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Volume 1: The Storm Outside the Pass Chapter 131: Seeing the Nest Again

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    Chapter 131 Seeing the nest again

    The snow has not melted yet, the land has not thawed, and February in Liaodong is still full of cold winds.  It was in this weather that the soldiers and horses of Liao Town came out of the border wall again.

    After Wei Gang arrived from Liaoyang, he led his troops to start training.  Since the people of the Li family said that the new commander-in-chief would burn the so-called three fires, it is very likely that he would burn them.  Regardless of whether he went out to fool around or not, Wei Gang always wanted to train his soldiers well.  As long as you go out to fight, the soldiers there will have to say it, and this is also for the sake of these soldiers.  Insufficient training, on the battlefield, is no different from willingly committing suicide.  []

    So the thousand men and horses he newly trained gathered together for training starting from the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.  Among a thousand people, the horse army only accounts for 500, and the remaining 500 are infantry.  Of course, these infantry are not armed with long guns or long knives, but complete firearms troops.  Among them, there were 400 gunmen and the remaining 100 formed the artillery battalion.  Of course, Wei Gang will not take these people out this time. They still cannot see the light now, but it will take some time.  The soldiers and horses of Liao Town were fighting to the death in Korea, and they also saw the power of the fire guns of the Japanese warriors, but they still didn't want to form a fire gun army.  Wei Gang was also curious at the time and asked Li Rumei and Cha Yong in private.  After asking, I realized that the reason why the Liao Town troops had been arguing for a long time was not because they didn¡¯t want to form these arms, but because no one dared to use the firecrackers built by the imperial court for the Shenji Battalion. They broke easily. Whoever holds them  When the blunderbuss fired by the imperial court went out to fight, their heads were either damaged or they were just pretending.

    Wei Gang thought that when other troops in Liao Town had these firecrackers and artillery soldiers, it would be fair for them to go out with these weapons. After all, he wouldn't just suddenly bring out a group of firecrackers or artillery soldiers. Others would  look.  He stole the show in North Korea, which is a good thing and a bad thing.  This is the truth behind the saying that people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong.  Low-key, Wei Gang is used to keeping a low profile.

    Although the Liao Town soldiers and horses did not form a firecrackers team, it does not mean that Wei Gang did not form one.  It's just a secret training now, and it's far away from the big city, so it's not noticed by others.  Wei Gang also thought about it. When one day, these people are exposed and the Li family asks, they will say that they bought it from Nan Bing.  When the Ming Dynasty conquered Korea, the soldiers and horses in Liao Town did not pay much attention to firearms, but the soldiers and horses from the south paid great attention to firearms.  The Ming Dynasty's artillery obviously suppressed the Japanese cannons. Otherwise, the siege of Pyongyang would not have gone so smoothly.

    If we want to break out of the border wall, we must naturally deal with the Mongols.  When he was coming from Korea, he also heard from others that during the Ming Dynasty's conquest of Korea, the Mongolian Tatars from the west frequently invaded the border.  The forts near the border wall were also in constant danger. However, most of the soldiers and horses in Liao Town were in North Korea at that time, so there was no way to deal with the Tatars who invaded the border.  Fortunately, the Tatars mainly focus on looting. They come and go like a gust of wind.  Liao Town also lost some money, food or population.  A small fortress can be broken by the Tartars, but a large fortress cannot be overcome by the Tartars.  They were used to riding and shooting, but they were still very poor at things like siege.  That is to say, when Genghis Khan and his descendants commanded the Meng Yuan Dynasty, they could still attack the city. This was only achieved by using siege tools such as returning artillery. Now, they no longer have the majesty of their ancestors, so  This attack on the city was getting farther and farther away from them.

    Wei Gang was preparing, thinking that he would be able to go out in the first month, but he did not expect that General You was not as diligent as he thought, and did not send troops until February.  As before, soldiers and horses from various departments in Liao Town were mobilized.  The garrison of various cities near Liaoyang will send troops to follow him out of the border wall.

    Wei Gang took five hundred cavalry among his own soldiers, and his original subordinates were also asked to follow them out with the troops and horses stationed there.  Wei Gang took a backdoor here and bribed General You to prevent Jiang Hui from coming out. After all, there needs to be a person in charge of Niu Mao Village, and Hu Chi Mu Tai is just a decoration. It's a big idea.  Jiang Hui came to get it.

    For the sake of safety this time, Wei Gang specially called Su Bubu and his followers.  After all, the eagle on this guy's shoulder can be regarded as a long-range reconnaissance aircraft.  Fighting on the grassland, with this guy, you can get ahead of the enemy.

    Jiang Hui can¡¯t come, but Zheng Kui and Dong Dalang are coming.  They also brought their own troops from their own camps, and together with Wei Gang's people, there were 1,500 people.  Unlike other soldiers and horses in Liao Town, the people Wei Gang brought were all at the level of servants and soldiers, not the kind who were drawn from the military households in Baozi at all.  The combat effectiveness is naturally much higher.

