Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 1047 Who Cares About Cannon Fodder
Chapter 1056 Who cares about cannon fodder

Through the flames burning on the city wall, Liu Ke found that the expressions on the faces of these people were not fearlessness, but fear.However, at this time, the battle became fierce, Liu Ke said: "From then on, Stone City belongs to the Great Wei!"

In fact, Liu Ke was wrong. They thought that these people were the cannon fodder of the Kangju people. In fact, Yuwen’s army has now become a real United Nations army. In addition to the various tribes of Xianbei, there are also Gaoche, Dingling, Tiefo, Lite, Saizhong, wandering Persian warriors, and of course Dawan people who are coerced.

"Kill kill kill!"

The light of the sword dims the shadow of the sword, and human life is like ants and worthless.No one will take pity on it.

Looking at the battle on the city wall, a smile finally slowly appeared on Gesuyeddin's gloomy face: "No matter how elite the Wei army is, after such a night of continuous consumption, what will they use to fight tomorrow?"

"General, please give the last general a chance to avenge his shame!" Gurgan said angrily, "Tomorrow I will take revenge!"

"Okay, this general will fulfill you!" Gesuyeddin said: "As long as you break the city, this general promises you not to seal the sword for three days!"

Corpses were piled up under the city wall, and the city was also stained with the blood of many Wei army soldiers. The losses of both sides were not light that night.If they are overwhelmed with anger and ants attach themselves to them, killing one-third of the soldiers, but the city cannot be pulled out, this attack will be a disaster.The cruelty of the killing was most vividly reflected in the siege battle. The night had come to an end, and it seemed that this night-time siege battle was coming to an end.

However, this is not the case in fact. Yuwen's troops were 4 people, and the casualties exceeded one-third. However, if Yuwen's troops were not exhausted, Er Nayu would not give up.In E Nagui's heart, since he offended a person, he must be trampled to death at once, and he must not be given a chance to retaliate.

And when the Anxi Army of the Wei State fought against the Heda Khanate in Stone City, Ran Ming began to plan to surrender Fu Jian on the plateau. On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a civilization belonging to the plateau was also bred. The ** culture is fundamentally different from the Chinese culture in which politics is higher than religion and where church and state are separated.

If Fu Jian is allowed to stay on the plateau, it is very likely that Fu Jian can truly unify the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. You must know that even the Han and Tang Dynasties, when Chinese martial arts were the most prosperous in history, did not really effectively rule the plateau, and Songtsan Gampo still forced the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Tang had to marry the princess and get married. In history, those experts spared no effort to promote the achievements of Princess Wencheng. In fact, this is also a poor woman, and it is also a huge tragedy.

Ran Ming knows the dirty side of history, and also knows that if he does not solve the plateau problem, then his descendants will not have the courage to solve this problem.

When Ran Ming revealed his intention to use troops on the highlands, the cabinet prime minister Wang Jian couldn't sit still: "Your Majesty, the Western Regions are a treasure land, and I understand the use of troops in the Western Regions, but at this time, using troops on the highlands is a way to cause chaos. !"

"The way to cause chaos?" Ran Ming asked with a smile, "How do you say that?"

"The plateau has been my Huaxia's forbidden zone since ancient times. It is said that it is a cursed land. As long as my Huaxia people go up there, they will be unable to breathe. Ten percent of their combat power will not be able to exert ten percent!" Wang Jian sighed: " In this way, once the battle begins, the plateau barbarians can attack and retreat, but we are too tired to deal with it, so our Wei Dynasty will face the front of the plateau barbarians everywhere from Yizhou and Qinliang."

"It is precisely because of this that I am going to destroy Fu Jian and bring the plateau under the direct rule of Wei!" Ran Ming got up, came to the huge sand table and pointed to the sand table: "Look at the terrain of the plateau, they look down Great Wei, you can send troops to attack our Yizhou, Liangzhou, Liangzhou, Qinzhou, and Shazhou at any time. Our more than 100 counties and counties must always be on guard against military pressure on the plateau. This is like hanging over our heads. Holding a sword, but we don't know when this sword will fall!"

