Chapter 482 Shelling Lumen Mountain

"Hans, our army will soon have a big operation, and there will be a lot of wounded at that time, and the wounded of our army are all heroes of our dynasty, and you have a great responsibility, and you must try to make them recover so that they can return to the battlefield, at least, at least, you must strive to save their lives." There are no eyes on the battlefield, and of course I know that even if Hua Tuo, Bian Que and other miracle doctors are reborn, there is no guarantee that they will be able to save the wounded 100%.

Hans said: "The emperor can rest assured, the ministers will do their best." ”

"Well, in addition to your students, there are also three palace doctors who are good at treating external injuries, and I have invested so much manpower, I hope that you can reduce the death rate of our soldiers to a minimum."

"The emperor is compassionate and admired. Your Majesty, with medical alcohol, field hygienists, and timely medical treatment, the minister believes that the success rate of the operation can reach more than seventy percent, and it is entirely possible to reduce the death rate of our army. ”

"Good. Hans, what do you need from the field hospital, just ask me. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In the afternoon of the same day, scouts who were out to inquire about the news came one after another that a Mongolian army of more than 10,000 people had arrived at the Yuan army base in Lumen Mountain, outside Xiangyang.

"Almost, this is the Yuan army from the East Road, Jiang Aiqing, gather all the generals and deploy tomorrow's battle plan."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Soon, all the generals entered my tent with excited expressions.

War can be exciting, not to mention that it has been quiet for many days.

"See the Emperor."

"Excuse me." I motioned for everyone to sit down and said, "Generals, with the arrival of reinforcements from the eastern Mongolian route, the number of enemy troops in the area around Xiangfan has exceeded 150,000, and the reinforcements from the western route should also be on the way to Xiangfan. This will reduce the pressure on our east-west front, and will be very beneficial to the Sichuan and Jianghuai Military Regions. In the last ten days, the Mongols have been frightened by the firearms of our dynasty, and have not launched a new siege war, since Ah Shu and others can't retreat, then our army will counter their bodies with their own way, for this reason, I decided to send troops to attack Lumen Mountain tomorrow. ”

Wu Songhan: "Great, Your Majesty, our army can finally fight back." ”

I nodded and said, "From defensive warfare to offensive warfare, it seems that it is only a change of strategy and tactics, but it is undoubtedly a huge test for our officers and men who have always been good at defense. In the future, our army will not only recapture Bianjing, the capital of our dynasty, but also capture important towns such as Dadu and Zhongdu of the Yuan Dynasty, which will be a difficult siege battle. However, as the number of our artillery increases and the power increases, siege warfare will certainly become relatively simple. In tomorrow's battle, I plan to shell Lumen Mountain with the artillery battalion as the mainstay. General Crete. ”

"The end will be."

"In the battle of tomorrow, the artillery battalion will be dispatched as a whole and shelled according to the original firing point."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"General Wu Songhan."

"The end will be."

"Your 17th and 19th armies will guard the left and right flanks, and the 20th army will follow closely behind the artillery battalion and act as the escort of the artillery battalion, in case the Yuan army of Lumen Mountain will attack our artillery battalion position desperately."

"Yes, the last will obey."

"General Xie Daolin, General Wenzhang, General Zhang Shijie."

The three of them stood up at the same time and said, "The last will be there." ”

"The Imperial Forest Army left a brigade of troops to garrison the camp, and the rest brought muskets and grenades, as the Chinese army, after the shelling, if the Yuan army dared to attack our army, they would return fire with muskets."

"Yes, the last will obey."

"General Jiang Cai."

"The end will be."

"Your palace, as a reserve force, moves randomly."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will obey the order."

"Gongsun Xiaochen."

"The end will be."

"Send someone to inform General Xia Gui and order him to launch a feint attack from the east at three o'clock tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Jiang Aiqing, tell Lu Xiufu in Yingzhou that under the order of the Military Affairs Yuan, a unit from the Yangzhou Army of the Jianghuai Military Region will be transferred to Xiangfan."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Okay, the generals will recharge their energy and set off early tomorrow morning."

After dinner, I replied to Wen Tianxiang with a long letter, in which I clarified the following points: First, economic development is the primary task of the locality, but we should not rely too much on the sale of land; although our dynasty does not prohibit the free purchase and sale of land, economic development should be dominated by industry and agriculture, handicrafts, and commerce, and the function of the government is to do a good job in guiding and perfecting the local rational industrial structure; Second, the Government Council and relevant ministries have discussed that the proportion of the amount of land sales to local revenue should not exceed 20% in principle; Third, the Independent Commission Against Corruption should supervise the buying and selling process, investigate and deal with all violations of the law, and ensure that cultivated land cannot be used for other purposes, nor can it be forcibly bought or sold; Fourth, the Government Council can organize manpower to go to various places to conduct research and research, and then discuss the actual situation in various places; Fifth, to order the Department of Law to formulate and improve relevant laws to protect the interests of all parties.

