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- The Ming Dynasty valued literature and suppressed military force, and there was a tradition of civilian officials leading the army.
The military attach¨¦s charged into the battle, and the civilian officials commanded the troops.
??For example, the later Yang He, Yang Sichang and his son, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, and Hong Chenghou were not born as Jinshi, held second-rank official positions, and even entered the cabinet as prime minister.
Therefore, Wu Jie, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and an imperial ambassador, naturally became the nominal commander-in-chief of the army as soon as he joined the army. Of course, Wu Jie knew nothing about military affairs, so Qi Jiguang had to command this battle.
All he needs to do is incentives.
The tide receded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the dark beach gradually extended to the front under the feet, and finally connected with the small island in front.
The front is still hazy and I can't see clearly. I can only vaguely see the Japanese pirates' low stone walls and wooden fences. Such a big movement on the beach can't help but alert the enemies on the island. With the sea breeze, there is a vague noise. There were shouts, and little black dots kept running up the low wall.
There were several fire spots rising in the enemy's camp, and then they formed rows and rows of torches.
The wind began to pick up, and a puff of smoke mixed with the smell of sulfur blew, choking and fishy. Then in the light of day, Wu Jie saw his reflection falling on the guard's sword next to him, feeling a little haggard.
Something like that happened yesterday, and thinking of the war again, Wu Jie lost sleep.
"It's time to start!" Qi Jiguang waved his hand.
There was another formation cry, and countless soldiers and auxiliary soldiers took turns rushing towards the beach in small groups of a hundred, all carrying a bundle of straw on their backs.
When you run to the beach, you throw the straw on your back on the ground, then run back neatly, getting out of the way for your comrades behind you.
Everything seems organized and unstoppable.
When the tide first went out, the beach looked flat. This is a unique beach in southeast China. There is no sand, just black silt. Once so many feet stepped on it, it immediately turned into a vegetable garden.
With the straw spread forward step by step. The mud gradually became deeper and could reach people's calves.
Usually it takes a long time to pull it out after you step on it. After walking more than a dozen steps inside, I was so tired that I began to gasp for air.
"It's so slow!" Wu Jie and Qi Jiguang rode on the horse and watched for a long time. Wu Jie was a little impatient. It was almost half an hour, and the straw was only spread out for more than a hundred meters: "I really don't know this battle until I reach the end of the field. It¡¯s so difficult to fight. No wonder the imperial court sent so many troops to conquer in the past, but all were defeated without exception. By the way, General Qi, why didn¡¯t the Japanese pirates make any movement? Are they just watching us push all the way? "
Wu Jie looked curiously at the direction of the Japanese pirates.
Qi Jiguang: "It's still far away. The long-range weapons of the Japanese pirates don't have enough range. It's three miles from here to Hengyu. The real battle should happen in the last mile. There are more than a thousand Japanese pirates on the island, and there are also hundreds of pirates who have threatened to come. Everywhere. In a battle, it is impossible to hold on to the danger. We still need to attack with small groups to delay the enemy's offensive and demoralize them. We only have four hours, and as long as we hold on for four hours, the Japanese pirates will win this battle."
Wu Jie is very curious about ancient military laws. Then he asked: "General Qi, even if we can't attack the island today, it doesn't matter. At worst, we can fight another day, so there is no need to worry."
Qi Jiguang knew that Mr. Wu had never led an army before, so he smiled bitterly and said: "It is easy to say another day to fight, but if the battle cannot be resolved today, our army's morale will definitely be greatly reduced. It will take a day or two to collect straw, and we will wait for preparations." Okay, let's attack again. If we can't take it again, we don't know how many casualties it will cost. Our army only has more than 3,000 main soldiers, all elites who have been trained for many years. They cannot withstand this kind of consumption. Moreover, the Japanese pirates also have a There are more than a thousand elites with high morale. Taking advantage of my low morale to take the initiative to attack, I am afraid that this battle will be lost. The so-called one force of energy will be exhausted again and again, and three will decline. From General Yimo's point of view, today's battle If we can't win the battle, we won't have to fight in the future. We can only retreat and rest, and we won't be able to recover in a month or two. Master Wu, we disobeyed Governor Hu's military order and killed Luo Longwen again. Do we still have a month or two?"
Wu Jie also felt the seriousness of the problem and suddenly realized: "So that's it, Wu Jie has learned a lesson. General Qi, what can I do?"
Qi Jiguang: "As a general, you should take the lead and set an example for the three armies. When the straw is spread on the island, Qi Jiguang will be the first to rush to the island, and your Excellency will watch from behind."
Wu node nodded, now he could only wait.
Hour after hour passed, and in the blink of an eye it was two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still three hours before high tide.
"Is there still enough time?" Wu Jie didn't know how many times he had asked this question.
Without the sun, there is no way to establish the sun¡¯s orbit, it¡¯s all guesswork.
? ?The team still took turns moving forward, throwing bundles of straw on the mud.
There were footsteps and the breathing of soldiers and civilians everywhere.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Everyone¡¯s head is covered with sweat, and some people keep shouting: ¡°Give up, give up.¡±
"Follow up, those behind."
"Fuck, I need to add more here."
When Qi Jiguang saw the busy beach, he nodded happily and relaxed his tense face.
