After entering the wax moon, the land of Kanto has been covered with ice and snow, and even the sea surface around the old dragon head of Shanhaiguan is also frozen, but because of the undulations of the waves, the frozen ice has turned into fragments. In the wind and snow, although there is snow in the sky, it cannot stop the soldiers from conducting tactical drills between the snow, and hundreds of phalanxes are practicing phalanx tactics in the ice and snow between the gates.

Although the Eight Coin Flint Guns had long been widely equipped with loyal soldiers, because of their poor accuracy and slow rate of fire, the infantry could only fire in a dense formation to ensure accuracy, and formed a dense firepower in a dense formation for attacking or defending the cavalry charge.

This kind of dense formation requires strict training to form combat effectiveness, and of course, it also needs a scientific tactical formation. The most basic infantry formations are horizontal formations, columns and phalanxes, and in the early days of the Loyal and Righteous Army, due to insufficient training, long horizontal formations were rarely used, because long horizontal formations made it difficult for the army to move and turn. The commander used the horizontal squad only at short distances and on open ground without serious obstacles. Only well-trained armies use horizontal squads without too many problems. In the early days, the untrained Loyal Volunteers often used narrow but deep columns at the front instead. However, a column with several battalions is easier to attack than a horizontal column with several battalions. Moreover, the column is the simplest of all formations and the fastest to march and maneuver, and is an excellent design that allows soldiers to join the battle quickly. In a march against enemy forces, speed is critical to reduce the time spent under enemy artillery.

Columns can pass through any terrain and can advance at different speeds. In contrast, the longer the squad needs to be "reorganized", and the faster it is, the more obstacles such as trees, graves, ditches, and even casualties of soldiers and horses, the more chaos will be generated.

So despite the lack of firepower of the columns, only the front few lines could effectively use rifles. However, in the tactical training of the loyal and righteous army, the column is still the mainstay, but the horizontal formation is also not despised either, and how to flexibly adjust the tactical formation according to the situation on the battlefield is the task of the commanders. As the queue marches and the battlefield changes, the commanders of each regiment will always constantly issue military orders through trumpeters to adjust the formation of the troops. After the queue is adjusted, the pace of the soldiers is adjusted by the drummer's beat.

What is the concept of nearly 70,000 troops conducting exercises on snowy fields?

Zhu Mingzhong, who was holding a telescope on the upper floor, saw that within a radius of several kilometers, there were red phalanxes or red lines, although it was only a drill, but the unique roar of bronze artillery still echoed on the battlefield, it was artillery shooting training, accompanied by the continuous sound of guns, this snowfield was shrouded in gunsmoke, but because of the wind, the gunpowder smoke would soon be blown away.

"King, the current wind speed is just right, not big or small, just enough to blow away the smoke from the gun, and it won't have much impact on the shooting."

Yu Shujie's words made Zhu Mingzhong smile slightly, and he put down the binoculars and said.

"This smoke is the fog of war, on the battlefield, the one who can see through the fog wins!"

The so-called fog of war is the smoke of gunpowder in the era of the gun platoon, staring at the "battlefield" in front of him, he can see the nearest column, in the center of the column are the two most senior second lieutenants in charge of the flag - the "Ming" flag on the left, and the battalion flag on the right, so arranged because the world respects the left, so the national flag is naturally on the left. The flag is a meeting point in battle, used to guide the advance path of the troops. These and the basic tactics of the army are all Zhu Mingzhong from "Waterloo" and other movies and Internet materials, in recent years, through a little memory, plus the summary after continuous practice, a set of infantry tactics similar to the Napoleonic era has been formed, maybe there is still a certain distance, but it is still the most advanced firearms tactics of this era.

And in this procession, the most undesirable position is the flag bearer, although the flag protection is an honor for the officers, but they are not keen on the second, because the flag is destined to attract enemy fire. And the two platoons near the flag team will not fire easily, so that they are ready to protect the flag team at any time. Unless the flag bearer guides the queue, there are also non-commissioned officers with "halberds" in the queue, who will use the "halberds" in their hands from time to time to make sure that the queue remains neat.

