Chapter 700: Father-in-law is mighty

Hua Ma Po.

The Tatar invasion has reached an imminent level. Tens of thousands of Tatar soldiers and horses have gathered in Huamachi and have harassed the Tucheng surrounding Huamachi. Although both sides have not yet opened It was a big battle, but Liu Jin also felt unprecedented pressure.

Liu Jin convened three military meetings in succession. Although he had no experience in directly leading troops, this time it seemed that he was being pushed aside and had to personally coordinate the troops.

"My father-in-law, I received a reply from Yansui, saying that the defenses at all border crossings are very tight, and it is impossible to deploy troops and horses for reinforcements. Also...the three thousand elite soldiers transferred from Datong, As well as Pingluhou's troops, it seems that... for some reason... there is still no news."

Xu Shen and the other generals looked at Liu Jin with a slightly pessimistic look. Everyone seemed to understand the truth. .

Without external support, they could only rely on the defenders in the city to deal with the main Tatar troops.

Although Liu Jin was so scared that her legs were weak, she still held on and said in a tone of sure victory: "What are we talking about? In a war, you have to rely on yourself! Without help from others, no. Are there any of you? How long can the food and grass in the city last? "

"I guess..." Xu Shen looked around and realized that they were all behind him, and then said helplessly, "It can probably last half of it. If it doesn't work, I can survive for twenty days with some means of satisfying my hunger." "That's enough!" Liu Jin said, "How many artillery pieces?"

"Three heavy cannons, sixty-nine Shenwei long-range cannons, and three hundred and twenty light cannons with tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition. There are also four thousand flint muskets with tens of thousands of rounds of muskets..."

Xu Shen was also very worried when he mentioned this.

Liu Jin threw a book that looked like an account book on the table and said sternly: "It is clearly recorded that there are 30,000 rounds of artillery shells, so why is it just over 10,000? And most of them are light artillery shells?"

Xu Shen said helplessly: "Most of the firearms in the army were transferred from Yansui, Ningxia and other places. After the British army marched to Huamachi, the soldiers and horses dispatched by Pianguan first withdrew. They took away a large number of artillery and fire bombs. Later, the soldiers and horses transferred by the Ningxia headquarters also took away a large number of war horses and fire bombs..."

Liu Jin said: "The implication is that we Are we just a mixed army?"

"You can't say that," Xu Shen said, "We are elites."

"We are elites now. We want to send a thousand cavalry out of the city to fight the Tatars, can you do it?" Liu Jin said loudly.

Every general present was stunned.

Although they thought that Eunuch Liu was different and might come up with a surprise victory, they never expected that they would send out a suicide squad to do such a trick.

Xu Shen said: "My father-in-law, it is the responsibility of the general and others to charge into the battle. I think back when the Marquis of Jingshan attacked the Tatar camp with hundreds of troops, we were not afraid to fight. . But now... the Tatars are gathering outside the pass, and we are waiting for luck.If you send artillery there, you will definitely be noticed on the way. If the Tatars attack with light cavalry, I'm afraid..."

Liu Jin sneered: "We are still afraid that they will not come. With your artillery and blunderbuss, wherever your soldiers are, the Tatars dare to attack easily? Our family just asks you to push out the artillery and muskets, so that the Tatars are tired of dealing with it. If they don't even dare to engage our main force, why do they dare to wreak havoc in the Ming Dynasty? "

Xu Shen thought for a while, and this tactic sounded very familiar.

Xu Shen stepped forward and said: "Eunuch, when Anbianhou was the chief military officer in Ningxia, I was once ordered to deal with the Tatars, and it seemed that I used this tactic, but the effect was... little. "

This is telling Liu Jin that the tactics you are using have been used before.

Liu Jin said: "Are you doubting the strength of our Yanwu Hall guard? Or do you think our family will be like An Bian Hou, not even able to be flexible at all? "

"But..."

"We know what you want to say. Our artillery and firearms are pushed out, making it difficult to move, and the Tatars will send sentries to detect us. We only need to avoid the movements of this group of people and do not need to engage in direct combat. We can bypass this group of people and carry out plunder in our Ming Dynasty. Liu Jin said.

Xu Shen and others looked at Liu Jin eagerly.

The look seemed to say, it turns out that you know what choices the Tatars will make, so what are you going to do? This tactic?

“We are going to divide our forces! ”

Liu Jin also stated his intention directly, “Divided into several groups of people and marched crosswise to keep the Tatars unpredictable. If they dared to come, they fought with them and caused trouble along the way. Several routes rushed to help. We will no longer rely on city fortresses to garrison. When we encounter Tatars, we will be stationed in place at any time. Everywhere is a pass and fortress of our Ming Dynasty. "

"Huh? ”

The generals present also felt fresh after hearing this statement.

