Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 216 This Battle Will Destroy the Three Views
In fact, Ma Bao didn't give Wu Sangui and his subordinate Wenwu time to react at all.

After entering Liuzhou, Ma Xiong and Zu Zeqing sent pressure to force them to enter the city. The two men were hesitating and writing to Wu Sangui for help. As a result, Ma Xiong, who was unprepared, was killed that night. Ma Bao led his troops to attack at night, and took his camp directly.

The [-] soldiers in Ma Xiong's hands!
Although they are not elite soldiers, it can even be said that Ma Xiong's soldiers are undoubtedly the weakest among the princes in the world in terms of experience and equipment, but that is 3 people after all.

Ma Bao only brought 1 people, and it was a night attack, and there were almost no cavalry. He was unexpectedly defeated by Ma Bao in less than an hour.

To be honest, even Ma Bao himself was frightened.

Of course there is the main factor of the word "surprise". Brother Ma really did not expect that Ma Bao would invite him into the city during the day, and everyone on the surface is also a wise minister, but they suddenly went out of the city to beat him at night.

But to be honest, no matter how weak Ma Xiong is, he is still a serious veteran, and no matter how weak his soldiers are, they are also serious court officers and soldiers, not some random mob, bandits and bandits.

The so-called ingenuity, this thing is indeed useful, but it is absolutely impossible to be so useful.In the final analysis, wars are still a contest of comprehensive strength, and cleverness is useless. After all, modern wars are no longer ancient wars.

What really played a decisive role in this night battle was Ma Bao's tactics tonight.

This tactic can be summed up simply in four words: full army assault.

To put it bluntly, Xia Ji has eight dozen.

There is no formation, no command, and no strategy. Except for him himself leading a team of thousands to raid the enemy's main tent, the other troops are really small groups, small groups, and free firefights. All are skirmishers.

The so-called skirmish line is already very close to modern warfare, and there is no bullshit formation.

In fact, even in modern warfare dominated by muskets, skirmish lines are far more effective than line arrays and line-up shooting tactics in most cases (when neither side has cavalry)
It's just the so-called skirmish line. After the officer yells for the whole army to charge, he is actually powerless to do the rest. There are five teams, ten teams, and one army. The word command is out of the question. How to fight is still the squad leader, the platoon leader.

In the feudal era, do you expect a group of grassroots soldiers to fight with their lives for the benefit of the nobles?
Throughout history, there has been a consensus, both at home and abroad, that the formation determines the strength of the army. Once the formation breaks up, the battle is lost. Similarly, as long as the enemy's formation collapses, the general will basically be able to The drum beating ordered the whole army to press on, and a jar of old wine was opened to celebrate the victory.

Who has ever heard of not using formation at all, and breaking up your own formation at the beginning of the war?

It just happened that this battle was won.

After the military reform, every soldier of the Ming Dynasty knows that this battle is now being fought for himself, and everyone who wins the battle will be given stock options. Every soldier at the grassroots level understands why this battle is fought. , what good is there in winning the battle, and what kind of pension and compensation can the family members get if they die in battle.

Because there is a director behind the soldiers, no one has to worry about their military achievements being concealed. The spoils, silver rewards, etc. will be distributed through meetings after the war, and they will have a vote for every penny spent in the army. right.

Although it is inevitable that part of the hard-working money will go to the pockets of generals such as Ma Bao, but under the complete transparency of the distribution, they also know that the officers will get [-]% at most, and the remaining [-]% will be their own.

In addition, this Ma Xiong is not much different from the traitors in essence, and he is the weakest among the princes in the world. With the combination of monetary rewards, equity incentives, and ethnic hatred, there is no need for command, just do it. It's over.

Do you really think that the grassroots squad leader can't command operations?

Such a completely new tactic and method of combat puts every general in Ma Xiong's army in a state of confusion. After all, they have fought all their lives, read military books all their lives, and learned how to defeat the enemy. The formation collapsed.

If the fucking enemy army doesn't have a formation at all, how will this battle be fought?
Some courageous Ming soldiers, relying on the advantage of the range of their firearms, dared to provoke a full-organized ower team to fly kites.

