That night, Xiao Lang met with Huang Long.

If it weren't for the psychological preparation, the first time he saw this Dongjiang Town chief soldier, he would inevitably be startled, especially at night - Huang Long was not ugly, but a few years ago the Dongjiang army mutinied, and the rebels cut off his ears, nose and lips together, and Huang Long actually stood up and did not die. Later, with the help of Shang Kexi, he quelled the chaos and executed all those rebels, but his face was completely disfigured. Especially a triangular hole in the nose, coupled with the unconcealed white Sensen teeth below, you don't need makeup to play a zombie in a horror movie.

Rao is Xiao Lang, as the leader of the army, has no lack of courage and courage, and when he first saw Huang Long's face, he was still frightened, and he reached out to pull out the gun at his waist - and later laughed privately with his companions, Xiao Lang admitted that at that moment he really felt that he had traveled to the world of Resident Evil.

However, after the two sides talked, Xiao Lang found that this Huang Zongbing was actually a man of culture - he claimed that he had taken the Xiucai exam when he was a child, but later because his hometown and family were completely destroyed by the hands of the Jiannu Mantars, Fang Cai, like most of the people who formed the Dongjiang Army, abandoned his original dream - no matter what it was, and turned to become a rude and unliterate soldier.

And it is precisely because of the relatively high level of education - at least in the middle of a group of big bosses that Huang Long started from the bottom of the soldiers, all the way to the head of the small army, and the middle level of the officer...... Slowly rise up. Finally, after Mao Wenlong, the founder of the Dongjiang Army, and his successor Chen Jisheng, he became the third chief military officer of Dongjiang Town.

Due to the injury to his lips and the leakage of his nose, Huang Long spoke slowly and his intonation was not clear. But he had a very clear mind and was very decisive. After hearing the intentions of Xiao Lang's army, he quickly and bluntly stated that he could cooperate with them - that is, to move all the non-combatants on Arthur Island. He didn't even care where he moved.

Such a smooth passage made Xiao Lang a little incredulous, you must know that although he came with a flourishing spirit, he brought reinforcements and food. And what was just revealed during the day: a powerful deterrent to the Later Jin Army, but he lacked one of the most important things in the Ming Dynasty officialdom - that is, the legal military documents. When he came over this time, the only thing he had at hand that could be used as a reason to send troops was a letter asking for help, which was written by Huang Long himself -- the problem was that according to the Ming court, it was impossible to say that a certain general could be allowed to write a letter to another town to recruit reinforcements, otherwise it would not be chaotic.

Of course, Xiao Lang himself doesn't care about this at all, but Huang Long shouldn't not care? As the most important thing under the general army of a town is human resources, especially in a place like Liaodong, there are not many people who can control zhì in the Ming Dynasty, but they are not as insignificant as on the mainland.

Xiao Lang had originally planned to take some measures - if Huang Long did not agree to his relocation, but now he didn't have to worry about it at all. However, he was still surprised why Huang Long was so easy to speak. As for his question, the latter responded with bitterness:

"If you don't let these people go with you, they will definitely fall into the hands of the Tartar Jiannu, or even ......worse."

Only then did Xiao Lang understand that Huang Long was already completely desperate about the situation, so he didn't care about the reaction of the imperial court and the future of Dongjiang Town. After careful questioning, it was because of the fight with Kong Youde's army.

Speaking of the Han army's "Wuzhen Chaoha" troops, in fact, most of them were originally members of the Dongjiang Army after surrendering to the Jin. Of course, the combat effectiveness is far inferior to the authentic Manchurian soldiers, and Huanglong has fought with them many times before, and he feels that it is nothing more than that, and he is not very afraid. But since Kong Youde's Dengzhou remnants joined and took the command of "Wuzhen Chaoha". The situation was suddenly very different, and the tactics of those Han troops were very different from before, especially in the use of gunpowder, which became very dedicated and skilled.

-- The Ming Dynasty army used gunpowder in a variety of ways. From large artillery to small guns, as well as a variety of rocket products such as "a swarm of bees" and "a hundred tigers running together", there are thousands of forms. But the power is generally not great. The same was true of the previous Wuzhen Chao Harbin army, all kinds of firearms were used, and the fight was very lively, but most of them were just a lively look, and it was completely a copy of the Ming army.

But since being commanded by Nakong Youde, the Houjin firearms army has now abandoned all other bells and whistles, and only three things remain: artillery, gunguns, and throwing gunpowder canisters. Because the artillery is not very well equipped and the quality is not very good, it is not much of a threat. But the gunpowder jar was very powerful—it was a mixture of gunpowder packets and pieces of iron and gravel in clay pots the size of a human head, and the outside was covered with nets, and after the fuse was lit, the specially selected able-bodied soldiers spun and threw them into the crowd, which could be thrown dozens of paces away, and a large piece of it was exploded.

