"In the place where Jinglong, Ying, and Jie hid their firearms, men and horses encountered them, and they were almost dead. After the battle was over, King Yan came from behind the Sanqi Palace and lost his way. He dismounted and fell to the ground. He looked at the river to distinguish the east and west. Then he knew the camp and hurriedly crossed the river from upstream. And north." - "The Chronicles of Ming Dynasty".
This passage is about the Battle of Baigouhe in the Battle of Jingnan in 1400 AD. At that time, Li Jinglong, Guo Ying, Wu Jie and others combined an army of 600,000, known as one million, stationed at Baigou River and were ready. Ping An also brought 10,000 elite cavalry nearby to prepare for guerrilla attacks.
The two sides fought this battle for a long time. Because Li Jinglong buried landmines in the ground, they were so powerful that they would be blown to pieces if they stepped on them. As a result, Zhu Di had only three cavalrymen left. They were almost captured alive and lost their way. In the end, he only Only when I could dismount and lie on the ground and listen to the sound of water flow could I discern the direction and find the way back to the camp.
A kind of firearm appeared here, which could be hidden in the ground and was so powerful that "people and horses would be killed if they encountered it." There is no doubt that this thing can only be a landmine, or the precursor of a landmine.
Since the mines in the early stage were mainly made of stone shells, they mainly relied on the gunpowder inside to explode the stone shells to kill enemies, so they were called "stone bombs" - note that the word "cannon" is next to the word "stone". Later, iron began to appear in the mines of the Ming Dynasty, and the ignition device was improved.
The initial ignition is the fire line. When you see the enemy coming, estimate the time, and then light the fuse in advance, so that when the enemy arrives, it will almost explode. But this shortcoming is too obvious. If your estimated time is inaccurate, or if the opponent suddenly changes their marching speed, then the mine will not explode accurately.
So later, a steel wheel was used to make a fire - this device can be regarded as a trigger ignition device. As long as you step on it, the flint inside will rub against the steel wheel to create a fire, ignite the fuse, and explode accurately. It is said that it was Qi Jiguang who first created it, but this is doubtful - Gao Pragmatic learned that this thing may have existed before Qi Jiguang, but it was not very easy to use. Qi Jiguang later mobilized manpower to improve it successfully.
However, Qi Jiguang's improvement can only be said to be a relatively large improvement compared to the previous steel wheel ignition mines, but it does not satisfy Gao Pragmatic. Long before the military privatization, Gao Pragmatic already knew that the ignition success rate of Qi Jiguang-style steel wheel ignition mines was not more than half, and others were too easy to ignite, causing them to explode inexplicably, so that the errand to transport the mines at that time was It's almost like playing Russian roulette. It's possible that your life may be at risk during transportation.
So during the Longqing period, Gao pragmatically gave Qi Jiguang a picture album he drew and asked him to continue to find people to improve landmines.
However, Gao Pragmatic himself was also a dabbler. He only knew the basic principles, and the pictures he drew actually had some minor problems, such as design cumbersomeness, etc. So it was only after the successful implementation of the military private sector that Jinghua Ordnance really started the mine series. great development.
When it comes to Jinghua's series of mines, torpedoes, and grenades, there is one person who cannot be bypassed. His name is Gao Yi.
Gao Yi was originally a refugee from a military family. Because of his family's outstanding skills in making firearms, he was taken under the command of Gao Jie by his pragmatic uncle Gao Jie in his early years when he was admiral Cao Jiang. He was especially good at making various thunderbolts and fireballs. Later, when Gao Jingshi got Sanshen Garden, he was recommended to Gao Jingshi by Gao Mo. [See Chapter 044 of the book "Xiao Ge Lao", there are many talents]
At first, Gao Yishi used him extensively, but Gao Yi didn't come up with anything particularly good. Later, through inspection, Gao Yi found out that this person was not particularly good at muskets and artillery, but he was good at mines. The thing he had was both talented and skilled, so he began to use it according to his talent and let him specialize in making "thunder".
This decision played a decisive role. Gao Yi designed thirteen kinds of "mines" within five years, including land mines, sea mines, palm mines (grenades), and even a rocket mine on a whim - Daming The development of rockets in China is not bad. Of course, they are not the type of satellites launched in later generations, but rockets similar to rockets. Therefore, Gao Yi also wanted to take advantage of it and designed two "mine-carrying rockets", which he said could be used to capture fortresses and also be used in naval battles.
It's a pity that this idea died because it was vetoed by Gao Pragmatic. Gao Pragmatic believed that these two matters can be solved by artillery, and there is no need to consider the use of "mine-carrying rockets" for the time being.
In fact, Gao Pragmatic himself also felt that the idea of "mine-carrying rockets" might not be feasible, but he knew that Jinghua couldn't fool around with it at that time.
