Chapter 537: Tried and Tested (2)
Yuke went to hijack the ship, and later found that the situation made Bailiyan half right, Jin Xuedi people came here more than 230 ships, medium-sized and large ships, the largest can hold more than 300 people, the smallest can also hold 1560, once it is full, the surface force is as much as 30,000 or 40,000 people, almost more than five times the strength of the coalition navy.
Among the ships, the Central Plains people and the Jin Xuedi oarsmen are half to half, the large war ship oarsmen are all Jin Xuedi people, and the small and medium-sized ships are all Central Plains people. Of the more than 230 warships, only 10 were fully loaded, about 2,000 people, and the rest of the warships were seriously understaffed with sailors, and they were equipped with grain and grass for the Jinxuedi army.
After Bailiyan consulted with everyone that day, one of the royal guests suggested that if the ship could not be intercepted, it should be scuttled. So the royal guest finally hijacked the small and medium-sized warships and scuttled the largest dozens of them.
It is said that even if the wooden ship is chiseled through the bottom of the ship, it will not sink for a while. And as long as the repair is timely, the problem is not big.
But what was the matter with Jin Xuedi, the people loaded flour and ordnance into the cabin, and as soon as the bottom of the ship leaked, the flour sucked up again, and the load soared, and under the weight of the cargo, the bottom of the ship was quickly torn and sank very quickly. In this way, Bailiyan did not have to work hard, and he got more than 50 warships.
The more Temir listened, the more angry he became, and he said:
"What are the more than 50 ships that have been robbed? Is it flour or ordnance! ”
"It's flour, dried meat, salt, some livestock, and there's a lot of sulfur, nitrate, coal, herbs, and other things."
"No ordnance?"
"Nope. As a rule, ships carrying Central Plains civilians were not allowed to carry ordnance in case they rebelled. ”
When he heard that there was no ordnance, Temir finally breathed a sigh of relief, and if it was the ordnance that had been stolen, the situation would obviously be even more difficult.
This time, there were 100,000 weapons transported here from Guanwai Posong Province, 50,000 sets of leather armor, 30,000 sets of fish scale armor, and 30,000 sets of heavy armor.
But in fact, sulfur, saltpeter, and coal fell into the hands of Bailiyan, and it was not a disaster. After a few days, Bailiyan got these boats of sulfur, saltpeter, coal, and medicinal herbs, and he didn't close his eyes for a few days. You know, that's all, enough to make a few thousand stones of gunpowder, how many problems this has to solve, far more affordable than armor weapons.
Having settled down, Temir continued:
"The sailors were ordered to rush to the Belon River to unload and board the ships, and go to cross the river with the infantry. Remember, you must not take the initiative to engage the enemy's naval forces, you can only defend, and you must not take the initiative to seek battle. ”
"Yes, Your Excellency."
Temir, as the outstanding among the many generals of Jinxuedi, he quickly realized at this time that he had made a fatal mistake, their army has never fought a water war, it can be said that for thousands of years, the Jinxuedi people have never experienced a large-scale water war in the real sense, once the Central Plains coalition army controls the water network, they will not be able to move an inch.
So not long after the departure of his own soldiers, Temir sent a letter to repair the book, and hurriedly ordered people to make a detour to the city of Posong, urging the ship. He knew very well that it would never be possible for the naval army to win the water war on equal terms, and that reinforcements must be reinforced as soon as possible to defeat the outnumbered.
When the front of the cofferdam fell into a stalemate, Cartonsen, who attacked Xishan, led the auxiliary army of Songdia Province to attack the cave of Houshan, and the two brothers Gongliangxiu and Gongliangsong fought and retreated to lure the enemy deeper, still firmly occupying the main peak of the cave in Houshan, as well as all the mountains within a radius of twenty miles around.
The situation in the western mountains became increasingly tight, and two days later, the coalition forces east of the cofferdam began to "retreat", and the hills fifteen miles east of the cofferdam were abandoned one after another, and Jin Xuedi's infantry army quickly advanced to the cofferdam, and once forced to only five miles away from the cofferdam.
"Soviet military division, Jin Xuedi people are already only five miles away, can they release water?"
