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    In the face of absolute strength, any resistance is futile. Fuman wanted to rely on a strong wall to resist the Ming army, in order to buy time for the retreating tribesmen and reinforcements, but in their opinion, it was already very strong.  The city wall only added a little more trouble to the Ming army. Especially when hundreds of artillery bombarded a certain point on the city wall, the power of the artillery was amplified to the limit. In just a few rounds of salvos, it had already destroyed the city wall.  The city wall of Fuman Village collapsed, leaving a large gap.  Seeing that the city wall was breached, Li Anliang waved his flag down, and the Japanese servant army at the rear who had been preparing for a long time immediately rushed towards the gap. The thousand people at the front were even death squads selected by the servant army.  Their task was to rush into the city through the gap and then establish a temporary position to allow the rear troops to rush into the city.  This was Li Anliang's common tactic to break into Jurchen villages before, and it has always been very effective, but today he encountered a problem.  According to past experience, when the city wall was bombarded by artillery, it would cause a huge blow to the soldiers in the city. Moreover, most of the original soldiers were crushed to death by the collapsed city wall, and the surrounding soldiers had no time to replenish them, so they would also be in the gap.  There was a defensive gap for a period of time, and a thousand-man death squad was enough to open up the situation in the gap.  However, the death squads who rushed in this time were met with a crazy counterattack by the Jurchens. Although Fuman Village was relatively large, after Fuman gathered 20,000 people in the village, the entire village seemed a bit crowded, so when the city wall was  After the blast, the Jurchens in the village immediately replenished their numbers, and in order to defend their homeland, these Jurchens fought tooth and nail.  Even if he dies, he will have a death squad to bury him with him.  The Jurchens grew up in a bitter cold land.  Usually he mainly makes a living by hunting.  Therefore, the adult men in the tribe are relatively good warriors. Although their weapons and equipment are not as good as those of the Japanese servants, but with the blood in their chests, they all seem to be crazy. As the saying goes, if one man fights hard, a hundred men  Invincible, so no matter how elite the death squads are, they can't stop the crazy attacks of the surrounding Jurchens.  As a result, not long after rushing in, most of them were killed and injured and had to retreat.  Regarding the defeat of the death squads, Li Anliang snorted and organized a death squad of 3,000 people again. Under his command, they rushed into the city through the gap for the second time. However, by this time, Fuman in the city had already mobilized troops to guard the city.  Around the gap, this three thousand army still suffered its first defeat, and lost a full third of its manpower when it finally retreated.  Having suffered such heavy losses twice in a row, Li Anliang did not even blink, but he did not let his servants die again.  Instead, the artillery was ordered to continue firing, and the direction of shooting was still in the direction of the gap.  In this way, not only can the gap be enlarged, but also the Jurchens gathered in the gap can be effectively killed.  Li Anliang's tactic immediately achieved excellent results. After several rounds of artillery fire, the original gap was immediately expanded by half. Moreover, the Jurchen people in the city also suffered heavy casualties, and their screams were heard even in the Ming army camp.  clear.  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Anliang once again sent the death squads to attack the gap. As a result, the results achieved this time were far greater than the previous two times. At least after the death squads rushed into the gap, they immediately prepared a defensive formation, and the servant army behind them also began to rush into the city.  However, the Jurchens in the city fought hard for their lives. Coupled with the narrow terrain of the gap, the numerical advantage of the servant army could not be used at all, so in the end the Jurchens were still driven out of the gap.  All three charges failed, and three to four thousand people were lost. This was a moderate blow to the Ming army, which had been going smoothly since the war. Moreover, when the third charge failed, the sun also immediately  It was going to set. After dark, the Jurchens who were familiar with the terrain would have a greater advantage. Therefore, Li Anliang did not plan to fight at night. He directly ordered the withdrawal of troops and waited until dawn tomorrow before attacking the city. Fuman in the city also took the time to make repairs.  Although it is impossible to completely repair the gap in the city wall, at least some defense can be added to the gap.  General Li Anliang camped in an open area ten miles away from Fuman Village. It was surrounded by flat fields, which could prevent enemy sneak attacks. The entire military camp was divided into two areas. The most central area was naturally where Li Anliang and his relatives  To the outside of Wei's garrison area are 10,000 Ming soldiers led by Xu Cheng, and at the outermost edge are 50,000 Japanese servants. However, after the past few days, especially today's battlefield casualties, the number of servants has been reduced to less than 50,000.  .  