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

Chapter 68 Soldiers, tricks

The line of Xifengkou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It borders Tiemenguan, Dongjiakou, and Qingshankou in the east, and connects Panjiakou, Luojingguan, and Luowenyu in the west.

These passes are the fortresses of the Great Wall, and there is no room for loss.

Once Jiannu iron cavalry breaks through any of these gates, they can go south to Xifengkou, east to Tiemenguan and Gushanzi, west to Qianxi and Zunhua, and approach the capital.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Mao Yuanyi decided to strengthen the defense of Tiemen Pass, Dongjiakou, Qingshan Pass, Panjiakou, Luowenyu and other passes, leaving only Xifeng Pass open.

In the secret decree of the idiot emperor, let him fight a beautiful ambush instead of an epic battle to defend the Great Wall.

In this regard, Mao Yuanyi deeply agrees.

Soldiers who, deception also.

You can kill the enemy by poking secretly, why do you want to jump up and fight with those Jiannuluo legs in a hand-to-hand fight?

What's more, it doesn't matter if you can't win.

Anyway, the gang of infrastructure madmen from the Daming Engineering Bureau dug a big hole for the Jiannu cavalry!

……

At dusk, the wind and rain became more urgent.

In Tiemen Pass, twenty miles east of Xifengkou, eighteen veterans gathered around a large pot of charcoal fire, roasting mutton while sipping wine, feeling unbelievably comfortable.

Some even hummed a vulgar tune.

"Touch your waist, cotton bag;"

"Touch your leg, it's full of water..."

Vulgar, downright vulgar!
At this scene, the student soldiers who took shelter from the rain in the pass frowned.

If it weren't for the frost on the temples of these veterans, their rough and dark complexions, they would have been old soldiers at a glance, and a group of young and vigorous student soldiers would have scolded them long ago.

According to Mao Yuanyi's arrangement, the Tiemen Pass had a steep terrain, and there was only one narrow mountain pass to pass through. The Jiannu cavalry could not launch an effective charge, so only 300 student soldiers and 18 veteran soldiers were arranged for defense.

"According to the commander's secret order, in another six hours, Jiannu cavalry may attack Tiemenguan. How many of you are still drinking and barbecue?"

A student sentinel frowned and said, "It's just nonsense!"

Eighteen veteran soldiers silently put away their wine bags and roasted the meat in silence.

The Ming Dynasty was seriously in arrears with the army. In many cases, the rations of the soldiers were all figured out by themselves. Even those who saw the generals and generals often turned a blind eye.

But drinking in front of battle is a serious crime.

After Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, he doubled the military pay, and the soldiers' lives gradually improved, but the custom of quietly going out of the camp to "hunt wild food" is still the same, and almost all veterans are doing this.

No way, it has become a habit.

"Because there is still a period of time, let's check the weapons and equipment in advance." The student sentry officer ordered.

So, there was a crackling sound, and everyone checked their muskets, magazines, grenades, etc. one after another.

When the student soldiers were teaching martial arts in the Ming Dynasty, most of the firearms they used for training were matchlock guns. It was less than a month since they got this new type of musket.

The effective range of the new musket is more than 600 paces. The strong bows and crossbows carried by the slaves on horseback are only one or two hundred paces.
Therefore, everyone is looking forward to the next big battle.

Only those eighteen veterans had a faint look of distress in their eyes.

"Master Sentinel, the landmines we planted seem to be too far away." An old soldier finally couldn't help but said, "Why don't we plant some more?"

The student sentry officer sat on a broken stool, looked down at the veteran from a high position, and said calmly, "Oh? According to you, there is something wrong with the general's arrangement?"

The old soldier shrank his neck and said with a dry smile: "Don't dare, the commander-in-chief has no plans to spare, so there must be deep meaning in this arrangement..."

After speaking, the veterans looked at each other silently and began to check the muskets in their hands.

