Chapter six hundred and thirty-ninth jade all burnt
When the Queen heard the words "a glimmer of hope" from Uncle Wang Wanyan Chiezha's mouth, she couldn't sit still anymore. She stood up straight from the soft cushion and stared at Wanyan Chiezha who was pacing back and forth with bright eyes.
"Uncle Wang, are you telling the truth? This time, I, Daikin, still have a chance to survive under the menacing cavalry of Dalong? It is about Daijin's country, the country, and the country. This is not a child's play!"
The sudden appearance of a clear spring in the boundless desert describes the queen's mood at this moment.
On the way back from the court to the Chancellor's Study Room, the Queen was always unwilling to give in, but she had no choice but to do so. When things got to this point, she herself could not think of any good strategy to defend against the enemy.
Wanyan Chizha did not respond to the Queen's question in time, and continued to wander while stroking the beautiful beard on her chin.
The somewhat turbid old eyes flashed with a faint light from time to time, obviously thinking about strategies to defend against the enemy.
When the Queen saw this, she stopped asking questions and stood there quietly waiting for Wanyan Chizha's final answer.
Yeruha looked at Wanyan's impressive appearance and lowered his head in thought.
In their minds, the commander-in-chief of this Northern Expedition would most likely be Liu Mingzhi, a rising star, so they had already given up hope.
But when they suddenly learned that the person leading the army was their old rival for decades, the two of them suddenly felt like they had endured all the hardships.
Compared with Liu Mingzhi's all-out military tactics, Yunyang's old rival's military strategy at least has traces to follow. As long as it is properly arranged, it may not be impossible to turn the seemingly precarious situation into safety.
The pensive look of Wan Yan and Chi Zha made the dry tree in the Queen's heart glow with life again.
Hearing the sound of the little cutie arranging memorials in her ears, the queen hurriedly looked at the cutie and gave her a silent look, signaling her not to make any noise.
The little cutie noticed the Queen's somewhat majestic aura, subconsciously raised her head and saw the meaning in her mother's eyes. The little cutie hurriedly put down the memorial in her hand, and knelt down and sat there motionless.
I don't know how long it took, but after a long period of silence in the palace, Wanyan Chizha suddenly looked at the Queen.
"Your Majesty, is there a map sand table in the palace?"
The Queen looked happy and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, in the side hall, you can come with me."
"yes!"
The Queen took the lead and walked towards the side hall. Yeluha also stood up in a hurry and followed the Queen towards the side hall with Wanyan Chizha.
More than ten steps away, the three of them walked around the screen and stopped.
Placed in front of the three of them was an exquisite map and a sand table that matched the map.
"Two dear friends, this is the most detailed map and sand table of our Kingdom of Jin so far. It is accurate to the alleys in the city, the narrow paths outside the city, mountains, rivers, canyons and dangerous places."
For generals, maps are their second life.
The more detailed and exquisite the map, the easier it will be in the hands of a general.
A map with detailed context can predict the enemy's opportunities to a certain extent and gain the upper hand.
The two of them simply forgot about the Queen beside them. They lay on the sand table and stared at each other, exchanging words softly from time to time.
The Queen stood aside and was confused, and sometimes the conversation between the two was completely incomprehensible.
Compared with governing the country, the Queen's abilities in military planning are actually a bit more sparse and ordinary.
I can't say that I don't understand anything at all, and I have some advantages compared to some ordinary generals. However, compared to the two veteran generals who have led the army for decades, I can only say that it is just like that.
"Your Majesty, do you know why the two veterans feel helpless when Liu Mingzhi takes command?"
The Queen, who was thinking about the meaning of the two people's words, heard Wanyan's chirping voice and realized that the two of them had finished talking.
The Queen looked at Wanyan Chizha's solemn expression with a hint of doubt in her eyes: "Uncle Wang, didn't you tell Yale Aiqing just now that it was because all the soldiers and horses under Liu Mingzhi's command were a group of brave cavalry who were not afraid of death?
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Wanyan Chizha silently shook his head: "No, this is just one of them. Although the soldiers and horses under Liu Mingzhi are not afraid of death, our Black Wolf Cavalry of Daijin is also not bad, and it is no better than any of Liu Mingzhi's men.
