My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 117 Divine Machine Invincible.

"Fourth Uncle, I didn't expect you to come here!"

On the second day when it was only dawn, Zhu Gaoyu was called up by the old man, put on the old man's extra armor, and summoned the cavalry to form a team.

Not long after the team was assembled, the old man gave the order for the whole army to march.

Zhu Gaoyu's team of cavalry was ordered by the old man to lead the whole army.

Not long after the team set off, Zhu Zhanji, who appeared out of nowhere, rushed over excitedly and said hello.

"Okay, this outfit is good, it's a bit presentable."

Looking up and down at Zhu Zhanji, he saw that he was wearing iron armor and holding a long gun in his hand. Apart from his immature face, his overall image was pretty good. Zhu Gaoyu praised him with a smile.

"Hehe, Grandpa said the same thing, I wonder if I can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy this time."

After being praised by Zhu Gaoyu, Zhu Zhanji scratched his head shyly.

This was his first time on the battlefield, and he was already longing for it.

In the past, he could only hear the generals fighting bravely on the battlefield in operas, but now he finally has the opportunity to come to the battlefield.

He thought in his heart that if he had the chance, he must lead the team to fight and let his grandfather see his bravery.

"You, it's a little difficult."

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head, as if I didn't like it.

As soon as he heard that even the fourth uncle said it was a bit difficult, Zhu Zhanji's excitement disappeared instantly, and he drooped his head dejectedly.

"Grandpa always treats me like a child. In fact, I have grown up and can make contributions to Ming Dynasty."

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoyu raised his hand and patted Zhu Zhanji who was walking beside him.

"Don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future. Your grandfather and our three uncles can still fight. When we are old, we will take over."

After finishing speaking, he took out a big pear from the horse pocket beside him and stuffed it into Zhu Zhanji's hand.

"This is the only one left, and it's just for you."

"pear."

Looking at the big pear in his hand, Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up, and he picked it up and gnawed it into his mouth.

"Where did you go yesterday? Why didn't I see you when I came here?"

Looking at Zhu Zhanji who was eating happily, Zhu Gaoyu spoke slowly and asked about yesterday's situation.

"Yesterday, grandpa said that he was going to leave the camp. He said that I didn't do anything when I came to the army. Give me an errand, let me hone it, and let me investigate the grain and grass!"

Wiping the pear juice flowing from the corner of his mouth, Zhu Zhanji explained the reason why he was not there yesterday.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Food and grass are military secrets, and no one else is allowed to know except the commander and designated officials and generals.

Because if there is a shortage of food and grass, let your generals know. Once captured by the enemy or accidentally leaked, it will easily cause huge losses to the army.

Therefore, there are regulations in the army that, except for the exclusive officials and the commander in chief, no one is allowed to interrogate the grain and grass. Those who violate the law will be beaten with military sticks, and the serious ones will be executed.

"Fourth Uncle, can I ask you something?"

Maybe he hasn't eaten fruit since he came to the grassland. Zhu Zhanji even ate the pear core.

Spit out the seeds inside, Zhu Zhanji licked his lips, and looked at Zhu Gaoyu with a flattering expression.

Zhu Gaoyu, who was looking back and forth at the cavalry to prevent falling behind, asked without turning his head: "What's the matter, say, I still count on you to take good care of Zhan Jin in the future, as long as you don't violate the military order, as long as you If you say it, Fourth Uncle can do it."

"Oh, thank you fourth uncle!"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji thanked him happily.

"It's like this fourth uncle. Grandpa formed a boy scout army for me, but he didn't give me a horse. He said he wanted to treat everyone equally. He only gave the staff and not the equipment. If I want any equipment, I can figure it out by myself, or It’s money to buy.”

"You also know that my mother is very poor, and the equipment is better. I have the cheek to ask the Ministry of Industry for some."

"But the horse is a problem. I don't like ordinary ones. Well, I can't afford them. Just a few days ago, I saw the horses brought by Uncle Shanyin."

"I asked him, and he said that you bought this, can you..."

While talking, Zhu Zhanji felt a little embarrassed.

After all, what he wants is a war horse, not a worthless chicken, duck, or goose.

It was not easy for the fourth uncle to transport the horses back from afar, so he was a little embarrassed to open his mouth.

"How much?"

