Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1306

Even though he knew in his heart that no news would come back, Yao Guangxiao would not say it aloud.

At this time, we cannot allow any negative news to affect the morale of the army, and the generals of an army are the most important force in maintaining the morale of the army.

However, although the general did not know what Yao Guangxiao was thinking, he was somewhat dissatisfied with Yao Guangxiao's answer just now.

As a result, his tone of voice also became somewhat unpleasant.

"How many more days? Does the Grand Preceptor think we have a few more days? The scouts in the army have already sent back news."

"The fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty, the Prince of Yan, has led his troops out of the pass to pursue them. I'm afraid the Ming army will catch up in less than two days. They have new firearms."

"We know nothing about those firearms. Once they get our hands on us, we won't be able to fight back, let alone escape!"

Yao Guangxiao also sensed that the general's tone was off, but he did not choose to confront him directly. Instead, he tried to appease him.

"General, you need not worry about that. Although the Ming army's artillery is powerful, you have overlooked one point: artillery is not suitable for pursuit warfare."

"The weight of cannons makes them difficult to carry with the army. If the Ming army had really carried cannons, they would definitely not have been able to catch up with us."

"Once the scouts locate the Ming army, we can send out a small force on horseback to harass them at night. After all, this is the grassland!"

After Yao Guangxiao finished speaking, the general's expression softened, because this was, after all, the grassland.

The Northern Yuan were more familiar with the environment than the Ming Dynasty, and their horsemanship was also superior to that of the Ming army.

Just as Yao Guangxiao said, once they found the Ming army's location, they would send out small groups of troops to harass them, and the Ming Dynasty really couldn't do anything about it.

Artillery posed little threat to such small groups of troops. After harassing them, they would immediately withdraw, leaving the Ming army with no way to pursue them.

Seeing the general's expression soften, Yao Guangxiao smiled slightly and continued:

"If the Ming army had not brought artillery with them during this pursuit, they would have been even less of a match for us on the grasslands."

"They have firearms, and so do we. They have to dismount to fire, while our soldiers can fire from horseback!"

"The only threat the Ming army poses to us is artillery, but we are now pursuing them across the grasslands, not guarding important border towns."

The general knew that Yao Guangxiao was just saying nice things; after all, marching and fighting on the battlefield is never that smooth.

However, it must be admitted that what Yao Guangxiao said is that artillery is indeed not suitable for pursuit warfare.

These firearms are more suitable for attacking and defending cities. Pursuit warfare requires mobility, and carrying artillery simply doesn't allow for speed.

So after Yao Guangxiao finished speaking, he slowly nodded, which was considered as his approval.

"The Grand Preceptor is right, but the original purpose of this great war was to destroy the Ming Dynasty, but now we are being chased like stray dogs."

"If we cannot figure out what kind of firearms the Ming army uses, and thus devise a countermeasure, we will have no way to break through the gates and invade the Ming Dynasty."

"How will we face the Great Khan then!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Guangxiao looked at the general with a serious expression and slowly said:

"General, rest assured, we will be able to find a way to break the deadlock once we have some time to wait and receive news about the artillery."

Yao Guangxiao readily agreed, but in reality, he had no hope of getting any information about the artillery.

He said these words only to appease the general and buy himself more time to come up with a solution.

Unfortunately, no matter how intelligent Yao Guangxiao was, he was limited by the times and had no idea what kind of firearms the Ming Dynasty used.

That's right, both the general and Yao Guangxiao made a mistake: they thought the Ming Dynasty used cannons.

In their minds, artillery can only be described as cumbersome, difficult to move and transport.

In reality, the Ming Dynasty used mortars, which are basically just a metal bucket and a few iron supports.