(I had something to do during the day, so I wrote in a hurry. Please point out any typos or incorrect sentences.)
"What are you still doing? The artillerymen quickly reloaded the empty Xiaofolang machine guns, and this time they all loaded them with shotshells for me.
The musketeers did the same, quickly reload the empty muskets, and fire again when I reach sixty paces next time.
Let these Xixia people know what it means to make a pot with iron."
Lao Hei, who was holding a tin trumpet in his hand, shouted at the top of his lungs. The sound resounded in the car formation where the Chinese army was located, causing many New Army soldiers with bewildered faces to react.
come over.
However, compared to ten minutes ago, the emotion in this guy's voice was much calmer.
You can even hear the indescribable high-spiritedness in this guy's voice.
Before the war started, Ma Kuo, Dayu, and Wu soldiers were also the three people who were dispersed to other stations to take command, although they did not hold the tin speakers to shout.
He also laughed and scolded his subordinates to stop being dazed and get ready to continue fighting.
Compared to before, his expression was also much more relaxed.
Why? This victory in the first battle is really too important for a team with too many rookies.
Not to mention that including Zhang Dabang, many New Army soldiers who actually went to the battlefield for the first time, they originally thought it would be a brutal battle, but they actually won it so easily.
So much so that after the battle ended, I was a bit unable to react for a while.
But it is undeniable that a very important point is:
After such a battle, the morale of these rookies immediately soared, and their fear of the Xixia cavalry was completely gone.
All that's left is the strong will to fight by making contributions to the opponents in front of him and gaining a good background for himself.
Regarding this point, Lao Hei and the others were very sure from the eyes of his soldiers, which were as bright as wolf cubs.
Even the civilians who accompanied the army were a little eager to try out the spears and knives distributed to them for self-defense.
It can be said that after the first battle, the army's fear of the Xixia people disappeared.
Just like that, the soldiers in the vehicle formation, with strong fighting spirit, quickly reloaded the empty Xiaofolang cannons and muskets.
Prepare for the next Xixia cavalry attack.
But when they were ready to fight again, those Xixia people stayed there without making any more movement since they withdrew several miles away.
There was no attack or retreat, they just surrounded the entire army.
For a time, the two sides were separated by several miles and entered a strange state...
The reason for this is because of Li Qianshun, the pseudo-emperor of Xixia, and a group of civil and military officials who followed him and came to watch the battle.
After watching such a short battle, everyone sat motionless on their horses and fell into a long silence.
In the previous time, they had heard from the Jin waiters about how powerful the Song people's firearms were, and they were somewhat mentally prepared.
But being so powerful was beyond their expectations.
Without exception, these people are the most elite group among the more than two million people in Xixia. Naturally, they can think of more things because of the situation exposed in the short battle just now.
Almost none of these exposed things are beneficial to them, giving them a severe headache.
Without their new orders, the mercenaries composed of Gaochang people, Tubo people, and Kle people were naturally happy to not have to risk their lives to attack those deadly formations.
Although the Xixia cavalry under their command suffered no losses at all just now.
But he was also frightened by such a scene, and before receiving new orders, he was also too happy not to rush forward and die.
As for the Third Army of the Song Dynasty, they were surrounded by so many rival cavalry.
If he attacks rashly, without the protection of the car array, wouldn't he be looking for death on his own?
This confrontation between the two sides lasted for almost ten minutes, and finally there were some changes.
It seemed that I finally figured something out in my head.
Li Qianshun, the pseudo-emperor of Xixia, spoke slowly in a very emotional tone:
"The New Army of the Song Dynasty became famous all over the world after the First World War in Zhuxian Town, and it is indeed well-deserved; then Hu Yitong and all his followers are indeed talented.
With such powerful firearms, it no longer matters how skilled you are with bows and horses, and the tactics of fighting on the battlefield will change in the future.
The Jurchens' Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Loushi, and many other famous generals were defeated by such opponents, and they were not unfair at all."
After hearing that His Majesty the Emperor actually gave such a high evaluation to the Song soldiers in front of him.
A group of Xixia civil and military officials following him immediately wanted to speak out to persuade him, but when it came time to speak, they realized that what they planned to say was so weak.
There was no way! The Song army in front of them was greatly impacted by such an unfamiliar method of firearms warfare.
You know, they have not been able to capture the Xinqin City guarded by the Zhe family these days. The Song Dynasty firearm called a 'grenade' played a very key role.
Despite its small size, it can knock down five or six siege warriors even if it falls down.
According to the information from spies in the city, these 'hand grenades' were sent from Kaifeng City more than a month ago. There is no reason why these new troops of the Song Dynasty don't have them. It can only be that there are more of them.
These people were all experienced in battle formations. I thought if the cavalry under their command had to brave the heavy bullets and pay a huge price before approaching the Song car formation.
As a result, a large number of grenades were thrown out from the car formation.
The scene of the flying small pieces of iron pricking the knights and horses under his command with fatal wounds all over their bodies was quite chilling.
Fortunately, Li Qianshun is indeed recognized as the most outstanding one among the ten emperors in the original history of Xixia.
