Chapter 45: Man
When the first drop of rain fell from the sky, the Mongolian soldiers cheered loudly from the Juma River. The warriors in the northern part of the Seychelles who had known all their bows and swords and horses had fought with the Ming Dynasty for many years. They knew very well that the strength of the Ming army lies in the firearms; the weakness of the firearms is in the rain.
No matter whether the guns or cannons are exposed to rain, they will be silenced.
Knowing this, Ji Neng's cavalry was naturally happy. Even after a long period of military affairs, Ji Neng's cavalry was transferred to sway to the river bank, and once again used a deterrent tactic to attack the morale of the flag army on the other side.
In Ji Neng's view, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack before it rains, and the defenders of the Little River Valley are much weaker. Once it rains, the defenders of the Little River Valley, which have few firearms, will be much stronger than those of the Little River Valley.
"Let him be majestic for another half a day. When the heavy rain starts, Chen Mu? Haha, flatten his broken mound!"
The Ming army on the other side was scared!
Since the rain began, not only Ji Neng was mobilized frequently, but also the Ming army on the other side of the bridge was mobilized. First, at least 500 people were lined up on both sides of the bridge to prepare for the battle. Obviously, their muskets and cannons were not good.
Then three cannons bombarded from afar on the right side of the other shore, without hurting a few people. They seemed to be pretending, and wanted to tell him that the cannon could still be used.
But the more this happens, doesn’t it mean that Chen Mu is guilty?
Of course Chen Mu was guilty!
"Hurry up, drag the cannon to the right wing. This time, only two cannons are set off, pulling the five-pound cannon up and wipe it clean!" Chen Mu stood on the artillery position, pointing to the east and west, and constantly giving instructions to the outside world, "Don't let Ji see that our cannons can still be used!"
The fog before the rain helped Chen Mu a lot. The cavalry on the other side was so excited that he obviously didn't know that he had already set up a cannon, but the cannon formation had not been hung with oil cloth. At this moment, his soldiers were busy hanging with tent cloth from outside. Regardless of gunpowder or artillery, there was no impact on the rainy day.
"Go and tell General Deng that once the Northern Territory attacks, he will first use two wings of bows, crossbows, swords and spears to face him for a while. After the enemy cavalry crosses the bridge, he will fire the guns to the enemy. This time Chen will kill a thousand of him and create a big victory!"
The Thousand-man team on both wings are recruits, but they have many crossbows, not to mention the cheap spear. The weapon the Arsenal Department transfers the most is the spear, which blocks the two wings of the bridgehead and the bird gun trenches. Even if the enemy crosses the river, they either shoot on horseback or dismount to form a formation. No one will ride a war horse to rush towards the spear formation.
Of course, if someone really fights against the spear like this, Chen Mu will be happy to see it.
After explaining this, Chen Mu took off his hair, held the red-tieed phoenix winged horn, turned around and smiled at the two soldiers, put on his helmets and asked, "Can you ask the soldiers to use the cannon order?"
Wu Dui and Chen Ju were confused by his question. Who knew that the most important position of Chen Mu was the artillery. Chen Ju saw that this request actually meant to please General Chen, so he said with a stern face: "Thank you for your kindness, but this artillery array is the most important. Although we are internal officials, we know the importance and do not use other people's hands!"
We man!
Hey, this eunuch's self-proclaimed tastes good!
Chen Mu raised his face and tied his helmet rope, first handed his telescope to Wu Dui, then put a dragon-inlaid flag into his hand with Chen Ju's hand, and said, "Don't worry too much, the sixteen cannons have been adjusted to the firing angle, intending to cut off the enemy cavalry's retreat and block them on the bridge. There are only two commands, charge and put them on."
"Mr. Chen did not intend to fight in the northern border, but he was unable to lead the confidants. This battle requires three generals and officials to win, but he only brought two deputy generals and could only lead by example."
