After separating from Xie Jing, the Musketeers headed southeast.
Jia Yu rode up to Jia Lian and whispered: "Master Hou, are we really going to attack the mountain right away? Night fighting is definitely our strong point!"
Since taking charge of the Musket Army, Jia Yu has been taught Jia Lian's theories and has truly felt the power of the Musket.
If fighting on the plains during the day, according to Professor Jia Lian's battle plans, he would be confident that with three thousand well-equipped musketeers, he could defeat tens of thousands of ordinary Green Camp officers and soldiers!
But at night, in the mountains and forests with many obstacles, he felt very unsure.
Jia Lian glanced at him and said nothing, but gave an order to speed up the march.
Soon the large army arrived at the real entrance of Tiewang Mountain, where there was a large open area.
Riding on the horse, you can even see the sparse tents and torches at the mountain pass.
"Set up camp, fortify, and be alert!"
Although the Firearms Battalion has never been in actual combat, Jia Lian has taken the troops to the wild for countless drills, so he does not need to worry about these basic things.
After setting up his military tent, he summoned Jia Yu, Feng Ziying and other major generals together.
Feng Ziying and other young generals were not as calm as Jia Yu. At this time, they were somewhat agitated.
After training for so long, they are finally going to see the real results this time. And this first battle is the battle to protect King Qin. It is conceivable that if they can show their true abilities, they will definitely have all the glory and future in the future.
However, some people hesitated: "Master Hou, I heard that you made a bet with General Xie from Nanda Camp to see who would go up the mountain first?
Since the establishment of the Firearms Camp, we have all been taught and cared for by the Marquis, so naturally we will try our best to help the Marquis win.
However, this is not only a night battle, but also in the mountains and forests. This combat environment is very detrimental to our firearms battalion!"
The conductor's concerns were actually the concerns of many people, but out of trust in Jia Lian, most people did not ask about it.
They believed that their wise and mighty marquis, who was like a prophet, would definitely have a way to defeat the enemy!
Of course, Jia Lian is not as magical as his admirers, but he is sensible and decisive enough.
Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Your Lord Dusi also asked me this question just now. Now, I will answer you in front of everyone."
"Night fighting is indeed not our strong point.
Therefore, in this battle, we will not engage in night attacks, and we will not conduct tactical divisions.
Just like this, we held torches and marched from the road into the mountains in a grand manner!"
Jia Yu and others were a little confused at first, and then their eyes lit up.
Yes, the current combat environment is already not conducive to them. Under such circumstances, no matter what tactics they use, even if they are successful for a moment, when the enemy reacts over time, they can easily ambush them.
Don't forget that the enemy has the geographical advantage of occupying a high position and defending it.
In this case, they would attack from the front openly and according to their most skilled formation.
In this way, it may still have miraculous effects.
They have not forgotten what Jia Lian said, as long as they are human beings, they will be frightened when they see the robes around them falling in pieces under bullets.
Perhaps, it's time for those reckless people who once looked down on them to feel what it means to be afraid.
"Master Marquis's strategy is indeed the most beneficial to us at the moment. We only attack from the front road. If the enemy defends according to the danger, how can we break through their defense line?"
Liu Xianglian asked.
Liu Xianglian is now a commander of the Musketeers.
He was a talent that Jia Lian admired very much, but because he was too young and had too much unruly spirit, Jia Lian kept him by his side as a guard in the past few years to polish his character.
His official career has been prosperous in the past two years, especially the establishment of the Firearms Battalion, which has allowed many people around him to find good positions.
Even Feng Ziying, a first-class general, took the initiative to work under Jia Lian.
At that time, Liu Xianglian clearly wanted to discuss a future with Jia Lian and express her ambitions.
But he never spoke. He still remembered that he was just Jia Lian's "captive", and he promised to serve as Jia Lian's guard for three years to atone for his sins.
In fact, Jia Lian waited for him to speak several times, but after a full year, Liu Xianglian did not come to ask him for an official position.
It was precisely because of this that Jia Lian completely believed in Liu Xianglian's character and determined to cultivate her vigorously.
Faced with Liu Xianglian's question, Jia Lian was not in a hurry to answer. Instead, he glanced at the sky outside the tent, and then said quietly: "We are marching slowly this time. Calculating the time, Jie Jun's hundred Zhenyuan cannons should be almost there."
The shipment has arrived."
