Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1260 Restoring Ningxia (Part [-])
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The consequences of the insufficient power of Ming artillery were revealed. According to the southern border battle report that Gao Shishi received last time, it was not particularly difficult to break through most of the city walls when the number one and two artillery were concentrated.

When you are lucky, a certain position will basically collapse after two shots in a row. If the collapse position is relatively low, after the collapse, it can almost be used as a gap to start an infantry assault.If there are more such gaps, the opponent's city defense system will basically be broken.

Even if you are unlucky, there are almost no cases where the same position is hit multiple times, but as long as the number of times the city wall is hit by artillery is more, it is easy to cause collapse, and this kind of collapse is more serious than the previous one, and it often collapses at once. For a long time, the city defense directly collapsed.

However, this time, his artillery is relatively insufficient. Although the No. [-] artillery is a very useful field artillery, it is somewhat more than enough to bombard the city tower.

The No. [-] artillery can pose a considerable threat to the tower, but at this time, it was just April, and although Lingzhou, which was in the frontier fortress, was thawed, the temperature was still very low.This kind of rammed earth city wall at low temperature will be relatively stronger, which objectively increases the difficulty of knocking down the city tower.

Coupled with the small number of the second artillery, the bombardment effect was not good.Seven rounds of salvos were fired back and forth, but only half of the superstructure of the tower was smashed, and a gap was smashed in the corner of the main body of the tower.When it will collapse, I am afraid only God knows.

Although Gao Wushi and Ma Gui looked calm, they were actually a little dissatisfied, but they didn't know that these seven rounds of salvos had actually scared the rebels out of the city.

There is a psychological problem here: the Ming army is the only army in East Asia that has the ability to use large-scale firearms, although Japan, which has entered the end of the Warring States at this time, also has a lot of iron cannons (Note: Don’t be fooled by the name, Japan’s The iron cannon is actually a matchlock gun), but it is only a fire gun, and its level and usage rate on artillery is much lower than that of the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, as part of the original Ming army, the Ningxia rebels were not ignorant of artillery, but they were not bombarded by a large number of artillery pieces - more than [-] No. [-] artillery pieces were already "a lot of" for them. "Well, after all, the previous enemies, the Mongols, didn't even have one.

And in a short period of time, half of the "building" on the city tower was smashed down, which caused a big enough shock to them. Even because they were staying on the city wall, the "loud" collapse was a shock. The power even surpassed the missing corner of the city tower, causing the nearby rebels to lose their spirits, as if the entire city tower had entered a countdown to the collapse, and they would all be buried under this earth wall.

Death itself is not terrible, what is terrible is waiting for death to come without the ability to resist.At this moment, the rebels on the tower are in this state of mind. They seem to be still resisting tenaciously, but in fact they are not far from collapse.

The two battalion commanders of the Guards Artillery Battalion were also very nervous. Even though they were only in charge of directing the artillery bombardment, they were also sweating profusely. Behind them, it was not just Ma Gui, the general Datong soldier who had no real jurisdiction over them. Behind them stood the real commander-in-chief of the Praetorian Guards, a pragmatic and pragmatic servant of the military government!

In future generations, it is probably equivalent to the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Ministry of Defense and the commander of the Central Theater Command watching the military exercises of the two battalion commanders. Can these two battalion commanders not be nervous?What's more, it is still under the premise that the offensive effect is not as expected in actual combat.

The two battalion commanders were so anxious that the corners of their mouths bubbling, they personally went down to the front line to urge the artillery commanders to carefully proofread and shoot Zhu Yuan. I have to deal with you before I take the blame!"

The Ming army was not a child soldier of the Red Dynasty, and there was no such thing as "no corporal punishment" from the rules.According to the highly pragmatic "modern army" principle, the so-called daily training, in addition to those real techniques and tactics, is the most fundamental point of "letting soldiers fear Shangguan rather than death".

What is the difference between the feudal army, the modern army, and the modern army in three different periods?Gao pragmatic has always believed that it is mainly reflected in three aspects: discipline, organizational ability and initiative.

The feudal army was an early form of the army.To put it simply, the composition of the feudal army is the binding form of generals and soldiers, and soldiers are often the personal property of the generals, just like the current Ming army.Therefore, the binding force of the feudal army was graded. The higher-level officers bound the lower-level officers, the lower-level officers bound the lower-level officers, and then the lower-level officers bound the soldiers.This grading system is loose and extensive, and lacks unified discipline requirements and organizational capabilities.

