Chapter 506: General Battle (1)

"See the Emperor."

"Generals, excuse me."

"Your Majesty."

In the big tent of the Yuan army in Lumen Mountain, all the generals of the Middle Route Army in the Xiangfan area were present to participate in the military meeting presided over by the Great Yuan Emperor Kublai Khan.

Kublai Khan, who was in the middle of the marshal's seat, said with a solemn expression: "Generals, the current situation is clear to everyone, the sudden firearms of the Southern Dynasty have caused unprecedented heavy losses to our army, and in a short period of time, our Dynasty has no effective way to defeat the enemy. The appearance of firearms directly made it difficult for our army's plan to trap Xiangfan to be realized. Do you have any suggestions for this? ”

The generals of the Yuan Dynasty present had personally experienced the sharpness of firearms, and no one dared to express their opinions. After being silent for a while, Zhang Hongfan said: "Your Majesty, although the firearms of the Southern Dynasty still have many weaknesses, they are no longer the weapons of our army that can compete with them. ”

No matter how difficult the meeting is, as long as someone starts, someone will follow. Ali Hague said: "General Zhang, what do you mean by this? Most of the firearms in the Southern Dynasty were in the camp of Guanzitan, how can you say that there will be a chance? ”

Zhang Hongfan said: "Your Majesty, generals, according to the information known to our army, the number of firearms owned by the Southern Dynasty is limited, that is to say, it has not yet been popularized, more than ninety percent of these firearms are concentrated in the Guanzitan camp, and the emperor of the Southern Dynasty is also among them, therefore, the last general suggested that at all costs, even if our middle army is wiped out, it is bound to die together with the Guanzitan camp of the Southern Dynasty." ”

Ali Hague said "ah" and said: "My army in the middle of the road plus reinforcements from the east and west roads, there are still 100,000, 30,000 or 40,000 people, General Zhang, do you mean to put all of them into the battle of Guanzitan?" ”

Zhang Hongfan nodded, and said a little helplessly: "General Ali Hague, Hongfan's meaning is indeed so. ”

Among the young Han generals of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Hongfan is undoubtedly the most prominent, Zhang Hongfan Wen, who was just over 30 years old, is good at strategy, has a strong view of the overall situation, and has a long beard and chest, plump and beautiful, seven feet long, and outstanding appearance, whether it is the commander of the Yuan army, Ashu, or the emperor Hao Jing, and even the Mongolian Khan Kublai Khan, they are very important.

Boyan first supported: "General Zhang is reasonable, for the future of my Great Yuan, the emperor and the last general also agree." Whether it is level or identity, Boyan is far higher than Zhang Hongfan, and with Boyan's support, most of the generals have expressed their positions and agree with Zhang Hongfan's views.

"The middle road army in the Xiangfan area is the main force of our army, if because of firearms, the whole army is exhausted, and the Guanzitan camp cannot be broken, will the gains outweigh the losses?" Ali Hague frowned, and after a pause, continued, "In front of the firearms of the Southern Dynasty, the casualties of our army are difficult to control, and the last general thinks that our army can attack with all its strength, but if it is ......"

"Ali Hague, if you have something to say, I forgive you for your innocence."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general means that if the situation is not right, our army should retreat to the north and discuss it from the long." Ali Hague is brave and good at fighting, and has always advocated the tactics of attacking and then attacking, and is an out-and-out fierce general in the Yuan army, and even he has this idea, which shows how much the Yuan army is afraid of firearms.

Veteran Shi Tianze said: "Your Majesty, what General Ali Hague said is not unreasonable, our army is also a feasible way to retreat, if the Southern Dynasty army dares to pursue, it can just give full play to the advantages of our army's field warfare, if they pause, then discuss." ”

Kublai Khan looked at Ali Hague and the other generals, did not express his position, and pondered alone for a while before speaking slowly: "Generals, I have decided to gather a large army tomorrow and attack Guanzitan again. ”

Kublai Khan generally agreed with the opinions of the generals, but it was the Qingyanggang Covenant more than an hour ago that made him finally make the decision to attack.

In Kublai Khan's view, if nothing else, the ambition of the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was revealed by those half words, and the existence of such an opponent was always uneasy, and besides, if it was allowed to develop, when firearms became popular, he would not be able to compete. Of course, Kublai Khan could not have imagined that half of the words I read were copied.

Seeing Kublai Khan's resolute expression, everyone said in unison: "Yes, the emperor, the last general will obey the order." ”

"General Ashu, General Boyan."

"The end will be."

"You two assign tasks to each army."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Just as the Yuan army was dispatching troops, I immediately gathered the generals after returning to the Guanzitan camp to discuss and arrange the next tasks. The Lumen Mountain camp can withstand a round of artillery attacks at most, and tomorrow morning, our artillery will be able to completely destroy it.

What was Kublai Khan's response to this situation?

