Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

After capturing Beijing, the Shun army seized a large amount of equipment from the Beijing Camp, including a large number of artillery pieces. These people from the Beijing Camp fought like a basket and had no combat effectiveness. However, they were under the feet of the emperor, and Chongzhen spent money to support them, and they had good equipment. As a result, they were now treated like gold coin babies and gave Li Zicheng a lot of gold coins.

"Get out of the way!!! The artillery has no eyes!" Some of the Chuang army came out with artillery. According to normal logic, such large-scale weapons cannot be used to capture targets alive. Everyone has to be cautious. But these low-level generals of the Chuang army are all old and stubborn. What do I care about you? In fact, they are a little anxious because they have been fighting for so long. In short, they are furious.

"They are going to use artillery. This place is unusable. Get ready to evacuate." M16, who had been paying attention to the situation outside, naturally would not miss such critical information. He took out a smoke bomb from his side, pulled the ring, and threw it outside.

Accompanied by a hissing sound, a large amount of smoke began to spread nearby.

"Here they come again! Be careful of the poisonous smoke from these thieves!"

"Hurry! Hurry up and pee!!! Cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth!"

"I can't pee!"

"Damn it! I'll lend you some!"

"Brother, you've been a little irritated lately..."

Hearing the panicked sounds outside, M16's mouth twitched. He loosened his thumb and threw two fragmentation grenades outside.

"Bang bang!" There were two loud noises. People outside thought that the people inside were firing cannons, but in fact, the situation was much more tragic. Two fragmentation grenades in such narrow terrain were simply deadly clubs. The Shun army surrounding the wall was almost wiped out on the spot. The smoke was getting thicker and thicker. The Shun army outside hesitated and dared not go in. They could only defend heavily on the periphery.

At this moment, two figures suddenly rushed out from the smoke!

"They are here!!!" The sharp-eyed Shun army immediately noticed the situation, but just as they shouted, they heard a sound like a motorcycle engine and an extremely dazzling sword light!

As the sky gradually darkened, the particle effects on the executioner's body became more and more obvious. Looking at the large area of ​​residual blood in front of him, the red light in the executioner's eyes could almost summon Tiga. The three stages of charging light on the blade were shining brightly, and two small jet thrusters appeared on the executioner's calves.

Damn it, I've been hiding from that Griffin guy for so long, today I'm going to show you what a black hand is! Otherwise, you think I'm a Cybertron Demon Hunter for nothing!

The engine started running, and the thruster flames behind the executioner's legs turned from red to blue. The whole person rushed towards the heavy army like a fighter jet, and the Great Wilderness Star fell!

A red light flashed, followed by a fierce whistling sound, the crisp sound of broken bones and tendons, and endless screams and wails. He raised his sword and swept it across. The huge kinetic energy brought about a powerful force that these flesh and blood bodies could not bear. A large number of people were separated from their bodies at that moment. He raised his hand and slashed it. A cavalryman was picked up and flew up with his horse. Then he was hit by a black shadow in the sky and fell heavily to the ground. The black and red lightning rushed violently through the crowd. No one could stop it. He chopped it down with a heavy sword. Many soldiers of the Chuang army, including a team of rattan shield soldiers, were directly crushed to the ground by this tremendous force. The violent shock wave made the people around unstable.

"This guy is a royal relative!!!? Is there anyone practicing Taoism in the Ming Dynasty!!!"

Volume 407: Chapter Chapter : Northern Expedition

The value of the thousand taels of gold from the royal family in front of them could be said to be deeply engraved in the hearts of every soldier of the rebel army. Before, they thought that they could make a fortune by giving a thousand taels of gold to a female relative, but now...

You only gave me a thousand taels of gold for this kind of monster! ? Whoever wants to do it can do it! !

Li Zicheng was in the Forbidden City, and the outer city of the capital had already been physically connected. Many of the rebel troops saw an immortal cultivator in the alleys of Beijing, killing everyone with full special effects, which caused great panic.

Anyway, the atmosphere in the capital has been livened up.

"How do you feel?" M16 looked at the executioner who came back with a gloomy face calmly.

"No, the monster is too fragile, I can't connect the combos, it's not satisfying"

"There will be plenty of opportunities later. I have to find a way to attract attention and leave the city. I'll send a message first."

