Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

I wanted the dog to bring back these people's heads, but...

"Ah, I accidentally broke it into pieces... What should I do if I can't put it back together, Commander?"

".......Then try to bring back a bigger one."

What's on the tray now are the bigger ones that the dog brought back, which belonged to Lord Qian and Lord Li. To be honest, they're pretty disgusting.

"Alright, you've shown it off enough, take it away quickly, take the dog to take a bath, and wash it thoroughly! Bring it back smelling nice!"

Seeing the dog being taken away, and seeing the ministers in the room with ugly and frightened faces, he said, "Don't look at me like that. I don't want to. Isn't it that everyone wants to see it?"

"Now, everyone should have some understanding of the current situation, right? So, what do you think of my suggestion?"

Jiang Han looked at the ministers from various posts in Yangzhou kneeling in front of him, and it was difficult to describe the emotions in his heart.

"Hey, Master Jiang, I have something to ask you."

Someone in the crowd suddenly stood up and said loudly that he was Zhang Yun, the county magistrate of Yangzhou County, the top man under Wang Dang. When Yangzhou had no chief county magistrate, he was in charge of all affairs of the entire Yangzhou city. Of course, he also had a counselor as an assistant.

Because of his unreasonable behavior of suddenly standing up, the guards who were originally standing guard at the door, who were now wearing Ming Dynasty armor and looked very serious, couldn't stand it and stepped forward to press him back. After all, he had not learned any grappling techniques, so he had to endure the grievances.

"No, let the county magistrate ask it."

Jiang Han stopped the two guards and raised his hand to signal Zhang Yun to speak frankly.

Zhang Yun wanted to tidy up his appearance, but his thumbs were tied behind his back, so he couldn't use any strength. So he gave up, stood up and bowed his head as a greeting. "I have heard of the name of Jiang Manor Master. I heard that you are dedicated to the people and kind-hearted. You are a rare good man here. Even the county master praised you. You built factories in the city, improved people's livelihood, helped the poor and the needy, and helped countless people. But today, Jiang Manor Master is lawless, killing people without respect, and treats human life as worthless. Why has he changed so much?"

"Are you asking me why I rebelled?"

Here he comes, the mouth cannon guy is here! Every boss that cannot be defeated will have a mouth cannon segment, and Jiang Han has been prepared for it.

"It's actually very simple, a very plain little story. The commander of Yangzhou happens to be here too, so I'll just tell you a little bit."

Jiang Han gave a relatively general account of his experience with the Embroidered Uniform Guards, but in fact there was not much to say.

"When I was looking at the three Jinyiwei, I was thinking, as a person from Yangzhou City, I am more or less a person of some fame and status. When faced with such naked exploitation by the Jinyiwei, I was powerless to fight back. Then, how can those ordinary people who have no background and only rely on a few acres of thin land to survive resist? How many times have stories like this happened in this city? So, at that moment, I made a decision. I want to nail all those who exploit and oppress others in this city to the pillar of shame, so that the people can truly live a good life."

"But, Your Excellency, you said this action is for the common people, but how many people will be displaced by the war? How many people you mentioned will lose their lives in vain? Isn't this exploiting others?"

Well said! County Magistrate Zhang! All the adults knelt on the ground and silently cheered for County Magistrate Zhang.

Refute him harshly!

"So this is why I invited you all here. In order to save the common people from suffering from war, why don't you quickly order the city gates to be opened and let the camps in the city give up resistance? Isn't that wonderful?"

"Or do you want to spend time with Master Qian and his friends in this world and live a carefree life together?"

Seeing Jiang Han's threatening expression, the adults fell silent...

"Open the gate! General, but why...?"

"Stop talking nonsense. I'll open it if you're told to. Do you want to disobey military orders?"

"Ah...yes...yes!"

Overnight, the sky in Yangzhou City changed.

"Quickly take over the city defense, reorganize all the garrison troops into the city construction corps, and have them tear down the outer wall of Yangzhou and build it into a bastion!"

As soon as he entered the city, Jiang Han immediately began to take over the management of the entire Yangzhou affairs. The first step was to disband all the original Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers and let them participate in production.

"But, if we lay these people off directly, I'm afraid they will mutiny..."

"Then let them supervise each other and implement collective responsibility. Those who report instigators will be rewarded with money, and those who conceal and fail to report will be charged with harboring crimes. If anyone holds an illegal assembly, just shoot them!"

Jiang Han didn't care too much about this. It would be better to say that he had never had any idea about the Ming army from the beginning. In his eyes, they were just more than 10,000 strong laborers with good energy and strength. They were good at carrying cement and plaster. As for letting them fight?

