The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 467

Fang Ling shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. Brother Emperor. There are so many generals around you. Maybe it's really not my turn."

"Really." I smiled.

Yuan Ji, who was on the side, said: "Concubine Ling, your main task is to protect your majesty. As long as your majesty is safe, it is a great achievement. It is enough to worship the prince and become the king."

Fang Lingdao: "I also know this. The so-called highest merit is the protection of the Lord. However, I really want to fight on horseback. Take the head of the opponent's general among thousands of troops. Just like the storyteller said. Hua Mulan joins the army in place of her father. Mu Guiying takes command in the face of danger."

"Why. Ling'er wants to be a female general."

"Brother. Can't you?"

"Of course." I smiled. "However. Your brother, I am a little tired. Give me a good massage tonight. If I am satisfied, maybe I will immediately designate you as the first female general of our army."

"The courtiers and concubines dare to disobey the order."

That night.I held the first front-enemy meeting in the Xiangfan Battle in the temporary palace in Yingzhou City.Xia Gui of Suizhou, Zhang Shun of Junzhou, and Lu Wenhuan, deputy envoy of the Xiangyang Military Region who had been notified in advance, all arrived in Yingzhou in the evening.

"Lu Aiqing. Tell me about the current situation first."

"Yes. Your Majesty."

Lu Xiufu first described the distribution of troops between the enemy and us in Xiangyang.Then he said: "Your Majesty. My lords. My generals. According to the latest information received, more than 1 soldiers from the Central Army stationed in the Yuan Dynasty's Nanyang base will go south in the near future. Maybe they are already on their way. That's it. The troops invested by both sides are basically Unanimous. According to less certain information, a force of more than [-] people is gathering in the Yuan Dynasty East Road Army. The direction is unknown. Its destination may be Xiangyang."

I went on to say: "I think this possibility is very high. Since I left Lin'an, the Yuan Dynasty should know the news of my imperial conquest soon. For Kublai Khan, Xiangyang is important, and so is I. It can be said that I am also one of the bait for this war. Not only the East Route Army, but also pay attention to the movements of the West Route Army.”

"Yes. Your Majesty."

"Lu Aiqing. Is there any news about the troops attacking Yunnan and Yin Yinglei's advancing column?"

"Return to Your Majesty. There is no news at present. General Tian Xiuyan should arrive in Chengdu around NO.20 of this month. Plus the time from Chengdu to Yunnan. We will not receive their news until the end of this month at the earliest. According to the schedule plan. The Southwest Military Region attacking Yunnan will attack from the periphery in three ways on June [-]. The Sheliwei Division will launch an attack in Yunnan at the same time. To cooperate with our army's actions. Arrived at the coast of Shandong in mid-June. At present, we only know that they have set off from Changshazhou (now Chongming Island in Shanghai), the base of the North Sea Fleet at the entrance of the Yangtze River."

Although there is a way of flying pigeons.But the pigeons need to be replaced in the middle.It is also affected by factors such as weather and wind.Therefore, in long-distance delivery, it is not much faster than the [-]-mile rush.but.I'm used to this speed of delivery.

"Forget about Tian Xiuyan and Yin Yinglei. Xia Aiqing. How is the situation in Suizhou?"

"Your Majesty. The road from Suizhou to Xiangyang has been figured out. The mountain road is rugged. It is only suitable for infantry. If it is cavalry, it can only detour through Yingzhou."

"En. General Zhang Shun. What about Junzhou?"

"Your Majesty, there is no trace of the Mongolian army in Junzhou."

I nodded and asked again: "Lv Aiqing, how is the situation there?"

"Your Majesty. The Mongolian army is still bombarding our two cities of Xiang and Fan in turn. Only recently there have been three changes. One is that Ali Haiya, who besieged Fancheng, changed the mode of multi-way attack. They just concentrated their forces and stormed the north gate of Fancheng. It seems that We found the weakness of the northern part of the Fancheng wall; second, the number of attacks by the Mongolian navy began to increase. Our Xiangyang navy is no longer the enemy. At present, the water battles on the Han River have been taken care of by the warships of the Yanjiang and East China Sea Fleets; It was two days before the last general came to Yingzhou. Among the catapults that bombarded the north gate of Fancheng, there seemed to be a particularly powerful one. The stones thrown by it actually weighed [-] to [-] catties. Fortunately, the Mongolian There is only one such trebuchet in the army. Otherwise, the city wall to the north of Fancheng cannot be lost.”

"150 catties. Isn't that just a return cannon?"

"Returning cannon. Your Majesty. What kind of cannon is that?"

"Oh. Lu Aiqing. I guess it is a large-scale trebuchet made by the Mongols. It was made by Alaowadin and Yisi Main back in the Western Regions. Its effective range can reach more than [-] paces. The heaviest launched The stone can reach about [-] catties."

Lu Wenhuan was surprised and said: "That is not one or two times stronger than the largest trebuchet. If the Mongols have a large number of return guns, ordinary city walls can't resist it at all."

I said "Yes".I thought to myself.The Butterfly Effect.It seems that the time for the Mongols to use the return cannon has been advanced.

Lu Xiufu said with a chuckle: "General Lu, don't be surprised. Since His Majesty already knew about the return of artillery, he has already thought of a countermeasure."

