A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 471 2 people need to die!

Yang Guozhu had participated in the Battle of Julu, and was deeply impressed by Wang Dou's parapet and trench tactics back then, so he nodded after hearing this.
Of course it's more than that. In Wang Dou's vision, there are nine low wall trenches, which are divided into three waves.
There are three low-wall trenches between each wave, and the distance between each wall is only a few steps, or a dozen steps, and the upper and lower shooting boundaries are obvious.
Every time the Qing soldiers attacked a low wall, they had to face the fierce blows from the upper and lower firepower points, and from time to time they had to face the ten thousand enemies, gray bottle bombs, poisonous smoke bombs and other weapons thrown by the three low walls.You must care about the bottom, not the top, and the top, but not the bottom, and you are in a mess.
For the three waves, the distance between each wave is about [-] steps, [-] steps. In the open space between them, some tents and bamboo tents can be erected, as a place for rescue of casualties, a place for soldiers to rest, and a place for soldiers with cold weapons to attack. place.
There are many empty spaces between each low wall, which can be used by the fighters inside the wall to attack according to the situation.Is the Jingbian army just tofu soldiers, waiting to defend?Naturally, there is defense and offense, and they attack from time to time while defending, even the soldiers of the supply battalion are no exception!
Of course, these low wall openings are irregular. For example, if you enter the first low wall opening, you are facing a thick wall. You need to go left or right a few steps, more than ten steps, to continue to touch the empty road.
Moreover, artillery can also be placed in the empty space of the low wall in front of each wave, such as Frang machine, Baizi blunderbuss, etc., which specialize in shooting shotguns, and one shot will surely make the Qing soldiers who attack the wall cry and howl miserable.
This is not over yet, there are many protrusions guarding these low walls, just like the horse-faced enemy towers of the city walls, from the side, they can shoot at the enemies attacking the low wall trenches.
With the power of the firecrackers of the Jingbian Army, every 150 steps, there can be a convex wall. In order to prevent dead ends, the front end of the convex wall must be built into an acute angle.
For example, at the road opening of the first low wall in the first wave, there are two convex walls on the left and right, making the opening seem to be sunken.When the enemy attacked the channel, he fell under the firepower from the left and right ends.
In the northeast of the mountain, near the river, not far from the river, several low walls were also built, all the way to the northwest of the mountain, to protect the water source and prevent the enemy from attacking along the river. After all, the river is not deep and only reaches the knees. place.
Although the northwestern part of Changling Mountain is steep and full of ravines, it is necessary to set up several lines of defense for the sake of prudence, to prevent the elite soldiers of the eastern captives, such as the Baya La soldiers, from risking their lives to attack.
Finally, artillery was erected on the top of the mountain, and Huolu pier was used as a viewing point, and the surrounding situation was unobstructed.
Hearing Wang Dou come one by one, all the generals of the Jingbian army quickly calculated the deployment of the generals in their hearts.Some of the praise paintings of Shuaiying even imagined in their hearts what it would look like if the Changling Mountain defense line was placed on a sand table.
The generals of the Jingbian army were highly educated and professional. Soon, everyone formed a three-dimensional protective map of Changling Mountain in their hearts.The officers and generals in front of him, some understood, some didn't understand, but according to Wang Dou, they all felt that the defense line of Changling Mountain was very powerful.
After Wang Dou finished his thoughts one by one, he sneered and said, "So, Donglu also wants to occupy my Changling Mountain? If 2 people don't die, it's a delusion!"
Everyone was shocked. According to Wang Dou's arrangement, thieves and slaves captured Changling Mountain, and 2 people would die?
But looking at Wang Dou who was sneering, and seeing the approving expressions of the generals beside him, everyone felt a chill running through their hearts, and couldn't help but believe it.Everyone mourns for the Qing captives. If they attack this place by force, they will surely shed blood.
Everyone rejoiced that Wang Dou was on their side, otherwise if they let themselves attack the mountain, they would not be able to attack even if all the subordinates were dead.
Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, Fu Yingchong, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and others were very happy. Wang Dou belonged to their faction. The stronger Wang Dou was, the more secure they were.
