The way to help him is to surround Wei and rescue Zhao.
It is not necessarily true that he is besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao. This time Tang Ao is not just planning to besiege, but also deciding to capture the royal capital of Goryeo. Otherwise, only the cavalry is enough, so why bother to transfer two firearms battalions?
Just imagine, if Woju City, the royal capital of Goryeo, is captured, the hundreds of thousands of Goryeo troops outside will become like headless flies and rootless ducks. This will be much easier to deal with.
Seeing the army gathering here, Tang Ao looked at Xianjun General Cui Changri who was very respectful in front of him and said: "General Cui will be responsible for the logistics support of the army."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will make sure to do this well." Cui Changri raised his head with a look of admiration on his face. Especially when he thought that His Highness King Ji was going to destroy the country, he was even more impressed. Thinking about the past
The king of Goryeo? He either wooed or suppressed Goryeo, but who dares to say that they will completely destroy the country? With Tang Ao having such belief, it is worthy of his service to Cui Changri.
"Haha, let's go." Tang Ao, who was laughing boldly, raised his right hand and waved forward suddenly. Tens of thousands of troops moved in unison, causing the ground to seem to tremble.
In July of the 22nd year of Hanchang, Tang Ao, the king of Ji, led an army to destroy Goryeo.
In Xinyi City, two hundred miles away behind the Yalu River, Goryeo general Li Tangye has been arranging troops here with an army of 30,000 for several months.
In the early days, there was a quarrel among the senior officials about how to break through the Jizhou Army's defense line, and Jishui River City became one of the alternatives. But in the end, this place was not chosen. The main force of the Goryeo Army went to Bukhan Mountain City, and this place was
What was originally a place of preparation for attack has become a place of defense.
Over the past few months, the fighting in Bukhan Mountain City in the south has been very lively, but it turned out to be very peaceful here. Neither side had any intention of sending troops. They just looked across the river across the river and saw that there was a picture that the enemy could not move.
Moving posture.
Finally, after several months, the peace was broken, and the Jizhou Army crossed the river. It was a pity that none of the scouts sent returned. This made Li Tangye, the leading general, very dissatisfied. He knelt down in front of him.
Lieutenant General Zhong Yingde also looked very unkind. "Didn't any of the scouts come back?"
"General, no." Zhong Yingxing shook his head like a wave drum, but in fact he was very puzzled in his heart. When two armies are fighting, scouts are often the first to encounter them, but no matter how strong one side is, it is impossible for them to
Don't let anyone rush you back. Don't you know how to run if you can't beat him? Don't you know how to escape from the alley?
However, no matter what they thought in their hearts, it was a fact that no one came back from the scouts, which also made them completely ignorant of the situation ahead.
"Resend again. No matter what, we must find out the situation on the other side. Has the Jizhou Army sent out troops? How many people have come out? Who is the general leading the army?" Li Tangye lightly stamped his foot and said cruelly. He really could use scouts in his hands.
The number of people is already less than a hundred. If something goes wrong with these people, even the people sent out again cannot be called scouts. After all, a qualified scout can be said to be one out of a hundred.
"No." Zhong Yingxing agreed. Continuing to send out scouts without clarifying the problem is irresponsible for the safety of these scouts. But now, before there is a better solution, it seems that the only option is to use
Live your life and try your luck.
A hundred miles in front of the Zhushui River, if you look down from a high point, you can see that there are several torrents of iron cavalry advancing rapidly.
In the sky above each cavalry, there are several birds soaring between the sky and the earth. Looking from the sky, the field of vision is wider. It is a bit exaggerated to say that it can see thousands of miles, but it is really not a problem to see dozens of miles at a glance.
The appearance of birds has become an important means to kill the scouts. They have the upper hand. Often by the time the Korean scouts realize that something is wrong, they are already surrounded. How can they escape and report back?
The four thousand Shanshan Guard cavalry serve as scouts. Wherever they pass, there is no human habitation. This ensures that when the firearms battalion and tiger soldiers behind them appear on this land, not only will they not be
We found and followed the most suitable route for marching.
The marching team was walking on the official road, rather like an outing. Xing Si looked at the huge birds that appeared in the sky from time to time with an expression of great admiration on his face.
I am afraid that not only him, but all the soldiers admire Ji Wang Tang Ao very much. In their eyes, His Highness is like a god sent from heaven. He has the ability to control birds. How can he be unfavorable in such a war?
In a huge carriage in the team, Tang Aozheng was talking with the two battalion commanders of the firearms battalion of the chariot battalion about the third generation of sky thunder.
