Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 479 Destroying the Lindan Khan Department

After a few months, the cholera epidemic was finally completely eradicated, and the number of deaths was no more than a thousand. Among the infected, four to five out of ten were cured with the help of timely discovery and the help of the Ming version of antibiotics and a large number of Chinese medicinal materials.

At the same time, the plague that broke out in Shanxi was also brought under control due to the strict order of the imperial court, and it began to gradually disappear, and the number of deaths was also greatly reduced. There was a large-scale spread in the original history, and finally in the 15th year of Chongzhen, it directly led to the fact that the entire capital was no longer invincible.

The fight against the plague is a war without gunpowder smoke. Whether the plague can be defeated does not depend on how advanced the treatment and epidemic prevention methods are, but on how strong a country's financial resources and execution capabilities are. During the hundreds of years of the Ming Dynasty, It is not that there was no major epidemic, but in the early days of the dynasty, when the country was rich and the people were strong, it would naturally not have a major impact, and the raging of the entire North China at the end of the Ming Dynasty was also related to the inability of the Ming Dynasty to organize the fight against the epidemic. Under Zhu Youxiao's reforms, the current Ming Dynasty was far different from the late Ming Dynasty in history, and the strength of the empire even surpassed that of the Longwan period. Therefore, it was able to quickly organize forces to kill the plague that was going to ravage North China on a large scale in its cradle.

However, what made the imperial court officials more deeply affected by the cholera epidemic was not how perfect the Ming Dynasty's rapid response mechanism for new-type foreign invasive germs was, but how strict His Majesty's punishment was for officials who hoarded money to make money for the country. Officials who are faced with the temptation of more interests in the new era have been greatly shocked. Since then, they have to consider the interests of the entire country and whether it violates human ethics and morals in business competition.

The cabinet scholar was fined and demoted, the dignified household minister died in prison, and the family property was confiscated, and even the young prisoner who was the emperor's minister could not save his life, and the world's number one governor was also sentenced to death. Let the official administration that had begun to deteriorate gradually stop again in the process of degeneration, and lay a solid domestic political foundation for the future march into the Lindan Khan and the battle against the Raksha Kingdom.

The rise in the political status of Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang, officials of the Ministry of War, is just an appearance. Information about the crimes against it.

Just as the autumn of Apocalypse 16 was coming to an end, after the promotion of the new fertilization technology in Huangzhuang, the entire Ming Dynasty once again ushered in a bumper harvest, and the grain output once again reached a record high. During the looting, but at this time, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty took the lead in issuing the order to summon the imperial guards to go out and conquer Lindan Khan of Mongolia.

After nearly two years of preparation, the Imperial Guard has expanded to more than [-], each main force has reached more than [-], and the main weapons have basically been completely updated with a new generation of rear-loading rifles, artillery and throwing guns. The types of bombs have also been greatly improved, the types suitable for various operations have also been greatly expanded, and the types of gas bombs have also increased a lot. The weapons of the flying battalion are no longer just incendiary bags, and can also use glider to drop bombs. certain function.The speed of the chariot has also been greatly improved due to the progress of material science. Although it is not as fast as the speed of a galloping horse, it is at least faster than a human running, and its flexibility is also greatly improved. Because with the further improvement of the steam engine, thermodynamics Utilization efficiency is also greatly improved, so that the volume of the steam engine is reduced.

However, this time, Lu Xiangsheng did not participate in the actual command. As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Lu Xiangsheng now only stayed in the capital to arrange money and plan strategies like Yang Sichang, while the actual command was handed over to Chang Yanling.

This is also the first time that Chang Yanling directly commanded a battle of tens of thousands of people, but fortunately, the opponent Lin Dan Khan is just a classical cavalry, which is no longer challenging in front of the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty, so Chang Yanling There is no need to worry about losing the battle. What he needs to worry about most now is whether he can wipe out the vital forces of Lin Dan Khan's troops.

However, not only the more than [-] imperial guards who went to the Mongolian Lindan Khan this time, but also the main force of the frontier army from the Jiubian Border Town. It is about to leave the pass to sweep up other Mongolian tribes that belonged to the Lindan Khan.

The reason for this arrangement is firstly to avenge the soldiers and civilians in the border towns who have been bullied by the Tartars outside the customs for hundreds of years in the Ming Dynasty, and secondly to take advantage of the absolute advantage over the Mongolian tribes to train the frontier army and rekindle the bloodiness of the frontier army .

