In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 545: Being stunned
Chen Shoudu was only in charge of the military affairs and usually did not come to court. But today when the Song army came, he naturally had to be there.

After Chen Xuan called his father, he immediately talked about the generals who were going to send troops to attack the Song army.

"Of course we have to fight. The Song Dynasty's art of war is to strike halfway across the river. These simple principles are known to the generals." After Chen Shoudu arrived, he immediately took charge of the situation and decided to dispatch 20,000 troops to Shenglong City and set off immediately. , We must take advantage of the Song Army's unstable footing to severely attack the Song Army.

There were not many cavalry in Vietnam, so Chen Shoudou asked for all the cavalry to be led by Chen Guojun, and the infantry was led by another general Chen Ying. With Chen Guojun as the main general, they immediately sent out troops.

Seeing what Guo Shangfu had said, Chen Yu had no choice but to agree to send troops.

The Chen family of Dai Viet came from Fujian, China in the early years, and some also spoke from Guilin. Later they immigrated to Annan. The elders in the family, like Chen Shoudu, can speak some Chinese.

Chen Xuan, who grew up in Annan, is not very good at speaking.

So speaking of it, the Chen Dynasty of Dai Viet can be regarded as founded by the Han people.

The Vietnamese army acted as soon as they were told and mobilized the entire city immediately with great efficiency. In less than an hour and a half, they had gathered 3,000 cavalry and 17,000 infantry, and then marched out of the camp in a mighty force, carrying a small amount of dry food.

The disembarkation point of the Song army was only ten miles away from Thang Long City, so the Vietnamese army did not need to bring much food.

The rumble of horse hoofs shook the earth, and the scene of three thousand cavalry charging was considered earth-shattering in Dai Viet, but it was not enough in the eyes of the Song Army.

The Song army was still preparing to move things as obstacles. Woo hoo, the horns from the opposite side were getting louder and louder, and then the Vietnamese army began to speed up.

The general of the Song Army considered that the Vietnamese army would come to fight, but he did not expect that three thousand cavalry would arrive, and the infantry had not yet arrived.

At this time, the Song army had about three thousand people in front, two thousand were spear and shield soldiers, and one thousand fusiliers were behind.

If we wait another hour, the Song army will be able to number at least 10,000 people.

Amid the calls of the Song army, the Vietnamese army got closer and closer.

"This battle is a great victory, and everyone will be rewarded."

Although the servants had been trained intensively by the Song army, the Song army was still worried, fearing that they would be rushed away by the Vietnamese army. There were civilian men behind to help carry the baggage that had just been unloaded from the ship, and some heavy boxes were carried forward and placed in front of the fusiliers. as obstacles.

"Victory is certain." The Song troops gathered together and shouted.

"General, do you want to fight or not?" A subordinate came forward and asked.

Not long after the Song Army arrived, about two to three thousand people came down from the front and were lined up in several rows to block the front. Chen Guojun took a first look and saw that there were all gun and shield soldiers in the front, about four or five rows. I don’t know what kind of troops were behind them. From a distance, it looks like an archer, but not like an archer.

Amidst the rumble of horse hooves, the two sides got closer and closer.

The main reason is that the Vietnamese army gathered in the city for an hour and a half. If it were replaced by the Song army, which gathered 20,000 horses, it would take up to half an hour.

"Fuck him. I can't wait." Chen Guojun knew that he could not wait for the infantry. Now was the best time and he had every chance to drive the Song army down the river.

At this time, Chen Guojun's three thousand cavalry were already about a mile away from the Song army's front line.

"The front row holds on."

The Vietnamese cavalry were not as good at riding and shooting as the Mongolian army. They simply charged directly towards the Song army. Moreover, the Song army did not resist the horse and had no obstacles. The Yue general Chen Guojun thought it was a good opportunity.

Three thousand cavalrymen drew their swords and guns.

When they came over, they also encountered the Song Army's cavalry sentries, but because they had three thousand cavalry, the Song Army's sentries and infantry retreated and did not dare to approach.

The Song army in front kept shouting to encourage morale, mainly because they were afraid that the servant army would be scared: "Don't panic, the natives of the Vietnamese army are vulnerable, just hold on without moving."

"Woo woo" the Vietnamese army's attack horn sounded immediately.

However, this kind of tactics without martial ethics has now been abandoned by the Song Army. The Song Army now has flintlock guns and grenades in hand. This kind of charge with three thousand cavalry is generally not a big problem.

"The Song Dynasty will definitely win."

These spear and shield soldiers are not authentic Song troops, but servant armies that the Song army conquered various places.

At this time, the Song army disembarked with less than 3,000 to 4,000 people. The two or three thousand in front were in front, and those in the back were still moving things, forming a team or something.

When the cavalry arrived at the scene, Chen Guojun also took a breath of cold air. He saw sails and boats on the Red River like clouds, and boats thousands of miles away. The Song Army's continuous large ships were docked on the shore, and they were carrying baggage and soldiers and horses down one after another.

"Carry boxes, carry boxes, up, up, up."

