Smelting and Exploding the Heavens

Who is more confident
Wu Qimai frowned and said, "A 20-strong army set off for a three-thousand-mile expedition to the Great Song Dynasty. Does it mean that they can be recalled casually? Wouldn't that be a waste of food and grass for me, Dajin?

How long can the assets obtained by capturing Daliao in this way last?This attack on Song Dynasty, even if Song Dynasty cannot be destroyed, they must still gain a firm foothold in Yanyun!
I will not let them go back to be the king of Qin. This time, they took advantage of the emptiness behind me to attack the bandits. At most, there are no more than [-] people. The rest of the grassland tribes are nothing but fools.

As long as this heroic army can be defeated, then those prairie tribes and slaves are nothing to worry about, and they can be peaceful overnight! "

Concubine Ping asked, "Do we still have enough troops to deal with it?"

Wu Qimai said: "There are still 2 soldiers and horses left in the capital, and [-] can be dispatched to fight. All places are urgently dispatching troops. Although they are not the main force, there are [-] troops from all ethnic groups. It is impossible to fight with five enemies. Can't take down the Xiaojie army! Hmph, this is not an era when one Han is against five Hus!
Moreover, the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness can be implemented, so that all the rural population will be transferred to the city. The Xiaojie army hastily attacked and did not bring enough logistics materials to attack the city.

If you stay there for a long time, the food and grass will be cut off, and if you catch them by the tail and chase after them, you will be defeated by him! "

Concubine Ping reminded: "Your Majesty, the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the country is indeed feasible. But if the person who leads the army this time is really Fan Zhuoyuan, this person is a person who has directly regretted defeating Lou Shi. You should not take it lightly, and who should be the general?" ?”

Wanyan Wu Qimai frowned slightly, and said: "Now that the main force of the country is out, they have all gone to attack the Song Dynasty, and there are many people left behind who don't know how to fight...or they are the Khitan people, but the Khitan people should not be too trustworthy.  … Thinking about it, maybe I can only lead the army to fight with him!"

Concubine Ping frowned and said, "Isn't it too risky for Your Majesty to lead the army in person? The weather is getting colder and colder now. If we implement the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, and stick to the city, after a long time, the cold will freeze them to death. Why take such a risk?" .”

Wu Qimai suddenly laughed, "If I go to battle, I will lead the [-] main force to my death! In addition to the second-line troops organized around the country.

Fan Zhuoyuan's elite troops were less than [-] at most, and those grassland tribes who were still using bone arrows were completely useless, let alone those slaves.

Hmph, if I can kill Fan Zhuoyuan and wipe out Xiao Jie's army, the prestige of such meritorious service...how can it be slightly worse than Zong Wang and the others? "

Concubine Ping has seen that Wanyan Wu Qimai intends to go through this battle to establish his prestige, implement the Sinicization system he wants to implement, and also to stabilize his throne.

They can also take this opportunity to suppress the frontline generals, accusing them of releasing an elite Song army to harass the rear. Coupled with the fierce public opinion in the court and China, unless Wanyan Zongwang destroys Song in one fell swoop, his military achievements will only be greatly reduced.

After all, Wanyan Wu begged to buy the throne by chance, and the famous generals of the Aguda line have not been convinced so far. Wu begging really needs a major military exploit!

At this time, the Xiaojie army led by Fan Zhuoyuan was hiding in the dense forests of Daxing'an Mountains in Liaodong. It is already October, and it is still autumn in the Central Plains at this time, but here the sky occasionally snows.

Soldiers who can change into paper armor and leather armor will definitely not wear iron armor anymore, and instead wrap their bodies in various furs to keep out the cold.

Now camping places have also set up simple wooden villages, living in caves, digging coal for heating, but as the weather gets colder, it is definitely impossible to stay any longer, and this battle must end as soon as possible.

During this period of time, the Xiaojie army looted and robbed a lot of bronze wares.

Now all of them have been smelted, and the rescued craftsmen began to cast bronze cannons hidden in the mountains.

These types of artillery are easy-to-carry tiger crouching cannons. Fan Zhuoyuan didn't intend to attack. He came here to weaken the strength of Da Jin and at the same time lure the main force of the Jin Kingdom to return for help.

Only in this way can he beat the time difference, return to Yandi, and beat it down again.

In order to achieve this strategic goal, this trip must eliminate certain main forces of the Golden Army and make them truly feel threatened.

So with only the [-] main force under his command, plus a group of slaves who rebelled everywhere, Fan Zhuoyuan felt that it was difficult to achieve his strategic goal.

Therefore, being able to strengthen one's own weapons and equipment between battles is also an effective way to improve strength.

Now more than [-] such tiger crouching cannons have been cast, and each cannon only weighs forty or fifty catties, which is relatively easy to manufacture.

With so many cannons, coupled with the looting along the way, the gunpowder and thunder that he produced himself, Fan Zhuoyuan already had great confidence in a battle with the main force of the Jin army.

