Chongzhen Undergraduates

"The country wants us to give way to Houjin at critical times, and then sit back and watch Daming and Houjin consume..."

"What is the critical moment?" Li Dingguo was displeased.

"I didn't say it." After Jin Tongwu finished speaking, he regretted it. Obviously, there is no absolute time for this matter.If you withdraw early, the Great Western Army will surrender to Houjin, and if you withdraw late, it will be equivalent to surrendering to Ming Dynasty.If you want to dance on two eggs, you will stumble if you are not good enough.

"Let's go, let's go to Shuangjiangkou to watch the battle." After Li Dingguo finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and ran towards Tongnan.

The distance between Shuangjiangkou and Tongnan is less than ten miles. This is the place where the Daxi Army and the Sichuan Army confront each other.

By the time Li Dingguo climbed the hill, the battle in Longxing Town had already started.With a telescope, you can already see a large amount of smoke rising into the sky in the distance. Because of the distance problem, you can't see the specific battle situation.

What Li Dingguo could see was a pontoon bridge erected by the Sichuan army on the Peijiang River, and a large number of people fleeing the war and retreating southward.But in the southeast direction, not a single soldier went north for reinforcements, and there was no sign of any reinforcements on the official road in the distance.

The head of the 918 Regiment of the 983 Division of the Ninth Army of the Sichuan Army is called Chen Zengke. He is 23 this year.

In the organizational system of the Sichuan Army Corps, those who can be brigade commanders and division commanders are basically recruited peasant army generals or former Jiangbei generals. These people are all experienced in combat and have been screened out.

As a military officer personally trained by Zhu Youjian's direct lineage, those who can now become regiment commanders are considered good youngsters who have made rapid progress.Chen Zengke is one of these good seedlings.

Why did Zhu Youjian have to implement a new military system similar to later generations?Because Ming's military system has been corrupted, the old military system is not conducive to controlling the army.

Starting from the Luzhong Army, Zhu Youjian is actually trying to slowly change the old military system, changing the combat mode of the generals in the old military system from relying on bravery and personal soldiers to relying on individual soldiers and teams to fight.

Only by eliminating the general's personal military power and the general's right to appoint officers to the army can real control of the army be achieved.

And the modern military system is the product of Europe's reform of the military system of warlords and other warlords. Why can't Zhu Youjian change the military system?

According to the military system of the Sichuan Army, generals at any level cannot have personal soldiers or appoint officers on their own.Therefore, the generals of the Sichuan Army only have the right to fight and lead troops.Even if an individual general has a crooked mind, he cannot control the army.A large number of officers below the regiment level are basically direct descendants of Zhu Youjian.

The Black Banner Army is actually a short-term officer training class established by Zhu Youjian, and it is also a "Whampoa Military Academy" in Zhu Youjian's mind.

The 983 regiment stood alone in Longxing Town, and on the official road in the middle of the town, there were already three stone defense lines piled up. Each defense line had three and a half person-high stone walls. Outside the stone walls were rows of: Rejecting horses, Luzhai.

Since the combat thinking of the Sichuan Army is different from that of other armies, Zhu Youjian did not require the generals to go into battle to kill the enemy in person, so Chen Zengke had more time to think about how to set up fortifications on his position.

The offensive force of the Houjin Army was 3000 forwards, led by Zuolin Alashan, and launched an attack after arriving on the battlefield for a while.

Houjin's first 200-man attacking force advanced cautiously holding their shields. They first arrived at Luzhai, and then quickly destroyed most of the Luzhai, piled them together and set them on fire.Then continue to attack until the horse is rejected.

"Shoot!" At this time, the distance between the two sides was only a hundred and fifteen steps, and the battalion commander in charge of the first line of defense immediately blew his whistle, and the entire company behind the first stone wall opened fire immediately.

This time, it was not a three-stage strike, but a one-time concentrated fire shot.In addition to the white soldiers, a company of seventy flintlock guns fired at the same time.A small group of Houjin soldiers charged forward, and a dozen people fell down in an instant.The iron pellets crackled and hit the shield, sparking non-stop.

"Arrangement." The Eight Banners soldiers were not just for nothing, they quickly raised their placards and formed a tortoise formation.Regardless of the advanced technology of flintlock guns, they do not have the ability to penetrate thick hardwood shields.Even if it is barely penetrated, its strength should not hurt the armored soldiers behind the shield.

If you change to a pointed bullet with a ballistic trajectory, the effect is another matter.

"Boom!" Just when Hou Jin thought that the tortoise formation would save his life, a cannon rang out from the Sichuan army's position, and a black iron bullet flew towards him, hitting the tortoise shell directly.

"Crack!" With a loud bang, the tortoise's shell was smashed with broken arms and legs, and five or six later Jin Bing fell to the ground moaning bloody.

"Quickly, line up again." A few Houjin soldiers who were frightened and stupid were stunned on the spot, and the leader of the army hurriedly pulled the frightened soldiers and continued to organize protection.

It's a pity that he was still a step too late. At the moment when the Houjin soldiers were stunned, seventy flintlock guns fired again. This time the result was great, and nearly [-] Houjin soldiers were killed on the spot.

"Withdraw!" With a unified order, Hou Jin's first wave of attack quickly disintegrated.