Su Hong urged, Su Fangyi shook his head and said:
"No, the enemy must be brought close to the front of the cofferdam for two miles before the water can be discharged, otherwise this plan will not succeed."
"Why is that?" Su Hong asked rhetorically.
"It's a mental technique, not a strategy. If our army were to flood beyond the range of its Zorode, then our army would not have a sense of urgency, and would be suspicious. ”
"But at present, our army is strictly guarded, the enemy soldiers do not advance an inch, and the enemy on the trail always advances step by step, without the slightest sign of taking the initiative to penetrate. Holding on here for a long time will be extremely detrimental to our army. ”
"It's going to be soon, when the Gongliang clan succeeds in Xishan, the enemy in front of our army will move."
Su Fangyi ordered Gongliangxiu and Gongliangsong to introduce half of Cartenson's soldiers and horses into the West Mountain, and then blew up the cave in the West Mountain, causing Cartenson's soldiers and horses to be trapped in the West Mountain. The coalition forces occupied the surrounding key roads and trapped them in them.
Because the terrain in the West Mountain is dumb, it can barely accommodate more than 20,000 people, so Gongliang Xiu and Gongliang Song let go of the mountains and open spaces on both sides of the West Mountain, and ceded them to Cartonsen to lure them to increase more troops in the West Mountain. Wait until more than half of the troops, and then blow up the only cave in the valley, even if the cave is lost, but the main peak of the cave is steep, there are still more than 300 coalition veterans to handle.
Of course, after the cave collapsed, the Jinxuedi people outside the mountain were bound to rush through the cave, not to mention when the long cave would be able to get through, it would take ten days in half a month, and more than 300 people on the main peak of the cave would see its true power at this time.
When the Jinxuedi people snatched the cave halfway, they blew up the rocks on the mountain again and filled in the exit. It's just that most of them will starve to death after less than ten days, and tens of thousands of Jinxuedi people trapped in the West Mountain will starve to death. There is no chance of survival.
At the same time, after Bai Liyan captured more than 50 medium-sized warships, the situation changed rapidly, and he reorganized the dozen warships left for Gongliangwen into the naval army, and at the same time divided the troops into two routes, one continued to wander between the West River Delangi and Chubigon, and the other went south along the West River, blocking it when the new army of Mooney was strong in the upper reaches of the West River, resulting in less than 80,000 recruits crossing the river, and the rest were all intercepted to confront Gongliangwen south of the Delangi Pass, and failed to break through the Gongliangwen defense line several times.
Just when the war was in a stalemate, with a shocking explosion in the West Mountain, the only cave leading to the West Valley collapsed instantly, and more than 2,000 Jin Xuedi people in the cave were killed in the repair handle, and nearly 40,000 Jin Xuedi people were trapped in the West Valley.
At this time, Gongliangxiu stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the billowing smoke rising from the main peak, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he was shocked and stunned:
"If it weren't for the power of gunpowder, our army would not have been able to win this battle."
On the side, Gong Liangsong took over and said:
"What my cousin said is that the power of gunpowder is beyond the power of human beings, and if you can't control this method, you will definitely be harmed by this thing. Simply our army mastered this method before the barbarian army, otherwise the situation in the south would have collapsed long ago. ”
"It's just that this gunpowder is controlled by Bailiyan, if it is obtained by the Jin Kingdom, I am afraid that the situation will change greatly in the future, and it will be extremely unfavorable to my Zhiguo."
"Gongzi Yan and the Jin Kingdom have a common enmity, how can this law be granted to the Jin people?"
Gongliangsong is optimistic, and Gongliangxiu is still cautious, saying:
"No, the Jin people are extremely powerful, and they have stolen Bailiyan's secrets many times, although they have been frustrated, but at the moment Bailiyan is not in Xianguo, and Prince Xian has been an assistant, I am afraid it will be difficult to say in the future."
"Then let's steal it first, so that our army can share it with it, so as to prevent future troubles."
"Hehe, I'm afraid it's not easy. Gongziyan does things without leakage, and don't say that you and I, even their subordinates, it is difficult to know the secret of gunpowder. ”
"What can I do about it?" Gongliang Song hurriedly asked.