When everyone heard the words, they immediately realized what Jia Lian meant and said with great joy: "That's it, nothing is wrong! With the power of my musketry army, supplemented by the power of the Zhenyuan Artillery, there is no danger that can be blocked and no stronghold can be broken!"
Jia Lian also smiled.
Originally, the firearms camp was not too far away from Tiewang Mountain. Previously, he was ordered to fortify Tiewang Mountain twenty miles away, so he brought twenty or thirty cannons out to suppress the situation.
Later, I learned the secret letter from the Supreme Emperor and guessed that something had happened in Tiewan Mountain.
Although out of interest considerations, Jia Lian did not choose to send troops there immediately.
But he found an excuse to push the defense line backward, that is, push it ten miles towards the Iron Network Mountain!
Of course, he didn't know what he was thinking, so he asked Xie Jun to mobilize a hundred cannons to set up the third line of defense...
Then not long after nightfall, he met the old eunuch and learned the exact information about Tiewan Mountain, and then he raised troops as a matter of course.
The Zhenyuan Cannon is large, heavy, and inconvenient to transport.
But, it’s only ten miles away!
Of course he can't leave his big killer weapon unused.
All the generals under the tent were a little excited. They all knew that the strongest state of the firearms battalion was when the musketeers and artillery corps cooperated with each other to form a complete military formation. Facing the enemy head-on was absolutely terrifying and despairing.
Jia Yu was happy, but then said: "If we rely on the Zhenyuan Artillery, we will be able to attack the mountain. It's just a bet between the Marquis and General Xie... If we use the artillery army to attack the mountain, the advance will be slow. When the time comes...
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jia Lian said with a smile: "As long as I can win, as long as the soldiers of the Firearms Battalion can win the greatest victory with the smallest sacrifice, my personal honor and disgrace will count.
What."
The generals stood in awe.
In this country where personal reputation is taken very seriously, especially for a person of Jia Lian's status, it is really admirable to be able to treat personal honor and disgrace so calmly.
Facing the admiring looks of all his younger brothers, Jia Lian looked calm.
He had determined early on the strategy of attacking steadily and attacking the mountain step by step.
But will he definitely lose?
Is Tiewangshan, or the alliance between the Crown Prince and the Supreme Emperor, really as vulnerable as Xie Jing thought?
At least Jia Lian knew that the Supreme Emperor still had thousands of brave cavalry soldiers in his hands.
The Cavalry Battalion is the undisputed first rank in the Royal Forest Army system. According to legend, the light and heavy cavalry account for more than half of the total force.
Has absolutely great strength.
To put it simply, Xie Jing's more than 10,000 soldiers and crab generals in the Southern Camp would never be able to withstand a few rounds in front of the entire Xiaoqi Battalion.
Fortunately, what the Supreme Emperor brought to Tienwang Mountain this time was only part of the Xiaoqi Camp.
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The two armies were approaching Tiewang Mountain in a swaggering manner. Of course, it was impossible for the officers and soldiers stationed at Tiewang Mountain not to miss them.
On the mountain, the prince's residence.
From the time yesterday when Emperor Ningkang was "ordering him in danger" until this afternoon, the prince has been busy with conspiracy and planning and controlling military power, with almost no rest.
Now that the situation has finally been settled, Emperor Ningkang is trapped in his palace by the Supreme Emperor. He only has to wait for a day, and when the Supreme Emperor recruits a large number of troops, he can naturally easily destroy the more than 10,000 remaining troops in Emperor Ningkang's hands.
It was much more leisurely.
In addition, the Emperor said that he would make him emperor, and the scoundrels around him came up to flatter him one by one, so he took the trouble to ask the Crown Princess to prepare a small amount of wine, just in time to reward the meritorious officials and staff who followed him this time.
While being complimented by everyone at the banquet, suddenly a general rushed in and shouted: "Your Highness, it's bad, there are many soldiers and horses coming down the mountain..."
The prince and everyone were stunned, and one of them said happily: "But he came to King Qin on orders?"
Here, "obeying the edict" naturally means "obeying the Emperor's secret edict".
The prince also looked over.
It's no wonder that the prince, including him and the emperor, probably couldn't believe that Emperor Ningkang actually raised a group of messenger pigeons in advance, which made their blockade of Emperor Ningkang's palace useless.
