Cui Xiuning did not equip the Xiangyong battalion with technical weapons such as bows and arrows, but all spears and wooden shields.

The spears were longer than the spears of the regular Tang Army, but they were not as well made as the spears.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the spear and wooden shield of the Xiangyong Battalion are consumable weapons, and after a battle, it is estimated that they will be scrapped.

However, although it is a consumable weapon, a spear one and a half feet long can make the most powerful of the newly trained Xiangyong.

The half-human-tall wooden shield is thin and light, but even if it is pierced by an arrow, it can make the arrow unable to shoot through the armor again, just enough to neutralize the enemy's bow and arrow.

This spear and wooden shield is simply tailor-made for the villagers.

The Xuanjia produced in Dongzhou was all sent to Jiangnan to equip the Tang recruits, and many of the recruits of the Tang Army were equipped with captured Yuan Army armor.

The Xiangyong battalion did not have Tang Xuanjia for use, and could only be equipped with armor of the Yuan army, Japanese army, and Vietnamese army, and most of them were leather armor.

Although most of the equipment is leather armor, and the armor styles are varied, after all, all the armor has been completed.

"Kill!"

"Close!"

"Kill!"

"Close!"

According to Cui Xiuning's improvised simple tactical movements, the Xiangyong battalion not only stabbed out the spear, then withdrew it, and then stabbed it out. High-intensity repetitive exercises.

Don't look at it as just a simple assassination action, in fact, it is very exquisite.

First of all, the target of the assassination is the enemy's face, and the body protected by the enemy's armor cannot be assassinated, because the spear is too long and easy to break. This can't be stabbed indiscriminately, and you need to be accurate.

Second, the action of exerting force is not the exertion of the arms, but the exertion of the whole body, such as the sudden outbreak of the tiger and leopard, so that the spear can be stabbed faster and withdrawn faster.

Third, it is necessary to retract quickly, the spear is stabbed out instantly, and it is withdrawn instantly, and there can be no actions such as continuing to poke forward and pick stabs.

Fourth, it is necessary to be uniform.

In addition, according to the characteristics of the good elasticity of the spear shaft, Cui Xiuning designed a protective action to weaken the enemy's arrow rain: shaking the spear.

The action is simple. As soon as the enemy throws feathered arrows, the spearmen in the array raise their spears together and shake them quickly. The spear is already very long, and under the dense shaking of the spear, a protective net will be formed, and many feathered arrows will be removed.

Next up is the Hollow Array.

That's right, Cui Xiuning trained a spear hollow array, which was obviously to deal with cavalry.

She placed the commander in the center of the formation and trained the hollow phalanx to move quickly, with the aim of actively approaching the enemy through the movement of the spear formation, and getting rid of the passivity of defending in place.

For the next period of time, Cui Xiuning was either soaked in the barracks or in the gunpowder workshop, completely day and night, one day and two days.

Haidong's fighting spirit, which was a little silent because Li Luo moved the capital to Lin'an, was ignited by Cui Xiuning again. This time it was not the Tang Army that burned, but the Xiang Yong.

The Zhongwu Shrine in Luoning City ushered in more and more villagers to worship.

"Queen, I have 400,000 Tang Lu Divisions, why does the queen have to train Xiangyong so hard?" In the Tang Mansion, Cui Mu, a Dongzhou pastor who came to do something, asked Cui Xiuning a little puzzled.

Cui Xiuning has been a little tired these days, and he has lost some weight, "Mr. Cui, although we have 400,000 land divisions, most of them are recruits who have been trained for at most half a year, and they have not yet been on the battlefield. The main force has been placed in Hengyang. And the defense of Liangjiang and Fujian is not strong. It's not a bad thing to have tens of thousands of more mobile troops just in case. ”

"The minister just saw that the queen was too tired and a little worried. Since the queen wants to train the village brave, the ministers naturally support it. "Cui Mu is a relative, of course he cares about Cui Xiuning's body.

