Chapter 75: Chuzhou "This Xu Tiande has long since resigned from the military bureau, but he is still minding my own business."
Hu Dahai threw the letters from Xu Da and Wang Bi on the table, and Hu Dahai curled his lips with disdain and sneered.
Although his son Hu Sanshe was ostensibly the instigator of the assassination a few months ago, most of the dead soldiers actually came from the auxiliary brigades of the Third Army under Xu Da.
Therefore, Hu Dahai was left with a knot in his heart.
He always felt that the assassin could find an opportunity to strike and was inseparable from Xu Da.
If Xu Da could have taken precautions earlier, instead of blindly trusting his fellow Haozhou fellows, perhaps his lord and himself would not have been injured at all.
As for his son Hu Sanshe, he would also be caught by the Internal Affairs Department before the incident, and then the Lord would order him to be treated leniently because of his young age, so that he would not end up with his head missing.
Once people have prejudices in their hearts, they will naturally dislike whatever the other person does.
Therefore, instead of receiving any gratitude for Xu Da's kindness, Hu Dahai directly regarded it as an insult to himself.
On the other hand, Ivanov, the deputy commander of the Second Army Corps, could see it more clearly from the perspective of a bystander.
He stepped forward, pulled Hu Dahai's cloak, and reminded him in a low voice: "General Hu, compared to the The three armies are coming, and the advancement speed of our second legion is indeed not as good as that of others.
If we can’t find a way to break the current deadlock, I’m afraid the lord’s battle plan will fail.”
"I know, but you don't even have a look at what kind of terrain we have along the way."
Hu Dahai glanced at him and paced anxiously in the Chinese military tent like a trapped animal.
For this southern expedition, the battle plan given by the Privy Council was very simple and clear.
The Second Army served as the vanguard and took advantage of Changhua and Fuyang controlled by Zhang Shicheng to attack Wuzhou.
Then continue southward along Jinhua and Wuyi in Wuzhou, take Chuzhou, Shouning, and Minqing, and reach the foot of Quanzhou City.
The Meng Yuan soldiers and horses along the way will be ignored as long as they don't take the initiative to block the road.
The mission of the Third Army was to protect the right wing and rear of the Second Army.
All enemy troops left behind by the Second Army will be annihilated as long as they dare to act rashly.
Echoing the Third Army Corps, the First Army Corps, led by Zhu Chongjiu himself, was tasked with protecting Hu Dahai's left wing.
At the same time, Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen were deterred, so that the latter two did not dare to act rashly.
Overall, the implementation of this plan has been going smoothly so far.
The third army, led by Xu Da, completely eliminated the biggest threat to the right rear of the second army, Yang Wanzhe's Miao army.
The First Army Corps, also led by Zhu Chongjiu, also blocked Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen and the Meng Yuan Shaoxing Road Guard General Maili Gusi in their respective lairs and did not dare to show their faces.
The Second Army Corps, which only served as the vanguard, after experiencing initial overwhelming momentum, was now blocked by Fanling and was unable to move forward even half a step forward.
The reason for such an embarrassing situation is certainly not because Hu Dahai himself did not work hard.
In fact, from the moment he was once again entrusted with the important task by General Manager Zhu, he had secretly sworn in his heart that he would repay him as a national soldier in this life.
In the past four or five days, he has been to the front lines in person in almost every battle, and has even led his troops to attack again and again.
But the effect received was unprecedentedly bad.
The biggest reason for such an embarrassing situation was the cunning of the enemy general.
The opponent who led his troops to block the front of the Second Army was named Shi Moyi Sun.
This man was a famous Khitan general.
He had been influenced by his father since childhood and was familiar with military books.
As an adult, he led troops to fight against pirates and bandits many times, and accumulated enough experience.
In addition, this person has an open mind, is bold and magnanimous in doing things, is generous with money, and has always won the military spirit.
Therefore, relying on the advantages of the terrain in Xianxia Ridge, Fanling, Taohuashan, and Gedu, they were evenly matched with Hu Dahai.
"The Yuan army indeed occupies a favorable geographical position, but we don't have to fight in this area.
We can go a little further east and take a detour to Xianju."
Seeing Hu Dahai running around anxiously, Ivanov thought for a while and took the initiative to speak. .
"That's not the same as bypassing Taohua Ridge, but not Kuocang Mountain."
Hu Dahai stopped and his eyes quickly moved on the rice chip map placed in the center of the Chinese military tent.
"The terrain of Kuocang Mountain is even more steep than that of Fanling.
As long as Shi Mo Yisun can hold on to a few key points, he can put us in a dilemma.
Besides, Xianju is Fang Guozhen's territory right now, and that guy Su If you are stingy, you will jump up and fight at the last straw.
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This time my lord goes south, he is suspected of destroying Guo by false means.
If Fang Guozhen turns against his lord, I, Huaiyang, will definitely lose more than the gain."
"Yeah" Ivanov frowned and gritted his teeth.
He only thought about avoiding the truth, but he failed to consider that the "friendship" between his lord and Fang Guozhen was so thin that it could not be compared to a piece of window paper.
Especially when the Huai'an army is likely to sweep across Jiangsu and Zhejiang in one go, joining forces with Zhang Shicheng or the local Mongolian and Yuan forces to protect themselves has almost become Fang Guozhen's best choice.
"But your method is not useless."
Unable to bear to embarrass his old partner again and again, Hu Dahai stared at the terrain simulation map laid out with millet and bamboo slices, and murmured, "Wang Changshi, how many more do we have in hand now?"
A six-pound cannon, the shells can still be used for a few days."
