The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 253 Zhu Yuanzhang was so afraid that his hands were shaking. Master Ye's appeal surpassed that of the emperor, and he launched a sea of ​​fire array in the air!
"You idiot,"

"Don't tremble on your fucking back legs. We are all united. If you tremble on your back legs, all the brothers around you will be dead!"

"Put your upper hand into a palm to support the shield to protect your head and face, hold the handle of your lower hand tightly and bend it, support the shield with your arms and shoulders, lunge with your lower body, support the shield with your front feet, and straighten your back feet!"

"Only in this way can your kid have a chance to survive!"

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Zhu Yuanzhang stood on top of the city wall and looked at the contradictory horse-rejection formation directly in front of him. A man from Baihu with a double beard was shouting loudly to a young soldier next to him who was trembling on his hind legs.

The distance of two hundred steps is neither far nor close, just enough to see clearly the appearance and general facial expressions.

Zhu Yuanzhang, as a soldier who helped Tang He lead horses and an absolute veteran who climbed all the way to the throne of the emperor, could probably guess what Baihu was shouting even if he couldn't hear it.

It was obvious that the soldier, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, was afraid when the enemy was facing him.

As a soldier, it is shameful to retreat from battle!

But Zhu Yuanzhang believed that fear in battle was not only shameful, but also a very normal reaction, and even a psychological process that a recruit would have.

If someone were to ask him now if he was ever afraid before, and now he is wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the throne, he would definitely say that he has never been afraid. Once he goes to the battlefield, he is like the god of war descending to earth.

Even if you don't brag so much, you will still brag in this direction!

Not for anything else, just for the sake of face that fits the character of "Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty"!
He could brag to the civil and military officials, the people of the world, and even the children and grandchildren of future generations, but he himself knew that this was just a lie that he had to tell.

Back then, he held a large rusty blade full of gaps. When facing the powerful Yuan army, he even trembled while holding the knife in his hands.

But he finally overcame his fear, and used the rusty knife that had killed countless previous owners to cut fiercely to the end!
Recalling this point, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the young shield soldier who was trembling on his hind legs and even his whole body. Not only did his eyes not show any rebuke, but he also showed encouragement.

In fact, there was only one soldier trembling with fear in this contradictory formation!
It can be said that all recruits who go to the battlefield for the first time are more or less afraid, with severe trembling all over the body and moderate trembling of hands and feet!

Looking at this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his Majesty, the emperor as a king and father, could not help them at this moment. The only one who could help them was himself!
"Children, take courage."

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was secretly encouraging,
In the contradictory formation, the shield soldier's 'mantra' suddenly rang out!
"Put your upper hand into a palm to support the shield to protect your head and face, hold the handle of your lower hand tightly and bend it, support the shield with your arms and shoulders, lunge with your lower body, support the shield with your front feet, and straighten your back feet!"

Just such a formula for the key points of action was recited by two thousand shield soldiers.

And those young shield soldiers who were facing the cavalry and watching the opponent's cavalry getting closer and closer, their eyes twitched slightly and they read aloud.

The distance of just thirty steps is a long journey for them!

You must know that cavalry is a 'tank' to the infantry of this era, which can also be said to be a savage beast, not to mention the shield soldiers who have to resist the charge of cavalry.

From the initial fear to the courage before the final collision, they thought a lot.

I thought of the comrades and brothers around me, the city wall behind me, the prosperity behind the city wall, the elders in my hometown, the wives and children at home, and even the county lord Ye who made them live as flesh and blood humans. !

But they only didn’t think about themselves!

Because when you think about yourself, you will be afraid, and when you think about them, you will feel that the charging cavalry is not so scary!
Continuous muffled sounds were heard, followed by the screams of people and the neighing of horses!
Of course, there are also the sounds of bones breaking and even flesh being pierced!
I only saw a line of [-] steps outside the city. While people were turning on their backs, many shield soldiers were knocked backwards and flew back!
Immediately afterwards, they were assassinated with spears and surrounded by soldiers with swords and shields. In less than a cup of tea, the last five hundred Beiyuan cavalry also died outside Yanmen Pass Zhongmen City.

The nearest corpse of the Beiyuan cavalry was 150 steps away from the open city gate.

The total number of shield soldiers and spear soldiers who were knocked upside down and fell to the ground was 300, and most of them were young soldiers who were trembling with fear before.

At the age of seventeen or eighteen, in the eyes of Ye Qing, a time traveler from modern times, he was just a big boy, but in this era, he was already a man who shouldered the important responsibilities of his family and country.

Although they were trembling with fear before, they blocked the last Beiyuan cavalry from the city wall.

Even if they fell to the ground with serious injuries, even if they had serious internal injuries, even if their hands and feet bones were broken, they just suppressed their blushes, gritted their teeth, and did not cry or scream.

They know that they have not withdrawn from the battlefield, they are still warriors who bleed without shedding tears!

"Bring them back and let the soldiers in the city fill the gap!"

above the city walls,

General Li was not too moved, but issued such a military order relatively seriously.

Soon, a group of soldiers armed with square iron shields and spears quickly left the city to fill the gap. At the same time, the civilians in charge of logistics quickly carried [-] wounded soldiers into the city.

The moment they entered the city, they began to wail in pain, and the medical officers at the scene also began to get busy.

The only purpose of the medical officer on the scene was to save life and stop bleeding.

