Thousands of people spread across the earth and into the sky,

There are tens of thousands of people, and it is boundless.

A military formation composed of thousands of sergeants is the absolute backbone of a large army. When tens of thousands of sergeants act together, it is like a stormy sea, with the momentum to destroy mountains.

No matter which dynasty, the one who leads a thousand people is just a captain, but the one who leads ten thousand people must be a general.

A general is a general who can command ten thousand people. After all, commanding ten thousand people to fight is not an easy task. Being able to lead ten thousand people to march as one is already a rare good general.

Throughout the dynasties, there have been many generals capable of commanding 30,000 to 40,000 men, but very few have the ability to command large armies of more than 100,000 men in combat.

Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin of the Han Dynasty, said that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty could command one hundred thousand soldiers. This is really not an underestimation of Liu Bang. He was already a famous general if he could command one hundred thousand soldiers like an arm.

How many people throughout the ages have been able to manipulate an army of hundreds of thousands, and how many people can truly command hundreds of thousands of people?

From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, to today's Ming Dynasty, throughout the history books, there are only a handful of generals who can command hundreds of thousands of people.

For example, Bai Qi and Wang Jian in the Qin Dynasty, Han Xin and Wei Huo in the Han Dynasty, Li Jing, Li Ji, and Su Lie in the Tang Dynasty, and Yue Wumu in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, people like Xu Da and Chang Yuchun

They are all famous generals, and a hundred thousand soldiers are really nothing in their hands.

But it is a pity that Zhu Chunchen and Zhu Guobi are definitely not such famous generals.

After seeing Zhou Yuji deploying his troops and generals, Zhu Chunchen also quickly mobilized his troops and arranged them in formation. He really didn't believe that he was worse than Zhou Yuji.

When he saw Zhu Chunchen arranging his troops, Zhou Yuji couldn't help but laugh: "Two hundred thousand soldiers and horses belong to Jin, Henan, Hebei, Hui and Zhili. They don't belong to each other and lack understanding, so they are forcibly unified together.

It’s just a plate of loose sand.”

"This 200,000-strong army that cannot be unified is just a scattered army of Jin, Henan, Hebei, and Hui. When they start fighting, they will just line up and fight on their own."

Zhou Yuji knew very well that during the Tianqi Dynasty, the number of troops mobilized by the imperial court was usually around 50,000, and would not exceed this number.

Not only because of logistical problems, but more importantly because such troops are just at the limit of the control of generals like them. The more troops the better, but the best within the control range.

Zhou Yuji was confident that he could command an army of 50,000, but were Zhu Chunchen and Zhu Guobi really confident that they could command an army of 200,000?

The answer is no, their command is just an order, and then the commander-in-chief of each province will pass the order to the generals, who will then go out, and the orders will be passed down level by level. My boss’s boss is not me.

's boss.

It's okay to hope that they can fight with the wind, but when it comes to the decisive battle, these foreign troops fighting in remote places will definitely focus on preserving their strength. After all, these guards are actually the legal small warlords of the Ming Dynasty, and their soldiers are all

The generals' personal subordinates, those generals have money, food and status only if they have soldiers. If all the soldiers are defeated, they will be nothing.

The Datong Society is different. There is no such thing as a soldier being a general in Datong Society.

Zhou Yuji himself has commanded a large number of towns, and he has never said that he did not obey orders.

Therefore, Zhou Yuji's command was very smooth, while Zhu Chunchen found that even if his 200,000-strong army only deployed 100,000 at this time, it was very difficult to mobilize, as if it was a rusty machine that had not been started for a long time and would run without lubricating oil.

Forced start, the result is a rattling sound and extremely slow response.

No, Zhu Chunchen ordered the Jin army on the left to advance forward. After the order was issued for a moment, the Jin army wasted no time in dispatching a few battalions. This made Zhu Chunchen very dissatisfied, but at the same time he was helpless.