Before having dinner, Li Anliang summoned Xu Cheng and other major generals in the army for a small meeting, mainly to let everyone express their views on Fuman Village and what tactics should be used to attack the city tomorrow. However,  The result of the discussion was to use today's old method. After all, the Jurchens could not maintain the morale of the first day for a long time. In addition, as the gap widened, the opponent's defensive strength would also be diluted. Today's third charge  I almost rushed in, so I just?If we work harder tomorrow, it won't be too difficult to break through Fuman Village.  After discussing military affairs with Li Anliang, Xu Cheng and several other young generals who graduated from the military academy returned to the military camp. By this time, dinner had been prepared. Cabbage vermicelli, plus large pieces of pork and mutton, were placed in the marching cauldron.  Add oil and salt and cook vigorously. Although the method is very crude, the taste is actually not bad. At least Xu Cheng, the young generals who graduated from the military academy, each served themselves a large bowl, with a bowl-sized steamed bun in their left hand and chopsticks in their right hand.  It tastes very delicious.  And it¡¯s worth mentioning that Xu Cheng¡¯s 10,000 Ming army officers and soldiers all ate the same meal tonight. In the past, such meals would only be available after a great victory, but now Ming Dynasty is rich.  , was also extremely generous to the army, and with the supervision of Zhou Chong from the imperial court, the Ming army was never short of logistical supplies, so the soldiers in the military camp could eat a meal of meat and vegetables almost every day.  However, in comparison, today's casualties were the highest, and the Japanese servants stationed at the outermost edge of the military camp did not receive such treatment. Their daily food was sweet potatoes and corn, and sometimes rice and flour were only available when the food was improved. As for meat,  Either they snatch some from the enemy, or when they celebrate defeating the enemy, meat will appear in the military camp.  And for this unfair treatment, both the Ming people and the Japanese people take it for granted. After all, the name of the servant army is not for nothing. In a sense, the Japanese servant army is actually the servant of the Ming army.  Their jobs are the most dangerous and they eat the worst food. Otherwise, why would Ming raise them?  "Senior, I usually see those Japanese servants working very hard in battle, but today I met those crazy Jurchens and they were defeated immediately. If we had used the musketeers, I'm afraid we would have been eaten in Fuman Village by now.  It¡¯s dinner!¡± A military cadet complained to Xu Cheng next to him while eating his meal.  "You are stupid. The servant army is meant for consumption. The meaning of their existence is to help us regular armies of the Ming Dynasty deal with some dangerous battle situations, so as to reduce the casualties of the regular armies. Although the Jurchen Walled City in front of us is not a fortified city,  , but under the protection of the Jurchens to the death, they will have to pay huge casualties if they want to defeat it. Naturally, such a dangerous matter can only be dealt with by the servant army. Is it possible that you still want us regular troops to use our lives to deal with it?  This hole?" Before Xu Cheng could answer, another student next to him spoke with great contempt for this fool's words.  Hearing the second student's answer, the others were all excited. After all, in their opinion, the first student's suggestion was indeed a bit silly. The servant army was originally some high-level cannon fodder.  The danger requires these servant armies to make up for it. After all, in comparison, the lives of the regular army of the Ming Dynasty are much more valuable than the servant army.  And the guy who was laughed at by everyone was also a little annoyed. He was actually not stupid. He just saw that the Japanese servant army failed to open up the situation three times today, so he said the previous words without thinking. As a result, he is now laughed at by everyone.  But when everyone's laughter stopped, Xu Cheng smiled and said: "The junior fellow just now said it right. The servant army is meant for consumption. They can even be regarded as our regular army on the battlefield.  cannon fodder, but while driving the servant army, don¡¯t forget one thing, that is to keep yourself strong. Only if we are strong enough can we drive the relatively weaker servant army to work for us, otherwise if we ourselves  The strength is not strong, and even the strength of the servant army is better than ours. At that time, if we try to drive the servant army as before, I am afraid that the servant army will turn against us and directly eat us regular troops!"  Xu Cheng's words caused the cadets at the military academy who had laughed just now to fall silent. In these days' battles with the Jurchens, most of them are servants. However, they, the regular troops, rarely come into contact with the Jurchens and even rest at night.  At that time, they also lived in a central location protected by the servant army. Although this can indeed reduce the casualties of the regular army, it will also cause them to slowly lose some of the strength and courage that the army should have. Even if things go on like this, the strength of the regular army will slowly degrade.  In the end, it is really likely that a situation like what Xu Cheng said will happen.  "Thank you, senior, for reminding us. We were a little carried away just now. No matter what others do, as soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, we must first ensure that we have the strength to protect our home and country. Only in this way can our Ming Dynasty prosper forever!"  After a while, some students slowly spoke. They originally thought that after experiencing the war, they were not much different from their senior Xu Cheng, but only then did they realize that there was still more to learn.  there are many.  (To be continued)
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