Bai Guangen, chief soldier of Ji Town, Ma Ke, chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and Tang Tong, general soldier of Miyun, looked at Wang Dou with complicated expressions. Damn this kid, he has a way of running an army and fighting, so he can't accept it.
After thinking deeply, Hong Chengchou also admired it very much, and asked: "Uncle Zhongyong's method is to imitate what Xu Junmen did in the past?"
Wang Dou said, "Almost."
The gun city Hong Chengchou mentioned was a triangular three-story hollow enemy tower proposed by Xu Guangqi and his entourage Matteo Ricci.However, Xu Guangqi's gun city is extremely difficult to build, it needs to be built with large stones, and the city wall must be extremely strong and thick. It is divided into three layers.
Although I also use a geometric defensive method, it is quite simple, just dig some low wall trenches.
What I rely on is the brave fighters under my command.Although one's own method is effective in defense, if the sergeant dare not fight, it is also in vain.
Moreover, although this geometrical defense system seems simple, just digging trenches and building walls, it involves complex civil engineering, which must be done by experienced craftsmen.However, although it is complicated, most of the mathematicians in my supply camp can easily draw blueprints and then act according to them.
Zhang Ruoqi's civil servants also strongly agreed after thinking about it. Everyone believed that according to Zhongyongbo's move, it cost less and was more effective. There was no need for major repairs, and it was only necessary to let the soldiers in the camp and even the peasants do it, dig some soil, and build some walls. , is worth promoting.
Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen were also very excited. They could defend Wudaoling under their command in the same way. They decided to wait until the fortifications on Changling Mountain were completed before going back to do the same.
However, the defense line of Changling Mountain requires a lot of artillery. Wang Dou heard that during the battle of Liaodong General Liu Zhaoji in the battle of Xingshan, the Baizi guns of Cheying showed their skills and killed a lot of enemies.It seems that Daming's technology still has a lot to explore. There are many weapons that are not equipped in the army.
So Wang Dou asked Hong Du to support some Baizi guns and arrange them on the defense line of Changling Mountain, and Hong Chengchou readily agreed.At this time, there were not many Hongyi cannons in the Ming army, but there were still a lot of small cannons like Baizi blunderbuss.
The facts are also the same. According to the ten questions raised by Kechen Zhang Jinyan about the siege of Songshan after the Battle of Songshan in history, he mentioned the number of chariots and artillery used by the Ming army in the Battle of Songshan.All kinds of light and heavy vehicles, there are two thousand chariots, and two thousand cannons.
Moreover, when Songshan City was broken in history, the Qing army captured 150 general cannons from the city, [-] cannons of the general cannon, and more than ten rooms of gunpowder.When breaking Xingshan and Tashan, they captured more than [-] cannons of generals and generals, and tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder.
It can be seen that there is no shortage of small artillery in the Ming army. Hong Chengchou agreed to support fifty Baizi guns on the spot, depending on the increase in the future battle situation.After all, officials and generals such as Hong Chengchou also attached great importance to the defense line of Changling Mountain.
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After that, everyone went to Wudaoling, as well as Daxing Fort and Dongqing Fort to discuss the matter of fortification, and even went as far as Bijia Mountain for inspection.
As a transit place for the army's marine food and fodder transportation, this place is extremely guarded. There are navy patrols on the sea from time to time, and there are constant fleets of military supplies to Liaodong.
The sea was choppy, and the sea waves beat on the rocks from time to time, splashing silver flowers. Many officers and generals who saw the sea for the first time showed horror on their faces, even the generals of the Jingbian Army were no exception.The sea makes people full of passion, and similarly, it also makes people who don't know it afraid.
Wang Dou has not seen the sea for a long time since crossing. Looking at the fleet covered with white sails, he feels relaxed and happy, but also thinks to himself.Bijia Mountain is famous for its historical records. Now that it has come, how will the history books of later generations record this place?
At this time, in the Liaodong War, the forts of Xingshan and Songshan were successively relieved. As for Jinzhou, before the support was cut off in May this year, Zu Dashou sent a soldier to report to the court that the food in the city was enough to last half a year, but the materials and salaries were not enough for the military situation. .
