Chapter 185: A Fight to the Death

After dusk came, Mang Gurtai gathered all the generals of the two banners, as well as the generals and colonels of the Han army with blue flags who did not fight this afternoon and were lucky enough to save their lives.

In the hall of the city lord's mansion in Gushan Fort, a military meeting was held to determine the plan to defend against the enemy.

Idiots know that when the new army of the Ming Dynasty arrived outside the Gushan Fort, the army pressed the border, obviously because the good ones did not come, and the people who came were not good.

For the muskets, crossbows, and artillery of the Ming New Army, I believe that all these generals, including Mang Gurtai, still remember it vividly.

The previous blitzkrieg left a deep shadow in their hearts.

The armament of the new army of the Ming Dynasty is too powerful, and it is not at all something that the flesh and blood of the soldiers can resist.

In particular, the crossbows and short guns used by those cavalry brigades later were simply incomprehensible weapons.

The 10,000-strong soldiers of the Han army with blue flags were wiped out in just a few moments, and not even a single one fled back, which was very scary.

It is conceivable that when the new army of the Ming Dynasty officially launches an offensive, it will still use a large number of these super sharp weapons and equipment.

As long as I think of the soldiers of the Han Army with blue flags who were stuck with arrows all over their bodies or had been punched out of blood by firecrackers this afternoon, all the generals shuddered.

"We can't sit still!"

"We're going to rush out and fight to the death with those new Ming troops!"

"We can't die in the city, I'd rather die on the way to attack!"

Before the meeting began, everyone in the two flags couldn't wait to shout.

The opinions of these Houjin generals are very representative, that is, everyone should stop defending the city and go out to fight to the death with the new army of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if he was killed, he would be beaten to death happily, and he would be a hundred after he died.

However, Mang Gurtai vetoed such an opinion, and he resolutely opposed his own initiative to attack the camp of the new Ming army tomorrow.

He believes that with the armament of those Ming New Army, the most important thing is that they have a large number of cannons, and those extremely powerful cannons do not seem to be able to explode casually.

Under the crossfire of the opponent's artillery, repeaters, and muskets, rushing towards the enemy's camp and fighting the opponent in a big battle is pure suicide.

Maybe the soldiers couldn't run in front of those Ming New Army at all, and they were all overturned by the guns of the more than 100,000 Ming New Army.

"We're going to have to do both!"

Mang Gurtai made a final decision, "First of all, retreating without a fight is not the style of our soldiers who are under the blue flag, and it will also be a great blow to everyone's morale." ”

"What's more, they haven't fought with the new army of the Ming Dynasty, and no one knows that they are glamorous in appearance, but they are actually bluffing?"

He paused, and then said, "Their cavalry looks very sharp this afternoon, but there are definitely not many of them, at best, twenty or thirty thousand men is quite remarkable. ”

"What if those elite cavalry are their most powerful combat power? In that case, it would be too unjust for us to retreat without a fight. ”

"Not only did I lose these defense lines that I had spent a lot of money and massive materials for, but I also cheapened those new Ming troops in vain."

He voiced his concerns and intentions, "On the one hand, we must be prepared for the retreat of a large army. ”

"Before retreating, you must fight the enemy."

"Moreover, the war will start tomorrow, the sooner the better, so as not to waste precious time, not to mention, but also to prepare those newcomers to the Ming New Army."

"We first launched attack tactics to force those new troops of the Ming Dynasty to take the initiative to attack us, so as to wait for work and fight positional warfare with them."

"If they attack the city, don't be afraid, stay in the big camp inside and outside the city, conduct defensive battles, and take the time to shoot the enemy with our bows and arrows."

"If you can kill one, you can kill two, and you can earn one."

"We are not fighting for ourselves, we are for the sake of the Dajin Kingdom."

Mang Gurtai's tone of voice now did not look at all like a person who was known for his recklessness, he seemed ruthless and wise.

In his opinion, the enemy has such a large cannon, and it will definitely attack his own defense, even within this lonely mountain fort.

