The battle only lasted less than half an hour, and Han Xi's army was scattered by two thousand Huangmen soldiers.
Then Shen Chen brought 5,000 Jiangxia Navy troops to assist, and the Huangmen soldiers fought a tough frontal battle. Jiangxia Navy used crossbows, side attacks, and noise to push back Sun Yi's army on Han Xi's right wing.
When Han Xi and Sun Yi were defeated, Zhou Bo on the left was naturally unable to support himself. He almost broke away and fled without anyone attacking.
After Han Xi's army dispersed in the wilderness and could no longer fight again, Zhou Tai and others on the hill far away were already watching all this with their mouths open.
That's it, win?
"Shen Jun defeated Cai Taiwei's army"
Zhou Tai and others were stunned.
They all thought that this battle would be exciting, and that Shen Chen would be able to command the battle in various ways, and then arrange his troops and command the left and right armies to turn defeat into victory.
Because Shen Chen had previously taught them to have a clear mind when fighting, including drawing pictures and making sand tables, teaching them how to view the battlefield from an overall perspective, thereby cultivating excellent tactical talents.
Although he mainly teaches descendants of the Deng and Shen clans of Huangmenting, he has also taught several such courses to students of Xinye Academy to broaden their horizons.
Therefore, when Zhou Tai and others thought about this battle, due to the huge difference in the number of people between the two sides, Shen Chen would definitely be at a disadvantage from an overall perspective, so he would have to use clever tactics to win.
Zhou Tai and the others were full of confidence in Shen Chen and believed that Shen Chen would definitely win, but what method he would use to win became their focus.
And this is where they want to learn.
I originally risked my life to stay and watch the battle because I wanted to learn useful knowledge.
But he never expected that Shen Chen had no tactics and just rushed over, and then Han Xi was defeated.
Haven't learned anything.
"I remember what Shen Jun taught me, and Lao Tzu said: "A generous approach has no corners, a great weapon is easy to achieve, a great voice has a loud sound, and an elephant is invisible."
After a moment of silence, Zhou Tai concluded his speech: "Maybe this is the meaning of this sentence. The real war is to defeat the opponent head-on. There is no need to use those means."
"yes."
Another person said: "Perhaps we were wrong from the beginning. We should not stick to the number of people on both sides. Although Shen Jun has a small number, the combat power of the Huangmen soldiers is far beyond that of Cai Taiwei's soldiers."
"But it's hard to say. Look at Lord Shen's soldiers, all of them are heavily armored. I guess no one in the world has as much luxury as him."
"Where did Mr. Shen come from with so much heavy armor? Back then, Lu Bu had 800 heavy armors and was already running amok. With these 3,000 heavy armored infantry, wouldn't he be invincible in the world?"
"Don't talk nonsense. The heavy armored infantry is weak because of its lack of maneuverability. Without the cooperation of ordinary infantry or cavalry, it is easy to be killed in a head-on battle."
"What you said is very reasonable. If you are so capable, why don't you come up and replace General Han?"
"It's one thing to say it, and it's another thing to do it. Don't confuse things."
"What's there to argue about? Didn't Yuan Shao just rely on heavily armored infantry when he was running rampant in the north? But he had tens of thousands of armors and he was still defeated. In the final analysis, it still depends on who is in command."
Zhou Tai finally stopped their quarrel.
It has to be said that as a future high-ranking general of Cao Wei and a low-level commoner, Zhou Tai is indeed very talented.
Heavy armored infantry had already appeared in the Warring States Period, and the famous Wei Wu soldiers were such.
"Xunzi's Military Discussion Chapter" says: "The soldiers of Wei took it with a measure, wore armor with three attributes, wielded a crossbow with twelve stones, carried fifty arrows, placed it on top of the gun, wore a crown with a sword, and won three days of food. "In the middle, it reaches hundreds of miles"
However, although the Wei State was strong and prosperous for a while with its military soldiers, it eventually fell to the Qin State in its quest to unify China.
During the late Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao was the prince with the most armor. Historical records record that Cao Cao only had twenty or thirty armors for generals and more than ten armors for horses.
And Yuan Shao had more than 10,000 pairs, and even 300 heavy cavalry. Both men and horses wore heavy armor, which was called armored cavalry equipment.
What's the result?
Yuan Shao suffered a complete defeat in the Battle of Guandu.
Therefore, it is true that the quality of equipment is important. The key lies in the fact that good soldiers and equipment need to be commanded by skillful generals.
Although Shen Chen defeated the enemy head-on in this battle, he also did a lot of commanding.
For example, the infantry was divided into two rows, and they took turns attacking and resting at the front and back. They also sent Jiangxia naval forces as assistants to raid and harass from the flanks, and other tactical arrangements.
Therefore, the quality of soldiers, the quality of equipment, and excellent command are often indispensable.
