Chongzhen Undergraduates

"Let's go to Beijing, the old slave just happens to be by Long Live Lord's side." Wang Chengen looked hopeful, and Zhu Youjian couldn't bear to refuse.

"it is good."

Chapter 7 and Four: Before the War

No one expected that the war would come in the first spring.

As soon as the first month passed, the newspaper suddenly published a piece of news: Da Ming had launched a war against Zhun Ge'er.

However, the entire Ming Dynasty did not seem to feel any signs of war.Why is this?It turned out that with the development of technology, the equipment of cavalry has changed a lot.Before every large-scale war comes, almost the whole country is mobilized. Not only a large number of craftsmen need to be concentrated, but also civilian husbands are recruited on a large scale.

In the past, before the war, only the armor needed to be intensively manufactured by blacksmiths, such as armor, crossbows, and arrows for cavalry equipment.But now the Ming army is rarely equipped with bulky armor, and has switched to rolling vest protection, and even the steel helmet is more than half lighter.With the improvement of steel quality, the armor will only become thinner and lighter.It is also the armor to guard against the light arrows of the Mongols. In the past, at least fish scale armor was required, but now a thin iron sheet is enough.

Furthermore, the rifles equipped by the army are not comparable to bows and arrows in terms of range or rate of fire.In terms of long-distance killing, apart from the protection of the chest and head, the Ming army did not worry about other parts receiving any major damage from long-distance light arrows.

Logistically, bullets are far lighter than arrows.After removing a large amount of cumbersome combat supplies, Ming's army was almost as heavy as the supplies carried by the Mongol cavalry.Similarly, during this Northern Expedition, the Ming army did not carry heavy weapons, such as heavy weapons such as cannons, they did not take them at all.Instead, the newly improved mortar brought a lot.

What combat supplies would the Mongols bring?A suit of armor, arrows, knives, axes and guns, cattle and sheep.Don't think they don't bring food, that's impossible.

And what did the Ming army eat?Ground flour, rice, compressed biscuits, canned food, convenience food, dried meat, pickles, candy, etc.Even the forage that the horses ate, the Ming army carried compressed granular materials.Whether it is size or importance, or the speed of movement, the Mongols have no way to compare with the Ming army this time.

On the day when the Ming newspaper reported the news, all the generals of the main attacking force of the Ming army gathered in Bayan Zhuoer, which was also the first base camp.

"Everyone! I won't talk about too much. If you fight, I will share [-]% of the things you rob. Don't complain to me, because you may not be able to buy guns with the little things you robbed." Li Dingguo's opening remarks very special.

"Hahaha!" The generals in the room roared with laughter.

Everyone didn't think there was anything wrong with Li Dingguo's words. Going to the current grassland to grab things is indeed not expensive enough to shoot a gun.

"There is only one goal in this battle: let all those who hold weapons kneel and surrender! I only make one suggestion, that is, the more cattle and sheep you have in your hands, the more people will kneel and surrender to you."

This time, no one laughed anymore, and everyone in the room fell into deep thought.As the saying goes, masters will also encounter new problems. The generals of the Ming army who are used to attacking cities and villages don't know how to fight this battle.

"Then what if we take down the city?" Hao Yaoqi carried two generals on his shoulders and was qualified to be the first to speak.

"Burn the food and take away the cattle and sheep. Tell them, they can live by bowing their heads to Daming." Li Dingguo said affirmatively.

"What if someone dies of starvation?" Zeng Ying frowned. He had been in the northwest for many years, and he couldn't think of any way for Li Dinghui to keep the prisoners of Zhun Ge'er alive.

"This is the commander's business, you don't need to worry about it." Li Dingguo didn't even look at Zeng Ying, even though Zeng Ying also carried two stars on his shoulders, but there was no way to compare with a four-star general like Li Dingguo.

"Marshal, you can assign tasks!" Bai Wenxuan, as one of the few former generals of the Daxi Army who is still in the army, was very happy to see Li Dingguo.

"There is no specific combat mission. If we want to talk about missions, there is only one mission. First go north and then come back." Li Dingguo is like talking about cross talk.

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

Isn't it the conquest of Zhun Ge'er?How to go north and come back?

Yes, that's right!The strategy lesson formulated by Li Dingguo is not as simple as he discussed with Zhu Youjian.The Art of War says: Make a decision before moving.If there is no plan, what is the war?

At this time, although Daming had surrendered Horqin and Xilingrad, Khalkha had not returned yet.Although it was Zhunge'er who made the trouble, the prairie was always one.If they directly attack Zhun Ge'er, they will definitely prepare for the battle, and if they feel that they can't beat them, they will run away.

Where are you going?One is Central Asia, and the other is the northern grasslands.Zhu Youjian believes that the possibility of running to the northern grassland is the greatest, because as long as you go to Khalkha, Ming's front will be very long, and the Central Asia Pacific will be barren.From a historical point of view, grassland people have always run northward, and only a few people who have lost too much have run westward.

Speaking of this, some people will understand that Li Dingguo is playing a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain.If he goes north, Zhun Ge'er will definitely feel that there is something to take advantage of. At this time, why not take the opportunity to grab one in Daming, wait for Daming to take back the northern grassland, and then hang it?Anyway, it is the end, but it is better to give it a try.

This is a conspiracy, a naked conspiracy.Da Ming has the final say on what to do, and you can't do it unless you are led.

"What? Don't you know where the north is?" Zeng Ying glared at the generals behind her.

Only then did everyone recall that the real purpose of the battle this time was Khalkha.For the current Ming Dynasty, playing Khalkha is simply a matter of reeling. The entire Khalkha has less than 30 people, and less than [-] people control the strings.The Mongolian soldiers at this time were far from being the opponents of the Ming army.

