Wanli 1592

Chapter 6 Prepare for the Enemy
"It's just that among the [-] blunderbusses, most of them are shoddy and unusable. During the pre-battle inspection, my subordinates found that only three to five hundred of them were usable. unavailable."

Xiao Ruxun frowned and said, "Why didn't you tell me before?"

Wang Hui was stunned for a moment, and then said respectfully: "The general has repeatedly warned us that although there are many firearms in our court, most of them are flashy and not useful. The soldiers of my generation rely on swords, bows, horses, and firearms to expel the Tartars. However, for support, you must never rely on firearms to fight and forget the fundamentals. Our army rarely relies on the power of firearms in combat, and the general has never said that he will use bird guns to fight. The situation is urgent, and the subordinates do not talk too much. Please forgive me, general!"

Xiao Ruxun was also taken aback when he heard the words, and then nodded slowly with a heavy expression.

"Indeed, although I have a lot of firearms, they are definitely not the way to win. If I really want to fight against the captive rebels, I still have to rely on bows, horses and swords, but..." Xiao Ruxun turned to look at the three trusted generals: "This general You may not believe what I said now, but I always feel that in the future battlefield, those who can defeat the enemy must be firearms."

Hearing the words, the three generals looked at each other in blank dismay, as if they were shocked by Xiao Ruxun, a former firearms opponent, who made such remarks.

"I have thought about it carefully. The military equipment of our people's army grows on the land. Most of our ancestors were farmers. They farmed since childhood. After joining the army, they learned how to bow and horse. Compared with grassland captives who grew up on horseback when they were young. On top of that, there is too much difference. Even if you become an army, you can't compete with the captives after countless years of work. Even if you work hard and practice hard, you can't become an army without a year of work, but firearms Otherwise, a farmer can bring a bird blunderbuss, and it takes a month to be proficient, and the cost of a cavalry soldier can raise five blunderbuss soldiers."

Xiao Ruxun said slowly: "The general once heard that at the beginning of the founding of the country, Mu Wangying fought against the barbarian elephant soldiers with three-stage firearms in Yunnan, and defeated them. This general thought that a gunpowder is naturally nothing , but if we can get [-] skilled musket pawns and line them up in three rows, six rows, or even nine rows, the former shoots and the latter loads, and this takes turns to replace, it may be possible to form uninterrupted firearm shooting."

Wang Hui seemed to know a lot about firearms, so he opened his mouth and said, "But general, the range of the bird gun is only a hundred paces, and even so, where the lead hits from [-] paces is entirely up to God's will, and it is extremely difficult to break through armor from fifty paces away. , On the battlefield, the bandit army and horse army will arrive in an instant, if you fight in the field on the plain, you will not be able to use firearms."

Xiao Ruxun nodded: "You're right, what I mean is not to use firearms as the main weapon of battle, but to think about whether we can use firearms to fight against the enemy when we defend the city. There may be tens of thousands of people, and the horse army should not be many, but our army is small, and we can no longer go out to fight with them. It all depends on the solidity of the city, and it is the time when firearms are used. Cooked firearms?"

Wang Hui lowered his head to think about it, and said: "In daily military training, there are also firearms taught. There are more people who are proficient in iron cannons and Franco machine guns, but fewer are proficient in bird guns, only three to five hundred."

Xiao Ruxun nodded, and asked again: "How many cannons are there in the city walls?"

Wang Hui nodded: "There are many muzzles on the city walls."

Xiao Ruxun immediately ordered: "Select those who are good at using firearms, transport the Second General's guns and Fran's machine guns to the city to prepare for the battle, and then select three hundred gunmen and distribute them to the bird guns. I will personally practice them in the barracks." .”

Wang Hui was surprised: "The general knows how to fight with firearms?"

Xiao Ruxun paused for a moment, nodded and said, "I get a little bit out of reading on weekdays."

When the three generals heard the words, their doubts disappeared, and they all nodded in agreement.

Xiao Ruxun then decided to patrol the city wall with Zhao Hu and Chen Xie, strengthen the defense, transport more rolling logs, stones and bows and arrows to the city, and then arrange for Frang's machine gun defense, and ordered Wang Hui to go back to the barracks to arrange the three hundred gunmen In Xiao Ruxun's vision, these three hundred gun pawns will be of great use in the defense of the city.

Pinglu City deserves to be a military city. It was established entirely for military affairs. The administrative divisions of the Ming court did not include the Nine Sides. The Nine Sides were under military control. There were no officials such as prefects and magistrates. It was all supported by the army. , all affairs are concessions for war, and the city is also in the service of war. There are many defensive facilities, and the city is quite strong. No wonder it can persist for several months in isolation and helplessness.

