Han Shizu

The dim light flickered slightly, shining on the faces of everyone in the handsome tent, and the cloudy and uncertain light seemed to reflect their complicated and ups and downs.

In the spacious big tent, there were not many people. Originally, Liu Min planned to convene a military meeting with more than a thousand commanders of the whole army, but he was dissuaded by Kang Baoyi. In his words, at this moment, it is time for the middle and lower level generals to appease the soldiers. Be careful, in order to prevent accidents, it is not advisable to leave your post without authorization.

Of course, the more important thing is that the siege of the city was blocked. Such meetings involving military aircraft decision-making and the future of the army are inconvenient for middle and lower-level officers to participate. Before the above can draw a clear conclusion, they still need to be kept secret.

For these remarks, Liu Min agreed. Therefore, only a few senior generals in front of the Kucha formation participated in this military meeting.

"The city of Kucha was blocked for more than ten days, and today the bloody battle failed. The loss of the siege has been reported, and you have witnessed it with your own eyes. How can we break the situation for the current plan?" The dull atmosphere was finally broken by Liu Min, Looking around, he asked slowly.

At this time, Liu Min had restrained the soaring anger and negative emotions that filled his head during the day, and calmed down. Although his tone was still dignified, it also made the senior generals of Xizheng present inexplicably relaxed. tone.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking bluntly!" Murong Jiye, the envoy of the trench formation, immediately said, "Our army has already blown up the city of Kucha. Although we suffered heavy losses in today's battle, the defenders are also at the end of their strength. If we can resolutely If we carry it out, we may not be able to overcome the barriers and seize the city!"

Murong Jiye was young and vigorous, and he could barely be regarded as a relative of the emperor, so he dared to express his views boldly. However, such remarks seemed too bold, and he vaguely accused today's slightly conservative proposal of withdrawing troops.

Liu Min also frowned slightly. After all, it was his decision to return the gold to the battalion. Looking at Murong Jiye, Liu Min said: "The casualties are too great. We have tens of thousands of troops on an expedition, and it is extremely difficult to replenish every single soldier. Kucha has lost too much, how will we fight the battle in the future?"

Hearing this, Murong Jiye immediately said: "Your Highness, if you retreat today, you will have to pay a huge price in the future to be able to break the city! Today's retreat will give the defenders a chance to breathe, so be cautious today." The casualties are also inevitable in the future!

Since there are thousands of casualties, why not have thousands more?Dunbing under the city, the longer the time, the more dangerous it will be, not to mention the black sweat cavalry cruising outside, if the reinforcements from the country arrive one after another, how will they resist the enemy?I am afraid that what we were thinking at that time was not how to defeat the city, but how to safely withdraw our troops! "

Although Murong Jiye's words were a bit of an empty talk, there was still some truth to it, but with such an attitude, it was a bit embarrassing for the King of Wei.

Yang Yanzhao was at the side, glanced at Liu Min, and said: "General Murong, it's far from here!"

Murong Jiye is also completely stubborn, at this time he also looked at Liu Min, seeing his expressionless face, he couldn't help but feel a little bit drummed in his heart, he hesitated for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the final general is just discussing the matter, if there is any Where there is a collision, I hope you will forgive me!"

Hearing this, Liu Min shook his head, and said softly: "The purpose of convening the military discussion tonight is to discuss the gains and losses of the previous war, and we need to speak freely without reservation. Although your words are not pleasant, they also pointed out some problems! "...

After a pause, Liu Min said again: "Maybe I hesitated to be conservative, maybe I won't hesitate to take casualties, and I can take Kucha today. However, if I try my best today and still can't take it, it will be a blow to the morale of the army. We can take it!"

Liu Min's idea is very simple. One is to cherish the casualties of soldiers, and the other is, if he retires today and rests for two days, there is still a way to stimulate recovery. If he tries his best and fails, it may cause people to lose confidence. The consequences of this are dire.

However, I have to say that Murong Jiye's words made Liu Min vigilant and reflect on whether he is too weak. If he is firmer, Kucha may not be able to overcome it.

The considerations of these two people both have their reasons, but they are based on different perspectives. Murong Jiye is just a general, and what he thinks about is how to win Kucha, it doesn't matter if he pays more.

Liu Min is the commander in chief. Apart from attacking the city and defeating the enemy, he also has to consider the safety of the entire army. Apart from the current enemy, he also has to consider future reinforcements and the entire strategy of destroying the country.

After hearing Liu Min's response, Murong Jiye heaved a sigh of relief, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness is magnanimous!"

"Yuan Xian, you are personally in charge of supervising and commanding the siege, what do you think?" However, after being stimulated by Murong Jiye, Liu Min became calmer and calmer.

