Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Just like in modern times, any place where a road crosses a river is a place where the water flow is relatively gentle and the river surface is relatively narrow, which can facilitate road bridges or ferry crossings.

As for the road leading to Laizhou City, even if it is not a national road in modern times, it can at least be called a provincial road. In addition, the water surface of the Shahe River is not wide, so there used to be a road here. stone bridge.However, due to the war, the two armies fought back and forth on both sides of the Shahe River, and the stone bridge was destroyed long ago.

But no matter what, the stone bridge is definitely the most suitable place for the army to cross the river.But the Ming army thought so, and the rebel army was completely unexpected.Therefore, the rebels must have placed their main forces here at Shiqiao.

But this time the method of crossing the river is a little different, the river is blocked and the river is waded across, so there are quite a lot of places to choose for crossing the river.But yesterday, when Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing went to communicate with the Liaodong Army, when they asked where the Liaodong Army crossed the river, they did not expect that the generals of the Liaodong Army were impatient. The place to cross the river.He just ordered Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing's coalition forces to block the river with an orderly tone.

Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing were filled with anger when they saw the Liaodong Army general's defense against bandits.They simply didn't care where the Liaodong Army crossed the river.Anyway, if the Liaodong Army was defeated without coalition forces covering its flanks due to poor arrangements of the Liaodong Army, it would not be the responsibility of the coalition forces.

On the contrary, after they came back, Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing discussed it. The coalition forces could completely follow the results of the Liaodong Army and decide whether to beat the dog in the water or take a step first, so that they could fully control the initiative.Compared with face, this benefit is the most important thing!

So near the stone bridge.The coalition forces of Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing got off the road, and they wanted to block the river about five miles away from the stone bridge upstream.

When we arrived at the designated place to block the river, it was already late.But this day has not passed. The coalition forces will seize the time to eat and rest. They will officially block the river in the middle of the night, preparing for the Liaodong Army to cross the Shahe River on the dry river bed tomorrow morning.

In the evening, the Liaodong Army also marched to Shiqiao, and saw a brigade of officers and troops approaching from the opposite bank, and the rebels also drove their main force to Shiqiao.The two armies confronted each other across the broken bridge.

This time at Tucheng where the former battalion used to be, there were still [-] soldiers led by Chief Qian Jiang Cheng staying behind.The candidate for the left-behind general was proposed by Wu Shigong.

But because Jiang Guerrilla had already died, if Jiang Cheng as a family had any misfortune on the battlefield, it would be too miserable for the Jiang family.Therefore, none of the military attaches of the coalition expressed any objection to this candidate.certainly.If the coalition forces fight smoothly, Jiang Cheng will also lead the last 2000 people.Escort the remaining supplies of the coalition forces forward to join the coalition forces.

So now there are more than 8000 horses in the coalition forces of Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing.Among them, there are more than 1000 civilian husbands.The soldiers, if you add Wu Shigong's auxiliary soldiers, there are more than 500 people.Among them, there are more than 900 cavalry, all of which belong to Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion to command.

From midnight onwards, the coalition army has been buzzing with people here.The peasants filled the sacks with earth and rocks, and began to prepare to block the river.In addition to arranging some vigilant troops, the soldiers.Take the time to sleep.

There will be a war tomorrow.Different from the modern era of hot weapons, the era of cold weapons pays special attention to the physical strength of soldiers in battle.This can be seen from the famous military saying in "Sun Tzu's Art of War": If you strive for profit within fifty miles, you will fall to the general, and the method is half done.Its core idea is to pay attention to the physical strength of soldiers.

Compared with humans, the physical strength of horses is more important.In some respects, the physical strength of horses is far inferior to that of humans.So tonight, we must ensure the physical strength of the soldiers and horses, and let them all rest well.

Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing, military attachés of the coalition forces, were very nervous about the night attack by the rebels on the other side.And the distance of five miles is not far, and the coalition forces have made such a big commotion here.So it didn't take long for some torches to appear on the other side of the Shahe River.But because of the containment of the Liaodong Army, Kong Youde did not dare to transfer the main force of the rebel army, so in the dark night, the two sides also confronted each other nervously, and there was no battle.

Wu Shigong observed the laborers. They worked very hard under the urging and whipping of the soldiers, but their working efficiency was still very low.

But there is no way to do this. What the peasants use are basically wooden picks and wooden shovels, and there are no metal tools in sight.Wu Shigong couldn't help sighing in his heart: "Although the imperial court's iron material monopoly brought a lot of income to the imperial court, and I was able to make money because of the robbing of the private iron mine, it prevented the poor people from buying ironware in their homes. At most, they only had a kitchen knife. .This monopoly system doesn’t look very good either!”

However, Wu Shigong's status has not risen to the extent that he can affect the court system, so he doesn't bother about it.He thought of Runing Camp himself.It was discovered that there was still a flaw in the setting of his own army.

If there is a war in the future, there will certainly be no shortage of bridges to open the way.A battalion of engineers also needs to be set up.So Wu Shigong imagined the configuration of the engineer battalion.

