I, the grandson of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, earned 100 million taels at the beginning

As long as there are deaths in war, weapons will definitely be lost, and no one can guarantee that every battle will be won.

Even if there is no war, will no one inside be tempted by the enemy's interests to leak?

On my father-in-law's side, there are no more than eighty and one hundred traitors arrested in the artisan camp every year.

The leakage of firearms information alone can detect more than a dozen cases every year.

This is still caught, and there must be others who haven't been caught.

Zhu Zhangui even doubted that now the design drawings of the Ming Dynasty's weapons, and the surrounding countries with a little bit of power, not to mention the manpower, almost all have them.

The human heart is greedy, when faced with interests that cannot be tempted, or threats to life, let alone the imperial court, the biological parents, brothers and sisters can betray.

Therefore, it is completely nonsense to expect the loyalty and secrecy of the subordinates.

If a country wants to be strong, the weapons of the army can only be constantly updated, and it is fundamental to keep ahead of the enemy and suppress the enemy.

"Boom, boom..."

It was almost evening, and there was a muffled thunder coming from the distant horizon.

Looking around, a black line appeared in the distant sky, slowly rushing towards it.

There are countless people.

Nearly [-] troops rumbled towards them, with such a strong sense of oppression and momentum that ordinary people with weak willpower could not even bear it.

This is not bragging.

For example, if you stand on the street and face hundreds of young and Dangerous boys with machetes in their hands, don't say bluntly that you rush to fight. Instead, he almost turned around and ran.

It is precisely because of this that the front row of the ancient military formations are often veterans with firm minds and the strongest combat capabilities.

If the recruits who have just joined the army are placed in the front, let alone charge head-on in the face of the enemy's swords and swords, they can be regarded as a good soldier if they can stand firm without weak legs.

The enemy's army did not approach, and stopped ten miles away, and began to set up camp.

Seeing the arrangement of the enemy's camp from the telescope, Zhu Zhangui touched it?

?The short beard on the chin, and a smile on the corner of the mouth.

His addiction to sneak attacks at night came back.

Chapter 269: Compared to my nephew, I trust you Daming more.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhu Zhangui came to the city wall, watched from the telescope and began to make siege equipment and dig trenches on the opposite side, frowning tightly.

Last night's surprise attack did not take place.

When Zhu Zhangui had just assembled his troops and was about to go out, for some reason, he suddenly felt uncomfortable for no reason.

The old man once said that if you suddenly feel ominous in your heart when deciding on a certain military action during the war, you must trust your own intuition, because this is the soul deep in your heart and God, and then give You issue a warning.

In fact, not only the military, but also ordinary people in their daily life, if something related to themselves happens, they will feel flustered or uncomfortable.

Although this statement is a bit nonsense, even superstitious, many generals who lead troops to fight believe it.

So Zhu Zhangui gave up the sneak attack last night, and chose to let the soldiers have a good night's rest, and prepare for the next battle of defending the city that does not know when it will end.

Zhu Zhangui's hunch was very accurate.

Although Waisi is a bit more power-minded, he is also very good at military affairs, otherwise the lords below would not agree to let him lead the battle.

He knew that the Ming army had a penchant for sneak attacks, and how could he be unprepared given the lessons learned from the troops they sent to Daming to sneak attack on the bombing camp.

When the army camped, he arranged for a large number of crossbowmen and heavy armored men to ambush, preparing to counter-kill the attacking Ming army.

In the end, I don't know whether it was because the Ming army was too small in number, or they didn't plan to sneak attack. They had tens of thousands of people, and they just lay in the ambush and waited until dawn.

Siege warfare is a very complicated battle, not to say that besieged is a fat meal.

It is even more impossible for a large number of soldiers to rush up with a ladder like in later generations of film and television.That behavior is simply brain-dead, and it has no effect at all except to give credit to the enemy.

In ancient siege, in addition to surrounding the enemy's city, it was necessary to dig trenches on the periphery and manufacture various siege equipment.

This series of things can't be completed in a few days, or even more than ten days.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, when there is sufficient time.

