Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 38 The battle in the martial arts training ground
  At the martial arts field in the suburbs of Beijing, Zhang Xiao rode the black horse sent by Li Rusong to the martial arts field early, but at this time there were already sergeants practicing in the martial arts field.

"Captain Li, thank you for the BMW. But it's a pity to give such a BMW to me. I can't go into battle to kill the enemy," Zhang Xiao said.

"Where, Zhang Shidu's temple planning is good, it is of great help to us warriors. If the Japanese pirates really invade in large numbers, our training can be considered as prepared. Zhang Shidu, the martial arts field is on guard, you Just follow me." Li Rusong said.

Zhang Xiao followed Li Rusong and walked forward. It was said to be a martial arts field, but in fact it had become a large military camp. In one of the shooting ranges, several generals were performing martial arts.

"Zhang Shidu, I haven't seen you for a few days." A veteran greeted Zhang Xiao.

Zhang Xiao took a closer look and saw that this was not a prayer.

"Old General, we haven't seen each other for a few days. Do you want to go into battle in person? That will really make you stronger." Zhang Xiao asked.

"It would have been no problem ten years earlier, but now although I still have physical strength, my muscles and bones are not flexible, but my son Kuai Chengen wants to give it a try." Kuaibai explained.

"Zhang Shidu, I, Cheng'en, will demonstrate the tactics of our Ningxia Army today, and I would like to ask your colleagues to comment." said Cheng'en, cupping his fists.

Kuai Chengen and several guards rode out. Each person led two or three horses and galloped. Halfway through, several people changed horses while running. When they got to the target position, Kuai Chengen and several guards directly He shrank his body under the horse, and then shot several arrows in succession.

"Okay!" Several cheers came from the audience.

"Zhang Shidu, it's my turn to play. I haven't been able to show my unique skills during the march before." Li Rumei said neatly.

Then Li Rumei also rode out. The horse was very fast. Li Rumei rushed all the way to a human-shaped straw target wrapped in armor. A heavy arrow shot out, hitting the target's head on the ground. Then Li Rumei grabbed the target's head and rushed back with a burst of lightning.

"Please take a look, Sir Zhang." Li Rumei gently threw the target's head to Zhang Xiao. Zhang Xiao took a closer look and saw that the helmet on the target was shot straight through. Zhang Xiao tapped the helmet lightly and felt the thickness.

"General Ziqing is really good at shooting. If this was a real enemy general, he would be killed immediately by General Ziqing's arrows." Zhang Xiao said with emotion.

Then Zhang Xiao looked at Kuai Bai and his son: "The Kuai family's army is also very skilled in martial arts. You can see that the men are as flexible as apes on horseback. The Japanese do not have such cavalry."

"That is, our army has several thousand troops and tens of thousands of Japanese troops, which are not enough for us to fight. If they really dare to attack North Korea, we will rush in front and chop off all their heads. I don't know if the imperial court has enough The silver reward will be paid out at once." Kuai Chengen laughed.

"Why do you get so carried away with Zhang Shidu's compliments? Zhang Shidu, I heard you talk about the Japanese battle of Nagashino in the tent before. You said that Oda Nobunaga used a fire blunderbuss to defeat Takeda Shingen, another prince. Cavalry. If we have cavalry like us, we probably won’t be able to withstand Japan’s firecrackers.” Kuaibai interrupted his son, and then asked Zhang Xiao.

"I have only heard about the military formations of the Japanese country, so I can't explain clearly. However, after looking at the martial arts and military formation drills, I may be able to make a judgment after seeing them here." Zhang Xiao replied road. "No problem, our Liaodong Iron Cavalry, Ningxia Cavalry, Qi Jiajun, Jingying Shenji Battalion and other units have drills today. Although the number is not large, it can be seen from the small." Li Rusong said.

"Okay, I'll ask the generals to lead me the way."

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After checking the military formation, Zhang Xiao and others returned to the main tent. In addition to the Li brothers and Kuaibai father and son, Wu Weizhong, the current commander of the Qi Jiajun, was also present.

