If there are so many officials in the imperial court, except for the military department, who is the most popular in the army, I am afraid that even the household department in charge of food and salary is not as good as the Ministry of Industry. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The reason why the Ministry of Industry is so popular in the army is that in addition to the major projects such as canal dredging and straight road construction that it presided over directly promoted the transfer of food and equipment, and even helped the Ming army to achieve a faster transfer to the theater of operations, what is more important is that every time the Ministry of Industry invents some "gadgets", it can arouse great enthusiasm in the army. Whether it was the original flying thunder cannon or the current guns and artillery, it can be said that without those craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, the army of the Ming Dynasty did not know how much to pay to be able to achieve victory after victory.

It can even be said that the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry who forgot to sleep and eat under the high bonuses of the imperial court are the invincible patron saints and strong backing of the main army of the Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the craftsmen of the Ministry of Engineering who were carefully manipulating those latest firearms, even Zhang Jue and Gundam had expectant looks on their faces, not to mention the other generals of the Tianxiong Army. At that time, a few artillery pieces of the Ministry of Industry will beat the Mongolian Tartars that surrounded Chengdu, and now the newer firearms are out, which means that I don't know how many Mongolian Tartars will be unlucky again.

"This is the latest type of firearm, and it has been announced that it will be temporarily named 'Fire Dragon Out of the Water'." Standing beside Zhang Jue, Chen Yuanliang, the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, smiled and stroked his beard and said. All new types of equipment developed by the Ministry of Industry should be inspected and accepted by the officials in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and for firearms, which can sometimes affect the entire course of the war, Guo Shoujing or Chen Yuanliang generally personally took the inspection and acceptance.

Stretching out his hand and pointing to another firearm that looked more like a Saimen knife car, Chen Yuanliang's face was full of expectation, for every official of the Ministry of Industry, watching these instruments walk down from the drawings and gradually become things that exist in front of them, it is definitely a kind of enjoyment that is difficult for others to experience, if money and food are the lifeblood of the Ministry of Households, and soldiers are the lifeblood of the Ministry of War, then these instruments are undoubtedly the lifeblood of the Ministry of Industry: "This is the principle of the Ministry of Industry according to the principle of the fire dragon out of the water, and combined with His Majesty's suggestions, The designed linkage fire dragon water can release dozens of fire dragon water at the same time, so that the avenue is similar to the effect of dozens of fire thistles exploding at the same time. ”

After a pause, Chen Yuanliang's face was full of pride: "This firearm is released, just like a tiger descending a mountain and a milk tiger roaring in the valley, with a sound in all directions and a majestic style. Therefore, His Majesty's name is 'Hundred Tigers Rushing Arrows', which is exactly in line with the scene when this firearm is released. ”

Even a battle-hardened veteran like Gundam couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, he had already seen the release scene of the "fire dragon out of the water" just now, so when he thought of hundreds of fire dragons coming out of the water and hitting a place at the same time, what kind of scene would it be.

The so-called fire dragon out of the water, in fact, is the second stage rocket used by Qi Jiguang in another time and space, through two pushes to increase the range of the rocket far more, so that the seemingly smaller rocket can exceed the range of the bed crossbow and artillery, and similar to the killing effect of the fire thistle, but also enables the Ming army to effectively attack the Mongolian cavalry that quickly assembles and approaches at a longer distance.

After all, now the Mongolian cavalry has summed up the tactics of targeting the firearms of the Ming army such as artillery and flying thunder artillery, which is to start assembling at a distance, and then disperse again in all directions when they are about to enter the firing range, so as to reduce the killing and damage of artillery and flying thunder artillery to the cavalry cluster as much as possible.

Judging from the several encounters between the Ming army and the Mongol cavalry in winter, the Mongols were already focusing on training this tactic, and tried their best to hone and improve it in actual combat. This can be seen in the battle of the two Huai armies in the battle of Cai Town, if the flying thunder artillery of the first brigade can play a more effective role, I am afraid that it will definitely not be pressed by the Mongols in the town and almost wiped out.

