The struggle of the reborn prince

The Kingdom of Jin had already experienced the power of artillery when it competed with Zhao Tama for the capital of Liaoxi. Naturally, it wanted to have this kind of big killer, but it was limited by the technology at that time, and they were in their heyday. They were invincible against Xixia and Khitan. Everything can be overcome, so the manufacture and research and development of artillery are not the top priority.Afterwards, the Kingdom of Jin went south twice to the Song Dynasty to plunder a large number of craftsmen, and obtained the methods of making gunpowder and many firearms, thinking that with these they could compete with Zhao Tama's new army.

Following Zhao Tun's ascension to the throne and the complete reorganization of the Forbidden Army, two large-scale wars broke out with Jin Guo to compete for Yanyun and aid Goryeo. Without firearms to help, defeating the New Song Army would have to pay a heavy price.This also began to make them try to get the firearms equipped by the Song army.

However, Jin Guo’s road to research and develop firearms has been bumpy and difficult. At first, they stole, collected weapons lost on the battlefield and seized them as blueprints to imitate Lianzhu guns and artillery, and obtained a batch of goods that looked exactly like them. , cannot be used at all.So they recruited several craftsmen from the Song Army Workshop by means of bribery and bribery. Under their guidance, they tried to manufacture firearms, and they really made Lianzhu guns and artillery similar to the standard weapons equipped by the Song Army.However, because Zhao Tun has always regarded the manufacture of firearms as the top secret of the Song Dynasty, especially the formula of gunpowder is in his own hands. The embarrassment of no bullets, the trial production of the Lianzhu gun completely failed.They could only concentrate on the imitation of the artillery, and finally created the simplest front-loading artillery, but they lacked professionals.It is impossible to penetrate the mystery of it, and the details of it are unknown.Especially the ratio and dosage of propellant with stronger professional skills, and the usage of gun gauge.The use of fuzes of different lengths and so on are all confused, so that accidents continue during use, and the range and accuracy are very different from the Song Army artillery.

Facing the pressing force of the Song Dynasty and the imminent war, King Jin and his ministers couldn't wait to organize and train this new type of weaponry into an army. Wanyan Dan personally bestowed it as the "Thunderbolt Army" and hid it as a secret weapon. , From the manufacture of artillery to the training of troops, they are kept strictly confidential to the outside world, so that Song's intelligence network only captures some clues.Therefore, this unit of the Jin Army only exists in the files of the Song Dynasty Intelligence Agency.It has been impossible to know the details of this unit, let alone their equipment and combat effectiveness.

After the Northern Expedition of the Song Army, it was extremely urgent to attack the city and destroy the mansion all the way, but he was reluctant to take out this treasure until the Song Army approached the capital before handing it over to Wanyan Yuying for dispatch.Originally, Wanyan Yuying arranged the "Thunderbolt Army" at the ferry along the Huntong River to prevent the Song Army from crossing the river.But Wushu insisted on fighting in Zhaozhou, and because of Wanyan Gouying's surprise attack tactics to wipe out the Song army's forward, the artillery could not float across the river together and missed the first battle.After the pontoon bridge was erected, Wanyan Gouying transported the artillery to the north bank.It is intended to be used when raiding the camp of the Song Army to achieve miraculous effects.However, due to changes in the battle situation, they were not able to enter the battlefield, but they were used by accident when withdrawing troops... The Song army lined up and rolled in, defeating several golden generals who tried to intercept them on the way.Crossed Zhaozhou City, which had already been burned into a sea of ​​flames, and came to the river, and stopped [-] steps before the green hill.Zheng Ping urged his horses to the front of the formation, although the night was moonless.But with the little sun of Zhaozhou City illuminated, the situation on the battlefield can be seen at a glance.I saw that the front of Shaliang was full of Juma and Lujiao, and the slope leading to Shaliang was full of crossbowmen.On the top is a cavalry army about to charge their horses. Although they cannot be seen behind, it is clear that there must be reinforcements behind.

The formation of the Jin army was well-organized, obviously well prepared, and Zheng Ping also understood that the purpose of forming such a formation was to defend rather than attack.The obstacles in front of the formation are to prevent the cavalry from charging or to slow down the impact speed, and the crossbowmen on the ramp can take the opportunity to shoot a dense rain of arrows to kill the cavalry of the Song army, but if they still cannot stop the impact, the cavalry on the top of the beam Launch a counterattack condescendingly, thereby defeating the enemy's charge and ensuring that the army behind can cross the river smoothly.

"Huh, change the soup but not the medicine!" Zheng Ping said with a cold snort when he saw the formation of the Jin army. Their formation seemed to be strict and there were no flaws, but they basically followed the tactics of defending the city. Make it impossible to take advantage of your own strong military force.If he would not adopt this style of play even if he had to fight his back against the wall, instead relying on his strength to fight with the enemy, even if he could not win, he would make the enemy lose the ability to attack again, and then cross the river safely.

