Historically, there have been battles involving tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people. However, when it comes to actual battles, there are not many people who are actually on the fighting line.
Take this battle between Cao Cao and Sun Quan as an example. There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians dispatched by both sides. Then can we say that these hundreds of thousands of people stood in one place and beat each other face to face every day?
Woolen cloth?
Obviously not.
Generally speaking, troops with more than tens of thousands of people need to be divided up. In an era like the Han Dynasty when instant communication was not developed, it was undoubtedly very difficult for one person to directly command more than tens of thousands of people.
Sun Quan attacked in three ways, and Cao Cao also responded in three ways. Cao Cao only sent out troops accordingly after determining that the Guangling-Xuzhou line was Sun Quan's main line of attack.
This is the best way to deal with it besides opening up God’s perspective.
On this day, Cao Jun's sentries and cavalry roared back and forth, occupying a huge area on the battlefield. People in each camp were shouting and neighing, and drums and trumpets were sounding continuously. After the soldiers had eaten the preserved meat early, they began to line up in large numbers.
The civilian husband and auxiliary soldiers rolled out the siege equipment from the construction site and placed it in a safe area two miles away from Ling County, waiting for orders.
Jiangdong's army in Ling County did not attack, and seemed to be just waiting for it. Jiangdong's soldiers on the city wall were shouting loudly, and some people were urging some civilians to carry rolling stones and logs.
On the starting position, the first wave of soldiers of Cao's army were all sitting on the ground. On the one hand, it was to maintain physical strength, and on the other hand, it was also to control order. The various corps commanders were loudly preaching in the queue what should be paid attention to in the battle, regardless of
You can listen to as much as you want. If you listen to at least one more sentence, maybe you will live three more points by then.
On both sides of Cao Jun's vanguard array are archers. These archers are checking the bow strings and arrows, rearranging the arrow feathers one by one, and then inserting them neatly into the quivers. The bow strings and bow arms also need to be tested to
Eliminate certain hidden dangers. Even so, in addition to relatively normal injuries, archers often encounter situations where their own bowstrings break and then accidentally injure themselves or others.
Beyond the archers, there is the cavalry array. As the most flexible mobile force on both wings, it does not engage in direct siege battles, but it is not easy either. In addition to having to detect Lingxian and Lingxian at all times before the war.
In addition to surrounding developments, we must also be responsible for responding to emergencies, such as Ling County opening the city gate for a sneak attack, etc.
After the front line of the large formation, there are various siege equipment.
Cao's army had enough manpower, and there were many craftsmen accompanying the army, and the construction of these siege equipment was unambiguous. There were a large number of hoists, ladders, crash carts, etc., displayed in a large row.
Behind the siege equipment is Cao Cao's central army.
The Chinese army also has various arrangements. Those responsible for guarding, deploying, transporting, and serving as reserves all act according to the flag orders on the high platform of the Chinese army.
The responsibilities of the rear army are relatively simple. One is to take care of some wounded soldiers and separate them into serious ones. The other is to protect Cao's camp from being attacked by a small group of Jiangdong's troops who are surrounding them.
In addition to the flags and golden drums on the high platform of the Chinese army as a means of transmitting command orders, there are also order soldiers holding small order flags high in the array, who are responsible for transmitting orders to the outside world. Whenever Cao Cao issues an order
, the flags on the high platform were waving, and the golden drums were roaring. These messengers would immediately rush to the corresponding troops to confirm again whether the orders were in place.
The complexity of a battle formation may not be truly simulated by any later games in the name of simulation. At most, it can only simulate one-tenth of the complexity.
The more people there are in the battle formation and the more complex the arms are, the more experience and keen perspective the overall situation needs as a commander. To give a simple example, just like the coordination of tanks and infantry in later tactics, siege also requires
The mutual coordination of infantry and siege equipment, but it seems very simple to say, but it is often not so easy to achieve in practice. Either the infantry moves too fast and the siege equipment is not in place yet, and the charging momentum of the infantry has been destroyed.
After being defeated, will the siege equipment halfway up the road advance or retreat?
Good commanders are able to coordinate smoothly and coordinate with each other smoothly. However, bad commanders have their left leg tripping over their right leg and their back hitting the front. There are problems on one side and lags on the other.