But in his heart, he didn't think that hard training was necessary.

"After this war, there will be a lot of people in the south who will be short of food. Mr. Cui urged the fishing fleet to fish and whal, and make dried fish for emergencies. Cui Xiuning said.

"No!" Cui Mu received the order. He is not only the pastor of Dongzhou, but also the Haijing (Luoning) stay-behind and oversees the civil affairs of Dongzhou, and these things are what he should grasp.

"Niangniang, Gong Kan, the craftsman, asks to see you." Stone Coral came in and bowed.

"Biography!"

"No!"

Gong Kan, the craftsman who was not neat and tidy, came in and bowed, and said: "Queen Qiqi, yesterday's gunpowder production increased to 6,000 catties. ”

Cui Xiuning's eyes lit up, "Everyone has worked hard." After the war, the gunpowder master was rewarded for everyone. ”

Gong Kan said: "The minister found that there was a process that took a lot of effort, but it was not difficult to live. The minister thinks that it can be done by private women. As a result, the daily output will increase by 20%. ”

"Which process?" Cui Xiuning asked.

Gong Kan replied: "Make pills." This process is very laborious, but the work is very simple, just add a part of water to mix the gunpowder powder into a puree, and then filter it out with a sieve. ”

"Okay, then recruit 1,000 female workers to specialize in making pills. Mr. Cui, you should do this matter immediately, don't be stingy with the salary, just let them do their jobs well. Cui Xiuning said.

"No!" After receiving the order, the two did not delay any longer, and hurriedly withdrew together.

Now it's really a matter of time.

The Tang Army's stockpile of gunpowder in the southeast was less than 10,000 catties. And the gunpowder consumption of 30,000 or 40,000 firearms troops in a battle also requires 50,000 catties. It is expected that after the whole war, there will be no 200,000 catties of gunpowder as a foundation.

Gunpowder is said to be toner, nitrate, and sulfur powder in the optimal proportion, which sounds very simple. But that's not the case at all.

It is not easy to process charcoal into a fine powder that meets the requirements. The fineness and uniformity are not good with a grinder alone, and the quality will be affected if the work of ordinary people is not good.

Not to mention the purification of saltpeter and sulfur, the processing of nitrate powder and sulfur powder. These two items are not only technical work, but also detailed work.

Moreover, due to the difference in density of the three substances, it is not easy to mix gunpowder very evenly.

If the technology is poor, it will cause nitrate precipitation in some places and sulfur floating in some places. As a result, it seems that the formula of gunpowder is perfect, but in fact it is not qualified at all.

A lot of things really sound easy, but saying and doing are completely different things.

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Kunming, Yunnan Province at the end of November, has become a huge military city at this time. The army of the king of Yunnan, the Yuan army of Annam, and the army of the Duan clan have all gathered in Kunming.

In addition, there are more than a dozen Tusi armies in Liangjiang Province in Guangxi, the army of the Tian clan in Sizhou, and the army of Lu Wenhuan in Sichuan. These three armies did not need to come to Kunming, but were stationed on the spot and stood by at any time.

"What? The army of anti-thieves has occupied Hengyang? There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses? Damn it! ”

The king of Yunnan, who returned to Kunming, was also Timur, and when he heard the news, he was furious, and his face was gloomy and terrifying.

The anti-thief was one step ahead of him and hoarded a large army in Hengyang. In this way, he will not be able to take the initiative in the geographical position.

The king of Yunnan was angry, and the generals such as Xiang Mango, Duan Qing, and others did not dare to make a sound, and secretly shouted in their hearts that it was not good. Hengyang is occupied by heavy anti-thieves, and this battle will not be easy to fight.

Fight Xiao Yin to the north, and the thief army in Hengyang will attack from behind. If you go east to fight Zhao Liangchao, you will also be attacked by the thief army in Hengyang.