It was time to fight with them. The Xiaojie Army and others had ravaged the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin for more than a month.

The food and materials looted now can last for ten days. If the main force of the Jin army cannot be defeated within these ten days, then we have to find a way to break a city to replenish the supplies...

Fan Zhuoyuan ordered ten rounds of cannons to be tested, and the dead trees in the forest were smashed to pieces, making a mess, and the area covered by the firearms was all dead.

The Yingui faction who had been watching were shocked, Yunlong frowned slightly, and said to Feiyue beside him: "These firearms are really overbearing, I am afraid that the martial arts can reach the realm of shattering the void, and it is absolutely difficult to meet them physically!"

Feiyue nodded and said solemnly: "I once heard that the Yan army defended the city with firearms, and the artillery weighed more than two thousand catties. Once fired, it would rot for ten miles, so that the Jin army did not dare to approach the city and set up camp within ten miles, and it was difficult to encircle the city.

Now Fan Zhuoyuan's small cannon made of copper, although not as powerful, but the shotguns it fires are like heavenly maids scattered flowers, no one can escape their lives within dozens of steps in front of them. "

Yun Long said: "This kind of firearm is better than all kinds of concealed weapons of the Tang Sect. It is no small matter. I don't know where Fan Zhuoyuan got this insight. But fortunately, every time a shot needs to be reset and the chamber needs to be cleared, it seems very dangerous. It's cumbersome, but it's not unavoidable."

Feiyue thought for a while and said: "Master, although this firearm is powerful, it cannot be used to fight for supremacy in the Jianghu. There is no point in thinking about dealing with it?"

Yun Long shook his head and said: "Fan Zhuoyuan is like a nine-day dragon. We have spent two and a half years to win over his original subordinates, but now all the people we have worked so hard to win over don't pay any attention to us. This shows that this man The ability to control people's hearts. In short, the heart of defense is indispensable, and it is always safe to think about countermeasures in advance."

In the Xiaojie army, there were also some grassland peoples who had never seen firearms before. They were so frightened by the momentum that they fidgeted and their eyes were dull. The veterans in the army gradually recovered after explaining, and they were greatly surprised.

Fan Zhuoyuan checked the copper cannon again after the test firing, and found that there was no deformation or cracking, and he was satisfied.

He summoned the generals to discuss matters, and first asked Changsuke, who was in charge of intelligence.

Chang Fu said: "Now there are more and more tribes coming from the grassland, and they are getting bolder and bolder, but two days ago it was said that they were ambushed by the Jin army on the bank of the Huntong River and lost thousands of people.

According to the current situation, the Jin army has completed the initial assembly in the local area, with about 2 people, and it has considerable combat effectiveness. In addition to attacking the Zub and Shiwei people, it is also suppressing the rioting slaves everywhere.

Their 1 men seem to be enough to defeat the Zubsweh and the rioting slaves if we don't take another shot.What's more, our food and grass are getting less and less, and the weather is getting colder and colder. It is almost the time of January set at that time.

I see, Lord General, we can't wait any longer. We've been nesting in the woods and making cannons for a long time. Now that the bronze cannons are ready, it's time to get to work. "

He Lubu stood up and said: "It has been more than a month since we marched from Heyuan, and the first snow has been seen in the north, and the information on the Central Plains in the south is unknown.

Our army has recruited the young and strong of Zub Shiwei and Jin slaves, and now there are nearly [-] people. After running-in and low-intensity battles, they are now quite effective.

Humble agrees with General Chang's point of view, it should be when a tough battle is about to be fought, if the main force of the Jin army is not eliminated, it may be difficult to attract their main force in Yanjing to come back. "

Fan Zhuoyuan pondered for a moment, and said to Chang Fu: "Old Chang, you send someone to find the chief of Kelei, and ask him where the [-] local troops of Jin Kingdom are.

We can eat this army first, and see if the guards of the capital will go out of the city. If they don't, we will continue to loot and force him out!

I am afraid that only by actually eating a few of the capital's guards can this group of golden men feel pain. "

Chang Fu quickly took the order to leave, and that night, the chief of Kelei followed the scouts of the Xiao Jie Army to Fan Zhuoyuan's place.

When he saw Fan Zhuoyuan, he immediately touched his chest and bowed in salute, with an anxious expression.

"Heavenly General! The Jurchens are too strong, we can't beat them! If this continues, we can only leave the territory of Jin Kingdom as soon as possible and continue to rob, I am afraid that the people on our grassland will be killed by the Jurchens!"

Fan Zhuoyuan called the other party to sit down, tore off a roe deer leg and handed it to the other party, and said in surprise: "I heard that only the second-line army of the [-] Jin Kingdom went to the battle. Not only are they outdated in equipment, but their personnel are basically more than half a hundred old men. Some Mohe people and Khitan people, your number is several times their number, can you still beat them?"

Chief Krebe shook his head, "We fought against the first army, and they were also very powerful, but they couldn't catch up with us.

