Kublai Khan continued: "According to what Shi Bi said, among the Southern Dynasty's armies, currently only the Royal Forest sergeants are equipped with muskets. In addition, hundreds of soldiers were transferred from various military regions to Lin'an to receive musketry training, but the trained sergeants were not equipped with muskets. Returning to their respective units, as for the artillery, Shi Bi knew even less. He only knew that in the Southern Dynasty, only the generals at the level of the military district commander knew the situation. Their upper-level officials called artillery artifacts. This was because Shi Bi It was because I was on good terms with Xia Song, the son of Xia Gui, the former military commander of the Luzhou Military Region, that I heard the only news about artillery from his ears. According to Shi Bi, it would be possible to get only one or two muskets. Yes, but it is simply impossible to get artillery,"
Wu Liang joined the platform and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that Zhao Fu of the Southern Dynasty placed a treasure on this."
"Yes, although the firearms of the Southern Dynasties are quite powerful, they are Zhao Fu's last resort. Wu Lianghetai Ai Qing, when will our reinforcements from the east and west to reinforce Xiangyang arrive?"
"Back to the emperor, the reinforcements from the east route will be around mid-June, and the reinforcements from the west route are expected to be at the end of June,"
Kublai Khan walked back and forth in the room: "Send orders to Ashu, don't act rashly until the Lord God returns."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Emperor Master,"
"I am here,"
"There's no problem with military logistics, right?"
“Everything is fine,”
"Okay, you inform Luzhou Germinal Trading Co., Ltd. to keep in touch with Shi Bi, and be prepared to assist Yang Lian Zhenjia in case of need."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Lord God, I'd like to trouble you to go to Xiangyang to learn about the artillery of the Southern Dynasty and inform Yang Lian Zhenjia of his actions,"
"Don't worry, Khan,"
It was the Great Khan and the Emperor. Although the name was strange, Kublai Khan had no intention of paying attention to it.
"Perhaps it's time for me to meet Zhao Hu of the Southern Dynasty. When two stars shine, one must be injured. But, who is the master of China?" Kublai Khan said to himself as he watched the three people leave.
According to Gongsun Xiaochen's prediction, the weather in early June will be dominated by showers. Rainy days are unfavorable to both warring parties, especially firearms. Of course, the Mongolians are not aware of this shortcoming of firearms for the time being.
On June 2, I ordered the Songhepo camp to be moved to the north of the Guanzitan grove. Although this order immediately aroused strong opposition from Jiang Wanzai and others, I still insisted that the generals' opinions were very consistent. , from Guanzitan to Lumen Mountain, there is a flat plain, which is very suitable for the Mongolian cavalry. In addition, the distance is only sixty-five miles. At the speed of the Mongolian cavalry, it will only take about half an hour. If the Yuan army goes all out, There are only three armies around me: the Yulin Army, the Polu Army, and the Third Wing. The total number of troops is less than 30,000, which may put me in a dangerous position.
My idea is the same as Kublai Khan's original idea, step by step, gradually shrinking the encirclement and counter-encirclement circle. Although I also think that the Yuan army is likely to go all-out, I believe more in the power of firearms, although it is completely incomparable with the modern guns of later generations. , but in long-range shooting, especially when acting as a defender, firearms still have obvious advantages, not to mention that a thousand projectiles will be delivered soon.
Seeing that he could not convince me, Jiang Wanzai had no choice but to retreat and do the next best thing: "Your Majesty, it is indeed the planned plan to camp step by step, but Your Majesty only needs to stay in Songhepo to command, while the veterans and generals will go to the Guanzitan camp. Your Majesty is the Supreme Being, if the Mongols desperately attack Guanzitan, your Majesty should think twice,"
"Everyone, I know you are worried about my safety, but you can rest assured that twenty artillery pieces from the artillery battalion will be set up at the Guanzitan camp. Once it is discovered that the Yuan army has an attempt, these twenty artillery pieces will definitely attack Let them have no way out. If our army is indeed unable to hold because of its small number, then the muskets of the Royal Forest Army, the elite Polu Army, and the three armies in the third wing can do anything. Just buy a few hours, I have enough time to retreat,"
Jiang Wanzai said helplessly: "Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Jiang Aiqing sent an order to General Wang Anjie of Yingzhou to mobilize an army from Yingzhou City to garrison Songhepo, and at the same time move the field hospital to Songhepo. Hans and others also came to the Songhepo camp immediately after arriving. "
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order,"
On June 7th, the sky began to clear up.
At noon the next day, more than ten war horses stopped in front of the central army's tent in Lumen Mountain. An old man in purple clothes stood on the ground without seeing any movement. Although A Shu and others said They were all masters, but they couldn't see the old man's movement skills at all. They just secretly admired him. He was followed closely by an elder, but he jumped down with nimble movements.
"Welcome to the Lord God,"
"Well, Sir Zhenjin, Marshal A Shu, you are well," the old man in purple is the Yuan Dynasty Tianya God Yin Tianya.
Real gold, Ah Shu smiled at the same time and said: "Thanks to the blessing of the gods, everything is fine,"
Boyan said: "Master, please come to the room."
