Chapter 109: Fight for merit before winning
In fact, except for the first wave of Arrow Rain, with Black Cloud Dragon's men participating in the shooting, the second to sixth waves were all created by the personal guards led by Yu Jiaao. The third-stage shooting is very famous. Anyone who has played the game knows that Zhou Shixiong taught five personal soldiers various methods that can improve shooting speed and efficiency, so that they could study what methods are most effective. This is the first time the new tactic was unveiled and the results were good.
In fact, the method is very simple. A shooter is equipped with several assistants. The shooter is responsible for shooting assistants. If the number of assistants is not limited, a shooter can reach twenty arrows per minute, with an average of three seconds. Four hundred personal guards divide more than one thousand new recruits equally, and each person is divided into three assistants. The first four waves of strikes are completed within twenty seconds, causing terrifying damage to Jiannu. The latter two waves are not very skillful in cooperation, and the effect is slightly worse.[]
Zhou Shixiong was very unhappy when he looked at the messy crossbow archer position. He had no excitement at all about killing a thousand cavalrymen, and took it for granted. Hei Yunlong didn't think so. Since he joined the border army in his teens, he had participated in many battles. It was the first time he had seen such a one-sided defeat. The newly issued crossbow was so sharp.
"General, Jiannu is back to the city!" Five thousand and three thousand were the first to withdraw from the crowd. Heiyunlong shouted happily. Zhou Shixiong looked at the Jiannu cavalry who were retreating neatly, feeling very uncomfortable, 'When will he have such an elite under his command?'
"Start up the construction of camps and divide 100 people to clean the battlefield." No matter how strong the crossbow bow is, it has restrictions. Its effect is the best when defending. Once it is converted into an offensive state, the effectiveness of the crossbow bow is greatly reduced. Just like now, if Jiannu wants to leave, Zhou Shixiong can do nothing. Zhou Shixiong has already understood what the battlefield initiative is. The Ming army's defense-oriented combat system will sooner or later be destroyed by the enemy who is mainly attack-oriented. The saying that long-term defense will lead to failure is not fake.
Zhou Shixiong has been baptized during this period of battle formation and has a very comprehensive understanding of ancient wars. He understands that new weapons may affect the results of one or two battles, but they are not very helpful to comprehensive strategies. Just like the new crossbow, although the range is longer and the lethality is greater, it is not without defense methods. For example, the shield cart that can even be blocked by small-caliber artillery is used to resist crossbow arrows without any pressure.
Zhou Shixiong hoped to find a weapon or tactic that could change the situation of war and reverse the disadvantage of insufficient motor power. In ancient times, only cavalry could restrain cavalry, but modern war cavalry completely disappeared, and motorcycles and armored vehicles were replaced by cavalry. Zhou Shixiong was just a beast trainer in his previous life. He only knew theories of steam engines, and he didn't know even more about internal combustion engines. Gunpowder only knew the ratio of black gunpowder, and strong ** only knew **. This was because ** was a first aid drug, and only knew about it if there was information in the chip.
I read the novels in the past. The basic routine of pig's feet is to make gunpowder and steel, and use strong ships and cannons to knock the enemy into slag. Zhou Shixiong also wanted to follow the path he had taken, but his understanding of chemistry was only to memorize the periodic table of elements. How to make and extract three acids and two alkalis, two eyes and blacken them. Without three acids and two alkalis, the basic industry has no foundation. Metallurgical and chemical industry is even more castles in the air. Use cast iron bronze to make cannons? Go and fool the ghosts!
After pulling his fingers, he calculated that he really didn't have many advantages. His ability to tame animals has a great effect in nomadic areas. Unfortunately, he is a Han Chinese and has no reason to help Mongolia and Jiannu. Robots can cure diseases and get some harm to people, but they don't have much effect on the battlefield. After all, Zhou Shixiong found that he was much different from other time travelers, and the level of the golden finger was also the lowest. It was very difficult to live a stable life in troubled times.