Zhu Zhanji was a little embarrassed to speak, but Zhu Gaoyu didn't care at all, and asked directly how much he needed?
"That, 300..."

Stretching out three fingers, Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Gaoyu cautiously, for fear that the quantity he asked would make fourth uncle angry.

"300."

Zhu Gaoyu frowned slightly when he heard the amount.

Zhu Zhanji thumped in his heart, thinking that he wanted too much, and quickly changed his words: "That. 200 is fine, if it's really not good, 100 is also fine."

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at him, and smiled and waved his hands under his anxious eyes.

"What is 300 enough for? I'll give you 500. First, form a centurion cavalry, and then give birth to a pony. I'll send you some more, and you can train it yourself."

"500!"

Hearing this number, Zhu Zhanji patted the horse in surprise, and kicked his horse forward in shock.

Zhu Gaoyu was speechless, and stretched out his hand to push down the opponent's horse that was about to jump.

"Thank you fourth uncle!"

Zhu Zhanji, who was still pleasantly surprised, quickly thanked Zhu Gaoyu happily.

Zhu Gaoyu waved his hand.

"It's all a family, so thank you very much."

"Okay, you go to your grandfather's side first, I'm going to inspect the marching army, and when the battle is over, you can come and lead the horse."

After getting 500 strong horses, Zhu Zhanji was very happy. He wanted to chat with Zhu Gaoyu, the fourth uncle, but when he heard that the other party had something to do, he agreed, and happily brought a few guards. Back to the old man.

"Your Highness, we don't know how much we will have left after the battle. Isn't 500 a little too much?"

Wu Shan, who followed without saying a word the whole time, couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw Zhu Zhanji who was leaving happily.

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at Wu Shan, and didn't mention the matter of the horse. Instead, he confessed: "You don't have to follow me in the next battle. You go to the Marquis of Anyuan. This is a rare firearms battle with the prairie cavalry. You won't be sure in the future." We can use it, you should learn from him."

After all, he waved his horsewhip and took Zuo Jun and other guards to patrol the marching team.

The tenth day of June in the 12th year of Yongle.

On this day in history, the battle has come to an end, but at this moment, Daming's army has just driven to Hulan and suddenly lost its temperature.

These few days Mahamuna is very tormented.

The Ming army already knew where his main force was. According to his guess, with the character of the old man, he would definitely rush over to fight him immediately.

However, he waited for four or five days, and the Ming army remained motionless.

Just when he thought that the Ming army was plotting something and was considering whether to change tactics, the Ming army finally set off.

This made him feel relieved, but at the same time he was relieved, he sent people to intensify the investigation, wanting to see if the Ming army had engaged in some conspiracy.

But the Ming army was guarding too strictly, there were rangers everywhere within a radius of 50 of the army, and the people he sent couldn't get in at all.

It wasn't until the Ming army arrived at Hulan that they suddenly lost their temperature that his people discovered something.

The Ming army had more cavalry than at the beginning, but it is impossible to judge exactly how much more. It is estimated that there were at least 5000 more cavalry.

Knowing that it was only about 5000 more, Mahamu was relieved.

Although the cavalry of the Ming army was good, the horses could not compare with them. The horses accounted for most of the factors in the cavalry battle. With this advantage, he was confident of defeating the Ming army.

Moreover, his position is still condescending, which is even more beneficial to the cavalry charge.

According to his understanding, the Ming army used to line up cavalry on both wings so as to flank the enemy.

This strategy is indeed good, but it has a lot of disadvantages.

No matter how brave the two wings are, it is useless if the central army cannot defend.

Standing high on the hillside, he believed that a single charge could break through the Ming army's central army.

Even if the cavalry reacted by then, it would be too late.

"Grand Master, the vanguard of the Ming army has been discovered!"

"Grand Master, the Ming army has begun to change formation!"

"Teacher,..."

Mahamu, who sat alone on the top of the mountain, closed his eyes and listened to the situation reported by a messenger, and waited quietly without any answer.

Everything that needs to be arranged has already been arranged, and the next step is to see which side Changshengtian is on.

But he felt that his hopes were great.

The tribe he led was waiting for work here, while the Ming army came all the way, and the two sides were judged by their physical strength.