The Guards Cavalry is even worse.
What the two veterans are powerless about are the endless artillery and muskets in Liu Mingzhi's hands, which are equally lethal weapons that cannot be underestimated."
"Artillery? Firegun?"
Wan Yan, Jia Zha and Yelu Ha looked at each other and nodded silently.
"That's right, it's the cannon in his hand.
Liu Mingzhi loved his soldiers as much as his sons and attached great importance to the lives of his soldiers, so he never allowed his troops to charge forward immediately during battles.
Instead, they used artillery, crossbows, arrows, and fire blunderbuss to conduct a round of artillery bombardment on our troops.
Before each battle, the artillery shells from Liu Mingzhi's artillery battalion began to bombard us desperately, overwhelming us just because of their momentum.
Morale has always been something that cannot be ignored in battles between two armies.
Liu Mingzhi's move first greatly improved the morale of his own soldiers, but vice versa.
The artillery in the hands of Liu Mingzhi is very messy compared to the artillery in the hands of the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang. It can be said that there are many types of artillery, but they all have the same thing in common.
All are powerful.
The last time I entered the hinterland behind Dalong, I carefully studied the power of Dalong's artillery based on the battle report.
The artillery of the Six Guards in Northern Xinjiang is very simple. As long as you observe carefully, you can figure out the general range where the artillery shells will fall after being fired at a small cost.
Some quick evasive action can be ordered!
As long as you order the soldiers to retreat behind the city wall, the chance of being bombarded by artillery shells is actually not high."
The Queen nodded thoughtfully, understanding the meaning of Wanyan Chizha's words.
"Where is the artillery in Liu Mingzhi's hand?"
"As the veteran said just now, although they appear to be diverse, they are all powerful. Avoiding the artillery in his hand just like avoiding the artillery in the hands of the Sixth Guards of Northern Xinjiang will only lead to heavy casualties.
The sizes and lengths of his cannons are all different, so the landing positions of the cannonballs after they are shot out of the barrel are also very different.
Before you had time to be thankful that you had escaped the first round of artillery bombardment, the second round of artillery had already fallen beside you, making it impossible for you to avoid it.
It can be said that the entire city wall, or even under the city wall, the artillery in his hand can cause you great losses like...like...the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
In a word, Liu Mingzhi was able to fool around with the powerful artillery piece."
Wanyan Chizha didn't know the term covering bombing, and could only describe the artillery attack by using the autumn wind to sweep away fallen leaves.
"So the glimmer of hope you are talking about, Uncle Wang, is that Yunyang will not use artillery as superbly as Liu Mingzhi? It will only carry out repeated bombings on the city wall. As long as our soldiers hide under the city wall, wait until the artillery stops quickly.
By climbing the city wall, you can resist the enemy's siege operations to the greatest extent!"
Wanyan shook his head silently.
"No, what the veteran means is that based on His Majesty's understanding of Liu Mingzhi, what is the chance that he will hand these artillery pieces into Yunyang's hands?"
"Hiss...Uncle Wang, what do you mean..."
"It seems that Your Majesty understands that during the last national war, Liu Mingzhi's New Army Six Guards had no less than five kinds of artillery, but the artillery battalion of the Sixth Guards in Northern Xinjiang still used the original artillery.
This shows that Liu Mingzhi did not hand over the casting skills of these artillery pieces to the Dalong Military Department, otherwise such powerful artillery equipment would have been in the hands of the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang!
It can be seen from this that Liu Mingzhi has selfish motives and regards these powerful weapons as his own personal belongings."
"Your Majesty, I suggest that we quickly send out scouts to investigate this matter. As long as the Dalong Army does not have these artillery pieces, our previous strategy of defending against the enemy will have to change!"
"Old minister seconded the proposal!"
"Hui'er!"
"His Majesty?"
"Did you hear everything? Go investigate immediately!"
"Yes, Hui'er is resigning!"
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask, what is your worst plan for this battle?"
The Queen's face turned cold, her bright eyes flickered, and her white jade hands clenched tightly and made a crackling sound.
"The country survives and the people survive, but the country perishes and people perish. It is better to be broken into pieces than to be ruined."
Wanyan Chiezha and the two of them felt tense and looked at each other silently.