Hearing the question, Yang Yanzhao thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness, the defenders of Kucha are sticking to their defenses. First, they are not afraid of death and resist our army's attack with huge casualties; second, they are waiting for reinforcements, whether they are domestic reinforcements or Roaming outside the city can give them the confidence to persevere; the third is the city defense of Qiuci, which is also their greatest reliance!"

"The last general thinks that if you want to break the city, you should consider these three aspects. First, the defenders of the Black Khan do not hesitate to suffer casualties and exchange their lives. Although they are fierce, they will not last long. reason.

The last general inquired with the siege officer and learned that the defenders defending the city today have a large number of civilians with weapons but no armor. It can be seen that under the fierce attack of our army, their defensive strength is insufficient and it is difficult to support them. The heavy casualties had to be consumed by civilians.

Second, Sun Tzu said, ten times to encircle the city, our army besieged the city with three times as many people. Although the enemy was trapped, it did not completely isolate the enemy of Kucha. The black sweat cavalry raid from outside the city has never been Cut off, therefore, the enemy's reinforcements should mainly be obstructed and delayed, but the cavalry should attack with all their strength, and we can't let the black sweat ranger affect our army's siege.

As for the third, the result of today's battle proves that the method of destroying the city with gunpowder is effective. The enemy can rush to make up a section and resist it for a while with great sacrifices. It is absolutely impossible to defend everywhere!There is still a lot of gunpowder in the army, and it can be used in a concentrated manner to completely destroy the city walls and collapse them. Without the strong city to rely on, they will only increase the decapitation of the soldiers if they are not afraid of death! "

"Vice Marshal Yang deserves to be the hero of the general!" After Yang Yanzhao said, Kang Baoyi, who was sitting in an upright posture next to him, couldn't help stroking his beard and praising: "These three points can be said to be the key point!"

Seeing that Kang Baoyi had spoken, Liu Min agreed, but at the same time couldn't help but ask, "What's General Kang's opinion?"

Hearing the question, Kang Baoyi cupped his hands and responded: "Your Highness, the last general also believes that if the current attack can be maintained, the defenders of Kucha will not be able to defend for a long time. With the strength of our soldiers, it is somewhat unbearable, let alone the besieged enemy city? However, His Highness’s concerns are justified, the casualty issue must be resolved, our westward expedition is not just for a city of Kucha, and the counterattack of the Black Khans must also be considered in advance in future wars!”…

"Your Highness, the Black Khans can make civilians consume the city, why don't we use those servants and auxiliary soldiers to attack the city?" Wang Shenjun, the liner, made a suggestion.

Moreover, this suggestion has won the approval of many people.Cherishing the soldiers of the Han family is a sympathy for the soldiers, but there are more than [-] servants and Uyghurs accompanying the army.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Liu Min thought about it for a while, and made a decision: "First, 3000 people will be drawn from those Anxi Uighurs, and weapons will be distributed. General Wang will organize training and prepare to attack the city!"

Seeing Liu Min entrusting him with such a task, Wang Shenjun immediately beamed with joy. Although his rank is not low, he is doing auxiliary work in specific battles.Now, Liu Min gave himself a chance to make meritorious service, and immediately agreed.

With the deepening of the military discussion, the atmosphere gradually eased, and the generals of the Western Expedition also had a clearer positioning arrangement for the future of the Kucha War.

There is no doubt that taking Qiucha City is still a difficulty that must be overcome, and it is a top priority!
"Your Highness, the Ministry of War dispatched a batch of artillery to support the Western Expedition!" At this time, the battalion envoy reported to Deming: "It is said that this is a gunpowder weapon newly developed by the Tokyo Armory Workshop. It is more powerful than rockets and explodes." It is so powerful that it can control the enemy from eighty feet away! It may be used to attack the city, and it may have miraculous effects!"

"Oh?" Liu Min's eyes lit up: "I heard something, how many have already arrived at the camp?"

Xiang Deming said: "There are only [-] guns. The purpose of the Ministry of War is to use them on the western battlefield as a test. At the end of the day, the general learned that the artillery and the officers and soldiers who operated it have arrived in Gaochang, and they have already arranged to transfer them to the camp. However, this thing is heavy and heavy. , It will take some time to get to the camp, and please go to the camp and send troops to meet them, so as not to be taken advantage of by the black sweat cavalry!"

"This matter will be arranged by General Kang!" Liu Min couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It's a good thing, and there are orders from the Ministry of War, so we should pay more attention to it.

Kang Baoyi, the capital prison, was used to suppress the battle after all, and he didn't get any battles in the siege. At this time, although he was assigned an errand to escort him, he was quite satisfied.With those young people around to fight Kucha, he can deal with those black sweat cavalry, which can be solved a little bit.

"Take a rest for three days, recharge your spirits, make full preparations, and then attack Kucha!" In the end, Liu Min ended the military discussion with a resolute attitude.