Although Boyan had not personally fought with Zhao Dongting's army, his ears were almost calloused.

Since Zhang Hongfan and Ali Hague were all defeated by the firearms of the Song army, the firearms of the Song Dynasty have now been regarded as the top priority in the Yuan Dynasty.

Emperor Kublai Khan once said in the early dynasty, "To destroy the Song army, it is necessary to catch up with the firearms craftsmanship of the Song army." ”

It is not without reason that the Yuan Dynasty was able to expand its territory in a short period of time, and it has an unprecedentedly vast territory. Kublai Khan was originally just a nomadic people on the steppe, and they were invincible because they were eager to learn and willing to learn. After occupying the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty, they were learning from each other's strengths, whether in culture, ideology, or in all aspects. Otherwise, the Han people of the Northern Song Dynasty could not be quickly made to choose to surrender quickly.

In all dynasties, after a small number of private capitalists took power, the top priority was to integrate into Han culture. Because, the population base of the Han nationality is too large.

Thinking of Kublai Khan's words, Boyan's eyes condensed slightly, as if he had made up his mind.

Not long after, the generals of the Yuan army at the rank of commander and above in Duanxi hurried to the palace of the palace.

Many of them had already heard the news of Kong Yuan's defeat and death.

When they arrived in the main hall, the faces of all the generals were not very good-looking. Originally, he was very arrogant, but he didn't dare to be too casual at this time.

Boyan waved his hand and said, "Generals, please sit down!" ”

The generals will sit down according to their seniority.

"General Kong Yuan's matter, everyone must have received the news, right?"

Boyan has never had any nonsense, and said directly: "The Tiangang army of the Song Dynasty took the initiative to attack Wutongling, relying on their grenadiers, thunderbolts and Shenlong guns to defeat General Kong, causing our army to suffer heavy losses. Our army's thunder didn't even have a chance to be used, and it was defeated by the Song army from a long distance, what do you generals think about this matter? ”

When a general heard this, he said, "Boss, what are the grenadiers and thunderbolts of the Song army?" ”

All the generals looked at Boyan with burning eyes.

Boyan said: "The grenadier himself doesn't know much about it, but he only knows that its power is several times greater than that of the thunder, and it can shoot more than 500 meters. As for the thunderbolt car, it was just a very powerful cannon made by the Song army with gunpowder, and then tied to a crossbow arrow to fire, which we can learn. We have only developed a thunderbolt for now, and although it is possible to use a catapult to launch a thunderbolt to attack the city, it is far from enough. The two armies rushed to kill, and the catapults were not enough. ”

"Then the boss announced that I would wait here?" Some generals showed doubts.

Boyan propped his hands on the desk and said, "Let you come, I want to hear what you mean, General Kong is defeated, what should our army do next?" ”

Immediately, a general who had a good relationship with Kong Yuan said: "Boss, the last general asks Cen Xi to avenge General Kong." ”

There were also generals who echoed, "Boss, General Kong's defeat is a shame for our army, and the last general also thinks that we should immediately send troops to Cen Xi and return the favor to the Song army!" ”

These generals are not stupid people, and those who know that Kong Yuan's army is defeated have actually begun to think about the next strategy on the way.

But there are also generals who have different opinions, and said: "Boss, the loss of Wutongling is just a temporary loss, and the last general feels that it is better to follow the original strategy, and wait until Deputy Marshal Yesuer leads the army to Wuzhou outside the city, and then we will capture Wuzhou on a large scale, and block the north and east roads of the Song army from the middle, and slowly try to make it better." ”

Boyan did not speak.

The generals in the hall have already come and gone, and there are many discussions.

In just a few minutes, someone had already scolded, "Damn, General Kong is dead, and you still have to wait here?" ”

"General Kong is dead, how can he change his policy in a hurry because of him?"

The Yuan Dynasty was roughly divided into three waves, one advocating an immediate attack on Cen Xi, one advocating acting according to the original plan, and one wave remaining silent.

"That's enough."

Until the generals even had the intention of fighting, Boyan's hand slapped heavily on the desk, "Silence! ”

The congregation immediately fell silent.

In the army, such a situation is extremely common, after all, they are all men who lick blood from the knife edge. Boyan is also used to it.

