The river was choppy, and dozens of warships sailed on the Yangtze River.

Standing on the bow of the ship, Gundam was preoccupied, the battleship pressed against the river, splashing on him, but he didn't know it, just stood still, looking at the familiar mountains and rivers in front of him.

"What's wrong with you?"

Walking forward, Lu Wenhuan poked Gundam.

Gundam showed a little nostalgia and replied, "It's nothing, it's just that I didn't expect that one day, I would come back in this way." ”

"That's right. And I've been in Xiangyang for so long, and I didn't expect to come back at this moment. It's a pity that the Lin'an courtier is no longer here. Lu Wenhuan replied, he didn't have much concern for the Lin'an ministers, and he could even say that he was happy.

If it weren't for those bastards commanding indiscriminately, how would he be where he is today?

"That's just as well. ”

Gundam nodded in agreement, but he was worried about Ren Cun between his eyebrows, and asked, "But seriously, then the King of Jin is really benevolent, and he really let the two of us command this army?"

"Huh. Aren't you still suspicious?" Lu Wenhuan smiled and replied in a rather affirmative tone: "At that oath meeting, the lord personally sent the tiger talisman to you, is it doubtful at all?"

Since the end of the meeting, the two of them followed Xiao Feng's order, with Gao Gao as the chief commander, Lu Wenhuan as the deputy commander, and Zhou Cheng and Duan Ling as the staff officers, leading Kang Lu, Zhang Gui, Zhang Shun, Wang Fu, Liu Fu, Li Yi and others, with 10,000 naval troops and 20,000 army troops, from Ezhou all the way to Anqing.

After the capture of Lin'an, in order to prevent the Huaxia army from copying the back road, Boyan had already deployed heavy troops in Anqing.

Headed by Xie Chengcheng, supplemented by Zhang Rongshi and Zhang Xi, plus the naval army under Fan Wenhu, a total of 50,000 people guarded Anqing to ensure that the logistics would not be blocked by the Huaxia army.

Although it is equipped with ironclad ships, Lu Wenhuan does not think that he can easily defeat the other party, after all, the Mongolian naval army is not Fan Wenhu, and he only needs to use a little force to surrender the other party, and even when the form is not good, the other party may even ask for reinforcements from behind.

As you can think about it, this war must be a tough battle.

"Of course not, it's just incredible. After all, in the Song army, I have never had this kind of treatment. And not long after he joined, he was appointed to take charge of the battle to seize Anqing Mansion, isn't he afraid that I will rebel?" Gundam nodded, his gaze falling back on the battleship below him.

The hard, cold steel, the swift and ferocious speed, and the indestructible cannons, these things were so strange that until now he felt like he was in a dream, thinking it was just a dream.

But the cold wind that blew on his face told Gundam that it was all true.

Lu Wenhuan smiled disapprerovingly, pointed at the two people behind him with his finger, and said, "Rebellion? Do you think it's possible? Then the King of Jin does trust us, but it is because we are familiar with everything in the Song Dynasty, so he asked us to lead this army to be responsible for this matter." If we really have the intention of rebelling, I am afraid that those people will capture us. ”

"That's just as well. ”

Gao Gao bowed his head slightly, and agreed with Lu Wenhuan's words.

The Huaxia Army is not as good as the Song Army, and if you want to hold a military position in the army, you need to go through military training, and only after passing the training can you take up a military position. In war, the rewards and punishments of officers are only approved after an investigation by the General Staff. Even the punishment of officers is dealt with by special military courts, and as commanders, they do not have the power to intervene. As for the Quartermaster Department and something, the Quartermaster Department is also in charge, and they don't have anything to do.

This alone reduced the commander's control over the army to the limit and avoided the birth of a warlord.

It is completely impossible to produce warlords like Lu Wende and Fan Wenhu like the Song army.

As if sensing the gaze, a group of people in the distance turned around and looked at the two of them curiously.

Gundam and Lu Wenhuan looked at each other thoughtfully, then walked in front of those people together, and then bowed their hands and asked, "I'm Gundam, it's a pleasure to meet you." As mentioned before, these people are the members of the staff selected by Xiao Feng to assist the two, and there are as many as twenty people, all of whom are elites in the Huaxia Army for many years.

"Zhou Cheng!"

Seeing the two of them walking up, Zhou Cheng also bowed his hand in return, and then said: "For the affairs in the Song Dynasty, I am not as good as you, and I will ask the two of you to bear with me for the next things, and if there is anything offended, please forgive me." ”

In order to stabilize the whole army, Zhou Cheng, who had an outstanding performance in Handan, was also transferred and became the chief of staff of this army.

Chief of Staff Zhou laughed. ”

Lu Wenhuan said with a smile: "We are all people under the command of the lord now, why bother with each other?" It's just that I'm curious, in that Handan, how did you manage to be able to repel the Yuan army, and even take back Hebei East Road and Hebei West Road?"

