Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 419 Hu Yanzhuo

The power of the imperial court is still great, and it is frighteningly fast to activate.

Six hundred miles urgently dispatched Hu Yanzhuo to lead [-] iron-armored chain horses to Jizhou. Gao Qiu selected [-] infantry from the forbidden army in the Beijing camp and rushed to Jizhou.The Daming Mansion is responsible for the allocation of grain, grass and supplies.

After several strict orders, the speed of the court's operation is still very fast.

When Hu Yanzhuo received the order, he did not dare to neglect at all, and led his headquarters with three thousand armored horses to rush to Jizhou.

Twenty thousand forbidden troops rushed to Jizhou under the leadership of officers.

Daming Mansion was responsible for the transportation of luggage, and four thousand strong men were transferred to transport grain and grass to Jizhou.

As soon as the army moved, Cangzhou received the news.

At this time, Chai Lin had just defeated Qingzhou and was busy governing Qingzhou.

After receiving the information, Chai Lin transferred Lin Chong, Qin Ming and others back to Cangzhou.

Gongsun Sheng said: "Brother, Hu Yanzhuo is the next general, and his strength should not be underestimated. Cangzhou is the foundation of our Cangzhou Army. If Cangzhou is here, we will make a comeback at any time. If Cangzhou is lost, the pillar of the Cangzhou Army will be gone. .”

Chai Lin didn't plan to go back at first, but there is a saying, listen to people's persuasion, eat enough, Cangzhou really can't afford to lose.

This is what was said in the previous article. Chai Lin appointed Huang Xin as Qingzhou Military Superintendent, commanded four thousand troops, and left Xiao Rang to handle government affairs.

Chai Lin led the main force back to Cangzhou.

The Cangzhou army was on the steam Galen ship of the Second Fleet, which was extremely fast.In two days, the army was transferred back to Cangzhou.

In Cangzhou City, Chai Lin took over the authority of the commander-in-chief, and the two military divisions Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng were in charge of staff.

The reconnaissance battalion is responsible for reconnaissance of the enemy.

The main forces are 1 soldiers from Chai Linqin Battalion, [-] soldiers from Liu Tang Artillery Battalion, and [-] soldiers from Linchong Heavy Cavalry Battalion.In addition, there are more than [-] newcomers from Qingzhou training at the seaside.

The three-way drum sounded, and Chai Lin was promoted to the Chinese army.

Chai Lin said: "Hu Yanzhuo is raising troops in Jizhou. There are [-] iron armored horses and [-] elite forbidden troops. He is about to enter Cangzhou. What do you generals think?"

Qin Mingxin came here, and he was enthusiastic again, and said: "My lord, I have heard that Hu Yanzhuo's iron-armored chain horses are all heavily armored, and the horses are connected to each other with iron chains. enemy."

"Brother Qin Ming is right. The hooked gun is designed to break chain horses. I heard that the instructor Xu Ning is an expert in using the hooked gun." Chai Lin said happily, no matter what the method is, Qin Ming is thinking of the Cangzhou Army.

Lin Chong said: "We have a lot of artillery, but we still can't use hook and sickle guns. Taking a step back, even using barbed wire can still destroy serial horses."

Qin Ming patted Ba Douda's head and said, "Look at my brain, our Cangzhou army is different from ordinary troops."

Liu Tang said: "Brother, the development of our Cangzhou has not come easily. Once the soldiers are killed, it will cause great harm to the people. We should still defend ourselves from the enemy."

Qin Ming took a deep breath and had to say that the Cangzhou Army was powerful.If you change the Qingzhou Army, you must stick to it.

Wu Yong said: "Then let's wait for Hu Yanzhuo outside Yong'an County, the westernmost part of Cangzhou. Dig traps, pull wires, and make preparations to deal with iron armor and practice chain horses."

Chai Qiang said: "What if Hu Yanzhuo doesn't go there? After all, the terrain of Cangzhou is flat. If he bypasses Yong'an County and goes straight to Cangzhou, wouldn't it be dangerous?"