"Okay," the executioner, who had enjoyed himself for the time being, did not resist M16's arrangement.

“It seems that the plan is going well.”

Seeing that everything went well from M16, followed by an M4 ok emoticon, AK12, who was responsible for the transfer, nodded. Given the other party's personality, being able to send such a message showed that the effect was very good.

"Notify the tourists that we are ready to depart."

Pulling up their masks and putting down their night vision goggles, the entire team began to move like a sleeping beast slowly waking up. For the sake of concealment, the entire team traveled at night and rested during the day. If everything went well, the attention of the Chuang army would be completely attracted by the other team. The only thing to pay attention to is the distance to the end of the dock. There, there should be a large number of Chuang troops stationed. It is simply unrealistic to want to go around them, and a head-on conflict is almost inevitable.

However, no one would be afraid of this. As for those tourists, there is no need to tell them, right?

Putting all this aside, the situation of the Chuang army and Jiang Han in Henan Province is like sitting on a powder keg, extremely precarious. With the continuous dispatch of reinforcements from the Chuang army, the trend of moving south is almost inevitable, and the conflict between the two sides is imminent.

To the surprise of the Chuang army, the other side seemed to have started preparing for the Northern Expedition long ago, and their surprise attack hit a wall of steel.

Today's volunteers are all excited and full of passion. They still remember the call for the Northern Expedition initiated by the gentleman some time ago.

"Since the invasion of Beijing by the rebels, the Ming Dynasty has lost its power and the whole country has been in decline. The rebels have committed atrocities, plundered the people, and oppressed the good people, like evil spirits, causing the people in the north to suffer. In Liaodong, the Tatars have entered the pass and have seized two of the three passes. The defense line of Liaodong is in danger. In the south, the Dutch are eyeing it covetously and are still intent on suppressing their evil intentions. The Central Plains is now in a critical moment of survival."

Jiang Han stood on the stage, looking at the young and determined faces below. There was expectation and eagerness in their eyes as they looked at him.

"From the day I decided to start the rebellion, I vowed that I would allow every citizen under my rule to live like a human being, with their heads held high. However, this simple wish was not tolerated by others."

"Those high officials enjoyed everything that the people had worked hard to earn, while the people's blood and sweat were plundered by these high-ranking masters, and only a tiny bit fell into the hands of these poor working people. On that day, I knew that if I wanted to realize my wish, I had to change the world anew."

"Now that we are strong and powerful, the opportunity to take back our homeland and rebuild our country is right in front of us. I must consider whether this is my only chance in this life."

"When I was fighting against the Ming court, they called me Jiang Zei. Now that the Ming court is gone, the Chuang army will call me Jiang Zei again... I expect that the Tartars will continue to call me Jiang Zei in the future..." Jiang Han smiled and shook his head.

"We'll let them know what to call us, we'll let them know what they've pissed off, and we'll let them know what they're going to face!"

"We are the approaching storm!"

"We will awaken the dark clouds in the cage!"

"We will take back our true names!"

"When suffering comes from the sky, crush it with your fists!"

"I wish my people to hold their heads high from now on, and let everyone be a flame! No longer need to be tortured by the coldness of the world! If you have a little strength, you can give off a little light. If you want to ignite a flame, I want to be the first firewood!"

On that day, Jiang Han established a country in Yangzhou, named it Yan, and led 30,000 elite troops to march north!

Forbidden City, the Imperial Court

Li Zicheng coughed and said, "I have received a secret report that Jiang Han has ascended the throne in Nanjing and is personally leading 30,000 troops northward. He is already on his way."

"What? Thirty thousand, and a large army?"

There was a commotion among everyone in the hall. They only knew that King Chuang had summoned them to discuss matters and said that there was urgent military information, but they didn't know what it was specifically. They didn't expect that Jiang Han was coming to attack, with an army of 30,000?

"With such a small number of troops, they are still marching north? What are they marching for? What the hell!?"

Everyone looked at each other and saw the mockery in each other's eyes. With so few people going to the Northern Expedition, are you drunk?

Prime Minister Niu Jinxing said with a smile: "It's just a title, maybe there are only 10,000 or 5,000 people!"

