The next day, the east bank was silent, and there was no artillery bombardment unexpectedly, but the trebuchet was still tilting the stones on the west bank, which seemed to verify Bailiyan's suspicion, and Mooney's shells were running out, and he was distressed.

In the days that followed, there was no artillery bombardment, and the artillery positions were not moved, and they were still deployed on the opposite bank, but they were heavily guarded, as if they were afraid of being stolen by the coalition forces.

Bailiyan ordered people to collect projectiles, and the total number exceeded 3,500, which was more than 40,000 catties, which undoubtedly verified Bailiyan's judgment again, not only was there a shortage of shells, but also there was no money.

The caliber of the captured shoulder-mounted firearm was more than 30 millimeters, and the 156-millimeter projectile was loaded with five or six projectiles at a time, and the maximum charge could be sprayed at 1560 meters. For the sake of safety, when only 80% of the medicine is loaded, the 60 to 80 meters of pouring force is very amazing, and the iron armor cannot resist it. Despite its rudimentary nature, due to the large amount of charge and the heavy weight of the projectile, the power at a distance of 100 meters is still considerable.

Of course, with such a large-caliber loading of five or six shotguns, there is almost no need to consider any accuracy, and it is completely dependent on density to win.

Bai Liyan even used it to aim at a humanoid target 70 meters away, and fired three times in a row, but did not hit a single projectile, which shows that there is no accuracy at all, and when the distance is shortened to within 40 meters, only one projectile will be lucky enough to hit the target. The so-called fluke was also three shots of eighteen projectiles, and only one hit.

Its practical and effective accuracy will not exceed 30 meters, and it can only rely on intensive use, killing distant cluster targets, and once dispersed to deal with a single target, it is at best a troll, and even inferior to the ordinary shotgun of modern times.

To grasp its performance, the military first selected military attaches from various armies and battalions to concentrate on popularizing education, so as to dispel the fears of military attachés at all levels. Then it was successively lowered from top to bottom, so that the new annexes and ordinary soldiers knew that they were not facing some gods, but cold weapons.

Firearms brought warfare into a whole new mode, and the coalition forces stepped up the excavation of trenches and cat's ear holes.

As a fortification, the trench can effectively defend against the intensive bombardment of modern artillery shells, and the threat of solid projectiles is even more insignificant.

However, in the dense charge of cold weapons, the trenches broke up the formation, diluted the strength of the defenders, and it was difficult to parry the cold weapons fighting under the dense charge. The confrontation across the river undoubtedly eliminated the threat and gave the trenches a place to use.

At the end of March, the temperature is rising day by day, and the grass is returning to green.

On this day, he convened everyone to meet the meeting and agreed on the next stage of the battle plan:

"I have convened you today to discuss with you for the next phase of the war. Of course, the target of the battle will have already been chosen, and it will be up to you to decide how to fight. ”

Fingering at the map where Analunda was, Bailiyan continued:

"Analunda is where the Kinchodi people breed unicorn mares, and if our army wants to return north, it must need no less than 300,000 unicorns."

At this time, Sikong Nan said:

"But right now, Mooney is actively preparing for war on the east coast, and it's probably not appropriate for our army to attack elsewhere at this time."

"Brother Sikong doesn't need to worry about this matter, he will have his own arrangements."

"But according to the scouts, after the Jinxuedi people moved the unicorn away in early March, Anarenda has not seen any trace of the unicorn so far, most of them are on guard against our army getting their mare, and it is very likely that they have even moved back to Guannai."

"No, it's unlikely that it will move back to Kannai mainland."

"Can the general see that?"

"At present, there are more than 600,000 people in Jinxuedi, all in the province of Po Song and east of the Dolanton River, and at least 130,000 unicorns are needed to transport the baggage, or even more. Based on their estimated strength of more than 800,000 people last year, there were at least 200,000 unicorns in Posong Province of the Jinxuedi people, and more than 200,000 unicorns were still less than 200,000 unicorns in the total number of magnates and transportation turnover in various places.

There are more than 500,000 unicorn horses that travel between the front line and the outside of the Guan, and around September last year, the Jinxuedi people have already gone north to send a batch of supplies, and they should be about to reach Qianyue Mountain at this time. So what does the current overland baggage transfer from inside and outside the customs to rely on? ”

"Is the general saying that after six years of attrition, the Jinxuedi people have a serious shortage of stallions, and can only transport baggage with mares?"

"Isn't it? In addition to the herds of mares, there should also be a herd of unicorns, as well as breeding stallions and a lot of cubs, so only mares can be used, and the number will not be small. Therefore, the Kinchodi moved the Anarenda mare, on the one hand, to prevent our army from intercepting it, and on the other hand, to transport the baggage.

Therefore, the general decided to draw out 20,000 cavalry of the new annexed army, and on the one hand, he attacked the people of the Central Plains to the west, and on the other hand, he continued to kill and plunder their towns, looking for an opportunity to intercept the unicorn. ”

The voice fell, and Lu Gao answered:

"Our scouts are only put on guard for three hundred miles to the west, and they have been plundered by our army within three hundred miles, and most of their people have fled westward, if they go west, the situation in the west is unknown, and the people of the Central Plains and the plundered baggage will become a huge burden, and it will inevitably drag down our army's westward advance, I wonder if the general has ever thought about it?"

"General Lu is worried that it is not unreasonable, so he will allocate all the unicorns to Brother Sikong, and when Montina's old and weak women and children are transferred, the other more than 38,000 pack horses will be led by Bai He and the remaining 30,000 cavalry will march west together, so as to solve his worries."

