Please ask me to be the emperor

"Quick, get in formation quickly!" Wang Ding, the commander-in-chief of the Yulin Battalion, shouted anxiously and ordered the baggage trains to surround Zhang Shun.

"What's going on ahead?" Zhang Shun wanted to intervene personally, but seeing that he was responding step by step, he didn't intervene directly.

When the bandits were captured, they would often come with a number of people on horseback, roaring towards him. Wang Ding was afraid of hurting Zhang Shun, so he felt a little impatient when he heard this.

But he also knew that Zhang Shun was so famous that he, as a former general, could not compare with him.

So Wang Ding suppressed his displeasure and responded quickly: "There are many people in the bandits. I don't know how many there are at that time."

"Actually, we are not afraid even if there are thousands of troops and horses. We can push it to Huamachi and defend it with the city."

"I'm just afraid that there will be collusion between the inside and outside, waiting for King Shun to take action!"

Zhang Shun was stunned when he heard this, and then he reacted.

I must have offended many people by cleaning up the farmland in Guanzhong. Now that we have come to Yulin again, it is possible that some people may have wandering thoughts.

Although Yulin General was on the same front as him this time, it was hard to say what the other mid-level and low-level officers were thinking.

"It doesn't matter, just send troops and set up formations!" Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing, "I have thousands of troops and horses coming to kill me, how can I overturn from here?"

"The general has sent Xiao Si to lead a division of cavalry to attack. Even if they encounter the main force of the bandits, they can still resist for a while." Wang Ding explained.

"We will set up a chariot formation later. We are all equipped with men and horses. Not to mention three to five thousand bandits, even if tens of thousands of bandits come, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

It turned out that the Ming army had excellent armor and sharp firearms. Although it was somewhat difficult to deal with the new Jurchens, it was still able to capture the poorly equipped captives.

For example, Du Wenhuan of the Du family tried every possible means to evade the task of dispatching troops to support Liaodong. When he had nothing to do, he would rush into the Hetao to accumulate his first merit, and he would behead hundreds of people at every turn.

Even a "long-legged general" like Wang Pu rushed over excitedly when he saw the captives, looking as if he had seen a beautiful woman, which shows how good these captives are.

Not long after, hundreds of baggage trucks formed a simple "city wall" with Zhang Shun as the center. Zhang Shun, Hong Niangzi, Ma Yingniang, Wang Qiying, Wang Jinyi, Wukong, etc. had also finished dressing up.

At this time, there were already small groups of bandits wandering outside the formation, shooting arrows into the rebel formation from time to time.

The timeline reaches the end of the Ming Dynasty. The tactics of the Mongolian cavalry are neither wandering with bows and cavalry nor rushing with armored cavalry. Instead, they prefer to form a small team of three people.

All three are equipped with bows and arrows. The rider in the middle holds a six or seven-foot hook and sickle spear, which can hook and stab; both left and right are equipped with waist knives, but the left side uses bows and arrows as the main means of attack, while the right side holds a waist knife to protect the left side of the hook and sickle spear.

Wang Qiying couldn't help but give Zhang Shun some advice: "They can be called the mandarin duck formation on horseback. They cooperate with each other and complement each other quite well."

"If they are far away, all three of them can shoot the enemy with bows and arrows. The bows and arrows they use are also long bows and heavy arrows. Most of them are made of mulberry elm wood, with yellow ox horns or yellow sheep horns attached inside. The arrow clusters are large and wide, about 2~ long 4 inches.”

"When it comes to battle, use a very powerful bow. Even if you can't shoot twenty or thirty steps, it can break the armor."

"A very powerful bow?" Zhang Shun couldn't help but wonder.

"About eighty kilograms, almost as much as the elite of our army!" Wang Qiying couldn't help but explain.

What is the standard of the Ming army?

When making a bow, the strength of the manpower is considered as the priority. The upper force can pull one hundred and twenty kilograms. If it is more than that, it is the strength of a tiger, and there is no way to count it. The middle strength is reduced by 23/10, and the lower strength is reduced by half.

