The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 59 Finding Vulnerabilities
On the tenth day of the first month of the fifth year of Tianqi, Huang Sheng's fleet came to cruise in the coastal waters of Gaizhou. After a day of observation, no signs of life were found.

After watching with fixed binoculars, it can be basically confirmed that Jiannu has not given up Wanghaidun, and there are signs of soldiers stationed there.

Huang Sheng resolutely decided to break the ice in the harbor behind the small hill last time and moor, and use 'sealed pontoons' to splice temporary docks and pave roads.

When the "Guangning" broke the ice, the "Gaizhou" was on alert, and the two warships of the Shanhaiguan Navy were monitoring the enemy's situation in the offshore two nautical miles away.

Here is really a thousand mountains and birds flying away, thousands of paths and people disappearing, and the silence like death.

The situation that Huang Sheng worried about did not happen. Except for the nearest Wanghai Pier, where Jiannu was stationed, there was no human habitation for dozens of miles nearby, and no one accidentally bumped into the vicinity and heard the sound of ice breaking.

Huang Sheng was still cautious. The first thing he did when he went ashore was not to reconnaissance Wanghaidun, but to simply repair the road leading to the reconnaissance point, repair the ice in places that were too slippery into steps, and sprinkle soot to prevent it from slipping.

Order the servants to make safe the most convenient way to escape quickly, and when they are familiar with it, explain to them that reserving retreat routes is the first essential of guerrilla warfare. will be wiped out.

Huang Sheng is already a god-like existence in everyone's eyes, and the servants carry out the order without hesitation, and earnestly appreciate Huang Sheng's precepts and deeds.

One day later, the five observation points started to work, and the people inside did not work hard at all, because Huang Sheng led the team well prepared and fully prepared.

A snow pit was dug on a snow-covered mountain, and the white canvas tent was disguised as a small snow bag slightly higher than the surrounding area, in which four people could hide and watch in turn.

A passage was dug in the snow on the back, and everyone bent over to go in and out, and they couldn't see in the direction of Haidun.The snow-white tent made of several layers of thick canvas can't let in any cold wind, and it blends with the mountain scenery.

There are briquettes in the tent for heating, and there is almost no smoke, but some smell comes out from the back of the tent through the pipes, so I don’t worry about being discovered by Wang Haidun.

Because the observation points are all on the mountain to the south five miles away, and the wind is northerly now, the faint smell of burning briquettes will only float to the sea.

The burning briquettes are all burned on the ship, and brought to the tent at the observation point. As long as the briquettes are replaced in time, they will not go out, and the black smoke from the coal stove will be avoided.

The soldiers had hot soup and hot water to drink while spying on Jiannu's every move, which was very pleasant.

The observation point was full of soldiers preparing to participate in the attack. They carefully recorded Jiannu's every move, and slept directly at the observation point without returning to the boat at night, adopting round-the-clock surveillance.

After two days of spying, it was found that there were more than [-] Jiannu garrisoned here. There was no Aha and there seemed to be no women. I found that other Jiannu came here twice. They were all cavalry led by Jiannu white armor soldiers. Thirty or so should be the patrol.

There must be more than three people on duty in Wanghaidun at night. There must be secret sentries, because I found Jiannu sentries talking to people a few times, but it was not with the two Jiannu sentries who had already seen it.

If it is impossible to copy the previous tactics, the number of opponents has more than doubled, and they are more cautious. It is impossible to kill the three clear sentries and a few unknown sentries silently.

The only favorable condition compared to last time is that if the slave cavalry supports here, the time for the horses to be unable to gallop in the knee-high snow will be doubled.

But there are advantages and disadvantages, and your own fighters can't run fast either.

Every day, Huang Sheng held meetings with the heads of the five observation points, and everyone had no way to sneak up on them for the time being.Forcibly attacking Wanghaidun is not allowed by one's own strength and time, and there is no reason for guerrilla warfare to attack the enemy's city by force.

It is unrealistic to count the Jiannu patrol team. With the number of people he can attack, he may not be able to defeat the Jiannu team of 30 people. Even if he wins, he will suffer heavy casualties. This is unacceptable to Huang Sheng.

There is no way, there are too few servants who can fight. Although they are not afraid of sacrifice and desire to confront Jiannu, Huang Sheng is reluctant to consume them. He would rather not have military achievements but preserve strength. If you are alone, you will resolutely not do it.

It is not feasible to use gunpowder to plant bombs. The power of burying gunpowder in the snow is limited, and it is impossible to create a string of rubble piles like the ambush at Lianshanyi.

The sudden emergence of many rocks in the snow is too eye-catching, and Jiannu's 30-member patrol team will only let themselves have a chance unless they are collectively blind.

Moreover, in this place, the road that the slave patrol team must pass through is relatively wide, and the combat effect is worrying.

Huang Sheng couldn't think of any good way to win the victory with the least casualties for the time being, so he had to take a closer look, and if it didn't work, he would change to another place and make plans.

Tossing and turning at night made it difficult to fall asleep, He Xiang knew that the young master had something on his mind, and she didn't share with her when she came to the sea, she visited him many times at night, she wanted to comfort the young master, but she didn't know how to speak, she just looked at her beloved young master obsessively.

It was only in the morning that Huang Sheng fell into a deep sleep. After noon, Huang Mingli hurried back. He went directly to the cabin where Huang Sheng was resting, and said happily: "Reporting, good news! We found a few Jiannu out this morning. gone."

