warring states careerist

Chapter 775 Strategy and Tactics
Such loud propaganda can't boost morale much, but it can only make those gentlemen who think they are after the black bird move themselves, thinking that they are fighting to maintain the righteousness of the world and to maintain the stability of the world.

The city wall is full of people suspected of passing ink, some of them have rotted, and many crows are circling on it.

Several wizards are dancing the dance of war, praying for God to protect them and win the battle, and many people suspected of being in ink are about to be used as human sacrifices.

An altar was set up in the northwest to sacrifice to the five heavenly emperors and some villains in charge of conquest, such as Chi You.

Rows of soldiers with muskets or spears bowed their heads and walked on the street, and several people on the city wall were pushing several bronze cannons up.

Gentlemen gathered here, true gentlemen from the entire Song Dynasty gathered here, for the righteousness in their hearts, they spared their lives, and were psychologically prepared to be martyred.

It's just... There are too few such gentlemen. Adding them together, there are only sixty or seventy left in the entire Song Kingdom, and the rest are for profit.

The emperor's father Yueling stood quietly on the city wall, looking at the moat under the city wall, the concave edges and corners, and the shiny bronze cannons, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart.

No matter how strong Dangshan is, it won't last long.

What's more, the ones who want to attack the city are the Mohists who are the best at defending the city.

Among the counselors and disciples, there are those who are good at defending the city. They have already told the emperor Yueling that if they want to defend Dangshan, they need copper cannons.

This kind of city defense system does not have copper cannons, and it is actually not too easy to defend.

The imperial father Yueling also knew that what the doorman said was correct, but the question was where did he get so many bronze cannons?How expensive is copper these days?In addition to the fact that Sishang can be exchanged for various goods, and relying on the Lingyang Copper Mine to the south of the river to make cannons, how many copper cannons do other countries have?
Now gathered in the hands, including the nobles from all sides, there are only more than 5000 people in total.

Among them, more than 8000 are considered elite, all of whom are government soldiers granted land in the fiefdom, and have also undergone long-term military training, and the rest are some farmers and soldiers.

There are only more than 7000 muskets in total, because the appearance of muskets led to the decline of crossbows, and there were very few crossbows in Song Dynasty.

What the rural shooting system needs is the village community system of the people of the country. The village community system in the Song Dynasty has long been destroyed. Without a material foundation, how can there be so many rural shooters?
The old military system has disintegrated, and the new military system has not yet been fully established. The emperor's father, Yueling, understands that it is really time to fail.

He thought that Sishang would send troops, because he just wanted to force Sishang to send troops to involve all countries, and he raised his arms and shouted the banner of anti-Mexico, so that the princes of all countries must support him.

But he didn't expect that Sishang would send troops so quickly, and he didn't expect that the nobles on his side had not yet assembled. Sishang had already captured Fulisai and Shashuidu, and completed the siege of Dangshan.

Dangshan is not far from Pengcheng, less than a hundred miles away, but the emperor's father Yueling knew that he could not rely on this little force to imitate Sishang's method of besieging Linzi to save money back then, that would be his own death.

Defending Dangshan to death is the only way out, and it depends on whether it can receive troops from various countries.

In the area of ​​the state of Chu next to Dangshan Mountain, after the change of Prince Ding, the noble local forces were wiped out by the king of Chu, and they dared not send troops privately, but could only wait for the order of the king of Chu.

The emperor's father Yueling has already sent people to Chu to learn about the crying of Qin Ting, but even if he sent troops, he would have to wait for a long time, and the emperor's father Yueling's heart was already half cold.

"Sishang dispatched troops too fast. Far beyond my expectations. I thought it would be at least three to five months later, but Sishang was able to mobilize while dispatching troops, and there was no chaos..."

"Hey……"

He sighed faintly, realizing that he had done something wrong.

According to his thinking, Sishang will have to prepare for three to five months before he dares to send troops. The army of the Dai family in Shangqiu is not enough to fight him in the field.

Who would have thought that when today's incident happened, Sishang's standing army would directly enter Song Dynasty to seize the ferry a few days later, and in less than a month, Sishang's standing army would enter Song Dynasty.

This gap in organizational ability cannot be calculated by the emperor's father Yueling. His understanding of war is still many years ago. Although he is closer to Sishang than others, he has no understanding. to this extent.

Now Sishang has sent troops first by virtue of his organizational strength. It is useless for countries to send less troops. If they send more troops, it will take at least half a year. He thought, how can he hold on for half a year?
Bing is expensive, especially in this kind of intervention war. Sishang chose the encirclement strategy of north and south, which must be to catch everything. How can it be delayed?
Only when people like them are dead, will there be no hindrance to Song's system reform, and no excuses will be found for spokespersons by other countries.

This cruel siege of the city is inevitable, and the emperor Yueling thought to himself, whether the Mohist shield can defend against the Mohist spear, only God knows.

Morale in the city was low. Although some people fanatically believed that this was a righteous struggle, such people were in the minority after all.

The era when warriors in chariots dominated the battlefield has passed, and relying on these dozens of fanatical scholars cannot determine the outcome of a battle.

The Mohist is good at attacking the city and defending the city. The Mohist can think of all the methods of defending the city that can be thought of in the city.

Going out of the city to fight in the field is suicidal.