In such an army, the quality of the army is often determined by the personal ability of the officers.However, in fact, personal ability is always limited. No matter how good an officer is, it is difficult to take care of all the troops under him. Therefore, the quality of the feudal army is uneven, and even if there are elite troops, it is difficult to expand the scale.

It is also very related to why the number of Qi's army is always difficult to break through [-].However, after Qi Jiguang organized the Qi Family Army, he also realized this, so the Qi Family Army emphasized discipline. Therefore, after the death of Qi Jiguang, the Qi Family Army, no matter who was going to be the general, could maintain a high combat effectiveness until the court sent them to a dead end. , until all members die.

The modern army is an upgraded version of the feudal army.The biggest difference is that a unified discipline has been established (note: the discipline here is not limited to abiding by the law, but more importantly, the rules of conduct that must be followed).

The modern army broke the composition structure of the feudal army. From officers to soldiers, all were under the unified command, and they were restrained by unified discipline, thus improving the overall quality of the army.And the overall quality of the army has improved, and the organizational ability has been improved, and complex and large-scale tactical actions can be completed (without worrying that soldiers cannot complete it).

Therefore, the advantages of the modern army fighting against the feudal army are obvious: the quality of the modern army is uniform, and it advances like a wall on the battlefield. It does not require excellent generals and commands to find and break through the weak links in the feudal army, and any army Tactical changes can be made according to the battlefield situation, and the grasp of fighters is far better than the feudal army.

And the feudal generals have nothing to do with this kind of hard bridge and hard horses. Even if the feudal army dispatches all the elites, the modern army can still outperform it as a whole.Therefore, the so-called Manchu and Mongolian cavalry in the late Qing Dynasty would not be able to turn the tide in the face of the British and French bandit coalition forces - it was not only the suppression of weapons, but more importantly, the crushing of the military system.

As for the modern army, compared with the modern army in terms of discipline and organizational ability, there is no major breakthrough, but its individual soldier's initiative is better, or even better.The modern army requires soldiers to obey unconditionally, and the benefits are obvious. However, once the command is lost, the soldiers of the modern army are likely to be overwhelmed.

However, there are many types of weapons and arms on the modern battlefield, the situation is more complex, and the situation is changing rapidly. )—The fundamental role of reading here is not actually cultural knowledge itself, but the ability to think and make decisions by itself.

Of course, the system of the modern army has nothing to do with high pragmatism. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was neither suitable for such soldiers, nor could they train such soldiers.In Gao pragmatic's view, what Daming could strive to reach in his lifetime, that is, the level of the modern army, could not be higher.

Of course, there is no need to be higher.

The Datong town soldiers had Ma Chengzhao to supervise the formation, and the battalion commanders of the two artillery battalions of the Guards also stepped forward to supervise the battle in person.

Another three rounds of salvos were fired one after another. The artillery of the Ming army should have entered the "intermission" to avoid overheating of the gun body. Who would have guessed that the tower at the south gate of Lingzhou suddenly swayed visible to the naked eye, and the rebel soldiers on the tower seemed to be headless. The flies generally start scurrying about in a panic.

Then only a loud bang was heard, and the entire tower collapsed like an avalanche. The officers and soldiers who escaped from the tower before they could get their way down all fell with the tower, and most of them were buried in the ruins. The remaining part was not directly The smashed or buried rebels let out earth-shattering wailing.

The South City Gate of Lingzhou seemed to have turned into an Asura purgatory in an instant, extremely bloody and tragic.

Gao Wushi and Ma Gui, who were watching the game from a distance, breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, they could not help but see their scalps go numb.It's not that they haven't seen the dead, nor that they haven't seen so many dead people, but the moment of burial is still too shocking.

However, the troops on the front line are different from them. Those who stand in place against the artillery fire from the opposite side are also facing the pressure of life and death. At this moment, it is like a grand monkey who has been trapped for 500 years and is suddenly released. He does not feel the tragedy on the other side at all. There is no blood, but I feel very relieved, and everyone roared excitedly!
"Da Ming - Wan Sheng!"

"Da Ming - Wan Sheng!"

Ma Chengzhao, who was in the period of voice change, also shouted excitedly, then hurriedly looked behind him and waved vigorously to his father Ma Gui.

Ma Gui took a deep breath, turned his head and glanced at Gao Wushi, and said solemnly: "Shutai, the city gate has been broken, and the general attack can be launched."

Gao Wushi stared at the collapsed city gate, pursed his lips slightly, and shouted in a low voice, "Yes! Pace me in Lingzhou!"