Jiang Han had no hope at all in the fighting spirit of this army, which was based on an employment relationship and maintained purely by the intimidation of Ming Dynasty laws. The word "reliable" was completely unrelated to them.

To be honest, the refugees in the village now have stronger fighting spirit than these Ming troops, because they know what they are fighting for.

"If we want to renovate the entire Yangzhou City, I'm afraid we don't have enough money..."

"Then go and confiscate their homes! There are so many landlords in Yangzhou City. Do you want me to teach you how to fight the landlords? According to the previous training process, directly confiscate their homes and make their entire families participate in labor reform. Their living conditions will be the same as those of ordinary people, and all the money earned will be invested in production and construction."

"Yes!"

The managers left in a hurry. They had a feeling that the boss became more imposing after entering Yangzhou.

"Finally, the long march has taken its first step. Now, justice must begin to accelerate!"

Jiang Han posed: "MADE IN HAVEN!"

"The commander is sick again..."

Several humanoids gathered behind him and whispered.

Volume 172: Chapter Chapter : Many Affairs

The sky in Yangzhou City has changed.

This news was undoubtedly like a thunderclap in the hearts of every resident. Could it be that bandits had broken in? Why was there no movement? How did the weather suddenly change?

After the initial surprise, more doubts appeared in my heart.

Are the city defense forces of Yangzhou so weak? How did they lose the city without firing a single shot? What's going on? What happened?

As the sun rose, Jiang Han slowly entered the city with an army composed of many volunteers from Jiangjia Village outside the city. Looking at these unfamiliar troops, many people were filled with panic.

They are no longer the people of the Ming Dynasty, and are no longer protected by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Who are the new troops? What will they do to the people of Yangzhou? Will the butcher's knife be used on their own heads?

"Who are these people? Where did these rebels come from?"

"Shh! Keep your voice down. I want my life to come to you even if you don't!"

"That's not right. Isn't that Zhang Zhuzi? He was asking for food from me a month ago. Didn't he say he went to Jiang's farm?"

"It's the Jiang family village that's rebelling!"

"what!?"

Yangzhou City has become a melon field. Everyone is trying to find out what kind of person this new chief of Yangzhou is. In fact, except for Jiang Han's old subordinates, no one has any hope that Jiang Han can gain a foothold in Yangzhou City. They firmly believe that the Ming Dynasty army will definitely take back Yangzhou City, and Jiang Han, the thief of the country, will definitely be destroyed. But before that? They must survive under the new chief of Yangzhou City.

Even though Jiang Han once had a lot of reputation in the hearts of the people and most people had a good impression of him, now, due to his acts of rebellion, in the minds of many people, the favorability of Jiang Han has been completely reduced to zero, or even turned negative.

They would never recognize such a strange regime. They are Ming people in life and Ming ghosts in death!

"Listen up, all the people of Yangzhou. To celebrate the successful capture of Yangzhou without any fighting, all the people of Yangzhou can go to the county government office to receive a portion of food! First come, first served!"

The street official in charge of publicity walked past the people who were discussing the event and loudly announced the new celebration.

I'm sorry! Daming! I really need this food! Wait until I finish eating before I become a Daming citizen!

After entering the city, Jiang Han quickly accepted the surrender from the commander-in-chief Chen Maotai and quickly took over the defense of Yangzhou City.

Before these soldiers had time to figure out what was going on, they had already been clearly arranged. A new official document was delivered to the tent: military to civilian use, expansion of Yangzhou City, demolition of the original city walls, and reconstruction of new buildings. Looking at the triangular symbol on the drawing, these killers were confused.

"Shangguan... Isn't it a bad idea to tear down the city wall so soon? What if the imperial army attacks us?"

Faced with Jiang Han's bold move, many people still felt that they should be cautious. Now that they had just captured Yangzhou City, the news would certainly not be blocked. After the imperial court received the news, they would surely send troops to attack Yangzhou as soon as possible. If they demolished the city wall at this time, wouldn't they be completely exposed to the imperial court's artillery?

"Don't worry, the imperial army has never been our problem. What we need to worry about most is how to carry out administrative reforms and ensure a smooth transition for the residents of Yangzhou City."

"Issue a notice that a public trial will be held for the aristocratic families, landlords, and officials who have been arrested. If the people in the city have any grievances, they are welcome to report anonymously. Set up a wooden box for reporting outside the government office. It will not be guarded at night. The next day, find someone to collect the reporting information for trial. Of course, there are also rewards for real-name reporting. Please make a list for me."

