Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

In addition, we will encourage pig farming, support breeding, strengthen animal husbandry, and buy more dairy cows.

Jiang Han was very confident about doing business. After all, tea was not only an effective supplement of vitamins, but also extremely durable. It was a must-have product for those Europeans sailing on the sea, not to mention porcelain and silk, which were the main sources of luxury goods.

Today's East is a beacon in the eyes of major powers such as Europe, and it is full of gold.

Jiang Han’s idea is very simple. Uncle Hei’s suffering has nothing to do with me, and the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind is nonsense. I am not a good person. I just want the people of my country to survive.

I will continue to update in the evening. Fahuan, you make people electronically impotent! QQ group Yili ⑧ Er Yi 7 Qi Yi 6

Volume 192: Chapter Chapter : Before the Fierce Battle

It is not easy to set up an ambush in the Jiangnan area, as the terrain here is mostly hilly, and there are no particularly decent mountains for ambushes.

Although the forest here is of a good size and can provide a considerable degree of cover for the army, the commander of the army is not a fool who would rush into the forest.

Do not enter the forest. This is written in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Although we may not use the profound knowledge in it yet, everyone can still understand these four words.

At this moment, the volunteers were setting up fortifications in the wilderness, planning to have a wild imperial city PK with the enemy.

On the one hand, the volunteers in the city are responsible for the defense work in the city, and on the other hand, some people have to be left behind as supervisors to prevent those former Ming soldiers from being dissatisfied with the fact that they can only be mothballs and coming up with the idea of ​​trying to turn their bicycles into motorcycles. The number of people who go out to deal with the Ming army this time is not large, only about 3,000 people.

However, the equipment of these 3,000 people can be said to be quite luxurious. Almost all the city defense artillery in the city have been pulled out. Among these people, there are several hundred artillerymen, a thousand big shield men, and fifteen hundred cavalry. The cavalrymen are equipped with two horses each and have plenty of crossbows and arrows. The configuration is quite perfect.

These muzzle-loading smoothbore cannons are completely useless to Jiang Han. Who are you going to attack with a range of less than one kilometer? I have a continuous grenade launcher with a range of 2.2 kilometers. Do you need me for city defense? Besides, there will be more heavy-armored troops in the future. These things will be used by the volunteers. As for those that are slightly worse, they will be sold! Used to exchange for food.

How could the volunteers have fought such a rich war? Born in peasant families, none of them had ever used a cannon, let alone a musket! As for how to operate a cannon, Jiang Han sent the artillery battalion of the Ming Dynasty army to teach them intensively before they could barely learn a little bit.

However, Jiang Han did not have high strategic expectations for these new recruits. It was completely unrealistic to expect them to achieve much success on the battlefield for the first time. These volunteers only had two roles in this battle: one, to hold the line, and two, to clear the ground.

Jiang Han's humanoids were extremely powerful, and could be described as gods descending to earth in a head-on fight. However, their small numbers meant they lacked sufficient pursuit capabilities, and they were unable to form a pursuit momentum against the opponent.

You have to know that in ancient wars, after the first wave of resistance suffered casualties, the way to achieve victory was often during the pursuit when the enemy was defeated. Tens of thousands of people meant tens of thousands of different targets. Although the enemy might be a pile of shit when attacking head-on, once they started to escape, they would be scattered like stars in the sky.

Unless there are a considerable number of people following behind the opponent and constantly encroaching and reaping the benefits, the opponent will be able to regroup quickly, and this is obviously not the result Jiang Han wants.

War is the continuation of politics, not its goal. Jiang Han currently only occupies the city of Yangzhou, while the Ming army opposite them has the support of the entire Ming Dynasty. Although the enemy is in a very weak position now, their logistics capabilities must be stronger than Jiang Han and his men, so they can be worn out to death.

Being dragged into a protracted war is absolutely an unacceptable option for Jiang Han, so he must end his efforts in one battle, tear the wound directly head-on, and then chase them closely to eat up these 30,000 people and all the supplies they brought!

As long as the casualties are not too outrageous, Jiang Han will definitely be able to get a large team of people to repair the city wall, as well as a large amount of military supplies. The Ming Dynasty will definitely calm down for a while after this war, regroup its troops, and then send another wave when they are almost gathered.

