Under the bright moonlight, the warriors of the Ming Dynasty, who were sleeping against the wall and wearing clothes, were awakened by the sound of voices and looked over one after another.
And at this time.
Shen Lie's eyes were full of sharpness. He looked at Li Changshi, Dao Shisan and others in front of him, and gritted his back molars.
Made up my mind.
Shen Lie then said harshly: "Early tomorrow morning... we will ask people to go around to inquire about information and search for traces of the enemy... and then we will do something ruthless!"
Although it was his first time to lead an army on an expedition and had no experience in fighting in the northern part of the Great Wall, he had never eaten pork before and had always seen pigs running away. The most important thing in fighting outside the Great Wall was reconnaissance.
The consequences of not doing a good job in investigation are death, just like when Yingzong was in Tumubao, his eyes were dark, and he didn't even know that tens of thousands of cavalry were approaching.
Then the camp was blown up.
Hundreds of thousands of troops roamed the mountains and plains.
This is killing.
There was silence.
Everyone was shocked. Looking at the slightly ferocious face of the ruthless Master Qianhu, their hearts jumped sharply.
Feeling uneasy.
However, Dao Shisan let out a strange cry: "This is what Dao has done. Serving as a soldier under the master... it is indeed a pleasure!"
This happy sound seemed to have put an end to the arrogance that the Xuanda disciples had suffered over the years, and the crowd around them became excited.
Shen Lie then looked at Li Changshi, looked at her beautiful face with burning eyes, and whispered: "But I don't know what the chief escort wants?"
Under that fierce and scorching gaze, but for some reason, Mrs. Li Chang felt a little flustered, and she quickly looked at her stepdaughter and stepson.
But only Li Chaohua and Li Susu nodded in unison.
Li Changshi bit her silver teeth and scolded: "Everyone in the Pingyao Escort Bureau...only Mr. Shen is following the lead!"
"good!"
As Shen Lie slapped his thigh, the most valiant fighter on the spot and the most prestigious among the Xuanda disciples, Dao Shisan, was promoted unexpectedly and became the captain.
Seeing that everyone had unified their opinions and reached a consensus.
Shen Lie was delighted and said: "If we win this battle again, everyone in Shen will be prosperous and our ancestors will be honored...the future is limitless."
The words fell.
The ardent expectations brought by Guangzong Yaozu ignited the already high morale again, and excited shouts could be heard from time to time among the teams camped along the side wall of the military fort.
"Done!"
"My life was sold to you!"
The crowd is in a state of excitement.
Shen Lie then called over two veterans of the Zhejiang Army and promoted them to the rank of captain.
So several people gathered together in a circle under the bright moonlight to discuss what to do next.
But fighting is completely different from escorting or street fighting. You said something and I discussed it for a long time, but there was still no good solution.
How many years has it been?
Everyone was frightened by the Tatar cavalry, who were scattered like the wind and were excellent at riding and shooting. They hesitated and couldn't explain why.
Even the two veterans of the Zhejiang Army had no good solution.
They are soldiers.
Not will.
I only have a rough idea of what it means to lead troops in battle.
So after discussing for a long time, everyone agreed with Shen Lie's plan. They first sent out reconnaissance cavalry in all directions along the line of the Great Wall, and then looked for opportunities to annihilate the enemy.
In a blink of an eye it was bright.
After a brief rest of more than 300 riders, Dao Shisan volunteered and led more than 20 locals from Xuanfu who were familiar with the terrain to begin searching for enemy traces along both sides of the Great Wall.
Shen Lie, on the other hand, led a large group of troops and stayed in the military fort.
Start arranging equipment.
The two veterans of the Zhejiang Army discussed for a moment, then came over and said softly: "If you want to fight to the death, then... choose the front."
Shen Lie was surprised and asked: "What is choosing a forward?"
The old soldier then said eloquently: "Your Excellency, it is clear that every time our Zhejiang army encounters a fierce battle, we will use sharp soldiers who are not afraid of life and death as the front to attack the enemy's formation. There will be no disadvantage in any direction."
Shen Lie suddenly felt enlightened.
Isn't this so-called forward selection just a death squad?
"Yes!"
This method is good.
In the dark.
It was like a flash of lightning flashed through his mind. After recalling yesterday's bloody battle and summing up his experience, Shen Lie felt that he seemed to have found a way to deal with the Tatar cavalry.
Although the children of the Ming Dynasty are not as good as the Tatars in riding skills and are less reliable than the Tatars in riding and archery, I have good horses, good armor, and sharp firearms.
Then select those who dare to die, rush forward with a musket, and shoot them in the head. Nine times out of ten, you can kill them with one shot.
Even if you can't hit a person, you can still hit a horse.
Know everything, know everything.
Shen Lie suddenly remembered that the gun cavalry under Marshal Qi also did this, but the Qi family's cavalry were equipped with crude and crude three-eyed guns.
Although the three-eyed gun is cheap, it has a fatal flaw.
It can be reloaded once and fired in three salvos. After the attack, it can only be used as a stick. However, Shen Lie's Selective Death Squadron is equipped with a large number of flintlock guns.
Both long and short.
If you're far away, use a long gun; if you're close, use a short gun.
Think about this.
The corners of Shen Lie's mouth twitched slightly, and he muttered silently in his heart, "You know how to ride and shoot, but I have a musket."
I want to see which one is more powerful, your bow and arrow, or my flintlock musket.
Although the rate of fire of muskets is not as good as that of bows and arrows, and the loading is also very cumbersome, the rate of fire is not at the same level at all. If you are facing each other and discharge an empty gun.
Wouldn’t it be better to just close your eyes and wait for death?
But Shen Lie rolled his eyes again, thinking of the musketeers of the same era in Europe who had to solve the problem of fatal rate of fire and reloading.
Also simple.
Wouldn't it be enough to equip the kamikaze with a few more short guns?
First load all the flintlock muskets.
By the time.
When the enemy's and our own cavalry are intertwined, the death squads don't need to reload after firing a shot, and they can take out another one and continue shooting...
Isn’t this firepower going to continue?
The more Shen Lie thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good. It seemed that the famous European musketeers did this, but there was a shortcoming in doing so.
It's too expensive.
What a waste!
Those musketeers who were killing all over Europe were mostly knights and nobles who owned territories, so they could afford this expensive equipment.
But he couldn't care less at this time, so Shen Lie nodded and followed the suggestions of the two veterans and ordered the equipment he carried to be gathered together.
Following the methods commonly used by the Qi family army and later armies, Shen Lie carefully selected about thirty death squads with outstanding riding skills.
Some of them were elite soldiers he brought from Tongzhou, and the rest were descendants of the Xuanfu who had a blood feud with the Tatars, had high fighting will, and were not afraid of death.
Everyone can skillfully operate a musket.
With the selection of the vanguard, the army is formed.
Shen Lie then equipped these brave men with two layers of armor. The cotton armor was covered with a layer of leather armor, which did not increase the load much.
But the defense has been improved a lot.
Immediately afterwards.
Shen Lie also equipped these people with a long flintlock spear, four or even five short flintlock spears.
This formed an assault arrow. If they encountered Tatar cavalry, these thirty or so armed commandos would rush forward and fire their guns.
"Come up and hit him in the face!"
Shen Lie became furious and gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be stingy with ammunition!"