"Also, send someone to sort out all the property and supplies seized from the house search, find a place to store them as a warehouse, ensure that there is an adequate supply of supplies, and then have the storytellers and members in the city do some conceptual dissemination and come up with a core slogan to post and promote."

Only when he really started to get involved in the operation of a city did Jiang Han realize that administrative management was such a troublesome and difficult thing. From a small farm to a big city, these are two completely different concepts. The matters that need to be considered and the measures that need to be implemented are more than an order of magnitude more.

Just building the framework itself made Jiang Han exhausted.

"We don't have to worry about resources now, so we need to build processing plants as soon as possible and carry out some light industrial processing projects, including improving textile technology and steam engine manufacturing. These things must be put into operation quickly... At the same time, we must help the people of Yangzhou City to have a stable transition..."

"By the way, 45 how long will it take for you to move to Yangzhou?"

As if he suddenly remembered something, Jiang Han reconnected with 45.

"The distance we travel every day is about ten kilometers. At this speed, we still have about a month to go."

"Okay, don't worry. I've sent people to pick you up. They brought enough food and supplies. If possible, I hope you can come back early after the pick-up people are in place. I have a new task for you."

"Okay? No problem. What's the mission?"

"I have taken over Yangzhou now. This news will most likely reach Nanjing in about four days. They will send troops to conduct a tentative attack. It will not be difficult to defend it, but I don't know the specific situation of these people. I need someone to go to Nanjing to help me get some key intelligence. I think you are the best person for such a difficult task."

"A mature capitalist huh? You've already started to learn this trick. Who taught you this old Sea King's rhetoric? 416?"

"Ah this..."

Jiang Han was really stumped by the question. Yes, first of all, let's rule out 416. That girl's face turned red after she said a few words, and her mouth was harder than anything else. Then who taught me? Self-taught? Natural talent? Both of these answers are hard to say.

"Hahaha, you're really considering it. Okay, I'll speed back after the support personnel take over. That's it for now."

"it is good"

After disconnecting the call, Jiang Han looked at the densely packed to-do list on the notebook in front of him and took out a charcoal pencil to circle the two options.

One, build a bastion. Two, it's my turn. Draw a card!

The capture of Yangzhou this time brought Jiang Han a large amount of public reputation income, which was enough for him to perform ten consecutive summons. However, since there are only two construction slots at present, the exciting ten-consecutive summons can only exist in the distant future.

“I don’t know what kind of good helper I can get this time…”

Jiang Han rubbed his hands in anticipation of the fly.

Volume 173: Chapter Chapter : Bastion and Card Drawing!

Building a bastion was the first construction task taken over by the officers and soldiers of Yangzhou, or no, the former Yangzhou garrison.

Bastion, which has been hailed as the most reliable defensive fortification since the artillery era in Europe, has withstood the test of countless wars. Until the full popularization of Vauban's engineering methods, this type of fortification was the nightmare of the attacker.

No matter how small a country or city is, with its solid bastions and firepower system, it can often withstand siege from an army several times larger than its own for at least several months.

The design of the bastion is closely related to the advent of the artillery era. In the era when muskets and smoothbore cannons became the main firepower on the battlefield, the defenders naturally had to consider how to maximize the use of the muskets and smoothbore cannons with limited range in their hands, so that the attackers were always within their optimal range.

The Ming Dynasty's city planning idea still remained on the simple idea of ​​making the city walls higher and thicker. Although the Ming Dynasty began to use artillery on a large scale, it did not make much preparation for the possibility of the attackers using artillery. The occasional rebellions in the Ming Dynasty only allowed the Ming people to adjust the structure of the city walls. Faced with the powerful firepower of artillery, the Ming Dynasty's idea was to thicken the city walls. At the same time, in order to prevent the fragments of artillery bombardment on the city walls from splashing onto the defenders, the outer city wall structure was often clay or brick walls to absorb kinetic energy. Thickening the city walls undoubtedly brought a considerable extra cost. Therefore, in order to make a trade-off, the height of the Ming Dynasty city walls was reduced. Lower city walls undoubtedly reduced the difficulty for the attackers to climb up, so lower and deeper trenches and moats came into being.

The emergence of artillery changed everything. The Manchus, who were beaten into pieces by artillery, deeply realized that this was a good thing, and from then on they suffered from a fear of insufficient firepower. Whenever they went into battle, they had to bring a large number of artillery with them, and formed a coordinated operation of artillery, cavalry and infantry. After a bombardment of artillery, the Ming army, which was confused by the bombing, had almost no ability to fight back when facing the cavalry rushing towards them like a tank formation. This was no longer something that could be compensated by the will to fight.