The second half of the sentence was asked to his new commander, Shi Wangkai.
This person was a talent selected from the first imperial examination.
Although he was not as outstanding as Chen Ji, Luo Ben, Ye Dechen and others, he had also served Zhu Chongjiu for several years and joined the army and was extremely proficient in military affairs.
Before Hu Dahai's voice fell, he immediately gave the exact answer, "Except for the three six-pound cannons that were accidentally blown up by Shi Moyisun's dead soldiers the day before yesterday, the remaining seventeen can still be used."
It's just that there are a few shells, and each gun can probably hold about sixty rounds.
If we think about it any more, we can only wait for the next batch of baggage to arrive."
"Where's the four-pound cannon?"
Hu Dahai frowned and continued to ask.
Wang Kai pondered for a moment and responded very cautiously, "There are many four-pound cannons, each brigade has hundreds of them, and the shells are far more abundant than the six-pound cannon.
But the general does not recommend that we use four-pound cannons.
The range is too short and the terrain does not give any advantage. " Since its birth, the four-pound cannon has undergone many improvements.
But in terms of range, it is still unsatisfactory.
It can barely reach 400 steps on flat ground.
If you attack a target on a mountain top, the range will be greatly reduced as the height increases.
However, the enemy troops were equipped with a large number of crossbows and crossbow carts on key areas such as Fanling and Taohualing.
He was so condescending that he used a giant arrow with a gunpowder pack attached to its front end to fire at the Huai'an army's four-pound cannon, exchanging lives for lives.
Hu Dahai has been in battle for a long time and naturally knows that Wang Kai is telling the truth.
His eyes lingered on the rice chip for a long time, then he raised his head again and asked in a low voice: "What if we use the six-pound cannon to open the way first?
Use the six-pound cannon to open the way, and then use the four-pound cannon to fill the position.
Can we suppress the enemy?"
As long as the bed crossbow in my hand can open a gap, I can send a regiment of brothers up to secure it."
"It's difficult."
Wang Kai and Ivanov both shook their heads.
"Shimo Yisun was cunning and dug a lot of trenches on the mountain."
"That guy Shi Moyi Sun is a rat.
He knows how to drill holes everywhere.
As long as his soldiers get into the holes without showing their heads, it will be difficult for the six-pound cannon to kill them."
"Yeah" Hu Dahai muttered in a low voice.
War is the best whetstone.
In recent years, not only the Huai'an Army has grown rapidly, but the Huai'an Army's opponents, including the most decadent and backward Meng Yuan, are also working hard to improve themselves.
Especially in the defensive aspect of the use of firearms, new weapons and tactics are emerging one after another.
Traditional military weapons such as bed crossbows, chariot crossbows, Zhang Zhang crossbows and trebuchets have also been fully combined with gunpowder and have once again become full of vitality.
Especially for crossbows, the manufacturing technology was already very mature as early as the Xiaozong era of Song Dynasty.
The crossbow cart developed by General Wei Sheng, according to historical records, "has a bed crossbow on it, and the arrows are as big as the crossbow chisel.
One arrow can shoot several people, and three arrows can shoot hundreds of steps."
And Zhejiang Province happened to be in that year.
In the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, a large number of crossbow chariot drawings were preserved in the hands of the government, and there were countless folk craftsmen who knew how to make crossbow chariots.
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The advantage of the four-pound cannon is that it is light.
In positional battles, it has no advantage at all when encountering a condescending ballista.
The power and range of the six-pound cannon gave it all the advantages, but its accuracy was difficult to guarantee.
If the defenders' tactics are handled properly, no matter the four-pound cannon or the six-pound cannon, it will be difficult to be as invincible as it was when it was first launched a few years ago.
"Before leaving, the general manager said that if you encounter the enemy's tight defense, you don't have to be too anxious to seek a breakthrough anyway."
Knowing that Hu Dahai was in a restless mood, Chief Shi Wang Kai thought about it again and comforted him in a low voice.
The second half of the sentence was top secret.
He looked around and didn't say it directly.
But the attitude shown on his face is already very obvious.
When Hu Dahai heard this, his brows instantly wrinkled into a knot.
After pondering for a long time, he shook his head vigorously, "No, the strength is not enough.
Shi Moyisun is just a little bastard.
What our Second Army really has to deal with is Chen Youding and Saifuding.
If they can't even take Chuzhou, Chen Youding and Saifudin will No need to move the nest at all.”
"If it really doesn't work, tomorrow we will gather all the six-pound cannons and try to fire a few rounds at the tiger's mouth to the west of Fanling.
Then I will personally lead the armored battalion to kill it.
Tongfu, you can send a musketry battalion to I plunder Formation.
I don’t believe it anymore.
Without artillery, our Second Army will not be able to fight."
Seeing that one method after another was rejected, Ivanov became irritated, stamped his foot, and said angrily.
Hearing this, Hu Dahai's eyes suddenly lit up, "There's no need to wait until tomorrow.
You go and gather the six-pound cannons now and blast the tiger's mouth on the west side of Fanling.
Don't waste your money and smash the cannonballs."
Now that I’m done with it, I’ve suffered enough these days, so let’s play hard with Shi Mo Yisun and see who can deal with whom in the end.”
"General" Wang Kai, the commander-in-chief, was shocked and immediately raised his right arm to object, "Leading an army to fight is not a child's play.
Generals should not act on their own initiative."
"Have you ever seen Hu act so impulsively?"
Hu Dahai glanced at him, and suddenly there was a bit of pride on his face.
"You are actually right.
Hu must be very motivated today.
Just wait and see.
Without the artillery, I will still take down Chuzhou to the general manager
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