The rise of the prince

Chapter 812 Chapter 790 Three, Wanyan Zongbi's Tactics

After Wanyan Zongbi took over the army, he did not immediately march towards Ningyuan, but stopped the soldiers who had been defeated from Shanhaiguan and asked them one by one how they were defeated, the specific situation on the battlefield, and the fighting methods of the Jing army.

One question lasted for two days without any action. On the third day, Wanyan Zongbi didn't see anyone, but quietly in the big tent without knowing what to think.

Ningyuan is still under siege, and may break the city at any time. The generals are naturally very anxious, and on the other hand, they trust Wanyan Zongbi. In short, in such anxiety until the third night, Wanyan Zongbi finally ordered all the generals to be summoned to discuss matters in the big tent .

In the large tent of the Chinese army, the thick felt could not completely isolate the hustle and bustle outside, but everyone was still paying attention, waiting for Yan Zongbi's speech.

Wanyan Zongbi saw that everyone had come, so he said: "This commander already has a general understanding of Jing Jun's situation, and from the reports from the front line, Li Xingzhou's Jing Jun is unusual.

Firearms can easily penetrate iron armor within a hundred steps, and artillery can easily kill a horse a mile away. There is no chance of winning in a head-on contest. "

As a veteran in the battlefield, Wanyan Zongbi quickly came to a conclusion after two days of cross-examination.

"However, Jing Jun also has a weakness. Those cannons are made of iron pipes, at least a few hundred catties, maybe even a thousand catties, and they move slowly and take time.

Also, although we don’t know how artillery works, one thing is certain, they are all like bows and crossbows that hurt people from a distance, and they must be accurate. When it gets dark at night, the accuracy will definitely not work. "

He raised his head slightly: "It stands to reason that Jing Jun is powerful, but wars can be fought!
Night raids with cavalry as the main force are the odds of winning, horse battles, night battles, and active attacks are the battles our Jin army is best at fighting, but in the end they were led by the nose."

Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to answer, because the imperial court's strategy from the beginning was to defend against Jing Guo's attack. The emperor, courtiers, and their generals all agreed, because Jing Guo was coming in a menacing manner.

Wanyan Zongbi glanced at them with resentment, and then said loudly: "Remember firmly! There are only three points for this battle to turn around!
One, we must take the initiative to attack as a whole, otherwise as long as the time goes by, Jing Jun's firearms can blast Kaishan Pass, and any city can be blasted away, and defending and avoiding battles is waiting for death slowly!
[-]. The Jing army is slow, so our soldiers are very fast. We mainly attack cavalry, and equip more bows and crossbows, so that the soldiers don't wear those heavy armors. Anyway, in front of the Jing army's firearms, they are like paper. It is better to just give up and ask for it dexterity.

Three, fight more night battles and sneak attacks. If you succeed in one blow, you can't be greedy for success. As long as you keep entangled, you will not be Jing Jun's opponent for a long time.

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Everyone pricked up their ears and listened quietly, and at the same time tried to remember what Wanyan Zongbi said. Unlike Wu Linhuang, Wanyan Zongbi had a high prestige in the army, and the generals were willing to obey.

Next, Wanyan Zongbi talked about trivial things again, but the important words are still the previous points: cavalry is the main force, go into battle lightly, take the initiative to attack, fight night battles and sneak attacks, and evacuate immediately after a successful blow.

This is the way Wanyan Zongbi, a veteran on the battlefield, came up with after several days of questioning and thinking about how to deal with Jing Jun.

The war in western Liaoning has attracted the attention of the whole world. All countries have adopted different actions. Some choose to wait and see, while others start to act.

However, Li Xingzhou, who was on the front line in western Liaoning, was very upset. He was so angry that he wanted to beat someone up, and even cursed at him.

After mid-July, reinforcements from the Kingdom of Jin from the north began to gradually come to reinforce them. Originally, the reinforcements were nothing to fear. As long as they surrounded Ningyuan and sent reinforcements, the firepower of the new army would definitely be able to effectively stop them after occupying key areas.

As a result, the group of Jin troops who came to reinforce them from Jinzhou was very different. It was as if they had suddenly become enlightened, and their combat style changed drastically.

No longer sneaking around in the city and passively defending like before, and not in a hurry to break the siege of Ningyuan, but taking the initiative to attack and harass with light cavalry at night, and evacuate immediately after the sneak attack is successful, without any love for fighting.

This tactic once caused headaches for the new army. It was dark at night, and the field of vision was only about ten meters when the torches were lit. It was not suitable for muskets at all.

For several nights in a row, some losses were caused to the new army, and every time the attack came and went like the wind, the new army couldn't catch up at all.

In the final analysis, the new army is an infantry-based force.

This is a headache!

The previous battles and victories all the way, in addition to the surprise victory and the Jin country was caught off guard, it was also because the Jin army took advantage of their weaknesses to attack the Jing army's strengths.

The new army has strong firepower and is well-trained. It is most afraid of tough battles, positional warfare, and frontal combat.

However, in the early stage, the Jin army had been passively defending and did not take the initiative to attack. Even if a few took the initiative to attack, it was a frontal attack. The new army was not afraid of anyone in this kind of battle.

Successive victories all the way, broke through Shanhaiguan, pulled out dozens of forts, and pushed them all the way to the city of Ningyuan.

Li Xingzhou speculated that it was mainly due to the lack of talent for war in the top management of the Jin Kingdom, and because they were frightened by the Jing Kingdom's [-] troops, so they adopted a conservative defensive attitude. As a result, the Jing army either fought siege battles or fought frontal battles.

And with his victory in the war, the top management will become more and more afraid, and their attitude will become more conservative, and they will fall into an endless loop.

As a result, he never expected that the reinforcements of the Golden Army suddenly made a 180-degree turn, took the initiative to attack, actively attacked at night, and escaped with one blow, which made him burnt out.

The cavalry combat and night battles that the Jin army is best at are back again, but these two points are the weaknesses of the new army. Its mobility is not high, and its firepower is strong during the day, but it is greatly reduced at night.

There seems to be some kind of expert behind Jin Jun
Li Xingzhou quickly thought of the possibility of a coaching change. Jin Guo's coach Wu Linhuang was trapped in Ningyuan, so it was reasonable to re-select the coach.
"Grass! Seeing the duck with its beak fly away." He was helpless, if you continue to be harassed and consumed like this, it is indeed difficult for you to last.

Another thing that makes him anxious is that there has been no news of Di Zhi!

He and Di Zhi agreed to land in Liaodong in early July, but now it is mid-July, and there is no news from Liaodong.

Li Xingzhou was so anxious that he stomped his feet and couldn't do anything about it. That was his trump card, and the final outcome of this battle depended on the outcome of Liaodong.

Li Xingzhou has two concerns, the horse production in the Liaodong Plain, and the graphite mine in Shangjing.

With Jin Guo's current size, he doesn't expect to win in a single battle, that's unrealistic, but if Jin Guo is to be injured, the Mongols on the grassland will surely attack Jin Guo in a short time.

Li Xingzhou is not afraid that the Mongols will engulf Dajin, because under the current conditions, some land is needed and some land can be discarded.

Among the strategically important areas he valued were the Liaodong and Hetao areas. As for the land north of Shangjing on Bailang Mountain, it was beyond his reach and difficult to manage, so he was not in a hurry for now.

(End of this chapter)