    However, because Wei Gang was already well-known in North Korea, General You still valued him particularly.  I always took him with me along the way, and when I first came out of the border wall, I asked him whether this battle should be fought.  Of course Wei Gang would not express his opinion, he would just give a satisfactory answer.  Commander You had a good idea. After all, Wei Gang now bears the brand of the Li family.

    The army came out of the border wallThe next night, Wei Gang was called to General You's meeting room again.

    As soon as he came in, he saw that the generals from Liao Town who had followed him were also here. It seemed that the commander-in-chief was going to talk about the battle strategy again.  From this point of view, this guy still has some sense, and he is quite cautious in what he does when he goes out this time.

    "Everyone is here, so I won't beat around the bush. Yesterday, the Japanese commander told you about the strategy of fighting outside the border wall, and what you said was quite satisfactory. But as far as I know, Mr. Li is here  At that time, you were not like this. I would like to remind you here that you are the generals of the imperial court, not the generals of any family. Since you have no ideas, today I will talk about this trip.  The target of the wall. I have previously discovered that there is a Tatar tribe two days west of where we are currently camping. They are from the Tubar tribe. Last year, when our army was in North Korea, these  A Tatar takes advantage of you not being at home and rides to our border town at every turn to harm our people. Now let's go and harm them too, let them know that our soldiers and horses in Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty are not vegetarians. This commander is here.  Let's get the ugly words out of the way. Once the war begins, military laws must be abided by. If anyone does not abide by my military laws, don't blame me for being rude." After saying these words, General You didn't say anything.  Then he continued, staring at these generals in Liao Town to see who had a bad temper and could confront him now.

    Unfortunately, his idea came to nothing. At this time, the generals of Liao Zhen Army were like kittens, staying there honestly and not talking. At most, you gave me a wink, and then I gave you a wink.  .  Wei Gang was just like these people, as if he didn't hear what General You said at all.

    "Okay, I will make arrangements now. Get up at three o'clock tomorrow and make food at five o'clock tomorrow. Then General Wei, General Li, and General Cha will lead their own men and horses to the Tatar lair with me. Chen Youyi and Cheng  Cheng Junjun walked slowly behind with the baggage battalion. After all, the weather is not very good, and Cheng Shenjun is not young, so he will march with the baggage battalion. Did you hear clearly? "

    This arrangement is obviously to drag the Li family to fight in the front, and then let his soldiers stay behind.  This tactic is naturally the nest-damaging tactic that Li Chengliang was accustomed to back then.  This tactic is really effective for the various Mongolian Tatar tribes living on the grasslands.  But this premise is that the attack is launched suddenly.  If someone else were to kill him, then the general who led the light troops out of the border wall would most likely be unlucky.  Because it is possible that someone else's nest has not been destroyed and they have jumped into the trap set by others first.  Commander-in-Chief You arranged this, and anyone with a discerning eye could see at a glance that this was an opportunity to send troops to weaken the Li family's power.  Then Chen Youyi was his personal soldier, General You, and the one he led was naturally his own soldier.  Letting these people take the rear position is naturally an attempt to preserve their strength.  Of course, Commander You also went out with his men. It was impossible for him to follow the other generals in Liao Town and attack far away without any troops.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????They felt that he had arranged this and could not explain it, so they did not refute it.  Who calls you the commander-in-chief? You work under their noses. If you don't listen to them, you can be tortured to death with any excuse.

    General Soldier You saw that everyone was silent, so he asked everyone to prepare. Since there was no objection, he could use these methods to either eliminate the Li family members or start to approach him secretly.  Regarding power, General You is much better at using it than the art of war.

    The next day, the men and horses led by Wei Gang ran westward following Marshal You.  There is someone waiting for them on the grassland in the direction they are running.  Wei Gang felt helpless and wanted to tell Mr. You, but he was afraid that other generals in Liao Town would bring this matter to Li Rumei.  But there is no safety factor in following General You's method.  Ever since Wei Gang arrived in this time and space, he had always thought of a retreat when leading his troops.  As the saying goes, don¡¯t worry about winning, think about defeat first.  There are no victorious generals. For some things, they must be nipped in the bud in advance, so as not to cause a catastrophic disaster later.

    Fortunately, they encountered no resistance along the way.  In this way, the burden of the baggage camp was eliminated, and everyone was on horseback, so the march was very fast.  Originally, including the baggage camp, the soldiers and horses of Liao Town had to walk for two days, but now it takes only one day.  The so-called light troops attacking far away are looking for speed.  They are all cavalry. If they still walk as if they are walking, then the purpose of destroying the nest will be lost.

    Chapter 131: Seeing the nest again

    Chapter 131: Seeing the nest again
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