At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 405
"Your Highness, the imperial court's reinforcements are here!"

"it is good!"

King Ning was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked, "Where is it?"

"Camp outside the city."

King Ning was even more joyful in his heart, and camped outside the city, which meant that there were many people coming.

It's still the emperor's kindness, he really helps when encountering troubles!

"How many people came?"

"About... more than 100?"

"what?"

King Ning thought he heard it wrong, and asked again: "How many people did you say came?"

"More than 100..."

"impossible!"

King Ning said angrily: "The imperial court is so aggressive that they have sent 100 people? Are these 100 people from the front line?"

"Return to Your Highness, I asked you about it, and the imperial court sent these people, and there are no more."

Now, King Ning can't be dealt with.

He once thought that the imperial court would not care about his request for help. After all, Wu Sizang had already been granted to him. If the imperial court sent troops to attack again, who would be the one to win?

But, it's fine if you don't send people, now only 100 people have come, so what's the matter?

Wouldn't it be purely for disgusting people?
The more King Ning thought about it, the angrier he became, his elder nephew was simply too deceitful!
"Where is Master Yu now?"

"Return to Your Highness, I have already gone to the camp outside the city."

"Go, let's go and have a look too!"

"Your Highness, do you want to...bring something as a reward?"

King Ning wanted to say something, but after struggling for a while, he said, "Go and prepare some beef, sheep, fruits and vegetables!"
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In an open space outside the city, a camp has been set up.

The place was chosen by Belin and Mei Chun, because this team is very special. Strictly speaking, they are not soldiers and horses charging into battle, but students of the Kongming Lantern Institute.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is not a combat force at all.

Only they know that the next battle will completely subvert the world's perception.

The location of the camp should not be too close to the front line, otherwise, if it is attacked by the enemy, the result will be very bad.

King Ning's soldiers and horses were stored in Yazhou City, so Bei Lin and Mei Chun chose to go outside the city of Chengdu.

You can go in and out here, and it is close to the railway line, so it is very convenient to buy supplies.

Yu Qian's order was to fully cooperate with Belin, and he was very puzzled about this.

Belin belongs to the Academy of Sciences and is responsible for researching and developing various weapons and new gadgets. These things are very powerful in battle. However, let an equipment research and development team be the main force, and hold the soldiers and horses in their own hands. Is it just cooperation?

Such an arrangement is really unreasonable...

He didn't understand very much, so he approached Belin, and after exchanging pleasantries, he talked about the battle situation in U-Tsang, especially the difficulties encountered during the battle.

The battle situation here is basically similar to what the emperor said, mainly because the Ming army considered the issue of battle damage and believed that a strong attack was not worthwhile.

It's like a wealthy landlord with a wealthy family who lives next door to a poor man who tears when the poor mouse comes.

The landlord said, the house you live in is mine, and I lent it to your family, and now I want to take it back.

Of course Qiongan was unwilling, so the two sides clashed.

There are ten thousand ways for the old rich landlord to live poorly, but he needs to consider the cost.

The current Daming is that old rich landlord, as long as he invests enough soldiers, horses, money and food, there will be no problem in taking Uzang.

However, considering the price to be paid, and thinking about what can be gained by capturing U-Tsang, it is really not worth it.

Sangdu, the interpretation king of Uzang, also saw the scruples of the Ming court, so he vividly interpreted the old saying that bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes.

It is almost equivalent to standing on the top of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and shouting at the Ming army at the foot of the mountain——

Come and hit me, come and hit me!
Yu Qian also hesitated, let's fight, the price is too high, not too big, I can't swallow this breath...

However, when he heard about the tactics this time, he immediately showed a shocked expression.

If a small Kongming lantern can work, then all problems will be solved!

King Ning arrived in a hurry, the two parties greeted each other, and immediately got to the point.

Beilen gave a general account of the emperor's will and the tactics of the Academy of Sciences.

After hearing this, King Ning was very surprised.

Such a tactic was unheard of before, and it was simply incredible.

Can a small Kongming lantern decide the outcome of a battle?

You know, I have been fighting on the front line for almost a year, and I have spent countless money and food, but I still can't chew on this hard bone.

Guns and cannons are powerful, but... expensive!
A cannonball cost 50 taels of silver, and a bullet cost almost two taels of silver. Every time the two sides fought, King Ning felt his flesh hurt.

That's all white money!
What's even more exasperating is that due to the special terrain of Uzang, even if a position is captured, it is extremely difficult to defend it.

The ammunition supply was sent from Chengdu to the mountain, and the journey was very difficult.

The ammunition sent to the rear with great painstaking efforts, only needs a small-scale battle on the front line, and it will be exhausted in an instant.

If you do not rely on firearms, although the Ming army has a high combat quality, it still does not have an advantage in fighting in a hypoxic environment on the plateau.

King Chanhua took full advantage of the terrain and played guerrilla warfare with the Ming army.

If you hit me with a cannon, I'll run away.

When you set up camp, I will sneak attack!
You have enough ammunition, I still run.

When you run out of ammo, I'm coming again!
So many times, King Ning collapsed.

As a last resort, the army had to be temporarily withdrawn to Yazhou Prefecture, and then make plans after the imperial court supported it.

Support is here now, but...

I want soldiers, ammunition, and supplies, not sky lanterns!
"This thing flies into the sky, can it still be controlled?"

Belin replied: "Returning to Your Highness, as long as the weather is suitable and the wind speed, wind direction and other factors are mastered, it can be done after calculation."

King Ning still doesn't believe it. He has spent countless money and food, but he is still helpless. The sum of your Kongming lanterns is not as good as my cannon. What effect can it play?
"You mean, this thing can fly over the enemy and drop bombs?"

"exactly!"

Seeing King Ning's disgusted face, Belin could only explain: "Although the technology is not yet mature enough and the hit rate has not met expectations, but as long as the number is large enough, the lethality is still very impressive."

King Ning hesitated for a while, looked at Yu Qian, and asked, "Yu Shangshu, what do you think?"

Yu Qian nodded and said, "The lower official thinks it's feasible!"

"Is it really possible?"

"At least... worth a try."

King Ning was even more uncertain, the more the battle dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for him.

He really wanted to make a quick decision instead of wasting time here with the Academy of Sciences.

Just the daily food and drink of tens of thousands of people on the front line is amazing enough.

However, he has an imperial decree in his hand...

Now there is no other way but to try.

"Tell me, how should I cooperate?"

Beilen said: "Your Highness only needs to take the front line, put on an offensive posture, and then just wait."

(End of this chapter)