The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 555

I thought for a while and said, "Ling'er, there are coincidences and inevitability here."

Fang Ling didn't understand why, and then asked, "What do you mean?"

At this time, Gongsun Xiaochen and Tian Xiuyan said inwardly: "Your Majesty, fortunately, the heavy rain was timely. Only 120 soldiers of our army were killed in the fire, but thousands of people were injured. The specific number of wounded is still being counted. "

"Well, Xiaochen, Xiuyan, you are also tired all night, sit down and rest,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

Seeing Gongsun Xiaochen sitting down, Fang Ling suddenly had a thought, and said, "Xiaochen, you are a Warlock of the Emperor's Valley, and you are quite skilled. You must know the reason for the heavy rain in the early morning."

"of course I know,"

"Ah," Fang Ling didn't expect Gongsun Xiaochen to answer so quickly, and hurriedly said, "Let's hear it."

Gongsun Xiaochen chuckled and said, "Miss Lingfei, do you still remember what the emperor said to me before the thunderstorm?"

"Remember, the emperor said, to send an order, but the next words were interrupted by thunder,"

Gongsun Xiaochen gave an "en" and said: "Miss Ling, what the emperor said was the word 'order', but at that time, the general did not understand who and what the order was, and later, the final general went through some Calculation, to understand the whole story, "

Fang Ling was a little anxious, and urged: "Xiaochen, tell me quickly, don't be tricky,"

"Concubine Ling, according to the celestial phenomena calculated by the general, the emperor just got in touch with the guardian just before the first thunder, and the guardian immediately passed the instructions of the guide, that is, the emperor, to the guardian. My lord is in the same place, and the gods who are in charge of rain and thunder, the gods who got the news came to Mingzhou City in an instant, so there was that sudden heavy rain, "

Gongsun Xiaochen explained the cause and effect in a few words, and because he was combined with the guardian, Fang Ling nodded and said yes. Everyone knows and believes that I am the leader. Otherwise, where did those powerful firearms come from? To the Lord Guardian, it seemed quite unfamiliar. Gongsun Xiaochen and Tian Xiuyan had to explain it to these generals who didn't know.

After listening, all the generals understood that the guardian is the god who guards a group, starting from the ancient Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, and the guide is the guardian's messenger in the world, in other words, he is the spokesperson of the god in the world.

"There's nothing wrong with making gods, at least it can quickly form a cohesive force," I thought to myself, looking at Gongsun Xiaochen and Tian Xiuyan who were full of interest, and then at the generals whose eyes were full of reverence.

At that time, I wanted to order Lu Wenhuan to withdraw from Mingzhou if the fire could not be extinguished, but I was interrupted by thunder.

For this heavy rain, if I use my scientific concepts to explain it, it may be difficult for these generals to understand.

The reporter of Dasong Royal News who accompanied the army knew of Gongsun Xiaochen’s speech from nowhere, and exaggeratedly published it in the newspaper, saying that when the Yuan army burned Mingzhou City, His Majesty the Emperor on a royal horse drew out his long sword, He muttered something, pointing to the sky and saying, "The gods send rain." Sure enough, as soon as the emperor finished speaking, a heavy rain fell over Mingzhou City, which immediately put out the fire. After that, the storytellers in Lin'an City even Mythologizing this story has become one of the highlights of the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty. Of course, these are all things to come.

At about noon, the entire clean-up work came to an end. After counting, more than [-] soldiers were injured in the fire. Although most of them were not life-threatening, they also temporarily lost their combat effectiveness.

The recovery of Mingzhou caused the capital of the Yuan Dynasty to lose a barrier in the south. Although it cost a lot, it can even be said to be the most costly battle since the Northern Expedition of the Song Army, but it also completely damaged the central army of the Yuan Dynasty.

After the Battle of Mingzhou, after counting, the total number of wounded in the Song Army reached 8000. Such a high proportion of wounded greatly weakened the army's combat power. It seemed that they had to rest for a month or two.

Although the number of soldiers who can participate in the battle has decreased sharply, for the Yuan army using cold weapons, Mingzhou City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so I am not worried.

After lunch, Fang Ling was busy visiting the wounded in the hospital, while I took Yuan Ji and Zhang Quanyi to an independent courtyard not far from the commander's mansion. One step at a time, five steps at a post, and the guards are all elite soldiers from the Heitan Regiment. On the surface, their level of defense even surpassed that of my temporary palace.

Lu Wenxin, the commander of the Heitan Regiment, personally led me into a wing room in the deep part of the courtyard. When I entered the room, I saw that although the room was not big, it was well furnished and tidy. There was a tall man sitting on the bed. A good-looking Han general from the Yuan Dynasty, when he saw me entering the room, he stood up from the bed with a "chuckle" and stared at me.