After Zhou Tai stopped the quarrel among his companions, his eyes were fixed on the resting Huangmen soldiers in the distance and the general flag with the word "Shen".
Shen Chen won this battle without any tricks, and it also allowed Zhou Tai to see the real environment on the battlefield for the first time.
But he didn't feel scared or frightened, instead he was a little excited.
It's that kind of passionate excitement.
Maybe.
I should take advantage of this moment to join the army and follow Shen Jun to join Huangmenting's troops.
This team will definitely shine in the future.
For a time, young Zhou Tai had a goal in his mind and firmly understood what he wanted to do in the future.
And just when Zhou Tai was thinking about joining the army and joining Shen Chen's army, Shen Chen had just taken off his heavy armor and sat down on the ground, panting heavily from exhaustion.
Nanyang has no shortage of iron ore and coal mines. Coupled with the steel filling method that only appeared in the Tang Dynasty, their annual steel production is very large.
But being able to build three thousand steel armors is basically the result of more than ten years of hard work.
If you have watched the later foreign reality show "Knives Out", you will know how much steel is needed to build a desired weapon.
It was already the industrial age with many machines, which greatly reduced the manufacturing time and forging process.
In ancient times, it took a lot of materials and time to make a sharp blade. The best swords required extremely skilled craftsmen, and it might even take several or more years to make them successfully.
The same goes for armor.
Even complex armor is much more difficult than weapons.
Therefore, three thousand pairs of armor, wasting countless materials and requiring countless time, is already the limit that can be achieved now.
These three thousand armors and soldiers alone have almost wiped out the life of Huangmenting. They are almost supporting the two to three hundred thousand people in Xinye County, and it is already difficult to make a few more.
And the more heavily armored infantry, the better.
Not only the armor, but also the training of soldiers was a treasure. If Shen Chen hadn't made a fortune from liquor, papermaking, and secretly selling ironware, it would have been impossible to support these three thousand soldiers.
At this moment, the Huangmen soldiers put on battle armor for the first time. Although their results were good, their shortcomings were also obvious.
After the fight, the soldiers were half paralyzed from exhaustion. There were no soldiers who died in the battle. Many of them were out of breath under the weight of more than ten kilograms of armor. Coupled with the more than ten minutes of fighting on the battlefield, everyone was exhausted. no.
Behind them, the Jiangxia naval officers drove carriages over and carried the armor to the carriages.
Although these armors only weigh more than ten kilograms, they don't seem to be heavy, but if you have to wear them and slash weapons, they are really tiring.
Since the innovation of steel technology in the Tang Dynasty, heavy armored soldiers have been widely dominant in various battlefields in ancient my country. The Tang Xuanjia Army, Jintiefutu, Song Burenjia, Xixia Iron Kites, and Qing Eight Banners are all powerful heavy armored infantry or heavy armored cavalry.
Although their armors are different, their fighting methods are basically the same. After playing for a few minutes, they will take turns to rest. At the same time, they have auxiliary horses accompanying them so that they can disassemble the armor at any time.
The main force of Shen Chen's army in this battle was two thousand Huangmen soldiers, with every thousand men in a row and rotating in two shifts.
The 5,000 Jiangxia naval forces will provide support, raids and cover. After the battle is over, they will help the main force remove and armor the troops.
Therefore, to a certain extent, this is also a manifestation of Shen Chen's tactical arrangement.
"Bang!"
The armor was thrown to the ground, making countless dull and metal collision sounds.
After the order to disarm was given, two thousand Huangmen soldiers acted the same way as Shen Chen. Almost all of them were panting heavily and sweating profusely.
Shen Tao came closer and said to Shen Chen who was sitting on the ground resting: "Xiaoqing, how does this heavy armor feel?"
"It's really uncomfortable."
Shen Chen felt that his hair was wet, and gasped: "I used to do more weight-bearing training, and the weight-bearing armor training only started after returning to Huangmenting in the past two years. Fighting with full body armor like this consumes a lot of strength. "
"However, the results of the battle are also very impressive. Except for the dozens of casualties in the Jiangxia Navy, the Huangmen soldiers did not suffer any casualties."
Shen Tao couldn't help but said: "If there were more armors like this, wouldn't no one be able to do it?"
Shen Chen smiled and said: "Brother Muzi, don't think this kind of armor is very powerful. It is indeed very effective in a head-on battle, but if you find a way to restrain it, it will be easy to break it."
Shen Tao said indifferently: "This armor is invulnerable, what else can be done to break it?"
"Hard consumption is the simplest and most effective way."
Shen Chen replied.
"Well, if Cai Mao sends more people over, maybe we will really be exhausted."
