Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 278

What needs to be explained here is that this death toll refers to the Jurchen people, not including the Mongols, let alone the Han people.

In the eyes of the Jurchens, the Han people are cannon fodder, and what they do is to send them to death, and the Jurchens don't care how many people die.

The Mongols are almost inferior, and their treatment is higher than that of the Han people (at this time, the status of the Mongols who just came here is not very high, only the Mongols of Horqin and other tribes who were the first to turn to have a high status).However, the Jurchens can afford a certain percentage of casualties.

In the first wave of attack just now, most of the dead were Mongols, and the post-government general could not care, but the second wave was basically composed of Jurchens. Most of them were wiped out by a cannon fire, so the general could not bear it.

Seeing that he would have to pay for his old capital if he didn't withdraw his troops, the general hurriedly ordered to blow the trumpet (horn) to retreat.

At the moment when the horn sounded for Hou Jin's retreat, the sound of drums suddenly sounded on the mountain.

Hearing the sound of the drums, the artillery immediately stopped shelling and quickly moved out of the way.

At this time, the cavalry who had already lined up and rested for a period of time, led by Cao Bianjiao, began to urge their horses forward.

The cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao was composed of Guanning iron cavalry. This group of people used to fight with Houjin a lot in Liaodong. It can be said that the only one in Ming Dynasty who was not afraid of Houjin was this troop.

However, Guanning Tieqi has fought against Houjin for so many years, and has never fought a battle like today.

Although they also knew that the artillery was very powerful, they did not expect that Hou Jinda would be knocked down with only a few rounds of shelling.

In fact, this is no wonder, because they have never seen hundreds of cannons firing at the same time before.

Not to mention them, even Cao Wenzhao had never seen Ji Shijun use hundreds of cannons at the same time.

But after Cao Wenzhao joined Li Jing's command, he heard Li Jing explain the four tactics to him.

The first is infantry and artillery coordination, which is how infantry and artillery cooperate to fight.

The second is infantry and cavalry coordination, which refers to the coordinated operations of infantry and cavalry.

The third is cavalry and artillery coordination, which talks about how cavalry and artillery cooperate to fight.

The last one is the coordinated operation of the three arms of infantry and cavalry artillery.

Three of these four tactics deal with the use of artillery.

When Li Jing explained the tactics to Cao Wenzhao, he specifically explained that the more artillery used, the greater the power.

Doubling the number of cannons can produce several times the effect.

Because the greater the number of artillery pieces, the larger the area covered.

The ultimate purpose of war is only one, and that is to destroy the enemy.

At present, the best weapon to destroy the enemy is artillery.

Moreover, due to the long attack distance of artillery, killing the enemy with artillery can minimize casualties.

Cao Wenzhao took this very seriously. Cao Wenzhao's housekeeper was Guan Ning's cavalry. It can be said that everyone in Guanning's cavalry was his precious lump, and he would feel distressed for a long time if one of them died in battle.

For this ambush, Li Jing equipped Cao Wenzhao with [-] artillery pieces. Cao Wenzhao did not stop doing anything, and adjusted half of them to ambush near the foot of the mountain.

However, when the Jin army entered the ambush circle, Cao Wenzhao temporarily changed his mind, stopped the ambush, and showed the artillery to attack from the front.

Cao Wenzhao changed his mind because the terrain here limited the troops that Hou Jin could put into the battlefield.

Fighting at the foot of the mountain, the enemy will never send too many troops to attack.

The artillery ambushed in the mountains and forests. It was safe, but they couldn't play their role.

The purpose of Cao Wenzhao this time is mainly to kill and injure the enemy. The enemy's forwards have too few troops.
If the artillery is exposed in front of the enemy, the enemy general will think that as long as he rushes in front of the artillery, they will be wiped out quickly based on his previous combat experience. If the artillery hides in the forest and shells, the enemy will not find the target , Naturally, it will not gather troops to attack.

It can be said that placing artillery directly in front of the enemy is also luring the enemy.

In addition, the tens of millions of people fighting are not street fights, and it is over after a fistful of punches.

At this time, what is important in fighting is the formation of troops and the overall attack. Before the Houjin troops launch an attack, they must form an formation. Thousands of people stand in formation as targets, and the shelling is enjoyable.

Therefore, when Cao Wenzhao saw the rear army chasing him, he hurriedly waved the red flag to stop Cao Bianjiao from continuing to retreat, and at the same time sent out infantry and artillery.

Cao Wenzhao's clever trick was used, and it really received miraculous results. After being bombarded in the early stage, the Jin army decisively launched an assault, and then sent a second wave of troops to participate in the attack.

After the second wave of troops was dealt a devastating blow, the late gold master knew that the artillery in front of him was completely different from the artillery used by the Ming artillery they had seen before, so he began to withdraw troops hastily.

After seeing the Jin army's defeat, Cao Wenzhao immediately ordered Cao Bianjiao to launch a counterattack.

In fact, rather than saying that Cao Bianjiao is leading his troops to fight back, it is more appropriate to say that he is forcing.

This principle is the same as Hou Jin chasing him just now. The Hou Jin army could not catch up with Cao Bianjiao's troops, and it was impossible for Cao Bianjiao to catch up with the Hou Jin army. Everyone was cavalry, and the horses were basically the same. Jin Jun can also run away.

It is impossible for Cao Wenzhao not to understand this truth. The purpose of his ordering Cao Bianjiao to pursue is actually not to give the Hou Jin army a chance to breathe.

Normally, when a person flees for his life, his first reaction is to run home.

