Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 224 In situ Defense
Now Zhang Peilun still has two chances to draw a lottery and 2000 points, but he doesn't plan to use them for the time being. Even if Zhu Cihong is lucky, at most he can exchange [-] people with these things.

It is useless on the frontal battlefield where tens of thousands of people are fighting, and it is not even enough to put a gap between the enemy's teeth.

……

After receiving the news that Liu Zeqing and Xu Dingguo had rebelled, Zhu Cihong ordered the Chinese army to stop marching and wait for King Qin's troops in place.

Although if he continued marching, he could join King Qin's troops faster, but that would be too dangerous, and the army would be very fragile during the march.

If Liu Zeqing and Xu Dingguo came over by surprise at this time, Zhu Cihong's central army would be severely hit and even surrounded.

After stopping the march, Zhu Cihong did not let the soldiers idle, to be precise, he did not let the auxiliary soldiers idle. In the barracks and during the march, all the tasks that the soldiers were unwilling to do had to be done by them.

For example, digging trenches, trapping horse pits, placing horses, throwing caltrops, and so on.

The trenches dug by these auxiliary soldiers were not for the Ming army to jump in as fortifications, but to temporarily block the advance of the enemy.

The trench is about two to three meters deep, and ordinary people can easily jump in and out if they are skilled enough.

Once the enemy troops who had reached the trench jumped in, it was difficult to jump out, because the height of the trench made it impossible for them to climb, let alone jump.

To quickly pass through this trench, the enemy can only use tools, ladders, or something that can be used as a bridge for a short time, or fill the trench with various things.

Otherwise, they can only be trapped in the trenches for a long time, blocked by the trenches.

In this way, the number of rebels fighting the Ming army within a certain period of time will be very small, and the Ming army can use its local numerical advantages to defeat the rebels one by one.

In addition, earth pits the size of a bowl or even a basin will obviously block the enemy's advance. Once the cavalry of the rebels step into the area of ​​the horse pit, they will easily fall into it. In the worst case, the horse's hoof is sprained, and in the worst case, the horse stumbles, directly throwing the knight on the horse off his back.

Resisting horses can not only stop the cavalry so that they dare not run into them, but also stop the actions of rebel infantry, although infantry can overcome most terrain.

But in combat, the infantry must rely on a strict formation to exert their combat effectiveness. Once the existence of the rebel infantry affects the formation of the rebel infantry, the combat effectiveness of the rebel army will inevitably be affected.

It's just a pity that juma needs a lot of wood and nails, and there is no wood near Tongguan, only bare hills and barren mountains around.

Because in ancient times, people needed to consume a lot of firewood and straw as fuel for cooking, and Tongguan, as the dividing point between Guanzhong and the Central Plains, was densely populated, so the demand for wood was naturally great.

From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to today for more than 200 years, the population has multiplied in large numbers, and the trees near Tongguan have almost been cut down.

Besides, even if there are trees around, these auxiliary soldiers have no time to build a large number of repelling horses in a hurry, and then place them on the front line.

After all, the distance between Zhu Cihong's central army and Liu Zeqing's Xu Dingguo's army was only three miles, and they would arrive in the blink of an eye.

While the auxiliary soldiers were busy digging holes and placing the horses, a group of scouts suddenly came on horseback.

"Everyone stop what they're doing, the rebels are coming, retreat quickly, the heavy infantry of the Fifth Army Battalion will come to take over this section of the line of defense."

With the scouts yelling, the auxiliary soldiers hurriedly packed up their tools and retreated to the rear.

Now that the enemy army is coming, they, as auxiliary soldiers, should retreat in time to give space to the soldiers and let them fight well.

Unless the battle is urgent to a certain extent, or the commander has new orders, they only need to organize their luggage at the rear, and transport arrows and wounded soldiers when needed on the front line.

While all the auxiliary soldiers were packing up their things and walking back unhurriedly, a young man stubbornly refused to follow the footsteps of the large army to retreat.

"What are you doing, don't die, the rebels are coming soon." A veteran noticed that the boy's footsteps were slowing down, so he shouted.

"I also want to go to battle to kill the enemy and do coolie work all day long. When will I be able to make meritorious deeds, when will I be able to become a general and become a general, and be named a marquis and a general." The young man said sullenly.

Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with the boring job of auxiliary soldiers.

It's no wonder that young people are always full of enthusiasm, dreaming of soaring into the sky all day long.

However, the real society often does not give them this opportunity, even if they have the skills to slay dragons, there is no evil dragon for them to kill.

However, during the protracted war, the images of one after another who jumped from ordinary soldiers to princes inspired them and gave them hope.

This young man saw those people who were unknown ten or twenty years ago, who had neither family background nor relationship, become generals and princes in the war, so he was moved, thinking that as long as he worked hard, he could also be named a marquis in the future.

"What does it have to do with you if you go out and enter the picture?"

"Don't say it has something to do with you, even if it has nothing to do with the champion of martial arts, you have to take the examination of a literary Jinshi first." The veteran poured cold water on him.

The feudal dynasty emphasized literature over military, and the more it reached the end of the dynasty, the more so, although the importance of warriors at this time could not be ignored by anyone.

But the inertia of people's thinking still thinks that only literati can hold power and command and manage others.

"No, those generals who conferred titles of marquises and worshiped generals can't speak in front of the emperor. As long as I can walk into their ranks, I can become a general." The young man said stubbornly.

"Hehe, but what does that have to do with us?"

"Besides, we are auxiliary soldiers and hard workers. Instead of thinking about these things, it's better to save some energy and work." The veteran advised him not to think too much.

"I can definitely do it." The young man clenched his fists and said.

"Just let me go to the battlefield."

"There will be a chance. The battle is so fierce, and the number of soldiers is getting smaller and smaller every day. Maybe the emperor will make our auxiliary soldiers put on armor and use knives and guns as cannon fodder." The veteran joked.

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Just after these auxiliary soldiers left the line of defense, the heavy infantry of the Fifth Army Battalion, and the elite soldiers of the Shenji Battalion came to the line of defense.

"Let it go!" Before the rebels could charge, the musketeer fired a row of guns from a distance.

Although at a distance of several hundred steps, the blunderbuss fired by the fire blunderbuss are almost inaccurate and have very little power, the Chinese army currently has no shortage of gunpowder and blunderbuss, and with such a long distance, there is plenty of time to reload.

(End of this chapter)