The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 506 Great Battle ([-])

"See Your Majesty,"

"All generals, don't pay homage,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

In the big tent of the Yuan Army on Lumen Mountain, all the generals of the Central Route Army in the Xiangfan area were present to participate in the military affairs meeting chaired by the Great Yuan Emperor Kublai Khan himself.

Kublai Khan, who was sitting in the middle of the commander-in-chief, said solemnly: "Generals, everyone is aware of the current situation. The sudden firearms from the Southern Dynasty have caused unprecedented heavy damage to our army. Moreover, in a short period of time, our court has no effective force. The method of defeating the enemy and the appearance of firearms have directly made it difficult to realize our plan to trap Xiangfan to death. Do you have any suggestions for this?"

All the generals of the Yuan Dynasty present here have personally experienced the sharpness of firearms, and no one dared to express their opinions indiscriminately. After a long silence, Zhang Hongfan said: "Your Majesty, although the firearms of the Southern Dynasty still have many weaknesses, they are no longer the weapons of our army. The last general believes that the only chance now lies in the Guanzitan Camp in the Southern Dynasty."

No matter how difficult the meeting is, as long as someone starts the meeting, someone will follow. Ali Haiya said: "General Zhang, what do you mean? Most of the firearms in the Southern Dynasty are in the Guanzitan camp. How can you tell?" Have the opportunity,"

Zhang Hongfan said: "Your Majesty, all generals, according to what our army knows, the number of firearms owned by the Southern Dynasty is limited, that is to say, they have not been popularized yet, and more than [-]% of these firearms are concentrated in the Guanzitan camp. Also, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty is also among them, therefore, the last general suggests that at all costs, even if our army in the middle is wiped out, it will definitely die with the Guanzitan camp of the Southern Dynasty."

Ali Haiya let out an "ah" and said, "Our central army plus reinforcements from the east and west, currently have 4, [-], [-] people. General Zhang, do you mean that all of them will be devoted to the battle of Guanzitan? ,"

Zhang Hongfan nodded, and said helplessly, "General Ali Haiya, that's what Hongfan meant."

Among the young generals of the Han people in the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Hongfan was undoubtedly the most prominent. Zhang Hongfan, who was just over [-] years old at the time, was both civil and military. , Outstanding in appearance, whether it is the commander of the Yuan army A Shu, the emperor Hao Jing, or even Kublai Khan, the Mongolian Khan, they all value him very much.

Boyan first supported: "General Zhang is justified. For the future of my great Yuan, the emperor and the last general also agree." No matter in rank or status, Boyan is far higher than Zhang Hongfan. With Boyan's support, Most of the generals expressed their opinions one after another and agreed with Zhang Hongfan's point of view.

"The central army in the Xiangfan area is the main force of our army. If the entire army is exhausted due to firearms and the Guanzitan camp cannot be breached, then the loss outweighs the gain." Ali Haiya frowned, After a short pause, he continued, "Facing the firearms of the Southern Dynasties, the casualties of our army are difficult to control. The general believes that our army can attack with all its strength, but if, if,,,,,,"

"Ali Hague, if you have something to say, I forgive you for your innocence,"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the meaning of the last general is that if the situation is not right, our army should retreat to the north, and we will discuss it later." Ali Haiya is brave and good at fighting, and has always advocated the tactics of attack and attack. An out-and-out fierce general, even he has this idea, which shows how much the Yuan army is afraid of firearms.

Veteran Shi Tianze said: "Your Majesty, what General Ali Haiya said is not unreasonable. It is also a feasible way for our army to retreat. If the Southern Dynasty army dares to pursue it, it will just take advantage of our army's field battle. Before that, we will discuss again,"

Kublai Khan looked at Ali Haiya and the other generals, but did not express his opinion. After pondering for a while, he slowly said: "Generals, I have decided to gather a large army tomorrow and then attack Guanzitan."

For the opinions of the generals, Kublai Khan generally agreed, but it was the Qingyanggang agreement more than an hour ago that made him finally make the decision to attack.

From Kublai Khan's point of view, the ambition of the emperor of the Southern Dynasty is revealed by the half-words alone. The existence of such an opponent is always worrying. Moreover, if it continues to develop, when firearms become popular At that time, our own side will be unable to compete. Of course, Kublai Khan would never have imagined that half of the words I read were plagiarized.

Seeing Kublai Khan's resolute expression, everyone said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty, the final general will obey the order."

"General Ashu, General Boyan,"

"The end is here,"

"The two of you assign tasks to each army,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

Just when the Yuan army was dispatching troops and generals, I immediately summoned all the generals after returning to the Guanzitan camp to discuss and arrange the next tasks. The Lumen Mountain camp can withstand a round of artillery at most Attack, tomorrow morning, our army's artillery can completely destroy it.

In this situation, what is Kublai Khan's countermeasures?

