Ningwu Pass guard, Shanxi general Zhang Da, the word snow mountain, Shaanxi Xingdu Division Liangzhou guard, ordinary border soldier Tun Wei was born, Lihetao, Liangzhou, Zhuanglang and other battles, brave and unmatched, won countless awards, because of merit promotion, progression to Shanxi chief military officer.

In other words, how could Zhang Da, an ordinary border guard with no background, climb to the high position of the chief military officer, is this a bit too?

In recent years, not all generals have been promoted by nepotism, especially in the border army, and there are still many people who have been promoted because of merit.

For example, Xianning Hou Qiu Yue was promoted by virtue of his military merits, and it turned out that he was just a guerrilla general;

For example, the title of Xinjian Bowang Shouren was also obtained by virtue of military merits, otherwise he would be posthumously gifted to Sangu or Sangong at most as a Wenchen, and it is unlikely that he would be rewarded with the title.

This Zhang Da can be said to be a veteran of the battlefield, who has experienced many battles, and is quite familiar with the Tatar cavalry, but he doesn't understand why Cui Hao, the governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion, came to Ningwuguan with Xinke Zhuangyuanlang.

The governor of the capital knows that he is from the first grade, and he is only the chief soldier of the second grade, the border army of Taiyuan Town happens to be under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion of the Later Army, Cui Hao can also be regarded as his superior, he is naturally not good to wait in the city, it is still necessary to come down to greet him.

However, he, the chief military officer, does not belong to the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, but belongs to the Ministry of War, and Cui Hao is not his direct superior, so he did not seem to be very attentive, after going down the mountain, he just turned over and dismounted, came to Cui Hao and Yang Cong, and said politely: "Lord Cui, Lord Yang, the last general does not know that the two adults are coming to Ningwuguan, there is a loss of welcome, forgive the sin, forgive the sin." ”

This chief military officer is a powerful general, and Cui Hao didn't dare to be a big man in front of others, so he also politely bowed his hand and said: "General Zhang is polite, we took the liberty to come without prior notice, and we still hope for Haihan." ”

Zhang Da shook his head with a smile and said: "Where, where, it's too late for Lord Cui to be happy when he comes, by the way, Lord Cui doesn't know what happened when he came this time?" ”

Cui Hao didn't know what Yang Cong was going to do, he could only boast: "This official is nothing, it's just that Lord Yang is very concerned about the situation at the border and wants to come to see the demeanor of the border soldiers, so the official accompanied him." General Zhang, you still don't know, this palace test is exactly how to deal with the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Lord Yang's champion article is wonderful, and even the emperor is full of praise. ”

When Zhang Da heard this, he couldn't help but be curious: "Oh, I don't know what Champion Lang thinks?" ”

Nima, it's finally my turn to speak, Yang Cong hurriedly arched his hand and said: "I don't dare to say that I have a high opinion, this official is just talking on paper, it's not worth it, it's not worth it." ”

Unexpectedly, Zhang Da still said with great interest: "Lord Yang is too modest, your article can stand out among hundreds of tributes, there must be something outstanding, if you don't think the last general is stupid, you might as well say it, let the last general open his eyes." ”

Faint, you're really interested in this.

As soon as Yang Cong saw Zhang Da's expression, he knew that he was not pretending, nor was he mocking himself, but really wanted to know how to deal with the Northern Yuan cavalry.

Yang Cong didn't want to hide this question, but how to deal with the Northern Yuan cavalry was not something that could be explained in one or two sentences, so he could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "Since General Zhang really wants to hear it, this official will naturally say everything, but this matter will not be able to be explained clearly in a while, why don't we go to Guancheng first to have a look, and then discuss it well, what do you think?" ”

When Zhang Da heard this, he laughed and said, "Okay, Lord Cui, Lord Yang, please." ”

After that, he took the lead in turning over and getting on the horse, taking Yang Cong and Cui Hao, along the mountain road, and went straight to Zhenshuo City.

The closer this got to Zhenshuo City, the more shocked Yang Cong was in his heart, no wonder the Tartars did not dare to run to attack Taiyuan Town, the more than ten meters high city wall alone was enough to make the Tartars desperate.

With such a high city wall, I am afraid that the infantry who are good at attacking the city will be daunted, not to mention the Northern Yuan cavalry who are not good at attacking the city, even if they come to the nest, I am afraid they will not be able to take this Zhenshuo City.

After the group entered the city, Yang Cong couldn't help but propose to go to the city wall to have a look, Zhang Da naturally had no opinion, he immediately ordered someone to take the horses, and then took Yang Cong and Cui Hao and others to the city wall.

This time, Yang Cong finally saw the real border army up close, only to see the weathered border soldiers standing straight on the city wall, their expressions were so strong, their eyes were so resolute, and everyone was as if they were cast from steel.

However, their equipment was really cold, and the border soldiers on the city wall either carried a long wooden pole and spear and a longbow on their shoulders, or they carried a wooden shield with a short blade on their waists, and there were no other weapons, and the uniforms on their bodies were worn out, and the patches were dense, and it was a problem to protect against the cold, let alone resist swords and guns.

What's going on here?

It stands to reason that the elite equipment of the border army should not be so backward!

Yang Cong didn't rush to ask, because he also saw something he was more interested in, that is, artillery.

It was also the first time he had seen the artillery of this era, and he said that he was not curious that it was fake, and when he saw the first artillery, he couldn't help but lie down.

This cannon, how to put it, is a big and scary volume, each cannon is almost half a man tall, thicker than a thigh.

However, the workmanship is not very good, the periphery is directly cast, without processing, it looks very rough, the inner ring is not very smooth, and you can clearly feel the unevenness inside when you touch it with your hand.

He looked at it carefully for a while, and his brows couldn't help frowning, this thing is just a larger earthen cannon, the range and power are worrying, and it would be bad luck to kill a few people in one shot.

This artillery, it seems that there is still a lot of room for improvement.

He looked at a few artillery pieces and asked a few more casual questions, and then nodded that he had seen almost.

Seeing this, Zhang Da hurriedly led them down the city wall and came to the welcoming hall of the General Soldier's Mansion.

Everyone sat down and was polite, and he couldn't help but ask, "Lord Yang, how do you think this Tartar cavalry should deal with it?" ”

This one.

In the face of such a battle-hardened veteran, he really didn't dare to brag about his chariot tactics, he thought about it, and simply said: "General Zhang should have more experience in this, after all, this officer has never seen a Tartar cavalry, why don't you talk about your commonly used tactics first, and then talk about your own opinions, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Da said boldly: "Okay, the last general will throw bricks and lead jade, and offer ugliness, if you want to deal with the Tartar cavalry, naturally the cavalry is the most effective, but our border army is mainly based on foot soldiers, and the number of cavalry cannot be compared with the Tartars, so we can only reluctantly use foot soldiers to cooperate with a small number of cavalry." Our tactics are very simple, that is, the tower shield is in the front, the longbowman is in the back, first put a few rounds of arrows, and then use spears and shields to fight them. However, this method of warfare needs to mobilize enough troops in advance, only the strength of the Tartar cavalry is more than twice that of the Tartar cavalry is expected to win, a few years ago we used this method of warfare in Liangzhou and Zhuanglang, the main force of the Tartars was attacking the Helan Mountain area to plunder, just divided more than 10,000 troops to come to Liangzhou and Zhuanglang to plunder, and the result was surrounded by our superior forces, and the two battles were really enjoyable! “

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