Chapter 596 Luo Yi actually has fifty or sixty thousand thunderbolts in his hands
Chapter 596
What Luo Yi had under his command were the elite border troops of the Sui Dynasty, totaling 50,000 to 60,000 people. It seemed like a small number, but you have to know.
These were all well-trained and well-armed regular troops of the Sui Dynasty, not the kind of unarmored bandits.
The territory occupied by Luo Yi happened to be bordering Dou Jiande, but the problem was that these two powerful men did not conflict. They even heard that Dou Jiande even sent an envoy to congratulate him.
"Luo Yi is not a fool. He can also see that he and Dou Jiande are inseparable."
"So, after he took possession of Beiping County and Zhuo County, he did not show any hostility towards Dou Jiande. I think he just wanted to wait for our suppressing Fu army to attack Dou Jiande before deciding where to go."
"Luo Yi is a violent, cunning and ruthless person. In my opinion, although his strength is inferior to Dou Jiande.
However, the Zhuojun and Beiping counties he held still retained a large amount of weapons and baggage that were not as large as those transported to the south."
Yu Shiji frowned, stood up and saluted Yang Qian.
"My lord, I also remembered that one day, when Emperor Wu went north to conquer Goguryeo, he supervised the construction of more than one hundred thousand-gun thunder chariots to attack Goguryeo."
"He made great achievements in the battles in various places in Liaodong, and even decided to conquer the city of Liaodong in one day."
"Later, due to changes in the country, Yang Xuangan rebelled. When His Majesty began to march his troops southward, he first ordered half a million Jun to be driven south along the canal."
"The result was that Han... well, he was burned by the soldiers and horses led by General Han..."
Having said this, Yu Shiji couldn't help but glance at Han Shi'er, who was standing beside him, and then he resisted saying the word "rebel".
"Afterwards, Your Majesty was worried that the sharp weapons of this country would be lost again, so he stayed in Zhuojun and Beiping counties.
We were waiting for the chaos in various places to be quelled before transporting thousands of heavy metals to the Eastern Capital. However, we did not expect that after Your Majesty returned to the Eastern Capital, the chaos in Hebei and Shandong would intensify."
"The matter of transporting the Wanjun Pili Chariots can only be put on hold. Although it has been several years, the fifty or sixty Wanjun Pili Chariots that have been sealed should be able to be used..."
"..." Yang Qian grinned, feeling a little upset.
"..." All the civil and military personnel of the Zhenfu Army grinned in unison, and they were all upset.
Nima, in Yang Qian's hands, this thing is definitely a powerful weapon on both offense and defense.
Before, it could be regarded as Yang Qian's patent, but now, Youzhou manager Luo Yi actually has fifty or sixty of them, which is really uncomfortable.
Yang Qian, in particular, felt deeply melancholy. He developed such an offensive and defensive weapon at that time because he wanted the Sui Dynasty to defeat Goguryeo in one battle.
Although the strategic goal was indeed achieved, they did not expect that the situation of the Sui Dynasty did not improve because they stopped conquering Goguryeo to the north. On the contrary, it became more corrupt.
Seeing the poor mood of the civil and military officers of Yiqian's suppressing Fu army, Yu Shiji touched his nose and seemed to feel that he had hurt his own morale too much and increased the enemy's prestige.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard a lazy and calm voice coming from above.
"Not to mention fifty or sixty, there are all the tens of thousands of thunderous chariots built under the supervision of Emperor Wu in the past. Do you think I will be afraid?"
Everyone looked at Yang Qian in unison, hey! That's right...this thing was invented by the father and son of Prince Tang.
Do inventors still fear the objects they create?
Maybe His Highness the Prince of Tang actually knows something or a way to restrain himself.
Yang Qian stood up and smiled calmly. "You should also know that the Wanjun Thunderbolt Car was jointly developed by my father and I."
"The advantage of the Wanjun Thunderbolt Chariot lies in its powerful and indestructible attack power. But its weaknesses are also obvious.
We must have an army that is extremely powerful and has a very determined fighting will to provide it with adequate protection."
"Now, its assembly and disassembly are very cumbersome. As long as one part is damaged, it may become unusable."
"It is only suitable for use on both offense and defense in positional warfare. If it is a mobile warfare, then it will do nothing."
Yang Qian took his time and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of this Wanjun Thunderbolt Car in detail and meticulously.
The expressions of the civil and military officers and soldiers of the Zhenfu Army who were originally worried gradually returned to calmness, such as Lai Zheng, Xu Shiji, or Li Yuan and other veterans who had experienced many battles.
After listening to Yang Qian's words, they came to their senses. After all, they knew the sharpness of Wanjun Pili Che, but they were not so concerned about Wanjun Pili Che's weaknesses.
Now after listening to Yang Qian's explanation, they can more clearly realize that Wanjun Pili Car has various weaknesses.
For example, a Wanjun Thunderbolt vehicle that is in a state of transportation, assembly, and disassembly is equivalent to a state of no attack power.
Moreover, the attack of Wanjun Thunder Chariot is a point attack, and it is a fixed-point attack. It is very slow to move during the battle.
Therefore, as long as you lure the enemy to fight in the field and do not give the enemy a chance to assemble a powerful thunder chariot, it can be said that this offensive and defensive weapon is useless.
Think about the time when they attacked Liaodong City, or when the Zhenfu Army teased the defenders of Wagang Village who returned to Luocang City.
It relies on the defense of elite troops, so that the enemy cannot advance and destroy the defended defensive positions, so that the Wanjun Thunderbolt Chariot can be used calmly.
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After everyone regained their composure, Yang Qian signaled Xu Shiji to bring him the map.
The giant map was hung in front of a wall, allowing everyone to clearly see the Yellow River above, as well as the counties, roads, ferries, docks, etc. on both sides of the Yellow River.
Xu Shiji took the long pole handed over by Li Shimin and walked to the huge map, his head just covering Dongdu...
"Everyone, according to our staff's deduction, from the current point of view, Dou Jiande's army has deployed heavy troops mainly along the Yellow River, that is, Qinghe, Pingyuan, and Bohai."
"Also, almost all the docks and tidal flats along the river in this area were destroyed by Dou Jiande's army.
It will be very difficult for our army to cross by force, and it will definitely be blocked by Dou Jiande's army."
"According to the news we sent back from the detailed operations, the five docks in Wuyang County that are still controlled by the troops of Wagangzhai have not been damaged, but they are heavily guarded."
"If our army wants to land along the Yellow River, it will only become a reality unless we pay a lot of casualties..."
With Xu Shiji's words, the specific strategy of suppressing the Fu Army began to emerge. Yang Qian, His Royal Highness the Tang Dynasty and the leader of the suppressed Fu Army, will continue to sit in Qi County, facing Dou Jiande's army across the river.
In order to attract the attention of all the heroes in the world to the Suppressing and Fu Army, it was determined that the main force of the Suppressing and Fu Army was still in this area.
And Xu Shiji, the chief general, will come to Zheng, the Shan brothers, Wang Junkuo, Liu Wuzhou and other generals will lead their troops to return reinforcements on the grounds that Luokou Cangcheng was attacked by the Wagangzhai army...
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