"Unknowingly, our army has such a strong dependence on firearms. Otherwise, with Shouchun Jiancheng, even if there is a shortage of personnel, it will not be captured so quickly. Zhang Hao said as if talking to himself, and Gu Yong and other officials obviously had similar opinions.

"At this moment, I'm afraid the morale of Zhu Jun's army will rise immediately, right?"

Zhang Hao's eyes narrowed slightly. Since the start of the army, this is the first time that Daqian has suffered such a big loss. For the imperial army, this was the first victory, breaking the myth of the invincibility of the Great Cadre army, and both Zhu Jun's prestige and the morale of the imperial army would be high.

"Your Majesty, when Shouchun City fell, the logistics officer of the army in the city destroyed the gunpowder in time. It's just that there is no time for food, grass and ordnance. Luo An said.

Zhang Hao nodded, turned his head to look at Gu Yong and the others and said, "We must do a good job of bereavement for the soldiers who are sure to sacrifice, whether it is a reward or various bereavement treatment for their families, I don't want any problems to arise." ”

As for those food and ordnance, although they were a little distressed, they didn't care too much. Even if the gunpowder didn't have time to be destroyed, he didn't really care. Even if it is obtained by Zhu Jun, it is not a simple matter for the imperial court to imitate it.

What's more, weapons such as artillery do not only require gunpowder, and other process requirements are more difficult to achieve.

Not to mention anything else, even the ordnance institute under Zhang Hao is now unable to manufacture cannon barrels that meet Zhang Hao's requirements, which shows that the construction of industry is not easy.

Of course, this has something to do with Zhang Hao's too strict requirements, although he did not require the ordnance to reach a modern level, but he had high requirements for safety and power.

Zhu Jun didn't care about the problem of gunpowder, although he did regret it.

After taking Shouchun, Zhu Jun dismantled part of the artillery in the city and handed it over to a special person to send back to Luoyang City, and then rested for a whole day, leaving the soldiers who defended the city, and went south directly with the army. After paying such a big sacrifice, Zhu Jun knows how rare this opportunity is now.

The counties along the way didn't even pay attention, and it was clear that they were going to take advantage of this opportunity of Yangzhou's weak troops to directly attack Liyang City. The goal is Zhang Hao!

Zhu Jun wanted to attack Liyang City directly, which was a kind of yang conspiracy.

Of course, Zhang Hao can retreat, but this retreat will blow the momentum of the great cadres and the morale of the cadres, and will also reverse the impression that the great cadres are the destiny of heaven that is gradually emerging in the hearts of many people today, although this cannot play a decisive role, at least it can boost the morale of the imperial court.

And if Zhang Hao retreats, there will be no loss for Zhu Jun.

"Your Highness, General Huang, General Taishi and General Cheng Yuan have sent telegrams one after another, wanting to send soldiers back to help." Ding Xuan said at this time.

"Ha, I was really scared by Zhu Jun. Tell them to keep planning and ignore it. Zhu Jun's hundreds of thousands of men and horses, after crossing the river and attacking Shouchun, how many can be left? What's more, while still fighting in our territory, there is nothing to replenish at all. Not to mention the exhaustion of the long battle, they are now just indulging in false fighting spirit and morale. There has not been a fundamental change in the forces of both sides at all.

Others say that Yangzhou's garrison is weak, don't your own people know it?! Not to mention the new recruits who have been trained, it's just my Beidou Guard, plus the Shence Army, there are also 20,000. This kind of quantitative comparison is much better than when he attacked Liyang.

Even though it has been raining lately, firearms have been somewhat restricted. But without firearms, our army can't fight? ”

Zhang Hao said in a flat tone, and the faces of many officials in the hall were a little hot and red.

Call Cheng Yuan back and tell him that after breaking through the obstacles of Tao Qian and the Yellow Turban, he will block Huaishui again. I said that I had no experience before, but with the lessons learned last time, I think they won't make the same mistake again.

Block Huaishui, since Zhu Jun took the initiative to throw himself into the net, we can't live up to this kindness. ”

Zhang Hao looked at the current location of Zhu Jun on the sand table, turned his head and said in a deep voice,

"Ordered all armies to prepare and send new recruits to garrison the city defense. The Beidou Guardian Divine Command Army followed me out of the city to meet the enemy. ”

"Not to the king." The faces of the officials in the hall changed greatly, and some of the more panicked guys among them also reacted after Zhang Hao's words, they were really shocked by Zhu Jun before, and the situation that was more dangerous than this was not overwhelming?

