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"What are you arguing about? The court raised you staff officers to find a way, not to make you complain." Hao Yaoqi is also the first and the second big. He has fought for more than 20 years and encountered many problems. However, I have never encountered a battle where infantry attacked casual cavalry.This is also the first time that the Ming army under the leadership of Zhu Youjian set foot on the edge of the grassland, and the master encountered new problems.

"There is no other way but to dig a large number of trenches." A small staff officer said: "We can build walls while digging trenches. This is the only way to resist cavalry attacks."

"This is a lot of work. Your suggestion will make every soldier tired to the ground." Someone disagreed.

According to Zhu Youjian's army management standards, mobility was originally emphasized in order to reduce the fatigue of soldiers so that they could immediately go into battle in case of emergencies.If all soldiers go to strengthen the fortifications, it is tantamount to doing the opposite.

"Report: Several post stations were attacked last night, the communications fighters lost a lot, and the incoming military information could no longer reach the headquarters on time."

Hao Yaoqi hadn't discussed a countermeasure yet, and the bad news came again.In this era of war, military information is transmitted by setting up a post station every twenty miles to deliver it quickly.Carrier pigeons do not play a big role in short-distance transmission, so the main information exchange has to rely on horses.But these actions obviously have many flaws in enemy-occupied areas.

It was not until 1792 in the Napoleonic era that humans got rid of these traditional ways of transmitting information. Claude Sharp invented a system for transmitting information. A smaller cantilever mounted on a fulcrum is suspended from each end of the rod.He then invented a "code" whereby the arms represented different words or letters in different positions.He proposed that such poles be erected at intervals of about ten miles, and that each such signal be controlled by officers equipped with telescopes.

"Damn, this battle is really useless. Call everyone up and dig a trench." Hao Yaoqi's temper came up.Now that his Eighth Army had gone deep alone, his intuition told him that the enemy would definitely deal with them tonight. If they didn't do something at this time, they would be very passive.

The Eighth Army, which had slept for a long time, did not get the treatment of a shovel per person in later generations. They had to use bayonets to dig trenches.According to the requirements of the General Staff, the soil for digging the trenches must be piled two feet away from the back of the two trenches, which is an earth wall.In addition, a large number of landmines were buried inside and outside the trenches, so that no matter what method the enemy used to attack, they would not immediately cause major damage to the camp, and the army in the camp could calmly dispatch troops to deal with it.

Sure enough, at night, from the east of the village, the enemy made another attack.But when the yelling of the cows stopped, the explosion stopped suddenly.

"What's the situation outside?" Hao Yaoqi didn't appear to be in a hurry. There was no panic in the camp, and he, the coach, was in a slightly relaxed mood.

"The sentry reported that several cows were killed in the front ditch, and there were still a few cows who could not climb up from the ditch." The guard replied.

"Then let the battalions sleep in peace." Hao Yaoqi fell asleep.

Another night of attack finally passed, and the morale of the Eighth Army in the camp finally stabilized, but new problems appeared again.

Hao Yaoqi had just finished his breakfast when he heard noises at the gate of the camp, and some soldiers patrolling the camp ran towards the fortifications.Did the enemy take the initiative to attack?

"Yo hoo..." As soon as Hao Yaoqi arrived at the gate of the camp, he saw dozens of cavalry outside cheering on their horses, and they were constantly provoking the Ming army.

"Commander, let's go out and deal with these bastards, shall we?" The commander of the garrison was a little excited.

"By the time you go out, they will have already disappeared." Hao Yaoqi looked through the binoculars and said, this kind of trick is the most commonly used by the enemy, and it is not worth mentioning.But this kind of trick is infuriating, which is the natural contempt that cavalry has for infantry.

"Look, the messenger sent an emergency report." A soldier pointed to the place near the river to the south.

Sure enough, a few horses were running towards the camp to the south.However, not long after these signal soldiers appeared, two groups of enemy cavalry began to pinch the signal soldiers of the Ming army from both sides. They came at an inopportune time.In other words, with this situation, it is not safe to come anytime.

"Hurry up, send someone to meet them." Hao Yaoqi estimated that this should be the information sent by the headquarters.I don't know which batch this is. Anyway, since the first night, the Eighth Army has not received any military orders from the headquarters, and the communication troops they sent out are probably in bad luck.

