I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 420 Authentic Tactics
"General Geng, please tell us whether this Krug cannon can break through the city wall of Zhijin Pass."

After Yang Zhaoji heard about the difficulties faced by Geng Dang, he was not surprised. After all, he had seen the effects of the Krug Cannon in the past few days.

Moreover, the situation at Zhijin Pass was indeed different from before, so it could not be generalized, but he still did not want to give up hope.Otherwise, if we attack the city blindly without its help, the casualties will be huge.

When Geng Dang heard this, he also understood that Yang Zhaoji wanted to give him a chance, so he was heartbroken and immediately bowed and said:

"My lord, the general is naturally confident. It's just that most of the Krupp cannons used by the Shenji Battalion are Type C, which is sufficient for field operations but not enough for siege.

The ones in the Shenji Battalion that can be used to attack Zhijin Pass are Model A and Model B, and there are only about twenty of them.If you want to break the city, you must attack the city day and night with more than twenty artillery pieces. As long as you give the general some more time, this barrier will be broken. "

Yang Zhaoji was overjoyed when he heard this. He slapped the armrest hard and immediately stood up and said to Geng Dang:

"Okay, I will trust you once, Commander-in-Chief."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Jiang Lin aside and said slowly:
"Chief Jiang, you were waiting to build a fort in Guli County and let the Krug cannon fire on the fort. I think this time I will let Geng Dang try this method again."

Yang Zhaoji naturally knew that the situation in Zhijin Pass was different from that in Guli County, but he still knew the principle of standing high and shooting far, so he also wanted to copy this method again.

Seeing what Yang Zhaoji said, Jiang Lin didn't want to refute his face, so she nodded repeatedly.

"This method is very effective. There are many deserters from Guli County in Zhijin Pass. Even if this method does not work, the soldiers in Guanzhong will be frightened when they see it, which will damage their morale."

"Okay, then do that."

When Yang Zhaoji heard that Jiang Lin had agreed, he was also very happy, so he continued to turn to Geng Dang and said:
"General Geng, as Commander-in-Chief Jiang said, we will soon start building a fort outside Zhijin Pass, push the artillery onto it, and fire day and night. As long as Zhijin Pass is breached, everything will be worth it."

As soon as these words came out, Geng Dang was naturally in a surging mood, but he also secretly complained in his heart.He was afraid that with such a heavy trust, it would be troublesome if he couldn't defeat it.It would be a small loss to lose one's own face, but it would be a big loss to lose the face of Zhenwu Army and even Jiang Lin.

Fortunately, at this time, someone suddenly stood up on his left side, walked to him, bowed to Yang Zhaoji and others, and said:
"My Lord Commander-in-Chief is right, but there is something I don't know whether to say or not."

Everyone followed the sound and saw Huang Degong, the general of the Zhenwu Army, bowing out of the armrest.When everyone saw this, they all admired him. They were too brave to interrupt Yang Zhaoji at this time.

However, Yang Zhaoji was not angry after hearing this. Seeing that Huang Degong meant that he had his own ideas, he asked slowly:
"Whatever you say, it doesn't matter if it's discussed in the army."

Huang Degong secretly complained when he saw everyone turning their attention to him.I couldn't help but think in my heart, Geng Dang, Geng Dang, you risked your life to help me this time. Then you can kiss me and drink.

"Master General, although the Krug Cannon is very powerful, it also showed great success during the previous siege. But Zhijin Pass is in a special situation after all. The city has high walls and thick walls, so even if the Krug Cannon is fired, it will take a long time.

Therefore, according to the general's opinion, the so-called military is valuable and speed is important. The longer the officers and soldiers delay here, the more disadvantageous it will be to us.

Therefore, the general felt that since he had to capture Zhijin Pass no matter what, he should finish his work in one battle and try every means to break the city.Although the Krug Cannon is good, other methods may not work.If multiple methods are used together, it might make it easier for us to attack the city. "

When Yang Zhaoji heard what Huang Degong said, he knew that he already had some ideas in his mind, so he leaned back on his seat and asked with interest:

"It seems that you already have some ideas. Let's talk about some strategies to break the city."

At this time, Geng Dang was also ecstatic, thinking that Huang Degong was obviously trying to find a way out for him, and he was very grateful to him in his heart.

"Sir, Commander-in-Chief, I have been observing the terrain here for a few days and found that although it is between two mountains, it seems easy to defend and difficult to attack. But it has a very fatal flaw, that is, the land is very soft. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at the ground beneath their feet. After a brief glance, they knew that what Huang Degong said was true.

But after Jinghuang Degong said this, everyone knew what he wanted to do.

Yang Zhaoji's eyes lit up when he heard this, thinking that this was indeed a good idea, and the effect might be even better when combined with the Krug Cannon.

"As expected, you are from Licaolanchang. Your idea is not bad. But I am afraid that the rebels in the city will find out about this plan, which will be troublesome."

As soon as Yang Zhaoji said this, before Huang Degong could speak, Jiang Lin on the side shook her head and retorted.

"No, if the Krug artillery fires all day long, the noise will be extremely loud. Even we can't bear it, let alone the rebels in the city. They will definitely not be able to hear it."

With Jiang Lin's support, Yang Zhaoji no longer had any worries. "What General Jiang said is that our army happens to have enough gunpowder, and with the cooperation of Krupp artillery, I don't believe that we can't blow up the city wall."

