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Landmines, known as the "poor man's weapon", were finally popularized early, causing the Qing army to suffer a lot. It is not easy to kill, but it is not difficult to injure. This is the characteristic of black powder mines. But as a defensive weapon, it can
If it has a deterrent effect, you will be satisfied.
Taking advantage of the chaos after the scout team was bombed, a dozen figures suddenly appeared in the grass and behind the trees, throwing crossbows and arrows at the enemy. Amid the screams and exclamations, a dozen figures quickly retreated, only to
I saw the grass moving and the trees swaying, but then they disappeared without a trace.
The scout captain escaped again, but his shoulder was cut open by flying gravel, and blood flowed out. Looking at the soldiers and horses lying on the ground, he was angry, helpless, and scared. He did this again and again.
If he went down, he would be killed sooner or later. If he were to fight with real swords and guns, he felt that with his own skills and experience, he could deal with four or five enemies, but the enemies would not give him a chance to use them.
A scout who was hit in the face by gravel was writhing in pain on the ground, blood flowing out from the fingers covering his face. Not far away, a scout who was shot in the neck by a crossbow arrow was motionless, and the blood gurgling from the wound became
There was a small pool of blood, and he looked absolutely dead. There was also a scout whose chest was pierced by a spear, and he screamed like a slaughtered pig. There were also several other scouts whose heads were bleeding, or whose bodies were injured, but they were lifeless.
Danger.
Several war horses were also killed and injured. The injured horses neighed and jumped wildly, and they were finally calmed down. Some of them were frightened and ran around, but they have disappeared. This team of scouts was basically scrapped and could no longer carry out missions.
Heaving a heavy sigh, the scout captain had no choice but to order to stop advancing. While treating the wounded soldiers, he sent people back to report the news. Pursuing into the forest was the next best option. The scout captain who had suffered losses could not forget the bamboo sticks, traps, and ground-breaking crossbows.
And the hanging crossbow, as well as the spears and crossbow arrows shot from the dark place.
The harassment and attacks on the Qing army were not limited to the scouts who were far away from the brigade. The commander-in-chief Wu Guogui stood in front of a bomb crater with a gloomy face, looking at the blood stains and rags around him, wondering what he was thinking.
What.
"...Below the edge of the platform wall, choose a flat place where the captives can gather, dig the ground and bury the stone cannons inside. Place a wooden box in the middle, with the information of each cannon in the box. The bottom of the box is filled with gunpowder.
A steel wheel is hidden in the middle, and flints are placed beside it, lying down on the ground. The captive's horse will creep up on him, and the steel wheel will turn, and the fire will come out of the box. All the cannons will be fired simultaneously, and the captive will know where they are."
"Self-inflicted steel wheel fire", Wu Guogui had read Qi Shaobao's book, knew the name of this weapon, and knew who invented it, but he did not expect that he would encounter it.
"Sir -" a close officer obviously didn't know what was going on and asked hesitantly: "How can we prevent the enemy from using this thing to kill our troops?"
Wu Guogui shook his head slightly and said: "There is no need to be careful. This thing is called 'Self-defeating Steel Wheel Fire'. It is complicated to make and there are very few enemies. It just scares our army and makes our army move slowly."
If the "self-inflicted steel wheel fire" was really built according to the drawings, of course there are many parts and manufacturing is difficult. But Wu Guogui is obviously wrong. Of course, there is no demining technology and no demining engineer branch, and the number of such weapons is extremely large.
Of course, there was no need to take precautions. Besides, a few soldiers were killed and injured. Wu Guogui was only surprised that the enemy had such a weapon, but he was not heartbroken by the soldiers who were regarded as useless.
The development of the matter made Wu Guogui feel that his judgment was correct. Although there were casualties caused by "self-inflicted steel wheel fire" from time to time, the number was really not many. After adding infantry protection to the scouts, although the reconnaissance distance was shortened, the troop's marching speed
Affected, but getting closer and closer to the intended target - Shiping City.
The reason for this situation is not that there are not enough landmines, but that there are too few people who can lay landmines. Although it seems simple to modern people, there are not many specially trained Ming army soldiers, and they have to harass and attack.
Teaching others is obviously not a task that can be completed in a short time.
Learning and making progress in actual combat is a method that Zhu Yongxing implemented in a hurry. Although it was not used many times in the early stage, with the continuous accumulation of experience, the embedding methods continued to improve, and the number of trained personnel continued to increase.
The nightmare of the Qing army is not far away.
