I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 334 Matters Related to the Prince

On the wall of Gaolan City, there are handsome flags with Guo characters and Gao characters floating.

Originally, Gao Zunyu asked someone to make a folding flag, but Zhe Xingke refused.

Even though the new army used gunpowder to destroy the city of Gaolan, it was not at all happy when it was feasible.

Both the east and the west are at war, both of which are dominated by the new army, but the new army soldiers on their own side have lost the most soldiers.

Cao Lin's Eastern Front has completely occupied both sides of the Jialu River, and lost less than 50 new troops.

The situation on both sides of the Jialu River is clear. Although there are no big cities, the camps are stronger than each other.

He fought a city by himself, but lost more than 80 soldiers of the new army.

Although the frontline headquarters also commended him, he was upset.He thinks His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also feel distressed... The soldiers of the new army are all treasures.

In fact, Zhao Xi really didn't blame her.

In war, it is impossible not to die.Besides, fighting Gaolan is a real tough battle.It is different from camping in Jialu River.

In a sense, Cao Lin could learn from the idea of ​​mobile warfare in the camps in the Jialu River Basin, and fighting Gaolan was a real hard battle.

Zhao Xi also talked about some methods of attacking tough battles, but whether Gaolan can learn from them is another matter.

Therefore, as the front line of the assault, the loss of hundreds of people in the new army was considered normal in Zhao Xi's view.

At this time, Gaolan was a big construction site.

The workshop city brought in dozens of carts of materials and craftsmen at one time, and quickly repaired Gaolan's city wall at an incredible speed.

More than once, he commented on the city wall... He couldn't stand the bombardment at all.

What really surprised Guo Kui was that the craftsmen in the workshop city did not build camps and sentry points for the defense connection from Gaolan City to Huichuan, or that the camps and sentry points were only supplementary.

They are digging...

"Commander Guo, after the trench defense system is formed, we will make comments based on the defense effect."

This is Guo Kui's feasible answer.

Don't be in a hurry to comment on anything related to His Royal Highness... Guo Kui still knows about Guochao's cognition.So he just asked if it was feasible, without negotiating with the craftsman.

The craftsmen in Workshop City are very cool, just like the new army.Guo Kui didn't want to run into trouble...

Besides, it seems that these people are, in a sense, employees of their own family.

It took shape very quickly, also, it was just a simple digging.

In the past, those peasants not only dug the soil, but also compacted it, and at the same time moved bricks to build walls, etc., which is not the same as the current practice of the workshop city...

Guo Kui didn't think so, and Gao Zunyu didn't think so, but he was just embarrassed to say it.

"Commander Guo, Commander Gao, you two can try to charge from the north, or try to defend in the trenches!"

The Guard Battalion had tried it earlier, and judging by their appearance, they seemed to be a bit contemptuous.

The implementation of trenches was also an accidental move for Zhao Xi.

At first, he didn't think that trenches played much role in the current war. After all, they were the product of the boom of hot weapons, and they were mainly used for firearms.

He just mentioned it by accident, but he didn't expect that this thing was really imitated in the guard camp...

Guo Kui rode a horse and charged from two miles away... This is basically the practice of Xixia cavalry.

But... this can't be rushed at all!
There are ravines, such trenches that seem to be a bit of a formation, criss-crossing, and it is impossible for war horses to charge in front of the main trench. Even if they charge over, they will fall into a situation where there are trenches everywhere, and cavalry is not as good as infantry.

This is a bit interesting.

Guo Kui and Gao Zunyu once again acted as defenders.

Lie down on the pile of rammed earth and look out, you can draw your bow and set an arrow while squatting halfway, and you can even directly attack the lower body when the horse is prancing.

Once encountering an irresistible situation, soldiers can quickly enter the trench, through this winding trench, whether it is to gather counterattacks or return directly to the city, it is quite convenient, and there is no need to worry about arrows being injured.

As for being trampled by a horse's hoof, it is even more impossible.

With such dense and irregular trenches, the horses couldn't get up to speed at all.The point is that the distance between the trenches does not seem to allow a leap of the horse.

The cavalry impact actually has a lack of vision, and it is often impossible to take care of objects on the ground and below the ground.This is why horse traps are often used.

And this trench perfectly combines defense and attack.

With trenches, not to mention the firearms of the new army, the long knives and spears of the western army can double the combat power in defense.

At this time, Guo Kui also understood why the headquarters let them stay with [-]% of the West Route Army and retreat all the rest... He thought he was going to abandon the captured Gaolan. It turns out that [-]% of the soldiers can do a good job in safety Gaolan's city guard, and persisted until the army supported.

The same is true for the Eastern Route Army.

The soil layer is a trench, and when it meets a stone layer, the craftsmen of the workshop city just clean the stones casually, pile them up randomly, and then pour them with cement...

Zhong Er and Zhe Jizu were really impressed.

This kind of fortification was originally recruited by civilians, and it took at least three to five months to complete the defense of the workshop city in the past half a month.

A large number of craftsmen came and left.And the entire Eastern Route Army, [-] to [-] soldiers, also began to implement the military order of the front-line command to retreat in batches, and arrived at the wilderness and mountains deployed by the front-line command to stand by.

This is another confusing military order.

With the ten-kill order, no matter how doubtful you are, you must execute it to the letter.

If it was in the early years, if Zhong Er ordered, the general on the Zhe family's side might ask a few more words.

If the civil servants ordered it, the entire military commander would be passive and sabotage.

But now, the entire new army is supervised, ready to enforce battlefield discipline at any time, and Zhong Er and Zhe Jizu have been shocked by the new army's main force.

For any order of His Royal Highness, there is no way to raise the heart of opposition and resistance... In fact, the whole Western Army is like this.

The results of the previous battles have made them clearly realize the gap between the new army and their western army... It is not comparable, not only in equipment, but also in combat power.

The new army is also all infantry, but as far as the battle in the Jialu River Basin is concerned, they can turn all the camps within a radius of thirty miles into a surprise attack.

Surrounding points to fight for aid, night raids and riots, forced landings in besieged cities, etc., the fights seemed to be disorderly, but the results were astonishing again and again.

Even Zhong Er and Zhe Jizu, the heirs of the family of military generals, were also intimidated by Cao Lin's wave after wave of dazzling battles.

The key point is that the border of the country has advanced a hundred miles, and the loss of the new army is less than a hundred people.

It's just kind of a general of the Western Army who is good at attacking. To conquer the Jialu River Basin, at least nearly [-]% of the soldiers will be lost. This is the judgment after the equipment is upgraded.

If the pure Western Army can lose less than [-]%, he can scream up to the sky.

But this new army...

All things related to His Royal Highness cannot be judged by common sense... This sentence was passed on among the courtiers and workers, and Zhong Er finally had a deep understanding.

(End of this chapter)