Chapter 191 Guodong
She Chongming's Yi soldiers were all mountain people, but they did not have the ability to climb walls like the white pole soldiers of Shili Xuanfu Division. Ma Qiancheng, Qin Liangyu and his wife have less than 5,000 of these powerful soldiers in full force. The price of practicing stunts is too high: more than 50% of teenagers will be eliminated within the first six months of starting training, and absolutely Most are dead or disabled. About half of the remaining ones will fail within the next one or two years - this stunt is precisely a skill that cannot tolerate any mistakes! Therefore, even at its peak, the total number of this army was always this size.
However, the Yi soldiers of Yongning Xuanfu Division also have their own huge advantages. Unlike the Ming army, they relied much less on auxiliaries and logistics. First of all, except for a few senior generals, almost everyone does not have iron armor. The elite soldiers only have rattan plates tied on their arms, and those who can wear rattan armor vests must be small bosses. Secondly, they are far more tolerant of hunger, thirst and cold and heat than the Ming army. Everyone has learned from a young age to distinguish which wild fruits and vegetables in the mountains are edible and which are poisonous. The old vine was chopped down with a knife, and the clear juice spurted out. As for the tent bedding, it is even more unnecessary. When it gets dark, you can just lie down anywhere and fall asleep. Even if they are auxiliary soldiers, they will carry a hatchet and rush forward with a cry. No matter young or old, they can be used as soldiers. Therefore, even though the ratio of combat auxiliaries in this unit is less than one to one, its movement speed is far faster than that of the Ming army. Even if Sun Jie's troops marched on the official road at the peak of the ratio of combat auxiliaries to one to five, two people would A distance of less than a hundred miles can be a draw, and if you exceed this distance, you will be pulled further and further away - if you are walking on a mountain road, there is no need to compare at all.
In addition to building mounds of earth, She Chongming also built a lot of attacking tools such as ladders, crash carts, and lathe carts these days. Since the military order was given to attack by force, he would use them all. In fact, King She knew what he was doing. The strong attack in the past few days was still just a show, to tire out the defenders - he had also prepared two powerful weapons that were being manufactured secretly. He would wait until the defenders were exhausted to launch them and break the city in one fell swoop!
Observing that the Yi soldiers were beginning to form a disorderly formation, Sun Jie pulled the entire Changjie battalion to the wall, went to Zhu Xieyuan himself, and asked for five hundred infantry bows. This surprised Mr. Zhu: Chengdu is the provincial capital and the vassal territory of the King of Shu, so of course there are many infantry bows in the arsenal. However, in the Ming Dynasty's army, battalions were the basic combat units. Generally speaking, archers accounted for about 20%, spearmen accounted for another 20%, and the rest were sword and shield soldiers. It is true that Changjie Camp is a large camp with more than 600 and nearly 700 people, and 20% of the archers account for more than 100 people - can other people also shoot arrows? Facing Zhu Xieyuan's question, Sun Jie smiled again: "So that the boss will know that there are no archers in the general's personal camp. Except for one hundred and sixty spearmen, the rest are sword and shield soldiers. However, all of the sword and shield soldiers of the general can shoot arrows. The general also has some bows and arrows. Because he wants to help as soon as possible, Chengdu should have a lot of them in his arsenal, so he puts them all in the camp's transport team and only teaches 500 auxiliary soldiers to carry them. Wearing armor, swords, spears, and shields, we entered the city with the camp."
"Ah? Your sword and shield soldiers can shoot arrows?" Zhu Xieyuan was a little surprised.
Sun Jie looked solemn and said: "Back to my lord, the "Military Annals" promulgated in the sixth year of Hongwu's reign stipulates that 'cavalry must be good at galloping and shooting spears and knives, and infantry must be good at bows and crossbows.' A hundred and sixty paces away, a hundred and twenty paces for a sergeant; within fifty paces, the standard is twelve arrows and six hits. It is a great law of the country that the general will not dare to slack off. Therefore, all the troops and camps of the general can do this. .The general's personal barracks should be better."
Zhu Xieyuan's eyes widened: "You really train according to this standard? As far as I know, even ordinary archers may not be able to do this!" Then he sighed with his forehead and said: "The name is well-deserved, the name is well-deserved! Alas, if my Ming Dynasty every Every military town is as good as Sun Shuai, no, as long as half of them can match Sun Shuai's six or seven, why can't the thieves be instigated and annihilated!"
