210 Zhao'an
Subsequently, Shang Wu showed them the principle of hot air balloons, in fact, it was a Kong Ming lantern, and they already felt very magical when they saw the Kong Ming lantern flying full.
"Sir, do we really want to use something like this?" It's hard for Ma Heng to imagine how big such a thing would become if it was really made, and the effect was quite powerful.
"Of course." Shang Wu said.
"This is our secret weapon, what I'm afraid of is that our soldiers are panicking, you must tell the soldiers well, I can only demonstrate it to you here. But you have to explain it to the soldiers, don't panic, you know? Shang Wu said.
"Understood. Sir. Shang Wu said.
"This time, as long as your two brigades resist the charge of the officers, cavalry, and infantry, give the second brigade some time, let them rectify in the rear, and collect those Yellow Turban soldiers, you will be the first to take the lead. Remember, it's a defensive operation, not an active offense. As long as they cover their evacuation from here, everything. It's going to be very good for us. Shang Wu said.
"Understood, sir." Xiaodouzi and Ma Heng said.
"Yes, yes. Can sir. Ma Heng thought about it and felt that something was wrong.
"Tell me, what do you think?" Shang Wu asked Ma Heng.
"Sir, we have such a weapon, why don't we launch a counterattack, although we don't know exactly what it looks like, but it can have a great impact on us, and it will definitely have a great impact on them, if we can use such a weapon, this will inevitably have a great impact on them, we can use such a huge impact to quickly attack them, in this way, our counterattack will become very rapid." Ma Heng said.
"Hmm. There is some truth to it. Little Douzi nodded and said.
"Huh. Your idea is good, but alas, we only have one here, and it won't last long. Not only that, but it took too long to rely on such an airship to fight. Shang Wu said.
"The effect of the battle is to achieve the result of the surprise attack, but not to achieve the effect of complete defeat." Jia Xu said on the side.
Ma Heng and Xiaodouzi thought about it for a while, and felt that it was the same, after all, just relying on the appearance of a special weapon would indeed have a significant impact, but the problem was that he could not form an advantage in numbers, that is, this is a weapon that has just been developed, and under the use of such a weapon, it is obviously unrealistic to end all battles at once.
"I see. Sir. Ma Heng immediately understood. This can only achieve the effect of a surprise attack, and if you want to play a complete combat role, you still have to rely on them.
"Not only for this reason, but Huang Fu Song is also learning some of our tactics. According to intelligence, there is also a large army behind Huangfu Song, numbering between 15,000 and 20,000 people, which is a military force that cannot be underestimated. Shang Wu said.
"Their presence is a threat to us, so we can't rush to launch a counterattack, otherwise we will have a huge uncontrollable situation." Shang Wu said.
"Yes, sir." Ma Heng said. He also heard about the Huangfu Song Strategic Reserve. This meant that only after Huangfu Song had put in their last reserves could they use such a situation to solve such a matter.
Huangfu Songzhong military camp tent.
"How?" Zhu Jun asked Huangfu Song with a smile.
"It's amazing, I didn't expect that the Red Turban Army would be able to equip such a thing. This was a big surprise to me. Huang Fu Song said.
"Still." Huangfu Song said worriedly with the telescope in his hand. The advent of telescopes. Huang Fu Song was very surprised. When he saw the distant scene suddenly put to his side, he was completely confused. Because if they did so, it would mean that many of their impossible situations would be exposed to the enemy's nose at once, and not only that, but the Red Turbans could see them from a great distance, which meant that their operations would have no secrets, which was a very terrible thing. Huangfu Song was very worried about this.
"But what?" Zhu Jun asked.
"Gongwei, think about it, if the Red Turban Army had such a thing, I remember before that we had seized a lot of such things, but we don't know what they are." Huangfu Song said.
"But now. You and I are all clear. It's what they call a telescope, they can see every move we make here, and even, they can stand outside our barracks and see what we're doing here, and that's what we do. Huangfu Song said worriedly.
"This." Zhu Jun thought of this and froze for a moment. He really didn't expect this, he just thought it was a baby at first, but he didn't expect that such a baby could bring them such a big trouble.
"I'm afraid that our every move, the Red Turban Army has already begun to target us. As a result, the situation of our army is extremely bad. Huang Fu Song said.
