In a narrow sense, if soldiers lose morale, they may become routed, defeated, deserted, or even surrendered.
Every general understands the importance of morale and fights with every breath.
But when it comes to how to boost the morale of the King's army, there is no doubt that the Crown Prince knows best.
The prince not only dared to think, but also dared to order, making this special benefit available to everyone just like salary.
Not to mention the soldiers, even the cooks can benefit from it.
After enjoying it, all the ministries expressed their determination to defend the capital to the death.
If the dog Tatars come in, all the beautiful girls will be taken care of by others.
The most they can get at the most reduced rank is old women, which is definitely an insult to their own dignity!
The prince gives everyone money, food, and now girls. He is even more affectionate than his own father.
Can Huang Taiji give everyone a ball?
I won’t even give you shit, and I’ll even make you kowtow to thank me!
Letting you shave your hair and leave it in braids is the greatest gift to you.
After tasting the sweetness, even if some generals really planned to surrender to the Qing Dynasty when the situation was critical, the soldiers below would be unwilling.
As long as the prince can still use immortal magic to defend against the enemy, the final victory will definitely belong to Ming Dynasty!
"Your Majesty, this method is truly exquisite!"
Li Chengdong inspected the city defense situation at the top of the new city and did not forget to comment privately with his son Li Yuanyin.
He was not very happy to evacuate from Tongzhou to the capital, but he could not disobey the emperor's order.
What's more, his son has become the prince's personal disciple and will surely prosper in the future.
In comparison, a mere Tongzhou water transport general officer is not worth mentioning.
For the sake of this precious son, Li Chengdong would reluctantly give up his love, not to mention whether Tongzhou could keep it or not.
However, by shrinking all the royal divisions from all over the capital to the capital, the possibility of being defeated one by one by the Donglu army was avoided.
As a result, Huang Taiji had to attack the capital regardless of whether he wanted money, food, people, or livestock.
However, Wang Shi is good at defending the city and is weak in field battles. If he huddles in the city and defends, he can use his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.
In order to boost the morale of the officers and soldiers of the Wang Division, the prince resorted to this method, which really impressed Li Chengdong.
"Father, the Crown Prince has unpredictable powers, and what he does is incomparable to us mortals!"
After months of hard work, Li Yuanyin has now made tremendous progress.
In particular, I have learned a lot of scientific knowledge, and my horizons are much broader than before receiving training.
It is no exaggeration to say that Li Yuanyin's three months of training in the East Palace Guards was equivalent to three years of fighting with his father.
Except for not actually killing the enemy, the East Palace Guards could learn almost everything.
Li Yuanyin also saw the airship take off, which was a scene that he had never dared to imagine before.
It is said that the airship is just a drop in the bucket that the prince learned from the immortal world, and there are many more immortal weapons that have not yet been released.
Now Li Yuanyin is also an admirer, follower, and supporter of the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince says he can win this battle, then he can!
"Once you win this battle, it will be much easier for you as a father. My son can learn more skills and must not fall behind his brothers!"
Li Chengdong has already planned to take a long-term approach to fishing for big fish. Since his son has become the disciple of the Crown Prince, he must hold on to the Crown Prince's thigh tightly.
Unknown to others, Zheng Sen, the son of "Zhenhai Bo" Zheng Zhilong, has been named "Success" by the Crown Prince. He will inherit his father's title in the future, and maybe he will be granted the title of another Bo if he has outstanding military exploits.
My son's ability is no worse than that boy's, but he is from a lower background. I am not as wealthy as Zheng Zhilong, otherwise I would have spent millions of taels of silver to ask the prince to name my son.
When my son came back from this trip, the appearance of the 100 soldiers transferred to him was completely different from before. They no longer had the licentious demeanor, and they looked like elite soldiers who obeyed orders. It is not an exaggeration to say that one is equal to ten.
Just like the 3,000 new soldiers the prince added to his unit, Li Chengdong wanted to send all his remaining old subordinates to receive new training after this battle.
The soldiers who trained with Li Yuanyin in the past were all Li Chengdong's personal followers. Even if they couldn't bear the crime at first, they had to grit their teeth and endure it. The young master had endured the humiliation and burden, so they could only bow their heads and admit it.
However, as long as they survived the early stage, it would become much easier in the future. Although they still felt tired, they knew that they were making progress. After returning to the hospital, they found that they no longer looked down on those companions who were procrastinating.
"Yes! Father!"
Li Yuanyin also understood that the longer he stayed with the prince, the more skills he would learn.
When the prince summoned these disciples, he also said that what he learned in the East Palace Guards was the most basic military training knowledge.
After the first phase of training, they will be formally taught the strategies and tactics to defeat the enemy.
If you can't even pass the most basic training, it means you are not suitable to follow the prince.