The Jin army is naturally the personal belongings of the generals in Jin. It would be great if they come to fight for you. If you really force them to die, they will just say, "The officials in the capital are trying to trick us foreigners into dying again."

It will make you miserable.

After all, of the 200,000 troops here, most of them are guest troops from various provinces, and the Ming Dynasty has always fought against rebellions, and it is inevitable that the general, as the commander-in-chief, will favor his own country party.

Therefore, although Zhu Chunchen was angry, he could only encourage the Jin army and let them get into position quickly. After all, among these guest armies, the Jin army was the most capable of fighting, and it was normal for the most capable of fighting to have a temper.

Zhou Yuji would not give the opponent a chance to waste time in arranging troops. After testing out that Zhu Chunchen really could not control an army of 200,000, and it was extremely difficult to command and mobilize an army of 100,000, Zhou Yuji directly ordered: "Order the Fourth Coordinator.

Reinforce the left side and knock back their protruding parts."

"The first and second regiments advance slowly, and the artillery battalion extends its firepower."

As the order was issued, the general cannons raised their muzzles and began to extend their firepower. At the same time, more than 10,000 soldiers of the First and Second Associations marched forward in formation under the cover of artillery fire, forming a standard linear infantry phalanx.

Infantry and artillery coordination is an advanced tactic that requires a tacit understanding between artillery and infantry and smooth command. Artillery fire extends in front to harass the enemy and open a passage for our own infantry. The infantry follows the artillery fire.

attack.

This process is easy to say, but now the only ones who can master it are the veterans who have practiced it since the Tianqi Dynasty.

Zhu Chunchen watched Zhou Yuji easily command the troops to move forward, but he had 200,000 troops in the air but it was difficult to command and move. This made Zhu Chunchen anxious, and the corners of his mouth almost blistered. Seeing Datong's artillery fire began to extend, the shells almost

It was the military formation that was chasing him that was bombarding him. Zhu Chunchen shouted anxiously: "Where are the artillery, where are our cannons? Fight back quickly, fight back!"

"Mr. Cheng, our cannons can't reach them!" a general said helplessly.

"Impossible, what's the difference between our cannons and theirs? How is it possible that they can hit us, but we can't hit them?" Zhu Chunchen didn't believe it at all. His cannons were all sophisticated heavy cannons supervised by the imperial court. How could it be possible?

Not as good as the artillery of the Datong thieves.

Seeing that Zhu Chunchen didn't believe it, the commander-in-chief had no choice but to ask his men to fire quickly. Whether it was enough or not was another question. If the cannon was not fired, Zhu Chunchen would probably have to take action.

The Ming army's artillery fire finally launched a large-scale counterattack, and the heavy artillery began to make continuous noises, hitting the Datong military formation one after another with explosive shells and solid shells.

Listening to the thunder-like roar of their own cannons, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty also cheered. They had been suppressed by Datong's artillery fire just now, and now they could finally feel proud.

But soon someone discovered that although their own artillery fired, they couldn't reach the other side at all!

"My lord, something is wrong. There is something wrong with our cannons!" A general frowned and said. He watched helplessly as his own cannons fired, but then they could not reach the Datong bandits' military formation at all.

Zhu Chunchen's eyebrows almost knitted together: "These guns were all transferred from Zhili by my commander, so why is the quality so poor?"

Just as he was saying this, he heard a loud explosion, and an artillery bomb exploded directly. Several gunners were thrown to the ground before they could react, wailing in pain.

Zhu Chunchen's face turned even darker now. He looked at the place where the cannon exploded in shock. That was a cannon he had pulled directly from the Zhili arsenal. How could it be of such quality?

Zhou Yuji, however, was very satisfied with his own artillery: "The quality of these cannons is really good. Next time, I will contact more sellers in Zhili and ask them to sell more."

Yes, most of the cannons in Zhou Yuji's hands were bought from Zhili, and some were even the original heavy artillery garrisoned in Shandong.

After a series of procedures such as replacement and scrapping, these cannons were handed over to Datong, and now they have become a weapon for the Datong army. However, the Ming army that was supposed to use these cannons used fake and shoddy products one by one.

