A few years later, when Wanyan Wushu looked up at the sky by the Yellow River, he couldn't help but think of that sunny winter morning.
In other words, in this world, the meaning of some things will often not be revealed until the dust has settled, or even many years after the dust has settled; and some meaningful things, how meaningful they are, may be destined to eternity until the end of time.
saying.
However, going back to that day, under the warm winter sunshine, when dozens of clay balls the size of a human head hit the general platform of the Jin Army's camp, the direct consequences were definitely measurable.
The projectiles whizzed towards me, and Wanyan Wushu, who was standing at the front, turned around along the trajectory with a confused and curious attitude, and then his face was covered in blood - a projectile flew over his head,
It hit directly on the chest of Wanhu Chi Zhanhui behind him, hammering the latter to the ground so hard that blood spurted out from all his orifices!
Really spurting blood!
We are living in troubled times, and they are all professional soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time. This person in the general position can often see the tragic images of armored warriors after being hammered to death on the battlefield... Maybe the armor looks tight on the outside and the body is safe.
But when you lift the mask, you will find that this person has already been bleeding from all his orifices, and if the chest or back is injured, it is likely that the internal organs have been shattered into a pot of porridge.
And compared with that kind of hammer as big as a fist, how powerful is this mud ball the size of a human head flying from a few hundred steps away?
In fact, in the sight of Wanyan Wushu, whose face was covered with blood, the Niwan General Wanhu Chizhanhui, a veteran of the Jin Army, hit the rammed earth of the general platform heavily, and then rolled past his face again.
It bounced off the helmet, and then hit a fierce man behind Chi Zhanhui with red blood stains. It bounced up a second time, landed on the ground a third time, and then broke into pieces, but it obviously splashed onto another fierce man.
An's legs, causing the latter to immediately wail and fall to the ground.
These things simply happened and ended in an instant, and the people who were still alive on the stage could come back to their senses at this time, only a few people, and many more people were still as good as Wanyan Wushu.
, even though he witnessed this sudden change at a close distance, he still looked a little confused.
However, fortunately, the bystanders were clear, and hundreds of Jurchen armored warriors who had awakened from the stage rushed to the high rammed earth platform like crazy, dragging down the high-ranking military officials on the stage who were either frightened, stunned, or confused.
Down.
This move seemed praiseworthy at the time, but from the perspective of hindsight, it was harmful and unhelpful - because under this round of salvo, the damage had been definitely caused, but the Song army could not
The second round of strikes was carried out in a short period of time, but countless wounded people died on the spot due to being trampled and dragged.
It must be understood that among these wounded, except for a very small number of guards, they must at least be beginning planners, and even most of them are at the Meng'an level... Pu Liyan is not qualified to go up.
Of course, an afterthought is an afterthought after all. After dozens of mud balls went down, the Fourth Prince Wanyan Wushu and others, who were surrounded by guards and protected behind the general platform, and stood with the general platform on their backs, were still in a daze.
State... He was no longer confused, but he couldn't believe it.
Comparatively speaking, Zhao Guanjia in the city was only excited at the moment of ejaculation. After the mud ball landed on the ground, it immediately became boring.
After all, from such a distance, he could only see some damage to the crowd there, and then panicked, unable to see the specific results of the battle at all, and the ordinary mud projectiles had no special visual effects.
That's right, except for adding a winch to the trebuchet and using the lever principle to come up with a counterweight design, the incompetent engineering dog itself does not have any scientific and technological achievements beyond the times... There is not even a gunpowder in the mud pill, because I don’t know how to add twist to ensure the stability of the deflagration, nor how to seal the gunpowder at night... It’s not that I haven’t tried it, but I’ve tried it several times but failed.
Therefore, gunpowder is still used as a combustion accelerant in the hands of the incompetent Zhao Guan family. It can only be said that it burns more explosively than the gunpowder of the Jin army opposite. It may have some miraculous effects in certain situations. The so-called expected The 'flower bomb' is just a matter of thinking.
Of course, when it comes to this, Zhao Guanjia didn’t think too much, because in his opinion, in any case, things like artillery carts are enough to change the urban defense war model in this cold weapon era, and since his own side has mastered With the advantage of artillery battle, it is enough to take this gamble in Nanyang.
In fact, the reason why Chen Gui and Chen Shangshu gained special trust from the Zhao family when they came up that day, and even entrusted this person with their life and fortune, was because this person had given him a favor before he met the emperor, that is, when he was still an envoy to the town. Zhao Guanjia submitted a long memorial.
In that thousands of words but clearly structured outline of the city defense, you can clearly see this person's military thinking... One is in-depth elastic defense. As the saying goes, if you can have one more layer, don't lose one; if you can be flexible, don't be rigid. ; The other is that the city defense design should prioritize artillery protection, and the counterattack method should also focus on artillery warfare.
And if you investigate carefully, you will find that even the elastic defense in depth itself is actually based on the new military phenomenon of large-scale application of artillery vehicles, and is a targeted reform of the old city defense methods in the past.