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Shixiong put aside his entanglement and summoned his personal soldiers to train the new soldiers and ordered Yu Jiaao to lead the personal guards to train the new soldiers in the former military camp, at least to enable them to serve as qualified crossbow archers assistants. Lu Hong and Huang Qiankun were sent to Heiyunlong. Lu Hong's ability was not sold by Zhou Shixiong. Heiyunlong immediately handed over more than a thousand veterans to him, and asked Lu Hong for the charge to take action. Huang Qiankun served as Lu Hong's deputy.
The purpose of dividing the personal soldiers was to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the former military camp. As for whether he had any idea of increasing control, Zhou Shixiong did not say that Heiyunlong did not dare to think about this. Anyway, Heiyunlong, who made the most contributions in the former military camp, was Heiyunlong. What else would he have to complain about?
The former military camp spent a day setting up a camp and blocked the official road to the east of Tongzhou. Haoge was restless in the city. He could walk, and he didn't have to worry about the Ming army catching up with him. The problem was that he didn't dare to leave. His father Khan gave himself the important task of restraining the retreat. How could he run away if he couldn't hold on for even three days? But to drive away the Ming army in Dongcheng, unless he recalled the Mongolian cavalry of Mangusi, Haoge would not have confidence with the four thousand elite vanguard camps in his hands.
Haoge did not dare to move, and Zhou Shixiong could not use these thousands of soldiers to attack Tongzhou, so he could only send people back to Beijing to urge reinforcements. He didn't mind anyone giving the credit at all, but was afraid that there were not enough people coming.
The city of Tongzhou has temporarily quieted down, and the rendezvous of Mangui and Zu Dashou is full of gunpowder. Xixin Camp is located next to the official road from Tongzhou to Sanhe, fifty miles away from Tongzhou and about one hundred miles away from Sanhe. During the Yuan and Mongolian period, it was once the royal hunting ground in Yuan Dadu. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was a place for the royal family to escape the summer vacation. Since Chengzu established his capital in Beijing, it has become a summer resort dedicated to the emperor and empress.
Mangui walked straight to Xixin Camp in advance. Gao Qiqian ordered his soldiers to camp outside the palace in the name of not being able to transgress. The senior generals chose a garden in the palace to live, waiting for the arrival of Ningyuan Army. The Ningyuan Army led by Zu Dashou is worthy of being a powerful army in Liaodong. He traveled nearly a hundred miles a day and rushed to Xixin Camp after night. Zu Dashou originally planned to find a place to stay for one night, but he would still chase Jiannu tomorrow, so it doesn't matter where he lives.
Unfortunately, according to the strict order of the military supervisor, the cavalry barracks were not allowed to enter the palace. Neither side nor the negotiating experts were used to speak. The soldiers on both sides of the cavalry barracks were all Mongolians, and wrestling was their traditional craft. Most of the Ningyuan troops, who were from the Han people in Liaodong, could not compare with these Mongolians. However, the Han people had the custom of calling friends. Soon, the soldiers guarding the roads could not defeat four hands with their fists and were defeated.
After so much trouble, Zu Dashou and Man Gui arrived at the scene. The two of them did not expect that this meeting would be so embarrassing. They scolded their soldiers and suppressed their displeasure in their hearts to greet each other.
"General Zu, please be sure to include that General Zu, Gao Jianyan ordered soldiers not to enter the palace. I do not want to harm General Zu, and I was impeached." Man Gui had tried his best to lower his figure. In terms of official position, he was several levels higher than Zu Dashou.
When Zu Dashou saw the cavalry camp camping outside the palace, he knew that Man Gui was not fooling him, and his anger was relieved. In addition, Man Gui had such a good attitude, he quickly bowed, "Man Jing is so serious, and the general is not a ungrateful person. The general cannot bear the crime of usurpation."
Everyone was talking, and Man Gui ordered the cavalry camp to assist the Ningyuan army in camping, and everything was going in a good direction. When Wu Xiang confirmed that only two troops and six thousand troops had arrived in the cavalry camp, his eyes turned and he had some thoughts.
