Chapter 578: The Temptation of the Musket
In a surprise battle with the 3rd Division of the Tiger and Leopard Army 10 days ago, 10,000 iron cavalry with yellow flags were lost, although more than 1,000 cavalry were lost, and hundreds of baggage wagons were not destroyed. However, the face of the Tartar master did not show the slightest dissatisfaction because of this.
Because, in this raid battle, the harvest and results of the Tartars are also very large, and beyond imagination.
During the battle, most of the baggage wagons abandoned by the Haw Par Army were burned by the Tartars. However, a small number of baggage wagons were still seized by the Tartars.
What's more, because the Haw Par Army focused on the grain wagons among the dozen or so carts captured by the Tartars, there were eight carts all loaded with regular lead bullets ready to be transported to the front line.
Coupled with the more than 1,000 tunnel muskets captured by the Tartars from the battlefield, as long as the Tartar generals are willing, they can form a musket team with the strongest combat effectiveness at any time except for the Tiger and Par Army.
Facing a hundred and fifty paces away, it can easily penetrate the iron armor with a musket. The generals with yellow flags, like hungry wolves smelling blood, directly fixed their fiery eyes on this bunch of tones, hoping to get a piece of the pie, form a musket team, and increase the military strength of their tribe.
can be selected by Huang Taiji as the commander of 10,000 iron horsemen with yellow flags, and the Tartar general is definitely not a fool. Not only is he not a fool, but he is also a very smart, visionary, and scheming person.
When everyone's fiery expressions came into view, the main general subconsciously thought of a way to make these generals sincerely obey their military orders, no longer be unruly, preserve their strength in front of themselves, and go against the grain.
After taking a deep breath. The face quickly recovered. He spoke directly: "Generals." The power of this kind of musket, I am sure, has been seen by all. It would have been safe to say that in the face of such muskets, the bows and arrows in our hands would be completely useless. ”
"If the Houjin Kingdom can have a firearms unit equipped with this kind of musket, then this firearms unit can definitely be called invincible when it comes to the battlefield. Even in the face of the Haw Par Army, which is strong in combat. It's no longer the same as before, and you can only be beaten passively......"
"Therefore, these muskets play a very important role in my Houjin Kingdom."
"Ben will know that everyone wants to equip their warriors with this musket and form a firearms force with strong combat effectiveness. But what would have been said was that the Great Khan needed these muskets more than we did. So, Ben will decide. Give all these muskets and ammunition that we have captured to the Great Khan......"
For this decision of the commander. Although the hearts of several generals were very dissatisfied, none of them came out. Because, Huang Taiji is not only the Great Khan of the Later Jin Kingdom, but also the owner of the Yellow Flag.
As banner owners, they don't need any reason to kill them, let alone some muskets.
Either way, though, they captured the muskets. I didn't benefit at all, so I sent it out for nothing, and the hearts of these generals were still full of grievances and dissatisfaction.
Although this dissatisfaction did not dare to vent to Huang Taiji, there was still no problem in venting it to the main general in front of him. Therefore, as soon as the decision of the chief general was announced, several pairs of angry eyes, as if they had been discussed, gathered on the main general at the same time.
At this moment, even the main general is still their nominal commander. However, under these angry and icy gazes, he still had a chilling feeling.
In such a situation, if you don't give them an explanation right away, these generals with rough personalities may directly drive themselves out of the barracks.
Thinking of this, the main general, who was watched by several pairs of eyes at the same time, hurriedly explained: "General Ben knows that the generals are very dissatisfied with this decision. However, the general also believes that the generals know that this decision of the general is the best. Even if Ben had given these muskets to everyone, it wouldn't be long before the Great Khan would have taken them from the generals......"
When the anger on everyone's faces finally showed a hint of dissipation, the main general's words suddenly changed and continued.
"Of course, as the temporary commander of the generals, Ben will not let everyone lose so many warriors in this raid battle but gain nothing. So, Ben is here to make a promise to the generals. In the ensuing battle, the muskets captured by the generals on the battlefield would have been divided among everyone at their own discretion. and beg the Great Khan not to take it back again, and let the generals form their own musket corps......"
Under the temptation of the huge bait of muskets, several generals, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, assured the main general that in the next battle, they would definitely listen to the command, capture more muskets, and divide more muskets.
A day later, when all the Tartars waited with anticipation on their faces. A piece of news that made them all excited finally reached their ears.
A transport convoy of the Haw Par Army, with a scale of 300 carts, had already set off from Liaodong two days ago and entered Houjin. At the latest, you can enter their activity area.
"How many escorts are there in this transport team, and are there any cavalry?"
As soon as the scout captain's report was finished, several generals who couldn't wait asked with a look of eagerness.
The scout captain, who faced so many questions from the generals for the first time, did not dare to be the slightest slack, and hurriedly replied: "I would like to inform the generals that the tiger and leopard army escorting these heavy carts has at least 6,000 people, and they are also equipped with a lot of artillery, and no cavalry ...... have been found."
