Chapter 1491: Lack of Coping Skills

In a head-to-head confrontation on the battlefield, Geng Zhongming believed that he would not be intimidated by any opponent. After all, he had fought out of the blood sea of ​​corpses in Dengzhou City. He had long been accustomed to life and death, and he would not be affected by the death of some of his subordinates in the battle.

It's just that the Haihan Cavalry's form of harassment warfare is beyond his understanding. He wants to ignore it but can't bear the continuous killings. He wants to fight seriously, but the opponent uses the range to cleverly avoid frontal combat.

, the situation is really a headache.

Geng Zhongming never thought that his opponent's small force could cause such a big trouble for him. Looking at the Haihan army wandering around the periphery, there were only a few hundred horsemen and horses, but if they stopped and concentrated fire, they could get in their own formation.

Causing at least dozens of casualties. Although these casualties are nothing on the battlefield, the cycle repeats itself. In a short time, we have inexplicably reduced the number of hundreds of cavalry. This has not yet engaged with the opponent's main force.

There had already been such a large number of casualties. Once a head-on battle occurred, the Haihan Army's offensive on his own flank would inevitably intensify. He did not dare to bet on whether his cavalry could withstand the opponent's intensive attack.

Before finding an effective way to deal with the Haihan cavalry, Geng Zhongming could only order a postponement of the march, because it was difficult for the marching troops to form a formation and could only rely on peripheral cavalry to provide protection. After the troops stopped, he

The infantry can be arranged in formation, the cavalry can maneuver to respond, and at the same time, an order can be sent for two more Niulu's Houjin cavalry to come over for reinforcements. If the Haihan cavalry still rushes up without mercy, Geng Zhongming believes that his own strength advantage can also be transformed into a firepower advantage, giving him

Its fatal blow.

"Stop!" Qian Tiandun immediately noticed the movement of the Han army flag through the telescope, and roughly guessed the enemy commander's intention: "It seems they are planning to deploy more cavalry to protect the flanks."

"Isn't this going back to the same old routine?" Harugong was not panicked when he saw this. The Haihan Army and the Hou Jin Army had fought many times. They had seen all kinds of tactics. The Hou Jin Army could use them.

His moves have been used over and over again many times. If he could break Hai Han's tactics, he wouldn't have waited until Han Junqi appeared.

A smile appeared on Qian Tiandun's lips and he said: "This Han army flag is new, and Azig probably hasn't revealed all his defeats. Since they want to give it a try, let them suffer again.

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Han Junqi didn't know how powerful the Haihan Army was, but the Houjin Cavalry, who had fought against Haihan many times, knew it all too well. The so-called strength advantage was that it did not play a decisive role in the battle of the Haihan Army. In some cases

It may even just serve the purpose of consuming a little more enemy ammunition.

The Haihan infantry cannot be beaten on the frontal battlefield, and at least there is a chance to retreat flexibly. However, fighting against the more mobile Haihan cavalry has now become a recognized nightmare for the Houjin cavalry. Moreover, Geng Zhongming is using his own cavalry.

After being frustrated, he ordered the cavalry with the Manchurian flag to come over for reinforcements. This made those Niu Lu'er who led the troops even more dissatisfied - when you want to take credit, just let your troops go, kick it on the iron plate and know the pain.

Okay, now it's time for my people to go up and jack up the tank?

Dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction, but Azig had handed over the command of this battle to Geng Zhongming. Even if these low-level officers were angry, they did not dare to disobey military orders and could only mobilize their troops and attack bravely.

The Haihan Cavalry is very familiar with the enemy's tactics of trying to gain battlefield advantage with strength. They did not panic when they saw the Hou Jin Cavalry forming up and pressing forward. They first retreated to create a safe distance to ensure that the opponent would launch a sudden charge.

There was enough time to react. Then he repeated the previous tactics, stopping, forming up, aiming, and firing. Geng Zhongming deployed more cavalry on the flanks, but it seemed that this deployment did not have the effect it should have.

effect, and the opponent was not deterred by the increase in troops and continued to fire from the outside.

The main weapons and equipment of the Houjin Cavalry are sabers and bows. However, neither of these two weapons can attack enemies hundreds of feet away. Even the hundreds of shields they brought together before setting off can't protect their lives.