"We are now fighting on two fronts with the Gupta Empire and the Heda Empire, but if we attack the plateau, this will be a third-line battle!" Wang Jian said: "The plateau is an unknown place for us Wei. Once we enter the plateau, I'm afraid Fu Jian will take advantage of this opportunity to lure all the ministries on the plateau to oppose us. Although the ministries on the plateau are not very strong, they are like a tiger with wings fighting on the plateau, and we will fall into the swamp of war!"

Ran Ming's face became serious, and after a long silence, Ran Ming suddenly sneered and said: "If you are used to goodness, you will be content with doing good; if you are accustomed to evil, you will be content with doing evil; if you are accustomed to writing, you will be content with writing; if you are familiar with Wu, you will be content with doing good." Wu. To do something, to do something. If I do not have the courage to solve the problem of the plateau, how can future generations have the courage to solve this problem? The problem of the plateau must be solved. Solve it as soon as possible! If the tribes on the plateau oppose me because of this, then let them come, I am not afraid. Solving the plateau issue may have a bad impact on Wei in the next two years, or in a few years, but if we don’t do it , but it will plant hidden dangers for thousands of years. I would rather solve the difficult problems in my hands at the most difficult time, and not leave troubles for future generations!"

In fact, Ran Ming didn't have to annex the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in time. In fact, the barbarians were most suitable for fighting in the era of cold weapons. Once they entered the era of hot weapons, the riding and shooting that all nomads were best at would be completely useless.However, considering that it is very difficult for the Wei State to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway at this time, it is almost impossible to complete this huge project. Once it enters the era of hot weapons, the troops will be more dependent on logistical supplies, and it will be even more difficult at that time.Moreover, Ran Ming has already received the news that Fu Jian held a grand wedding in Luoxie (today's Lhasa River). Fu Jian married the Subi tribe alliance and the eight largest tribes in Tubo. This is what Zhao Tuo did in history, so He integrated the aborigines in Lingnan, and Fu Jian's move was to adopt Zhao Tuo's remaining wisdom. If Fu Jian was given enough time, he would really be able to integrate the complex contradictions between the plateau aborigines and the Di and Qiang ethnic groups, and form a unified The plateau will pose a great threat to Wei.

"We need to try to promote the development of firearms. If we want the Chinese nation to completely overwhelm the black-bordered barbarians, we must end the era of cold weapons as soon as possible!" However, technology is an extremely complicated thing, and many times it is not easy to achieve Quickly, Ran Ming also knew that even with his own push, he just didn't understand these things very well.If firearms are developed enough to suppress cavalry, it may take ten years, 20 years, or even one or two generations of talents. Far water cannot save near fire. For now, no matter what, you still have to walk on two legs while pushing hot weapons , At the same time, we must maintain the advantage of Wei Jun's cold weapons.

The three mountain divisions have completed the selection and training, and now they only need to go through another year of plateau adaptability training before they can use troops on plateaus.There are 5000 people in three mountain divisions. Although such a force is not very strong, it is almost enough to deal with the remnants of Fu Jian on the plateau.

Seeing that Ran Ming was determined, Wang Jian didn't try to dissuade him.Wang Jian, the first prime minister of the cabinet, actually did not have the consciousness of a prime minister. He basically did not dare to exercise the power of prime minister, especially in the process of implementing major decisions.Wang Jian said: "I don't know if Your Majesty wants to fight or make peace?"

Ran Ming said: "How about the battle, how about the peace?"

"If there is a war, Your Majesty can send the three mountain divisions that have already been trained to sweep the plateau all the way! If we win, then we need to make a big fanfare." Wang Jian said with a smile: "People are very cheap. If you don't reach the Yellow River, you will not give up. The wall doesn't look back. If His Majesty just shows leniency, this matter will never be finished. Only by raising troops will there be a possibility of going down without a fight!"

Ran Ming nodded.In March 4799 of the Yellow Emperor's era, Ran Ming sent an envoy to Gao Yuan to order Fu Jian's troops to surrender.Of course, this mission will naturally not bear fruit.At the same time that Wei Guo was on a mission, Ran Ming ordered Anbei General Xu Yuan to transfer three divisions of the Anbei Army, and a total of 5000 people moved south to Guanzhong.Xie Ai, the general of Zhenxi, was ordered to move to Chengdu and supervise the military affairs of the six prefectures of Qin, Liang, Yong, Yi, He and Sha.The six prefectures mobilized [-] troops, and Zhang Ai, the general of the Mingwei, commanded six divisions of the Imperial Guards, with a total of more than [-] people advancing into Guanzhong.

