On the second day, the Bailiyan camp did not move, and continued to be stationed above the camp of the Liang army, but sent someone to contact the Liang army in Lingchang to inquire about the situation. In order to express his gratitude, Kong Lin sent Wang Guan to lead a detachment of men and horses to the Xianjun camp to receive the wounded and the bodies of military attachés.

"Your army converged and buried the soldiers of our army, Wang expressed his deep gratitude."

"General Wang is very polite, since the Liang army fights against the Wei army, it is our friendly army, so why worry about the effort of raising your hands. It's just that your country sent troops to attack and defend, why didn't you inform our army, if you knew this, this commander would definitely chase this guard army at full speed, and it would not cause today's tragedy. ”

Where did Wang Guan know the decision of the upper echelons, he said on the matter:

"We also acted on orders, and we didn't inform your army, and Wang really didn't know about it."

"Oh...... I see. ”

Bai Liyan nodded in approval, and Wang Guan said again:

"Wang heard that the Eastern Front Guards were annihilated by the Xian Army, why did these 30,000 elites suddenly appear, they are so powerful!"

"General Wang didn't say it, Ben Shuai was about to mention it. This guard army came from the middle and end counties, and originally consisted of 40,000 conscripts. Since the main force of the garrison was in the north, after our army captured Jingyuan County, the main force moved to the north, and the defense in the south was lax.

So Leng Buding was caught off guard by the guards, attacked our army's baggage, and took away dozens of artillery pieces and new firearms.

When I arrived here last night and found it in disarray, I knew that the guards had attacked your army with our artillery. ”

When Wang Guan heard the news, it was the Xianjun artillery that bombarded him yesterday, and he was taken aback:

"What, what the guards have captured is the Xian Army's earth-shattering fire!"

"Exactly, there are about dozens of heavy earth-shattering fires, new weapons, and artillery firing range of 20 miles, after surveying the battlefield today, this commander is convinced that yesterday's guards must have launched an attack from hiding outside your army."

"I said, why is the Guardian Heaven-Shaking Fire so powerful, it turns out to be your artillery!"

Wang Guan is convinced of what Bai Liyan said, but in fact, there are two logical loopholes here.

First of all, no matter which guard, it is impossible to use the artillery skillfully at the first time when the captured Xianjun artillery, because the Xianjun army used smokeless gunpowder, so there is no residue left, and at the same time the power of the medicine increases, outsiders can not figure out the amount of charge, even if the prisoners are captured, the baggage team has no artillery.

Secondly, the new artillery of the Xianjun army has a lifting bolt at the tail of the gun, and the height of the muzzle is adjusted by a professional wrench, which cannot be operated by outsiders without guidance and long-term training.

These two factors determined that it was impossible for foreign armies to master the firing operations of the Xian artillery in a short period of time by capturing it. As for other firearms seized, it is even less likely that they will be able to learn how to operate and use them in a short period of time.

Despite the loopholes, the lack of awareness for ordinary people who are not scientifically educated and do not possess modern weapons theories makes them invisible and invisible.

After getting the accurate news of Bailiyan, Wang Guan hurried back to Lingchang with the corpse and wounded soldiers to inform Kong Lin of the news.

"In this way, the reason why this guard army dares to attack our army is that it has the latest firearms of the Xian army."

"Yes, according to Bailiyan, this guard army has taken away at least sixty Tianhuo of the Xian army, and the range is actually twenty miles."

"What, twenty miles!" Kong Lin was taken aback, and hurriedly questioned: "How can there be a range of twenty miles in the world that shakes the sky!" ”

"Bai Liyan said this, he can't lie to deceive us, let alone what good it is for him."

"Hiss......" Kong Lin thought for a moment and then said, "He can say that he will continue the pursuit." ”

"It seemed that the pursuit was going to continue, but it was not explicitly stated. Perhaps it was because they were worried that the guards would enter our territory, and if the Xian army entered the country without our permission, it would lead to disputes between the two countries. And now that the guards are no longer able to threaten the Xian army, it doesn't matter if Bailiyan pursues or not, but our country puts the guards, if they are allowed to run rampant, I'm afraid it will be unfavorable. ”

"I can't see it." Kong Lin shook his head and twisted his chin and long beard and said meaningfully: "The Xianjun has lost fifty or sixty of the latest heavy earth-shattering firearms and new firearms, and Baili Yanyan can let it go." And if this thing falls into the hands of outsiders and is imitated, there will be endless troubles, and Bailiyan will not easily give up the recovery. ”

Wang Guan suddenly realized, he asked:

"yes, what do you mean?"

"Our army will definitely get some to imitate, and if it succeeds, the credit will be indispensable to you and me. This matter should be immediately informed of the decision of the Captain, and it is best to draw troops to destroy this guard. ”

"That makes sense. But what if one hundred miles of Yan pursues the guards into the country? ”

"I immediately led the main force to chase, only to chase without fighting, and wait until the Taiwei reinforcements arrived, and then the decisive battle. General Wang is sitting in Lingchang here, and Baili Yan Ruoxi goes to pursue, so you stop him, and say that the main force of our army has gone to pursue, so that he must not enter our land without authorization. ”

Kong Lin calculated very carefully, the Xianjun firearms are famous all over the world, the sixty cannons lost this time are the latest heavy artillery, if a few can be intercepted and imitated, the Liang army will also have the same combat power as the Xian army.

The two of them made up their minds, and then sent scouts to Gu Ruquan's camp again to report the news. Kong Lin led his troops and horses and half of Wang Guan's soldiers and horses to chase westward along yesterday's "Guard" route, and when he left, he did not forget to send a messenger to inform Bailiyan that he had led people to chase him. Although it was not explicitly stated that the Xian army was not allowed to enter the territory of the Liang State, the implication was that this was not the case.