Just because the military power of the entire empire was betting on the Mobei battlefield to conquer the Lindan Khan, Zhu Youxiao also specially gave this conquest a code name, namely: "hunting". As the name suggests, the Ming Empire only used this military The operation was regarded as a nationwide hunt, and the hunt was only for the Lindan Khan and other Mongolian tribes under his control.

Sun Chuanting, Wang Zaijin, Mao Wenlong, Cao Wenzhao, Man Gui, Zhao Lengjiao, Zhou Yuji and other border town generals all participated in this expedition. They will hunt together with the troops of the imperial guards in Mobei, on the grassland of Nuoda Start an unprecedented combat training.

In addition to Chang Yanling who was in charge of commanding the imperial guards to fight against the headquarters of the Lindan Khan, Sun Chuanting was appointed as the supreme commander of other Mongolian tribes outside the Lindan Khan at the conquest of the frontier army, and Sun Chengzong was appointed as the general promotion officer. , responsible for the logistics supply of the entire army, and at the same time, Yang Sichang also participated in this matter to ensure the logistics support of the army.

After all, this large-scale military operation is not only to train the large corps to fight, but also to improve the logistics mechanism of the entire Ming Dynasty. In the future, there will definitely be many operations to destroy the country, and the importance of logistics supply will become higher and higher. Those areas that are deficient and those areas that need to be improved need to be summarized in actual combat.

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At this time, Lin Danhan was still dreaming of his Spring and Autumn Dream. The demise of the Khalkha tribe, the Horqin tribe, and the Jiannu did not make him fully realize what a terrible existence Daming is now. While resting and responding to the domestic epidemic, he has almost annexed the entire Mongolian tribes in Mobei, and has become the strongest force outside the pass, so now he naively thinks that he has the strength to fight against Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the farming regime in the Central Plains has always fought against the nomadic regime outside the customs, and the nomads have more victories than defeats. Therefore, in Lin Danhan's view, in front of his hundreds of thousands of cavalry, no matter how strong Ming is, it is nothing more than a chicken tile. Dog, vulnerable, for the failure of Jiannu, he simply thought that the number of Jiannu cavalry was still too small, and after all, they began to degenerate after contacting Han culture, which led to the current ending.

Although Lin Dan Khan has the ambition to dominate the world, he does not pay attention to production. His thinking mode is still at the level of obtaining survival materials by plundering. Therefore, when the harvest is bumper in the pass, he still sends a large number of rangers to Daming border to guard the buckle as usual. Close the grain.

The fighters of the flying battalion will hover in the air for a while to detect the enemy's situation everywhere, while the roaring chariots march unscrupulously at the forefront, and follow the guidance of the flying battalion at any time to change the direction of advancement However, the Imperial Guard infantry following the chariot walked neatly, with muskets in both hands, lying across the lush grassland like a torrent of steel.

The cavalry was divided into two teams, advancing in an arc, and from time to time, sentry cavalry rode away on their horses, but disappeared in a blink of an eye, and some sentry cavalry who were inquiring about the news returned to the main team.

On the side of the frontier army, almost all of them were war cavalry, sweeping towards some small and medium-sized tribes from their own area like a storm. Many tribes that were closer to the Daming border town were directly killed by the Daming frontier army. The remaining cavalry of these tribes can only be concentrated in Lindan Khan's tribe.

At this time, some of the cavalry of Lin Dan Khan's department, who were about to go south to collect food, had already encountered the forward troops of the imperial guards. When the bow was fired, countless sharp arrows directly overturned towards the chariot, and when the bows and arrows of these Tartar cavalry hit the chariot clangingly, the incendiary bags and bombs of the flying battalion had also been dropped, with a bang It exploded among these Tartar cavalrymen, and sparks splashed everywhere. Before these Tartar cavalrymen understood what was going on, they were bombed with their limbs separated and their intestines rolled all over the floor.

After a while, the chariot continued to move forward, and the infantry behind still maintained a neat pace, except for the crunching sound of the bodies of the Tartar cavalrymen who fell on the ground and could not get up from the chariot, and some whose heads were not completely dead. Apart from the wailing of the Tartar cavalry, the entire grassland remained very quiet.