"Although the return cannon is the era of cold weapons. The pinnacle of long-range trebuchets. But it will eventually be eliminated by firearms. My effective distance towards the artifact is currently [-] steps away. It will exceed [-] steps in the future. One thousand Step. Since the Mongolian army used the return artillery, it is time for our army to use firearms."

Lu Wenhuan turned from worry to joy and said: "Your Majesty, this is great. With the power of my imperial weapon, I will definitely teach these alien invaders a lesson."

"En. Lu Aiqing. Let me talk about the tasks of the other armies first. Finally, I will talk about the Xiangfan Army. Generals. Please look at the map. Based on the current known situation. The center of the Xiangfan battle is the two cities of Xiangfan. Except for the Han in the south Outside the water channel. The surrounding east, west, and north are all blocked by the castle built by the Mongolian army in the field. It forms the first encirclement circle close to the center. A little further away is our Yingzhou, Suizhou Army and Junzhou Army. This is a relatively loose second anti-encirclement circle. Kublai Khan’s purpose is to hope that our army will send troops from Yingzhou and Suizhou to rescue Xiangyang. They will use the advantage of the castle to force our army to fight in the field. Or Attack its castle. In order to eliminate the main force of our army's reinforcements in a fighting method that our army is not familiar with. In Kublai Khan's thinking, our army's strength lies in the battle of defending the city. Little does he know that the biggest difference between defending and attacking the city lies in the heart .In the past.Because our army was psychologically weak.So we took the city as the only amulet.Once we left the shelter of the city wall,it seemed that we would not fight. But now it is different.Our army's morale is high.We dare to fight in the wild and The enemy is fighting in the field. For the battle of the infantry and the cavalry, each military region has summed up many methods. Therefore, even if there is no firearm, our army may not lose to the Yuan army in the field. Of course. Let our soldiers take advantage of the bravery of ordinary people to make unnecessary sacrifices."

finished.I nodded first and said, "General Zhang Shun."

"The end is here."

"Your army is based on a battalion. Adopt a flexible guerrilla strategy. Along the road between Nanyang in the Yuan Dynasty and Xiangyang in our dynasty. Ambush the enemy's logistics and supply units. If the Yuan army has a large force, then you will only use harassment as an excuse." Lord. If there are few, then they will be robbed. The purpose is to prevent the grain road from flowing smoothly. Just be careful of the Dengzhou garrison in the Yuan Dynasty. There is a cavalry army of about 5000 people there. Don’t be dumped by the enemy.”

"Yes. The last general takes orders."

Let Zhang Shun go to Junzhou.Leave Zhang Gui to guard Lin'an.It's not that I don't recognize their abilities.It's that I don't want them to repeat the mistakes of history.Both Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui are loyal men.He is a civilian hero who died in the Xiangfan War in history.It is much stronger than many generals of the regular army of the Song Dynasty.

The beginning and end of any dynasty.There will always be many epic deeds created by little people.But many great people indulge in ease and enjoyment.became an enemy.

"Xia Aiqing."

"The end will be here." Since it is in wartime.Xia Gui, who was a warrior, also called himself the last general.

"The Suizhou garrison moves from east to west. Attack the east of Lumen Mountain. The eastern part of Lumen Mountain is mostly hilly terrain. It is not conducive to large-scale cavalry operations. Your department can take advantage of this. Try to lure the Yuan army out by way of ambush. Concentrate the advantage The troops will nibble away at them one by one. If the Yuan army does not come out, it is only necessary to feign an attack to attract its troops."

"Yes. The general will obey the order."

"General Wang Anjie."

"The end is here."

"You lead the 21th and [-]st infantry armies of the third chamber of the Lin'an Military Region to stay in Yingzhou."

"Yes. The order of the last general."

"General Li Zengbo."

"The end is here."

"The mission of the navy is to ensure the smooth flow of the Han River. The East China Sea Fleet and the [-] soldiers of the Fleet along the Yangtze River in Yingzhou are under your control. From tomorrow onwards, you lead the main force of the navy to patrol the section from Yingzhou to Xiangyang. Do not let Yuan The military navy has entered the waters. At the same time, in order to cooperate with our army to attack Lumen Mountain, you arrange ten warships from the fleet along the river to berth in the area from Yicheng County to Longweizhou. In case of emergency.”

"Yes. The general will obey the order."

"General Xie Daolin, General Wu Songhan, General Jiang Cai. The three of you lead the Yulin Army, Polu Army, and the other three armies in the third chamber. A total of 8000 people. Follow me to Longweizhou. Attack Lumen Mountain from the front Enemy troops. Zhao Wenyi's No.17 Army will set off as the vanguard in the early morning of tomorrow. The rest of the army will set off on May 21. They will arrive at Longweizhou on May 22. They will set up camp at Songhepo in the south of Longweizhou. In addition, the Artillery Battalion Because the speed of action is slow. General Crete, you lead the first and third brigades to set off with the Seventeenth Army."

"Yes. The order of the last general."

"Master, Lu Aiqing, Zhao Aiqing. The three of you stay in Ying Prefecture to handle military and political affairs. Jiang Aiqing. You will follow me to Longweizhou."

"Yes. Your Majesty."

"General Lu. All the original artillery in the two cities of Xiang and Fan are ready."

Lu Wenhuan said: "Return to Your Majesty. All of them have been erected. At present, there are twenty artifact gates in Xiangyang City. They are placed in the east, west, and north city walls. There are ten gates on the wall of Fancheng City. They are placed on the north and west gates respectively."