Ma Gui turned his head and waved his hand fiercely. The sound of the snare drums was immediately loud, rumbled, and faster and faster.The Ming army infantry did not swarm up, but marched on the drum beat under Ma Chengzhao's scolding.

Although the scene is not as spectacular as swarming up, but in terms of shocking the enemy, it must be better like this!
Gao Wushi looked at Ma Chengzhao in front of the army, showed a smile, and said to Ma Gui: "With this beautiful child in Xiquan, Ma's favor is endless."

Ma Gui rejoiced in his heart, but still hurriedly bowed to Gao pragmatically, thanking him: "The dog is stubborn and blunt, it is not worth mentioning, if there is a little effort in this battle, it is also the fruit of Shutai's painstaking cultivation, and the dog is able to have it. This opportunity. If there is one or two uses for the dog in the future, I will definitely consider it a blessing for the Shutai to serve the dog and horse."

Gao Wushi smiled and waved his hand, "Xiquan is too modest."

Ma Gui knew that although Gao Wushi's words seemed simple, in fact, he had acquiesced in Ma Chengzhao's position under his command in the future, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.However, Ma Gui is not a person who does not care about priorities. He is happy when he is happy. He still remembers to do what he needs to do. He immediately reminded: "Nancheng is broken, if Chengen wants to leave, it should be now..."

Just as Gao Wushi was about to nod his head, he knew that Ma Gui's words had not yet been heard, and a messenger had already reported loudly in the distance: "Report - Shutai, Zongrong, an elite cavalry in Beicheng suddenly rushed out from the city, and our army could not intercept it. It has broken through and surrounded it. Zhou Canrong asked Shutai and Zongrong for instructions, do you need to pursue it?"

Normally, it must be pursued, so there is no need to ask. The reason why Zhou Canrong sent someone to ask is self-evident: the reason why Chen Chengen can make "our army can't intercept it" is that Zhou Canrong was ordered to release the water. result.That being the case, of course, you need to ask whether you want to pursue it or not, and to what extent.

Ma Gui smiled and said pragmatically to Gao: "Shutai, the last general thought that he might as well let him chase for a while, and he couldn't catch up either, but it seems like a good thing to be able to teach Chengen to be self-sufficient."

Gao Wushi nodded and said, "Okay, let him chase. It's best to kill a few more so that Chen Chengen won't suspect that I have no intention of letting him go back to Ningxia."

Ma Gui then asked the messenger to bring this to the Zhou Canrong, while he himself accused Gao Wushi of a crime and began to mobilize the army to prepare for entering the city.

It was only at the beginning of the day that Ming officers and soldiers had already broken into the city, and the rebels in the city discovered that although Chan Chengen's scorpion was standing there motionless, Chan Chengen himself had long since disappeared and was sitting there to supervise the battle for him. It's just a Xibei in his armor.

Needless to say, the consequences of the feudal army's loss of a leader, the entire morale collapsed at once, and almost all organizational systems disappeared without a trace in an instant.The officers didn't command the soldiers, and the soldiers didn't bother to find their own peaks, and wanted to get away or find a place to hide.

More rebel soldiers had neither a place to run nor a place to hide, so they simply did not do anything, knelt down on the side of the road, raised their weapons over their heads, and surrendered with a fluke.

But what they did was really right. Gao pragmatism had always been against civil war, and of course it was impossible to do anything like massacres.Before the war, the soldiers of the Ming army were repeatedly told to treat the prisoners well, and Gao pragmatic also adjusted the reward. One prisoner not only had the same military exploits as "winning the first grade", but also rewarded him with five coins.

Five coins, this is the lowest reward ever offered by High and Pragmatic, but he really can't do anything about it. gift.

Fortunately, Datong town soldiers can't be said to be rich, and five coins are also silver, isn't it one tael to catch two?No matter what, it's better than killing them, so the rebels in Lingzhou City suddenly became a feast for the time, and everyone rushed to take prisoners.

The thorns who are usually very temperamental are not willing to kill people indiscriminately, and when they encounter that kind of dishonest rebels, they just beat up and get angry - they can't get along with money when they are angry.

However, it is also because the situation is irreversible and the official army is "extremely restrained" that the surrender of the rebels has become smoother. From the sporadic surrender at the beginning, it gradually developed into a large-scale surrender.Lingzhou City is not too big, and there are less than [-] troops in the city that were abandoned by Chen Chengen. This kind of surrender only took less than half an hour to pass.

Lingzhou City completely changed hands in just three hours, and the southern gate of Ningxia was firmly in the hands of the officers and troops led by Gao Shishi.
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