Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() During the period of waiting for the news from Kaifeng City, Wu Shigong was not idle either. He began to hurry up and make all the preparations for his own expedition.

There are not many people Wu Shigong wants to take away when he goes out this time.Because Wu Shigong's rated number of soldiers is only 200, and there are still more than 1000 soldiers who are still the military households of the previous Thousand Households Office.So this time, Wu Shigong just brought all his troops with him, which is [-] to [-] people.

And Wu Shigong is indeed planning to take away his extra soldiers.In addition to the personal soldiers, Wu Shigong planned to take away five cavalry centurions and five motorized infantry centurions, plus the artillery team took away ten three-pounder artillery, so there were more than 300 people in total.

For this expedition, Wu Shigong did not plan to bring too many artillery pieces.Originally, the Jin army besieged the city after the rescue, and it was not to attack the city. It is meaningless to bring too many artillery.And the three-pound artillery can be used in field battles, and it is also powerful in siege, so it is enough to bring these artillery.Therefore, Wu Shigong also left at home the two six-pound cannons that he had worked so hard to build.

The main reason why Wu Shigong didn't bring all the cavalry was that Wu Shigong was very pessimistic about his prospects for this expedition.So many famous armies of the Ming army were defeated by the Hou Jin army, just relying on Wu Shigong's more than 300 people to try to turn the tide?That's like dreaming farts.

So it is very difficult to say that Wu Shigong brought his own army just thinking that if the Ming army was defeated, Wu Shigong could escape smoothly with his own army.

And if Wu Shigong took all the cavalry with him, his escape speed would drop a lot, which was also contrary to Wu Shigong's original intention. <>

This reason may sound contradictory. In the era of cold weapons, isn't the cavalry's maneuvering speed the fastest?How could it be that after all the cavalry, the speed of escape decreased instead?

In fact, this is the result of Wu Shigong's repeated exercises.The Runing Battalion discovered during the exercise that the cavalry's maneuvering speed is indeed the fastest during short marches.

But as long as they march long distances, the mixed team of cavalry and motorized infantry can maneuver the fastest and can best guarantee combat effectiveness.In fact, the reason is very simple. The carts of the motorized infantry can carry the army's food, armor and weapons, which can also greatly save horsepower and make the horses have the strength to run farther.

Moreover, when camping and suddenly encountering enemy attacks, the formation of large vehicles surrounded by large vehicles can also bring certain defensive capabilities to the army.

And these days, Wu Shigong has mixed up the expeditionary troops that are going to be taken away, and trained them together to increase their running-in.Of course, Wu Shigong did not tell his soldiers the news of the expedition.At this time, it is unnecessary to spread news to shake the morale of the army.

In addition, Wu Shigong immediately arranged for Xue Qiang to form the Department of Internal Affairs.Out of the worries brought about by the sudden expedition, Wu Shigong also raised the training requirements for the soldiers of the Department of Internal Affairs, and asked Xue Qiang to train the soldiers of the Department of Internal Affairs by completely comparing the training codes of the soldiers of the Runing Battalion.

In addition, the number of soldiers in the Department of Internal Affairs will also reach 2000.However, they are basically only equipped with cold weapons, and the number of horses, armor, firecrackers and artillery is very small.

Wu Shigong also emphasized the following precautions to Xue Qiang: Xue Qiang was required to not only maintain internal order and maintain the order of the salt market in the two prefectures and counties, but also prevent riots in the two prefectures and counties.Wu Shigong didn't want his roots to be subject to any internal turmoil, so in this regard, Wu Shigong gave Xue Qiang the power to mobilize the soldiers of the Department of Internal Affairs to eliminate all possible germs at any time.

There is also the issue of the composition of the soldiers and leaders of the Department of Internal Affairs.This time Wu Shigong will wantonly incorporate the militia formed by the local gentry into the Department of Internal Affairs. If any gentry obstructs this action, Wu Shigong will also forcibly use the Runing Camp to disband the militia controlled by the gentry.

For the current Wu Shigong, it is still peace of mind to control the force of these two prefectures and counties in his own hands.However, the earliest one is now the militia group in Yuzilian County. Because of some historical issues, Wu Shigong still kept him.

But in order to compensate, Wu Shigong will also give those gentry children a large number of official titles of the head of the Department of Internal Affairs.Of course, this official title will not be recognized by the Ming court, but with power, the children of the gentry should also be satisfied.

However, the main leaders of the Department of Internal Affairs will all be served by Wu Shigong's soldiers who were injured and retired during the battle. This is also a guarantee for Wu Shigong to control his own Department of Internal Affairs.

The next step is to prepare the weapons for the army.The 500-man motorized infantry that went out this time brought [-] heavy-duty firecrackers, and Wu Shigong's personal troops originally had one firecracker, plus the medium-sized firecrackers in the cavalry, so Wu Shigong this time The ratio of the number of firecrackers owned by the expeditionary army reached an astonishing ratio in the Ming Dynasty, and even in the whole world at that time.

In view of the weakness of spears and spears in hand-to-hand combat in the last battle against the chaotic miners, Yang Goudan's blacksmith workshop hastily produced a batch of axes and guns to equip the expedition army.It should be said that this army is simply armed to the teeth.

The funniest thing was when Wu Shigong inspected the expedition artillery team.Liang Hui, the commander of the artillery team, showed off the new shells of the artillery -- shotgun shells, as if offering a treasure in front of Wu Shigong.

In fact, the shotgun shells of this artillery appeared in the Ming army a long time ago.But the people in the original artillery team like Liang Hui were from wild backgrounds, they didn't know at all, or they didn't know how to make shotgun.So Wu Shigong's artillery team has been established for four or five years, and it was only a few days ago that they finally produced shotgun.

This is also thanks to the craftsmen who repaired the artillery that the Ming army presented to Wu Shigong when Wu Shigong exchanged artillery with other Ming troops when he was King Qin.Under their inspiration and guidance, the artillery team can finally make shotgun shells.Knowing this situation, Wu Shigong almost collapsed immediately, and his army was too amateurish. It seems that the Runing Battalion still has a lot to learn in the future!

And Wu Shigong had another harvest when he was king, that is, after attacking Luanzhou City, Wu Shigong asked Qin Liangyu for it, and Qin Liangyu captured the few ten thousand enemies and swarms of bees.

After returning to Runing Mansion, the craftsmen under Wu Shigong also imitated these two weapons.And this time, the enemy of thousands of people is definitely useless, so Wu Shigong is not going to take it with him.And Wu Shigong brought a swarm of fifty bees, preparing to surprise the pursuing Hou Jin army when he escaped in the grassland outside the pass.

Of course, preparing for the expedition is one aspect, and delaying the expedition is another aspect.After discussing with his staff, Wu Shigong also prepared a "secret weapon" to delay the time after understanding the official rules of the Ming Dynasty.