The battle report of the Ming army on the front line was fed back to the Ministry of Industry, which immediately accelerated the development of the new two-stage rocket, and under the instruction of Ye Yingwu, directly made a hundred tigers and arrows on the fire dragon that had just been successfully developed and had not even participated in the actual combat. This also makes what is presented in front of the Tianxiong Army is the fire dragon out of the water and the hundred tigers running arrows together, two firearms that actually do not have much difference in principle.

The magic is one foot high, and the road is one foot high. Naturally, the Ministry of Industry believed that it would be able to re-restrain the Mongol tactics with the help of a hundred tigers rushing together. However, because this kind of firearm has just been produced and has not really undergone the actual combat test, the Ministry of Industry is not sure whether the Hundred Tigers can really play their role in the battlefield which is more chaotic and bad than the test site, so the Hundred Tigers and Arrows have actually only produced three, and the fire dragon has only a hundred.

"There seems to be no movement over there in Hexi," Zhang Jue said with a smile, "Before the Northern Expedition, I'm afraid Chen Xianggong had no way to see ・・・・・・."

Chen Yuanliang raised his hand slightly, and said in a positive voice: "Your Majesty had a premonition that the Mongolian Tatars would definitely not stop, because once Mongolia no longer provokes border provocations, then the Ming Dynasty will have time to free up his hands to prepare for the Northern Expedition, so even if Mongolia is bound to fail, in order to continue to delay, it will try its best to attack everywhere, and the best choice is Dunhuang in Hexi." ”

Zhang Jue and Gundam are both soldiers, and they are the commanders of the Tianxiong Army, and they can be regarded as high-ranking generals of the Ming Dynasty, and they already understand without Chen Yuanliang explaining too much. Mongolia wants to stop the Ming Dynasty from carrying out a large-scale northern expedition, the best way is to continue to use border conflicts to drag the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming has to concentrate all their strength in one place, and even the rest of the main forces have to be ready to support at any time, in case the front line is broken through by the Mongolian Tartars, and the rear Xiang army has no way to stop it.

And for the Mongols, Dunhuang is undoubtedly the best choice. After all, Dunhuang is outside the Yumen Pass, and the Ming army closest to Dunhuang, in addition to the fact that the combat power is not strong, and it still relies more on the Tubo people who are numerous, there are only the Tianxiong army far away in Wuwei and Jingzhaofu. Once the road from Yumen Pass and Yangguan to Dunhuang is cut off, it is equivalent to holding the lifeblood of Dunhuang.

What's more, the main cavalry of the Shence Army is basically consumed in Xingxing Gorge, so now the Shence Army has no cavalry at all to break through and ask for help, and can only rely on the city wall to defend it, for the Mongols, there is naturally no more suitable target than this.

"But the Mongol Tatars also lost their troops in the Battle of Xingxing Gorge, how could they send enough men and horses to attack Dunhuang?" Zhang Jue said with a frown.

"In the Battle of Xingxing Gorge, it was Haidu who lost troops and even injured his vitality, not Kublai Khan." Gao Gao took a breath lightly, obviously all the facts are now silently proving that Dunhuang is likely to face a tragic offensive and defensive battle, "Kublai Khan originally sent the wrong people, and after Wang Jin waved a shot straight to the Star Gorge, he just hung far behind, and when the Tubo people appeared, they were touched and left, in fact, there was not much loss." ”

Before entering Guanzhong and Hexi, Gao Gao and Zhang Jue had carefully studied the battle report of the Battle of Xingxing Gorge, and the battle report described the entire battle from Hongliu River to Xingxing Gorge very clearly, perhaps such a tragic battle is an unforgettable memory for everyone who is in it. While lamenting the great sacrifice of the Ming army, Gao Gao and Zhang Jue also realized the contradictions embodied in this only joint operation between the two Mongolian divisions.

