Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 209 Saturated Defense
"It's not a big problem." Zhu Cijiong said unexpectedly.

"Eh, it's not a big problem?" Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cijiong in surprise.

Zheng Sen, Xia Yunyi, Wang Fuzi and other scholars also cast surprised looks at Zhu Cijiong.

"It's really not a big problem." Zhu Cijiong smiled and said again, "You can figure out the time after calculating."

"Calculate the time?" As soon as Zhu Cijiong said, Zheng Sen came to his senses, and said with his fingers, "Jianu spent nearly four hours cleaning the outermost slope protection, more than half a day."

"The next step is to use the Hongyi cannon to directly bombard the wall of the gun platform."

"After the improvement, the top width of the parapet wall in front of the gun platform has reached six feet, and it has an inclination angle, which can greatly relieve the impact of the shells. In addition, the rammed earth of the parapet wall is made of glutinous rice juice bonded with straw. , the strength is extremely high, and there are wood reinforcements in the middle of the wall, so in view of this, it will take at least a day to blast away."

"But even if the front parapet is damaged, it doesn't mean that the gun platform will fall immediately."

"With the remaining retaining walls and facilities, each gun platform can last for at least two days. In addition, there are night counterattacks supported by the surrounding gun platforms. Each gun platform will definitely compete and change hands repeatedly."

"That is to say, it will take at least five days for Jianu to completely break through a heavy gun platform!"

"This is still the first blunderbuss platform. The more difficult it is, the longer it will take."

Speaking of this meal, Zheng Sen came to a conclusion: "That is to say, within three months, the Jiannu should not try to break through the [-]-layer blunderbuss platform and advance to the city of Xuzhou, and the Yellow River should almost thaw by then, right?
"So, the only problem is Yunlong Mountain." Chongzhen said.

"Because Yunlong Mountain runs through the first to the tenth blunderbuss platform vertically."

After speaking, he touched Zhu Cijiong's little head again. This kid's calculation ability has greatly improved.

In order to become an excellent military commander, extraordinary calculation ability is a necessary quality.

Whenever there is a big battle, it is necessary to calculate the strength, supplies, equipment, training, individual combat effectiveness, terrain and climate and other factors of both the enemy and the enemy to the extreme, so as to be able to know it well.

To put it bluntly, it's like playing chess.

The stronger the calculation ability of the chess player, the greater the chance of winning.

The most calculating players are said to be able to calculate the next fifty moves.

At this time, if the opponent's calculation ability is only [-] or even [-] moves, they can basically crush them, and the opponent has no chance at all.

"Yes, in the end it will be a showdown at Yunlong Mountain."

Zheng Sen nodded and said: "Your Majesty, I can't wait to see Jiannu come to die."

"Hey, don't be so arrogant." Chongzhen said with a wave of his hand, "In any battle, it is right to have a firm belief in victory, but at the same time, you must try to estimate the difficulties as high as possible."

"Let's close the battle of Yunlong Mountain in front of us again,"

"That's what we take into account when estimating the situation of the battle."

"What should I do if fishing nets, pepper powder, flour, boiling water and golden juice are exhausted, but they still can't stop Jiannu?"

Speaking of this meal, Chongzhen went on to say: "Today I will teach you a new concept: saturation defense!"

[Note: According to the reader, it is true that the author did not think well, and several details in chapters 203 and 204 have been modified]

"Saturation defense?" The expressions of Zheng Sen, Xia Yunyi and other scholars changed, and Feng Dunhou, who was a little older, took out the writing brush and a small notebook that he carried with him, ready to record at any time.

"Hey, you don't need to memorize this, it's just a few words." Chongzhen waved his hand.

"The so-called saturated defense means that the strength of the defense far exceeds the strength of the enemy's attack."

"Even if you are very sure that the defense deployed is enough to withstand the enemy's attack, you still need to add more defensive measures on this basis."

"For example, the Yunlong Mountain defense line under our feet."

"With golden juice, fishing nets and other defensive means, do you think it is enough?"

Speaking of this meal, Chongzhen said again: "But even if these defense methods are sufficient, we still have to find ways to add more methods to ensure nothing goes wrong."

Zheng Sen nodded and said: "Your Majesty is saying that the ten thousand enemies and gray bottles should also be prepared?"

"Thousands of enemies are fine, it's too bulky, it's not conducive to casting, and it's easy to hurt your own people. The previous battles have proved this, so there's no need to repeat the same mistakes." Chongzhen waved his hand, and then asked He said, "But what's the matter with the gray bottle? Can't find the porcelain bottle, pottery bottle, or can't find the quicklime?"

Zheng Sen said with a wry smile: "I didn't find many porcelain and pottery bottles, but I found a lot of lime, but most of them have absorbed enough water and turned into slaked lime because they have been stored for too long, so there is no way to use them."

"Since we can't find quicklime, we can directly build a furnace for smelting."