Chen Guojun took a first look and found that the location chosen by Song Jun to disembark was quite good. Five large ships could be docked at the same time, and people and supplies could be disembarked very quickly.

If this were ten years ago, the Song Army would still be nailing horse ropes and digging holes on the ground.

This is indeed a good opportunity.

"My weapons are sharp and invincible."

Behind the two or three thousand people, Song troops were disembarking quickly one after another. Some were troops coming down directly, and some were civilians or Song troops carrying heavy baggage.

Chen Guojun looked back at the cavalry. They were not tired after running ten miles. It would take an hour for the other 17,000 infantry battalion to arrive.

On the opposite side, the Song army saw that they were preparing to attack, and their formation was also adjusting. The gun and shield mutiny in the front row became more intensive.

He doubted that some ships could even cross the Red River. No matter how big they were, they would be difficult to cross.

When the Song army fought with the Mongols, there was no time when tens of thousands of soldiers were involved.

The Vietnamese cavalry went first, followed closely by the infantry camp, almost running wildly all the way.

Two hundred steps, one hundred and eighty steps.

The key point is that the ships of the Song Dynasty are very large, far larger than those of Dai Viet.

"Get ready, teach these bumpkins a lesson." The generals of the Song Army at all levels began to shout.

The front row of gun and shield soldiers all put their large shields on the ground, obviously to guard against the Vietnamese army.

The Vietnamese vanguard had just entered the 180th step.

"Hit" the fusiliers in the back row of the Song Army ordered.

Bang bang, a thousand fusiliers fired first.

The Song Army's flintlock guns currently have a firing range of three hundred steps, but in order to cause effective lethality, they basically keep firing at around two hundred steps.

The Vietnamese army had never experienced this kind of weapon. The Vietnamese cavalry who were charging wildly saw a burst of white smoke in front of them, and then all around, people fell from their horses.

Many people don't know what happened, they just feel a sharp pain in their body and lose consciousness.

In order to hit the enemy accurately, the Song army basically hit ten inches above the horse's head. Even if the hit was high, it could still hit the person.

Even if you hit it low, you can still hit the horse.

The Vietnamese army fought with the Song army for the first time, trying to tear apart the Song army's equal number of infantry camps with dense cavalry, so the cavalry was very dense.

After the Song Army's three-stage attack, at least 60% of them hit people or horses.

People everywhere were on their backs and screaming.

The momentum of the Vietnamese army's charge was thwarted.

Fortunately, the general Chen Guojun was not shot. He looked around blankly and felt that the speed of the entire cavalry charge was slowed down by these three rounds of flintlock guns. But he reacted quickly and immediately raised his arms: "Charge, rush, rush up and chop them down."

"Woooo" the horn sound sounded again behind them. The Vietnamese army was very brave. After being beaten, they quickly recovered and continued to rush forward.

In terms of bravery, the Vietnamese army is no worse than the Mongolian army.

The discipline of the Vietnamese army may be poor, but they still have bravery.

So the remaining two thousand cavalry of the Vietnamese army continued to charge forward.

From 200 steps to the Song Army's spear and shield soldiers, the Song Army fought four rounds in three stages, with an average of one round at 50 steps. Considering that the first round was already prepared, it actually equaled three rounds at 200 steps, and the speed was average. Average, neither fast nor slow.

The Song Army's breech-loaded flintlock rifle has been developed, but it is not equipped in batches. The ignition type is being improved to a percussion type, and the problem of batch manufacturing of bullets is also being solved.

Zhao Yurui has no use for the time being, he just doesn't want to waste it and wants to get it done in one step.

At present, this kind of flintlock rifle is basically enough to fight cavalry.

Their two battalions had more than 1,000 guns, and the first round had been prepared long ago. Three rounds were fired within the next 200 steps, adding up to four rounds, a total of 4,000 rounds.

When the three thousand troops of the Vietnamese army rushed to the front of the Song army's formation, 60% of them were hit in the first round. Of course, some people were shot or slightly injured, and some horses were shot and survived. The closer they were, the more they were hit. In the last round, almost The veneer was hit within twenty steps (these twenty steps were all Song army spear and shield soldiers), at least 80% of them hit the Mongolian army.

After these four rounds of fighting, less than half of the three thousand Vietnamese cavalry were able to rush to the front of the Song Army's spear and shield soldiers and were still on their horses.

The remaining half of the cavalry crashed into the Song army's front row of gun and shield soldiers.

The gun and shield soldiers held on with all their strength, and there were shouts of killing everywhere.

The formations of both sides were tightly intertwined. The Vietnamese army could not rush in, and the gun and shield soldiers could not retreat.

Bang bang bang, at this moment, the fifth round of flintlock fire started.

At such a close range, it was simply massacre.

The Vietnamese troops on horseback fell down in waves.

Some smart people already knew to lie down on the horse and not to raise their body, but most people were too late to react because they were in a fierce battle with the Song Army's spearmen. Before they could get in, the flintlock rifles had already hit them in the distance. .

After this round of flintlock firing, there were almost no Vietnamese soldiers on horseback within forty steps ahead.