What needs to be trained and grown in actual combat are Yuanjiang's local soldiers. Xujiashan has steep mountains, large swamps with fences and trenches, and Xinzhai mountains and valleys are crisscrossed. The three blocking battles were fought more and more impressively.
The proportion of Ming troops in the military strength also continued to decrease. By the time of the fourth Baiyi rush to block the battle, the Ming army officers were still in charge, and the only ones participating in the battle were the Ming army artillery, and the remaining three thousand Ming troops had become the reserve behind.
Team.
The flames on the breastwork were connected together, and thick white smoke was emitted along with numerous explosions. More than two hundred firecrackers were fired almost at the same time. The lead bullets flew over a distance of fifty steps in an instant, tearing apart the shields and armor of the Qing soldiers with ease.
The body deforms and disintegrates, forming a cavity effect, and the injured person's blood spurts out of the body along those holes, turning into arrows of blood.
The Qing army's advance was no longer leisurely. An officer shouted curses, ordered the archers to speed up their shooting, and ordered the auxiliary troops to step forward to fill the trenches.
The yelling and cursing stopped abruptly. The armor, which was more sophisticated than the soldiers, could not block the cheap lead bullet. The officer clutched his stomach and struggled desperately on the ground, letting out an inhumanly loud scream. There was feces in the blood that flowed out.
color.
Musket fire continued, and the Qing army blocked in front of the trench suffered more and more casualties. The archers were already weak and exhausted. Although the opposite side also suffered losses, the defending side had trenches, parapets, shields and other cover, and it was on a slope.
Occupying a favorable geographical location, the casualties were much less than those of the Qing army.
Wu Guogui clenched his fists tightly. On this hillside, which was not considered dangerous, the casualties he had to pay had exceeded his expectations. What made him feel even more heavy was that the defenders on the opposite side were obviously soldiers in messy uniforms.
, only tied a red scarf around his neck, but he was already quite calm when fighting.
The first blockade faced mostly red-clad Ming troops. Only a small part of the native soldiers went into battle, and the rest served as auxiliary troops. The second, third, and fourth times, the number of Ming troops gradually decreased.
The number of local soldiers continued to increase, from hectic to calm. Such changes made Wu Guogui feel frightened.
Of course, this is a defense based on positions, not a field battle. The defenders have a great advantage, and the psychological pressure on the soldiers is not that great. The actions of shooting and loading will not be too panicked. But Zhu Yongxing and the Ming army generals The requirements are not high, and the battle of Yuanjiang is also focused on defense.
The commander-in-chief Zhao Desheng looked at the battlefield with a monocular telescope on the top of the mountain. As a veteran who participated in the Gaoligong Mountain Blockade, he was no stranger to trenches, trenches, breastworks, and the tactics of mass shooting combined with musketeers, and he could adapt to the specific terrain. The terrain is adjusted.
"His Royal Highness once said that life and death take four hundred steps, and firing takes only a hundred steps. In other words, the position must be set up at four hundred steps, or in trenches, or on wooden piles, or in deer villages, just to slow down the enemy's attack and disrupt their formation." Zhao Desheng put down the telescope, handed it to Xu Mingchen beside him, and continued: "The musket is only powerful within a hundred steps. If it is farther away, it will waste ammunition and cause chaos."
Xu Mingchen took the telescope, observed it, and handed it to Gao Yingfeng.
After Zhu Yongxing got the telescope, he immediately sent people to go down to Yuanjiang by boat and sent four pairs to Yuanjiang City and three pairs to Yuanyang Mabao. Although this thing was rare, Na Song and Wu Zisheng also knew that it was urgently needed on the battlefield and could not be kept privately. .So, these four officers were all sent to the front line, and three of them were assigned to scouts by Zhao Desheng, leaving only one to command on the battlefield.
The scouts have telescopes, which greatly increases the reconnaissance distance. After observing the movements of the Qing army at a high place in the distance, they can use flags to notify the rear. In this way, the intelligence can be transmitted all the way.
Gao Yingfeng observed for a while, and finally gained a new understanding of the current blocking position, and the original puzzles suddenly became clear.
In front of the trenches and breastworks defended by the musketeers, there are two blocking trenches, which are within the range of the musketeers; and further away there are several trenches, but they are not completely dug, and there are aisles two feet wide. It is more vivid. In other words, there are large square pits with sharp bamboos at the bottom and walkable edges.
This seemed to facilitate the passage of the Qing army, and the Qing army did do so. However, it had a consequence, that is, the hedgehogs gathered in the trenches, and the space for display and avoidance was narrow. When they retreated, it was easier to use those few foreshadowing routes. They were jostled and trampled on the narrow path left.
