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Chapter 278: Strange tricks come out

The two sides were in a stalemate until evening, so they had to withdraw their troops and have dinner. The other party was not afraid that the Ming army would take the opportunity to break through and retreat to two miles away to set up camp. At this time, Zhu Zhantan sent a messenger to his father's house back and told him that His Highness the King of Han was so angry that he wanted him to attack with all his might, and he would not care about the life and death of the prince. He must eat the young army before dark tomorrow.

Zhu Zhantan was secretly happy when he heard this. He was Zhu Gaoxu's third son and the most favored among his brothers. Although the eldest brother was the prince appointed by the emperor's grandfather, he felt very dissatisfied... This is really similar to his father.

This time, Zhu Zhanhe, the idiot, was so proud that he was finally tied up. Zhu Zhan said frankly that he was still polite to him? Of course, he wanted to make such a great contribution for him and make him ugly.

So the next day at dawn, he ordered the army to reorganize and launch a tentative attack from the young army in the face of the four. Because he didn't know where the prince was tied to, the cavalry did not shoot arrows as soon as he started.

The young army did not shoot arrows, and just watched the opponent rushed straight towards him, a distance of hundreds, fifty, ten feet... and then fell into the trap of horses. And it was not a horse, but a cavalry on all sides, almost at the same time.

This shocked Zhu Zhantan, who was supervising the war, "When did you dig a pit?" Then he roared: "How can they dig a pit?" Because according to the exercise regulations, this trap that will cause death and injury to people is not allowed.

"Foofing" Zhu Zhantan shouted at the central official who served as the arbitration officer: "They illegally dug the horse pit"

The exercise should avoid dealing with official tasks and stopping. Obviously, it cannot be conscious of both parties. Therefore, hundreds of arbitrators are at their disposal. They are the referees appointed by the emperor and have great power. They say who are dead and who can no longer fight, and who will be finished, and who will be finished. If you have any objections, you can only appeal to the emperor afterwards. However, you must obey the referees in the exercise field because they represent the emperor.

"..." According to the regulations, the young army was naturally a foul. The arbitrator frowned tightly and finally stopped the exercise. Under the escort of the Jinyiwei, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Please ask His Royal Highness the Grand Prince to come out and speak."

Zhu Zhanji came out and bowed to the eunuch, saying, "Eunuch Zhang, what's the matter with me?"

"Your Highness forgives your sins. According to the rules, you are not allowed to dig a trap." The eunuch said politely.

"That's not a trap," Zhu Zhanji flatly denied, "That's a good plan to escape last night after being surrounded by lonely people." He said in a low voice and said mysteriously: "To be honest, we actually want to dig a tunnel, and we broke through without knowing it." He paused and said with a depressed look on his face: "But who thought that the soil here was so soft that it was trampled on by a horse..."

"Uh," the eunuch scratched his head and turned to Zhu Zhantan and said, "Your Highness, it's okay to dig tunnels. Do you accept His Royal Highness's statement?"

"Accept... No," Zhu Zhantan roared angrily: "Who is the authentic family who can dig into circles when I am stupid?"

"This is our unique design. We are going to dig a circle first, and then dig six authentic tunnels in different directions to break through, so that you can lose sight of one thing." Zhu Zhanji said with great confidence.

"Digging a few tunnels can make us lose sight of each other, what stupid things are?" Zhu Zhantan said angrily: "Don't justify it."

Zhu Zhanji shrugged and stopped explaining to him.

"This, two of your highness..." The eunuch dared not offend him on both sides and said, "Let's consider what to do."

"You are a foul, you must be sentenced to be eliminated," Zhu Zhantan said angrily.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's just a mistake," Zhu Zhanji curled his lips.

"foul"

"Error"

"foul"

"Error"

The two of them were so quarreled that they were not giving in. The soldiers of both armies rescued the officers and soldiers who fell into the pit, but they still had no results.

"Cough cough." The eunuch Zhang had to speak out and persuaded, "Why would you like me to come up with an idea, and the two high men will give in. His Royal Highness the Grandpa fills the pit and promise not to use such tricks again, how about it?"

"Yes." Zhu Zhanji agreed to fall crispy, and Zhu Zhantan had already been clamoring and turned back to the formation with a hum. He woke up too early in the morning and had a bad appetite, so he was going to eat something.

After the chef prepared breakfast, he slowly ate and asked the people around him: "Have Zhu Zhanji filled the pit?"

"not yet……"

"How long will it take?" Zhu Zhantan asked with a frown.

"I'll be afraid for a few days." The subordinate whispered.

"How many days?" Zhu Zhantan jumped up in anger and said, "Even if you hold it in your hands, it will fill it up."

"Your Highness is really a magical idea." The subordinate said with admiration: "They just hold it in their hands."

Zhu Zhantan came to the front of the formation angrily, and indeed saw the young army soldiers lined up, holding a handful of soil in their hands and spreading them into the pit...

