Chapter 677: Killing the Tartars, the glory of the ancestors

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"My lord, the city defense army has been assembled! Please instruct! ”

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"Take a break!"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said with a solemn expression.

These 3,000 city defense troops, after a few days of training, already have the prototype of the Tiger Army. In the past, what the guards lacked most was discipline and training, so that they had no morale and no combat effectiveness. The Tiger Ben Army is now paying close attention to these two points, and the difference between the city defense army will immediately become prominent.

The training of the Tiger Ben Army and the training of the Guards Army are completely different things. The Guards have not trained once in three years, but the Tiger Ben Army has to train every day. The soldiers of the Guards still need to cultivate the land, but the Tiger Ben Army is full-time. Their only task is to train and fight.

Through strict queue training, it only takes a few days to basically form the temperament of a soldier. At this time in the late Ming Dynasty, such a training method was very scientific and effective. The greater the intensity of the training, the more combat-ready the army will be.

Zhang Zhun slowly walked over from the ranks of the city defense army, not squinting.

For the officers and soldiers of the Texas City Defense Army, they all saw Zhang Zhun's true face of Lushan for the first time. Obviously, Zhang Zhun's youth was beyond their expectations. If you don't see it with your own eyes, who can believe that it is this person in front of you who has defeated the most ferocious Tartar?

A moment later, Zhang Zhun appeared on the top of the review stand. Looking down from the review stand, the city defense army of 3,000 people is not very many. Judging from the looks on their faces, their state is not bad. At the very least, everyone is well fed, sleeps well, and has clean clothes. This is the most basic element of being an army.

"I'm Zhang Zhun!"

Zhang Zhun used the standard opening remarks to start his own lecture.

"Da Da Da!"

Before he finished speaking, the sound of horses' hooves was heard outside.

"Bang!"

Sharp gunshots rang out from the police post.

Huang Taiji's forward battalion has arrived!

There was a commotion in the city defense army. No matter how brave they are, how eager they are to fight the Tartars. Now that the Tartars have slain under the walls, they can't be unresponsive. Tartar, Tartar is coming to Texas City! This time, it was definitely not passing by, but coming directly to Dengzhou City.

Zhang Zhun stood on the high platform, his expression was grim, and he stared at everyone below calmly. At this time, it is the most important time to test whether the soldiers of the city defense army are firm in their position. Whether or not you sincerely join the Tiger Army, whether you really have the courage to fight with the Tartars, and whether you can really accept the cruel test of the battle, is now a hurdle. After this hurdle has passed, they can be regarded as real Tiger Ben Army soldiers. If they can't get over this hurdle, they can only be cowards or opportunists.

The Tiger Army never wants opportunists, but real warriors. In the face of adversity and being at a disadvantage, the person who joins the Tiger Ben Army is the most determined. When the Tiger Ben Army has been overwhelmed and swept through the remnant clouds, the motives of those who want to add in will have to be carefully checked.

The city defense army in Texas should have only heard that the Tiger Ben Army defeated the Tartars and heard about the miracles created by the Tiger Ben Army, but they should not know how the Tiger Ben Army fought and how they killed the Tartars. In this way, there is no bottom in their hearts. Since there is no bottom, it is inevitable that there will be a certain amount of panic. Perhaps, some people may choose to quit halfway.

Sure enough, some panicked city defense soldiers quietly looked at the people around them to see if they would take the lead in escaping. If anyone took the lead in running away, they followed. After all, the battle with the Tartars is very dangerous. If you don't do it well, you will bury your life. When they signed up for the army, they didn't expect that they would have to fight against the Tartars so soon. It's too fast, they're not mentally prepared yet.

When encountering a strong enemy, subconsciously wanting to turn around and flee is almost the instinct of the vast majority of Ming troops. Many battles between the Ming army and the Tartars, before they even began, collapsed the Ming army itself. A considerable number of Ming soldiers simply did not have the courage to fight against the Tartars, which was a very fatal factor. Most of the soldiers of the city defense army are from the original guards, so it is inevitable that they will be contaminated with such bad habits.