The Ming Dynasty’s border troops were most accustomed to fighting, either to concentrate their superior forces out of the city and fight against the Tatars. Fight head-on and drive the Tatars away.

More after the tax, they stayed in the solid fortress and relied on artillery as a weapon to prevent the Tatars from taking a step beyond the enemy. /p>

But Liu Jin’s method of spreading out his troops and attacking with different groups, not relying on the city fortress, and planning to play mobile warfare, in the eyes of the soldiers, is like attacking the weakness of his own back. They are all exposed, waiting for the Tatars to fight.

Liu Jin said: "Our family also knows that this tactic was also used by Zhu Feng, but he was just one of our subordinates. He is just an instructor, and his tactics were taught to him by our family. "

Hearing this, Xu Shen and others were somewhat impressed.

Because from the official position, they would feel that the eunuchs who oversee the Yanwutang will definitely be better than the Yanwutang eunuchs.

But what they didn’t know was that Liu Jin didn’t care about anything in the martial arts hall. He was just a gangster and didn’t even attend lectures.The kind that will be disliked by others in class... This is an information gap.

Others thought he was awesome, but in fact he was just pretending to be awesome. He was a coward in his heart, but he wanted to make contributions and win the appreciation of the emperor and the prince.

Zheng Sui said on the side: "My father-in-law is right. When we were at the Yanwu Hall, Anbianhou and others respected my father-in-law very much. As the admiral of the Yanwu Hall, my father-in-law, Cai Guogong personally It is requested by His Majesty. My father-in-law is highly respected by the soldiers in the Yanwu Hall."

This is bullying and no one knows the details.

When everyone saw that Zheng Sui, a man from a thousand families in Jinyiwei, all supported Liu Jin, they did not immediately suspect that he was a fraud.

Liu Jin said: "The key to this tactic is to make the Tatars fear battle! We don't need too many troops. We first send out a group of Chinese troops, a thousand elites, artillery and muskets. We are fully equipped. Since we have four thousand flint muskets, we will divide these four groups into four groups. We will personally mobilize them to approach the Tatar camp according to the route we mentioned. There is no need to hide it. Charge forward. If the Tatars dare to come, fight them!"

Xu Shen reminded: "But father-in-law, the Tatars have more than four thousand troops."

"General Xu, you are known for your bravery. Do you want to back down at this time? I forgot to remind you that if Ma Yi, Zhang Rui and others come, you are not even qualified to carry their shoes. No, even if you have military exploits, you are not even qualified to drink soup. Now that you have the opportunity to be the head coach and build a career with our family, do you want to give up?"

Liu Jin looked aggressive.

This is very bluffing.

At least the generals present could see that Eunuch Liu’s behavior was different from others, at least very different from Zhang Mao’s.

They already know that Zhang Mao and Zhu Hui are similar. They are both incompetent people. Only those who dare to fight can make achievements. As for those who dare to fight, whether they use the correct tactics or not, that depends on the battlefield. Verified.

Liu Jin said: "Who will lead the first group of troops? General Xu, are you coming? At first Cui Yuan only led a few hundred troops, but he dared to fight tens of thousands of Tatars. Now I give you a thousand troops. Horses, there will be people from all walks of life rushing to help at any time, are you timid?"

Xu Shen was being held on fire, he said hurriedly: "I am not timid in my humble position, I dare to fight with him. "

"That's good," Liu Jin said, "Before sunset today, your troops will leave the city and order a thousand troops. You will choose the men, but you will not want any extra ones. , even you have to bring your own guns and artillery."

Xu Shen said: "Father, is it too hasty to send troops at night?"

"We need to send troops at night." Liu Jin said, "This way the Tatars will know that we are fearless. If they have the courage, they will attack at night. All your troops on the expedition should keep their eyes open at all times, even if they are sleeping. , also set up the muskets, and pointed the artillery in all directions, as long as the TatarsIf people dare to come, we must use firecrackers and artillery to prevent them from coming back! ”

Although the generals were dumbfounded with expressions of “Can it be done?”

But Zheng Sui still took the lead, and everyone saluted: “Yes! ”

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Liu Jin sent troops out of the city.

Under the extremely tense situation, Huamachi’s In the Tucheng, thousands of soldiers and horses attacked all night and moved away from Huamachi. At this time, they were about sixty or seventy miles away from the Tatar vanguard in Huamachi.

