Chapter 472 Summary Meeting

Deterrence, absolutely shocking deterrence, just like the generals of the Song Army when they first saw the artillery fired.

More than a dozen senior generals of the Yuan Army all looked at each other after seeing it, and they all thought to themselves, if they were standing next to the stone thrower, how would they resist? Unless you have the foresight and evacuate one step in advance, with your flesh and blood, no matter how high your martial arts skills are and how thick your armor is, you will definitely be blown to pieces.

Boyan whispered: "Great Shuai, even with the skill of my master, I can't do this, but I don't know if the magic of my master can retreat under the bombardment of the artillery of the Southern Dynasty?" ”

Ah Shu nodded and said, "This is indeed not comparable to manpower. ”

Boyan said: "More than thirty years ago, in the last battle of our dynasty to destroy the Jin country, this kind of artillery has appeared on the wall of the Jin people. At that time, Ögedai Khan thought that this was a small skill of carving insects, and because the artillery killed the righteous son of the Great Khan, he ordered the destruction of all the two captured artillery. Unexpectedly, decades later, the firearms of the Southern Dynasty were so advanced, and judging from the results, their power exceeded that of the Jin artillery by several times. ”

Ah Shu looked at Xiangyang from a distance, pondered alone for a long time, and then said, "Generals, go back to the big tent first and then discuss." ”

"Yes, Marshal."

When Ah Shu led everyone back to the big tent of the Chinese army in Lumen Mountain, he was already frowning. The power of the musket seems to be able to be resolved, as long as there is the protection of the shield hand and the attack of the archers, but the power of the artillery is completely impossible to defend, even if Xiangyang City is strong, I am afraid it will not be able to stop it for long.

For the first time in nearly twenty years of military service, Ah Shu felt an unprecedented fear and crisis.

Bush Beach grove.

The commanders of the three armies, Wu Songhan, Xie Daolin and Jiang Cai, came together and said: "Your Majesty, the work of cleaning up the battlefield has begun, after that, will our army return to Songhepo to camp, or continue to advance?" ”

"The Mongols have all withdrawn to the fortress of Lumen Mountain, right?"

Wu Songhan said: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

"The three generals will return to Songhepo tonight to camp. General Wu and General Xie ordered the 17th, 19th, 20th, and Imperial Forest Army to rest in place, and if there were serious injuries, they would be immediately sent to the Yingzhou City Field Hospital for treatment. General Jiang Cai, you lead the Broken Army to continue to move forward with me, and I want to go to Lumen Mountain to have a look, General Crete. ”

"The end will be."

"Bring your retinue and go with me to find a point of attack."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Wen Zhang, Gongsun Xiaochen, the two of you will also go with me."

Wu Songhan said: "Your Majesty, not far ahead is Lumen Mountain, the counterattack of the Mongolian cavalry is extremely fast, the last general thinks, let the seventeenth and nineteenth armies follow Your Majesty together." ”

"It's okay, Ah Shu and the others must be discussing the strategy of dealing with our army's firearms, and they won't fight. General Wu, let the 17th and 19th armies stand by and respond at any time if necessary. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lumen Mountain is located 20 kilometers southeast of Xiangyang City, bordering Hanshui in the north and Bawang Mountain in the south. During the Eastern Han Dynasty Jianwu period (25-56 years), the god of Suling Mountain was built to feed on the mountain, two stone deer were carved in front of the door, and it was called Lumen Gate, so the mountain was also named Suling Mountain with the name of the temple, and it was renamed Lumen Mountain in the Tang Dynasty. The agreed battle between Lü Wende and the Mongols in Xiangyang was located at the foot of Lumen Mountain, and later the Yuan army built a fortress in it. After Ashu entered Xiangyang, the fortress under Lumen Mountain was expanded, and it continued to the foot of Bawang Mountain. The scenery of Lumen Mountain is beautiful, and it is also the birthplace of the culture of the Three Kingdoms, legend has it that Zhuge Liang, who was ploughing in Longzhong, once worshiped Pang Degong as a teacher, and every time he came to seek advice, he would kneel in front of Pang Gong's bed, and his humble heart was the state of learning, so that future generations admired.

Coming to about five miles away from Lumen Mountain, the scout in the army said: "Your Majesty, this is the front of Lumen Mountain, called Yingxian Slope, and two miles away is the camp of the Mongolian army, the two tall peaks behind the camp are Lumen Mountain, and on the right are Bawang Mountain, Lion Mountain, etc., from here to Xiangyang, you can only pass through the middle of the two Lumen Mountains." According to the known situation, there were more than 60,000 Mongolian soldiers stationed in the Mongolian camp in Lumen Mountain, which were divided into three large battalions: eastern, western, and central, of which the western battalion was responsible for attacking the east gate of Xiangyang City, and the distribution of the troops of each battalion was unknown for the time being. ”

"Well, Huyande, Meng Tianya."

"The end will be."

"The two of you take a hundred guards to protect Crete and the others, go forward another mile or so, see if there are any suitable shelling points, and once you find the enemy out of the camp, you will immediately retreat."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As I suspected, the Yuan army did not attack the village, and after more than an hour, we returned to the Songhepo camp.

