Chapter 532: The Battle for the Name of the Country
Chapter 532 The battle over the country’s title
"Musket." The supreme shaman Cengiya, who looked confused, took the musket handed over by Yin Tianya and asked after looking at it carefully for a while.
"It is, Your Majesty, that the Southern Dynasty's army relied on this kind of weapon called firearms to defeat our army in the Battle of Xiangyang. Firearms are just one type of firearms. There are also artillery and fireballs. Their power is still greater than that of muskets. Above. This musket was obtained by General Shi Bi who had been lurking in the Southern Dynasties for many years." Yin Tianya sighed and continued. "Supreme Sir, the Great Khan and I were at a loss to do anything about this. In desperation, we came all this way. Come to disturb the latent cultivator."
Cai Enjia said calmly: "Let's try it first."
After returning to the far north, Cai Enjia closed the door and thanked guests. He began to cultivate in secret, trying to break through the void and reach another level of heaven and earth. However, it was extremely difficult to become a guardian. Cai Enjia started from the emperor. The cultivation method obtained in the valley was not passed down by the guardian. In addition, the writings of predecessors were often obscure and difficult to understand. Therefore, although there has been progress, the method has not been found yet.
Regarding Yin Tianya's sudden visit, Cai Enjiya felt the seriousness of the situation. As the supreme leader of the Mongolian Protectorate Cult, he had the obligation and responsibility to take responsibility in times of national crisis. Therefore, he had to put aside his own practice.
There was a "bang" sound. After the gunshot, Enjiya, Ah Da, Ah Er and others stepped forward and carefully inspected a big tree that was used as a target.
Yin Tianya on the side kept introducing: "Although the power of a single musket is not small, it can still be avoided at a certain distance. However, when thousands of muskets are fired together, it cannot be done by manpower. They can handle it. Even those who are skilled in martial arts are no exception. During the Battle of Xiangyang, the Southern Dynasty army already had more than 10,000 such muskets. It is really difficult to compete with the situation of thousands of guns firing and artillery firing. "
Cai Enjia was silent for a moment and then said: "Ah Er, you are proficient in weapon making. Come and see the structure of this musket."
"Yes, sir." Ah Er said after reading. "Sir, this is a weapon that uses gunpowder as the traction force. It is a different type of weapon from the swords, guns and clubs we currently use. I saw it twenty years ago. There is a weapon called the musket. The two are somewhat similar, but the power is different."
"Can it be imitated?"
"Sir, I can't guarantee it. If there is sophisticated production technology, it may be possible."
Cai Enjiya thought for a while and then decisively said: "Okay, Ah Da, pack your bags. The four of you will go to Dadu with me. All the outstanding craftsmen and tools of our dynasty will be gathered there. When the time comes, gather everyone together. It can be imitated."
"Yes, sir."
In late September, the 40,000 yuan army, under the command of coach Buruhuan and pioneer Alibo, launched a tentative attack on Bianliang City. The defenders easily defeated the Yuan army with almost no casualties. Attack and retreat. After this battle, the new Yuan army officers also developed a fear of firearms. Buruhuan did not dare to fight anymore. He just ordered to surround Bianliang City. Of course, Buruhuan knew it With the 40,000 troops in his hands, it was difficult to trap the Song army in the city. After discussing with Alibo, Bruhuan placed 10,000 elite troops to the south of Bianliang City. The purpose was to cut off the Song army in the city. Contact with Dengzhou.
The soldiers of the Bianliang Military Region participated in this battle as auxiliary soldiers. After seeing the power of muskets again, these soldiers confirmed their choice. It was right to join the Song Army. Otherwise, they would only be like the new Yuan Army outside the city. .Become an innocent ghost under the gunpoint.
Through the spread of these soldiers, the people in the entire city knew that the Song Army had a new type of weapon called a musket. Just pull the trigger and the people on the opposite side would fall down. It was passed around. It seemed to be better than the legend. The magic weapons in the hands of the immortals were even more powerful. This greatly increased the people's confidence in the Song army in the city. In addition, Jiang Wanzai and others deliberately promoted the miracles of the Song emperor. What "the sun has an eclipse" "And so on. It made everyone rekindle their feelings about being a Song Dynasty person.
After the situation in the city stabilized slightly, in the early morning of October 1st, musketeers from a brigade of the Royal Forest Army, with the cooperation of the Zhongshun Army and the Xingfu Army, went out of the city and attacked the Yuan Army camp outside the west gate. In less than an hour, they had a clean victory. They defeated the garrisoned Yuan army. Although these new Yuan troops were cautious and had many sentries, they also discovered the Song army's attack in advance. However, they were stunned by a round of missiles thrown by the Zhongshun Army and the Xingfu Army. They were fired upon by the musketeers who came after them. They were instantly defeated. In the end, they left behind more than 3,000 corpses and fled in panic.
In the following days, Jiang Wanzai ordered the musketeers to attack in turn. The Yuan army in the east and north of the city were pushed back thirty miles. It can also be seen from these battles that the new Yuan army, which had not been trained for a long time, basically There is no way to master the bow and arrow. This is completely different from the situation where the musketeers can quickly master it.
In desperation, Bruhuan had to write to Dadu and request the Privy Council to send more reinforcements.
