Chapter 778 Shooting the Sky Wolf (Medium)

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Most of the officers and men of the Beijing battalion were stationed near the Terracotta Division, east of Andingmen were Wu Xiang and Teng Xiang Left Guard, as well as the warrior battalion station, and west of Wu Xiang and Teng Xiang Right Guard, as well as the newly formed Shenji Battalion station. It is also incorrect to say that it was newly formed, because when Taizu was at the peak, among the three major battalions of the Beijing army, there was the establishment of the Shenji Battalion, and it showed its might during the Taizu and Chengzu periods, and made great achievements. It was only later that the Tumubao changed, the three major battalions were wiped out, and Yu Qian reorganized the forbidden army, and the Shenji battalion was not reinstated.

In the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Ming Dynasty saw that the arquebuses occasionally used by the Japanese were much more advanced than the muskets before the Ming Dynasty, so they germinated the idea of imitating the arquebus and rebuilding the Shenji Battalion. Shen Mo also supported this, and recommended Qi Jiguang to the imperial court as his first governor.

At this time, Qi Jiguang's reputation for being good at training soldiers was already known to both the government and the opposition, and the imperial court deeply felt the humiliation of the wreaking havoc of the Japanese invaders, and there were Tartars like mans on their backs, and they were very eager to train an elite army. In this context, Qi Jiguang and Shenji Battalion, a match made on this day, naturally came together.

So the imperial court transferred Qi Jiguang back to the capital from the southeast and appointed him as the deputy general of the Shenji Battalion...... The lord will be Li Yingchen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, but the old man is only in name, and he has never shown up again except for one time when the camp was opened. He recruited 5,000 soldiers from the countryside of Zhili, and with 2,000 Qi family troops as the main backbone, he formed the first elite unit in the Ming Dynasty that was composed of hot and cold weapons, cavalry, infantry and vehicles.

It's afternoon time, and it's time for the camps to do afternoon exercises. Silence They had to pass the camps of the other two guards on their way to the Shenji camp, and through the fence they could see the soldiers practicing on the school grounds. I saw the officers scolding and scolding, the soldiers slackening, and even some simply sitting under the trees together and making noise and giggling.

Seeing that the current enemy was still training in the Beijing army, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but be worried, and said secretly: "The Shenji Battalion should be different." So with great hope, he went to the westernmost camp of Shenji, who knew that when he arrived outside the camp, he was dumbfounded, and saw that the officers and soldiers here were scattered in all corners of the school grounds, fighting to the death, and there were many onlookers applauding, but none of them were fighting.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but ask worriedly, "What happened?" ”

"It's just training." Silent and calm.

"What, training?" Zhang Juzheng's mouth was half open and said: "I saw that someone was beaten to the ground, motionless, and there is such a fatality in training?" ”

"Hmm......" said silently: "The training of the Qi family army has always been ...... It is known for its inhumanity, and every year due to training disability and death, five percent of the staff is lost. ”

Qi Jiguang said softly on the side: "This is the capital, it's not that high, only half." ”

"That's ...... enough" perverted, Zhang Juzheng was a little dizzy.

"The reason why the Qi family's army has repeatedly exchanged extremely low casualties on the battlefield for great victories," Shen Mo said softly: "It is because of them that they shed all their blood on the training ground." ”

"By the way, since it's the Divine Machine Battalion, why don't you see it?" Zhang Juzheng came back to his senses and asked.

"Shooting training and the like are held in the suburbs, and there is only daily physical training in the city." Qi Jiguang finished answering, took out a copper whistle, and blew 'Didi' twice. This crisp sound, as if by magic, made the chaotic school field a lot quieter in an instant, and the sounds of fighting and cheering all disappeared, leaving only the sound of small footsteps when the officers and soldiers were quickly lined up.

Walking from the door to the high platform in front of the school field, it was about twenty breaths, and in this short twenty breaths, the seven thousand soldiers of the Shenji Battalion had already completed the formation, standing on the platform and looking down, each row and column seemed to be measured with a ruler, neatly drawing a straight line with equal distance. And every point of the line is an officer and soldier standing upright like a javelin, brushing and pressing in black, and there is silence, leaving Zhang Juzheng with an unforgettable impression for a lifetime.