Sun Jie was a little embarrassed. He blushed and said, "I'm ashamed of myself," and then deliberately changed the subject: "Sir, most of the thieves have no armor, and even a few vine armors can't stop bows and arrows. I want to call him "Sir." The sword and shield soldiers fire arrows to attack far away, and the remaining spearmen can defend at close range. I'd like to trouble you, sir, to organize the people to throw stones and strengthen the people. Just cooperate with the garrison brothers of Chengdu Central Guard."
Zhu Xieyuan pondered for a moment, then looked fixedly at the confident and heroic young general in front of him: "Sun Jie, I want to teach you to take full responsibility for the defense of Chengdu. Do you dare to agree to this?"
Sun Jie was stunned, this entrustment was so extraordinary!
According to convention, the defense of the city should be the unified responsibility of the local military department chief. Sun Jie who came to help could only be regarded as a guest army. He had to accept the command of the Chengdu garrison and should not overwhelm the host. Of course, this refers to the specific battle against the enemy. , the strategic decision-making power of the entire battle rested with Zhu Xieyuan, the acting governor and civilian official. In terms of official rank, Sun Jie is the commander-in-chief of the second rank, and the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Commandery Division is also the second-rank commander. As the saying goes that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, in theory, the Sichuan Division should still be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. However, everyone knows that the Dusi Mansion in Sichuan has long been a decoration. Zhang Hu occupied Baoning for so long and commanded Lu Hai, who was helpless. Therefore, the real city defense was commanded by the Chengdu central defender, leaving Lao Shun in a difficult position. But no matter what, the name is still attached to Sichuan Dusi Mansion. Therefore, Zhu Xieyuan is now in charge of the city, while Sun Jie and Lao Shun are in charge of their own affairs. Cooperation and coordination between the two parties are completely out of the question. If an emergency arises, Master Zhu must be consulted and wait for his order... The battlefield is changing rapidly, such a command The system is definitely full of shortcomings, but it cannot be easily corrected. If the command power is taken away like this, the troubles in the future may not be small!
The first thing is to consider the feelings of Dusi Mansion in Sichuan. No loser would admit that he is a waste. After all, Lao Shun is from Chuansi. As long as he defends the city, the first success will be firmly in the Dusi Mansion. He is not afraid of making good arrangements in times of crisis and so on. His own masters are brilliant... At an age It's one thing for a young foreign military general to be the commander-in-chief, but for his merits, doesn't it seem like there is no one left in the Kawasaki Division?
Secondly, we must consider the feelings of the officials in the capital. It is "propriety" and "control" to be a guest but not a master. They don't care whether Chuan Si is a waste. Anyway, if you win, you deserve it. If you lose, it's not you who will die! In the eyes of this group of people, "propriety" and "system" are the most important, otherwise it is "unjust" and not the behavior of a gentleman. If etiquette is lost, the order of the universe will collapse. Therefore, if Sun Jie agrees, he will definitely be doomed if he loses. Even if he wins, he will most likely be labeled as "domineering", "greedy for merit", and "shapeless". There's no escape!
This kind of thing happened all the time in the Ming Dynasty, and the falls became more and more miserable every time, but no one would learn the lesson. Therefore, after you take care of everyone's feelings, Daming, as a victim of the game, can only "feel" and "accept" at the same time!
Likewise, it was difficult for Sun Jie to refuse this request. On the one hand, through these days of observation, he understood two facts:
1. It will not work. The Dusi Mansion was completely unfit - the Du commander Lu Hai claimed to be ill and never showed up, and neither was the Chengdu central defender. The fat-bellied Laoshun always had to rest on the horse path to catch his breath before climbing up the wall, and this was his first time. fight!
2. Soldiers are useless. The two thousand defenders had also never fought in a battle. Just by looking at their appearance, one could tell that they had not received much training. Sun Jie even doubted whether many of them would wet their pants when fighting in real close combat.
Neither the soldiers nor the generals are good enough. If a few thieves scale the wall, as long as one of the defenders escapes, the others will follow and disperse, and most of the city will be lost!
On the other hand, Zhu Xieyuan called him by his first name!
According to the custom of this era, there are only two situations in which you can call someone by their first name: either they are sworn enemies, or the other party regards you as a relative or nephew.
The young military commander thought for a moment, raised his head and met Zhu Xieyuan's bright eyes: "My lord, I will obey your orders."
"Hahahaha! Okay! I'm not wrong about the person! Don't worry, I will take full responsibility for this matter. You just need to stop the thief. By the way, do you have a nickname?" Zhu Xieyuan was obviously very happy.
"Go back to the old man. The last general is a martial artist, but his name is Sun Jie and he has no Chinese characters."