At that time, Haidu and Kublai Khan could still be said to be inseparable, and they were united for a short time, but because of the failure of the Battle of Xingxingxia, Haidu lost confidence in Kublai Khan's side on the one hand, after all, no one can explain the reason why Kublai Khan's cavalry did not suffer much loss, whether this was from the order of the cavalry commander at that time, or out of the instructions of a higher level, Kublai Khan's side has become no longer trustworthy in the eyes of the people of Haidu, and with the fierce conflict that broke out between the two departments in winter, It has made Mongolia and Mongolia now on the same footing.

However, having said that, externally, the two sides will not drag each other back, after all, everyone knows the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, if one force is crushed by the Ming Dynasty, then the other force will naturally have no way to live alone under the obscenity of the Ming Dynasty.

In the battle of Xingxing Gorge, the strength and vitality of the sea capital in the Western Regions were greatly damaged, and the battle line had retreated to the central and western parts of the Western Regions, completely giving up the entire eastern side of the Western Regions. However, there is no way for the current Shence army to expand westward, because the remaining cavalry of the Shence army is simply not enough to keep the road from Dunhuang to Xingxing Gorge open and not threatened by the Mongol Tatars. For Kublai Khan, if he couldn't take Dunhuang to solve the Shence army, he would also be cut off from entering the Western Regions.

So if Kublai Khan attacks Dunhuang now, Haidu will not interfere with it, and will even provide convenience in secret, after all, Dunhuang, a strategic place, is in the hands of the Mongols, even if it is in the hands of the Mongols who have a deep hatred, it is more appropriate than in the hands of the Ming army.

"A hundred tigers rushed to the arrow to ask for a test shot, and asked the two generals for permission!" A brigade commander walked over briskly and said loudly.

Zhang Jue nodded, and just as he was about to give an order, a herald suddenly rushed directly into the school grounds. The cavalryman held the red flag in his hand, and did not stop at all, and rushed straight to the point where Zhang Jue and the others were. The military regulations of the Ming army, the red flag symbolizes 100,000 urgency, and the soldiers on the watchtower must immediately open the door when they see it, no matter whether the person who comes is an enemy or a friend or for whatever reason.

"Report!" The cavalryman quickly rushed to the bottom of the general's platform, rushed to Zhang Jue and Gao Gao in three steps and two steps, and raised the letter in his hand breathlessly, "Two generals, Dunhuang 800 miles of urgent documents, Mongolian Tatars have entered the prison, Dunhuang is in danger!" ”

"What?!" Zhang Jue and Gao Gao glanced at each other suddenly, and they both saw the shocked look on each other's faces.

And Chen Yuanliang opened his mouth slightly, saying that Cao Cao Cao arrived, but this is too mysterious.

Grabbing the letter, Zhang Jue personally pried open the fire paint, and a scribbled letter slipped down, just looking at the first line of words on it, Zhang Jue's face changed, and while handing the letter to Gundam next to him, he ordered: "Drum and gather generals!" ”

Gundam finished reading the letter and walked to Zhang Jue's side: "Not only have a large number of Mongolian Tatars appeared on the periphery of Dunhuang, but even Mongolian Tatars have been found in the areas of Yumen Pass and Yangguan, and this time the Mongolian Tatars obviously want to swallow Dunhuang in one bite." ”

"Trying to defeat the Shence Army and the Tianxiong Army is no less than a fool's dream, but it is still possible for the Mongol Tatars to conquer Dunhuang before the Tianxiong Army arrives." Zhang Jue frowned, "The sentinels who appeared in Yumen Pass and Yangguan should be Mongolian Tartar sentinels, but we can't take it lightly, which shows that the attention of Mongolian Tartars is not only in Dunhuang, but also in the entire Hexi, and our current every move is likely to be under the noses of the Mongols." ”

Gundam took a breath of cool air: "Junyu, what do you think should be the right moment?" ”