At this time, some cavalrymen brought back news to Lin Danhan one after another. Speaking of the large-scale attack of the Ming army, Lin Danhan couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard it, but he didn't feel very scared, and directly assembled all the cavalry in his headquarters It began to move directly towards the direction of the Janissaries.

Lin Danhan's headquarters has more than [-] cavalry, and when they are dispatched together, they are also huge in scale, covering the sky and covering the sun.

But when his [-] iron cavalry met the main force of the imperial guards, they were all dumbfounded. They didn't expect that Ming Dynasty would dispatch so many troops, but they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they found that most of these Ming troops were infantry. After Lin Danhan gave an order, he still rolled up the violent sand and divided it into several roads, like a long sword unsheathed, and rushed towards the imperial guards in all directions.

Immediately, the whole grassland was full of killing sounds, and the front chariot of the imperial guards also stopped, and began to turn the muzzle. Suddenly, countless tongues of flames sprayed out, and the shells exploded directly among the Tartar cavalry. At the same time, the flying battalion also threw bombs and incendiary bags in the sky, and the flames bloomed on the grassland like gorgeous peonies. The blood and stumps of countless Tartars flew up and splashed on the soil, rippling with boundless waves. Howling.

The artillery of the artillery battalion also began to fire. These shells with a longer range and greater power caused the rear of the [-] cavalry of Lin Dan Khan to be bombarded. In an instant, the [-] cavalry of Lin Dan Khan were bombed. It suddenly became chaotic.

Lin Danhan was a little confused. He never thought that fighting could be played like this. He thought that he could easily kill these Ming army infantry with his cavalry, even though the Ming army's artillery and firearms were sharp, but now the facts However, my iron cavalry didn't even touch the shadow of the infantry, and most of my side has been damaged by the bombing, and some places have directly turned into a sea of ​​flames. Countless cavalry engulfed by the flames wailed desperately on the ground .

kill!
The cavalry on the side of the Imperial Guard also launched a charge, and the crackling bullets exploded in the smoky air, knocking down the Tartar cavalry one by one, and these Tartar cavalry who were still fighting were also fearless He rushed towards the cavalry of the imperial guards deadly.

But the speed of their bows and arrows is obviously not as fast as the bullets of the Imperial Guard cavalry. Before these Tartar cavalry drew their bows, countless Tartar cavalry had already been lifted from the sky.

The Imperial Guard infantry who had been hiding behind the chariot also rushed out at this time, screaming and charged towards the center of Lin Dan Khan's cavalry, but they still marched neatly as a team, and even rows of bullets swept away. Come on, some infantrymen of the Imperial Guard rushed over and wanted to take advantage of the speed of the cavalry to defeat the infantry of the Imperial Guard first, but they were knocked down by the bullets of the infantry of the Imperial Guard as soon as they rushed over.

In less than two hours, the [-] cavalry of Lin Dan Khan showed signs of being completely defeated. In the end, Lin Dan Khan himself had to admit that this battle could not be fought.

Lin Danhan didn't even care about gathering the remnants, so he fled in embarrassment with more than a hundred cavalry around him, while the flying battalion and cavalry chased after him first, and kept chasing after Lin Danhan's buttocks, throwing guns and dropping bombs.

Lin Danhan didn't care so much at this time, he was still running desperately. He never thought that his strength, which he had worked so hard for for several years, would be crushed by Da Ming's army in an instant. Now he no longer dared to think about replacing Da Ming , To rebuild his Dayuan country, his only thought now is to escape as soon as possible and survive.

This is already a war without any suspense. The imperial guards have begun to no longer stick to rules, even the frontier troops who conquered other tribes. Chasing and killing more than a dozen Tartar cavalry.

Obviously, the face-to-face battle just now has directly scared the courage of these Tartar cavalry, but for the Ming army with a big appetite, they are not satisfied with the victory at this time, they continue to frantically sweep the desert In every corner of the northern grassland, almost a Tartar cavalry has never been spared, as if the code name of their military operation this time is "hunting", the Tartars at this time are prey in their eyes, and anyone is willing to hunt and kill more More prey, not empty handed!

Lin Dan Khan was finally shot several times by a Janissary cavalry and died, but even until he died, he did not understand why the Ming army suddenly became so powerful, and it almost destroyed his own tribe. In one day, the great cause of reunification that I had worked so hard for for several years was ruined.

(End of this chapter)