First of all, Jinghua's personal positioning is to point out the direction for the development of science and technology. As there is no historical proof whether "mine-carrying rockets" are the right direction, he is not sure. After hesitating for a few days It’s better to be cautious and don’t do it yet.
Secondly, Jinghua did not have the financial resources at that time to be able to "be as bold as the people are, as the land is as productive". The development of a weapon does not really just require drawing a diagram. It requires more than one key talent. A perfect design requires countless trial products to verify. If it goes the wrong way, it will not only waste financial resources, but also waste manpower.
So Gao Yi was ordered by Gao Pangshi this time to only focus on three things: land mines, sea mines, and grenades, and stop doing other things for now.
As the political group of the Pragmatic School and Gao Pragmatic himself gradually consolidated their position in the imperial court, the private military industry also became the "inertial system" of the imperial court. Jinghua's "Thunder Series" firearms, like muskets and artillery, slowly entered the ranks of the Ming Dynasty's standard weapons. , began to equip the army in batches.
However, due to the limited funds of the imperial court, the various "thunder" equipment also followed a basically similar priority order as the muskets and artillery. They were first equipped with the Jingying camp (including the later Imperial Guards), followed by Xuanda and Jiliao. , and then the naval divisions (mines) from various places. Generally speaking, it has not been fully rolled out, and the three sides of Shaanxi have not received it.
Due to the suppression of Hanaji and Qiejin, the three towns of Xuanda have not fought any serious battles for many years. Therefore, Jinghua’s new mines, not to mention the Ordos Department, do not know much about the Ming army. Even Tumut does not know about the Ming army. The "Thunderbolt Artillery" has developed by leaps and bounds.
This was not a problem originally, but today it became Boshe Ketu’s nightmare.
Boshuo Ketu was fortunate enough to be the second leader to taste the Ming army's "Beijing Zero Three Type Mines" - the first was Mang Yingli. He was bombed by Liu Wei last time, and so was Liu Wei at that time. Use this mine. It's just that because Liu Wei was far away, the reserves in his hands were a little small. They were almost a batch of samples given by Gao Pragmatic as a practical test of new weapons. Therefore, although his performance at the time was eye-catching, it did not arouse a strong response.
But this time it's different. Gao Pragmatic himself has taken action in person. How can these things be missing? Not to mention that Ma Gui directly took away half of the inventory accumulated in Datong Town in three or four years, and the Imperial Guard brought a lot of them - anyway, Jinghua's landmines are different from the past. They have "insurance" and will not Feel free to explode yourself, so bring extra to be prepared. On the contrary, the highly pragmatic servant escorts did not carry many mines. They mainly carried guns and grenades.
However, at the beginning, the Imperial Guards brought these mines not to fight an ambush, but to assist in the attack on Ningxia - the last time this strategy appeared was when Burihatu taught Huo Luochi and the brothers Litu to attack Xining. , except that the method they used was more primitive, which was to directly bury explosives. Landmines can actually be used in the same way, and require less "yield".
Boshu Ketu didn't think much about it when he saw Ilduzi suddenly accelerating. He just thought that Ilduzi was worried that Gao pragmatism would arrive at Ixibal early and affect the battle plan, so he got angry and speeded up. .
Because of this, Boshu Ketu did not react much, but subconsciously speeded up his horse. However, he had no intention of catching up with Ilduzi immediately, because in his opinion, Ilduzi only needed to deceive Gao Pragmatic, and did not undertake many combat tasks, and he needed to maintain a certain amount of horsepower for Next, he fought with Gao Pangshi's command.
With a single thought, Boshoketu's misfortune became even more unstoppable. If he had caught up with Ilduqi faster, since Ma Gui did not want to accidentally injure Ilduqi's troops, the ambush faced by Boshu Ketu might have been slightly lighter, but now he had no chance.
As has always been the habit of the Mongolian army, although Boshu Ketu himself was not in the "front line", he was still quite forward. Therefore, everything around him was still quite calm until he ran past the foot of Hurihuliang Mountain. 666 Literature Network
However, just as he continued to move forward unprepared, he suddenly heard a series of loud rumblings not far behind him, like the earth was shattering.
"Bang bang bang bang bang..."
Every loud noise was accompanied by a huge earthquake underfoot. Many people were thrown off their horses by the panicked horses and turned over. Even the Mongolian warriors could not steady their horses at this time.
Bosho Ketu himself was a little further away, and the situation was better. Although his horse also stood upright, he relied on his excellent riding skills to forcefully fix himself on the horse's back, waiting for the horse to hoof. After landing, he turned around and looked behind him.
This was so unbelievable that Boshu Ketu was completely stunned.
