Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 114 Copper Mine
Li Jingjing nodded, he knew where Zhongtiao Mountain was.

Zhongtiao Mountain is the barrier of the Guanzhong area, and has always been a battleground for military strategists.

Entering the Guanzhong area from North China must pass through Zhongtiao Mountain, which is the frontier of Tongguan.

Li Jing didn't expect that there were copper mines in Zhongtiao Mountain.

The distance from Hongshanling to Zhongtiao Mountain is not too far. Go north to Lingchuan, and then a few hundred miles west is the boundary of Zhongtiao Mountain.

Li Jing thought that when the power became stronger, he would first enter Zhongtiao Mountain and take down this copper mine. He thought that since Zhongtiao Mountain had copper, there should be other minerals as well.

While pondering, Li Jing led his men to retreat, and soon retreated to the Red Mountain Ridge.

But at this time, the officers and soldiers had almost eliminated the mines. Not long after Li Jing led his men back to the mountain, they chased after them, and they were less than one mile away from the foot of the mountain.

The main reason why the officers and soldiers were able to clear the mines so quickly was that Li Jing didn't ask his subordinates to lay many mines, only a hundred or so.

After all, it was fake mines, just to confuse the officers and soldiers, too many of them would be of no use, and the wine jars were also useful. Li Jing now knew that he should live his life carefully.

Seeing the officers and soldiers arriving at the foot of the mountain soon, Li Jing waved lightly.

Immediately, several subordinates carried out the eight cannons.

Li Jing ordered these people to arrange the eight cannons in two rows, front and back, with a difference of about ten steps between the front and rear cannons.

These soldiers have practiced for a day and a night, and their movements are very proficient. A group of three, the bracket for the bracket, and the base for the base. That's it.

Hongshan Mountain is not high, only more than 200 meters above sea level, and the length of the slope is only about [-] meters.

With such a short distance, the people down the mountain could easily see the movements of the people on the mountain. Seeing that the bandits had also moved out the artillery, Zhang Qianhu hurriedly ordered his men to speed up their pace.

Zhang Qianhu knew very well what the effective distance of the tiger crouching cannon was, but it must be farther from the top than from the bottom up, so it must reach the attack distance before the bandits set up the cannon.In this way, the bandit's artillery can be suppressed by virtue of the advantage of having more artillery.

But just as the officers and soldiers began to speed up their march, the artillery on the mountain suddenly rang.

Seeing the bandits firing, Zhang Qianhu couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, bandits are bandits, and they dare to fire without knowing how far the tiger squatting cannon can hit. Brothers, speed up, and wait for them to finish this cannon. The gunpowder stall, we can reach the attack distance, and then let the bandits have a taste of our power."

But before Zhang Qianhu finished speaking, he heard several loud bangs, and then saw the troops in front turn their backs on their backs.

"I'm stupid! What's going on? How can the bandit's cannon hit so far?" Zhang Qianhu was surprised.

Deng Qianhu next to him looked forward a few times, and then heaved a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, the bandit's cannons are few and not very powerful, and not many brothers died."

Zhang Qianhu glared at Deng Qianhu and said: "Our soldiers are begging with the commander. If one dies, one will be lost. Let the brothers spread out and charge, and don't let the bandits shoot the cannon into the crowd. Just rush through At this distance, the bandit's artillery is useless."

In fact, without Zhang Qianhu's order, the officers and soldiers had already dispersed.

And the officers and soldiers also know that the tiger squatting gun is only useful at a certain distance, and it is useless if it is too far or too close.

At this time, one is to retreat, and the other is to move forward.

It is definitely impossible to retreat. It is so easy to chase down the mountain. Who would dare to retreat at this time?Zhang Qianhu would definitely chop off the heads of the retreating soldiers without hesitation.

The only way is to move forward, and fast.

Seeing the officers and soldiers start to speed up, Li Jing waved his hand suddenly: "Fire the cannon, let them go faster."

As Li Jing's voice fell to the ground, the eight cannons began to roar at the same time.

This time the artillery fire covered a larger area, and the effect of the shelling was even more astonishing. However, since the officers and soldiers had already dispersed, the casualties caused to the officers and soldiers were not very large, not even comparable to the damage of the previous round.

But this shelling made the officers and soldiers have to speed up their pace again, because the officers and soldiers knew that only those who fell behind would be bombed at this time, and the closer to the front, the safer.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers really sped up their speed, Li Jing waved his hand to stop the artillerymen from moving.There are only so many shells in total, and if you can fire one less round, you can fire one less round.

I didn't want one of the artillerymen to be nervous. Seeing Li Jing waving his hand, he mistakenly thought that Li Jing wanted them to continue shelling, so he threw the shell in his hand into the barrel, and the shell flew out with a "bang!" Jing was taken aback.

Li Jing turned his head and glared at the artilleryman and scolded with a smile: "Fuck, why are you nervous? Do you know how much this shell is worth? The money for this shell will be deducted from your military salary for this month."

"Brother, how much is this shell?" the soldier asked.

