"For decades, the world has not been doing well. Serious border troubles will inevitably bring a heavier burden to the people of the world. Many of you are not a class that does not eat the fireworks of the world. Of course, I know that there are many people in the world who ask for a tax of one cent at the top, and it may be increased to five cents or ten points below. Only when the enemy encounters our deterrence and setbacks can more people survive... Xiao Xuan's words were actually not believed by himself. There is no doubt that the biggest enemy of China now is not actually the Manchurians of Jianzhou, but the entire upper and even middle class that is outdated and backward. Even if there are no border troubles, it will not reduce the burden of the people in the world.

However, after thinking about it, Xiao Xuan had to give up the big truth that took up too much brain power and chose the small truth that was easier for ordinary people to understand. Sometimes well-intentioned deception is not always impossible. How can you overcome the fear of a tough battle or a major loss on the battlefield to the greatest extent? Of course, it was the Japanese army of World War II "Kudanzakami!" Something like that sounds like death. As long as we have a tragic attitude that we will die and will not get away with it, we can minimize the pressure of imminent war when encountering a major threat.

In order for officers and soldiers to accept the possibility of death, the value of some sacrifices must be exaggerated. Even if Xiao Xuan knew that if he and the team he led were completely wiped out this time, I am afraid that history would not change much. It must be said that if your team fights with the enemy, it will be of great value. Of course, it doesn't matter whether you die or not, the most important thing is to give the enemy the maximum damage.

The propaganda method of this routine will of course be greatly questioned by those "smart armies" who are mainly adults. But for these teenagers who generally did not start a family and developed a sense of obedience in the previous military training, it still had a great effect after all.

Xiao Xuan had no intention of hiding his secrets at this moment. What is the TV series "Age of Peace" in "Hey soldiers, hey soldiers with iron helmets... Or "Farewell to the Central Plains People", which was adapted from Farewell to Slavic Women, and even "Goodbye Friends", all let these songs with a sense of tragedy be sung throughout the army at the singing party. Of course, "The Internationale" is no exception. It's just how to change the words, it still took Xiao Xuan some brains.

After learning to sing these and removing them, I didn't forget to drink and break bowls and pretend to be like in "Sanmao in the Army".

Although all this tried to avoid Tian Xiuying, Zhou Yufeng and others in the barracks, Zhou Tian and the other women cried in a low voice beside Xiao Xuan after feeling the atmosphere of a decisive battle in the army.

Xiao Xuan was afraid of some rumors that would shake the morale of the decisive death, and he still seemed to be very solemn and said, "What are you afraid of? As long as the state army can be recreated, even if it dies on the battlefield, then I will be famous for eternity. Roughly thinking about it, it seems that the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains, there has not been an emperor who died on the battlefield, right? ”

Tian Xiuying also recovered from her previous grief at this time, and said resolutely: "Your Majesty, don't worry." We will never fall into the hands of the enemy, so hopefully we can ask for some medicine that can be insured... ”

Xiao Xuan believed that with the IQ of Tian Xiuying, Zhou Yufeng and others, he would not do stupid things, so he did not hesitate to temporarily put those highly toxic drugs from. He even said resolutely: "These things are very strong, and the speed of the entrance should be fast, maybe you can avoid the pain to the greatest extent... ”

In this way, in the bleak cold wind, when the whole army took turns to fully mobilize on the battlefield, it launched the northward march with magnificent momentum and the fastest speed. In order to be able to turn into a combat state at any time, and in order to ensure that the horses would not be left behind in the rapid march, the thousands of teenagers in charge of transportation were personally responsible for pulling the collected grain wagons, water trucks, and the previous shield wagons to the north at the fastest speed.

After several previous setbacks, the Jianzhou horse team that came to attack had originally given up the plan to surprise the opponent with ten times the strength, but when they saw that the opponent was almost against common sense and continued to move forward without camping, they also felt that the opportunity was coming.

After a whole day's march, when it was just nightfall, hundreds of Jianzhou horse teams once again organized a night attack. This time, Xiao Xuan had no intention of keeping his hands, in order to avoid the impact of possible casualties on the morale of the team, he equipped more than 300 sets of five-mounted firearms crossbows in the pro-military camp to the squadrons of the Guards Battalion and the Brave Guard Battalion to maximize the ability to deal with enemy surprise attacks.

At the same time, the attacking main forces of Jianzhou once again underestimated the ability of the entire army to quickly build fortifications. Dozens of corpses were again dropped during the night attack, but the screams of many people after being hit by arrows were not heard. At daylight the next day, when another attack was repulsed at a distance of a hundred paces, there was no further intention of attacking.

The whole team fought and advanced on the plains of the Central Plains at a speed of eighty or ninety miles a day, but within a few days they approached the bank of the Yellow River. In the years of this Xiaoice era, although it has not yet reached the time of counting nine cold days. However, the drought and colder-than-usual weather in early winter kept the Yellow River frozen.

The news came from the other side with the military intelligence reconnaissance unit that burned fireworks at regular intervals, and at least 3,000 Jianzhou cavalry had gathered on the opposite bank at this moment. Of course, the Jianzhou cavalry of this era was not only cold weapons and archers, but also equipped with a lot of cannons, which also made the risk faced by the army when crossing the river increased sharply.

However, the whole team is quite prepared for this. The 400-pound heavy field artillery clusters used by the Guards Battalion and the Yongwei Guards crossed the river in batches by alternating cover, and used improvised wooden skids to reduce the ice pressure when crossing the river to the greatest extent and prevent problems. Almost at the same time, the artillery of the squadrons was also unceremoniously invested in the suppression of the fire of the Jianzhou army.

It wasn't until this battle that the generals of Jianzhou really discovered the difference between the more than 10,000 forbidden brigades of the Son of Heaven and the ordinary Ming army. In a confrontation with the ordinary Guanning army, even if there were no shield chariots and heavy infantry to cooperate in combat, one-third of the opponent's horse team would undoubtedly be able to rely on mounted archery and mounted artillery to prevent the opponent from carrying out any meaningful tactical actions. However, the accuracy and even power of these Ming armies in field firepower have obviously risen a notch. The level of protection is also much stronger than that of ordinary Ming troops. Under the cover of alternation, there was no reliable way to curb the other party's crossing of the river.

However, at this very time, both the Jianzhou side and the vanguard of the Guards Battalion felt as if a larger horse's hooves were coming from the north as they crossed the ice, which had been smashed by light artillery one after another.

(End of chapter)