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- "General, it seems that our judgment is correct. The Ming army in Dengzhou really didn't dare to follow up. They just let our army pass under their noses, but this way it also saved a lot of trouble. ah."
As the army was marching, Jay Chou's chief of staff came to his side and said to him.
Jay Chou nodded when he heard this: "At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's army was actually rotten to the core. The Liaodong army was still relatively strong, but please report that in the battle of Yehuling, the elite of the Liaodong army had been lost. After all, after thinking about it, Ming Dynasty will no longer have the capital to fight against Hou Jin, and can only be passively beaten."
The intelligence from Kyushu has a very thorough understanding of the situation in Ming Dynasty.
And with this kind of information, Jay Chou will not be blind.
"General, we are still a day and a half away from the capital, but I think our march will not be so smooth after half a day."
The staff officer said.
"Why do you say that?" Jay Chou looked at the chief of staff and asked.
"General, the capital is surrounded by Hou Jin's Manchu army. If we want to get close to the capital, we have to pass through the Manchu positions. And there must be a lot of Manchu scouts ahead. Once they find us , then a fierce battle is bound to be inevitable."
Hearing this, Jay Chou smiled.
"I thought it was something, but it turned out to be such a small thing."
Jay Chou didn¡¯t take this little reminder from the staff officer to heart at all.
He said to the staff officer: "When we go to the capital this time to rescue His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, isn't it just to try Hou Jin's skills? Even if they don't look for us, we will still look for them. So, we and The war between them is unavoidable and will be fought sooner or later! Instead of doing this, it would be better to hurt them earlier."
"As long as we can hurt them and let them know how powerful we are, then they will be scared when they see us in the future. If they are so scared that they have no will to fight, then we will be successful, right?"
After hearing what Jay Chou said, the chief of staff was silent for a moment.
"What the General said is that with our advanced weapons and artillery, the Manchu cavalry should not be our opponent. After all, they are still using cold weapons, but we have already begun to use more advanced firearms."
The chief of staff responded to Jay Chou's words. While quickly mentally weighing the comparison of the enemy's and ours' military strength.
After some evaluation by the chief of staff, he judged that 80% of the Manchu army of the Later Jin Dynasty would not be his opponent.
After all, some of the things the Song Empire¡¯s army possessed far exceeded the technology of this era.
Although it is not a very modern thing, it is only a hundred years ahead of the times.
but. But we cannot underestimate this thing that is a hundred years ahead.
Because this can completely influence the situation of the war and the key to victory or defeat.
Not to mention anything else, the artillery alone is enough to make the Jurchens drink a pot.
No matter how powerful your cavalry charge is, there is nothing you can do about it in the face of artillery.
Especially the linear tactics used in conjunction with muskets can double the power and lethality of muskets.
Even the cavalry faces this kind of muskets and tactics that can fire repeatedly and have a very fast rate of fire and great destructive power. In the end, I can only hold on to hatred.
Of course, cavalry also has advantages, even in the cold weapon era.
Cavalry are very mobile, they can turn quickly and make circuitous maneuvers.
This is also a relatively threatening thing.
At the same time, if the cavalry unit's attack is blocked, they can quickly retreat or even leave the battlefield.
Faced with such a fast and mobile cavalry unit, even an elite army such as the Song Dynasty had no choice.
The reason is very simple. In the Song Dynasty, the army was basically an army, and the number of cavalry was not very large.
therefore. If they fight against the Manchus of Houjin in the future, if the Manchu cavalry sees that the situation is not good and quickly retreats from the battlefield, the army will really have to watch them leave.
Because it is impossible for a person to catch up with four legs if he has two legs.
But apart from that. The advantage lies with the Imperial Army.
"It's a bit early for us to consider this matter. What worries me is, what if we encounter Manchu cavalry? I think the Manchus must have more cavalry, and we are all army infantry, so weThinking about how to inflict maximum damage on them. "
Regarding failure, Jay Chou never thought about it at all.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Joke!
It would be a joke if the 25,000-strong Imperial Army, equipped with sophisticated muskets and more than 600 artillery pieces, were defeated by Hou Jin.
Even in the East of this era, the Manchu cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty was indeed considered the most elite force, but compared to the army of the Song Empire, it was not even the slightest bit worse.
"General, actually you don't have to think too much about this matter. The Manchu cavalry have never seen our power, so my subordinates think that they will definitely suffer a big loss at our hands."
Jay Chou thought about what the staff officer said, and a smile appeared on his face after he understood.