The scene was quite tragic, and even their leader Chen Guojun was shot and fell off his horse.

There was an exclamation of surprise all around the Vietnamese army. The cavalry behind them saw that there were no horses in front of them. Many people had a look of fear on their faces. They stopped rushing into the formation. Some even turned their horses' heads and ran away.

"General, general." Someone shouted in the chaos and helped Chen Guojun up.

Chen Guojun was shot in the left shoulder. The injury was not serious, but he fell down. Fortunately, his subordinates rushed up and helped him up.

Chen Guojun stood up in confusion, only to see the screams of people and horses everywhere. The horses were like headless flies on the ground, while his subordinates were crying in pain on the ground.

"What kind of weapon is this?" Chen Guojun was also scared, and he trembled involuntarily.

"Leave quickly, we won't be able to catch up." His subordinates also cried.

At this time, most of the Vietnamese troops did not dare to rush forward. A small number of Vietnamese troops turned around and ran away, and a small number of Vietnamese troops tried to shoot forward with their bows.

The Song army's spear and shield soldiers raised their large shields and began to move forward, while the fusiliers behind them continued to fight.

Bang bang bang, with every round of gunfire, the Vietnamese army behind must fall off their horses.

"Hurry up." Chen Guojun got on the horse with the support of his subordinates, and then lay down on the horse. With an order, the Vietnamese troops turned around and ran away as if they had been amnesty.

Chen Guojun held back the pain and gathered the scattered soldiers and horses while running, because he knew that the Song army had not yet had a large number of cavalry ashore, so there was no need to fear that the Song army would pursue them.

When he finally gathered all the defeated troops a mile away, except for some who ran away in advance, there were not even a thousand cavalry around him.

A mile away, the Song Army's gun and shield soldiers were marching forward, and then a row threw away their large shields, holding long spears, and began to kill the wounded soldiers of the Vietnamese army on the ground along the way.

The screams were endless, and even if Chen Guojun and his men were a mile away, they could faintly feel and hear them.

There were scoldings all around, and everyone scolded Song Jun for being cruel.

"General, the weapons of the Song Army are so powerful. When there is white smoke, people fall off their horses. They hit us quite far. They can hit us two hundred steps away, which is further than an arrow -" someone cried.

Chen Guojun covered his wound. He was considered to be a member of the Dai Viet royal family. He was equipped with a thick armor, but he was still shot through. He knew that the weapon on the opposite side was extremely powerful.

"Let's go." After watching for a moment, Chen Guojun gave the order and the entire army turned around and headed for Shenglong City.

At this moment, he believed that he could no longer fight the Song army in the field and could only defend the city.

But halfway through, he encountered the 17,000-step battalion trotting over.

The infantry camps of the Vietnamese army trotted all the way over. When they met Chen Guojun, they were about three miles away from the Song army's forward.

The Vietnamese army jogged for seven miles, the formation was quite loose, and everyone was breathing heavily.

Fortunately, their physical strength was still good, and they were not running wildly, but just trotting, and they quickly gathered at the same place.

The commander of the infantry camp, Chen Ying, gathered his men and horses and gave the infantry camp a rest while asking about the situation of the battle. When he saw so many cavalrymen running back, he looked in disbelief. How long had it been?
Got beaten so much in a short time? Didn't it mean that the main force of the Song Army was still on the boat and had not yet disembarked?

"The Song army has a very powerful weapon. It can hit us very far. It can hit us two to three hundred steps away. The cavalry cannot charge us. Let's go back to the city." Chen Guojun said.

Chen Ying was a little unconvinced and felt that Chen Guojun was making excuses for failure.

"How many people are there in the Song army on the shore?" Chen Ying asked.

"About three or four thousand," Chen Guojun said.

"Only three or four thousand?" Chen Ying said immediately: "Why don't we attack such a good opportunity and wait until the whole army comes ashore?"

"..." Chen Guojun said angrily: "Even my cavalry can't charge forward, but if you charge forward on foot, all of them will die."

"How do you know without a fight?" Chen Ying was dissatisfied: "Brothers ran here for such a long time and then ran back again?"

Chen Guojun was furious. He originally wanted to use his status as a general to suppress him, but then he thought about it and realized that only his cavalry was defeated. He might be the one to be punished when he went back. Now that Chen Ying did not obey the order and wanted to attack again, if he failed, he could be blamed. Chen Ying.

He rolled his eyes and said, "You can fight if you want. Your people have traveled so far and they have to take a rest?"

"It's just a trot. How long do we need to rest? Just wait. Let's go." Chen Ying asked the troops to rest while walking and continue to move forward.

Chen Guojun had no choice but to cooperate and follow behind, and at the same time sent sentry cavalry. After a while, the sentry cavalry responded, and the Song army was also moving forward because more Song troops came ashore.

The Song army was still disposing of their horses and corpses.

Soon the Song Army also knew that the Vietnamese army had arrived in large numbers, and the Song Army as a whole was also moving forward.

If both sides move forward, it will be faster.

In less than half an hour, the forwards of both sides were within 500 steps again, and each other could see each other's formation.

(End of this chapter)