Chapter 1705: Renzijuan discussion, using the long to attack the weak

 He Huchen's words made all the surrounding generals feel relieved.

Although they won the first battle, everyone knew that this was just a small-scale outpost battle, and the hundreds of casualties were nothing to mention to the Xuanfu Army, which had an army of 40,000 to 50,000 men.

It is absolutely difficult for these thousands of people to compete with the Xuanfu army. It depends on the Ji Zhen Army, but now the Ji Zhen Army has come from Shunyi. The order of the Ministry of War is to defend Gonghua City, but how long it can hold on, everyone is not sure. .

 When they heard that the Jizhen army was only sixty miles away from them, everyone couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it would take a day to arrive at Sixty Miles, at least the Jizhen cavalry could arrive in an hour without sacrificing horsepower, which gave everyone great psychological comfort.

They did not know that He Huchen had not received any notification from Ji Town at all, and that the sixty miles away was just a casual mention by He Huchen. According to He Huchen's prediction, the main forwards of Ji Town were at least eighty miles away from Gonghua City. It would be great if Amitabha can arrive tomorrow night, but if he doesn't say this, the people under him will feel even less confident.

As a general, he can still master this little skill. Based on the current situation, he is sure to successfully delay the Xuanfu army on the Yuhe defense line for a long time. If the situation is not good, he can quickly withdraw to Gonghua City and rely on it. Gong Huacheng has been delayed for a while. If Ji Zhen's army can't arrive in this situation, then You Shigong really should be killed.

"Sir, does the Jizhen Army really only have sixty miles left?" The Spear Army is the most concerned about this matter, because once they break through, they will bear the brunt and have to buy time and distance for the Fire Gun Army. In other words, they have to face the enemy head-on. The attack of enemy cavalry or infantry is equivalent to a human shield, so Jiao De, Wang Xian and others are most concerned.

"Absolutely. It's estimated that the forward is sixty miles away from us. Don't expect too much from them. If they come, don't we have to give them some time to breathe and rest?" He Huchen deliberately said in a relaxed tone, "We can't let them come. Let them go into battle as soon as we arrive, and let's retreat, right? My surname is He, I can't do this kind of thing yet. At least we have to let people breathe a sigh of relief, unless we really can't bear it anymore, but I don't think That happens."

 He Huchen's relaxed and confident tone gave everyone a bit of confidence, and everyone also echoed and cheered.

"What Ding Yuan just said makes sense, that is, the Xuanfu army underestimated the enemy and didn't know us at all. They thought we were like the Fifth Army Camp like Zhao Keming's department, so they were caught off guard by us. But even if they What can we do if we know?" He Huchen said proudly: "I can tell you responsibly that the fire guns in our camp are the best in the entire North. Needless to say, those original three-eyed guns and target guns are not as good as Comparability,…”

"You have also seen the price the Xuanfu Army paid for treating us like that old-fashioned firearms camp, which is the piles of corpses on the bridge! Let me tell you, in the entire Northland, including the Nine-Border Frontier Army, except for the Liaodong Army's equipment, there are about There are 12,000 guns, Ji Town is equipped with 9,000 guns, and the firecrackers they are equipped with are all products produced by the Gyeonggi Arsenal in the early stage, and the quality is not stable. We are produced in the later stage, with better quality and longer range. The barrel is stronger, less likely to explode, the gunpowder is of higher quality, and the aim is better. This is why we were able to annihilate nearly a thousand of the enemy's elite in less than half an hour with less than a thousand troops. And confidence!”

"We have the most excellent firearms, but the Xuanfu army doesn't have any. Their firearms are still the kind of junk that will explode after a few shots, and can't penetrate armor with a range of only twenty or thirty steps. That kind of stuff, You don’t want to give it to us now!” He Huchen’s voice became louder and louder, and he wanted to be heard by more officers and soldiers around him, “Can they compare with our training? Our fire gunners need to fire thirty rounds every month. , how about them, can they have three rounds? Our spearmen have to practice in the field for three hours every day, remember hundreds of passwords, and learn dozens of formations, turns and steps, rain or shine, without interruption, they Can it be done? I’m afraid they haven’t even seen it!”

The barrel of the gun is too expensive, the projectiles are even more expensive, and the gunpowder is not cheap. Even Feng Ziying and He Huchen dare not let the gunmen practice openly. Most of the time, they still practice loading, aiming, shooting, and cleaning. Dozens of steps to increase proficiency, as well as line formation drills.

But even so, the training of this new type of firearms soldiers is not comparable to the old-fashioned firearms battalion, and the consumption is far beyond imagination. In addition, the production capacity of the Gyeonggi Arsenal is limited, and it mainly has to go to the northwest. Supply, so whether it is Liaodong, Jizhen or even Jingying, they can only temporarily slow down, and their supply has been greatly reduced.

Feng Tang's Trilateral Governor's Mansion has so far received more than 3,000 fire guns and 400 eagle-billed guns, but the high price has made Feng Tang feel unbearable.