Early the next morning, with my order, more than 20,000 troops left the camp and rushed straight to Lumen Mountain.

Thirty artillery pieces were towed by carriages and came to an open area about three hundred and fifty paces away from the camp of the Yuan army in Lumen Mountain, and behind the artillery battalion were the 3rd and 20th Army, all heavily armed heavy infantry.

I rode on the imperial horse "Feiyan", surrounded by Yuan Thorn and others, and came to the first three hundred steps of the Yuan army's camp, which was beyond the effective range of the archers, unless it was a large bow and crossbow such as a bed crossbow.

"General Wu, you go and call the battle."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Songhan single-handedly stepped forward more than 120 steps, and said loudly, "Listen to the officers and soldiers of the Yuan Army opposite, this general is Wu Songhan, the third commander of the Lin'an Military Region of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Boyan in the fortress laughed and said, "General Wu, your return visit is really timely." It's just that Boyan's army is in his hands, and he won't fight with you today, please go back. ”

Wu Songhan said: "It turns out that the Mongolian general Boyan will also be timid. ”

Boyan was not angry: "General Wu, gossip Huti, if you have the guts, come and attack my castle." ”

"Haha." Wu Songhan laughed loudly, took off the Cloud Piercing Bow and said, "General Boyan, the siege is certain, but before the attack, Wu will give another arrow." ”

When the bowstring of the cloud-piercing bow was full, Wu Songhan let go of his right hand and said "on", and then a feather arrow flew towards the Yuan army fortress with a swish, and it took only an instant to work hard, and a flag on the fortress was shot to the ground by this feather arrow.

"Good archery, General Wu, come and don't be rude, Boyan also gives a gift in return." After speaking, Boyan took a spear from a soldier beside him and shot it out with a hidden weapon.

Condescendingly, the speed of the spear was no less than Wu Songhan's arrow just now.

Wu Songhan didn't expect Boyan's arm strength to be so great, without borrowing external force, he shot this gun with his own arm strength alone, you know, the distance between the two is a full hundred and eighty steps, this kind of power is enough to shock the world.

"Boyan's strength is so great." Yuan Jian, who was beside me, praised casually.

The eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers were all focused on Wu Songhan at the moment, eager to know how Wu Songhan would respond. Before everyone could react, they saw Wu Songhan holding a spear in his hand, not retreating, but advancing, tightening his legs and moving forward. With the impact of the war horse, Wu Songhan waved the iron spear in his palm, and three shots in succession were fired down before he could shoot down the spear from Bo **.

"Good martial arts, good Boyan." Wu Songhan suddenly felt that his arm was numb, praised it, and then turned his horse's head and returned to his own camp.

"It seems that the Mongols will not go into battle, Your Majesty, let's fire." Jiang Wanzai behind me.

"Okay, herald the artillery battalion, open fire."

When Crete received the order, he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart and hurriedly said: "All artillery positions, prepare, one team, ignite, release." ”

Ten of the cannons roared angrily, and ten shells flew towards the fortress of the Yuan army with a deafening roar, and then there were bursts of explosions, and at the same time, gunpowder smoke filled the sky above the fortress.

Crete said again: "Second team, light the fire, release." ”

Following the three-stage firing method of muskets, Crete divided thirty guns into ten-gun teams and took turns firing the first round of shells.

"All lie down." Ah Shu in the fortress of the Yuan army gave the order at the first time. The distance of more than 300 paces was beyond the reach of the Mongolian archers with superb archery skills, and it was Yi'a Shu who did not order a counterattack, but made the soldiers lie down on the ground.

Immediately after the first round of bombardment, Crete ordered the artillery battalion auxiliaries to cool the artillery with cold water.

Judging from the cracks in the gunsmoke, the Yuan army fortress in Lumen Mountain has been blasted out of several gaps, and I secretly estimated that thirty artillery pieces could blow up the opponent's fortress without ten rounds.

Ah Shu, who had come slowly, wiped his dark face, looked around, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and count the casualties of the soldiers." ”

In a few breaths, Ah Shu had already received an echo, and of the thirty shells of the Southern Dynasty, twenty-one hit the earthen wall of the fortress, and only nine of them exploded on the fortress, killing about seventeen or eight of his own soldiers and wounding more than thirty others.

This casualty rate is not high, and Ah Shu thinks it is acceptable.

After about a cup of tea, the second round of shelling began.

"Each artillery position, adjust the target point, aim at the enemy's wall, a team, ignite, put."

"Second team, ignition, release."

"Three teams, light the fire, put it."

Of the thirty shells in this round, only one was on the high side and blossomed on the fortress of the Yuan army, and the remaining 29 shells all hit the target.