Now that Zhu Jun is just taking advantage of the time to gain a slight advantage, and it is also because of the huge military advantage, what is there to be afraid of? Moreover, Liyang is also a fortified city, and Zhu Jun's deep penetration into the enemy territory will not last long at all, which is enough to ensure the final victory, not to mention that Jingzhou and Xuzhou may send reinforcements at any time.

But Zhang Hao's idea was beyond their expectations, and he was going to go out of the city for a decisive battle. With such a good defense, why not take advantage of that?

Zhang Hong, a celebrity who has not been in Zhang Hao for too long, shouted directly, "Your Majesty, the son of a daughter can't sit down!" ”

"There is no shame in hiding in the city and using the city defenses, but it is not a very good way.

Zhu Jun went deep alone, to a certain extent, he could plunder unscrupulously, and even capture our people to drive him to attack the city. There was no shortage of food in the fields outside the city. If he hides in the city, he will only wreak havoc. That would be a blow to our people. ”

Zhang Hao said that Gu Yong and others had guessed this possibility before, and some people suddenly understood, but they didn't expect Zhang Hao to attach so much importance to those ordinary people and the so-called people's hearts.

"As for the danger?" Zhang Hao smiled suddenly, and many officials suddenly came to their senses.

"Zhang Gong, I said that I was a man from heaven and earth, but I was not lying. Although I'm a bit of a waster, it's still okay to keep myself safe. What's more, I don't believe we're going to lose at all. I don't believe that generals and soldiers, after so much hard training, will lose to an army that is mostly just a freshly drafted army. Even if there are a lot of them. ”

Zhang Hao said categorically.

Of course, what he said was impassioned, Zhang Hao had to make some preparations in advance, so as not to have an accident, in short, this war could not be lost.

At this time, Zhang Hao was a little glad that he went to Africa a few days ago, not to mention anything else, if he made a batch of automatic rifles and formed a special army, he would definitely be able to play a huge role at a critical moment. Modern automatic rifles are highly adaptable to the weather.

"We're going to let everyone know about this fight. The strength of Daqian is not only because of firearms. ”

"Your Majesty, please be the first!" At this time, Sun Jian took two steps forward, bowed directly to the ground and said.

"Wentai, you have a lot of uses. I know your loyalty and bravery, but how can I put you in the land of injustice. Trust me, and trust your colleagues. After we leave the city, you will be responsible for the defense of Liyang City. Zhang Hao said warmly.

Many officials' expressions changed, and they sighed at Zhang Hao's mind, but Sun Jian had not been surrendered for long. In the case that Zhang Hao was preparing to go out of the city for a decisive battle, he was able to hand over the city defense to Sun Jian, and this kind of trust was really overwhelming.

Even if there is a huge difference between the military system of the Great Cadre Army and the Imperial Army, it is not that officers can do whatever they want to do.

Sun Jian's eyes were a little red, and he didn't know what to say.

"All right, guys, have some faith in me. What's more, although it has been raining a lot lately, it doesn't necessarily rain when you're fighting. That might be easier. Zhang Hao waved his hand, said no more, and asked everyone to go down and prepare.

After Zhang Hao returned to the inner room, he returned directly to modern times, and now the time is urgent. Directly found Wang Zhi to ask if the firearms could be delivered as soon as possible, and now he has an urgent need. If it can't be delivered in time, Zhang Hao hopes that Wang Zhi can contact the mining area and his wife's tribe.

See if you can rent a batch of guns for up to three days.

Although the idea of leasing guns is a bit strange, at this time, Zhang Hao is ready to use it as a follow-up to this war, so he can't care about anything else.

Wang Zhi was a little stunned when he heard this request, he couldn't think of why Zhang Hao was so urgent, and just listening to the information about the three-day lease, he knew that Zhang Hao couldn't take it away, but now there was no chaos nearby. And Zhang Hao should have no other connections in Africa.

Wang Zhi really couldn't figure it out, but seeing that Zhang Hao was in such a hurry, Wang Zhi could only contact the other party immediately to see if he could quickly deliver the gun.

After learning that Zhang Hao could increase the price, the arms dealer contacted by Wang Zhi was much happier. Someone sent the goods on the same day.

This time Wang Zhi helped a lot, borrowing the name of the local tribe, Zhang Hao didn't care about anything except handing over the gold to Wang Zhi. Now that the guns and ammunition have arrived in front of him, it is much simpler and easier than he imagined.

In the face of Wang Zhi, Zhang Hao did not say thank you pretentiously, and the relationship between them had passed that stage.

Under the leadership of Wang Zhi, Zhang Hao saw guns and ammunition that already belonged to him in a warehouse of the tribe.