Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() At this time, Wu Shigong was preparing the mine strategy in his mansion.Fortunately, it was the Ming Dynasty at this time, there were no telephones or e-mails, and the news was delivered very slowly. After Wu Shigong got the news, it had been more than a month, and it was already October in the fourth year of Chongzhen.

We'll talk about that later.And now Wu Shigong is gathering the military officers around him to formulate a military plan to seize the mining area.

Because he didn't pay much attention to Nanyang Mansion before, and the Shanchuan Division was established for a short time, Wu Shigong didn't have a detailed map of the mining area here.However, thanks to Xue Zhinong's efforts, he still took out a simple map.And this simple map has also helped Wu Shigong a lot now.

And in the eyes of those military officers present, they can see the key points of this battle at a glance.That is a village called Dahuai Village in this mountainous area with a mining area.

This Dahuai Village is located in a valley in the center of this mountainous area, basically blocking the passage of this mountainous area.If this village is occupied, then those miners cannot easily gather together, nor can they easily move back and forth in the mountains.

What's more valuable is that if Dahuai Village is occupied, then half of the iron mine and all of the saltpeter mine will be exposed on Wu Shigong's side.As long as a troop is stationed in Dahuai Village, Wu Shigong's army can safely sweep up the mining areas on his side and hold these mining areas in his own hands.

Because Wu Shigong's military operation lasted only one month, so if he planned for the worst, as long as he occupied half of the iron mine and all the saltpeter mine, then this military operation could be regarded as a barely successful one.And the other half of the iron mine can be occupied slowly in the future.

But to go to Dahuai Village, you have to cross half of the mountainous area, and you have to walk on a mountain road, so if it is a large army, the marching speed will definitely not be fast.

But this time Wu Shigong's combat idea for seizing Dahuai Village was to be fast and stealthy.Because it is absolutely impossible for those rebellious miners to gather too many people in the key stronghold of Dahuai Village.Otherwise, you may be caught in a long and protracted battle with those rogue miners.

But this mountain area is full of miners and their families, and Wu Shigong's army is fighting on the outside.Therefore, in order to be fast and concealed, only a small force can be sent there.

Moreover, this small army cannot be cavalry, because after seizing Dahuai Village, this small army will also be stationed in Dahuai Village to resist the possible counterattack of those rebellious miners for at least one day, and wait until the main force of the Runing Battalion arrives. .

Therefore, Wu Shigong finally decided to draw five hundred-man teams from the thousand-man infantry team of the mobile corps directly under him, and carry out this military operation in carts.Fortunately, those mountain roads also transport iron ore out of the mining area, so carts can still pass on that mountain road.

As for the total strength of this dispatch, Wu Shigong finally decided to send out all the thousand-man squadrons of the infantry, and then dispatched the four hundred-man squadrons that the local troops gathered for training at Wu Shigong's place.And two centuries of cavalry.Because in the mountains, the role of cavalry is not very great.

In addition, as fire support, there are four three-pound artillery pieces of the artillery team acting together with the troops.Therefore, the total force is more than 650 people.

As for the arrangement of each unit, it is determined in this way.The five centurions as forwards will be led by He Fei, and Shu Mo will be the deputy commander.

Because He Fei also begged Wu Shigong several times. After he returned to the personal army, his training performance was also very good, so this time Wu Shigong was given to He Fei and those who returned to the personal army with He Fei at that time. An opportunity for them to make up for their mistakes in this battle.

The main function of Shumo is that after the pioneers occupy Dahuai Village, Shumo will preside over the defense in Dahuai Village until the main force behind them arrives.

To be honest, Wu Shigong was still a little worried about Shumo's natural timidity.But Shumo is indeed the military officer with the best defense under Wu Shigong.Besides, if Shumo had been hanging around with Wu Shigong all the time, then he would basically be useless as a person.

However, if Shumo died or ran away because he failed to complete the task this time, Wu Shigong would never be soft because Shumo used to be his book boy.Since it is waste, there is no need to keep it.

Following the vanguard are two centurion cavalry. Their main task is, if the vanguard fails to capture Dahuai Village as scheduled, they will strengthen the vanguard and must capture Dahuai Village.And if the vanguard captures Dahuai Village, the cavalry will also strengthen the defense of Dahuai Village.

As the commander of this military operation, Zhou Xun will lead the remaining nine centurions and artillery teams to set off later.As for the candidate for the deputy commander, Wu Shigong sent people to Guidewei immediately, and transferred Yu Ji over.

Regarding the use of Yu Ji, Wu Shigong also had the same idea as Shumo.Of course, if Yu Ji refused to transfer, Wu Shigong would also remove him from his group.

Of course, there is another purpose by the way. After Yu Ji's transfer this time, he will not return to German Guard in a short time. He and some military officers of Guide Guard will stay with Wu Shigong's personal soldiers after this military operation. In the team, receive complete military officer training.

As for the commander of Gui Dewei, Wu Shigong transferred Qian Qi over.In this way, Wu Shigong can also strengthen his control over Gui Dewei.

It can be seen from this that Wu Shigong sent two experimental military officers and most of the recruits without combat experience this time, so Wu Shigong is still very confident in the success of this military operation.

However, just in case, Wu Shigong will also prepare his own soldiers and the rest of the cavalry, ready to go to Nanyang Mansion to support the battle at any time.

And because the preparations for sending troops are basically in the Runing Battalion, the secrecy of sending troops can still be guaranteed.However, just in case, Wu Shigong put Li Lu, Wan Wendong, and their entourages under house arrest in the Runing camp, just in case they talked nonsense and leaked news after they returned.

And these days, Wu Shigong has also been preparing for the dispatch of troops, so he seems extraordinarily busy.The day before the dispatch of troops, Wu Shigong saw that he was almost busy, so he returned to the inner house early. After dinner, he went to Xiuzhu's room to rest.

Wu Shigong and Xiuzhu's twin sons rolled and crawled on the bed in the bedroom, Wu Shigong teased them for a long time before letting the nanny go to sleep with the twins in his arms.

When undressing Wu Shigong, Xiuzhu asked Wu Shigong cautiously: "Young Master, I heard that the slave's cousin is also going to send troops this time?"

Wu Shigong was suddenly sensitive by Xiu Zhu's question, and he immediately asked back with a tiger face: "What? Shumo, this kid, came to you?"

"That's not true, but the maidservant's cousin wiped her tears several times at Mrs. Xin's and the maidservant's place." Xiu Zhu was very unhappy seeing Wu Shigong, and her voice became smaller and smaller.

"You women don't care about men's affairs." Wu Shigong's expression improved when he heard that Shumo didn't come directly to him.However, Wu Shigong still doubted Shumo's wife's behavior, which was also Shumo's intention, so his voice was still very severe.

"Your maidservant knows." Xiu Zhu, who was reprimanded by Wu Shigong, lowered her head, her eyes were also a little red.

Wu Shigong looked at the maid who grew up with him, and his heart softened a little, so he continued: "Where does this man's future come from if he doesn't work hard?"

"Besides, you have been with me since you were a child, and you know what the situation of the children in the mansion is like. After all, whether their life is good or not depends on the background of those children's natal families. .”

"If Shumo works out this time, not only will he have a good future for himself, but with such a cousin in the future, the life of the two sons will be much better. Sigh——! I always have that moment when I close my eyes for one day."

After hearing Wu Shigong's words, Xiuzhu quickly covered Wu Shigong's mouth with his small hand, and said: "Bah! Bah! Bah! There is no taboo! Young master, you are still young, don't say such unlucky things."

Wu Shigong also laughed, holding the embroidered bamboo in his arms.