Fortunately, the city defense army was formed after elimination. Those cowardly cowards have automatically and consciously quit the army. The rest of the people, even if they think about running away, have the slightest scruple and will not act immediately. Because, leaving in front of so many people is also a shameful thing. What made them even more scruptuous was that there were soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army all around, staring at them in full armor, who knew what would happen if they fled? For deserters, in almost all armies, the punishment is the most severe - to be put on the spot.

There is no doubt that this moment is the most tormenting time for the city defense army. Many people had the idea of escaping, quietly thinking about how to escape. However, intimidated by the deterrent power of the Tiger Army, no one had the courage to make the first action to escape. Therefore, the commotion slowly subsided. All the soldiers of the city defense army, including those who wavered, stood on the hill of the training ground, not daring to make any superfluous movements.

Zhang Zhun stood quietly on the high platform, without saying a word, his eyes slowly swept over the faces of the soldiers of the city defense army, and carefully looked at everyone below. The arrival of the Huang Taiji Forward Battalion was not at all shocking to Zhang Zhun. The other Tiger Army soldiers did not react at all to the arrival of the Tartar Forward Battalion. They and the Tartars, I don't know how many times they have fought, where do they care about the forward battalion and the rear battalion? Even if Huang Taiji got up in person, it was nothing remarkable.

Seeing the calm and determined demeanor of the soldiers of the Tiger Army, those city defense troops who were flustered in their hearts slowly began to calm down again. They began to comfort themselves repeatedly and calm their inner turmoil. The Tiger Ben Army is not worried, what do they have to worry about? Since he chose to sign up for the army, he had to fight to the end. People live with a face, trees live with a skin, no matter what, this face cannot be lost.

If you want to say who is the most complicated person in your heart at this time, it must be Zhou Jieming, the commander of the city defense army. In fact, as the commander of the city defense army, Zhou Jieming was passive, not active. Because of his combat experience with the Tartars and his performance was not bad, Zhou Jieming was appointed as the commander of the city defense army, commanding the city defense army of 3,000 people. It turned out that on the battlefield, Zhou Jieming only led 500 Ming troops. Five hundred and three thousand, the gap is still very large.

The arrival of Huang Taiji's forward battalion did make Zhou Jieming a little nervous. He is an old man who has been to Liaodong and knows what is going on with the forward battalion of the Tartars. At the beginning, the most powerful soldier of the Tartars was the White Swing Tooth La, which is commonly known as the White Armor Soldier. The battle between the Ming army and the Tartar white-armored soldiers can be described as extremely dangerous, and it often takes dozens or even hundreds of people to kill a Tartar white-armored soldier.

The forward battalion of Huang Taiji is a team that concentrates a large number of white-armored soldiers and red-armored soldiers. In the forward battalion, the most ordinary soldiers are eligible to wear dark red armor. The Tartars above the commander of ten are basically white-armored soldiers. One can imagine how effective this forward battalion is. Now that the Striker Battalion is in Texas, he can't help but be nervous. This is the most powerful power in the Tartars!

Zhou Jieming was more worried about whether the soldiers of the city defense army had the courage to fight the Tartars. As an old man in the army, Zhou Jieming knows very well that when he first signed up, some people did come with a fluke mentality, thinking that they might not be able to fight against the Tartars so quickly, and they could get by for a while.

I didn't expect the Tartars to come so soon, and it was the most elite troops who came. It's strange that this part of the population is not frightened. If they can't withstand the pressure and a deserter appears at this time, his face as a commander is not very good-looking. However, looking at Zhang Zhun's meaning, there was no need to stop him, and he didn't even say words of encouragement. Obviously, Zhang Zhun wants to eliminate all these people.

The strange thing is that Zhou Jieming felt that someone would definitely be eliminated, but in the end, he never saw anyone who flinched and fled. Some of the soldiers were visibly pale, apparently frightened. However, they still persisted and did not make a move to escape. This made Zhou Jieming feel very surprised. If they had been in another army, these people would have been scattered long ago.