He said: "The defeat of General Kong is because Ben Shuai underestimated the Song army too much. We only have 130,000 soldiers and horses in the city now, if the Song army moves troops and horses to Cen Xi County, our army may not be able to take Cen Xi in a short time, so let's wait for Deputy Marshal Ye Su'er to lead the troops to come and converge! ”

He waved his hand, "Order, let the army armory develop the Song Army's thunderbolt cannon!" Hurry up! ”

"Boss!"

Some generals who advocated attacking Cen Xi immediately to avenge Kong Yuan were in a hurry, but when they saw Bo Yan's cold eyes, they could only swallow what they said to their mouths.

As the generalissimo of the Song Dynasty, Boyan had a very high prestige in the Yuan court. This is especially true in the military.

In fact, after he remembered Kublai Khan's words, he had no intention of immediately sending troops to Cen Xi. Xuan these generals came over, but they were just going through the motions.

Those generals who were sad and angry because of Kong Yuan's defeat always had a place to vent their emotions.

Wouldn't it be nice to quarrel a few words in the main hall and vent the anger in your heart?

Boyan's eyes swept over the generals, and said: "Everyone go back, no one is allowed to act rashly without the order of the commander." ”

Those unwilling generals saw that Boyan's face was extremely serious, so they could only accept the order and leave separately.

And so, for the past four days.

Zhao Dongting led the army to the outside of Cen Xi County, and there were only thirty miles left from Cen Xi.

For four days, there was no movement of the Yuan army in Duanxi City. However, news came from Jingjiang Mansion, and the army had arrived in Jingjiang Mansion.

Zhao Dongting did not lead the army into the city, and set up camp in Huangweidang, thirty miles south of Cenxi County.

Huang Weidang used to be a village, but now it is empty.

After the army set up camp, he immediately sent a message to Zhang Jue and Wen Tianxiang, asking the two of them to pay attention to their movements at all times. If the Su'er army had the intention of converging with Boyan, he would lead the army to move closer to Wuzhou and shrink the defensive line.

Although even if all the armies were gathered, it would be difficult for the Song army to resist the Yuan army. But at the moment, there is no way to do it.

Forced by the big picture.

If the Yuan army converged, but the Song army still maintained a long defensive line, it would only be slaughtered by the Yuan army one after another.

In Cenxi County, Zhang Hongwei has also arrived with the Tianji Army.

He and Su Quan sent a message to Zhao Dongting, asking Zhao Dongting if he would lead the army into the city. Zhao Dongting replied that he would not, but just let him be stationed in Cen Xi with peace of mind.

In this era, wars were all about defending and attacking cities, but Zhao Dongting came from later generations and was not limited to this style of play.

As long as there is enough food and grass, where is it not stationed?

He led the army to be stationed in Huangweidang, with Cen Xi County in front to resist the Yuan army, and when the Yuan army came to attack, he could still wait for the opportunity to move. And if he led the army to be stationed in Cenxi County, then he really had to wait for the Yuan army to attack the city.

Su Quandang's previous letter reporting the results of the Wutongling battle mentioned that the Yuan army also had thunder, so Zhao Dongting felt that the city was not so solid.

He thought about this situation, because it was impossible to hide it forever.

And with both sides possessing firearms, the seemingly solid city is a little fragile.

Most of the city walls in this era were only about five meters wide, and some county towns were even narrower, or earthen walls, which could not even be stopped by catapults, so how could they withstand the bombardment of artillery shells?

Unless it is an extremely high and wide city wall like Wuzhou City, it is almost the same.

But in the whole world, how many cities can have the majestic atmosphere of Wuzhou City?

In the plains, as long as the Yuan army is not too much, Zhao Dongting feels more advantageous.

Time always flies.

Unknowingly, Zhao Dongting led the army to be stationed in Huangwei for eight days.

The Yuan army in Duanxi City never moved.

The army of Yesuer quickly went south and went straight to Wuzhou City, which was only two days away from Wuzhou City at this time.

Zhang Jue and Wen Tianxiang quickly closed the defensive line, completely abandoned the cities in the west, and the army was all stationed in the three cities of Pingnan, Rongjin and Wuzhou.

By this time, the strategic intentions of the Yuan army were almost obvious.

They want to take Wuzhou.

The geographical location of Wuzhou is too important, as long as Wuzhou is taken, the army of Boyan in the east can be completely unimpeded.

Moreover, with the solidity of Wuzhou City, they can be said to be invincible.

When the time comes, the Yuan army will be stationed in Wuzhou, based on undefeated, and constantly send troops out of the city to attack the Song army, what can the Song army do?

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