The number of people is tentatively set at 500, which can be selected from the personnel of the auxiliary army this time.They should bring enough tools such as picks, shovels, axes and saws.They also need to configure enough carriages to keep up with the speed of the mobile battalion's march.They also need to bring enough iron picks and shovel heads, ready to be used by the expropriated civilians...

Wu Shigong's thoughts diverged, fearing that what he thought would be forgotten, Wu Shigong called Chi Erwa to his side and asked him to write down his ideas one by one.

Chi Erwa's current role is somewhat like that of Wu Shigong's clerk.After he recorded Wu Shigong's ideas one by one in the notebook, he found that his adult's ideas were really wonderful, and he couldn't help but admire the light in his eyes.

Wu Shigong didn't expect at all that his common sense, which only modern soldiers know, would recruit him a small fan in the Ming Dynasty.When Wu Shigong told Chi Erwa everything he could think of, and asked him to record it later.But he was surprised to find that Chi Erwa was still motionless, looking straight at him.

Although some knew that Chi Erwa's gaze represented admiration, Wu Shigong still smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

Chi Erwa woke up suddenly, and he stood at attention and replied: "My lord, you know a lot. The little one was a little worried just now, the time is too short to learn too much from the adults, and the little one feels that he is a little too stupid. "

"How can it be short? After you go back, don't go back to the boy camp. First come to my side and become a soldier for two years. But you have to think clearly. Unlike other soldiers, if you don't serve for two years, you won't Learn all the subjects, I won't let you out to be military officers." After receiving such a compliment, Wu Shigong didn't mind opening a small back door for Chi Erwa.

Chi Erwa was overjoyed, he said excitedly: "Thank you sir! The little one will definitely learn from you."

Wu Shigong is in a good mood.He called Chi Erwa again: "Our people in the Runing camp not only know how to study, but also use our own brains. One person counts the short, and the two count the long. As long as we have a good idea, then our people in the Runing camp You can come to study together. Look at the official just now. Write down what comes to mind, and we can discuss it together when we go back. How can our Runing Camp not be strong?"

"En!" Chi Erwa nodded emphatically.

Look at these studious youngsters.Wu Shigong said with a smile: "Your second child's name is too ugly. If you change it to a nickname, you will be late to know your real name. Smart Ming, I think you are very smart when I see you!"

Ever since Wu Shigong asked Yang Goudan to change his name and was rejected, Wu Shigong always wanted to practice his skills again, so this time he had to try his wish on Chi Erwa, and Wu Shigong felt very comfortable all of a sudden.

This time the Liaodong Army was commanded by the Big Three——Jin Guoqi, Jin Guochen, and Zu Dabi.With them as the main force, the generals of the Liaodong Army, large and small, also gathered together to discuss tomorrow's battle.

"What? The ancestor is planning to cross the river here tomorrow? The thief Kong on the other side is prepared, so he just crossed. Aren't you afraid of encountering any trouble?" Jin Guoqi half-jokingly said to Zu Dabi.

"What's so scary about a group of water rats? Just us cavalry stepping over, who can block our footsteps? There's no need to do anything scheming." Zu Dabi replied disdainfully.

"That's right! What the second uncle said is true." Wu Sangui was on the side, showing the appearance of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, "When my nephew is the vanguard tomorrow, all uncles are waiting for the good news from my nephew."

"Okay! That's it." Jin Guoqi said, "Then we don't have to think about it. Let the chickens on the other side wait to be killed by us."

There was a burst of laughter in the tent.But at this time, Jin Guochen said gloomyly from the side: "We still need to use our brains."

Jin Guochen's unsightly words chilled the tent.Seeing those generals turning their attention to him, Jin Guochen concealed his complacency, and then said: "Except for the military flag tomorrow, our generals' flags will not be displayed, so that Kong Thief and the others can't figure out who we are. A team. Wait until the battle starts, and then display our general flag. At this time, the bandit Kong sees that he is facing our Guan Ning iron cavalry, so why should he be so scared that he will pee all over the place?"

The laughter exploded at once.After laughing for a while, Jin Guoqi wiped his tears and scolded with a smile: "You can do it, Lao Jin. You can think of such a bad move. Good! I will do it tomorrow."

"He's just a shady man." Zu Dabi also laughed and added from the side.

Although the Liaodong Army and Kong Youde's rebels who came to suppress the rebellion this time were both from Liaodong, they also claimed to be Liaodong Army to the outside world.However, there is considerable hostility between the counter-insurgency Liaodong Army originated from Liaodong Iron Cavalry and Kong Youde's Dongjiang Town Liaodong Army.The historical reasons for this have also been described above.

However, in terms of combat effectiveness and psychological advantages, the Liaodong Army that countered the rebellion was far superior to the Liaodong Army in Dongjiang Town.Therefore, Jin Guoqi and the Liaodong army generals did not take Kong Youde and the rebels seriously at all, as can be seen from the fact that they called the Liaodong army in Dongjiang town "water rats".

Besides, although the Liaodong Army has only 5000 troops this time, there are more than 3000 cavalry among them, and among these cavalry, there are nearly a thousand servants who are generals at all levels.In fact, the Liaodong Army that can really be called the Guanning Iron Cavalry are those servants. (To be continued..)