It's just a matter of neglecting one or the other, and being extremely passive.

"King, now you can only attack Hengyang with the main force and break through head-on. The anti-thieves hoarded heavy troops in Hengyang, just enough to complete the battle! Duan Qing said.

Other generals also believed that when the thieves had already deployed heavy troops in Hengyang, they could only attack Hengyang head-on, which was also the most reliable way.

There is another way, that is, the whole army enters Sichuan, attacks Huguang from Sichuan, and then fights to the southeast.

But in this way, it will have to make a big circle, and I don't know how much time it will take. Moreover, the thieves can also deploy heavy troops to block the location of the river, making it difficult for the army to go east out of the river.

Thinking about it, it turned out to be the most appropriate decisive battle in Hengyang.

"Then let's fight a decisive battle in Hengyang! Let the black cloud-like Dayuan Iron Rider step on the bones of the anti-thief in Hengyang! Let Li Luo see the terrible consequences of resisting Dayuan! "The king of Yunnan finally issued a military order for a decisive battle in Hengyang.

"Order the native soldiers of the Huang Jiacen family to attack the pseudo-Song Dynasty from Haibei, Hainan, and peel off the skin of this cowardly rabbit!"

"Let Lu Wenhuan go out of Sichuan and hang Xiao Yin, a wild dog, in Jiangling City!"

"Let those who eat the gall of a leopard and make a mess cry like a baby because of fear! When the Mongol army is angry, even the pythons and the Uspo will also be on our side and devour the courage and soul of the rebels! ”

"This king will personally skin Li Luo, draw his tendons, give his bones to the master to make a vessel, and make his skull into a wine vessel! Feed coliform worms with his body and my Hai Dongqing with his heart! ”

The king of Yunnan said viciously, he was not scolding, he was cursing.

A great lama stood up and bowed down and said, "Then the old man has thanked the king first." The magic weapon made of Li Luo's bones must be different. ”

This tantric old monk is the teacher of the king of Yunnan, Jie Duosi.

This person belongs to the same type of evil monk as Yang Lian Zhenjia, and what he is good at is nothing more than things like secret mantras and great joy, which is different from the national teacher Pasipa .

However, the generals of the Annan garrison, such as Yesudieer, Shi Bi, Mabalangjie, and Pochiadin, had extremely complicated expressions.

They are all generals under Li Luonan's previous expedition to Annan. Just over a year ago, Li Luo was still their "general of the expedition to the south".

Li Luo led them to defeat Annan, which was not bad for them. Especially Li Luo's military strategy, they are very respectful.

But now, the "general" has become a thief! They are going to fight Li Luo to the death.

"You," the king of Yunnan looked at Ye Sudie'er and Shi Bi and the others, "you were once Li Luo's generals, but you must not forget that you are the courtiers of the Great Khan and the soldiers and horses of the Great Yuan." Be ye aware of your enemies! ”

Li Luo's former deputy marshal also stood up and stroked his chest and said: "Don't worry, the king, I am also a slave of the Great Khan, and Li Luo is my mortal enemy!" ”

The Han general Shi Bi, the Tibetan general Ma Palangjie and others also expressed their positions, reassuring the king of Yunnan.

The king of Yunnan sneered: "This king believes in your loyalty. But your Annan army, after all, was led by Li Luotong. You go back to the army and have a good beating, and straighten out the morale of the army. ”

"Wow!" All the generals of the Annam army received the order together.

"General Chuan Ben Wang, prepare to pull out the camp and send troops!" Timur also gave the order, "The hooves of the horses of the army will make them tremble!" ”

On November 22, in the fields outside the city of Kunming, hundreds of monks chanted sutras on the altar and prayed for the blessings and disasters of the army.

There are also large groups of shamans (witches) with their hair disheveled, shaking their bells and dancing around the sacrificial altar, chanting mysterious incantations.

The sound of conch, cymbals, trumpets, chanting, and mantras sounded together, making it even more mysterious and solemn in the smoke that curled up.