This large-scale army mobilization almost used most of the troops in the central and northern regions of Wei State, a total of 20 troops.If you add three mountain divisions, it will be close to 25 troops.This is not over yet, Ran Ming mobilized the people of Jing, Hunan, Ning, Jiang, Guang, and Jiaozhou to transfer one person from each household except Duding. Annual tax, at the same time during the training period, the military pay is paid according to the auxiliary soldiers.Although this large-scale transfer of people was mandatory, it did not have a negative impact.

The economic development of the counties and counties in the south of the Yangtze River lags behind that of the north. When these people were under the rule of the Jin Dynasty, they all performed military service and corvee service for free. Even if they were to assist the army to transport supplies, they also needed to bring their own dry food.However, Wei Guo not only exempts the family from taxes, but also manages three meals and pays the army. Many people have done the calculations and think it is a good deal, and they are quite active in participating. If Ran Ming hadn't calculated the bearing capacity of food and grass, it would only be limited to 25 people , in the end I am afraid that this number will be far exceeded.

The people of the six states in the south of the Yangtze River were all added to the nineteen reserve divisions of the infantry reserve No. 40, Sixth Division to 75th Division.Of course, these ten divisions had almost no combat effectiveness, and Ran Ming did not intend to use the nineteen divisions immediately. Instead, he sent the nineteen divisions to the borders of the six prefectures of Ning, Yi, Qin, Liang, He, and Sha. Intense training.

Although Ran Ming didn't mention the use of troops on the plateau, everyone with a discerning eye knows that Ran Ming is going to deal with Fu Jian, the remnant of the Di Qin Dynasty. The entire army of more than [-] mobilized troops is second only to Wei Guo's unification of the south of the Yangtze River, so Wei Guo has a large army. He raised the stick high, waiting for Fu Jian to undo the move.

In fact, when Fu Jian received the envoys of Wei State, he also received the news of the abnormal movement of troops and horses in Wei State. However, as a soldier, Fu Jian was not worried about Wei State's large-scale attack at this time.Because the marching speed of troops in this era is very slow, even if Wei Guo is like a soldier, it should be after the beginning of spring next year.Unexpectedly, at this time, the three divisions in the west of Wei Guozhen went to Fucheng City.

Fucheng City is located on the alluvial plain of the Golmud River. It is a place with a very important strategic position. From here to Xiping (now Xining) to the north is Dunhuang, and to the south you can go directly to Luoxie.It is a transit station leading to the Western Regions and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.Fu Jian was still in shock, and another bad news came.The troops of the three divisions of Wei State who were originally stationed in Cheshi State began to go south to Shule. However, the troops of these three divisions did not stop in Shule, but went directly over the Kunlun Mountains and arrived at the Yarkand tribe.

This seemingly unintentional move, in fact, Fu Jian is very clear that no matter whether it is the army that arrived at Fucheng City or the army that arrived at Yarkand, they all have a common purpose, which is to be logical, and this battle is about to start !

Stone City, the Heda Empire has been besieging Stone City for half a month, and the result is good. Instead of getting weaker and weaker, the army of Wei State has become stronger and stronger.In less than ten days, almost all of Yuwen's troops were driven away by the Heda army and died under the stone city.With the exhaustion of Yuwen's cannon fodder troops, nearly 20 Kangju people were captured from the Kangju state by the division of troops. Regardless of the army or civilians, they all served as cannon fodder to attack the brutal siege.As a result, Stone City, as its name suggests, is as hard as a rock.

At this point, Gesuyeddin wavered and began to question Jersey's plan.

"Impossible!" Jersey's original plan was that Wei's army would run out of food by the end of February, but now they are not only fighting more and more bravely, but also have significantly increased their physical strength and stamina.The cannon fodder who had climbed the city wall could still hold on to the soldiers of the Wei army for a while, but now even if they rushed to the city wall, they would still be massacred one-sidedly.Is there no shortage of food for Wei's army? However, whether the information from Jeersey came from Shule or Stone City, they all showed that the food in Wei's army was very poor, and they barely starved to death. .Unless Wei Jun is eating people.

