The training of the hot air team is in full swing.

The soldiers are becoming more familiar with the hot air balloon and are becoming more and more comfortable handling it.

But their fear of hot air balloons has not been dispelled.

Wen Anzhi knew this, but he didn't have a good way.

It is only through a little tempering that they can get rid of the fear in their hearts.

At the same time, the flintlock team was not idle.

The army that this Son of Heaven spent a lot of money on has a hard power that is significantly higher than other armies.

Even the Kong Youde Heavenly Blessing Army, which is known for its good use of firearms, is also dwarfed in front of the flintlock pistols.

Of course, the cost of flintlock pistols is very expensive, and production capacity is also a problem. Therefore, even the Son of Heaven could only build 3,000 rods.

One thousand of these three thousand strokes, the Son of Heaven directly waved his big hand to Wen Anzhi.

This moved Wen Anzhi to tears.

His Majesty the Emperor treats him so seriously, if he can't fight a beautiful Northern Expedition and drive the Tartars out of Shaanxi, how can he be right from the great grace of his father?

Wen Anzhi is not averse to new things, and has an almost obsessive preference for flintlock pistols.

After some experimentation, he found that flintlock pistols were much more elaborate than arquebuses, and they did not have as many taboos to use as arquebuses.

At least on windy days, flintlock pistols can still be fired on rainy days. In the same weather, arquebuses are more likely to be dumb.

I really don't know how the Son of Heaven created such a sharp artifact.

With flintlock pistols, at least in frontal battles and field battles, the Ming army could have an absolute advantage.

In addition to flintlock pistols, there was also a new artillery team.

These new guns, named after the three-pounder, six-pounder, and twelve-pounder guns, were all of the Franc machine-type and were very different from the old redcoat cannons.

The biggest difference is that this gun is reloaded. This will make reloading much faster.

In the tense atmosphere of the battlefield, this change is crucial.

Of course, the artillery team cannot fight alone, it needs some cover. The lack of cover of the artillery team was the focus of the enemy attack.

Wen Anzhi consciously let the infantry and artillery team cooperate during the training, and practiced some possible emergencies.

As for the cavalry, of course, it is also a top priority.

A good cavalry can not only attack, but also charge and divide the battlefield.

Faced with an enemy force with more troops than their own, the cavalry had a variety of ways to attack. If you can't beat it, you can still escape. As long as the opponent has no cavalry, he will not be able to catch up.

Although the Ming Dynasty is now unable to control the north and even the grasslands, it is still able to form a large cavalry army through various channels.

The cavalry of the Ming army in Sichuan had 3,000 horsemen.

This may not seem like a large number, but in fact all of them are elite.

This is incomparable to the rabble of indiscriminate refills.

Wen Anzhi personally took care of the training of cavalry to ensure that the attacking soldiers could master it no matter what kind of way.

He also attaches great importance to the maintenance of war horses.

All horses are fed with the finest forage, and even have a meal at night.

In this case, the war horses are extremely strong, majestic, and high-spirited.

Wen Anzhi did his best to make preparations and was ready to attack the Northern Expedition at any time.

The weather is getting warmer and warmer, and the time to strike is getting closer.

The soldiers could feel the tense atmosphere of the imminent war, a little nervous, but faintly a little excited.

After all, the imperial court has been promoting the Northern Expedition for so long, and they are also looking forward to this epic battle with the Tartars.

Compared to a few years ago, today's Ming soldiers are not too afraid of Tartars.

In their eyes, the Tartar is also a mortal person of flesh and blood, which is nothing more than the annihilation of human nature and more ferocious.

To deal with such a person is to be more cruel than he is.

If you show weakness, he will kick his nose and face and bully you fiercely.

Only by acting more ferocious can you become the dominant side.

In the Sichuan Ming Army, Li Dingguo was the one who knew this most well.

Although other Ming armies also fought with the Tartars. However, in terms of the largest number of battles, the most tragic process of fighting is the remnants of the former Western Army.

Li Dingguo's father-in-law Zhang Xianzhong died at the hands of the Tartars, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he and the Tartars have a deep blood feud.

Therefore, when Wen Anzhi convened the generals to discuss specific countermeasures against the Tartars, Li Dingguo did not hesitate to stand up and offer suggestions.

"Lord Qiqi Futai, judging from the experience of the last general and the Tartars, the Tartars are very good at consumption. They will order the weakest Green Battalion soldiers to go first, acting as cannon fodder. Even if these green battalion soldiers are all dead, they will not feel distressed, because as long as the battle is won, more troops will surrender, and they can be reorganized into the green battalion army to fill the vacancy. ”

Li Dingguo paused, and when he saw Wen Anzhi bowing slightly, he continued: "After that, they will send the bannermen of the Han Army Banner and the Mongolian Army Banner or the soldiers of Wu Sangui, Kong Youde and others. The soldiers of these armies are much more effective than the Green Battalion Army, and they are often able to establish victory in one fell swoop. If the battle is really stalemate and cannot be won, the Tartars will send the Full Eight Banners to do the final blow. ”

Wen Anzhi said with a smile: "What Dingguo said is right. Dongyu itself is sparsely populated, and there are no more than 100,000 fighting forces. They are reluctant to put these elites into battle as soon as they come up. So what we have to do is to consume as much of their elite as possible. ”

"Lord Futai is wise."

Li Dingguo echoed: "But if you want to consume their elite, you must either take the initiative to sell the flaws or you can take the middle army directly with the momentum of thunder." ”

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