The distance between the two sides was a hundred or ten steps, and the enemy's arrows rained down. Within a breath, half of the signal soldiers fell off their horses, and half of the soldiers already had long "hair" on their bodies. Obviously, all of them were shot .

"Send someone out to meet him again." Hao Yaoqi yelled, he was not afraid of fighting the opponent, but he was afraid that the opponent would have to hang himself slowly.

The enemy's rate of fire was so fast that Hao Yaoqi could see through the binoculars that there were arrows all the way behind the signal soldier.Moreover, this group of enemies is also very cunning. They can always control the distance between themselves and the Ming army within the furthest effective range of their bows and arrows, and they also played a zig-zag cross-advancing formation. Experienced enemy forces.

After a stick of incense, Hao Yaoqi finally got the order from Zhu Youjian, but there were only two messengers left to deliver the letter.

Zhu Youjian's order is easy to understand, that is Zeng Guofan's method: build a stronghold and fight silently.This method is the only choice in places where there is no mass base or where the mass base has been lost. Liaodong is now just like Jiangnan during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.The Hunan Army is the same as the current Ming Army.In Liaodong, the Ming army lost the support of the people, and there was no mass base to speak of.

The Eighth Army started from Huludao, and did not meet many people along the way, which is enough to explain the problem. This kind of war environment cannot be compared with that in the south.

"Then what about our supplies and military situation?" Hao Yaoqi asked.

"The commander-in-chief said that supplies will be delivered from the Liugu River on a regular basis, and he also asked you to build fortifications as far as possible toward the river. The emperor ordered Commander Hao not to rush into the army, but to stabilize the current camp first."

Chapter 491 : Waves Washing the Sands and Paying At Shanhaiguan

The war situation in Liaodong fell into a stalemate, and the military and political promotion of the Ming army in the Northeast entered a slow process.

This is because the Northeast in this era is not like the later generations. The Ming Dynasty was established for 300 years, and it only actually controlled a small area around Liaodong Bay, and it was still a place where prisoners were exiled.

In the official history, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has its disadvantages, but the Qing Dynasty is also the history of Greater China.The Qing Dynasty's consolidation of the Northeast and some places is still beneficial to future generations. This is not discussed here, but it is just a matter-of-fact analysis of the difficulty of the Ming army in Liaodong.

We later generations often say that Ming Dynasty "the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country". This sentence sounds very passionate, but in fact, the national power of Ming Dynasty happened to be consumed too much on the northern front.

The nine sides of the Ming Dynasty are the chief culprits of exhausting national power. How many years, how many people, and how much money have been spent on the nine sides.Until later generations, the only thing left is the continuous Great Wall of Ming Dynasty and the gorgeous Forbidden City.

However, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty after Zhu Di had never looked at the south again. They almost forgot that their ancestors actually made their fortunes in the south.

After dealing with the major policies in the Northeast, Zhu Youjian needs to return to Nanjing, because the Northeast does not need an emperor to sit in charge, and the center of gravity of the Ming Dynasty is actually in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Jin soldiers in the Liaodong Peninsula have all surrendered, and Jinzhou has also been renamed Dalian.Because of military needs, the Ming army needed to rest and reorganize the official road along Liaodong Bay here.At the same time, Dalian Port and Dalian Shipyard were officially put into construction.

Because the role of the navy played an important role in a series of wars in the Ming Dynasty, no one in the Ming Dynasty has raised any objections to Zhu Youjian's vigorous development of the shipbuilding industry.

When the cold current went south and wild geese flew south, Zhu Youjian sailed on the Yellow Sea on a warship.

Looking around, the entire Bohai Bay is full of ships flying the flag of Ming Dynasty.In particular, there are many typical offshore transport ships of the Ming army. These ships are busy back and forth from Denglai to Liaodong to support the war and development tasks in the entire Northeast.

The emperor's fleet consisted of nine warships, and the dragon flag was hoisted on the flagship.Every warship needs to lower its sails when passing by, and all the crew members line up to salute and sound the bugle.

There was a sudden rise in the north, and the mainsail was blown into a series of huge spheres, and the sailors on the deck were constantly busy.

Zhu Youjian stood at the bow of the ship, wearing a bright yellow cloak and a gold silk crown on his head.At this time, he has completely possessed the temperament of a Mingjun, a rare emperor's attitude.

