Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 504 Advancing, Never Retreating, Never Ending

Chapter [-] There is no advance, no retreat, no death, no end

The equipment of the Jumping Soldiers, the Shooting Soldiers, and the Long Soldiers are all easy to deal with. There are some supplies sent by Zheng, and some equipment captured by Chen Ying. It is barely enough to repair and repair.But for the four regiments of the Modao army's reserve army, Chen Ying really didn't have so many spare Modao and Mingguang heavy armors.

It must be too late to transport it from Chang'an to here.With the horses, the hooked and sickle cavalry can go into battle after three to five days of adaptive training and familiarize themselves with the temper and habits of the new horses.After much deliberation, Chen Ying decided to make his own armor. Anyway, Chen Ying had more than [-] jin of steel resources and more than [-] craftsmen. Zheng also knew that Chen Ying needed craftsmen who made armor and crossbows, so these craftsmen were mainly blacksmiths. .

After much deliberation, Chen Ying decided to build a furnace on the spot in Paomaling to forge armor.Of course, there is definitely not enough time to make the Mingguang heavy armor. The full Mingguang heavy armor has more than 300 armor blades. If all of them are molded and polished by a hydraulic lathe like Chen Ying did in Qinglin, they can naturally be produced quickly. , But under that circumstance, it would take ten days and half a month to produce more than 300 sets of Mingguang heavy armor.

In Paomaling, where there is nothing, there is no possibility of realization.Chen Ying thought for a long time and decided to build plate armor. Compared with fish scale armor, zip armor, and chain mail composed of small metal pieces, plate armor not only has stronger defensive capabilities, but also is more convenient, fast, and efficient to create.

Of course, the difficulty of plate armor manufacturing is naturally higher.At present, Chen Ying does not have an impact machine. In later generations, the plate armor with the curvature of the human body uses a steel billet and puts it in the abrasive tool of the stamping machine, and it can be impacted in one shot.

Even if it is impossible to manufacture a [-]-ton cold forging machine, Chen Ying will adopt the hot and hot forging process. Relatively speaking, the hot forging process does not require super high pressure. Of course, it also requires thousands of kilograms.

From Chen Ying's point of view, this is not a problem.Isn’t there a ratchet? Make a pulley block, set up a frame, use a large steel billet weighing [-] jin as a hammer head, and use crucible steel casting to cast a mold to form a model of the human chest and back curvature.Put the red-hot high-carbon steel into the mold, and use a manual press to smash it into shape.Then take advantage of the dark red of the plate armor, and then dip in the fire...

This kind of plate armor is actually a curved breastplate, shoulder armor, and greaves made of large steel plates. It is formed one by one, one by one, and some of them are damaged, as long as they are replaced, they can continue to be used!
Since the breastplate and greaves are made of large steel plates, the number of armor leaves is much less, and the weight is relatively reduced a lot, but the defensive power will not be weakened much.More importantly, this kind of large plate armor is much faster to build than Mingguang armor. As for the serious shortage of ordinary armor blades?

In Chen Ying's view, this is not a problem.In his hand is the captured bright light armor bird hammer armor, and more than [-] pairs of refined steel armor sent by Mrs. Zheng. Chen Yingdu dismantled these armors without hesitation, and then assembled them into new plate armors. .

This kind of ugly plate armor didn't even bother to paint it after it was built. It wasn't because Chen Ying wanted to save trouble, but because Chen Ying didn't have any lacquer in his hands. In this era, lacquer was actually a valuable commodity, and Chen Ying didn't have time to ask Chang'an for it.

On April [-]th in the third year of Wude, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.A thousand sets of plate armor were built. At this time, Chen Ying couldn't wait any longer. Without Zheng Cui, Chen Ying received urgent reports from Yu Chigong of Mengzhou, and also received urgent reports from Li Shimin. Before Chen Ying could give an order, there was a quarrel.

The hooked and sickle cavalry held back for so long, and finally got the horse, and immediately sharpened their swords, ready to go all out.Make new achievements, open up the land, shade his wife and seal his son, but whether to fight Wang Shichong first or Dou Jiande first has become a topic of dispute among the generals under his command.

In fact, at this time, neither Dou Jiande nor Wang Shichong was active.After all, whether it is Wang Shichong or Dou Jiande, their main force is there, and there is no loss at all. At this time, it is difficult to beat anyone, and they have advantages in fighting anyone.

Luo Shixin plausibly said: "Wang Shichong's army is only [-]. We now have more than [-] people. The difference in strength is not too big. There is [-]% certainty that we can win. Moreover, defeating Wang Shichong can save King Qin and the [-] besieged army. It will skyrocket, and you can take advantage of the victory and advance northward, and attack Dou Jiande with Prince Li Jiancheng!"