Everyone in the hall nodded in agreement. From ancient times to the present, who has not claimed to have fought a war? Even when the Dashun Army was a bandit, even if there were only tens of thousands of people, they claimed to have a million. Who doesn't know how to brag and bluff?

Everyone in the hall was laughing, feeling relieved, except Li Zicheng and Song Xiance, who were frowning.

Song Xiance said, "But Jiang Han, although he has a small number of people, his record is indeed solid. The Ming court and the Tartars have been unable to do anything about him. We should be more careful. If we lose this battle, it will be a heavy blow to our Dashun regime. Who will lead the troops as the vanguard? How about the specific battle? How about it, E?"

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance were both worried. Everyone in Dashun was lazy now. Moreover, their territory was larger now. They couldn't just fight and go anywhere they wanted. There were too many places to defend. Shandong, Shaanxi, Henan, they couldn't afford to lose any of these places. They had no idea what to do.

At this moment, Niu Jinxing said, "The Jiang army is small in number, so it is impossible for them to split up on a large scale. We have the advantage in numbers, and even if one person spits, they can be killed. I have a plan that can ensure that my army will completely wipe out these bandits."

Niu Jinxing looked up at Li Zicheng and said, "The Jiang bandit has few troops and will not dare to split up. Even if he does, it doesn't matter. Your Majesty only needs to lead the army in person, concentrate all the forces and attack his main force. As long as we can defeat his main force, the other forces will naturally be invincible!"

Song Xiance clapped his hands and praised, "Great! I heard that more than 20 years ago, the Ming army also divided its troops into four groups to attack Liaodong. The old Khan of Jiannu, Nurhaci, used this tactic of "no matter how many groups you come from, I will only go one group" to defeat the Ming army one by one. It was really a great plan!"

When the generals in the hall heard what the military advisor said, and there were successful cases listed before them, many of them looked at Niu Jinxing in surprise. This old man is always enjoying romance at home, so when did he start to read history books?

Li Zicheng also nodded with satisfaction. What Niu Jinxing said made sense. If they followed his strategy, it should not be difficult for Dashun to win.

Niu Jinxing shook his head and said, "Everyone, please look at this mountain and river topographic map!"

As he spoke, he walked to the topographic map unfolded by the eunuch on the side of the hall, pointed to Shaanxi, Henan and other places and said: "The Jiang bandit's troops are originally from the south of the Yangtze River. If they want to go north, the battle line is too long. The shortest distance is hundreds of miles away. There is no way to form a rescue. In this battle, if our Dashun army concentrates one route and attacks Shandong to besiege its main force, and then takes advantage of the situation to go south, we will surely succeed immediately and pacify the south of the Yangtze River in one battle!"

Li Zicheng kept nodding his head and admired Niu Jinxing even more. He felt relieved and thought that Dashun still had talented people!

When they heard that the king had entered Jiangnan, the generals in the palace immediately became excited and clamored that the king should lead the army in person to Jiangnan to seize food, money and women.

"My Dashun army is numerous and powerful, and is invincible. Even if hundreds of thousands of them attack continuously, it is still like an ant killing an elephant. How can Jiang Han's army of only 30,000 withstand it? He can't even handle 100,000 lives!"

Liu Zongmin could no longer bear it and said, "Prince Chuang, give the order! Defeat the Tianwu Army, capture the Jiang thief alive, and then march into Nanzhili in one go, then sweep across Zhejiang and Huguang provinces to solve the army's food and grass problem!"

Li Zicheng was very excited. He had long wanted to reorganize the army and restore the morale of the soldiers. Now they were all in a mess. Niu Jinxing's strategy was just what he wanted! Not only that, he also wanted to make a big move and lead the army in person!

"Speed ​​is of the essence in war. Marquis Ci and Marquis Mian, the two of you will lead your troops into Shandong immediately to deploy defenses!"

"Prime Minister Niu and Gao Yigong will stay in the capital to supply the army with food and fodder. All the rest of you, count your troops and follow me in person!"

Li Zicheng regained his former commanding demeanor, glanced at everyone in the hall, and said solemnly: "Within three days, all troops must march out and assemble in Bazhou. Anyone who delays will be executed!"

On Yuhuang Mountain, one could see the soldiers of the Volunteer Army from the surrounding hills busy like ants digging trenches and building earthen walls half a person's height.

