The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 443 Boyan's Opinion

As soon as I finished speaking, Han Jing said bluntly: "Your Majesty, the grassroots are not good at reading since they were young, and they only know a little about the art of war." After listening, I was stunned for a moment, and then asked Hu Yande: "Huyande, what about you?"

Hu Yande said: "Your Majesty, Cao Min was forced by his father to learn the art of war since he was a child, so he has memorized it by heart and has not forgotten it until now. However, since Cao Min has no chance to go to the battlefield, it can only be regarded as a war on paper."

The answers of the two were beyond my expectation. The seemingly reckless Hu Yande is proficient in the art of war, while the gentle-looking Han Jing is not good at studying.

"Hu Yande, Han Jing,"

"Grass people are here,"

"Tomorrow afternoon, you will go to the Military Affairs Academy to report. The specific positions will be determined after I discuss with the Military Affairs Academy,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Yue Fang, what do you need?"

Yue Fang said: "Your Majesty, the grassroots don't have any special skills. At present, they have enough food and clothing. They have nothing else to ask for."

"Okay, being willing to be mediocre is sometimes a state," I said with a smile, "Yue Fang, you can let Hu Yande and the others tell you what needs your Yue family has in the future, and I will try my best to meet them."

"Caomin thank the emperor for his kindness,"

After Hu Yande and others left, Yuan Ji said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for winning these two generals."

"Hehe, the more the better,"

In mid-December, General Wang Anjie, the deputy commander of the Lin'an Military Region, and General Wu Songhan, the commander of the third chamber, led more than 2000 soldiers from the reorganized third chamber to Yingzhou. The arrival of the third chamber of the Lin'an Military Region made Mongolia Ashu The others were very excited. Although there was only one side of the army, the Mongols felt that the reinforcements from the Southern Dynasty seemed to be finally unable to hold back.

On the day he received the news, Marshal A Shu called a small military meeting.

"Generals, a reorganized box from the Lin'an Military Region of the Southern Dynasties has arrived in Yingzhou City recently. Adding the original thousands of troops, the number is almost [-]. There is no doubt that these [-] soldiers from the Southern Dynasties came to Xiangfan, so , our army must be ready to besiege the city and fight for aid at any time,"

All the generals said in unison: "Yes, Commander,"

A Shu gave a soft "hmm" and continued: "The strategy of encircling and not attacking formulated by Da Khan is to wipe out as many Song troops as possible outside Xiangyang City. This opportunity will come soon. Before that, , the oppression of Xiangyang cannot be relaxed, General Asahan, your troops continue to bombard Xiangyang every day, "

"Yes, Commander," Asahan said, "However, many of our army's trebuchets need to be overhauled after continuous firing."

Like any weapon, the number of times a trebuchet can be used is limited. Even in later generations with advanced technology, maintenance cannot be avoided, let alone in the late Song Dynasty.

"That's a problem," Ashu thought for a while, "Arahan, your army uses half the number of trebuchets to launch every day, and the remaining half, whether good or bad, will be overhauled and maintained in turn."

"The general will obey,"

"General Liu Zheng, after the first batch of warships are built, you lead our navy to try to compete with Xiangyang's navy in a small area,"

"Yes, handsome,"

"Everyone, although the land route between Xiangyang and Fan has been blocked by our army, the waterway is still passable. In recent days, my commander, General Shi and General Liu have carefully observed the terrain around Xiangyang, and decided that the next step should be as far as possible. Block the passage of its waterways, and block the communication between Xiangyang and Fancheng, that is, the connecting pontoon bridge on the Han River,"

Zhang Hongfan said: "Commander, if you want to block Xiangyang's waterway, you must have General Liu Zheng's navy, I don't have the ability for now."

Shi Tianze smiled and said: "General Zhang, to completely block the waterway, of course it depends on General Liu's navy, but before the warship is built, our army is not without other options. We are all from the north. General Liu, please tell me."

Liu Zheng's words are simple: "In general waters, there is a theory of high tide or low tide. When the tide is low, the water level is relatively low. Barriers can be placed on the river to prevent the large warships of the Song Dynasty navy from passing. Of course, when the tide is high, the water level is relatively low. It's not much use anymore,"

Zhang Hongfan nodded, thinking to himself, he claimed to be a genius in the world, and he was familiar with military books, but he didn't expect that water warfare also has a lot of attention.

Ashu said: "General Shi and General Liu are right. We can't wait until the warships are built before blocking Xiangyang's waterways. The generals obey orders."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, please order,"

"General Atahai,"

"The end is here,"

"Your department will continue to complete the construction of the fort around Wanzhang Mountain, and connect it with the fortress of Baihe Castle,"

"Yes, the end will be ordered,"

"General Liu,"

"The end is here,"

"You hand over the supervision of the shipyard to General Zhang Xi, the chief of the navy, and you lead your troops to build a fence at Guanzitan, [-] miles south of Xiangyang City, to block its waterway,"

"Yes, the general will obey,"

"General Huaidu,"

"The end is here,"

"Go to Hutou Mountain outside Fancheng, and order General Ali Haiya and General Kong Yuan to start building castles on Hutou Mountain. At the same time, build a solid platform in the Han River outside Yingxu Gate in Fancheng."