"It's not like that, Your Highness. It's not like they came to serve the king on orders. They set up a battle array as soon as they came up. They took the lead with strong bows and crossbows. They obviously wanted to attack the mountain...
Maybe, they have already been killed by this time."
The prince was immediately startled, strode down from his high position, and asked: "Didn't you send someone to ask?"
"Well, I am in a hurry to report military information to His Highness, but I haven't had time yet..."
"waste!"
The prince slapped him in the face, his face looked extremely ugly.
The prince's confidant next to him quickly scolded: "Idiot, hurry up and find out the military situation before reporting back!"
"Come back! How many people are here?"
"Well, this, this, look at the dense fires, there are probably tens of thousands of people! They are divided into two groups, the main force is in the west, and another group is heading east."
Everyone in the hall took a breath of cold air.
The prince's expression was even more sinister, and the general did not dare to stay any longer when he saw this, so he quietly left the hall and left.
Naturally, the prince and others no longer wanted to drink and talk, so everyone gathered around the prince and came to a steep rocky place outside.
Looking from the southwest direction of the rocks, one can indeed see a large number of fires, and there are also faint sounds of killing.
The prince and all his staff were frightened.
"Your Highness, what should we do?"
"What to do, what to do, how do I know what to do!"
The prince was a little confused. He had realized that this was probably Emperor Ning Kang's backhand!
His father was so gloomy that even if he was asked to take the blame, he would not trust him at all.
"Your Highness, why don't you go ask the Supreme Emperor for instructions."
The prince took a deep breath, said nothing, turned around and headed to the stables, rode on his horse and headed towards the Emperor's palace.
When he saw the Supreme Emperor, the Crown Prince immediately stepped forward and said anxiously: "Grandpa Emperor, it's not good, there are a lot of soldiers and horses coming down the mountain.
But they did not come to King Qin on orders. They started attacking the mountain as soon as they arrived.
My grandson suspects that they are all my father’s people!”
"oh."
While the prince was talking, the Supreme Emperor drank the tea in a leisurely manner. When the prince finished speaking, he looked up at him and said, "Who is coming? How many troops are there?"
"I don't know who is leading the army, but I heard that there are quite a few of them. There seem to be tens of thousands of people!"
The Supreme Emperor's brows suddenly furrowed, then relaxed, and he said leisurely: "It seems?"
"Well, it's just the people below who came to report in a hurry. We still need to inquire more to find out the exact amount."
The Supreme Emperor was silent again, and then said in a slightly unhappy tone: "So, you didn't even understand the situation, so you came to see me in a hurry?"
"Grandson, grandson just wants Grandpa Huang to know the situation as soon as possible. Grandpa Huang is wise in martial arts, and it is not within the reach of grandson. Grandpa does not dare to do it on his own..."
The Supreme Emperor cast a sidelong glance at the Crown Prince, then put away his unhappy tone and said: "In order to confuse me, didn't your father give you full authority to arrange this hunting matter?
Is there anything you don’t know about the arrangement of troops and horses around Tienwang Mountain?”
After being reminded by the Supreme Emperor, the Crown Prince also reacted.
Those who were able to rush down the mountain so quickly were naturally the soldiers and horses stationed outside the mountain long ago!
Therefore, the prince considered it carefully and said: "For this trip to Iron Network Mountain, in addition to the Imperial Guards, Sun'er only mobilized more than 10,000 soldiers and horses from Beijing Camp and Beida Camp to garrison at the foot of the mountain.
In addition, the only ones responsible for blocking the surrounding roads are Beicheng Military and Horse Division and Si Ma Camp... However, there are not many troops dispatched by these two parties...
By the way, it seems that before leaving, my father specially arranged for Jia Lian's firearms camp to be stationed in the south, but my grandson doesn't know exactly how many people were dispatched in the firearms camp."
"Jia Lian?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Supreme Emperor read aloud, and then said: "I heard that your father asked Jia Lian to build a troop specializing in firearms. What is the situation? How many troops do you have?
Know?"
"My grandson knows that Jia Lian's firearms camp has a total of 5,000 troops, including 3,000 musketeers and the remaining 2,000 artillery corps.
Although I don’t know the specific combat strength, my grandson’s father and Jia Lian seem to attach great importance to the firearms camp.”
"Five thousand people, firearms?"
The Supreme Emperor chuckled, without commenting, and changed the topic: "In the capital city, the only ones that can come here so quickly and have a scale of tens of thousands are the North and South Camps.
