Southern Song Dynasty military god

Chapter 572 Fighting to break the sky, the five parties fall
The disastrous defeat in the first battle dealt a heavy blow to the Xixia people.

No one thought that this battle would end so quickly. In the eyes of the Xixia people, even if the battle can end in a short time, the winning side should be their side!

What surprised the Xixia people even more was that the army led by Gao Chong was only [-]. Not only did they win the battle, but they also defeated the [-] elites of the Xixia Kingdom with an overwhelming advantage. A crushing defeat!
According to post-war statistics, tens of thousands of Xixia soldiers died directly on the battlefield, the vast majority of them were shot by muskets, and a small number of soldiers died by cold weapons.And more importantly, not all of these 1 people were killed in the process of direct combat. The Liu family army did not accept prisoners, and all those who surrendered were executed. The deserters who broke up on their own escaped unharmed.

It is precisely because of this situation that the number of deserters in the Xixia Army, which obviously numbered more than 1, finally returned to the Xixia Army, but only less than [-] people. Such a huge gap is really unbelievable. You know, under normal circumstances, becoming a deserter requires you to bear extremely serious consequences. Among many forces, once you become a deserter, you may be hunted down for life, and even your family members will be implicated.

Therefore, even if they were defeated on the battlefield, the soldiers would choose to return to the army after the battle. Such a situation like this is really rare.

It should be said that under such a situation, the Xixia court had to pay more attention to Gao Chong's 2 horses. Through inaccurate information, Gao Chong's 2 horses did not suffer much loss in this battle, and they also There are rumors that Gao Chong has a trump card in his hand.

The sudden fiasco made the Xixia rulers unable to find a way to deal with it for a while, but the Liu family army led by Gao Chong would not stop advancing because of the bewilderment of the Xixia Kingdom.After simply cleaning the battlefield, Gao Chong led the army and continued to advance. In front of it was a city of the Xixia Kingdom.

This city is not marked with a name on the military map in Gao Chong's hands, but simply marked with a number, one.This is not marked on normal military maps, but Gao Chong’s attack on Xixia this time was a special military map made by Liu Wei. On the map, all Xixia cities were replaced by numbers by Gao Chong. And these numbers represent the order in which Gao Chong conquered.

The serial number is one, which means that this is the first Xixia city that Gao Chong wants to break through.The reason why the atmosphere of running away and not killing can be created in that battle is because Gao Chong needs to use this method to warn Xixia's army and people: When Lao Tzu comes, you can run, if you don't run, you will surrender as usual. Kill it!

It should be said that Gao Chong's method seems a bit bloody, but in fact he gave the opponent a chance, as long as you run away at the beginning or in the middle of the battle, you can survive, otherwise there is only one dead end!
In the field battle, the Xixia Kingdom was defeated and lost, and the retreating team gathered around the No. 1 city. After the Liu family army was discovered, these soldiers merged into the guard team of the No. [-] city, so that the guarding force of the No. [-] city increased by [-] people , reaching [-].

As a city on the border, City No. [-] can be regarded as a strong city, at least not a city that can be easily captured. More importantly, even if the Liu family army has sharp muskets, the Xixia people do not believe that those bullets can break through the thick No matter how bad the city is, arrows can rain down on the top of the city. Could it be that Liu Jiajun's soldiers are still made of iron, and the arrows can't hurt them?

When Gao Chong led the troops to the front of the city, the Xixia soldiers and civilians in the city were ready. They wanted to use facts to prove that the Xixia army is not that weak. With the advantage of the defending side, it is completely possible. Against the Central Republic of China.

Sensing the full confidence of the Xixia army guarding the city, Gao Chong's response was very flat. He didn't initiate any pre-war mobilization speeches at all, but simply asked the soldiers to settle down, even the basic tents Before it was built, he cooked and ate on the spot. When it was dusk, Gao Chong got on his horse and slowly raised his spear between the soldiers under his command among the Xixia cities.

"Do you know why I don't want you to camp?"

"do not know!"

Gao Chong's spirit is full, and the surroundings are quiet at this time, so his voice can be faintly heard even above the city of Xixia.

Not to mention Liu Jiajun, the Xixia soldiers on the top of the city actually wanted to hear, why Gao Chong didn't let Liu Jiajun set up camp?Although Liu Jiajun's powerful field capabilities determine that the possibility of Xixia Army's sneak attack at night is extremely low, but this possibility is not ruled out. You can't just let the whole army take such a big risk to rest just to save a little bit of effort to set up camp. ?
However, what Gao Chong said next surprised those Xixia soldiers on the wall!
Gao Chong, who had asked the question, slowly turned his horse's head, pointing the spear in his hand obliquely above the city.When he changed like this, thirty carriages slowly drove out from the Liu family army.

