Chapter 274 Out of the Army

On the eighth day of September in the thirteenth year of the lunar new year, the southern gate of the capital.

The banners fluttered and fluttered in the wind. Countless iron divisions gathered together. Today, the oath-taking division will be held here.

This time, a total of more than 400,000 troops were sent. The main troops of the provinces, most of the grisons, and the soldiers from other princes' khanates were all gathered outside the south gate. There were people everywhere, which was spectacular.

The high point stood on the stage happily. With the north wind, the loud voice spread all over the team.

"I am the one who cares with the master of the world. There are many reasons in the world. I worry about it and work for it. It is reasonable for you to go."

Too said quickly below, "Thank you, your emperor."

Turned around and said to the army, "And today's turbulence is the right time for my generation of men to cross the knife immediately. If we go to Gaoyou, we will completely eliminate the rebels and deter the surrounding Xiaoxiao!"

"Sn' army!"

The long horn began to blow, a banner began to move, and the whole army slowly moved forward. With a total of more than 400,000 troops and more than 100 generals, it can be regarded as the largest expedition in recent years.

In the front, Zhongshu Pingzhang's political affairs Yue Kuo Cha'er, and Zhishu's Privy Council's affairs Xuexue. They lead the most elite Dadu bodyguards. Their equipment is second only to the "Stimid Xue" army directly under the emperor's jurisdiction. Some of them are equipped with advanced fire guns and artillery, all of which are cavalry.

The bodyguards' army organization was founded in the first year of the Central Unification (i.e. 1260 A.D.), which was the central army formed by Kublai Khan following the forbidden army system of the Central Plains Dynasty. At first, it was called the Wuwei Army, about 30,000 people. After gradual expansion, there are now more than 200,000 people, some of whom are Han and Semu. What they brought this time are Long Zhenwei, Long Yiwei, Luo Siwei, Weiwu Asuwei, Tang Wuwei, Qincha Zuowei and Qincha Youwei, each of whom has 10,000 people.

Next, there are more than 200,000 people gathered from various provinces. Most of them are transferred from various provinces in the north, most of whom are Tanma and Red Army. Most of them are lustful. Most of them in the south are newly affiliated forces, and their combat effectiveness is not good. It is under the unified control of the Privy Council.

What they passed again were the armies seconded from various khanates. This part of the army was even more diverse, and the weapons were also very complex. There were weapons such as hunting bows, spears, and maceers. However, their tall bodies covered up the shortcomings of weapons, and no one would underestimate their combat effectiveness.

In the end, it was Alu, the minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, who led the newly recruited tens of thousands of people to be responsible for the food and heavy weapons of the army. They were not trained much, and their combat effectiveness was not worth mentioning. The heavy responsibility of escorting food and grass, as well as all kinds of siege equipment, all fell on their shoulders, and their tasks were also very heavy.

The return gun and the bed crossbow are all weapons that make you more confident. With these weapons, plus the firearms equipped by the SS, you can believe that no matter how powerful the firearms of the thief are, you also have confidence.

In addition to these troops, the navy led by Dong Qianxiao has also set out. The imperial court did not have many navy. This time, it can be said that it did its best to transfer all the water troops that could be used. If you want to use these navy, you can open the transportation in one fell swoop, and you can besiege Gaoyou Mansion from Gaoyou Lake to prevent the other party from breaking out of the water.

They don't know that Zhang Shicheng has been ready for a long time and is waiting for them.

Outside the Gaoyou Mansion, all kinds of fortifications have been dug up.

Three hundred steps away from the city wall, a total of three circles of trenches, and there are countless traffic trenches connecting each other. At that time, Zhang Yang's soldiers will gradually retreat and not die to defend their positions. First, they will destroy the tars in the trenches in the outermost circle. If they are really not good, they will return to the second circle of trenches through the traffic trenches and pick up. You can also return to the third circle of the trench and retreat while destroying the living power of the tars.

At a distance of 300 steps outside the trench in the outermost circle, the explosives have been buried in advance, and the lead is pulled into the trenches. At that time, once the tars attack quickly, they can ignite the fuse and send the tars to the sky.

