A person standing in front of Xu Ding, straightening his somewhat messy clothes, said:

"The contempt is the commander of the 137th Army of the Eastern Theater of the Western Shang Empire."

"Darayu, right..." Xu Ding frowned: "What a broken name is this." ”

He was a little embarrassed to read.

"Tell me, what is the mission of this time to Niudu?"

"Capture the cattle and destroy all the enemy forces that resist."

"Humph!" Zhao Yundao: "You have a lot of temperament, just with more than 10,000 people in your mere body, you also want to defeat us?" ”

Dalayu never took Huaxia's army seriously. This time I fought against Xu Ding, and I was full of confidence. I didn't expect to capsize in the gutter.

He glanced at Zhao Yun and said, "The general is good at martial arts, and his luck is good, but the army of my Western Shang Empire is definitely not something you can compete with, sooner or later..." ”

"Dian Wei." Darayu's words were not finished.

Xu Ding interrupted him.

Chao Dianwei winked.

Dian Wei slapped Dalayu on the back of the head: "They are all captured, and they are still so arrogant, you kid is looking for a beating, right?" ”

Xu Ding continued to ask: "The Western Shang Empire discovered a wormhole and invaded our Huaxia Kingdom. Where is the wormhole? Where is the location? ”

Dalayu did not reply.

Dian Wei showed no mercy and gave him a few punches.

Dian Wei's strength was very strong, and after a few punches, he was curled up to the ground.

It didn't take long.

Guo Jia and Jia Xu arrived.

Guo Jia said: "Your Majesty, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine."

"But it's scared to death, how can you run out alone, what should we do in case of an accident?" Although Guo Jia is a courtier, he bluntly admonished: "Please Your Majesty must not do such a thing again in the future." ”

"Got it." Xu Ding asked, "How is the situation outside now?" ”

"The enemy has retreated on all fronts and is being pursued by our army. It is estimated that it will not take a while, and there will be good news. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm."

This is all expected by Xu Ding.

Dalayu had ordered the army to withdraw eastward by telegram, and there was no possibility of a reversal. If this is not the case, then the army of Huaxia is too ineffective.

...........

Zhao Yun led people outside to clean up the battlefield.

Xu Ding and Dalayu talked a lot.

From his mouth, Xu Ding understood. The Western Shang Empire was only the third largest country in the five-element world. There are also the first and second largest countries, with more troops and stronger technology. Now that the wormhole has been discovered, everyone is rushing to conquer the world in order to obtain more mineral resources.

The 200,000 enemy troops that entered Jiangdong were only a small part of the strength of the Western Shang Empire.

Their strength is not ranked in the Western Shang Empire.

"Let's take them all down, keep them under strict supervision, and when I have time, I'll interrogate them slowly." Xu Dingdao.

"No."

Dian Wei called a few people and detained all of Dalayu and his party.

Tie it up with a rope and take it away.

Darayu's words made everyone present feel low.

Just a partial army, it is so powerful, if the elite of the Western Shang Empire comes, won't it be over?

"What are you doing, hanging your head." Xu Dingqiang said with a smile: "The Western Shang Empire is indeed powerful, and with our military strength, it seems that it is difficult to contend with. But we must not be discouraged, no matter how difficult the road is, we must go on. ”

"What Your Majesty said is that the minister believes that one day, he will defeat the Western Shang Empire." Jia Xu said.

"Alright, let's retreat to Niudu. A meeting was held to completely settle the affairs of the Western Shang Empire. Xu Ding got up and walked out.

"No..."

And they all followed.

The war went surprisingly well.

Of the enemy's more than 10,000 troops, half were pursued and killed, and a small half were scattered. The rest were taken prisoner.

The battle of Niu Plug was a big victory, and all of them were pressed back to Niu Block City.

Xu Ding made a decision on the fly.

Niudu is only a small city, and it is often threatened by the enemy army in Jiangxia, so it must not stay for a long time. You have to find a strong city to hold onto, so that you can relax and have a meeting.

Xu Ding let the army travel day and night and rushed to Nanxiang.

There is a brigade of the enemy in Nanxiang, with a strength of about 3,000 troops.

If you can take down there, Jingnan will be completely controlled.

Next.

The army arrived at Shonan Castle.

Lu Su led his troops and stormed the city of Shonan.

Da Da...

The enemy's firepower network is still as strong as ever.

It was difficult for the besieging troops to get close.

When Xu Ding saw it, he said: "Without artillery, it is difficult to enter the city. Zijing, go and catch all the mortars we have captured, aim them at the gate of Shonan, and blast them open for me! ”

Lu Su said: "Your Majesty, we won't use that... Mortars. ”

"I won't use schooling. We'll use it sooner or later. Such a good weapon must not be left rusty in the barracks. Xu Ding said impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and get artillery." ”

"Yes."