Because of the large-scale artillery, the Manchus could use artillery to bombard the city walls repeatedly from a safe distance until the walls collapsed. This was the siege strategy of the Manchu soldiers during the Ten Days of Yangzhou. How to solve the problem of being good at field battles but not good at sieges? As long as the city walls were blasted open, it would be no different from a field battle!

Bastion is the optimal solution to the defense of urban fortresses under the current military system.

The bastion is not a single prismatic fortress, but an entire and extremely complete city defense system.

The first is the deliberately built gentle slope outside the city wall and the trench. Since the defenders' muskets and artillery are mounted on the fortress and they shoot from high to low, their perspective is that as the attackers get closer, the other side's people are constantly moving downwards until they enter their blind spot, that is, under the city wall. This undoubtedly caused great trouble for the defenders' shooting. The gentle slope appeared for this purpose. This gentle slope is not randomly piled up, but a straight line connecting the top of the fortress and the ground, filling the angle between this straight line and the ground. In this way, when the enemy steps on this gentle slope to attack the city wall, the defenders' line of sight will always be in a straight line with the enemy, greatly reducing the difficulty of shooting. At the same time, this gentle slope also serves to protect the main city wall from artillery fire.

This is also the biggest difference between a bastion and other city defense fortifications. A bastion should pay more attention to how to kill the enemy to the greatest extent possible rather than simply defending.

The most important feature of the bastion is the prismatic turrets built around the main city wall, which are more offensive in nature - eliminating blind spots for shooting.

After the enemy crossed the gentle slope at a risk of their lives and entered the trench under the city wall, the normal city defense response to these enemies was often to use high-altitude throwing of objects. In this way, the powerful artillery and muskets were completely useless. In order to fill this blind spot, a tower would protrude from the outside of the city wall to fill this blind spot. However, the artillery firing range on the left and right sides would form a triangular blind spot in front of the tower. The solution to this problem was to design the tower into a prism shape, which is the origin of the bastion. In addition, the independent triangular fort on the outside served as an independent defense line. A city defense system integrating gentle slopes, trenches, triangular forts, and prism-shaped turrets completely achieved full coverage of the defenders' firepower, and turned all siege battles after its appearance into meat grinders.

Jiang Han handed over all the parameters of the bastion construction, including the angle of the bastion's edges, how deep the 38-yard trench should be dug, and how many degrees of arc the obtuse angle of the city wall should create, to the humanoids. It would be a fool not to use such a useful walking computer to calculate it yourself.

What's more, for Jiang Han, everything is possible. Man can conquer nature, except mathematics, which you can't solve no matter how anxious you are.

Jiang Han directly handed the task of building the bastion to LTLX. He was going to give it to 416, but this girl refused to leave his side and started throwing a tantrum as soon as he told her to. Well, there was nothing he could do. It was hard to refuse such a kind invitation since he was so popular.

416 looked at the commander who was inexplicably combing his bangs, feeling somewhat puzzled: "The commander seems to be having a seizure again... But, he looks so handsome when he's having a seizure..."

Before drawing the card, Jiang Han still had to make some preparations. He washed his hands, changed into new clothes, and lit a stick of incense in the house. Looking at the two completed icons in front of him, his trembling hands made it difficult to click on them.

Although Jiang Han has already collected all the characters, re-summoning brings him a lot of uncertainty. He can't tell who will be summoned next. After all, life still needs some sense of ritual.

If you can't draw cards, the game will be meaningless!

He gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and smoked!

Jiang Han closed his eyes tightly, and heard the star-level sound effects of drawing cards. Just by listening, Jiang Han could tell what star level the human figure he had drawn was.

Of course, I don’t mean to look down on low-star humanoids. High-star humanoids are much more powerful in combat, but low-star humanoids also have their own wings.

Ding, ding, ding! Four crisp sounds were heard, indicating that the character summoned this time was a four-star humanoid.

"Congratulations on summoning the humanoid, Mosin-Nagant, it has been deployed for you"

Comrade Commander, хорошо!

A blonde lady wearing a white military cap, a white coat, black stockings and high heels came to Jiang Han.

As a senior lsp, the moment Jiang Han saw the modified illustration of Mosin-Nagant, he immediately modified it without saying a word. Black stockings and high heels didn’t matter, the key was to improve the combat power!

The first one was such a surprise, who will be the second one?