Earlier, he had already done his homework and knew the other party's famous achievements, so he asked this question in order to win over the relationship.

"Alas, it's also a fluke, what kind of merit is that? It's also a loss to the lord for his timely assistance, otherwise I would have already returned to the earth. Zhou Cheng smiled shyly, still maintaining a modest attitude as before.

And his indifferent temperament to fame and fortune is exactly what Xiao Feng needs.

Lu Wenhuan nodded, his eyes still revealing the meaning of exploration, and continued to ask: "Even so. But if it weren't for Chief of Staff Zhou's bravery and wisdom, I'm afraid I wouldn't have succeeded, wouldn't I?"

"Well, you're talking too much. And it's not me, it's the efforts of others, otherwise where would it be so easy?"

Although he knew that the other party was trying to get close, Zhou Cheng still felt embarrassed, after all, his colleagues were all around.

After Lu Wenhuan saw it, he immediately complained: "Well, if I am offended, please apologize to Chief of Staff Zhou." It's just that I'm curious about what the battle of Handan was all about, after all, I'm afraid it's hard to survive like you. If so, can you tell me more about it? Of course, if it's delaying your business, then forget it. Looking at the staff officers standing beside Zhou Cheng, there was some expectation on their faces.

"It's fine. That is, some trivial things, and it is not a big deal. ”

Zhou Cheng nodded, and after a few words to the people around him, he found a secluded place with Lu Wenhuan and started chatting.

Before the battle began, he also wanted to get to know the two Song generals, so as not to wait until the battle really started, which would cause enough contradictions to interfere with the entire battle situation.

On the other side, Gundam was standing in the distance, looking at the staff officers present, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped, compared to Lu Wenhuan, he was still a little reserved.

"Excuse me, general, do you have anything to ask?"

In the distance, a person stood up from among the many staff officers and asked Gundam, "My name is Yang Kun, and I am the newly appointed deputy chief of staff, please give me more advice." ”

"It turned out to be Staff Officer Yang. Gundam breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Nothing." Just curious, what are you guys discussing?"

Yang Kun smiled: "It's nothing. The main thing is to test the situation of this Jiaolong-class ironclad ship to see if it can operate normally. After all, this ironclad ship is newly built, and its operating principle is different from that of other warships, so we need to accompany us to help the crew get familiar with how to operate this ironclad ship. ”

Yang Kun graduated from the Truth College, because his father was a member of the Chang'an Iron and Steel Plant, so he was interested in steel smelting since he was a child, and even took this opportunity to participate in the construction of a new generation of ironclad ships.

It was also because of this resume that Yang Kunfang was transferred here and served as the deputy chief of staff.

"I see. ”

Gundam nodded, then asked, "I would like to ask how far the range of the guns on this Jiaolong-class ironclad ship is, and how fast is its speed?"

Since coming to this battleship, Gundam has been quite curious about everything on the battleship, but after all, his identity is embarrassing, so he doesn't dare to ask more, and now it's time for a war, and it's time to find out how it performs.

"Huh. Do you mean this 'mighty general'?"

Yang Kun smiled, and immediately introduced: "This Weiyuan General is an artillery made by Chang'an Iron Smelting Factory using new technology, its weight has decreased by more than thirty percent compared with the weight of the previous artillery, and the firing range has increased by one-third, which is enough to shoot a twenty-pound shell thirty miles away. Of course, the reason why it can have such performance is because it has been changed from the previous casting to forging. The barrel is first burned with a blast furnace, and then the barrel is squeezed with a forging machine, so that defects such as honeycomb surface and eye on the barrel can be reduced, and its performance can be further improved......

Speaking of his professional knowledge, Yang Kun began to talk continuously.

Gundam listened quietly, and he didn't understand the forging methods, and asked, "Wouldn't it be a pity that such a ship is equipped with such four guns?"

In the Song Dynasty, those warships were equipped with dozens of artillery pieces to increase their firepower against the enemy, but the "Jiaolong" class was only equipped with four "Weiyuan General" guns, which made him feel puzzled.

"No need!"

Yang Kun gave an explanation quite simply.

Gundam was a little surprised and asked, "Not necessary?"

"Let me ask you, do you think there will be a longer range and more powerful artillery in this world than the 'General Weiyuan'?" Yang Kun asked instead.

Gundam shook his head and replied, "No!"

Needless to say, in the Song Dynasty, because it has always been trapped in the party and government, the ordnance manufacturing has always been in a state of slack, not to mention the development of the latest artillery, and even the equipment used by the Huaxia Army in exchange for aid before was also in a state of abandonment, and there was no improvement in firearms.

As for the Yuan Army?

Under the supervision of Brother Ali Bu, although there has been considerable progress, it is not as good as Xiao Feng's open-mindedness, and he can directly instruct the blacksmiths under his command to conduct targeted research, which naturally cannot be compared.

It is safe to say that the "General Weiyuan" is the most powerful artillery today.