I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 264 All People Are Soldiers
"My patriarchs, how is the scenery on Kuwu Island?"

"it is good."

"Can the food and drinks in the army be returned?"

"enter."

"The emperor of Ming Dynasty treated everyone like his own flesh and blood. The silk, tea, porcelain, salt and spirits that he sent were carried back to their respective tribes, right?"

"Yes."

After Cao Wenzhao asked a few words, he stopped talking.

He stood up slowly, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked down at the patriarchs of the savage tribe standing below. His eyes flickered, as if there was an important matter that could not be decided immediately.

Patriarch Ewenchun raised his head, stared at Liaodong Marquis Cao Wenzhao's tall and straight figure, and his calm face, pondered a few times, and said, "Master Liaodong Marquis, is there any important matter to call us this time?" discuss?"

Cao Wenzhao turned around and said with a smile, "It's nothing."

The patriarch Ewenchun nodded unobtrusively, stepped back half a step, looked at his nose with his eyes, watched his heart with his nose, and his heart was like still water.

The old man knew in his heart that at present, Jiannu Iron Cavalry was oppressing the country, and the Marquis of Liaodong should not be at ease with them, but it was hard to say what to say for a while.

That being the case, he didn't bother to say it.

On the other hand, the other patriarchs were silent as if they were like cicadas, and their faces were buried.

Obviously, startled.

"In the forest to the west of Laohekou, there are [-] Jiannu cavalry stationed. It is said that they are one of the most elite troops of Jiannu Emperor Mang Gurtai. Are you interested in hunting?"

Suddenly, Cao Wenzhao spoke.

He scanned the faces of the patriarchs of the savage tribe, smiled, and said, "Of course, if you don't want to, then don't get involved in this matter, how about it?"

The patriarchs remained silent.

It doesn't matter.

Cao Wenzhao coughed lightly, and continued: "During this period of time, the Marquis and the clan chiefs have been drinking and having fun together, feeling like brothers and sisters, and the entire Donghai Jurchen territory is peaceful.

Here, I would like to thank all of you for your support. "

Cao Wenzhao walked to the table, picked up a jar of wine, filled a large bowl and brought it up, said with a smile: "This is a bowl of brotherly wine, drink it for affection, drink it for interest, everyone, do you want to come again?" To drink this wine together?"

E Wenchun and other patriarchs looked at each other, a little confused by Cao Wenzhao's nonsensical words.

"I would like to drink this wine together!"

The old patriarch Ewenchun looked around, strode forward, bowed slightly, and stretched out his hands, just like a late-born junior asking a noble person to give him wine, respectfully, with a solemn expression on his face.

Cao Wenzhao smiled indifferently, handed over a bowl full of wine in his hand, and said warmly: "Old Patriarch E Wenchun, Governor of Liaodong, old hero, Mr. Cao is willing to drink this wine with you!"

After speaking, he filled another bowl for himself and touched it lightly.

All in one drink.

puff!
This bowl of wine is very strong!
"Old Patriarch Ewenchun, I order you to lead three hundred tribal warriors through the Grand Canyon at the northern foot of Luding Mountain, make a detour back to the Laohekou line, and kill all the scattered Jianshou cavalry!"

"Ewenchun would like to obey the order of Lord Hou!"

The wrinkled old face of the old patriarch E Wenchun stretched out immediately, received a general order, and walked out of the hall quickly.

"Is there anyone else who wants to drink together?" Cao Wenzhao asked rather playfully.

The patriarchs of the seven or eight savage tribes looked at each other, and finally someone couldn't bear the pressure from the Liaodong Marquis, stood up hesitantly, followed the example of the old patriarch E Wenchun, and bowed to ask for wine.

Immediately afterwards, all the patriarchs stepped forward.

"Please Liaodong Marquis to give wine!"

All the patriarchs shouted in unison.

Cao Wenzhao chuckled, and said: "Actually, this jar of wine is leftover from His Majesty the Ming Emperor's drink some time ago, and even I am reluctant to take a sip during the day.

You guys, what a treat! "

Cao Wenzhao seemed to be in a good mood, looked up to the sky, laughed a few times, and then "gifted wine" to each patriarch.

"You send a message to the tribe, tell the big guys to hide in the front line of Luding Mountain, each find a safe hiding place, don't participate in this war."

Cao Wenzhao continued with a smile: "The battle between the dragon and the tiger seems to be very powerful, but in fact the outcome has already been determined, but this black land will definitely be soaked in blood.

All the patriarchs of the savage tribe, if you want to bleed, it should be the slave cavalry that bleeds, not the warriors of your savage tribe.

