Daming.

The daimyo of this era is not the ancient daimyo city left behind in modern times, it was built in the Ming Dynasty. This Song Beijing city, buried under the four-meter-deep mud brought by the flood during the reign of Emperor Jianwen, is also not comparable to that of the small city in modern times.

Its circumference is forty-eight miles.

The Bianliang City of Tokyo at the same time was only fifty-two miles in circumference.

Of course, it is no longer as spectacular as before. It has completely declined in the late Jin Dynasty. If it weren't for the Marquis of the Daming Wang Family, even the city wall would have been demolished like other cities. However, it has not recovered in the past 100 years of the rule of the Mongols. After all, the population of the entire Daming Road was even only one-quarter of the Northern Song Dynasty, and there was no need for such a huge city.

As for now, it was completely destroyed by the fire of war.

The rammed earth city wall, which was already disrepair, turned into a dog-toothed shape. It was a gap that was smashed by Han army cannons during repeated attacks. The decayed corpses could be seen everywhere in these gaps, most of which were Mongolian and Semen soldiers, but there were also a small number of Han army wearing gray cloth uniforms. Various rotten birds circled in the sky, diving down from time to time to peck at the carrion on the corpses. Blossom bullets were occasionally flying under them. Then, after the sound of the explosion, a pillar of smoke rose again in the city, which was already filled with smoke, and the sound of cold guns was also endless.

That was the use of Baker to snipe the stragglers of a small number of defenders on the city wall.

"You can't open such a city guarded by cold weapons?"

Yang Feng said speechlessly.

"Immortal Master, my disciple is incompetent!"

Zhang Dingbian said ashamed.

In fact, it was not that he was incompetent. In less than two years, he brought out a regular army equivalent to an army during the Napoleonic War. He also went on a thousand miles of expeditions and was invincible along the way, and even fought the Mongolian cavalry without the numerical advantage of the Mongolian cavalry. This growth rate was already amazing.

But his opponent did withstand his attack on the city.

And it uses cold weapons.

The 200,000 Mongolian and Seme soldiers in the city, with bows and arrows and swords and spears, as well as a small number of ancient cannons of the bowl-mouth gun and muskets similar to three-eyed guns, defending the city in this huge city. Although the Han army could use cannons to blast the city walls with cannons every time, and then the infantry rushed in directly. However, they were pushed back by the defenders with more than five times the casualties and could never break through the inner city, which was the core of their defense. It has to be said that these Mongolian and Seme people were enough to make the Eight Banners ashamed of the Crow. The latter had at least mountain-splitting cannons and clamping guns, but their main weapon was the oldest bow and arrow.

Of course, it is not the five-meter hard bows of the Eight Banners athletes.

The Mongolian soldiers of this era can really drive hard bows.

Wang Baobao actually used the entire outer city outside the inner city and within the outer city wall as a battlefield, using various trenches and buildings that had been dug out before as well as various buildings to serve as barriers to the inner city, and using the complex environment to try to weaken the power of Han arms as much as possible. The flintlock rifle within a dozen meters is not better than a bow and arrow. The first shot that cannot kill the archer is the flintlock rifle. The latter's firing rate is far from that of a flintlock rifle. The bayonet on the rifle is not stronger than a spear. The cannons are difficult to move in a city with gullies, and they even have to be careful of being attacked by the enemy. Various buildings and ruins will hide the whereabouts of the dead soldiers well. Without a sufficient number of cannons, even if the Han army can approach the inner city wall by the outer city where the ruins are piled up in the gullies and the ruins, they will still be unable to break through this line of defense.

They are flintlocks, not submachine guns.

The hot weapon line infantry does crush the classical infantry of cold weapons, but as long as the environment is suitable and the classical cold weapon infantry is not afraid of casualties, it can also stop the former.

The gap between the two sides has not yet reached the point where it is unsolvable.

