When Liu Shen's troops arrived at the pianchi River battlefield, the course of the war was that the two divisions of the Han army were all on the opposite bank of the river, and another 20000 Han auxiliary soldiers built camps behind the water and entered the confrontation stage with the enemy.
The anti Han axis coalition was supposed to retreat. The Han army sent out cavalry to harass, and the infantry of the Han Army approached. Another purpose of the anti Han axis coalition was not withdrawn.
The war broke out on the 27th day. The anti Han axis coalition forces successfully forced the Han Army at an absolute disadvantage to cross the West Bank of the Pinchi river. It must rely on the quantitative advantage to try to defeat or annihilate the Han army.
On the 25th day, the anti Han axis coalition army carried out an offensive with 100000 troops, which once made the Han Army almost close to the river. Fortunately, the cavalry troops of the Han Army risked to attack the general flag of the anti Han axis coalition army, causing problems in the deployment of the anti Han axis coalition army who lost command, and the Han army was able to stabilize the front.
The cavalry of the Han army who ventured to attack successfully stabilized the war, and they did bear a heavy price. Behind the 3000 cavalry who launched the attack, only more than 1300 left the battlefield. To this extent, in fact, this cavalry was basically abandoned.
On the 26th day, Li Kuang had to use firearms that had not been used in the face of the more fierce anti Han axis coalition.
It was 21 75 mm bronze guns used in land warfare, plus about 200 explosive packs, that forced the anti Han axis coalition offensive to be curbed, and the war entered the stage of confrontation.
There are not many firearms in Anxi capital. Twenty one 75 mm bronze guns are all the long-range firearm strike power. The 500 explosive packs in reserve consumed two fifths in a day.
Li Kuang originally intended to use firearms at the most appropriate time to give the anti Han axis coalition the greatest surprise. The deterioration of the situation made the calculation empty. However, those firearms were used at the right time and played a key role in stabilizing the front.
"Big man is really strong!" Ji Hai knew the course of the war and said happily, "ten thousand soldiers plus twenty thousand auxiliary soldiers are not afraid of the more than 200000 enemy troops. They can still be held in place."
"There are not enough cavalry in anxidu Prefecture." Xu Guang is older. After several years of military life, he has participated in many wars and has his own vision: "if he could have a cavalry of about 10000 people, the situation would be different."
"We have more than 7000 cavalry coming." Ji Hai certainly knows the role of cavalry in the war: "the number is less, but there will certainly be troops coming back."
In fact, almost a month later, the center of the Han Empire already knew what was happening at Anxi Du's guard house, and the reinforcement of junjishan Colonel's headquarters was the command of the center.
At the same time, the center receiving the report began to carry out local mobilization on the fourth day. On the twelfth day, troops started to pull out to the anxidu guard house. The nearest reinforcements from the Pinchi River have arrived in Shule. Even in four or five days at the latest, they will certainly pull out to the battlefield to join the battle sequence.
The 12 counties near the Northwest were the first to be mobilized. Later, the whole Guanzhong entered the mobilization state. Excluding the standing army mobilized from other places, the mobilized soldiers from counties and counties will reach 160000, and all of them will reach the front line within four months.
In addition to junjishan Colonel's headquarters, a standing army stationed in Guanzhong will arrive within a month. In fact, this standing army has entered the area of Anxi capital guard house and belongs to the shogunate battle sequence of Anxi capital guard house. They are placed by Li Kuang in the middle reaches of the Congling River, probably near Shache.
The other three standing armies, the slowest, will join the battle sequence within three months.
The first batch of standing armies of the Han Empire put into the war, not counting junjishan, will be five, with 160000 county and county soldiers, and between 140000 and 180000 soldiers of the western regions forcibly recruited within the jurisdiction of anxidu guard office. As the first batch, the total number of troops put into the war will reach about 400000.
This sudden outbreak of war was the first time in five years that the Han Empire used its troops to break through the scale of 200000 people again. There were countless people serving in the war in the rear. It was definitely not as simple as trying to defeat the invading enemy.