"In this way, my army may be more than lucky in this battle." Zhu Jun said.
"Hmm. I'm worried about more than that, there are many things we should pay attention to, since the Red Turban Army can come up with such weapons and equipment. They can also use other ways to solve these problems, for example, they may have weapons in their hands that we don't expect, all we know at the moment is muskets, artillery. However, what exactly the power of the artillery will be, we do not know. We have never seen this kind of weapon, and if the Red Turban Army had any other more amazing weapons, our army would have only a 20% chance of winning this battle. Huang Fu Song said.
"It's so low." Zhu Jun looked at Huangfu Song and said.
"Yes, so, our army will not pursue this operation, no matter what, your reserves, resolutely cannot move, once moved, I am afraid that the new army of Xiyuan will also fall into it. The Red Turban Army has become the climate. Huang Fu Song said.
"This." Zhu Jun looked at Huangfu Song.
"You're looking at this." Huangfu Song pulled Zhu Jun over, and Huang Fu Song handed over the spy report that was recently submitted from Luoyang to Zhu Jun.
"The Red Turban Army in Shangdang and other places continue to attack, they use their classic tactics, encircle the point to send reinforcements, and constantly hit our army's reinforcements, once or twice, but if you keep doing this, what will be the result, every time you eliminate a soldier, our army's strength will be smaller, if more, I am afraid that the losses will be quite amazing, for such a rogue tactics, our army has no way to crack it. As soon as our army's side is over, I am afraid that Shangdang County will fall into the hands of the Red Turban Army. Huangfu Song said helplessly.
"Shangdang County, you must not lose it." Zhu Jun knew the important position of the party, and they were on the Taihang Mountain. In that position, they were condescending, and as long as they were willing, or if they continued to develop, they could swoop down directly from the mountain, threatening the safety of the capital Luoyang. In this way, I am afraid that the entire Beijing Division will be shaken, because even the Yellow Turban Army has not achieved such an effect.
"I'm afraid not in the short term, but." Huangfu Song shook his head helplessly and said. He felt that the strategic situation of the imperial court was still very bad.
"There is also a rebellion on the Liangzhou side. If it is not destroyed in time, the imperial court is afraid that there will be a great threat, so in this battle, after defeating the Yellow Turban Army, we must not pursue it, and we must not launch an attack without authorization. Huangfu Song said.
"Everything should be based on the overall situation of the imperial court." Huangfu Song said.
Huang Fu Song suddenly saw the change in the strategic situation, although Huang Fu Song and others defeated the Yellow Turban Army and inflicted heavy losses on the Yellow Turban Army, but the problem was that this heavy blow did not change the favorable situation of the Han Dynasty government. If they forcibly carry out a decisive battle with the Red Turban Army, they will inevitably suffer huge losses, and in the face of such a loss, Huangfu Song is very worried, because it is impossible to solve political problems in the war.
"Yizhen, I'm thinking, ah, recently, I listened to some spy reports from Jian Shuo, and there is a kind of story among the Red Turban Army." Zhu Jun thought about it and still said what he thought.
"Oh. Let's talk about it. Huangfu Song asked patiently.
"It is said that in Liangshan, there is a group of thieves, they are all former officers and generals, just because the court traitors are in charge, so they have no choice but to fall into the grass. Its leader, Song Jiang, is willing to act for heaven and accept the imperial court's edict. If so, we will follow suit. Zhao'an Red Turban Army. Exterminate the thieves in Liangzhou, how? Zhu Jun thought for a while and said.
"Zhao'an? Is it possible? Huangfu Song asked.
"Anyway, why not give it a try?" Zhu Jun said. They are very clear about the situation in the imperial court, the eunuchs are power-grabbing and looting all kinds of money, and the people have long complained, and they are also very helpless to solve such a thing. But as a result, nothing can be solved. In such a situation, what they can do is really difficult to solve.
"So." Huangfu Song didn't know whether to accept such an idea, because the money of the imperial court had already been exhausted, and there was no point in continuing to fight, and the situation was extremely unfavorable to them, and in such a situation, they could not fight further.
"Okay, Zhao'an." Huangfu Song thought for a moment. Said helplessly. If it weren't for the lack of money and food in the imperial court. They didn't want to kill each other personally, but it was already like this, and they couldn't solve such a problem. After all, this matter has greatly exceeded their expectations.