Outside the city of Wuxi, outside the camp of the Ming army, a team of people, carrying wood, driving ox carts, and pushing wheelbarrows came to the camp of the Ming army.In the camp, thousands of craftsmen are busy modifying vehicles.Craftsmen process logs into three-storey planks and nail a layer of cowhide to the planks to defend against bows and arrows and projectiles.From all over Susong, the requisitioned vehicles were repurposed, some were modified and loaded with wooden planks, while others were dismantled, the wheels removed and mounted on chariots made by craftsmen.At this time, Zhao Ming, surrounded by a group of generals, walked among the busy craftsmen, stopping from time to time to look at and check the chariots made by the craftsmen.Chen Yujie, who accompanied him on the side, said: "Marshal, these chariots are built according to the standards of the chariot battalion, a small cannon can be placed on the car, a wooden shield can resist arrows and projectiles, a spear can be mounted, and it can also resist the impact of the horse army!"
”More than 100,000 elites of the Qing army were assembled in Changzhou, and the field battle of Donghai Town was definitely not able to defeat the Qing army, but Wujin had to be rescued, so Zhao Ming decided to build a car battalion, cooperate with the water division, and reinforce Wujin along the canal.Donghai Town does not need to defeat the Qing army, it only needs not to be wiped out by the Qing army, and continue to consume with the Qing army, and in the end it must be that the Qing army cannot afford to consume.Because Wuchang was besieged, the Qing army had to rescue, and Wujin could not attack here, so in the end the Qing army must withdraw its troops and choose to rescue Wuchang.Zhao Ming walked to a chariot and turned around, the car has two wheels, there can be thirteen soldiers standing on the car, and there is a shield wall made of wooden planks on one side of the car, and there are round holes in the shield wall, which can be shot."
Dashuai, this is the right side of the carriage, as the name suggests, only the right side has a wooden shield, which is used to defend against enemy attacks, and there is no wooden shield on the left side of the vehicle, which is convenient for soldiers to get up and down.In addition, the front and rear of the car each have a wooden board that can be folded, which can be folded up when marching, blocking the first place of the body to form a closed body on three sides, and placing horse rejection piles, antlers, thistles and other objects in the body.When encountering the enemy, these things are removed from the car and arranged outside the car wall, and each right-hand carriage breaks the front and rear folding planks, so that the front and rear of each car can be connected to form a wooden wall to defend against enemy attacks, and when pursuing, the folding planks are opened like a door to form an access channel for chasing and killing the enemy. ”Chen Yujie explained.Zhao Ming bowed slightly, "If there is a right carriage, there will be a left carriage, right?"
”Chen Yujie pointed to another hatchback in the distance, "Dashuai, that's the left box, it's basically the same as the right box, but the wooden wall is installed on the other side."
The left and right vans are the largest cars, and a flag team of soldiers can stand on the car to defend against the enemy.In addition to the left and right vans, the craftsmen also built knife cars, punch cars, rocket cars, gun cars, and side cars, each with its own characteristics. ”Zhao Ming nodded, "Don't make the vehicle too complicated, Ben Shuai doesn't have so much time for training." ”Chen Yujie hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the main function of these vehicles is that when they encounter the enemy cavalry, they can be quickly connected together to form a camp, and they are very easy to operate." ”Zhao Ming heard the words and said: "How many have you made now?"
”On the side, Wang Chao first hugged his fists and said, "Returning to the marshal, the Jiazi Battalion of the Shence Zhongjun has taken over three hundred and fifty chariots of various kinds, and has begun training." ”Zhao Ming asked, "How are the soldiers operating?"
”Wang Chaoxian said: "It is to connect the vehicles together, besiege a wooden city, and the soldiers can get started quickly, and one day of practice is enough."
However, in order to quickly form a wooden castle, it is necessary to maintain a good formation in advance when marching, and directly deploy vehicles to connect after encountering the enemy. ”Zhao Ming can understand this, and it is not a problem, the marching formation is scattered, and it is difficult to meet the enemy in formation, not to mention that you still need to push a cart and find your position.However, this problem is easy to solve, Donghai Town has always maintained a formation in advance when it marched, so this is not a problem.Zhao Ming nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Go and take a look at the Jiazi Camp exercises." ”The next group left the camp and came to the school grounds.On the school ground, more than 3,000 soldiers surrounded all kinds of chariots in two square circles inside and outside, and hundreds of cavalry galloped around the circle.At this time, Yu Guowang saw Zhao Ming and his party come to the school field, two circles inside and outside, each opened a door, and Yu Guowang, who was in the position of the Chinese army, immediately galloped out of the formation."
Dashuai!"
Yu Guowang galloped in front of Zhao Ming, turned over and dismounted.Zhao Ming waved his hand and asked, "How is the practice?"
”Yu Guowang said: "Back to the commander, the brothers have already mastered how to use the chariot. ”"This time the commander is preparing to march along the canal, and the Qing army will inevitably block it, and the duty of the Che battalion is to guard the two wings of the warships in the canal.At that time, the Che battalion will inevitably suffer from the surprise attack and onslaught of the Qing army, since you said that you have mastered the same, then drill it again and show it to the commander!
”Zhao Ming said immediately.The Grand Canal is not as wide as the Yangtze River, and ships advancing in the canal are not only vulnerable to artillery bombardment, but also easy to be burned, so it is necessary to send infantry troops to protect the two wings, and the artillery on both sides of the battlefield can support the infantry troops.Yu Guowang immediately clenched his fists, "Obey the order, let's prepare!"
”Zhao Ming said: "You go and prepare, and the cavalry will be commanded by Ding Weiyue." ”After speaking, Zhao Ming turned his head to his personal guard commander and said, "Don't be polite, don't show mercy to your subordinates." ”Ding Weiyue smiled and clenched his fists, glanced at Yu Guowang, and sneered: "Humble and orderly!"
”At that moment, after Yu Guowang returned to the military formation, the Jiazi battalion returned from the formation state to the marching state, and Ding Weiyue took over the command of the cavalry, galloped around the periphery for a while, and then suddenly pounced.Yu Guowang was in the army, and immediately ordered, and the soldiers of the A-shaped battalion hurriedly connected the chariots.The cavalry rushed to the front, and although the formation of the A-shaped battalion vehicles was formed, the horse-rejecting stakes and other objects on the vehicles were not arranged, and they still could not skillfully carry out the infantry formation.At this time, Ding Weiyue repeatedly led the cavalry to attack, and the Jiazi battalion changed again and again, and after a few times, it seemed a little calm.At this time, Zhao Ming was watching intently, observing the lack of military formation, but a group of cavalry came over with Hu Weizong.Hu Weizong turned over and dismounted, walked quickly to Zhao Ming's side, and whispered in his ear.Zhao Ming couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "Is this serious?
”Hu Weizong said: "It is the news from Yang Wencong's military constitution, there should be no mistake, the Manchu Qing Dynasty did send an envoy to negotiate peace with the imperial court." ”Zhao Ming frowned, and was silent for a while, "It seems that you can't count on it, Wuchang is in a hurry and let the Qing army retreat." ”(Thank you for your support, ask for a monthly pass, subscribe, recommend, ask for a booklist) ()