A poor man has low aspirations, a thin horse has long hair. Even for the emperor, life without money is not easy.
So Zhu Youxiao was ready to do something big this time and make a fortune during the winter before the New Year.
Xu Guangqi looked at Zhu Youxiao's resolute attitude and felt helpless. He could only say, "Then I will obey Your Majesty. I will arrange the itinerary when I return and send it to the palace when the time comes."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said with a smile, "Then go and arrange it."
Xu Guangqi and Li Zhizao said goodbye.
They were full of high spirits when they came, and when they left, although they were not dejected, they no longer had the proud and confident look they had when they first arrived.
Zhu Youxiao simply turned a blind eye to this.
After Xu Guangqi and the other two left, Zhu Youxiao also stood up. He wanted to tell the queen the good news:
I'm going to take you out of the palace.
The emperor in the capital was planning how to make a fortune, while people in the southwest were nervously preparing for war.
Sun Chuanting got up as soon as it was dawn.
This time he did not wear the official uniform of a civil servant, but wore armor.
Sun Chuanting had to beg Qi Yuangong for this set of black armor. They would be marching and fighting along the way, so wearing armor would be more convenient.
After a simple packing and breakfast, the army set out from Zunyi City.
The person who went with Sun Chuanting and the others this time was called Zhao Wuji, and he was Zhang Yanfang's subordinate.
Zhao Wuji was the deputy general of Guizhou, commanding 5,000 troops. To be honest, he was truly unsure and unwilling to go. But there was nothing he could do; the orders had come from above, and he had no choice but to obey.
Sun Chuanting looked at Zhao Wuji who walked up to him and looked him up and down.
He was in his forties, with a full beard and a large red nose that made him look quite funny. He wasn't very tall, but looked rather sturdy.
At this time, Qi Yuangong also came over and came to Sun Chuanting and said, "Master Sun, how should we go? Fight all the way, or?"
As for Qi Yuangong, he was not worried at all. Even if he had to fight all the way, he was not afraid.
There weren't any big cities along the way. Before reaching Chongqing, Zunyi was considered a big city. It wouldn't be a problem for us to just push through.
Even if the enemy gathered tens of thousands of people, Qi Yuangong was confident that he could win in one battle.
The rebels seem powerful, but in fact they are far behind the Tiger Roar Battalion in terms of personnel training and equipment.
The rebels' bows and arrows were so crude that they couldn't even penetrate their own heavily armored infantry; the damage they caused to the musket phalanx was also much smaller.
With the heavy armored infantry guarding them, the musket phalanx's offensive power was greatly unleashed. Although the musket phalanx's armor was not as thick as the heavy armored infantry, and its defense was not as high, it was still very strong.
In fact, musket infantry can be made without armor, which makes them more flexible. Because of this, Qi Yuangong also asked Qi Jin why he made them wear iron armor instead of lighter leather armor?
Qi Jin explained that it wasn't a matter of defense or flexibility, but a psychological one. The most important thing about a musket phalanx was maintaining a neat formation.
If the enemy wants to rush forward for hand-to-hand combat, no matter whether it is the attack power of heavy armored infantry or musket phalanx, it will require a large amount of manpower to rush forward, and it will be impossible to rush forward without the death of many people.
If you want to kill musket infantry, the best way is to use bows and arrows.
If the musket infantry only wore simple leather armor, the enemy's bows and arrows could cause great damage to the musket phalanx. In such a situation, it would cause great psychological pressure on the musket infantry themselves.
Once the casualties reach a certain level, the musket formation will be in chaos. At the same time, the enemy's flying arrows will make the musket soldiers feel insecure. They will be afraid, and even after rigorous training, it will be difficult for them to remain calm in the face of a rain of arrows.
Wearing iron armor was a different story; it offered far greater protection. Even if struck by an arrow, it wouldn't cause significant damage. This gave the musket soldiers a sense of relief, as they knew their armor would protect them. This reduced psychological pressure, allowing them to focus on reloading and firing.
Qi Yuangong remembered what his father said. He said it was His Majesty who said, "People are important. War cannot be fought with human lives. Equipment is useless. It just costs money."
"Only by treating soldiers with such respect can we earn their loyalty. If we just use them as cannon fodder, when a large-scale war breaks out and the number of casualties reaches a certain level, the morale of the entire army will plummet. Therefore, using iron armor is better."
Qi Yuangong hadn't felt it before, but he felt it in this battle.
The rebels' bows and arrows were very simple. If the musketeers were wearing leather armor, they could penetrate it; but after wearing iron armor and helmets on their heads, it was basically difficult to shoot through them. After all, they could only be thrown from a long distance.
Without the danger of being shot to death by bows and arrows, musket infantry can exert greater combat effectiveness.
At the same time, Qi Yuangong also understood the enemy's strengths, so he proposed to push forward. With heavy armored infantry and musketeers, it would not be difficult to sweep them away.
Sun Chuanting glanced at Qi Yuangong and agreed with his argument. However, he also considered one point: after such a long period of rampage by the rebels, the occupied areas would have been in chaos. If he pushed forward, he would have to wait for someone to follow.
After you take it over, you have to have people stationed there to garrison and appease the people, otherwise it will only get more chaotic, and the battle will be in vain.
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