"Hans, our army will have a big operation soon, and there will be many wounded by then. The wounded in our army are all heroes of our dynasty. You have a heavy responsibility. You must try your best to recover them so that they can be rehabilitated." Returning to the battlefield, at the very least, we must strive to save their lives. "On the battlefield, swords and guns are blind. Of course, I know that even if Hua Tuo, Bian Que and other miracle doctors are reborn, there is no guarantee that they can save the wounded 100%.
Hans said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best,"
"Well, in addition to your students, there are also three palace doctors who are good at treating trauma. I have invested so many manpower, and I hope you can reduce the death rate of our soldiers. Reduce to a minimum,”
"Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and I admire you. Your Majesty, with medical alcohol, field health workers, and timely treatment, I believe that the success rate of the operation can reach more than 70% and reduce the death rate of our army. This is completely possible." Arrived,"
"Okay, Hans, if you have any needs in the field hospital, just ask me,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
In the afternoon of that day, news came one after another from the scouts who were out looking for news. A Mongolian army of more than 10,000 people had arrived at the Yuan army base in Lumen Mountain outside Xiangyang City. Judging from the flags, it should belong to its east route army.
"That's almost it. This is the Yuan army from the east. Jiang Aiqing is calling the generals to deploy tomorrow's battle plan."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
Soon, all the generals entered my tent with excited expressions.
War can be exciting, not to mention it has been quiet for many days.
"See the Emperor,"
"Without ceremony," I motioned for everyone to sit down and said, "Generals, with the arrival of Mongolian reinforcements from the east, the number of enemy troops in Xiangfan has exceeded 150,000, and the reinforcements from the west should also be On the way to Xiangfan, this can reduce the pressure on our east-west front, which is very beneficial to Sichuan and the Jianghuai Military Region. In the past ten days, the Mongols have been frightened by our weapons and have not launched new weapons. In the siege battle, since Ah Shu and others cannot retreat, then our army will counterattack them in their own way. For this reason, I have decided to send troops to attack Lumen Mountain tomorrow,"
Wu Songhan: "Great, Your Majesty, our army can finally fight back,"
I nodded and said: "From defensive warfare to offensive warfare, it seems to be just a change in strategy and tactics, but for our soldiers who have always been good at defense, it is undoubtedly a huge test. The battle to attack the Lumen Mountain Fortress is just the early stage. This is an attempt. From now on, our army will not only recapture Bianjing, the capital of our dynasty, but also capture important towns such as Dadu and Zhongdu in the Yuan Dynasty. It will be a difficult siege battle. However, with the increase of our army's artillery, With more and more numbers and more power, siege warfare will definitely become relatively simple. In tomorrow's battle, I plan to focus on the artillery battalion and bombard Lumen Mountain, General Crete,"
"The end will be here,"
"For tomorrow's battle, the entire artillery battalion will be dispatched to set up artillery bombardment according to the original shooting points,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"General Wu Songhan,"
"The end will be here,"
"Your 17th and 19th armies will protect the left and right wings, while the 20th army will follow the artillery camp and serve as the escort of the artillery camp to prevent the Lumen Mountain Yuan army from recklessly attacking our artillery camp position."
"Yes, I will obey the order,"
"General Xie Daolin, General Wen Zhang, General Zhang Shijie,"
The three of them stood up at the same time and said: "The end will be here."
"The Royal Forest Army left one brigade to garrison the main camp, and the rest brought muskets and threw bombs. As the central army, after the bombardment, if the Yuan army dared to attack our army, they would fight back with muskets."
"Yes, I will obey your orders,"
"General Jiang Cai,"
"The end will be here,"
"Your troops at the rear will act as a reserve force and move randomly."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your order,"
"Gongsun Xiaochen,"
"The end will be here,"
"Send someone to inform General Xia Gui and order him to launch a feint attack from the east at three o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Jiang Aiqing, tell Lu Xiufu of Yingzhou that according to the order of the Military Council, a unit of troops from the Yangzhou Army of the Jianghuai Military Region will be transferred to Xiangfan."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Okay, everyone, recharge your batteries and set off early tomorrow morning,"
After dinner, I replied to Wen Tianxiang with a long letter. In the letter, I clarified the following points: First, economic development is the top priority of the local government, but we should not rely too much on the sale of land, although our government does not prohibit it. The free sale and purchase of land, economic development should focus on industry, agriculture, handicrafts and commerce. The function of the government is to provide guidance and improve the local reasonable industrial structure; secondly, the Government Council and relevant ministries shall discuss and limit the amount of land sales. In principle, the proportion of local income should not exceed 20%; third, order the Independent Commission Against Corruption to supervise the buying and selling process, investigate and deal with violations of the law, and ensure that cultivated land cannot be used for other purposes, nor can it be bought or sold by force; third Fourth, the Government Affairs Council can organize personnel to conduct surveys in various places and gather the actual conditions in various places before discussing; fifth, order the Department of Law to formulate and improve relevant laws to ensure the interests of all parties.