Chen Ying, who is familiar with Luo Shixin's personality, knows that despite Luo Shixin's nice words, he is actually a person who does not recognize people. He is nervous about Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie in Cijian, as well as Niu Junda, especially the relationship between Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin. , It's simply a life-and-death friendship.

Feng Li refuted Luo Shixin mercilessly: "Although Wang Shichong has fewer troops than Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong has won a new victory and his morale is like a rainbow. More importantly, Wang Shichong has deployed a large number of fortifications in Cijian at this time, and he will fight Wang Shichong in a decisive battle. It’s the tough battle, we have to solve it first, Wang Shichong’s defense line of tens of miles, in this case, the troops will inevitably suffer heavy losses, even if we can break Wang Shichong’s defense line in one fell swoop, how can we rescue Mengjin’s Yuchi Jingde?”

Wei Wenzhong also supported Feng Li's opinion: "Besides, Yuchi Jingde only has more than 20 soldiers and horses in Mengjin. How long can he last in the face of Dou Jiande's nearly [-] army attack? If Yuchi Jingzong can't resist Dou Jiande's army, how can he What a pity?"

Luo Shixin slapped the table with a blushing face and stiff neck: "Dou Jiande's army is in Hebei. If we want to attack Dou Jiande from the north, it must be difficult for us to cross the river. If Dou Jiande deliberately lures us to cross the river and takes the opportunity to attack halfway, then we will not only be unable to save King Qin, but also the king of Qin." Without Yuchi Jingde, wouldn’t it be a dilemma? I think we should first go from the easy to the difficult, and from the west to the north!”

Feng Lidao: "General Luo's words are wrong, not to mention that Luoyang Cijian is still more than three hundred miles away from Hulao Pass, and how can Dou Jiande turn a blind eye to our attack on Xingyang? If we attack Dou Jiande's Xingyang first, we can gain The support of the Zheng family in Xingyang can also solve the problems of our army’s food, grass, and horses and horses. General Luo wanted to conquer Wang Shichong when he was hotheaded, not to mention that Wang Shichong is so easy to defeat? Liu Jintang in Xingyang will sit back and watch us attack Wang Shichong? Stalemate, our soldiers and horses are trapped between the Cijian in Luoyang, Liu Jintang will lead his troops westward, attacking back and forth, and it will be difficult to turn back at that time, what if Wang Shichong takes the opportunity to counterattack?"

Luo Shixin widened his eyes, spread his hands and said, "The front is afraid of wolves, and the back is afraid of tigers, so there is no need to do anything."

Seeing the stalemate between the two sides, Zhang Shigui hurriedly said: "Generals, Wang Renze can be used? This man is very ambitious. If we send someone to approach him and make him a leader, will he cooperate with us in the Tang Dynasty? Now If Wang Xuanying sits in Luoyang, if Luoyang is not chaotic, Wang Shichong will continue to replenish his troops. If we can persuade him to mobilize troops to attack Luoyang, and allow him to help him, we will take Luoyang together, and crack the earth to seal the king against Wang Shichong, then Wang Shichong will not be enough. Concern. Hey, "

Feng Li retorted: "Is Wang Renze so easy to fool? Besides, after this back and forth, when the League of Nations has been decided, when will it be? I'm afraid the opportunity has long been missed. My Tang Dynasty I just lost the east of the river, just recovered, and people in the east of the river are not stable. If Dou Jiande is allowed to occupy the east of the river, the thousand miles of fertile land in the east of the river will not belong to my Tang Dynasty. Now Mengjin has accumulated grain and grass. His Royal Highness sits in the east of the river, and the rear is stable. Dou Jiande will definitely be able to win in one battle, and if Dou Jiande loses, Wang Shichong will definitely be alone, and he can take this opportunity to unify the Central Plains and relieve his worries..."

Chen Ying listened to the dispute between the two factions.Seeing that Princess Pingyang was silent for a long time, she asked, "What do you think about this?"

Li Xiuning walked calmly and cupped his hands and said: "General, the general thinks that if you decide to attack Dou Jiande at this time, it is really speculative, and all kinds of preparations are insufficient. At this time, the water of the Yellow River began to rise sharply, and Dou Jiande has already crossed Hebei. If we go to the north, it will be difficult to continue the heavy insertion. Once our army is cut off, the consequences will be dire. Dou Jiande is a generation of heroes. He suddenly rushed to Hedong, and he must get the cooperation of the families in Hedong, occupying the right time, location, and harmony. With full preparations, this battle is too dangerous. Moreover, King Qin and other [-] troops are trapped in Cijian. There is a saying in the art of war. If you don't defend a city without help, if you fight for a long time without help, the soldiers under King Qin will definitely lose confidence and lose their fighting spirit. If the morale is in harmony, it can be destroyed without attack, so the general thought that it is better to go west than to go north."

