Dezhou, the 12th company and battalion, has stationed 100,000 elite troops, waiting for the auxiliary prince to accompany the Timur Empire envoys on the military parade.
This is the day that Gaisuyeddin has been looking forward to for a long time. He is a brave general under Tamerlane. He followed Tamerlane on expeditions east and west and made many military exploits. He is a general with both wisdom and courage. Tamerlane sent him as his deputy envoy.
, precisely because of this. Although the military parade is largely of a performance nature, in terms of the equipment of the army's weapons and the training of military discipline, Gesuyedin's perspective can naturally assess the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's army.
, this cannot be hidden from an expert like him, who has experienced hundreds of battles and has seen countless countries' war tactics.
At the beginning of March, it was early spring weather, the rivers had just thawed, the land had just recovered, the willow branches had just sprouted some new buds, and the military parade began grandly at the Dezhou campus.
Participating in the military exercise were soldiers carefully selected from the Fifth Army Camp, Three Thousand Battalion, and Shenji Battalion in the capital; there were warriors drawn from the soldiers guarding the border; there were also soldiers drawn from Shandong, Hebei, and Henan; and
The "coyote soldiers" and white pole soldiers transferred from Guangxi, Yunnan, and Sichuan, as well as the local People's Zhuang Regiment training teams from Shandong.
These are all excellent situations. Standing on the high observation platform, Gesuyedin witnessed with his own eyes the various tactics and tactics of the Ming army, such as cavalry outflanking, infantry assault, combined infantry and cavalry attacks, and hot and cold weapons combined combat. The pace.
The consistent behavior and neat military appearance shocked the three envoys of the Tamerlane Empire who had always been contemptuous of them.
"Bah, bang, bang! Boom!"
The sounds of gunfire and artillery on the battlefield were endless, and thick smoke rose with the wind, filling most of the sky. A group of puppets who were making targets in front had been beaten to pieces. This was the first time for Gesuyedin to see such sharp firearms.
After the establishment of the Shenji Battalion, firearms craftsmen have successively invented a variety of firearms based on traditional firearms. There are dozens of types of firearms for long-range and close combat.
Through actual combat exercises, the Shenji Battalion selected some weapons that were more powerful, easy to transport, operate, and use as conventional combat weapons, such as the Tiger Power Cannon, the cavalry-specific fire dragon gun, and the Katyusha rocket launcher of the Ming Dynasty.
Fire dragon chariot, carrying gun and firecrackers...
The three-stage shooting of the first team of Fire Guns, the equipment of the second team, and the reloading of the second team made the bullets rain like a violent storm. Coupled with the deafening roar of the Tiger Cannon, Gesuyedin couldn't help but change his expression in fear. Of course he
It can be seen how terrifying the lethality of such firearms is, and even the loud noise made by the guns is a key factor in determining the outcome of the battlefield.
A picture like this already appeared in Gesuyedin's mind: He led thousands of Timurid cavalry, pulled out sharp scimitars, and rode a majestic Arabian war horse. Like a strong wind, he suddenly came forward.
Bullets rained like rain, and accompanied by a huge roar, those war horses that had never heard such a loud noise immediately became confused and trampled on each other. Before the thousands of troops could rush to the enemy, they trampled on each other and died.
countless.
Gesuyedin stroked his beard and thought secretly: "If we want to be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, we must adapt our horses to such a roar..."
"Huh~~"
A burst of soaring flames filled the space more than ten feet in front. Gesuyedin's hand froze on his beard: "How can this... be as scary as the devil's Greek fire? How should we resist such a chariot of fire?"
Hmm..., if fighting in the wild, such chariots are inconvenient to move, and we can completely use the advantage of cavalry to defeat them. However... once we attack, Ming Dynasty will be the defender, relying on a strong and tall city, if we add such a
***car……"
Gesuyedin's brows frowned slightly. For a moment, he couldn't think of what kind of weapons to use to deal with such advanced weapons.
Later, the coyote soldiers and the white pole soldiers performed the training items of the infantry's powerful crossbow volley and the spear infantry's assassination of the enemy. Gesuyedin's brows furrowed even more tightly. He had already seen the Ming Dynasty's cavalry, and the cavalry alone
Generally speaking, both the equestrian skills and the war horses themselves are slightly inferior to their horse-riding nation.
This is normal. If the overall quality of the cavalry of a farming nation is higher than that of their nomadic tribes, it would be really outrageous. However, if it is combined with such powerful crossbows and spearmen, it can completely offset their inferiority.
The invincible cavalry of the Murur Empire is powerful, not just the light cavalry. If the Ming army is equipped with a few heavy artillery among the pikemen, crossbowmen and cavalry, I am afraid that the heavy cavalry will also...
Gesuyedin and Ulan Baz exchanged glances, and Judu felt stern in his heart.
Altusa was a civil servant with no knowledge of martial arts. He could only stand on the stage as a layman and watch the fun. Seeing the Ming army's military might, Altusa couldn't help but sigh to Gesuyedin in their language: "
The Ming army was well-dressed and well-organized. It was so powerful that it was unprecedented among the enemies the Khan had ever faced."
After hearing this, Gaisuyeddin felt a shiver in his heart. He had seen it just now, but did not think deeply about it. At this time, Altusha's emotion triggered his thoughts. He noticed that these Ming troops, nearly one hundred thousand strong,
The army is almost the same in height, short, fat and thin. What does this mean? This means that the Ming Dynasty has sufficient sources of soldiers. These military exercises are not an army randomly transferred from anywhere, but selected from different armies.
of.
The standard is not only to be brave and good at fighting, but also to meet the requirements of height, short, fat and thin. Therefore, although the army in front of you is brave, it does not necessarily represent the highest combat effectiveness of the Ming army. The reason why they appear here is that they need to meet the unified condition of body shape.
