Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

Half a month later, the army entered the border of Guizhou, that is, the edge of the battle, and the officers and soldiers were all ready to fight.

However, within Guizhou, the remnants of the Yuan army were relatively weak, and the 30 troops were walking on flat ground. What they passed was either that the opponent threw up the city and surrendered, or the Ming army slapped the small resisting Yuan army to death in minutes like a fly.Therefore, under such circumstances, there were almost no casualties in the army. The officers and soldiers scrambled to fight the enemy, and it was hard to find military exploits. The lucky ones who had the opportunity to do it were the lucky ones.

Because Xia Ziling was in the forward battalion of the right army, he got some opportunities to fight the enemy.As a person in the peaceful age of the 21st century, he has no concept of war, especially this kind of bloody fighting in the cold weapon era.However, under the master's years of training, he has also cultivated a cold heart, knowing that being kind to the enemy is cruel to himself, so when he went to the battlefield, he would never be soft when it was time to swing the knife. A dozen or so enemy soldiers have further solidified their reputation in the army.

Before the expedition, Emperor Hongwu had already made a detailed deployment of the battle policy.According to his instructions, after the army entered Guizhou, the army was divided into two groups, taking Usa all the way and taking Puding all the way, and reunited at Qujing to fight to the death with the Yuan army.

There are no important towns along the Usa route, and the remnants of the Yuan army are sparse, but it belongs to the land of the Miao, and the terrain is dangerous, so it cannot be underestimated; , the Yuan army was heavily guarded.

After discussing with the King of Shu, Fu Youde decided to send Lan Yu to lead [-] elite soldiers, and lead the governors Guo Ying, Hu Haiyang, and Chen Huan to Usa; and he and Mu Ying led the army from Puding, and the two armies met in Qujing.In this way, there are not many troops on the left to attack Uzzah, but there are resourceful, brave and skilled generals in charge, who can deal with unprepared dangers; while the troops on the right are strong, they are not afraid of the stubborn resistance of the Yuan army.

Xia Ziling went down with the army on the right because he was compiled in Muying's army.Along the way, the Ming army was invincible, invincible and invincible, all the way to Puding.Under Puding City, as everyone expected, the army kicked the first iron plate.

The name of Wanhu, the governor of Puding Mansion, is Zhang Cheng. He is a Han, a native of Sichuan, and was born in the imperial examination.There is also a Daluhuachi (1) beside him, named Bori Tiechena, who was once a close servant of the King of Liang.According to the size of Puding City, it is estimated that the garrison is about [-].Knowing the arrival of the Ming army, the Yuan army stayed behind closed doors, and only set up archers on the city wall to defend with arrows after the Ming army launched a siege posture.

The walls of Puding City are more than three feet high and extremely strong. Among frontier cities, the fortifications are very proud.The Ming army came fiercely, more than four times the number of the defenders, and they made no progress even after two days of continuous attack.

The Yuan army's defensive formation of iron barrels was obviously intended to engage in a protracted war with the Ming army.Although such an isolated city, if it is besieged for a month or two without supplies, the morale of the army will be confused, and it is not difficult to take it down, but it is a pity that the Ming army did not have so much time.This time the army marched from Yingtian to Guizhou, and the battle line was too long.In the past when the world was pacified, Zhu Yuanzhang occupied Yingtian, so he could use Yingtian as the hinterland to attack Huguang, occupy Huguang, and then rely on Huguang to march into Sichuan, and the same is true for attacking northern Henan, Shandong and other places, mainly because these places are rich. Food production areas and logistics supplies can be obtained locally.

However, the current situation is very different. Guizhou and Yunnan are mountainous, and there is a shortage of food. Since entering Guizhou, even if the city is occupied, the government granary is empty. Therefore, the supply of the army can only be transported from Huguang by the long logistics supply line.

Under such circumstances, if it takes one or two months in Puding, the huge consumption will be unbearable for the imperial court, and then think of the next bitter battle in Yunnan, even if this battle is won, the treasury will be short-lived and the income will not be able to make ends meet.

So on the third day, Fu Youde ordered Muying to lead 15 people to storm the South Gate.After the test of the previous two days, the south gate of the four gates of Puding City seems to have the most lax defense.

Mu Ying ordered the forward battalion to set up a catapult, a heavy crossbow to suppress the enemy on the city wall from a long distance, and assisted with a dozen light artillery.The range of the artillery in the early Ming Dynasty was not far, and the accuracy was not good. Therefore, the artillery could only serve as a deterrent, and it was absolutely impossible to knock down the city wall with a few shots.

After this violent bombardment, more than half of the defenders on the city wall were lost. The Ming army began to cover with shield soldiers and set up ladders to attack the city.At this time, the counterattack on the city wall began to be violent, and stones, bows and arrows, and fireballs rained down.Almost none of the soldiers who attacked the city in the first wave survived, and they died in battle one after another.