Zheng Sui had shouted slogans before and it was his turn to send troops. But he flinched a little.

Zheng Sui said: "Father, I still want to stay by your side and listen to your orders. "

Liu Jin scolded: "Don't make progress! The next group of people will be led by our family. If you don't lead the troops, how can we ask our family to lead all the people? Our family doesn't have much trust in the soldiers in the city. Don’t you want to hang out with our family anymore? "

When Zheng Sui heard this, he quickly said: "If you are a father-in-law, you must be a mess. "

Liu Jin said: "That boy Cui Yuan was able to chase the Tatars everywhere with two to three hundred soldiers and horses. Our family never thought about it. Don't the Tatars have the courage? Now they may have guns and artillery. Although the number is smaller, they also feel that they have the strength to compete with us, so they dare to come. Let them know who is better at using firearms. ”

“Father, our firearms are not quite enough right now. "Zheng Suidao.

Liu Jin sneered: "The Tatars don't know the details. They should have heard about our change of coach. They should also know that Zhang Mao, an old man, will only retreat when fighting, but we There is nothing to shrink from home. "

Zheng Sui thought about it and realized that this made sense.

"Our family is not a timid person, not to mention that we have no way to retreat now until all the Tatars are gone. The assembly is over, and there are sixty, seventy, or even one hundred thousand soldiers and horses. We have no chance to attack! Liu Jin said, "Although we can retreat at that time, will the court tolerate us retreating from the battle?" If you retreat then, you will die, if you don't retreat, you will die. It is better to fight. "

Zheng Sui wanted to say, you are the one who will die.

The court only pursued the coach, and did not say that it would punish us for retreating from the battle.

Liu Jin said: "You lead the troops and charge forward. We didn't learn anything else in the Yanwu Hall before, but we know that these days, with artillery and muskets, it's right to charge forward. Whoever can charge faster can do it." Whoever gets it right will be able to make great achievements, and whoever is timid will be ruined. "

Zheng Suixin said, you have really summed it up well.

Zheng Suixin said: "But what if the Tatars come over? ”

“Then we have a head-on confrontation and we can’t lose! "Liu Jin said.

"What if the Tatars retreat to avoid fighting? ”

“Do you even need to ask? you don'tWill you chase? If you can't catch them, you have to chase them. You can build them day and night. They dare to come to Huamachi. Even if they have 100,000 soldiers and horses, and you only have 100 soldiers and horses, you have to chase them. As long as they catch up, before you run out of artillery shells, the Tartars will The child will be timid, because whoever rushes to the front will die! "

Liu Jin probably wanted to use these words to encourage himself, so that when he spoke, he gritted his teeth.

Zheng Sui thought for a while, nodded and said: "What the father-in-law said Logically speaking, this may be why Bao Guo Gong failed to achieve any success with tens of thousands of troops, while Jingshan Marquis was able to achieve great success with hundreds of elites. "

Liu Jin said: "What else can you say if you know this? The Tatars bullied others too much. They dared to attack our family when they just arrived. Do they think our family is a soft persimmon? Our family will let them know that if our family goes crazy, we can even risk our own lives! Back then, our family had already passed through the gate of hell. It was just a life. If we won glory and wealth, the worst we could do was to get rid of the quilt and give birth to a good child. "

Zheng Sui said with a flattering look on his face: "My father-in-law is mighty. "

Liu Jin pointed to the outside of the city and said: "You lead the people and rush, and our family will follow soon. Our family has been looking forward to a good opportunity for several years, and finally met it today! mutual encouragement. ”

“Encourage each other. "Zheng Sui also seemed to be encouraged. He clenched his fists and looked like he was going to follow Liu Jin out to fight for his life.

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At the city gate.

The soldiers and the people were all watching the excitement, especially those generals who had not been called out, watching helplessly as groups of men and horses pushed carts and carried firecrackers, and then staggered out of the city.

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Because there are not enough horses in the garrison at Huamachi, four groups of soldiers and horses have to attack. As a result, except for the first group of troops, which is equipped with a thousand horses, the remaining groups of horses are getting fewer and fewer.

“The Tatars run so fast, can they catch up if they go like this? Don't be trapped by the Tatars, be trapped by a siege. "

"Shut up, you dare to say such nonsense? "

"What do you know? This is called a loser formation. Without a horse, who says two legs can't run as well as four legs? As mentioned above, even if I break my leg this time, I still have to chase the Tatar and rub him in the flower horse pond. "

"What do you mean? "

"I don't know, it probably means pressing their heads in the flower pond and rubbing them to get their brains out." "(End of Chapter) Transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you