After understanding the layout of the position, Gao Yingfeng felt that the safest way was to fill in all the trenches, regardless of whether they could pass through. Then he would mobilize musketeers and archers to suppress them, fill in the last two trenches, and finally form a hand-to-hand fight.
Of course, no matter how we attack, casualties are inevitable, and they will be higher than those on the defensive side. If we set up a few more blocking positions, I am afraid that the Qing army's forwards will be exhausted by the time they reach Shiping City, right? Gao Yingfeng floated Got this idea.
"There are also artillery!" Zhao Desheng pointed to the hillside and pursed his lips slightly, not in surprise, but in disdain.
The Qing army carried several small cannons up the hillside, which were light artillery similar to the squatting tiger cannon. They had a short range but were easy to carry. The forward troops led by Wu Guogui had to move quickly, so they only carried There were several artillery pieces weighing less than 500 kilograms, and they were not many in number.
"Order, the artillery is ready to bombard!" After Zhao Desheng gave the order, he sat down on the big rock next to him and waved. A soldier immediately took the copper hookah, stuffed it with shredded tobacco, and the flint and fire sickle crackled, and lit it. After lighting up the cigarette, Zhao Desheng leisurely smoked a hookah while watching the actions of the Qing army.
The history of tobacco in China can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. In the third year of Wanli, tobacco was introduced to Taiwan and Fujian from Luzon. Later, in order to ban smoking, Chongzhen ordered people to be beheaded in public to punish private sellers.
After the ban on smoking was issued, Hong Chengchou, the Minister of War in Liaodong and the Hou Jin Dynasty, wrote that "the soldiers of Liaodong are as addicted to this as their lives", which led to the ban on smoking. The hookah originated in ancient Persia and was introduced to Eastern Europe in the late 16th century, and later passed through the Silk Road.
Lu was introduced to our country and became popular in the late Ming Dynasty, and became popular in the Qing Dynasty and the Han Dynasty.
Whether in the military or among civilians, there are already many smokers. Zhu Yongxing also smoked in his previous life, but he was a smoker and did not have much addiction. Therefore, he had no plans to ban smoking and even thought about giving birth in the future.
For cigarettes, we should first introduce Honghe, Hongtashan, Yuxi and other brands.
After smoking a cigarette, Zhao Desheng waited for a while and saw in the telescope that the Qing army's artillery was almost completed. He sneered and ordered the artillery fire.
The red flags waved one after another and reached the slope behind the musketeers' position. The artillerymen had already adjusted their sights and moved on orders. More than twenty sky-blasting cannons roared and fired their shells at the Qing army 200 meters away.
More than twenty artillery shells flew into the air, some scattered into small shells in the air, and some remained intact, crossing the arc of death in the sky and landing on the heads of the Qing army. A moment later, the explosion was like a string of thunder.
, the black smoke that rolled up crazily drowned the Qing troops and artillery sandwiched between the trenches.
Suddenly there was another violent big explosion, and then another. Qing troops within a dozen meters of the center of the explosion were either killed or injured. Dust and gravel flew up in the smoke, and even the trenches were filled with soil.
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Before the smoke had dissipated, there was another round of bombardment, explosions one after another. In the smoke, one fire point after another flashed. Every time one flashed, it was accompanied by an explosion. Even the screams and exclamations of the Qing army were heard.
Was pressed down.
Wu Guogui was shocked and immediately understood that he had been tricked by the enemy. He thought that there would be no problem beyond the range of the musket, but he did not expect that the enemy's attack range was within 300 meters. This time he suffered heavy losses, and even the artillery that was pushed up was dangerous.
few.
The gunpowder smoke became lighter, and the heat wave came with the smell of sulfur, stinging Wu Guogui so much that he couldn't open his eyes. The sudden blow made his head dizzy.
Wu Guogui couldn't count how many shells fell, but he knew how many of his men and horses were in the area shrouded in gunpowder smoke. His line of sight was still cut off, and several frightened horses neighed and escaped from the thick smoke.
Explosions, smoke columns, and dust and sand became all the scenery that could occasionally be seen in the thick smoke. The moment the fire flashed, the Qing soldiers who had not attacked could see their desperate and painful companions who were thrown to the ground in the thick smoke. The fire dissipated.
, everything was covered in thick smoke.
The delay fuse always needs to be left longer, which makes the explosion uncontrollable. Some explode quickly, and some only explode after a long time.