The emperor's father Yueling said in his heart, the princes of all countries are short-sighted people, it's really ridiculous.

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Half a month later, the Peiyi Army and Pengcheng Army had wiped out the remaining resistance forces in the Song Dynasty. The second-line light cavalry troops and some infantry were stationed in various places to maintain order, and the two field army groups would join forces near Dangshan Mountain.

This time, the head coach of the Battle of Dangshan was appointed as Liuzhi, which can mobilize forces, including six infantry divisions, one artillery brigade, one engineer brigade, plus some regular and irregular cavalry, and a special siege heavy artillery unit .

The battle for some small towns near Dangshan is still going on, and the surrounding hostile forces have gradually been eliminated, and the attack on Dangshan is just around the corner.

"Six handsome! There is an urgent order."

The staff officer unfolded a piece of paper and said: "The giant said that this time the attack on Dangshan will let the envoys of Qi, Chu, Wei, and Han countries watch the battle. This battle must be fought well. Three days later, the envoys of all countries will go to the army .”

"In addition, there is a top-secret order that requires officers above the division to read."

Liuzhi, who was staring at the defense plan of Dangshan City and thinking about it, received the first order without much surprise.

As for the second top-secret order, after spreading out the six fingers, he checked with several army-level officers around him, and then ordered a meeting.

This order is strategic, and it tells the purpose of the Sishang Central Committee to allow envoys from various countries to watch the battle this time.

The above hopes to use this battle to continue to delay the outbreak of the war, especially through this siege battle, so that countries will fall into the heavy burden of repairing forts and rebuilding city defenses, so that they can continue to intensify the internal conflicts of countries, and at the same time make countries at the border. Before the city defense system of an important city is upgraded, there will be no intention of going to war with Sishang.

After more than 60 officers and cadres above the deputy division division gathered, Six Fingers presided over the pre-war meeting.

"The order from above is to let us capture Dangshan before August [-]th, which means we are only given one month."

"It serves two purposes."

"If the enemy, Wei Hanqi and other countries want to intervene, they must wait until the autumn harvest and autumn planting to mobilize all their forces. If Dangshan can be captured before August [-]th, the possibility of the countries' strike and non-intervention is even greater. Even if they If we don’t stop our troops and insist on intervening, we can also be prepared.”

"For me, autumn planting and autumn harvest are a big deal. If Wei Han doesn't interfere, we can disband the mobilization and focus on agricultural production."

"All in all, August [-]th is an important node. No matter whether other princes interfere or not, August [-]th will see the result."

"The other thing is that the envoys from various countries came to watch the battle. We must not only fight well in this battle, but also reduce casualties. We must capture Dangshan within the specified time, and at the same time prevent our losses from being too large. We can repair it later. Let's fight again."

"About the envoys from various countries watching the battle, let our Mohist representative talk about it."

The representative of the Mohists of the legion on the right also did his part, talking eloquently: "In the past, during the time of Shun, there were seedlings who refused to accept, and Yu would cut them down. Shun said: "No. It is against the law to practice martial arts without virtue. He has been practicing teaching for three years, he has been practicing Qiwu, and he has been obedient when he has seedlings. In ancient times, people competed for morality;

"The age of antiquity has passed, and the Middle Ages, which is based on ingenuity, is useless at this time. There are disputes among the nations, and the world is in chaos. In the end, it is still the barrel of a gun."

"Even if You Miao refused to accept it back then, Shun seemed to have practiced teaching for three years. In fact, it was the matter of dancing with his relatives that made You Miao submit. You Miao knew at a glance that he couldn't beat him, so he naturally had to be convinced."

"We are now learning from the methods of Shun and Yu back then. The princes are all young. This time the battle of Dangshan is to make them understand that they cannot win."

"We don't want war, we look forward to a peace that is neither offensive nor offensive, but the princes have selfish interests, and they ignore the suffering of the world for their own selfishness. If they surrender and voluntarily give up all their powers that are not in line with the will of heaven, then There would be no war."

"They are unwilling to give up voluntarily, and they are unwilling to die. We are also very embarrassed. Then we can only fight, otherwise what?"

Liuzhi took over the words and said: "This battle is generally well fought, and the princes of the world are terrified. They will not dare to fight within three years."

"This battle was fought very well. Not only did the princes of the world not dare to fight in the short term, but they were bound to be dragged into an arms race by us."

"Forcing them to build city defenses, change the military system, and reform the system will intensify their internal conflicts."

"More people are enlisted, more property is used for armaments, more power is used to build new city defenses, and more conflicts between nobles and kingship seem to be able to strengthen the enemy's strength in the short term, but can be used in the long run. We have an advantage."

"We cadres above the division must understand that with the spread of gunpowder and geometry, changes in organizational methods, and reforms in the military system, the mode of warfare in the future will inevitably change."

"Taking Dangshan as an example, if there are [-] defenders in such a city, the siege methods we have summed up over the years can only be defeated within ten days if the artillery has twice the advantage and the infantry has at least five times the advantage. Break through."

"Then, by attacking Dangshan to demonstrate our siege methods, letting countries fall into important fortresses to leave fortresses like Dangshan, we need to discuss whether it is beneficial or detrimental to our future operations. Only by brainstorming can we broaden our thinking."

"Let's talk about it, everyone."

(End of this chapter)