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The most important thing is that the steppe tribes do not use spears, they are accustomed to using scimitars, with barbed wire to block, their scimitars do not show the slightest power, but the Ming Dynasty is different, the Ming soldiers are accustomed to spears, even if there is no musket, only use spears, through the barbed wire, the grassland tribes who climb the barbed wire are also a piercing.

Luo Xin firmly believed that simply putting a barbed wire fence on the city wall would turn into a nightmare for the steppe tribes.

"General Zhang, you are responsible for arranging the city defense!"

"Honorable Order!"

"Master Jiang, you come with me."

Luo Xin took Jiang Song to the Ordnance Division in a hurry, and then drew a drawing of iron rods and barbed wire on paper, explained it to him again, and then asked:

"Lord Jiang, I'm going to cover the city wall with this kind of barbed wire before Huang Taiji arrives, will you be able to complete the task?"

As an old ordnance division, Jiang Song had a good idea of the size of the city wall of the capital, and quickly calculated it in his heart:

"My lord, I need four days. From tomorrow, it will take three days to make these iron rods and barbed wire, and one day to install them on the walls. But...... This may delay the production of some other ordnance. ”

"Hold on to the barbed wire first."

"Yes, sir!"

Luo Xin did not leave the Ordnance Division, but rested in the Ordnance Division, and stayed until dusk, Jiang Song hurried over and said:

"My lord, more than 2,000 people from the Ordnance Department have been assembled, and the five thousand thunderbolts, gunpowder leads, and slender bamboo pipes needed have been prepared."

"Let's go!"

Luo Xin strode out of the gate, someone had already brought the war horse, Luo Xin turned over and got on the horse, leading more than 2,000 people from the Ordnance Division towards the city gate.

When they came to the city gate, the two admirals of the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion, each leading 10,000 soldiers, were already waiting there.

"Open the gates!"

Luo Xin gave an order, the city gate rumbled open, more than 20,000 people rushed out of the city gate, and quickly came to the place where Huangtai Ji camped.

Luo Xin turned over and dismounted, recruited the master craftsmen in the military weapons department, and taught them how to lay land mines under torches, and then these master craftsmen each led a team to start laying land mines.

Midnight.

A mine net was laid, and the ground was processed by craftsmen, and then the group retreated into the city. The main lead of the land mine was laid all the way to the moat, where it was buried under the ground.

Morning.

Luo Xin was sleeping in the Fifth Army Camp when he heard Lu Zhonglian's voice outside:

"Master Hou, Master Ma is here."

Luo Xin turned over, wiped his face twice, pushed open the door, and saw Ma Fang standing outside, looking tired and desperate, looking at Luo Xin's eyes mixed with shame.

"Get some food." Luo Xin said to Lu Zhonglian, and then said to Ma Fang: "Lord Ma, please come in." ”

Ma Fang walked in like a puppet, and standing there, Luo Xin said, "Master Ma, please take a seat." ”

Ma Fang shook his head and said, "The sinners don't dare to sit. Speaking of this, he looked at Luo Xin with desperate eyes and said, "Has Your Majesty already decreed that I be thrown into prison?" ”

"Nope!" Luo Xin shook his head.

"That'...... Why did you let me go into town alone? ”

"That was my idea."

Ma Fang's spirit shook and said, "No, why?" ”

"Because I don't want Master Ma to become a sinner, I want Master Ma to make meritorious service to Dai Jun, and I want Huang Taiji's head."

Ma Fang's desperate eyes suddenly lit up, his face flushed with excitement, and he immediately didn't ask Luo Xin what plan he had, and said:

"No, what do you say, what do I do, the old man will never give up."

"Good!" Luo Xin took Ma Fang's hand and sat him down and said, "Brother, you and I were able to kill Alatan Khan to the ground, and we were also able to kill his son to the ground. ”

Ma Fang nodded excitedly and looked at Luo Xin eagerly. Luo Xin said in a condensed voice: "Brother, do you remember the land mine?" ”

"Remember!" Ma Fang's eyes brightened and said, "It's those things that were buried in the Drinking Dragon River at the beginning?" ”

"Hmmm! I'll give you five thousand and I'll give you the method to use it. Then you take those soldiers outside the city to wander outside, when Huang Taiji retreats to the grassland, you improvise, choose a place to lay land mines, intercept Huang Taiji head-on, I will chase behind, when the time comes, our two armies and one place, front and rear, to Huang Taiji heavy damage. As long as we succeed this time, the grassland tribes will no longer be able to invade the Ming Dynasty within twenty years. ”

Ma Fang looked at Luo Xin solemnly and said, "No, are you sure to hold the capital?" ”

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded firmly.

"I believe in you!" Ma Fang's expression was still serious: "If you can't hold on to the capital, Daming will really have no hope." ”

"Don't hesitate, let's act." Luo Xin stood up and said: "Brother, you remember, when Huang Taiji besieged the capital, you could gather Datong outside and defeat the soldiers, or you could seek opportunities to harass or annihilate the small group of grassland tribes who went out to find food and grass, but don't fight with the main force of the grassland tribes, your purpose is to give Huang Taiji the final fatal blow." Even if the capital seems to be in danger, you have to hold back. ”

"I understand!"

Ma Fang nodded seriously, and the two of them left the five military camps in a hurry, first went to the Ordnance Division, taught Ma Fang how to use land mines, and finally Luo Xin was not at ease, and selected more than a dozen craftsmen who knew how to use land mines to leave with Ma Fang, and then sent a team to send some food to Ma Fang's army, and in less than an hour, Ma Fang left the capital.

Luo Xin stood on the city wall, watching Ma Fang leave with more than 5,000 troops, thinking about the upcoming war in his heart. Just stick to the capital and let Huang Taiji leave calmly in the end, which is definitely not the result Luo Xin wants. He wants to defeat the Grassland Alliance, and only by defeating the Grassland Alliance can he create an opportunity for Ma Fang to ambush Huang Taiji.

In his heart, Luo Xin divided the future war into three steps.

The first step is to ambush the Steppe Coalition with land mines and deal a blow to the Steppe Coalition Army. This can not only blow the arrogance of the steppe coalition army, but also boost the morale of your own side. Between this fall and rise, it has laid a solid foundation for sticking to the capital.

The second step is also the most arduous part, that is, the protracted defensive war, to ensure that the city is not lost, and only when the city is not lost, can the later plan be realized. With the first step to improve morale, the capital is not short of grain and grass, nor is there a shortage of weapons, Luo Xin came up with barbed wire, and Luo Xin is confident that the capital will be defended. Luo Xin had already instructed Jiang Song to make more barbed wire for backup, and once some barbed wire was destroyed, it could be replaced in time at that time. Ensure that this barbed wire position is always there.

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*(To be continued.) )