.With the sound of gun barrels in the distance, people kept falling off their horses while wailing. But just as they were about to take action, the group of Haihan cavalry in the distance had already put away their guns and changed places.

Chasing? The pursuit is just another kite being flown by the Haihan cavalry, and this place is not far from its artillery position. If one accidentally gets trapped in the opponent's fire range, it may not be as simple as taking a gun.

It was only then that Geng Zhongming realized that the strength gap between the two sides could not be solved by adding more troops. If the fighting distance was not shortened to the point where his side could use attack methods, then even if tens of thousands more people were sent to fight this battle, it would be impossible.

It was also impossible to fight. But he also knew that Liaodong currently did not have tens of thousands of armed forces for him to command. In addition to the three thousand troops under his command, there were also some cavalry and baggage troops sent by Azig to cooperate with him.

, together it looks like a large scale, but to deal with Haihan's unheard-of tactics, they are stretched everywhere and cannot be used at all.

But in any case, at least the Haihan cavalry did not dare to get so close to their own military formation. Geng Zhongming could not keep delaying like this, so he could only order to continue marching and leave the battle on the flanks completely to the newly transferred Manchurian flag. As for Manchuria

He no longer cares about how the flag officers will scold him.

Qian Tiandun and Harugong were not worried about any serious harm to the two lines of cavalry sent to harass the enemy's flanks. As long as they did not want to fight, they could easily escape from the enemy's range of activities, but it was difficult for the enemy to do anything.

Effective attack methods can truly threaten them, and the advantage of weapon range allows the cavalry to suppress opponents from a long distance.

If there is any shortcoming, it is probably that the amount of ammunition consumed by this tactic is quite large. Because the combat distance is too far, the accuracy error can only be made up by the number of bullets fired. A distance of 100 meters

It may only take two or three bullets to hit the enemy, but when the distance increases to a hundred feet, the bullets required will double exponentially. After the intermittent battle lasted for about forty minutes, the two

The cavalry unit had to keep its distance, concentrate the ammunition and redistribute it, leaving only a few elites to continue the raid, and let some of them return to the camp for supplies.

This finally gave the Houjin army a chance to breathe, and they seized the time to move forward, hoping to quickly move to a position where they could launch an offensive before Haihan's next group of cavalry was dispatched.

The wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Whether it is cavalry or infantry, the gap in weapons, equipment and tactics is an obstacle that is difficult for the Jin army to overcome. What makes them despair the most is that the Haihan army deliberately refused to let go.

One shot at a time, they were placed close to each other, and when they had arranged their formation, set up their gun emplacements, and were ready to launch a formal offensive, they suddenly opened fire.

More than a dozen artillery pieces roared almost at the same time, and their target was a gun position that had just been set up by the Han Army Flag. Although this position was as far as one mile away from the Haihan Army Formation, even the Haihan Army, which was famous for its accuracy, It is also difficult for artillery to penetrate the soul with one shot, but when more than ten artillery fires are concentrated at the same time, the fire coverage area is enough to make up for the lack of accuracy. In the first round of bombardment, two Houjin gunners were torn into pieces. In the second round of bombardment, two shells hit the location of the cannon, knocking the iron cannon weighing more than 700 kilograms over and falling to the ground. A finger was cracked on the barrel. Wide cracks will cause it to be scrapped directly.

Of course, Geng Zhongming did not dare to let Haihan continue to perform. In fact, when Haihan started bombarding, he also ordered the bombardment of the opponent's position. However, compared with the opponent's weapons, the accuracy and range of the artillery in his hands were inferior. , there is no advantage in terms of firing speed or lethality. Bombing a target a mile away depends more on luck than skill. Before his artillery fired the second round of artillery, there was another artillery position in Haihan. It was declared destroyed under the concentrated fire.

Geng Zhongming only brought a total of eight artillery pieces to the front line. Although his Han army flag was equipped with far more artillery pieces, the heavy cannons were inconvenient to transport and could only be deployed in the city, while the lighter Tiger Crouching Cannons The range of the Folang machine gun is not enough, so it is almost useless in this kind of artillery battle that requires widening the engagement distance. Unexpectedly, just after setting up the formation, eight out of eight cannons have already been eliminated, and looking at this momentum, the eight cannons on our side are about It's hard to hold on until the battle is over.