Every other distance, a small scattered cannon position is established. If the tars charge intensively, the bombing effect of the scattered fireworks will be very considerable.

The trench is the best bunker for the fireman, but it is a nightmare for the tars.

In addition to Gaoyou Mansion, Baoying in the north has been ordered by Zhang Yang to be transferred. The people in the city have been transferred to remote areas. That is to say, Zhang Yang is ready to give up Baoying temporarily.

The wall of Baoying is not tall, and there is no moat. The Tatars are aggressive from the north. They are still led by the imperial division of the current dynasty, and there are millions of troops. Baoying certainly can't stop it. If the Tatars want to attack Gaoyou Mansion, they must also take down the Baoying in the north of Gaoyou Mansion as a place to store grain, grass and arrows.

Before withdrawing, Zhang Yang had asked people to dig the tunnel in advance. Several tunnels lead directly to the field ten miles outside Baoying City. When the imperial army met and broke the blood outside Gaoyou Mansion, and then sent elite soldiers to take Baoying back, it would give a heavy blow to the Tatars. At that time, it will be difficult for the tars to take care of at the beginning and end. Maybe they will be completely destroyed.

Xinghua, salt field, and Taizhou are also preparing for war. Although the main purpose of the Tartars is to attack Gaoyou, it is not ruled out that the Tartars will attack other places. However, the scale of the Tartars will certainly not be very large. At that time, the two cavalry columns on the edge of the battlefield can quickly support and cooperate with the army that sticks to the city to eliminate all parts of the tartars.

In order to prevent accidents, Zhang Yang took his mother, Ruohan and his son to Gaoyou Mansion, which was heavily guarded by heavy troops. Although the Tatars came to attack, there was no doubt that Gaoyou Mansion was the safest. If you are really defeated, you can also pick up your relatives from the west gate by boat.

At present, the busiest thing is the base. He is working overtime to produce weapons. What Zhang Yang needs most at present is artillery. The scattered fireworks are used to destroy the living forces of the Tutars' charge, and the God of War guns are used to completely bury the Tutar's long-range attack weapons.

Although there is no real shell now, the shell of the God of War is also a solid projectile, which is far less lethal than the warhead that can explode. However, as long as the solid projectile hits the opponent's return gun position, it can definitely turn those wooden return guns into a pile of useless firewood. What's more, the God of War gun also has the advantage of long range. It originally planned to be equipped with a large number of equipment on the warship, but now it is on the head of the city first.

"Lord, the tars have already set off." With the sound, Luo Guanzhong hurried in.

Oh? Zhang Yang raised his head and waited for the Tatar for more than a month before the Tatar began to move. It seemed that the Tatar's action was "quick" enough.

"Have you found it clearly?"

"It's clear that the tars set out from Dadu, pass through Hejian Road, Daming Road, all the way to the south, from the official road to our Gaoyou Mansion." Luo Guanzhong said.

Zhang Yang knows that if you follow the speed of future generations, these distances can be reached in a day. However, in this era, even if you ride a horse, you have to walk for ten days and a half months. What's more, the tars have to carry a lot of heavy equipment this time, and the speed will definitely slow down. In addition, he also added to the tar along the way. Some scratching.

"How many people are there in total? Do you have any accurate information?" Zhang Yang asked.

"This time, the total number of the tars is 400,000 people. Among them, the most effective is the SS, with seven guards. The total number of troops in each province is more than 260,000, mainly the Tanma Red Army and the New Affiliated Army. There are not many pure-bred Mongolian troops, and 60,000 troops borrowed from the countries of the Western Regions. And ten thousand sail troops." Luo Guanzhong said.

Zhang Yang nodded, just as he thought. The millions of troops are purely bragging. Even less than 500,000, only 400,000. However, 400,000 troops are already astronomical for themselves. They must fight this battle well. If they fight well, they will kill the sharp sword hanging above their heads. If they can't fight well, I'm afraid. It will be beaten back to its original form.

"Order Zhao Zixiong and Pan Yuanshao to prepare. Ten days later, they will lead the cavalry to carry half a month's rations. From Baoying to the north, they will look for fighters on Huai'an Road." Zhang Yang said. There is also Yuan Heng's navy, waiting for the opportunity to look for the battleship of the tartars and win the battle again.