The elite members of the Ordos Khan tent who were still furious just now were in chaos. Explosions continued to appear from the ground, knocking their bodies off their feet. Broken limbs and broken arms were flying everywhere. Blood, brains and even the colorful intestines in their stomachs all splattered all over the floor. .
Bosho Ketu was indeed a man who had been on the battlefield at a young age. He could smell the strong smell of sulfur and gunpowder smoke in the air, and knew that the explosions that were still continuing to this day could not fool anyone. This is not an earthquake, this is the Ming army's firearms, caused by things like thunderbolts and fireballs.
Ambush.
The word immediately appeared in Boshu Ketu's mind, but in this case, his thinking was affected after all. He had no time to think about how the ambush was caused, and what problems occurred behind it.
A familiar voice shouted: "Jinong, Ilduqi must have rebelled! Jinong quickly gather the troops and evacuate here first before making any arguments!"
Boshu Ketu was awakened by this loud shout, and his mind became much clearer. He didn't care what happened to Ilduzi now, and whether it was really the opposite. In short, it was definitely right to gather people and evacuate first. !
"Blow the trumpet! Raise the flag!" Boshu Ketu knew that it was meaningless to shout at this time. Few people could hear his voice clearly. Only the horn had such ability, making everyone subconsciously turn towards the sound. The sources gather. And when they look for the source of the sound, they will find their own flag, and then slowly come out of the panic and regain calm.
It has to be said that Boshu Ketu has indeed learned a lot of war knowledge since he was a child, and the performance of the elites of the Ordos Khanate also makes him proud - they did not care about casualties, and started slowly but resolutely the moment the horn blew. Approaching the Jinong banner of Boshu Ketu.
It's a pity that this series of explosions was too powerful. Boshu Ketu's headquarters was blown into two pieces, and the ground in the middle part was almost collapsed. An irregular, but roughly four to five feet long line appeared. The large pit is more than ten feet wide and deep, making it impossible to access the subsequent parts immediately. Some people were nervously testing to see if they could get through the "sink", while others seemed to be planning to take a detour.
Boshu Ketu's position was a little far away, and he could only see a land depression, but not how deep it was. Therefore, he did not dare to press for orders, so he had to try his best to collect the Mongolian cavalry from the front and gather towards him.
At this time, he was particularly worried that the Ming army ambushing here would rush forward, because in that case, even if he could rush out, he would definitely suffer serious losses.
However, the Ming army didn't seem to be doing very well. Boshu Ketu himself felt that his army was badly bombed, but no Ming army suddenly appeared to surround him.
However, just when he was feeling a little lucky, he suddenly heard someone laughing loudly in the distance to his left.
Boshu Ketu immediately turned around and saw several columns of Ming troops appearing less than a mile away. In the front position in the middle stood a large banner with the words "Dou Da" written on it: "Guard Datong". Qian Shima, the commander-in-chief and former military commander.
Damn expensive!
A cold light flashed in Boshu Ketu's eyes, and the sharp glare of hatred was as real as he stared straight at the famous military general riding a tall horse in front of the formation.
Boshu Ketu was about to curse, but Ma Gui spoke first and laughed sarcastically: "Boshu Ketu, you are a young and ignorant Tartar! My emperor is waiting for you at the fortress. You are not hungry enough to eat, but you are allowed to receive tributes and cities. Instead of being grateful for God's grace and praying day and night, you repay kindness with hatred and raise troops to help the rebellion? Boshu Ketu, what you do is different from animals! Today there are I, the young Sima of the Imperial Court, and the Seven Towns’ Advocate, raised up the Heavenly Soldiers to fight against the rebels. With just a few tricks, they can cut off your dog’s head and spread the message to the capital to rectify the Heavenly Way! Boshu Ketu, your death is coming soon. I, the Commander-in-Chief, have a divine heart, and I would like to ask you a favor: Do you have any last words?"
Boshu Ketu was very angry when he heard this. Seeing that there were only three to five hundred people around Ma Gui, he expected that Gao Pragmatic's army had no time to arrange, so he had to send a small number of elites to set up an ambush. Feeling scared, he sneered: "Any last words? It's better for you, Ma Gui, to say it!"
Then he shouted: "Warriors of the Ordos Khanate! You are the warriors guarding Genghis Khan's mausoleum and the most glorious people in Mongolia. Are you willing to be slaughtered by the Han people!"
"cannot!"
"Genghis Khan!"
Boshu Ketu took a deep breath and shouted again: "Since you can't, just let me capture this person. I will use his head to commemorate the warriors who died under conspiracy and conspiracy today! Genghis Khan will be killed in Tengger ( Above the Eternal Sky, Heaven, watch us bravely kill the enemy!"
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