The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 483 Rebuilding the Zhongshun Army

Because only one shell exploded on the fortress, the second round of shelling basically did not cause casualties to the Mongolian soldiers in Lumen Mountain. At first, A Shu and other generals thought that the artillery of the Southern Dynasty had limited accuracy, but after reading it, they revealed a Behind the earthen wall with a hole in it, people are frightened. Although the earthen wall of Lumen Mountain is not as strong and thick as a normal city wall, it is also made of a mixture of rammed earth, stone bricks, and stones, which is much stronger than ordinary dwellings. Unexpectedly, after only two rounds of shelling, such a flaw had already appeared.

"Marshal, it seems that only a city wall made of stones can withstand the artillery of the Southern Dynasty," Ajahan said, shaking his head.

"maybe,"

Boyan said: "Although the artillery of the Southern Dynasties is very powerful, there is a long interval between firing each round, while our army's return artillery can be fired continuously. At the same time, as long as our army can fire at the interval between the opponent's artillery If you rush to its artillery in time, you can contain it,"

Zhang Hongfan said: "General Boyan, these two points are the weakness of artillery, but the opponent not only has artillery, but also guns. Unless our army pays the price of heavy casualties, it will be difficult to get close to the artillery. It is a feasible way to shoot the cannon against it, but the range of the returning cannon needs to be increased."

While everyone was discussing, the veteran Shi Tianze who had been silent all this time said, "Hey, why did the Southern Dynasty army retreat?"

Boyan said: "It seems that the enemy army is just bombarding, and has no intention of attacking our army's fortress. Its intention is roughly the same as our army's bombardment of Xiangyang City."

"Pass down the order to let the auxiliary soldiers quickly repair the fortress," A Shu said, "In the next few days, the emperor's order should come, and I will just follow the order. Generals, return to the military tent first before discussing."

"Marshal," Boyan looked at the generals who had already left, and whispered, "The artillery of the Southern Dynasty is sharp. If the number is doubled or they attack in turn for three to five days, the fortress in this field will definitely be destroyed. can't resist,"

Ashu stared ahead and said expressionlessly: "The emperor and Lord Shenzun should discuss the results soon, let's wait."

Boyan sighed and said: "Marshal, Boyan estimated that there are only two results, one is to withdraw troops, and the other is to attack by force."

Ashu said: "Withdrawing troops is obviously impossible, Boyan, I think the only possibility is to seize the two cities of Xiangfan and Xiangfan before the Southern Dynasty's firearms are perfected. With Xiangyang as a support, we can still take the initiative, or defeat them. The Guanzitan camp in the Southern Dynasty, otherwise, this battle will be difficult."

"That's right, Marshal, I'll immediately summon all the generals to discuss matters concerning the siege of the city. As long as we get close to the city of Xiangyang, the power of the artillery will no longer exist."

Ashu thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll make preparations, as soon as the emperor's decree arrives, our army will immediately launch operations."

"Yes, handsome,"

After returning to the Guanzitan camp, a group of generals gathered in the big tent to listen to my instructions.

"Generals, in today's battle, everyone knows the power of artillery. The forts that Kublai Khan spent a lot of time building outside Xiangyang City are impossible to stop our army from implementing anti-encirclement tactics. The Lumen Mountain Fortress, Baihe City The main material of the fortress is rammed earth, and within a few days, it can be destroyed under the attack of artillery. Let's discuss together, when the enemy's fortress is destroyed by artillery, our army's action plan."

Xie Daolin first said: "Your Majesty, when the fortress of Lumen Mountain is destroyed, let the Imperial Forest Army be the vanguard, use muskets to clear the way, and break into the enemy's formation."

Wu Songhan expressed his opinion: "General Xie, although the muskets are powerful, let us leave the hand-to-hand combat to our third chamber."

Xie Daolin smiled and said: "General Wu, do you think that the Imperial Forest Army is not good at hand-to-hand combat?"

The Imperial Forest Army is the musketeer team that I personally formed, Wu Songhan did not dare to slander, and hurriedly said: "Where, where, General Xie, the Imperial Forest Army is the trump card army in our army, how can they not be good at hand-to-hand combat? With a sledgehammer, you can't use the Imperial Forest Army to deal with A Shu who is so small."

Jiang Wanzai said: "General Crete, do you think it will take a few days to destroy the fortress of Lumen Mountain based on three rounds of shelling every day?"

"No more than five days at most, a gap can be opened,"

"Five days," Jiang Wanzai nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the last general thought that before the fortress of the Mongolian army was destroyed, they would definitely launch an attack. Even if our army's artillery bombards wantonly without taking any action, they should still be discussing the strategy to deal with the artillery, but as long as there is a problem with their fortress, no matter whether they have developed a countermeasure or not, they will take action. The number of the Yuan army is more than double that of our garrison at Guanzitan, so the general can be sure that as long as our army bombards us for two or three days, the Mongols will definitely come out and fight our army."