Li Jing calculated carefully, and then said with a smile: "Three liang of silver is probably enough, you are a private first class, and there is still two liang left after the deduction of this month's military salary, but you don't have much money to honor your father this month." Already!"

"Ah? It's so expensive? Can you deduct a little less?" The soldier said pitifully.

"Put away the cannon quickly, officers and soldiers are coming up soon!" Li Jing shouted.

Li Jing smiled a few words, and the tension of the bandits immediately eased a lot.

At this time, the officers and soldiers had almost climbed halfway up the mountain, and some officers and soldiers began to fire artillery.

Li Jing glanced down and nodded to Zhou Huhu.

Zhou Huo curled his fingers up to his mouth and blew vigorously, a loud whistle sounded, and then a violent explosion sounded halfway up the mountain.

Mines, mines again!
Hearing the familiar explosion, Zhang Qianhu closed his eyes, knowing that the forty tiger squat cannons he borrowed from Sun Meng were gone.

After the explosion ended, Zhang Qianhu slowly opened his eyes.

There is a mess on the mountainside!
Not only the forty tiger squatting cannons and the soldiers preparing to fire the cannons, but also the soldiers who rushed to the front also suffered many casualties.

Fortunately, the soldiers dispersed very widely this time, otherwise, how many people would have been killed in this series of mine explosions.

Zhang Qianhu and Deng Qianhu looked at each other, and they nodded almost at the same time, then they slowly pulled out their waist sabers and shouted loudly: "Brothers, there is no retreat in this battle, the one who retreats will be cut!"

After hearing what the two said, dozens of soldiers around them pulled out their knives and shouted loudly: "Master Qianhu has an order, this battle will be advanced and never retreated, and those who are not ordered to retreat will be beheaded!"

After drinking, these dozens of people immediately stood in a row, staring coldly at the soldiers in front.

The officers and soldiers who had already started to retreat heard the loud shouts from behind, and understood what these people were doing.

Supervisor team!
Zhang Qianhu and Deng Qianhu started to use the Supervising Team.

The use of the Supervising Team means that these two people will fight.

Looking at the dozens of blades shining coldly behind them, the retreating soldiers hurriedly turned around and rushed up the mountain.

"Beat the drum!" Zhang Qianhu shouted loudly.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The soldier in charge of beating the drum heard the order and hurriedly beat the drum.

When fighting with cold weapons, the command is actually controlled by drums and gongs and flags.

And the larger the battle, the more people involved in the battle, the more obvious the role of drums and flags.

For small battles like the siege of Hongshanling, due to the small number of people participating in the battle and the small area of ​​the battlefield, dozens of people shouted, and the people in front could hear them, but if the area is too large and there are too many people, shouting will not be effective up.

During the scuffle, the swords were rattling, and the soldiers waving their knives and holding their guns shouted loudly. Who could hear what the people in the distance were shouting?
At this time, the battle is directed by the sound of drums and flags.

And the commanding flags are actually not the soldiers, but the officers below, such as Qianhu, Baihu and so on.

Experienced officers should not only pay attention to changes in the enemy's army, but also pay close attention to the changes in the flags of the commanders in the rear.

By the color of the flag and the direction it was pointing, officers would know which unit to call and which direction to go.Then the officers of the unit corresponding to the color of the flag will go to the designated direction under the command.

For example, if a guard has five thousand households, then in battle, flags of five different colors will be used, and each color corresponds to a thousand households. As a thousand households, you only need to remember the color of your own flag.

The people under the command of Qianhu use smaller flags, such as pennants, and also use various colors to correspond to the Baihu Office below.

Baihu can command only a hundred people, and these people must be fighting near Baihu. As long as they shout twice, everyone nearby can hear them, and then the soldiers can act according to Baihu's orders.

Therefore, during the Cold War period, flags of various colors and sizes were most often seen on the battlefield.That's why there is the saying that the banners cover the sky and the sun, which describes the huge number of troops and numerous soldiers.

And the place with the most flags must be where the commander is.

The more senior the commander is, the more flags he has around him. The people who hold these flags are called flag officers. These people are waiting for the commander's order at any time, ready to wave the flag.

Among the many flag officers, there is one who is the best.

If you can't tell which unit a flag is for, then you can definitely figure out who the flag is for.

This is Shuai Qi!
Among the many flags, the handsome flag is the most eye-catching, so eye-catching that you can see it at a glance among countless flags.

The best flag-bearer is the one who carries the handsome flag.

Li Zicheng had a flag officer with the surname Hao. Many people don't know his name, but if Hao Yaoqi is mentioned, everyone may know it.Hao Yaoqi is a flag officer. Waving the flag is not his name, but his nickname. He is waving the handsome flag.

Because the handsome flag is very conspicuous, it can be found at a glance on the battlefield, so there is a saying that the thief is captured first.Otherwise, if the two sides are fighting together, where can they find the other party's commander?Looking for the opponent's coach?

Of course, people like Zhang Qianhu and Deng Qianhu are not qualified to use the commander-in-chief flag at all, and the commanders of the two guards including Zhangde and Wei Hui are also not eligible to use the commander-in-chief flag.

(End of this chapter)