Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() In the camp of the rear army, there was chaos around the infantry camp left by the Runing Battalion.

After Liu Zeqing took the defeated troops of the Ming army back to the camp of the rear army one after another, those defeated troops immediately began to mop up the camp of the rear camp with the acquiescence and encouragement of their military attache.

The escape of the defeated army at that time was completely throwing away their helmets and armor.Now that their armor was discarded, there was nothing left around them.So just after escaping to the rear army camp, after spending a night in shock, on the second day, those defeated troops began to move around a little bit.

For those defeated troops, food is nothing more than food.Seeing the arrival of the defeated army, under the order of the governor Liu Yulie, Liu Zeqing and the others also supplied a batch of food and grass.But those defeated troops didn't even have anything to live in.Needless to say, the tents and bedding are covered, and there are not even a few white cloths to wash your face.

Then why hesitate?Grab it!Liu Zeqing's men are still there because the chief officer Liu Zeqing is still there.So those defeated troops also gave Liu Zeqing a lot of face, and his army only suffered some small losses.

But Cao Bing's Yan Dingshan guerrilla soldiers and horses were in bad luck.Except for Yan Dingshan and the soldiers around him who did not move because they saved face for him, the other soldiers were all robbed like beggars.

The defeated army, which had gained a lot, immediately pointed the direction of robbery to Wu Shigong's Runing Camp.However, the Runing Battalion was guarded under the command of Zhou Xun who stayed behind, and those routs did not work together, and no one was willing to take the lead.So on this day, the camp of Runing Camp was finally preserved.

It should be said that the governor Liu Yulie, who is the leader of the army, should have stopped the chaos in the camp immediately, and after Liu Zeqing and Yan Dingshan were robbed, they went to meet Liu Yulie several times to cry.But at this time, Liu Yulie didn't have the heart to care about such trivial matters at all.In Liu Yulie's eyes, as long as the chaos is not too much, these vulgar soldiers grab some food and grass, it is just a trivial matter, Liu Yulie will not take it to heart.

Liu Yulie is now worrying about how to deal with the court.Whether to continue to appease the rebels, or to ask the court to send reinforcements.The key is to solve this rebellion as soon as possible, at least to pick yourself out of this big defeat.

But Liu Yulie's laissez-faire attitude immediately became a disguised encouragement to the defeated army.Therefore, on the third day, under the signal of their respective military officers, the defeated army temporarily formed a team, and aggressively came to grab the supplies of the Runing Battalion.

Then why is the robbery of the Runing camp ranked last?The main reason for this is that the camp of Runing Camp was well built.

At that time, in order to protect themselves, the camp of the rear army was also built relatively strong.Of course, the construction of this camp was mainly under the guidance of the officers of the Runing Battalion who had the most experience in building camps.

And Runing Camp is very disciplined about the construction of its own camp.Their camp must be built near the river, which is convenient for water intake and defense (because it is difficult for the enemy to attack on the side facing the river).Therefore, the camp of Runing Camp must be built on the edge of the rear army camp.

The reason is also very simple, because under normal circumstances, except for extreme situations such as protecting the ferry, no army will build its camp across rivers and streams.

Also, although the camp of the Runing Camp is in the camp of the rear army, they still dig trenches and build fences around their camp, and they form a camp.

In fact, this is the basic common sense in the construction of military camps.We often see the construction of "plum blossom camp" and "bagua camp" in the construction of big camps in ancient times. This means building several du li small camps in the big camp.

This is also to prevent the entire camp from collapsing completely in case the enemy breaks through the camp, and the army can continue to resist relying on du li's small camp.Of course, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, very few Ming troops built camps strictly according to this rule.

Therefore, in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the story of the hundred riders rushing to Cao Ying in Soochow must be fictional.Then Cao Cao is a military strategist who can write military books, why didn't he build n many small camps in his own camp, and make such a low-level mistake?That romance is just romance after all.

In addition, if it is an army of tens of thousands of people, their camp is actually not just a camp.Their big camps are often built into several, which can echo and support each other.Of course, Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing only built one of the rear army camps when it was built in a hurry in only one day.

After introducing the knowledge of the construction of these camps, we should know why the defeated troops did not rush into the camp of the Runing Camp to rob the day before.

However, on the third day, the defeated army had been effectively organized, and they surrounded the camp of the Runing Battalion from three sides.From the perspective of the defeated army, with so many people fighting together, the more than 1000 people in the Runing Camp must not dare to fart.

But what I didn't expect was that with the lessons learned by Liu Zeqing and the others yesterday, the soldiers of the Runing Battalion had already made preparations under Zhou Xun's command to prevent the rout from rushing into the camp.

Seeing the soldiers of the Runing Battalion showing their weapons, those defeated troops didn't dare to go forward at first.But they didn't want to let go of the fat in front of them. After all, there were too many supplies in the Runing camp. Just look at the more than 600 horses and so many carts in the camp.Therefore, the two sides were at war with each other in front of the trench.