"Trash! You can't even take down a small intersection, what's the use of you?" Alashan lashed Dutong's face with a whip, and cursed.

For the Houjin army, time is also what they have to fight for.Although they took a step ahead, it was only an extra day and night.Every hour spent on the road is the possibility of the failure of the Hou Jin Army.

"Your servant will die, please tell the general: how to attack?" Du Tong immediately knelt on the ground.

"Send two hundred warriors and let them put all your armor on your chest and charge me. If you retreat this time, you will be blessed." Ala said fiercely.

Chapter 331: Tongnan Blocking Battle II

The post-golden soldiers are still very brave in this era, because their reward and punishment system is very strict.With military achievements, the rewards are generous, and if you lose a battle, you will be punished heavily.Especially the reward, enough to make a person act crazy.

"Tell the warriors that if you take Tongnan, each of them will get two women and 20 taels of silver." Alashan said to the commander who had already walked out from a distance.Hearing Alashan's voice, even the commander's pace doubled.

When the two hundred Hou Jin soldiers rushed to the front of the formation with three layers of armor tied to their chests, which was equivalent to carrying a weight of forty to fifty catties on their chests, the flintlock guns of the Sichuan Army had no effect on them.And every shell fired by the Sichuan army only killed a few people.

The pace of the enemy's advance is not fast, but it is very steady.A burst of bullets shot out, and holes appeared in the chests of several Houjin soldiers in front, but they were still rushing towards the Sichuan Army's position.The so-called multi-layer armor can be played like this.

"Get the bayonet!" When the distance between the two sides was thirty steps, following the order of the company commander, the soldiers behind the first stone wall of the Sichuan Army stood up.

As a whistle sounded, the first company rushed up, and the white soldiers ran the fastest.Behind each white-bared soldier was closely followed by two gunfire soldiers with bayonets in hand.

"Hurry up, let me rush up." Commander Hou Jin is not a vegetarian, and the movement of the death squad is restricted, but the follow-up infantry will definitely follow up.Human "tanks" were responsible for the attack, and of course the infantry wearing a layer of armor followed closely behind to cover.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides fought together.Although Hou Jin's human "tank" could block bullets, it could not withstand bayonet stabbing.

After a dozen rear gold "tanks" were pierced to the ground, the reinforcements behind them followed.The combat power of the Sichuan army was immediately vented, and the situation was immediately reversed.Fighting hand to hand, the Sichuan army can't beat the Houjin soldiers.

"Blow the horn, let the first company withdraw." The battalion commander saw that it was wrong, and beating his men like this was not enough for others to consume.

When the first company retreated, the second company fired from behind the second stone wall to block Jin's pursuit, so that the company could escape safely.

But as soon as he turned around, the enemy's human "tanks" continued to attack.The battle situation returned to the same as before.

"Get out of the first line of defense, and when the army behind them enters the stone wall, they will throw thunder." The battalion commander could only order like this.

The new grenades cannot be equipped on a large scale, and they are very expensive.What the frontline troops can equip is still the stupid and thick Thunderbolt.

How does this thing play in a place like this?It's very simple, two people throw it vigorously with leather bags, then roll along the official road for tens of meters and wait for it to explode.It's the same as playing bowling, but two people have to cooperate to play.

After a series of thunder explosions, not many of Hou Jin's human "tanks" were killed, but their backs were blown apart, and they all lay on the ground crying for their parents and mothers.

Zhentianlei is filled with porcelain tiles (broken porcelain pieces), and after being blown up, there are only small wounds here.The armor of those Houjin soldiers is on the chest, and there is no protection on the back.

The battle has been going on for an hour, but the Jin army's progress is slow, which seriously delayed their marching plan.Alashan was depressed. At this rate, let alone a promotion, he himself would never even think about being in the army.

"Rush, rush up for me. I don't care how many people you use, you must take the dragon-shaped town for me within half an hour."

When Hou Jin started the crowd tactics, the 983 regiment was completely passive.Their line of defense was a full three hundred paces wide.Before the enemy only attacked the front, the Sichuan army could still block it with firepower.But when enemies also appeared on the two wings, the disadvantage in numbers was highlighted.

Especially after the opponent joined the archers to cover the side, the Sichuan army suffered a lot of casualties. Although the plate armor could protect the chest, it could not protect the whole body.In this wave of attacks, the Eight Banners obviously used their trump card.

As soon as the two sides came up, they fell into a fight. In terms of individual combat power, the Eight Banners heavy infantry was indeed very strong. Their frontal assault fighters could resist three or three formations of the Sichuan army. Immediately afterwards, Jin's archers began to attack the Sichuan army's musketeers.

"General, we have been fighting for almost two hours. I think the regiment of the Sichuan Army is almost finished." Jin Tongwu pointed to the opposite side of Longxing Town, sighed and said, "I really don't understand why they are going to die. It's all right now, reinforcements If you don't come, Tongnan will not be able to keep it."

Li Dingguo looked at the road to the south. After more than an hour, the people had run away without a trace, but no reinforcements came.

"Choose five hundred people to change into ordinary people's clothes, and bring weapons to help them." Li Dingguo said in a deep voice.

"General, the Sichuan army is our enemy." Jin Tongwu persuaded.