Southern Song Dynasty military god

Chapter 621 At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, Jurchens suffer
The scenery of the Northern Kingdom is often praised by people in later generations, but there are not many places worthy of praise in the current Northern Kingdom.Years of wars and chaos not only severely damaged the towns originally built by the Song people, but more importantly displaced the people living in these places.

A place, no matter how magnificent it is built, ultimately needs popularity.Where there is popularity, barren mountains and wild mountains can also become towns; where there is no popularity, the palace is just a beautiful wasteland!

After defeating the Jin-Song coalition army led by Lu Wenlong, Gao Chong led the soldiers and horses to continue northward. It was agreed in the Xindu City that Gao Chong, Yue Fei and others had their own territory and could not cross the border, unless they were chasing the defeated army.Gao Chong did a good job in this matter. Even though some Song people in the coalition army were retreating towards the south, he chose to go all the way north.

"The Kingdom of Jin presumptuously claims to be a big country, but the people are not able to make a living. They don't hear the rooster crowing in the morning and don't see the smoke in the evening. It's useless to use these places. I really don't know what Liu Wei is like." The bad environment is brooding.

That's what he said, but when Yang Zaixing echoed him, Gao Chong laughed and said that Yang Zaixing didn't understand.

It's not that Gao Chong is cleaning Yang Zaixing.Although there are rumors in the world that Yang Zaixing's marksmanship came from the Yang family, in fact even Yang Zaixing himself does not admit it, and who did he learn his marksmanship from? According to Yang Zaixing, it was an old man he met when he was young.

Apart from learning a lot of tricks from this old man, Yang Zaixing has never received any orthodox education in his life. Later, he became a bandit, so it was even more impossible for him to learn any cultural knowledge. The only thing he knew was to fight the enemy .

In terms of loyalty, he has nothing to say to Gao Chong. Take the scene in front of him as an example. If Gao Chong thinks it is heaven, Yang Zaixing guarantees that he will also think it is heaven. If Gao Chong says it is hell, then Yang Zaixing will say he saw it. After Yan Luowang, Yang Zaixing, he is such a simple person.

"Although the northern kingdom seems meaningless, it can't be left to the Jin people. Look at these lands. Although no one manages them, the weeds are lush. If they are used to grow food, how many people should they be able to support? Don't take advantage of the moment This opportunity drives the Jin people back to their deep mountains and old forests, and when they grow stronger, won’t they come to bully our descendants again? Good luck, my father is a hero, but my son may not be a good man!”

"What the general said is that it's not about the children and grandchildren. Don't worry about it. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If they are not strong, they should die!"

In comparison, although Yang Zaixing's words were crude, they also had some truth.Gao Chong knew that he couldn't rely on words when dealing with people like Yang Zaixing, so he just smiled, but didn't say anything more.

Thirty miles further forward, it will be a real important town of the Kingdom of Jin. That is to say, Gao Chong's attack on the North Kingdom is the beginning of the seriousness.

For attacking towns, Gao Chong has long been familiar with the road, and it was only at this time that he realized why Liu Wei insisted on letting him attack Xixia, in fact, he was letting Gao Chong practice with Xixia.After all, Xixia is not as good as the Kingdom of Jin. Although Gao Chong had few soldiers and horses at that time, through that battle, he skillfully transformed the tactics Liu Wei gave him into something that belonged to Gao Chong himself.

Now during the Northern Expedition, the so-called important towns and fortresses in the Kingdom of Jin are nothing more than flat plains in the eyes of Gao Chong. No matter how tall and hard the city walls are, under the bombardment of heavy artillery, they are just some chickens and dogs, which is not a problem at all.

After repeated improvements by the Firearms Research Institute under the name of Liu Wei, the firearms used by the army of the Central Republic of China today are very, very close to the firearms after the [-]th century. Whether it is power, range, portability, or stability, they are all in line with The use of this era, the only regret is that until now, the Central Republic of China has not been able to master the metallurgical technology of seamless steel pipes, and cannot continue to strengthen the power of guns.

Fortunately, small firearms such as guns used by individual soldiers may still be insufficient in terms of surface damage, but after research and development, the artillery of the Central Republic of China is definitely a nightmare for its enemies!The destructive power brought by those different types of artillery is extremely similar. At least there are currently no fortifications that can withstand the bombardment of the artillery.

In order to make up for the gap between artillery and firearms, Liu Wei also developed a grenade for individual soldiers, which is a big killer that almost has the lethality of small artillery at close range!
Because of Liu Wei, the army of the Central Republic of China, compared to the armies of other forces in this era, is almost armed to the teeth, coupled with advanced training methods and tactical drills, the quality of soldiers and generals has been greatly improved. surpassed other armies of the time.

If you say that you can't win more battles with fewer victories, then you can only say that the generals are too incompetent!