It can be said that although the Han Empire was caught off guard by the sudden outbreak of the war, it also made the Han people who knew the outbreak of the war angry.
The Han people who have been moving from this victory to another victory really did not expect that someone would take the initiative to fight themselves. For so many years, they had only taken the initiative to attack others. The whole country fell into a state of feeling bullied. The voice was to fight, fight all the time, fight through to the place called Europa, and wipe out all countries that dared to take the initiative to start a war.
The military, who originally thought they were going to bear the loneliness, fell into a carnival when they learned of the outbreak of war. They were really afraid of the day without war and knew that once there was no war, they would lose their value.
Many military leaders have been transferred to civilian posts in the new system reform. In fact, the military is in a state of hesitation and worries about the weakness of the military all the time.
They know very well that once civil servants rise up, it is bound to form a trend of suppressing the military. Stopping for three or five years will be a heavy blow to the military. Maybe being suppressed will become the norm. Finally, civil servants will stand on the top of the military and shit and pee.
No one expected the war to break out so suddenly. If we say that the civil service group is the anti Han axis of beating its chest and feet, the military followed the broken scolding on its mouth, but it gave countless praise in its heart.
On the one hand, there is a civil "glass heart" attack. Is there any military action? They are eager to break out fierce battles all the time, so that their existence value will not be reduced but promoted, and the soldiers of the military system will have the opportunity to make achievements.
"I heard that people are excited at home." Ji Haile said happily, "when a war breaks out, so many countries form a coalition, and the army will certainly expand. How many people have the opportunity to set foot on the battlefield to obtain meritorious deeds. I don't know how many princes will be produced, how many people will obtain titles and be promoted."
There is no doubt about the importance of knighthood in the Han Empire. The battlefield is the best place for people with no special skills. In the process, some people will fall on the battlefield, but for the vast majority of ordinary people, the most important thing is to have the opportunity, and the absence of the opportunity will make people despair.
Liu Shen himself was in the army and witnessed the loss and depression of the soldiers who thought there would be no war. He clearly remembered that day, when he learned that the war broke out, all the officers and men showed ecstatic expressions one by one, knowing that they were going to the front line as if they were going to a feast.
"Tun Chang." Xu Guang ignored Ji Hai. When he approached him, he asked in a low voice, "Duhu asked if you would like to act as a guard team?"
"Yes." Liu Shen pulled at his collar and said with a smile, "my father sent me to the army, which itself meant to increase my knowledge. How could I give up participating in the war."
Liu Yan really made it very clear when he saw Liu Shen off. After arriving in the army, Liu Shen can have his own choice. He wants to be a "good baby" pure gold plating, or he is unwilling to be lonely. He wants to experience the real military life. Everything is decided by Liu Shen himself.
That is, he has a special status, or even the top general has no free choice. Liu Shen is still young and doesn't understand. Those generals who are specially instructed... For example, Li Kuang, who knows that Liu Shen has the right to choose, is surprised and has a huge headache.
Of course, if it is really dangerous, Li Kuangcai will not let Liu Shen fool around.
It was only Liu Shen who came to the battlefield. After Li Kuang's repeated deduction, he had enough knowledge of the war. It was really not time to restrain Liu Shen.
Xu Guang stopped talking. He was not a hairy child. He knew clearly that he must not encourage anything, and even act as the restraint when necessary.
Not far away, it looks like Yang Rui passing by. As he walks, he looks at Liu Shen and others.
"The offensive in the afternoon was our first appearance after the war." Yang Rui's eyes no longer looked at Liu Shen's side, but stared at Qin song and said seriously, "what I need to see is to destroy the withered and decay."
In fact, Li Kuang didn't want the firearm troops of junjishan Colonel to fight so quickly. The problem was that the troops in the shogunate battle sequence of anxidu guard were too tight, and the original cavalry as a mobile force was abandoned.
The enemy is brewing a new attack. They are encamped against the pengchi river. If there is not a floating bridge connecting the east bank behind them, they are playing Han Xin's game.
Han Xin's backwater battle is to let the soldiers know that they will die if they don't work hard, and stimulate the soldiers' determination to fight to death.