Early the next morning, following my order, more than 20,000 troops left the Guanzitan camp and headed straight for Lumen Mountain.
Thirty artillery pieces were pulled by carriages and arrived at an open area about 350 steps away from the Yuan army camp on Lumen Mountain. Behind the artillery camp was the third compartment of the 20th Army, all heavily armed heavy armored infantry.
I rode on the royal horse "Feiyan", surrounded by Yuan Ji and others, and came to the 300 steps in front of the Yuan army camp. This distance was beyond the effective range of the archers, unless it was a large bow such as a bed crossbow. crossbow.
"General Wu, go and call the formation,"
"Yes, Your Majesty," Wu Songhan single-handedly stepped forward more than 120 steps and said loudly, "Commanders of the Yuan Army opposite, listen up. This general is Wu Songhan, the commander of the third wing of the Lin'an Military Region of the Song Dynasty. I came back to visit General Boyan today. I wonder if General Boyan dares to come out to fight with Wu."
Boyan in the fortress laughed loudly and said: "General Wu, your return visit is really timely. However, Boyan's military life is at stake and he will not fight you today. Please come back."
Wu Songhan said: "It turns out that the Mongolian general Boyan is also timid in fighting."
Boyan was not angry: "General Wu, don't talk nonsense, come and attack my castle if you have the guts,"
"Haha," Wu Songhan laughed loudly and took off the Chuanyun Bow. "General Boyan, it is certain to attack the city. However, before the attack, Wu will give you another arrow."
When the string of the Chuanyun Bow was fully drawn, Wu Songhan loosened his right hand and said "take it", and then an arrow flew towards the Yuan army fortress with a whoosh. In an instant, a flag on the fortress was blown by this The arrow fell to the ground.
"Good archery skills, General Wu. It's disrespectful to come and go. Boyan also gave me a gift in return." After saying that, Boyan took a long spear from a soldier beside him and used a concealed weapon to kill the long spear. ejaculate.
From a high position, the speed of the spear was no less than that of Wu Songhan's arrow just now.
Wu Songhan didn't expect that Boyan's arm strength was so strong. He could shoot the gun with his own arm strength without any external force. You know, the distance between the two people was a full 180 steps away. The power is enough to shock the world.
"Bo Yan is so powerful," Yuan Ji, who was beside me, praised casually.
The eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers were all focused on Wu Songhan at this moment, eager to know how Wu Songhan would respond. Before everyone could react, they saw Wu Songhan holding a spear in his hand, advancing instead of retreating, and tightening his legs on the horse. , the horse moved forward, and with the impact of the horse, Wu Song swung the iron gun in his palm, and shot three times in a row before he was able to shoot down the spear that Uncle Bo had brought.
"What a martial artist, what a boy," Wu Songhan felt his arms go numb and praised him, then turned his horse's head and returned to his own camp.
"It seems that the Mongols will not go out into battle. Your Majesty, let's fire the cannons," said Jiang Wanzai behind me.
"Okay, order the artillery battalion to fire,"
When Crete received the order, he could not conceal his inner excitement and hurriedly said: "Each artillery position, prepare, one team, light and fire,"
Ten of the artillery roared at once, and ten shells flew towards the Yuan army's fortress with a deafening roar. Then there were bursts of explosions, and at the same time, gunpowder smoke filled the sky above the fortress.
Crete added: "Second team, light the fire and set it off."
According to the three-stage shooting method of muskets, Crete divided the thirty artillery pieces into teams of ten and fired the first round of shells in turn.
"All lie down," A'shu in the Yuan army's fortress immediately issued the order. The distance of more than 300 steps was beyond the reach of the Mongolian archers with superb archery skills, so A'shu did not order a counterattack. , but ordered all the soldiers to lie down on the ground.
After the first round of bombardment, Crete immediately ordered the artillery battalion auxiliaries to use cold water to cool down the gun body.
Looking through the cracks in the gunpowder smoke, I could see that the Yuan army's fortress on Lumen Mountain had been blasted out several gaps. I secretly estimated that thirty artillery pieces would fire in turns, and it would take less than ten rounds to blow up the opponent's fortress.
After regaining his composure, Ah Shu wiped his dark face, looked around, and said hurriedly: "Hurry up and count the casualties of the soldiers."
Within a few breaths, Ah Shu had received an answer. Twenty-one of the thirty artillery shells from the Southern Dynasty hit the earthen wall of the fortress, and only nine exploded on the fortress. There were about seventeen of our own soldiers. Eight people were killed and more than 30 people were injured.
This casualty rate is not high, and A Shu thinks it is acceptable.
After about a cup of tea, the second round of shelling began again.
"Each artillery position, adjust the target point, aim at the enemy's wall, one team, light fire, release,"
"Team 2, light the fire and set it off,"
"Team 3, light the fire and set it off,"
Of the thirty rounds of artillery shells in this round, only one was too high and hit the Yuan army's fortress. The remaining twenty-nine artillery shells all hit the target. The Mongols spent a lot of effort to build Lumen Mountain. After this round of bombardment, the fortress was completely damaged.