Chapter 1422 Mu Tianbo

Han Yu strode towards the village.

There were watchtowers around the village. After seeing Han Yu, he immediately drew his long bow.

"Who is it, stop!"

"Don't do anything to yourself."

Han Yu said quickly.

The people in the observation tower breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Han Yu's disheveled hair was not the Manchu money rat tail.

In this era, 90% of the people who can still grow long hair are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and can be trusted.

However, they still did not let down their guard and sent people to verify Han Yu's identity.

A small group of villagers came out of the village, holding spears and scimitars in their hands, and carefully surrounded Han Yu.

"Who are you? Where do you come from?"

Zhuang Ding, the leader, asked.

"May I ask who is in charge of Prince Mu's Mansion above your mansion? I am the special envoy of His Majesty Yongli of the Ming Dynasty. I have important matters and I need to see the owner of the village immediately."

Han Yu arched his hands toward the sky.

Upon hearing the word Yongli, the villagers became serious.

"You come with us, it's up to the village owner to decide whether to see you or not."

The leader, Zhuang Ding, took Han Yu into the village.

Several villagers stared at Han Yu from behind, the spears in their hands only inches away from Han Yu's back.

Han Yu didn't take it seriously and looked at the situation in the village.

There are a lot of people in the village, and they are mainly young and strong, with relatively few old and young. Their clothes are all in Ming Dynasty style, and they all look good. The villages are all double-story wooden buildings, with pigs, chickens, ducks and other livestock raised below. , people live on it.

"They are all young and strong, and together they become a usable force."

Han Yu kept assessing the situation in the village.

Soon, Han Yu was brought to a wooden building.

Standing on the terrace of the wooden building was a strong man in his forties. He looked like he was in the military, and he had an evil aura that could not be concealed.

Behind him, stood a man and a woman. The man was in his twenties, with a handsome face, a long sword at his waist, and a heroic spirit.

The woman was only sixteen or seventeen years old. She also had a short sword at her waist and her movements were very neat.

The faces of the three of them are very similar. It seems that they are father and son, or father and daughter.

"My lord." The village man saluted quickly after seeing the strong man.

"The Duke of Guizhou? Could it be..." Han Yu's heart moved, he moved his long hair away from his face, raised his head and said, "Duke Qian, you are well."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

When the strong man saw Han Yu's face, he quickly ran down the stairs and knelt down in front of Han Yu.

"Your Highness, I heard that you were brought back to Spring City by the traitor Wu Sangui. I am gathering troops and horses to prepare for rescue. You..."

Seeing the other party's appearance, Han Yu had confirmed that the other party was the contemporary Duke of Guizhou and the owner of Prince Mu's Mansion, Mu Tianbo.

"Duke Qian, weren't you killed in the battle at Curshuitan? Why..."

Han Yu asked.

"I'm ashamed to say that I was exhausted and passed out on the battlefield. Thanks to a few cronies, I was picked out from the pile of dead people and brought back to this place. I gathered some remnant soldiers and refugees who were unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and cut trees here to make a living. Stronghold, gather strength and prepare to fight against the Qing Dynasty."

"Your Highness, you are back, then Your Majesty..."

Mu Tianbo asked.

Hearing this, Han Yu pretended to be sad and shook his head: "My father was killed by that thief Wu Sangui. I took advantage of their unpreparedness and killed the guards and ran out."

"Your Majesty, all ministers are incompetent."

Although he had been prepared in his heart, after learning about Yongli's death, Mu Tianbo still crawled on the ground, punched the ground, and cried bitterly.

The surrounding villagers also knelt down.

"Please, Duke of Guizhou, the traitors are powerful and the country is in trouble. It is not the king's crime. Please take care of yourself, be useful, and look for opportunities to avenge your majesty, except for that dog thief."

"I, Mu Tianbo, swear by my blood that I will never be a human unless I get rid of that thief Wu Sangui."

Mu Tianbo cut his middle finger and swore to Tianming.

Han Yu was worried that he might be infected with tetanus.

Mu Tianbo is the only general he can point to now, and there is no room for failure.

"Mr. Qian, get up quickly. It's windy outside. Let's talk inside."

Han Yu quickly pulled Mu Tianbo up.

"I was negligent. Your Highness, please come inside."

Mu Tianbo let Han Yu into the small building.

"What are Duke Qian's next plans?"

Han Yu asked.

"Of course it is to gather the remaining soldiers, gather the refugees, prepare and train, assassinate the traitor Wu Sangui, and avenge His Majesty."

Mu Tianbo said.

"Just rely on a spear and a scimitar?"

Han Yu asked.

"Your Highness?"

Mu Tianbo didn't understand what Han Yu meant.

"Courage is commendable, but now the enemy's force is powerful. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a hundred times or a thousand times stronger than mine. Blood and bravery alone cannot achieve anything. Don't you understand, Duke Qian, in the battle at Curshuitan?"

Han Yu said.

Hearing Han Yu mention Cursed Water Beach, Mu Tianbo's momentum dropped.

The battle at Cursed Water Beach was something he still didn't want to think about. A large number of soldiers were wiped out in that battle. Facts have proved that in the face of absolute numbers, blood and bravery alone cannot change the overall situation.

"But Wei Chen really has no other choice."

"Since the Chongzhen year, our Ming Dynasty has suffered repeated defeats, which has already shown that the previous tactics are outdated. If we continue to stick to the same old tactics now, we can only linger and cannot change the overall situation. If we want to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restore my clothes, , we must abolish the old system, reform and establish a new one, and train a new army. Only then can we have hope.”

"Please give me the method of training your troops, Your Highness."

Mu Tianbo said quickly.

"Put aside whether you want to give me advice or not. I just have an idea. Let me tell you. I would like to ask the Duke of Guizhou to help me advise whether it is feasible."

Han Yu organized his thoughts and said.

"Now, the gap between our army and the Qing Dynasty is the huge difference in numbers. This also leads to the fact that we have few people, we cannot die, and we cannot afford to die. Every death or injury of a soldier is a huge loss to us. Therefore, the new army’s training method is to reduce casualties as much as possible while causing as much damage to the opponent as possible.”

"Is it necessary to imitate the elites of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and wear double armor?" Mu Tianbo asked.

People say that the Eight Banners are unparalleled in cavalry and archery. In fact, they are all just exaggerating. The real strength of the Eight Banners is the heavy infantry wearing double armor. They also rely on heavy infantry to fight for the world.

However, later on, I was so boastful that I forgot what I started from.

"Double armor is just a bad idea." Han Yu shook his head, "No matter how thick the defense is, it is not as good as high dodge. No matter how high the defense is, there will be times when the armor will be broken. So, what I mean is to try to make it impossible for the opponent to hit. The only way is to hit Less than that can reduce casualties, or even zero casualties.”

Although there were some Internet slang in Han Yu's words that Mu Tianbo couldn't understand, he understood the general meaning.

If you can really make your troops have low casualties, or even zero casualties, but still cause a huge blow to the enemy, then what if the enemy is thousands of times more numerous?

It can always be consumed bit by bit.

"Your Highness, if you have any good advice, as long as it can be done, I will help Your Highness realize it even if I am embarrassed."