Going into battle to kill the enemy, soldiers and armor can dominate the situation to a great extent.
The reason why thieves are thieves is because they often suffer from their own armor compared with the army.
A general wearing armor and holding a sharp blade can deal with several thieves with insufficient armor on the battlefield. Wearing a good piece of armor can give the general an extra life on the battlefield.
"How many of the thieves wear armor?" Wang Hu looked serious.
Wang Liang recalled for a moment and said: "It's hard to say, but all the soldiers I saw were wearing armor, most of them were in cotton armor, and almost all of the cavalry were in iron armor."
"When you went to Yanmen Pass this time, did you see the leader of the bandit army?" Wang Hu asked with a frown.
Wang Liangming nodded and said: "I asked specifically. The man I saw was a Shizheng named Wang in the bandit army. He is the commander-in-chief of the army when the bandit army invades this time."
"In this case, the thief soldiers you see are either the opponent's personal soldiers or the Chinese army's camp. It is normal for the thief soldiers to wear armor. The thief army defeated the two frontier armies of Xuanda and Da. They must have obtained a lot of soldiers and armor, and thousands of equipment. There's not much problem with you." Wang Hu looked relaxed.
It was determined that the bandit soldiers Wang Liang saw at Yanmen Pass were all the elite of the bandit army. Although it was a bit exaggerated for everyone to wear armor, it was not completely impossible.
Wang Liang said hesitantly: "Did the bandit army put on a show in front of me? To make me think they are strong enough to force General you to surrender?"
"It's not impossible, but it's not unusual for the bandit soldiers to get some armor after defeating so many troops from the imperial court. What surprises me is that the bandit soldiers are actually equipped with a large number of firecrackers." Wang Hu rubbed his hands. Moving the short beard on his chin.
The Ming army also had specialized firearms camps, but the main weapons used in the army were ordinary weapons such as swords and guns.
Wang Liang said: "Building a fire blunderbuss is far more expensive than building a sword wall. The thieves I saw at Yanmen Pass each had a fire blunderbuss, and I noticed that some thieves had fire blunderbuss." There is a blade attached to the top, and it seems that it can also be used as a spear."
"The thing you are talking about is called a bayonet." Wang Hu explained.
The Ming army's fire blunderbuss had short blades at the tail, which could be used to kill enemies in close combat. However, the thieves did the opposite and pressed the sharp blade on the head of the blunderbuss, making it look like a spear.
"Bayonet?" Wang Liang asked doubtfully, "Could it be that that thing can be used to assassinate the enemy? It's really the same as a spear."
Fireguns have a relatively long body, with a blade attached to the top, making them no different from spears.
Wang Hu said thoughtfully: "It seems that the bandit army is really not short of silver. The army is equipped with so many muskets, and even the lack of silver is not enough. It seems that the rumor that the tiger flag has gold mountains and silver seas is not true. Others are exaggerating in their jokes.”
"The thieves are definitely not short of money to help them. Doesn't it mean that all the accumulation of the Prince's Palace over the past generations has fallen into the hands of thieves?" Wang Liang added at the side.
After the bandit army captured Datong, the news that Liu Thief had obtained the wealth accumulated over the years by Prince Dai's Mansion had long spread. Moreover, Prince Dai's Mansion had been built since the founding of the Ming Dynasty and had been completed during the Hongwu period. It was the largest palace in the Ming Dynasty. Criticize the vassal king.
The first generation of kings was first the prince, then the emperor's uncle, and then the emperor's brother. The wealth accumulated over many years in Datong far exceeded that of ordinary vassal kings.
Ever since Prince Dai's Mansion fell into the hands of thieves, countless military generals in Shanxi were eager to lead their armies to wipe out the thieves in one fell swoop and take back the coveted wealth left behind by Prince Dai's Mansion.
"It's a pity that everything was taken advantage of by the thieves." Wang Hu sighed.
The wealth of Dai Wangfu is really enviable.
Wang Liang said: "General, what should we do next? Do we really want to stay here and wait for the bandit army to attack?"
"Do you want to go back to Daizhou City?" Wang Hu glanced at him.
Wang Liang shrank his neck in fright, and hurriedly explained: "That's not what I meant. I think the bandit army has too many soldiers and horses. It is difficult for us to defend Qianhusuo here with just our few soldiers and horses."
"Hmph, it's true that we can't defend it, and Daizhou City can't defend it either." Wang Hu snorted coldly.
Wang Liang raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said in confusion: "Daizhou City has high walls and thick walls, and there are thousands of soldiers and horses of Zhenwu Guard inside. Facing tens of thousands of traitor soldiers, even if we can't hold on in the end, Thinking about it, I can still insist on getting reinforcements from Taiyuan Prefecture."
"If Daizhou City can really hold on to its several dilapidated walls, how can I take you out of the city?" Wang Hu curled his lips in disdain.
The border area has been peaceful for so many years, and Daizhou is no longer the Daizhou it was a few decades ago.
As a general in the Zhenwu Guard, he could see clearly.
The armaments were lax, and many of the armaments in Zhenwu Guard had long been sold off and exchanged for money and fell into the hands of the military leaders. Most of the military households in the guard made a living by farming. They were not so much soldiers in the army. More like people who only know how to farm,
In addition to the personal soldiers and servants of each family who still have some residual military power, the serious camp soldiers are either too old or ordinary civilians temporarily selected from the military households.
It seems that there are a large number of people, and they have almost restored a bit of the past. In fact, these ordinary guardsmen can wield hoes far better than swords and guns.
Such a group of soldiers and horses who only know how to hoe the ground, even if they are given swords and guns, will only serve as numbers on the battlefield and will not have much effect in killing the enemy.
"Then what should we do? Is it possible that we really have to agree to the harsh conditions proposed by the rebel army?" Wang Liang frowned.
As a member of the Wang family and the leader of the soldiers around Wang Hu, his family had accumulated a lot of farmland. Faced with the bandit army's request to divide the land, he naturally did not want Wang Hu to join the bandits.
Wang Hu thought for a while and said: "We can't take refuge with the bandits. Their demands are too excessive. Even if we take refuge there, there will be no benefit at all."
He previously sent someone to contact the bandits at Yanmen Pass. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and gain benefits. Now that he learned that the bandits not only refused to give him any benefits, but also wanted to deprive him of what he had now, he naturally decided not to join the bandits. thoughts.
After all, he was also a member of Zhenwuwei and a military general of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty was still alive, a noble family like him would always exist. Staying with the Ming Dynasty would have a better future than being a thief.
Unless Liu Thief of Datong could change the world, but Liu Thief, who only had the land of two mansions, he didn't think he was someone who could change the world.
"What will we do if Daizhou City cannot be defended? General, do you really want to defend Daizhou City with all your life?" Wang Liang saw that Wang Hu believed that Daizhou City could not be defended, but was unwilling to join the thieves. He was a little confused about what the other party was thinking. .
Even a city like Daizhou City with city walls and thousands of garrison troops couldn't be defended. He didn't think that Qianhu City where they were now could stop the army of thieves.
"Who said I have to defend Daizhou City?" Wang Hu asked back.