Who should I talk to to explain this?!

Zhu Chunchen watched helplessly as his artillery was either exploding or dumb. The shells were either of poor quality and could not be fired, or were of different sizes and could not fit into the muzzle. Some were so outrageous that they shattered in the air as soon as they were fired.

It became pieces.

The quality of these shells directly made Zhu Chunchen angry: "You bastards, those bastards, those bastards have made me suffer! They even used these things to trick me. I will kill their whole family when I get back!"

Zhu Guobi said: "My lord, don't think about how to kill their whole family now, think about what we should do first, the Datong thieves are almost here!"

Zhu Chunchen gritted his teeth: "We have an army of 200,000 people. Even if we don't use heavy artillery, one person can drown them all with a mouthful of foam!"

"Send the order to the general soldiers and ask them to fight the enemy bravely. Kill them all for me. Now only by killing them can we have any hope of victory!"

When Zhu Chunchen's order was conveyed, these guest troops were unsurprisingly dissatisfied.

"What? You want us to go up there? With such fierce artillery fire from the Datong Army, do you want us to go up there and be used as cannon fodder?"

"That's right, why don't the troops from the Beijing camp and the Hui army go up, so why do we let the Jin army and the Henan army go up? What do you think of us?"

"We don't want to die under the artillery fire of the Datong Army. Either we go together or we don't go together. If you want to sacrifice us alone, there is no way!"

"There is already a shortage of food and wages, and now we have to go up and fight to the death. How can such a good thing happen? When will the money and food promised by the court arrive, and when will we go up and fight!"

The dissatisfaction and commotion of the guest troops affected the entire military formation, and the Datong soldiers had already approached the Ming army's formation under the cover of artillery fire.

More than 10,000 soldiers of the two associations formed three-stage shooting arrays in each battalion, lined up and began to advance.

"The Datong thieves are charging forward, stop them quickly!"

"Where's the musket? Fire the musket quickly!"

"Archers, archers, shoot your arrows quickly to stop the Datong bandits!"

"Bring up all the tiger crouching cannons, fire, fire!"

The chaotic Ming army issued various contradictory orders. Every general, every commander-in-chief and even the commander-in-chief had their own opinions and ideas. They were not subordinate to each other, so the entire Ming army was in complete chaos. This one wanted to escape, and that one wanted to escape.

There were orders to fire, some to fire, and some to retreat. All kinds of confusing orders completely confused the Ming army.

Zhu Chunchen watched his army turn into a chaotic vegetable market. The guest troops from each province had their own plans, and there were all kinds of chaotic orders below them. This made the entire army confused and confused. No one could

Don't know what to do at this time.

It is clear that the artillery fire above their heads is still falling, and it is clear that Datong's line infantry has reached a place two hundred paces away from the Ming army, but the Ming army still has not made up its mind. Some are advancing rashly, some are holding on, and some want to take advantage of the situation.

After fleeing in disorder, the Ming army's front line was completely torn to pieces and turned into a wallboard of a paper lake.

"Shoot! Shoot in three sections and advance in an orderly manner!"

As the command order was issued, Datong's line infantry launched the familiar wheel-type three-stage shooting method. Each battalion fired three rounds, and then other battalions carried out the same operation in front.

The two associations have a total of twenty-four battalions, and twenty-four lines of infantry formations are slowly advancing. These twenty-four battalions advance in three batches in turns, shooting and loading, and they still perform well even under artillery fire and losses.

Extremely calm.

Under such continuous attacks, the Ming army had a strong force but could not be effectively deployed. Originally, the army of 200,000 could only be deployed in half, but this half fell into chaos first. By the time the soldiers of Datong

When the attack came close, these Ming soldiers dropped their weapons and started running!

"Run! The Datong thieves are coming!"

"Run quickly, we are defeated, we are defeated!"

"The Datong soldiers are coming, run away!"
To be continued...