The reason why the Ming Army lost in the Battle of Saar Hu was because of the weather and their lack of training. It was definitely not because they lost because they used matchlock guns. The Jin soldiers who were shot by matchlock guns could not survive, which was why the Jin Army spent a lot of effort to get firearms from the Daming Kingdom. They wanted to fight firearms with firearms, or else, if they wanted to build up their country with bows and horses, why would they even need firearms?
This was also the reason why Xiao Ruxun was determined to set up a shotgun squad in the army. This business was simply too profitable. As long as it did not rain, the Mongolian cavaliers will definitely die horribly.
But the key was that there were many border generals on the nine sides, and they could not use these firearms well in battle. If they brought out a large number of flashy firearms and fired them at the same time, there would be nothing left for them to do. There were only a few of them, and the soldiers were not familiar with using them. Before they could even use their firearms, their weapons would already be at their necks. How could they make the Mongolian cavaliers feel fear?
Bo Bai's main force was the cavaliers, and the unit he relied on to build his empire was also the cavaliers. Even if Liu Dongyang and the other Han soldiers joined him, based on what Xiao Ruxun knew, the current Ming Army, aside from the Zhejiang Army, very few of them set up a shotgun squad to fight. The firearms in the army were mainly cannons, and they practically never used muskets. The Liaodong Army, which was known for not liking firearms, only used cold weapons and did not use firearms. The famous Guanning Iron Cavalry and Li Army were all pure cavaliers, and they did not use firearms.
When he thought of this, Xiao Ruxun instantly had the thought of leading his army out of the city to kill the enemy, but he only thought about it. Before he was certain that the army could withstand this sort of battle, Xiao Ruxun would definitely not go out of the city to fight. Four hundred or so muskets could not bear the heavy responsibility of going out of the city to fight. Fifty Francs were a good backup, but …
It was still not as good as the Lord Ye's Divine Gun. The Lord Ye's Divine Gun was created by Ye Mengxiong, who would soon replace Wei Xuezeng as the Governor-General of the Three Borders in the reign of Jiajing. The Lord Ye's Divine Gun was created by Ye Mengxiong, who would soon replace Wei Xuezeng as the Governor-General of the Three Borders. The Lord Ye's Divine Gun was created during the reign of Jiajing. It was heavily relied upon by the imperial court and was very popular among the generals at the frontier. Not only was this type of cannon extremely powerful, but it also had a strong mobility. In the past, the cannons were heavy and had weak mobility, which made it very inconvenient to use in the mountains. However, the Lord Ye's Divine Gun was shaped from a three-wheeled carriage.
However, he only had ten of them. If he had fifty of them, Xiao Ruxun would have the guts to lead his army out of the city after defeating the invading army.
When he was observing the soldiers practicing their firearms, Xiao Ruxun noticed that some of the soldiers failed to control the amount of gunpowder and primer properly. This made him think of another way to increase the rate of fire. He immediately found a thick piece of paper and poured gunpowder into it. Then, he put in a lead bullet and folded the paper to wrap it up. He tied a rope to it and called for Wang Hui.
"It is indeed a waste of manpower for the citizens in the city to hide in their homes and do nothing. This is for you. Go and recruit a group of soldiers who are willing to work and bring them to the barracks. Ask them to assemble the gunpowder and lead according to this amount. Make small packages like this and give them to the soldiers one by one. When loading, you just need to open the paper package and pour it into the barrel. This will save you a process and increase the rate of fire."
Xiao Ruxun handed the paper package to Wang Hui. Wang Hui opened it and saw gunpowder and a lead bullet inside.
When Wang Hui saw the scene of the soldiers pouring gunpowder and lead into the barrel, he immediately understood and was overjoyed. "General, you are really creative! I am ashamed of my inferiority! "
Xiao Ruxun smiled and nodded. He said to Wang Hui, "It will be better if you can use oiled paper. It is waterproof. If you don't have so much oiled paper, then use ordinary thick paper. Ask the soldiers to take care of it. Also, the manpower must be reliable. Prioritize the family members of the soldiers. Men and women are not to be discriminated."