Yin Tianya said "En", pointed to another old man behind him and said: "Everyone, I would like to introduce to you. This is Alao Wading, the chief master of our artillery battalion, and one of the three masters who returned from the Western Regions. , Ali Hague, who is currently serving in our army, is his nephew,"
Compared with Yin Tianya, Alao Wading's attitude was much more respectful: "I have met Master Zhenjin, Marshal A Shu,"
Ah Shu returned the courtesy and said: "Master Alao Wading, please,"
At Yin Tian Ya, Alao Wading rested for a while in the house, and then walked to the western camp of the Yuan Army in Lumen Mountain, accompanied by Yisima Yin, A Shu, and Boyan who had arrived earlier.
Since the beginning of June, the Xiangyang defenders have had a lot of leisure. Taking this opportunity, the regiment defense team members and the people in the city worked together to basically repair the damaged city wall. As evening approached, the commander of the Sixteenth Wing, the commander of the defense of the east city wall, Lu Shikui, the envoy, was humming a tune while sitting leisurely in the command post under the city wall, chatting with the main generals in the sixteenth chamber.
As they talked, everyone turned to artillery again. The commander of the 95th Army, Li Qingdao, said: "Young Marshal, don't mention it. The artifacts I wield are very powerful. The entire Xiangyang City only fired more than ten rounds." The artillery shells scared the Mongols out of their wits. No, it has been quiet for several days in a row. After these few days, life has been really good."
"I said, Lao Li, since it is called a divine weapon, there can still be mistakes," Zhao Wanxiao, the commander of the 96th Army, said with a smile, "Young Marshal, I have heard that this divine weapon was obtained by the emperor from heaven. What was taught?"
Li Qing said: "Old Zhao, are you bragging again?"
"Hey, Lao Li," Zhao Wan sighed, "you know how to eat and fight. To tell you the truth, a few months ago, a relative of my family went to Lin'an and happened to have dinner with King Fu. At the dinner table, he listened to King Fu He said it himself, the emperor was ordered to stay in seclusion for two months. He received the favor of heaven and learned the art of divine weapons."
Li Qing shook his head and said: "Old Zhao, when will you get rid of your bragging habit? Do you think that because your surname is Zhao, you are related to the emperor?"
Zhao Wan said anxiously: "Old Li, you are not bragging this time. Young Marshal, why don't you go back and ask your old man if there is such a statement in the DPRK?"
Lu Shikui smiled and said: "Old Li, Old Zhao, you two will quarrel when you are together. According to my general's wishes,,,,,,"
"Report," Ergou hurriedly entered, interrupting everyone's chat, "Young Marshal, generals, the Mongolian trebuchet has appeared again,"
You still dare to come," Lu Shikui cursed, "Get to your positions and prepare to fight. Ergou, report to the Commander's Mansion immediately and inform General Wanyan."
"Yes, young marshal," Ergou turned around and left.
Looking from a distance, we can see that the formation of the Mongolian trebuchets is looser than before, and the distance between each trebuchet has increased a lot.
"You have learned to be smart," Lu Shikui said to himself.
The sky was getting darker, and with Lu Shikui's eyesight, he could only see part of the trebuchet in front.
After a while, the trebuchet began to bombard. Stones flew up the city wall one after another, making constant collision sounds. Perhaps because of the dim light, the accuracy of the Mongolian trebuchet was far less than usual. It just hit Xiangyang City for a while. Random bombardment.
"Shi Kui, what's up?" Lu Wende, Lu Wenhuan and Wanyan Tianlei, under the protection of Lu Wenxin and more than a dozen Black Carbon Regiment soldiers, boarded the east city and went straight to the bunker where Lu Shikui was hiding.
"It's still the same as before, only the trebuchets are bombarding, but it's not as intense as before,"
Lu Wende said: "Grandma, the Mongols still dare to use trebuchets. General Wanyan, please do me a favor and make them suffer a little more."
"Yes, Commander," Wanyan Tianlei said to the deputy general of the artillery battalion beside him, "pass the order and get ready."
"Direction, straight ahead, distance, one hundred and eighty to two hundred steps,"
Following the instructions issued by the artillery battalion deputy general, the artillery positions within and on the city wall were prepared.
"put,"
Ten artillery pieces roared almost at the same time, and a thundering roar sounded immediately.
At the same time, Yin Tianya, who was standing behind the trebuchet formation, subconsciously shouted: "shooters, lie down."
After the smoke cleared, Yin Tianya said: "Retreat and take stock."
The results came out quickly. Five trebuchets were scrapped and four were damaged. Seven personnel were killed and 11 injured. A Shu said: "The losses this time are much less than last time. Last time the Xiangyang Army only fired Five guns, this time ten guns, the damage is even greater than this time,"
Yin Tianya said: "Well, Marshal A Shu, it seems that this is one of the ways to deal with it,"
"Lord God, how did you come up with this idea?" Ah Shu said in admiration.
People in later generations will know that when encountering the opponent's artillery bombardment, lying down on the ground is the most basic way to reduce casualties. When artillery first came out, Yin Tianya could think of this just by relying on his instinct. It’s not easy.
Yin Tianya smiled: "Everyone, go back to camp and discuss it in detail."