For the Hou Jin army, home is the camp, and to return to the camp, it is natural to run back the same way.

The other two groups of cavalry and infantry arranged by Cao Wenzhao were on the way back to the camp after the Jin army.

However, Cao Wenzhao led the enemy to Guantun Fort, [-] miles away from Desheng Fort, and the later gold master would think that there must be an ambush in the loop as long as he used his brain a little.Because if it is a normal decisive battle, there is no need to run so far.

Letting Cao Bianjiao chase after him would not give the Hou Jin army time to think, and secondly, even if they knew there was an ambush on the way, they would not have time to adjust their route because Cao Bianjiao was chasing after him.

Cao Wenzhao has experienced many battles, and he is very clear about the psychology of the soldiers on the battlefield. In the Battle of Guantunpu, he used Jurchen's inherent thinking and human inertial thinking to successfully make dumplings for the Houjin army.

After the Jin army entered the ambush circle, Cao Wenzhao gave an order, and all the ambushes were released. After a round of shelling and gunfire, more than [-] troops of the rear army were almost wiped out, and only less than [-] people fled back to the camp.

Since the Battle of Saerhu, the Ming Dynasty has rarely won the battle against the Houjin. In the past, it could be called a great victory by beheading only a few hundred Jurchen soldiers. I don't want to kill more than [-] Houjin troops at once this time.

Compared with the casualties of Hou Jin, the Ming army suffered very few casualties in this battle, less than a hundred were killed and only a few hundred were injured.

Ordinarily, it is normal to have casualties in wars, and the battle of Guantunpu, which wiped out tens of thousands of enemy troops with such a low number of casualties, can be called a complete victory.However, Cao Wenzhao was very dissatisfied with this result.

In Cao Wenzhao's mind, the total number of casualties in this battle should not exceed 100. Now the number of casualties is far more than he expected. Cao Wenzhao was very puzzled by this, so he sent someone to investigate.

After investigation, Cao Wenzhao found out that among these people, except for a dozen soldiers who fell off the horse because the horse stumbled, and the cavalry behind had no time to dodge, the casualties were caused by being trampled by the horses. It was caused by the distance of the Jin army.

The Jishi army did not wear armor when fighting, and their defense was very weak. If they chased too close, they would be easily injured by Houjin's bows and arrows. What's more, they were cut by Houjin when they were close.

Hearing this result, Cao Wenzhao was furious, and called Cao Bianjiao, Sun Hutou, and Li Dingguo to scold them.

Cao Wenzhao knew very well that Li Jing treated his soldiers like brothers, so many unnecessary deaths, even if Li Jing didn't say anything, he must be dissatisfied with him in his heart.

In fact, only Sun Hutou's troops suffered casualties. This kid was eager to make contributions and led his troops to chase too quickly, so there were so many casualties.

However, Cao Wenzhao did not reprimand Sun Hutou alone, but reprimanded his nephews Cao Bianjiao and Li Dingguo together.

The so-called blind man knows how to eat glutinous rice balls, and Sun Hutou also knows that Cao Bianjiao and Li Dingguo are making excuses for him, and he feels extremely sorry for them, so he invites them to have a good meal.

Hearing that the three of them almost bowed to each other after drinking, Cao Wenzhao felt relieved.

Sometimes suffering is a blessing, and Cao Wenzhao knows very well that when it is time to suffer, he has to suffer a little.

Don't look at the nephew who was scolded, but because of this, he formed friendship with Sun Hutou and Li Dingguo, so after careful calculation, Cao Bianjiao didn't suffer at all. With this friendship, Sun Hutou will have to take care of him in the future The troubled brother who helped him take the blame.

Of course, Cao Wenzhao had to bear the biggest scapegoat himself. After the reprimand, Cao Wenzhao took all the blame on himself, saying that his improper command caused so many casualties.

Hearing that more than a hundred people were killed and hundreds were injured, Li Jing was taken aback. How could there be so many casualties with such superior firepower of the Ji Shi Army?When Cao Wenzhao said that he had misconducted, Li Jing frowned slightly.

He knew Cao Wenzhao and Li Jing very well. Li Jingshen knew that although Cao Wenzhao was brave in battle, he was by no means reckless. Melee with the enemy.

Not to mention the strategic goals that the two had set in advance, but from a tactical point of view, Cao Wenzhao would not do such a stupid thing.

Regardless of Li Jing's strategic goals, based on the comparison of the numbers of the two armies, the Houjin army has an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, and it is impossible to wipe them all out in a field battle.

Since we can't wipe out all at once, there is absolutely no need to chase the enemy too far. Fighting a few more battles can wipe out the enemy army bit by bit.

If Cao Wenzhao didn't even have this bit of patience, how could he have fought against the bandits for so many years without many casualties?
After a little thought, Li Jing knew that Cao Wenzhao was taking responsibility for others.

Cao Bianjiao followed Cao Wenzhao for a long time in battle, and it was impossible to underestimate the enemy and rush forward.

Marko led the infantry and artillery this time. The infantry and artillery fought the best in this battle, and the infantry and artillery had no casualties at all, which means that the responsibility has nothing to do with Marko.

The rest are Li Dingguo and Sun Hutou.

Although Li Dingguo was much younger than Sun Hutou, he was extremely stable in his work. Otherwise, Li Jing would not have entrusted him with the burden of the cavalry division. He would never believe that Li Dingguo underestimated the enemy and rushed into Li Jing.

Then it can only be Sun Hutou, and only when Sun Hutou makes a mistake will Cao Wenzhao take the blame for him.

(End of this chapter)