The news about Guan Yu's national defense of the Central Republic has already been spread all over the sky. Every country is continuously sending more spies to the new capital. method and other core content.

In the eyes of the rulers of various countries, these things are the most powerful of the Central Republic of China, but in fact they are wrong. The real core of the Central Republic of China is not advanced weapons or training methods, tactics, etc., the real core, It is still this kind of enlightened social system that opens up the wisdom of the people.

Only by opening up the wisdom of the people can the rapid development of the whole society be promoted and progress of one kind or another can be brought about. It is precisely this social system that the rulers of the feudal monarchy cannot learn, nor can they learn.

"Let's attack!"

Gao Chong just glanced lazily at the city in front of him. Whether it's the banners on the top of the city or the guards, in Gao Chong's view, they are nothing more than bamboo poles burning under gunfire and charred corpses, which are not worth letting go. Where he moved.

"fire!"

Yang Zaixing delivered Gao Chong's order, and the heavy artillery that had already lined up behind the Musketeers finally let out a roar!

Cannonballs flew towards the top of the city with a whistling sound, and when they landed, they would take away fresh lives and turn the original complete building into a mess.

Every time he saw the torn city walls that were blown up by artillery fire, Gao Chong felt a little lucky in his heart.He is fortunate that he does not need to sacrifice the lives of soldiers to attack without the city wall. He is fortunate that artillery, a big killer that can completely break the rules, is always in the hands of his own people, so the city of the Central Republic of China is not It takes a lot of money to build a city wall, just because there is no chance of it being useful.

After a round of shelling, the city wall in front of Gao Chong's eyes was already in pieces. As for the soldiers on the top of the city, I'm sorry, none of the soldiers could see them. If he died under artillery fire, he wouldn't just stay on the top of the city and wait to die, would he?

The artillery fire destroyed not only the city wall, but also the last confidence of the defenders.It is an eternal truth that an army with low morale can never win a war, and this is the case with the Jinbing at this time.

The city walls were completely destroyed, let alone the city gates.When Gao Chong ordered the soldiers to march towards the city gate in a neat formation, there was no resistance from any golden soldiers, not even formal resistance.

After the army entered the city, it was discovered that the Jin soldiers had already retreated. Not only the Jin soldiers, but all the non-Song residents did not dare to stay at home, but chose to retreat with the Jin soldiers.

He took down a town with ease, but Gao Chong didn't feel any excitement in his heart. He had already been excited when he was in Xixia Kingdom. If he really wanted to say that the person who was excited was Yang Zaixing.

"General, I didn't expect the Jin people to be so vulnerable!"

"Don't be too happy! You don't know Jin Wushu's character yet? I guess he is preparing to fight us again right now. Be careful!"

"Yes! Please don't worry, my lord. It's fine if that old dog Jin Wushu doesn't come. If he comes, I won't let him go away this time!"

After experiencing such a battle, including Yang Zaixing, all the soldiers of the Central Republic of China already had sufficient confidence in this Northern Expedition!
Fierce battles on the plain, victorious, siege battles, easy and freehand, I really don't know what else is worthy of praise in the Kingdom of Jin?Think of the golden soldiers who were known as invincible in the world at the beginning, but that's all!
For the pride in the hearts of the soldiers, Gao Chong did not stop it, just because he felt that this pride was needed and deserved!It is necessary for the soldiers to keep this pride, because this pride itself is something that a member of the Central Republic of China should have!
It stands to reason that after breaking through the city, there should be a process of occupation, but Gao Chong didn't pay any attention to this matter. His mission was the Northern Expedition, breaking down all the cities and towns in the Kingdom of Jin, and annihilating all the troops in the Kingdom of Jin. In the end, those golden nobles will be killed, and they will be forced to retreat to the deep mountains and old forests.

Of course, Gao Chong doesn't mind killing more if the Jinren insist on not retreating. I believe that as long as they kill enough, those Jinren will always feel afraid.If it really doesn't work, it doesn't matter if Gao Chong is killed.

As for the towns that have been breached, Gao Chong doesn't have to worry about falling back into the hands of the Jinren again. The city walls that have been bombarded by artillery fire are worthless to rebuild. Even if they are rebuilt, won't Gao Chong bombard them again?Therefore, the Jin people should be able to think that the important thing is not the city wall, but whether they can defeat Gao Chong's army.

This is what Gao Chong just reminded Yang Zaixing that as a commander in chief, he can't be happy too early. People like Jin Wushu will never admit defeat easily and will definitely organize a counterattack.

A day later, the news from the scouts confirmed Gao Chong's guess that the Golden Wushu, gathering the last strength of the Kingdom of Jin, was rushing towards them at the fastest speed!

What should come will always come, Gao Chong felt that this battle should be regarded as the last battle of the Northern Expedition.

(End of this chapter)