"Eunuch Wang, you just said you are not allowed to do anything else," Zhu Zhantan said sharply: "This is a naked contempt for you."

The face of the prince was not very good-looking. This was a serious exercise. How could His Highness the Grandpa Grand His Majesty turn into a farce? He stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, you can't deliberately delay time."

"Teacher-in-law, we are here to fight, and we don't bring a shovel hoe," Zhu Zhanji apologized: "There is no handy tool, so we can only make it."

"..." Eunuch Wang almost vomited a mouthful of old blood. In the room, Zhu Zhantan had already roared: "Let them back and we will fill it out for him."

"Okay." The king said to Zhu Zhanji with a serious look: "Your Highness, please ask your people to retreat to the formation.

"They can fill it in, but they have to agree first." Zhu Zhanji said worriedly: "After filling it out, you can't take the opportunity to sneak attack. You have to return to your original place and come back."

"..." Eunuch Wang said in a muffled voice: "Of course." In order to avoid being so angry that he vomited blood, he hurriedly retreated as if he was running away.

For cavalry, filling pits is a compulsory course. The elite Longxiang Guard cavalry threw sandbags one by one from the horse's back. In less than half an hour, they filled the front of them with flat ground.

When they returned to their own formation, dense bows and arrows shot towards the young army's positions. Although there were no arrows, they were still full of force and were not covered by armor. If they were stabbed, they would be seriously injured.

The whistle sounded, and the young soldiers quickly raised the shield high, and of course the car board. You have to admire Mo Wen's ability. The formation he designed could protect everyone as much as possible. The bows and arrows shot onto the wooden board and onto the shield. Although the soldiers were very scared, few of them were among them.

At this time, the cavalry launched a charge on three sides, which was the real test. These chargers held a spear of about 100 meters. Although they were wooden poles without spearheads, they were still sharp and could not be affected by the impact force, and the spear was more than one meter longer than any weapon. If you can't touch him, you will have become a skewer.

Mo Wen was the commander of the chariot formation on the front line. He stared at the enemy getting closer and closer with a pale face, but he couldn't bear the order until the enemy cavalry was within ten feet before he suddenly shot out the whistle and screamed in his hand. The shrill sound of the whistle and sounded across the battlefield, and in such a chaotic and noisy environment, he could still hear clearly.

Before the sound of the whistle was over, dense guns were heard, smoke rose, and countless projectiles were fired... Not only did the Shenji Camp in the Ming Dynasty have muskets, but all elite troops were equipped with firearm battalions. Although the young army was not elite, under Zhu Zhanji's soft and hard beating, the Ministry of War still gave them two thousand muskets, all of which were used on the chariot formation.

The advantage of a musket is that it is easy to learn and use. Unlike bows and arrows, you have to practice for a year or two to have lethality. Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious. The range is short and the accuracy is small. It is troublesome to load again and is easily affected by the weather. In short, it cannot replace bows and arrows. However, it is the best choice for young soldiers who lack the necessary military literacy. In order to ensure the shooting accuracy, Mo Wen deliberately waited until the distance between the two sides was only ten meters before ordering shooting.

The gun barrel was not filled with lead bullets, but lime bullets used for exercises. When they hit the people and horses, they were covered in white. Under the intensive shooting of the young army, the cavalry rushing in front were shot one after another, and their bodies were gray and white... They were still very abide by the rules, and obediently threw down their spears and stopped their horses.

But more knights bypassed them and continued to advance towards the young army. According to experience, there was a fastest interval of twenty breaths between the two launches, which was enough for them to rush over. Unexpectedly, the dense gunfire sounded again, and another cavalry was hit.

"Impossible, how did they do it?" This stunned Zhu Zhantan and others who were watching the battle in the distance. In fact, it was very simple. Wang Xian divided the 1,800 musket soldiers into three teams, one loaded, one aimed, and one shot. Although he was still unfamiliar now, he still solved the problem of firepower outage. This method was highly praised by Zhu Zhanji and others, saying that the military advisor was worthy of being a student of Yao Shaoshi, and he was wise.

In fact, this method was invented by the Duke of Qian more than ten years ago. However, because he lives in Yunnan and does not intend to promote his unique skills to the court, he has never been known. Relying on the three-stage shooting of the chariot array, if it is supplemented with other troops, it is simply the nemesis of the cavalry. Although the fire guns used by the young army are not very accurate and the shooting skills are very poor, relying on the opponent's tactics, it still caused great damage to the other party, and also greatly boosted the morale of the young army.

When the other party paid a high price and rushed to the young army formation, the musketeers hid their bodies behind the big chariot. Now what they were dealing with the enemy was large bamboos. Several soldiers worked together to hold more than ten feet of bamboo and swept towards the enemy cavalry.

Not only was the bamboo thick and long, there were branches and branches on it, and when it danced, it could not be penetrated by swords and guns. The branches were dipped with lime, and if you were not careful, you would have a mark, which made those who were full of energy and wanted to teach the rookie's Dragon-Earth cavalry helpless...
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