After the grassland blockade began, in less than half a month, a large number of grassland tribes began to unite.
It was Ming Dynasty that forced them to unite.
The first and biggest impact of Jiubian's blockade was Bei Yuan.
Basically, most of the grassland territory that Beiyuan currently controls covers the borders of the Ming Dynasty, and the dependence of Mu Ming here on the Ming Dynasty is also extremely strong.
Different from Uzang, that is, in the Western Region, the border between Beiyuan and the Ming Dynasty was directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.
At this point, it seems extremely troublesome.
In fact, it is difficult to completely close the blockade of the grassland. Smugglers can still enter the Western Region and then enter the grassland from the Western Region.
But this requires a detour to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. To put it simply, the distance is at least nearly three thousand miles.
Three thousand miles away, they still have to detour through Uzang in the west and the Chagatai Khanate in the east. Which smuggler would be so brainless.
Therefore, it is difficult for Beiyuan to feel the danger at present.
In just half a month, 200,000 troops gathered south to attack the Ming Dynasty.
Liaodong Town.
It starts from Phoenix City in the east and ends at Shanhaiguan in the west, with a length of 1,950 miles.
Liaodong Town has the largest number of troops among the Nine Borders, and is also the place where the imperial court has the largest construction.
This is the front line of the fight against grassland.
There is a complete defense system of the Liaodong Town Great Wall here.
The Great Wall of Liaodong disappeared during the Manqian period of the Ming Dynasty and is now an important defense against the grasslands.
The city defense system of Liaodong Town is divided into five levels: town city, road city, acropolis, suo city and fort city. There are two towns, namely Liaoyang City and Guangning City.
There are five military garrison cities under the town: east, south, west, north and middle, which are road cities.
Each city was in charge of twenty-five guards, with the full strength of each guard being 5,600 people. Some guards established separate defensive acropolis, such as the famous Ningyuan Acropolis. There are one hundred and twenty-seven under the guard, and the city they rely on is Suo City, which is relatively small in scale.
The lowest level is Baocheng, also known as Taibao, with one hundred and seven.
The total number of troops currently in Liaodong Town is about 200,000.
Just because this place is too important and the soldiers are the most powerful, it is impossible for anyone to control it.
Even temporary restraint would be lifted immediately after the war.
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"This time Bei Yuan is coming with great force. There were 200,000 cavalry from the beginning. It seems they really want to take over Liaodong Town."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a bit of disdain.
Zhu Ying said: "This time will definitely deal a huge blow to the grassland. It is also a lesson for the grassland. Let's see what happens in the future."
"But Sun'er guesses that Beiyuan will definitely ask for surrender from our Ming Dynasty, hoping to survive this cold winter in turn."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then said: "That's what I think, but with his wild ambitions, we will never agree to surrender."
"According to the current situation, we only need to spend two or three years on Bei Yuan to severely weaken his vitality, and then destroying Bei Yuan will be an easy task."
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was a little cold.
The Mongolian grassland has always been a worry for him, as can be seen from the nine guards of the Ming Dynasty. ….
It can be said that in Jiubian, it is equivalent to nearly half of the Ming Dynasty's combat power being deployed there.
Countless labors are spent every year on the repair of various fortifications on the nine sides.
So two hundred thousand cavalry sounds really scary, but can cavalry attack a city?
Especially the Ming and Liaodong Great Wall was a complete nightmare for the prairie cavalry.
The Great Wall of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty is actually not very high. In many places it is just a mound equivalent to two meters.
Basically just set up a ladder and you can get through.
But the defensive role of the Great Wall is not against people, but against horses.
there is none left
Can the Mongols with horses still compare with the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?
It was during the time when Zhu Yuanzhang and Da Sun were chatting.
Beiyuan's attack on Ming Dynasty began.
The Mongols were naturally not fools. They would not use cavalry to attack the Great Wall. Instead, they would drive out a large number of slaves in advance to destroy the fortifications of the Great Wall.
As long as there is a gap in the defenses of the Great Wall, a large number of cavalry will naturally be able to pass quickly.
But the Great Wall is a very complete defense system, with side walls, piers, and beacon towers.
It was impossible to hide the gathering of the prairie cavalry from the Ming sergeants.