If time is tight and there is an urgent need to break through the city, it is still possible to rush up with a ladder.

However, such cases are rare, and most of them follow the formal steps.

In addition, there are other methods of siege warfare.

For example, besieging a point to fight for aid, besieging Wei to save Zhao, can be said to have various tactics, the main purpose of which is to accomplish strategic goals, how to fight depends on how the commander-in-chief of the army thinks about it, and how the current situation is.

Although Waisi is from the Western Regions, he has done a good job in preparing for the siege.

According to the method he learned from the Central Plains, he came up with a siege, and at the same time, a certain distance from the city wall, he dug a huge trench and built a wall.

Due to the lack of troops in his hands, Zhu Zhangui could only stand on the city wall and watch.

Looking at the orderly siege preparations outside the city, Zhu Zhangui scratched his head annoyed.

Now he regrets that he didn't bring a few light artillery over when he rushed.

If he had brought a few cannons with him when he came, he wouldn't be looking at the enemy like this now, making pre-war preparations.

"Wait, artillery!"

Thinking of artillery, Zhu Zhangui suddenly froze for a moment.

Daming's artillery barrels are all provided by himself. He has too many barrels.

where is thisThis is the capital of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

It should be no problem to find a hundred or so craftsmen.

It doesn't matter how deep their research on artillery is, as long as they can fire shells.

As for the gunpowder, Zhu Zhangui decided to collect some materials in the city to configure it himself. It was really not enough, and the big deal was to buy fireworks from the supermarket and dismantle the gunpowder inside.

Even stuffing fragments of iron nails into the fireworks bombs can still kill the enemy when they are shot out.

Even if you can't kill the enemy and scare the bastards in the West, it's still no problem.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhangui told Hu Yu to watch on the city wall.He took his own guards to find craftsmen to collect materials for making gunpowder.

As soon as the lost son Mahama heard that his future grandson-in-law needed craftsmen, he sent all the craftsmen in the palace over without saying a word.

Originally, the old man planned to wait for Zhu Di's envoy to come, and then compromise and negotiate terms.

As for why he didn't talk to Zhu Zhangui, the reason was that Zhu Zhangui was too strong, and there was a black heart cotton beside him who was helping to speak, wishing to take away the whole empire as a dowry granddaughter.

This old man has a stubborn temper, no matter what Zhu Zhangui and his granddaughter say, he is uncompromising and insists on waiting for the envoy sent by Zhu Di to come over to talk.

The old man was uncompromising, and Zhu Zhangui couldn't help it. Who made him fall in love with his granddaughter.

Moreover, this place will also be the territory of Ming Dynasty in the future, and the future generations will also be the inherent territory of our country, with local plots. If it can be resolved without war, it should be resolved without war as much as possible.

But yesterday, when the old man heard that his nephew had brought troops over, he compromised without saying a word.

In the words of this old man.

If he takes refuge in Daming, he can still be a prince in the future. Although he has no rights, he can live the rest of his life in peace.

But if his nephew wins, based on what he knows about that nephew, his whole family will die.

So out of the consideration of his wealth and life, the old man was also a bachelor, so he directly signed the certificate of surrender to Daming on the spot.

That is to say, from last night, all the areas managed by the Eastern Chagatai Khanate in the Western Regions have become the territory of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhangui was not polite to the old man, and the artisans who sent them directly accepted all the orders.

After arranging some people from the guard battalion and explaining to these craftsmen how to make cannons, Zhu Zhangui took people all over the city to collect materials.

Although Pharah was an important place on the Silk Road, there were not many raw materials for making gunpowder.

After a day of collection, Zhu Zhangui roughly calculated that he could produce at most 500 catties of gunpowder.

Coupled with the various types of explosive packs he carried when he set off, the gunpowder that Zhu Zhangui can use is about 1000 catties.

According to the Ming Dynasty light artillery charge standard, the gunpowder fired by a light artillery is about 4 catties.

In other words, the more than 1000 catties of gunpowder in Zhu Zhangui's hands is only enough for two hundred and fifty or sixty shots.

