Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

Mu Sheng stopped going down, looked down from the city wall, and saw a group of gray-black giants walking inside the city, with fat heads, big ears, and noses that reached to the ground. Being trampled to death by this monster, but this thing seems to be invulnerable, no matter whether the soldiers use guns, knives, or halberds, they can't hurt them at all. .

At this moment, the gate of the city was opened, but the soldiers who entered the city were in disarray. This group of behemoths blocked the gate, and the troops led by Mu Chun could not enter the city at all.Furthermore, the soldiers are uneducated, and word like "there are monsters" is spread in the army, which will greatly affect morale.

For a moment, Mu Sheng frowned at the current predicament.

"General." At this moment, a clear voice came from beside him.Mu Sheng turned around and saw that it was Xia Ziling.

"General, this is an animal unique to the Southwest. It is called an elephant. Not only is it extremely powerful, but its skin is also indestructible. Now the soldiers are panicked, and there is no chance of winning if they rashly fight against the elephant soldiers."

Mu Sheng remembered Xia Ziling's reminder.He has read poetry and books since he was a child. Although he has never seen an elephant with his own eyes, he has read descriptions of this animal in books.

"Follow me." Mu Sheng said in a deep voice, instead of going down from the tower, he turned around with Xia Ziling and returned to the front of the army from the ladder that had not been removed.

The two rushed to the front of the army and informed Mu Chun of the Yuan army's mobilization of elephant soldiers. Mu Chun immediately ordered to suspend the siege and evacuate the city gate.

Before leaving, Mu Sheng took a look at the direction of the city gate. The brothers he brought were now deeply trapped in the camp of elephant soldiers, and it was up to his luck whether he could come back alive.War is so ruthless.

Today, Mu Ying led an army to attack the city, losing more than 1 horses and horses. Under the good situation, he managed to open the city gate, but was disturbed by this elephant, and the army had to retreat ten miles to camp.That night, in Fu Youde's tent, the faces of all the generals were as black as charcoal.

Mu Ying said: "Mu Sheng, you were on the city wall and saw it most clearly. Tell me, what's going on."

"Soldiers of the Yuan army put on full armor and shields on the elephant, commanding the elephant to run wild. The elephant's skin was as thick as scales, and it was invulnerable. Our soldiers were either trampled to death, or rolled up and fell to death. They couldn't do anything to the huge monster."

No wonder the [-] defenders of Puding City dared to fight the Ming army to the death. Presumably they also hid their trump card—the elephant soldiers.

After all, the generals were well-informed. Although Xiang Bing had never seen it in person, there are many records in ancient books, and since the Tang Dynasty, there are also records of Xiang Bing in the description of the battles in the Southwest and Annan.However, elephants are only produced in southern Yunnan, and Puding is still some distance away from Yunnan. Everyone really did not expect to encounter such a difficult thing here.

Mu Ying continued to ask: "What is the number of elephant soldiers?"

"The situation was urgent at the time. I didn't count it in detail. It was so dark that there were probably a dozen or so."

I don't know if what Mu Sheng saw were all the elephant soldiers in the city, but even if the enemy only had a dozen elephants, they could fight the crowd tactics in the open field. Don't open" ah.

Fu Youde frowned and said, "This thing is difficult to deal with, but most animals are afraid of fire, so I wonder if we can attack it with a firecracker."

"You can try it," Mu Ying paused, and continued: "However, filling the gunpowder with gunpowder is very time-consuming. This elephant is running amok, and I'm afraid it's easy to miss the shot."

"Exactly," Mu Sheng's next words made everyone feel worse, "Elephants look bulky, but they move very quickly under the control of Yuan soldiers. was trampled to death by an elephant."

Everyone here is speechless. It seems that the Yuan army defending the city with elephant soldiers is a difficult situation to solve.Fu Youde saw that everyone had no good solution, so he immediately ordered the generals to return to the camp for rectification. Today's battle suffered heavy losses, and he did not plan to launch another attack within a day or two. He always had to eat and sleep, and the only way to solve it was slowly. Slow down and think again.

When Mu Sheng returned to the camp, before he entered the tent, he saw a person waiting outside the tent. Under the moonlight, his short hair was very different. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xia Ziling?

After Xia Ziling set up camp with the army, he immediately inquired about the general who used the two black gold swords in the army. Such weapons are very rare, and he soon found out that the person who saved his life today was the second son of General Muying. , Mu Sheng.

"Xia Jing, what's the matter?" Mu Sheng fought very hard in the city today, and he came back to have another meeting. He was a little tired, but seeing that the visitor was Xia Ziling, he raised his spirits and invited him into the account.

Xia Ziling bowed and said: "Xia Ziling thanked the general for saving his life. However, the general has worked very hard today, and the thank you will be left for later. The reason why the general came to visit now is because he did some research on the soldiers in the early years and wanted to tell what he knew. General, it may help."

It was Xia Ziling's reminder today that the Qianfeng Battalion learned that the animal was an elephant, so as to prevent the rumors of "monsters appearing" from spreading throughout the army and causing greater losses.Mu Sheng had a good impression of Xia Ziling from the beginning, but after this battle, he appreciated it even more.

"Okay, tell me slowly later," Mu Sheng put his saber on the desk, sat down and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Xia Ziling didn't expect Mu Sheng to ask if he had eaten, so he paused before answering: "Uh... used it."