"If you have the guts, hit grandpa!" a defeated boss Qian shouted loudly.Today, Mr. Qian is also one of the leaders of the Chongying.

Although the rout's rush to the camp was temporarily stopped, the military officers and soldiers in the Runing camp were still nervous for a while.After all, this is Huo Bin, a serious crime of beheading!Besides, their backbone Wu Shigong was not present, so they had to wait nervously for the highest military officer present——Zhou Xun to issue an order.

Zhou Xun is also sweating profusely, this order is not easy to give.Although there are more than 1000 people in the camp, only the more than 600 people from the infantry and artillery of the Runing Battalion are able to fight. The more than 800 auxiliary soldiers who have just joined, when they saw the menacing rout outside the camp, their legs trembled. Be frightened, it is impossible to be of any use in this situation.But outside the current camp, there are thousands of defeated troops.

And Zhou Xun also knows that fire is not a serious crime, and even his own adults may not be able to resist this kind of crime.However, keeping the supplies of the Runing Camp is the responsibility entrusted to him by his lord, and it is impossible for these defeated troops to rush into the camp of the Runing Camp.Therefore, Zhou Xun is indeed in trouble at both ends.

But now the powder keg is ignited at one point, and Zhou Xun also understands that he can't be impulsive, so he just wants to delay a little longer.So in the face of provocations outside the camp, Zhou Xun still ordered the soldiers of the Runing Battalion not to fight back.

"President Zhou Qian, let's have a good discussion and give these people outside the camp something to deal with the current situation temporarily, and we will talk about it when we adults come back." Yu Ji suggested from the side.While talking, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

"It's easy to let go, but how can we ensure that they don't push further?" Zhou Xun thought clearly and rejected Yu Ji's proposal.After all, Zhou Xun has spent a long time in the capital, and he has seen many situations where one side presses every step and the other retreats step by step, leading to a total collapse.

"Then what should we do? If they really rush to the camp, can we really hit them with firecrackers?"

Zhou Xun sniffed hard and looked outside the camp nervously.He didn't know how to answer Yu Ji's question.

Seeing that there was no reaction in the camp, the commander of the defeated army always became even more arrogant.He yelled: "They don't dare to do it, children, come on! Don't worry, the people inside, we will leave you a pair of underpants."

Mr. Qian's words caused the surrounding defeated army to roar with laughter.Dozens of daring defeated troops took the planks they had prepared long ago and erected them on the ditch to make a wooden bridge, ready to swarm up and rush into the camp of the Runing Camp.

Zhou Xun's clenched fist was also full of blood, and he didn't know what to do.This order can be overwhelmed.

At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from behind: "Get out of the way!" Zhou Xun turned his head, only to see Liang Hui commanding the artillery team, pushing three artillery pieces over.

The soldiers of the Runing Battalion standing on the edge of the wooden fence subconsciously made way for the artillery, and the artillery was successfully erected to the edge of the camp.

At this time, the defeated army had already set foot on the wooden bridge.The trenches in this big camp must not be dug too wide, and the defeated army is about to rush to the gate of the camp.

Liang Hui ordered without hesitation: "Grandma! Fire!" The three cannons were immediately ignited with matchlocks, followed by a dull roar.

This time the gun was loaded with shotgun shells.Driven by the gunpowder, a large piece of iron sand particles was shot out rapidly.At this time, the firing range of the artillery shells is not far, that is, about [-] or [-] steps, but the firing of the shells is a fan, and the coverage is quite wide, so it covers the entire front of the wooden bridge at once.

The few rout soldiers who rushed to the front were immediately torn into pieces by the shotgun, and all the people in the range were also beaten into hornet's nests by the shotgun.

Because the distance between the two sides was too close, the effect of this shotgun attack was quite good, killing the fifty or sixty defeated soldiers who rushed to the front, including the general manager Qian. on the ground.

I didn't expect that the Runing Battalion would really do it, and it would do it with artillery.All the soldiers of the rebel army were stunned when they saw the tragic situation of the people who rushed to the front.

It was also the first time for Liang Hui's artillery team to use shotgun shells to fight with live ammunition. The soldiers of the Runing Battalion, including everyone in the artillery team, were also stunned by the power of the artillery shells.The battlefield was suddenly in a state of temporary sluggishness.

Zhou Xun was the first to react. Now that the cannon has been fired, why should he be soft?He immediately ordered: "Why are you still standing there! Fire the musketeer!"

The firecracker who reacted immediately picked up the firecracker that had already been loaded with ammunition, and fired in a row.This shooting again finally woke up the defeated army outside the camp.Before waiting for the second volley, all the defeated troops ran away yelling.When the gunpowder smoke cleared, no one dared to approach the Runing camp within a hundred paces.