Wang Baobao hoarded enough food and various supplies to support two years in the inner city, because the distance was too far, even if the flowering bullets were blooming, it would not be able to hit there. After all, the city was too big. Each of the 48-mile square cities was twelve miles per side, and twenty kilograms of flowering bullets could not hit four miles away. They were determined to defend the country, especially those soldiers of Seme, who had no way out of retreat. The Mongolian soldiers could at least retreat to the nomadic outside the Great Wall, but Seme soldiers had already taken root in Hebei. The number of Seme people in this land was even more than that of the Mongolians. The entire Hebei, especially from Zhending to Dadu, was everywhere. Both the Han army and the Wu Yue army might be able to let go of the Mongolians, but they were killed and killed. This is also the most basic principle of all the troops in the Song army system.

So what else can Semi people do?

If you try your best to win, you will save Hebei. If you can't win, you will die anyway.

"Where did they get the food?"

Yang Feng asked in confusion.

This problem is very puzzling. After all, Hebei has been short of food before. Originally, the most important batch of life-saving food in history was given by Zhang Shicheng, but this time it was stopped before it was delivered.

"Human flesh."

Zhang Dingbian said.

In fact, it is very simple. Half of the military rations of the defenders are human flesh. The people in the city who did not have time to escape were eaten by them. However, the number of these people was not large. The city was only large in scale, but the population was not large. Whether it was the reconciliation between the two Song dynasties or the Jin-Mongolia War, including the previous Northern Expedition of the Red Turban Army, this place was the main battlefield. The population was no longer the terrifying number of Weizhou that could fight against the imperial court in a single Weizhou. In fact, even before the war, the entire Daming Road, including the nine surrounding prefectures and counties, had only a hundred thousand people.

In fact, most of the Yuan army's military rations were followed by them into Daming.

Anyway, this is the final battle.

If this battle is lost, Hebei will be basically out of hope. Hebei's Semi people will definitely be killed. Since this is the case, they might as well kill them themselves! Could it be that they still feel guilty about this? I have to say that they are cruel to the enemy and to their own people.

"Since that's the case, after opening Daming, don't leave any defenders inside."

Yang Feng said.

"Disciple, please rest assured. The disciples are just short of military supplies. In addition to eating people, there is almost no food to be provided for the army. All ammunition is transported from Ezhou for thousands of miles. The King of Han has just built the main road to Luoyang. In order to ensure the production in the rear, too many civilians can go north. They have to resist the harassment of Mongolian cavalry along the way. The maximum number of people can be guaranteed is 20,000 people on the front line attack, and it is not a continuous attack. It is necessary to fight and stop and accumulate ammunition. The King of Han has already begun to farm in Luoyang. After the autumn harvest, there is no need to transport grain from Ezhou. In addition, the King of Han has also begun to manufacture ammunition and guns in Luoyang. After these are completed, it can ensure an attack of more than 50,000 people. At that time, no matter how stubborn the enemy resists, it will be useless."

Zhang Dingbian said.

The key to their problem is actually to the end of the attack.

From Xiangyang, they attacked nearly 1,500 miles, and their logistics line was more than 2,000 miles long. Although they were all the hinterlands of the Central Plains in traditional concepts, they were actually close to the unmanned land. Whether it was Hubei, Henan, or Hebei, they were all destroyed by war. The population of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land was at most one million, and they were all hiding in the mountains and dared not come out. Such a place could not provide military supplies. Everything had to be transported from Ezhou, and even had to be relieved of hungry people who could not eat. As he said, if they did not eat people, they could not even provide food.

How to attack in this situation.

It is very easy to win Daming. It is to transfer the subsequent 200,000 troops, even cold weapons can be defeated in one battle. But in fact, if the 200,000 troops fail to get to Daming, they will have to go hungry.

The land transportation distance of Emperor Yang of Sui was closer to theirs in expeditions of Goryeo! Later, Xu Da's Northern Expedition was indeed successful in one fell swoop, but Xu Da's army set off from Dongchang to head north along the canal. Zhu Yuanzhang gathered the entire Jiangnan power to provide him with guarantees. How could Chen Youliang have such luxurious conditions? Zhang Shicheng, who controlled the canal, wished that he would be wiped out! Zhang Dingbian's current dilemma was largely caused by Lu Zhen, who was besieging Dongchang, who often sent people to attack Mongolian soldiers from time to time. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be told to the immortal master. After all, he sent people to act as Mongolian soldiers and attack Lu Zhen. It is enough to understand each other in such a thing, and Zhang Shicheng must have never sued him for this.