"There is no cavalry to deploy on the west bank of the Dorlandon River, and the cavalry in Mooney's hands will be ready to break through our coastal defenses at any time."

Lu Gao was deeply worried, and Bai Liyan pointed to Montina and said:

"You see, within a radius of hundreds of miles from Montina, several towns have been sacked by our army, and now there are ten rooms and nine empty. One of Sikong and Bai He went west, and the other swept northwest, and it would become a no-man's land within a range of thousands of miles.

At this time, if Mooney crosses the river, our army will abandon Montina and retreat to Kelownas. At the same time, let the warship go south against the current to cut off the Dolanton River, so that Mooney will not cross the river with a heavy load, and come to close the door and fight the dogs. It doesn't matter if he traps more than 100,000 people in Montina, or if he separates the two sides of the river, as long as he dares to cross the river, we will cut off his food route, and there will always be a part of his men trapped on the west bank. ”

"What about the artillery, this iron egg fell on the ship, and the ship didn't smash a big hole and sank."

Jiang Jie asked, and Bai Liyan was straightforward:

"Wait for the rainy season, it's not good to work on a rainy day."

"But Mooney should also know that there is still more than a month before the rain, and if Mooney takes advantage of the rainy season before the rainy season, when our cavalry goes west to attack, the west bank border defense line may be lost."

"So this is the key to this battle, at the moment our army is not there, at least in late April can rush back, only the harder Sikong Nan smashes on the western front, the more fierce Mooney's attack will be in Dolanton, once our cavalry goes west, it can cross the river from elsewhere at will, without worrying about our army encirclement. It was therefore inevitable that he would cross Dolandon in May, before the arrival of our navy, or even earlier.

Therefore Brother Sikong should set out at once, and after Montina's old and weak women and children had been transferred to Kelownas, and then strike northwest in mid to early April, it was necessary to put great pressure on Mooney to attack the West Bank again before the rainy season came, and our navy should be there. ”

At this time, Jiang Jie said:

But his subordinates are worried about whether Mooney will fall into the trap again this time. After all, after the arrival of our navy, if Mooney crosses the river and our army retreats to Kelownas, such an obvious situation, Mooney may not turn a blind eye, and at that time, the Jinxuedi people will also learn from our army to rush and kill with gunpowder boats, and the losses of our army may not be small. ”

"Hehe......"

Bai Liyan sneered, everyone shuddered, and Jiang Jie hurriedly asked:

"Adults don't want to do it again, do you?"

Hearing the news, the smile on Bai Liyan's face immediately disappeared without a trace, and her face turned dark:

"Your rabbit cub is a roundworm in the belly of the general, and you can guess everything you think."

"Hehe, my subordinates won't really be right." Jiang Jie scratched his ears and cheeks, looking shy.

"I guessed not all of them right, but I didn't get them right. Let's invite you into the urn again this time, but we have to change the tricks. It's still early, and the heavens must not be revealed, and when the time comes, you will know.

At present, the training of the newly attached people's army is still lacking in fire, and the deterrence of firearms has dealt a huge blow to morale, and it is not appropriate for our army to engage the enemy head-on, and retreat is the best policy. It is imperative that you continue to strengthen the drills of all departments, and teach the method of crawling to all battalions as soon as possible, and learn it as soon as possible. ”

At this time, Su Hong was embarrassed and said:

"Many coalition veterans are complaining that they are crawling on the ground, like a lost dog, which is really sweeping their own prestige."

Bai Liyan's face sank, and he pressed his hand on the table and said unhappily:

"In the face of such a dense projectile, the only way to avoid hitting it is to lie on the ground, which would have been for the sake of everyone's lives, not for anyone's face to be more majestic. Since he is a veteran of the coalition army, he should obey orders even more. If the word goes on, those who do not obey will be punished with ten military sticks. ”

"The last general obeys!"

"Now it's all gone, Sikong Nan stays."

"No!"

Everyone spoke in unison, and after they dispersed, only Sikong Nan remained:

"Brother Sikong, do you know why I left you alone?"

"The last general doesn't know, please make it clear to the general."

"When you go, remember not to enter within a radius of three hundred miles from Songdia City, no matter how rich you are, no matter how many Central Plains people are waiting for you to save the suffering, don't enter within these three hundred miles."

"Please rest assured that the general does not have the ability to build such a large city. I heard that there are not 600,000 people in the city, but 450,000 must have them, and it will undoubtedly be a huge trouble to fight down. ”

"The trouble is only one thing, I'm afraid I've scared off the rich people of Sondia."

"This ......"

Sikong Nan's eyes were stunned, his cheeks showed a slight shock, Bai Liyan stood up and patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Don't be surprised, you've seen it recently, firearms are so powerful that they cost a lot. If the Xian country wants to be rich and strong, gold and silver are indispensable. I never thought that there would be such a situation today, but since the situation has come to this, you and I cannot help but think about the future of Xianguo. ”

"The general's meaning is understood, but there are two things that the general is not clear, and the general is asked to make it clear."

"What two things?"

"The general said before that he would build the strongest firearm in the future, I don't know how strong this strongest will be, and will the cost be extremely amazing?"

"Well...... this"

Bai Liyan is also confused, he also does not know where Yongxing City will go in the future, with the foundation of Yongxing City, there is still a long way to go if he wants to make a mature firearm, at least a firearm that can defeat an unknown civilization.