Shen Tao thought the same thing. The soldiers' physical strength was so exhausted. If it took another two quarters of an hour, everyone would be exhausted and collapsed on the ground and be slaughtered. Therefore, the defense was very strong, but the weight was really heavy.
"There are also blunt instruments, such as hammers, armor-piercing awls, maces, bones, and knocking sticks."
Shen Chen counted on his fingers.
Shen Tao covered her ears and said, "Forget it, stop talking. When you said that, I immediately felt that it was completely useless for us to spend so much money to build so many armors."
"You can't say that. If it's so easy to crack, why would I spend so much effort and money to build so many armors?"
Shen Chen smiled and said: "Our armors are all made of iron."
"rational."
Shen Tao said: "We defeated Han Xi, shall we go to Xinye now?"
Shen Chen looked into the distance and said softly: "I won't go to Xinye."
"Aren't you going to Xinye?"
Shen Tao wondered: "Where to go?"
"Go to Shangzi Township!"
Shangzi Township?
Shen Tao was stunned.
That was Cai Mao's residence.
Cai Mao dispatched about 40,000 troops in this battle.
Although more than 10,000 people were defeated in this battle, there were at least 20,000 left in Shangzi Township.
If Lu Jie from the north comes to support again and Cai Mao gathers the remaining troops, they will face nearly 40,000 troops.
Fighting more than 10,000 people is already barely enough. Everyone is exhausted. But fighting 40,000 people is not asking for death.
Shen Chen said in a deep voice: "If I go to Xinye, there are 10,000 Gan and Ning troops in Xinye City, and many of their family members are in the city. It will be extremely inconvenient to retreat. I will be forced by Cai Mao. Only by repelling Cai Mao can we safely defeat everyone." Take him back to Huangmenting."
"But if we go to Shangzi Township, can we defeat him?"
Shen Tao hesitated.
Shen Chen smiled and said: "There is no need to defeat him, just ask Gan Ning to send a large army from the city. I have already arranged "reinforcements"."
"Reinforcements?"
Shen Tao scratched her head: "Do we have reinforcements?"
"There will be."
Shen Chen looked towards the south.
There is a huge military gap between them and Cai Mao. Now Cai Mao has only sent 40,000 to 50,000 troops, but if he really wants to be ruthless and transfer most of Xiangyang's troops, he can send 70,000 to 80,000.
So many people can really surround Xinye. The soldiers in the city are not stable and their families are in the city, so they must be moved.
The most important thing is that although the Nanyang Basin is their base, it is too close to Xiangyang. Jiangxia cannot support it, and Gan Ning becomes a lone army. Therefore, it is correct to stick all the forces in one place to avoid being defeated one by one. Way.
But Cai Hao couldn't let them leave, so he had to find a way to push Cai Hao back first to prevent Cai Hao from sending people to attack when the Xinye Ganning Army and their families were evacuating, causing the soldiers and family members to collapse and lead to a great defeat.
Therefore, at this time, you need to use certain strategies.
Soon, after about three quarters of an hour, the rested soldiers set off again, heading towards the Shangzi Township area south of Xinye.
Shangzi Township is only more than ten miles away from Xinye, but Huangmenting is more than twenty miles away from Xinye County. These two places are located east of Xinye and south of Xinye, so Huangmenting is actually further away from Shangzi Township. .
After defeating Han Xi in Heiniuyi, defeated soldiers were scattered everywhere in the wilderness. Han Xi gathered his remaining soldiers and retreated to the camp, but he did not dare to defend the camp. Instead, he chose to retreat to the north to look for Lu Jie.
Sun Yi and Zhou Bo retreated to Shangzi Township.
It was approaching evening, and Cai Mao, who was stationed in Shangzi Township, had already learned the news of Han Xi's defeat.
"What?"
At this moment, in Cai Mao's camp, he was shocked and said: "Two thousand heavily armored infantry? Where did Shen Chen come from so many armors?"
"I don't even know if I'm humble enough."
Sun Yi and Zhou Bo knelt down on one knee, looking horrified.
"snort!"
Cai Mao said angrily: "Are you trying to deceive me?"
"That's absolutely not the case."
The two kowtowed repeatedly and explained the whole story clearly.
After confirming the authenticity of the matter, Hu Zhengcai, the chief clerk, said: "Ming Gong, it seems that this matter is not false."
"Shen Chen actually has so many armors!"
Cai Mao looked very ugly and said: "And it's the best iron armor. I'm afraid we don't have any weapons to break it."
"Report!"
At this time, a scout suddenly came in from outside and said: "The Huangmen soldiers rushed to Shangzi Township to kill, and the Xinye City Gate was also opened. Gan Ning personally led a large number of troops to join Shen Chen, and they are already less than five miles away from us."
"Okay, he still dares to come!"
Cai Hao gritted his teeth and said: "Beat the drums and gather the generals, and immediately rectify the troops and horses. I will kill these two people."