Wei Jun naturally doesn't know how to eat people. Although most of their soldiers were very weak after a winter of hunger, as time went by, especially after Wei Jun ate milk powder and compressed dry food, the nutrition needed by the body was greatly improved. Great addition. "Is that possible?" Jessie couldn't believe that Wei Jun could eat people. "However, if it wasn't for cannibalism, how did they turn from a rare dish to a shiny face now? What's going on? Did the soldiers of the Wei army abandon their conscience and choose people to eat, or did they have some tricks?"

For the first time, Jessie doubted her own head.And Liu Ke also gritted his teeth and persisted. After all, he only had 3 real Anxi Army soldiers in his hands. Facing the attack of 25 Lida troops and 30 million cannon fodder, it was obviously impossible for him not to suffer losses.

In just half a month of fighting, due to the lack of long-range crossbow arrows and gunpowder bullets, they were forced to resort to hand-to-hand combat with cold weapons. The losses of the Wei army were also astonishing. More than [-] people were killed in battle, and almost [-]% of their combat effectiveness was lost.But the good news is that the folks of the Central Asia Development Company did not disappoint Liu Ke. The business owners of the Central Asia Development Company also became hideous after receiving Liu Ke's "robbery license".

For the No.40 Infantry Division, which had been damaged by more than half of the battle, Liu Ke asked many times to send someone to replace them. Chen Ben always replied the same, "We don't need it, the [-]th Division can still hold on!"

The No.40 Infantry Division of the Anxi Army, most of the officers and men came from Qinzhou. For a long time, the people of Qinzhou were very proud, because Qinzhou had a King Qin, and they were recognized as the direct descendants of Ran Ming.This is their pride and what they insist on.They can't let the world look down on them, and they can't lose Ran Ming's people.When Ran Ming was king in Qinzhou, he created countless impossibilities and created countless myths. They, sons of Qinzhou, want to continue this myth.

Zhang Fugui was slashing and killing the enemy in front of him crazily, when suddenly the horizontal knife in his hand was lightened, he threw away the horizontal knife in his hand resentfully, then picked up a horizontal knife from an unknown place, and continued to kill the enemy.Seven days ago, he shot again.He was already desperate at this time, and he didn't even think about living anymore.That's why he is so crazy.

There are also many disabled people with missing arms and legs in Wei Junjun. After they are demobilized, they can live without worrying about food and clothing.But he was different, the shot he was shot made him lose some flesh, arms and legs, at least he was still a man, no matter where he went, he was a hero respected by everyone in Wei.But those few taels of meat are gone, so living like this is meaningless.

He broke six horizontal knives and killed at least a hundred people, but his luck was astonishingly good. In the past seven days, he has not been harmed once. Whether it is the bows and arrows of the Heda people or the weapons of those cannon fodder, he seems to be consciously avoiding them. open him.

It is very strange on the battlefield, the more afraid of death a person is, the faster he dies, the more fearless he is of death, the less likely he is to be visited by the god of death.In just seven days, he had obtained rank seven military merit, which would allow him to earn the title of a wife for his mother. Even if his mother saw the county magistrate again in the future, the county magistrate would still have to salute her.It's a pity that I am not married yet, and I don't have a son to continue the incense for myself.

The fighting finally stopped again, Zhang Fugui sighed, this time there was no death.Back under the city, the battalion commander came to talk to him again. The deputy company of the third company was killed, and he wanted to mention himself as the deputy company commander.I am a dying person, why should I be an official?Just when his eyes were blurred, a team of drummers came over.General Chen, whom he rarely sees at ordinary times, wore a gold medal for him.

The battle in Stone City was a test of the patience and perseverance of both sides.The generals of the Wei army used the horizontal knives in their hands to prove one thing to Heda. Since they don't have crossbows and gunpowder, they are still the most powerful army in the world, not one of them.After this day's battle, the Kangju cannon fodder troops killed more than [-] people, at least no one cared about the number of wounded.

(End of this chapter)