Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 466 New Defense System
With the death of Wang Zhiwu, Hou Jin's first round of large-scale offensive against Lushun came to an end. After this battle, Jin was caught by surprise and almost broke through the city in one fell swoop. This was all due to the bravery and tenacity of the Ming army and the heavy equipment of Denglai's new army. It was only with the support of the infantry that they barely beat them out.After a round of fierce and unusual fighting, the Ming army suffered nearly a thousand casualties, and the Houjin army suffered nearly 500 casualties. The brutality of the battle made the commanders of both sides frightened. They did not dare to continue the fight, and each hid aside to lick their wounds.

That night, Huang Long held a banquet in the General Army Mansion, and the generals of the Denglai New Army and the Dongjiang Army all went.Huang Long toasted to the generals one by one, and when he was a little drunk, he suddenly said: "Everyone, today Jiannu Huang believed in Wang Zhiwu, a villain, and didn't listen to the good words of Li Gongzi and Xiao Yang Shuai, so that Lushun City was almost destroyed. Being broken by Jiannu, Huang is ashamed of those soldiers who died in battle!" He waved his hand to stop the Dongjiang town general who wanted to speak, and looked at Yang Menglong and said: "Huang is really ashamed to be the commander again now, from now on From now on, all Dongjiang officers and men will obey Xiao Yang Shuai's orders, and there must be no mistakes!"

Yang Menglong was taken aback and exclaimed, "How can this be done?"

Huang Long said seriously: "Xiao Shuai Yang's resourcefulness and bravery are far superior to Huang's. If you hadn't defended the city gate with all your might, Lushun might have been breached long ago. All these soldiers are watching! Xiao Shuai Yang, Don't refuse!"

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said, "No way! I'm a guest general, and I'm here to support Lushun, so there's no reason to overwhelm Lushun!"

Huanglong set his sights on Mao Yongjun.

Mao Yongjun got up, walked in front of Yang Menglong, and said solemnly: "Little Yang Shuai, we have seen how you lead troops and fight. Also, since you took over Denglai, our soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang have I have never been hungry again, and a large number of Liao people who moved to Denglai have also been well resettled. We all obey you! Wang Zhiwu betrayed Daming in full view, Huang Shuai felt ashamed, and could no longer command without hesitation It's time to fight, and now the only one who can take the lead is Xiao Yang Shuai! Xiao Yang Shuai, please don't refuse!"

Huang Yulang thought for a while, then walked up to Yang Menglong and said, "Yes, little Yang Shuai, we all obey you. Besides, you are the commander-in-chief of the two towns, and you have Shang Fang's sword. It is natural for you to control the entire army. You can Don't refuse!"

All the generals of Dongjiang stood up together, knelt down in front of Yang Menglong, and asked him to control the whole army with one voice, not to refuse.Yang Menglong made them feel dizzy, so he had to say: "Okay... okay, I will agree first. But then again, it's okay if I lead a few hundred people to rush up to fight for my life. If I really let me lead thousands of people to tens of thousands I can't play with people, I have to wait until my chief of staff arrives! Before he arrives, everyone will continue as usual, and you can do whatever Huang Shuai asks you to do, understand?"

All the generals shouted in unison: "Yes!" They were a little happy, which made Yang Menglong very depressed.

When the banquet was over, Yang Menglong dragged Li Yan back to the camp, and asked Li Yan in a low voice on the way: "What the hell are they doing?"

Li Yan said with a smile: "It's very simple. Firstly, Huang Shuai is really ashamed of all the soldiers in the army. Wang Zhiwu's betrayal dealt a big blow to him; secondly, although the Dongjiang Army's material supply is more abundant than before, it is also It’s barely enough for them to eat. When the opportunity comes, of course I’ll try my best to build a good relationship with the adults, hoping that the adults will give them more supplies, and even take over the entire Dongjiang Town like I took over Denglai.”

Yang Menglong was speechless: "My dear, it's so complicated!"