According to his plan, each city wall is equipped with 30 cannons, and there are 120 cannons on the four walls, which is only enough to fire each cannon twice.

Even if it is mixed with ammonium nitrate, the 1:1 ratio will only double the amount.

What is the use of the cannon to fire four times?

Do you want to hear it before the battle?

So I can only buy fireworks bombs.

But he had never used the gunpowder in the fireworks shells as a propellant before, and Zhu Zhangui could only pray that this thing could really launch the shells.

In order to ensure that the medicine in the fireworks shells can be used, Zhu Zhangui personally led people to study it.

After an afternoon of research, Zhu Zhangui confirmed that the medicine in the fireworks bomb was indeed usable, but it was just the propellant underneath.

Although the gunpowder in the big ball above can also fire shells, I don’t know if it’s too much mixed in. It’s not far away, and sometimes even sparks are emitted directly, and the shells are still lying inside.

For this reason, Zhu Zhangui bought a lot of fireworks bombs, and asked the craftsmen to start dismantling the propellants under the supervision of soldiers.

Those explosive gunpowder with little effect were packed into explosive cans and explosive bags, and iron staples and broken stone tiles were stuffed inside. Zhu Zhangui planned to use them as explosive bags.

Both sides are preparing and waiting for the day when the war will break out.

Presumably the day when the war started, the scene must have been very tragic and bloody.

Zhu Zhangui and Waisi are preparing, while Jianghuai is losing strength and fighting against the enemy's left-behind army.

Wrong thinking is the promise, aroused the fighting spirit of the commander-in-chief Kuxian.

Facing Daming's tyrannical firepower, this guy used the lives of his subordinates to quickly push the Shenji Battalion down.

Chalishi is a small city in the eastern part of the Tianshan Mountains. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is the best place for defense.

Jiang Huai led his troops to arrive here two days ago. In order to get back his meritorious service and regain his position as commander, Jiang Huai was also cruel.

He just let his brothers rest briefly for one night, and then launched a fierce attack on the enemy.

The war lasted for a day and a night, and both sides lost a lot.

The 5000 Western Region soldiers defending the city injured at least 1000 people, and the attacking Shenji Battalion also suffered 600 casualties.

"Jiangtou, gather all the artillery pieces and cover me. I will charge up with my brothers to see if I can blow up the city directly."

The head of the First Army, who was also temporarily recovering, saw another squadron being beaten down by the enemy, and anxiously hammered a boulder next to him, proposing a desperate attack.

Now the senior officers of Shenji Battalion are all committed crimes and meritorious deeds. If they don't get to Fear quickly, their careers as officials will be over.

Jiang Huai ignored him, but silently watched the enemy's city defense with his binoculars.

You can't be impulsive in siege operations, you must be calm and calm, and don't be disturbed by the things around you.

This was the first sentence Zhang Fu taught him when he worshiped Zhang Fu as his teacher, and he also deeply remembered it.

Although he knew that Zhu Zhangui's place was dangerous and urgently needed reinforcements from his side.

But he can't help it.

Siege is not the same as interspersed combat.

Interspersed combat doesn't need to control the city at all, just go straight to the target.

Zhu Zhangui led 2000 people directly through the past, without considering the logistics issue at all.

As for how to solve Jianghuai, I don't know, anyway, when he went out alone with Zhu Zhangui, he was never hungry.

And Dun Dun is delicious, where did I come from?He didn't dare to ask, nor would he ask.

But now that he has a large army of more than 2 people, he can't go around the city. Once he does that, his logistics will be completely over.

In addition, the Shenji Battalion is a firearms unit and relies on logistics. Once the logistics is cut off and the supply is insufficient, the troops will hold rifles and bayonets to engage in close combat with the enemy.

This is the helplessness of ancient warfare.

Zhu Di used hundreds of thousands or even millions of people in his several expeditions to the north. Could it be that these people are all front-line combat troops?

Actually not, 60% or even 70% are responsible for logistics.

Of the hundreds of thousands of combat troops, at least half of them must be placed on the logistics line to protect the logistics.