The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 557
Without troops that can be fully trusted, how can you fight with your fingers?
Huang Sheng had no choice but to sharpen his guns before the battle, and now he is busy training troops as soon as possible, trying to improve the discipline and combat effectiveness of the [-] to [-] Ming troops assembled in Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan.

At the very least, it is necessary to ensure that they will not collapse at the first touch. It will always be effective to mobilize them to pick up engineering shovels and dig trenches under the command of Huang's engineering soldiers in spring.

Hongxie used trench warfare to fight against Huang Sheng's reinforcements. Huang Sheng planned to attack the Jin army with trenches as well. A large-scale positional battle was about to break out under the city of Jinzhou, and it was inevitable to repeatedly compete for the trenches.

This form of warfare was the most widely used during the First World War, and it is rare in this era. After all, it is somewhat taken for granted that Hong is self-taught.

Huang Sheng has read too much from film and television works, books, and battle case analysis in later generations, and there should not be too many tactics for fighting for positions. Next summer, he will teach him how to be good, so that he can learn a lot.

Now the Huang family's industrial system has stepped up to a new level, and has entered the era of large-scale steelmaking, with no fewer than 60 industrial workers from all walks of life.

With the most advanced industrial system of this era supporting this half-hot weapon war, there is no doubt that it will be able to win. Huang Sheng is not worried that he will not win, but that he does not want too many casualties.

Therefore, it is necessary to reverse the situation on the battlefield that is not conducive to the Ming army, and it is necessary to convert the disadvantages into advantages.

In four or five months, Huangjiawan Island will produce too many barbed wire fences, horses, deer villages, and caltrops.

When it was time to meet the Jin army short-handed, the Ming army would wear big-headed cowhide boots with steel plates on the bottom, so that they could run freely on the battlefield scattered with barbed wire.

The savages will be miserable. Their boots will be torn if they are pierced by the caltrops, and their feet will be pierced by the caltrops that have been ground into lead powder and boiled with horse manure. If they are infected, they will die in pain!
The cavalry can't break through the positions covered with barbed wire, deer villages, and horses, and this arrangement does not affect the accurate shooting of the Huang family's musketeers. The Ming army mainly uses hot weapons and cold weapons to fight for the trenches. .

This is why Huang Sheng took advantage of the situation and used the advantage of the firepower of Huang's private soldiers to carry out long-range strikes on the battlefield where the slaves could be slowed down and the Tartar cavalry assaulted, effectively weakening the Houjin army many times.

In the case where a large number of post-Golden soldiers died in the battle for the trenches every day, the Red Army would certainly not be able to persist for a long time, and Huang Sheng could not encircle and annihilate the post-Golden Army. It is entirely possible to successfully make them retreat.

The opportunity to expand the results of the battle depends on how the Red Army retreats. After the end of the Jin army, there must be troops. If you stay too much, it will be difficult to get out.

Unwilling to be lonely, the Hou Jin army stopped for two or three days and then began to have sentry horses out again. They didn't dare to get too close to Ning Yuan, but put wooden poles in conspicuous places on the official road, and they would leave a letter on it, stating that Ming Dynasty Inscribed by the father-in-law of Nanguo, the inscription is Dajin Guohan.

Soon these letters were handed over to Huang Sheng, Huang Sheng couldn't help laughing, Ba Xiao used the tricks against Yuan Chonghuan again, but unfortunately Huang Sheng was a prophet, and he knew everything about Hong Evil.

Huang Sheng didn't open and read the letter from Nu Chief at all. He had no interest in it, so he sent a sentry horse to Wang Yingchao, the eunuch of the supervising army.

This eunuch was also very shrewd, he didn't dare to open the letter without authorization because of the seriousness of the matter, so he dispatched [-] miles to rush it to the Ministry of War. The Minister of the Ministry of War, Xiong Ming, would not open the letter if he was old and smart, and reported it directly to the emperor.