Li Yan said: "It's actually not complicated, it's just that adults don't want to think about it in other directions." He sighed and said seriously: "My lord, you have your strength, but the city is still lacking. It can even be said that there is no city government, which is not a good thing. If you continue to behave like just now, sooner or later you will be used and manipulated by others."

Yang Menglong thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I believe that the soldiers who are willing to fight with me will not be so bad."

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, and looked at Yang Menglong, only to see that his round baby face always had a faint smile, a pair of round and big eyes flickering, and when he was not smiling, he looked like a smile, like a Like a child, this is because he hasn't encountered any major setbacks, and he hasn't tasted the taste of being betrayed or betrayed.He sighed, and decided to give up continuing to instill in Yang Menglong the theory that the human heart is sinister.There are already too many people in this world who look at everything and everything around them with suspicion. Why complicate a simple and happy person?
Yang Menglong touched Li Yan: "Hey, what's going on with you and Hong Niangzi?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Li Yan became very embarrassed, and changed the subject in a creaky way: "Jiannu's attack failed this time, and the loss was not small. I'm afraid I'm unwilling..."

Yang Menglong called: "I'll go, who asked you to analyze the current situation? Tell me quickly, what's going on with you and Hong Niangzi? Why did she arrest you up the mountain?"

Li Yan became more and more embarrassed, and said, "Go down and look at the wounded."

Yang Menglong looked at his back, scratched his head and muttered to himself: "Running so fast, there must be adultery! I swear, I must dig out all the inside information!"

In fact, the inside story is not as complicated as he imagined: just last year, there was a great famine in Henan, and hungry people were everywhere. Li Yan couldn't bear it, so he opened the grain storage at home and gave all the two to three hundred shi of grain in stock to the hungry people.This amount of food is of course a drop in the bucket, but this kind deed has won him an extraordinary reputation, and even attracted the attention of the female bandit Hong Niangzi.The female bandit immediately decided that Li Yan was a person worthy of entrusting her life, and without a word, she brought someone to the door to rob him.In the 5000-year history, there have been more cases of men running rampant in the countryside and robbing women than there is sand in the Yellow River, but it is unheard of for a beautiful woman to bring a group of fierce subordinates to rob her husband. Although Li Yan is not a coward But she was so frightened that she didn't even dare to take the family property, so she fled, and the red lady chased after her until she met Yang Menglong.For a woman to be chased so embarrassingly, Li Yan felt very humiliated, and was ashamed to say...

That's how the matter ended: with guilt in his heart—or Huanglong, who had a ghost in his heart, retreated to the second line and handed over the command to Yang Menglong, an unreliable guy, who took full command of Lushun's offensive and defensive battle.Yang Menglong was also unambiguous, the first order he gave was to do his best to treat the wounded soldiers.The heavy infantry suffered no losses in this battle, but the Dongjiang Army suffered heavy casualties. Hundreds of wounded soldiers were brought down, lying in the barracks and screaming.The level of medical treatment these days can only be described as "sorrowful". Dongjiang Town is even more tragic. There are not many Jinchuang medicines. The only thing they can do is to help these wounded soldiers clean their wounds and bandage them again. Look at the good fortune of these soldiers.Now that Yang Menglong has become the highest commander, he can't just watch so many soldiers die in pain in the hospital. Fortunately, the Denglai new army brought a lot of anti-inflammatory and hemostatic medicines. There is nothing to say. The infantry made a temporary cameo as a military doctor, cleaning the wounds of the wounded soldiers with alcohol, cutting off the rotten flesh, and then stitching them up.After such a toss, the screams in the wounded barracks were simply earth-shattering, worse than killing a pig.This is understandable. Can high-concentration alcohol feel good on a bloody wound?Using a sterilized knife to cut off the carrion from the wound was excruciatingly painful, almost like Ling Chi!