The generals of the horse army felt that there were gunshots and firepower everywhere in all directions. The enemy army didn't even have a main direction, and they didn't know who to fight. It felt like an enemy army that was dozens of times their own It's the same as being surrounded, what a fart!
On the other hand, because Liu Dapao had high hopes for Ma Bao, more than 300 rifled guns that were still in the experimental stage and could not be mass-produced were handed over to him. In addition to his own use of about [-] rifles, he used them to raid the Chinese army. Other than that, everything else was handed over to the squad leaders.

In fact, a large part of the reason why human warfare has developed from a line to a skirmish line is because of the use of rifled guns, and because of the use of skirmish line tactics, grassroots soldiers finally have their own ideas, precisely because they have their own ideas. The revolutionary thought can sweep the whole of Europe in a very short time.

Therefore, human history is indeed driven by knowledge, and rifled guns and skirmishers are indeed a perfect match.

With rifled guns, this thing is completely crushing compared to smoothbore guns in terms of accuracy and shooting distance, and it is especially suitable for scattered soldiers, and the soldiers and horses in Ma Xiong's hands are just ordinary guns. Common bird gun.

This is also the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, or even in the entire history of human warfare, that a skirmish line was launched, a big victory!

The speed of this victory was so fast that Zu Zeqing, who was also an ally, couldn't react at all. In the middle of the night, I heard that Ma Bao and Ma Xiong were fighting. The soldiers and horses got up and lined up, and before they had time to decide whether to help or not, they heard that the next door was almost finished, and Ma Xiong's soldiers and horses were completely destroyed, running around, and the Ming army was capturing prisoners all over the mountains and plains Woolen cloth.

So much so that Zu Zeqing was completely dumbfounded.

This Ma Xiong is actually not weaker than himself.

But he couldn't care less about other things, so he was so scared that he led his troops and ran back to his hometown in Leizhou overnight.

And Ma Xiong had finished the battle, and when he counted the casualties, he was even more surprised to find that in such a big battle, the casualties of his soldiers had not exceeded a hundred.

"General, you use soldiers like gods. Even if Marquis Zhuge Wu is reborn, it's nothing more than that, right?"

Ma Bao shook his head again and again when he heard the words, and said: "As for the rifle, our three-year-old child in Ming Dynasty knows that this is a key project that the Prime Minister has been holding on to. As for the idea of ​​​​a skirmisher line, it was originally proposed by the Prime Minister. I, Lao Zeng and others thought that the prime minister didn't understand soldiers, but now it seems that the prime minister is the real god of war."

"Needless to say, the prime minister is a sage descended from heaven. He is a true prophet. He is a demigod. He has seen coconuts in the clouds... what kind of coconut god."

Everyone nodded.

Although the majority of the people of Ming Dynasty are not very devout to the gods, it does not prevent them from listening to the myths. In addition, the myths and stories in Nanming are really numerous and complicated.

In addition, the myths of White and Green are originally from the same school, and they are all colleagues who continued to write and adapt the same fairy tale. It is very reasonable to spread it to the territory of Nanming and adapt it again. Is it?

So Liu Dapao naturally became something like a clone of a certain saint in the mouths of the common people, and it could have something to do with Journey to the West and the list of gods, anyway, it was very weird.

Ma Bao was the first general to lead a large-scale battle after the military reform. To be honest, today's skirmish line charge is also experimental in nature. The relevant tactics and tactics are not perfect, and even the specific spoils In fact, there is no clear plan for the distribution and how to record the military exploits.

But this power is really too frightening. Seeing it, Ma Bao sighed again and again, no wonder the prime minister wants to promote the military reform at all costs.

Of course, the negative impact of the military reform is also seriously underestimated.

Originally, according to his plan, after Liuzhou City was captured, he would rest here, and then use both kindness and force to further pressure Monk Zu Zeqing Kexi politically and militarily, forcing them to either surrender or die step by step.