However, Mu Ying issued a second order to attack the city with a cold face.The war is so cruel, since we want to attack quickly regardless of the cost, everyone has already expected the casualties today.

Fortunately, the Yuan army was not an iron man after all. After four or five waves of fierce attack, some soldiers finally climbed to the top of the city and began to fight close to the guards on the city wall.After obtaining initial results, Xia Ziling led his team to climb the ladder in the sixth wave of siege troops.

Xia Ziling nimbly dodged the rain of arrows on the city wall and climbed up. At such a red-eyed moment, the comrades around him fell down one by one. It was completely impossible to avoid and save their lives. Only offense is the best defense means.

However, the war in the Ming Dynasty was more terrifying than the ancient times because of the appearance of firecrackers. In the early Ming Dynasty, the firecrackers had a short range and poor accuracy. The siege soldiers could not use them while climbing, and the enemies on the city wall It was different, for example, at the left corner of the city wall, there were two musketeers lying in ambush, firing at the siege soldiers.

Although it took a long time to refill the gunpowder, the people who were shot were almost accurate, and they were smashed to pieces and fell off the wall.A soldier in front of Xia Ziling caught on.The blood splashed all over Xia Ziling's face, and the warm touch ignited the anger in his heart.Damn it, this soldier is exactly his brother in the camp, he had dinner with him yesterday, but today he has different skills in front of him.

At this moment, Xia Ziling wished he had a gun in his hand and shot the two people in the city headshot.In fact, the battle situation at this moment has already tilted to the side of the Ming army. Stepping on the corpses of countless comrades-in-arms of the advance troops, many soldiers have already attacked the top of the city, and the defenders have been killed. Gunners also have some lethality.

Aware of this, Xia Ziling did not climb up to the top of the wall to meet the infantry with daggers like the others, but avoided the attack and walked towards the place where the two gunfire soldiers were lying in ambush.

However, the enemy's key firepower is obviously protected by special personnel. Xia Ziling went straight to the left side of the city wall, swiping his knife to repel several people in a smooth manner, unlike ordinary soldiers.The two musketeers had no distractions, still loaded gunpowder and aimed their muzzles at the Ming army on the ladder, while the guarding soldiers all pointed their knives at Xia Ziling.

Under the siege of several people, Xia Ziling finally had some difficulty. The knife that hit his left chest seemed to be unable to dodge. A black gold sword flew over and knocked down the big knife that was attacking him with a "clang". After repelling one person's attack, he slashed back the attacker with a backhand.

In the blink of an eye, the person who saved his life just now was in front of him, and immediately joined the battle together.Xia Ziling took a hasty glance. This man had sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and was very heroic. He was wearing black scales and looked mighty and domineering. In his hand was another Wujin sword that was exactly the same as the one that flew out just now.

There are not many people who use swords in the army, probably because the sword is a light and light thing, and it is difficult to exert great strength to cut accurately.This man was different, the sword in his hand not only combined the lightness of the sword, but also displayed the arrogance of the sword, almost beheading one person with one sword. The firecrackers cleaned it up together.

"Thank you brother for your help!" Xia Ziling said as the battle slowed down.This man's attire does not seem to be an ordinary soldier. The Ming army has always had the tradition of generals leading the way, but this man looks very young. Xia Ziling couldn't guess his identity for a while, so he called him "brother".Anyway, there is one mind in the army, even if it is a Shangguan, such a name will not offend.

"Xia Ziling, your martial arts are good, but your strikes are too gentle. You will suffer on the battlefield." The visitor picked up another Wujin sword on the ground, and rushed into another battle situation.

Xia Ziling was stunned, he actually knew his name?Did you come here on purpose to help?This person revealed his weakness in one word - his actions were too gentle.Yes, the humanitarianism of the 21st century has been deeply imprinted in his heart. When fighting with others on the battlefield, he can always save lives without hurting others. Seconds of hesitation are sometimes fatal, it seems that it is better to be more ruthless in the future.

After Mu Sheng helped Xia Ziling kill the ambushing firecrackers, he immediately returned to the top of the city and killed all the way down the tower. He brought a group of people up to prepare to open the city gate so that the large army led by Mu Chun could rush into the city.

During the delay just now, the adjutant Li Wei had already led the vanguard to kill, and the Yuan army on the entire tower was almost wiped out. It seems that this gate is already in the bag.When the gate is opened and 10,000+ troops rush in, are you afraid that this small city will not surrender?

Just when Mu Sheng almost thought that victory was in sight, a deep and deep animal cry of "Aww" pierced the sky.The soldiers who had just captured the city gate panicked and shouted, mixed with a lot of painful wailing.From the shouts of the soldiers, the word "monster" could be vaguely heard.