Daming kill

Chapter 256
In the early morning of October [-], Li Ping and his troops lined up to advance towards Baishui after a full meal.

The 36 light and medium artillery pieces continued to be strictly protected under the drag of the horses and followed closely in the middle of the army.

Li Ping has no shortage of horses and mules at present. Xu Wenqi sent him more than 100 war horses a few days ago, and the success of the surprise attack on Yuezhou allowed him to capture more than 100 war horses and four to five hundred other large animals.

These mules effectively reduced the marching burden of the troops and greatly enhanced the mobility of the troops.

Within five miles, a large number of scattered enemy scouts appeared in front of them, watching from a distance.

Li Ping did not let the cavalry drive them away.

Since they don't intend to hide their purpose and whereabouts, it doesn't matter as long as the enemy's scouts don't get close.

But this caused some disturbance to Luo Xiaoliu, who was walking in the queue with a spear on his shoulders, even though he was always near the artillery and couldn't see the enemy scouts at all.

Luo Xiaoliu learned the news from those cavalrymen who suddenly started to come and go frequently beside the team. These mostly thick-lined cavalrymen were polite to an infantry officer's question, and they were not hesitant to answer.

Looking at the preoccupied subordinates around him, Luo Xiaoliu knew that they were as anxious as himself.

Their moods are constantly swaying.

The pre-war mobilization last night let each of them know what they are going to face.

Even after all the incredible victories they've had and the confidence they've built up in themselves, they're still worried, they're still afraid.

Because this time is so different!They face too many enemies!
But Luo Xiaoliu sometimes feels that his fear is shameful. Looking at their troops, they are strong and powerful. Any enemy is always vulnerable to them. It is hard for him to believe that any enemy can be better than them.

And Luo Xiaoliu, who used to be a peasant army, also has a deeper understanding than others that fighting a war is not more than a lot of people.

Luo Xiaoliu knew very well what a mob was, and he also knew very well that the force value of a mob was actually very limited.

He should be confident.

Can…

He still couldn't control the beating of drums in his heart.

At this time, the heavy armor and the long journey seem to be forgotten in Luo Xiaoliu's constantly swaying mood, and he can't feel it, only his thoughts are wandering.

After a while, they stopped again for a short rest.

In the march before the attack, each of them kept neatly dressed because the battle might break out at any time.Especially these spearmen, everyone put on armor, and even some of them put on two armors due to the continuous capture.

Although these armors are basically miscellaneous light armors and most of them are of low quality, at least the armors are the best token of their victory and one of the sources of confidence for ordinary officers and soldiers.

Once, when Luo Xiaoliu first came into contact with this army, there were very few officers and soldiers with armor.But now, this army can equip every combat soldier with armor like never before.

This requires constant fighting, and constant winning!

However, these armors also make marching not as easy and fast as before, especially this kind of combat march that needs to be worn on the body instead of carrying the armor, and it has to walk about thirty miles.

They must take frequent breaks to maintain adequate physical reserves.

During the rest, Luo Xiaoliu, who was sitting to replenish salt and water, lifted his armor and poured cool wind into it, saw a large number of cavalry on his side suddenly started to rush forward under the order, and they were ordered to drive out the enemy scouting.

When they set off again, Luo Xiaoliu noticed that a large group of infantrymen behind them who could ride simply rode the empty horse mules, including donkeys, which had been strangely led all the time, and then the real cavalrymen of the cavalry regiment began to collectively Turn back and get away from them.

Luo Xiaoliu guessed that the cavalry regiment might attack the enemy in a detour.

This gave Luo Xiaoliu some more confidence.

Their generals continued to play tricks and tactics, which proved to always work wonders.

Near noon, Li Ping's army, wearing armor to keep vigilant and marching at a leisurely pace, finally approached Baishui.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong's [-] troops had already lined up with their backs against Baishui and waited for them.

However, Li Ping showed a hint of sarcasm when he saw the enemies who had been chaotic and chaotic all morning.

It is definitely not an easy task to line up 10 people.If they could be arranged neatly like in the movie, there would be no need to fight this battle.

Zhou Wen also let out a long sigh of relief.