After some discussion, most of the generals agreed with Fang Ling's opinion, and Kublai Khan should put all his eggs in one basket.

Since the development of the Xiangyang War, it has completely deviated from the track of history. As a traveler, my advantage of foresight no longer exists, but I have a firm heart for firearms.

"Currently, there are more than [-] Yuan troops in the Xiangfan area, roughly the same number as our army. According to what you have just discussed, I think there are several possibilities for Kublai Khan's next approach. First, concentrate all troops , once again stormed our Guanzitan camp. Last month, A Shu and Boyan had launched a large-scale attack, but they were defeated by our army's firearms. Therefore, if they want to attack our camp again this time, they must Gathering more troops, relying on crowd tactics, and launching continuous attacks may have a glimmer of hope. This approach is what Linger said is all-or-nothing. If my camp can be completely crushed, no matter how much it costs It is also worth it, because our army's firearms and mine are in Guanzitan. If it fails, the number of casualties of the Yuan army will be at least double that of last time. For our army, this has reached the encirclement point set at the beginning For the purpose of fighting for aid, the second method is to retreat to the Baihe City camp, but this method can only be a transitional one, because the Baihe City camp also cannot withstand the bombardment of artillery, so it is necessary to retreat to the north in the end. "

I took a sip of tea and continued: "The third method is to retreat directly to the north. This may not be in line with the character of the Mongols. Therefore, even if they want to retreat, the Mongols will fight our army once before retreating. "Speaking of which, I suddenly stood up and said with great pride: "For Kublai Khan, this approach may be the most possible, but they should preserve their strength until they find a restraint weapon It is the right way to use the city as a defense or force our army to fight a decisive battle in the wild. However, if we intend to force a desperate blow, we can only cause heavy casualties. insufficient,"

"Of course, if Kublai Khan launches a strong attack, our army can't take it lightly. After all, our firearms are not perfect enough. If the throwing bombs hadn't played a role at the last moment, we might have entered a hand-to-hand combat. Although our army Not afraid of close combat, but it will greatly increase the casualties of our soldiers, which is contrary to my original intention, well, let me talk about the tasks of each army in detail, "

"General Crete, Artillery Battalion,"

"The end is here,"

"The artillery battalion is divided into two. Twenty artillery pieces are placed 50 meters behind the camp. The effective range of our army's artillery is between 80 meters and 250 meters. The main task of these twenty artillery pieces is to bomb the The soldiers of the Yuan army in front of my camp may destroy the trebuchets that the opponent may dispatch, and the other ten are ready to go out tomorrow and continue to bombard Lumen Mountain."

"Yes, the general will obey the order,"

"General Xie Daolin, General Zhao Huai, General Wen Zhang, and General Zhang Shijie of the Royal Army,"

The four high-ranking generals of the Royal Forest Army said loudly: "The last general is here,"

"The Royal Forest Army is responsible for guarding the guardrail in front of our camp. It is divided into upper, middle and lower layers. The task is to eliminate the infantry of the Yuan army who attack within 100 meters in front of the camp. The specific combat plan will be discussed by General Wen Zhang and General Zhang Shijie. I will thank General Daolin and General Zhao Huai later."

"Yes, the general will obey the order,"

"Commander of the Sixth Chamber, General Zhu Huan,"

"The end is here,"

"When the Yuan army rushed to the guardrail of our army, if the No. 20 army could not stop the enemy, your department would serve as a counterattack force and drive the enemy army out. I know that your Sixth Chamber is also the ace infantry unit of the Jianghuai Military Region. Good Fighting a fierce battle, let me open my eyes this time, "

Zhu Huan said: "Yes, the order of the last general, the emperor, but don't worry, the soldiers of the sixth chamber will not embarrass the emperor,"

"En, good," I nodded and said, "General Jiang Cai, General Meng Tianxiang,"

"The end is here,"

"The Polu Army and the Zhongshun Army are mobile units. When there is a hand-to-hand battle, wherever there is danger, you go there."

"Yes, the order of the last general,"

"Gongsun Xiaochen, send someone to notify General Xia Gui to send a half-armed force to station near Hanshuitan, eight miles east of the Guanzitan camp tonight, and obey orders then."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Jiang Aiqing,"

"The minister is here,"

"Place more obstacles and dig more trenches [-] meters in front of the camp to prevent the Mongolian cavalry. In addition, let the scouts expand the inspection range tonight,"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order,"

"Generals, regardless of whether Kublai Khan will storm Guanzitan or not, you need to be prepared. There is still a period of time until night. After you go back, you should do the pre-war mobilization work for all soldiers. In the morning tomorrow, except for the artillery battalion Only ten cannons need to be dispatched, and the rest of the expedition personnel will be the same as before. The Royal Forest Army will bring all the throwing bombs, and the sixth chamber will serve as a backup and stand by in the Qingyanggang area, in case the Yuan army suddenly launches a counterattack after our army bombards it. "

All the generals said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty,"