This is also the tradition of the Mongol army.

The king of Yunnan personally led a large number of generals to participate in the ceremony. The Grand Lama Jie Duosi came to the king of Yunnan with a bone staff in his hand, and while chanting a word, he put his hand on the top of the king's shaved head.

And the king of Yunnan also respectfully folded his hands and closed his eyes.

At the end, there was another old shaman woman with a hunched waist, with a shriveled mouth, saying something that no one could understand, cutting her fingers with a magic knife and smearing blood on the face of the king of Yunnan.

The King of Yunnan immediately opened his eyes and felt as if he possessed some kind of mysterious power.

He stood up, raised his head and opened his arms as if to embrace his Tengri:

"Immortal Heaven has given me strength, and Genghis Khan has given me courage! Let me whip my horses down on my enemies and give them the punishment they deserve! Even if my life is taken away by the Immortal Heaven, the enforcers will carry out the punishment to the end! ”

"As long as the shadow does not leave my body for a day, my horsewhip will not leave my hand for a day. As long as the sun rises in the east as usual, victory will belong to the descendants of the blue wolf and white deer! ”

He turned abruptly and looked at his group of generals, "Pick up your swords, take your army with you, and set off east!" There is your glory there, there is what you want... All! ”

The Mongols and the Semu generals raised their arms together and shouted, "Iratha! Irata! (Victory)"

The Han army and the generals of the Duan family, who could not understand Mongolian, had to chant "Irata together".

"Get out!" The king of Yunnan waved his hand.

This man's eyes were bright and scary at this time, and his blood was boiling. How many people can lead hundreds of thousands of troops to the battle?

There's really not much left.

Under the order of the king of Yunnan, a large number of Yuan troops left Kunming and marched eastward.

There are as many as 380,000 armored soldiers! Among them, there are 130,000 cavalry alone.

There were nearly 200,000 slaves with the army, as well as more than 100,000 war horses and more than 100,000 cattle for transporting heavy loads.

It's magnificent. It's really scary to have such a large team.

The striker had already arrived in Misha County, more than 100 miles away, and the rear team had just left Kunming. The army stretched for more than 100 miles!

The king of Yunnan climbed the stone forest peak in Misha County, looked at the army of the dragon rolling eastward like an iron stream, and couldn't help but be arrogant, with only a little Sinology, he opened his mouth and chanted poetry: "The army is one million, rolling to the east." Go to the east to do something, for the bottom of the country! ”

"What a poem the king!" A middle-aged general with the appearance of a Han man smiled.

"I didn't expect the king to write poems for the Han people!" A resolute-looking Mongolian general also praised him.

These two men were sent by Kublai Khan to assist the king of Yunnan in commanding the army and counsellor the military aircraft.

Both of them are very famous. The Han man's name is Li Ting, a famous general who participated in the destruction of the Song Dynasty and the destruction of Ali Buge, and was very trusted by Kublai Khan.

But don't look at Li Ting's name as a Han person, and his appearance is also Han, he is actually a Jurchen, but he has changed his surname to Han.

Li Ting, as a Jurchen aristocrat who has long been sinicized, has of course read a lot of books, and he is also quite literate. As for the king of Yunnan's limerick poem, he looked down on it from the bottom of his heart.

Another Mongolian general is called Bo Luohuan, who is also a wise general with a scheming mind.

Both of them were Kublai Khan's henchmen and veterans of battle. After all, the king of Yunnan is young, even if he has outstanding ability, Kublai Khan, who commands hundreds of thousands of troops, will not really rest assured, so he sent two people to check the king of Yunnan.

"My poem is like a pile of wet cow dung that can't be burned!" The king of Yunnan said with a smile, as one of Kublai Khan's most outstanding grandsons, he is still very reliable, at least self-aware.