"If you can talk about moving the Zhao family, maybe there will be a turnaround."
"I'm afraid this can't be, the Zhao family broke off with my Gongliang clan, how can you help me again."
"This may not be, if the land of the law country is included in the land of the Xian country, the Zhao family will definitely make a move."
Gongliangsong was taken aback when he heard the news:
"But Pengyuan County and other places have long been what my king wants, and they will be handed over to Xianguo, where are we placed. Besides, the method of gunpowder is owned by Baili Yan, how can it be obtained by the Zhao family. ”
"Then have you ever thought about what the situation of my Zhiguo will be after the Patriotic Kingdom seizes the land of Sun Kingdom in the future?"
"Cousin, you are saying that the Jin State uses the strength of my Zhiguo to defend the country, and the Jin State sits on the benefits of the fisherman."
"Not only that, but now Sun Guo has become a wasteland, Zhiguo occupies several counties, and all of them will fall into it, and they will not be able to slow down for more than ten years. Even if the Wei Kingdom is defeated, my Zhi Kingdom will definitely suffer from the enemy because of its border with the eldest grandson and the Jin State. If we can push Xianguo to block the defense of the country, my Zhiguo will probably be in a much better situation. ”
"Shhh...... But Bailiyan can't think of it? Will he see the Xianguo and the Wei Guo fighting each other? ”
"But the eldest grandson and the Jin have an alliance to attack me. If the Changsun State encroaches on the territory of the Sun State, it will inevitably border the Wei State, and the Wei State must attack the Changsun first, and the Jin State will have to send troops, and the Xian State will also have to send troops. The three countries join forces, and our Zhiguo will be able to profit from it.
At the same time, if Pengyuan and other places are ceded, Zhiguo and Changsun Guo will not border, as long as Baili Yan is in charge and repaired in my Zhiguo, Changsun Guo will not be able to cross Xianguo to send troops in the future, and my country will have an absolute chance of winning alone.
Moreover, Pengyuan, Wanchuan and other places are originally the land of the law, and if the Zhao family can gain power, it may not be a good thing. My Gongliang clan can also use this to rebuild the old good, with the Zhao clan in Xianguo as foreign aid, my Gongliang clan in the Zhiguo situation will only flourish in the future. ”
"But the king may not give up. At present, everyone can see that Sun Guo is going to be divided by various countries, Xu State, Wei Guo, Changsun, Xian State, and even the small Yan State are bordering it, seeing that the land of the hand-counted counties is given to Xian State, how can the king agree? "Gongliang Songdao.
"The situation is like this, no matter how much land there is, what is the use if it can't be kept, I'm afraid it will have to be discussed with my father and brother in the long run. At present, it is still important to return to the Central Plains, and this matter may allow the uncle to test the son's Yandi first, if he is interested, there should be a turning point in this matter. ”
Gongliangxiu faintly smelled the great changes of the times he was about to face from the anxious smoke of gunpowder, and he was already preparing for the situation twenty years later.
The only exit to the outside of the mountain in the West Mountain was blocked, and the news reached the Temir camp two days later, and Temir scolded when he heard the news:
"Cartenson, this idiot, someone!"
The pro-soldier stepped forward and said:
"What do you command?"
"Is there any progress on the attack ahead?"
"Not yet, it's still the news that came back half an hour ago, our army was blocked five miles away from the dam, but the path into the valley was not stopped by the enemy soldiers of the northerners."
"Of course they won't let their own people rush under the dam to fight us. Go, send an order to Etis, and let him send another 4,000 auxiliaries to reinforce the battle fangs, advance to two miles of the dam, bombard the dam, and attack the hills on the north and south sides. At the same time, I will concentrate all the Flying Eagle Beasts, attack the dam, and be sure to force the northerners to release the water. ”
"Yes!"
Cartenson was in trouble at West Hill, which made Temir extremely nervous. Yabuk was prevented from crossing the west bank of the West River, and Temir had the cavalry of Nakikas who had moved to the upper reaches of the Drangisy River to be transferred back to the west hill to continue to replace Cartenson, but because the Mooney Recruit Corps was intercepted by the coalition navy halfway through, Nakikas still needed to stay on the east bank of the upper West River.