Although there were only three five-pound artillery firing, the loud noise made by the artillery fire was still earth-shattering and was enough to spread throughout this small plain that was only a few kilometers wide.
This small plain, which is only a few kilometers wide and has a few low hills tens of meters high, can be regarded as the place chosen by both sides to fight.
Because this area is not far from Chenzhou City, and the terrain is relatively open, and the previous temporary fourth regiment was stationed in a village not far behind this small plain.
If the Chenzhou defenders want to take the initiative and attack the 1st Infantry Division's supply line or even surround the 1st Infantry Division from the rear, they must first defeat the temporary fourth regiment. Otherwise, even if they can bypass it,
However, the fourth regiment temporarily formed later was able to catch up, and then continuously attacked the Ming army attacking Chenzhou, biting the Ming army like a ferocious wolf.
It may not be possible to annihilate the Ming army all at once, but the Ming army's rear-end troops will definitely be eaten in a steady stream, unless they stop to fight, but in this case, time is too hasty, and they will be eaten up.
It was entangled and unable to cut off the supply line of the 1st Infantry Division.
It would be better to simply defeat the temporary fourth regiment at the beginning of leaving the city and take advantage of the best condition in the past few days.
And this kind of situation is what the temporary fourth regiment is happy to encounter. After all, this small plain and even the battlefield they have chosen in advance are very familiar with the surrounding terrain.
The deployment of troops becomes easier, and there is no need to worry about being ambushed.
The two sides unanimously chose this place to fight, which is also an important symbol of the self-confidence of both sides.
The Ming army on the opposite side totals more than 13,000 people. Even if they are all garrison troops, in their opinion, the puppet Tang rebel army on the opposite side is only more than 3,000 people. Their own army has more than four times the strength.
Even if they are bitten hard, these fake Tang thieves can be eaten away.
And if we can't even capture the partial division of the puppet Tang thief army with more than 3,000 people and not many firearms, how can we surround the headquarters of Hao Bainian, the main force of the puppet Tang thief army!
That is the main force of more than 10,000 people, and their combat effectiveness is off the charts. If the difference in combat effectiveness is too big, I am afraid that even if we send 50,000 to 60,000 people to besiege, we may not be able to defeat it!
Therefore, the Chenzhou Ming Army, which had a strength advantage of four times, fearlessly chose to take the initiative!
As for the temporary fourth regiment, it is indeed the same as what the Ming army observed. It does not have many firearms and its combat effectiveness cannot match the box strength of the main force.
There are only 200 musketeers in the whole regiment, organized into two musketeers, and there is also a grenadier team of about 100 people. The strength of the musketeers is naturally not sufficient, but they have strengthened their bow and arrow firepower to supplement it.
, so the number of archers in the temporary unit is also relatively large.
There are more than 600 archers in the entire temporary regiment.
This temporary regiment is actually a mixed regiment between the Musketeers and the Spear Regiment, with some auxiliary troops attached, and capable of independent combat.
Of course, the combat effectiveness is incomparable to that of a regular mixed group.
There are three regular mixed regiments, the Musket Battalion. In addition, there are various affiliated units. Their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of a pure Musketeer Regiment. But then again, if it is a Musketeer Regiment, there is basically no possibility of fighting alone.
, generally under the leadership of the division headquarters, they perform division-level combat missions, and are surrounded by other musketry regiments, spear regiments, and units directly under the division headquarters to cooperate in operations.
Even if it is sent out to fight alone, it can still get the cooperation of the troops directly under the division headquarters. The First Infantry Regiment is a typical example. It has the cooperation of a baggage battalion, a cavalry battalion, two artillery teams and other forces directly under the division headquarters. In this way
The formed regiment-level battle group is stronger than a simple mixed group.
However, even among the regiment-level battle groups with the weakest combat effectiveness in the Tang Army system, the temporary regiment still has the ability to fight independently, and its combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of the previous garrison.
The soldiers of the Fourth Regiment, whether they are musketeers or spearmen, are all strictly trained soldiers, and many of them are soldiers with rich combat experience.
In addition to the different equipment, in terms of the quality of the soldiers, in fact, the soldiers of the temporary fourth regiment are not much worse than those of other infantry divisions, except for the elite veterans in the 1st Infantry Division.
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Elite soldiers, and even though the cold weapon troops accounted for the majority, the quality of their cold weapons was far superior to that of the Ming army on the opposite side, and the armor equipment rate was much higher than that of the Ming army.
The total number of armored soldiers of the Wanming Army on the opposite side is actually about the same as the armored soldiers of the temporary fourth regiment, which only has more than 3,000 people!
