Duan Zhiying opened his mouth, fearing that he would really be driven back, so he had to swallow his anger, lower his head and walk on...
"Look at you kid, you're talking like a baby, you're the one just screaming!" A guard smiled and joked: "However, it makes sense. This marching formation is awesome.
It’s not something you white people can understand. You can’t see the front, even His Highness is walking!”
Duan Wan'er was stunned for a moment, and exchanged glances with Gao Chongyi. Obviously, Gao Chongyi was also surprised.
"There are people riding horses and carriages, aren't they?" Duan Zhiying glanced at them and saw that it was the carriages of Mengzhu and others.
"Those are Her Royal Highness the Princess and the female officer." The guard curled his lips as usual and mocked: "You are a grown man, do you still want to compete with women?"
Duan Zhiying was speechless, turned his head to the side, and walked forward silently.
Duan Wan'er was a little envious. His Highness Min was walking in the carriage, and he seemed to be thinking about the barbarian princess. In this way, no one made irresponsible remarks, and she just felt that it was natural. It seemed that the one wanted to change clothes with her, and also asked about "Dali"
The beauty who sang "Beautiful Scenery in March" was deeply loved by His Highness Min!
The team marched for about two hours before they stopped to rest by a small river. The stoves were set up and smoke was curling up. They rested when they needed to rest and cooked when they needed to cook. It was busy but not chaotic.
As soon as Duan Wan'er sat down and took a breath, two maids came over and took her away, directly to where Mengzhu and others were driving.
Zhu Yongxing was playing with two cans of preserves while looking and smelling them, and Yang Guoxiang was standing behind him. Duan Wan'er recognized the white man's special preserved fruit "Diao Mei" that he presented to Princess Mengzhu in the morning. Seeing that it was intact, he understood that he still had it.
She was not trusted. But there was nothing wrong with her. She looked as normal as ever and bowed politely when she came forward.
"Tell me, how are you going to help our army in Dali?" Zhu Yongxing asked straight to the point without being wordy.
"Your Highness is aware that this matter can only be confirmed after the daughter of the people has contacted the tribesmen in Dali City." Duan Wan'er said calmly.
Zhu Yongxing pondered for a moment and thought that it would be okay to let these three people go after four or five days. The Qing army in Dali must have got the news by then, and they were not afraid of them going to spread the news again. Well, we can't let them all go, just keep them.
A hostage is better.
"Your Highness, Longwei Pass is very dangerous and difficult to attack. If you need to use the boat, the civilian girls are willing to contribute a little." Duan Wan'er straightened up, reached out and picked up two plums from the jar, put them into his mouth, and quickly chewed them.
After finishing, he said respectfully: "This is our special preserved fruit of the Bai people, called Diao Mei. Use a small scimitar to remove the core of the newly marketed green plums, press them into small round cakes with patterns, and soak them in clear lime water.
, then soaked in honey, sealed and left to rest for more than half a year. It tastes sweet and crisp, with the fragrance of plums."
Zhu Yongxing smiled faintly. This woman was ice-smart, neither humble nor overbearing. She was indeed very shrewd. Moreover, he also confirmed in his mind Duan Wan'er's usefulness. With Longwei Pass backed by Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake in front, it would be a good idea to attack from the waterway.
"How can you, a woman, adapt to marching on foot?" Zhu Yongxing glanced over and saw clearly that Duan Wan'er was a talented person, so he asked casually.
"Women of the common people have become accustomed to wandering around." Duan Wan'er's calves were sore, but she answered without showing any signs of weakness.
"While marching and camping, you pretended to be a man, but it was inconvenient, so you put on women's clothes and walked with them!" Zhu Yongxing waved to the two maids, the two strongest ones, and told them to take care of Duan Wan'er.
It is surveillance control.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kind care." Duan Wan'er bowed her head and saluted.
"Haha, you look like this -" Zhu Yongxing looked at Duan Wan'er's makeup and found it funny, and teased: "Why did you look so elegant when we met yesterday?"
Duan Wan'er lowered her head, bit her lip lightly, her face was a little hot, it was hard to say that it was a bit of a temptation!
Zhu Yongxing stopped pestering him, stood up and left with a smile.
Phew, Duan Wan'er exhaled a long breath inaudibly, and walked along with the car. It saved a lot of hard work, which can be considered a good thing!
"Dali is so beautiful in March. It's easy to dress up by the Butterfly Spring. Butterflies fly here to collect nectar. What is my sister doing to comb her hair..." Singing came from not far away, but it was Mengzhu who was teaching the maids to sing.
Duan Wan'er immediately pricked up his ears and was very confused. I asked others last night and they didn't know that white people had some songs, that Yang Finger and the Six Meridians Divine Sword, or what kind of martial arts they were. But this song was
Is it true? Could it be that when Mu Ying and Lan Yu destroyed Dali, there were still some omissions in the historical and cultural books of the white people that were burned? But how did His Highness Min know about it? Questions rose up one by one, lingering in Duan Wan'er's heart
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This bad guy had spoken frivolously just now, and now he was using this mess to tease her. Duan Wan'er bit her lip and looked up to look for the bad guy, but she could no longer find him.
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Shiping Prefecture, also known as Shiping, was renamed Shiping Prefecture in the 15th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1382), and later changed to Shiping and belonged to Lin'an Prefecture.