After a full cup of tea, Zhang Zhuncai nodded casually, glanced at it, and said slowly: "It's a little better than I expected, I thought that some of you would run away." Unexpectedly, I miscalculated. ”

The people below suddenly felt that their faces were a little hot, especially those who were thinking about running away just now, and Zhang Zhun's words were like a heavy slap on their faces. In fact, Zhang Zhun's tone was quite calm and did not target anyone. It's just that some people have weak hearts, and they feel as if Zhang Zhun has discovered the ugliness in their hearts, and they feel extremely ashamed.

Zhang Zhun glanced at everyone again, and said slowly: "I'm strange, where do you think you are inferior to Tartar?" Well? What is a tartar? It's just a group of barbarians who came out of the deep mountains and old forests. Do you think so much about yourself? ”

"As long as it is a person, it is two shoulders and one head, and if the head is cut off, all the people will die! No one is exempt! The soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and life and death are not calculated. When the two armies face each other, what they want is the enemy's head! You don't want the enemy's head, the enemy wants your head! ”

Zhang Zhun didn't have much nonsense, waved his hand vigorously, and said awe-inspiringly: "Now, you can see how the Tiger Ben Army killed the Tartars!" Those who have no eggs, get out of here early! ”

With that, Zhang Zhun turned around and came up to the city wall.

Zhou Jieming, the commander of the city defense army, also brought the city defense army up.

At this time, the soldiers of the Chuangzi Battalion and the Shunzi Battalion were already deployed at the head of the city. The muzzle of the black hole is aimed at the outside of Texas City. The soldiers of the Chuangzi battalion have all experienced the siege of Dengzhou City, and they are indeed a little indifferent to the arrival of the Tartars. Even Dolgon, Duoduo, and Kong Youde were arrested by them, what is the great thing about the forward battalion of Huang Taiji?

Of course, most of the soldiers of the Shunzi battalion are new recruits, and the formation of the unit has not been long in coming. However, after the formation of the Shunzi battalion, it has been stationed in Qingzhou City, training day and night, just to resist the attack of the Tartars. They succeeded in defeating Abatai's harassment of Qingzhou City. Therefore, they still have some combat experience. Moreover, in the battle sequence of the Tiger Army, the new troops' battle is often more vigorous than the old troops. Nothing else, just want to make a name for yourself.

Zhang Zhun raised the clairvoyant mirror to look outside, and found that it was indeed the soldiers of the forward battalion who arrived. These tartars are all silvery-white or dark red armor. Tartars without armor, there is no such thing as this. In other words, the Tartars of the forward battalion are each a white-armored soldier or a red-armored soldier. In terms of equipment, it is indeed the elite of the elite.

However, the Tartars did not attack the city. After the lesson of Dongjiabao, the Tartars easily did not dare to attack the town garrisoned by the Tiger Ben army. Moreover, idiots can see that the walls of Dezhou City are much higher than those of Dongjiabao. Isn't attacking such a fortified city seeking death?

The Tartar cavalry just circled the city of Texas, galloping quickly. The nearest Tartar scout was also one hundred and fifty meters away. There was a lesson from Dongjiabao, and the large army of the Tartars did not dare to get too close to the walls of Dezhou City. The killing distance of the Tiger Ben Gun is a few hundred meters away.

"Liu Mang!"

Zhang Zhun shouted calmly.

Liu Mang came up and handed the tiger in his hand to Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun took the tiger hammer, raised it casually, and aimed at one of the scouts of the Tartars.

"Bang!"

Moments later, the gun went off.

A hundred and fifty meters away, a Tartar scout shook his body and fell off his horse. Blood splashed and stained the surrounding wilderness, so large that the naked eye looked at it, there was a shocking feeling.

