Tuo Lei’s observation and judgment were not wrong.
The sudden appearance of such an army in Kaifeng demonstrated a mobilization capability that was superior to that of any contemporary regime, and also demonstrated a manpower quality beyond the imagination of others.
The army was assembled by Caizhou Zhennan Army Jiedushi Yanning to fight in Chenzhou, Bozhou and other places. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the attention of the Mongolian army was attracted by Guo Alin, Liu Ran and other departments, the various departments were mainly assembled in Qixian County The surrounding area was completed with the help of several old camps established when Guo Ning invaded the Central Plains.
During this process, everything from food mobilization, weapons rationing, marching route selection, etc. were all difficult, and the losses they paid for this were almost ten times that of normal circumstances. Under such a difficult situation, they also achieved an astonishing march. speed.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has always attached great importance to long-distance marching training. Although the proportion of cavalry in the army is extremely high, and there are also a large number of mounted infantry and chariot soldiers, in order to exercise physical fitness and willpower, long-distance marching has always been an important part of the training subjects. Regardless of new recruits, Soldiers and officers, no one can escape this suffering.
Under extreme conditions, the ordinary regular army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was required to carry twenty or thirty kilograms of weight and run hundreds of miles a day. Some elite soldiers had higher standards, not only to carry more weight, but also to complete a battle after carrying a forced march. drill.
But the main members of this army in front of us are craftsmen, not warriors!
When a few or a dozen craftsmen work in a small workshop, they are essentially no different from farmers. But what about hundreds, thousands, or even more miners, blacksmiths, and carpenters? , when working and living in clusters of factories, they will transform into a completely different class in a very short time.
A group of temporarily assembled craftsmen formed an army. They were able to continue fighting for ten days, assemble in large numbers in less than two days, and then march ninety miles straight to Kaifeng. This shows that in addition to the martial arts of fighting in battle, the physical strength and tenacity of the craftsmen , obedience and fighting will are almost naturally close to the level of a warrior. In large-scale battles, these factors are more important than martial arts!
From this point of view, the superiority of craftsmen to farmers is almost as good as that of herdsmen to farmers. Which is better in the army composed of craftsmen and herdsmen? This question has never existed before, but there will be an answer today.
The large-scale military formation became tighter as it advanced, and the sound of footsteps became more and more regular, like the roar of rolling thunder.
They did not care about the Mongols' tactics of interspersed fighting, because they were very convinced that the entire Central Plains was like boiling magma. Mongolian-style killings caused such a situation. The result was that the Mongolian army created a dragnet to restrain itself, no matter what Wherever you go, your skin will be burned and your flesh will be rotten by the lava.
They don't care about the cavalry attack of the Mongolian army. Because the situation is obvious, it is the Mongols, not the Han, who are being attacked from all sides now. It is simply impossible for the Mongols to use all their strength to fight against the army in the south. And the size of this army is too huge. Once If the problem cannot be solved in a short time, the Mongols may have to count on Changshengtian to help.
Come on, come on!
Many soldiers gritted their teeth. They waited for the Mongolian army to come. They believed that the Mongols had no other choice but to attack according to the rhythm preset by the Zhou army, and then fell into a quagmire.
"Don't be fooled."
Tuo Lei sternly stopped Batu'er, who was surrounded by several people who were eager to save their lives: "Let's kill the group behind first."
Our own initiative was lost too quickly, and the enemies suddenly gathered too many. There are too many things about the situation in front of us that are difficult to understand. But Tuo Lei will not hesitate, and he will not waste time and energy trying to solve it.
An unsolvable problem. He only knows that the most important thing on the battlefield is not to do what the enemy wants.
So Tuo Lei immediately decided to first defeat the troops that continued to pour out of Kaifeng City.
This army surged out from several gates of Kaifeng City at the same time. At the same time, banging and loud weapons were continuously fired on the city walls, constantly bleeding the Mongolian army. Tuo Lei understood that in the past ten days, the Kaifeng defenders had been shrinking.