Wu Yong pointed to the map with a small pole and said: "Fighting at home is very convenient for reconnaissance. Niu Gao's [-] light cavalry have already spread out, and a large-scale mobilization like Hu Yanzhuo's can't escape our eyes. The most important thing is that we have heavy cavalry. Lin Chong and Qin Ming led [-] heavy cavalry. Although the number is small, the combat effectiveness is obvious to all. It is no problem to delay for a few hours at a critical moment."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chong said, "Mr. Wu also underestimated our heavy cavalry battalion. Although the number is only 500 people. But I dare say that if you fight against Hu Yanzhuo's [-] serial horses, it is impossible to win. But it can definitely disable the serial horse."

Wu Yong said: "Battalion Commander Lin doesn't need to get angry, I'm just making an analogy."

Chai Lin said: "Our heavy cavalry is a team that was pulled together with great difficulty. How much painstaking effort was spent during this period. How many cavalry bodies were worn out just by training, so our heavy cavalry is precious. It is not a last resort. I won't hit hard."

Lin Chong nodded. The training of heavy armored cavalry is too difficult. It takes a lot of effort just to penetrate the armor.There are [-] heavy cavalry, equipped with [-] auxiliary soldiers. These auxiliary soldiers are dedicated to logistics for the heavy armored cavalry. It is conceivable how expensive the heavy armored cavalry is.

Chailin looked at the map and said, "The weather is getting colder now. There are two possibilities now. One is that Hu Yanzhuo will not fight before this year, but concentrate on training soldiers, and then fight again in the spring. The other possibility is that Huyanzhuo wants to fight quickly. , no matter what kind of possibility, don't delay our construction of fortifications, let's set it in the open land northwest of Yong'an County, the road from Jizhou is the closest. The Artillery Battalion and the Qin Bing Battalion immediately went to the battlefield to build the fortifications. Gongsun Army Division stayed behind in Cangzhou City , dispatch food and supplies.”

"Yes." The generals agreed.

The general method of combat was determined in this way, and the army moved quickly.

The first to go was the heavy armored cavalry, 1000 regular soldiers, and more than [-] auxiliary soldiers. They marched forward and set up their camps, guarding the predetermined location.

Besides, Hu Yanzhuo, he was unwilling to fight a hundred years ago.

There is no such thing as a warm winter this year, and fighting in winter is very painful.

The soldiers wore winter clothes and iron armor, which made it very inconvenient to move.

But Gao Qiu's words were very harsh. Another point is that Hu Yanzhuo, like Guan Sheng, has a problem, that is, he is extremely conceited, always feels that he is amazing, and always feels that he is awesome.I just thought, let’s fight, I won’t miss Cangzhou and go home for the New Year.

Hu Yanzhuo has three lieutenants under his command, all of whom are well-known experts.

Baisheng general Han Tao, Tianmu general Peng Qi, and the cannon master of the imperial guards in the capital, Thunderbolt Lingzhen.

Moreover, there are fifty cast iron cannons in Hu Yanzhuo's army. These cannons transported from Tokyo are very heavy and made of pig iron.A hundred caliber will cost more than 3000 kilograms.The main reason is that the imperial court's cannon casting ability is far inferior to that of Cangzhou, and it uses pig iron casting, which is too light to worry about exploding the chamber.

Hu Yanzhuo has trained for more than ten days, and it seems that it is late November, and the weather is getting colder and colder.

Hu Yanzhuo decided not to delay any longer, and with Han Tao as the vanguard, the army marched eastward to Cangzhou.

Jizhou is close to Cangzhou, and it takes only three days to reach the junction of Jizhou and Cangzhou.

Han Tao came to report and said: "General, the frontier is the border of Cangzhou. The enemy's heavy cavalry is stationed in front, and the generals used to be court officers."

"Oh, who are they?" Hu Yanzhuo asked.

(End of this chapter)