When the time comes, they will defend the camp and the Lonely Mountain Fort.

In the large camps inside or outside the city, the soldiers used the cover of various large and small buildings to fight guerrilla warfare with the Ming New Army, looking for opportunities to plot to kill the other party's soldiers.

With the help of the cover of complex terrain, even if their own side suffers heavy losses, those new Ming troops will have to pay a certain price.

Relatively speaking, this way of fighting is much more effective than the direct charge of the army to commit suicide.

That's right, charging to commit suicide is indeed a happy death, but it is useless at all.

Mang Gurtai believed that relying on the complex terrain inside and outside the city, plus there was a river as a natural hazard, as long as he operated it properly, even if two people exchanged the life of one of the other party, it was worth it. Fastest update on PC:/

However, this is already Mang Gurtai's most optimistic estimate.

If you want to kill more Ming New Army at a smaller price, that's a fool's dream.

In fact, thinking that the Houjin Army actually had to fight with the Ming New Army for numbers and consumption, even Mang Gurtai himself felt that it was ridiculous, and it was more of an indescribable sadness.

Population has always been the biggest weakness of the Houjin State and the most powerful advantage of the Ming Empire.

Now, the Houjin side wants to use its own disadvantages to fight against the most powerful advantage of the Ming Empire, which feels awkward no matter how you look at it.

If he hadn't been really cornered, Mang Gurtai wouldn't have made such a move.

Take 10,000 steps back, more than 30,000 warriors of the Houjin Army, even if they can fight out 10,000 or 20,000 Ming New Army, what is the use? Genius one second to remember 噺バ壹 Chinese m.x/8/1/z//o/m/

As for those coated minions, the combat effectiveness is negligible.

If the Ming Han people died one million, they would be able to replenish two million immediately.

The population of the Han people is simply endless.

Since the Battle of Salhu, the Houjin army has killed countless Ming troops, but now the number of these Ming new troops outside Gushan Fort is not increasing?

"What method did Zhu Youxiao, the emperor of the Northern Ming Dynasty, use to make such a big change in the entire Northern Ming Dynasty in a very short period of time?"

With the status of Mang Gultai Sanbeyl, he is qualified to know most of the various information obtained by Houjin.

It sounds like the current Ming Empire is divided into three, which is very beneficial to both the Houjin and the Mongolian tribes in the northern steppe.

According to common sense, the current Ming Empire is already full of flames and chaos.

The Northern Ming Empire should also devote most of its energy to the struggle for hegemony in the country.

At least in the short term, there is no threat to Houjin.

But looking at it now, it seems that the development of things has completely exceeded Huang Taiji's expectations, and it has become confusing.

In fact, according to the intelligence of all parties, the current Beiming is twice as powerful as the original Daming?

According to the armament and sophistication of these new Ming troops in front of them, they are more than three times stronger than the original!

Is this rapidly rising Ming Empire something that Houjin can defeat?

"The Seven ...... of Hatred"

Mang Gurtai suddenly thought of something, and suddenly felt a little confused.

He didn't know how to evaluate it, but the seven hatreds of his father Khan were clear.

It was after Nurhachi announced the Seven Hatreds that the Later Jin State officially raised troops against the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, the Houjin Kingdom must not have clearly realized that although his opponent was not very strong at that time, he had a strong background.

A series of successive victories in the past few years convinced everyone in the Houjin Kingdom that the Ming Empire was weak and could be bullied, and they could handle it as they wanted.

Later facts seem to prove this.

But now that the army of the new army of the Ming Dynasty is pressing, Mang Gurtai finally feels that the Ming Empire is obviously a huge tiger, and the Houjin Kingdom is at most a hedgehog.

Even if it is covered in thorns, it is not even qualified to beg for mercy in front of the tiger.

In the past, the tiger of the Ming Empire was asleep, and it was disturbed by the stabbing of a small hedgehog.

Now, the tiger has woken up, and the hedgehog is careless, and there is almost no chance to turn over.

The biggest possibility is that he was slapped to death by the big tiger.