Ming Zuo

"The Fifth Division was ambushed by the artillery of the Qing army in Cheorwon and suffered heavy losses. According to reports from the front, the artillery used by the Qing army was our bronze cannon. The situation is unknown now, and Lou Fu has stopped the Fifth Division. The footsteps are in the middle of a confrontation with the Qing army."

A bronze cannon appeared in the hands of the Qing army, and this important information was transmitted to the central government, which shocked everyone in the top Xia army.

Zuo Yong was very worried, and seemed to have a premonition that there would be a bloody storm.

Xia Jun has always attached great importance to the secrecy regulations on weapons.Therefore, Xia Jun's superiority in weapons has not been caught up by the enemy for so many years.

Although many of the previous weapons were left outside, that was the inevitable result on the battlefield.

No artillery-grade weapon ever fell into enemy hands.

But this time, the Qing army put out fifty bronze cannons in one go, which is definitely a big event.

But such an important change is very common in Zuo Menggeng's place.

"That prince, really plans to go all the way to the dark."

Zuo Yong was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized.

"Wang Weiran gave it to the Qing army?"

Zuo Menggeng laughed.

"You have to have a clear understanding of the ethics of Shanxi merchants."

Zuo Yong slapped the table with a slap.

"These damn traitors will definitely not spare them in the future."

Zuo Menggeng already knew about this matter, so naturally there would be no emotional changes, and he also told Zuo Yong more information.

"Wang Weiran successively purchased [-] bronze cannons from us, and shortly thereafter, businessmen in the Shanxi area bought more than [-] more in the name of guarding against bandits. Not surprisingly, this is how the artillery in the hands of the Qing army came about. "

Zuo Yong complained a little.

"Since we know that these Shanshan businessmen have evil intentions, why should we sell such heavy weapons to them?"

Zuo Menggeng poured him a cup of tea and comforted him with a smile.

"Although these weapons are infinitely powerful, they are not even a little bit worse than our military's own use, and our advantages cannot be wiped out. In addition, political issues are far more important than military issues. Moreover, we have made money by selling these artillery pieces. How much silver? Without this money, can our army fight such a rich battle?"

Zuo Yong scratched his head, realizing that politics was so complicated for the first time.

Forget it, he can only focus on his own field.

"Since we know that the Qing army has such weapons in their hands, what should we do next?"

Zuo Menggeng asked: "Where did the Qing army retreat to? How is the situation of our army's various departments?"

Zuo Yong quickly entered the state and reported to him.

"The Qing army on the northern front has stopped attacking and confronted the [-]st Marine Division across the Linjin River. The opponent has a large number of troops, and our troops are temporarily unable to attack. The Qing allied forces on the central and eastern fronts have withdrawn to the north of Cheorwon, and are on the mountain. Strong fortifications have been established. The North Korean Second Division was beaten untenably by Hauge, and has been withdrawn from Wonsan by boarding a ship. At present, the Fifth Division occupies the line of Cheorwon, Yangkou, and Goseong. It is transferred to rest and waits for Further orders."

Zuo Menggeng drew the situation of the two sides on the map, and his expression became subtle.

He found that the area where the two sides now confront each other is in a well-known dimension.

That is...the thirty-eighth parallel north.

To the north of this line, it was completely under the control of the Qing Dynasty coalition forces; while to the south of this line, it was completely recovered by the Xia Dynasty coalition forces.

A situation of confrontation between the North and the South has taken shape.

According to the secret resolution of Xia Guo's high-level officials, the north-south division they hoped for has already emerged.

But the question is, how to maintain this situation in a legitimate way?
"Is there any way to stop the war?"

Zuo Menggeng asked Zuo Yong.

Of course Zuo Yong knew about Xia Guo's plan, he thought about it for a while, but he was quite helpless.

"The only reason that can be thought of is the logistics supply. Our army has advanced [-] kilometers, and the logistics base needs to be re-established, and the material transportation channels need to be reorganized. But in any case, it can only be delayed for one month. By then Still difficult."

This time, it was Zuo Menggeng's turn to be troubled.

He stared at the map, desperately wanting to find a sufficient reason to bring the situation on the Korean Peninsula to a standstill.

In the end how to do it?

He thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of a way.

But nature gave him a divine assist.

Cheorwon.

The station of the eighteenth regiment.

Since encountering the shelling of the Qing army, the Eighteenth Regiment has stopped attacking.At the same time, the troops that suffered losses were reorganized and supplemented.

Wang Xiaoqing, commander of the 95th company, is a very serious and responsible person.

Even if the fighting stopped, the daily training of the troops still did not stop.

Ten years off stage, ten minutes on stage.

This principle also applies in the military.

If you want to win the battle and let the soldiers survive the tragic battlefield, the only way is to train and retrain and firmly master all the fighting techniques.

Wang Xiaoqing woke up from his sleep and wanted to get up.

These years of military career have fixed his biological clock, and he will definitely wake up on time at five o'clock every morning.

But this morning, even though he woke up, he felt extremely uncomfortable all over his body.

A person who was still vigorous and fierce yesterday seems to have completely lost his strength at this moment.Not only that, but he was also hot all over, his head was dizzy, and even breathing was very difficult.

Is it sick?

Wang Xiaoqing was a little depressed, because he was afraid that his work in the company would be delayed because of his illness.

In any case, make things right.

Thinking like this, he tried hard to get up.

In the past, he only needed a carp to stand upright, but today his hands were propped up on the bed for a long time, but he couldn't use his strength.

As a last resort, he turned over and rolled off the bed.The upper body lay on the edge of the bed, and then barely stood upright.

Just this slight movement made his mind dizzy, and his heartbeat was like a heavy hammer beating a drum, which made him terrified.

He quickly shook his head and moved towards the door.

In terms of the layout of Xia Jun's barracks, company-level officers and soldiers live together, but they are divided into inner and outer rooms.

Just push open the door and get the soldiers out of bed.

However, when he opened the door today, he saw that the soldiers of the whole company were still lying on the bed, fast asleep.

They are all very diligent people, why are they all lazy today?

Just as he was about to speak out to call out, he suddenly saw in his dazed eyes that the face of the nearest soldier was covered with hideous spots.Each one is bright red, like mushrooms that have broken through the ground after the rain, but they are especially scary when they grow on the face.

Wang Xiaoqing was taken aback, and hurried over.

It was only when they got closer that they realized that half of the soldiers had red spots on their faces, and all of them had flushed faces, shortness of breath, and fell into a coma.

He suddenly thought of something, and quickly raised his hand to touch his face.

The originally smooth skin now seemed to be covered with grains of sand.

Wang Xiaoqing was dizzy and finally knew what happened.

Tremblingly, he grabbed the whistle on his chest, put it in his mouth, and then mustered all the strength in his body...