Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

After capturing Puding, the army was never obstructed, and the journey went smoothly. In December, after Kepu'an arrived at the boundary of Qujing Prefecture.

Qujing will become the decisive battleground for the southern expedition to Yunnan. The Ming army and the Liang Wang army are very aware of this. This is due to its important military status. For the Ming army, if Qujing is captured, the Ming army will seize it like a broken bamboo Zhongqing Road; for the King of Liang, it is possible to prevent the Ming army from going south by defending Qujing, and continue to occupy Yunnan for a long-term battle.Therefore, King Liang sent his number one brave general, Prime Minister Zuo Dali Matun, with more than [-] elite troops to the south bank of the Baishi River, and a tough battle was inevitable.

There is some good news before the war.Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed by the battle report sent by Kuaima to Yingtian before, together with the merit memorial.As a result, Xia Ziling was able to be promoted two ranks in a row, and took the position of fifth-rank qianshi.

This kind of promotion speed can't be said to be super fast.But opportunities are only for those who are prepared. For this day, Xia Ziling has studied hard for more than ten years, traveled all over the Southwest to understand customs and customs, and coupled with leading knowledge of the 21st century. Although his strategy is not difficult, others But it was absolutely unexpected, so no one in the army would be dissatisfied with the promotion after hard work.

In addition, he is with Mu Sheng, a desperate Saburo. He looks good, he is a striker at a good level, and he is a death squad at a bad level. Don't you think that the people under Mu Sheng's banner are the most frequent replacements in the entire army. If you die in battle, you need to choose a replacement from the army. Such a promotion is not necessarily a good job.

No, when the soldiers came to Qujing, Mu Sheng didn't serve as the vanguard this time, but he was assigned a more dangerous task - to lead people to swim across the river, go around the rear of Darima's army, disturb the morale of the army, pretend to be a siege, and then Waiting for an opportunity to retreat to the foothills on the south side, and together with the Sapphire army attacking from Uzzah, blocked Darima's retreat.Although it shows that the number of troops is more than twice that of the Yuan army, one is that they have come from a long distance and are tired of fighting, and the other is that Qujing has always been a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, tactical deployment is still very important.

This strategy was proposed by Mu Ying, and it is dangerous but it can also play a surprising role in winning. This time, Mu Ying did not show favoritism, and directly ordered Mu Sheng to lead 1000 people to carry out this task, because the right army, except for Mu Sheng, can take on this important task I really can't find them.

On the fifth day of December, when the Ming army had just arrived in the outskirts of Qujing and had not set up camp, Fu Youde ordered an attack.The Yuan army thought that the Ming army had come from afar and must take a rest first, but Fu Youde wanted to do the opposite, to make a surprise and quick decision.Before the main army launched the general attack, Mu Sheng led the team of thousands of people to set off at dawn.

Under the dark sky, the expressions of the soldiers in the team were unrecognizable, but the oppressive atmosphere showed that everyone's mood could never be relaxed.Since the task this time is to swim across the river, it is impossible to bring a horse with him, so a senior general like Mu Sheng can only walk on foot, let alone Xia Ziling.

Because he got up too early, Xia Ziling was still a little drowsy at the moment, his legs were as heavy as lead, and if he didn't find something to say, he was afraid that he would fall asleep while walking.However, Wang Si, who was always talkative by his side, was like the other soldiers, shrouded in gloom and said nothing. Xia Ziling could only take the initiative to go over and ask, "Why, are you unhappy?"

Before being defeated by Xia Ziling's men, Wang Si was already submissive. In addition, after Puding City led the Firebolt Camp, Wang Si admired Xia Ziling even more. Xia Ziling saw Wang Si's outstanding martial arts and personality. He is also very bold as a man, so he is brought with him and used as his right-hand man.

Hearing what the boss said at this moment, Wang Si's face turned darker in an instant, and he drooped his head and muttered: "Who can be happy with such a task?"

Although on the battlefield, everyone put their heads on their hips, but with his bravery, even if he rushed to the front line, Wang Si never once thought that he would not be able to go back before setting off like today.Thinking about it this way, and thinking about his mother, wife and children at home, Wang Si, who is usually full of courage, can't help feeling a little apprehensive.

"Who can be happy with such a task", it is estimated that this is not only Wang Si's idea, but also the idea of ​​most people in the team.Xia Ziling stretched lazily, and smiled faintly, "A task like this? You are my good brother, so I might as well let you know in secret. Don't worry, this is definitely a good task."

Wang Si: "..."

Xia Ziling's eyes shone cunningly like a cat's in the morning light. Although Wang Si had always trusted and admired Xia Ziling for a while, this sentence still made him unable to grasp it. Mind, can't figure out how this would be a good assignment.It's a pity that Xia Ziling no longer looked at him, and he cheered up and continued to move forward.

After the team walked two or three miles, Mu Sheng suddenly ordered to stop the march, and the whole army stood in line.Seeing the tall and straight general standing in front of the army with shining eyes, the sergeants had no choice but to stand up straight even though they felt helpless.

