Sixth Brother Zhang snorted, and was about to refute him, Han Ningshuang spoke first: "Mr. Zhao's consideration, our army is full of gratitude. If the strength of our army is enough to gain a foothold in the interior, it is naturally good, but it is a pity that for decades, the Liao State has regarded me as a thorn in the flesh, and almost wants to get rid of it quickly, although it has finally persevered after hardships, the strength of the Han army has been greatly inferior to before, and the Han people in Liaodong are also extremely discouraged. Thanks to Mr. Zhao's guidance, the rebuilding of the Shuai Mansion is precisely to inspire the hearts of the Han people in Liaodong. And with the scruples of the Liao court towards the Han people, it will definitely attack soon. However, our army has yet to regain its strength, so the position of the marshal's mansion must be easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if it wants to form a momentum in Liaodong, it must not hide in the deep mountains, but must be close to the transportation points. The pros and cons of it, the condensation frost was also repeatedly considered with the generals, and finally this Suzhou Guannan place was selected. ”

She glanced at Zhao Xingde, and was embarrassed, "General Zhao also knows that the arrangements for the relocation of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians to the village are complicated, and the military order has already been issued......

Zhao Xingde nodded, his tone slowed down, but he still insisted on his opinion: "Lord Han League, there is no perfect thing in the world. It is precisely because the strength of the Han army is still weak that if you put more strength in Suzhou Guannan, then the strength of the Taibai Mountain and the Yalu River will be weakened by one point. Now Liaodong can barely be counted as a three-point force, and there are still Bohai people who are ready to move, and the Goryeo Kingdom covets it. On the side of Taibai Mountain and Yalu River, the Han army's forces are too weak, and it will not be possible to pass through it in a short time. ”

"All parties in this place want to reach out, and it's hard to call it consolidation." Brother Zhang Liuge whispered unconvinced.

Zhao Xingde shook his head and said: "The Liao Kingdom and the Nuzhen Kingdom have no time to care about anything else because of the confrontation between the two tigers, while the Goryeo Kingdom is wary and does not dare to rashly take the fire. Now that the Liao, Jurchen, and Goryeo forces have not really controlled the southern part of the Taibai Mountains and the banks of the Yalu River, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once one of the parties withdraws its hand, the Han army is not strong enough to resist it in this area, and it will inevitably be uprooted. If the time is lost, it will be too late to regret it. On the other hand, in the south of Suzhou Guannan, the Liao court has always abandoned it, as long as we don't touch this place with much fanfare, after three or four years, the Khitans will not add an extra soldier there. Instead, they may let their guard down because of pressure from the east. As long as we have a foothold in Kaizhou, Baozhou, Dingzhou, and Xuanzhou, connecting the Jin Kingdom in the north, the Xia and Song dynasties in the south, and the Taibai Mountain and the Yalu River in the south, we can advance or retreat. Isn't it very clear which is heavier, which is light, which is urgent, and which is slow? ”

Han Ningshuang listened to him quietly, her eyes flickered slightly, and finally, Zhao Xingde sighed and said: "I will forget his home on the day of my order, since I was ordered to come to aid the Liaodong Han Army, I naturally think about the Liaodong Han Army." If you make your own calculations, the Han army is stationed in the south of Suzhou Guannan, and the navy constantly attacks its heartland, even if it is not enough to achieve great things, it is more than enough for our dynasty to contain the two countries of Liao and Jin. Although I can't get ten percent of the benefits of my dynasty, seven or eight percent of them will always be available, and my military merits are also indispensable. The final idea is up to all of you. ”

Gao Bolong, Zhang Liuge and other Han generals still felt that he had some truth at first, and heard him say that the Han army "did not achieve great things", and secretly scolded "The dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth." Han Ningshuang's eyebrows frowned slightly, Xu Detai was about to make a round, but Zhao Xingde stretched out his hand, picked up the pattern of Nanshan City, and pointed: "There should be no bricks and stones outside this city, the iron barrel cannons of the Liao State fired powerful guns, and the broken bricks and stones that hit them hurt more people than cannonballs." We have suffered a lot of losses. He had already done his duty, and began to help the Han army improve the defense of Nanshan City.

Wang Xuansu was stunned for a moment, only then did he come to his senses, and said repeatedly: "That's right, Wang was negligent." He was slightly strange in his heart, Xia and Liao had never fought in recent years, let alone been bombarded by Liao's heavy artillery, why Zhao De said "I have suffered a great loss". The other Han generals didn't seem to notice. Han Ningshuang glanced at him and nodded slightly, only she knew that Zhao Xingde had participated in Song Liao's Battle of Hejian.