Xiao Lang knew as soon as he heard that this must be a reference to our grenade tactics! However, because there was only black powder in Houjin, the bombs were bulky and could only be used by specialized grenadiers - but the use of chain throwing was also a major innovation.

In these years, the battles were all lined up in dense formations, and this kind of gunpowder jar specializes in breaking dense formations! With the weak morale of the Ming army, basically as long as one or two are hit, they will definitely blow up the nest, and then they will be chased and killed miserably. With this move, Kong Youde was invincible in the field, even if the number was much smaller than that of the Dongjiang Army, he could easily defeat his opponent. Although the Ming army quickly learned this trick, they couldn't find a strong enough bombardier, and even if they put together a few bombardiers, they would soon be shot by the archers of the Houjin side, so they couldn't use it at all in the field, but they could barely use it when defending the city.

However, the Kong army's attack on the fortress has also changed a lot from the original, in the past, their siege of the city was nothing more than ant climbing, digging soil and digging holes, etc., nothing more than the traditional Central Plains siege method. At most, the archers of the Houjin army were sharp in their bows and arrows, and the sharpshooters among the Jurchens were supported in the rear with strong bows, and the suppression of the defenders was stronger—but on the whole, like all armies of this era, it was still relatively taboo about siege, and it was avoided if it could be avoided.

But now they don't seem to be so afraid of attacking cities, and they uproot the fortresses they see along the way. And it was mainly the use of gunpowder - concentrated fire to suppress the city; carried iron cannons to collapse the city walls; Or simply carry a coffin filled with gunpowder and dig a hole under the city wall and blow it up...... In short, it gives the impression that it is very methodical, and it is completely around gunpowder. Although it is unhurried to act, it is not inefficient. In the past, the Ming army could not fight in the field, and the city could always be topped. But now that he has met Kong Youde's gang, even defending the city has become a luxury.

"There will be no war...... There's no way to fight! ”

Huang Long finally sighed, and Xiao Lang could understand his helplessness after hearing it - Kong Youde clearly borrowed the tactics of the Qiong Navy in its entirety, although it was limited to the backwardness of firearms and could not be copied, but he resolutely adhered to the line of hot weapon combat, because they had already seen what a real hot weapon army was like. Under today's operational concept, the Dongjiang Army, as a traditional Ming army, is naturally not an opponent.

However, after listening to this introduction, Xiao Lang also built up great self-confidence - that Kong Youde only borrowed some operational concepts from their Qiong Navy, and made the Dongjiang Army like this. Now that we have our authentic short-haired green skin, then we can't catch it? During the day, our troops were only a tentative operation, and they had just shown up and blew up the nest of the bunch of waste wood, so when we really concentrated on the attack, what room did the opponent have to resist?

So after Xiao Lang came out of Huanglong's side, he turned around and went to find Chen Jun, discussing with him whether he could launch an attack, and simply completely defeat Kong Youde's army or expel it from the Lushun territory. In this way, when arranging the relocation of the population, they can also avoid being harassed by the Houjin army again.

Chen Jun didn't have much of an opinion on this, as an engineer and technician, he naturally hoped that the threat of war would be as far away as possible. But he wondered if he could wait a day or two, and then act together after the troops of the second battalion led by Xu Lei arrived -- after the transport fleet had transported the first battalion to complete the landing during the day, except for a few liaison ships, most of them turned back to Weihai, ready to carry the second battalion and some heavy equipment over. This process is expected to take two or three days, and during this time, Xiao Lang only has a light infantry battalion of more than 600 people on hand, which is more than enough for self-preservation, but it seems to be a little thin for attack.

But Xiao Lang didn't see it that way, he felt that the other party was the most tense and chaotic moment at the moment, and those people had proved this by their wolf appearance during the day, and an attack at this time would definitely achieve the greatest effect - Xiao Lang was not arrogant that he could wipe out the other party. All he had to do was ask for the other party to be driven out and scattered. Once the army of this era is dispersed, it is difficult to regroup for a long time, and this time is enough for Xiao Lang to gain a firm foothold in Lushunkou. At this moment, it is undoubtedly best to push hard while the other party is in shock, and if the time drags on for a long time, maybe other things will happen

On the other hand, according to the information obtained from Huanglong's side: the strength of the Kong army is actually not too much, and it is claimed that it has organized 10,000 people, but among them, there are only more than 3,000 people who really fought against their Dongjiang army, and there are more than 2,000 genuine Jurchens in the rear - these 5,000 people belong to the elite, and the rest are auxiliary soldiers, that is, coated slaves who have been forcibly recruited.

The two couldn't make up their minds for a while, but soon, another news from Huang Long's side made Xiao Lang completely determined. (To be continued......) T