In the 30th year of Jiajing's reign, Changzhen and Zhenbao Town were added to the west of Beijing, forming a "nine sides and eleven towns" layout.
The Nine Borders and Eleven Towns is a defense system set up by the Ming Dynasty to defend the northern minorities. Nine defense zones were set up along the Great Wall from the Yalu River in the east to Jiayuguan in the west, commonly known as the "Nine Borders". A total of eleven towns were set up, and the chief military officer was appointed
Dominate.
They are: Liaodong Town, Ji Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Shanxi Town, Yansui Town, Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town, and Gansu Town.
Hou Jin knew that it would be difficult to break through important towns, so he attacked the countryside in remote towns, burning, killing, looting, snatching property, and arresting young men and women as slaves. The people on the border were miserable and hated and feared Hou Jin.
Qinglong Township on the border of Liaodong.
It was a sunny day, farmers were cultivating in the fields, children were playing by the river and roads, and the countryside was peaceful.
Suddenly there was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and countless soldiers with red flags rushed in like wolves and tigers.
The villagers by the river had no idea and were still washing clothes or vegetables.
By the time someone saw the red flag, it was too late.
"The bannermen are coming!"
"Run quickly!"
"Damn bannermen, I'll fight you!"
"Beast..."
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The village was in chaos, some fled in panic, some picked up poles and hoes and fought hard with the Jin officers and soldiers.
Unfortunately, they could not outrun the horses, nor could they defeat the battle-hardened bannermen.
Some chaste women couldn't bear the humiliation and chose to jump into wells and rivers, while some were caught and humiliated on the spot!
Those who resisted were massacred by the bannermen.
"Kill, kill all these Han dogs!"
"Spare my life!"
"No, no!"
"Beasts! You will not die well!"
"I want you to die first."
"Hahaha……"
"woo woo woo woo……"
The bannerman swung his sword, and an old man in his sixties fell in a pool of blood.
The bannerman thrust the blood-stained knife on the spot, and then threw down the old man's thirteen-year-old granddaughter. She was like an animal with no bottom line, letting out her bestial desires to her heart's content.
The bannermen searched the village from house to house and robbed any valuable property, whether it was gold, silver, money, chickens, sheep, pigs, or dogs.
Those who couldn't be taken away were burned on fire.
The old and infirm were all killed, leaving only the young and middle-aged men and women.
To these bannermen, the people of the Ming Dynasty are like bankers. After one harvest, another wave will grow.
Soon Qinglong Village was littered with corpses, and the village of hundreds of people turned into a hell on earth!
When the red flag was withdrawn, only corpses and burning houses were left.
The property in the village was looted, and the women and young adults were locked in prison cars and taken back to be slaves!
The bannermen returned with their loads, and they were all very excited. Some even stuck the heads of old people and children on the heads of their guns, and used horses to drag the corpses of the rebels to show off their power.
"Brothers, we have a good harvest today. Let's go back and celebrate. Eat a big piece of meat and drink a big bowl of wine. Let's get drunk before resting."
"good!!"
"Brother, this place is relatively close to Shanhaiguan. Let's leave quickly to avoid being pursued by the Ming army."
"What are you afraid of? Those Chinese dogs are as timid as rats. They only know how to hide in the city gates and catch up with us. Outside the gates is our territory, so we are afraid that they will not dare to come."
Hauge looked arrogant and did not pay attention to the Ming army at all.
Gu Liao
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the other side.
After the Zhuge Divine Crossbow was in place, Jiang Fan was appointed by Emperor Tianqi to lead the troops to Shanhaiguan. It has been more than ten days now.
During this trip, in addition to the originally planned three thousand Jinyi Guards troops, Zhu Youxiao also allocated two thousand Shenji Battalion to Jiang Fan to assist in the battle.
The standard weapon used by the Shenji Battalion is a blunderbuss with a bayonet.
Gunguns are weapons that were imitated after the Ming army captured Japanese pirate muskets during battles with Japanese pirates.
The reason why it is called "bird gun" is not because it is used to shoot birds or even flying birds cannot escape, but because the action of the gun holding the match rope and falling down to ignite the gunpowder in the ignition pool is like a bird pecking.