At this time, the marching column below the tower had changed, and it had been spread out into horizontal formations for firing with the opponent, while on the snowy field, those red columns and horizontal formations were constantly changing, and the artillery used intensively gave them the most direct fire support between the queues.

Amid the roar of the cannons, the messenger brought information from the capital.

"Li Thief is going to conquer Shanhaiguan in person!"

When he said this, Zhu Mingzhong's words were not loud, and he could only be heard by a few people around him, but they still reached everyone's ears, and almost everyone had a smile on their faces.

The die is cast!

Originally, they were worried that they might be forced to fight under the city of Beijing, but now, Li Ziyuan's dispatch of troops has solved the problem, they don't need to travel long distances in this ice and snow to attack the Beijing Division, they just need to wait for work at Shanhaiguan.

"Will it snow again in these two days?"

Walking to the edge of the arrow stack, Zhu Mingzhong looked up at the sky, his expression seemed extremely calm, there was snow floating in the air, will this snow continue any longer?

Now, the only thing that worries him is whether this snow will affect Li Ziyuan's decision to withdraw halfway if it continues to fall.

"King, look at the sky, tomorrow at the latest, the snow will definitely stop."

In these years, the weather is completely guessed, at most it is based on the so-called experience, and more on luck, but this time, luck will be on that side?

As the evening approached ten o'clock, the snow finally stopped, and almost as soon as the snow stopped, there was a message from the attendants that the snow had stopped.

"The snow has stopped!"

Pushing open the window, Zhu Mingzhong leaned on the lantern in the corridor and looked out the window, the snow had indeed stopped.

"Congratulations to the King!"

Looking at the king with his back to him, Lu Liuliang said for a long time.

"As soon as the snow stops, the Li thief will definitely lead the soldiers into Shanhaiguan, and the soldiers must be exhausted in such a cold and snowy expedition, and our army will wait for work, and our army will win this battle, and now the king should consider how to capture the matter of the Beijing Division......"

Regarding Lu Liuliang's suggestion, Zhu Mingzhong just nodded slightly, and then said.

"After the defeat of the Li thief in Shanhaiguan, he must return to Beijing, and then, just like the thieves back then, he fled out of Beijing and wandered around, thus harming the people, so that it is not the blessing of the people in the world!"

Staring at the wind and snow outside the window, the butt decides the head, this sentence is really true, in the past, when Li Chuang was mentioned, he often used "Li Chuang" to describe it, and now, as Chongzhen's "son", Zhu Mingzhong must call them "thieves".

"Therefore, the goal of this campaign is not to defeat, but to completely annihilate it, only by completely annihilating the Li thief, or severely damaging its main force, can it avoid it from suffering the Central Plains, so that the world can be pacified quickly, instead of letting the world's military and financial resources be used to suppress the bandits. After all, the southwest is not quiet now! ”

When mentioning the southwest, the corners of Zhu Mingzhong's lips raised slightly, under his strategy, Wu Sangui has chosen to flee to India, the reason why he pointed out a "way to live" is not for others, but to bury a nail in India, now is the peak of the Mughal Dynasty's national strength, Wu Sangui led hundreds of thousands of people to enter India, what kind of consequences will be caused by Wu Sangui's entry into India, Zhu Mingzhong is not clear, but it is certain that it will definitely be able to hit India's national strength hard, so as to create an opportunity for China's power to enter India in the future, Wu Sangui is a knife, a knife used to weaken India and pave the way for the eventual Chinese colonization of India, as for Wu Sangui, there is no choice at all, as long as he wants to gain a foothold in the local area, he must fight a bloody road, the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman profits, this is the use of Wu Sangui.

"Wu Sangui, now it is not a problem, as for Hong Chengchou, he has already killed his relatives for his son's righteousness......"

A few years ago, the military department had already sent someone to Hong Shiming's side, and through his observation, he made a plan to instigate his "righteous annihilation of relatives", which is also Zhu Mingzhong's "murderous heart", Hong Chengchou probably didn't expect that he would die at the hands of his son.

"It is rare for Hong Shiming to be able to destroy his relatives in righteousness, and he led the southwestern provinces to surrender, so that the imperial court could be in the southwest, and with a little strategy, the southwest can be pacified."

