The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 482 Shelling Lumen Mountain

"Hans, our army is about to make a major move soon. There will be many wounded at that time. The wounded in our army are all heroes of our dynasty. You have a heavy responsibility. You must try your best to let them recover so that they can recover Returning to the battlefield, at the very least, at the very least, we must strive to save their lives." On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes. Of course, I know that even if Hua Tuo, Bian Que and other genius doctors are revived, there is no guarantee that they can save the wounded [-]%.

Hans said: "Don't worry, your majesty, I will do my best."

"Well, besides your students, the people who came to the Xiangfan front with you this time are three palace physicians who are good at treating trauma. I have invested so much manpower, so I hope you can reduce the death rate of our soldiers. reduced to a minimum,"

"Your Majesty has a compassionate heart, and I admire you. Your Majesty, with medical alcohol, field health workers, and timely medical treatment, I believe that the success rate of the operation can reach more than [-]%, reducing the death rate of our army. This is completely possible. arrived,"

"Okay, Hans, just ask me if you have any needs in the field hospital,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

In the afternoon of the same day, the scouts who were out to inquire about the news came one after another. A Mongolian army of more than 1 people arrived at the Yuan army base in Lumen Mountain outside Xiangyang City. Judging from the flags, it should belong to the Eastern Army.

"It's almost done, this is the Yuan army from the East Road, Jiang Aiqing, call all the generals and deploy tomorrow's battle plan,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

Soon, generals from all walks of life entered my tent with excited expressions.

War can be exciting, not to mention it has been quiet for days.

"See Your Majesty,"

"Freedom from courtesy," I said after motioning everyone to sit down, "generals, with the arrival of reinforcements from the Mongolian East Road, the number of enemy troops in Xiangfan has exceeded 15, and the reinforcements from the West Road should also be there. On the way to Xiangfan, this will reduce my pressure on the east-west line, which is very beneficial to the Sichuan and Jianghuai military regions. In the past ten days, the Mongols have been startled by the firearms we are facing, and have not launched a new attack. In urban warfare, since A Shu and the others can't shrink back, then our army will fight against them in their own way. For this reason, I have decided to send troops to attack Lumen Mountain tomorrow."

Wu Songhan: "Great, Your Majesty, our army can finally fight back,"

I nodded and said: "From defensive warfare to offensive warfare, it seems to be just a change in strategy and tactics, but for our soldiers who have always been good at defense, it is undoubtedly a huge test. The battle to attack the fortress of Lumen Mountain is just the beginning In the future, our army will not only take back Bianjing, the capital of our dynasty, but also capture important towns such as Dadu and Zhongdu in the Yuan Dynasty. It will be an arduous siege campaign. However, with the rapid development of our artillery The number is increasing and the power is increasing. The siege battle will definitely become relatively simple. In the battle tomorrow, I plan to focus on the artillery battalion and bombard Lumen Mountain, General Crete."

"The end is here,"

"Tomorrow's battle, the entire artillery battalion will be dispatched, and the artillery will be bombarded according to the original shooting point,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"General Wu Songhan,"

"The end is here,"

"The 19th and [-]th armies of your department guard the left and right wings, and the [-]th army will follow closely behind the artillery battalion and serve as the guards of the artillery battalion, in case the Lumenshan Yuan army recklessly attacks our artillery battalion position."

"Yes, the general will obey the order,"

"General Xie Daolin, General Wen Zhang, and General Zhang Shijie,"

The three stood up at the same time and said: "The end is here,"

"The Yulin army left a brigade of troops to garrison the camp, and the rest brought muskets and threw bombs. As the central army, after the shelling, if the Yuan army dared to attack our army, they would return fire with muskets."

"Yes, the general will obey,"

"General Jiang Cai,"

"The end is here,"

"You are the rear, as a reserve force, move randomly,"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will obey the order,"

"Gongsun Xiaochen,"

"The end is here,"

"Send someone to notify General Xia Gui to launch a feint attack from the east at three quarters tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Jiang Aiqing, tell Lu Xiufu of Yingzhou that under the order of the Military Affairs Council, a troop from the Yangzhou Army of the Jianghuai Military Region will be transferred to Xiangfan,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Okay, the generals will recharge their batteries and set off tomorrow morning,"

After dinner, I replied to Wen Tianxiang with a long letter. In the letter, I clarified the following points: First, economic development is the top priority of the local government, but it should not rely too much on the sale of land. For the free sale of land, the development of the economy should be based on industry, agriculture, handicrafts, and commerce. The function of the government is to guide and improve the local reasonable industrial structure; In principle, the proportion of local income should not exceed [-]%. Third, order the ICAC to supervise the buying and selling process, and investigate and deal with all violations of the law. Fourth, the Government Affairs Council can organize personnel to go to various places for research, gather the facts of each place and then discuss it; fifth, order the Department of Law to formulate and improve relevant laws to ensure the interests of all parties.

Early the next morning, following my order, more than 2 troops left the Guanzitan camp and went straight to Lumen Mountain.