"Mr. Ming, please don't be impulsive."
Hu Zheng quickly persuaded him and said: "Shen Chen is not a reckless person. He has fewer soldiers and we have more soldiers. Yet he dares to rush into our camp and kill us. I'm afraid there must be some fraud involved."
"Is it a scam?"
Cai Mao suddenly woke up.
When he was defeated in Badong, he fell into Zhang Lu's strategy of luring the enemy deeper. Thinking about it now, the scars of the memory emerge, making people feel lingering fear.
"good."
Hu Zheng said: "Shen Chen is very cunning. I am afraid that he is trying to lure us into battle by attacking at this time. He must have reinforcements behind him. We should wait and see first."
"Hmm"
Cai Hao pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "Well, it is very reasonable to abide by the rules. I order the generals to deal with it carefully in each camp, close the gates of the camp, and do not go out to fight the enemy."
"only!"
The order was soon issued, and all battalions received the order not to go into battle. They gathered on the wall to watch. Countless archers were waiting solemnly for the enemy to arrive.
The sky is getting darker and darker. It's almost three quarters of sundown, which is about six o'clock in the afternoon. The sky is already gray. Only the sun that has set in the west is still emitting its remaining light, dyeing half of the western sky. It became a burning cloud.
On the northern horizon, all the soldiers saw dense black spots appearing at the end of the horizon, followed closely by raging wolf smoke in the direction of Tangxiang in the southeast.
Gan Ning and Shen Chen combined their troops, with a total force of more than 10,000, and formed an array outside Cai Mao's camp. The sky was getting darker and darker, and all they could see outside was a sea of people.
Some people came to call for formation, some yelled at Cai Hao, and all kinds of noisy sounds were heard outside the camp.
After waiting for half an hour, around the beginning of dusk, Cai Hao, who was watching the enemy on the wall of the stronghold, suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. It was the scouts from the rear who had left the south gate. They galloped through the camp and arrived. Report to Cai Mao at the north gate.
"Report!"
The scout knelt down on one knee and said: "The smoke in the direction of Tangxiang has been identified. It was the defenders in the direction of Caiyang who discovered that a large number of Jiangxia navy troops in Xiangxiang crossed the Dabie Mountains."
"Hahahahaha."
Cai Hao laughed proudly and turned around and said to Hu Zheng: "There is indeed a deceit. This Shen Chen is really as cunning as a fox. He brought 7,000 people to rush for reinforcements. We thought he had few soldiers, but in fact there was a large force behind him. He wants to lure us into battle, but he has heavily armored infantry. With fierce fighting in the field and reinforcements, our army may be completely wiped out if we attack."
Hu Zheng said quickly: "Fortunately, Ming Gong was not fooled, but I'm afraid our army will have to withdraw its troops. This time Shen Chen went north, I'm afraid he brought a lot of troops with him. The Huangmen soldiers are the most powerful in the world. We don't have the strength to deal with the heavy armored infantry." If they cut off our food supply, we will be in danger."
"That's true."
Cai Mao frowned. Although he had "seen through" the other party's plan to lure him to attack, when reinforcements come, they are not afraid of fighting you head-on. Their food and grass are placed in Chaoyang County, just in case they besiege the camp and turn around to attack. Chaoyang County, wouldn’t it be cold?
The disastrous defeat of Badong was still fresh in my mind. Zhang Lu was forced to withdraw his troops because he attacked his forage, and was chased back to Jingzhou. He could not make this mistake again now.
At that moment, Cai Mao said in a deep voice: "Send the order to burn the camp at midnight today and withdraw the troops back to Chaoyang."
If the main force of Jiangxia Navy comes to Nanyang, then he will have to rearrange his plan. I am afraid that Zhang Yun's troops currently guarding Xiangyang will have to be transferred to the front line in order to completely defeat Liu Qi.
Time passed quickly, and when it got dark, seeing that Cai Mao was still unmoved, Shen Chen ordered the withdrawal of troops.
Countless torches and a long queue headed towards Xinye.
At midnight, a fire suddenly broke out in Shangzi Township, south of Xinye. The flames shot into the sky and could be seen miles away.
Looking at this scene, Shen Chen in Xinye City breathed a sigh of relief.
The reinforcements from Xiangxiang were actually disguised by Huang She. A smart person would have seen through such a simple bluff at a glance.
At that time, they will face the difficult problem of Nanyang and Jiangxia taking both sides into account, and it is very likely that Xiangyang will defeat them one by one.
Fortunately, Cai Mao was not very intelligent, so he withdrew after being slightly frightened.
This is the state of subduing the enemy without fighting!
I was feeling dizzy the first day, and the coughing didn't stop. I didn't even know what I was writing. I hope I will feel better tomorrow.