Huai Du said: "Solid platform, Marshal, forgive me for being ignorant, why is that?"

Ashu smiled and explained: "General Huaidu, you can put a catapult on the solid platform. The distance from Yingxumen to the pontoon bridge is not too far, so you can let the catapult directly attack the pontoon bridge connecting Xiangyang and Fancheng." , in order to break their connection, "

"The commander-in-chief is wise, the last general respects the order,"

"The rest of the generals will follow the original plan, and there must be no mistakes. Everyone, it is almost the Chinese New Year. This commander plans to launch a siege campaign once or twice at the end of the month, so that the Xiangyang Army and the people of Xiangfan will have a bad New Year. ,"

"Yes, handsome,"

"After the new year, I guess that the Song army in Yingzhou will take action. Everyone, be prepared and don't be contemptuous. In addition, I have asked the Great Khan for help, and I will try to send another batch of throwing stones. machine,"

"The order of the last general,"

On December 27th in the fourth year of Xianchun, Shangdu, Mongolia.

Yin Tianya and Liu Bingzhong happily came to Kublai Khan's big tent.

"Khan, the main project of Shangdu New Palace has been completed," Yin Tianya laughed as soon as he entered the room.

"I have seen the gods," Hao Jing, the emperor's teacher in the room, said, "This is half a year earlier than the expected time."

Kublai Khan was also quite excited: "Very good, Liu Aiqing, this is a great achievement, and I will reward you by this Khan."

Liu Bingzhong knelt down and thanked him, "Thank you, Khan."

Yin Tianya said: "Khan, you can choose another day to move into the new palace."

"Well, Yin Shenzun, you choose an auspicious day, and Ben Khan also hopes to settle in as soon as possible,"

"Khan, the deity has calculated that next year's February 25th will be an auspicious day,"

Kublai Khan said frankly: "Okay, it will be in February next year, Liu Aiqing, I will leave this matter to you."

"Yes, Great Khan, the minister obeys the order,"

"Liu Aiqing, you go down first, Ben Khan discusses the current situation with Shenzun, Emperor Shi, Zhenjin, and Boyan,"

"Yes, Khan,"

After Liu Bingzhong left, Kublai Khan said: "According to the news sent back by Ashu, the Southern Dynasty has increased its troops to more than [-] in the Yingzhou area, and there should be new reinforcements arriving in Xiangfan next year. For this Xiangfan battle, what do you think?"

Boyan first said: "Khan, this Southern Expedition to the Song Dynasty is different from many countries that our army has expedition to the Western Regions in the past. The Southern Dynasty has strong cities, a large number of people, and sufficient food and grass reserves. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Our army is in Xiangyang. , It is the first time to build castles around Fancheng and adopt the method of long-term siege of the city. The ministers fully agree with the siege and aid strategy formulated by the Great Khan. If you are trapped, you will not fight, and you will besieged without attacking. First, it will slowly consume the strength of the Xiangyang Army. In order to attract reinforcements from the Southern Dynasty, our army will wait for work and defeat them one by one. Our military strength is stronger than that of the Southern Dynasty, but this Xiangyang battle is not only a test of our army's long-term combat patience, but also a challenge for our logistics. It is a test of ability and internal affairs, so please be patient, don't rush, take it slowly, "

Kublai Khan agreed: "Well, Boyan, your opinion is reasonable. Ben Khan has prepared for this. Even if this war lasts for ten years, Ben Khan will persist. The internal affairs of the country have been greatly improved, and this is also the premise that Ben Khan believes that he can fight a protracted war."

Zhenjin said: "Father Khan, what General Boyan said is quite right. Although our soldiers are brave and good at fighting, they always like to use quick and quick methods. During the protracted battle of besieging Xiangyang, it is inevitable that there will be impatience. This still needs more guidance from Father Khan, "

"It's natural. Ben Khan will repeatedly warn Ah Shu, Emperor Master, our army's logistics supplies are all right, right?"

Hao Jingdao: "Last year, I ordered the governments at all levels to reward land reclamation and cultivators. There is surplus good land in various places that can be rented to Han farmers without discrimination. Farming by the people is also quite effective, and in addition to the good weather and weather in the past one or two years, there is no problem in the supply of food and grass for our army,"

"Well, the emperor has worked hard,"

Hao Jing took a breath and said, "Khan, this is the job of the minister."

"Emperor, are you in good health recently?"

"Back to the profuse sweat, the subject is fine, the medicine of the gods is still very effective,"

Kublai Khan nodded, and said to Boyan, "Boyan, the thirty thousand cowardly Xue army can go out at any time, right?"

"Back to sweat, cowardice has been accomplished, and it can be done at any time,"

"Well, in March next year, the remaining more than 6 soldiers of the East Army will be reorganized. After the new palace is opened in February, you will first take [-] soldiers to Nanyang to sit in the town. According to the situation of the reinforcements in the Southern Dynasty, gradually Send more troops to Xiangfan, "

"Yes, Khan,"

Hao Jingdao: "Great Khan, General Ashu asked the court to increase the number of catapults. I have gathered [-] small catapults, [-] medium catapults and [-] large catapults. General Boyan Take it with you,"

"Okay, Emperor Master, how is the progress of the return cannon?"