As for this military thought of "artillery battle is king", for a time traveler, it is undoubtedly an absolute political correctness.
Ever since, I have been able to tolerate it for half a month and shoot out in anger today.
At the top of the city, the crowd was excited, but the Zhao family, who was accustomed to watching war movies, forced the accompanying civil and military personnel to accompany him slowly down the city, and then stood with his back on the city wall... This was the best way to avoid the projectiles of artillery vehicles outside the city. .
The next afternoon, projectiles whizzed non-stop, flying back and forth from the top of Nanyang City.
But it is obvious that the Jin Army's artillery carts, which are not at a disadvantage in terms of quantity, are far less efficient than the Song Army's artillery carts in the city... Of course, the emergence of counterweight catapults seems to only save manpower, but in fact it brings The evolution to come is all-round.
For example, if there are no dozens of people dragging them ahead, it is possible to save space and build a defensive fortification in front of the artillery vehicle;
For another example, the rated mass of the counterweight effectively ensures the stability of the force, making the gun carriage's launch more accurate;
For example, the counterweighted winch makes the gun carriage launch faster...
Not to mention that the Song army was well prepared, with scattered artillery positions and different types of projectiles - stone projectiles that destroyed the opponent's artillery vehicles, which had a longer range and had a 'blossoming' effect, and clay projectiles that were specially designed to hit people. , it is by no means as simple as one plus one.
Faster, stronger, better defensive, farther, more accurate, all together it is all-round suppression.
Therefore, after the first salvo attacked the Jin Army's general platform, the Song Army's artillery vehicles continued one after another throughout the morning, but they completely destroyed the Jin Army's artillery vehicle position.
Relatively speaking, in Nanyang City, redundant high-rise buildings and watchtowers have been removed in accordance with the traditional requirements. The top of the city wall is also slightly narrow, but the parapet wall has been specially thickened... until the Jin Army's artillery position completely collapsed. , before losing the ability to attack, the damage on the city was minimal.
By the afternoon, after confirming that the Jin Army's artillery and carriage positions were useless, Zhao Guan's family re-entered the city, but it became boring again, because for the first time since the siege, the Jin Army's camp fell into complete silence.
There was no provocation, no cavalry coming and going to block the battle, and no war supervising soldiers severely scolding the civilians and Han soldiers. The general stage in front was completely empty, even the flags were removed!
There is no doubt that this is a great victory for the Song Army!
The whole city cheered, but Jinying remained silent.
To be fair, this is not Wanyan Wushu's fault. Wanyan Wushu made no mistakes... He had thought about the problem of artillery vehicles. He knew that siege of the city relied on artillery battles. Moreover, after he suffered the loss of luck in Xiacaicheng, this time I had already prepared myself mentally for the continued artillery battle. If anyone else had come over, I am afraid they would not be able to understand why the Song Army's artillery vehicles were so accurate, so fast, and so far away this time.
Moreover, he didn't have time to think about the issue of the gun carriage now, because a huge problem was right in front of him.
"How many?"
In the Chinese army's tent to the north far away from the front line, Wanyan Wushu raised his head blankly.
"In addition to General Wanhu Chizhanhui, there are seven fierce security guards and four murderers who died on the spot." A Han soldier who joined the army said cautiously. "In addition, there are six fierce security guards and two counselors." It is difficult to fight despite serious injuries..."
This is the effect of those dozens of clay pills. The Zhao Guan family endured it for half a month just for this shot.
"I have never heard of such a tragic incident since we sent out troops." After a long time, Wanyan Balisu, whose arm was splashed by mud balls, held his arm and spoke angrily, but he didn't know who he was angry at.
"I have been thinking about this for a long time now!" Another member of the Ten Thousand Households, Han Chang, immediately spoke out. "Now, according to military law, should we kill seven or eight more men and dozens of mouke?!"
Ba Lisu raised his head in astonishment, and then he realized why the whole tent was silent, but he felt that something was so ridiculous... If he really killed them, wouldn't it mean that all the high-ranking officers in the army were gone for nothing? There would be no need to fight this battle, right?
A few dozen Niwan in Nanyang City defeated the 40,000 main force of the Jin Army?
But the Jurchen military law has been there like an iron law from the beginning?! Didn't Chi Zhanhui and the seven Meng'an die in a serious battle?!
Everyone in the tent looked at the fourth prince whose face was stained with blood, half in fear and half in anticipation.
"I...I..." Wanyan Wushu finally spoke out, but he gritted his teeth and decided in front of everyone's attention. "It doesn't count as death in battle! It definitely doesn't count! I will take responsibility for everything! I will pardon you!" "
Pulling away from Su, everyone below Han Chang felt relieved, but for some reason, the first two people, the two Wanhu who just thought it was ridiculous, looked at each other and seemed to feel lost.
Because no matter how reasonable it is, it cannot be concealed that this is the first time that the Jin Army has violated military law on a large scale... Once this case is opened, what will happen in the future?