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Lieutenant General Li was different from Xie Shigong. He had come into contact with the cavalry of the Tiger Flag and knew how difficult it was to deal with those cavalry wearing armor.
Although the Ming Dynasty's Ye Bu Shu is powerful, it is not impossible to lose to the Sentinel Cavalry of the Tiger Flag when the soldiers and armors do not have an advantage.
"What kind of cavalry can wear a suit of iron armor? You think it's a black armor army!" Jie Shigong curled his lips disdainfully.
Heavy cavalry is only suitable for concentrated formations. Sentry cavalry has always been the domain of light cavalry. Sentinel cavalry use heavy cavalry. If they encounter light cavalry, they will die without knowing how.
At the same time, he was also very disappointed with Lieutenant General Li who escaped from Datong City.
Not even understanding such a simple truth was not a quality that a qualified general should possess. In his mind, he directly classified the other party as stupid.
Lieutenant General Li saw that the scholar had misunderstood and hurriedly explained: "The bandits' cavalry are not heavy armor, they wear upper body armor. To be precise, they use two iron plates to protect the chest and back, and wear an iron helmet on their heads. , similar to the double-breasted chainmail worn by our generals, except that even the ordinary cavalry on the bandits have iron armor."
"This is impossible. The bandits have so much money that even ordinary cavalry can wear iron armor." Mr. Jie Shigong shook his head, not believing what he said at all.
The Ming Dynasty's own ordinary cavalry could only wear double-breasted cotton armor, but the rebel bandits even equipped ordinary cavalry with iron armor. He felt that this was simply impossible.
He didn't believe that a group of bandits could do what even Ming Dynasty couldn't do.
When Lieutenant General Li saw that the other party did not believe him, he added: "If General Jie doesn't believe it, he can find those who stayed there for a few nights. Once he asks, he will know whether what he said is true or false."
"I will take care of it myself." Mr. Jie Shigong snorted coldly.
It was about the rebels. Even though he didn't believe what Lieutenant General Li said. The ordinary cavalry of the rebels were equipped with iron armor, but just in case, he still decided to ask.
Lieutenant General Li next to him secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At the risk of offending General Xie, I reminded him about the Tiger Banner Cavalry. I believe that as long as General Xie didn't accept the request after he had escaped for several nights, he would know that what he said was true.
In normal times, he would never offend the other person, and would even flatter him when they met. But now the situation is different. Datong Town fell to bandits. As a deputy general of Fubiao Battalion, he abandoned the city and fled, hoping to retake Datong City. In order to reduce his guilt, now he can only count on the Taiyuan general soldier.
As long as the Taiyuan Commander-in-Chief could have a better understanding of the Tiger Character Flag's strength and have a better chance of winning back Datong City, he would rather make the other party unhappy.
"Bring the people in after the fight." Jie Shigong told his subordinates in the account.
It didn't take long, and after a few nights, I was helped back to the big tent, where I knelt tremblingly in front of Master Xie.
Mr. Jie Shigong looked at the few people who were reluctantly kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice: "I will have people punish you. Are you convinced?"
"It's the little ones who deserve to be beaten. The little ones should be convinced."
For several nights, they kept saying that they were convinced.
Mr. Jie Shigong said: "You are all night guards in the border army, but you can't even deal with a few bandits. You should be punished."
"General, yes, the little ones should be beaten, they should be beaten." said one Ye Bushou.
The rest of the night nodded in agreement.
"The reason why I have called you here again is because I have something to ask you." Mr. Jie Shigong said.
After several nights, everyone looked up at Mr. Jie Shigong.
Just listen to Mr. Jie Shigong say: "Did the bandit cavalry who fought against you ever wear iron armor? What kind of weapons did they use?"
"Wear it, the bandits are all wearing iron armor and helmets. The bows and arrows of the young men can't hurt the bandits at all, so they suffered a big loss."
"The weapon is also powerful. It is a blunderbuss, but it is much shorter than our blunderbuss. It is also very powerful. If you take a hit, you will lose your life. Several of my companions were shot by robbers. Beaten to death."
"There are not only bird guns, but also shorter hand guns. One person has several hand guns, all loaded with gunpowder and projectiles in advance. They fire the guns as soon as they meet. Many brothers have fallen into this."
He said he was struggling for several nights.
The more Mr. Jie Shigong listened, the more he frowned.
He didn't expect that as Vice General Li said, even ordinary cavalry were wearing iron armor. As for things like bird cannons, he didn't care too much.
It is true that a bird cannon can kill or maim a person easily, but its limited range and slow reloading are its shortcomings.
"Okay, you guys, please step back." Mr. Jie Shigong waved his hand, motioning for the few Ye Bu in front of him to step back.
They stayed together for several nights, supporting each other and retreating from the tent.
At this time, Vice General Li said: "General Jie must be careful about the firearms of the bandits. The bandits are good at using firearms. They not only have muskets, but also cannons. When the bandits attacked Datong City, they used hundreds of cannons."
"Hmph, the incompetence of one general exhausted the three armies. If you hadn't allowed the bandits to attack the city and territory in Datong, how could the bandits have obtained so many cannons." Mr. Jie Shigong snorted.
It is believed that the cannons of the rebels came from the government troops in Datong.
Lieutenant General Li knew that the other party had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Some cannons fell into the hands of the bandits, but most of the cannons used by the bandits were cast by themselves. The bandits had already started to cast cannons a few years ago. But at that time, the governor of Datong and the county magistrate of Lingqiu deliberately concealed it, so that it was not known to the court."
"Don't be afraid if there are more cannons. The bandits still have to defend Datong City. They won't place too many cannons in Xi'an Fort. But this time, I have brought hundreds of cannons, which will definitely defeat the bandits in one fell swoop." Jie Shigong said with confidence. .
As for the more than one hundred cannons he mentioned, most of them were squatting tiger cannons. There were not many real general cannons. After all, general cannons were bulky and inconvenient to carry, which would slow down the army's ability to support Datong City.
Vice General Li didn't know what to say when he saw what the other party said, and he also felt that the bandits would not bring too many cannons.
The curtain of the big tent was opened from the outside, and the flag officer came in, faced Mr. Jie Shi, bowed and said: "I would like to report to the commander-in-chief that the army is ready. Do you want to break camp and set off?"
"Let's go!" Jie Shigong nodded.
The flag officer was ordered to turn around and leave Datong to deliver orders to each camp.
Mr. Jie Shigong turned to look at Deputy General Li aside and said, "Vice General Li, get ready to set off with me. Today, I want to see how powerful the bandits you call are."
Yingzhou City is sixty miles away from Xi'an Fort.
The Taiyuan soldiers and horses, led by Mr. Jie Shigong, did not rest in Yingzhou City. Instead, they passed through Yingzhou City and continued northward to close the distance with Xi'an Fort.
It only takes more than half a day to reach Xi'an Fort.
One by one, the government and army camps began to break out of camp. As the commander-in-chief, Mr. Xie Shigong set out with the Chinese army camp. Ye Bushou, as a sentinel rider, was sent out again.
Every two miles, Ye Bu Zhan will come back and bring back the situation ahead.
