() One against a hundred sounds very majestic, but in actual operation it is...
Although there are countless factors that determine the outcome of a war, the disparity in military strength often does not explain any problems. There are many classic battles in ancient and modern Chinese and foreign history where a small number defeated a large number. But the difficulty faced by the Ming Dynasty army today is that the right time and the right place
No one or any aspect can take any advantage, and their commander is a fat man who only knows how to bully others. If you want to defeat an enemy a hundred times your size in this situation, you must not only maintain the blood that has been aroused.
In addition, there must be unexpected events that can affect the entire battle.
Fortunately, Zhu Youcong fell into this accident. For a long time, both friends and foes have known that the reason why this fat guy has never been defeated is not because he is really capable, but because he uses his power to bully others! Don't look at him talking about heads now.
There is no advantage over the battle method, but the force value is definitely negative, and the strategy is infinitely close to zero, but the little fat man still has a trump card, which is to compete with the enemy with technology when he is forced to have no choice!
Of course, as a migrant worker in another time and space, Zhu Youcong was not smart enough and did not have any advanced knowledge. But behind him was the rapidly rising Ming Dynasty. If you ask how many epoch-making products this empire has produced now, I am afraid that
Even the late emperor who was in charge of scientific research couldn't give an accurate answer. There was no way, this country was too huge, and top talents emerged in endlessly. Ever since the emperor went to Jiangnan to force the scholars to agree to break the taboo and convert the people into scholars.
After being freed from the hierarchical system of agriculture, industry and commerce, the number of people in the research institute has not increased but it is already in a state of emergency. The number of new inventions that are useful and useless has long been lost...
"Damn the Tokugawa Shogunate! Damn the One City, One Country Order! If it weren't for this ridiculous decision, how would the damn Ming pigs dare to invade my territory and make such rude demands?" said a man at a fence surrounded by rags near Sakali.
, the thin old man's hair was graying and looked particularly short among the entire group of Japanese pirate dwarfs. His eyes were bloodshot and he kept shaking the pile of bamboo pieces on his body.
Contrary to Zhu Youcong's expectation, Shimazu Tadahashi, who was over fifty years old, did not wait for him on the second line of defense. Instead, he quietly brought 50,000 of Satsuma Domain's most elite warriors to Sakali. Kneeling in the middle of the fence
It was Otomo Omimori who had long since lost his vitality. The unlucky man was not blamed for throwing away more than 100,000 cannon fodder, but he should not have the ambition of his enemies to destroy his prestige, so he actually shouted nonsense that the Ming army was invincible.
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What also made Shimazu Tadahashi angry was a letter written by Nan Juyi and carried by a samurai who had his ears, nose and other protrusions cut off and put back. In the letter, the third victim of the Ming Dynasty told him clearly
, as compensation for sending troops to the Ming Dynasty, he had to pay 1,300,000 taels of silver per month for a thousand years, and at the same time pass the position of Lord of the Satsuma Domain to his eighth-generation great-great-grandson who even his mother did not know who was pregnant with him.
Then he found a ruined temple and became a monk and waited for Zhang Tianlin's men to come and demolish the house! Finally, Nan Juyi pointed out that everyone in Satsuma Domain must get out of Ryukyu immediately, and only straight-line rolling is allowed and no back-and-forth rolling is allowed!
"My lord, the army from the direction of Hitoyoshi has arrived near Yashiro. Please let me know if you want to continue moving forward." While he was chattering, a Hatamoto samurai galloped over on horseback. He turned over and dismounted outside the fence and trotted into the fence to report.
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"Keep moving forward! Let those Ming country pigs know how powerful our Shimazu family samurai are!" If it hadn't been for that damn Otomo Oyamori's words that shook the military's morale, and if it hadn't been for Minami Ichi's rude letter, how could Shimazu Tadahashi have done it?
He would not come to the front line to inspect and make such a big noise. He wanted to show that coward and arrogant enemy that not everyone in the Shimadzu family could be bullied!
Shimazu Tadahashi also wanted to let Zheng Zhilong, who was besieged in Nagasaki Port, and the Tokugawa shogunate, who was also harassed by the Ming army, know that the so-called invincible Ming army could only collapse like a tofu in the face of his powerful strength! Only
He is the savior of Wajima. He followed his father to invade the Bangzi Kingdom at the age of fourteen, and completely occupied the Ryukyu Kingdom at the age of thirty-three. Only then can he command thousands of troops, take advantage of the victory, counterattack the Ming Kingdom, and finish the invading enemies.
The great Japanese dream!
