Chapter 136 Shi Ming’s Ambition

The biggest feature of war in the cold weapon period was face-to-face bloodshed.

The white knife went in, the red knife came out, countless strangers used all the tools at their disposal to destroy each other's bodies, and various human organs and parts flew everywhere.

Life becomes both precious and despicable at this time.

Sometimes you don't even know whether you are killing an enemy or a comrade, or whether you are dealing a fatal blow to an enemy or a comrade. A moment of hesitation can often mean the difference between life and death.

Many people who have never experienced this kind of gore are often frightened and stunned, and some with poor mental endurance may even go crazy on the spot, because there is nothing more frightening than this.

All human civilization has given way to disgusting blood at this time.

Baimadu is now such a slaughterhouse, a slaughterhouse for slaughtering human beings.

One general's achievements lead to the destruction of thousands, and every famous general is essentially a butcher.

Shi Ming rushed into the river like a tiger entering the forest, causing bloody storms everywhere he passed, and the howls of enemies everywhere.

Thanks to the special topography of the Baima Ferry shore, there is a very shallow water area nearly 200 meters away from the shore. The original ferry should have been a small sandbar that broke into the deep water of the river from a gravel road.

The large gap between the shore and the deep water gave Shi Ming ample room to maneuver.

Skilled in modern fighting techniques, rich fighting experience, a suit of armor with strong defense, and abundant physical strength, Shi Ming quickly became a tiger on the battlefield.

From unfamiliarity to proficiency, from caution to ruthlessness, from uneasiness to indifference, Shi Ming's killing skills become more and more proficient, and more and more intimidating.

The dozens of personal guards who followed Shi Ming were all brave and fierce. Although they did not wear bright iron armor like Shi Ming, they basically had various kinds of armor and held high-quality armor.

The weapons are still clustered together, and they are even more powerful.

Well-made armor is far more invincible in close combat than most modern people imagine.

This is not a game. If you give him a knife, no matter what kind of armor he wears, his blood will always be reduced. It's just that the blood of armor is thicker, but he will still be hacked to death.

Ancient iron armor was actually so powerful that it could ignore most ordinary physical attacks, otherwise no one would expend huge energy to wear them.

Based on the experiments of modern people using retro weapons to attack Ming Dynasty iron armor and fish scale armor.

If it is not particularly powerful, the assassination action of ordinary swords cannot penetrate the iron armor at all and will most likely be bounced off by the hard metal armor. Slashing is even more useless. Even ordinary bows and arrows (non-powerful bows) cannot penetrate within 5 meters.

Can't shoot through armor pieces.

Of course, this does not mean that wearing armor means you can sit back and take risks wantonly.

Not only are spears, which are cheap and powerful enough to pierce, an exception, but the armor's defensive effect against firearms is also very poor.

This is also the main reason why full-body armor with exposed armor plates ceased to be the mainstay of actual combat armor in the late Ming Dynasty.

Most generals began to wear composite armor, that is, cloth armor with an outer layer of cloth and cotton and an inner layer of iron armor, or cotton armor lined with iron sheets.

Of course, the ease of maintenance of cloth and cotton armor is also an important factor in their advancement into history.

Although Iron Zha Armor is effective against ordinary physical attacks, the wearer's personal combat skills are also very essential.

With the armor's protective bonus and his fierce fighting skills, Shi Ming and his guards quickly killed the enemy soldiers around them, avoiding them in all directions, and quickly pushed back the nearby enemy soldiers who had been killed ashore.

Enter the river.

The once dangerous defense line was quickly stabilized.

Then, Shi Ming seemed to be addicted to killing, and he directly led his guards to stay in the river and kill left and right, making it difficult for the peasant army to form enough pressure on the official troops on the bank.

And the wider space also gives individuals a larger stage for display.

Zhao Jin looked at Shi Ming who had rushed into the river and was completely alone. He was about to send someone to call this crazy guy back, but he stopped talking when he spoke.

He suddenly realized that it was not right to completely stick to the front, and morale might be more important at this time.

Because of Shi Ming, many enemy troops no longer bothered to attack their defense lines. Not only were their defense lines completely stabilized, but most importantly, the soldiers' confidence was also significantly inspired and improved.

Zhao Jin was really impressed by Shi Ming, this guy was so fierce.

It was really beyond his expectation that he had such courage and courage after first entering the battle formation. This was not a small fight in the past. Even Zhao Jin, who had always been quite confident, was still getting used to it, and he has not yet experienced it.

Completely stop the turmoil in your heart.

However, Shi Ming had already begun to kill everyone in all directions, running rampant in the enemy formation of ten thousand people.

But Zhao Jin still couldn't help but complained silently in his heart: "You can fight if you can, but can you not be so arrogant? Isn't this too long for your life! It doesn't count if you wear a bright armor yourself.

Each of you already has a bright red tassel on your helmet. Why do so many of you have to put a bright red pennant on your back? You are really afraid that others will not notice you! This is not the case.

Are you waiting for people to attack you?"

While complaining, Zhao Jin also discovered a problem, that is, the peasant army's attack density seemed to have become sparse.

