Chapter 51
Zhu Yidao and they waited for several days, but the Mongol vanguard army in Hetao still did not attack. This frightened Jiang Fei, because the more the other party didn't move, the more powerful it would be, and the more difficult it would be for the Acropolis to resist. Bobai's army has been destroyed, and the little strength he has left is no longer enough.
Soon the news came from the spies, and Magui did it. Contrary to everyone's imagination, Magui led the army straight to the Mongolian camp in Hetao! The Mongol army in Hetao was already halfway there, and his camp was now empty, Ma Gui keenly grasped the fighter plane, and did not entangle with the main Mongol force in Hetao, but went straight to the other party's lair.
In fear, the rabbit also forgot about the middle acropolis opposite, but quickly joined the main force of the army with his own soldiers, and desperately chased towards his lair: half of his life's savings and the hope of the whole clan were in the camp! Once the camp was breached, he didn't even have to ask for food in the vast grassland! And his army will never obey him again, everyone's women, children, and children are in the camp!
But Ma Gui moved too fast, and he didn't give the rabbit enough time to react at all.
He led the cavalry to first cleanly burn the Mongolian camp in Hetao, killed all the young men in the camp who dared to resist, and then arranged a unit to ambush on the road that Litu and others had to pass. When the rabbit received the news that the camp had been broken and the whole clan was wiped out, he sped up in anger and rushed to the camp with all his might! Just counting on revenge!
However, the disheartened Rabbit army encountered an ambush by Magui in a place where there were only dozens of miles left near the camp.
Ma Gui brought not only cavalry, but also chariots. This chariot is actually the Ming Dynasty version of the self-propelled artillery, with the car driving the Franc machine, the god clothes cannon and other firearms, the chariot battalion according to the battalion headquarters and the bureau of the joint vehicle divided into six levels; 2 divisions per battalion, 4 divisions per division, 4 bureaus per division, 2 units per bureau, and 2 vehicles per division. This was one of the great contributions to the development of firearms in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Zhao Shizhen wrote in the "Artifact Spectrum Boat Capturing Car Rui Discussion": "Once the car is sharpened, the captives must not rely on their bravery, the captives cannot be hired by their gallops, the bows and arrows have nothing to do with their strength, and the swords and armor are useless and their sharpness, and the long skills of the captives are all covered by me." That's why I'm out of China's long skills to control it. ”
Lao Zhu didn't know anything about this at all, but Jiang Fei saw that Lao Zhu didn't understand it, and hurriedly explained it to him. He didn't expect that Daming's firearms would be so advanced! Jiang Fei also told him that these were actually all thought up by Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang. Moreover, Qi Jiguang also combined the mobility and defensiveness of the artillery carriage with the firepower of the Franc machine according to the characteristics of the firepower of the Shenji battalion in the early Ming Dynasty, which well solved the shortcomings of weak defense in dealing with the enemy's cavalry.
For this kind of combat method of the chariot soldiers, Lao Zhu was a little interested. Because after all, it is not easy to coordinate and command so many equipment and so many people. If there are some places that are not well coordinated, it is easy to be exploited by the cavalry of the steppe. Bo Lian interjected: "Of course, you don't have to worry about this, General Qi Jiguang's tactics are: the enemy cavalry attacks, the chariot column battalion, and the birds, rockets, and Franc planes are cast in turn." If the enemy does not retreat, the rocket car will fire the firearms of the general's vehicle. These powerful firearms are cast in turn, and they can be used all day long! In this grassland, no one in General Qi's car camp can resist it! ”
No wonder, it seems that the rabbit of Hetao Mongolia is only afraid of suffering a big loss! I heard that Ma Gui's car battalion was fighting the Mongols every day under Qi Jiguang's men. Now I just happened to touch the power rabbit, how can there be a reason not to clean up?
Sure enough, the Rabbit had already been running for a long distance, and the people were extremely sleepy and the horses were extremely lacking, and now they were suddenly ambushed, and they could have given full play to the speed advantage of the cavalry, but they encountered the chariot camp again. There was a wild bombardment, and the rabbit was unfortunately hit by several shells and was blown apart. As soon as he died, the Mongol army in Hetao completely collapsed, and they ran desperately to the depths of the steppe.
Where is the hemp expensive! The pursuit did not stop until it reached Helan Mountain! The blow that this war brought to the Hetao Mongols was simply too complete, so that there were no more powerful tribes from the south of the Mongols to Ningxia and Shaanxi to threaten the Ming Dynasty.
After learning that Bo Chengen Boyun had been killed, most of the Cangtou army had been captured, and the Mongols had been wiped out in Hetao, Bobai vomited several liters of blood, and then fell unconscious. Liu Dongchang had no choice but to lead the whole army as the chief soldier, but with his identity, seniority and ability, where were Bobai's original subordinates willing to obey?