Mu Sheng spoke unhurriedly: "I know, everyone has a lot of complaints about this mission, thinking that we will never return from this trip."

Mu Sheng paused, seeing everyone's calm attitude, continued, "But I want to tell everyone, I, Mu Sheng, did not take everyone to die! I asked someone for divination, and learned that this trip will be blessed by the heavens, which is a sign of great auspiciousness. When we were young, we arrived at the bank of the Baishi River, and the gods will send a thick fog to protect us from crossing the river."

"When we reach the enemy's rear, General Fu and my father-in-law will lead the army to launch a general offensive. There will be countless casualties on the frontal battlefield. Will it be easier than our trip?!" Mu Sheng said with condensed eyes and a sharp voice: " We are all brave and good fighters selected from the right army, think about the brothers who fell beside us along the way, think about the city wall that was stained red with the blood of our army during the Battle of Puding."

"Brothers, the success or failure of the Southern Expedition depends on one action. After more than three months of hard work, it is almost time to reap the harvest! Everyone will follow me to the other side. On the battlefield, of course I, Mu Sheng, cannot keep everyone safe." , but will do everything possible to let more brothers go back alive..."

Mu Sheng continued to speak impassionedly, and Xia Ziling only discovered today that he is worthy of being a Confucian general who came from an aristocratic family and received a good education since he was a child, but he can speak so well.These words first appease everyone with feudal superstition, and then inspire fighting spirit.Most of the men in the army were passionate men, and they would have no regard for their lives when killing red eyes, but today's mission was really cannon fodder, so they were a little discouraged for a while. Being bewitched by Mu Sheng like this, they really rekindled their passion.

"Victory is ahead. Those who are willing to fight with me will step forward. If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, you can leave. I will definitely not pursue the crime of escaping before the battle!" Finally, Mu Sheng said the concluding remarks forcefully. .

Xia Ziling understood. As soon as Mu Sheng finished speaking, he took a step forward and said loudly: "I am willing to follow the general, go through fire and water, and die!"

"I am willing to follow the general!"

"I am willing!"

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Several high-ranking generals came out one after another, expressing their willingness to follow.Afterwards, the other soldiers also took a step forward, expressing their determination.Of the 1000 people selected, none of them fled.This is Daming's iron cavalry division, who went to death generously with one heart and one mind. How can such an army be invincible?

Seeing this, Mu Sheng nodded in satisfaction, and continued to lead the troops forward.After this swearing-in, the team moved a lot faster.

After half an hour, the team finally arrived at the bank of Baishi River.Seeing the thick fog covering the river, it was impossible to distinguish anything within three meters, let alone seeing the situation on the other side.And Xia Ziling and Mu Sheng looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and finally let go of half of their hearts.

After accepting such a task, it is normal for the soldiers under his command to feel uneasy. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Mu Sheng will definitely mobilize, but it was Xia Ziling who suggested to Mu Sheng to say that the heaven blesses and the fog falls.

Most people in ancient times were very superstitious, especially soldiers who had never read books. Natural phenomena such as lightning, thunderstorms, and even strong winds would be interpreted as signs from heaven, and Xia Ziling used this skillfully.In Yunnan in winter, there is a big temperature difference between day and night. In clear weather, the temperature is low at night, and the sun rises suddenly in the morning. When the cold and warm meet, thick fog will form, especially near the humid water.

It has been sunny for many days after entering Qujing, but Xia Ziling saw the morning fog when he passed by creeks and ponds, and the natural fog on the side of a big river like Baishi River will be bigger.Last night Xia Ziling saw that the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and there was not a single cloud in the night sky. He expected that today would be a sunny day, so he suggested to Mu Sheng in advance, using the saying that the gods sent down a thick fog to protect the army's morale.

Although he was [-]% sure of his words, Xia Ziling still felt a little guilty at the critical moment. Fortunately, when he arrived at the Baishi River, there was really a thick fog, which confirmed Mu Sheng's theory of God's blessing.Since there are gods to help, then this trip is not only not a death, but an excellent opportunity to gain military exploits.At this moment, the sergeants in the team all changed their previous decadent appearance, and prepared to swim across the river happily, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

"You thing, quickly take off your clothes and cross the river!" Wang Si's tone was mixed with unconcealable excitement.

"...Why take off your clothes, hold them in your arms so you don't want to get wet." Wang Si's bronze-colored, gnarled chest muscles were extremely glaring in Xia Ziling's eyes, and he would say that he didn't want to take off his clothes to reveal that he was slightly taller than a burly sergeant Is the inferior chest, in front of the subordinates, the image of no talent?

"It will make you less wet that way, take it off quickly." Wang Si said, reaching out to pull Xia Ziling's clothes.

"Presumptuous! You go your way and I go mine!" Xia Ziling yelled, avoided Wang Si, and took the lead in jumping into the river with his clothes together.Wang Si's elated expression made him feel a little bit unbearable. The ancients were really easy to deceive. A small lie convinced these simple soldiers. In fact... there is no blessing from the gods.Only he and Mu Sheng knew in their hearts that this trip was extremely dangerous, and if they were not careful, they would really be turned into cannon fodder.