please make me king

Chapter 1089 Encounter

"Hurry up, hurry up and line up!" Yulin Battalion Commander Wang Ding anxiously shouted and ordered to surround Zhang Shun with the supply cart.

"What's the situation ahead?" Zhang Shun wanted to intervene in person, but he didn't directly intervene since he was able to deal with it step by step.

When the captives invaded the bandits, they often rode alone and came roaring. Wang Dingsheng was afraid of hurting Zhang Shun, so he felt a little impatient when he heard this.

It's just that he also knew that Zhang Shunwei's reputation was so great that he, a former general, could not compare with it.

So Wang Ding suppressed his displeasure, and quickly responded: "There are so many captives, I don't know how many there are at this time."

"Actually, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, we are not afraid. At least we can push to Huamachi and defend with the city."

"I'm afraid that someone will collude with the outside world and wait for King Shun to attack!"

Zhang Shun was taken aback when he heard the words, and then reacted.

Clearing up the fields in Guanzhong by myself must have offended many people.Now that I have come to Yulin again, it is possible that some people's minds are floating.

Although General Yulin was on the same front as himself this time, it was hard to say what the other mid-level and low-ranking officers thought.

"It's okay, you can just send troops to set up the formation!" Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing, "I have already killed thousands of troops, can I overturn from here?"

"The last general has sent Xiao Si to lead a cavalry to go up, even if they encounter the main force of the captives, they can resist for a while." Wang Ding explained.

"We will set up a chariot formation later, with all the troops and horses, not to mention three or five thousand captives, even if there are tens of thousands of captives, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

It turned out that the Ming army had excellent armor and sharp firearms. Although it was somewhat ineffective against the new Jurchen, it was still easy to handle the poorly equipped captives.

Like the Du family, Du Wenhuan's court dispatched troops to support Liaodong, and he shirked in every possible way. He went to Hetao to accumulate his first merits when he was free, and beheaded hundreds of levels at every turn.

Even a "long-legged general" like Wang Pu rushed over excitedly when he saw the captives, as if he had seen a beautiful woman in a hurry, which showed the quality of these captives.

Not long after, hundreds of baggage carts surrounded Zhang Shun as a simple "city wall". Zhang Shun, Hong Niangzi, Ma Yingniang, Wang Qiying, Wang Jinyi, Wukong and others had also finished putting on their clothes.

At this time, groups of captives wandered outside the formation, shooting arrows into the rebel formation from time to time.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the tactics of the Mongolian cavalry were neither bow cavalry wandering nor armored cavalry rushing, but preferred to form a small team of three.

All three are equipped with bows and arrows.The middle rider holds a six- or seven-foot hooked sickle spear, which can be hooked or stabbed; both sides are equipped with waist knives, but the left side uses bows and arrows as the main means of attack, while the right holds a waist knife to protect the left side of the hooked sickle gun.

Wang Qiying couldn't help pointing out for Zhang Shun: "The other generation can call it a pair of mandarin ducks on horseback. They cooperate with each other and complement each other quite well."

"If it is far away, all three of them can attack the enemy with bows and arrows. The bows and arrows they use are also long bows and heavy arrows. Most of them are made of mulberry elm wood, with yellow ox horns or yellow sheep horns pasted inside. The arrow clusters are large and wide, about 2~ 4 inches."

"Where you are going to battle, use a very strong bow, and you can shoot through twenty or thirty steps, and it can break through armor."

"Extremely strong bow?" Zhang Shun couldn't help but wondered.

"About eighty catties, almost as good as our army's elite!" Wang Qiying couldn't help explaining.

What is the standard of the Ming army?
When making a bow, the strength of the manpower is the most important. The upper strength is one hundred and twenty catties. If it exceeds this, it is the strength of a tiger, and it cannot be counted.The middle force is reduced by two or three tenths, and the lower force is reduced by half.

That is to say, a general war bow weighs about [-] catties. No wonder Wang Qiying said that "it can also penetrate armor" and "it is almost as good as our army's elite".