He quickly took a few staff officers back and ran to the troops still going behind to command the planned formation and slowly advance forward, while making targeted adjustments in time according to the terrain and other conditions on the spot.

In dealing with specific things, especially tedious and complicated tasks, Zhou Wen, who is smart and highly educated, has shown abilities far beyond ordinary people, which is also an important factor for him to establish a high prestige.

Ma Yong is not as good in this respect, so he is also very self-aware to give up power and participate in stability.

This is also the reason why Li Ping has always had doubts about Zhou Wen but always reuses him.

It is hard to overstate how important a good chief of staff is to a commander. If you don’t understand this, you can see how important Napoleon’s chief of staff Berthier was to Napoleon.

This position requires not decisiveness, but carefulness and delicacy.

As Napoleon said: "He is very good at reading maps, is proficient in all reconnaissance methods, always issues orders in person, and can command more complicated troop movements in an orderly and orderly manner."

And later generations also commented: As long as he (Berthier) is in any war, he will basically win. (The Battle of Waterloo, Berthier was not the chief of staff, he just died not long ago).

Of course, there is also the latter sentence: If only he (Berthier) is there, basically any war will be lost.

When the troops were fully deployed and advancing, the entire company that Luo Xiaoliu belonged to helped push the artillery according to the plan.

These artillery are an important assault force for their attack.

At this time, in order not to bring unforeseen troubles to the phalanx that is unfolding the battle formation and to ensure a certain degree of concealment and suddenness, the movement of the artillery was completely changed to manpower.

At this time, it is impossible to ensure that the artillery and troops advance synchronously by the artillery squad alone, especially if it cannot enter the predetermined position in time and complete combat preparations.

Eighteen artillery pieces were deployed on Luo Xiaoliu's right flank, including six light front-mounted guns, six medium-sized front-mounted guns, and six Franco cannons.Another eighteen were deployed on the left wing, of the same model as the right wing.

Their task is to carry out cross-slanting fire, and at the same time protect the two wings.

Because of helping push the cannon, Luo Xiaoliu was able to come to the front of the stopped army, and it was still a place with a slightly higher terrain.

When he looked over the few rows of comrades in front and saw the densely packed enemy army for the first time, even though he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help swallowing several times.

Luo Xiaoliu's scalp was numb.

There are so many enemies!It is almost impossible to see the end within the line of sight, and the big formation listed is not only very thick and dense, but also very wide.

They are already the most right wing here, but the edge of the enemy's left wing on the opposite side is still farther east, much longer than them.

This is a rhythm that can easily wrap them up and play at any time!

Luo Xiaoliu immediately understood why the first and second regiments, the two regiments with the most veterans and the most combat experience, were deployed on the left and right wings of the army, while the immature third and fourth regiments were deployed in the middle instead. .

But after sneaking a few more glances in his busy schedule, Luo Xiaoliu quickly felt confused again, which was a very strong contrast.

There are so many enemies, but it's really chaotic!
Looking from a height, it can be clearly seen that the enemy's army formation is seriously uneven, and then it is not a row, a row is not a row, a block is not a block, it is a messy combination of piles and piles.

Even the rear of the enemy's formation seemed to be very chaotic, with people coming and going like a market, and it seemed that they were still organizing to cross the river in a chaotic manner.

It's just that Luo Xiaoliu can't see clearly because of the problem of sight.

Observe the army first, and be sensitive to order and chaos. This is the instinct of Luo Xiaoliu, who has been a serious officer for a while.

He thought to himself, if they dared to do this, they probably would have been scolded to death by the superiors.And if it was his subordinates who made the mess, he believed that his flying feet would have gone in the morning as well.

Although standing in line does not fully represent combat effectiveness, but if there is no formation at all, it is impossible to have any combat effectiveness.Because this not only indirectly reflects the organizational ability of an army, but also from the perspective of convenience in battle, the more orderly the troops are, the smoother the troops can be dispatched.

Luo Xiaoliu suddenly remembered his combat life in Luo Rucai's army, and then all kinds of problems and weaknesses of this lack of order army formation suddenly emerged.

And Zhang Xianzhong's army in front of him is much more chaotic than Luo Rucai's army, and of course there will be more and bigger problems.