Chen Ying smiled slightly and said: "Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang said it is very true. Dou Jiande will definitely not attack Mengjin when he goes north. If there is no accident, he is no longer in Mengjin at this time. Don't forget, Li Yang is in Dou Jiande's hands. You can attack Hedong, you can retreat, you can occupy Henan, and stand in an invincible position. Hedong is connected to Hebei, and fighting in Hedong is Dou Jiande's home field. One more thing, you didn't think that if you go north, it is possible that it will lead to Liang Zheng formed an alliance against Tang?"

"Liang Zheng formed an alliance? Unanimously resist Tang?" Of course all the generals understood that the Liang Chen Ying mentioned was not Liang Shidu's Liang, but Xiao Xian's Southern Liang. Concentric with Wang Shichong, at this time Zhu Can is dead, Wang Shichong has obtained the actual control of Jingxiang, he and Xiao Mian are already directly bordering each other, there is no gap, and there is no gap between them. Melee, if not done well, will lead to the Central Plains War during the Republic of China. At that time, there were no winners at all.

Chen Ying got up slowly, he glanced at all the generals, saw them standing quietly, some of them were surprised, and said: "The Central Plains has been fighting for several years, the people don't chat, the world has been suffering for a long time, this general decided, Eliminate Wang Shichong, and restore peace to the people of the Central Plains." Chen Ying shrugged slightly, and said disdainfully: "This general is now the appeasement envoy of the Henan Province Economic Strategy, and it is his duty to protect the border and the people!"

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Chen Ying's left and right guards, Modao army, hooked and sickle cavalry, and Shesheng army all sorted out their equipment and prepared to march.

At this moment, Li Xiuning ignored the strange gazes of all the soldiers, and rushed towards Chen Ying: "Come back safely, I'll be your bride!"

Chen Ying sighed and said, "Do you want me to win, or Wang Shichong to win?"

Li Xiuning didn't understand what Chen Ying meant, and said blankly, "I...I'm just an ordinary weak woman, it doesn't matter who wins or loses, what matters is that I just hope you can come back safely..."

Chen Ying sighed: "Then we are doomed."

Li Xiuning's face turned pale: "How could it be!?"

Chen Ying nodded heavily: "If every relative of a soldier has this idea, then I may be able to win one or two small victories, but this battle, or even this war, we are really doomed ...Of course, it's not your fault, it's human nature."

Chen Ying's heart is very heavy...I'm afraid that every relative of the soldier has the same idea as Li Xiuning, who doesn't care much about the victory or defeat, and only hopes that his husband, children, and brothers can return from the battlefield safely?Likewise, most soldiers are indifferent to victory or defeat, hoping only to return alive to their loved ones.

They are all right, this is human nature, but everyone wants to live, no one is willing to fight to the death, how can this battle be fought?During the Anti-Japanese War, those strong men who were forced to serve as soldiers just wanted to go home alive, but they were attacked by the Japanese army from Hebei to Yunnan, piercing through the entire mainland corridor. They have been trading space for time, and failed to launch a strategic counterattack against the Japanese army. , Until the eve of the surrender of the Japanese army, they still lost their cities and lands.

Such a poor performance makes China and the military look like a joke in the eyes of Western military strategists.It wasn't until five years later that the Volunteer Army suffered 50 casualties in the narrow mountain roads of North Korea, before it washed away the shame and regained the respect of the whole world...

Sometimes, a country, a nation, has to be sacrificed in order to continue and prosper.

The military soul of the Tang Dynasty, the soul of the Tang Dynasty was in the winter of the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing led three thousand soldiers to attack Yinshan Mountain at night, and resolutely launched a desperate assault on the [-] Turkic army under the command of the Eastern Turkic Jieli Khan.

However, Su Dingfang led [-] cavalrymen to rush into Jieli Khan's teeth tent fearlessly.

Since then, Datang has established its own military spirit and its own unique charm of the country.

Xi Jun bought 120 Qiqi, and resolutely launched a desperate charge against the more than [-] elite cavalry in Tuyuhun, beheading his king, breaking his army, and losing his courage.

More than [-] years later, Wang Xuance destroyed a country by himself, and became a mighty man.

"Do you still have to wait ten years for Li Jing to establish the military spirit of the Tang Dynasty?" Chen Ying looked at the formidable army behind him, waved his fists, and secretly made up his mind: "I can do what Li Jing can do. I can beat him Do better!"

Chen Ying beat heavily on his chest: "Raise the blood flag, this battle, from the general down, will advance without retreating, and will never die!"

PS: Today, the two chapters are combined into one, and the third update is [-] words.Five hundred monthly tickets will be added tomorrow, is there any more?

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