"King, we're going to speed up." Li Tingdao. "Send someone to inform the post station and the government in front of them, so that they can level the difficult road section and widen the narrow place."

The king of Yunnan nodded and ordered to do so.

The army advanced along the post road, even if the post station in the Yuan Dynasty was developed and the road was greatly improved compared with the Song Dynasty, it would be able to go out more than a hundred miles on this day. The main thing is that there are too many mountains.

In this way, it will take at least half a month to get to Hengyang.

As soon as the Yuan army passed, the dust in the prefectures and counties along the way did not disperse for two days. I don't know how many fields have been trampled and destroyed. Whether it is the Han people or the people of other tribes, they all beat their chests and howl.

The army has been a disaster!

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At this time, Hengyang has also completely turned into a huge barracks. The people of the seven counties of Hengyang, Hengshan, Hengdong, Changning, Leiyang, Anren, Yanling, and Guiyang in the west of the Xiangjiang River in Hengyang have all moved to the west of the Xiangjiang River for temporary residence.

Not only are the seven county towns full of soldiers and horses, but even the passes are also heavily armed. Every dozen miles, you will inevitably see the coalition camp.

The seven counties of Hengyang have become military cities!

The 400,000 troops are stationed in the land of the seven counties, and in fact, there are not many soldiers and horses in sight. However, every strategic place in Hengyang, water and land to rush, and pass the city, are all in the hands of the coalition forces.

All the city passes have been repaired and reinforced. Large quantities of military rations and weapons were also stored in the cities.

Hengzhou City, the seat of Hengyang Prefecture, is where the camp of the coalition army is located. In and around the city of Hengzhou alone, the coalition army stationed 180,000 troops. Among them, there were 100,000 people in the Tang Army, most of whom were veterans.

It can be said that the main force of the Tang Army is in this Hengzhou City.

On the upper floor of Hengyang City, there are three big flags fluttering. In the middle is the Tang character banner, on the left is the Liang character, and on the right is the Song character. Everywhere were stubborn soldiers and bright banners, and a breath of slaughter rose to the sky.

Li Luo did not plan to fight a defensive battle with the Yuan army. The city was only a strategic blockade line and logistical output for him to block the Yuan army.

Seven cities and passes, forming a huge battlefield to Hengshan in the north, Nanling in the south, Xiangjiang in the east, and Yuechengling in the west, fought to the death with the main force of the Yuan army.

The original Hengzhou official office has become the "Shogunate of the General of the Allied Army", and it is also where Li Luo's Chinese army tooth tent is located. A tall phoenix standing at the door.

Within the shogunate, a military council was being held at this time.

Li Luo sat on the handsome seat in a dark armor, and in addition to the generals of the Tang Army, there were also generals of the Liang State and the generals of the Song State.

Of course, the so-called generals of the Liang State are actually the spies of the Tang State.

Liang stationed 150,000 soldiers and horses in Hengyang this time. Of course, Xiao Yin was not at ease with so many soldiers and horses, so he also sent Xiao Yan, the king of Zhao, to lead him.

Xiao Yan represented Xiao Yin and served as the deputy marshal of the coalition forces. And Xiao Yin himself is sitting in Jiangling to resist Lu Wenhuan's departure from Sichuan.

The Song State only sent 50,000 soldiers, and the commander of the army was Luo Tan.

"Hengyang is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and in the middle is flat land, which is two hundred miles longitudinal and horizontal, which is not only beneficial to our army, but also to the cavalry of the Yuan army. According to the detailed report, the cavalry of the Yuan army is at least 120,000! Li Luo's words were amazing.

At least 120,000 cavalry!

Xiao Yan and Luo Yan both felt chills in their hearts, 120,000 cavalry. Just thinking about it makes your scalp feel full.

PS: Everyone, it's too busy and unfortunate today, and I didn't save the manuscript when I was unwell a few days ago. That's all there is to it today. Ask for tickets, subscribe. May be added tomorrow! Crab crab!

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