After seeing all the civil and military officials under my command with extremely solemn expressions, I didn't know what they were thinking.
Immediately, he opened his mouth to face these people:
"It's just a small defeat in the first battle. Some Gaochang people, Tubo people and Kerei people died. Members of the Qing family don't need to be so depressed.
According to some opinions, the Song Dynasty's firearms were indeed powerful, but they were not invincible. They were simply more powerful than the Western Army's Huanghua Crossbow.
However, like the Yellow Birch Crossbow, each reloading after shooting takes at least a dozen times.
In the same way, those small cannons are similar to weapons like the Eight Ox Crossbow, but the number is also limited.
As long as they are willing to bear casualties, or if they press ahead against the Gaochang people and block a few waves of bullets, the cavalry can still rush into their car formation.
Once they enter close combat, they lose the advantage of their military formation, and you don't know what level the Song people are."
After hearing such a sentence, all the civil and military officials suddenly became relieved.
After thinking about it for a moment, the situation in the field battle between the Song Dynasty's new army and their old rival, the Western Army, was essentially the same.
They were mainly infantry. After forming a formation, they relied on long-range weapons to resist their cavalry attacks.
As long as they could withstand the casualties, once they broke through the formation, based on their understanding of the Song people, they would immediately collapse into a mass.
They were riding war horses and could easily kill them from behind or capture them.
The specific difference is that breaking through such a car formation is more difficult than the Western Army's large formation, and more warriors will die.
But now in the land of Linzhou, they don't have much else, except for the amazing number of troops.
No matter what, he is not afraid of such a partial division of the Song army in front of him.
Under such circumstances, a strong man in his thirties lightly kicked his crotch and stepped forward on his horse, while shouting:
"Your Majesty, as long as you give me 5,000 cavalry from our army, escorting 5,000 Gaochang and Kerei people to advance into the formation, I promise to bring my iron kites with me and overwhelm these formations in one battle.
If not, I, Brother Richard, am willing to come to see you with your head in hand."
This man who calls himself Brother Richard is also considered a member of the Xixia royal family. He is very valued by Li Qianshun because of his bravery, strategy, and ability to shoot a twenty-point hard bow.
The 'Iron Kites', who were regarded as the Guards, were handed over to Brother Richard to take command.
The 'Iron Kites' are actually, to put it bluntly, a heavy cavalry similar to the Jurchens' 'Iron Buddha'.
They were composed of the descendants of Dangxiang Qiang nobles and chieftains and their cronies. They rode good horses and wore heavy armor so that thorns could not penetrate. They were tied to the horses with hooks and ropes so that they would not fall to the ground even if they died.
The difference is that the Jin people's Iron Buddha Temple has 5,000 people.
However, the national strength of the Xixia people is limited. The 'Iron Kites' only have ten teams, each with only 300 people, and a total of only 3,000 troops.
Hearing such a request, Li Qianshun's face immediately became overjoyed.
However, the answer in his mouth seemed a little cautious: "Brother Cha, you are worthy of being a great horse of our clan. I am very happy to have such a spirit.
However, this matter is not urgent. I want other armies to continue to harass these Song people.
When they arrive outside Xinqin City and are exhausted, you can lead the "Iron Kites" to defeat this Song army in a single battle.
By then, the people in the city will see the situation, and there will be no other choice besides opening the door and surrendering."
After saying this, Li Qianshun, who had decided on the next strategy of battle, started to return to Xinqin City with a group of people around him.
After thinking that the Song army in front of them was no longer something to be afraid of, all the civil and military officials in Xixia looked relaxed.
It's just that they didn't notice the hidden worry in their emperor's eyes.
The reason why Li Qianshun was like this was because the most outstanding emperor in the history of Xixia thought of this:
No matter how powerful the Song army in front of them was, it was just a partial division; a partial division that Hu Yitong had formed in just a few months.
Similar troops to the Song Dynasty, and more participated in the Northern Expedition to the Jin Dynasty.
With the manpower and material resources of the Song Dynasty, it would be difficult to form more new armies like this. At most, it would be possible to pull out another one, or even more, after a year.
And among his warriors who can fight with him, which one does not take at least ten years to grow up?
Under such consumption, the Song people could be defeated once, twice, or even ten times. As long as they won once, their Xixia country would be destroyed.
After thinking of this, His Majesty the Emperor became so happy.
It's just that I didn't say it on the spot in order not to disturb the morale of the army.
So no matter what, the Jin Kingdom must be saved this time, otherwise it will be a luxury for the Song people to accept their submission and seek peace in the future.
To achieve this step, the prerequisite is to destroy this Song army as soon as possible and capture the three prefectures of Feng, Fu, and Lin in Hedong; and then completely block the retreat of the Song army's Northern Expedition.
"Buddha bless me, I hope everything comes in time; Wanyan Wu begged to buy these Jurchens, and they can hold on long enough despite Hu Yitong's attack."
On the way back to Xinqin City, the Xixia Emperor's heart was silently...
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In the following time, the Third Army began to stop and go under the attack of the Jin cavalry; just like Hu Biao and the others, they were able to cover a distance of twenty or thirty miles in one day, and even Be less.