Yes, based on this calculation, how many capable troops does the Ming Dynasty have? Look at their clothes and armor, they are all brand new and shiny. If the Ming Dynasty does not have sufficient national strength, can it provide 100,000 sets of brand new battle uniforms and armor at any time?
Gesuyedin's heart was filled with fear, and he continued to estimate the true military strength of the Ming Dynasty based on these superficial data. Altusha said again: "Just now, the Duke of Fu said that this is a hundred thousand troops, right? The Great Khan said to 'Lightning'
During the Battle of Bayezid, the largest number of troops was used. The total number of cavalry, musketeers and elephant troops was only 150,000. It only took the Ming Dynasty one month to mobilize 100,000 generals and gather here...
"
Qasuyeddin was silent again. As a military general, he knew better than Aldusah that apart from the troops that must be used to defend the homeland, the maximum number of troops that the Great Khan could mobilize was only about 200,000. Any more would have to be mobilized to take charge.
The young labor force in farming and herding is the force that maintains the basic survival needs of the country.
In fact, when Tamerlane later went on his eastern expedition, the number of his troops was only about 200,000, and the remaining hundreds of thousands were logisticians and herdsmen, because he was also driving millions of cattle and sheep.
When those Shandong minzhuangs who were very martial in spirit also came onto the field, seeing their neat ranks and their heroic charge, Gaisuyeddin's will was finally shaken. He thought for a long time, amidst the majestic shouts of killing.
, turned his head and said seriously to Altusha: "The Eastern Conquest of the Ming Dynasty will become our nightmare. The Great Khan's invincible reputation will be buried in the east and in the hands of the Ming Dynasty army! Prime Minister, I think
, our only mission in coming east this time is to dissuade the Great Khan from giving up the Eastern Campaign!"
Aldusha looked shocked and nodded solemnly: "Yes, General Gesuyedin, I completely agree with you. We must dissuade the Great Khan and give up our ambitions for the Ming Dynasty, otherwise we will become an empire."
sinner!"
When Ulan Bari heard this, he became anxious and quickly interjected: "Prime Minister, General, the Khan is all over the world and has never encountered an enemy. How can we be intimidated by a martial arts drill by the Ming army? We..."
Altusa glanced at him coldly and reprimanded: "I am talking to General Gesuyedin, how can you interrupt!"
Turning his head, Altusa said to Gesuyedin as if nothing had happened: "These people who escaped from the east just want to use the power of the Great Khan to avenge them. It's really strange that the Great Khan favors such a guy."
Qasuyeddin shrugged.
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In a restaurant in Taibai, Dezhou, Ulan Bari was sitting alone at a table. He had drank most of the jar of wine on the table, his eyes were already red, and he was still drinking drunkenly.
He didn't expect that that old bastard Altusa and a general in name only like Gesuyedin, after seeing the might of the Ming Dynasty's military, actually backed down and tried to dissuade Tamerlane the Great from giving up the Eastern Campaign. What a shame.
!
Back then, why did he leave his hometown and go to the Western Regions? The reason was to leave his cowardly father and find a wise king to avenge his eldest brother and his tribe who had been bullied. But now...
, will Tamerlane Khan insist on the Eastern Expedition, or will he listen to the words of his two close ministers, one civil and one military?
Ulan Bari was not sure at all.
At another table, several strong men came over and shouted: "Waiter, just bring the good wine and food, hurry up!"
Ulan Bari glanced at them with red eyes. Although they were all dressed in casual clothes, judging from their demeanor, they should all be military attachés. At present, in addition to local troops, the Dezhou Barracks also stationed many troops from other places. The total number exceeded
There are 150,000 people, and more than 80% of the men wandering around the city are officers in civilian clothes.
Ulan Bage ignored them, just picked up the bowl and drank another bowl of strong wine.
I heard some men at the table next to me talking and laughing: "Brother Fang, we haven't seen each other for a while. Since the emperor Jingnan raised his troops and marched south, I was ordered to guard Peiping, but your brother followed
The emperor has gone south, and now if it weren't for the military parade of Duke Fuguo, we wouldn't have a chance to meet again. We must have a good drink today. I treat you to a treat. If you don't get drunk, you won't come home."
"Haha, okay, brother, I listen to you. Brother Xu, when I left Peiping, you were still in a small school, and now you have become the general banner. After three days apart, you should look at me with admiration."
"Brother, are you ashamed of me? You have become a hundred households now, how can you compare? Don't look at my brother just staying in Peiping, he seems to be very leisurely, but Li Jinglong's 600,000 troops besieged the city, and my brother also survived several times.
Ah, look, look at this scar on my neck, hey! If I survive, I will be lucky."
Another person said: "Yes, it is not easy for any of us brothers. Those who followed the emperor in the past have changed greatly now. But the one who has changed the most is our Duke Fu, haha,
I heard that when the Duke of Fuguo wanted to enter the palace, he couldn't get in. Later, he pretended to be a clerk delivering fox furs in a fur shop at the gate, and visited the Xu family's little princess, and then he entered the palace.
Now... the fish leaps over the dragon gate and reaches the sky in one step!"
Then someone laughed and said: "Feng Laosan, don't be envious of this. You can't compare to the contribution of the Duke of Fu. Why did the Duke of Fu cheat his way into the house in the first place? Because..."
This man obviously knew the details. He told the story of Xia Xun saving the whole family of King Yan in detail, which attracted everyone's admiration. Ulan Bari, who was at the next table, had already heard that Shireba
His ears pricked up when he heard the name Ri, and he was filled with rage when he heard it, and a murderous aura suddenly passed through his blood-red eyes!
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