Han Yu strode towards the village.
There were watchtowers around the village. After seeing Han Yu, he immediately drew his long bow.
"Who is it, stop!"
"Don't do anything to your own people."
Han Yu said quickly.
The people in the watchtower breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Han Yu's disheveled hair was not the Manchu money rat tail.
In this era, 90% of the people who can still grow long hair are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and can be trusted.
However, they still did not relax their vigilance and sent people to verify Han Yu's identity.
A small group of villagers came out of the village, holding spears and scimitars in their hands, and carefully surrounded Han Yu.
"Who are you? Where do you come from?"
The leader Zhuang Ding asked.
"I would like to ask who is in charge of Prince Mu's Mansion above your mansion. I am the special envoy of His Majesty Yongli of the Ming Dynasty. I have important matters and I need to see the owner of the village immediately."
Han Yu arched his hands toward the sky.
Upon hearing the word Yongli, the villagers all became serious.
"If you come with us, it's up to the owner to decide whether to see you or not."
The leader, Zhuang Ding, took Han Yu into the village.
Several villagers looked at Han Yu from behind, and the spears in their hands were only inches away from Han Yu's back.
Han Yu didn't take it seriously and looked at the situation in the village.
There are a lot of people in the village, and they are mainly young and strong, with relatively few young and old. Their clothes are all in Ming Dynasty style, and they all look good. The villages are all double-story wooden buildings, with pigs, chickens, ducks and other livestock raised below.
, people live up there.
"They are all young and strong, and together they become a usable force."
Han Yu constantly assessed the situation in the village.
Soon, Han Yu was brought to a wooden building.
On the terrace of the wooden building, stood a strong man, in his forties, who looked like he was in the military, with an unconcealable evil aura about him.
Behind him, stood a man and a woman. The man was in his twenties, with a handsome face, a long sword at his waist, and a heroic spirit.
The woman was only sixteen or seventeen years old. She also had a dagger at her waist and her movements were very neat.
The faces of the three of them are very similar. It seems that they are father and son, or father and daughter.
"My lord." The village man saluted quickly after seeing the strong man.
"The Duke of Guizhou? Could it be..." Han Yu's heart moved, he pushed his long hair away from his face, raised his head and said, "The Duke of Guizhou, you are well."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
When the strong man saw Han Yu's face, he quickly ran down the stairs and knelt down in front of Han Yu.
"Your Highness, I heard that you were brought back to Spring City by Wu Sangui, the female thief. I am gathering troops and horses to prepare for rescue. You..."
Seeing the other party's appearance, Han Yu had already confirmed that the other party was the contemporary Duke of Guizhou and the owner of Prince Mu's Mansion, Mu Tianbo.
"Duke Qian, weren't you killed in the battle at Curshuitan? How..."
Han Yu asked.
"I'm ashamed to say that I was exhausted and passed out on the battlefield. Thanks to a few cronies, I was picked out from among the dead and brought back to this place. They gathered some remnant soldiers and refugees who were unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and cut trees here to make a living.
Stronghold, gather strength and prepare to fight against the Qing Dynasty."
"Your Highness, you are back, then Your Majesty..."
Mu Tianbo asked.
When Han Yu heard this, he pretended to be sad and shook his head: "My father was already killed by that thief Wu Sangui. I took advantage of their unpreparedness and killed the guarding soldiers and ran out."
"Your Majesty, all ministers are incompetent."
Although he had been prepared in his heart, after learning about Yongli's death, Mu Tianbo still crawled on the ground, punched the ground, and cried bitterly.
The surrounding villagers also knelt down.
"Please, Duke of Guizhou, the female thieves are powerful and the country is in trouble. It is not the king's crime. Please take care of your body, keep yourself useful, and look for opportunities to avenge your majesty except that dog thief."
"I, Mu Tianbo, use blood as my
I swear, I will never be a human being until I get rid of that thief Wu Sangui in this life."
Mu Tianbo cut his middle finger and swore to the sky.
Han Yu looked at him for fear that he might be infected with tetanus.
Mu Tianbo is the only general he can point to now, so there is no room for failure.
"Mr. Qian, get up quickly. It's windy outside. Let's talk inside."
Han Yu quickly pulled Mu Tianbo up.
"I was negligent. Your Highness, please come inside."
Mu Tianbo let Han Yu into the small building.
"What is Duke Qian planning next?"
Han Yu asked.
"Of course it is to assemble the remnant soldiers, gather the refugees, prepare and train, assassinate the female thief Wu Sangui, and avenge His Majesty."
Mu Tianbo said.
"Just rely on a spear and a scimitar?"
Han Yu asked.
"Your Highness?"
Mu Tianbo didn't understand what Han Yu meant.
"Courage is commendable, but now the enemy's force is so powerful that it is not an exaggeration to say it is a hundred times or a thousand times more powerful than mine. Blood and bravery alone cannot accomplish anything. In the battle of Curse Beach, doesn't Duke Qian understand?"
Han Yu said.
Hearing Han Yu mention Cursed Water Beach, Mu Tianbo's momentum dropped.
The Battle of Cursed Water Beach is something he still doesn't want to think about. A large number of soldiers were wiped out in that battle. Facts have proved that in the face of absolute numbers, blood and bravery alone cannot change the overall situation.
"But Wei Chen really has no other choice."
"Since the Chongzhen year, our Ming Dynasty has been defeated repeatedly in battles, which has already shown that the previous warfare methods are outdated. Now if we stick to the same old tactics, we can only linger and cannot change the overall situation. We want to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restore our clothes.
, we must abolish the old system, reform and establish new ones, and train a new army. Only in this way can we have hope."
"Please give me the method of training your troops, Your Highness."
Mu Tianbo said quickly.
"Put aside whether you want to give me advice or not. I just have an idea. Let me tell you. I would like to ask the Duke of Guizhou to help me give advice on whether it is feasible."
Han Yu organized his thoughts and said.
"Now, the gap between our army and the Qing Dynasty is the huge difference in numbers. This also leads to the fact that we have few people, we cannot die, and we cannot afford to die. Every casualty of our soldiers is a huge loss for us.
Therefore, the training method of the new army is to reduce casualties as much as possible and at the same time cause as much damage to the opponent as possible."
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"Do we want to imitate the elites of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and wear double armor?" Mu Tianbo asked.
People say that the Eight Banners are unparalleled in cavalry and archery. In fact, they are all just exaggerating. The real strength of the Eight Banners is the heavy infantry wearing double armor. They also rely on heavy infantry to fight for the world.
However, later on, I was so boastful that I forgot what I started from.
"Double armor is just a bad strategy." Han Yu shook his head, "No matter how thick the defense is, it is not as good as high dodge. No matter how high the defense is, there will be times when the armor will be broken. So, what I mean is to try to make it impossible for the opponent to hit. The only way is to hit
If it is less than that, the casualties can be reduced or even zero."
Although Han Yu's words contained some Internet slang that Mu Tianbo couldn't understand, he understood the general meaning.
If you can really make your troops have low casualties, or even zero casualties, but still inflict a huge blow on the enemy, then what if the enemy is thousands of times more numerous?
It can always be consumed bit by bit.
"If your Highness has any good ideas, no matter how hard it is, as long as it can be done, I will help His Highness realize it even if I am mad at myself."
This chapter has been completed!