"Although Daming and His Majesty don't want to fight this battle, we also want to take a good rest and carry out the Northern Expedition, but now it seems that the heavens are not fulfilling people's wishes, and the Mongolian Tartars have already come to the door, and the Tianxiong Army naturally can't sit idly by, nor can we let the Shence Army pay sacrifices in vain." Zhang Jue said in a deep voice, "Now we are in the northernmost part of Wuwei's Second Brigade, and now it is too late to make adjustments, so we will directly use the Second Brigade as the vanguard, and first cooperate with the rear guard troops of the Shence Army to defend the line from Yangguan to Yumen Pass, and we must not let the Mongolian Tartars enter Hexi and limit the battlefield to Dunhuang." ”

Reaching out and holding down the hilt of the sword, Gao Gao hummed, and said in a deep voice while walking towards the big tent of the Chinese army: "However, the strength of the second brigade alone is not enough to deal with the Mongol Tatars, since the Mongol Tatars have already thought of investigating in the direction of Yumen Pass and Yangguan, it shows that they have planned to blockade Dunhuang, and even ambush reinforcements, with the strength of the second brigade, it is easy to be surrounded by the Mongol Tatars and defeated by superior forces." We can't eat the losses suffered by the two Huai armies in Shandong. ”

"But now let the Second Brigade sit and wait for the army to follow, it will undoubtedly delay the time when Dunhuang is surrounded." Zhang Jue's footsteps paused slightly, and then returned to normal, "In this way, gather all the cavalry, go to Wuwei first, and cooperate with the second brigade to advance, with the cavalry reconnaissance before and after, you can avoid being surrounded by the Mongol Tatars to a large extent, which is also the only way that a certain can think of." ”

"It's fine." Gundam reached out and stroked his white beard, "The military situation is urgent, and there is no room for delay." Directly let the cavalry go, and then the rest of the brigades will also pack up, and say anything before the sun sets today. ”

After a moment of silence, Zhang Jue Huoran looked back at the sky.

The sun is still hanging in the air, and the warm sunlight is shining on people's bodies.

Who would have thought that under this same sun, hundreds of miles away, there would be another bloody and tragic picture.

"I hope that by the time the triumph comes, the sun will still be so warm." Zhang Jue narrowed his eyes.

Gundam didn't look back, but said lightly, "Isn't Junyu confident in victory?" ”

Zhang Jue clapped his hands, looked at the generals who were running towards the big tent of the Chinese army, and a smile appeared on his face: "When has the Tianxiong Army been defeated?" At least we must be worthy of the title of 'Tianxiong' given by our majesty, otherwise it will not be ridiculous and generous. ”

"The Tianxiong Army has suffered the hardships of the siege, so now the Shence Army is encountering the same difficulties as ours, and it is incumbent upon the Tianxiong Army to shirk this battle." Gundam stretched out his hand to lift the curtain on the Chinese army's tent.

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Daming River west province, Dunhuang.

Countless Mongol soldiers roared and charged at the approaching wall, but before they could reach the wall, they needed to cross the deep trench. This enveloping the entire Dunhuang trench is like a moat that can never be crossed, I don't know how many Mongolian soldiers are buried here, and I don't know how much blood the Mongols shed in this trench.

Rushing to the edge of the trench, you can clearly see a layer of black blood floating at the bottom of the trench, exuding a strong smell of blood, and a large number of corpses are irregularly distributed along the trench, either by arrows, or directly torn to pieces by rolling stones and various firearms, leaving mutilated limbs. Most of the Mongolian soldiers who went to the battlefield for the first time couldn't help but vomit directly when they saw such a tragic scene.

What awaited them was the still dense array of arrows and whizzing packets of explosives, firetle, and flowering shells from artillery.

The Shence Army used all their resources to show the Mongols their invincible strength.

The Mongol centurions roared and jumped into the trenches, their boots stomping on blood and mud, but soon arrows pierced their chests. The centurions' eyes widened, their arms still raised high, and they held their sparkling blades.

It's just that they didn't see that behind them, the recruits who were supposed to jump into the trench with them had already become a large number of corpses outside the trench because of their brief hesitation. (To be continued.) )