If they don't move, they are preparing. Now that the defenders are attacking, they obviously think that their preparations are complete and they can join their friendly forces in the decisive battle against the Mongolian army.
Naturally, the Mongols felt unhappy about this.
Years of experience in combat made them know that any weapon has a limited range. As long as they stay away from the city wall, they will not be attacked by gunpowder weapons. So they retreated and retreated, watching Kaifeng City's defenders leave the city one after another.
Fortunately, opportunities are also there.
The city wall was both a support and an obstacle for the defenders. When the defenders took the initiative to leave the tortoise shell and stretched their necks to the old man, they just swung their swords.
Tuo Lei stretched out his hand and made a cross-cutting motion toward the gradually forming military formation: "Don't worry about the rest of the troops. Let's try Guo Zhongyuan's skills first. Eat the first piece and come back immediately."
Tuo Lei did not dare to have any contempt for the great Zhou who stayed behind in Nanjing. The people sent to attack at this time were five hundred cavalry drawn from two elite thousand-man teams, all of whom were excellent warriors.
These Mongolian cavalry have been fighting for more than ten years. They have a contempt for any enemy. They are fierce and have no fear of life or death.
The five hundred cavalry were divided into two groups, one on the left and right, one covering the front, and the other slightly behind, relying on the smoke and dust stirred up by the front group to fly out diagonally. Amidst the whistles one after another, the cavalry expanded their ranks like
The dark clouds blown away by the wind cover the target.
The main force of Tuo Lei is further behind. He hopes that the front team of 500 cavalry can annihilate part of the enemy's army and at least frustrate the enemy's position. Then he can find the weak point based on the enemy's movements and use a large number of cavalry to target this weak point.
Points are used to feint, detour, outflank, and finally break through and destroy.
On the vast scale of the entire Central Plains, the various units of the Mongolian army were restrained, making it difficult for them to move forward or retreat freely. However, on a single battlefield, the speed advantage of the cavalry still existed. After the main force was mobilized, the remaining infantry and new soldiers were
For the main Kaifeng garrison, the best way is to divide, encircle, and annihilate them separately.
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They are like beasts, but that does not mean they have lost their minds. On the battlefield, Mongolian warriors can find the best balance between rage and calmness, slaughtering the enemy most violently, and allowing themselves to survive most calmly.
"Good guy... we all guessed wrong!" Guo Luda swallowed: "The Mongols don't pinch the soft persimmons, but come to gnaw the hard bones? They are quite brutal!"
As a warrior who had recently joined the Zhou army, Guo Luda had not given up the habit of showing off his bravery. He liked to rely on his body, armor, and handmade bows and swords to speak for himself.
But now he was in the command position and couldn't move forward any further.
In front of him were rows of spearmen, who were already preparing to raise their spears at an angle. These men, who were ordinary people ten days ago, learned a lot in the ten days of low-intensity city defense battles.
Guo Zhongyuan is better at coordinating troops than Yan Ning. The conditions for him to gather manpower in Kaifeng City are better than those outside the city in chaos. Therefore, experienced soldiers have filled every node of the army, making up for their lack of combat experience.
Weaknesses. No matter how fast the enemy cavalry comes, the soldiers can clearly judge the enemy's trajectory and speed and determine what they should do.
Guo Zhongyuan has never been known for his bravery, but his men must be the most well-trained. The coordination of various arms, the sequence of attacks, the defensive formations, the strategies for dealing with cavalry... It is difficult for outsiders to imagine that Guo Zhongyuan's soldiers must have
How much training does it take to be qualified? Some training even exceeds the standards of military schools.
Serving in the prosperous land of the Central Plains, receiving generous daily benefits, dividing fields, and even dividends from certain trading houses, these things are not for nothing... The soldiers had motivated themselves in this way before.
After ten days of rectification, ordinary soldiers suddenly discovered that they were quite suitable to lead a team and become a brand leader. Grassroots officers also discovered that it seemed that promotion to one rank per capita was not a dream, and everyone was quite comfortable with it.