Chen Mu was dressed neatly, and had a Nanyang gun hanging on his back. He took two pill-loaded guns from his family's hands, one left and one right, and inserted them around his waist. He put his belt on his back and told Wu Dui again: "Wu Bingbei, you just need to stare at Chen's left and right with a telescope. Whenever the black flag is waving, you will inform the supervisor. The supervisor will order the cannon. Once the cannon order is opened, it will no longer stop until our army wins!"
"Mr. Chen's life, please ask both of you!"
Finally, Chen Mu stepped on his waist and walked down the cannon formation surrounded by a group of soldiers, heading straight towards the trenches of the front army, leaving two military supervisors to explode on the cannon formation and gritted their teeth.
This is the real thing about using the weak to the strong. Chen Mu walked freely and his palms were smooth. When he arrived in front of the formation, the three armies were ready to fight. Deng Zilong was invited and Hu Liangpeng said, "You two lead 600 each and live on both wings. First, use a crossbow to block the enemy, just guard and shoot each other. Is it feasible?"
Deng Zilong frowned and said, "Do you want to use the flag army to charge your wings?"
"Yes, two Nanyang households were transferred to your subordinates and serve as vanguards. Without them, they would be defeated as soon as they first got the new recruits. This battle is only allowed to win but not lose. If you kill the enemy soldiers at one time, you will be killed and retreat."
"Then the central army?"
This means that the bird gunners in the trenches of the central army completely gave up protection and would face the enemy's charge. Even if there is a spear inverted seven or eight steps in front of the trenches, such arrangements are still a bit too risky in Deng Zilong's opinion.
"I will lead them in person and set up the formation quickly. It won't take long for the enemy to attack."
Chen Mu personally entered the trench and encouraged the flag army, and cheers rang out in the trench.
On the artillery position, Wu Dui and Chen Ju exchanged their eyes, walked away a few steps to avoid the artillery soldiers waiting for the surrounding areas, and asked, "What do you think of General Chen?"
"I have the ability, although I am a little younger." Chen Ju nodded, and watched the horse-slinging bridge line quickly change as Chen Mu arrived, and narrowed his eyes and said, "I have seen many generals in the military supervisor. Tan Zili is restrained and smart, Qi Yuanjing must be trusted in rewards and punishments, Li Ruqi intercepted, Ma Dexin galloped bravely, and anyone who faced the Northern Barbarians could chat and laugh, but General Chen was very skillful and unique."
Chen Mu's disguise was very successful. No one could see how nervous he was, and only felt his ease.
There are many Ming generals who can easily bring troops to the battlefield. Even if you are like Chen Mu, who build a bunch of trenches and bring less than 2,000 new recruits to form a confused pocket formation. Even the formation is not arranged in a strict manner. There are also Ming generals who can laugh out loud when facing the Northern Lu cavalry several times that of him.
Although there are many smart and powerful generals in the dynasty, they are never short of fools who lead the troops. However, they can meet the rare confused conditions one by one and defeat the Northern Territory. Chen Ju smiled and said to Wu Dui: "The court lacks people like General Chen. Just one is enough. No one can make the equipment as exquisite as him. If he passes the imperial examination, he should go to the Ministry of Works to be an official!"
Wu Dui laughed when he heard this. He understood what Chen Ju said. He turned his head to look at him without caring. He then asked in a low voice: "Guangdong Servant impeached him as the commander of Nanyang for being corrupt, intercepted the customs and pulled out the market, and grabbed 40% of the guards. The second auxiliary will come down to see him as a person - what does Chen Youjian think?"
Although Chen Ju regards himself as a 'our man', sometimes his unintentional actions will still show a little feminine, he smiles pursed his lips and said seriously: "He only costs twenty taels of silver for a small cannon, and he has no financial resources to make him do big things? Private morality will be a loss, and he will live up to the great fortune. If the soldiers are prepared, it is true that the cabinet ministers are wise and have their own judgment."
"Some people do one good thing and can remember it for the rest of their lives; some people do only one bad thing and can be remembered for the rest of their lives; in this world, why should they be so strict with those who can do things?" Chen Ju smiled and blinked, and said, "Ji Mahe wants a big victory, and the grandfather of the Qing Palace will like it."
Chapter completed!