Chapter 715 Negative and Positive
The power of the artillery, a cross-era thermal weapon, left a deep impression on everyone, and they all felt that this weapon was incredible.
After demonstrating the shooting of an ordinary artillery shell, Ying Rui asked people to shoot with chain bullets and shotgun shells respectively. Although the killing range of these two times was not as far, the coverage was wider.
In particular, the killing area of chain bullets and shotgun shells made several military leaders stare with their eyes wide open, and they all sighed in their hearts, "Wow, such a fierce thing, if it is fired at a crowd of people and horses, a large number of people will die."
Xue Tu immediately became a die-hard fan of the artillery, and pestered several instructors to explain to him the principle of the artillery and the technique of firing the cannon.
The big guys finally believed Ying Rui's words. With this thing, they can really crush the enemy.
In the next few days, more than one hundred instructors were assigned to two people per cannon, and personnel were drawn from the craftsmen and soldiers in the city to form a temporary artillery squad, and began intensive training and frequent test firing. The enemy was getting closer and closer, and there were not many opportunities left for Kaiyuan County.
Many bigwigs in Kaiyuan County gathered together to discuss specific tactics.
Defense is definitely necessary, but defense can be divided into positive and negative. Some people suggested that since there is enough food and grass in the city, and with weapons such as cannons, they should directly defend the city. At that time, as long as a few shots are fired, the enemy will definitely be scared away.
This is true. If this is really done, the enemy will be scared away for sure.
But what about next time? What if the enemy comes again?
So this is a passive defense strategy.
"I think we should fight outside the city. Not to mention that our outer city has no walls at all, so we can't defend it even if we want to. If we defend the city, we can only rely on the walls of the inner city. Then should we just give up our outer city? We built it with great difficulty.
Second, since last year, the leader has been vigorously promoting the reorganization of the cavalry unit, and has put out a lot of resources for us to train and reorganize into a full cavalry army. Now that we have finally trained, you want us to dismount and climb the city? What's the point of training cavalry?
Third, the purpose of this battle. I think we should actively defend, and even fight a defensive counterattack. We have a strong weapon advantage, so why should we shrink in the city to fight?
If we can not only repel the enemy this time, but even cripple or kill them, then why don't we choose to solve it once and for all? Besides, we are not without this ability."
Hearing someone suggest defending the city, Xue Tu was the first to refuse, and immediately put forward various opinions to refute.
Xue Tu's radical remarks immediately ushered in opposition, and someone immediately refuted.
"What we want now is stability and development, not just fighting."
"You're talking nonsense. Do you think that if you scare the enemy away this time, they won't come again next time? Such stability is only temporary. The most effective way to maintain stability is to completely defeat them." Qianniuwei Commander Chai Duoduo immediately stood on Xue Tu's side and shared the same hatred for the enemy.
"I..."
"Okay, don't argue. I will now announce the leader's intention. In fact, the leader had already expressed his position last year. If we must fight, then we should cripple or kill the enemy at once and never give them a chance to jump again. These are the original words of the leader.
Therefore, I now declare that Quanli will cooperate with the active defense strategy of the guards. If necessary, we can send troops to pursue and expand the results of the battle. According to the requirements of the leader, we will completely cripple the enemy. We must make them pay a painful price, let them fear our Han tribe from the bottom of their hearts, and never dare to jump in front of us again. "
Seeing that the scene was about to develop in the direction of quarreling, Ying Rui immediately slapped the table and took out the strategic guidelines formulated by Luo Chong last year.
Seeing that everyone in the account no longer had any objections, Ying Rui said again.
"The strategy has been decided, and now let's discuss tactics. Active defense is certain, but we still have to be cautious about how to fight specifically, because once the army leaves the city and the enemy besieges us, and then divide the troops to attack the city, then our Kaiyuan County will be in danger, which is also a loss we cannot afford."
Everyone was silent for a while, and Xue Tu spoke again.
"I have learned about the use of artillery and logistics support in detail in the past few days. After analysis, I think the camp should be pushed three kilometers outside the city, and then I will tell you the reason for this decision.
The maximum range of artillery is three kilometers. At this position, we can fully deploy our army to face the enemy head-on. With artillery and chariots, we don't have to worry about the enemy being able to break through our front-line defenses. In such an open battlefield, it is more conducive to the maximum advantage of artillery.
If the enemy surrounds but does not attack, that is impossible, because we have the advantage of artillery range. It is not the enemy who decides whether to fight or not, but we have the final say. If they dare to surround and not move, they will be a living target for our artillery camp.
If the enemy chooses to divide their troops to contain us and let the other half attack the city, then we can also use artillery for long-range support. As long as the enemy dares to bypass us to attack the city, their backs will be exposed to our guns.
If they really do that, maybe we can counter-encircle and besiege at least half of the enemy under the city and completely eat up this part. "
Xue Tu's tactics immediately won the unanimous approval of everyone, even those who had just opposed going out of the city to fight were no exception, because when there was no choice, Xue Tu's tactics were almost the safest. The city walls on the front and rear lines were within the range, and they could use the advantage of artillery to completely defeat the enemy.
Ying Rui was also very optimistic about this plan. He nodded and asked again, "Does anyone else have anything to add?"
Chai Duoduo thought for a while and said, "I think we should immediately increase the amount of artillery training, not only for people, but also for our war horses. They haven't had much contact with artillery, and they are closer to the artillery than the enemy. Don't let the enemy be scared by the time, but our own war horses will be scared first, which will not be worth the loss.
There is nothing wrong with other plans, but these details must be thought of in advance, so as to avoid irreversible consequences due to mistakes.
There is another point, that is the communication between the army and the inner city. The two places are six miles apart, and they are definitely invisible with the naked eye. So how can we judge whether the enemy is attacking the city? If they divide their troops to attack, how can the defenders in the city ask for help from us? These are all important details. "
Yes, this is indeed necessary. What can we use to communicate? Can the sound of drums be transmitted that far?"
"How about we leave a few cannons on the top of the city and fire them as a signal when the time comes?"
"Fire cannons are too extravagant, and gunpowder is not cheap. I think it’s better to use the local method, burning firewood and releasing smoke."
(End of this chapter)
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