The other Tartar scouts were taken aback and hurriedly stepped back. The rest of the Tartar army also hurriedly retreated. Soon, all the Tartars retreated to a place five hundred meters away from the city wall of Texas.

"Oh!"

The soldiers of the city defense army all exclaimed in a low voice.

Oh, my God! At such a distance, the Tartar was knocked down with one shot! No wonder the Tiger Army is so powerful, it turns out that Zhang Zhun still has such a ability! Since Zhang Zhun can do it, I believe that other tiger armies can also do it. In habitual thinking, soldiers are better than officers.

Zhang Zhun swept his eyes and said slowly: "You can do it too!" ”

The soldiers of the city defense army suddenly became excited. The fear of the Tartars also disappeared unconsciously. If they can really do Zhang Zhun and kill the enemy with one shot, the ancestors are afraid that they will also be supremely glorious. If you can kill a Tartar with your own hands, you will have the capital to brag about in the future. How many people have killed Tartars with their own hands this year?

In fact, even cowards, even people who want to escape every time they encounter a battle, have a very urgent hope for meritorious service. Even, they are more urgent than the average person. Because, no one wants others to think of themselves as cowards, no one who doesn't want to be a warrior, no one who doesn't want to be a hero.

It's just that in the original army, there are too few opportunities to become a warrior and a hero. More often than not, they are cannon fodder, victims of utter meaninglessness. Every time the Ming army fought against the Tartars, the number of casualties was several times or even dozens of times that of the Tartars. With such a large casualty ratio, it would be really sad to want to kill the Tartars. No one is not afraid of death, and it is not surprising that a large number of deserters appeared.

Now, the Tiger Army has provided them with the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. The way the Tiger Ben Army fought was completely different from the Ming Army. The casualties of the Tiger Ben army were also much smaller than those of the Ming army. In such a situation, the possibility of becoming a warrior and becoming a hero is much greater. At the very least, the chances of killing a Tartar are great. There is no one who does not yearn for honor and merit, and honor and merit can successfully drive away fear.

The most obvious example is the original Japanese War. When the Japanese were raging, the fighting power of the Japanese was boasted of as if they could not be killed. When the troops in the local guard stations heard that the Japanese were coming, they themselves first weakened their legs. I didn't dare to engage in battle at all, so I turned around and ran. As a result, a few dozen Japanese robbers were able to scatter thousands of guards. Even, dozens of would-be robbers dared to wander under the city of Nanjing.

But later, with the continuous blows of Qi Jiguang and others, the aura on the Japanese invaders gradually faded, and slowly, everyone found that there was nothing remarkable about the Japanese invaders. The fear slowly disappeared, and ordinary people dared to take up arms to fight the Japanese invaders. In the later stage, there was no need for the army to be dispatched at all, and the general people, even the guards and family members, dared to go up and kill the widows. As a result, the crowd was excited, and the pirates soon disappeared.

Since the forward battalion of the Tartars refused to attack the city, the Tiger Army did not bother to pay attention to it, but just sent people to closely monitor the other troops and continue their daily training. In particular, the city defense army has increased the intensity of training, so as to eliminate the fear of the Tartars as soon as possible. Zhang Zhun also took time to give a one-day theoretical lesson to the city defense army to help them overcome their fear of Tartars.

Despite the arrival of the Tartar vanguard battalion in Texas City, everything in Texas City has not changed much. With the Tiger Ben Army stationed here, the people are not worried, and the public order in the city is also good. In fact, there is a gap in the siege of the Tartars. This gap is just west of the city. The Grand Canal passes near the West Gate of Texas. The cavalry of the Tartars could not appear here, otherwise, the Tiger Ben would have swept them off their horses directly.

In fact, there was a lesson from Dongjiabao, and the forward battalion of the Tartars did not dare to get too close at all. And Zhang Zhun's shot just now made the Tartar cavalry continue to retreat. Now, the Tartar cavalry was at least five hundred meters away from the walls of Texas City. Therefore, if you like it, you can still dock at the west gate of Texas City.

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