Therefore, none of the fellow disciples felt that they were suffering and tired. Even if they were sprained and bleeding, they had to endure it.
"Seeing that the Donglu army is about to attack the city, does my son know when the prince will use the immortal method?"
Li Chengdong's department is responsible for the defense on the north side of the new city, which is the most dangerous place.
Li Chengdong had no idea whether he could hold on, and could only place his hope in the prince's magic.
Zhang Guowei, Minister of Industry, originally planned the new city to be 20 miles long and 20 miles wide. This was already considered a super big city.
Later, the imperial court felt that even after building the city wall, there was not enough troops to defend it, so it changed it to ten miles square, which was equivalent to a quarter of the original manuscript.
Even so, if 5,000 men and horses were dispersed over a ten-mile-long city, and even with the assistance of 10,000 strong men, Li Chengdong did not have much confidence in holding on.
Determination is there, but determination and certainty are two different things. Determination comes from ideas, and certainty comes from strength. Without strength, just having ideas is just a fantasy.
"I don't know, kid, but since the prince said to use it, he is determined to use it. The immortal method is strictly kept secret. I and other disciples don't know it, and outsiders and even Donglu have no way of knowing it. The prince once said that the secret weapon must be kept at all times. All can be thrown into the battlefield suddenly, only in this way can the enemy be caught off guard!"
Neither the prince nor his disciples explained about the immortal magic, which proves that the only one who knows the content of the immortal magic is the prince. Dog Tartar's detailed work cannot be learned from outsiders, and he will only be beaten in vain.
"Yeah, that's right! The immortal magic must be very powerful, otherwise the prince would not stay in the capital."
Li Chengdong tried his best but couldn't guess what the magic technique was. Since his son, who was the prince's disciple, didn't even know it, he could only wait and see what happened, hoping that he could beat the shit out of the Donglu army and his troops. Fewer soldiers died.
"Elder brother! How is the situation?"
"There's not even a trace of the dog Tatar! It's strange!"
Not only did Li Yuanyin return to Li Chengdong, a certain prince also asked Wan Li, Zhang Huangyan, and Zeng Ying to come with 500 people to help in the battle.
The combat effectiveness of their reinforced battalion is equivalent to that of Li Chengdong's more than 1,000 men, and their weapons and equipment are on par with those of the East Palace Guards. Since they are Li Yuanyin's senior brother, they are naturally highly valued by Li Chengdong.
"Perhaps as the Gou Tatar told the prince, he plans to win by lying down, right?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Seeing the conversation between the brothers, Zeng Ying interjected and immediately made everyone laugh.
The word "lay down and win" comes from the prince's Chrysostom, which refers to those who are lazy and look forward to having pie in the sky.
Later, it became one of the most popular words in the recruit training base. If someone fell behind during training, they would be said to be planning to win.
"They are probably planning an attack on the city! As long as Donglu decides to attack the city, he will be extremely violent!"
As a Confucian general, Zhang Huangyan has never taken the Donglu army lightly, because if you underestimate the enemy, you will be defeated. If you don't underestimate the enemy, you can still be invincible.
Even if you can't defeat the Donglu army, you must at least prevent the dog Tatars from ascending the city. As long as the enemy troops ascend the city, it means that your side has failed.
There are so many horse faces built here in the new city in order to fight the Donglu army at the top of the city. The top of the city is the key to the battle.
"Let's make an agreement first. None of our brothers can do anything to harm the Crown Prince's face!"
Wanli was ready to sacrifice his life for righteousness. It would be a great honor to die on the battlefield for the prince.
"Elder brother, Your Highness has taught us that we must not only fight with Donglu's courage, but also our wits, and achieve the greatest results with the smallest casualties!"
Although he only brought one company of soldiers, Zhang Huangyan believed that as long as there were weapons to defend the city, fewer people would die.
"A battle of wits? What do you mean by a battle of wits?"
Wanli thought he was not a reckless man. He was not only literate but also learned tactics. However, the city was so big that it would not be easy to outwit Donglu.
"Our unit has oil barrels, gold juice, rolling logs, thunder stones, grenades, explosive packets, needless to say muskets and crossbows. It is inconvenient to accumulate explosive and flammable objects at the top of the city, for fear of being bombarded by Donglu. Detonate, or even injure soldiers, just store a small amount, and place a large amount at the foot of the inner wall of the city wall to facilitate temporary transportation by young men. When encountering artillery fire, if you do not fight back, you can only leave observation posts, and the rest of the people will temporarily retreat to wait for the artillery fire. Return to your position quickly after the end. When defending against Donglu's siege, the highly destructive oil barrels can be thrown out first, and the unpleasant-smelling golden juice can be thrown last to prevent the stench from affecting the soldiers' minds. The number of hand grenades and explosive packs is limited, so they are precious , it must be thrown when the Donglu attack is at its strongest..."