The smell of blood and sulfur became stronger and stronger. The survivors escaped from the thick smoke and stumbled towards the formation. One, two, three, more, their faces were covered with dust and fear, and their bodies were stained with blood.
He lost his weapon and ran away desperately.
The smoke slowly dissipated, and the screams could be clearly heard. Some were wounded who fell to the ground, while others fell into the trench because of unclear vision and were pierced by sharp bamboo spears. A miserable scene finally appeared in the sight of the Qing soldiers.
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Broken limbs and rags of weapons are scattered in the bombed area. Blood and flesh are everywhere, corpses are lying on pillows, the wounded are wailing, several artillery pieces are lying upside down, several barrels of gunpowder brought up have been detonated, and the craters left by the explosion are still there.
Smoke curled up.
"You can attack three hundred steps, but you only show the enemy a hundred steps. Wait until the enemy is relaxed and unprepared, and then attack the enemy suddenly." Zhao Desheng was very proud. Such deceitful tactics, as well as interception and defense, were all used in the Battle of Tengchong.
However, now that I use it again, the effect is still poor.
"General Zhao is so brilliant!" "General Zhao is both wise and brave, and has a bright future!" As generals, Xu Mingchen and Gao Yingfeng still felt a little inferior, so they took the opportunity to compliment him quickly.
Zhao Desheng was humble in his mouth, but he was happy in his heart. After this battle, I am afraid that a count will be missing! These two country bumpkins have not seen the city defense of Yuanjiang, which is really impregnable! It is a pity that they could not follow His Highness Min.
Fa allows His Highness Min to see his achievements and progress.
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At the beginning of the founding of any feudal dynasty, "heroes" were awarded titles based on their meritorious service. Those who had high merit and were trusted by the emperor were often awarded important tasks. Because the emperor regarded the entire country as privately owned by one person and one surname, and hoped to pass it on.
For thousands of generations, they have tried to make the heirs of heroes loyal to and support their own descendants. Even if the heirs of heroes are incompetent and have made no achievements, they are still allowed to ascend to the title and position.
The descendants of heroes who were sealed off grew up in a comfortable and prosperous environment. Most of them indulged in pleasure, were arrogant and self-reliant, and exploited and ruled the people to satisfy their extravagant life. This is like the rise and fall of a feudal dynasty, and the politics of the Qingming Dynasty.
And the process of [***] is basically the same for this kind of honorable ministers.
The same is true for the Mu family in Yunnan, Shizhen. It began to degenerate from the third generation Mu Sheng, and began to decline from its prosperity. The evil deeds of the remnants of the people to amass wealth and disturb the local area reached its peak by the time of the seventh generation Duke Mu Chaobi.
The family is also fighting for power and profit, seeking brother's property, annihilating relatives and sisters-in-law, bullying young nephews, and even killing parents and children. Their moral corruption is shocking.
By the time of the last Duke Mu Tianbo, the Mu Mansion, like the Ming Dynasty, was also riddled with holes and accumulated a lot of problems, and its influence in Yunnan was greatly weakened. Mu Tianbo did not give up any request from the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty to come to help him pay.
The members of the Mu Mansion continued to be greedy and cruel, first provoking the Yuanmou chieftain to rebel, and then Sha Dingzhou, who coveted the Mu family's wealth, started a rebellion, and the Mu Mansion was almost destroyed.
When Chongzhen died in Yanjing, Mu Tianbo once called on the chieftains to send troops to avenge the emperor, but very few responded, which shows that the authority of the Mu Mansion has been extremely declining. When Mu Tianbo followed him into Myanmar, the Mu Mansion, which has a history of hundreds of years, can be said to be weak.
It is difficult to revive, so Zhu Yongxing will naturally not let go of the opportunity to create advantages and eliminate disadvantages.
As soon as he gained a foothold in Annan, Zhu Yongxing issued an order to change the rents of all the Mu family houses in areas controlled by the Ming army to have their own levies on their behalf. He was even more unkind to those in his own jurisdiction and ordered the stewards of the Mu family houses to be levied on their behalf.
All the sons were dismissed from their posts and sent to Annan for resettlement. The Zhuang soldiers were disbanded on the spot and either joined the army or granted land to the people. After that, Zhu Yongxing took over all the land in Xunzhuang as state-owned, reduced rents and taxes, and greatly exploited the villagers.
ease.
The southern edge of Lin'an Prefecture, which is now Yuanyang, Jinping and parts of Gejiu, is where the Mu family's Xunzhuang is concentrated. After the land was returned to the people, the Xunzhuang was returned to the country, and the tax was reduced, the people's morale was greatly stabilized.