Various types of artillery of the Volunteer Army were placed between the earth walls, and the Volunteer Army soldiers defended with guns behind the walls. Several trenches were dug in front of the earth walls. The military academy taught us repeatedly that it is better to create shelters than to look for them. If you want a safe environment, you have to create it yourself. The technique of digging holes must be mastered. These are life-saving things, and no one will fail to learn them seriously.

The volunteers deployed 300 red-haired cannons on the defense line, all of which were heavy artillery of more than eight pounds with a range of about 900 meters. There were also 500 large Portuguese cannons, some of which were captured.

The volunteers were still setting up their defenses and enjoying themselves when a team of Shun cavalrymen came galloping over a dozen miles away from the Ming army's Panlongshan defense line. They wore felt hats with red tassels and black uniforms with a big "Shun" character on them. They were the most elite soldiers of the Shun army.

More and more soldiers from the old camp gathered. All of them were excellent horsemen. They escorted Li Zicheng and the generals of the Chuang army to Panlong Mountain to inspect the defense line of the Volunteer Army.

Li Zicheng wanted to find out the situation of the Ming army, so he sent a group of people to conduct reconnaissance.

The soldiers of the old camp cheered and rode their horses towards Yuhuang Mountain and other places. As the old camp, they were accompanied by horses. Their years of experience in following the Ming army made them as skilled in horsemanship as those of the Mongols, which was all acquired through practice.

Moreover, the soldiers of the old camp did not have heavy armor. They all wore cotton armor that looked like a cover, and there were no iron plates in the armor. Ordinary Shun soldiers only wore light armor, and iron armor did not exist. In their experience, they had to be lightly equipped to run fast. If you wore such thick armor, wouldn't you fall behind? When it comes to running away, the key is to be faster than your colleagues.

The person in charge of leading the reconnaissance was Li Zicheng's godson Li Shuangxi, who was considered a young and promising general in the Shun army. As he was galloping along, he suddenly saw smoke and dust billowing ahead, as if a group of people were coming this way.

"Enemy troops are coming, be on guard!"

At Li Shuangxi's command, the soldiers in the old camp immediately began to be on alert. They knew that the first battle between the two sides might be about to break out.

Li Shuangxi was surprised to find that the enemy cavalry on the opposite side were equipped with very luxurious equipment. They were all wearing black Jinyiwei-style uniforms, with a layer of thick armor on their shoulders, and heavy helmets that were completely incomprehensible. Even their faces were covered with masks, and even the front and sides of their horses were covered with a layer of armor.

Under the black masks, their expressions could not be seen at all. They looked very cool, and there was something like a musket stuck in their horses.

"Fuck, is Jiangnan so rich? What the hell is this look?"

Seeing the old soldiers in the camp looking at each other in bewilderment, Li Shuangxi snorted coldly and said, "I will never allow anyone to be more pretentious than me." He suddenly grasped the bow on the saddle, quickly pulled out a feather arrow from the quiver, aimed at one of the cavalrymen, and pulled the bow in an instant, and the armor on his body clanged.

With a whoosh, the arrow shot out with a sharp whistle. However, when the extremely sharp arrow was about to hit the target, it was caught directly from mid-air. From a distance, Li Shuangxi saw the other party's eyes looking at him.

I have to say that this guy is quite unlucky. He just happened to meet a small reconnaissance team led by humanoids who were surveying the terrain outside. While he was walking there, he saw a feather arrow flying over from the enemy camp. Fortunately, he reacted quickly. If he hadn't paid attention... it would have been fine.

There was a price to pay for disturbing the witch. The humanoid here simply picked up the rifle in his hand and started shooting. After several "bangs", several soldiers from the old camp were shot and fell to the ground without even a chance to scream.

These soldiers from the old camp were also elite. After they reacted, they quickly picked up their bows and arrows to fight back. They used small bows with an incredibly fast firing rate, and shot continuously on horseback. Their movements were graceful and very entertaining to watch.

However, the action is very cool, but it is useless. It's like Master Ai is standing in front of a bear with ten thousand layers of Heart Steel, with sheep knife, cannon, split arrow, and scrape, just scrape!