But you don't know that another army from the Kingdom of Jin came and set us up in an ambush. Tens of thousands of us died, many were captured, and a lot of spoils were lost.

It is impossible to fight like this! "

Fan Zhuoyuan wondered: "Do you know the information about this army coming again? I need to know their numbers, equipment, and personnel."

"Hmm... those are all young and strong Jurchen warriors who can use bows and wear heavy armor, they are very majestic.

There are at least tens of thousands of people, each with at least three horses. Maybe there are too many people, and we can't see clearly. There should be more people than us.

They were lying in ambush on the side of Mount Hu Kai, and we were driven to the foot of Mount Hu Kai by the original [-] Jurchens.

Then they suddenly rushed out from behind the mountain, and tens of thousands of horses rushed in, so fast and suddenly, we couldn't resist it at all!
No, General Tian still doesn't want to go!You only have less than 1 people, and you will definitely not be able to beat them so many elites. "

When everyone heard this, they frowned slightly. Hearing what the chief said, it seemed that they had suffered a lot of defeat, and their speech was a little disorganized, as if they were terrified.

We only know that the number of enemies is huge, their equipment is excellent, and their combat effectiveness is very strong, which is enough to stabilize the changes in the rear.

They turned their attention to Fan Zhuoyuan, waiting for the general to make up his mind.

Fan Zhuoyuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked the chief again, "Kare Khan, how many soldiers and horses do you have left?"

"There are less than a thousand children left, and the others have all run away. What a loss..."

The latter sentence made everyone want to laugh, but they couldn't laugh out loud.

Fan Zhuoyuan patted him on the shoulder, "How about it, do you want to avenge the children?"

The face of the other party changed, and he shook his head again and again, "If you can't beat it, you can't avenge it. Let's go back to the grassland to graze. Each of us grabbed some iron tools, which can be regarded as making up for it."

Fan Zhuoyuan looked at the other party's still in shock, and said with contempt: "You don't need to fight, you just need to swim along the Huntong River next to Yichun County for two days to attract Jin people, and then run as you like, I will leave two hundred armors for you ,How about it!"

Fan Zhuoyuan had already snatched two to three thousand pairs of armor through the looting of Meng'an all over the Kingdom of Jin. He had plenty of armor, so he dared to trade it.

Hearing this, the other party revealed the shrewdness of the businessman, and said: "We must pay us a hundred pairs of armor in advance, and after the battle, no matter whether we win or lose, we must replenish the remaining iron armor, and we must also teach us how to refine rock salt. us!"

During Fan Zhuoyuan's march, a lot of coarse salt was extracted from the poisonous ore rock salt. Many nomadic tribes were amazed and wanted to learn this technology secretly.

Fan Zhuoyuan's eyes flickered, he patted the opponent's shoulder, and said: "Then gather a few more tribes and lure the Jin army to appear, and you must join the battle when we attack the Jin army!"

The other party wondered: "This... we have shed a lot of blood."

Fan Zhuoyuan sarcastically said: "I didn't ask you to scatter and loot everywhere. What I talked to you at first was to cooperate with us to attack places, didn't I? You can only bear the losses caused by yourself, and you can't blame us."

The other party gritted his teeth, stared at the bonfire and thought for a long time, and finally slapped his thigh, "I'll find someone, and I'll take action the day after tomorrow, how about it!"

Fan Zhuoyuan clapped his hands and called Fu Yan, "Take the chief to get a hundred pairs of armor, I promised."

Chief Kelei nodded happily, took a bite of the roe deer meat, and hurriedly put down to follow Fu Yan.

Chang Fu picked it up contemptuously, cut off the place where the other party had gnawed with a knife, and continued to gnaw, asking, "General, how many gold troops can you attract if you lure like this?"

Fan Zhuoyuan sneered, "There is only one table of food, and if there are 2 people, we will quickly defeat them. If it exceeds [-], then watch these unlucky people get beaten by the golden men!"

Everyone laughed badly. These grassland nomadic tribes used knives in the first place. Now that they have been severely injured by the Jin army, they can only use them to play their residual heat, and they don't have much hope.

Chief Kelie persuaded the several tribes who had fled together, and there were three to four thousand people in one army, just like what Fan Zhuoyuan said about the mixed Jiang Muma near Yichun County.

Sure enough, it attracted the attention of the defenders above the county seat, and the second-line troops of the [-] Jin Army came that afternoon.

They hated these grassland tribes extremely, and when they saw Chief Kelie and others, they launched a frenzied attack.

These grassland nomads were no match for the golden men with formal combat experience, and they immediately scattered and collapsed.

These Jin soldiers are still biting their teeth. They are not as short of horses as the Song people. The Jin people graze on the several plains in Liaodong. The war horses are no less than the grassland peoples, and they are stronger.

This time the chase was also very handy, when he saw that he was about to chase Ke Lie and others, he suddenly killed thousands of horsemen from the forest on the side of the Huntong River.

(End of this chapter)