As the peasant army that had just attacked intensively was killed in large numbers, the number of peasant troops that attacked later was significantly reduced.

Although the offensive continued, the battlefield was obviously no longer so crowded.

Zhao Jin also wondered how Shi Ming could run rampant in the river so easily? Otherwise, the crowd would crush him to death.

It seems that the peasant army's marching ability is just that, and more people behind it may not have arrived yet.

However, more and more peasant troops are beginning to besiege Shi Ming. It is really worrying that what comes will come, and it is really not easy to worry about!

Of course, Shi Ming couldn't know about Zhao Jin's silent complaints, but he did it deliberately by being so bold and flamboyant.

He's taking risks, he's gambling.

Although Shi Ming was tall and mighty and looked like a rough figure, he was actually very thoughtful.

How can a person who can make his way from the bottom to the road of black and white be simple? And he, who has achieved a lot early and has experienced anti-mafia, certainly knows the importance of keeping a low profile.

But the prerequisite for keeping a low profile is that you must have strength, and Shi Ming knows all too well the beauty of power and wealth.

There is no harm without comparison.

Looking at Zhao Jin and then Li Ping, Shi Ming was very dissatisfied with his current situation.

He is still just a boss.

Because Shi Ming is just a general manager, it has been difficult for his strength to be substantially improved after the initial chaotic expansion, while Zhao Jin's strength can continue to grow.

Because he is a guerrilla, a general, and an officer of a battalion.

Moreover, for such a small boss, Shi Ming also knew that he could be so independent only because Zhao Jin did not care about him.

Shi Ming felt very insecure and uncomfortable with his position and the resources at his disposal, and he needed to change urgently.

War makes others feel headaches and fear, but for Shi Ming, it is a shortcut to power and wealth.

Shi Ming is well versed in climbing peaks in danger and has been prepared for this day.

After learning that Zuo Liangyu was on the mountain behind, his whole body was burning with excitement.

He was dressed in a very low-key, shining iron armor that looked like a general, with new and dense red tassels on his helmet, and a large red triangular flag on his back (although it looked a bit like a Japanese samurai, Shi Ming's back flag was mainly based on that in Peking Opera)

He learned it, but he used one flag instead of four flags). Shi Ming just hoped that he would be as bright and eye-catching as possible.

Shi Ming must make the people above him notice him as much as possible, preferably Zuo Liangyu himself.

Today was a perfect opportunity. If he hadn't been in such a hurry, he would have put more effort into his armor.

As for breaking into the enemy formation after fighting, it will be more eye-catching and easier to be noticed by Zuo Liangyu on the mountain.

And Shi Ming is not just a passionate person.

As soon as the battle began, Shi Ming repeatedly asked his most trusted Wang Chengwu to take good care of their horses and their capital to escape.

Everything is possible only if there is destiny, and Shi Ming will never commit fundamental confusion.

Unlike Zhao Jin who was mostly on foot to encourage the troops before arriving here, Shi Ming was mostly on horseback, which also gave him far better physical strength than the exhausted enemy in front of him.

Moreover, Shi Ming not only wore the iron armor on the outside, he also wore a layer of thin cotton armor on the inside, and added iron plates on the chest and back to protect his heart, so he was very well prepared.

Furthermore, through observations in the early battles, Shi Ming had already discovered that although the enemy looked intimidating, they were not as hard-hitting as expected. There were not many good warriors anyway.

All these allowed Shi Ming to dare to take risks and break into the enemy's formation, and to use this method to stabilize the battle line.

Shi Ming's plan was not in vain.

Since he could not see the situation in the Linshan River, Zuo Liangyu, who was standing on the back mountain, had been paying attention to Zhao Jin's thin infantry defense line most of the time, and had noticed Shi Ming who was too dazzling earlier.

Those flags swooped left and right among the enemy troops, not only completely disrupting the peasant army's attack at Baima Ferry, but also effectively boosted the morale of the entire army.

Zuo Liangyu, who had been silent all the time, muttered in his heart: "This Zhao Jin, at first thought that he was getting the position of general at an advantage, but now it seems that it is not a loss."

"Putting flags on the back is really rare, and they are still infantry. However, these infantry troops who put flags are really brave, and it seems to have a good effect. This Zhao Jin is a bit interesting." Wang Yuncheng, the deputy general who was watching the battle, said playfully.

One sentence.

Wang Yuncheng returned to the mountain after the second infantry defense line at the foot of the mountain was established. He felt that the problem at the foot of the mountain should no longer be serious.

At this time, it was more common among the elite cavalry, guard cavalry and officers of the Ming Army to put small flags on the top of their helmets. The purpose was of course not for good looks, but to make it easier for the soldiers to follow the officers, for the large troops to identify the attack path in the chaos, and for the convenience of command.

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The leading cavalry can use the small flags flying high in the wind to indicate the direction of the large troops, and the commander can also use these flags to grasp the position of the troops.

Of course, friendly flags that can be easily seen can more effectively maintain the confidence of our own troops to continue fighting.

However, it is rare to see a flag on the back nowadays, and if it exists, it is usually for the cavalry.
To be continued...