There was an archer in the old camp who shot three arrows in one second. Sparks were almost coming out of his hands. All the arrows hit the human figure on the opposite side, but he was horrified to find that the cavalry on the opposite side had several arrows stuck in his chest but was fine and rushed straight towards him.

Isn't it okay? He shot the UMP45.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

A burst of gunfire rang out, and several bodies of the soldiers in the old camp fell to the ground again. Even Li Shuangxi was hit by a stray bullet. He held his right arm and grimaced. His arm was considered useless.

Li Shuangxi was injured, and the soldiers in the old camp were leaderless. Seeing that the enemy was fully armed, wearing thick iron armor and iron masks, they looked scary and immediately fell into chaos.

A team of volunteer cavalry rushed over like a whirlwind, and with the long spears in their hands, they pierced straight into the hearts of the soldiers in the old camp in front, penetrating their bodies and suddenly a blood mist rose up.

In the blink of an eye, blood splattered everywhere, screams rang out, the old camp soldiers also fought back, but they became more and more frustrated, the enemy's armor was too strong, the swords chopped at them and sparks flew, but it didn't break the defense at all! The enemy's attack on them was a critical hit, and they dealt +0 damage to the enemy, and they still used hammers! ?

After just a few encounters, the soldiers in the old camp, who had been enjoying a carefree life for several months, finally became frightened, spurred their horses and ran away, disappearing in the wilderness in a flash.

Looking at the trail of dust ahead and the fast escape speed, the volunteer cavalrymen were all in a heavy mood, feeling inferior. The humanoids were also amazed, they could really run.

Li Zicheng slowly put down the telescope, his face becoming more gloomy. How could his old camp be so vulnerable in the hands of the enemy? In this river?

I've been adjusting my work and rest schedule these past two days. I admit that I'm a bit tired of not having full attendance. Once I get better, I won't give up next month!

Volume 408: Chapter Chapter : The Sinner, Standing on the Earth

Ten miles away from Yuhuang Mountain, the Shun army camp is vast and endless, extending more than twenty miles from east to west, with flags of various colors fluttering like a dense forest.

In the vast wilderness between the two armies' defense lines, gunshots rang out from time to time, teams of cavalry were fighting each other, and the volunteer scouts were strangling the Shun cavalry who came to spy on the situation to ensure that the other side could not obtain effective intelligence. This was also a way of training troops.

In places where the Dashun army could not see, a large number of scouts and soldier ants had already figured out everything about the Dashun army, not only their deployment, firepower configuration, and personnel arrangements, but they even knew where Li Zicheng went to shit.

Through spying during these days, the volunteers obtained accurate intelligence that the Shun army now had a large artillery camp, most of the artillery in it was captured from the Ming army, there were 165 red cannons of various types and countless large and small Portuguese cannons.

However, the Shun Army’s red cannons were not large, with few weighing more than eight pounds, and their range was also limited.

Although this small cannon is nothing to Jiang Han's current configuration, it is still not suitable to take the initiative to attack under the current circumstances. Those large military units such as Iron Dogs have gone to Tianjin Port in the north to collect money. If they want to annihilate the enemy completely, they still have to deploy all their artillery arrays.

The strategy to deal with it was simple. Let the Shun army take the initiative to attack, and then defend for a wave (he repeatedly emphasized to the humanoids that it was a defense, not a fight). After they had seen the disparity of times, they would break up their momentum, and then defeat them in one go.

Although they had a great advantage, Jiang Han was an old defensive tower and was still thinking about how to avoid casualties at this time.

Jiang Han also believed that Li Zicheng would take the initiative to attack. After all, the Shun army had huge problems with logistics and supplies. They had a large number of soldiers and war horses, and they consumed a lot of food and fodder every day, at least 20,000 shi of food and fodder, not counting the losses. What would Li Zicheng use to feed them?

This is the first time that the Shun army is going into battle. Instead of the usual strategy of looting along the way, they use regular supply lines. How can Prime Minister Niu Jinxing, who is stationed in the capital, handle this for the first time?

In addition, the Shun army started marching very quickly and the logistics could not keep up.

On the other hand, Jiang Han was only 300 miles away from the important military town of Xuzhou. Xuzhou was under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili, where a large amount of food and fodder had already been stored. Moreover, there were only 30,000 volunteers, so he was not panicked at all.