"Father, although Otomo Oyamori is cowardly, we should still pay attention to some of his words. If the Ming army really has such powerful cannons and a huge number of iron cannons..." Next to him, Mitsuhisa Shimazu, who had been silent, still showed his expression.
Some concerns.
"Big tube? Iron cannon? Inushiro, haven't you ever seen these things? That big tube was resold to the Ming Dynasty through the hands of our ancestors, and we are the ancestors who used these things! As for the iron cannon, listen
Can you ever use that thing to determine the outcome of a war?" Shimazu Tadahashi glanced at him with disdain. No matter how he looked at this stupid son who was as elegant and angry as those with the same nickname, he felt dissatisfied. He would pass on the throne in the future.
It is impossible to give it to him, but Shimazu Tadahashi still wants him to experience the bloody taste of the battlefield, so that his descendants will always remember that the prestige of the Shimadzu family was achieved through fighting!
"Here we come! Lord, there is a lot of smoke and dust ahead. It should be that the main force of the Ming army has arrived!" Another banner warrior rushed in. He was able to discover the movements of the Ming army so quickly thanks to Aurelio and other advisors. If not
These people sold the most primitive telescopes to the Japanese island at a high price. They had to wait at least until Zhu Youcong came under their noses to get the news. "They also brought some tall and movable houses!"
"Mobile house?" Shimazu Tadahashi felt that his brain was not enough. Did the Ming army come to fight or build a resort? They actually took the house out for a stroll? No matter, this is Jiuzhou's own territory.
Even if the Ming army really comes to engage in land development, they have to get the consent of the feudal lord! "Get those damn ashigaru ready, stand up in formation and prepare to meet the enemy! Inushiro and the samurai, follow me!"
"General! The enemy has been found! Thirty-five miles away from us!"
"The enemy without pants is forming a formation!"
"..."
As the intelligence from the front scouts continued to come back, Zhu Youcong waved his fat hand, and the forward troops of more than 3,000 people stopped advancing. "All ministries enter their posts and notify the rear troops to prepare for action!"
"Then...what is that?" Shimazu Tadahashi has never seen such a strange-looking horse in his life. It is thin and short but runs very fast.
It can be said that Shimazu Tadahashi is rare and strange. The equipment used by the Ming army now can be seen all over the streets in later generations. But when this thing was first tinkered with, it was rented to the curious baby Nan Juyi to play and even made Zhu Youcong discover it.
He made a fortune. Who said it was the Ming Dynasty now? If it weren't for the fat man in Luoyang who was afraid of being bitten by a dog when he was losing weight, which led Zhu Youcong to think of this piece of sports equipment in a flash, he would have had to wait at least
It would take two hundred years to see bicycles that are not complex in design and do not require high craftsmanship. However, due to limitations in materials and technology, these bicycles are still quite primitive. Although they have an all-steel structure and are equipped with chains, the wheels are still made of wood. As for the transmission
These things are even more impossible to install.
Until now, most of the New Army soldiers still rely on their two feet to measure the length of the marching route. Although they have long been accustomed to it and have no complaints, Zhu Youcong is still worried about how to improve the mobility of his troops.
The Mongolian cavalry regiments that come and go like the wind are a good reference. Qualified war horses can also be easily obtained from them, but the training of the entire army does not happen overnight. Moreover, the cost of feeding horses is too high.
, going to the battlefield also puts huge pressure on logistical supplies.
After several considerations, Zhu Youcong simply transferred this thing from civilians to the army. In order to enable the soldiers to master the skills as soon as possible and meet the needs of the battlefield, he chose the tricycle that he often used to pull goods in later generations as a prototype. The research institute's
On this basis, the masters added shock-absorbing springs and customized a baffle that can be disassembled and assembled at any time to provide maximum protection for the soldiers.
As early as when he first came out to clean up the Tatars, Zhu Youcong made a request to the research institute, hoping that they could design a new weapon that could provide powerful firepower for a long time. But also due to material limitations,
This dream has never become a reality. It was not until the talented girl Mo Mingyue officially joined the institute and produced a qualified gun barrel that the entire research work made breakthrough progress. Under her leadership, the elites of the institute made reference
The existing weapons in the army boldly modified the thunderbolts that once made the Japanese musketeers cry and howl, and installed them on the big tipping bucket as a special weapon. Just these weird-looking bicycles paired with the most primitive machine guns were enough to make Zhu Youcong
Confidence is doubled. As for how primitive this machine gun is, you can directly refer to the Gatling gun of later generations!