If they were to die, they should die.

Just sit and watch the dragon and the tiger fight. "

Cao Wenzhao drank it all in one gulp, and said: "My lords, please go hunting with me."

"His Majesty the Ming Emperor has prepared a big surprise for Mang Gurtai, how about we go and witness it together?"

……

It snowed all night, nothing happened.

At dawn, a large-scale siege suddenly broke out.

Under the cover of night, three teams of slave cavalry sneaked out of the old river mouth, trying to hide and kill them in the castle twelve or thirteen miles away.

The small city stands on the vast snowfield, like a dark monster, without saying a word.

On the city wall, more than [-] veterans of the Ming Dynasty hid in groups of six in the 'bunker' made of cement and concrete, looking out nervously.

The three thousand iron cavalry began to gradually increase their speed when they were still a few hundred steps away from the city wall.

The first wave of charge.

it has started.

Three hundred steps, 250 steps, 180 steps.

120 steps.

"Put it closer and hit again, guaranteeing absolute damage!"

In a group of six, one of them was the captain, who gave orders in a low voice, and swung a strangely shaped hyperopia in his hand, keeping an eye on the small black spots that were galloping at him.

"The first wave of charge is three cavalry teams, 900 people."

"One hundred steps, ninety steps... seventy steps."

"Fifty steps!"

"Fire!"

Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing personally designed this cement and concrete castle. The protruding part of the city wall is where the Tibetan soldiers are located, and it is also a key part of the intersection of firepower.

Once fully fired, it will instantly form a firepower network with no dead ends.

At this time, more than 90 new-style muskets fired at the same time, killing seventy or eighty slave cavalry in a blink of an eye. Before the people behind could react, the second round of salvo started again.

Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
The crisp gunshots were quite penetrating, and they suppressed the "rumbling" sound of nine hundred cavalry galloping and charging in an instant.

The battle has officially begun.

The vanguard of the Jiannu cavalry was actually just a firepower test, a tentative attack, and the biggest goal was to expose the firepower of the Daming defenders.

Then, there is a second round of targeted attacks.

This kind of siege tactic has been tried and tested on the battlefields of Liaodong and Liaoxi. Often, a single charge will expose the landmines, thunderbolts, crossbows, muskets, and artillery of the Ming defenders.

No matter how high the wall was, the slave cavalry had the means to attack effectively.

This time, it seems to be no exception.

Although, more than a hundred cavalry were lost in the first wave of charge, which can be regarded as a relatively serious battle loss.

However, Jiala Ezhen, who was sitting on horseback, smiled.

A mere hundred people, no matter how fierce the muskets are, how can they stop the rolling cavalry?
"Send the order, launch the second wave of charge immediately, and implement the method of filling the city!" This Jia Lae really sent the order indifferently, and started to launch the second wave of charge.

This time, they simply gave up their siege weapons and crossbows, which they were best at. Instead, they dismounted two thousand cavalry, armed with digging tools and wool bags, and started digging in full swing.

Another group of thousands of cavalry formed a charging formation, galloped over one by one, bent down to pick up a bag of soil, rode their horses and rushed towards the gate of the castle.

At about 150 steps away from the city wall.

With a flick of their wrists, these cavalrymen poured the mud from their woolen pockets onto the ground, and using their crotch force, they turned the horse's head and turned back.

The Ming garrison did not have time to shoot.

So, I had no choice but to watch those cavalry galloping back flaunting their might...

……

"It turned out to be the siege technique of the northern barbarian cavalry." In the castle, a veteran carefully observed the scene outside the city through the long-sighted glasses, with a look of surprise on his face.

"Their method is very effective. Let the cavalry carry the soil, and quickly lay a slope suitable for the charge of the horses, extending all the way to the city wall..."

Once the veteran said it, the other veterans naturally understood.

At that time, Genghis Khan's cavalry used this method to sweep the world, and it almost became one of the most effective tactics for cavalry to attack fortified cities.

According to legend, the famous Xiangyang City was stormed day and night by a team of [-] people, watching helplessly as people used soil to lay a slope of four or five miles...

"How can you fight this?" Someone had a look of surprise on his face.

After all, they only had about [-] people defending the city, and their firepower was limited. When the big slope was completely paved, thousands of cavalry swarmed up, and it was too late to kill them.

"Is there any news from Lord Hou?" Someone asked in a shy voice.

"The Marquis Mansion sent an order to let us stick to it and wait for help."

"Stick for help? How long will you stick to it?"

"do not know……"

"..."