"Presumably, you and others know" Qi Jiguang said loudly to his subordinates: "The Tartars have invaded my Ming Dynasty again, and everywhere they go, they are invincible to kill, plunder and burn, and this revenge will not be avenged, and it is ashamed that the men's court is determined to send troops, defend my territory, and expel the Tartars" After Qi Jiguang finished speaking, he turned to Shen Mo and saluted: "Please give a lecture to Lord Governor"

Shen Mo nodded, walked to the center of the stage, his eyes swept over the audience, and he saw many familiar faces...... Those were all recruits who enlisted when the Qi family army was first formed, and Shen Mo, as his direct commander, often visited the camp to inspect the camp, and even called many officers and soldiers by name, of course, they all knew him...... Now, these recruits have all become officers, leading their subordinates, looking up at the old commanders of the past, and in the eye contact, both sides are a little excited.

"I answered the crime, it is difficult to write this time to slaughter Shizhou City, 50,000 compatriots died unexpectedly, 50,000 people, we are there combined, it is only 7,000 people" The silent voice echoed in the school field: "As a man of the Ming Dynasty, a soldier of the country, do you hate it?"

"Hate," the officers and soldiers shouted together.

"What about hate," Shen Mo asked.

"Kill, kill, kill" replied to him with three roars in succession

"Ten thousand people are single-minded, Taishan can be shaken" Shen Mo shouted such a sentence with a dantian.

"Only loyal and righteous, angry bullfighting" regardless of whether he recognized his soldiers or not, reflexively shouted together, the sound was like a giant*, straight through the sky.

"Report to the Son of Heaven and save the head of Qian" Shen Mo shouted again.

"Kill all the Tartars and find a feudal marquis," the officers and soldiers responded in a loud voice. Even Zhang Juzheng can feel the change in the atmosphere on the field...... The eyes of the veterans radiated the hunger and thirst of the hungry wolf when they saw the food, and the recruits were obviously much more solemn. The suffocating aura of murder spread, as if by magic.

Of course, this is not some magic, this is the battle song of the Qi family's army, whenever they are about to face a battle, the main general will use these four sentences to announce preparations for war, and boost morale When the veterans were in the south, they had heard it countless times, and they had already regarded it as a prelude to victory and glory, and the recruits had also heard it many times when they were practicing, knowing that this meant that they would follow in the footsteps of the veterans and set foot on the battlefield of blood and fire......

And the originality of these four sentences is silence.

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After a brief but powerful battle mobilization, Qi Jiguang ordered the team to disband, and each returned to the camp to pack and load baggage, and waited for the order to be pulled. Thanks to his well-trained daily life, he didn't need to worry about all this, Qi Jiguang led the adults into the Chinese military tent to speak.

After the account was raised, Shen sat silently on the main seat, Tan Lun and Zhang Juzheng sat on the left and right, Qi Jiguang and Yin Feng sat under them, and as for Li Chengliang, he was naturally honest and willing to accompany the last seat.

Looking around, Shen Mo finally opened his mouth and said, "Everyone, it's time to start a war with the Tartars, and no one is optimistic about us, except ourselves. There was a chuckle at this, but it soon fell silent, and he continued: "They all say how the Mongol cavalry came and went like the wind, how good they were at riding and shooting, how difficult our army was to deal with, and how it could not be won a hundred times...... Now, I want you to come up with a way to win" After speaking, he looked at Tan Lun and said: "Brother Erhua, you have been in Northern Xinjiang for the longest time, let's talk about your feelings first." ”

"Yes." Tan Lun didn't speak quickly, but he was very organized: "The battlefield environment in the north is very unfavorable for our army, and the vast and boundless plains are very suitable for large-scale mobile horse warfare. Although we have a large number of infantry available, our mobility is too poor, far inferior to the Mongols, who come and go like the wind, so we suffer losses everywhere......" After a pause, he made an analogy: "This is very similar to what happened to us when we resisted the Japanese. But the Mongols were a large group of elite forces with clever tactics, far from being matched by the rabble of pirates. Our original set of tactics...... Even the mandarin duck chain formation of the Qi family's army was invincible in the south, but in the north it was unable to stop the large-scale horse war assault, and when we first arrived in the northern Xinjiang, we really suffered several defeats. ”