Cao Cao was sitting on a high platform, with flags fluttering around him. He looked forward, and there were some auxiliary soldiers and civilians over there, holding wooden shovels and shovels.
Of course, we do not use wooden shovels and shovels to attack the city, but fill in some potholes on the road ahead so that the siege equipment will not cause unnecessary trouble due to bumps when moving forward.
This is the detail processing before the battle. Some generals may not care about this, but Cao Cao is different. These details on the battlefield can, in turn, infer the style and preferences of his commander-in-chief.
Cao Jun is making a lot of preparations before attacking here, but where is the Jiangdong Army in Ling County?
There seems to be no commendable response, just a routine and passive response.
So why?
Man Chong stood behind Cao Cao.
Cao Cao's sharp eyes seemed to have penetrated the city wall of Ling County. Sure enough, Sun's son was deceitful.
Man Chong was silent and didn't say anything. He had already achieved certain achievements in the early stage. Cao Cao's previous words were the final word and the end of Man Chong's mission. Unless otherwise dispatched, Man Chong was basically the same as
Yu was given back his military power and became a staff advisor to Cao Cao.
After all, you can’t favor one person all the limelight, right?
Right now?
So what if it's a fraud?
Cao Cao smiled slightly, then waved his arm and ordered the stone cannon to fire forward! The soldiers in the front line guarded it! The two wings were on guard!
The golden drum roared and the flag flew.
During the sound of the trumpets, the auxiliary craftsmen and others began to push the catapults forward. The soldiers in the front line also formed a defensive posture in front of the predetermined stoning point.
Cao Cao's face was calm, but there was some turmoil in his heart.
General Fei Qian of the Hussars quickly pushed towards Hanzhong, and when the news that he even defeated Yangping Pass and Nanzheng reached Cao Cao, Cao Cao was also frightened.
Back then, Zang Hong accused Yuan Shao of being incompetent and unfaithful, so he rebelled against Yuan Shao. Then Yuan Benchu laid siege to the city. How long did it take? Going a little further back, when Suizao made an alliance, they had enough soldiers, but they faced Luoyang.
The city still has Hulao and other passes, but we still dare not act rashly.
Siege warfare should originally be the most difficult part of cold weapon warfare.
But now the Cavalry General Fei Qian seems to have changed something, making everything different.
Nanzheng
yangpingguan
Perhaps there may be internal agents who have been ambushed by the Hussars in advance, but how could the pass and the city, which had been operated for many years and had a complete defense system, be captured so easily?
Later, based on some more detailed information passed overtly and covertly, Cao Cao learned that catapults became the main means of breaking the city during the siege of Hanzhong, which also stimulated Cao Cao's research and development of siege engines.
People, aren’t they just forced out?
This time when he went south to fight, Cao Cao brought craftsmen with him, and wanted to test the changes in combat patterns brought about by this technology.
What? Why didn’t you use it when attacking Changxi? Haha, isn’t that obvious? Everyone who understands will understand.
Cao Cao had a catapult before, and he didn't know anything about this kind of equipment, but using a catapult to throw kerosene was indeed a brand new idea and combat mode for Cao Cao.
The Jiangdong garrison in Ling County seemed to have no intention of leaving the city to fight or destroy the catapult.
As the catapult was set up, a stone bullet whizzed through the air, then crossed the moat and hit the root of the Lingxian city wall, causing the wall to puff down with dust.
The soldiers of Cao's army shouted in unison, obviously excited that they could hit directly with one shot, even though the shot was somewhat reluctant.
The Jiangdong soldiers on the city wall exclaimed loudly.
Cao Cao stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes slightly.
After the test firing, the remaining catapults also began to be loaded.
With the sound of a drum, catapults began to throw kerosene bombs towards Ling County.
There is nothing secret about kerosene bombs. Even if you don't understand it, you can generally know what it is through a simple description.
Because the overall weight of the kerosene bombs is much lighter than the stone bullets, if the stone bullets are shot under the wall, the kerosene bombs can almost hit the top of the city wall, or they can fly directly into the city wall.