"Women?"
Wang Hui was puzzled.
Xiao Ruxun nodded. "Of course. Women are meticulous and should practice needlework. They are better at this kind of work than men. Also, find some people who are good at weighing. Tell them that a bag of gunpowder and lead bullets cost three coins. Let them be responsible for the final inspection. If the gunpowder is too much or too little, and something goes wrong, I will settle the score with them directly! After you have done your job, don't be stingy with money. Tell them to pay one copper coin for every five bags. Lunch will be provided. The more they work, the more they get. "
Wang Hui nodded. "Yes!"
Xiao Ruxun felt that she had indeed done her best. For the sake of this city, for the sake of the overall situation, she could be considered to have given her all. She was just short of death. Feeling the wound on her chest, she felt that the recovery was not bad, so she relaxed and continued to watch the soldiers drill.
Ping Lu City's strict defense gave Bo Bai's rebel army a great deal of pressure. At this moment, about two hundred li to the southwest of Ping Lu City, in the rebel army's camp, the bare-armed and bearded Commander Bo Yun was cursing his subordinates who were sent to attack at night.
"You can't even do such a small thing! What use do I have for you?! Godfather is worried about Ping Lu City every day! I have already made a military pledge. I will break Ping Lu City in ten days! If we can't break it by then, even if I die, I will bury all of you with me! "
The subordinate was so scared that his face turned pale. He said with a trembling voice, "General, please understand! We have been very secretive in our attack and even killed fifteen of the night guards. Who would have thought that the moment we went up the city, the city would suddenly light up with whistling arrows. There was actually an ambush! I really can't understand. We have been so secretive, how could they have an ambush … "
"You still dare to quibble! It must be you who did not do things properly! You leaked the army's tracks! You caused me to lose fifty horses and seventy-seven cavalrymen! Those are my personal guards that I brought up from scratch! My family's foundation! Bastards! "
Si Yun swung his hand and ruthlessly threw the porcelain bowl in his hand onto the ground. The porcelain bowl shattered with a 'pa' sound. His subordinates kneeling on the ground trembled in fear. Si Yun was still not satisfied. He kicked his subordinates to the ground a few times, but it was still not enough to vent his anger. He pulled out the saber at his waist and prepared to chop them to vent his anger, but he was stopped by his deputy general, Ma Yong.
"General! The battle is about to begin. Let's keep them alive to redeem themselves! "
Bo Yun was stopped and heard this. His anger subsided a little, but he still could not swallow this anger. He said, "Pass down my order, these two will be stripped of their positions. When we attack the city in the future, they will be assigned to the frontline!"
The guards dragged the two pale subordinates out. Bo Yun's anger subsided. He walked back to the table, picked up the wine pot, and poured it into his mouth. After taking a big gulp, he threw the pot down and said angrily, "Bo Yong! Where are the Mighty Rabbit's troops?! "
Bo Yong said, "Replying to General, the Mighty Rabbit's troops replied two hours ago that they will be heading directly to Pinglu City. General, please lead the troops to rendezvous as soon as possible."
Only then did Kong Yun nod his head and sit down on the chair. His face was filled with regret and luck. "Luckily, I didn't let foster father and the Mighty Rabbit know about this matter. Otherwise, otherwise, I don't know what kind of punishment I would have to suffer! Goddamned Pinglu City! Goddamned Tu Wenxiu! He has taken down all 47 castles in West River! Only this one city could not be taken down! And he still has the cheek to say that his troops are tired and want godfather to send more troops to attack. That Wei Xuezeng's army has already crossed the Yellow River. Tu Wenxiu can't even take down one city! "
Bo Yong looked at Bo Yun's expression and said softly, "I feel that this matter is getting serious. Tu Wenxiu's defeat can be said to be because his troops are tired. But for such a covert night attack to be discovered and counterattacked by Pinglu City, it is clear that Pinglu City's defenses are very tight. It is very different from the other cities!"
Bo Yun raised his head and asked, puzzled, "Who is the commander of Pinglu City? What Xun? I remember that it is a feminine name. "
Bo Yong suppressed his laughter and said, "Replying General, it is Xiao Ruxun."