Nan Guogong took his troops to Liaodong, and from then on, the six hundred miles in Liaodong will never disturb the princes of Dagon.

Although Nan Guogong did not gain much this time, it was enough to make the soldiers and civilians of Northern Zhili think that the situation in Liaodong had improved, because it seemed that the "God of War" had led the Ming army to attack instead of defend.

Liaodong’s memorials are no longer urging soldiers and salaries, but frequent success reports. The latest success reports are not harvested, but reported to the emperor. The Liaodong Economic Strategy successfully sent people into Jinzhou to contact, and learned that Jinzhou is as firm as a rock and will not be a problem until May next year.

At the Great Court Meeting, Emperor Chongzhen, who learned that Jinzhou could not be lost, was refreshed. He asked the Minister of War, Xiong Mingyu, loudly:
"Xiong Aiqing, the Liaodong Economic Strategy report has successfully contacted the Jinzhou garrison, and learned that General He Kegang can hold on for at least half a year, but I really don't know how Nan Guogong sent people when Jinzhou City was besieged like an iron barrel by Dongnu Why rush into the city?"

Xiong Mingyu came out of the class and replied: "I would like to report to Your Majesty, the subject is terrified, and I don't know much about it. The Nanguo Gong's report is vague, and it may be because he is worried about exposing his exclusive secrets of using troops."

"Well, what Xiong Aiqing said is reasonable. It is a big taboo for military strategists not to keep things secret. Can Aiqing be right in the Liaodong Economic Strategy Army for the frequent letters sent by slave chiefs?"

"The minister thought that the princes of the Southern Kingdom would go out and the slave chieftains were poor. They couldn't gain an advantage on the battlefield, so they resorted to such a divisive plan!"

Emperor Chongzhen thought that his ideas coincided with those of the Ministry of War Minister, he laughed and said: "The separation plan, the slave chieftain too takes it for granted, and in the future, whenever he finds a letter from the slave chieftain, he will burn it immediately."

Xiong Mingyu said: "My minister obeys the order, and I still have something to ask."

"I love you, but it's okay to talk about it."

"I implore the Holy Son of Heaven to issue an order to appease the Liaodong Economic Strategy, and tell Nanguogong that the emperor has already seen through the tricks of the slave chieftains. As for how to use troops, it is entirely up to Nanguogong's official guidelines."

"It should be so, I will make an order immediately." Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood, and the officials were naturally happy.

Since the use of Nanguo Gong, the Ming Dynasty has become much more peaceful. Although the bandits from Shanshan and Shanxi are rampant, the encircling and suppressing armies from all walks of life have successively reported their gains. It seems that the menacing bandits have been successfully contained.

The five years of Chongzhen have been much better, and the capital has returned to its glamor and luxury. The Wang Gongchang commercial street is still crowded with people. Where is the end-time scene of the country's difficult affairs?
Hong Xie's deliberate strategy did not have the expected effect, and he was destined to be happy again. The battle outside Jinzhou City was inevitable, and this fight was destined to hurt both sides.

Huang Sheng definitely made a big loss when he played in Liaodong this time. The subsidy for military expenditures may not be less than one million taels of silver, and it is not known how many soldiers lost their loyalty and bravery.This battle can be regarded as worthy of the Emperor Zhu Family of Ming Dynasty.

Mao Yuanyi was already a fourth-rank soldier of Zuoqiandu Censor of the Guadu Procuratorate, and his official position was only one step away from the governor.Ningyuan is the garrison that he has painstakingly managed for several years. It can be said that there are enough soldiers and food. There is also a unique condition here being close to the sea.

Because it is different from history, Huang's navy was born in Liaodong, and the Jin army never dared to easily besiege this military city that was relatively close to the sea in Ming Dynasty.

Mao Yuanyi, of course, spared no effort to assist his friend, who was already an excellent minister, to become the highest official in Liaodong. When his friend asked to train the garrison in Ningyuan, he was naturally happy to see the result and actively cooperated.

(End of this chapter)