Bai Liyan also understood and said that he could understand, and he didn't want to persuade Liang Jun with good words and "goodwill", as for whether Kong Lin Wang Guan could listen to it, it was another matter, so he stayed still for the next few days.

At the same time, Gu Ruquan went south all the way to surround Wucheng first, and after learning that the Xian army was attacking the city all the way, Gu Ruquan realized how despicable and shameless the Xian army was.

The main army will not easily cross the first-line and second-line cities and directly besiege the rear hinterland, which will undoubtedly expose its own logistical supplies to the first-line enemy, and the enemy may also organize the living forces in the city to gather people to attack from behind.

Therefore, traditional warfare is pushed layer by layer, interspersed with large-depth operations, and even large-scale encirclement is not at all very realistic.

However, now the Xian army carries a four-wheeled baggage wagon with a load of 30 stones, as well as a large number of mules and horses, three baggage carts and horses can only be used by 4,500 Xian troops for a day, and 10,000 Xian troops only need 180 carts for a month's rations, which is not counting the accompanying mules and horses. The whole army has super power, and even the people are saved wherever they go.

Now the main force of the eastern front of the guard army has collapsed, the main force of the western front is trapped on the northern front, the entire heavy army group of the southern guard army is completely gone, and most of the defenders of the cities in various places are one or two thousand weak county soldiers, as well as temporarily conscripted armed peasants.

The Xian army does not need to attack the city at all, as long as 10,000 people surround it, 70,000 or 80,000 people can surround all the main cities of a county, and then rely on super cavalry maneuvers to dispatch back and forth, and a county will fall into the hands of the Xian army in a few days.

This is not the most ruthless, the most ruthless is that the Xian army wantonly pursued the policy of bribery, instigated the old people of Sun Guo to rebel, and then forced the defenders to surrender under internal and external pressure.

Gu Ruquan suddenly found that he was thrown away by the speed of the Xian army for 108,000 miles, and he couldn't care about the siege of Wucheng, so he quickly sent troops to besiege Ning. surrounded Ning Ning, and nearly half of Gongxiang fell into the hands of Liang Guo, so that it would not be too ugly on the books.

However, Gu Ruquan did not have financial power in his hands, and could not carry out a large-scale bribery policy like the Xian army, and the effect of persuasion to surrender after the siege was very unsatisfactory, so he had to attack the city head-on

Time dragged on like this, and in a blink of an eye it was the first month of the 650th year of Shengyuan. During the first month, King Xian was simple, and did not hold major state banquets and banquet activities, but set up a family banquet, and invited Xihuan and the prince into the palace for a banquet.

"General Ji, why did you say that King Xian invited the palace to the banquet?"

"The subordinates thought that the king's gathering of heavy troops in the north had caused the king of Xian to be jealous. According to the subordinate sources, the Xian army should have arrived at the border of Liang and cut off the southward passage of the Wei army. From this point of view, judging by the speed of the Xian army's defeat of Du Ruixun, the defeat of the Wei army on the Western Front may be a few months.

In addition, the forbidden army of King Xian has been equipped with the latest firearms, and almost everyone has one, which shows that King Xian is not afraid of our Jin army at all. This time, I invited the princess to the banquet, and I was sure to give my king a step down to withdraw his troops. ”

"Withdraw troops?! King Xian wants his brother to withdraw his troops! That's it? ”

There was something in Xihuan's words, and Ji Jinsheng asked cautiously:

"What does the princess think?"

"The Xianjun army has monstrous power today, if it coerces the Xianjun army to force my brother Wang to exchange Jiangdong East County, what should this palace do."

If this is the case, the king will definitely not agree. However, in the opinion of his subordinates, King Xian would never propose to return Jiangdong Dongjun now. The Xian army is far away in the Central Plains, and even if it can be rushed back in a month or two, the king of Xian will not risk offending our country at this time and starting a war again. Even if he wins, it will definitely hurt the national body of Xianguo, so King Xian will not bring up this matter now, and His Royal Highness can rest assured. ”

"Then why did King Xian invite the palace to the banquet?"

"The older the King of Xian is, the more refined he is, it is difficult to guess what he thinks. Your Highness might as well go with the flow and take one step at a time, no matter what King Xian asks, don't promise it lightly. ”

Ji Jinsheng has always ignored the role of King Xian, without the strong support of King Xian, Bailiyan would not be able to get to this point today, and Xianguo would not be as strong as it is today. Ji Jinsheng became more and more suspicious of the deep-seated reasons behind King Xian's long-term inaction, but the more he investigated, the more he could not see King Xian's true intentions.

Xihuan still couldn't make up her mind, but time did not allow her to linger any longer, so she went to the palace for a banquet in her chariot before noon.

The family banquet was set up in the dance show gallery between the Taikang Hall and the Hongen Palace, and it was renovated and now changed to "Linglong Pavilion". The reason why it was changed to Linglong Pavilion is not unrelated to the redecoration.

The dance show gallery has always been the palace dance singer rehearsal dance and Hong Zhong Da Lu place, the decoration was completed in early December this year, with the latest plate glass, the light is exquisite, transparent and transparent, so it is named Linglong Pavilion.

Prior to this, Yongxing City has not been able to make a large area of flat glass, all flat glass is spliced with small pieces of flat glass, the most used lighthouse reflective tinning mirror is also made of small pieces of tinned glass, can only solve the problem.

To this end, Bailiyan organized the technical department to tackle flat glass, which had initial results three years ago, and began to be put on the market after nearly two years of improvement and trial by Yongxing Xuan Yunruitian. As the largest luxury consumption center, there is no doubt that the palace gives priority to the use of flat glass.

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