Zhang Huangyan said a lot, which were all his experiences based on his daily training, especially what he wanted to share with his brothers before the battle. In order to avoid being negligent over time, any negligence on the battlefield may be directly fatal.
"Hmm, Xuanzhu (Zhang Huangyan) is really a Confucian general. He has arranged everything in an orderly manner and will definitely develop in the future!"
Li Chengdong listened at the side and thought that Zhang Huangyan's words were very reasonable. He was only twenty years old, but he had such insight and planning ability. The prince was really wise.
Not only that, on the first day when Zhang Huangyan came to his defense area, he took people out of the city and dug holes near the roots of the city. Each hole was not big, but very deep. People would easily sprain their feet if they fell into it.
This damaging move was taught by the prince, and the Japanese army was very good at it. Zhang Huangyan kept it in mind after knowing this, and he was willing to try any method that could cause trouble for the Donglu siege.
More importantly, Zhang Huangyan had nothing to do recently, so Zhang Huangyan had people rush to make a bunch of wooden drills and bury them in the pit. Anyone who stepped in accidentally would feel heart-to-heart pain. .
According to the range of various weapons, Zhang Huangyan also ordered people to draw various range marks in advance, not only the range marks of various types of artillery, but also the range marks of blunderbuss and grenades.
This will greatly facilitate your judgment during wartime, and at the same time improve the accuracy of your soldiers' shooting and bombing. Grenades are valuable weapons. Try to get something out of every one you throw.
In terms of various routines, Wanli certainly couldn't compare to his junior brother who was a scholar. He didn't want to waste his brains and just copied what his junior brother did. As expected, some soldiers were actually injured because of it.
Zhang Huangyan was all smiles after receiving the news. Since this method can hurt his own soldiers, it means that it can also hurt Donglu. When Donglu comes to attack the city, they can't just slowly jump into the pit and play within the range of their own firearms, right?
No matter what method is used, as long as it is effective, it can achieve considerable results. When all methods are added up, the total results will become extremely impressive.
"General Rong has overestimated his merits. I only hope that the king's army will win, so that fewer soldiers will die, and the people in the city will be safe. Fame is something external to the body, like the wind and clouds, which cannot be controlled by anyone."
Zhang Huangyan has been indifferent to fame and wealth since he was a child. He can serve the prince just to fight against the Eastern invaders and protect his family and country. The rest is just as long as he doesn't starve to death.
"Well said! I will defeat the Donglu in this battle and let Huang Taiji's army fall at the feet of the capital!"
Li Chengdong is not willing to say that he despises fame and fortune as much as the boys who are similar to his son, but this does not delay him in fending off enemies, but is an incentive.
Killing the enemy and receiving rewards would at least satisfy his own needs, so his work was not in vain. Now his colleagues who were chief military officers were doing the same, so he felt at ease.
In addition to the fewer available soldiers, other aspects, especially the number of equipment and ordnance, are still relatively sufficient.
The soldiers alone were issued five grenades each. As long as they were used properly, that would be five gains.
The prince also allocated 5,000 barrels of oil to his troops. Li Chengdong could not guarantee anything else. As long as Donglu dared to come and die, he would make sure that Donglu would be cooked!
Although the appearance of braised Donglu is a bit shocking and the smell is extremely unpleasant, each one is worth two hundred taels of silver, which is the motivation for many soldiers to fight for it.
No matter what, we have to recover the grenades and oil money we threw out, right?
Li Chengdong always comforted the soldiers below in this way, telling himself that the more he killed, the more he would receive.
Just in your own defense area, you can wipe out ten thousand enemies. At a 50% discount, that's five thousand.
His merits should be greater than many generals in the western Liaoning region, at least not inferior to Zu Dashou!
Huang Taiji lost 5,000 men and horses here, and another 20,000 to 30,000 men in other places. I'm afraid the capital won't have to worry about it.
The prince transported tens of thousands of barrels of oil from Shaanxi. This is only a conservative figure, and no one knows the actual amount.
If the Donglu army really wants to be cooked, then you can come over and give it a try. This is not a description, it is really cooked alive!
Li Chengdong patrols once every morning and afternoon, and Li Yuanyin's night shift is his job.
The father and his son always only had to ensure the safety of their own defense area, and after Huang Taiji retreated, they could claim their credit and receive their rewards.
But Li Chengdong's psychology was very complicated at this time, and he would have trouble sleeping if he didn't drink alcohol at night.
The Donglu army mainly attacked his defense area, and he was afraid that his troops would not be able to hold it.
If Donglu didn't come to fight, he would be worried that others would have greater credit than himself...