Shen Mo nodded and said, "How did you deal with that?" ”

"Yuan Jing and I have referred to the combat experience and resources of the northern border army, integrated our original strengths, and explored two ways to control the enemy." Tan Lun didn't sell it either, and said directly: "First, use mounted archery against cavalry, and second, use the formation and firearms we are good at to improve and fight the enemy." Saying that, he looked at Qi Jiguang: "So let's split up and see who has the better effect......" There is no doubt that the cavalry shooting belongs to Tan Lun, and the formation and firearms are Qi Jiguang's business.

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng wanted to speak and stopped, he asked silently, "Is there anything wrong with Brother Taiyue?" ”

"I've heard that the Mongols grew up on horseback and lived on horseback and archery, so it's very difficult to keep up with them in this regard." Zhang Juzheng asked softly.

"Brother Taiyue, have you ever heard of Ma Jiajun." Tan Lun didn't answer directly.

Ma Jiajun...... Matthew's troops? Zhang Juzheng asked.

"Yes, it's Ma Fang's troops." Tan Lun nodded.

"Brave but Ma Fang" Zhang Juzheng said: "The deeds of 'Ma Wangye', no one in the capital knows, who doesn't know?" It's just that after he was transferred to Baoding, his reputation was not obvious. "The 'Lord Ma' in his mouth is not a super first-class prince, but the nickname of Ma Fang, the former chief soldier of Xuanfu, and it was given to him by the Mongols.

Speaking of this Ma Fang, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the most legendary general of the Ming Dynasty. He is not like the senior generals of the Ming Dynasty, he was born in a hairpin family and was born as a general. He came from a humble background, and he was definitely the first among the Ming generals, because he used to be a slave

Ma Fang, whose name is Dexin, Lanxi, Shanxi Province, is a peasant family on the border of Xuanhua, in a raid by the Tak, his family villages and towns are all scorched earth, and his parents are also separated from the fleeing crowd, Ma Fang, who is only eight years old, was unfortunately taken captive as a riding slave to herd cattle for the Mongols. For more than ten years, this hard-working child lived a slave life driven and bullied, and tasted the suffering of the world at a young age. But it also enabled him to practice superb riding and archery martial arts.

When he grew up, he hunted with Alta, and suddenly a fierce tiger appeared and pounced on Altan Khan, who was dressed eye-catchingly, and all the 'Mongolian warriors' panicked and avoided it, but Ma Fang's face did not change his color, he was not in a hurry, bent his bow and arrows, and shot the tiger on the spot. I Da, who escaped the catastrophe, praised Ma Fang, gave him a good bow and a good horse on the spot, and ordered him to follow him. In the following years, Ma Fang followed Altan Khan through many battles, and not only became familiar with the way of this unborn genius, but also gradually became familiar with the laws and weaknesses of the activities of the various Mongolian tribes.

Although he was valued by Alta and his status in the Mongolian tribes was rising, Ma Fang did not forget his country's hatred and family feud because of the favor of the enemy, and he waited day and night for the opportunity to return to the Ming Dynasty. Finally, ten years after falling into the enemy camp, taking advantage of the opportunity to follow me to invade Datong, he escaped by stealing horses at night, and took refuge in the Datong military camp of the Ming Dynasty overnight, and then ...... was caught by the Ming army as a spy.

Count him lucky, Zhou Shangwen, the general of Datong at that time, was a general who cherished talents, and did not immediately kill the spies according to the usual practice, but relied on Ma Fang's narrative to find his long-lost parents and bring them to Datong for reunion. Thanks to Ma Fang, who was in tears, he swore on the spot: 'I am willing to chase away the Tartars and die to repay the country's kindness'

He said so, and he did so. Ma Fang started as a captain, and fought bravely to kill the enemy in every battle, because of the length of the cavalry and even the Mongols, so he could always target and hit the enemy hard. He even turned the tide several times, led the elite cavalry to steal and kill the back road, forcing the Mongol army to stop the invasion and retreat to the border. Zhou Shangwen thought that he was a general, carefully taught him the art of war, Ma Fang learned very quickly, and can use it flexibly, since then the use of soldiers is even more superb, every battle must be the first, invincible, the Mongols have to stay away from Datong, several years do not dare to intrude.