That is to say, the average war bow weighs about sixty pounds. No wonder Wang Qiying said that it "can also break armor" and "is almost as good as the elite of our army."

It turns out that with the popularity of firearms, the life of nomads has become increasingly difficult.

For example, Ada Khan of the Tumut tribe once threatened the capital of the Ming Dynasty with 30,000 cavalry, but soon declined.

In addition to other factors, there is another important reason. The bulky armored cavalry is easily injured by firearms, and the gain outweighs the loss.

To give the simplest example, when your armored cavalry confronted me, I lit the three-eyed gun ten steps away.

No matter how long your spear is, can it still be longer than my three-eyed gun?

No matter how well-equipped you are, can you withstand my fire blunderbuss?

Therefore, instead of becoming a living target, it is better to give up long guns and heavy armor, which can make you more flexible and increase your survival rate.

Therefore, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, although the semi-equipped cavalry still existed, most of the cavalry had already given up their long lances and horse bridles, and instead used lightweight weapons such as hooks and sickles, line guns, moon swords, and waist knives.

Zhang Shun looked at him from afar for a long time, and finally understood what this "trap" tactic was all about.

It turned out that after the Ming army defeated Nomad's heavy armor and spear tactics, Nomad turned to the tactics of the Ming army's three-eyed gun revolution.

When the two sides are fighting, the bow cavalry can use longbows and heavy arrows to weaken the Ming army's three-eyed muskets before they fire. Then the lance cavalry can use the length advantage of the hook and sickle to suppress the three-eyed muskets.

As for the sword cavalry, they were afraid that the Ming cavalry would go around to the right side of the hook, sickle and spear to attack.

After all, for right-handed bow riders, the right side is a shooting blind spot.

For the lance cavalry, frontal combat is acceptable. If the enemy is encountered from the side, it will not only be inconvenient to attack, but also the hook and sickle can be easily broken, so it is necessary to equip a sword cavalry to protect its right side.

"This tactic is quite thorough!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but sigh.

"Zhou Mi? Let's see me take my husband's head!" The red lady was wearing iron armor and couldn't help but feel a little cold.

After saying this, she actually rode out.

Zhang Shun couldn't help being shocked, and was about to call her back, but Ma Yingniang also smiled and said: "I will protect her husband and keep her safe!"

Then he also rode out, following the red lady.

Seeing this, Wang Qiying was unwilling to be outdone and wanted to leave the car formation, but Zhang Shun grabbed the reins.

"Why are you so crazy? Now that the bandits are coming in large numbers, they will have to fight to the death. How can this be a child's play?"

Wang Qiying glanced at the Red Lady and Ma Yingniang with envy, and thought to herself: "A bunch of weaklings, what's it worth? It's a pity that I was blocked by my husband and won't be able to achieve any military exploits. I'm afraid I will be underestimated in the future!"

Not to mention Zhang Shun's plan, let's say that when Red Lady and Ma Yingniang entered the carriage camp, the bandits scattered outside had already rushed over.

The red lady gave a sweet smile, ignored him, and just rushed to the right side of the captive team.

When both sides were thirty steps closer, they bent their bows like the full moon and shot the sword rider on the right side of the team off their horses with one arrow.

"Right-handed shooting? Is she left-handed?" Wang Qiying saw it from a distance and couldn't help but said in surprise.

The red lady has a rather docile temperament, and she used to be in charge of logistics and other clerical matters, so Zhang Shun often ignored her brave side.

I didn't expect her to be so successful in her first battle.

Zhang Shun couldn't help but smile and shook his head: "Shoot from the right? It's a double belt with two spears, galloping to the left and right!"

Are you proud? Wang Qiying looked at Zhang Shun, and then at the nervous Shi Moxi beside her, and thought to herself: "No wonder she often said that you like 'manly women', and she was really right!"

Looking back, should I draw a beard and wear men's clothes to please him?

I wish you all a happy New Year. Because I have something to do today, the update is not timely, so please forgive me!