Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

"What? Qin Liangyu came out?"

It was only at this time that Zhang Hualong, the coach of the Great Western Army, received news of Qin Liangyu's attack.

He was immediately shocked:

"Damn it, why didn't you report it earlier!"

Zhang Hualong was shocked.

Guerrilla general Huang Gonghe said with a bitter face:

"General, Qin Liangyu's speed was too fast. In just five days, he actually took away three cities one after another!"

"You know, she almost came at the speed of a forced march!

The generals we deployed in the rear were all stunned..."

Zhang Hualong was in a hurry and hurriedly deployed his defense line.

At the same time, messengers for help were sent.

On the one hand, he sent a messenger urgently to inform Zhang Xianzhong who was in Baoning Mansion of the news of Qin Liangyu's attack.

On the one hand, he dispatched envoys to ask for help everywhere.

Thirty days.

The Ming army defeated the three cities of Zhongzhou, Wuning and Wanxian, and rushed to the foot of Yunyang City.

Yunyang is a mountain city.

On both sides of the Yangtze River, there is a gathering area on each side.

The city is located in the north of the Yangtze River, at the confluence of Tangxi River and the Yangtze River.

There are only about [-] people in Yunyang, and there are only more than [-] in the county.

This place is close to the Yangtze River, so many people make a living on the water.

After all, it’s not far from the Three Gorges.

The currents in the Three Gorges are fast, full of hidden reefs, and the river is narrow. Not to mention foreign boatmen, even local boatmen will hit the rocks and capsize if they are not careful.

Therefore, when ships sail in this area, they need to release ropes and have people drag them from the shore before they can pass.

That is, fiber drawing.

This is one of the hardest jobs in the world...

Most of the local people make a living by drawing fibers.

It is also known as Paoge's family in later secular terms.

Of course, the rise of Brother Pao's organization will only come after the demise of Nanming...

In essence, Brother Pao is a loose organization formed after Tiandihui integrated into the local Kuhaha group.

In terms of organizational structure, it was a product of the larger framework of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the Daxi regime blocked the waterway and cut off business travel. These trackers immediately lost their livelihood.

Therefore, the trackers had great complaints against Zhang Xianzhong's regime.

……

After passing Yunyang, it’s Fengjie!

This is a strategic location.

Zhang Hualong placed two thousand troops here.

Seeing the arrival of the Ming army, the Daxi army had already closed the city gates tightly.

They even drove away trackers, demolishing houses and blocking city gates.

Even outside the city, you can hear the sound of soldiers shouting at civilians to work...

……

Qin Liangyu didn't stop and immediately ordered:

"Qin Yiming, with his fleet, went down the river despite the bombardment of the city. After crossing the city, he docked ashore and attacked the city with me."

Qin Yiming took the order and left.

Qin Liangyu said to Lingyi Channel:

"Ms. Ling, sit with me in the central army!"

After speaking, she called up another nephew:

"Qin Zuoming!

I order you to be the first to ascend, so that you can defeat them in one battle! "

Qin Zuoming immediately ran to the front, commanding his soldiers and preparing to launch an attack.

Ling Yiqu looked carefully.

I saw that the soldiers hardly needed the general's command, and immediately set up small positions with small flags as the core.

The soldiers at the front are usually taller. Not only do they hold a pewter spear in one hand, but they also hold a shield in the other hand...

These strong soldiers helped the soldiers in the rear to cover their bodies.

The squad leader holding the pennant is at the lowest end of the squad.

In front of him were two musketeers.

In this way, a small team is formed that can attack from a distance and kill from a distance.

……

Qin Liangyu was riding on a horse, standing side by side with Ling Yiqu.

Yunyang City is small, so leaving it to Qin Zuoming is enough!

Seeing that Ling Yiqu was surprised, she explained on the side:

"Xiangong Ling, the Shizhu soldiers are composed of 25 people as a small combat unit.

Regardless of whether they are attacking or defending, they are usually arranged in small sagittal formations.

Then the small formations were assembled into a large formation.

When we are defending, we will leave passages about two feet wide between the formations.

In this way, the enemy's war horses will follow the reserved passage and enter the ambush.

In this way, we can use infantry to fight against cavalry!

Of course, when attacking, our formation will be closer..."

Ling Yiqu frowned:

"Old madam, the weapons held by the soldiers are very mixed."

……

The white-pole soldiers were not as understood by later generations. All members were armed with long weapons.

But - there are many white-stemmed guns, shields, sickles, muskets, and bows and arrows.

Qin Liangyu laughed:

"What Xianggong Ling said is that in this world - if anyone uses a single weapon to set up a military formation...

That's a fool!

If all of my white-armed soldiers were armed with spears, not to mention a hundred Mongolian cavalry, they could beat me to death! "

Qin Liangyu shook his head slightly.

"Ms. Ling, look carefully - only the soldiers on the outermost perimeter will hold weapons with long wax poles.

The soldiers who serve as arrows will carry additional shields to block the arrows for the soldiers behind them.

In a 25-man team, there must be several shields placed outside the small formation.

Within the formation, there are a certain number of musketeers and archers.

Only in this way can we adapt to the complex and changeable battlefield with both offense and defense! "

Ling Yiqu nodded.

Qin Liangyu was right.

His Majesty also said that even if the rate of fire of the thunderbolts could be increased tenfold, they would not be able to form an army alone.

It must be equipped with a number of artillery, and as for auxiliary units such as engineers, it is even more essential!

Ling Yiqu smiled and explained:

"Old madam, what I mean is - the weapons in the army are too crude!"

"Ugh!"

Qin Liangyu smiled bitterly:

"I would rather arm them to the teeth like the Qi Jiajun and Liaodong soldiers...

Isn’t this a lack of money? "

The formation of the white pole soldiers is very similar to the formation method of the Qi family army.

It's just that the Qi family army has money and can buy artillery, tanks, etc., and even individual weapons are well armed to the teeth.

The weapons of the stone pillar soldiers are more crude.

The long-range suppression weapons only had two fire guns and a few shooters.

As for the artillery...

Qin Liangyu can no longer afford it...

In fact, any mature military formation will never be composed of a single branch of arms!

Most of the military formations that actually appeared in history have very similar principles - a reasonable combination of far and near weapons.

A white-stemmed gun, much like a single-edged halberd with an extended trumpet.

In other words, there is an extra spear point in front of Ge.

The tail is a ring.

This is because Sichuan is mountainous, and fighting in mountainous areas usually requires climbing mountains.

After adding rings, multiple weapons can be connected together for climbing.

Because the main weapon is made of ash wood, in order to save money to the maximum extent, raw lacquer is often not used.

Therefore, Qin Liangyu's tribe has the term "white pole soldiers".

In essence, this was a cheap move due to Shizhu Tusi's lack of financial resources.

……

When Qin Liangyu said these words, Ling Yiqu was not very emotional.

Those who took the endless money from the imperial court betrayed their country for glory and only cared about their own family!

Those who do not get money from the court are loyal to the emperor and serve the country, sacrificing their families for the country...

This fucking officialdom!

Qin Zuoming has already begun preparations.