From the sixth year of Longqing to the third year of Wanli, the generals Yuan Shijie and Zhao Chongbi built the south and north city walls with stones, built the female wall, and built the back eaves on the Beigushan city wall. Mi, built three gates in the east, west, and south. The east is called "Dongzuo" and the south is called "Nanyu". Towers are built on each gate, and urns are built outside; Wall and dam gate, the earth wall has a circumference of 3150 meters and a height of 12 meters. From the dam gate to the west city wall, a stone moat is built. The moat is 15 meters long, 855 meters wide and 8 meters deep, and is built under the southwest city wall. Shuikou, Shuikou stone cave, with a wall on the top, an earthen trench on the bottom, and an iron gate.

The height of the main city wall of 12 meters is about the height of a four-story building, which is not too high. Compared with the height of the city walls of famous historical cities, which are tens of meters high, it is naturally different. There are too many, and the ordinary cavalry has nothing to do with this city. Although the Ming court did not slack off and never divided the three sides of Shaanxi into administrative regions, it also used this method of building castles to actually control the northwest, and the effect was actually pretty good. good.

This has been the case since ancient times. As long as there are cities, the Han people can survive, control the place, and multiply. If the foreign race wants to completely expel the Han people, the only way to go is to burn the city, just like Yongle City in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Xiao Ruxun is quite optimistic about the defensive function of this city, supplemented by the advantage of Fran's machine guns. According to past experience, it is not difficult to defend Pinglu City before the arrival of reinforcements. Xiao Ruxun is also a veteran with rich combat experience. The big sword is very powerful, and more than 100 horses were picked up in the horse farm of an abandoned equestrian club in Chongqing, so the equestrian skills are also quite good. Gasoline is a rare thing five years after the end of the world. Animals such as cattle have once again become the main driving force.

Although he can't lead the army to charge into the battle now, it is Xiao Ruxun's strength to fight with such a wealth of modern firearms and cold weapons. If he really wants to engage in modern warfare, Xiao Ruxun has to be blind.

Checked the lineup of soldiers, checked the weapons of the soldiers, took a soldier's spear and weighed it, took a bow and tried the bowstring, and found that they were all in good condition, and then patted the soldier's shoulder to encourage a few words, then The soldiers were so excited that they couldn't contain themselves, and then Xiao Ruxun announced that they would prepare meat to reward the army tonight, to reward everyone for their previous victories, and everyone's military achievements will be recorded, and they will be distributed when the war subsides, which makes the soldiers in the city even more joyful.

Zhao Hu and Chen Xie watched from behind, and winked at each other—a general is a general, a master at motivating people.

"Have you sent sentry cavalry to search for the enemy?"

Seeing that there were no loopholes in the four walls, Xiao Ruxun asked Zhao Hu, and Zhao Hu nodded: "Three groups of sentry cavalry were sent to search for the enemy in the north, west, and south directions. So far, no sentry cavalry has returned, and I don't know where the thieves are." Whether there is a large army invading again, but if any sentry cavalry returns, the last general will inform the general immediately."

"Okay." Xiao Ruxun nodded, and then ordered with a little worry: "Soldiers are deceitful. Bandits are not mobs. Father and son have been fighting in the battlefield all year round. They are very cunning. If the bandits don't attack with a large army, A small group of cavalry was dispatched to attack quickly, and our army had to prepare, and the sentry cavalry sometimes made mistakes.

All in all, from this moment on, the gates of the city are not allowed to be opened for twelve hours a day, and the square gates are filled with stones and rolling logs. It can be mobilized at will, and if there is an invading enemy, it can be fought immediately, and at any time, there must be no less than two hundred soldiers guarding a city wall during the day, no less than one hundred soldiers at night, and no less than five Franc machine guns . "

Zhao Hu cupped his fists and accepted the order: "The last general obeys!"

"Yuan De, the south city and the east city are handed over to you. You can mobilize [-] soldiers at will. If the west city and the north city need support, you can mobilize soldiers and horses to help. It's still the same. In any case, there must be no less than [-] soldiers guarding the city wall during the day. At night, it must not be less than one hundred, and the number of Franc guns must not be less than five. I guess the bandit army will still come from the west, but the bandit army is so large that if they surround the city and attack from all sides, our army will be very passive."

Chen Xie immediately took the order: "This subordinate obeys!"

"In addition, the [-] civilians are not familiar with battle formations, and forcing them to go up to the city to fight may cause major accidents. Therefore, the civilians cannot be mobilized to go to the city until the time is necessary, and they can only be sent to carry supplies under the city. Most of the residents in the city have our soldiers. Relatives, if there is a major injury, it will not be good for the morale of the army."

Zhao Hu and Chen Xie clasped their fists together: "The general is thoughtful, I will bow to you! Follow the general's order!"

Nodding, Xiao Ruxun felt relieved.

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