 Originally, we wanted to quickly expand the number of gunmen in the four northwest towns to more than 10,000, but now it is considered good to guarantee 6,000 by the end of the year.

Even so, the Ministry of War has strictly ordered that the Gyeonggi Arsenal must be allocated in the order of Jizhen, Jingying, Liaodong, and Northwest.

"We can win not by luck, but by our own sweat and hard work..." He Huchen paused slightly, "The Xuanfu Army is an elite frontier army, but they have lagged behind the times. If they are still clinging to the If they persist in the original strategy and are obsessed with the glory of the past, then we will be the instructors who provide **** lessons, teach them a good lesson, and let them understand that today’s Beijing Camp and today’s Fifth Army Camp are no longer Last year’s Beijing Camp and the Fifth Army Camp are definitely not something anyone can insult!”

What he said made all the soldiers here excited. They wished they could go into battle immediately and compete with the Xuanfu soldiers again, so that they could understand that a new era was coming.

He Huchen looked at the performance of the generals around him with satisfaction. This passage was written by Mr. Feng in a letter for him to memorize. He made some slight changes, but most of it was memorized. It is used to encourage everyone and let everyone understand that this battle is not unwinnable, and it is not unwinnable, and the chance of winning is very high.

Zhang Dingyuan's battle has already proved this, so what I said now will give everyone more confidence.

"Of course, we have to face reality. The Xuanfu army has suffered a big loss and will not be fooled again. They are several times more powerful than us. They continue to charge and break through from the stone bridge, and they may also cross the river, so we cannot be careless, Ding Yuan , please continue, how do you think the Xuanfu army will break through our defense line?" He Huchen was almost furious, so he took it back as soon as the conversation changed.

"Sir, I thought that the tens of thousands of Xuanfu troops would not stop for a stone bridge. There must be many civilian boats along the Yu River. The pontoon bridge and ferry crossing are not difficult for them. It is just a little troublesome. In the end At dawn, they will definitely build a pontoon bridge or cross the river by boat. In addition, this stone bridge is still the most convenient way to cross the river. They can use the vehicle array as a cover to force a breakthrough. Our fire cannons will be difficult to break. Maybe the Eagle-billed Gun and Tiger Crouching Cannon can bring them some threats."

Zhang Dingyuan's straightforward words made the originally exciting scene suddenly quiet down. The words were unpleasant, but they were the most true. Do you really think that tens of thousands of Xuanfu troops would be stopped by a river?

Not to mention the ferry and pontoon bridge, just use the camp wagon as a formation, put sandbags on it as a barrier, hide the elite behind it, and the archers hide in it, and they can push over sideways. How to defeat the enemy?

He Huchen nodded with satisfaction. This Zhang Dingyuan still has some brains and can think of many problems. He is not blindly optimistic. No wonder he can do well in Governor Feng's personal camp.

"Ding Yuan said it very well. If the Xuanfu army is so capable and tens of thousands of troops can be stopped here by our group, then I should be the governor of Xuanda or the military envoy of Jingying. Everyone At least he should be the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief. Obviously, this is impossible." He Huchen chuckled, "So we have to base ourselves on reality and figure out how to fight this battle successfully. Pay attention, I remind everyone that we It is to fight well, not to try to win, or to say that our victory is to fight well, to block the Xuanfu army until the Jizhen army arrives, but we cannot place too much hope on the Jizhen army to feel as expected, so our goal is to We must stop the enemy tomorrow night!"

 He Huchen's last words suddenly turned cold and stern.

"Then how should we fight?" He Huchen's eyes were cold and his voice was like gold and iron. "How can we give full play to our advantages on this Yu River with five thousand people? Let's all express our opinions. There is no need to be rigid. It doesn’t matter if you’re wrong, I’ll make the final decision! Ding Yuan, you are the most familiar with the situation, you speak first!”

Pushing Zhang Dingyuan to a high position again made all the generals look at him with admiration. Zhang Dingyuan was even more nervous and excited. He licked his lips and said: "I thought that if the Xuanfu army wanted to seize time, they would definitely attack from the stone bridge because of their strength. It is too strong and there is no reason to wait for a ferry to build a pontoon bridge. Even if thousands of people are killed or injured, it is still worth it as long as we can break through, so our first consideration is to fight a blocking battle on the stone bridge."

Zhang Dingyuan's judgment made He Huchen and several others couldn't help but nod. The disparity in strength was too great, and he would definitely do the same thing.

 “Do you have any good suggestions?” He Huchen looked at him.

"Have you noticed that there is a gently sloping highland ten steps west of the bridge head? I thought this high ground could be used to set up tiger cannon and hawkbill musket positions to attack possible enemy gatherings within fifty steps of the north end of the bridge. The formation,..." Zhang Dingyuan's voice became a little shrill due to excitement, "It's so high up there that our fire cannons can't cover the front line at the north end of the bridge, but the effective range of the Crouching Tiger Cannon is up to 150 steps, and the north end of the bridge is not far enough from the slope. A hundred steps is the best position to strike, and the same can be done with an eagle-billed gun..."

 (End of this chapter)