His most classic battle appeared in the 34th year of Jiajing, I replied to repeat the old trick, bypassing the Xuanda defense line, and led the cavalry to blitz again to the Huairou area on the periphery of Gyeonggi. In a critical situation, Ma Fang, who had been promoted to a general, attacked angrily, and led his elite cavalry to fight a bloody battle with Meda. Altan Khan, who was hit hard by this, did not know the reality of the Ming army, and thought that they would cover up the overall situation, so he immediately led the army to retreat north in a hurry, and a military disaster that almost replicated the 'Gengrong Change' was dissolved.

In this battle, Ma Fang suffered five knife wounds, and his mount was also shot, but he still fought with his life, which made Emperor Jiajing very impressed, and praised: "Brave but not Ma Fang" and the Mongols also completely remembered Ma Fang's bravery, and gave him the honorific title of "Ma Wangye". Ma Fang's courage has since become famous

In the starry Daming sky, a star is rising - Ma Fang was exceptionally promoted to the governor of the second grade, and at the end of the year, he was crowned the governor of the left of the first grade, with his accumulated military exploits in more than ten years, which is definitely not too much praise

But fate played a joke on him at this time, just when Ma Fang was full of ambition and took the initiative to attack, frequently sending elite cavalry detachments deep into the steppe to plunder the Mongols' horses and burn their pastures to destroy their combat resources to the greatest extent, his old boss Zhou Shangwen, who had always supported him, died of illness.

If Zhou Shangwen, who is like a master, died, it was a very heavy blow to Ma Fang, not only spiritual, but also a very practical problem, and he lost his most reliable backer. Although he is already the chief soldier of Datong, this slave-born outsider is already outside the Datong military generals group with many mountains and entanglements, and he has such outstanding military achievements, and he has very strict requirements for his subordinates, so he is naturally not welcomed.

As a result, the Ministry of War transferred Ma Fang from the front to the rear as soon as the military department issued an order, and served as the military training officer of Prime Minister Xuanda Baoding...... From the general soldier of one town to the prime minister of four towns, it seems that he has been promoted to an official, but this prime minister is only responsible for training troops in the rear, and it has nothing to do with him to lead troops to fight, isn't this a sign of putting a tiger in a cage?

Since then, Ma Fang has gradually lost her voice. A treasure knife has been silent for ten years, even if it has drunk countless blood, it can only be turned into a conversation after tea and dinner, and no one pulls out the knife and asks, General, can you still eat......

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"Ma Fang's cavalry unit surpassed the most elite Mongolian cavalry in combat effectiveness," Tan Lun told Zhang Juzheng: "He was well versed in the power of the Mongolian cavalry, but he still put forward the combat idea of 'riding with horseback'." In addition to strict training and excellent equipment, he also combined the 'stacking formation method' of the Southern Song Dynasty Wu Rank, giving full play to our army's advantages in firearms and assembling firearms on a large scale. In the battle, the musketeers, cavalry archers, and sword soldiers cooperate with each other, and repeatedly charge and kill, which can not only make up for the shortness of cavalry shooting, but also far greater range and power than the Tartars. ”

"Where is the Ma Jiajun now?" Zhang Juzheng was pleasantly surprised when he heard this.

"It's been ten years since he left Datong, and that army has long been wiped out by Yang Shun's people." Tan Lun said regretfully: "Otherwise, how dare I be arrogant? ”

'Ho ......' Zhang Juzheng said in his heart, after talking for a long time, his feelings are too dry.

Who knew that Tan Lun was panting, shook his head and said: "But he is no longer depressed, and the cavalry troops we brought were trained under his guidance." ”

"Is that as powerful as Ma Jiajun?" Zhang Juzheng asked with hope again.

"Without actual combat, how can you compare with Ma Jiajun?" Tan Lun shook his head, and after a while, he said, "But he also trained another cavalry to bring it with him personally, and he also came with us." ”

Zhang Juzheng said in his heart, panting is really a bad problem......

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