"This is not okay! How can a dignified second-rank commander-in-chief always be called by his first name? To be disrespectful to a second-rank official of the imperial court is to be disrespectful to the imperial court!" Zhu Xieyuan and Sun Jie chatted on the wall as they walked.
Sun Jie immediately heard the implication of Zhu Xieyuan's words, and immediately stopped and bowed with clasped fists in fear: "I dare you to ask the boss to give me a word!"
"Yes. Sun Jie, a hero, a handsome man, an outstanding person... A hero among men should be the pillar of the country. From now on, you will be called Guodong."
Sun Jie knelt down on one knee and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, sir, for the words."
"Huh?" Zhu Xieyuan deliberately made a serious face as if he was dissatisfied.
Sun Jie knew that Mr. Zhu thought his title was too obvious, so he blushed and muttered in a low voice: "Sir."
"Yeah. That's pretty much it." Zhu Xieyuan smiled.
The so-called "name" is actually two words: one is "name" and the other is "character". It's the teacher's job to give you a name. Obviously, Zhu Xieyuan had a favorable eye for this young general. From now on, Sun Jie firmly attached himself to Master Zhu and established a relationship like a son, nephew and disciple - the invisible figure behind Master Zhu, the teacher, The huge network of people from the same year, fellow townsmen, friends, old disciples, etc. will also provide all-round invisible protection for Sun Jie and his subordinates!
The center of the Ming Dynasty's court has always been dominated by two forces: one is the inner court headed by the Holy Emperor, which is the imperial power, and is represented by Li Shizhong and other internal eunuchs*; the other is the outer court represented by the six ministers and nine ministers, which is the central power The cabinet was supposed to replace the prime minister who was deposed by Zhu Yuanzhang and serve as a buffer between the two powers. However, because the bachelors themselves were just a group of secretaries with no real power (the official rank of the bachelors was only fifth grade, which was far lower than their own rank). grade), so most of them either protect themselves wisely and act like clay bodhisattvas without saying a word, or they unconsciously favor the stronger side. Those who are truly determined and courageous and willing to do things will inevitably offend others on both sides. Even if they are proud for a moment, sooner or later they will be shattered by the huge power shock - Zhang Juzheng is the best example. Previously, the only thing the Sun family could rely on was the trust of the Holy Emperor, but now, the foundation has been laid in the outer court!
The Ming Dynasty regarded military officers as slaves, and it was unprecedented for them to take the initiative to accept military generals as their disciples - collusion between civil and military officials was a taboo in the court. If there was any trouble, the generals could just say that they were illiterate and knew nothing. You fool, the court doesn't care much about it, but the civil servants will definitely be in bad luck! Therefore, this move can definitely be regarded as Master Zhu's special love for Sun Jie. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said explicitly, and everyone can just understand it tacitly.
All in all, what happened today is of great significance.
To Sun Jie's surprise, Lao Shun not only did not show any dissatisfaction when he heard Zhu Xieyuan teach him to control himself, but instead showed an expression of relief and hugged Sun Jie with a fist: "Commander, all generals will obey the army." Your Majesty's orders." Seeing that Sun Jie was a little embarrassed, he took advantage of Zhu Xieyuan to walk a little further and whispered in his ear: "Sun Junmen, I will tell you the truth, it's great that you are here to take command! Look, Does he look like someone who knows how to fight? He knows very well how many pounds he has - he collects a few acres of land in rent in exchange for some money, and spends his time eating some wine and playing around with the money to find a few wives! Can he defend the city? , the credit is due to the fact that if the ground above cannot be defended, so and so will be the first to lose his head! Whether or not so and so’s head can be saved depends entirely on Master Junmen!”
Sun Jie smiled: "Don't worry, General Lao, your head will definitely be saved, and your military merits will be indispensable to Dusi Mansion and Chengdu Guards!"
As he spoke, She Chongming's tribe rushed over with shouts.
The officers of the Changjie Battalion had already taken over the command of various sections of the Chengdu Wall, and they were all shouting and issuing various commands. Sun Jie was very confident in them. He carefully looked at the enemy troops outside the wall for a while, knowing that his subordinates could handle such an attack and that he had nothing to do, so he led Zhu Xieyuan and Lao Shun to climb the tower to watch the battle.
When the Yi soldiers rushed sixty or seventy steps away from the wall, under the orders of officers at all levels, the first wave of arrows rained down on the city.
*Do you know why there are no good people among the eunuchs in Wenchen's works? The game with the imperial power cannot be explained clearly, and the Holy Father cannot be called a bastard, so who should take the blame for this?