"General Zu invites Man to drink this cup, and wishes him a great victory in the pursuit of Jiannu." The guest's Huo Qiqian is better at entertaining guests. Man Gui lets him lively and toast everywhere, just waiting for the three rounds of wine to talk about the important matters.
"Listen to the words of the senior military supervisor, I respect the senior military supervisor, and wish the senior military supervisor a step-by-step promotion." Wu Xiang stood up and stopped Gao Qiqian. He had some ideas before he discussed with his brother-in-law, and was afraid that it would be inconvenient to start talking later, so he took the opportunity of toasting to remind Zu Dashou.
Wu Xiang, the general of Liaodong, was similar to the commander of the military sub-district, and was even lower than the deputy commander of the military region, Zu Dashou. If it weren't for the current occasion, he would not even have the qualifications to speak to Gao Qiqian. It would be very rude to rush to stop the other party's toast.
Gao Qiqian's face changed and he wanted to scold Wu Xiang a few words, but suddenly he remembered that Wu Xiang was Zu Dashou's in-laws. If he scolded Wu Xiang, it would be a shame to the next military discussion, which would have a bad impact on the subsequent military discussion. He could only bear the anger and chat with Wu Xiang, then sat down and said nothing.
Wu Xiang's behavior made Zu Dashou very strange. He knew that his brother-in-law's temperament was not a person who did not understand the rules. Such obvious rudeness was certain to point out. Zu Dashou stood up and grabbed Wu Xiang and said to Man Gui, "Please don't be surprised by Lord Man. My brother-in-law is not good at drinking, so he is rude." Without waiting for Man Gui to say more, Zu Dashou pulled Wu Xiang out of the main hall and left the garden where the cavalry camp temporarily lived.
"What's going on?" After leaving the garden, Zu Dashou asked Wu Xiang in a low voice. Wu Xiang knew that Zu Dashou was going to go back to participate in the military convention, so he quickly expressed his discoveries and ideas. "Brother, Man Gui only has 6,000 troops in his hands. It is necessary for the two armies to join forces to listen to whoever listens to whom." Wu Xiang explained the meaning thoroughly, and he deserved to be a martial Jinshi.
Zu Dashou understood that it was not the court that ordered him to help Mangui, but Mangui begged him not to take this opportunity to gain more benefits, and there would be no such store after passing through a village. Zu Dashou understood it and asked Wu Xiang to go back to the camp to rest himself. He knew what to do in the next negotiations.
Seeing Zu Dashou coming back, Man Gui signaled his personal soldiers to be optimistic about the door, put down their chopsticks and began to talk about the serious matter. "General Zu, although the main force of Jiannu still has more than 20,000 troops, they must divide their troops in order to escort the wealth and consignment population. I think it is most beneficial to intercept Jiannu on the road. After all, you and I have less than Jiannu's strength, so it is better to attack him together."
"Mr. Man is right, and the general thinks the same way." Zu Dashou had no objection to tactical arrangements. He and Man Gui are both veterans. How can he do the best with less and more?
"Since General Zu has no objection, the two armies will be moving towards Baoqiu River tomorrow. If Jiannu has already crossed the river, they will think of another solution. If Jiannu has not crossed the river, they will intercept Jiannu in Baoqiu River." Man Gui's idea is perfect. Jiannu has so many baggage vehicles accompanying him, which will not only slow down the speed of the march, but also must pass through the hypothetical bridge when encountering rivers to avoid the heavy pressure on the ice.
"This plan is great!" Zu Dashou praised the high-fives, which made Man Gui very comfortable. Unfortunately, there were not too many things to do. Zu Dashou praised and began to negotiate the conditions. "The last general of the two armies joined forces, but the cavalry camp was the Beijing camp, and Ningyuan army was the Liaodong border army. It would be better to make clear who is the leader and who is the second. The situation of the predecessor of the army was in chaos."
The statement of Zu Dashou is not a slander, but Zu Dashou is the title of general. It is certain to discuss with Man Gui, the interim deputy marshal of the army. The taste is very strange.
ps: I drink too much and I am in a state of being unable to die all day long. There is only so much today, don’t scold me.
Chapter completed!