Immediately, Chongzhen ordered Gao Qiqian to say: "Gao Banban, take someone to forge lime!"

"The old servant leads the decree!" He raised his head and made a long bow, then turned around and went down the mountain joyfully. It's a good sign, the Holy One keeps sending him errands, which is a sign that he will be reused.

Maybe after a while, they will be able to guard one side again!
……

The subsequent progress was similar to what Zheng Sen had calculated.

It took Jiannu five days to break through the first blunderbuss platform.

It took nine days to break through the second stage!
Because there were many tug-of-wars in the middle, the Ming army repeatedly launched counterattacks at night.

However, there is a gap in strength between the Ming army and Jiannu after all, so they can only delay but have no ability to defeat.

On February [-], the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, it took nearly half a month for Jiannu to finally break through two blunderbuss platforms in a row, and cleared a gap more than [-] steps wide just south of Xuzhou's defense line.

More than ten gun platforms in this gap were completely destroyed.

Not only that, Jiannu Coating also dug a large longitudinal trench more than three feet deep in the middle of the gap. The Jiannu army walked through this trench, which could effectively avoid the attacks of the tiger squatting guns on both sides.

So far, Yunlong Mountain was completely exposed to Jiannu's soldiers.

"Master." He Luohui knelt down and said excitedly.

"Those dog slaves have already dug a trench to the foot of Yunlong Mountain!"

"Dig it through? That's great!" Duoduo, who was drinking in the big tent, immediately stood up and shouted, "Beat the drums and gather troops. This king must take down Yunlong Mountain today!"

……

At the same time, Chongzhen led Zhu Cijiong, Li Xiangjun, and a group of scholars to stand on the No. [-] blunderbuss platform at the top of the Ninth Peak, and heard the sound of drums from the Jiannu tent from a distance.

"It's started." Chongzhen said, "Next is the real decisive battle."

"It's started." Zhu Cijiong, Li Xiangjun and all the scholars also nodded silently.

Although he has made sufficient preparations and is convinced that this battle will undoubtedly be won,
But when the big battle really comes, it is inevitable to feel nervous.

……

Chongzhen and the others would feel nervous, and Jin Shenghuan, who was on the gun platform directly in front of the foot of the mountain, was even more nervous.

Because when Jiannu attacked last time, he had already taken the lead to escape once. If he escaped again this time, the Holy Majesty would never let him go again, not to mention that the Holy Majesty was watching them from the gun platform on the top of the mountain.

"Quick, add more firewood, don't let the fires of the stoves go out!"

"What are you doing, you thief? Didn't you see that the golden juice in the pot is almost boiled? Add some more!"

"Mr. Ma, you guys hide well in the bunker. Don't show your face easily. I tell you to come out before you come out. I tell you to throw out the fishing nets before you can throw them out. Remember?"

"Remember!" Dozens of fishnet fighters responded loudly.

"It's all there, check the supplies and equipment on your body again."

Jin Shenghuan yelled while patrolling back and forth on the gun platform: "Check if the pepper bread and lime packets are damaged? Replace the damaged ones quickly, and we will fight later. If you sprinkle pepper noodles and lime on your head, don't I blame General Ben for being rude, did you hear me? Check, check again!"

Accompanied by Jin Shenghuan's continuous roar,

The Ming army on the gun platform became tense instantly.

The air is already full of the smell of killing.

But seeing Xu Yingwei in a blink of an eye, Jin Shenghuan's expression softened.

"Xu Xiucai, why are you here?" For Xu Yingwei, Jin Shenghuan only admired him.

A scholar like Xu Yingwei is not only knowledgeable, but also courageous and capable. His future achievements will be limitless, so a good relationship with Xu Yingwei is only beneficial.

Xu Yingwei didn't look down on Jin Shenghuan at all, and said: "I came to support you according to the order."

"That's really great." Jin Shenghuan was overjoyed when he heard the words, "How many scholars have the Holy Spirit promoted?"

Xu Yingwei smiled and said, "It's just me."

"Huh?" Jin Shenghuan's face collapsed.

"I'm the only one joking with you."

Xu Yingwei laughed, and when he turned his head, a group of scholars had already entered the gun platform.

I saw that there were more than a hundred scholars entering the gun platform, and the bird guns in their hands were obviously longer.

Jin Shenghuan recognized at a glance that these more than a hundred scholars were holding Lumi guns. The Lumi guns were imitated from the fire guns of the Lumi country in Turkey. They had a longer range and stronger penetrating power than the bird's beak guns.

Xu Yingwei said: "We have tried it, and the Lumi blunderbuss still can't penetrate the triple armor of chain mail, cotton armor and iron armor in a row, but it is not difficult to penetrate cotton armor, iron armor, and chain armor alone. So unless Jiannu uses the so-called white-armored soldiers again, these more than a hundred Lumi guns will be enough for them to bear, and there is no rush to use other means."

(End of this chapter)