It was hard for Geng Zhongming to imagine why Haihan could possess such sharp weapons, but it only took him a short time to figure out the truth. With his current conditions, if he wanted to defeat his opponent on the frontal battlefield, he would probably have to wait. Only when the Haihan Army runs out of ammunition and food. To fight a war of attrition at this level, I am afraid that Huang Taiji will have to personally order and assemble the best from all over the country and put them on this battlefield. Maybe there will be a chance to defeat the opponent. advantages.

Fighting a national war with these thousands of Haihan troops? Geng Zhongming thought that if he reported it like this, Huang Taiji would probably think that he had a fever and burned out his brain. He knew that his master wanted to create an ambitious hegemony. , the plan to attack North Korea since last year has reached the final preparation stage, but was interrupted by the Haihan people who suddenly came out. However, Huang Taiji obviously did not want to be too distracted by this matter. In his opinion, Haihan was a The country in the south is located thousands of miles away, and what Jin needs to suppress or even eliminate is the bordering North Korea, the Ming Dynasty and some tribes in Mongolia that have not yet surrendered. The war that broke out with Haihan seemed a bit inexplicable and meaningless.

So Huang Taiji handed over the war in Jinzhou to Azig and Yangu Li. He believed that these two people in Jinzhou should be enough to control the situation. But he did not expect that Yangu Li died on the battlefield, and Azig seemed to also Unable to achieve a decent record, let alone expel the Haihan Army from the Liaodong Peninsula. Under such unfavorable circumstances, Huang Taiji used Geng Zhongming's troops in the Han Army Banner, hoping that he could provide "advanced" weapons and equipment to the Han army. These enemies from the south have some lessons to learn.

But perhaps Azig had reservations in order to protect himself when explaining the previous battle situation. Geng Zhongming did not discover until he led his troops on the battlefield that the strength of the Haihan Army was stronger than what he had previously known. The various tactics prepared did not seem to create enough threats to the enemy at all. Instead, they were restrained at every turn during the battle, and the rhythm of the battle was completely controlled by the enemy.

As a commander with rich combat experience, Geng Zhongming is naturally aware of the danger of the current situation. If he continues to fight against the Haihan Army at the current pace, his Han Army Flag will probably end up being the same as Azig's.

Like the troops, they were beaten so hard that they couldn't even fight back. He suddenly understood why Azig's reports were a bit vague and unclear on how to defeat him. If it were him, he probably could only

He was being careless in the battle report to cover up his own incompetence.

At present, there is probably only one reasonable way to change this war situation with the strength of the Han Army Banner, and that is to retreat voluntarily. Geng Zhongming was able to abandon Dengzhou City and escape from the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he can be regarded as a hero who can afford to let go.

A character who will not stick to the outcome of this battle. Moreover, he is also a decisive person. Although his side obviously suffered a loss in the previous battle, he does not intend to defeat many enemy troops.

After this tone, he did not withdraw, but immediately ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

When Qian Tiandun heard the sound of gongs in the enemy formation in the distance, he couldn't help but sigh: "This Geng Zhongming is a smart man, he knows how to advance and retreat, no wonder he can survive until now!"

"At least the brain is much easier to use than Azig!" Although Harugong did not agree with Qian Tiandun's "smart man" evaluation, he had to admit that the general commanding the battle on the opposite side had a better brain than Azig.

Sober, after realizing that the situation on the battlefield was not good, he decisively chose to leave on his own initiative. However, the Haihan Army, which did not have the advantage in strength, could hardly form an outflank and encirclement force on it. At most, it could kill some stragglers during its retreat.

Even that’s good.

"It's a pity that this guy never showed up, and the sniper he arranged was of no use." Qian Tiandun was still a little dissatisfied that this battle did not deal a substantial blow to Geng Zhongming. If he could kill Geng Zhongming directly, there would be no doubt that

It would be a heavy blow to Hou Jin's military strength. But the opponent probably knew that Haihan had such a special fighting method, so he was very careful and did not appear in the sight of Haihan's sniper from the beginning to the end.

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Seeing that the enemy was really planning to evacuate the battlefield, Harugong immediately ordered the cavalry to attack again, taking advantage of the opponent's inability to fight back and causing as much damage as possible. Although the soldiers on the opposite side were mostly Han Chinese, for the Haihan army,

, there is no substantial difference between them and the Manchurian flag in the Later Jin Army, and there is no need to show mercy to them.
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