They belonged to the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and the student soldiers didn't pay attention to them at all. Therefore, when distributing weapons and equipment, they were only given one new musket and ten rounds of bullets each.

Two of the bullets also let them sneak out to hunt, and they were just ruined.

Seriously, this new musket is so cool...

……

At the same time, more than a hundred miles north of the Great Wall.

The Jiannu iron cavalry was burying pots and cooking, and the atmosphere was extremely dignified. Except for the occasional snorting sound of the horses and the "creaking" sound of soldiers stepping on the snow, the entire camp was silent.

The cold wind howled, and the rain and snow were miserable.

In a temporary tent, a burly man about 30 years old, wrapped in a fur robe and holding an oil lamp, was bending over to check the map.

Around the middle-aged man, more than a dozen Baylor in fur and deer boots, Jiala Ezhen, etc. held their breath and waited for the sweat to issue an order.

"Xifengkou is lined with peaks and ridges, and the road is narrow and rugged, extremely steep." After a dozen breaths, the burly man suddenly said, "There is Tiemen Pass in the east, and Panjiakou and Luojing Pass in the west. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. A surprise attack is required."

"Governor Sun Chengzong of Jiliao is a talent. He started to strengthen the first-line defense of Xifengkou early on, but didn't we bribe his chief soldier Sun Degong..."

The burly man smiled slightly, straightened his waist, and said calmly: "The Ming army is extremely powerful, and the Hongyi cannon and other firearms are also very powerful, but they can't stand the corruption of the whole heart."

"This time, if the conflict between Mao Wenlong of Pidao and the King of Koryo was not provoked by countermeasures, making them guard against each other, and they would not dare to act rashly, the surprise army that rushed thousands of miles to Xifengkou would have to take great risks.

Therefore, we must seize this eternal opportunity! "

The burly man, that is, Huang Taiji, who had just ascended the Khan position for more than two years, laughed out loud with joy on his face.

"Ben Khan's military order ordered Erbeile Amin to mark the Shenjian Battalion, and the troops were divided into six groups to attack and harass Tiemenguan, Dongjiakou, Qingshankou, Panjiakou, Luojingguan, and Luowenyu!"

"Order Da Beile Daishan to lead the troops of the headquarters to assist the Shenji Camp and the Fire Gun Camp, and follow the tent of the Khan's Chinese army to knock at the gate of Guan Xifeng!"

"Pass down the order to slaughter a batch of sick horses, let the sons and daughters have a full meal, and set off overnight!"

"Follow the orders of the Great Khan!"

Baylor, Jiala Ezhen and the others suddenly agreed, and quickly left the tent of the Chinese army.

In the end, only the Great Khan Huang Taiji, the Great Beile Daishan, and the Erbeile Amin were left in the big tent.

"Great Khan, Sanbeile Manggurtai raised [-] troops to raid Longjingguan and Da'ankou. It should have made some progress." Dabeile Daishan asked with a bow.

"Sanbeile's surprise attack has been frustrated, and we are returning to defend Jinning," Huang Taiji said with a smile, "It is best to break through the pass. Even if we can't break through Longjing Pass and Da'ankou, returning to defend Jinning can still contain the main force of the Ming army and let Sun Chengzong Facing the enemy from the front and back, it is hard to care about the head and the tail.

In addition, even if he could summon an elite cavalry, Ben Khan... would still let him die without a place to bury him! "

Daishan and Amin were overjoyed when they heard the words.

As a four-beile, Huang Taiji has great ambitions, and can always be calm and calm when encountering situations. At the same time, he is familiar with the books on the Chinese military strategy and strategies. He is very favored and valued by his father.

In the course of these years of war, under the "strategy" of the Great Khan Huang Taiji, I don't know how many Ming army commanders and general soldiers, who clearly won the battle, often lost their black hats inexplicably, and their heads were even chopped off by their emperor.

Huang Taiji is truly eternal...

No, Huang Taiji is the eternal sage of our Empress Jin!
(End of this chapter)