It has only been two months now, Zu Dashou is brave and resourceful, and there are no less than [-] defenders in the city. Although it is reported that the Dongnu army has continuously attacked Jinzhou, forcing the Ming army to go to the rescue.However, everyone believes that Jinzhou is quite strong, and it cannot be captured by the Eastern Lu army in a short while. The most urgent thing is to set up a defense line to protect the rear.
Therefore, after surveying the terrain one by one, on July 14, 25th year of Chongzhen, Changling Mountain and other defensive places urgently broke ground and built a village for defense.
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Yesterday, after the officials patrolled Changling Mountain, Sun Sanjie, the general of the Jingbian army, led the battalion to praise the painting, as well as the generals of the battalion.The intelligence personnel in the joint army conducted a detailed survey of Changling Mountain.
And quickly made a sand table, drew the blueprint of the defense line, and submitted it to the chief general Wang Dou for approval. Wang Dou thought it was feasible, so he approved it on the same day.
The tiresome work of digging trenches and building walls was mainly carried out by Ding Zhuang, the soldier who followed the army, and some local military households in western Liaoning, and the soldiers from the supply camp were on the side to guide.
Now all parts of western Liaoning are caught in the flames of war, and the local military households are naturally unable to farm. Their food and grass must be supplied from the rear.In addition, in order to supply food and fodder for the more than [-] troops on the front line, Daming also conscripted countless young and strong civilian husbands who could not pay the service money to support the front line.
From the south to the north, people from all corners of the country gathered on the front line of Liaodong, from inside the pass to outside the pass, all the way to deliver food and supplies for the army.
These folks are all calculated according to the labor service price of the castle repairing the border wall of the Ming Dynasty. They are given about one cent of silver per day for rice and five cents of silver for salt and vegetables. The same is true for the soldiers who have not fought in Liaodong.According to the current prices in Ming Dynasty, people generally can’t get enough to eat, and they are still exhausted every day, which is very hard.
After coordinating with the governor of Liaodong, Qiu Minyang, who was in charge of transshipment of grain and fodder in Liaodong, after the Jingbian army issued a call at noon on the 24th to work hard every day and return two cents of silver every day, countless civilian men and soldiers flocked to the area. In the evening, the soldiers of the supply battalion took in tens of thousands of workers, and many people came after hearing the news.
These civilian husbands are strong, most of them are from the same village, they have complicated accents, and 50% of them are illiterate.This was the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty at that time, Sun Sanjie, the general of the supply battalion, didn't take it seriously, and divided them into more than 100 teams, depending on the number of people from the same village and village, with 100 or [-] people.
In each team, set up a team leader and two team assistants, who are appointed by people with prestige in the team, and make proper arrangements one by one.
On the morning of the second day, the Changling Mountain defense line broke ground and started construction. Before the construction started, the sky was slightly bright, and the cooking vehicles of the supply camp were densely gathered at the foot of the mountain.
The fire soldiers were busy, and the fragrant pancakes were prepared quickly one by one, and there were pots of broth boiling, mixed with dried meat and seasonings, etc., the rich aroma wafted out from time to time, and the folk husbands who were waiting on the sidelines were watching Jun Zhuang was salivating, and he couldn't talk about it.
"These Jingbian soldiers eat so damn well. Look at the pancakes, most of them are white flour!"
"You only know now. Who doesn't know in the Ming Dynasty that the Jingbian army is the most powerful and has the best food and treatment."
"I heard that the East Road of Xuanfu Town is called Taoyuan. Everyone has food to eat and clothes to wear. During the severe drought, no one died of starvation!"
"real or fake……"
"It must be true. Look at the officers and soldiers of the Jingbian Army, they are still heavy soldiers. They all have red faces, and they look more like masters than the masters of our village. I really want to join the Jingbian Army..."
"You want to join the Jingbian army, just like you look like a mouse-eyed one?... I'm pretty much the same..."
"I heard that joining the Jingbian Army is very difficult."
"What kind of cars are those? It's much more convenient than cooking in a pot."

(End of this chapter)