Yes, the [-] carriages were pulled by [-] horses. The Xixia people on the tower could not see clearly, but the soldiers of Liu Jiajun were excited because they knew what it was, obviously , General Gao is about to use his trump card!
"You are not allowed to set up camp because it is unnecessary! It is just a city, since we have already arrived, why bother to rest outside the city, go straight in, and sleep in the city tonight!"

"Kill in, kill in!"

I have to say that Gao Chong's words, and his understated demeanor, gave Liu Jiajun more encouragement than any declaration speech. When the horses pulling the artillery carts were moved away, the three thousand artillerymen began When preparing for work, the aura of the whole army has been completely boiled!
Even the soldiers of the Liu family army, not everyone has really seen the cannon in action, especially the cannon that has just been mass-produced recently after many improvements by the Huoqi Research Institute.

Because of the existence of Liu Wei, a military professional, although the firearms of the Central Republic of China are not as good as those of later generations in terms of quality, at least in terms of the structure of firearms, they are very close to later generations. For example, Gao Chong The [-] cannons dragged out at that time basically have little difference in appearance from those of later generations, the only difference is in materials, power, range, and firing frequency.

Of course, before the steam engine was manufactured, the mobility of the artillery could only rely on the carriage, which also limited the size of the cannon, which could not be as huge as that in the new capital.

"Go, give them a chance!"

The artillerymen were busy making preparations, and Gao Chong took advantage of this time to order the soldiers with loud voices, but issued an ultimatum to the people on the top of the city!

The leading soldiers rushed to the bottom of the tower, laughing and laughing. According to the pattern of the battlefield, the soldiers who shouted in the past, the Xixia people on the tower could not be hurt, otherwise the Xixia people would appear to be too imposing.However, this is not absolute. After all, both sides have already fought to the point of hostility. Even if they shoot with arrows, it is not impossible.

Therefore, generally speaking, in addition to being loud, the soldiers who go to shout must be courageous, and more importantly, they must be good at riding. If there is a trouble, they must be sure to run away!

"Listen up, those upstairs, our general will give you ten breaths, put up the white flag and run away, let the past go, or wash your neck and wait!"

The soldiers who shouted shouted three times in unison, then turned their horses and ran away. They didn't have that kind of idle time to wait for the response from the upstairs. If the delay was too long, even if the Xixia people didn't attack them, the cannon Bombing over and dying in the hands of one's own people, that is the real bad luck!
The voices of these soldiers were so loud that it was impossible for the Xixia generals to not hear them, but how could it be possible to let them surrender without a fight?
Even though they were a little confused about the formation of the Liu family's army below, the generals of the Xixia defenders still ordered the whole army to prepare for a conventional offensive and defensive battle. In their view, no matter what tricks the Liu family's army played, they still had to send troops to attack the city. Otherwise, how did they get here?
The city wall is so high, and the city gate has been completely blocked. More importantly, the Liu family army, as the attacking party, neither besieged the city nor built a camp. It was clear that they wanted to break through it in one fell swoop. confidence?

The time of ten breaths is almost gone in a blink of an eye.

In fact, Gao Chong never thought that the Xixia people would give up, so he didn't let the artillery team slow down, but according to the normal procedure, the artillery was ready to fire within ten breaths.

Gao Chong actually did not conduct in-depth research on the combat level of artillery. After all, this was the first time he brought out so many cannons to use. He just trusted Liu Wei. A city gate that cannot be opened by thirty cannons, and a city wall that cannot be bombarded!

Since Liu Wei had such confidence in these artillery pieces, Gao Chong naturally would not doubt it. After the ten breaths had passed and the white flag representing surrender had not been raised on the Xixia City Tower, Gao Chong gave the order to fire!

Although Gao Chong is the commander-in-chief, he did not do things like layman commanding experts.

How to use the cannon, he didn't give specific instructions, but gave a death order to the person in charge of the artillery regiment: once the cannon is fired, the city gate will be opened, and the city wall will collapse and stop!
This order is simple and rude, but it makes the person in charge of the artillery regiment very happy, isn't it? The record of the first battle of the artillery regiment formed by the Central Republic of China is about to be created in his hands!

"Aim, shoot!"

It was the walls of the city gates that would not move, and the person in charge of the artillery regiment was not worried at all that his artillerymen would not be able to aim correctly. If they could hit the sky, they could only go home to farm Livestock!
"boom!"

When the first cannon spouted flames, the whole world seemed to be quiet instead!

(End of this chapter)