At this time, the Lord of the Tartars spoke. Facing the scout captain, he asked with a solemn face: "Artillery, what kind of artillery, and how many are there?" ”
The captain hurriedly shook his head and denied: "Tell the general, the minions did not find the heavy artillery, and the number of artillery is not very large, only less than thirty, all of them are ......carried on war horses."
In addition, the minions also discovered that during this transport, the Haw Par Army divided the convoy into two parts. Among them, 100 wagons were loaded with food, and were escorted by 4,000 tigers and leopards. As for the remaining two hundred carts, because they were covered with things, the minions did not see what they were loading. But. Of the two hundred carts, less than 2,000 Haw Par troops were escorted. The minion guesses. Two hundred big cars hit something. It must not be very important. Otherwise, the Haw Par Army would not have sent only that few troops. ”
As soon as the scout's words were finished, a Tartar general, as if he had won the jackpot, exclaimed with excitement on his face: "The contents of these carts are really not important. However, this is only for the Haw Par Army. For us Houjin, these two hundred carts are loaded with things. But it's very important. ”
After speaking, he directly analyzed to the commander-in-chief: "General, judging from the news passed on to us by the Great Khan, the main force of the Tiger and Leopard Army is very short of food, and if they can't get food replenishment, then they will run out of food. Under such circumstances, the Haw Par Army could only concentrate its limited forces as much as possible on the carts transporting grain to protect the grain. As for weapons, ammunition and other baggage. The Haw Par Army can only be escorted with a small number of troops. It's like the last raid, the moment of truth. The Haw Par Army will even abandon the other baggage wagons and concentrate all their forces to protect the food they transport......"
As soon as the Tartar general finished speaking, another Tartar general spoke up and agreed: "General, I am sure that these two hundred carts must be loaded with the muskets and ammunition we want. If we can capture these carts, we may be able to capture muskets and ammunition equipped with thousands of musketeers......"
"Yes, General, we can't afford to be the opportunity given to us by the gods in any case......," another Tartar general shouted with a frenzied face on his face.
Although the Lord of the Tartars knew that the strong fighting intent expressed by everyone was not to complete the task given to everyone by Huang Taiji. However, there was still a very satisfied smile on the face of the Tartar master.
Because, no matter what everyone's purpose is, the first thing to do is to eliminate the Haw Par Army who serve as the guard.
Therefore, the Tartar Lord did not hesitate, and directly met the gaze of everyone looking at him and ordered.
"The general decided to draw 3,000 soldiers and take 500 people as a team to surprise the convoy carrying grain to the Haw Par Army from different directions. The general would not have called for the elimination of the 4,000 Tiger and Par troops guarding the grain trucks. However, it must be guaranteed that these 4,000 tiger and leopard troops have no time to take care of other baggage vehicles. Of course, in an attack, if you can destroy a grain cart with a rocket, you can destroy a grain cart. ”
"The rest of the soldiers, also a team of 500 people, transported 200 carts of ammunition and baggage to the Haw Par Army. However, we must remember that for these two hundred carts, our goal is not to destroy, but to capture ......"
In the middle of the mighty convoy, Qin Yong, the commander of the Third Division, was riding on a war horse, holding a monocular, and searching for something with a stern face.
After this kind of action lasted for a long time, Qin Yong put down the monoculars, and then said to himself in a low tone: "These Tartars can really hold on, we have been deep into Houjin for two days, and we have not found any trace of them." ”
Walking beside him, the deputy division commander, who was also riding on a war horse, had no expression on his face. However, as soon as Qin Yong finished saying this, he replied eagerly: "Senior Commander, did you say that the Tartars had already discovered that this was a conspiracy against them, otherwise, why hadn't they taken action yet?" “
"It shouldn't be ......" Qin Yong, who was full of trust in both himself and the handsome Wei Zheng, said without thinking about it.
"Even if the Tartars find something, they won't move at all...... You don't notice that it's so quiet around us, it's a little scary......"
"Many times, this unusually quiet means the beginning of a big battle...... Wait a little longer, and I don't believe the Tartars will be able to endure it forever. ”
After finishing speaking, Qin Yong, who suddenly heard something, subconsciously asked, "By the way, Deputy Division Commander, are all the gifts we have prepared for Tartar...... After the appearance of the Dontartar, what went wrong? ”
Thinking of the things hidden in the two hundred carts behind him, the deputy division commander's face directly showed an unprecedented murderous aura. Without thinking about it, he affirmed: "It's all ready, two hundred explosive bags weighing twenty pounds, plus gravel wrapped in the explosives package." The final general will ensure that the killing radius of these explosive packs will be at least seven or eight battles after the explosion, which will definitely give the Tartars a big surprise ......" (to be continued...... R1292