Ye Mengxiong's army had arrived in Ningxia City, taking advantage of the chaos within the rebels and the opportunity of having no intention of attacking, Ningxia City was surrounded.
Wanli also decided to go to Ningxia City, and he wanted to personally watch Bobai be destroyed. It was useless for Lao Zhu Jiangfei and others to persuade him, so he had to follow his wishes and go to Ningxia City with three hundred wolves and thousands of troops. Shortly before departure, Wanli quietly made an order, letting Ye Mengxiong replace Wei Xuezeng as the governor, and then let Wei Xuezeng temporarily guard the central guard.
For such a result, Wei Xuezeng smiled bitterly, but there was nothing he could do. Bobai rebelled, killed the governor Dang Xin and his deputy Shi Jifang, and then seduced Hetao Mongolia, making the whole of Ningxia like a pot of porridge. He, the governor, could not escape the blame, and the emperor was already very gracious for not curing him of the crime of not seeking. Even if this governor is not right, it is already very good that he can save his life.
On the way to Ningxia City, Wanli discussed with Zhu Yidao with great interest the application of firearms. Lao Zhu knows too little about Daming's firearms, Wanli is too idle to do in the palace, and they are all particularly interested in firearms, so Wanli is introducing the development history of Daming firearms to Lao Zhu. This can't help but make Wanli feel like a confidant to Lao Zhu. You must know that when Wanli was very bored in the palace, he also played a game of silver throwing with the eunuchs, and whoever lost would be punished several times more. This became one of the crimes of the ministers attacking Wanli, saying that he was indulging in fun and ignoring state affairs. Wanli is very popular, but he is really too lazy to fight with these people, if I care about state affairs, you say that I have no virtue; I don't care about state affairs, and Nien says I just know how to have fun. What am I going to do to your liking? This world is still my Zhu family, isn't it?!
The words that popped out of Lao Zhu's mouth from time to time also made Wanli feel novel, such as Wanli proudly said that once the Ming Dynasty's car camp attacked, the earth-shattering explosion was unrivaled in the world; Lao Zhu said that this is a waste of ammunition, it is better to hit the commander of the enemy with firepower first! As long as the bombing kills, the commander himself is not fighting as much as he wants. Wanli felt that it was a bit paper-talking, but if he thought about it carefully, it didn't make sense? Wanli said that when fighting, the sword and shield hand protects the fire gunner, and the fire gun hand fights first, and when the enemy approaches, the formation is changed, and the sword and shield hand is in front of the protection; Then the cavalry approached on both flanks, and the artillery did not stop.
Lao Zhu said that it was seriously unreasonable. It should be blown up with artillery first, blowing up the opponent's living forces and defenses, and when the explosion is almost done, the musketeers are approaching, the sword and shield men are behind, and then the artillery fire is extended, and the musketeers are responsible for cleaning the battlefield at close range. Wanli asked suspiciously, what is the extension of artillery fire? Lao Zhu explained in detail that after the cannon has blown up a certain area, it extends a certain distance to the rear of the battlefield and continues to shoot, so this area is directly filled by the firecrackers and sword and shield hands; The advantage of this is that it does not give the other party a chance to breathe, and it can ensure the density of firepower, and whoever touches it is unlucky.
Wanli quietly asked Jiang Fei if this method was feasible, and Jiang Fei immediately gave a thumbs up: This method is more effective than General Qi Jiguang's! So Wanli's vision was even more intense, he was already full of enthusiasm and good feelings for the application of firearms, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's firearms troops opened Wanli's eyes, and Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi let him see the vigor and improvement prospects of individual firearms; Now Zhu Yidao has pointed out in detail the practical application of firearms. Wanli felt that maybe he should rebuild the Shenji Battalion, and let Zhu Yidao toss it according to his method. Strictly speaking, the current Shenji Battalion is no longer called the Shenji Battalion, since the civil fort, the Shenji Battalion was almost canceled, and then the army generals vigorously fought for it, so that it could be retained, but from the establishment to the treatment and equipment have been greatly reduced. Wanli doesn't believe in those civil officials, but only believes in military generals like Qi Jiguang and Li Rusong. Now another Zhu knife has been added.
Maybe the Shenji Battalion can only play its greatest role in his hands? Wanli secretly pondered, anyway, if this guy is going to be promoted after this counterinsurgency, he won't refuse? Let Beizhen Fusi Qianhu master the Shenji Battalion, and those ministers and eunuchs are not easy to say. This court can be regarded as a minister who does not scold himself and listens to himself. Wanli quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. These days, it's really fucking not easy to have a minister who doesn't scold himself and is obedient!