"Woooooooo..."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A horn that shook the sky suddenly sounded in the distance, and the uniform pace, like the thunder of the barbaric period, came rolling from a distance with ferocity and domineering.

"coming!"

Slowly opened his eyes, the grass and the sky came into view instantly.

In the green lines connecting the sky and the ground, a red square slowly approached.

Flags are flying, and spears are like forests.

The endless Ming army, under the command of the horns and drums, walked in neat steps until it was five miles away from the hillside where Mahamu garrisoned, and then slowly stopped.

"Order, the Shenji Battalion is on standby to meet the enemy!"

"Order, ride left and right, be on standby, launch an attack on the enemy's flank at any time, and cut off the enemy."

"Order,……"

The old man boarded the command vehicle of the Chinese army, holding a single-lens telescope in his hand, while observing the situation on the other side, he quickly issued a combat order.

The environment here is really as imagined, with high mountain slopes everywhere, which is very conducive to the charge of cavalry.

But now that it has reached the battlefield, no matter how complicated the environment is, it has to be dealt with.

The old man has sufficient confidence in his army, even in such an unfavorable environment, he can achieve a perfect victory.

Among them, the source of his greatest confidence is the advanced weapons and powerful artillery of the Shenji Battalion.

As the messengers gave orders, the military formation began to change rapidly.

Under Liu Sheng's command, Shenji Battalion stepped forward and stood behind the shield of the Fifth Army Battalion, letting the shield block them first.

Behind them, 55 new artillery pieces were pushed into firing positions by Lifu and the artillery under the cover of tarpaulins.

"All ministries are on standby after entering their positions, and there is no order to kill those who shoot without authorization!"

"Artillery unit, load the artillery immediately, and do not fire without my order."

"All 20 small artillery pieces stepped forward, loaded with shotgun shells, and prepared a big surprise for the opponent."

Liu Sheng, commander of the Shenji Battalion, calmly adjusted the formation.

As a battlefield veteran, this is not the first time he has experienced this kind of battle.

Although he was very confident in his soldiers, he was still somewhat worried.

This is the first time that the Shenji Battalion has fought against the enemy after a full refit, and they are dealing with elite prairie cavalry.

Just in case, Liu Sheng transferred the only army that had used this weapon to fight to the front.

When this army was in the Strait, it used flintlock guns to defeat the Japanese pirates' attacks one after another.

The main reason for letting the troops hide temporarily is that they are afraid that the other side will know their identities.

Daming Shenji Battalion, after several battles, has already gained a small reputation.

Especially in dealing with cavalry, the loud noise when attacking can make the horses who have not accepted it suddenly startled, and then get out of control and disrupt the formation.

In order to prevent anyone on the opposite side from recognizing Shenjiying, the old man ordered not to reveal his whereabouts before firing, so as to prevent the big fish that was finally caught from being scared away.

The grassland is so big, if the opponent insists on running, the Ming army, which is dominated by infantry, will not be able to keep up.

At that time, they could not catch up with the enemy, and the Ming army could only turn around and go home.

While the Ming army was fine-tuning, Mahamu on the opposite side had already issued an attack order.

He divided the more than 3 cavalry under his command into three parts, and attacked the Ming army from different directions.

"Children of Changshengtian, the time has come to restore the glory of our ancestors. Pull out your scimitars, draw your bows and arrows, and kill these cowardly southerners."

There are no generals on the battlefield, no exchanges between the two armies. When the two sides enter the combat position, the most intense battle begins directly.

Mahamu stood on the top of the mountain, pulled out the scimitar at his waist, and swung it forward violently. The Wala cavalry who were waiting not far away rushed straight down from the top of the mountain with shouts.

"Woooooooo..."

As the Chinese army's horn sounded, the other two cavalry units also began to charge the Ming army formation according to the predetermined plan.

For cavalry, this kind of direct charge is the most stupid.

According to the habits of the prairie people, they all hang the enemy's troops for long-range shooting, and rely on the extremely durable horses to consume the enemy alive.

But this time, Mahamu did not choose this way of fighting, but directly chose to let the cavalry charge.

The reason why he made such a decision was not because he didn't know how to command the cavalry to fight, but because the situation forced him to fight like this.

The troops commanded by Zhu Di are not sheep without combat effectiveness.

The Ming army also has a lot of cavalry, as long as they have contact with the Ming army, the old man with rich battlefield experience will let people bite them to death.