There is only one reason why Zhu Youcong did not carry this fake and shoddy product with him when he left Luoyang. This thing is simply a waste of money. In order to make the more than fifty machine guns that were rushed out feel full and comfortable,
In the transport fleet heading south this time, there were five ships carrying special bullets!
"Fifteen miles away from the enemy!"
"Prepare to meet the enemy"
Zhu Youcong really has to thank Tadatsune Shimazu for boldly adopting new tactics this time. If the battlefield had not been chosen in a relatively flat area, he would not have been able to give full play to the power of the machine gun. As the order was issued, a few
The personal guards began to get busy. The soldiers who had no chance to jump onto the tricycle to work as coolies reluctantly took off the mortars they carried with them and began to fill them with ammunition. After all, they wanted to defend such a wide area with more than fifty machine guns.
There are still some shortcomings, and although this Japanese island does not produce good horses, after reconnaissance, the opponent still has more than 10,000 cavalry troops.
"Those damn Mingguo pigs are cowardly!" Shimazu Tadahashi's idea is correct. He has 300,000 troops in his hands, but the opponent will not exceed 5,000 troops even if they are fully attacked. To put it bluntly, even if one person spits on it,
You can flood the enemy! And Zhu Youcong's approach of stopping the advance seems to confirm this. No one can remain calm in the face of such a disparity in strength!
Shimazu Tadahashi did not intend to give the Ming army another chance to observe the situation on the battlefield. He wanted to use facts to prove that only he could bully others, and absolutely no one could come to Kyushu to fool around and leave alive. "Attack! Tell the troops in front of you.
Take it easy, the enemy has brought a lot of food and grass, and after this battle is over, each of them will be given a bowl of white rice!"
"Forward!" White rice, although this thing is not considered a rarity in the Ming Dynasty, but in Japan, even the grasshopper in Kyoto has to celebrate the New Year to eat it. With such a huge reward,
, the Ashigaru who had been used as cannon fodder were obsessed and rushed outside.
"Boom boom"
The Ming Dynasty is a reasonable country, and the Ming Dynasty's army has always been adhering to the principle of treating many people with courtesy. No matter whether they are cavalry or infantry, they will not be left behind in the proper hospitality. Along with hundreds of mortars
At the same time, he began to roar, and packages of rusty triangles were scattered into the distance.
"Pull up the big tube! Let the Ming army see that we are no worse than them!" Shimazu Tadahashi roared, this damn Ming army is too cowardly, and they don't even dare to move forward. Isn't it that they are relying on
How many small cannons do you have? I don’t think the lord of this feudal lord has a bigger one than that!
"Attack! Attack!" Shimazu Tadahashi is not a fool. The number of the first batch of attacking troops he sent was just for testing. If the Ming army was frightened and couldn't even handle more than 10,000 people, he would give the order.
The cavalry behind them began to pursue, so as to save more rice for themselves. But obviously, this unrealistic dream was shattered. Under the powerful artillery fire of the Ming army and the bombardment of their own big cannons, the Ashigaru really became a hero.
Cannon fodder, those who dared to turn around and run back fell under the bows and arrows of their own people.
"Ten miles...eight miles...five miles..."
As the flags in the hands of the ranging soldiers continued to change, Nan Juyi, who spent three thousand taels of silver to stand in the tricycle, felt that his heart was about to beat out. He turned to think about the man next to him who was still pulling the cart with a mule.
The little fat man asked: "General, is there really no problem with this thing? If you don't enjoy it, I won't pay for it!"
"You can use it with confidence! How can something out of the research institute be unqualified?" The reason why Zhu Youcong chose the hand-operated Gatling gun and abandoned the more cleverly designed water-cooled Maxim was because
The former has higher stability, and even if a dumb bomb accidentally jams, the fault can be easily eliminated.
"Two miles!"
"Da da da da da..." As the scarlet flag in the hands of the ranging soldiers was raised, all the machine gunners began to take action. Long tongues of flame began to spit out from the muzzles, and looming streams of light moved forward.
Screaming away, the flying bullets brought death invitations to the Japanese pirates.
The ashigaru, who were imagining the huge reward after victory and brewing passion and murderous intent, suddenly saw a tiny light of fire coming from the enemy's position right in front of them, like a meteor flying towards them in the night sky. But
Before the curiosity that had just arisen in their hearts disappeared, they felt as if their chests had been hit hard several times by an iron fist, and their already thin bodies were knocked upside down by this force of gravity. They were even worse off.
Those unlucky ones played magic on the battlefield, turning their heads into broken watermelons out of thin air... (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go to m.qidian. to read.)