Gao Changlin put down Kuaizi and said: "It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes only a moment to use it. Tomorrow should be the time for us to use it. Everyone has eaten. Don't lose the prestige of our car camp when we start the battle tomorrow." Hu Qi said: "Boss. Don't worry, last year we beat the Tatars to the ground, these rebels in Ji Town are nothing." Gao Changlin said: "That's all you can do, these people are veterans of the border army, and they have fought with the Mongols for a few times. It has been ten years, and no one can take it lightly. Go to bed early tonight, have a good sleep, and be energetic tomorrow." Early the next morning, when the first ray of morning light shone on the earth, the reveille bugle sounded.
The sound of ticking could be heard far away in the quiet morning. Dong Jishu slept in Chenglou last night and was awakened by the sound of a bugle.
Immediately came to the back of the battlements to observe. He saw the car camp opposite. Countless officers and soldiers ran out of their tents and lined up to wash up.
Then queue up to get food. One by one, Xiaoqi sat together and quickly ate, then began to rush to their posts.
Seeing these people move in an orderly manner, it's not chaotic. Everyone knows where to go and what to do.
He sighed. Compared with these people, his soldiers were simply throwing away goods. His own soldiers are considered elite soldiers in Xuanfu Town.
But it’s not enough to compare with these people. The soldiers in the car camp began to prepare ammunition. Civilians began to carry various artillery shells and propellant packs to the front line.
The Rumi gunmen also took the general flag as a unit and entered the shooting position behind the steel plate wall of the car camp. Dong Jishu saw it when he visited three days ago.
Those steel plates have small holes and sliding baffles. As long as you pull it open, there are shooting and observation holes that are five inches long and two inches high.
Arquebusiers can shoot from behind. But Dong Jishu also clearly saw that the optimal troop configuration of this car camp should have at least 20,000 infantry.
There is currently a clear shortage of troops. There are only more than 3,000 cavalry in reserve within the city walls, and they will provide support wherever there is tension.
With the troops in the car camp in place, the rebels from afar also lined up and marched towards here.
They set up camp five miles away. They were all infantry, not much cavalry. You can only attack on foot.
They made fire and cooked food at the third watch, got up to eat at the fourth watch, completed the troop assembly at the fifth watch, and entered the battlefield immediately at dawn.
Huang Hao and Zhou Yuji were both on a scaffolding platform at this time. The platform is twelve meters high, and you can clearly see the entire battlefield.
He used his binoculars to carefully observe the situation on the other side. He saw rebels from hundreds of families walking in a phalanx.
The secret is numb. An hour later, the car camp was surrounded on all sides. There were sixteen thousand enemy troops in each direction.
These rebels had obviously scouted in advance. They knew that they were coming from the emperor's direct troops. They had a large number of artillery and six thousand terrible Rumi muskets.
They improvised a lot of wooden shields. They are all made directly from tree trunks as thick as a child's arm, crudely nailed together with iron nails.
There are also hundreds of oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages with wooden shield walls nailed in front. It's similar to the shield car used by Jiannu.
There were dozens of soldiers pushing behind him. Behind the wooden wall are three musketeers, or archers. They are equipped with three-eyed muskets, shotguns or crossbows.
Attack forward in the car. Seeing that the rebels, in addition to sending troops to loot Zhangjiawan, the more than 40,000 people who stayed behind were not idle, but made full preparations.
Zhou Yuji was not surprised. After all, the opponent is not a fool, who would directly hit the muzzle with a flesh and blood body.
Next to Zhou Yuji stood a young eunuch with delicate features. He was Wang Kun, the supervisor sent by Chongzhen this time.
This time, the emperor sent eunuchs to oversee the army on an experimental basis. The emperor felt that the problems below were very serious. Generals at all levels colluded with each other, had intertwined interests, and concealed the actual situation.
The first purpose of sending eunuchs was to keep an eye on them so that they could not mess with the unspoken rules. After all, the emperor's eyes and ears are standing next to you, how dare you act recklessly?
Wang Kun raised his chin arrogantly. This man had a bad temper and was very arrogant. The reason why Chongzhen sent him for the first trial was mainly because of his character of daring to bite.
Those who don’t dare to show off and fight won’t do it. A good old man will definitely not be able to do this job well. They were not there to unite.
Instead, he went to look for trouble. The key is to make you afraid.
"General Zhou, you have known about the construction of the camp for the past three days and have not taken any action. What's good now? They have built countless engineering equipment. What should we do now?" Wang Kun said with a bad expression.
Zhou Yuji knew that this person was personally sent by the emperor. In essence, he is an imperial envoy. His job was to watch him and report his every move to the emperor.
What he did could not be known to the emperor. This report is how the emperor knows what he has done.
He couldn't see the emperor, so that's what he said. When the week is auspicious, officials will be upright and will never engage in corruption or bribery.
Historically, he had been an official for decades, but his family had not accumulated much property. He spent all the rewards he received on the soldiers he led.
It was used to subsidize their arrears of military pay, improve food, and purchase weapons and armor. He is an upright official and is not willing to flatter the powerful.
When he and Wang Kun met for the first time, they didn't like each other. However, he is not ignorant of flexibility. Although he has principles, he also tries his best to treat the supervisors with respect and courtesy.
It's not like Zhang Shize directly showing them dead faces. Ignorant. Wang Kun hinted several times, but Zhou Yuji pretended not to understand.
Wang Kun was already very dissatisfied. This time I started looking for trouble.
"My lord, don't be anxious. You may not know the power of our cannons. We have five hundred heavy-duty copper-fired cannons. They don't know the power of these artillery pieces at all. Their knowledge of the car camp is still the old calendar. . In the past, the artillery equipment of the vehicle camp was the No. 5 general gun and the small Franco machine gun."
"The shield vehicles and shields they have prepared can indeed block the No. 5 general cannon and the small Fran machine gun. The Lumi gun can also block it, but in front of our heavy artillery, these are just like paper lakes. Basically. It's useless. The heavy artillery's lead ball shells will penetrate and shatter these wooden shields, but will cause a large number of sharp wooden thorns to fly in all directions, causing serious secondary damage. They are helping us expand the power of the artillery." Wang Kun squinted his eyes with confidence. Zhou Yuji gave Zhou Yuji a full look.
I said in my heart: "You can just fucking brag to our family. Don't we know how powerful the Ming Dynasty's artillery is? Once a fight breaks out, if you can't stand it, you see how our family wants His Majesty to impeach you."
"Okay, then our family will wait and see. Mr. Zhou, don't let our family down."
