Chapter 628: Serious Consequences of Defeat on the Western Front
Cai Yan didn't need to be too polite with his generals. The generals had the rules of military generals. He would rather have the generals under his name be a simple group. He rarely attended any banquets with his generals for more than ten years, and he only had a simple big pot meal in the military camp. However, the gentry and officials were different from generals in the army.
He has been drinking since childhood. After being injured by Hua Rong's chest and shoulders, alcohol has become a part of his life. However, he rarely gets drunk. However, after entering Xiangyang City, he became Fang Jinzhi's little husband on the back of many gentry and officials.
During this period, Fang Jinzhi seemed to have become the second Zhao Fujin, and she didn't say a word all day long. When she saw him, she lowered her head and said nothing.
Fang Jinzhi put him on the bed, Gu Qinniang used a wet wipe to wipe his cheeks and wash his feet. Cai Yan watched the two of them be busy for a long time before she suddenly smiled.
"What else do you want to get a wife like this... husband?"
Cai Huang looked at Fang Jinzhi and smiled and said, "So many years have passed, why haven't you let it go yet?"
Fang Jinzhi sat next to him silently, perhaps because he was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable talking while lying flat, so he silently added a pillow behind him. Just as she wanted to get up, Cai Yan grabbed her rough palm...
"Eight out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory..."
"Your husband allows Fu Jin's child to be named Zhao and Zhu, and you should know that Niu Niu's child is named Yelu... Your husband doesn't care about these meaningless things... Of course, my husband is still a little angry in his heart. He is not angry at you, but angry at Chai Jin's shamelessness."
"I feel angry. If my husband doesn't vent, he will get sick. In a few days, you will go to Nanyang and Luoyang with him. If Zhao Gou doesn't send those thieves to his husband, he will invade Chang'an and peel his dog alive!"
Fang Jinzhi's head was lowered, but tears quietly slid on the back of Cai Huang's hand...
"That day...Jin Zhi thought about dying that day..."
"real……"
"Jin Zhi thought about dying..."
...
"My husband believes...I believe that if my husband does not appear, you will have hanged and slaughtered."
Cai Yan stretched out his right hand with few strength and gently wiped her cheek twice, but then shed her strength...
"When my husband knew that you were called 'Fang Jinzhi', my husband knew that you would die at Chai Jin's hands."
Cai Yan looked at Fang Jinzhi, who had lost a lot of weight, looked at him with pear blossoms and sighed, "Do you remember when my husband asked you to marry an ordinary scholar at will? If you were honest and obedient at that time, you might not have carried so much heavy burden."
"The Manichaeism is too radical. If you go to Guangnan to rebel, you may still have a chance. The Guangnan Nong Zhigao caused great trouble to the State of Song back then, but my husband knew that you would not listen to me at all. During the Bojin Rebellion in Hangzhou, you did not keep your promise. My husband knew that you did not have a chance of success, and your ending would be death."
Cai Yan sighed: "I didn't know if my husband could survive that day, so how could he try to save you? That's why you found a scholar who you like to marry. At least... at least you can live a life without having to bear so many grudges and revenge..."
"You are strong-willed. Chai Jin married you, and sold all your relatives with his backhand. When Shezhou City was destroyed, so many people died in Manichaeism. No matter what, you will die. Whether you are humiliated, angry, or shameless, you will be unable to survive. You can survive... Except for your heart on your husband, you can't think of other reasons. How can you blame you..."
“Woo woo…”
Fang Jinzhi couldn't suppress the sadness in her heart. She hugged Cai Yan and cried loudly, releasing her anger, worry, and fear for the rest of her life...
It is difficult for any man to accept another man's open humiliation in front of countless soldiers. Cai Yan also felt an indescribable anger in his heart. But what could he do? Beat and scold his own woman? What should he do if the soldiers who married tens of thousands of women robbed by the Manichaeism? What should he do if the 100,000 women who were humiliated by the Jin people?
Gu Qinniang stood silently outside the door, listening to Fang Jinzhi's dull crying, listening to his soft comfort, and after a long time, she left silently with a wooden basin...
Cai Yan ascended the throne and became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Fang Jinzhi became the fourth princess. It was not surprising that Wu Yong, a dog-headed military advisor, wanted to anger Fang Jinzhi with "manly dignity". What was unexpected was Gu Qinniang, Guo Huan's counterattack, and one big show after another at the head of Xiangyang City, not only made Liangshan's "heroes" the targets of everyone's dislike, but also made Gu Qinniang and Guo Huan abandon Cai Yan's suggestion and used a large amount of palm thunder and explosives on the siege Song soldiers, which also caused the casualties of the Hebei and Henan Army to increase countless times, and they became more and more angry with the Liangshan Army.
Gunpowder is not an invincible artifact, especially the relatively low-power black gunpowder. It is just because the army of this era has not experienced the baptism of artillery fire, so it seems to panic and unable to deal with it at the first time. As time goes by, as the Song and Jin countries gradually adapt, the deterrent power of gunpowder will also decrease accordingly.
For this reason, Cai Yan was not willing to let the soldiers use gunpowder at will, delay the enemy's adaptability as much as possible, or increase the deterrence of gunpowder as much as possible.
Xiangyang City is a solid city. Except for the heavy artillery of the Ming army that can capture such a heavy city, it is difficult to capture such a heavy city by relying solely on traditional climbing ladders. Therefore, Cai Huang's suggestion was suggested that if it was not really dangerous, use as little as possible thunder and explosive packs as possible, so that the Song army could attack the city.
Siege is different from fighting on the ground. When siege, no matter how strong the shield is used, throwing the grenade will cause the legs and feet of the person squeezed into the city to be injured. Once it is injured, it will be a mortal end in this era. The only thing that can avoid grenade damage is the siege car similar to a crane.
The palm thunder is not a cannon, so it is difficult to damage the siege car like a crane. The palm thunder cannot damage the enemy in the air. However, the Song army did not have the time to build such a huge siege car. They could only use a ladder to climb the city wall to climb the city, and this is the most likely to be injured and killed by large pieces of thunder in the palm.
Chai Jin angered Fang Jinzhi and also angered Gu Qinniang and Guo Huan. The grenades that he had not wanted to use were also thrown into the Song army in large quantities, causing great harm to the Song army. It was not only physical but also mental harm. No one could tolerate the heart-wrenching wailing of his brothers around him for several days, but the generals behind him forced them to attack the city to the death.
If you attack the city, you will die. If you don’t attack the city, you will be chopped up by the general’s military method. If you enforce the law, you will be tied up by the Liangshan army. The tight strings become tighter and tighter, and finally it will break.
The east-west road was defeated, and Zhao Gou was determined to move the capital to a safe place. He was defeated on the eastern front, lost to Huainan East Road and Jingdong East Road. He was still far away from Guanzhong and was not a close danger. However, the defeat on the western front was terrifying and uneasy.
From Xiangyang to the north, entering Henan is almost a flat land. It is the terrain that the first and second divisions are best at. The two divisions with the most firepower of the army are difficult to withstand heavy artillery bombardment in any city along the way. Once the city gate is broken, the originally sturdy city will become a lamb to be slaughtered.
From Henan to Tongguan and Guanzhong, from Shangluo Valley to Wuguan and Guanzhong, along the Han River to north and enter Hanzhong, from Hanzhong to Qinshu Valley Road to Guanzhong, and from Hanzhong to defeat the western front, Cai Yanke entered Guanzhong from three directions, which was far more serious than the defeat on the eastern front.
Chapter completed!