Soldiers who cannot survive will be taken care of, and soldiers who can survive will also be sent to the field emergency hospital located at the intersection of Bianmao Street.

After the injury is stabilized, he will be sent to major medical centers in the city!
Zhu Yuanzhang, Mao Xiang, and General Li came to the female wall facing the city and watched this busy and orderly scene.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang also listened to General Li's rough explanation of their injury and illness logistics support plan.

"Save lives on the battlefield, stabilize illnesses in the rear, and recuperate in the rear. It can be seen that Mr. Ye is doing his best." "But the civilian medical clinics in the city have all turned into wartime logistics hospitals. If they are all voluntary, Mr. Ye will be too Amazing!"

General Li also nodded and said: "Not only did they volunteer, they were also willing to use their own money to treat the wounded soldiers, but Mr. Ye insisted on paying the medical expenses."

"In the end, both parties took a step back. The private medical center fully cooperated with the treatment and only charged the cost of the medicine!"

After hearing this, Mao Xiang's admiration for Ye Qing rose to a new level again.

He didn't have the word "two-way rush" in his mind, but it had a similar meaning. The common people, doctors and merchants were willing to do their best, and this corrupt official who made one party rich also insisted on the principle of not being greedy for good.

Thinking of this, Mao Xiang also understood the truth. Whether husband and wife or officials and people, they must go both ways in order to live in harmony for a long time.

The reason is very simple. If you open the door to ask for money from the people, you will continue to ask for it as a matter of course.

People will give everything because of the enthusiasm in their hearts, but if they continue to give like this, it will turn into open exploitation.

Once you develop the habit of exploitation, the dynasty will be destroyed!
The truth is this, but among the many dynasties in history, how many can do it?

When the dynasty was established, everyone knew that the people were the top priority, and everyone knew that taxes should be light and corvees should be light, but later on, they would all become masters of plundering the people!
Behind the two of them, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the county government office with complicated eyes after hearing these words.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang admired Ye Qing's principled approach!
But Ye Qing's powerful influence and appeal made him feel chills running down his spine!
Because of this, he became more determined to get Ye Qing to the court as soon as possible, but Ye Qing's guilt in his heart of "a man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade" was also a little more serious!
"General,"

"Their infantry charged!"

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was lost in thought again, the observer on the corridor on the third floor of the city gate building loudly said to General Li.

After Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses, he immediately followed General Li to the female wall facing the outside of the city.

In their eyes, the Beiyuan infantry who had been hesitant before pulled out their scimitars and charged into the stone wall maze with a roar.

Zhu Yuanzhang must not know what "zombie siege" is. If he knew these four words, he would definitely think of these four words at this moment.

In General Li's eyes, the super long-range trebuchets had stopped bombarding because Bei Yuan's front row of infantry had already rushed into the stone wall maze formation.

Looking at so many "pillars of black smoke" in the distance, looking at the corpses of Beiyuan infantry on the ground, and the wounded soldiers lying there wailing, General Li estimated that the Beiyuan infantry was bombarded by trebuchets and ten thousand enemies from a very long distance. Under the attack, there were nearly [-] casualties.

The Beiyuan infantry who are about to rush into the stone wall maze formation is almost 2 people!

Looking at this depressing scene, General Li smiled slightly and said, "Master Ye must be thoughtful!"

"If the 'Aerial Fire Sea Formation' is used in advance, those Beiyuan cavalry will not be able to get out of the stone wall maze formation, and they will all die inside."

"As a result, the Beiyuan infantry who have seen the power of the aerial fire sea formation will not dare to step forward at all."

"And under the constant consumption of the crossbow bed and the rain of fire and arrows, the Beiyuan cavalry will always have some fish that can slip through the net and attack our contradictory and horse-rejecting formation."

"This can be considered a hope for the Beiyuan infantry!"

"If there are too many of them to kill them all, there is always hope that someone can rush in!"

"They will think that as long as someone rushes to the city, we will not care about attacking from a distance, and their siege baggage can be brought up to fight."

"At that time, as soon as their cannons are fired, the rest of the army will all press forward."

"It's just that these [-] Beiyuan infantrymen can't get out of the stone wall maze array!"

"Our army's three hundred casualties can be exchanged for ten thousand cavalry and thirty thousand infantry. It's a good deal!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang heard this, they immediately understood Ye Qing's intention of refusing to use the aerial fire sea formation in advance, but they had never seen what the aerial fire sea formation was, and it was still somewhat empty.

But at this moment, they heard the order from the observer again.

"Aerial fire sea formation, prepare!"

As the flags were waved, the archers holding strong bows on both sides immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows. However, the arrows in their hands were no longer ordinary arrows, but arrows with arrows wrapped around cloth.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang saw this scene, he smelled the strong smell of fire oil again!

Zhu Yuanzhang just looked at the arrows wrapped in cloth, smelled the smell of kerosene blowing in the wind, and immediately understood that they were about to launch a rain of rockets.

However, no matter how dense the rocket rain is, it cannot fully cover it, and there is no such thing as a 'sea of ​​fire'.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang immediately looked in the direction of the city, because they thought of the three hundred small trebuchets arrayed in the city's "ground network".

"Bei Yuan's 630 infantry have all entered the stone wall maze formation. The front row of infantry is [-] steps away from our wall."

"Aerial fire formation, launch!"

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang realized that completing the aerial fire formation required the cooperation of trebuchets and rockets, the observers issued the order to launch! .
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