Not to mention that the temporary Liaodong Commander-in-Chief who was appointed this time was Lan Yu.
Lan Yu was very familiar with these old friends. When Fenghuo appeared, he immediately dispatched an army to intercept them.
When the grassland attacks the Great Wall, it will not be said that it is just in one place, but it will destroy many places at the same time.
The sergeants of the Ming Dynasty will be reminded by the beacon fire and smoke, and begin to respond.
At this time, the effect of artillery will actually be relatively small.
Because the movement speed of the artillery is too slow, in the early stages of the war, the gunmen will still be the main ones.
And the war that is starting now is the first battle of the fire gunners in the true sense.
Ever since the Gunpowder Company developed the arquebus, it has been engaged in mass production.
Zhu Ying also provided a lot of ideas in this regard, such as segmented assembly.
Since the Gunpowder Department's monthly output was only one or two hundred guns last year, it has continued to invest money in expansion. Now, there are twelve factories manufacturing matchlocks under the Gunpowder Department alone.
At present, the output of Ming matchlocks has reached 4,000 per month.
Now in Liaodong Town, there are already 30,000 musketeers, already using matchlocks.
In the cold weather, the matchlock gun will not be greatly disturbed.
After all, when winter comes in Liaodong, there is rarely rain. Except for the extremely cold weather, many soldiers from the mainland can't stand it.
The Beiyuan Cavalry also had to face the same situation.
In the winter on the grassland, there is actually no large-scale war, but this year Beiyuan has no way.
If there is no fight, more people may starve to death, and even the rule of Beiyuan will be greatly challenged.
Therefore, as soon as he got the news, the current Beiyuan Khan, Elbek, did not hesitate to take the offensive against the Ming Dynasty.
On a certain section of the city wall, looking at the dense crowd in the distance, the Ming sergeant on the wall looked very calm. ….
The slaves who ran over were all in ragged clothes and as skinny as firewood. They were no different from those who were sent to death.
In itself, he was driven to death by the Beiyuan cavalry.
Behind the crowd were densely packed prairie cavalry, just watching.
"We have this matchlock gun in our hands. We don't want to practice it on weekdays. After all, the gunpowder is limited, and what we shoot out is valuable money."
"Brothers, please don't hold back today. Let me shoot as much as you like. But I have to say what I say first. Don't let me shoot you blindly. This is the best opportunity for you to practice shooting."
"I'm taking aim one by one, don't waste a single fire bomb."
Baihu roared loudly.
The supply of gunpowder in the army is very strict, and each household has its own quota.
Especially during combat, these consumptions must be counted.
As the crowd got closer and closer, the sergeants also became nervous, but without receiving instructions, they just nervously took out the fire certificates and prepared them.
Although the gunpowder has been granulated, there are still some reforms such as formulas.
But now the effective range of the matchlock gun is already within a hundred steps, which is a hundred meters kill.
Generally speaking, the start of shooting will be controlled within 80 meters. If it is too far away, the lethality will be
Very small.
Baihu looked at the slaves who were getting closer and closer. These slaves still had a lot of fear when facing the dark muzzles of the guns, but with the crowd behind them, there was no chance of retreating.
Even if they retreat, they will be mercilessly slaughtered by the prairie cavalry. For these slaves, their only way out is to break down the low Great Wall in front of them.
As long as you rush over, you will be free.
The distinguished master will not care about them, and even the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will not pay attention to them.
After the war is over, they can stay directly with Daming.
The Ming army will give them a certain amount of food to give them the strength to carry out migration and resettlement.
For a long time, the Ming Dynasty's absorption of the grassland's population was not small in terms of slaves.
Therefore, they who rush over will not die, but will live.
"Hit me!"
Seeing that the slave army on the grassland had come within shooting range, Baihu shouted loudly, and the gunman on the city wall lit the match rope without hesitation and started shooting.
As a thick fog rose, crackling sounds continued, and a large number of slaves were shot and fell to the ground.
Within the range of eighty meters, the power of the matchlock gun is not to say that it kills people with one shot, but it is not a big problem to seriously injure people.
After the gunmen in the first row finished shooting, they moved on to the second row, and the third row took turns.
