The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 224 Zhu Yuanzhang versus Genghis Khan, hundreds of cannons arrayed, vultures waiting for food!

"Adjust the range of the cannon according to regulations, check the cannonballs again, and make sure there are three boxes of cannonballs next to each cannon!"

"Archers on the crossbow bed, hurry up and prepare at least ten rockets for each crossbow bed. The front end of each arrow and the left and right sides must be tied with kerosene bombs!"

"The archer checks his bow one last time and checks whether his quiver is full of arrows."

"Switch, array!"

"If there is any mistake, military law will be ruthless"

under the sun,

On the city wall connecting the two natural mountains at the east gate of Yanmen Pass, flag messengers stood at the left and right ends of the highest point of the city gate tower, repeating command flags to both sides.

On the city walls on both sides, the grassroots generals who were always paying attention immediately issued corresponding military orders after seeing the flags.

All of a sudden, the city wall was filled with the sounds of the cannon commander Baihu and the crossbow commander Baihu giving orders, as well as the sounds of the defenders operating their equipment according to the orders.

On the city wall that is nearly a kilometer long at the east gate, the new Hongwu cannons, which have already pushed their muzzles out of the parapet, are spaced about ten meters apart.

On the corridor on the third floor of Yanmenguan Gate Tower,

Zhu Yuanzhang watched helplessly as the artillerymen operated the cannon's elevation adjustment mechanism, and clearly heard the mechanical sound of rack teeth buckling coming from the left and right.

Immediately afterwards, from a high position, he saw the elevation angle of the cannon barrel changing in the same and different ways.

Just look at the five cannons nearby. Each cannon has a different elevation angle. Looking at the five cannons at the back, each cannon has a different elevation angle.

But the elevation angles of the ten guns are the same in pairs. The elevation angles of the first gun and the sixth gun are the same, the elevation angles of the second gun and the seventh gun are the same, and the elevation angles of the third gun and the eighth gun are the same. The elevation angles of the fourth gun and the ninth gun are the same, and the elevation angles of the fifth gun and the tenth gun are the same.

And the one hundred cannons on the entire city wall follow the same pattern, that is, one hundred cannons have five different elevation angles, and every twenty cannons have the same elevation angle.

"Is this matrix dislocation adjustment range?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the 'regular wavy line' composed of black muzzles that ran across the city wall at his feet, and asked the commander of the East Gate defense next to him, General Chen, the commander of the Yangming Fort Guards.

General Chen knew that the temporary general next to him was an experienced veteran, but he didn't know why he wanted to hire such a temporary general with the talent of Mr. Ye.

But no matter what, he is Master Ye's guest and must be given enough respect.

General Chen just said relatively politely: "This is the tactical terminology Master Ye taught us. In fact, I didn't understand what 'matrix dislocation' was before."

"But although I understand now, I still can't explain it clearly for a while. Please forgive me for my clumsiness, General Guo."

"After firing the cannon, General Guo will naturally understand!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he just nodded with a deep look. He was not in a hurry, since the artillery fire would not be long anyway.

At that time, he would naturally be able to see the 'Matrix Dislocation' style of play pioneered by Mr. Ye, who had no experience in leading troops and had little experience in talking about military matters on paper.

As for this so-called 'matrix dislocation' play, it will be immediately clear whether it is a mule or a horse!

"General Chen, come here!"

At this moment, a general shouted from upstairs.

After General Chen went downstairs, only Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang were left in the corridor on the third floor.

In Mao Xiang's eyes, three groups of soldiers wearing silver armor were running out of the city through the open gate. The soldiers in the first group were all strong men, holding rectangular iron shields as tall as one person, and the soldiers in the second group were holding spears. Followed by.

When they ran [-] steps outside the city, they immediately spread out to both sides. The shield soldiers formed an iron shield wall in front of the city wall [-] steps away.

Just when they all stood in a bow position, the spearmen thrust their spears out of the small square opening between the two shields!
You must know that the square iron shield in Yanmen County is not just a piece of iron. It is also designed with three notches around it: upper, middle and lower.

As long as the two shields are put together horizontally, three square openings will appear!

The opening is not big, just enough for the spear to extend, and just enough for the fire blunderbuss to extend, but at this time, the spear is only nearly a foot long.

Just after the formation of the contradictory horse-rejection formation was formed, a thousand sword and shield soldiers were also waiting behind them!
In Mao Xiang's view, there were two more silver human walls wearing standard military armor on top of the city wall!
Mao Xiang knew that this was the last line of defense for the city wall. Once they were needed, it would be a bloody battle!
He only hoped that they would not be needed. After all, their wives, children, and parents were in their homes behind the city wall, waiting for them to go home and reunite!

"The artillery observers are in place, and the crossbow bed observers are in place!"

