The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 540 Xianchun enters Luo

For the black powder used to make musket ammunition, its materials are not much different from those used in ordinary gunpowder. It is easy to understand that only a very few people know the formula ratio of black powder even in the gunpowder prison in Lin'an.

The master craftsmen in the palace of the Yuan Dynasty or Alao Wading and Aer were only good at mechanical production or smelting technology, but not proficient in gunpowder. It is no wonder that, relatively speaking, chemistry before the Song Dynasty in China Although leading the world, the Mongols who grew up on horseback did not pay much attention to it. For them, the smelting technology in chemistry may be the only thing worthy of attention, because advanced smelting technology can create high-quality cold weapons, This is the main reason why Ah Er and the others were able to quickly imitate the musket.

One is the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty with great talent, and the other is the shaman supreme with a lot of experience. At this time, neither of them thought that the muskets they imitated would be far inferior to the muskets of the Song Dynasty due to the proportion of gunpowder formula. According to the two, the production of ammunition is much simpler than that of muskets.

This is the so-called meeting is not difficult, but difficult will not.

Kublai Khan was very satisfied with the progress of the musket imitation. He praised the craftsmen on the spot and divided them into two groups. Specializes in the proportional composition of gunpowder.

On the third day of the first lunar month, the navy led by Li Beiyang took the lead in taking action.

Before I went to Xiangyang, I discussed in detail with Li Beiyang and other navy generals the battle plan after the navy went north. After defeating the Mongol navy, there were two options. One was to land directly on the Shandong Peninsula and cooperate with Li Tingzhi wiped out the Eastern Route Army of the Yuan Dynasty, and then went northward to attack Dadu; secondly, he went northward from the sea and landed in the Tianjin area, approaching Dadu.

After careful consideration, Li Beiyang chose to go directly north. The reason is very simple. The navy of the Yuan army still has a considerable number of ships in the waters north of Shandong. As the navy of the Song Dynasty, it should be completely wiped out. The portal should also be cleaned.

At this time, Li Beiyang didn't know that Liu Zheng was seriously injured.

On the thirteenth, under the command of Li Beiyang, the Song Dynasty Navy once again had a fierce battle with the Yuan Army Navy in the Bohai Strait north of Shandong. In the base of Zhigu Village, the victory of this naval battle shocked the court of the Yuan Dynasty. Most of them were not far from the coastline of Zhigu Village. If the Song army landed from Zhigu Village, it would not take long for them to reach the city of Dadu.

Li Beiyang had a lot of food and grass, and he was not in a hurry to return or log in directly, but wandered around the Bohai Strait.

Under pressure from the court, Kublai had no choice but to transfer half of the new army from Shandong to Zhiguzhai, east of Dadu, and dispatched an elite cavalry army of [-] people from Nanyang's Central Route Army to return to Dadu. Garrison to prevent the Song Army's navy from landing from Zhigu Village.

At the end of the month, the Gunpowder Supervisor sent another [-] throwing bombs and [-] muskets. At the same time, according to my order, the Gunpowder Supervisor also sent [-] throwing bombs to Gundam on the West Road and Li Tingzhi on the East Road. The use of bombs and throwing bombs is very simple. In advance, some soldiers from the Eastern and Western Northern Expeditions have been drawn out to learn how to throw them. Therefore, as soon as the real objects arrive, they can be used immediately.

After the delivery of this batch of military supplies, the number of throwing bombs in Dengzhou reached as many as [-].

On the night when the new batch of military supplies was delivered, I held the first large-scale military affairs meeting after the year and announced the next step of the Central Route Army's combat plan.

I first said: "Generals, according to the latest information that our army has, there are more than 5 Yuan troops in the entire Henan territory. There were more than [-] people in Daying, nearly [-] in Luoyang City, and the remaining [-] soldiers and horses were scattered in Zhangde Mansion (now Anyang, Henan), Ruzhou (partially belonging to today's Pingdingshan City), Yingtian Mansion (now Shangqiu), and Hanoi County. (parts of which belong to today's Jiaozuo City) and other places. At present, after more than a month of rest and training, our army has sufficient military supplies and can go out for activities. Next, General Lu Wenhuan will announce the combat plan of each army."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Lu Wenhuan stood up and said to the generals, "For the past month, the 5 yuan army left behind in Nanyang has been unable to retreat. With His Majesty's approval, it is under the jurisdiction of the No. 19 Chamber of the Xiangyang Military Region, the Second Division of the Yulin Army. The sixth brigade, the No.13 brigade under the jurisdiction of the new fourth division and two artillery battalion squads formed the advance army, carrying 100 throwing bombs, to the stone Buddhist temple site located more than 5 miles west of Nanyang, and established an outpost to attack Nanyang In the camp, the advance army was under the unified command of General Xie Daolin, the commander of the Yulin Army. With such powerful firepower, even if all the [-] yuan troops in Nanyang were dispatched, our army could hold out for a period of time, enough to dispatch support troops from Dengzhou to form a pincer attack from inside and outside. Alright, General Xie, General Lu Shikui, do you have any questions about this?"