Of course, the more important thing is to wait for Liu Dapao's instructions. For such a big matter, even though Ma Bao has always been rebellious and is famously courageous, he must not dare to act without authorization.

Liuzhou is an important military town. Although it is not as important as Guilin as the gateway to the two provinces, it is also far less sensitive than Guilin.

This place is not only easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the most important thing is the convenient transportation, and it can not only put a certain amount of military pressure on Wu Sangui to form a military confrontation, but also can coerce Shang and Zu, and can accept supplies from Nanchang. Sun Yanling is here After a long time of operation, there is also a certain foundation, at least there is not much shortage of military rations.

perfect.

As a result, the soldiers who had just won the battle felt that the battle was not enjoyable, and they all clamored to fight Nanning and regain the entire territory of Guangxi.

Ma Bao just said that Ma Xiong is obviously a grasshopper after autumn, and it doesn't matter whether Nanning is fought or not, it is actually useless. How can it compare with Liuzhou in terms of military value?Why are you rushing to collect Guangxi at this time? Isn't this a waste of effort?
Even Ma Bao reckoned that after this defeat, Ma Xiong, the governor of Guangxi, had almost finished his job. Strictly speaking, he didn't do anything too bad. Surrender can always save one's life, and he has no reason to resist desperately. Nine out of ten, the whole territory of Guangxi can be passed down.

But the soldiers didn't care, they insisted on fighting.

Ma Bao said that I will write a battle report to the prime minister first, and if the prime minister agrees, can I fight again?

That won't work, the soldiers have to fight now.

He also said that each battalion had already held a meeting and voted collectively, and more than [-]% of the soldiers insisted on fighting now. He also said that this is called a one-stop effort, and if the delay is long, Ma Xiong may breathe.

After all, the soldiers are not stupid. They also know that if this matter is reported to the court, the prime minister will most likely not agree to their request to fight Nanning. Nine out of ten they will be on standby in Nanning, and there is a small probability that they will go to fight Guilin, but How difficult it is to fight Guilin, besides, if you really fight Guilin, it is very likely that you will have to fight the entire Wu Sangui army, then it will definitely not be just their business, the whole Ming Dynasty has to be mobilized, maybe the prime minister will have to drive himself to conquer .

As for Liuzhou, although the military status here is quite important, this Liuzhou city only has a lot of land, and there is only a lot of unowned land. Sun Yanling surrendered and became an official in the court, so most of his family property had to be kept for others. The unowned land is only paid to them as war commissions, and how many options can they be exchanged for?
As for whether Ma Xiong will surrender, it depends on whether Guangxi will preach.

Dear father, you must never surrender!The soldiers are all counting on killing you for the New Year.

This group of people was so angry that Ma Bao couldn't suppress it at all. There were even rumors in the army the next day that if Ma Bao didn't lead everyone to fight in Nanning to make a fortune, everyone would vote for Ma Bao. If he is arrested, he will be accused of corruption. Anyway, [-]% of the votes will make it through. I don’t know, but [-]% should be about the same.

I don't know if this is true or not, but Ma Bao was really frightened by these soldiers. This is the horror of the military reform. If you don't listen to Liu Dapao, you can use the general to make a difference To be prevaricated, because of his contribution, saying that if he breaks the sky, he will be downgraded and retained.

If you don't listen to the words of these soldiers, you can really let him be corrupted at any time through legal means, or even kill him first.

He was so frightened that he hurriedly called a referendum, and as a result, [-]% of the soldiers voted for the non-stop attack on Nanning. Ma Bao was in a hurry, and wrote a memorial to Liu Dapao, and then took his [-] troops away with him. .

In Liuzhou City, the original Sun Yanling's tribe was only half reformed, with a bewildered expression.

As for Ma Xiong, leading the remnants of the defeated generals, he didn't even have time to rest when he heard a spies report that Ma Bao's [-] troops had already approached the city.

What a fart!

The news spread all over the world, let alone Liu Dapao's reaction, but Wu Sangui was really messed up.

I fought half my life as a soldier for 50 years. How can I fight this battle like this?
(End of this chapter)