The terrain of the whole prefecture is high in the north and low in the south, high in the west and low in the east, and concave in the middle, like a scoop spreading eastward. It can be summarized as a mountainous terrain of "three mountains sandwiched by two rivers", "nine points of mountains are more than enough, and one point of dams are insufficient". The terrain is characterized by mountains.
It is characterized by more land and less land, alternating mountains and rivers, juxtaposed ridges and valleys, huge height differences, and obvious verticality. Coupled with the subtropical plateau mountain monsoon climate, the forest coverage rate is very high.
"Compatriots kill fellow citizens, pigs and dogs are worse than pigs and dogs, and heaven and earth will not tolerate it." "The Manchus are no better than me, and you are all slaves, so why don't you fight." "Drive out the Tartars and restore China." "Slaughter the common people, and the sky will strike with thunder.
"Don't kill and surrender, don't torture prisoners." "Wu Sangui, wiped out by the Han Dynasty, will be infamy for thousands of years."...
Along the way, at regular intervals, you can see similar slogans on trees, stone walls, and walls, which was very busy for the Qing army forwards who had just entered Shiping Prefecture.
The forward commander Wu Guogui was Wu Sangui's most effective general. He had been charging into battle since Liaoxi. His strategy and intelligence were all top-notch. He made great military exploits for Wu Sangui and was loyal. However, he was not good at socializing and was not very popular in the army. In the fourth year of Shunzhi,
When the Qing court ordered Wu Sangui to make a list of meritorious generals to be awarded, the Chinese military official drafted the draft, but Wu Sangui was careless and did not review it carefully, so Wu Guogui only listed the third-class generals.
When Wu Sangui was stationed in Yunnan, he immediately promoted Wu Guogui to the rank of first-class general soldier, which made up for his previous guilt. Wu Guogui was naturally grateful and took the initiative to ask for military service this time. He led 10,000 troops and 20,000 auxiliary troops out of Kunming first, via Tonghai.
, served as the vanguard officer to suppress the Shiping Rebellion in Yuanjiang.
Watching the soldiers hanging ropes to shovel away the slogans written with lime or paint on the high stone walls, Wu Guogui frowned and sighed. He had to slow down the troops to do these boring things, otherwise
Let the soldiers behind see it, which has a great impact on morale, not to mention that there are many insults to their benefactor and Manchu godfather!
The rebels who entered Tonghai did not confront Wu Guogui's troops, but retreated early. However, the road was damaged a lot, which affected the marching speed of Wu Guogui's troops. These slogans made Wu Guogui even more upset, and he had to
The order was given again, and when they encountered slogans and the like again, the large army continued to move forward, leaving only a small number of troops to clean up, and then accelerated to catch up.
In ancient times, when marching, we had to avoid enemy surprise attacks, so we generally avoided marching in narrow terrain, such as valleys and swamps, because once attacked by the enemy, it would be difficult to start. If you have to march from a narrow area, for the sake of safety,
Generally, the high ground ahead must be occupied first. For example, in a water network area, multiple routes must be advanced in parallel. It is best for each route to be within a visible distance of the other adjacent route.
Because there were no telegraphs and radios in ancient times, the role of scouts was very important. These scouts were all served by light cavalry. In order to ensure speed, the scouts did not even wear any protective gear to reduce weight and save horsepower. Because horsepower is what determines the ability of a scout
It is the only guarantee to get rid of the enemy's pursuit and send the intelligence back in time.
But in Shiping Prefecture, the role of Qing army scouts was greatly hindered. On the one hand, the terrain was complex, with many mountains and forests; on the other hand, there were sudden and frequent attacks. Whenever there were narrow roads, steep slopes or forested areas,
In places with a lot of dense grass, the Qing army scouts would be on tenterhooks, fearing the insidious and difficult-to-prevent plot.
The local soldiers and mountain people who were familiar with the terrain and terrain were elusive in the woods and grass. They used primitive weapons such as traps, medicine crossbows, throwing spears, and bamboo sticks, but they brought horrific casualties to the Qing army. Yes, most of the people who could serve as scouts were skilled.
Soldiers are agile and responsive, but while humans can be vigilant, war horses are vulnerable targets. Without horses, the scouts would have no legs, and they would only have to fight for their lives.
Okay, then form a group and conduct reconnaissance with force. But this cannot stop the insidious attack, and the rebels used more powerful weapons.
"Boom!", the pile of rubble beside the road suddenly exploded without warning, a puff of black smoke rose up, and the rubble was blown everywhere. The advancing scout team was stunned by the explosion, and many horses or
Injured or frightened, they screamed and jumped around. Many scouts were hit by sharp stones and fell off their horses screaming.
Landmines were invented in the Song Dynasty. Qi Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty also invented the earliest trigger mine, which used flint as a ignition device. When a person steps on it, the pulley drives the flint to rotate and rub to generate sparks, igniting the fuse, and then a group of landmines explode. But because of the price
It is expensive and has complicated processing technology, so it has only been used in a small area. However, with the emergence of ignition devices made of iron pipes, copper wires, glass powder, and sulfur, it paved the way for the large-scale use of landmines or similar devices.
the way.
It doesn't have to be made very finely, it doesn't have to be an iron shell, a stone shell, a gunpowder bag, and some gravel. After installing the ignition device, it becomes a simple mine. You can use a pedal, a clip, or even more