Bo Yun spat and said with disdain, "Goddammit, he is a man but he has to have such a feminine name. Han people are so pretentious! Yet he still refuses to let go of the city, causing this daddy to come all the way here to suffer! Goddammit! If this daddy takes down Pinglu City, I will definitely kill every man, woman, old, and young inside! "
Bo Yong's expression changed. He said, "General, don't forget. Commander Lao's intention is to persuade them to surrender if possible. Once the city is breached, we should immediately return to reinforce them. The army cannot suffer any major losses. Currently, the main force of the army is to be used to deal with Wei Xuezeng. We can't let a mere Pinglu City hold back nearly 10,000 of our troops! Letting Mighty Rabbit send out his troops once will cost us a lot. "
Bo Yun nodded in irritation.
"This daddy knows. That goddammit Mighty Rabbit is a vicious wolf. He won't release the eagle until he sees the rabbit. He only sent out his troops after taking so many benefits from us. After we chase away the Ming army, we will definitely take care of this bunch of ingrates!"
Bo Yong didn't say anything. He only cursed in his heart. The entire Daming court is probably going to call us ingrates. If we fail, we will definitely die.
"Oh right, what kind of person is this Xiao Ruxun? He doesn't look like an easy fellow to deal with. In the words of the Han, the 47 castles of West River surrendered at the mere sight of the wind. Only Pinglu City did not surrender. Could it be that this Xiao Ruxun is a tough nut to crack? If there is no hope of persuading him to surrender, this daddy doesn't want to waste time! "
Bo Yun rubbed his chin and started to think.
These fellows were definitely not brainless muscle demons.
Bo Yong frowned. Before the rebel army rebelled, they had also made some preparations. They had done some understanding and basic analysis of the Ming Army in West River Town. When he mentioned Xiao Ruxun, he only mentioned that his family was well-educated. His father and four sons were all military officers. The father was in the capital, while the four sons, including him, were in the northwest and one was in Nanjing. That was all.
However, Tu Wenxiu had broken through 47 castles in a row. It should have been the time when the sharp edge of the soldiers was hard to block. How could he suddenly be defeated? Moreover, he was killed so pathetically that Bo Bai had no choice but to replace him with his brave and skillful adopted son, Bo Yun. Bo Yong didn't believe that the old soldiers were tired. How could you say that the old soldiers were tired? You can't even deceive the pedantic literati, let alone us martial artists.
However, this could indeed explain the problem. It was like saying that the whole of the castles in West River Town were tofu. Suddenly meeting a rock in Pinglu City, Tu Wenxiu's head was smashed and bleeding. Forget about Tu Wenxiu's defeat. In the end, Bo Yun's tried-and-tested night attack with flying claws was actually defeated by the 'prepared' Ming Army. Since it was a night attack, how could they be prepared? Could it be that there was a spy in the army who had tipped off the Ming Army?
No, this definitely couldn't be. Only a few people knew about the 800 elite bodyguards ambushing Pinglu City. In order to cover up, they even set off in the middle of the night. If there was no tip-off beforehand, then that would be bad. This could only mean that the defending General of Pinglu City, Xiao Ruxun, was not a simple character.
To begin with, besieging a city was a waste of time and manpower. If the defending general was strong, he would come up with many schemes ….. the most terrifying aspect of the Han people was their intelligence.
Bo Yong felt uneasy.
"General, I believes that this Xiao Ruxun should be someone with some ability. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to beat up Tu Wenxiu so pathetically. I believes that it's better to be careful."
Bo Yun waved his hands in irritation, "Careful of what? I have nearly 10,000 men, do I still need to be careful of his 2,000 men? I have already issued a military order. Ending the battle quickly is the best strategy. Don't think that I don't understand the Han people's art of war! Pass down the order, immediately break camp and set off! Don't wait any longer, hurry through the night. By this time tomorrow, we must reach Pinglu City! "
Bo Yong secretly rolled his eyes. The General really liked to say these inconceivable words to express his determination. Two hundred li a day, do you think everyone can ride a horse?
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