With the water army against the water army, Zhang Yang has an absolute advantage. There are steam engine ships, God of War cannons and scattered fireworks. If Bian Yuanheng can't beat the other side's 10,000 water army, then don't be a general. It's better to go back and hunt.

"Lord, there is one more thing besides this matter." Luo Guanzhong said.

"Talk."

"Miss He is coming to Yangzhou."

"What is she doing in Yangzhou?" Zhang Yang said that during this period, he had forgotten about Miss He and was busy with military affairs all day long. Every time He Zhaoyi's ship came, he brought refined salt directly from the salt farm to the grain pile, and it was very secret every time. He Zhaoyi has always been in most of the city and did not directly participate in these little things.

"We cut off the transportation this time, and the grain prices in most of the city suddenly doubled." Luo Guanzhong said.

"Good, good, it's good news." Zhang Yang said that at the beginning, he cut off the transportation with great courage, which was the purpose. The people took food as the sky, cut off the transportation, and the tartars should be hungry. Since the Tatars have decided to send hundreds of thousands of troops to besiege him, he is not polite and let them taste the feeling of being blocked.

In an instant, Zhang Yang thought that He Zhaoyi's coming here was naturally related to food shortage. Although He Zhaoyi is secretly engaged in the business of refined salt, he is still a grain merchant on the surface, and in today's situation, I'm afraid that grain will be more profitable than refined salt.

"No, this is a war zone soon. I can't come." Zhang Yang said.

At that time, a big battle will be fought. If something happens to He Zhaoyi's daughter's family, it will always be bad. At least a big sales of his refined salt will be lost.

"Master, when our people got the news, He Zhaoyi had boarded the ship and set off. It is said that this time she brought Miss Minmin last time."

The flying pigeons sent a letter, and they were ready to get on the boat. Now I'm afraid they have crossed the river. How can they stop it? Those secret agents are responsible for protecting her safety and can't interfere with her freedom.

Miss Minmin? In Zhang Yang's mind, she remembered that beautiful figure. Why did she come here? Don't you know that her father is preparing to wipe himself out? This Mongolian woman is really a woman, and she is not afraid that she will arrest her and threaten her father?

Zhang Yang blamed Minmin. Although Min Min knew that He Zhaoyi had dealings with Zhang Yang, she already believed in any care and did not think that He Zhaoyi would tie her to Zhang Yang. After all, Zhang Yang is just a thief, which can't become a climate at all. He Zhaoyi, if this matter is done, he will be rewarded by the court. At that time, there will be new developments in the capital city. Why does she dig her own grave and come to see Zhang Shicheng?

She believed in He Zhaoyi very much and thought that there were really other ways to transport grain from the south, but she didn't think that if there were other ways, those shrewd grain merchants would not compete to transport grain. And He Zhaoyi's fundamental plan is to ask Brother Shicheng to let him release his grain ship. But Minmin followed her on the road again. He Zhaoyi didn't know what to do, so she had to go south and adapt to the changes.

"Order Yuan Heng's navy, if they find He Zhaoyi and Miss Minmin, they will be detained!" Zhang Yang said.

Seizure? Luo Guanzhong's eyes have been long, and the lord is really bold, "Yes, lord." Luo Guanzhong went on.

He Zhaoyi really doesn't want to come to him, so don't do it after the business in Dadu. A mosquito in Dadu will know that she has a connection with herself. Under the emperor's anger, the situation easily opened in Dadu has turned into nothing.

What's the matter with her coming here? If she enters the boundary of Gaoyoufu, she will be detained first. There will be a war soon. Both of them are beautiful girls. If they fall into the hands of a vulgar soldier, it will be worthless. What's more, there are also Minmin in it. Although Zhang Yang knows that it is impossible to use Minmin to threaten to be a teacher. Even if he sacrifices his daughter, he will not compromise with himself, but for the time being, it will be a chess piece in the future.

Just catch it, and find another chance to release it in the future.

After receiving the order, Bian Yuanheng's navy immediately left the navy camp.