Yang Feng wouldn't ask either.

Now these two companies show their own abilities, and hinder each other is one of the means. Anyway, both sides have the main purpose of delaying each other. As long as Zhang Shicheng's arsenal production capacity reaches, the Wuyue Northern Expedition Army will be the first to break through the Yuan army's defense line. When the rear of the Han Northern Expedition Army has sufficient military supply, Zhang Dingbian will be the first to open the defense line. In the end, whoever captures Linqing will be successful, and now it is a competition for comprehensive strength.

This is great. This training will bring about a comprehensive improvement, and they will learn how to effectively manage a country.

Zhang Shicheng will know the importance of industry.

Chen Youliang will know that war is not just about having elite soldiers and generals.

Zhu Yuanzhang would also know that maritime expansion is sometimes more important than land expansion. At this time, Zhu Baba even personally supervised the construction of warships, and his first fleet had already set off, with the goal of Dengzhou in order to establish a relay station for the Northern Expedition Army.

"Immortal Master, I have something to ask about the Immortal Master."

Zhang Dingbian said carefully.

"Tell me!"

Yang Feng said.

"If the King of Han fails and we are unwilling to work hard for others, I wonder if the immortal master can give me some advice?"

Zhang Dingbian said.

He was actually afraid that Chen Youliang would fail, and that the separatist party was not successful. At that time, what should I do if Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang settled the score with them? During this period, he attacked Lu Zhen many times. He even fought a war with Chang Yuchun before, but it was not made public to the public. It was because Chang Yuchun was defeated by him that Zhu Yuanzhang was sure that he could not open the land passage and gave up moving north.

This is also considered a grudge.

Even if there is no revenge, will you really have to retire to the mountains and forests and be a farmer from now on?

"This matter is not difficult. If you don't want to serve the people under the rule of others, then go to other places. With your ability, you can't create wealth and glory? There is definitely no separatist in the land of China. The King of Han, as the emperor, cannot tolerate other princes to continue dominating one side. Similarly, other princes as the emperor cannot tolerate the King of Han as the emperor, but you can build another vassal state outside China, as long as you submit to the emperor, there is not only the land of China on this planet."

Yang Feng said.

He welcomes such people.

If Chen Youliang fails, he must find a place for him. He cannot be a minister for Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhang Shicheng. He probably does not want to be a bare-headed vassal king with salary, and his confidants may not be willing to work for Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhang Shicheng.

Then go out to colonize.

Those who have the destiny are responsible for providing them with ships and logistics, which is a gift to send them out of the country. Then they go overseas to seek their own development and continue to maintain the vassal relationship with those who have the destiny. The two sides maintain trade and personnel movements. They are not allowed to prohibit the people under their rule from going to each other. The local people do not like the emperor and can go to these vassal kings. The people in these vassal kings are casual when they think about the local people. In theory, they are still an empire, similar to the British and the Commonwealth.

That's all.

For example, throw Chen Youliang and others directly into Australia, throw Zhang Shicheng or Zhu Yuanzhang onto the American continent, and even if they are willing to go west, they can push them to the Middle East. In Yang Feng's plan, the territory of the Chinese Empire should be centered on China in the north, from the Arctic Ocean to the south, from the South Ocean islands to the west, from the Caspian Sea to the east, and then controlling Hawaii to the east.

And those who go outward should be given to the vassal states.

These losers have extremely strong military power. Even if they do not follow them, as long as there are tens of thousands or even thousands of veterans willing to follow them, they will also be the force to destroy the country if they have guaranteed the rear. For example, Zhang Dingbian's legion, if there is sufficient logistics, it is estimated that he can conquer the entire Europe. At this time, no one can stop them from having sufficient logistics, and local emperors can also make profits. First of all, this is still a vassal who surrenders to him. Secondly, these people will gain wealth through conquest and plunder and then trade with the local people. After all, even if they establish an industrial system themselves, it will take time. Yang Feng can encourage them to educate the nations and eventually form the Chinese nation to rule the world.

After they settled the territory, local people would definitely start to immigrate there. After all, as long as they have money to make money, and they have the same language, beliefs, culture and the same, so what psychological burden would they have in the past?

In this way, the era of colonization really began.
Chapter completed!