However, when the rat-bearded elderly Qianhu heard Lord Long's muttering, they agreed with him and immediately said: "What your Lord said is absolutely true. If Song Zhiwen hadn't allowed the puppet Tang bandit army to gain power, how could we be where we are today?"
Crisis.
If Song Zhiwen had not concealed and failed to report the situation of the Puppet Tang thief army, and had not mentioned that the Puppet Tang thief army not only had sharp firearms, but also had extremely powerful cavalry, our Wang division would have been able to make arrangements in advance today and complete the victory in one battle!"
"If it weren't for Song Zhiwen, there wouldn't be today's tragic defeat of Qianqi. If it weren't for Song Zhiwen, there wouldn't be today's crisis!"
The 1,500 cavalrymen who had high hopes from the Ming army's senior generals had been defeated twice in a row, and were now being driven north. Not to mention how many they could successfully escape in the end, but at least for now.
In other words, there was no way to inflict heavy losses on the puppet Tang rebels and help the infantry win this battle.
Moreover, the Ming army in the Tonggu Acropolis has also been defeated, and the remnants are fleeing back to the Tonggu Acropolis. Moreover, they have completely lost their commander's flag. Many senior generals who accompanied Qiu Yu in the charge were dead or injured. Even the commander-in-chief Qiu Yu was alive or dead.
Do not know at all.
The infantry of the puppet Tang rebel army is difficult to fight. The possibility of winning by infantry alone is too small, and it is very likely that a disastrous defeat will occur.
What's more, the disastrous defeat of the cavalry unit will also greatly shake the morale of the army. The soldiers will be like, the superior cavalry gentlemen have been defeated, how can they still survive? How is it possible!
Under such circumstances, it will not be easy for them to win this battle.
It is no exaggeration to say that this situation is a crisis!
And who is to blame for all this?
It seems that the puppet Tang bandit army is too strong, which seems unreliable.
Do you blame yourself for being too incompetent? How is it possible? They are all geniuses with unparalleled abilities. How could it be because they are too incompetent?
I blame the generals for being rubbish and not very good. To be honest, the Ming army actually fought quite well in this battle. After all, nearly half of their more than 20,000 people were actually temporary recruits.
Among the young men and civilians who came here, there were only about 10,000 guards and recruits who could actually fight in battle!
The Pseudo-Tang rebels on the opposite side were numerous. The number of Pseudo-Tang rebels on the entire battlefield was as high as ten thousand. Moreover, the Puppet-Tang rebels were equipped with firearms. This would have been a huge disadvantage in the fight.
It is quite difficult to be able to fight vigorously until now without the main force of infantry collapsing.
Even if the cavalry suffered a disastrous defeat, it cannot be said that the cavalry was too useless. After all, the senior generals of the Ming army knew that their cavalry was improvised and had limited combat effectiveness. The firearms of the pseudo-Tang rebel army were too sharp, and the infantry square formation was too sharp.
They were extremely powerful, and even the cavalry was unparalleled in combat power. The cavalry's defeat could only be due to their inferior skills.
Therefore, it is extremely irresponsible to blame the entire army, and it is even an act of passing the responsibility!
From ancient times to the present, few generals would shift the responsibility to ordinary soldiers after losing a battle.
In this case, who can they blame?
Is it Zhu Zhihai’s fault for sending them south?
Are you kidding, he is the immediate superior, and Zhu Zhihai never asked them to go south in advance. Zhu Zhihai wanted to let the main force cooperate with the provincial capital, and then launch a north-south pincer attack. They themselves were besieged because of Qiu Yu's troops, and at the same time they were also
Seeing the opportunity to defeat the main force of the puppet Tang rebel army, I wanted to accomplish a great feat in one battle.
So Zhu Zhihai cannot be blamed!
Counting it down like this, they can only blame Song Zhiwen. Who allowed the puppet Tang bandit army to emerge from Xingquan Mansion under his rule? Even though Song Zhiwen had thousands of reasons, they could not deny it.
responsibilities on one’s body.
Today, Song Zhiwen is like a trash can. All bad things related to the puppet Tang rebels can be thrown at him.
Although Mr. Long was said to be unsteady and unable to stand firmly, the cavalrymen who had high hopes from the Ming army's senior generals also fled north to unknown places.
But today this battle is still not over!
The cavalry showdown between the two sides was just a part of today's massive strategic decisive battle. Although it was more important, it was only a part of this battle.
Tens of thousands of soldiers from both sides are still fighting outside the Bronze Drum Guard City!
The infantry phalanxes of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty adopt a standard six-row formation, with musketeers and spearmen matching each other, and battalion artillery, archers, and sword and shield soldiers providing auxiliary support. These infantry phalanxes are tens of meters or more than a hundred meters apart.
The soldiers ranged from 100 meters to 100 meters, forming a long front and fighting with the Ming army.
The Ming army also fought with a dense infantry phalanx!
In today's large-scale strategic decisive battle, it is impossible to give an order and the entire army will rush forward and start fighting in hand-to-hand combat. Even though today's battle has been going on for a long time, in fact the front lines of both sides are still the same.
They are still intact, and most of them still maintain a certain distance.
At this time, after driving away the Ming army's cavalry, Li Xuan finally felt relieved. He was ready to move the Chinese army to the front to support Hao Bainian's forward troops in the battle.