It has to be said that the medicine used by Denglai's new army is indeed miraculous. After rescue, at least [-]% of the wounded soldiers survived. This is a miracle.You must know that in the war of the cold weapon era, the number of people who actually died on the battlefield was not the majority. Most people died from wound infections. Infected wounds kept most wounded soldiers alive.Even Shang Keyi, the unlucky guy who was shot from behind with an arrow, survived successfully. He was lucky, and he passed the vital point in time, even though the arrow penetrated deeply into his body. , but no internal organs were injured. After several struggles, he finally escaped from the gate of hell.

The second thing Yang Menglong did was to rebuild Lushun's defense system.The ships unloaded bundles of thick wire and boxes of extremely heavy items. When they opened the boxes, they contained mines the size of ocean bowls.He commanded the soldiers of the Ming Army to lay down thick and long wooden stakes in front of the camp outside the city, and then stretched wires—at least 1.6 meters high, to enclose the entire camp like a fence, and then As a stronghold, landmines are buried everywhere.Those landmines were not buried blindly, they were all in groups, and each group was connected by a rope. As long as the mines were pulled, the mines would explode, so that the Houjin soldiers who fell into the minefields could see what it means to be shattered and dangerous!In addition, he also gave full play to his imagination to repair the earth and ordered the soldiers to dig trenches. Each trench should be at least two meters wide and 1.5 meters deep. Just use wood and canvas to build a shaded place. If the sun is too strong, you can go there to take shelter.Of course, the excavated soil was not wasted, and it was piled to the front of the trench to form an earth wall. If the crossbowmen of the Ming army took a kneeling position, they could use the earth wall to release arrows calmly without worrying about being attacked by the empress Jin. Arrow rain attack.

——Because the Ming army had dug a lot of trenches before, these projects went very smoothly and were completed in just two days.Yang Menglong stood on the city wall and looked at his masterpiece with a smile, the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.Minefields, barbed wire, and trenches are the defense system of World War I. I wonder if Houjin has the ability to break through such systems?
Huang Long looked confused, and began to reflect on whether it was wrong for him to give the command to this baby face. With his eyes, he could see dozens of flaws in it!He asked tactfully, "Xiao Shuai Yang, aren't you being too sloppy?"

Yang Menglong wondered: "Sloppy? Why am I sloppy?"

Huang Long said: "There is a saying in the art of war..."

Yang Menglong waved his hands hurriedly: "Don't worry about the art of war. How about copying the art of war in everything? Just come and do it. Do you still need me?"

Huang Long was a little discouraged, so he had no choice but to stop showing off his views on the art of war, and cut straight to the point: "Little Yang Shuai, you planted a lot of landmines, but if Jiannu is willing to pay a certain price, you can still break through the minefields. Once they After breaking through the minefields, the weak wooden fence can't resist their cavalry at all!" He pointed to the criss-cross trenches: "You dug too many trenches, and the entire position was dug to pieces. Jiannu broke through the wooden fence and rushed in. Our army had no way to form a formation to meet the enemy, and could only be trapped in the trench and allowed to be slaughtered by the enemy!"

Yang Menglong curled his lips and said: "Send all the crossbowmen out to garrison the trenches, and take advantage of the opportunity of the slaves being blocked by the barbed wire to kill the enemy with crossbows. I don't believe it after being shot by thousands of crossbows. The Jiannu can still break through the barbed wire fence!" He pointed to the trench again: "Put the pikemen into the trenches as well. If the Jiannu really rush in, use your spears to stab them!"

Mao Yongjun said: "But in this way, Jiannu will be condescending, and it will be a big advantage!"

Yang Menglong said: "There is a bird in the sky. Our spears are as long as two feet long. Before their swords are handed over to us, our spears have already pierced their bodies!" He patted Huang Long on the shoulder to comfort him. Say, "Believe me, the mines, trenches, and barbed wire will make the Jiannu bleed dry!"

Huang Long can believe him to be a ghost: "But just in case..."

Yang Menglong said: "In case this defense system is useless, we can still play another game!"

In his eyes, fighting with Houjin is like doing a test, and if one solution fails, you can try another one!
Huang Long almost lost his breath in anger.

(End of this chapter)