However, the situation was quite different from the Northern Expedition army led by Hu Biao and others.
With the Xixia army coming and going outside the city, the movement of such a large-scale movement could not be hidden from the eyes of Zhe Keqiu and the soldiers and civilians in the city.
After a little analysis, we can conclude that these are reinforcements sent by Xianggong Hu, and they are already not far from the city.
Immediately under such good news, everyone's morale was greatly boosted.
Even the strong women in the city mobilized and transported bricks and wood from demolished houses to the city wall to use as laminate and rolling stones for defense.
In the following time, the soldiers and civilians in the city worked together to defend the city, relying on the 100,000 grenades specially sent by Hu Biao.
Unexpectedly, the Xixia people attacked crazily day and night, and defended the not-so-majestic Xinqin City until it was as motionless as a mountain.
And when the Third Army led by Lao Hei and others began to advance towards Xinqin City with stops and starts, they couldn't go very far in one day.
It is estimated that it will take at least three or four days to reach Xinqin City.
So let us re-adjust our sights back to the direction of Yanjing, because the Northern Expedition army of the Song Dynasty and the Jin people are almost dispatched with all the strength of the country, and the battle is about to begin here...
Time: In the second year of Maode's reign, on the morning of February 25th.
Location: Near Bali Bridge east of Yanjing, a huge area with a radius of tens to hundreds of square kilometers.
As if there was enough tacit understanding between the two sides, at seven o'clock in the morning, hundreds of buglers in the Song Dynasty's Northern Expedition military camp blew the assembly trumpet one after another.
At the same time, seemingly countless horns were blown in the Jin camp.
However, at this time, the sounds in the world that were far louder than these bugles and horns seemed to be the sounds of footsteps and hoofbeats produced when the armies of both sides, 700,000 to 800,000 men, marched out in unison.
Because amidst the sound of these trumpets, both sides who had set up camps at a distance of about eleven or twelve miles from each other were all mobilized at this moment.
Start preparing for today's decisive battle.
To be more specific, the Jin side relied on the strength of their home field to pull the army to Bali Bridge as early as the 23rd.
After counting the troops of the Ever Victorious Army that had been hastily withdrawn from Yanshan, the Jin people had a total strength of 630,000, including 290,000 cavalry and 340,000 infantry.
It is true that the Jin Kingdom has many war horses, but after successive defeats in the war, the supply is now somewhat limited, resulting in more infantry.
Although the number of Jin people mentioned above is huge, Wanyan Wu Qimai and others clearly know one thing:
In this battle, they were the only people they could truly trust who could fight to the death; they were the only Jurchens who could form an army of more than 110,000 men after mobilizing all the men who could mount war horses.
In addition, there are an army of 70,000 to 80,000 Han people, Xi people, and Liao people from the North who are hardcore because of their entangled interests.
In total, there are a little less than 200,000 people.
The remaining troops, such as the Ever Victorious Army, were mainly Han-dominated infantry in the north. Although they adopted the method of controlling their families, they could still fight a smooth battle.
Once there are a lot of casualties, anything can happen.
The above-mentioned Jin people had an army of 630,000, but they had set up a huge camp, which almost stretched to the foot of the city wall of Yanjing City.
Hu Biao and other members of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Song Dynasty arrived at this battlefield one after another yesterday morning.
After all the exhaustion along the way, after arriving at the main battlefield of Yanjing, the army that originally vowed to fight for the Northern Expedition in Kaifeng City has only about 150,000 people left.
Among them, there are six infantry divisions from the 1st to the 6th, two artillery divisions, the 1st and 2nd artillery divisions, and an independent rocket artillery division.
With a total of 90,000 combat units, the combat effectiveness has basically not been affected.
The original 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions, due to the huge consumption along the way, now only have 7,000 remaining personnel.
After adding the 30,000 troops of the Yue family army, the above 127,000 people are the absolute main force of this battle.
There are still about 30,000 troops sent from various places in the Song Dynasty to participate in the war, and about 20,000 civilians.
Frankly speaking, even though these people were from various places and claimed to be elite soldiers and horses, Hu Biao still did not have high expectations for them.
That's right! It's in the north of the main battlefield of Baliqiao, twenty miles away.
There is also a 52,000-strong Yanshan Divine Army, which is also in a hurry to leave camp and form formation.
They rushed to this position in the evening yesterday, and they were basically all composed of old-fashioned cold-weapon infantry.
But even so, under the command of Zhan Xiang and Fengrui.
Relying on the power of feudal superstition, it is expected that some of the Jin people's troops will be involved.
The other three national masters, who actually have hundreds of thousands of followers, originally planned to participate in this battle at their call, but due to the rush of time, there was no way to rush over.
Fortunately, after they were organized by Dongchang gangsters, they almost blocked all roads leading to the outside of the pass.
If Wanyan Wu Qimai and other Jurchen enemy chiefs were defeated, the idea of fleeing back outside the customs in a hurry would become impossible...
Some books have reported that this battle is taking too long, so let’s speed it up