"This battle is really worth fighting!" Luo Xiaoliu murmured, and then his whole body seemed to be injected with strength, and the strength between his hands and feet became stronger in an instant.

But at this time, Zhang Xianzhong's army, who was waiting for work, just kept watching.

They didn't do anything, just let Li Ping's army approach in a neat formation, and then stopped at a distance of less than 1000 meters from them to form an array, set up artillery, and conduct the final battle against the formation. Adjust, even start to rest.

Some of Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers simply seemed to be watching a theater.

Perhaps they have never seen a marching formation so neatly and so quickly, and they have never seen artillery move so easily. They not only talked a lot, but also made a lot of noisy "oh" and "ah" surprises Voice.

This creates an absurd effect for the confrontation between the two armies, as if one is performing and the other is watching the performance.

However, there are also many officers and soldiers of Zhang Xianzhong who are not so unsophisticated and ignorant. Their faces are gloomy and terrifying, and some of them seem to have fresh memories. No small exclamation.

These people should have participated in the battle of Daye County, and then left a deep shadow on the artillery in Li Ping's army, especially when they realized that they were now in the range of these damn fast moving big wheel artillery Inside.

Of course, some people were very excited.

For example, the original Da Ming Wu Jinshi, and now the "Second King" of the Daxi Army.

The buddy sitting on the left (east side) looked eager to try, and looked at the Chinese army frequently, as if he was eager to get the order to attack.

However, a camp leader not far from him, who looked like a tuberculosis ghost, looked at the "second king" like a fool and shook his head.

This battalion head with thousands of men under his command has turned gray since seeing Li Ping's army appear in sight, and then his calves are trembling unconsciously.

And it's not just him, but the cronies around him also have black lines all over their faces.

"Crazy Li's army is getting more and more powerful! It's so fucking neat! Why do I feel like we're a little precarious today?" A confidant couldn't help but said.

"What nonsense, you have a crow's mouth. How could so many of us lose!" Another confidant immediately reprimanded with a changed face, but the word "lose" revealed the same worry in his heart.

"I'm not sure. Since Li Dalengzi dared to come, he showed that he is not afraid. Those people who ran away in Xiangyin City last night are not fools!" Words are not taboo at all.

Although Yingtou, who looked like a tuberculosis ghost, was not in Xiangyin County yesterday, it seemed that he was well-informed.

"Then what shall we do later?" the original confidant asked uncertainly.

"What should we do? Let's play it by ear! Look at the bunch of mud legs around us who can't even line up, but don't have too much confidence in them. Li Dalengzi is not crazy, let alone a vegetarian!" The battalion head, who looked like a sickly tuberculosis ghost, said depressedly, and then looked at the Chinese army with a complicated face.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong, who was in the Chinese army, also had a bad face.

Witnessing Li Ping's army formation for the first time made him uneasy, and he regretted it a bit.

This morning when he heard that Li Ping came straight to him with the whole army, Zhang Xianzhong was quite surprised and confused.

He was very curious about what Li Ping was thinking, and also suspected that the cunning Li Ping wanted to play tricks with him again.

In the end, Zhang Xianzhong decided to be more cautious, decided to wait for work with ease, and decided to fight a decisive battle that was sure to win.

But Li Ping's army just pushed it before his eyes without any disturbance, and then formed an array and set up the artillery before he could react and hesitate.

Zhang Xianzhong was astonished to see Li Ping's army being able to purge so quickly and deploy the formation so quickly, as well as the unprecedented large-wheeled artillery that could move quickly and easily.

He has never seen it!

What's even more weird is that Li Ping placed the array so close to them.

too close!
The distance of two miles is fine for a battle of hundreds or thousands of people, and it may even be a little far away, but it is not normal for an army of their size to fight, and the safe space is absolutely insufficient.

What's more, the distance between them is less than two miles.

Zhang Xianzhong regretted not taking advantage of Li Ping's army's unstable foothold, especially when the opponent's artillery had just been pushed out from the crowd for erection.

However, he was still very curious about what Li Ping would do now?
One to ten, and they are so close, how will Li Ping attack?How to implement tactics?Take that pitiful number of soldiers and horses and go directly to your own crowd? ...

But when Zhang Xianzhong was full of doubts, the cannon suddenly rang!
(End of this chapter)