The commander of Beidaying has died in your hands along with Chen Zhao.
As for Nan Daying... Xu Da..."
The Supreme Emperor fell into thinking.
He was also a little strange. If Xu Da received his secret order and led his troops, he would definitely send people to pay his respects, but he would never attack the mountain.
"Haha, it seems that I have indeed underestimated your father!
No wonder, from the afternoon till now, he has not been in a hurry and has never led his troops to break out. It turns out that he had already prepared a backup plan!"
The Supreme Emperor said coldly.
The prince's scalp felt numb, and he suddenly felt a little afraid.
Growing up, his father had put too much pressure on him.
The Supreme Emperor saw the prince's expression and snorted softly: "What, are you scared?
Since you are so afraid of him, how dare you go behind his back and secretly send someone to see me last night? And also reveal all his plans?"
The prince looked stern and finally said: "My grandson is indeed quite afraid of my father, but my grandson also knows that it is a treasonous act for my father to fight against my grandfather.
My grandson couldn't bear to see his father make mistakes again and again, so he chose to tell the truth to Grandpa Huang to prevent his father from making an irreparable mistake!"
Yes, on the surface, even Emperor Ning Kang believed that the prince was instigated to rebel by the Supreme Emperor.
But in fact, in the middle of the night yesterday, while the prince went to gather troops and horses at the foot of the mountain in accordance with Emperor Ningkang's instructions, he secretly sent people up the mountain to see the emperor...
He was originally forced by Emperor Ning Kang to raise the banner of rebellion, but he was unwilling to do so.
After going down the mountain, I was extremely worried about my future.
Emperor Ning Kang didn't like him very much, at least in his opinion.
If he is again accused of "unfilial piety" and "treason", how can he be a prince in the future? Let alone succeed Emperor Ningkang as king a hundred years later!
His mind was seen through by his confidant, so he made a suggestion:
It's better to take advantage of the opportunity and completely surrender to the Supreme Emperor...
The confidants listed the advantages of taking advantage of the opportunity to turn to the Supreme Emperor. Compared with the gloomy future of following Emperor Ningkang's orders, the prince gritted his teeth and chose the former.
Then, under the secret order of the Supreme Emperor, he succeeded in getting rid of Chen Zhao, who had no defense against him, and commanded 20,000 troops in the Beijing camp and the infantry camp.
And after meeting with the Supreme Emperor today, I got the other party's formal commitment.
Originally, everything was as he and his staff predicted. Because of his anti-general army, Emperor Ning Kang seemed to have instantly lost the ability to resist and could only huddle in the palace.
As long as the reinforcements summoned by the Supreme Emperor arrive and clean up the minions around Emperor Ningkang, everything will be settled.
However, now it seems that his father indeed has some back-up plans...
Seeing that the prince was really afraid of Emperor Ningkang, the emperor not only did not blame him, but actually smiled.
In order to prevent the child from being completely frightened, he said slowly: "Don't worry. Even if someone in the North and South Camps does let me down, it won't be too many.
You go and tell me what I want, so that the leaders of the army can come to see me quickly.
If there are those who are stubborn and unrepentant, you will lead the soldiers of Beida camp to keep them away from the mountain.
As long as we can wait until tomorrow afternoon when all the Qinwang soldiers and horses arrive, all the rebellious officials and traitors will be destroyed."
The emperor asked him to deliver the order, but the prince didn't mind.
But when he heard that the talks couldn't be reached and he was asked to lead troops to resist the enemy, he was reluctant.
It's not that he is cowardly, he just has no confidence in Beidaying.
The military power that was originally forcibly seized from Chen Zhao was held in the name of the "Tai Sheng Huang".
To this day, he doesn't know how many people actually listen to him.
If those tens of thousands of rebels were determined to attack the mountain, he really didn't think he could stop them.
Unless, the infantry battalion is returned to him...
The Supreme Emperor naturally understood what the Crown Prince meant, and it was even more impossible for him to hand over the infantry camp to the Crown Prince's hands again.
So he said: "Let's go! If something unexpected happens, I will send the Knights to help you."
As soon as he heard that the Supreme Emperor was willing to mobilize the Xiaoqi battalion, the prince's confidence immediately increased.
You know, even when surrounding Emperor Ningkang's palace, the Supreme Emperor did not use the Xiaoqi Battalion!