No one thought that it would be so easy to capture the Fengjun Fortress.
The Fengjun garrisoned in the fortress was so vulnerable.
Chastain, who was watching the battle, was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
He sighed secretly in his heart: The great thing has happened.
The other generals around him couldn't explain how they felt.
Of course they were happy to have made such a great contribution, but they were all opposed to this battle in the first place.
Xinchen reacted the fastest.
To be precise, he was the thickest-skinned.
When he saw that his side had broken through the fortress's defenses, he immediately stood up and said, "Let me just say, our army will win this battle.
It's just a thousand people."
How can a fortress garrisoned by only ten thousand people be able to defeat our army of one hundred thousand lions?"
He changed his story very quickly.
There were obviously only a thousand people, but in his mouth, it turned out to be ten thousand people.
Of course, there is a huge difference in the merits of capturing a fortress garrisoned by ten thousand people and capturing a fortress garrisoned by a thousand people.
Anyway, the battle has been won.
Of course, Xinchen wants to increase the number of enemy troops and take the credit.
Another general said categorically: "The firepower of the wind army in the fortress is so fierce, and it is more than the firepower of a corps.
It is really unsuitable for our soldiers to capture this huge fortress.
It is really a bloody battle and a narrow escape.
"After saying this, he sighed for a long time, Guan Ji, who was lying on the stretcher, was stunned for a moment.
He had seen a lot of shameless people in his life, but he had never seen such a shameless group of people in front of him.
Chastain was only happy now, and how could he listen to anything else?
Besides, the greater the reported results, the greater his contribution.
It was not too late for him to be happy to see the results.
He shook his head to the generals around him and said, "Let's go and see how many treasures we can capture in the Fengjun Fortress."
Chastain led everyone into the fortress.
The moment they entered the fortress, everyone was dumbfounded.
The entire fortress was like a huge supply warehouse, filled with all kinds of military supplies.
There are more than two hundred spare artillery pieces, more than tens of thousands of muskets, and at least tens of thousands of boxes of ammunition.
In addition to various weapons and ammunition, there are also a large number of The army's military rations are countless, and the wind army's military uniforms also have thousands of sets.
This is not only the place where Feng Jun stores ammunition, but also the place where food, grass and materials are stored.
No one expected that Feng Army would hoard so many supplies in this fortress, including Guanji, After watching it, he couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart.
As the saying goes, if you can't let go of your children, you can't trap the wolf.
Feng Jun really invested a lot of money in order to let the Thirteenth Army serve as a cover.
Feng Jun's execution ability is frightening.
As Chastain and others walked into the fortress, they looked at the various supplies on both sides from time to time.
Their eyes were almost exhausted.
According to their plan, after capturing the fortress, they would move all the weapons and ammunition inside so that they could claim credit from the court.
Looking at it now, they might not be able to move even two to three percent of the materials hoarded by Feng Jun.
Xinchen's eyes were as big as copper bells and he murmured: "Damn it, we really made a profit from this battle."
The Thirteenth Army has never achieved such fruitful results since its founding. , Chastain swallowed, stopped, and said urgently: "Pick out the military uniforms hoarded by the Feng Army, move them all away, and blow up the rest of the supplies on the spot."
All the generals had no objection this time, and all stepped in and responded: "Yes, General," The results of this battle were far beyond people's imagination.
Most of the generals of the Thirteenth Army were still in extreme shock.
There is a reason why Chastain ordered the removal of military uniforms.
To report their merits to the court, they must first have proof in hand.
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If the fortress only stocks weapons and ammunition, they have no choice but to remove the weapons and ammunition.
But the weapons and ammunition are too heavy.
Moving these things will undoubtedly greatly affect the marching speed of the entire army.
Moreover, the specifications of Fengguo weapons and Ningnan weapons are different, and it is useless to capture them.
Since there are so many military uniforms stored in the fortress, The same goes for captured military uniforms, and they are much lighter and can be easily carried away by our own soldiers.
In fact, Chastain was overly worried.
The results achieved by the Thirteenth Army did not require them to prove anything to the court.