"General Wu, what are the casualties in this battle?" As soon as I entered the tent of the Chinese army, I asked.

"Back to the emperor, our army killed 232 soldiers in this battle, 446 wounded, including 43 seriously wounded, after simple treatment, 39 seriously wounded have been sent to Yingzhou for treatment, and another four are too seriously injured to withstand the bumps in the road, can only be treated on the spot, according to the on-site inventory, the Yuan army killed more than 760 people, from the military uniform, nearly 400 people in the Xue army."

"Well, General Wu, it's good to live and deal with the aftermath."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"In a few days, Hans and his students will arrive in Yingzhou, and I intend to move the field hospital in Yingzhou City to this Songhepo camp, so that we can treat the wounded of our army on the spot. General Wu, General Xie, General Jiang, although our army has won today's battle, there are still shortcomings, you organize all armies to summarize, and have good suggestions or ideas to report to Jiang Wanzai and Jiang Aiqing. ”

Although I did not serve as a soldier, in later works, it was written that whenever the war ended, our army would make a timely summary. Since the era of the Red Army, the officers and men of our army who were born in mud legs have defeated the well-equipped national army with millet plus rifles, and one of the reasons for this is that the officers and men of our army are good at summing up lessons and lessons, learning in actual combat, and forging ahead in setbacks, and finally formed a set of effective strategies and tactics.

At this time, it was already evening, and a gust of mountain wind blew, which made people feel extremely comfortable, and I don't know how much better it was than the hot weather during the day.

I rested in the big tent for a while, and then came to a platoon of the First Division of the Imperial Forest Army with Yuan Jian, Fang Ling and others.

The platoon commander's name was Kang Wenbing, a member of the former Youth Guard, and when I arrived, Kang Wenbing was gathering with the whole platoon of soldiers, discussing the gains and losses of today's battle.

"See the Emperor."

"Excuse me, get up." I grinned as I looked at the thirty-odd people kneeling in front of me.

"Your Majesty."

"Everybody sit down as they are." I sat cross-legged on the ground as I spoke, "Today's battle is the first battle you have fought since the formation of the Imperial Forest Army. ”

The more than thirty fighters also relaxed a little when they saw that I was amiable.

Kang Wenbing said: "Your Majesty, when I first saw the Mongolian army, I was indeed a little nervous, and even afraid, but this mood was soon attracted by the wonderful scene of the fighting general, and then with the instructions of the boss, raising the gun, ignition, and firing, it seems that it is the same as the usual training, but I forgot to be afraid, until the cavalry of our army rushed up, I remembered that this was a real battle, and at that time, it was excitement instead of fear." ”

I smiled and said, "I am very satisfied with your performance, no soldier is too frightened to hold a gun, and no one is a deserter, you are worthy of being my Imperial Forest Army, worthy of being the elite division of my Great Song Dynasty." The first time you go to the battlefield, it is impossible to say that you are not afraid, as a soldier, you can only become a qualified soldier if you are tempered in the flames of war. However, today's battle was only a one-sided firing process, and the enemy was caught off guard, did not have time to use his bow and arrows, and did not attack our troops, but was frightened back by the roar of our muskets, so it was nothing. The next time you encounter the enemy, if the enemy's cavalry rushes at you, at fifty, ten, or even five paces, will you be able to calmly pull the trigger of the musket? ”

A small soldier replied: "Report to the emperor, the little ones should obey the military order, as long as the superior does not give the order to retreat, they should continue to fight, even if the enemy arrives in front of them, they must resolutely pull the trigger for the last time." ”

I praised, "Well, that's a good point, what's your name?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the youngest surname is Zhou, and he is the third in the family, so he is called Zhou Xiaosan, and his parents are used to calling him, so he didn't give the younger one another name."

"Little San, I came to ask you, if you really encountered such a situation, would you be afraid? Know that a few steps ahead of you are Mongols with weapons in hand. ”

Zhou Xiaosan thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, although the little one will be afraid, he will continue to shoot." Your Majesty, the little one thinks so, shooting, maybe you can shoot the enemy, but if you don't shoot, the enemy will not let us go, then we can only wait to be killed by the enemy, no matter what, we have to fight. ”

"Well, what do you think?"

Someone replied one after another: "Your Majesty, the little ones all agree with Zhou Xiaosan's statement. ”

"Okay, all the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army, Zhou Xiaosan has a point, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, when the enemy rushes to the front of our army, if they want to escape, they can't outrun the enemy's horses, so what should I do? The only way to survive is to fight the enemy and kill them when their swords come at them. Firearms are the trend of the development of future wars, and as the first firearms unit of our dynasty, you should show the demeanor and momentum of musketeers, and let everyone in the world know that the Imperial Forest Army is the best army in the world. I ask you, do you have faith? ”

"Yes." Maybe in front of me, the emperor, I can't let go of it, and the voice is not very loud.

"Isn't the food good tonight? Why are they all like they haven't eaten enough. Warriors, do you have faith? ”