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As General Chen's order was conveyed, Zhu Yuanzhang and his two men, who were on the corridor on the third floor of the city gate building, heard rapid footsteps.

They knew it was time for them to give way.

The two ends of the third and second floors of the city gate building are the positions of two observers. As long as their command flags are waved down, it is the military order for the cannon to fire and the crossbow bed to fire.

At the same time that the observers were in place, Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang arrived at the first floor of the city gate building, which is the command room at the east gate.

Mao Xiang whispered: "Your Majesty, if the fighting style of the west gate battlefield is really the same as that of the east gate where we are, Lord Ye's military orders have already been implemented at the east and west gates."

"In my opinion, this is a layer-by-layer consumption strategy. Do you think it can be achieved?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the billowing smoke and dust that was already visible in front of him and said: "It depends on the effect of his 'matrix dislocation' strategy." "If the effect is good, even if someone is lucky enough to rush over, the three thousand soldiers under the city will be completely destroyed." I can handle it!”

"Also, after the fight begins, the transport troops on the city wall will definitely move back and forth. Don't call me Your Majesty, don't call me Master, call me General Guo!"

In Mao Xiang's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the rolling sand and dust that was approaching, but his eyes jumped slightly, and his eyes became serious.

Mao Xiang knew that compared to the enemy in front of him, what Ye Qing's countermeasures were was no longer that important in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

No matter how important it is, it will only happen after the war!

Because he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and Marshal Zhu who defeated the Great Yuan Dynasty into the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he will never allow the Northern Barbarians to break the customs again!

No, he no longer cares whether Mao Xiang is talking about you or you!

"wrong,"

"How can this style of play, which basically relies on long-range weapons, not have a distance javelin?"

"Can you accurately determine the shooting range just by looking at your hand?"

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At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized this problem.

After Mao Xiang heard this, he also put his hands on the parapet and looked at the plain pasture ahead with wide eyes.

According to what they have done in the past, they will definitely use bows and arrows or a crossbow bed, that is, a three-bow crossbow, to fire range javelins and mark the required range in advance before the war begins.

The javelin can be in various forms, it can be rows of javelin arrows, or it can be a single javelin arrow painted in a conspicuous color in advance, or it can even be fired with a few cannons to hit a few fresh pits.

Especially in this kind of grassland plain with basically no reference object in front, the distance of the javelin is particularly important.

But judging from the scene in front of them, apart from the natural plain grassland, there were only piles of small woods here and there, and a few almost negligible streams.

As for the so-called distance javelin, it can be said that there is none at all!

Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang didn't know whether they ignored this crucial point or believed too much in the naked eye observation ability of the observer!

But no matter what, it is a huge mistake!

"General Chen"

After Zhu Yuanzhang realized this, he turned around and said this, but found that General Chen, as the commander-in-chief of the East Gate defense, was not in the best command position.

"Come, here they come!"

At this moment, the soldiers shouted instinctively and immediately became focused.

In just a moment, the city walls became extremely silent.

At the same time, the familiar feeling of 'pre-war tranquility' instantly filled the minds of Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang.

On the city wall, among all the eyes focused on the distance, the billowing sand and dust that had been attacking at a constant speed suddenly stopped!
At this moment, thousands of vultures suddenly flew over the battlefield. They either kept circling or landed in the mountains on both sides.

For both friend and foe, they are all too familiar with this depressing bird of prey.

These birds of prey, which live in places where wars are frequent and specialize in eating the carcasses of large animals, already have their own understanding of war.

That is the place of war, the place where they feast. They must arrive in advance, otherwise other birds will eat the meat, and they will only be able to chew the remaining meat on the bones.

In the eyes of the vulture still hovering in the air,
On the open plain four miles outside the city, the raised sand and dust have basically settled.

Five thousand Beiyuan cavalry in black armor were almost spread out and were making final adjustments.

The first two rows of cavalry, whether they are horses or cavalry, are taller than the three rows behind!
Not only that, they were all wearing armor, and the weapons in their hands were not the scimitars of the light cavalry, but instead they all held maces or armor-piercing iron bones!

Two rows of heavy cavalry are responsible for breaking the formation and charging, three rows of light cavalry are responsible for the subsequent slashing, and finally there are [-] infantry responsible for finishing the kill!

The reason why they had to make final adjustments four miles outside the city was simply because although Meng Yuanma's endurance was good, his rapid charge distance was only more than three miles and less than four miles.

"Sons,"

"We are the descendants of Genghis Khan, and we are the clansmen of Emperor Yuan!"

"Take back the dignity we lost, and take back the pasture we lost!"

"Come in, the women, wealth, and food inside are all yours!"

"Kill me!!!"

A strong and burly cavalry general holding a mace issued the final military order almost like a roar, and immediately took the lead in launching a charge!
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