It didn't take long for this matter to become known throughout Ningnan.
Under Chastain's order, the soldiers of the Thirteenth Army moved all the Feng Army uniforms out of the fortress.
Then, they attached wires to all the ammunition boxes in the fortress and pulled them outside the fortress.
In the land of right and wrong, under the nose of the main force of the Feng Army, how could they dare to stay longer?
The Thirteenth Army came and ran faster.
When they retreated, they also ignited the fuse they had drawn in advance.
This big explosion can be described as earth-shattering.
The explosion occurred in the early morning.
Even Jiuzhen City, which is thirty miles away, was strongly affected.
When Ning Nan's spies in Jiuzhen City sent a letter to the court, he wrote: The sound was like thunder, and the thunderbolts continued.
The whole city was shaken, tens of thousands of houses collapsed, and countless people were injured.
Later, spies went to the exploded fortress to investigate, and the report to the court was: On Tuesday, ten miles were completely covered with dust, the sky and the earth were pale, the smoke and dust covered the sky, and the smoke and dust did not disperse for several days, and the stench filled the sky.
Whether it was the intelligence from Jiuzhen City or the intelligence from near the fortress, they all truthfully reflected the huge power of the explosion.
The news that the Thirteenth Army destroyed the Feng Army ammunition depot spread like wildfire and spread throughout Ningnan.
The court was shocked, the people were shocked, and everyone was shocked.
No one expected that the Thirteenth Army, which was often defeated thousands of miles away on the battlefield and was known as the Immortal Army, could achieve such great results this time.
It was incredible and unimaginable.
Of course, compared to the shocked Ningnan people, Feng Jun was furious.
The furious Feng Jun first threatened that the Thirteenth Legion would pay a heavy price for this.
Then, Feng Jun even offered a huge price to buy Chastain's head.
No matter who they are, whether they are Feng people or Ningnan people, whether they are nobles or commoners, as long as they can present Chastain's head to the Feng Army, they will be rewarded with one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Feng Jun's momentum building was equivalent to a sideways attack that confirmed the great results of Chastain's victory this time.
It really hurt Feng Jun and made Feng Jun anxious.
Next, it became a matter of course that the Feng Army relentlessly pursued the Thirteenth Army.
After the Thirteenth Army Corps headed by Chastain withdrew to the main camp at Xincheng, only three days later, the Feng Kingdom mobilized a large army to attack in a mighty manner.
How could the Thirteenth Army dare to fight head-on?
The entire army abandoned their camps and fled north, entering from Jiangling County to Baisha County.
Baisha County has long received an order from the imperial court.
The local army, headed by County Governor Zhang Zhichong, assisted the Thirteenth Army Corps and worked together to block the wind army heading north.
Zhang Zhichong gathered a large number of local troops in Baisha County.
There were 50,000 soldiers, and the 13th Army also had 100,000 people.
Taken together, there were 150,000 troops.
The vanguard of the Feng Army was a mixed force composed of the Second Army Corps of the Zhenjun Army, the Eleventh Army Corps of the Central Army, and the 22nd Army Corps that had just switched sides.
Their combined strength was less than 100,000. people, With 150,000 people on the defensive, they should be in an absolute advantage by building fortifications to resist the attacking enemy troops of less than 100,000 people.
However, the actual situation is completely different, frdo As soon as the Feng army arrived at the battlefield, without asking for orders from his soldiers, Chastain himself felt a chill in his neck and a chilly wind on his back.
He decisively ordered the entire army to withdraw from the defense line and continue to flee north.
The sudden withdrawal of the Thirteenth Army Corps was tantamount to completely betraying the local army.
Fifty thousand local troops, facing the wind army alone, how could they withstand it?
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However, this battle was not easy for the Feng Army.
To be more precise, the ammunition on the Feng Army's side was obviously insufficient.
In the past, the fire suppression tactics commonly used by the Feng Army on the battlefield were completely absent now.
They just relied on the soldiers to rush forward. , went to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Ningnan defenders, The Feng Army was able to win this battle entirely because the opposite side was the local army.