Before, he kept so many Chinese troops on both wings to guard against attacks by the Ming cavalry. Now that the Ming cavalry had been defeated, he was finally able to mobilize Chinese troops to support Hao Bainian.
You must know that so far, Hao Bainian's forward troops have been under great pressure. Before the war, his three infantry regiments totaled 6,000 people. They needed to withstand 3,000 Ming troops from the Tonggu Acropolis at the same time, and more than 20,000 Ming troops from the north.
A pincer attack by the main force of the army.
The troops of the Chinese army were scattered on the east and southwest sides of the Bronze Drum Acropolis in order to guard against enemy cavalry and protect the flanks and rear of the main forward force.
Now, Li Xuan is finally able to lead the Chinese army to move and support the forward troops. With the addition of the Chinese army, it will not only effectively reduce the pressure on Hao Bainian's troops, but also very likely to completely crush the 20,000 Ming army.
Multiple main forces will completely establish the victory of this battle.
Li Xuan, who was riding a horse, once again looked around the entire battlefield, observing every corner of the battlefield, and considering where to lead the Chinese troops into the battlefield to gain the greatest advantage.
At this time, Li Xuan looked a bit tall in the eyes of the outside world!
The horse Li Xuan is riding is a tall and handsome brown war horse. Its shoulder height reaches 1.4 meters, which is rare in the southwest. If nothing unexpected happens, this horse should be a horse from Central Asia. I don’t know why.
After traveling to Xingquan Mansion, he finally became Li Xuan's mount.
Even in the entire Tang Dynasty, it was difficult to find another such a tall military war horse. It is a pity that this horse is a stallion that has been trended. Otherwise, it can be used to improve the local horse breeds in the southwest and breed them.
A tall war horse.
Li Xuan, who was on horseback, was wearing a black cloak with gold embroidery and a dark blue general officer's uniform underneath. The copper buttons on his uniform were gold buttons. The long hem of his coat was the same as that of other officer uniforms, which was slightly shorter than that of ordinary soldiers. At the same time, the cuffs on the military uniform do not have horizontal stripes representing military rank, but are embroidered with a unique dragon pattern, and the collar is the yellow color of a general's military uniform.
At the same time, he was also wearing long leather boots, black leather gloves in his hands, and a three-foot long sword with a golden hilt on his waist!
The sun shines on him, allowing people to see his upright body on horseback. Looking from the direction of Zeng Ziwen and others, Li Xuan seems to be in the light, which is a bit dazzling.
In fact, they had taken care of Li Xuan's appearance, and he wouldn't have any special feeling on weekdays. But today, especially after the Ming army's cavalry was defeated, Li Xuan looked different from before.
But when it comes to the specific details, it’s not the same. Li Xuan is still the same Li Xuan!
The only difference is that their mood towards Li Xuan has changed, which is why they feel that Li Xuan is different today. He seems to be much taller and greater. Perhaps, this person is really Liu Ba. As Gou Tiantian said, he was an eternal sage. Otherwise, how could he have led them from a ravine dynasty that acted like a family to today's situation where they have tens of thousands of troops and can even defeat 20,000 imperial officers and soldiers!
Li Xuan, who is able to do this, may really be an eternal sage!
Zeng Ziwen looked at Li Xuan, and then at the battlefield where his side had clearly taken the advantage and even the initiative. An idea that he had never had before came to his mind:
Maybe, maybe, maybe, their Shangou Dynasty really has a chance to defeat the Ming army and unify the world!
In the past, Zeng Ziwen at most believed that the Tang Dynasty could control several provinces and even separate itself by relying on its advantages in firearms.
To be able to separate one side for a long time is the greatest possibility that Zeng Ziwen could imagine before!
And this, he also thinks is unlikely, otherwise how can it be called a fantasy? What cannot be realized is a fantasy!
He had always believed that the Tang Dynasty had a great possibility of occupying several prefectures and counties in a short period of one or two years.
There is a small possibility of occupying more prefectures and counties, and even developing to the three surrounding provinces, and the soldiers can even reach the hinterland of Huguang.
But this was basically the end, because by that time, the Ming Dynasty had basically reacted, and then it gathered all the forces from across the country to encircle and suppress the Tang Dynasty.
Next, it’s a matter of how long we can hold on.
Maybe a few months, maybe a few years!
But in the end, they all could not escape the fate of being suppressed, surrounded and exterminated!
However, today's battle gave him a glimpse of a chance to conquer the world. He thought that if an army like the one in front of him had more than ten or two hundred thousand, then it might be impossible to conquer the world!
If you have three to five million, you can definitely seize the world and become the Lord of China!
The question is, how to turn the ten thousand people in front of you into ten or two hundred thousand, or even three to five million!
This problem seems to be just a matter of amplification, but in fact it is not. When the army changes from ten thousand to one hundred thousand, the difficulties and troubles faced are not only ten times, but a hundred times.
To lead so many troops, where will the officers come from? Especially a large number of junior officers!
With so many troops equipped, how can we get guns and artillery? How can we get ammunition?
These are not simple problems, and the degree of difficulty is a hundred or even a thousand times more difficult than the armed tens of thousands of people in front of you.
When Zeng Ziwen was thinking about this, Li Xuan also issued an order for the Chinese commandos to march!