Wu Jie also figured out that the ancient army had always had poor military discipline due to training. A team of tens of thousands of people like this, tightly packed on a small beach, must be coordinated to advance and retreat in a well-organized manner, busy but not chaotic, but not everyone can do it. On weekdays, I don¡¯t know how much effort it takes to train.
It can be seen from this that the combat effectiveness of the Qi family army is not one or two points higher than that of ordinary armies.
"Speaking of using straw to rush to the island, the army in the past should not have thought of it, but it probably couldn't be done.
Soon, two golden paths about five meters wide and two miles long appeared in front of us.
Firefu kept pushing one pot of rice to the beach, and the soldiers and the people kept stopping. They grabbed a handful of rice and ran forward while eating.
"Master Wu, Marshal, it's time for lunch." A guard reminded carefully.
Neither Qi Jiguang nor Wu Jie spoke, nor did they intend to dismount.
At this time, there was a sound of "Boom!" and several cannons roared from the distant ship. The thin mist that had previously been hazy on the island seemed to be shaken away.
With a start, Wu Jie looked up and saw two fires flashing out in the Japanese pirate village opposite.
This is the enemy firing artillery. Sure enough, they are the main force of the Japanese pirates, and they actually bring firearms.
"This battle is not easy to fight." Qi Jiguang said.
In front, Hengyu is clearly visible like a long ham.
"Wow!" There was a commotion in front, and people kept running back with their feet on the ground.
Helpless, the two-mile-long straw path is too soft to hold up. People kept being squeezed out of the road and fell into the mud, unable to get up for a long time.
The enemy's artillery was still firing. There were about two of them, and I didn't know what they were. After a small spark, two stone bullets roared across the sky and fell into the mud. A little bit of mud splashed out.
The artillery of this era has no lethality at all, and is more of a deterrent.
Four rounds of artillery fire were fired, but no one was injured, which shocked the civilians into confusion.
"We have reached the artillery range." Qi Jiguang glanced at the guard: "Go and ask how far we are."
Not a moment later, someone came to report: "Master Wu. Commander, our army is one mile away from the enemy."
From a distance of 500 meters, you can see the appearance of Japanese pirates.
You have entered the coverage of enemy artillery and bows, and a battle will occur at any time.
Qi Jiguang immediately shouted: "Forward, prepare, let's go."
Wu Jie turned around and saw about three hundred soldiers and more than three hundred auxiliary soldiers sitting on the beach behind him. These people had been sitting on the beach all morning and were impatient to wait.
Hearing Qi Jiguang¡¯s order, the corps commanders shouted: ¡°Stand up, put on your armor. Put on your armor!¡±
So, the auxiliary soldiers picked up the iron armor piled around them and put them on for the soldiers.
The Qi army has excellent equipment. Each piece of armor weighs about forty kilograms and has extremely strong defense. If you put it on early in the morning and stand for a long time, you will probably collapse from exhaustion.
The scale of this battle is unprecedented, and the so-called mandarin duck formation is not used. We have to rely on these well-equipped warriors to push forward like bulldozers until there is no longer a living enemy in front of us.
Wu Jie looked at Shui Sheng and Lian Lao San who were eager to try. He nodded: "Lian Sheng, Shui Sheng. You should also wear armor."
According to true historical records, the Ming army achieved an unprecedented victory in this battle. He had beheaded more than a thousand people, but his own casualties were only a few dozen. With the skills of these two people, no matter how you look at it, there won't be any danger.
Wu Jie somewhat encouraged these two loyal subordinates and wanted them to make contributions on the battlefield, so he simply asked them to join the vanguard.
Yesterday, the two of them had been fighting for a long time over who should go to the front line. They were getting angry. When Wu Jie asked them to prepare, they both looked ecstatic and jumped off their horses at the same time: "Thank you, sir."
Eunuch Song next to Wu Jie was shocked: "Sir, they are all going up, but there are no guards around you. Besides, they are not the Taizhou Army and do not need to go to the battlefield."
As soon as these words were spoken,But the teacher refused and shouted: "Eunuch Song, here are all the Qi family, and you don't need guards. Rather than letting me wait here and watch others fight in excitement, it's better to go up and kill them. Man, be careful." Establishing meritorious deeds on the battlefield will make this life worthwhile, and everyone will go to the battlefield. In the future, if someone asks me how many Japanese pirates I have killed in Shuisheng, I will answer that I have not killed any, so how can I see anyone?"
??Lian Sheng was a calm man and said slowly: "Eunuch, before I joined the Grand Master's family, Lian Sheng was also a Yan'an frontier army. I am a soldier of the Ming Dynasty. It is my duty to go into battle to kill the enemy and protect my family and the country."
So, the two of them helped each other put on the armor.
Hundreds of forward warriors were wearing shining armor, holding spears or shields, and walked forward leisurely, like strolling in a courtyard.
Three miles away, if you charge from the beginning, you may be out of strength before you reach the end of the field.
By their side, each of them brought an auxiliary soldier. Most of these people were newly recruited refugees. Each of them had a pale face, which was in sharp contrast to the high-spirited main soldiers.
Lian Laosan and Shuisheng ran into the team, followed a sign player, and quickly disappeared into the sea of ??people.
"Master Wu, I want to move forward." Qi Jiguang said to Wu Jie.
The enemy's long-range firepower has a range of only one mile. Now that the team has begun to charge, the command post naturally has to move forward.
Wu Jie: "I'll go too."
He rode on his horse onto the path paved with straw.
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