Lu Su brought up all the captured artillery.

There were more than 100 mortars and more than 10,000 shells.

This is the strength of an integrated artillery battery.

If the soldiers who operate the cannon can shoot accurately, they can decide a lot of things.

But the army of Huaxia has never used artillery. They don't even know how to fight.

"Listen, this artillery is used..." Xu Ding didn't understand much either. I've seen it before with a satellite monitoring system and learned a little about it. It can only be taught from memory.

The soldiers also understood what was not moving.

According to Xu Dingjiao, put the cannonball into the barrel.

Boom boom...

More than a hundred artillery pieces, firing forward.

The soldiers who were besieging the city were almost under the city, and they were frightened back by this round of shells. Because all the artillery, fell on the banks of the moat. They were only a dozen paces away.

If it's any faster, I'm afraid I'll hurt them.

"How to fight, adjust the cannon barrel net..." Xu Ding was speechless.

"Don't launch them all yet. Let's experiment with a cannon first, and then we'll attack together when we know the height of the cannon. Xu Dingdao.

"Yes."

Xu Ding didn't worry about the soldiers who operated the artillery, so he simply did it himself.

It was tested more than a dozen times, wasting a lot of shells and killing a lot of its own people.

But the hard work paid off to some people, and they finally mastered the basic artillery skills.

Or practice makes perfect.

The more I use it, the more I don't.

According to the results of his own experiment, Xu Ding told the soldiers who operated the cannon the height and angle of the cannon, and then ordered: "All ready, let's raise the cannonballs... Put! ”

Boom boom...

This time there wasn't much of a difference.

More than a hundred shells, almost all of which went into the city.

Some of them landed on the towers of the city and blew up the enemy troops defending the city.

"Okay, let's fight like this, and one more round..." Xu Ding's heart rejoiced.

Boom boom...

Under his command, three rounds were fired in a row.

After three rounds, the enemy on the tower was completely stunned.

Lu Su's army took advantage of the situation to charge and successfully hit the tower.

Guo Jia smiled: "Your Majesty, this artillery is really useful. At such a distance, it can also deal a wide area of damage. In the future, we will conquer the city, and we will no longer have to worry. ”

"Hahaha..."

The generals laughed too.

Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and so on are all there.

Jia Xu said: "It's time for us to change our weapons, and when we take down Shonan, we will have nearly 20,000 rifles." We can also master these weapons, these technologies, just like the enemy. ”

"Kill..." The city gate in front was blasted open, and Zhao Yun led a force and rushed into the city.

Lu Su hurriedly ordered the whole army to follow and enter the city to engage the enemy in a white-knuckle battle.

Xu Ding said to everyone: "Let's all go into the city." Let's talk about it in town. ”

Following Lu Su's army into the city.

The battle is over.

Most of the enemy troops in the city were killed by shells. Those who were not killed by the explosion were also attacked by Zhao Yun, and the casualties were extremely heavy. After that, Lu Su surrounded and annihilated it.

Night.

Xu Ding summoned all the generals and ministers to the southern city of Shonan to hold an important meeting. This meeting will determine the future direction of Huaxia Kingdom. Because the enemy is stronger than previously thought, and their weapons are more advanced than expected. According to the current way of playing, sooner or later it will fail.

After Xu Ding sat down, he said to everyone: "First of all, I will explain some facts to you, so that you know the current situation of our Huaxia Kingdom, and then we will discuss how to deal with it." ”

Xu Ding, the Five Yuan World, the Western Shang Empire, and the Wormhole Teleportation Array, told the generals.

These are very confidential matters.

Before that, except for Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Zhao Yun, they didn't know. Now the generals in the army are all there, and they are all frightened by the news from Xu Ding.

The more than 4 million troops of the Western Shang Empire were all elites who mastered new weapons. Can the Chinese Empire win?

"Why don't you speak? Scared? Xu Ding noticed everyone's expressions and was slightly displeased.

Zhao Yun said: "The last general is not afraid of war. It's just that... With such a strong enemy, do we have a chance to win? ”

"Absolutely!"

Xu Ding motioned for Guo Jia to speak.

Guo Jia said: "Your Majesty means to fight a protracted war. Strengthen our military power while fighting enemy forces. After that, the strike. ”

"That's a good idea." Zhao Yun nodded silently.

The generals are talking.

At this time.

An epistle was delivered.

After Xu Ding saw it, he was extremely happy.

