Today is in a period when firearms and cold weapons are mixed. For firearms to completely eliminate cold weapons, improvements in technology and craftsmanship are needed, as well as the corresponding maturity of tactics.
Guo Dajing does not need to explore or pay a great price of life and blood to gain experience and learn lessons. This is already a huge advantage.
Of course, he still needs to observe, screen, analyze and judge.
After all, what he knows is some historical materials and information on the Internet. Whether it is true or false, right or wrong, there is no guarantee of authenticity.
For example, were the muskets of the Ming Dynasty really shoddily made? Soldiers were afraid of snakes and scorpions and did not dare to use them with confidence;
Another example is Mao Wenlong and others, are they really loyal and brave, or are they secretly colluding with the rebels and plotting to separate the regime...
Regardless of whether it is a person, a thing, or an artifact, Guo Dajing cannot make judgments lightly. He must use facts to speak for himself in order to get accurate information.
As of now, he thinks that apart from Zhou Qing, Liu Qishi and other low-level officers and soldiers, Zhang Pan, a mid-level officer, is still trustworthy.
If nothing else, Zhang Pan heard the police and sent troops without the slightest hesitation or delay, which made Guo Dajing immediately feel good and admired him.
But just as Guo Dajing would not be satisfied with a small banner official, Zhang Pan would not be his long-term boss.
Although it was his luck to meet Zhang Pan at the beginning. But when Guo Dajing soared into the sky, wasn't it Zhang Pan's luck?
The fate of many people will be changed because of Guo Dajing, and he has already accomplished a lot. The villagers who escaped from being enslaved and killed by the rebels, Zhou Qing who was rewarded for his meritorious service, Zhang Pan who captured Longchuan, etc.
From few to many, from small to large. From Zhang Pan's troops to the entire Dongjiang Army. This battle to aid Korea and resist the Japanese was very different from that in history. This was all the hard work and struggle of Guo Dajing.
The sound of horse hooves in the distance interrupted Guo Dajing's sleep. He quickly took out the scope and took a look.
More than a dozen horsemen appeared in the scope. From the distance and alert demeanor, Guo Dajing judged that they were the leading sentinels.
Judging from the direction, they should be coming from Yizhou. The speed and courage of Jianlu's actions made Guo Dajing secretly frightened.
It stands to reason that Yongcheon was attacked and occupied, which means that the Dongjiang Army has a lot of troops. But Uiju only has a thousand defenders, how can they dare to divide their troops and come here?
But in fact, after receiving the news from the people who had escaped from Yongchuan, the Jianlu troops of Yizhou immediately divided their troops into six hundred and arrived at starry night.
Obviously, the fall of Longchuan did not shock Jianlu too much, nor did it dampen their arrogance.
Of course, Jianlu's confidence came from field battles. They believed that 600 cavalry were enough to defeat five or six times the Ming army, or even more.
Well, Guo Dajing let out a long breath and thought that Jianlu's arrogance was also supported by them. In the field battle, compared with the poorly equipped Dongjiang Army, they did have such strength.
But Jianlu also took it for granted, thinking that quick action could catch up with the enemy and defeat them during their retreat.
A loud arrow shot into the sky from the woods not far from Guo Dajing, and the sharp whistle sounded far away at night.
Further away, a loud arrow soon launched into the sky to sound the alarm, already a mile away.
The sentinels deployed by the Dongjiang Army issued a timely warning. Under relay transmission, it quickly spread to several miles away.
Zhang Pan and Liu Xingzuo arranged for the rear troops and set up blocking positions in dangerous areas. They had no such idea of fighting Jianlu in the field.
A dozen Jianlu vanguards hesitated for a while, unable to judge the woods beside the road and how many enemies were ahead. It was also dark, so it was difficult for them to observe clearly.
But they are vanguards and sentinels, and reconnaissance is their responsibility. It is their shame to shrink back.
Seven or eight Jianlu jumped off their horses and dispersed into the woods on both sides of the road to conduct search and reconnaissance. On the road, there were five or six cavalrymen who were on guard and marched slowly.
Guo Dajing aimed at the approaching Jianlu and calmly pulled the trigger. From a distance of about thirty meters, not only was the shot perfect, but he could also shoot where he wanted!
Jianlu's body shook violently as if he had been electrocuted, and he fell down on his back with the cluster of arrows exposed on his face.
"Nalu——" Jianlu, who was not far away, turned his head when he heard the voice. He could no longer see his standing companion and shouted in surprise.
Another Jianlu was half-hunched over, with a steel shield on his arm and a scimitar in his right hand, protecting his chest and abdomen vitals. Hearing the call, he turned his head to observe vigilantly.
Collapse! A tiny, almost inaudible sound of a bowstring sounded, and a crossbow arrow shot hard into Jianlu's head. Even his helmet could not withstand the force and sharpness of the crossbow arrow.
This is the characteristic, or advantage, of the crossbow. It can shoot lying down, kneeling, or squatting, and is very concealable. However, when drawing the bow and releasing an arrow, it cannot do so many postures, and most of the time it can only stand.
No one moved, and Jianlu didn't expect that someone would lie down in the snow and shoot cold arrows at them.
After the fourth Jianlu was shot and killed, Guo Dajing slowly got up, and under the cover of trees, walked in the opposite direction in the direction where Jianlu came.
Normally, when a sentinel encounters an enemy warning, he will move closer to his own team. But Guo Dajing did the opposite, expecting that the team behind the sentinel would relax their vigilance, giving him a chance to kill the big fish.
Leaving the sight distance of the Jianlu sentry, Guo Dajing sped up and did not find a suitable sniper spot until he had dived two to three hundred meters.
After carefully observing the surrounding terrain and tree obstacles, he laid down and waited patiently.
Not long after, the thunderous sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, and hundreds of horsemen galloped past the road. The sentinel in front did not issue a warning, and the forward team was not alert at all.
Guo Dajing knew that his guess was correct. The closer he got to the enemy's brigade, the more relaxed his guard became.
Moreover, the term "sniper" did not exist at that time. There were some cold arrows to kill, but most of them were on the battlefield, and it was rare to ambush and kill with one arrow.
After a while, accompanied by the roar of horse hooves, Jianlu's brigade drove over.
Guo Dajing observed with the scope. Among the people in the front of the group, the guy in the middle with a straight back and slightly different armor became his target.
The cold wind blew on Jiala'e Zhentumen's face, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.
The sentinel at the front was a little surprised that the forward was moving forward normally and no warning signal was sent. The enemy was attacking and retreating so quickly, which was a bit unexpected.
Of course, this is also the combat characteristic of the Dongjiang Army. It seldom confronts the enemy head-on and criticizes the weak, which is very similar to the nature of guerrilla warfare in later generations.
Judging from the distance, it may take about a day or so for the Dongjiang Army to retreat to the seaside and board a boat to escape, even if it is on a starry night. After all, the Dongjiang Army does not have many cavalry, and it is impossible to build one man, one horse or many horses for the captives.
Therefore, Tumen believed that they still had a chance to pursue the enemy and carry out fierce revenge for the loss of Longchuan.