Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 897 News
Zhang Yuan walked out of a tavern, looked at the crowds coming and going on the street, and walked towards his shop.When I arrived at the shop, I saw Li Benyu sitting in the shop, saluted and turned to the back.

After pouring a cup of tea, Zhang Yuan sat under the big apricot tree in the yard, closed his eyes and meditated.

After a while, Li Benyu came to the yard.Seeing Zhang Yuan lying down and asking for a chair, with a pot of tea beside him, he looked very relaxed.Unable to get angry, he said: "Director Zhang, the business in the store is bleak now, don't you want to think of a way? Still resting here!"

Zhang Yuan opened his eyes, saw that it was Li Benyu, and said, "Chairman, come and sit down. I have something to tell you."

Li Benyu saw that Zhang Yuan looked serious, not joking, and sat down next to him half-believingly.Said: "The supervisor better say something useful, I don't have time to chat!"

Zhang Yuan approached Li Benyu and said in a low voice: "I went out just now and heard about the military situation of the Song Army. Think about how to send it to Taiyuan here."

Li Benyu was taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "What military situation? Is it important?"

Zhang Yuan nodded: "Of course it's important! With this news, Taiyuan is naturally as strong as Mount Tai!"

Li Benyu hurriedly said: "Say, tell, tell me quickly! With this news, let Mr. Lang know that I can do it!"

Zhang Yuan took a sip of tea and saw Li Benyu looking at him eagerly.Said: "In the past few days, I know a small officer in the Song Army. I went out just now and invited him to a tavern for a few drinks. I heard from him that the Song Army has made major deployments on the front line of Jinzhou recently!"

Li Benyu said: "People like this, who are military officers themselves, must have a lot of news. Usually you should communicate more. Do you have any money? Take more money!"

Zhang Yuan waved his hand and said, "Of course it is enough. The officer said that there are three generals in Shaanxi, and they have been idle since the death of Sa Li and Bo Jin. Recently, the three of them entered Luoyang together to meet the Commander Zhao."

Li Benyu nodded: "I heard that the Governor of Zhao is restraining the soldiers from the west of Beijing, Shaanxi and Hedong, so they should come."

Zhang Yuandao: "I've seen Commander Zhao, and the three of them got an assignment. Immediately transfer the troops to the front line of Jinzhou, and in August, attack Taiyuan!"

Li Benyu was taken aback: "In August, the autumn grass is not yet yellow, the horses are not fattened, and the army has not yet gone south. The Song army's plan is really vicious! Taiyuan Yinshu has only [-] soldiers and horses. How can we stop them? Luckily , We got the news! Let’s tell Taiyuan right now, let Taiyuan government prepare early!"

Zhang Yuan nodded and said to Li Benyu, "Who do you think is appropriate to send to Taiyuan?"

Li Benyu said: "Taiyuan Yinshu Kedu has sent three people to pass the news. This time, I will send Li Ji back, and there should be no delay."

Zhang Yuandao: "Let him walk faster on the road, and he must not miss the job. It is already the middle of June, and there is not much time."

Li Benyu nodded emphatically: "I will arrange these. Go out more in your free time and get to know some officers and the like. They have a lot of important military information in their mouths. After listening to a few of them, it is also our loyalty to the court. "

Zhang Yuan nodded: "I understand this matter."

Wang Ruohai entered Wang Xiaohun's official hall and said, "I asked Zhang Yuan to tell Jin Jun Xizuo the news that the Shaanxi army is going to attack Taiyuan today, and he should send the news in these two days. Xuan Fu, will we do this? Will it bring trouble to the Shaanxi Army?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "In the battle of Taiyuan, the most important thing for us is to attract the main force of the Jin army to Taiyuan. At the same time, don't leak the news of Shizhou. No matter how badly the battle in Taiyuan is fought, as long as Jiang Min can occupy Datong, everything will be fine." It's worth it. Besides, this matter will get out sooner or later, just a few days earlier."

Wang Ruohai said: "But I think this matter is not good."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "We want to use Zhang Yuan to complete the strategic deception of the Jin Army and cover Jiang Min in Shizhou. To do this, how can we not give the Jin Army any benefits? We got the news one month in advance, Jin The army may go south ahead of time, the Shaanxi army should be careful."

Wang Ruohai shook his head and didn't say much.

Wang Xiaolie said: "How is Shizhou doing recently? Has the road to Ningwu Pass been repaired?"

Wang Ruohai shook his head: "No. However, the roads south of Xianzhou have been repaired, and all the engineering troops have been concentrated on the Ningwuguan road section. It is estimated that the roads will be repaired in less than a month, and Jiang Min's army has already done it. Prepare."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Recently, a factory in Luoyang made a batch of barbed wire, and you find a way to transport it to Shizhou. It must be kept secret, and this matter must not be known to others."

"Barbed wire?" Wang Ruohai frowned after hearing this.

Wang Xiaolie said: "It is made of iron wire, which can be drawn into a net in wartime. It is more effective than rejecting horses and barbed wire. When we arrive in the north, the golden army is full of iron cavalry, so we must find a way. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the enemy. Escaping, once defeated, there is no way to escape, this is not the way."

When Wang Ruohai heard this, he hurriedly said: "If it's so useful, why don't you make more? Match it to every army."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "It's still too expensive for the whole army to use. I can't support it. The counties and states we occupy don't produce iron, which is a bit difficult. Why don't we use it for Jiang Min's troops first. In the future With iron, this thing can be of great use.”

Wang Ruohai nodded, not knowing whether he really understood or pretended to understand.

Barbed wire is a sharp weapon against cavalry. Once the battlefield is opened, it can greatly restrict the movement of cavalry.Without mobility, most of the cavalry advantage is lost.Barbed wire is not difficult to make, the key is to get it.Wang Xiaolie tried several times and succeeded, but the cost was too high.

The price of iron in this era was not high, but there were very few iron smelters under Wang Xiaolie's rule, especially there were no large iron mines, so it was unavoidable to be controlled by others.Since last year, the iron and steel industry has been built in Huaizhou, but there has been no large-scale iron production.

Although the barbed wire does not use much iron, it is still too tight for Wang Xiaolie.The battle of Taiyuan can only guarantee that Jiang Min's troops will be used in sufficient quantities.

To deal with cavalry, whether it is machine guns or cannons, there must be the cooperation of barbed wire.The barbed wire restricted the mobility of the cavalry, and only powerful weapons could be effective.Otherwise, if you have a gun here, he will follow there.Wherever there is him, he will attack from here, causing no trouble.

Wang Xiaolie knew very well that when fighting the Jin army, one cannot rely on the same weapon to defeat the Jin army.When necessary, Jin Jun would not blink even if he used corpses to pave the way out.In previous battles, the Jin Army showed this more than once.You can only use up the strength of the Jin army little by little until they have a psychological breakdown, and then they can be exhausted.

In the Battle of Taiyuan, if the Jin Army's West Route Army can be wiped out, it will be a fatal blow to the Jin Army.

(End of this chapter)