Li Kuang didn't need to do that. He was just worried that it would be difficult to control the situation after the enemy retreated. In summer, the enemy with more detour space would cause great trouble.
Marus and elbata, the anti Han axis allied forces with absolute superiority in number, decided to let the troops of all ethnic groups under their command rotate to carry out harassing 1 attacks on the Han army.
Once the sun rose, every time a large group of small groups of all ethnic groups began to attack. Basically, they retreated when they couldn't touch the fence set up by the Han army. There was no danger in the attack, but the Han Army couldn't relax.
"Today their reinforcements came." Albata's expression on his face was very cautious: "look at the flags, it's the Han army from Junji mountain."
Marus just knew what was going on. He heard from albata that junjishan colonel was the first regular army in the Han Empire to be fully equipped with firearms in addition to the imperial capital guard.
They didn't know what was special about junjishan's lieutenant department. How could the rulers of the Han Empire pay so much attention to it, but they knew what the firearm army represented.
Just a day ago, they caught a mistake by the Han army. When they drove the Han Army on the West Bank of the pengchi River to the east bank, the Han Army used firearms.
It was just the firing of 21 bronze cannons. In fact, the first wave of people killed by bronze cannons would never exceed 200. However, when 10000 anti Han axis coalition forces attacked heard the sound of cannons, they completely collapsed at that moment, and more than 80000 anti Han axis coalition forces waiting for the attack were in chaos.
Even if the Han army made a counterattack and used explosives, there would never be more than 2000 anti Han axis coalition troops who died under firearms that day.
"Too much deterrence!" Albata continued to smile bitterly: "the death of being hit by bronze shells is miserable, and the explosive bag makes people's bones disappear."
"It's about faith." Marus also smiled bitterly: "those barbarians are firm, it is the means that God can master. Even Roman citizens know what's going on, but they are in great awe and fear."
Indeed, even if the current bronze gun has flowering shells, the power of a shell is just like that. The directly thrown explosive package is worse than the projectile in terms of killing. However, they really caused great panic to the anti Han axis coalition forces. The main reason is that the anti Han axis coalition forces have their own religion. Many aspects of their religion scaring people who want to die are very similar to those made of gunpowder.
"We know that it has nothing to do with the gods, but a weapon made by the great wisdom of the Han people." Albata frowned, "but people are often ignorant."
"Only when we can defeat the Han army using firearms will we end their 'myth'!" Marus held out his hand and shook hands with albata: "we put in the most elite troops to deal with the firearms troops of the Han Army!"
They all know that there is really only one victory, even if it is only a small to insignificant victory, but as long as they can defeat the Han army using firearms once, even if they can not completely eliminate the "myth" of the anti Han axis coalition army on firearms, the anti Han coalition Army soldiers will no longer be afraid and awed to face it.
At noon on that day, a gentle "Dong Dong Dong" war drum sounded in the barracks of the Han Army, followed by the sound of drums instead of war drums.
Marus and elbata, who had already predicted, heard the sound of drums. Even if they had guessed that the Han army would join the firearm army, their hearts were still pumping.
The Han army with special uniforms began to leave the camp. They didn't have armor. They were wearing straight dark green new military uniforms and carrying flint guns to form a queue one after another.
Liu Shen was in one of the queues, but he did not carry a flint gun on his shoulder. He held a short flint pistol in one hand and pressed the other hand on the hilt of the sword around his waist.
On the side of the anti Han axis coalition forces, all kinds of drums and bugles are also ringing.
This time, the first allied forces from the anti Han axis came out of the barracks in red. They were Roman legions from the Far West. After stepping out of the barracks, they formed a whole team. Officers kept repeating "the glory of Rome" and so on.
The second batch of anti Han axis coalition barracks were troops from Sassanian. First, cavalry, then chariot soldiers, and finally foot infantry poured out of several Yuanmen.
The two armies separated by more than kilometers seem to reach a tacit understanding in an instant. All kinds of drums and bugles disappear at the same time, and the rest is absolute slaughter.