Lu Liuliang's words made Zhu Mingzhong raise his eyebrows, and then said.

"Hong Shiming is righteous and killed, but don't forget that there are also line Guoan and Li Guoying, they don't know how much Han blood they have in their hands, if they are allowed to be officials and lords in my Ming Dynasty, how can they be worthy of the world?"

Although he already knew that Li Guoan had asked for a reduction in troops, Zhu Mingzhong would not make any concessions on some issues of principle.

"What does the king mean?"

"After exterminating the Li thief, he sent troops to the southwest, and transferred Hong Shiming and his people back to the dynasty to appoint them, but it was ......"

After a slight pause, Zhu Mingzhong groaned and did not speak, and Lu Liuliang also understood the king's thoughts in his heart, and he also stopped asking, for those people, he didn't have any good feelings, and he didn't care about their lives or deaths.

"The king, the minister thinks that the green battalion of the Qing Dynasty in the southwest can cut the weak and retain the strong, and transfer them to Henan for the purpose of attacking Shaanxi."

Shaanxi!

Now Shaanxi is still under the occupation of the Manchus. Zhu Mingzhong nodded and looked to the northwest, where the Manchu Qing still occupied Shaanxi. occupies the northwest. Although they survived there, it was a place in China. They must not be tolerated to occupy there.

Not to mention. They also enslaved millions of Shaanxi people, and in the future Shaanxi will be the only way to march into Xinjiang, Qinghai and Tibet. So no matter what, you have to take it.

Thinking of the future march to the northwest, Zhu Mingzhong's eyes were like torches, but he was slightly sneering in his heart.

"There is no Kangxi in the world anymore......"

The reason why there is such a feeling is because the intelligence from Xi'an shows that Xuan Ye's era name is no longer the Kangxi in history.

Zhu Mingzhong didn't care about the current Manchu era name. Compared with these, he was more concerned about whether the Manchus would go to another dead end step by step as his plan.

Of course, that dead end is also a way of life for them. It's just that when they go down that path, they will inadvertently help him solve a problem.

"They should know that that's their only way to survive!"

Staring at the northwest, Zhu Mingzhong sighed like this, and now he even wanted to thank Zhu Yingsheng who made this suggestion to Hong Chengchou, it was his suggestion that made Zhu Mingzhong see another possibility. A possibility to fundamentally solve various problems in the northwest.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Mingzhong's attitude towards the Manchus has undergone a fundamental change, from the initial necessity of completely annihilating them to the current expulsion. Drive them west little by little.

Let them create their own world in the Northwest.

Of course, this is impossible.

Every time they try to stand on their feet. all need to face the relentless pursuit of the Ming army. They will be expelled again. Faced with the expulsion of the Ming army, they would have to flee all the way west. Where will they flee?

It doesn't matter.

The important thing is that as long as they exist in the world for even one day, the Ming Dynasty will have the motivation to continue to pursue. For the Han Chinese who had suffered from their massacre. Nothing is more important than the complete elimination of them, and no one dares to stand up against the constant offensive of the army.

In the process, the vast expanse of Central Asia has been separated from China's direct rule for hundreds of years. It will become an inalienable part of China's territory.

Of course, what is even more gratifying is that in order to survive, the Manchus had to raise their butcher's knives there. This will pave the way for the future march of the Ming army, which by that time will be the liberator of the people there.

Provided, of course, that there are still people alive there.

Those who are alive will see the Ming army as liberators. They will no longer resist the rule of the Ming court. Of course, they may not have the strength to resist anymore.

"Just for this credit he has made for the country. If he knew the times, it would not be impossible for him to leave a way to live in the future. ”

When Zhu Mingzhong was talking to himself, there was a mocking expression on his face. Of course, it's more about the triumph of the winner. Who could have imagined a few years ago, but only in a few years. Everything has changed.

Whatever it is, I'm Qing or Ming. Everything has changed.

Staring into the distance. Thinking of the so-called "Kang Yong Shengshi" in history, Zhu Mingzhong's lips lifted and he said to himself.

"This prosperous era will be created by me, and this prosperous era must be a real prosperous era. It is by no means a prosperous era of eating bran and drinking thin. ”

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