The scene today was chaotic, there were many wounded soldiers, and dinner was held later than usual.Xia Ziling was worried about the war, and was afraid that Mu Sheng would not be found, so he hurried over after settling down and waited here, but he didn't actually eat.But when Shangguan asked such a question, he was too embarrassed to say it directly.

"I haven't eaten yet, why don't you join me for a meal and talk."

"okay."

An official like Mu Sheng can make a small fuss.After a while, someone brought over steamed buns and two dishes of side dishes.Although he is the second-rank governor, he is on the march, and today is another big battle, and Mu Sheng's dishes are also extremely simple.But this is already much better than the ordinary sergeant's dinner.

Since Mu Sheng's enthusiasm was hard to quench, Xia Ziling didn't want to be polite to him, so he threw off his arms and started eating.The two men ate very fast, and after a while, there was only one steamed bun left.Just as Xia Ziling wanted to reach out for it, he suddenly realized that he had lost his composure in front of the Shangguan, and actually grabbed food from his boss.

But Mu Sheng pushed the bowl of steamed buns towards Xia Ziling, "I'm full, you can eat this one."

"Uh... I'm full too."

"Hurry up, you are so thin, my Mu Sheng's subordinates are all brave and skilled fighters, don't get knocked down when you charge forward."

"..." Xia Ziling was speechless for a moment. He was obviously very brave and good at fighting. Well, today on the city wall, Mu Sheng saw it with his own eyes.But when Mu Sheng said this with a smile, it was obviously a joke, and Xia Ziling was not stupid enough to refute him.He was still half full, so he grabbed the steamed bun and ate it.

After dinner, it's time to get down to business.

"General, to deal with elephant soldiers, you must use firecrackers to attack."

Mu Sheng nodded. Everyone thought of this today, but it was not easy to actually do it.

Xia Ziling continued: "However, our army's configuration is mostly a mix of firecrackers and other infantry units. It is difficult for firecrackers to exert their power when facing elephants. Why not single out soldiers who are proficient in using firecrackers? Form a battalion of gunfire."

Mu Sheng retorted: "Loading the firecrackers is very time-consuming. If there is no infantry cover, the firecracker soldiers may be trampled to death by the elephant soldiers before they shoot."

Xia Ziling's theory is exactly the same as Zhu Di's later construction of the Shenji Camp. Unfortunately, the fire guns in the early Ming Dynasty were still very simple and had not been improved. It is not practical to build a fire gun camp alone.

"That's right," Xia Ziling's eyes widened, "so we need a new tactic. The last general's idea is to line up the firecrackers in three rows, and shoot after the first row is filled, and then retreat to the end. Soldiers in the second row stepped forward to shoot, and then retreated to the end when they were finished, and the soldiers in the third row stepped forward. This can just make up for the time gap for filling gunpowder. If three rows are not enough, four or five rows can be placed.”

"You..." After Xia Ziling finished speaking, Mu Sheng slapped the table and stood up, looking at him with burning eyes.

Mu Sheng's reaction was too violent, Xia Ziling was shocked by him for a moment, and the two stared at each other speechlessly.After a few seconds, Mu Sheng realized that he had overreacted, cleared his throat, sat down again and said, "How did you come up with such a tactic?"

After discussing in Fu Youde's tent just now, he was feeling helpless and his heart was dark, but Xia Ziling suddenly gave him a coup, how could he not like it? !

"This..." Xia Ziling scratched his head in embarrassment, "The last general also had a sudden whim."

Can he say it's because he has knowledge hundreds of years ahead of him?The small three-stage shooting method looks simple, but it is a remarkable invention in military history.Prussia claims to be the inventor of this tactic, and with its three-stage shooting method, it is invincible on the European battlefield.In fact, in the Ming Dynasty a hundred years ago, Mu Ying had already invented such a tactic.

Of course, Mu Ying invented the three-stage shooting method after being stationed in Yunnan, and was harassed and frightened by the elephant soldiers of ethnic minorities many times.Sometimes, wars are like this. The army in the early Ming Dynasty was invincible, and it relied especially on infantry and cavalry. The most terrifying firearms unit ever.

Now, Xia Ziling just taught his son the tactics invented by Mr. Mu in advance.However, fortunately, Xia Ziling is currently in Muying's army, such an invention will eventually fall on Muying's head, and it is not too sorry for his old man.

"This method is very good." Mu Sheng patted Xia Ziling's shoulder happily, "You performed very well on the front line today, and I was about to recommend you for promotion. Since you came up with this tactic, would you be interested in helping me?" Training this firearms unit?"

"..." Xia Ziling was a little taken aback. He offered this tactic to Mu Sheng just to break through the current predicament, but he didn't expect that he was going to entrust him with such an honorable task in such a way.

Seeing that Xia Ziling remained silent for a long time, Mu Sheng asked, "Why, you don't want to?"

"Thanks to General Mu's great love, the general will naturally be willing." Xia Ziling replied sonorously, a great opportunity was in front of him, and he was rushing to make meritorious deeds, so that he could express himself in front of the King of Shu. Of course, such an opportunity would not May give up.

"That's good. But... if you want to lead this firecracker battalion, you have to have some real skills. I never use incompetent people."

"..." It turns out that there is still a test. This Mu Sheng, who gives sweets first and then intimidates him, is well versed in the way of being a general, and he became an official to the second rank at a young age. It seems that it is not entirely due to his father.

"Come on, let me see how your shooting skills are."