Of course, the deviation of the catapult is still quite large, and the accuracy is impressive. If the two stone bombs or kerosene bombs can hit within ten meters, you have won the lottery. In most cases, one flying bomb will
It is normal for one to hang himself on a branch in the southeast and one to fly to the northwest.
The kerosene bombs hit the city wall of Lingxian County, and many of them flew into the county. The kerosene sprayed out was ignited, and a raging fire burned. The Jiangdong soldiers who were stained by the kerosene howled and made loud noises.
human voice
The fire was raging and black smoke was rising.
The soldiers of Cao's army shouted one after another, some rested their spear handles on the ground, and some slapped their shields with their sabers. They felt their own strength and the weakness of their opponents, so they cheered involuntarily and their confidence doubled.
The horses of Cao Jun's cavalry on both wings were also a little uncomfortable because of the sudden agitation. Although the horses were all short-sighted, their sharp instincts as animals still allowed these horses to detect some abnormalities on the battlefield, and the fire was steaming from the top of Lingxian City.
, the heat wave is rolling, even if there is some distance, it still makes these war horses uncomfortable.
Although it is only the prototype of the extremely crude God of War, it still makes people feel shocked.
Cao Cao looked at it, but his smile was slightly stiff.
Bonin
I am here.
Cao Cao pointed at Ling County in the distance. Do you think the power of this bullet is comparable to that of Hussar?
Man Chong remained silent.
Huh? Cao Cao turned his head slightly and looked sideways at him.
Man Chong lowered his head and said, maybe a little less
Cao Cao burst out laughing. Boning was indeed upright and kind! He also thought so.
Smiling, Cao Cao seemed to be still cheerful on the surface, but there was a trace of worry and helplessness in his eyes.
On the surface, it seems that everyone has similar kerosene, but in fact
Most of Feiqian's kerosene raw materials are petroleum.
The earliest record of the discovery of oil in China comes from the Book of Changes. It is said that there is fire in the lake, and the fire is in the lake. It means that there is fire burning on the water surface. It may be ordinary grease, or it may be oil and gas burning on the water surface. And it can
It is clearly a record of petroleum and is a geographical chronicle of Han Dynasty written by Ban Gu.
His book states that there is flammable water in Gaonu County. Gaonu County refers to the current Yan'an area of Shaanxi Province, and the water is a tributary of Yanhe River. The origin of oil is clearly recorded here, and it is stated that oil is a water-like liquid and can be burned.
combustion.
Later, traces of oil were also discovered in Jiuquan and Yumen areas.
Therefore, it was more convenient in the Han Dynasty. The oil that could be collected directly was basically concentrated in the northwest. That is, it was in the hands of Fei Qian. This made Cao Cao feel itchy just thinking about it. Why can this guy always find some good places?
So what are the raw materials of kerosene for Cao Cao and Sun Quan?
Vegetable and animal oils.
These vegetable oils and animal oils were originally edible. In other words, Fei Qian's use of kerosene bombs was limited by the production of oil, while Cao Cao's kerosene bombs were dug out from between his teeth, making Cao Cao
Under the rule, the already not very wealthy dining table became even worse.
In addition, because Feiqian's fire oil bombs contain petroleum, and petroleum itself is adhesive, its burning effect and lethality are naturally more brutal and terrifying than those of ordinary plant and animal oils.
The painter of Fei Qian's fire oil bombs said that it was the falling of the scorching sun, but Cao Cao's current fire oil bombs did not seem to have the momentum of the scorching sun. To put it simply, it is the difference between small fireballs and large fireballs in magic games. And
The napalm bomb of later generations was probably the meteorite technique.
On the other side of the Lingxian city wall, amid the flames and black smoke, screams continued to be heard, as well as the sound of bricks and tiles collapsing from some houses. In the face of the power of water and fire, personal bravery was nothing to mention.
After several rounds of projection, Cao Cao ran out of kerosene bullets and had to change them to stone bullets.
no way.
That's all. Even vegetable oil and animal oil are limited. After all, Fei Qian's side still accounts for the majority of livestock, while Cao Cao's side has fewer.
Although magic attacks are more terrifying, the damage value of physical attacks is not low either.