"Let me tell you a good news, Zhuge Liang and General Huang Lao won a great victory in Yangzhou, annihilated the enemy's 6,000 cavalry, and captured a large number of new weapons. General Huang also said that he must make persistent efforts to win more battles. ”

Huang Zhong's letter is really a timely rain.

The people who had lacked confidence gradually regained their self-confidence.

Lu Suyan said: "It is an indisputable fact that our weapons are inferior to the enemy. If you want to win the battle, you must at least be equipped with the same new weapons as them in order to fight fairly. ”

"The minister suggested that all captured weapons be sent to Yanzhou, where the new army would be trained."

Lu Su's words were exactly what Xu Ding thought in his heart.

Xu Ding smiled: "Zijing, you said that you have reached the heart of my heart. I have invited you here today to confirm this matter. Although we now have more than 200,000 troops, there are not many of them that can really fight. Against the Western Shang Empire, the odds of winning are not great. It is reluctant to be able to hold Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and it is impossible to completely destroy the enemy. Therefore, we should be prepared to assemble a new army and equip it with the latest weapons. When we can't stop the enemy, we will lead the new army into battle and give the enemy a head-on blow. ”

"But...."

Xu Ding glanced at the generals: "Training the new army is a heavy task, which of you can take on this heavy responsibility?" ”

"The last general wishes..." Almost all the generals stepped forward.

Lu Su, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu also gave up one after another.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to take on this important responsibility." Guo Jiadao.

"Fengxiao, the army is on an expedition, I have something to discuss with you sooner or later, how can I let you go to Yanzhou." Xu Ding did not agree.

The war in Jingnan is so urgent and dangerous.

Guo Jia is a military advisor and should follow the army.

Only when Guo Jia is here, Xu Ding can rest assured.

"Wenhe."

"Yes."

Xu Ding said: "I want you to go back to Yanzhou and be responsible for forming and training the new army." The generals of the country, except for those who have already gone on the expedition, are at your disposal. Would you like to go? ”

"I'm afraid that I can't do it well."

"You are too modest, and I believe that you know more about the Forces nouvelles than all of us. If you can't do it, who else can? Xu Dingdao.

"The minister commands." Jia Xu responded: "It's just... After the minister left, who led the First Army? ”

Xu Ding said: "You don't have to worry about this. Bonghyo can do it. ”

........

Jia Xu's return to Yanzhou was decided in this way.

In order to implement the strategy of being a late striker.

Xu Ding made the following decision.

First, except for a few weapons and equipment captured in the Jingnan battlefield, which remained in the army, the rest had to be sent back to Yanzhou and handed over to Jia Xu to enrich the new army.

Second, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Hebei and other places immediately recruited young warriors to Yanzhou for use. There is no limit to the number of people, the more the merrier.

Third, resolutely prevent the enemy from crossing the Yangtze River, and control the battlefields of the two countries in Jiangdong and Jingnan. Do not bring the flames of war to the people of the Central Plains.

For these decisions, all the civil and military forces agreed.

Next.

Jia Xu set off to go back.

Xu Ding also planned to start a new round of attack.

Fortunately, at this time, Jingzhou's 5,000 heavily armored cavalry all came to southern Hunan. There are also 5,000 light horsemen, who are the original white horse servants of Gongsun Zhan.

Xu Ding had more troops, and his heart was no longer as worried as before.

A satellite monitoring system was turned on to survey the situation in the east.

The enemy lost 20,000 troops, and the commander of the 137th Army of the Eastern Theater was still in prison in Shonan. Surely we will not rest on our laurels.

Once a new offensive is launched, the enemy's forces will definitely be stronger.

Monitored by satellite.

No trace of the enemy was found.

Allowed to retract system monitoring.

"Fengxiao, what do you think of the cavalry of the Western Shang Empire? So far, we haven't fought their cavalry. I don't know the bottom of my heart. We have always taken it for granted that our cavalry is invincible and best at field and close combat. If the enemy's cavalry had the same combat strength as ours, did you think about what would happen? Xu Ding worried.

"Your Majesty is too worried. Our cavalry is a warrior, experienced in a hundred battles, invincible. The minister did not believe that the cavalry of the Western Shang Empire could surpass us. What's more... They had no armor and suffered heavy casualties in battle. Fighting with us for a long time, their attrition is no less than ours. The minister was confident that he would still be able to gain an advantage in the field. Guo Jiadao.

"I hope so."

Xu Ding is not as optimistic as Guo Jia.

According to Darayu's confession, the strength of the Western Shang Empire in the five-element world is not the strongest. They still have to face oppression from several great powers.

In other words, the army of the Western Shang Empire is also fighting all year round.

Their ability to fight in the field also seems to be very strong.