In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 437 The only weakness

This wave of Song Army fusiliers totaled more than 1,500 people, but they brought 5,000 fusiliers, each with three in rotation, ensuring that they were enough to fight a protracted battle.

Moreover, every year the imperial court would ship a new batch of flintlock guns for rotation.

At this time, the fusilier Feng Wei was counting his projectiles and flintlocks.

There was a low wall in front of him, which was made of excavated soil and reinforced with a small amount of wood. It was about 1.56 meters high. Many brothers were squatting behind it. He found a wooden stake as a stool to sit behind.

Feng Wei was from Longxing Prefecture (Nanchang) in Jiangxi Province. He was drafted into the army in the fourth year of Yuanzhen.

The Feng family is a local wealthy family, and he is also a scholar. He is twenty years old this year. He has participated in the imperial examination but failed. Because he is literate and performs well, he is currently the deputy capital chief.

At that time, the imperial court in Longxing Prefecture in Jiangxi Province selected one soldier for every 100 households based on their population.

Feng Wei signed up by himself, because he also has younger brothers, older sisters, and younger sisters in his family. They are all in one hundred households. This means that the Feng family has a very high hit rate, which is equal to 1 in 20 people from the Feng family can be drawn. , older brothers, younger brothers and brothers-in-law all have chances.

After he signed up, according to the regulations of the imperial court, when one hundred households in the local area were drafted into the army, it would take a hundred years for his son to take his next turn. At the same time, in accordance with the principle that only one of his direct relatives would serve as a soldier, his elder brother and younger brother were behind. I won’t participate in the lottery for ten years.

Feng Wei sacrificed himself for the sake of his brothers and his own descendants.

The Feng family was a big local family and originally owned thousands of acres of land. Later, the court imposed high taxes on those with more grain fields. Fortunately, the Feng family had many brothers and sisters, so Mr. Feng divided the family directly. Feng Wei's family was allocated more than 300 acres, and the tax A lot less at once.

According to the new policy of the imperial court, if someone in the family serves as a soldier, the tax on all grain fields will be reduced by half until he retires.

If you can stay in the military and become an officer, you can continue to get tax cuts.

It's still relatively big to come and go this way.

The average household size per capita is more than 20 acres and less than 100 acres.

Xia Du Dingkou loses a piece of silk.

Autumn tax per mu is four buckets.

After Feng Wei joined the army, his family's tax was reduced by half.

He originally had a wife and children in his family, with a total of four people and more than 300 acres of land, less than 100 acres per person.

In the past, only adult men and women in the imperial court were counted as Dingkou, and only two people were counted. Now his underage children are included, that is, four people.

For a family of four, his family's annual summer tax was four bolts of silk, and the autumn tax was one stone and four dou per mu.

Later, the imperial court encouraged people to have more children. If there were five people in the family, that is, three children, the autumn and summer taxes would no longer be increased. At the same time, the autumn tax would be reduced by 15%, and a monthly subsidy of two buckets of rice would be provided.

Feng Wei's family has hundreds of acres of land, but they don't actually care how much rice they have, and half of it doesn't even have a piece of silk, so they haven't had a third child, and they don't care about these subsidies. If they were ordinary people, they would definitely be willing to have more children. , with a large population, the court will have other benefits.

After joining the army, the autumn tax was reduced by half, and two bolts of silk were lost, which can be worth several stones of food.

The reason why Feng Wei agreed to join the army was partly for his family and partly for himself.

He failed the imperial examination twice, and his mentality was a little bad, because the imperial court was now taking the new imperial examination, and what he had learned before was of little use.

In order to become an official, he chose to become a soldier instead, and he also had the opportunity to become a military attaché.

Feng Weiyuanzhen spent four to five years practicing flintlock on the coast of Fujian.

He went to sea for six years and was stationed in Hainan. At that time, he could bring his family with him, so Feng Wei brought his wife and children to Hainan.

He went to Hainan late. The first batch to Hainan was regarded as land reclamation and received preferential treatment. By the time he went to Hainan for rotation, he was already among the third batch. The scale of construction in Hainan was getting larger and larger. The imperial court had built similar projects in several local cities. , ports and shipyards are being improved.

But soon another opportunity came. In the seventh year of Yuanzhen, the imperial court wanted to send troops to the Persian Gulf, from Hainan, Dayuan, and Hanzhou.

This time it was regarded as land reclamation, and all officers and soldiers in the army were given preferential treatment. Any sons would have the opportunity to become officials or officials in the future, or inherit their father's title.

Soldiers who have performed meritorious service can be knighted, but ordinary descendants of the Song Dynasty cannot inherit it. The princes of the clan also came here in this way. Zhao Yurui was just a commoner back then.

Therefore, after he becomes the emperor, only if he has made particularly great achievements and made great contributions to the court can he be demoted to one or two hereditary generations. There are also those who can be hereditary to three or four generations. Compare Zhao and Ruirang who are looking for rubber trees. This kind of It's a special achievement.

There were also hereditary rewards for craftsmen who made flintlock muskets.

There are also some confidants who were the same as Zhao and Rui when they started their business, and they may be hereditary for one or two generations.

