Puri River.
More than 20 tribes of savage Jurchens gathered here. The total population of the tribe reached 12,000 people. Excluding the old, weak, women and children, there were 4,200 young and strong people.
This is a powerful force, at least, that is what the savage Jurchen leaders think.
The living space is getting smaller and smaller, and there are not many escape routes. If you don't resist, you will be driven into the sea to feed the fish.
The savage Jurchen leaders put aside their differences and sat in a broken thatched hut to discuss strategies for dealing with the Ming army.
Fudo, who had a curly beard, shouted twice. When everyone became quiet, he said solemnly: "Everyone, we can't escape anymore. To the east is Sihot Mountain. After climbing over this mountain, there is the Sea of Whales." .The Ming army is killing them all, we must fight and protect our homeland!"
Bru cut the thin wood with a bone-cutting knife and glanced at Fuduo: "Although Fuduo is a villain, his words are still correct. The Ming army pressed forward step by step, and many tribes were brutally attacked. And We really have no way to retreat, so we can’t go to the sea. We are not Ainu. The waves on the sea are strong and our people cannot survive."
Harama nodded heavily, stood up and said: "Let's put aside the debate for now, We need to reach a consensus, that is, we will never retreat again, right here. Fight against the Ming army, drive away the Ming army, and take back the land we have protected for generations! Do you all agree?"
Fuduo, Bulu, Zalin, Yimu and other tribal leaders nodded.
Seeing this, Harama continued: "Since everyone wants to fight the Ming army, why are we arguing here? If this continues, when the Ming army fights outside, we may not have a conclusion from the discussion. Everyone, For our homeland and our tribe, we can only fight."
Zarin covered his mouth with his hand and coughed, then put down his hand: "A battle can only be a battle. But the question is, who will take the lead? My tribe has a small population. There are only 500 men who can fight, so we cannot be a vanguard. .”
Yi Mu immediately got angry: "Zha Lin, your mother's big tribe has 500 people who can't serve as vanguards, so our tribe only has 360 people, and we can't even do that."
You are noisy, our small tribe of 200 people is not talking...
If you don't talk, will it be none of your business?
Fuduo stopped the argument and said the solution: "Although there are few people in Senhuo, Qiqiu and other tribes who can fight, when they are combined, there are more people. You can definitely gather and lead the battle..."
After Senhuo, Qiqiu and others heard this, their faces immediately turned dark.
What the hell, we are all a small tribe, a hundred or so young men, and you still want us to die?
Don't do it!
There was endless debate.
Seeing this, Harama shouted sternly: "That's enough!"
Everyone was shocked by this roar and stopped talking.
Harama gritted his teeth and said: "My tribe is 400 strong and strong, and I will act as a vanguard. But you guys, you have to think clearly. This time we are fighting against the Ming army, not just my tribe, but all of us! If all the men in my tribe are If you die in battle, you will die too! It’s just a matter of a moment, what’s there to argue about?”
When the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs? !
These people are so selfish. How long have they been here? They still want to preserve their strength and hide their power!
Fuduo, Zalin and others saw that someone was acting as a vanguard and was willing to be at the front to block the Ming army, so they stopped arguing.
Bru suggested: "I think we need to build a big trap, just like hunting, to lure the Ming army into the trap. The trap is filled with bamboo knives. As long as the Ming army falls in, they will definitely die."
Fodo supported: "I agree. If the Ming army wants to attack us, they must cross the river. The land around the river bank is loose and suitable for digging traps. The archers will hide behind it. As long as the Ming army crosses the river, we will shoot them first!" "
"That's right!"
Zalin and others started to get excited and used the hunting experience of each tribe to plan against the Ming army.
Yang Wen fought steadily and continuously dispatched large-scale troops to march north and south. The troops were divided into battles. It was not until the end of April that he brought the army to the west bank of the Puri River, and then
I saw the savage Jurchen tribe who were waiting for them.
After Zhang Han observed carefully through the telescope, he said to Yang Wen: "The wild Jurchens are ready for battle. If we want to win, we need to attack from multiple fronts. We can first send an army from Heilongjiang in the north to the east coast. Go downstream to the east bank of the Puri River and place an army in front to attract the Jurchen forces and form a three-sided surround. There are high mountains behind the Jurchen tribe, so they will not be able to escape."
Yang Wen took a deep look at Zhang Han and had to say that this man still knew some art of war. It’s just that he is a Liaodong general and does not understand the changes in the army’s combat methods.
"Don't go to such trouble, just destroy them on the east coast."
Yang Wen downplayed it.
Fuduo, Zalin, Halama and other leaders couldn't help but frown, looking at the Ming army in the distance. They couldn't get across the river, so they were banging on the other side. What was the use of the black iron frame?
Xue Geng was ordered to persuade him to surrender again, but he received a rain of arrows from the Jurchen tribe. He became angry and asked for orders to fight.
Yang Wen was not in a hurry, but first sent Zhang Han to march northward with 3,000 people to seize Vudalin and block the Jurchen tribes' northward path. He also sent an army downstream to block the Jurchen's southward path.