"Moreover, there are many shooting dead spots in this city, and the distance between the horses is too close, if you use artillery to flank the thieves attached to the city wall, it is easy to hurt your own people. The distance between the horses is planned according to the range of the crossbow, or is it too close, well, by the way," Zhao Xingde thought for a while, looked at Wang Xuansu and said, "Have you carefully considered the range of the artillery and crossbow for defending the city, and then design the pattern of the city?" ”

"The range of bows and artillery?" Han Ningshuang was stunned for a moment, "Isn't the horse surface on the city wall as dense as possible?" ”

"That's not necessarily," Zhao Xingde said, "You see, the horse face was originally used to eliminate the shooting dead angle of the crossbowmen at the head of the city and shoot the enemy soldiers, but if the bow and arrow are replaced by artillery, specifically bombarding the flank of the besieging enemy, only one cannon can be ejected, and hundreds of bows and arrows can be topped, and the cannonball is so powerful that the enemy's siege vehicles, shields and other things cannot resist." But if there are too many horse faces, it will block the firing of artillery. To defend a city with artillery is to tie your hands and feet. ”

At this time, Han Ningshuang asked, "Artillery can replace bows and crossbows to defend the city, and firecrackers should also be able to do it, right?" ”

Zhao Xingde smiled: "That's right. "Also, the artillery is placed at the head of the city, a little higher, and the artillery is fired downward, and the trajectory of the shell is too inclined to hit a few people." If the trajectory is straighter, it can directly sweep through the dense enemy column, or cause the projectile to constantly bounce on the ground, blasting the enemy's formation through the formation, so that the maximum power of the artillery can be brought into play. So it's best to make a few blast holes in a slightly lower part of the horse's face. ”

None of the generals of the Han army had experienced regular siege warfare, and Wang Xuansu only drew a map of the new city based on the writings of his predecessors and the ancient city, and he seemed to understand the key to building the city. Although Zhao Xingde did not specialize in the shape of the city in the past dynasties, he had experience in the battle of defending the city in Hejian and was familiar with artillery, so with a little careful consideration, he pointed out the impracticality of the pattern of this city. The trick of this is not too complicated, just a little bit of it, and the generals of the Han army suddenly realized.

Wang Xuansu said with a smile on his face: "Wang talked about the war on paper, and almost delayed the big event, fortunately there is Mr. Zhao," he hesitated for a moment, and then said to Han Ningshuang, "Since Mr. Zhao is proficient in artillery and city building, why don't you ask him to draw a map of the new city for us, what does the eldest lady think?" ”

Several Han army generals looked at it, and Han Ningshuang looked pleading, and said in a low voice: "Please also ask Mr. Zhao to help us." ”

Zhao Xingde frowned and said: "I don't know the art of building a city, just now it was just from the perspective of artillery attack and defense, and I just got an occasional gain." He waved his hands together, without the slightest intention of hiding clumsiness, but others thought that he deliberately shirked, Wang Xuansu's face was embarrassed, and he secretly said in his heart: "Zhao De was originally against the operation of Suzhou Guannan, so he naturally refused to help us build this Nanshan City into a solid one." lest when this side prospers, it may seem that he is not worried. Most of the other Han generals thought so, and their faces sank.

The atmosphere in the Chinese military tent was a little solemn for a while, and Gao Bolong said angrily: "The lord of the Han League has spoken, but you guy is pushing back and ......." He was still waiting to scold Xingde again, Han Ningshuang's face was slightly cold, and he shouted: "General Gao." Gao Bolong just stopped.

Zhao Xingde smiled bitterly: "I don't talk in front of the True Buddha, I'm just familiar with artillery and defending the city, and I don't mean to shirk it." ”

Han Ningshuang nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhao's guidance, Ningshuang's heart, but passing through Suzhou Guannan, it is the hard work of the Han army for several years, and many preparations are ready to be changed like arrows." Mr. Zhao said that this matter has mixed pros and cons, and since it has reached this point, why not help us to promote its advantages and eliminate its disadvantages. The lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians are tied to this Nanshan city, and Mr. Zhao is also invited to give advice. She looked at Zhao Xingde, her eyes were clear and bright, and her voice was tactful, but she still thought that he was dissatisfied with the fact that his opinions were not adopted, and she didn't believe that Zhao Xingde didn't know how to build a city.

Speaking of this, Zhao Xingde couldn't push it anymore, he secretly hated the suspicion of the Han army at every turn, and deliberately embarrassed them, looked at Han Ningshuang and said: "Since this is the case, Zhao will try his best, but can the leader of the Han League agree to the next condition?" Because of the impromptu intention, the tone was a little contemptuous.

"On what terms?" Han Ningshuang was accustomed to perceiving the thoughts of others, and felt that he seemed to be a little joking, and couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Wang Xuansu has been following her side all the year round, and she noticed it, and said secretly, could it be that Zhao De actually had the intention of being frivolous and angered the eldest lady? Xu Detai, who was old and serious, frowned, Gao Bolong and Zhang Liuge glanced at each other, Gao Bolong said in his heart, this Xia people really harbor selfishness, thinking that strange goods can live.

The atmosphere that had just eased down suddenly had a bit of a murderous atmosphere. Zhao Xingde also regretted a little, the Han army was not easy to survive among the Liaodong group of Hu, the external defense of Hulu, the internal defense of spies, their own people are also intrigued, if you are not careful, you will lose your life, and those who survive are also suspicious and untrustworthy, ruthless temper, passed down from generation to generation, not like the Song people or Xia people are tolerant and open-minded, and they can't joke at will.

"Alas," Zhao Xingde sighed, pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Liaodong has fallen into the hands of the Hu people for a long time, and the Han people have lost the education of the Central Plains etiquette and music, and it is really sad to be close to Di Yi and far away from China. Since you want to revive the Han Dynasty, you should revitalize the etiquette and music education in China, so that the strings and songs will not be endless. He threw himself to the ground of all the Han army generals present and said earnestly: "Please hire a teacher to teach the Han army and the people to learn Chinese characters and read Chinese books, so that the Han people in Liaodong can distinguish between right and wrong and never forget the fundamentals." ”