Equipped with more than 20 steam engine ships, Bian Yuanheng couldn't close his mouth with laughter all day long. One ship can accommodate nearly 200 people. These large ships have almost loaded his navy.

Moreover, the God of War cannon is also equipped on the warship. Each ship is equipped with six God of War cannons. In the water war, ten miles away, you can fight the other party all over the ground. After approaching, there are dozens of scattered cannons, which cover the other party with bullets and rain, and it is even a big killer. Finally, there are countless poles aiming at the other party, taking the side and jumping gang. This ancient naval battle style is now estimated to be eliminated. Before contact, the other party can be wiped out.

Bian Yuanheng left six steam engine ships, and the remaining eighteen (including the original four) went north to look for warplanes.

Last time, there were only a few steam engines, and the Tutarian navy that came down from Huai'an Road was completely annihilated. Since then, the Tuttar has lost the initiative on the water of the province. It can be said that as long as the ship can pass, Bian Yuanheng dares to go anywhere.

With thick smoke, the steam engine ship sailed north from Gaoyou Lake and slowly approached the Huaihe River.

Now it is the north wind. The water army of the tars coming from most of the capital can easily go south with the wind, while Bian Yuanheng's navy, if they still use sailboats, it will be very troublesome. They have to repeatedly adjust the sails and bows and take the zigzag route. In the canal, they have to use the fiber man on the shore.

However, the steam engine ship is invincible. The huge water wheels on both sides are rowing in the water, and the ship can sail at will. The speed of the speed is also very simple. ** The valve size of the steam engine is enough. The only drawback is that once this thing breaks down, few people in Bian Yuanheng's navy will repair it. Therefore, before leaving, several technicians were seconded from the base on the ship. In case of a failure, they can be asked to repair it.

There are not many rivers in the north, especially in Zhongshu Province, which is very suitable for cavalry sports.

The army marched south. After walking for a few days, it gradually distanced away.

Yuekuo Chaer and Xue Xue led the elite cavalry. They walked very fast and could walk a hundred miles in a day, but they still did not let go of the horseshoe.

The provincial army in the middle, the Tanma Red Army, is fortunate to say that most of them are cavalry, while the new attached army is almost an infantry. After walking for a long time, it gradually opened the distance.

And the armies of various khanates are also cavalry, but their discipline is the worst. They have been riding several times, and the front team has been in the back team of the new attached army, and the team is getting more and more scattered.

Alu, who was at the end, was completely reduced to a heavy captain. He drove the carriage and pulled things, and the speed was even slower. The newly recruited people were all for the military pay. They lacked initiative and procrastinated.

Although the marching team was too long and did not send strong troops to the two wings to guard, it was not too worried. This journey is already very safe. Under the attack of Li Siqi and Chahan Timur, the Red Turban Army has been compressed to a corner. Unless the nearby bandits are crazy, they will never dare to attack hundreds of thousands of troops.

And the navy pulled longer with them. The navy took the waterway and the wind. The soldiers drove out a large section without effort. After a few days, the navy sailed out of Zhongshu Province.

Dong Qianxiao is also a person who has been through the battlefield several times. In the eleventh year of the first year, the general manager of Jining Road captured Anfeng and attacked Haozhou to suppress the Northern Red Turban Army. In twelve years, he attacked Hangzhou again, besieged the peasant uprising army, moved to the south of the Yangtze River, and promoted to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province to participate in political affairs. In the thirteenth year, he was promoted to the judge of the Privy Council in Huizhou, and sent high mail with the army.

As a veteran who has experienced many ups and downs on the battlefield, Dong Qianxiao is very cautious. Especially, like other generals, he has not fought a water war. Although he once served as a water army, he has no experience of water war.

The last time the province attacked Gaoyoufu, Dong Qianxiao had carefully studied the water battle. At that time, Guo Yihai, the main general, was a pirate and had rich experience in water combat, but he fell into the end of the whole army. The reason was that he went far away alone and was not familiar with the waterway, so he embarked on a dead end.

Therefore, out of Zhongshu Province, Dong Qianxiao did not boldly enter. He temporarily stopped at Weishan Lake and waited for the main force of the imperial court.

(to be continued)