"It is very possible that a dog will jump over the wall in a hurry, not to mention Ashu and Boyan," I agreed, "Guanzitan is not far from the Yuan army camp. Since the Mongols already know the power of artillery, they will definitely not The only way to sit and wait is to get close to the artillery, so that you can avoid the lethality of the artillery. Generals, from tomorrow onwards, our army must beware of the Yuan army's sudden attack when shelling. Once we form a situation where we defend the enemy's attack , then our army will be able to wipe out its new force with the advantage of muskets, General Jiang Cai, "

"The end is here,"

"You send someone to notify Li Tingzhi directly, and ask him to speed up the march of the troops supporting Xiangyang,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Gongsun Xiaochen, immediately send an order to Lu Xiufu of Yingzhou to have the entire East China Sea Fleet stationed in the Hanshui River Basin near Yingzhou. At the same time, let General Wang Anjie draw another army from the two armies staying in Yingzhou to arrive at Guanzhou before tomorrow evening. Zitan and Yingzhou cities will not be attacked by the enemy for the time being, and the task of city defense will be handed over to a left behind army and the local civil defense regiment. , don’t ask for no merit, but seek no mistakes, after all, Liu Zheng’s water battles are still very good, "

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"General Crete, tomorrow's bombardment will continue for two rounds. After the two rounds of firing are completed, the artillery battalion will immediately retreat,"

"Yes, the last general obeyed," Crete couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, our army has enough shells for the time being, why not increase the number of shots and destroy its fortress as soon as possible,"

"Don't worry," I said with a smile, "General Crete, there are two reasons. First, if there are too many artillery bombardments, the Mongols are bound to die. There will be a lot of casualties in our army; secondly, I just want to unknowingly hit the confidence of the Yuan army, make them feel a little more fear every day, and erode their courage."

Although Crete has never been on a battlefield, he has been working in an armory and knows some art of war. After listening to my explanation, he said as if he understood: "Your Majesty is wise."

"Gongsun Xiaochen, inform General Xia Gui that starting from tomorrow, we will increase our attack strength day by day, but we must not increase the casualties of our soldiers,"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Gongsun Xiaochen recorded while answering.

I looked at the map, and then said: "Also, Xiaochen, order an independent division composed of trained musketeers from various military regions to enter Xiangfan, and at the same time send an order to Lu Wende to focus on the north wall of Fancheng, where the city wall is relatively low. , it is difficult to resist the attack of a large number of return artillery,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"What's the latest news about General Zhang Shun?"

Jiang Wanzai said: "Returning to the emperor, at the beginning, he successfully attacked several groups of small grain transport teams of the Yuan army. After that, the Mongolian guards escorting grain and grass were all over [-] people. Zhang Shun's department has never found a suitable mobile phone opportunity." ,"

"Well, inform Zhang Shun that he would rather not move than make unnecessary sacrifices,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Okay, what else is there for the generals?"

"Your Majesty," said Meng Tianya, who was sitting behind, "the general will report something later."

"General Meng, please speak,"

Meng Tianya said: "The emperor ordered the late general to form the Zhongshun Army. Early this morning, the late general's uncle Meng Zhang arrived at our army camp and brought five hundred children with him. Because our army went to Lumen Mountain, he has been waiting in the south of the camp. ,"

"Really, it's a good thing," I laughed, "I didn't expect the speed of old hero Meng to be so fast. Jiang Aiqing and Tianxiang, you two go to greet him immediately. After all the soldiers are settled, you will send old hero Meng Please come to my tent, "

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

After everyone left, I quickly took off my battle armor. Although I was wearing a gold silk soft armor and I didn't do anything, I was still covered in sweat in summer. There is also no shortage of water resources.

After taking a cold shower and under Fang Ling's massage, I felt much more comfortable.

After drinking tea for a while, Yuan Ji said inwardly, "Your Majesty, Mr. Meng Zhang is already outside the door."

"Well, please,"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Yuan Ji walked to the door and said, "Mr. Meng, please."

Following Jiang Wanzai, Meng Tianya, and Meng Zhang came in and saluted: "Meng Zhang, a grass-roots man, sees the emperor,"

"Excuse me, gentlemen, please take a seat,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

"Mr. Meng, your speed is very fast. I would like to thank the old man for his support to our dynasty."

"How dare, how dare, didn't the emperor say that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world? The Meng family has followed my Great Song Dynasty for generations, conquering east and west, and now the emperor is personally conquering, how can we not do our part?"

I smiled and said, "Mr. Meng, what are your plans for coming here this time?"

Meng Zhang said respectfully: "Go back to the emperor. In order to rebuild the Zhongshun Army, Caomin returned to Mengjiaqiao this time and discussed with his fourth brother Meng Ying. He will continue to be responsible for recruiting the old troops in the Mengjiaqiao area, and will be trained by Meng Hai and others personally. Going back to the tomb of the second brother, guarding the tomb while recruiting in the local area at the same time, trying to complete the formation of [-] soldiers under the Zhongshun Army as soon as possible, so as to comfort the spirit of the second brother in heaven, "