"Your Highness, I heard that this time the craftsmen created a kind of tube thunder?" Shen Ping'an, commander of the 1st Firearms Battalion, asked with longing in his eyes. As the housekeeper of Shen Xing who has taken care of Tang Ao since he was a child, he
Nephew, there seems to be a natural sense of closeness between the two parties. He doesn't have so many scruples about some inappropriate things asked by others.
"Not bad." Tang Ao's face also showed a sense of arrogance at this moment. He just told the craftsmen what he knew about the drawn tube explosive bag once, but he didn't expect that the craftsmen actually made it.
Of course, he was shocked. But when he saw the finished product, he had to admire the wisdom of these craftsmen. To say that we can become one of the four ancient civilizations, there is indeed a reason why it must exist.
"Then... how powerful is it?" Shen Ping'an asked carefully. This is a secret after all, and this statement seems to be inquiring into military secrets.
Tang Ao didn't pay too much attention. Anyway, the Laguan Tianlei will be used on the battlefield soon. By then, everyone can see its power, and there is no point in hiding it anymore. "The power is not small, and it will be successful."
The explosion rate is over 95%."
Speaking of this, Tang Ao looked proud and confident. Thinking about the last time he attacked Ningcheng in Liaozhou, he relied on an army of birds to throw thunder into the city. He really got addicted to air raids. But the results were calculated later.
At that time, 30% of the sky mines did not explode. Most of them were thrown down one step early, so that some fell into the water and the leads were wet without exploding. Others were picked up and stepped on on the spot.
After that, at least 10% of the sky mines exploded in mid-air because they were released too late. They only made a single sound and did not cause any destructive power.
The loss of 40% was really too much. Only then did Tang Ao come up with the idea of making a draw tube sky mine. In this way, he only needed to use his eagle claws to pull out the lead after reaching the designated altitude. This way, he would not fall to the ground without exploding.
situation. In this way, the success rate of the raid is greatly increased and more favorable conditions are obtained for the army's attack.
When the first battalion commander Shen Ping'an and the second battalion Changjiang Fenghua heard about the ninety-five percent success rate, both of them were shocked. They seemed to have seen Woju City fall into chaos. Scene in the sea of fire.
That is to say, the current telescopic thunder can only be directed to a large area. If it can be directed to a large area, I am afraid it can be used in a battle between two armies. In that case, who else will Who are their opponents?
Pulling the tube Tianlei was just a small episode. For the rest of the time, everyone was talking about how to cooperate with the infantry and cavalry in the firearms camp. Naturally, Tang Ao would not have had such an experience in the era before his rebirth, but he himself With such a hobby, I have never read many related books in the past. What they said were the experiences of countless artillery coordinated operations summarized by later generations.
In the ears of the two battalion commanders Shen Ping'an, it was like a golden rule. The two of them nodded constantly, and when they encountered something they didn't understand, they would ask each other until they understood it completely.
The firearms force is a different branch of the Jizhou Army that is different from the armies of other vassals and factions. Knowing the influence of firearms on the armies of later generations, Tang Ao will definitely spend a lot of money to allow it to continue to develop and grow. It’s just that a thousand troops are easy to obtain, and one can get one. It is difficult to find, so the importance of command personnel is self-evident.
Tang Ao would call the two battalion commanders alone on the road and talk to them so much, which was very nurturing. In the future, as the territory expanded, he would not be able to follow every battle. At that time, it would be these generals who would independently support the overall situation. At times, experience becomes extremely important. Often a mature experience can save many people from dying.
In this way, along the way, the two battalion commanders were like sponges, constantly absorbing water, and their own strength was also constantly growing.
Xinyi City.
Zhong Yingxing once again appeared in front of Li Tangye with a defeated look on his face. He didn't say anything. The answer seemed to have been revealed just from his ugly face.
"All the more than a hundred scouts are gone?" Li Tangye's face was not only filled with anger, but was completely replaced by roars.
"Yes... they haven't come back yet." Zhong Yingxing's voice contained a hint of trembling, and he was very puzzled. These were well-trained scouts. When they were sent out in the past, they were not told that they would be able to bring them with them. Extremely important news came back, but at least it was possible to return safely. But this time, how much was sent was lost, which is really strange.
After getting the affirmative answer, Li Tangye was equally frightened, but as a leading general, he did not dare to wait any longer, "In this case, prepare to retreat."
"Retreat?" Zhong Yingxing had a look of confusion on his face.
"Yes, just retreat. Do you think these scouts will get lost? They must have encountered the most powerful enemy. Even so, it is enough to prove that the Jizhou Army has sent troops and they should be very close to us." Li Tangye said. It is an explanation and also a kind of analysis on his part.