Once they were held back by the cavalry, Da Ming's army would quickly spread out and swallow them all in one bite.

Of course, they still have another option, which is to use their familiarity with the terrain and run the fuck right away.

Afterwards, the Ming army carried out long supply lines, and they were not used to the cold in the north. When the Ming army could not find them in winter, they would automatically withdraw.

At that time, the grassland was still their grassland.

And once the Ming army withdrew back, it would not be a simple matter to mobilize the army to come to the grassland again.

Someone once suggested to Mahamu in this way, indicating that the army is powerful, and it is not wise to rashly use it for a decisive battle.

After defeating Alutai and already controlling most of the grassland, Mahamu's mentality is already a little bit flustered.

He felt that with his current strength, not to mention defeating the Ming army that came from afar, it is not impossible to sweep the Central Plains again.

In his mind, the Ming army came all the way exhausted and was suddenly attacked, and they would definitely be in chaos.

Zhu Di was able to subdue the grassland, relying on the powerful military formation of Ming Dynasty.

Once he leads people to break through the army formation, then Daming's army will not pose any threat to him.

More importantly, he was full of confidence at this time, and he didn't want to run away like a dog before fighting the enemy, which would damage his name as the overlord of the grassland too much.

So no matter what the result is, he has to wrestle with Zhu Di to let him understand who is the boss of the world.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Thirty thousand cavalry, like three sharp arrows, rushed down from three directions, rushing towards the Daming army formation.

Thirty thousand cavalry does not mean that there are only thirty thousand war horses.

In ancient cavalry, the minimum requirement was one man with two horses, and some even one man with three horses.

As steppe nomads, they played cavalry almost to its peak.

Although the charge was nominally 3 cavalry, except for the horses with living supplies, there were at least 5 horses who launched the charge.

There is no limit to human beings, not to mention horses that are bigger than human beings.

The cavalry attacking from three directions, with the imposing manner of charging, turbulent waves, like huge waves on three sides, slapped the Ming army fiercely.

Looking at the terrifying scene on the opposite side, feeling the slightly trembling ground, the soldiers of the Ming army looked at the opposite side coldly with weapons in their hands without fear.

They are the most powerful legion of Ming Dynasty, the elite of the elite.

Not to mention that there are [-] cavalry rushing over from the opposite side, even if the number is doubled, they will not have any timidity.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The deafening sound of horseshoes became louder and louder, and the ground under his feet shook more and more violently.

Liu Sheng, standing as the first commander in the whole army, slowly raised the order flag in his hand.

Three miles, two miles, one mile...

The distance between the two parties is getting closer and closer, and some with good eyesight can already see the situation on the other side clearly.

When the distance between the two sides was less than half a mile, the shieldmen standing in front of Shenji Battalion suddenly retreated, revealing that they raised their rifles and aimed at Shenji Battalion on the opposite side.

"Damn it, it's the Shenji Battalion!"

Mahamu, who was in the command position, saw the sudden appearance of Shenjiying, and his expression was instantly terrified.

Although he is a bit arrogant, he is not an uninformed person.

He had seen the power of a big firearm before, and he knew it.

At close range, not only is it powerful, but it will also make a loud noise to deter the enemy.

Although the cavalry under him were brave, they had never been in contact with such troops, let alone the horses had received training in this area.

He couldn't imagine how frightened the horses would be when they experienced this for the first time when the gunshots sounded from the opposite side.

Once a horse is frightened, it takes a long time for even its owner to control it.

Mahamu, who was laid down by the Ming army, was very angry, but he did not give the order to retreat.

The distance between the two sides was less than half a mile, and the cavalry in front had already launched a charge.

The charging cavalry unit didn't just stop when they stopped.

No matter what the situation ahead was, even if it was an abyss, the cavalry would grit their teeth and charge forward with eyes closed.

"Great Longevity, bless your descendants!"

Seeing the two sides who were about to touch each other below, Mahamu closed his eyes and prayed silently to the sky.

It's a pity that his prayer didn't have any effect, and the longevity in his heart may have fallen asleep today.

When the two sides were a hundred steps away and both sides could see each other's face, Liu Sheng's eyes burst into murderous intent, and he waved down the command flag fiercely.

"Fire!"

(End of this chapter)