Thirty artillery pieces were pulled by the carriage and came to an open area about 350 steps away from the camp of the Yuan army in Lumen Mountain. Behind the artillery battalion was the third wing of the [-]th Army, all heavily armed heavy infantry.

I rode on the imperial horse "Flying Swallow", surrounded by Yuan Ji and others, and came to the front three hundred steps of the Yuan army camp. This distance has exceeded the effective range of archers, unless it is a large bow like a bed crossbow. crossbow.

"General Wu, go and call the formation,"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Wu Songhan single-handedly stepped forward for more than 120 steps, and said loudly, "The soldiers of the Yuan army on the opposite side listen carefully, this general is Wu Songhan, the commander of the third chamber of the Lin'an Military Region of the Great Song Dynasty, and I am here today. Returning to visit General Boyan, I don’t know if General Boyan dares to come out and fight Wu.”

Boyan in the fortress laughed loudly and said: "General Wu, your return visit is really timely, but Boyan's army is alive, so I won't fight with you today, please go back."

Wu Song said: "It turns out that the Mongolian general Boyan would also be timid to fight."

Boyan didn't get angry: "General Wu, don't gossip, come and attack my castle if you have the guts."

"Haha," Wu Songhan laughed loudly, took off the piercing bow and said, "General Boyan, attacking the city is certain, but before the attack, Wu will give you another arrow."

When the bowstring of the cloud-piercing bow was fully drawn, Wu Songhan let go of his right hand and said "hold", and then a feathered arrow flew towards the fortress of the Yuan army with a whizzing sound. In an instant, a flag on the fortress was captured by this arrow. Feathered arrows fell to the ground.

"Good archery, General Wu, it's not indecent to come and go, and Boyan will give you a gift in return." After finishing speaking, Boyan took a long spear from a soldier beside him, and used the hidden weapon technique to shoot the long spear. shoot out.

Condescending, the speed of the spear is no less than Wu Songhan's arrow just now.

Wu Songhan did not expect Boyan's arm strength to be so strong, and he could shoot the gun with his own arm strength alone without using external force. You must know that the distance between the two is 180 steps away. This kind of strength is enough Shocking.

"Bo Yan's strength is so great," Yuan Ji who was beside me praised casually.

The eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers are all focused on Wu Songhan at this moment, eager to know how Wu Songhan will respond, before everyone reacts, they see Wu Songhan holding a spear in his hand, advancing instead of retreating, his legs tightened He leaned forward and rode his horse forward. Taking advantage of the impact of the horse, Wu Songhan swung the iron spear in his palm, and shot three times in a row, before he was able to shoot down the long spear that Uncle Boss came from.

"Good martial arts, what a Boyan," Wu Songhan suddenly felt his arms go numb, praised him, then turned his horse's head and returned to his own camp.

"It seems that the Mongols will not go out, Your Majesty, let's fire," said Jiang Wanzai behind me.

"Okay, Herald Battalion, fire,"

When Crete received the order, he couldn't hide his inner excitement, and hurriedly said: "Each artillery position, get ready, the first team, light it, let it go,"

Ten of the artillery roared at once, and ten shells flew towards the fortress of the Yuan army with a deafening roar, and then there were bursts of explosions, and at the same time, gunpowder smoke filled the sky above the fortress.

Crete said again: "Second team, light the fire, let it go,"

According to the three-stage shooting method of muskets, Crete divided the thirty cannons into teams of ten and fired the first round of shells in turn.

"All lie down," A Shu in the fortress of the Yuan army issued an order immediately. The distance of more than 300 steps was beyond the reach of the Mongolian archers with superb archery skills. Therefore, A Shu did not order a counterattack. Instead, the soldiers were made to lie down on the ground.

After the first round of bombardment, Crete immediately ordered the auxiliary soldiers of the artillery battalion to cool the gun body with cold water.

From the cracks in the gunpowder, it can be seen that the fortress of the Yuan army in Lumen Mountain has been blasted into several gaps. I secretly calculated that thirty cannons fired in turn, and it didn't take ten rounds to blow up the opponent's fortress.

Ashu, who had regained his strength, wiped his dark face, looked around, and hurriedly said: "Hurry up and count the casualties of the soldiers."

Within a few breaths, Ashu had received an echo. Among the 21 shells fired by the Southern Dynasty, 30 hit the earthen wall of the fortress, and only nine rounds exploded on the fortress. There were about seventeen or eight soldiers on his side. More than [-] people were killed and more than [-] were injured.

This casualty rate is not high, and Ah Shu thinks it is acceptable.

After about a cup of tea, the second round of shelling began again.

"Each artillery position, adjust the target point, aim at the enemy's wall, the first team, ignite, and release,"

"Second team, light the fire, let it go,"

"Team three, ignite and let go,"

Of the 29 shells in this round, only one was too high, and it bloomed on the fortress of the Yuan army. The remaining [-] shells all hit the target. After this round of bombardment, it was already incomplete,