Its range is 150 meters. The disadvantage is that it cannot be used in rainy days, and its performance is much worse than the Zhuge Shen Crossbow.
After Jiang Fan's suggestion, the gun can be equipped with a bayonet. This can avoid the embarrassing situation of being used as a fire stick after being approached by someone after firing.
In addition, the Shenji Battalion is also equipped with cluster rockets, divine fire flying crows, ten thousand enemies, fire dragons coming out of water, tiger squatting cannons and other firearms.
These firearms are considered to be the most advanced firearms of the Ming Dynasty, and they are very powerful.
If it weren't for the limitations of the craftsmanship and the explosion at Wang Gong's factory last year that destroyed the Ming Dynasty's gunpowder reserves, there would have been no such thing as Li Zicheng and Huang Taiji.
It can only be said that the Ming Dynasty in history was plagued by disasters. The combination of many natural and man-made disasters, as well as Chongzhen's various tricks after he came to power, led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty!
Nowadays, the civil war in the Ming Dynasty has been alleviated to a certain extent, the national treasury is full, the Donglin Party has been destroyed, and the Eunuch Party has been taken over by Zhu Youxiao after the death of Wei Zhongxian. Except for uncontrollable factors such as natural disasters, everything is developing in a good direction.
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Jiang Fan also thought about using divine machine skills to improve firearms, but thinking about the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and enough money after suppressing it, he could actually develop a large-scale thermal weapon of destruction, which would also be a threat to himself.
After leaving, he can leave some information to improve Ming's technological level and let more people know what modernization is.
As for how to use these technologies to create new artillery, that's not Jiang Fan's concern!
Regarding leading troops in a battle, it was the first time for Jiang Fan to get into a sedan chair as an older girl.
After arriving at Shanhaiguan, Jiang Fan was not in a hurry to lead his troops into battle. Instead, he went to the border pass and fought two battles between the Ming Army and the Eight Banners Army.
After observing the battle, Jiang Fan found that there were still many gaps between the Eight Banners cavalry and the ordinary Ming army.
Although the Ming Dynasty had a strong national power, it was still unable to get rid of internal and external troubles. Therefore, the army's combat effectiveness was weak and it was always on the defensive, relying on city gates to resist the invasion of the Eight Banners.
Generally speaking, the Eight Banners' cavalry and shooting abilities are much higher than those of the Ming army, and are even much better.
In fighting in the wild, victory can only be achieved by the Ming army having a numerical advantage and doubling its numbers.
This is not the case with the Eight Banners Army. They are good at riding and shooting. With the advantage of cavalry, they are good at field battles. Therefore, even if they are an elite division, even if they suffer a defeat, they can quickly evacuate the battlefield and reduce casualties.
Facing a large number of Ming troops or a pass with high walls and thick walls, they would avoid their sharp edges.
Facing a small Ming army, they will swarm forward, a bit like guerrilla warfare.
On that day, there was no fighting at the border, and Jiang Fan was refining weapons in his house with the magic of magic.
The Muchen Beads in Jiang Fan's hands were seen floating in the air, emitting a faint shimmer.
Jiang Fan opened the Qimen game and concentrated on it. After a moment, the sphere shone brightly.
"It's finally done!"
Seeing the Muchen Bead falling into the palm of his hand, Jiang Fan beamed with joy.
After many attempts and sacrifices, Jiang Fan finally transformed the Muchen Bead into a "biting bag".
The capsule is a magic weapon similar to a space ring. The internal space is circular with a diameter of about 500 meters.
It can load objects that are much larger than itself, even living things, but it cannot load living things with a strong sense of resistance, otherwise it will be automatically discharged.
Jiang Fan has longed for space magic weapons for a long time.
With space equipment, many things will become easier to do.
When leaving the dungeon world, he can also return to the real world with more items.
Although the capsule is good, it is not easy to refine.
If you want to refine the bite capsule, you first need to obtain materials that can withstand the power of space.
The second step is to open up stable storage space in it.