"Zhang Shidu, I just heard from you about the Battle of Changxiao in the Japanese state. It was said that the Japanese state used firecrackers to defeat the cavalry. I have never heard of this battle before. Can Zhang Shidu tell me about it?" Wu Weizhong Asked.

"I ignored it. Several other generals heard me tell this story on the road. I will tell it in more detail here. When the time comes, I will also give you the copy of "Fifty Years in the World" to you, General Wu. " Zhang Xiao explained.

"Then it's up to Lao Zhang to read and narrate." Wu Weizhong said.

Zhang Xiao cleared his throat and began to narrate:
  "In the Battle of Nagashino, it is said that the Oda family's muskets defeated the Takeda family's cavalry. In fact, this statement is not rigorous. Everyone, my current conditions are limited, so I will simply draw the situation before the war on the ground."

"Takeda Shingen, the soul of the Takeda Army before the war, had died of illness. Takeda Shingen was also a powerful prince in the Japanese country at the time. He once tried to enter the Japanese country's Kyoto City to seize the Japanese country's hegemony, and defeated Oda Nobunaga's strongest ally De Kawa Ieyasu, but died suddenly during the march. In order to conceal the death of Takeda Shingen, the Takeda family did not announce the funeral secretly, and also used a Kagemusha, a stand-in for Takeda Shingen to stand in the foreground. But the fake is fake after all, in Kagemusha After the secret was exposed, Oda Nobunaga gathered a powerful army to attack the Takeda clan. The leader of the Takeda army at that time was Takeda Shingen's son Takeda Katsuyori, who was too young and his retainers were dissatisfied. At that time, Oda Nobunaga's army was pressing hard, and Takeda Katsuyori was unable to fight against Nagashino and Oda Nobunaga’s army.”

"Oda Nobunaga once taught himself without a teacher and learned how to use King Mu's three-stage fire gun. But the key to the Battle of Nagashino was not the three-stage attack. At that time, the Oda army had already set up camp and built fences. Takeda Katsuyori originally wanted to open the situation with a cavalry charge, but Oda Nobunaga's musketeers were too many and too fierce, and his cavalry was defeated on the way to the charge. Soon after this battle, the Takeda clan fell into despair, and was completely destroyed soon after. "

"After the Takeda clan was defeated, Oda Nobunaga also issued an order to hunt down the Takeda family. The Takeda family basically no longer exists, and those who are still there have fled in all directions and become anonymous." Zhang Xiao finally added One sentence.

"How many cavalry does the Takeda family have? Their horses shouldn't be very good, right? Are the fire blunderbuss like those of the Japanese country easy to use, and how do they compare with my Ming Dynasty?" Wu Weizhong then asked.

"Of course the Japanese cavalry is not as good as our Ming Dynasty, but the Takeda family's cavalry is considered an elite force in the Japanese country. They were basically destroyed in one battle, which shows that the Oda family's fire guns are still good. There is a rumor that Takeda Shingen is also marching into Kyoto On the way, he was shot by the enemy with a firecracker and died. Therefore, the Japanese firecrackers are worth noting," Zhang Xiao explained.

"According to what Zhang Shidu said, there is nothing to be afraid of when our cavalry fights against the Japanese." Kuai Bai said.

"Basically, the advantage of cavalry is still too great for infantry. But fire guns are still good for defending cities and ambushes. The Japanese fire guns were imitated from Folangji, and they can now produce many of them themselves. After all, they are a big threat. " Zhang Xiao explained.

"To put it bluntly, although our Qi family army fought many Japanese pirates along the southeast coast, the Japanese pirates also had various weapons, and there were not that many firecrackers. After all, we have never fought against the Japanese regular army. Zhang Shi read these words Very good, our Qi Family Army also needs to find a suitable strategy. The original Yuanyang Formation and the Chariot Formation used to deal with Mongolia are currently not suitable for dealing with the Japanese army." Wu Weizhong said with emotion.

(End of this chapter)