Three-stage shooting has become a necessary item in the current gunman training.
At the beginning, the sergeants still seemed a bit rusty, but as time went by, they became more and more proficient.
"Sir, the Ming army's fire cannons are so powerful that our slaves can't even charge through them."
"If this continues, even if all the slaves pass by, I'm afraid they won't be able to break the defense of the Great Wall."
After hearing the report, the grassland general shouted loudly and then raised the scimitar in his hand. ….
Dozens of prairie cavalry took the order and began to attack the Great Wall.
Seeing this, hundreds of households in the Ming Dynasty laughed and said, "Brothers, the opportunity has come. If anyone can capture a Mongolian enemy, he will be rewarded."
The fire gunmen under his command suddenly became energetic after hearing this.
The slave army is said to be an army, but in fact it is just some miserable people. These people will not be counted in military merit.
But the grassland cavalry is different. Every grassland cavalry has been trained since childhood. As long as one is killed, it is a big gain for a sergeant.
The prairie cavalry roaring up naturally did not mean to attack the Great Wall, but to interfere with the fire gunmen on the Great Wall to a certain extent.
The effective range of the Mongolian soft bow is about the same as that of a matchlock gun, which is about eighty meters.
But the Ming army stood there and took aim, while the prairie cavalry needed to shoot arrows on horseback, so accuracy was difficult to control.
There were gaps in the Great Wall as cover, and the Ming army also had helmets as protection.
If you want to shoot the Ming army directly in the face, it is obviously a matter of luck.
However, the main purpose of the prairie cavalry is to interfere with the Ming army's artillery, and only need to launch a projectile.
Obviously the cavalry still has a certain effect in interfering with the gunmen.
Under the interference of the prairie cavalry, the slave army also began to increase in number under the city wall.
Those who don’t have tools just throw them with their hands, while some bring hoes and start digging.
The city wall here is not made of piled stones like the city. As long as a hole is dug, a gap can still be made.
But a gap is obviously filled with human lives.
As the first echelon of slave troops approached the city wall, the second echelon came on stage.
The second echelon of slave soldiers are the real soldiers. They carry ladders and long knives and climb the wall directly.
What follows is a confrontation between cold weapons.
The gunman will retreat a certain distance.
Then began to use bows and arrows.
Even if it is a matchlock gun, it cannot be said to be used forever. First, the gunpowder worn on the body is limited, and secondly, the fire blunderbuss needs to be cleaned.
And every fire gunner will carry a bow and arrow.
But at a distance of about ten meters, there is basically no need to prepare, just open the bow and shoot.
The beginning of the tug-of-war represents an intense state of affairs.
But this is not friendly to the Beiyuan army.
Even if there are a large number of slave troops, the casualty ratio is very different.
Killing a Ming army means the death of perhaps dozens of slave armies.
Although it doesn't matter how many slave soldiers die to Bei Yuan, if they really die, the cavalry will have to take action.
Scenes like this can be seen everywhere throughout the Liaodong border defense.
After all, some sections of the Great Wall were captured by Bei Yuan.
Even if it is just captured, even if a gap is opened, there will still be a large number of Ming troops waiting behind.
Especially the Ming cavalry.
At the same time as the gap appeared, the Ming cavalry also arrived.
The Ming cavalry's battle against the slave army was a completely asymmetrical massacre.
After just a few rounds of charges, the slave army that rushed over was completely defeated.
Some smart slaves immediately knelt on the ground and begged the Ming army for forgiveness.
For these slave armies, there will generally be corresponding Ming armies to receive them.
Then they lived within the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
However, after entering the Ming Dynasty for the first time, you will not have the Ming Dynasty household registration. Instead, you will work in the form of labor for a certain number of years. If you perform well, you will be granted the Ming Dynasty household registration, and you will be considered a Ming citizen in the future.
Now the Ming Dynasty is getting richer, especially when it comes to food, so these slaves are still very at ease.
After the day's war is over, these slave troops recruited by the Ming army will be responsible for repairing the fortifications of the Great Wall.
It's hard to say that it was them who knocked down the gap in the Great Wall, and they were the ones who repaired it later. .
Writing and Seeing the Spring and Autumn Period
