I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 340 The fight is on
Human hearing is related to decibels and distance. Zhao Xi doesn't know the specific formula, nor can he do accurate calculations.

But he can be sure that even if the chariots and wheel guns are driving on the soft soil or gravel, even in the middle of the night, the Xixia people a few kilometers away will never hear them because of the mountain ridges blocking them.

Although he had been suggested to march with horses and grass wrapped around his hoofs, Zhao Xi didn't obey, not because the suggestion was wrong, but because there was no way to solve the sound of so many chariots and wheel guns.

So, just let it all go.

It is nothing more than stopping the march at a certain distance.

When the morning came again and the noise from the Xixia people's camp began to be heard, the soldiers of the Guochao began to connect the chariots.

From this distance, the camp of the Xixia people can already be seen, which is estimated to be three to five miles away. For both parties, this is already considered contact.After all, this is war.

The Xixia people were crazy, and they didn't let Tan Ma go too far.Also, the defeat of the various camps along the way has already given the Xixia people an impression that the Song Army is still the same.

The Xixia people prepared to gather the team again, and then continued to rush towards Qinzhou.

Although this road has been advancing while attacking the border villages, there is no decent resistance to the entire Xixia Jingqi.

As far as Xixia is concerned, they think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty will rely on the strong city of Qinzhou to start an offensive and defensive war with them.

Because the Song army is good at defending the city.In addition, nearly 20 cavalry marched south all the way to the periphery, ensuring that they would not be cut off from the back and avoid being surrounded.

They didn't think that the Song army had enough troops to encircle and suppress them within a radius of hundreds of miles.

In terms of mobility, the Song Army, which is dominated by infantry, cannot compare with them at all.

Once a war starts, wherever a war starts, support and support can be gathered quickly.

It is the current Haoshuichuan. Behind the mountain beams on the east and west sides, they each arranged five thousand horses.

How many times they fought in the territory of the Song Dynasty, they always used this kind of tactics...mainly advancing in the middle.

In the past, when the two sides fought, the entire territory of Qinzhou was full of battlefields, and there were battles at any time.

Just like the Haoshuichuan last time, it was also an encirclement and suppression on the non-main front, which disrupted the Song Army's battle plan, and finally achieved a big victory over the Song Army.

This time, it seems like it should be the same.

The mobility of cavalry is not comparable to that of infantry.Zhao Xi was also aware of this, so he arranged many combat units.

And, most importantly, Zhao Xi did not give any combat unit any specific combat missions, nor did he ask anyone to support each other.

With firearms and new armaments, nearly twice as many troops as Xixia have invested in, and ambushed in advance in all areas that may become battlefields.Every area should be able to form a situation where more players play less, and they are all waiting for work.

Winning should be certain, it depends on the degree of winning.

The basis for winning is that the Xixia people never imagined that their side could ambush a few days in advance, or even a month in advance, and they never imagined that there would be military rations that do not require fire to make food.

"boom……"

When Zhao Xi ordered to fire the first unloaded cannonball, the Song army, which was encircling, began to slowly advance towards the center.

At this time, the Xixia people also began to gather.

It's not that Zhao Xi is playing the style of a gentleman, waiting until the enemy is ready before going to war.He also thought about a sneak attack, but the number of Xixia people was not three to five thousand, but seven to eighty thousand.

Sneak attack, it is definitely impossible to press the whole line. A small number of troops sneak attack, whether it is the cavalry of the Western Army or the infantry of the New Army, as long as they enter the Xixia camp, there will be no return.

Since it is encirclement and suppression, there is an overwhelming advantage, and there is no need to sacrifice soldiers to play the so-called sneak attack tactics.

Therefore, it has become the current situation of head-to-head confrontation.

The chariots with the top removed... are rail carriages, and three gunpowder launchers are fixed on each chariot.

At this time, the chariot was no longer drawn by horses, but was pushed forward by soldiers behind.

Seen from the front, it is like iron plates moving forward one by one.

Immediately following the chariot was the wheel cannon, followed by rows of new troops with muskets, and then followed closely by the western army...

At this time, neither side is the front, and which side is the flank, except for the north side of Haoshuichuan, which is the direction from which the Xixia people entered the canyon, which is slowly approaching from both sides, and the other directions are exactly the same...all chariots are heading towards the canyon. Push forward, compress.

At this time, if the Xixia people turned their heads and retreated immediately, Zhao Xi really had nothing to do.

Will the Xixia retreat?
the answer is negative.Without any contact, even if they don't know the chariot, they don't think their cavalry can't attack it.

That's it.

When the Xixia people saw chariots approaching from three sides, they didn't seem to panic at all... To be honest, Zhao Xi really admired the Xixia people.

They were all surrounded. Although the speed of the chariot's advance was very slow, the entire encirclement was about to close, but people didn't care at all.

Just when Zhao Xi was thinking about how the Xixia people would respond, the Xixia people moved.

A war horse gallops outward from the center, and cavalry are constantly gathering in the direction of the three-sided siege... This is a counterattack!

"Di Shuai..."

To be honest, in strategic planning, Zhao Xi consciously surpassed anyone in this era, because he has thousands of years of insight.

However, he still tends to let Di Qing decide how to arrange tactics and choose the timing of battle in this kind of battlefield where cold weapons are the mainstay.

Zhao Xi is not very familiar with the speed of the horse's charge, the distance of the charge, and the explosive power of the horse, especially for the Xixia war horse.

But Di Qing knew the shooting distance of gunpowder bullets and the effective attack distance of wheel guns and muskets.

Therefore, Zhao Xi needs Di Qing's advice on how to fight and what tactics to adopt.

"Your Highness, after the horses charge up, it should be the time to launch the gunpowder shells. The elevation is only 25 to [-]."

"As for the wheel gun... After the first round of gunpowder is fired, the wheel gun fires directly. For the musket, I suggest that the soldiers fire when they can see the faces of the horses and cavalry..."

Di Qing was not sure, but suggested this based on experience.

The speed of the war horse, once it charges up, one or two miles, that is the distance of a charge.

It takes time for gunpowder shells to land after they are fired.

Since the Song army had no distinction between the front and the two wings, the Xixia people also divided the cavalry into three directions for the Song army's encirclement.

War is imminent!
"Rumble..."

With such a sound, tens of thousands of horses galloped up, and the entire Haoshui River was immediately covered by the sound of horseshoes.

At this time, Zhao Xi could barely hear the whispers of the people around him.

At this time, the three chariots had moved closer together, and Zhao Xi was standing on top of the chariot.

Different flags were waved at the four corners of the chariot...

opened.

(End of this chapter)