Just when everyone was wondering, secretly cursing those Dogecoins in Hou Ye's Mansion was really meaningless, let them fight against two or three thousand slave cavalry, and "stand still and wait for help"...

Rumble!
There was a dull bang.

The ground trembled.

Three or four miles away, a large cloud of thick smoke billowed up, mixed with some sawdust, rocks, etc., and the momentum was extremely alarming.

"What the hell, Jiannu's pig-tailed head actually blew up our railway!"

A veteran in charge of observation exclaimed, his face turned ugly instantly, and he muttered to himself: "It's over, it's over now, the railway has been blown up, and our reinforcements can't get there at all!"

Everyone was shocked.

"Quick, quick, there is a group of cavalry attacking from outside the east gate, trying to climb the city wall!"

Suddenly, someone roared.

Immediately, two teams of musketeers moved quickly to help outside the east gate.

After a while, there was a burst of gunshots, the screaming and cursing of the enemy before they died, and the mournful cry of the horses, which made all the veterans look at each other in blank dismay, and their hearts became heavier.

"The opponent has too many people, and we have too few people, so we can't take care of them."

"How about launching the second defense plan?"

"No, there is no order from Lord Hou's Mansion, and the second plan for defending the city is not allowed!"

A guerrilla general who was in charge of guarding the whole city stood up and gave an order to all the veterans through the specially made "command horn" in the castle: "Wait and see for the time being, each team performs its duties. Once the slave cavalry enters the range, let go Just shoot with hands and feet.

As for the manpower issue, this general has his own opinion! "

People are at peace.

The guerrilla general walked out of a tall cement and concrete bunker, and ordered to the two messengers beside him: "Command all the people in the city, no matter men, women, old or young, as long as they can hold guns, come here to get weapons!"

The guys in the hands of the defenders are all the most advanced muskets of Ming Dynasty.

In the garrison armament warehouse, there are still a lot of old and retired firecrackers, and even a large pile of matchlock guns, bows, crossbows, swords and other weapons. Thousands of people were all armed.

In this way, even if the city wall is breached by the slave cavalry, once they flood into the castle, everyone will not be unarmed and become the target of the bloodthirsty beasts.

At this moment, the guerrilla general just understood.

At the beginning, His Majesty the Emperor sent a decree to ask Lord Zheng Zhilong to transport a large number of outdated weapons from the sea and distribute them to each castle.

That idiot emperor is not human...

……

The Jiannu cavalry soldiers were divided into six groups, forming horns for each other, forming an offensive posture like a sharp knife, and began to attack with crushing all the way.

In five or six castles that were attacked, all the common people were given arms.

Firecrackers, arquebuses, crossbows, waist knives, sharp swords, and various weapons of unknown purpose are all 'old antiques' that Daming has discarded right now, and are of little use in the frontal battlefield.

However, when these weapons were distributed to the common people, it was a different story.

If the idiot emperor was present, he would definitely laugh and drink several large bowls of spirits triumphantly.

All people are soldiers.

How can the deep meaning contained in these four simple words be understood by the civil servants and generals of the Ming Dynasty?
Even if no one distributes a butcher's knife, it's still a weapon.

In these five or six castles, more than 2 and nearly [-] people live. Even if it is a group of pigs with butcher knives, if the slave cavalry want to slaughter the city after breaking the city, they will have to pay a very heavy price!

What's more, what kind of consequences will be caused by the unintentional act of the idiot emperor Zhu Youjian at the beginning, even Zhu Youjian himself may not have expected...

……

"Father, the boy has received a firecracker, so he won't be able to use it very well."

In the castle, in a small farmyard, Chen Xingzhi's son, Chen Mancang, was holding a tattered firecracker, and said quite disgustedly.

Chen Xingzhi received twenty bullets and a butcher's knife.

He has his own musket, which is much more advanced than the firecracker, and it belongs to the first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, which makes the old man quite conceited.

"As long as it's a weapon, it's good. You don't like it, kid?" Hearing his son's complaint, Chen Xingzhi cursed with a smile, took the firecracker in his son's hand, fiddled with it a few times, and skillfully filled it with gunpowder, iron sand, etc.

"It's okay, but it doesn't have much power. It can only shoot people to death at close range."

Passing the firecracker filled with gunpowder and iron sand to his son, Chen Xingzhi walked quickly to the gate of the courtyard, brought a door panel, and drew a circle the size of a dog's head on it with a butcher's knife:
"You hide behind the window and shoot this dog in the head."

The son was stunned for a while, then hesitantly said: "Father... I'm a little scared..."

(End of this chapter)