Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

The fifth month of Chongzhen's reign has just passed halfway.

Lingnan, Hong Kong Island.

In the large open space by the sea, a large group of people gathered again.

After nearly two months of training, 4,000 of the refugees who stayed on the island have completed basic training according to the standards of the Keelung Army and can join the formation and serve as spearmen or gunmen.

As for the somewhat technical arms such as sword and shield soldiers, they require years of training, so I won't choose among these young men for the time being.

Under the leadership of their respective armor commanders and team officers, the recruits excitedly formed columns according to their organizational units, and the columns formed a square formation, forming four huge square formations along the seaside.

“The hard work these days has not been in vain!”

Weizhou, who was riding on the horse, felt hot even though his face was blown by the sea breeze. He knew that this was a fire burning in his heart!

During the past two months, under Qin Hao's arrangement, several generals came to Hong Kong Island to visit him for reasons such as transporting reinforcements and artillery, or wrote letters to communicate with him, telling him their plans. The experience of facing enemies was imparted to him.

Although Weizhou is not a person who can calm down and study, he has suffered a big loss in the past and made him change his ways. It can be regarded as a lesson learned.

After two months, he was already an experienced troop leader.

At this time, a large army of 6,000 people stood vertically on the beach. Apart from the original troops and the 4,000 refugees who joined, the majority were the 2,000 Keelung reinforcements that had arrived not long ago.

Team officers, commanders, veterans, and recruits were effectively mixed together to form a highly effective combination.

In addition to the normal morning training, every battalion and every team has had the experience of going out to the island to fight in villages, and engaging in controllable small-scale frictions with those stubborn villages.

In actual combat, the internal integration of the troops was accelerated, and the training results were effectively transformed into real combat effectiveness. Several stubborn small ancestral halls were already destroyed during the battle.

Except for the troops who stayed on Hong Kong Island as guards, the six thousand people who went out were all lined up under the flags that were blown by the sea breeze, waiting for the commander's orders.

The former battalion officer Tian Shengyuan was promoted to the chief of staff of the West Route Army due to his previous combat achievements in Jinping County.

Of course, the position of chief of staff was a false one, and Tian Shengyuan was only willing to take it temporarily, so Weizhou reported to Qin Hao that he had been appointed as the general manager of the Chinese army, coordinating the infantry and horsemen of the Chinese army.

He suddenly touched the belly of the war horse under his crotch with the stirrup. The horse understood and kicked up all four hooves, kicking up fine sand all the way on the beach.

"Each battalion has finished lining up, sir, please review it!"

Looking at the square formations that stretched for miles, seemingly reaching the horizon, Weizhou felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

At a glance, there are eight-petaled iron pointed helmets, with ups and downs at random, forming a tide line of the ocean tide. Under the sunlight, it glows with metallic light, which is spectacular.

Weizhou mobilized his war horses, and under the escort of dozens of horses led by Zhou Di, the Guards Battalion Officer of the West Route Army, they slowly walked past each square formation.

According to the establishment of the Keelung Army, the three battalions have at least 30 artillery pieces.

But at the moment, it seems that the West Route Army is missing at least one-third of its artillery, only about twenty.

However, there were five more thirty-pound mortars with wide open mouths, which the soldiers in the camp fondly called "toad cannons" as siege weapons.

In the square formation, there were not that many sword and shield soldiers, only four teams, and they were all composed of local veterans from Keelung. They serve as the core strength of each battalion.

Most of the others were musketeers and spearmen. The spears and muskets in their hands and shoulders were as dense as a forest of hemp, and the green steel swords at their waists were also shining brightly.

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In the dark army, eager eyes were cast towards this horse team carrying wind and thunder. One square formation after another stretched along the coastline. As far as the eye could see, there were red fat coats and soldiers with metallic luster. , so that you can’t even see the edge at a glance.

"Soldiers, why are we here today?!"

Weizhou rode his horse past a phalanx, and his shout was carried to the end of the phalanx by the sea breeze.

The sea breeze blew for a moment, and the procession was silent for a moment. Suddenly, a roar erupted from somewhere deep in the phalanx, "Revenge!"

Immediately afterwards, the two adjacent phalanxes erupted with the same roar.

"revenge!"

"revenge!"

Along with the wind, the roaring sound of the seaside comes one after another.

"The military spirit is available!" Listening to the roar that overwhelmed the sound of the waves, Weizhou knew that the elite soldier he wanted had already been forged into shape. What was missing was the final tempering of the fire!

The team of 6,000 people divided into several groups and marched into Jinping County with heads held high. The cavalrymen passed military information back and forth among the various marching groups. As each group advanced, horn sounds came from the ranks from time to time. They were from each battalion. Buglers are delivering messages and establishing communication with each other.

Along the way, small surnames such as Rujia, Lijia, and Kemula saw large armies crossing the border and surrendered one after another, fearing that they would suffer the same fate as the fish in the pond.

They set up a snack table on the road, arranged some fresh and dried fruits, tea, etc. to entertain the Weizhou army. There were also several old men with incense burners on their heads waiting for the army. Weizhou saw them from a distance, so he had to send someone over to say a few words of comfort, and then urged the troops to move forward quickly.

Now his target is only the five major families. As for these other small fish and shrimps, he really doesn't like them. However, for the safety of the back road, he still arranged a hidden line. As long as there is any movement in these small villages, Weizhou in front of the formation can take over. to information.

After arranging everything, the army marched northward like a tide. Seeing the majestic momentum that seemed to be able to destroy everything, Weizhou could not help but feel a surge of heroism in his chest.

"It's a pity that I'm not as talented as my master, otherwise I should write a poem too!"

"Zaiyi, as our army advances, will we have enough food, grass and ammunition?" Although he had checked it before, Weizhou still asked again uneasily.

"Don't worry, sir, my subordinates will work with the naval forces to provide security along the way, so that the army will not have to worry about this. Moreover, each battalion has ten days of food and grass, and the artillery ammunition, firecrackers' son's ammunition and ammunition are all equipped according to the 100-round configuration of a battle. Yes, this much ammunition is enough to reach the capital of Lingnan Province!"

"That's good!"

After suffering a loss, Weizhou became more cautious and continued to give instructions: "Send the baggage chiefs of each battalion to lead troops to various villages that have surrendered, and use silver coins and copper coins to buy fresh vegetables, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, etc." This group of people said He has attached himself to us, God knows whether he is acting in secret and dealing with both sides. He still has contacts with the five major families in private, so he has to guard against us. "

"Your Majesty! If this method is implemented, firstly, it will add food to the brothers, and secondly, it will also be a touchstone. Which one is true and which one is false, the truth will be revealed immediately!" Lu Zaiyi was very impressed with Weizhou's method. Add appreciation.

A long string of loud notes came out of the Central Army. After a while, a burst of trumpet sounds came one after another from the marching troops in front, back, left and right.

As the trumpet sounded, a large number of large vehicles were pulled out of the team and walked towards the nearby villages. They went to purchase vegetables and fresh meat, and checked whether these villages had sincerely joined them, but the swords on their waists were shaking.