"That's right! The Manchus haven't experienced our power yet, so if they encounter us, they will definitely adopt their usual tactics. Using cavalry to charge us is simply seeking death."
Jay Chou figured this out and immediately felt relieved.
The chief of staff also echoed: "They won't have a long memory without suffering a few losses. But as long as there are a few battles, we can inflict maximum damage on them and establish our invincible image. And we are not fools. , you can constantly observe the opponent's tactics during the battle, and then find out their weaknesses."
Jay Chou smiled and nodded: "Not bad! Not bad! What you said is very good. It seems that setting up your staff is still very useful."
The chief of staff also laughed: "Since the empire has established our staff headquarters and sent some of our best people to the generals, it must be because of such a necessity. Otherwise, why bother? But general, our staff Some judgments are very important. But sometimes you need to have some courage and come up with some decisions. We are only consultants, but you still have to control the rapidly changing situation on the battlefield."
"I know. But thank you for the reminder." Jay Chou humbly accepted the kindness shown by the chief of staff.
¡°After all, this staff officer also has good intentions and cannot be treated like a donkey.
"Order the entire army to accelerate forward, and at the same time send out scouts to conduct reconnaissance within one kilometer of the army. Once discovered, the Jin Kingdom's troops should not alert the other party and return immediately to report."
"Yes! General!"
Soon, dozens of soldiers from the reconnaissance team were dispatched one by one.
Their mission is very simple, that is, they are responsible for detecting the whereabouts of Hou Jin's army nearby.
Once you discover the whereabouts of the other party, it goes without saying that you are definitely not far away from the other party. And Jay Chou and the others. You must be ready to fight.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
If he had not left five thousand troops in Manila, he would have had thirty thousand troops under his command.
But it¡¯s not bad now. With an army of 25,000, I think I can give the Manchus a run for their money.
The army continued to march rapidly. After about six hours, a team of scouts responsible for the reconnaissance reported back some unpleasant news.
"General! A destroyed village was found one mile in front of our army. It seems that this village was destroyed half a day ago. And all the men, women, old and children in the village were slaughtered"
"Needless to say, the Manchus must have done this." Jay Chou gritted his teeth and said to his adjutant in a bitter tone.
The adjutant looked at Jay Chou's face and knew that his general was extremely angry.
"General, do you need us to find this Manchu army?"
The adjutant asked.
Jay Chou gritted his teeth and it looked like he was really filled with hatred.
Although he was very angry when he heard the news, he did not let his anger go to his head.
"No need, I think these are the Manchu troops who came out to plunder the surrounding villages. After slaughtering this village, they will not stay around here. So we don't need to spend this energy on this, just this account We have to keep this in mind. When we fight the Manchus, everyone will fight to death."
Jay Chou¡¯s judgment is not wrong at all.
The village ahead was indeed destroyed by the Manchu army.
Huang Taiji besieged the capital on one side, but he also did not patronize the siege, and also sent some troops to plunder on the other side.
You must know that an army of 50,000 to 60,000 people is in the outer city of the capital. A lot of food is consumed every day.
Therefore, it is impossible for them to?If you lose a lot of money, you must make up for it from other places.
¡°Besides, they are in the enemy¡¯s palace now, why are they still holding back?
In short, just let go and do it.
There is no food to grab!
There is no rush to drink!
Even if there is no woman, go grab it!
For the Manchus of Houjin, they are very accustomed and skilled in doing this kind of thing.
And they are very happy to do this no-cost business.
¡°However, they not only plundered finances, but also carried out inhumane massacres of the villages they plundered.
The targets of the massacre were men, women, old and young, and even children were not spared.
Only some women with good looks will temporarily avoid death under their butcher's knives.
"However, the end of these women is not very good.
They would be caught in Hou Jin¡¯s military camp and allowed to be humiliated by those vulgar soldiers.
Often, many women cannot bear the abuse and die within a short period of time.
Jay Chou quickly passed by this existence. When the army passed by the village, which was still smoking black smoke and only remaining ruins, the soldiers' eyes showed hatred.
"General, these are all people from the village."
At this time, Jay Chou, escorted by a group of soldiers, arrived at the entrance of the dilapidated village.
There were numerous corpses piled in front of him. These corpses were piled together like a hill.
Jay Chou looked at the hill made of corpses and remained silent.
"Pass my military order, we will fight against Houjin from now on, no prisoners will be needed!"
After a long, long time, Jay Chou finally spoke.
But what he opened his mouth to issue was a military order - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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