285 Cheers of the Joseon Volunteers
Actually, Jianlu had been wary of being attacked by North Korean volunteer soldiers. After all, they are not stupid. Why have you dug so many pits?
But they didn't expect that the North Korean Yi soldiers would only attack a small number of Dajin soldiers who went out to grab grain. This time they were so brave that even the grain transport army dared to attack.
Seeing thousands of North Korean volunteer soldiers coming out, the leader of Jianlu smiled grimly. Even the ragged army dared to transport grain, I really don’t know how much he has!
With his order, the Jianlu, who were originally on guard, and the four hundred people, mainly Jurchen Tartars, immediately formed a team to face the Korean Yi soldiers who emerged from the valley. Their military was well-equipped, with heavy armored soldiers, swords, shields, and archers arranged in an orderly manner.
When the Korean righteous soldiers saw that Jianlu were so powerful, they threw a bunch of bows and arrows and other things around, and they turned around and fled without even contact.
When the leader of Jianlu saw this, he immediately sent an order to pursue him. The road was so disgusting that it would not be possible to delay food on the road. All these Korean soldiers must be captured to build the road.
This order was passed down, and the four hundred Jianlu who were strictly engraving the formation began to detach the team, including the team protecting the food, and two hundred people were assigned to encircle and arrest the North Korean Yi soldiers.
In this way, the North Korean Yi soldiers ran around in front and Jianlu chased after him. Slowly, no one laughed at each other, and they all ran away.
The Jianli were chasing them hard, but suddenly, a rain of arrows was blowing over more than twenty times. Then, they were surprised to find that teams of Ming troops had actually surrounded them in groups. And the number was beyond their imagination.
When cold weapons fight, when one side runs away and becomes a mess, while the other side forms a formation to attack, relying solely on personal bravery, as long as the gods descend to earth, the defeat is basically decided.
This time, Lu Xiangsheng did not go out to fight in person, but only ordered Mao Chengzuo and Liu Xingzhi who came with him to attack. Accompanied by Wei Mulan, he watched the battle coldly on a hill.
After looking at it for a while, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but turn his head to sigh at Wei Mulan: "The essence of guerrilla warfare that Your Majesty really amazed me. I have formed an absolute advantage in part. Even if Jianlu is strong, our army can still win!"
"Haha, Zhongcheng, do you want me to convey this praise to Your Majesty?" Wei Mulan smiled. She was in a good mood when she saw the victory.
She actually doesn't know how to fight, otherwise she would definitely point out that there is another premise that Lu Xiangsheng said, that is, although our army may not be as training and equipment as Jianlu, it must obey the command and be willing to fight.
If Lu Xiangsheng hadn't been there, the Ming army in Dongjiang would have been a mess, which was not much better than the North Korean Yi soldiers. Even if they wanted to ambush Jianlu, they would probably not have achieved much results.
But with Lu Xiangsheng, after he rectified, the Ming army in Dongjiang was different. He reorganized more than 5,000 war soldiers from more than 20,000 troops. This time he went to the battle, and personally brought out the two thousand of the most elite war soldiers. Although he had not been trained, he had basic combat skills and followed his command. The soldiers admired him and dared to use their lives. This kind of war naturally became possible.
If the troops led by Lu Xiangsheng are in regular combat with Jianlu, the disadvantages will still be obvious. They will not become a strong army in just about half a month because of his appearance. A strong army that has not been strictly trained may become a mess after being subjected to several tactical actions by Jianlu. It is not that easy for a banned army.
Lu Xiangsheng knew these things himself, but there was no need to say them. He just smiled at Wei Mulan's words, and then turned to look at the battlefield.
The war was almost one-sided. Several Ming troops dealt with one Jianlu, and extended their weapons. Even if Jianlu could fight, it would be useless and had their lives reaped. This was like this in one place and it was like this everywhere. Not long after, it was hard for ordinary people to imagine that nearly 600 Jianlu, including the Jurchen Tartars, were easily solved except for nearly fifty or sixty who were surrounded in the circle. This ease not only made the Korean Yi soldiers feel incredible, but even the Dongjiang Ming army itself was a little surprised.
Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng ordered Lu Da who was standing next to him, "Go, clean them up, and then go to deal with the remaining grain trucks."
"Yes, lord!" Lu Da agreed with a fist, and then with a move backward, more than fifty people came out of Lu Xiangsheng's personal guard camp. In the hands of these people, each of them was holding a crossbow and led by Lu Da, walked towards the remaining Jianlu who was surrounding him.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at them and sighed to Wei Mulan: "What a pity, Dongjiang is short of supplies and time is short, so he has only built these fifty powerful crossbows. It would be much easier if the war was not done."
In the original history, when Governor Lu Xiangsheng suppressed the bandits, he built a large number of crossbows, killing the bandits' cavalry, thus greatly reducing the bandits' power. It can be said that half of Lu Xiangsheng's reputation was based on this crossbow.
The surrounded Jianliu had formed a formation and struggled to the outside, extremely fierce. Whether it was the Korean Yi soldiers or the Dongjiang Ming army, if they dared to attack, they would definitely be defeated.
But suddenly, a group of Ming troops surrounding him suddenly scattered to both sides. The Jianli thought that the Ming army was about to surrender them. When they were about to curse, they saw several new Ming troops appearing on the dispersed Ming army's mouth. Each of them was holding a powerful crossbow, which seemed to be the same as their feet. The sharp arrows were aimed at them. Even if these Jianli were brave, they were immediately scared to death. At such a close distance, even if they were wearing more armor, they could not stop the powerful crossbow.
Some of the Jianlu, who were so fierce just now, suddenly threw away their weapons and knelt down, shouting for forgiveness, while some of the Jianlu were crazy and attempting to rush over.
Without any hesitation, Lu Da gave the order and fired several rows of crossbows, and suddenly heard the "puff puff" sound. The fierce and powerful Jianlu just now lay all over the ground. Many people were penetrated by the crossbows, and they were not dead for a while, and they were still squirming and struggling on the ground. Some Jianlu were also strung into a string by the crossbows, and the two fell together.
In this scene, not only the Korean Yi soldiers, but also the Dongjiang Ming army were so angry that they looked at the back. Then when the Dongjiang Ming army looked at the powerful crossbow in the hands of the soldiers in the Zhongcheng Biao camp, their eyes were naked.
About half an hour later, the North Korean Yi soldiers and the Ming army of Dongjiang reappeared around the grain transport team. The number of people made the remaining Jianlu scared. When Lu Da led more than 50 camp crossbowmen to open the way and fired several rounds of powerful crossbows, there was no suspense.
After cleaning up the Korean Yi soldiers, the battlefield was cleaned up in less than a long time. When Lu Xiangsheng allocated one-third of the food to these Korean Yi soldiers, thunderous cheers rang out on the road: "Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!