"Take orders!" All the generals sang in unison, boosting morale.People who were worried about going too far to the west at first don't feel burdened anymore.Although the journey is long, it is much easier to go north than west.To the north is the grassland, where cattle and sheep can be seen low in the wind and grass; to the west is the Gobi desert, thousands of miles uninhabited.

After the generals left, Zhu Cihong showed up.

Li Dingguo politely asked Zhu Cihong to take the chief seat, then stood beside him with his head bowed and said, "From Bayan to Ulaanbaatar, it's more than 1000 miles. I'm afraid that the eldest prince will not be able to bear it."

"You think I'm made of mud, but I have stayed in Queshan for five full years. In recent years, I have almost come here on horseback." Zhu Cihong smiled, patted his buttocks to show that his buttocks were on The cocoons are thick enough.

"My minister forgot about this." Li Dingguo smiled, feeling confident.At first, he was really worried that Zhu Cihong would not be able to bear it, after all, he had to hurry on the road, and ordinary dandies could not bear this hardship.

The ancients liked horses, so dandies naturally liked them too, but compared with real riders, dandies can't run for too long.It's like playing with cars in the later generations. The second generation of rich people are also luxury cars, but they were used to pick up girls at that time. A really good driver or a good driver was not trained in the car.

"Believe me, the two thousand grooms I brought will definitely help you." Zhu Cihong said confidently.

"" Li Dingguo is dubious about this, he believes that everyone is useful, but the help Zhu Cihong said is definitely not as simple as leading a horse and feeding it.

Are these people going to war?But it's not their turn to fight!

Chapter 7 and Five: Tune the Tiger from the Mountain [-]

Yang Xin is a cavalry squad leader of the Cavalry Army. His position is equivalent to the platoon leader of the field army, and he is responsible for the combat tasks of a squad.

Cavalry combat is different from infantry, but it also pays attention to teamwork.For example, the smallest team of infantry is a squad, and a platoon is often not needed to defend a small high ground or garrison a point; but a squad of cavalry is easily scattered on the grassland, so the cavalry uses squads as the basic combat unit. A team of 30 people can generally handle it without encountering a large-scale enemy army, at least they have to be dumped.

But this expedition made Yang Xin fresh. The troop walked slower than the infantry, the food was better than during training, and he was as chic as going back to his hometown for a blind date.Not only did everyone move forward lightly, they were even wrapped up tightly, for fear that any soldier would be cold or hungry.

"Captain, didn't you say there is a breastplate? Why didn't you see it?" A veteran led his horse to Yang Xin, handed him a cigarette, and asked carefully while striking a match.

"I don't know, let alone the breastplate, I don't even see the helmet." Yang Xin pointed to it with a blank expression.

"Should we just let us go to the battlefield like this?" the veteran teased.

"You are so beautiful, you just don't want to wear an iron vest! You want to die, but our emperor doesn't want to. How much did the court spend to train you? Just let you die like this, isn't it worth dying for?" Yang Xin was half joking and half serious. say.

"Who made our cavalry more delicate than infantry!" the veteran said proudly.Because cavalry is more expensive than infantry in terms of equipment and training, training one cavalry is equivalent to training three infantry.

"Is it proud to be a cavalryman? If you have the ability to be a "birdman". They are rare." Yang Xin pointed to the sky.The "Birdman" in his mouth is not a curse word, it is a respectful name for the new hot air balloon pilots in Ming Dynasty. People in Daming call those who can fly into the sky "Birdman".

The team walked very slowly and scattered. In this vast and endless prairie, there was no need to follow a single road.The whole team stretched a width of more than ten miles, stepped on countless paths, and stretched northward.There are scouts clearing the way in front, and tens of thousands of civilian husbands temporarily recruited behind are responsible for transportation in horse-drawn carriages. In the middle is the main force of the Ming Dynasty who stops and starts.

The most unbearable thing is the marching speed. A division can cover a distance of dozens of miles. As long as you don't leave this large combat unit, even if your small team rests from the head to the tail, no one will say you .

Yang Xin met a team in the morning and had been staying there for a day because the team wanted to catch fish in a small river.The surface of the river was still unsealed, so he smashed a hole in the creek with a tool, and the fish swam towards the mouth of the hole, big and fat.The other party grilled so much fish that they couldn't finish it, so they gave each of Yang Xin and the others one piece.

"I thought I had to eat dry noodles every day during this expedition, but I didn't expect to eat mutton and glutinous rice noodles every day. I gained weight after eating it." The veteran patted his stomach and said with satisfaction.

"Be careful to tire your horse." Yang Xin reminded.It has been ten days since we left, and we have only traveled five hundred miles.It is true that they did not eat a single bite of field rations along the way, and all the food was provided by the transport team behind, but judging by the supplies of the transport team, they were almost exhausted.

Yang Xin had a conversation with a peasant who said that they were from Hetao. For some reason, he was suddenly notified that the imperial court had confiscated all their cattle, sheep and grain, and the price was high.There is only one condition, and that is to give food to the army along the way, try to serve it well, and when the food is finished, go to Baotou to receive the reward.These people can think about it, anyway, they are no longer their own, and everyone follows the soldiers, and they are very good.

"I can't bear to tire her, she's closer than my wife." The old soldier stroked his precious war horse affectionately. Both horses were led away, but he himself walked.Now the march is slow, and many soldiers are reluctant to ride horses. They all hold one horse in each hand, and the pack horses follow behind.

"Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-toot-tick!" A burst of bugles resounded across the grassland, followed by bugles that followed, extending far away.

"Assemble! Everyone get on their horses immediately and move forward at a high speed." Yang Xin got on his horse, led his small team, and went forward to find his superior.