gap. Seeing this, Tian Zhong also ordered the front army to line up and attack him, completely defeating him.

The performance of the Mongol Yuan at this time made Tian Zhong and others discover their shortcomings again. Although they also learned the battle line tactics of the Song army, the formation of the battle line was slow, the operation was stiff, and the tactics were rigid, which was far less smooth and flexible than the Song army's transformation. Obviously, they only learned similar shapes, but did not get a soul. They became a fatal factor when they were in the battle.

In addition, the generals of the Mongolian Yuan lacked practical experience in hot weapons and were blindly confident about changing clothes. In fact, they had no idea about the artillery tactics and infantry tactics used by the Song army, which had ridiculous consequences. They were helpless in the face of changes in the battlefield and had no countermeasures. They just rushed forward regardless of casualties and wanted to fight with the Song army in close combat.

If Zhang Gui had not sent cavalry to help, I was afraid that few people would have been able to go back alive. On the other hand, the Song army's tactics to deal with the cavalry were extremely flexible and changeable, and quickly formed a square formation. The cavalry faced the dense rain of bullets, like a forest of bayonets, was difficult to break, and could only walk around the formation and dare not fight head-on.

At this time, Cheng Ran discovered that the enemy troops in the city were gathering and went out of the north gate to attack the defense line of the Third Division of the Eighth Army. However, Tian Zhong did not transfer troops to reinforce, but only issued an early warning to the Third Division. Because in the past defensive battles, with no danger to defend, simple fortifications were enough to withstand the impact of a 10,000 team of the Yuan army; if there were complete fortifications and artillery support, a regiment could make it difficult for the Yuan army to advance.

Now after three days and nights of construction fortifications, the Third Division has established two lines of defense, built fortresses, and arranged defense cavalry traps. In addition to the artillery directly under the division, it has also received reinforcements from a regiment of the Third Division. Now the troops have equipped continuous guns with faster firing speeds, and can output greater density of firepower without changing the troops. Tian Zhong is not worried that he will not be able to stop the Zong Wang Army with worse equipment and low combat effectiveness on the relatively "narrow" front line.

However, another news reported by Cheng Ran attracted Tian Zhong's attention. He found that the cavalry of the Yuan army brigade on the front was mobilizing to his right wing and had the intention to break through the formation from then on. After receiving the report, Tian Zhong immediately realized that the front army had just assaulted forward and moved forward. The enemy cavalry had been raiding his right wing, which led to the disconnection between the front and the right wing front, which led to a loophole in the defense line.

Of course, Tian Zhong understood that the cavalry was very mobile. Once the breakthrough was opened on the right wing, it would divide the right wing and the central army and open a gap. Then the enemy would break into a melee from then on, and the third division would be worried about the enemy from both sides. Therefore, he immediately ordered the direct artillery brigade to bombard the enemy cavalry with rocket launchers to disrupt its deployment and buy time to fill the gap.

Tian Zhong did not let the forward vanguard troops retreat, but ordered them to form a formation on the spot to protect themselves, because he knew that at this time, the enemy cavalry would return and kill them would cause them great casualties. At the same time, he ordered the central army to move to the right to fill the gap, move the rapid-fire artillery regiment forward, insert the space at the joints of each formation, and carry out anti-cavalry combat.

The chief generals of both sides were dispatching troops, and the Song army's artillery fire was overwhelming toward the gathering of enemy cavalry, and the Mongolian Yuan artillery army immediately moved forward to counterattack and suppressed and fired at the Song army's artillery positions. The Mongolian Yuan cavalry had difficulty completing the assembly in the artillery fire of the whole sky, and rushed towards the right wing of the Song army under the leadership of Jia Mao.
Chapter completed!