And this is why they dared to intercept more than 10,000 Ming troops with more than 3,000 troops!
The three artillery pieces of the artillery team continued to fire. Although the number of artillery pieces was small, every shell fired could basically cause heavy damage to the Ming army's queue.
This is not because the Tang army's gunners are so powerful, but because the Ming army on the opposite side is too numerous and the formation is very close. If this artillery fire is fired, as long as it is not too unlucky, it will always fall into the Ming army's array.
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Of course, whether they could hit the target they aimed at: the Ming Army's artillery unit was another matter.
Although the casualties caused by the continuous shelling to the Ming army were not many at first, as it continued, the casualties of the Ming army continued to increase. The formation of the Ming army was a typical thick formation in the cold weapon army. In each square formation,
Almost all of the soldiers had more than a dozen rows in front and back, and this meant that when they withstood the bombardment, their casualties would be extremely high!
In this era, the best way to reduce casualties from solid shell shelling is to increase width and reduce depth. This is why modern armies have changed from more than ten columns to six to three.
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Because it maintains a thick depth, the enemy will often bombard it violently, causing the entire phalanx to collapse.
Due to the small number of artillery, the artillery of the temporary Fourth Artillery Corps was naturally unable to defeat the Ming army's phalanx, but it still caused a lot of damage to them. In addition, it also dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Ming army.
This was hundreds of meters away, and before they even entered the fighting distance, they were already being bombarded continuously, and almost every shell would kill or injure anywhere from a few to dozens of people.
Even though these casualties are nothing to a huge team of more than 10,000 people, this situation of being beaten and unable to fight back is still unbearable for the soldiers.
"Strictly order all ministries to continue to advance. Don't worry, the Tang bandits only have three cannons in total. If they are held to death, there will be hundreds of casualties. All of them must be stabilized by my officers. No movement is allowed. Anyone who retreats will be killed immediately!" In the Ming army formation, a man
The senior military commander shouted loudly!
Other Ming army generals also saw it. Although the sound of artillery fire by the puppet Tang rebel army sounded loud, the number was too small and could not actually bring much actual losses to their own side, so each of them was stable.
He stopped the troops and urged the soldiers to speed up their advance.
Seeing that the Ming army continued to advance and speed up while being bombarded, Gu Shizhong showed a contemptuous smile. The tactics, formations and even equipment of these Ming army guardsmen were exactly the same as before.
I have been fighting with my Tang Dynasty King for so long, but I have not made any progress at all. Facing my own pre-constructed positions and artillery fire, I still advance in the same formation, and then try to rush over and fight in hand-to-hand combat!
When the Emperor's Division of the Tang Dynasty attacked the garrison soldiers in Guizhou, this was how the Ming army fought. Later, when they went south to Guangdong and Guangxi, the Ming army still fought like this. There was nothing new at all.
To deal with such a Ming army, the Tang army was already experienced. It would first use solid bullets from field artillery at long distances, switch to shotguns at medium distances, and camp artillery would also fire at a distance of 150 meters.
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Then they will use muskets, bows and arrows to shoot at a distance of less than 100 meters!
After entering thirty meters, there will often be a final salvo. After the salvo, grenades will be thrown, and then it is time to charge with spears and bayonets!
By that time, the enemy troops are basically half disabled and their morale has collapsed. A big victory will be achieved!
However, he did not have many troops today, so Gu Shizhong also added some new tricks to some old tricks, such as laying landmines in front that were recently mass-produced by the arsenals of the Ministry of Industry and distributed to each army!
Affected by the excellent effectiveness of grenades in actual combat, the Tang Army is now very interested in all weapons that can explode. Naturally, grenades that can be fired by artillery will not be available for a while.
But it is still possible to imitate the grenade and make a mine!
Of course, these mines are not touch fuses, but still use old fuses!
These mines are usually used in defensive operations. They are buried in predetermined locations and camouflaged, and then ignited using fuses that are more than 100 meters long. Because the burial and ignition of these mines are troublesome, the size and weight of the mines are very high.
It is relatively large, and strives to contain more gunpowder so that one mine can wipe out a group of enemy troops.
After seeing the enemy force holding on to the artillery fire and entering a distance of 300 meters, Gu Shizhong said: "What are you waiting for? Let's light the fire and blow them up into the sky!"
Following Gu Shizhong's order, the soldiers who were hiding outside quickly lit the fuse. After the fuse spread for hundreds of meters, they came to the feet of the Ming army. Many Ming soldiers could still see the light of fire.
The fuse was approaching quickly, but they didn't know what it was for a while.
But their intuition tells them that this thing is probably not a good thing!
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