Most of them have to rely on merit to be hereditary. Without special merit, it is impossible to hereditary.

After Feng Wei arrived in the Persian Gulf, it would be no problem for his son to become an official in the future. This was the preferential treatment given by the imperial court to the soldiers who opened up wasteland. If he worked hard and made some great achievements, it would not be impossible for his son to become an official in the future.

Moreover, in the few years since he joined the Song Army, he has been using flintlock guns. When he was in Hainan, he participated in the battle of Hanzhou soldiers and horses to conquer the local indigenous people. This time he fought with the Mongolian army again. After several battles, he found that now the Song Army The casualty rate was very low and the winning rate was extremely high. If it weren't for the fact that there were too few soldiers and horses coming to Persia, he could have crushed the Mongolian army on the opposite side. This proved that his choice of being a soldier was right.

At this time, the Mongolian army was adjusting and preparing to attack again, and the Song army in front was cleaning up and rearranging their formations.

Feng Wei counted his fixed ammunition from behind, and there were more than 130 more. Three flintlock guns were leaning against the wall beside him.

He turned around and looked behind him. There were a lot of arrows on the ground behind him. They were all shot by the Mongolian army. The nearest arrow missed him by ten centimeters. However, he was wearing Zha armor, so he was not afraid if it missed the target. , Now when fighting the Mongolian army, the most fearful thing is that the Mongolian army is against the wind.

If the Mongolian army has a favorable wind, it will be difficult for the arrow to hit the Song army behind the wall. If the wind is against the wind and the arrow is thrown upward, the arrow will fly back and easily hit the Song army behind the body.

The sea breeze was blowing slightly today, and the Mongolian army was really against the wind. Fortunately, the wind was not strong. There should be very few injured Song troops in the wave just now.

"Du Tou, do you want a shield?" Just when Feng Wei was thoughtful, a corps commander approached him.

This is Zhou Kang, his corps commander in the capital, a fellow countryman and also from Longxing Mansion.

Zhou Kang was in the army at the same age as him, and his family was an ordinary citizen, but he was also illiterate. After joining the army, Feng Wei often taught him how to read, and he was afraid that he would become the captain of the army.

Zhou Kang picked up the small buckler of the Mongolian army from the front and brought it back to Feng Wei.

"What am I doing here?" Feng Wei was confused.

"Tie it around your waist. I saw some brothers do this." Zhou Kang said, "Why don't you sit here? Your waist is the only weak point now."

The Song army's armor was thick on the head, shoulders, and chest.

The back is the shortcoming of the Song Army's Zhajia. After all, the back will not be facing the enemy on the battlefield.

Similarly, when new recruits join the army, the officers will also tell the Song army that they cannot retreat on the battlefield or turn around and run, because if you turn around and run, the armor behind you will be the weakest and will be easily shot to death by the enemy.

Now Feng Wei is sitting on the same spot. His shoulders and helmet are not afraid of being shot. His back and waist are his weak points. Now the wind is light and he is fine. If the wind is strong and a Mongolian army comes close, the arrow will fly upside down after being thrown.

Seems reasonable? Feng Wei grinned after hearing this, but still shook his head: "I won't be so unlucky, can you tie it up yourself?"

"I brought back two." Zhou Kang said, and couldn't help but say: "I'll tie them up for you."

He took a piece of hemp rope and without any explanation helped Feng Wei tie the small buckler to his waist. Feng Wei had no choice but to let him go.

"How many times have you been shot in the head?" Zhou Kang asked while tying him up.

"Eighteen shots."

"So few, I shot twenty-six times." Zhou Kang: "At least a dozen were hit. Grandma's. If it counts as military merit, it counts a lot."

It is not easy for the fusiliers of the Song Army to count their military merits. They were all fighting on the battlefield and it was not sure who was responsible for the attack. They didn't use three shots, they just fired freely behind the wall.

"How many guns did you use?" Feng Wei asked.

"I've used all three. I'll replace one with a few shots." Zhou Kang said, "Take turns."

Feng Wei nodded, this would best protect the gun, and the flintlock gun would be more durable.

Feng Wei fought slowly because he always aimed and hit. He knew that many Song soldiers fought blindly because there were many people on the opposite side. As long as they hit at the necessary level, it would be easy to hit.

According to the Song Army's standards, they basically hit the horizontal line from the opponent's neck to the chest.

As long as you don't hit too high, the chance of hitting is quite high.

Not long after Zhou Kang had tied up his small buckler, the Mongolian army in front blew the horn.

"Come on, come on, I'm going back." Zhou Kang quickly returned to his seat.

Feng Wei turned to thank him. They were both behind a wall, more than one meter apart.

There was a petrol bomb placed between the two of them, but they have not been used so far.

At this time, the second wave of the Mongolian army's charge began. This time, more than 40,000 people were gathered in the crowd. The black crowd was overwhelming and lined up outside the Song army's front line.

Obviously, Baizheng did not intend to rush all the areas defended by the Song army. There were few Song soldiers and there were few areas that could be defended. The Mongolian army had already lined up farther away.