It turns out that with the prevalence of firearms, the life of nomads has become more and more difficult.

For example, Altan Khan of the Tumed Department once had [-] armored cavalry, which once threatened the capital of the Ming Dynasty, but soon declined.

Among other factors, there is an important reason that the bulky armored cavalry is easily injured by firearms, and the loss outweighs the gain.

To give the simplest example, when you confronted me with armored cavalry, I ended up igniting the three-eyed gun ten steps away.

No matter how long your spear is, can it still outlast my three-eyed gun?
No matter how good your outfit is, can it stand up to my firecrackers?

So instead of becoming a living target, it is better to give up the spear and heavy armor, so that it can be a little more flexible and increase the survival rate.

So by the end of the Ming Dynasty, although half of the cavalry was still there, most of the cavalry had already given up the overly long cavalry spears and horse spears, and instead switched to light weapons such as hook and sickle spears, line guns, crescent knives, and waist knives.

Zhang Shun watched from a distance for a while, and finally understood what this "captive" tactic was all about.

It turned out that after the Ming army broke Nomad's heavy armored spear tactics, Nomad turned to the tactics of the Ming army's three-eyed gun change.

When the two sides are fighting, the archer can use the longbow and heavy arrows to weaken a wave before the Ming army's three-eyed gun shoots, and then the gun rider can use the length advantage of the hook and sickle gun to suppress the three-eyed gun.

As for the saber cavalry, they are afraid that the cavalry of the Ming army will go around to the right side of the hook and sickle spear to attack.

After all, for a right-handed archer, the right side is the blind spot for shooting.

As for the spear cavalry, frontal combat is acceptable, but if they encounter the enemy from the side, not only is it inconvenient to attack, but it is also easy to break the hook and sickle spear, so it is necessary to equip a saber cavalry to protect its right side.

"This tactic is quite thorough!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Zhou Mi? Let me take his head for your husband!" The red lady wore an iron armor, and she couldn't help but look a little glamorous.

After speaking, she actually rode out.

Zhang Shun couldn't help being shocked, and was about to call her back, but Ma Yingniang also laughed and said, "I will protect her for my husband, and keep her safe!"

Immediately, he also rode out and followed the red lady.

Seeing this, Wang Qiying was not to be outdone, and wanted to get out of the car formation, but Zhang Shun grabbed the reins.

"Why are you so nervous? Now that the captives are coming in large numbers, they must fight to the death. How can it be child's play?"

Wang Qiying glanced at Hong Niangzi and Ma Yingniang enviously, and said in her heart: "What's worth a bunch of weak chickens? It's a pity that I was blocked by my husband, and I can't make any achievements in battle. I'm afraid I will be underestimated in the future!"

Not to mention Zhang Shun's plan, let's say that Hong Niangzi and Ma Yingniang entered the car camp, and the scattered captives rushed over.

The red lady smiled coquettishly, ignored him, and just rushed to the right side of the captive team.

When the two sides approached thirty steps, they bent their bows like a full moon, and shot the sword rider on the right side of the team off the horse with one arrow.

"Shoot from the right? Is she left-handed?" Wang Qiying saw it from a distance, and couldn't help but bewildered.

Hong Niangzi is quite docile, and in the past, she was in charge of logistics and other paperwork, so Zhang Shun often ignored her brave side.

I didn't expect her to be so amazing for the first time.

Zhang Shun couldn't help but shook his head with a smile and said: "Shoot right? It's double belts and two swords, galloping left and right!"

are you proudWang Qiying looked at Zhang Shun, then looked at Shi Moxi, who was nervous beside her, and thought: "No wonder she often said that you like 'manly woman', it really hit the mark!"

Do you want to draw a beard and dress up in men's clothes to curry favor with him?
　I wish everyone a happy New Year's Day, because there is something to do today, so the update is not timely, please forgive me!
　　
　
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