After everything was ready, before Yang Wen could launch a general offensive, internal strife broke out among the Jurchen tribes.
The reason for the internal strife is that there is no food to eat...
Don't look at it. The Jurchen tribes will finally unite and rise once again, but the prerequisite is that they need to be able to afford food and not go hungry, especially not all the time.
Because they were driven hard by the Ming army, most of the Jurchen tribes moved in a hurry and did not bring much food with them. In addition, the winter had just passed and there was not much hunting in the spring. They were forced to move before they had stored enough food. .
A large group of people gathered together in a dark atmosphere. They basically ate everything available around them. If they didn’t go hunting or fishing, their wives and children would starve to death.
If the men don't work, the whole family will starve.
But now the Ming army is on the other side. You can't just ignore them and go fishing in the river. You'll probably be shot to death. There should be food in the mountains, but if Qingzhuang goes away, who will resist the Ming army?
This kind of thing cannot be done for the elderly, weak women and children. If they encounter a poisonous insect or beast, these people will not be able to find food, but will become other people's food.
If you don’t have anything to eat and can’t move, you will naturally have resentments and conflicts.
Yang Wen was almost dumbfounded. The Ming army was on the other side of the river. They were more than three hundred steps away from you, but you actually started to get excited on your own?
Xue Geng believed that it was a good thing for the Jurchens to be lively, and they should set off some fireworks to enhance the atmosphere and let them continue the fun to the end.
Yang Wen readily agreed.
Therefore, the primitive, isolated savage Jurchens in the age of fishing and hunting saw the power of thermal weapons for the first time.
When the roaring Tiger Crouching Cannon fired gunpowder bombs in unison, the Jurchen tribesmen looked up one after another. The sound of thumping to the ground was heard intensively. Before they could laugh at Ming Dynasty for being unable to throw stones accurately, dazzling fire burst out. Along with the deafening sound, countless cast iron fragments were like knives, piercing into the bodies of the people around them.
Fodo's eyes widened and he looked at Bru, not far away, half of his face missing, and his bloody appearance was extremely horrifying, but he was still standing and took a few steps. The one lying on the ground holding his stomach is probably Yi Mu, and the colorful things are human intestines.
There was a burst of fire, and the gate of hell appeared.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon roared again, ruthlessly, cruelly, yet extremely fiery.
Yang Wen looked at the other side with a solemn expression.
For a general, such a battle is no fun. No, this was not a battle, but a massacre.
Firearms, this is what firearms are.
For the first time, Yang Wen heard and saw that powerful firearms were enough to destroy any body. No matter how powerful a person or warrior was, they could not withstand the explosion of gunpowder bombs.
Those poor Jurchens, they waved their spears and raised their long bows, but they couldn't find the enemy at all.
Remote combat!
I heard that Zhu Yunwen has a famous saying
In other words, it is called "destroying the enemy on the way forward", and this is the purpose of the Second Artillery Bureau. Now it seems that the Second Artillery Bureau has achieved this, and Zhu Yunwen has also achieved this.
In the future era, weapons may have to take a back seat, and firearms should take the main seat.
The thirty-six strategies have only one purpose, which is to defeat the enemy.
Now that there are firearms, Ming Dynasty does not necessarily need so many strategies. He only needs to bring enough firearms and gunpowder bombs, and then destroy the enemy.
War will become simple, and it will become as cruel as before.
Yang Wen issued the order for a general attack, the army crossed the river, and then began to make up for the damage.
Alive, make up.
Dead, make up.
Yang Wen showed no mercy to the savage Jurchen tribe who were stubborn and unyielding and resisted the Ming army.
Most of the more than 4,000 warriors of the savage Jurchen tribe were damaged before they showed any heroic resistance, and the rest were frightened out of their wits, and were finally killed by the Ming army.
Ten days later, Yang Wen led his troops northward.
Xue Geng was ordered to escort the prisoners, who were only women and children, to the Songhua River Basin.
The wind cannot dissipate the smell of blood, only bloodthirsty animals come quietly. When a group of animals came to the Puri River, they saw no bones, only a dozen huge graves, pits, and the land stained black with blood...
After the Battle of Puli River, the savage female army was almost completely wiped out, and the remaining Jurchen tribes even fled upon hearing the news, not daring to fight the Ming army again. Two tribes wanted to surrender, but Yang Wen refused and killed them both.
Yang Wen’s reason was: Why did you go there?
A bloody storm broke out in the Northeast, in the Wusuli River, the Songhua River, and the Heilongjiang River, on both sides of every river, in the dense forests, and in the deep green mountains.
Fifty thousand Ming troops, like fifty thousand vultures, soared over the land of the Ming Dynasty. From time to time they would dive and rush forward, tearing open the skins of animals with their sharp claws...
Mao Zheng and Hua Ju lived up to Zhu Yunwen's trust and achieved complete victory on their respective fronts.
The Jurchens are no longer invincible. They are like bereaved dogs. They can only howl and move northward with blood and tears in their eyes.
Further north is cold Siberia.