"The artillery army moves forward, destroying the barriers in front of the Shaliang, killing the crossbowmen on the beam, and disrupting the enemy's ambush formation behind the Shaliang!" Zheng Ping ordered, and he even passed through the trenches that were much more tightly fortified than this. , why be afraid of this sandy hill, but it also messed up his plan to take advantage of the chaos to attack across the board to drive the Jin army down the river, "Li Gong, after the artillery opens the passage, you can quickly break through the enemy's defense line with one army and defeat the enemy on the sand beam. Taking advantage of the enemy's chaos, they broke into the river bank and divided the enemy into two, driving them to the east and west; Zhang Shengkui and Jiang Wei, each of you led your troops to deploy at both ends of Shaliang, and drove the fleeing troops to the east and west. The enemy army encircled and wiped out; the Krupp infantry quickly followed up after the dragon cavalry opened the breakthrough, and after consolidating the breakthrough, they developed to both sides to seize Shaliang."

Now it has become a standard tactic of the Song army to concentrate artillery for fire assault before attacking, and commanders at all levels can use it skillfully.The artillery battalion of the three armies immediately moved forward a hundred paces. Following an order, the rapid-fire guns used solid bullets and the mortars fired the first round of bullets to break through the obstacles. Under their joint attack, these seemingly solid obstacles instantly flew away. The ashes annihilated and turned into piles of broken wood.

'Boom...' When the Song army's artillery fire finished shooting and adjusted the shooting angle to prepare for extended shooting, the fire suddenly flashed on the sand beam, and there was a thunderous explosion, which even overwhelmed the Song army's artillery just now. With the sound of a volley, dozens of cup-sized iron balls fell in front of the artillery positions of the Song army. Fortunately, the land here was sandy, and the shells did not bounce or jump, otherwise they would hit the feet of the soldiers of the Song army.

"The Jin army also has artillery?!" Although the enemy's artillery did not hit, the shock to the Song army was not small. They always thought that only their own army had such a big killer, and they were proud of it. Today the enemy also has, then your own firepower advantage will be gone.

"Quickly find out the position of the enemy's artillery, and suppress and destroy it!" Zheng Ping, a veteran in the battlefield, quickly calmed down after being surprised, and gave an order.

"Bang, bang..." Several mortars fired several flares into the air one after another, and the situation on the sand beam was clearly visible under the strong light.

"Heavy artillery?!" Deng Fei, who joined the army in charge of commanding the artillery of the three armies in the Fusi of Dading Town, saw the enemy's artillery on the Shaliang clearly through the light of the flares, and shocked him. The leader was compared with the heavy artillery of the Song Army It's not too small, and if they confront each other, they really can't take advantage of it.

"Reporting to join the army, there are 45 enemy artillery pieces, arranged at intervals of [-] steps, loaded in the front, and the caliber is unknown!" The artillery observer quickly reported what he had observed to Deng Fei.

"Report to join the army..."

"What's the matter, tell me, you're dumb!" Deng Fei asked urgently after the observer had finished speaking after the second round of artillery fire from the enemy.

"Joining the army, judging from the sound of the cannon and its external characteristics, it should be a heavy artillery. However, the range of the enemy's artillery seems to be only about [-] paces, so it is impossible to determine the type of artillery." The observer was also confused by the situation in front of him, and did not know how to respond.

"The rapid-fire cannon shoots continuously to suppress the enemy's artillery, and the mortar fires explosive shells to cover the shooting, closely monitoring the enemy's position." Deng Fei didn't care about thinking about it, he knew that the biggest weakness of the front-loading artillery was the cumbersome loading procedure and slow firing speed. Knowing the specific power of the enemy's artillery, he could only use them as heavy artillery, so he had to suppress them before the enemy's second round of artillery fire fell.

"Target the enemy artillery group, at a distance of [-] paces, with a firing angle of [-], the rapid-fire artillery of each battalion, with the team as a unit, solid ammunition, five bursts of rapid fire to suppress shooting; Mortars, explosive ammunition, conduct covering fire, kill the enemy gunners! "After receiving the order, each artillery battalion quickly adjusted the shooting elements according to the divided range, and prepared to shoot.

"The Artillery Battalion directly under the Krupp Army has completed shooting preparations, requesting a test shot!" The Guantong sentry reported to the commander Deng Fei through the semaphore from the other party.

"Shooting is allowed." Deng Fei ordered, and then the other two battalions also reported that the shooting preparations were completed, and soon the rumble of cannons became the main theme of the battlefield again. The first hot weapon match...

"Jiang Wei, the enemy's situation is unknown now, but the enemy's artillery poses a great threat to our army. You order the infantry to attack and seize the enemy's artillery position and open the way." Zheng Ping said, looking at the battlefield filled with gunfire and smoke. It is very lethal to the cavalry in the charge, and even if the assault is successful, it will pay great casualties. Therefore, without knowing the enemy artillery, he decided to attack with the infantry first.

"Yes, I personally led the team to seize the enemy's artillery position." Jiang Wei cheered up, and he also wanted to see what the Jin Army's artillery looked like.

"Marshal, our hussars can also seize the enemy's artillery position, why do we give way to the infantry?" Li Gong said unconvinced that the first attack mission was taken away before his eyes.

"The enemy has changed and I have changed. Now the artillery is suppressing the enemy's artillery, and has no time to take care of those crossbowmen. You can't turn into a hedgehog just by rushing up like this." Zheng Ping said with a straight face.

"Little brother, listen to what the commander-in-chief said, and you can go on after we clear the way for you!" Zheng Ping patted Li Gong's shoulder with a smile and said with a smile.He then transferred the fifth brigade up and quickly assigned tasks, and the troops were ready to deploy. Under the cover of machine guns, they lined up skirmishers to attack Shaliang...