Time, time, what he is fighting for now is time. Reality is not a game. There is no way to press skip to fast forward. Otherwise, why haven't the people who went to Fujian to investigate the sweet potato news sent back any information yet?

Everything takes time, and Jiang Han just happens to lack time.

Although they were burdened with a heavy responsibility, the volunteers were in a very relaxed mood. Even after learning that there were as many as 30,000 imperial troops coming to quell the rebellion, they were as optimistic as DGL.

It's not because they are born with a thick mind and don't know what fear is, but because they saw something, something that shocked them so much that they were speechless.

In this era, what does it mean to see a scorpion beast that is six meters tall and eight meters wide?

Even if they have never seen Gundam, romance is engraved in men's bones. The moment these volunteer soldiers saw the Scorpion Beast, they fell in love with it on the spot.

The extremely heavy armored forelimbs, the mechanical-feeling fuselage, the sci-fi cabin indicator lights, and the huge gun barrel, almost every one of them hit the right spot for these soldiers, causing them to exclaim in surprise.

It does not allow cattle or horses to move, and does not need animal power to move. Its body is made of gold and iron, and cannot be cut by knives or chopped by axes. One soldier took a pear blossom mountain-splitting axe and hit it hard on the heavy armor on the scorpion beast's forelimbs, but not even a layer of paint was scratched off.

What is this? This is like the demon slayer from heaven, truly the Tai Sui God on earth. This thing only exists in heaven, how many times can we hear of it on earth?

This is something that is absolutely impossible in the human world. This is a fairy weapon! Back then, Zhuge Wuhou made wooden oxen and flowing horses to transport food. Now the city lord uses these iron oxen and horses to repel the enemy. To put it in a rounded way, Zhuge Wuhou is the city lord of Xiaojiang!

The sense of security it brought to the soldiers was really like a stable mountain, making people feel warm and at ease. With such a magical weapon in hand, it was simply a matter of course for the city lord to take Yangzhou without bloodshed.

They didn't even dare to imagine what the scene would be like if such a steel behemoth broke into the Ming army's position and wreaked havoc. The scene was too beautiful to watch.

Therefore, despite the huge numerical disadvantage, the volunteer soldiers had no doubt that they would be the victorious party in the end. With 3,000 against 30,000, the advantage is on my side!

If Jiang Han knew what they were thinking, he would probably sneer and say that it was too petty and narrow-minded.

The Scorpion Beast is not just able to resist, its output capability is also terrifying. That huge external cannon is not just for fashion purposes, it is a real killer on the battlefield!

The performance of Qiang Wudi in the game can be said to be absolutely worthy of its name. It can fight and tank, has a stance shield to take damage, and has a machine cannon to deal damage. It is so easy and enjoyable to carry Qiang Wudi with an alchemist.

In fact, this thing’s role in the real battlefield is... even more invincible.

What is a stand shield? Ordinary kinetic weapons are not even qualified to scratch, and the burst machine gun is full of firepower, the enemy's nightmare, not to mention that Jiang Han also brought the ultimate combination of grenade launchers and heavy machine guns this time. As long as the volunteers can withstand the opponent's first charge, he has the confidence to keep all the enemy troops here.

As a green flare was launched into the sky, the volunteers knew that this was a signal that the enemy army was approaching.

Everyone stepped up their efforts at this moment, concentrating on deploying their own artillery and defensive positions, pulling up barbed wire, and building defensive trenches. The next step was to wait for the enemy to get into position.

The archers' quiver is a hollow wooden box with an opening on the side and a sealed top. This ensures that the arrows will not fall off when the horse is shaken. At the same time, this structure can be used as a pillow for the soldiers when they sleep. The hollow structure is an excellent sound amplifier that can perfectly amplify the vibration sound felt on the ground and give the army advance warning.

At this moment, the volunteers sticking to the quivers had already heard the roar of the Ming army's horses trampling on the ground.

A fierce battle is about to begin.

Volume 193: Chapter Chapter : Ambush and Seeing Through

Go back a few hours.

"What on earth is that thing in the sky?"

During the march, the Ming army generals discovered a black shadow flying slowly in the sky above their heads.

"I heard that the Tartars have falcons to help them detect the movements of the enemy army. Is that possible..."

A close confidant came forward to make a guess.