"Zheng Aiqing, how about we spare the coast to see Shanhaiguan?" Zhu Youjian had a sudden whim.

"Does the emperor want to see Chenghai Tower?" Zheng Chenggong looked at the sky, the sky was a bit gloomy today, and he was afraid of rain.

"I miss Master Sun." Zhu Youjian said.Living in Liaodong for several months, it is impossible for Zhu Youjian not to recall a person who left his name on the land of Liaodong for decades.

Throughout the entire history of the late Ming Dynasty, half of it is about Liaodong.When it comes to Liaodong, Li Chengliang has to be mentioned. Li Chengliang relied on Daming's military power to support one faction and fight another. It is effective, but this cannot fundamentally stabilize Daming's rule of the Northeast.After all, this approach is only suitable when the leadership ability is strong. Once the leadership ability in office is not strong, then the nomadic enemies are not fools, and they will inevitably rise up.

Li Chengliang stabilized Liaodong with one hand, and cultivated wild boar skin with the other.After Li's death, the wild boar's skin was directly torn apart, and even Li Chengliang's son Li Rubai was completely ignored.Immediately afterwards, Yang Yuan was defeated in the battle of Sarhu. At this time, the wild boar skin was only Xiaolu's hand, or he was still a short breath away from becoming a climate.

The birth of Xiong Tingbi was the first chance to save the Ming Dynasty. Xiong Tingbi first saw that there was a lot of land in Liaodong. Every year, one-third of the 130 soldiers were used to farm and farm, and [-] million shi of corn could be harvested. A good way to develop Liaodong by farming.

Xiong Tingbi believed that self-defense is the best policy for protecting the frontier. He urged soldiers to build chariots, purchase firearms, dig trenches, build city walls, and prepare to defend the city against the enemy.In addition, select elite soldiers to organize guerrillas, take advantage of the opportunity to attack and plunder the enemy's scattered soldiers and horses, disturb their farming and grazing, attack in turn, make the enemy exhausted, and then seize the opportunity to attack the enemy.

It's a pity that because of repeated problems within Daming, Xiong Tingbi's strategy was ultimately aborted, and Daming lost the great opportunity to control the Northeast most effectively.

Afterwards, when the Ming army collapsed thousands of miles away and there were millions of refugees, Sun Chengzong tried his best to turn the tide, built the Guanningjin Line of Defense, commanded 11 troops, recovered more than 5000 miles of lost land, selected and trained a group of civil and military generals such as Ma Shilong and Yuan Chonghuan, and built a big city Nine, more than [-] small castles, more than [-] hectares of farmland, resettled nearly one million war refugees, and made great achievements in forcing Nurhachi to retreat [-] miles.

It is a pity that although Sun Chengzong's strategy is very passionate, it has a fatal hidden danger, that is, Houjin has become powerful and has the capital to fight against Ming Dynasty.At this time, it is very difficult to think about Xu Xutu's opportunity, and Sun Chengzong's record can also be said to be short-lived.Yuan Chonghuan should be regarded as the executor of Sun Chengzong's strategy, but Yuan Chonghuan's five-year plan to pacify Liao Dynasty was completely defeated by Huang Taiji's tactics of bypassing the Guanning Jin defense line and entering the Great Wall to rob the capital.

Yuan Chonghuan's greatest military achievement is said to have killed the wild boar skin, but in terms of the time when the wild boar skin died, he did not die on the battlefield.But Mao Wenlong was indeed killed by Yuan Chonghuan.

Zhu Youjian thought about it one by one, and there were only two people who really had the ability to manage Liaodong for a long time: Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong.

"Your Majesty, the old dragon head has arrived." Following Zheng Chenggong's gentle awakening, Zhu Youjian's thoughts awoke from his memories.

In the binoculars is a coast where white waves and yellow sand meet. A section of city wall made of blue bricks that looks like a dragon's head stretches into the sea, like a giant beast drinking water.The giant beast swallows the sea waves, stirring up the flying waves like snow; looking far away, the sea and the sky are the same color, and the huge waves are rushing, swallowing the sea and mountains.

"Come closer." Zhu Youjian felt that it was not enjoyable to watch, so he ordered.

"Your Majesty, you can't get any closer. If you get any closer, you will be within the range of the Jin Bing's cannon." Zheng Chenggong hurriedly stopped him.