"Guo Kan," I said first.

"The Emperor of the Southern Dynasties," Guo Kan said almost at the same time. The imperial robe on my body was very conspicuous, so Guo Kan naturally recognized me at a glance.

I smiled, sat on a chair and said, "Guo Kan, courtesy name Zhonghe, is a descendant of Guo Ziyi, a famous Han general in the Tang Dynasty. His grandfather is Guo Baoyu, and his father's name is Guo Dehai. Adopted by the general, he joined the Mongolian army when he grew up, and led his army to conquer hundreds of foreign cities in the past ten years. (today's Saudi Arabia) and other places defeated the Crusaders and won countless battles. They became legends. General Guo Kan managed the army well, and his troops were strictly disciplined. Also, he later served as the commander of the Mongolian Conquest to the South, incorporated into the Mongolian Central Route Army, and went south with Marshal A Shu, "

Seeing that I had clearly stated his experience, Guo Kan said proudly: "Yes, it is Guo Kan who is next."

"General Guo, I am the Emperor of Song Dynasty,"

Guo Kan clasped his fists and saluted, "Guo Kan met His Majesty the Emperor of Song Dynasty,"

"Well, General Guo, you are injured, please sit down and talk, Sir, Quan Yi, General Lu, you three should also sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," the four people including Guo Kan thanked in unison. Yuan Ji and others sat beside me, while Guo Kan still sat on the bed.

I said to Guo Kan as if I was talking homely: "General Guo, you are proficient in the art of war, wise and brave. Do you know the reason why your Yuan army was defeated one after another?"

Guo Kan said: "Your Majesty, your muskets, cannons and shells are so powerful that our army can't compete with them."

"Fire bombs," I was stunned for a moment, but then I understood, "Oh, our army's throwing bombs are called fire bombs by you, which is quite appropriate. General Guo, firearms are the direct expression of our army's victory. Far greater than the spears and swords you use, but this is not fundamental. More than 100 years ago, the weapons of our Song army were far ahead of that of the Jin Dynasty at that time, but our army was still defeated. It can be seen that the decisive factor in the outcome of the war Should be the one with the weapon, don't you think?"

Guo Kan thought for a while and said, "That's right, I agree with you,"

"That is to say, the overall combat effectiveness of our army exceeds that of your Yuan army, not just in terms of weapons," I looked at Guo Kan, who was disconvinced, and said, "General Guo, Duanping entered Luola more than 30 years ago. This is the prelude to the Great War between Song and Mongolia. Although our army has lost more than we won, but we have always defended our homeland. You will definitely say that it is because of our strong city. Then I can also say that your Mongolian army is strong because of Because of the Mongols’ war horses, in war, you should give full play to your own advantages, use your strengths to avoid weaknesses, and gain the upper hand. Let’s talk about firearms later. The Jin people had a lot of experience in the research of firearms. Khan seems to be indifferent at all, and a fire burned all the research results of the Jinren. Unfortunately, if you could continue the research of the Jinren more than 30 years ago, maybe you would be one step ahead of me and develop firearms. "

Among the generals of the Yuan Dynasty, Guo Kan was relatively easy to accept new weapons, and he was also good at pondering some new things. He once specialized in the research of Jinren's firearms, but suffered from incomplete information, so there has been no result.

I continued: "What I just said is actually to tell you that the main root cause of your Yuan army's failure is not the backwardness of weapons, but the short-sightedness and backwardness of your ideology. Be insightful, General Guo, you may think that my words are a little empty, but it is true, let me give you a simple example, if there is a magic in the world, it can send you back thousands of years In the previous Bronze Age, when you arrive in that era, will you make ironware to replace the backward bronze utensils?"

Guo Kan thought for a while and said, "It should be possible,"

I nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean. On the surface, it seems that you brought iron technology to the Bronze Age. In fact, you brought your current knowledge and thoughts back to that era."

After hearing this, Guo Kan fell into deep thought again.

On the second night of Mingzhou's fall, the news spread to the Imperial Palace of Dadu.

The government and the public were shocked. Many Mongolian ministers asked Kublai Khan to move the capital to the north. Kublai Khan's heart became extremely heavy because of this. Billie sighed: "The ancients said that people plan things, and heaven makes things happen. It's really good. I didn't expect that there would be a sudden heavy rain at the critical moment."

Cai Enjiya said: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this point, and there is no need to discuss the gains and losses. We should discuss countermeasures as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty's words are right, Wu Liang joined forces and summoned the ministers of military affairs to discuss the countermeasures,"