After some discussion, most of the generals agreed with Fang Ling's opinion, and Kublai Khan should be desperate.

Since the development of the Xiangyang War, it has completely deviated from the track of history. As a traverser, my prescient advantage is gone, but I have a firm heart for firearms.

"At present, there are more than 100,000 Yuan troops in the Xiangfan area, which is roughly the same as the number of our army. Last month, Ah Shu and Boyan had already launched a large-scale attack, but they were defeated by our army's firearms, so if they still want to attack our battalion this time, they will inevitably gather more troops, rely on the tactics of crowds, and launch attacks continuously, maybe there is a glimmer of hope. This approach is what Ling'er said is a desperate gamble, if we can completely crush our battalion, then no matter how much it costs, it is worth it, because our army's firearms and I are in Guanzitan, if it fails, the casualties of the Yuan army will be at least more than double that of the last time, for our army, this has achieved the purpose of encircling and sending reinforcements at the beginning. The second method is to retreat to the White River City camp, however, this method can only be temporary, because the White River City camp also cannot withstand the artillery bombardment, so it will eventually retreat to the north. ”

I took a big sip of tea and continued: "The third way is to retreat directly to the north, which may not be in line with the character of the Mongols, so even if they want to retreat, the Mongols will fight our army once before retreating. At this point, I suddenly stood up and said with arrogance: "For Kublai Khan, this is probably the most likely. However, before they find a restraint firearm, they should preserve their strength and use the city as a defense or force our army to fight a decisive battle in the field, which is the right way, and the intention of forcing a desperate blow can only cause them to suffer heavy casualties, and this situation will directly lead to the fact that when our army recovers the north in the future, its strength will be insufficient. ”

"Of course, if Kublai Khan launches a strong attack, our army cannot take it lightly, after all, the firearms of our dynasty are not perfect enough, and if it is not for the grenade to play a role at the last moment, it may enter hand-to-hand combat in hand-to-hand combat, although our army is not afraid of close combat, but it will greatly increase the casualties of our soldiers and soldiers, which is contrary to my original intention. Okay, let's talk about the tasks of each army in detail. ”

"Artillery battalion General Crete."

"The end will be."

"The artillery battalion is divided into two, 20 artillery pieces are placed 50 meters behind the camp, the effective range of our artillery is between 80 meters and 250 meters, the main task of these 20 cannons is to bombard the Yuan soldiers in front of our camp, or to destroy the other side's possible stone throwers, and the other 10 are ready to go out tomorrow to continue shelling Lumen Mountain."

"Yes, the end will be done."

"General Xie Daolin, General Zhao Huai, General Wenzhang, General Zhang Shijie of the Imperial Forest Army."

The four high-ranking generals of the Royal Forest Army said loudly: "The last general." ”

"The Imperial Forest Army is responsible for guarding the guardrail in front of my camp, divided into upper, middle and lower three layers, the task is to eliminate the Yuan army infantry within 100 meters in front of the camp, the specific battle plan by General Wenzhang and General Zhang Shijie after consultation with General Xie Daolin and General Zhao Huai."

"Yes, the end will be done."

"General Zhu Huan, the commander of the sixth chamber."

"The end will be."

"When the Yuan army rushes to our guardrail, if the twentieth army cannot stop the enemy, your unit will be used as a counterattack force to drive the enemy out. I know that your sixth carriage is also the ace infantry unit of the Jianghuai Military Region, and you are good at fighting evil battles, so this time I will open my eyes. ”

Zhu Huan said: "Yes, the last general will respect the order." The emperor can rest assured that the soldiers in the sixth chamber will not disgrace the emperor. ”

"Yes, okay." I nodded and said, "General Jiang Cai, General Meng Tianxiang." ”

"The end will be."

"The Breakers and the Loyal Shun are mobile troops, and in the event of a hand-to-hand battle, you will go there wherever there is danger."

"Yes, the last general."

"Gongsun Xiaochen, send someone to inform General Xia Gui and ask him to send a half-box force to camp near Hanshuitan, eight miles east of the camp in Guanzitan, tonight, and act according to orders at that time."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Jiang Aiqing."

"The minister is here."

"Put more obstacles and dig more trenches 100 meters in front of the camp to prevent the Mongol cavalry. Also, let the scouts expand their patrol tonight. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers obey."

"Generals, no matter whether Kublai Khan will storm Guanzitan or not, you need to be prepared, and there will be some time until the night, and after everyone goes back, they will do a good job of mobilizing all the soldiers before the battle. Early tomorrow morning, except for the artillery battalion, which only needs to dispatch ten artillery pieces, the rest of the expedition personnel will remain as usual, the Royal Forest Army will bring all the throwing bombs, and the sixth carriage will be used as a response, standing by in the area of Qingyanggang, in case our army bombards, the Yuan army suddenly launched a counterattack. ”

The generals said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”