In the Later Jin army, the unarmored foot service was undoubtedly the lowest type of people.

Not only were they not really Manchus, but they were also young and middle-aged prisoners of war captured by the Tartars in various battlefields, and they had no status in the army.

Many battlefields with siege battles, in order to reduce the losses of the Tartar cavalry in siege battles. These non-Manchurian infantry followers became the best cannon fodder in the hands of the Tartars, always rushing to the front to serve as a pioneer for the real Tartars.

Since they are used as cannon fodder, their treatment and food in the army are undoubtedly the worst.

Therefore, a wooden shield weighing dozens of catties is definitely a big burden for them who are skinny. Every step forward takes a lot of effort on their part.

As a result, the advance of the entire Tartar attacking force became very slow.

Seeing this, the nervous expression on Wei Zheng's face because of the menacing Tartar finally showed a hint of relief.

He said to himself to the two subordinates: "There is a shield wall in front of the Tartars, and even if we are equipped with new arquebuses, we will not be able to kill or injure the Tartars hiding behind the shield wall a hundred paces away. However, the longbow of the Tartars can shoot arrows at our positions from a hundred paces away and shoot us..."

Zhou Shuyuan, who frowned, reminded: "General, according to the usual way of fighting of officers and soldiers: in the case of a Tartar using a shield car and shield, you can directly use artillery to fire solid projectiles at the enemy and destroy ......"

Wei Zheng shook his head and replied, "It's too late...... The limited Franc machine artillery in our hands is all arranged on the city wall, and now that it is transferred, there will not be enough time. As for these Tiger Venerable cannons around them, the range is not as far as the Tartars' bows and arrows, how can they destroy those shields with solid projectiles...."

At this moment, a fine light suddenly flashed from Wei Zheng's eyes, and he asked Zhou Shuyuan in front of him: "Military advisor, a hundred steps away, the Tartars can throw arrows at our position and shoot us from top to bottom." If we also cover the top of our heads with our shields, won't the arrows thrown by the Tartars hurt us? ”

Zhou Shuyuan nodded, and replied with a puzzled expression: "General, if the shield is put on top of our heads, no matter how powerful the arrows thrown by the Tartars are, it will be impossible to penetrate the big shield and shoot into our bodies." ”

"It's just that if we put our shields above our heads, we won't be able to fight, and we won't be able to react to the Tartars' attacks and stop them from approaching our lines......"

Under the gaze of two pairs of puzzled eyes, Wei Zheng replied in surprise: "Why are we so good at preventing the Tartars from approaching our defenses..."

"If the Tartar attacking forces are not close to our lines, under the cover of shields, will we have a way to kill and wound them?"

"Besides, at that time, there was no point in counterattacking the Tartars, not to stop the Tartars, but to commit suicide... You know, the longbow in the Tartar's hand is not for dry food. ”

Regarding Wei Zheng's advanced thinking, Zhou Shuyuan obviously did not keep up with the ideas.

With a puzzled face, he asked, "General, what do you mean..."

"It's very simple," Wei Zheng replied very cheerfully.

"Since we can't kill the Tartar a hundred paces away, then we'll put the Tartar into the fight...... If the Tartars want to attack, let them attack, all we need to do is hide behind the earthen wall and not let the arrows thrown by the Tartars hurt us. ”

"When the Tartars have attacked to a position where we can counterattack, we'll strike again and take the Tartars by surprise... Generally speaking, in the four words, 'each to his own fight,' we have nothing to do with the Tartars......"

"Each fights his own...."Hearing these four words, Zhou Shuyuan and Wang Feng were shocked or shocked on their faces.

However, Zhou Shuyuan, as a military advisor, quickly figured out the advantages and disadvantages of this style of play.

With a worried face, he reminded Wei Zheng: "General, if we can't stop the Tartars from attacking after letting the Tartars get close to our defensive line, then what should we do... After all, the total number of Tartars involved in the offensive far exceeds the combined strength of our pikes and musket battalions ..."

"Needless to say, of course, it is to take the initiative to withdraw from the first line of defense..."Wei Zheng replied without thinking.

Then, he explained to the two subordinates: "Don't forget the ultimate purpose of our construction of these trench groups....The construction of these trench groups is not to let us hold them, but to pass through these trenches and constantly kill and injure the living forces of the Tartars......"

"You must understand the fact that the total strength of the Tartars is so large that as long as we kill enough of the Tartars, the Tartars will retreat on their own initiative. Because, their ultimate goal is the entire Ming Dynasty, and they will never waste their limited strength on our small rebel army, and the gains outweigh the losses......"

Zhou Shuyuan, who was born as a Jinshi, of course understood the implicit meaning of Wei Zheng's words.

After a short period of contemplation, he affirmed to Wei Zheng: "General, you are right, the ultimate goal of the Tartars is not us, and there is no need to fight us to the end here. As long as we let the Tartars taste our awesomeness, the Tartars, who don't want to pay too much for us, will take the initiative to retreat..."

"In addition, according to the consistent style of the Tartars, it is very likely that after withdrawing from Zunhua, they will sow discord between us and the official army, and use the official army to eliminate us..."

After casting a hint of appreciation at Zhou Shuyuan, Wei Zheng replied: "These are all things for the future....now, our urgent need for delay is how to repel this attack of the Tartars and kill and injure a large number of their living forces..."

Although Wang Feng did not fully understand the meaning of his words, because of his unconditional trust in himself, he replied directly and unreservedly: "General, we all listen to you, and you can fight as much as you say..."

Wei Zheng nodded, and refocused his gaze on the Tartar attacking troops advancing in front of the position.

"One hundred and fifty steps....General, the Tartars are one hundred and fifty steps away from us..."Seeing Wei Zheng frowning beside him, Zhou Shuyuan opened his mouth to remind.

Wei Zheng's facial expression was immediately replaced by Yan Sù, and he ordered Zhou Shuyuan and Wang Feng: "Fifty steps forward, the Tartars can throw arrows at us..."

"Battalion Commander Wang, all the soldiers of the Spear Battalion immediately hid on the side of the trench near the Mushroom Valley, and put all the shields on my head to defend against Tartar arrows. Also, get me all the throwing guns in your hand. ”

"Strategist, you immediately gather the best eighty gunners of the whole battalion, hide behind the earthen wall under the cover of shields, and shoot as soon as the Tartars come into range."

"The rest of the musketeers were all concentrated on the outside of the trench, and under the cover of shields, they were responsible for loading the musketeers behind the earthen wall in teams of two, ensuring that the fire output of the musket battalion was ......"

"The Tartar is equipped with a shield, though it can defend against buckshot from an old arquebus at a distance of fifty paces. However, our Haw Par Army is armed with a hundred new arquebuses with a longer range, and at a distance of eighty paces, we can definitely penetrate these shields with lead bullets..."

"So, as soon as the Tartar attacking troops attack to eighty paces, the musket battalion will fire with all their might..."