"Indeed, there are. The Tartars live in the mountains and need to raise eagles to help them hunt. But this one shouldn't be one of them. All falcons fly in circles. This one flies slowly in the sky, and doesn't look like an eagle."

The general was also an old troublemaker, and he had a very good grasp of the art of playing with eagles and teasing dogs. He had known every dog ​​and animal since he was a child, and he knew it very well. He could tell as soon as he looked up that this thing was definitely not an eagle. How could an eagle fly like that?

"However, this thing has been following us like this, it must be some kind of reconnaissance method used by the rebels."

It was broad daylight and everyone was not blind, so they could naturally see the thing following them above their heads. One person saw it and patted the people around him, and one person told ten people, and ten people told a hundred people, and everyone discovered the enemy's reconnaissance object hanging above their heads.

The small plane was flying very high. In fact, it had a very good ability to stay in the air. With the current attack methods of the Ming army, there was absolutely no possibility of capturing it.

No matter whether you shoot with a gun or a bow and arrow, not only will you miss the target, but there is a possibility that the arrow will fall and cause accidental injuries. Among an army of 30,000, there will definitely be an unlucky person who will be hit.

This is disgusting. We can't hit the enemy and if we leave it alone, the morale of the soldiers will be affected. There will always be a strange thing hanging over their heads, and anyone would feel stressed.

Military morale is a very important thing in both ancient and modern wars, especially on ancient battlefields. Many times, the two sides competed on the strength of military morale. As long as you were ruthless enough, it would be the other side that couldn't stand it. Therefore, generals were extremely sensitive to anything that might affect military morale.

Once any behavior is discovered, including saying discouraging words before the battle, the person will hurry up on the spot and his brain will be pulled (in the physical sense).

But now, just like they had no way to deal with the Tartars' early warning falcons, they were also helpless facing this thing hanging over their heads. They could neither shoot it down nor drive it away. What should they do?

"Didn't they say it was just a group of rebels? Why would there be something like this?"

Aerial reconnaissance units are quite valuable things, and ordinary armies don't have such good things. Generally speaking, the army gathers information by sending out a group of scouts to collect all kinds of intelligence they need on the ground. It is quite rare to see someone staring at them from the sky with a camera like this.

"Maybe there are hunters in there, raising some animals to catch rabbits, no need to worry."

Naturally, the superiors would not tell the truth and say that the enemy might not be so simple and we must be more vigilant. This might cause considerable pressure on our own soldiers. With so many people, if the news spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, who knows what the final result would be.

Although they all looked like nothing happened, all the officers were still on high alert. He called the scouts nearby and said, "Keep a close eye on that thing above us. It's gathering intelligence above us, and there must be people watching nearby. If we find any signs of it returning, send someone to track it and find out the enemy's location."

As an old player, he has a deep understanding of raising falcons. These things are useful, but compared with falcons in the wild, falcons raised by humans have a problem - recognizing their owners.

To raise an eagle, you must first train it. The purpose of training the eagle is to make the eagle recognize its owner. After that, no matter how far the eagle flies, it will return to the owner's arms, and this will be their chance!

You are monitoring our position from high in the sky, but why can't I use it to track you back? You little traitor, how ridiculous! My playing skills are better than yours!

"According to the intelligence we have observed so far, the enemy's route should be to cross the river in this direction and then go straight to Yangzhou. In other words, we only need to set up an ambush at this river mouth to block the enemy. At the same time, based on my observation of their use of stoves, each of their stoves can feed ten people. If we calculate, the number of Ming Dynasty troops setting out this time should not be the 30,000 they claimed before, but more than 17,000."

416 looked at the electronic map, and the images sent back by the small plane appeared in front of his eyes. As a specialized reconnaissance unit, the pixel of the small plane can be said to be quite good. It can take clear pictures of the Ming army below at an altitude of meters, and even their hair is very clear. It also has a night vision function, and the captured images are remotely transmitted back to the humanoid terminal through the Zener protocol.

"Hey my... why are these guys so fond of boasting!"

Someone is anxious, I won’t say who it is.

"It's normal, right? In ancient times, when fighting, they would often falsify the number of people in order to intimidate the opponent, just like many people who are 1.78 meters tall would say they are 1.80 meters tall."