However, the Song army had its back camp, which was semicircular, so no matter how far the Mongolian army lined up, they would still have to face the Song army in the end.

The advantage of the Mongolian army arranging like this is that the formation is looser than before. Obviously, they don't want to suffer greater losses prematurely.

As the Mongolian army gave the order, the Mongolian army's forward began to speed up, and the war horses approached quickly.

Just like before, when they reached about 500 steps, the Song Army's artillery started firing first.

As soon as the Song army's artillery fired, the Mongolian army dismounted and began to move forward on foot.

Now Song Jun on Feng Wei's side was also dumbfounded.

But soon Song Jun knew why the Mongolian army did this.

The first wave of Mongolian troops rushed forward, resulting in five to six thousand casualties. The battlefield was littered with corpses and horses of the Mongolian troops. Groups of horses charging forward could easily be blocked by these horses and corpses.

Just ask for help. When you reach about 500 steps, you can dismount and walk forward.

At the same time, he also intentionally consumed the Song Army's artillery.

Although Baizhu didn't know much about the artillery of the Song Army and had never seen it, he knew that no matter what kind of artillery, if too many were fired at the same time, it would definitely be useless. Even if it was not useless, the Song Army's artillery shells would definitely be limited.

So he let the Mongolian army walk and extended the Song army's artillery attack time.

Originally, the Mongolian army may only be beaten by artillery for two rounds from 500 steps to 200 steps. Now that it is on foot, it may be beaten by five or six rounds, or even seven or eight rounds.

But Baizhu obviously thought too much. Seeing the Mongolian army's improved infantry rushing forward, the Song army's artillery did not fire desperately.

The shells cannot explode at this time, and the Song Army's wooden fuse shells have not yet been used in actual combat.

The Song Army only used eighty artillery pieces on the battlefield, which obviously could not defeat the 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses rushing together. In addition, the soil on the seaside was soft and the cannonballs did not roll far, so the Song Army's artillery fire was also extremely slow.

The Mongolian army ran from 500 steps to 200 steps for a long time, and the Song army fired three rounds of artillery.

The damage caused by more than a hundred artillery shells to tens of thousands of infantry is not great.

After entering two hundred steps, swish, swish, and the Song army's pulley arrows shot first.

This wave of pulley arrows of the Song Army is already the last batch of the Song Army. After they are used up, they must be replaced with flintlock guns.

Later, the Song Army couldn't wait to change their guns, and shot desperately with the pulley bow, wishing that they would be useless immediately.

Zhang Hui, the commander of the rear formation, also noticed it and kept shouting: "Damn it, shoot slower, shoot slower, the flintlock gun hasn't come yet, you damn thing, you don't even want to use a bow, do you?"

"Isn't it safer to stay behind with a bow?"

Zhang Hui couldn't stop shouting, and the Song soldiers laughed and shot forward one after another.

The 1,500 fusiliers in front of the Song army were equipped with 5,000 guns. If the bows here are used up, they can go to the front to get the guns.

Everyone practiced flintlock, and then they prioritized those who were good at shooting first. Those who had used flintlock didn't want to use bows.

The impact is different from the impact. Everyone likes to see the opponent fall to the ground after being shot. For example, they use a pulley bow after two hundred steps. It is basically a blind shot. It depends on luck. It will definitely not be pleasant.

The Mongolian army on the opposite side quickly rushed in front of the horses that had just been rejected, and then began to separate and reject the horses, coming in through the gap. With the foundation of the first wave, the Mongolian army came in more smoothly this time.

But there are holes everywhere behind Juma, some of which have been filled, and some of which have not.

The Song army piled the corpses up again, and the Mongolian army still had to deal with them or climb them.

Feng Wei was placing his gun on the wall and sitting behind the wall. His head was so low that his eyes were basically exposed.

Although he said he was not panicking, he was actually panicking in his heart. Sometimes he was unlucky and would be shot in the eye by the enemy.

Arrows flew from time to time above the head, some from the Song Army, and some from the Mongolian Army. Behind him was another wall of the Song Army. The sound of arrows flying up and down the wall was continuous, and you knew the other side was there. The arrows kept shooting.

Fortunately, not all of the Mongolian servants used bows and arrows, most of them were melee weapons.

Feng Wei specialized in hunting down those with bows and arrows, and tried his best to eliminate those who could cause harm to the Song army.

He glanced left and right, and saw that a Mongolian archer did not rush forward, but huddled behind a horse and fired at the Song army.

Immediately there lay the corpse of the Mongolian army, and the Mongolian army shooter used this as an obstacle.

It’s up to you. Feng Wei moved his gun slightly, holding his breath and aiming at the Mongolian army.

The Mongolian army loaded the arrow again, and then raised the bow in the direction of the Song army.

Bang, Feng Wei fired.

With a splash, another Mongolian soldier behind the Mongolian army fell to the ground.

"What the hell." Feng Wei scolded, but still missed.

Fortunately, there were many Mongolian soldiers on the opposite side, and this shot hit another person.

He quickly put down the gun and picked up another one.

He had already loaded all three guns, so there was no need to load the first wave.

Raise again, aim.

(End of this chapter)