Xie Daolin and Lu Shikui, the commander of the No.19 compartment, stood up and said, "Shuai Lu, there are tens of thousands of projectiles. The last general and others promise to complete the task."

"Okay, General Lu Wenxin,"

"The end is here,"

"You lead the black charcoal regiment to be in charge of liaison along the way. Once you get news of the dispatch of the Yuan army, immediately assist the advance army to garrison and report back at the same time,"

"Yes, the order of the last general,"

The black charcoal regiment is all elite cavalry, and their speed is extremely fast. It is very appropriate to play the role of the middle liaison.

Lu Wenhuan went on to arrange: "The North Camp outside Dengzhou City will be revoked, and the defenders will return to the city for defense. The Artillery Battalion stationed in the North Camp will go north to Xuchang with the No. 19 Cavalry Army of the Lin'an Military Region. After that, the Xuchang Army and the Bianliang Army will form a western expedition The coalition forces are marching towards Luoyang in the west of Bianliang. The Yuan army in Luoyang is less than 1. Our army plans to dispatch [-] coalition forces from the two places. With the cooperation of the artillery battalion, it should be easy to recover. After regaining Luoyang After that, a new pattern of joint defense of Bianliang, Xuchang, and Luoyang will be formed, and the Bianliang Military Region can attack everywhere, while training troops, while recovering other cities in Henan. land,"

Lu Wen said: "Shuai Lu, A Shu and Boyan will not send troops to rescue, right?"

"Probably not," Lu Wenhuan said, "Generals, you can rest assured that once the Nanyang Yuan army splits up and moves, our Dengzhou army can take advantage of the vacancy and attack Nanyang. Act on the principle of retreating when strong, and destroying when weak.”

I nodded and said: "Gongsun Xiaochen, Tian Xiuyan, the two of you will work with the Senate Office to sort out and refine the battle plan and distribute it to each army."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"If everything goes well, other cities in Henan except Nanyang will be recovered soon. By then, Nanyang, an isolated city, will be destroyed without attack," I said with confidence, "In addition, order Li Tingzhi and Gao Da , the battle plans of the Eastern and Western Northern Expeditionary Army are formulated by themselves,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

More than 30 years ago, Duanping’s entry into Luo opened the prelude to the war between Song and Mongolia. Song Lizong, who was in charge of the government, intended to make a difference and sent troops to the Northern Expedition, but it ended in failure. The so-called entry into Luo refers to the entry of troops into Luoyang.

Luoyang, located in the west of Henan Province, is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. It has a long history and has always been the center of the country. It was known as Xijing in the Northern Song Dynasty and was one of the three capitals in the Northern Song Dynasty.

After Jiang Wanzai and Yin Yinglei received my order, they immediately formed a western expedition force of 5000 people, with General Zhao Huai as the main general, Fan Liangfu as the deputy general, and Meng Tianxiang as the vanguard.

The recovery of Luoyang in Xijing is the same as the recovery of Bianliang in Tokyo. It is enough to leave a name in history. At that time, the veteran Zhao Kui defeated Luoyang, which was cited as a lifelong regret. Decades later, Zhao Huai, the son of Zhao Kui, led the army, so the old general can rest in peace. Under Jiuquan.

Today's situation is completely different from when Duanping entered Luoyang back then. Although the north is still under the rule of the Mongols, the strengths of the two sides have gradually reversed. , Dengzhou as the backing, for the recovery of Luoyang, it is almost easy to catch.

On February 150th, after the Bianliang Army and the Xuchang Army converged in Gongyi County, [-] miles east of Luoyang, they headed westward. Although most of the towns along the way were still occupied by the Yuan Army, how could these guarding Yuan troops dare to fight against the Western Expeditionary Army? Going out of the city to stop the attack, you can only let the Song army pass by swaggeringly.

On the morning of February [-], Zhao Huai led an army to the east gate of Luoyang.

The vanguard Meng Tianxiang rode his horse forward and shouted at the gate of the city. The Luoyang garrison of the Yuan army was named Nianmuhan, and he had a bit of brute force. Seeing that Meng Tianxiang was young, with only five to six hundred people behind him, he secretly strengthened Emboldened, he gathered two thousand soldiers and rushed out of the city gate.

Nianmuhan is tall and strong, with a black helmet and black armor, holding a mace in his hand, and a bay red horse under his crotch. He looks majestic and majestic.

Meng Tianxiang said with a smile: "You idiot, listen carefully, your uncle is the commander of the Song Zhongshun Army, Meng Tianxiang, the vanguard officer of the conquest of Luoyang, so don't give your uncle's name wrong when you arrive in the underworld."

Nian Muhan hated others calling him a big fool, so he was furious, he urged his horse and rushed forward.

Meng Tianxiang raised his spear, and he also rode up on the horse. Meng Tianxiang's martial arts skills are almost the same as those of A Shu and others. In three matches, Meng Tianxiang knocked Nian Muhan off his horse with one shot.

The Luoyang defenders were not elite, and when they saw the general fell from his horse, they immediately fell into chaos and retreated in a hurry.

"Come on," Meng Tianxiang shouted, leading the Zhongshun army to pursue,