Because of Guo Kan's defeat, Ah Shu took the initiative to write a letter to Kublai Khan and asked himself to be demoted three levels. From the memorial, Kublai Khan saw that Ah Shu had a firm attitude. He immediately issued an order on October 4th. Ah Shu was demoted one level and took up the post. The position of deputy commander and coach of the Central Army was held by Boyan.
Since the beginning of October, Lu Wenhuan led his army to once again harass the Yuan army in Nanyang. The enemy advanced and we retreated. However, the Yuan army cavalry did not dare to get too close to the Song army's base camp outside Dengzhou City. They came and went, naturally feeling impatient.
On October 6, the Lin'an Gunpowder Supervision sent ten more artillery pieces. So far, the total number of artillery pieces in Dengzhou reached sixty-five.
There is no absolute certainty. I have never ordered an attack on Nanyang. Boyan and Ashu of Nanyang also dare not march into Dengzhou because they are afraid of firearms. The two sides have maintained an intertwined situation for the time being.
With the fall of Dengzhou and Bianliang, the conservative Mongolian forces in the Yuan Dynasty pointed their finger at Kublai Khan. They believed that Kublai Khan's change of the name of Mongolia was the root cause of failure. In addition to fighting with the Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongolian conservative forces in the Yuan Dynasty were worried. Kublai Khan also had to take time to deal with the accusations from these noble families.
Starting from October 12th, Li Beiyang led the 50,000-strong Song Navy led by the North Sea Fleet to launch an unprecedented battle with the Yuan Navy led by Liu Zheng on the coast east of Shandong. The battle lasted for more than ten days. Although the Song army had a slight upper hand, Liu Zheng was no small matter. He insisted on using the weak to resist the strong and held on. On October 25, the command platform on the Shenying, the main flagship of the Yuan army, was hit by artillery from the Shenzhou giant ship. Liu Zheng was seriously injured on the spot. Fortunately, the Shenying was very flexible and retreated in time. Only one life was spared.
Without Liu Zheng's command, it took Li Beiyang another three days to completely inflict heavy damage on the enemy navy.
In early November, under the cover of a heavy snowstorm, the remaining dozens of Yuan navy ships fled north. The entire Shandong coast was completely controlled by Li Beiyang's troops.
The news spread to Dadu. More and more Mongolian nobles expressed their dissatisfaction with Kublai Khan.
At the court meeting on November 7, the conservative forces headed by Zong Wang Naiyan and the aristocratic family Ajiji strongly demanded that Kublai Khan change the country's name back to Mongolia.
Azhiji first said: "Your Majesty, since our ancestor Genghis Khan unified all the tribes in Mongolia, we have been invincible and invincible. However, since the emperor changed the name of the country, our army has suffered repeated defeats. This is obviously due to the anger of the Changsheng Heaven. Minister I sincerely ask the Emperor to think twice and restore the original title of our country."
Naiyan continued: "Your Majesty, what Ajiji said is absolutely true. The elite of our dynasty are Mongolian soldiers. In recent months, the number of troops provided by various ministries has been decreasing day by day. If this continues, the combat effectiveness of our dynasty's soldiers will increase. The weaker we are, if we rely solely on Han soldiers, we are doomed to fail."
Although his official position in Naiyan was not high, he was able to influence the major aristocratic families in Mongolia.
Kublai Khan was very angry, but he still suppressed his anger and said: "My dear friends, our army's defeat was caused by the new firearms of the Southern Dynasty army. Now, I have summoned all the outstanding craftsmen of our dynasty and are studying day and night. The solution to the problem will surely come to fruition soon. You two are the pillars of our dynasty and have always been quite prestigious. Therefore, you should put more effort into recruiting troops from the northern ministries."
Naiyan said perfunctorily without expression: "Your Majesty, I will do my best. I just don't know if the Immortal God will care for you."
Ajiji followed closely and said: "That's right. Your Majesty, the battle of Xiangyang failed because Changshengtian did not care for our dynasty."
Wu Lianghetai, who had an upright temperament, couldn't help but said: "Prince Naiyan and Lord A Zhiji, you are not soldiers. You don't know the benefits of firearms in the Southern Dynasties. Our army's defeat in Xiangyang has nothing to do with the name of the country." Attack. The commander-in-chief of the Yuan army in Xiangyang was the son of Wu Liang Hetai. Ajiji's words obviously meant that Wu Liang Hetai was developing for his son.
Wu Lianghetai's face turned red and he was about to refute, but he heard Kublai Khan say coldly: "Azhi Ji. I personally commanded the battle of Xiangyang from the front line. All decisions were made by me personally. Together with the Central Route Army, I The soldiers have nothing to do with each other."
"Really?" Ajiji said with a sinister smile. "Your Majesty, I don't know the details. Don't blame me. Don't blame me."
Kublai Khan "hummed" and said: "I will carefully consider the issue of the country's name. But everyone is aware of the current situation. The enemy is at hand. I hope that you, dear friends, will put the overall situation first. Unanimity with foreign parties is the most important thing."
Naiyan still refused to give up and continued: "Your Majesty, of course we should be consistent with the outside world. But there is no contradiction with changing the country's name."
At this moment, a burst of scolding suddenly came from outside the palace: "What time has it been? We are still fighting internally. Your Majesty is right. The enemy is now. We should unanimously deal with the outside world. The rest can be postponed."
Although the scolding was not loud, all the ministers in the hall heard it clearly. Immediately, everyone felt their eyes flicker. Two figures were already standing side by side in the hall.