Villager of Daming

Chapter 1232: The Wind Chases the Soul
"Report! Governor, the enemy is attacking with smoke." The voice of the signalman was heard outside Nahachu's tent.

He asked the other party not to enter the tent, as he was looking for a master to discuss things, but the master was not visible.

"Order people to wet their clothes and cover their mouths and noses." Nahachu knew how to deal with it.

After saying this, he slapped his thigh hard, his face full of regret.

Gegehaji also frowned slightly, thinking of the same thing, or rather the same mistake.

“Due to a heavy rain, we don’t have to worry about the enemy using fire attacks, but we forgot about smoke attacks.

They surrounded us, and they could release smoke no matter which direction the wind blew. Even if the wind direction changed, they could release smoke somewhere else. They must have made protective preparations in advance.

They started the action last night. The most terrifying thing about smoke attack is not the smoke, but the enemy coming in from behind the smoke.

This cigarette...eh?"

Gegehaji said, and suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Brother, let's also set off fireworks. No matter where the wind blows, as long as it blows to a place, the smoke will float over.

The Ming army released smoke from the upwind position, so we can release smoke wherever the smoke flies, and we will be in the upwind position.

The Ming army there needs to withstand the smoke attack and break out along that path, as they can't see anyone!
If our people can hold on a little longer, we might be able to fight them with our numerical advantage and win."

Gegehaji thought of a way. The smoke attack was indeed uncomfortable.

But if you release smoke, I will also release smoke. The wind blows to the west. If you release smoke in the east, my smoke will also blow to the west. Aren't you people blocking the west afraid of the smoke attack?
The smoke covered the enemy so that they could not see the people in the smoke and the muskets could only fire randomly.

Shooting arrows from the upper hand and shooting farther, fighting in the smoke is not pleasant for anyone, but it can make the Ming army lose all its advantages.

"Okay!" Nahachu slapped his thigh again: "Set off smoke, all the teams set off smoke, follow the smoke to break out, once the Ming army comes from behind..."

Nahachu gave the order first, and after waiting for others to make the arrangements, a hint of relief appeared in his solemn expression.

He wanted his army to release smoke together, so that the large army would move in whichever direction the wind blew.

The Ming army wanted to chase from behind the advantageous position, but would they have to put out the smoke first when passing by the place where the smoke was emitted?
Putting out the smoke will waste time and manpower. If we don't put out the smoke, will we go in? If we don't go in, our team will run further and further away. If we go in, then everyone will be the same.

Arrange some teams, and when the main force moves, they find places to ambush, wait for the enemy to rush over, and fight in the smoke.

If they could tear a big hole in the Ming army's encirclement, their own troops would be able to get out of it. Then it would no longer be a case of encircling or being encircled.

Even if the wind direction changed, their team continued to move along with the wind, using the smoke to provide cover.

The Ming army here has 30,000 troops? We have 80,000.

Due to the smoke, the Ming army's firearms were not effective and they could not see the people at all.

When our own people heard the gunshots, they immediately retreated in fear and shouted "kill". The enemy could only keep firing into the smoke.

After Nahachu gave the order, he needed to pass the order on and prepare something to ignite it.

It just rained and firewood is hard to find. Wet firewood is needed to make smoke, but how can we light it if it is completely wet?

Fortunately, there was some firewood that had been specially prepared for cooking. I lit it first, pressed some wet grass on it, and smoke started to come out.

As the messenger conveyed the order, smoke began to appear in various places.

……

"Huh? Counter-smoke attack? That's quite a trick. Hehehehehe..."

In the princes' tents, Councillor Zhao Yao soon received news that smoke spots appeared one after another where the Northern Yuan troops were, and the smoke was getting thicker and thicker.

"Are they crazy? They smoke themselves first? Hehehehe..." The fifth brother Zhu Su laughed. He didn't think that the other party was really smart. Whoever is smoked by the smoke knows how uncomfortable it feels.

Even if the 80,000 troops broke out, how many would be left? How long could the remaining people hold out? They were confused by the smoke.

If you want to break out, you can only run along the smoke. How can you protect yourself in such smoke? Wet your clothes with water?
Xu Da looked at a very crude map and said, "It seems that we need more people to learn aerial observation and mapping in the future. Xiaqiu Village is really amazing."

Xu Da didn't say anything about the cigarettes, as Zhao Yao's arrangements were enough.

From the moment the enemy started to set off smoke screens and break out, it meant that not many of the enemy's 80,000 men could return.

When two armies fight, they rely on the layout of their battle formations. The battle formation is not a simple formation, but it is to stabilize the morale of the army.

If they run away as soon as the smoke is released, and they also release smoke themselves, then they are fleeing! The soldiers do not know their generals, and the generals do not know their soldiers.

The soldiers in the smoke covered their mouths and noses with wet clothes to breathe. Their eyes could not see very far away and they shed tears when they were choked by the smoke.

How to command? Waiting for our army to hunt you down? Are you lying in ambush there?

We won't chase them! We'll give up the downwind position and won't place explosive packs.

You run in the smoke and we chase you outside the smoke. Let's see who runs faster.

My eyes are tearing up from the smoke. Are you sure you won’t fall while running? That’s a mountain!

Moreover, the smoke rises, running in one direction from a low level. The higher the terrain gets, the thicker the smoke becomes.

After running down from a high place, I feel comfortable now, but I still want to go up the mountain ahead.

Not going up? It's so uncomfortable! Running along the valley, the trend of the valley will definitely not follow the direction of the smoke.

What Xu Da was most interested in was the map that had been drawn up temporarily. The craftsmen and the best guards from the palace got on the hot air balloon together.

The guards used flags to convey messages, and the craftsmen drew maps. They were very simple maps, but they were sufficient.

This requires the use of some tools to facilitate positioning in the sky, which are frames with glass.

A dotted grid was drawn on the glass, and the craftsman used this method to draw the approximate terrain with pencil and paper.

After you finish drawing a copy, throw it down, put it in your pocket, tie something heavy to it and throw it, such as a sandbag on a hot air balloon, or... a person?

He found that craftsmen were more skilled in drawing maps than trained soldiers, and drawing was a basic skill for craftsmen.

"General Xu, when we send people to chase on both sides, we should keep blowing horns and beating gongs and drums."

Ling'er spoke at this time, so it is impossible to let Naha run away now, he must be caught.

"Good idea!" Xu Da nodded, and Zhao Yao immediately conveyed the order.

The team needs a conductor, and when they can't see their own people clearly, they can only do it through musical instruments.

In fact, both parties know each other's general situation. If they cannot change the content represented by the sound of a different instrument every time, who can remember it?
You can imitate the sound of the other party's instrument to disrupt his conduct. Even if you don't imitate, the sound will echo among the mountains. Can you tell which is which?
This method is not as good as being surrounded by enemies on all sides, as that will disrupt the army's morale, and this one belongs to the formation of a disrupted army.

It’s no use asking the people who are surrounding Nahachu’s troops to sing the grassland homesickness song now! Everyone is running for their lives!
When singing, one has to breathe deeply. After singing a few lines, one will fall down if he inhales too much smoke.

"In fact, Nahachu's response is the best way! They can't just lie there motionless. The smoke will keep coming in, and they will still inhale it if they lie down."

The village head was worried about Naha. What should he do? There was morning glow today. Should he wait for heavy rain to fall?

(End of this chapter)