It's just that the quality of Cao Cao's catapults was obviously not very good. In just a short time, two of them had their long arms broken, one had its fixed structure falling apart, and another was stuck for some reason and could not rotate.
There were a total of twelve catapults, and four of them broke down within an hour after being put into actual combat. I don’t know whether they should be considered good or terrible.
Even so, under the attack of the catapult, Lingxian was like a ragged man in the cold wind and heavy snow. The only remaining rags could cover the top but not the bottom, so he could only huddle up.
One place, shivering.
Yin Li, who was waiting for the order to attack at the forward position of Ling County, couldn't help but take out his wine gourd from his arms and took a sip to calm down. Then he felt that the dryness of his throat was a little better. He coughed twice and said to the person next to him.
Xia Houjie asked: Colonel Xiahou, when will we go?
Cao Cao's messenger saluted Xia Houjie and then turned away. I don't know if it was because the battlefield was too noisy. Cao Cao's messenger delivered the order close to Xia Houjie's ear, which was slightly different from the previous shouting with his neck pulled at his neck.
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Although Yin Li felt a little strange, he didn't care about it.
Xia Houjie glanced at Yin Li with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
Yin Li thought Xia Houjie was looking at the gourd in his hand, so he smiled and handed over his wine gourd.
Drinking is not allowed in the military.
This is a military regulation, but Yin Li himself is from Mount Tai, and there were no decent regulations before. In addition, Yin Li also likes to drink, so he secretly hid a pot of wine. He didn't want to expose it, but he was caught in front of him.
The scene was so shocking that I forgot about the question for a moment. Xia Houjie was standing aside, and Yin Li opened his mouth to ask, and the smell of alcohol was naturally smelled.
Xia Houjie was stunned for a moment, then smiled, took the wine gourd, raised his head and took a sip, then gave it back to Yin Li, and said: Be careful, you will be caught. Thirty military sticks are not a joke.
Yin Li chuckled and hid the wine gourd, because such a sip of wine made Yin Li feel that he and Xia Houjie were closer. In Yin Li's view, if they can drink together, they are naturally brothers.
Xia Houjie looked at Ling County. When the fire is about to die, it will be your and my turn.
It was also the first time for Xia Houjie to see this kind of scene before him.
Yin Li was a little shocked. Why wasn't Xia Houjie so?
The Jiangdong soldiers in Ling County have never seen such a scene. Most of their kerosene is used in battleship battles, and on top of the city wall, the city will be attacked by fire. It is simply
It was completely beyond their expectation that they were now in the midst of a raging fire, with stone bullets whizzing towards them, miserable howls, and their morale plummeting.
Fortunately, because Cao Cao's kerosene bombs did not have strong adhesion and burning ability, the burning time was relatively short. After some utensils were ignited, some smaller fires were extinguished.
As for those buildings that had been set on fire, Jiang Dongjun had no choice but to watch them burn. At most, they tried their best to grab some items and create a fire barrier.
In the panic, Jiang Dongbing ran back and forth like ants on a hot pot. Fang felt that the fire seemed to have dimmed a little. After taking a breath, he heard Cao Jun's drums roaring outside the city gate!
Cao Jun's infantry began to attack!
The non-commissioned officer of Jiangdong Army howled, warned and organized, and then the situation became more and more chaotic.
As the war drums roared, the first wave of Cao's soldiers, about 2,000 strong, rushed toward the foot of Lingxian County, pushing a dozen or so culls used to fill the moats and trenches.
The chariot has four wheels, on which wooden planks can be erected and soldiers can be hidden. Ordinary arrows, wood and rocks cannot cause any harm to the soldiers inside.
These carriages would place the wooden planks they carried on the moats and trenches, and use them as pillars to build passages, which would make it easier for subsequent soldiers to attack the city.
The Jiangdong soldiers at the head of Lingxian City began to fight back, but I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because the chaos caused by the previous fireball technique has not subsided, or it may be for other reasons. Jiangdong Army’s counterattack is somewhat weak, and Jiangdong soldiers are good at bows and crossbows.
The situation does not seem to match well. The arrows shot seem a bit scattered and sparse. The lethality of Cao's soldiers is indeed not worth mentioning.