"Just talk if you want to. What do you mean by looking at me?"

45 started to make trouble.

"Did I? I was looking at the map and analyzing the attack situation?"

"AK12! Don't let me catch you!"

"Ah!!! These swindlers, if you calculate this way, I will be short of at least several thousand strong laborers..."

There was a chaos in the combat voice chat.

"Okay, stop messing around, let's clarify the combat mission now."

At critical moments, M4 is more reliable.

"For this battle, the commander ordered an annihilation war. Our combat goal is to keep as many enemies as possible here, along with the large amount of supplies they carry. The more the better. So our goal is not how to win, but how to cause the greatest possible casualties."

"Based on this, we must ensure that it is difficult for the enemy to escape quickly. Fortunately, the existence of the Yangtze River allows us to implement the plan more conveniently. To achieve this goal, we must let as many enemies as possible take the bait..."

An army numbering over ten thousand marched through the center of the two hills and continued to advance towards Yangzhou. At this moment, the ominous emotion in the heart of the army's commander became increasingly stronger.

Especially when I saw a ball of green light rising into the sky, this feeling reached its peak.

He raised his hand to stop the advancing army. The Ming army also saw the flares rising into the sky, and they were somewhat confused.

"What's going on? An ambush?"

"There must be an ambush!!"

There was some panic in the army.

"The commander has given the order! Everyone stop advancing! Form your troops!"

The Ming army in the Jiangnan area was mainly composed of infantry and navy. The scarce number of war horses made it difficult for them to build a complete cavalry unit. In the wilderness, a big problem for the infantry was that they needed to deploy their formation to fully exert their combat effectiveness, and it would be quite difficult to fight in an encounter.

"What's the situation ahead? Send someone to investigate immediately! At the same time, order all the troops to move forward slowly."

If you don't know what your enemy is up to, then just start with steady steps. It will always be fine if you do less and make fewer mistakes.

"Report! Enemy spotted ten miles ahead!!!"

"What's the quantity?"

“It’s still unknown!”

"Probe again and report again!"

"Yes!"

After a difficult wait, the Ming army finally vaguely saw the enemy blocking their way.

"Report to the superior! We have checked carefully. Although the enemy soldiers in front of us are wearing our army's armor, they are most likely the rebels. There are less than 2,000 of them!"

"Less than two thousand? Are you sure?"

The commander was stunned. Why are you trying to show off in front of me when you have so few men?

"I am sure there are no other ambushes around, but there are many cannons in the army."

The hills in front of us can't hide anyone.

"Okay, okay, this group of rebels is really out of their minds. With less than 2,000 people, they dare to fight against our Heavenly Army in the field. Do they think they are Tartars? Come here!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"This group of rebels has probably pulled out all the city defense cannons on top of Yangzhou City, brought our army's artillery, and fired hard at them! After a round of volleys, launch a charge. I want to let these lawless idiots know that there are some mistakes that cannot be made!"

"promise!"

"All artillery ready!!"

In the tight military formation, the artillery battalion was ready. The original plan for this campaign was to attack the city, so naturally the battalion had brought a lot of artillery. Looking at the new recruits on the opposite side who were hurriedly preparing artillery, the Ming army felt a little contempt in their hearts.

Conquer Yangzhou without a single drop of blood, 10% off water bottles? It seems that even my grandma on crutches could conquer Yangzhou!

Volume 194: Chapter Chapter : A Short War

The volunteers who fought for the first time experienced setbacks.

Their artillery drill time was too short, and the tight schedule made it impossible for them to fully understand the big guy in front of them. Whether it was calculating the landing point or loading operations, they could not compare with the veteran soldiers of the Ming army.

People may be bad, but it depends on who you compare them with. Just like you may think that professional players are bad, but there is no big difference between him killing silver players and killing pigs.

Although the artillery of the volunteers were all 18-pound heavy artillery pulled down from the city wall, the caliber of the Ming army's artillery was generally around eight pounds for the sake of marching. On the surface, the caliber was at a disadvantage, but in fact it was not.

The eighteen-pounder was powerful, but the huge barrel meant more powder, heavier projectiles, and a more lengthy process of cleaning up the gunpowder residue. It was often not until the 18-pounder had its ammunition replaced that the eight-pounder was ready for a second round of bombardment.