Huang Sheng sat up immediately, and said, "The Jianu stationed at Wanghaidun came out? How many people are there? It's freezing cold, what are they doing?"

Huang Mingli said: "Three people came out, driving two ox carts, and only one Jiannu rode a horse. He came to draw water not far from our lurking point."

It turned out that three Jian slaves came out of Wanghaidun early this morning, drove two ox carts loaded with three large wooden barrels, and came to a place not far from the observation point to fetch water.

Huang Mingli and the others waited for them to leave, and came to the place where Jiannu fetched water, and found a hot spring there. The lookout post at Wanghaidun could not see so far, and there was a hill blocking it.

Huang Mingli said happily: "My lord, we can at least kill three Jian slaves this time, so we won't be empty-handed."

Huang Sheng was also very happy, but he didn't know if there was a rule for Jiannu to fetch water. He said: "It's reasonable, let them go first, don't startle them, wait until they come to fetch water again, and try to find out their general rules."

Huang Mingli said: "The humble job understands that it has been arranged so that everyone can't act rashly."

Huang Sheng was happy. It was no problem for him to beat up three Jiannu with dozens of people. He just wondered if he could use this opportunity to expand the results of the battle?

He also told Huang Mingli: "You have to observe more carefully, don't worry, we have plenty of time, at least we can get the exact number of slaves at Wanghaidun."

Huang Mingli said: "I understand the humble job, in fact, I have roughly figured it out, and it will be no problem to confirm it again in a day or two."

He was very excited, and immediately went back to spy on Jianu.

Seeing that the young master was happy and ready to get up, He Xiang happily came to Huang Sheng's side to wait for the young master to get dressed, but he hugged him into his arms.The beauty was overwhelmed with shame, but didn't want to break free.

Huang Sheng said cheerfully: "He Xiang, you haven't seen us behead Jiannu, have you? This time you can see it with your own eyes. We can at least turn those three villains into heads."

He Xiang put her face close to Huang Sheng's ear and said softly, "My lord, you have to be careful, I'm worried all the time."

"I have such a lovely beauty, how can I be willing to take risks?" Huang Sheng's face gently rubbed against the girl's delicate cheeks.

Seeing the young master..., the beauty put her arms around the young master's neck shyly, and kissed his face with her warm lips.

The lingering kiss was infatuated, and He Xiang couldn't hold it anymore. The two had been in love for many times without further progress. They were enjoying the feeling of being loved by each other.

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Huang Sheng came out of the cabin refreshed, and took a dozen servants to inspect the Jiannu water intake in person.

This is at the foot of a mountain, and it happened to be blocked by a mountain bag from the sight of Wanghaidun and his five observation points. No wonder there was no steaming hot spring two days ago.

After six days of careful observation, it was found that Jiannu fetched water irregularly, ranging from three days to two days. It may be that Wanghaidun cannot use the same amount of water every day. When he found that there was no water, he came here to transport it.

They were driving two ox carts, followed by only one Jiannu on horseback. The speed was very slow, and it was entirely possible to find out that they would make arrangements when they went out.

The three Jian slaves must be dead, there is no doubt about it.Huang Sheng is going to make the most of the fatal loophole that there is no water source in the fortress built by Jiannu, and let Jiannu pay a bloody lesson for their negligence.

Huang Sheng also lost no time in explaining to his servants how to stick to one place. Food, water, firewood, and cotton clothes, which seem not to be too important, will be fatal shortcomings if they are not fully prepared.

The fatal omission of Jiannu this time was that there was no water source in Wanghaidun. Under Huang Sheng's request, the servants put themselves in the command position of this battle, thinking about how to win Jiannu at the least cost.

They all thought about it for a few days while observing, and thought of many ways, but they were all very far-fetched. Now everyone sees that the enemy commander's stupidity gave him a chance, everyone thinks it is true, and everyone's face shows comprehension smile.

Looking at these brave and simple fighters, Huang Sheng was quite relieved. The stupid Jiannu didn't know a single character, so what's the reason why there are so many famous generals?
It is because they often fight and often win battles, and they have realized the true meaning of war in the victorious battles.

I also deliberately train the soldiers under my command, teach them culture, explain the art of war to them, and encourage them to think, so what will happen to them tomorrow?
In this battle, the recruits should be trained to the greatest extent, and the servants who have never been on the battlefield should be exposed to blood. In addition to those who are scheduled to land in combat, more than half of the gunners and sailors will be brought along to participate in the ambush.

The weapons used by the gunners are not artillery, but lifting guns. Sixteen gunners, with the cooperation of the same number of sailors, manipulate sixteen lifting guns equipped with tripod brackets.Their task was not to fight the three Jiannu who fetched water, but to participate in the elimination of the cavalry who came to find the missing Jiannu who fetched water.

In order to fight an ambush in the ice and snow, the women of Huangjiashan Island used white canvas, cotton, and tinned and anti-rust steel wire to sew thick and warm cotton armor, gloves and protective clothing for each servant. ministry hat.

Helms and visors were also stitched with white canvas, and each had a warm white cloak that served both as camouflage and as a quilt.

Huang Sheng asked his servants to wear the Daming-style cotton armor inside to increase the protective effect. Now standing in the ice and snow, they don't feel cold, and it's not easy for the enemy to find them. The road is like a shutter-like gap on the outside.

Infantry battle spearmen should also be equipped with an additional layer of iron armor. Such protection cannot be penetrated by a direct Jiannu infantry bow at a distance of thirty steps.

(End of this chapter)