At this point, everyone present already knew what Huang Degong wanted to do.

That is to take advantage of the soft nature of the local soil to dig tunnels under the Zhijinguan city wall, then pile up gunpowder and blow up the city wall.

Originally, this tactic was difficult to implement. In the opinion of Yang Zhaoji and others, the rebels must be prepared for this since they were defending the city. They would also arrange special soldiers to use pottery urns buried underground to monitor the sounds of underground excavations. There is movement or attempts to destroy the tunnel.

But Jiang Lin's words just now reminded him that the Krug artillery was now shelling Zhijin Pass all day long, so this was the best cover.In this case, no matter what movement was happening underground, it would be covered up by the sound of shelling.

So Yang Zhaoji immediately decided to finalize the matter and let Huang Degong and Geng Dang jointly carry out the task, one responsible for shelling and the other responsible for digging tunnels.Moreover, all manpower in the army can be mobilized, and no one is allowed to shirk the responsibility at will.

"Now the army is stationed at Zhijin Pass, and it can be said that it has completed its success in one battle. According to the intelligence report, An Bangyan has also led his troops back to support, and is now in Zhijin Pass. Therefore, there is no room for failure in this battle, and the rebels must be eradicated in one fell swoop. There is no room for failure. .”

Everyone here naturally knows the importance of this battle. From the beginning of this year until now, haven't they been waiting for this opportunity.

"Hmph, when the Bozhou Rebellion broke out, we should have eradicated the Shuixi'an clan in one fell swoop, otherwise there would not have been the disaster we have today. We must eradicate it this time, and we must not leave any more trouble in the future."

In the 25th year of Wanli, Yang Yinglong of Bozhou, who was also one of the four chieftains, rebelled. On the side of the Shuixi An family was the 79th generation An Jiangchen. Since Shuixi and the Yang family of Bozhou were also related by marriage for generations, An Jiangchen's position was inevitably swayed, although in the end he was still under his subordinates. After persuasion, troops were sent to assist the officers and soldiers.

But even so, he was reluctant to contribute.

During the final battle against Hailongtun, An Jiangchen was responsible for attacking the mountains behind Hailongtun. Since he had a close personal relationship with Yang Yinglong, he pretended to attack Hailongtun every day, but in fact he took advantage of his position to secretly supply arms to Bozhou.

After Chen Lin, a famous anti-Japanese general, discovered this situation, he reported it to Li Hualong secretly.Governor Li Hualong immediately ordered Anjiang's ministers to retreat thirty miles, and ordered Liu Wei to lead his troops to the back mountain to prepare to break the pass.

Finally, the Ming army disguised itself as the Shuixi Army transporting supplies and sneaked into the back pass. Countless Ming troops swarmed in and rushed into the pass.Hailongtun was captured from the back door, and Yang Yinglong was defeated and died.

After the war, some people wanted to blame the Shuixi'an clan for this incident, but Governor Li Hualong did not want to cause trouble again, so he did not report the matter to the court. Instead, he expressed his merit and asked the court to reward the Shuixi'an clan generously.

This matter was well known to everyone in Guizhou, so Yang Yumao, the commander-in-chief of Guizhou, was extremely dissatisfied with the Shuixi'an family. He thought that the court was so generous to him, but he still harbored rebellious intentions. It would be a shame to die.

Yang Zhaoji naturally knew about this, and Zhu Xieyuan had already confessed to him before coming. This time the emperor was angry and demanded to "avoid future troubles forever."

Therefore, they will not give up until the Shui Xi'an clan is exterminated this time.Therefore, he was not surprised when he heard Yang Yumao's words, but nodded in agreement.

"At this point, it's too late for them to surrender. This An Bangyan is probably on pins and needles. Qin Minping and Wen Yingkui are staring at him. As soon as he leaves Weiguan Village and returns to Zhijin Pass, they will I will go straight to the Weiguan Village, and I guess I will take action now when I look at the time, and we will see what he does then."

As Yang Zhaoji spoke, he turned his head and cupped his hands to Yang Yumao, while looking at the people in the camp and said:

"Now the enemy is weak and we are strong. Although Zhijin Pass has not been conquered for a long time, we cannot just wait. It will take some time for General Huang Shen and General Geng Shen to break the city. I think we still need to plan carefully.

Therefore, I discussed with Mr. Yang that the boundary of Zhijin Pass was originally the home base of the Shuixi'an clan. The villages in it had been respectful to the Shuixi'an clan for generations, and they inevitably delivered information and supplies to them.

Therefore, General Yang will take advantage of this period to personally lead 1 people to patrol the surrounding villages to see if there are any rebellious people. If they encounter anyone who dares to resist the official army, they will be severely punished. "

Seeing the righteous words spoken by the Commander-in-Chief, a smart person can see the intention at a glance.

This is not patrolling the village. It is clearly to give myself a reason to rob homes and homes.

However, no one would expose this behavior. After all, there was such a good opportunity to "suppress the rebellion", and they could get both money and credit. How could they miss it?

So everyone stood up to accept the order, and some people were muttering in their hearts to see how they could join in.

So seeing that the important matter had been decided and Yang Zhaoji no longer delayed, he asked Huang Degong and Geng Dang to get the matter done, and then let everyone leave.

Huang and Geng also knew that their responsibilities were important, so they had some discussions when they returned, and finally dispersed after finalizing the details.

(End of this chapter)