Chapter 138: A dilemma

Although the war was finally won, Zhu Youxiao also realized that the current flintlock pistol was still not enough deterrent for the cavalry, and the manufacturing process of rifled guns determined that it could not be popularized at all, and at most a small number of blockers could only be trained in the army to use. In the army, a small number of rifled gun shooters are interspersed to block the enemy officers in the confrontation. Moreover, the production of mini bullets for rifled guns is also very simple, and when used with mini bullets, the effective range can reach 500 yards, which can greatly deter the enemy.

Rifled guns appeared very early, in the fifteenth century, but due to the manufacturing process of the barrel and the inconvenience of front-loading cartridges, rifled guns did not really become widespread until the mid-to-late eighteenth century.

After Zhu Youxiao was about to return to Beijing, he immediately began to deal with this matter, and he did not believe that the power of the whole country could not make a small number of mini guns.

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The news of the big defeat of brain hair soon spread to Lin Dan Khan, and Lin Dan Khan was really surprised by the big defeat of brain hair. The 10,000 pioneers led by Brain Mao can be said to be the elite of the Chahar Department. And in his impression, the Ming army has always been weak to the point of vulnerability, if it weren't for the help of a strong city, Lin Dan Khan felt that he could sweep the entire Ming Dynasty in minutes.

"It's a big brain." Lin Dan Khan said.

"The sinners knock before the Great Khan." As soon as the brainhair came in, he immediately bowed to the ground.

"What the hell is going on? Tell me carefully. Lin Dan Khan said coldly.

"Great Khan ......" Brain Mao said the whole thing again, especially Zhu Youxiao's insult to Lin Dan Khan, he would not let it go.

"So your 10,000 cavalry lost to 20,000 infantry in a field battle?" Lin Danhan asked calmly.

"The Ming army is cunning, and the Ming army sent thousands of cavalry to raid our army in the back." Brainhair quibbled.

"If your 10,000 cavalry can defeat 20,000 infantry, there will be no Ming cavalry behind." Lin Dan Khan said coldly.

"Yes, yes, it's just that Daming's infantry battle formation is very strange, and it's the first time I've seen it, and I was caught off guard by them." Brainhair said.

"How strange?" Lin Dan Khan asked.

"The infantry of the Ming army arranged a large square hollow formation, with reserves and artillery in the middle of the formation, drummers in the formation, and chariots outside, and our army was never able to break through the enemy's large formation." Brainhair replied.

This phalanx is the phalanx of Napoleon specially used to deal with cavalry, which has been tested many times in actual battles, and has repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on cavalry in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Most famously, at the Battle of the Pyramids, Napoleon used this phalanx to inflict heavy losses on the famous Mamluk cavalry, and at the Battle of Waterloo, the British used this phalanx to withstand the onslaught of Napoleon's cuirassiers.

"Could it be that the Ming army has found a way to restrain the cavalry with infantry?" For the words with big brain hair, Lin Danhan was full of doubts.

"Great Khan, everything I say is true, no, you can ask other people." Brainhair said.

"Order the whole army to camp on the spot." Lin Dan Khan didn't dare to rashly attack Datong now. These 50,000 soldiers and horses are the foundation of his foothold, if all of them are lost here, it will not be a matter of unifying Mongolia, but he may be eaten by other tribes at any time. What's more, nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses have been lost now.

Lin Dan Khan is now in a dilemma, and he is afraid that he will not win the attack, and if he retreats, it will be more difficult for him to unify Mongolia in the future.

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Hearing the news that Lin Dan Khan had stopped, the entire Datong Mansion also breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, it was not only the warring parties who paid attention to this war, but also the Mongolian right-wing tribes were also very concerned about this war, especially the Tumut department, which was very close to Datong.

"It seems that we are really afraid of Lin Dan Khan in this battle, he wants to enter but can't enter now, and he is afraid of losing face if he wants to retreat." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"The victory in this battle proves that His Majesty's phalanx should have no problem defending against the cavalry, and if it is equipped with enough cavalry, we are fully confident that we will defeat the cavalry of Jianyu in the field." Xiong Tingbi said.

"Now is not enough, our new army still lacks training, and the experience of the battle is not enough, and then I will set up a new Beizhi Governor's Office, responsible for the military leadership and command of Shanxi, Hebei, and Beizhi, and I am ready to make you the Governor of the Beizhi Governor's Office." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Thanksgiving!" Xiong Tingbi said respectfully.

"Pingshen, this Beizhi Governor's Mansion has three armies, each with 100,000 people, and I am ready to reorganize all the military forces in the three places, according to the new army establishment, completely abolish the military households, and use the current recruitment system." Zhu Youxiao said.

"How are the laid-out soldiers and officers settled? If the resettlement is not good, it may lead to mutiny. Xiong Tingbi said.

"For the soldiers, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled are all eliminated, and only the strong are retained. For the soldiers who have been laid off, I am prepared to give each of them twenty taels of silver at a time. You must be personally responsible for this matter, and if there is a matter of deducting money, I am the only one who asks. Zhu Youxiao said.

"No."

"As long as the soldiers are on my side, it will be difficult for these officers to make trouble, so the payment of salaries and silver this time is very important, and there is corruption in the old army, and I am not ready to pursue it, if anyone dares to make trouble, I will punish it severely." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The minister understands, then start with Shanxi, but Hebei has just been established, and most of the land originally belonged to the Beijing Division, and there are many nobles in the Beijing Division and Hebei, and this matter is probably a little more difficult." Xiong Tingbi said.

"When I return to Beijing, I will solve it myself. Few of these nobles are of great use, and handing over the military power as soon as possible is also a relief for them. Zhu Youxiao said.

Zhu Youxiao had long wanted to move these nobles, and when Li Zicheng entered Beijing and the Qing army entered the customs, there were few nobles with backbone, either surrendering or fleeing, or doing nothing, and the corpses were vegetarian.

"The British Duke Zhang Weixian is a loyal queen, and he has tried his best to assist His Majesty to ascend the throne, and his loyalty is available." Xiong Tingbi said.

"It is true that the British public can be loyal and usable, but this system must be abolished, and the British Guild has other uses." Zhu Youxiao said. Zhu Youxiao knew that the next two generations of British princes really did nothing, and staying in the barracks would only make a mistake.

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Lin Dan Khan has been camping fifty miles away from Datong for two days, and his current situation is very embarrassing, the fiasco of the first major war has led to the entire Mongolian tribes now staring at him, and even the Houjin are beginning to pay attention to this war.