No matter in terms of weapons, or in terms of the combat literacy and combat experience of the soldiers, the local army was far inferior to the central army.
On the battlefield, I saw many Feng soldiers carrying blunderbuss and swords, staring with blood-red eyes, rushing forward to kill without any care.
Before the Feng soldiers could get close, the local soldiers were already frightened to the point where their legs became weak.
In addition, the Thirteenth Army Corps suddenly escaped from the battle, which also greatly affected the morale of the local army.
In this battle, the defense line deployed by the local army completely collapsed after three rounds of fierce attacks by the Feng Army.
The 50,000 soldiers were defeated like a mountain.
The Feng Army hunted them down, but only a few escaped.
Even Zhang Zhichong, the governor of Baisha County, was captured alive by the Feng Army.
Zhang Zhichong's troops were defeated, leaving no force to resist the Feng Army in Baisha County.
The Feng Army marched straight in and continued to pursue the Thirteenth Army, from the south of Baisha County to the north of Baisha County.
All the way north, it was as if there was no one in sight.
Like a state,
Baisha County is not far from Tianjing, the capital of Ningnan Army.
There is only Tongxing County between them.
If the Feng Army pursues the Thirteenth Army and enters Tongxing County, then Tianjing will be only a stone's throw away. , At this time, the observant Ningnan Minister had realized that the capital was probably in extreme danger.
In the court, Guanyu, the chief minister, proposed to the eldest son Bohao that the Feng army went north to pursue the Thirteenth Army, but in fact the target was probably Tianjing.
Regarding Guanyu's statement, Foreign Minister Zhang Jiuwei sneered.
The old man shook his head and said: "The number of soldiers and horses in the Feng Army is less than 100,000.
What is the equipment of the Feng Army?
Insufficient ammunition and insufficient food and grass.
These are all listed in the battle report of Baisha County.
As mentioned, here in the capital of our country, there is the most elite First Army Corps. , there are also an even more elite 50,000 Imperial Guards.
The total strength of all the troops is 200,000.
They are well-equipped and have sufficient ammunition.
The food stored in the city is enough for the entire city's soldiers and civilians for half a year.
Feng Jun If you come to attack the capital, wouldn't you be asking for your own death?
Lord Guan is making such alarmist remarks, but he is deceiving His Majesty at his young age."
To say that the most capable minister in the Ningnan court is none other than Zhang Jiuwei.
Among the ministers of Prince Yuan's line, all fell from power after the eldest son Boyuan was defeated and went into exile.
Only this Zhang Jiuwei, with his A man with a sharp tongue has not been affected by anything, and he still sits firmly in the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs.
What's more interesting is that Changsun Bohao not only has no hostility towards him, but also regards him as a close minister.
Being able to speak eloquently is a specialty of diplomats, and Zhang Jiuwei is undoubtedly one of the best.
People were willing to hear words that were beneficial to them.
When Guanyu suggested that the target of the Feng Army was not the Thirteenth Legion but Tianjing, they were all frightened to death, including the new emperor Sun Bohao.
But after Zhang Jiuwei finished his analysis, the more everyone thought about it, the more they felt that what he said made sense.
The Feng Army, which is less than 100,000, is short of ammunition and food.
What ability do they have to attack the impregnable Tianjing?
As Zhang Jiuwei said, it's fine if the Feng Army doesn't come.
If they really come to attack Tianjing, they are just asking for death. road, The eldest grandson Bohao, who originally had a gloomy face, waited for Zhang Jiuwei to finish speaking, his face softened, a smile appeared on his face, he nodded repeatedly, and said slowly: "Zhang Aiqing's words are reasonable, Master Guan's words are a bit exaggerated, but Master Guan Loyalty to the country can be learned from heaven and earth," In any case, Guanyu is also the chief minister, with a high and powerful position.
The eldest grandson Bohao has just ascended the throne and the throne is not yet stable.
For Guanyu, he respects, fears, and is slightly afraid.
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The newly enthroned emperor generally has the same mentality towards the senior and powerful ministers in the court: