Chapter 1674 Science and technology is combat effectiveness
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Walking in the territory of Guanzhong, Li Jing was not worried that Li Shimin would go back on his word and send troops disguised as horse thieves to snatch back the body of the No. 1 Killer King.
Because Li Jing had already thought of this - in Guanzhong, Li Shimin would be fully responsible for the safety of Li Jing and his party, especially to ensure that the No. 1 Killer King successfully entered the territory of the Far East Army.
This is even part of the agreement.
At the same time, Shangguan Hu, Jiang Mulang, Wu Si, Luo Shixin, and Pei Yuanqing retreated in great disappointment.
It has to be said that Li Shimin really seemed to have the air of a destined emperor. He rebelled and forced the palace to take charge of Guanzhong, causing chaos in Guanzhong. In this case, he just exchanged the number one killer king for three years.
It is foreseeable that with Li Shimin's method and the buffer of these three years, he can completely integrate all the forces in Guanzhong for his own use, train troops and prepare for war, and then compete with Wang Junlin for the world in three years.
In Li Shimin's view, before, he was hampered by his father and brother, and a wealthy family secretly colluded with the Far East Army. Many of his good ideas had no chance to be implemented. Now he has a great stage to show off his talents. Three years later, he is confident that he will compete with Wang Junlin in the world.
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Daye sixteenth year, July 21st.
The weather in Danyang County is beautiful and sunny.
Today, Wang Junlin came from Yangzhou and convened his civil and military ministers in Danyang County, which he had occupied for more than a month, to discuss the use of troops by Li Zitong and Du Fuwei, who had occupied the four counties of Huainan and Huaibei, and conduct final strategic deductions and specific task assignments.
In addition to the commander of the Steel Knife Camp Wei Daoer, the commander of the Storm Bear Camp Li Xuanba, the commander of the Sea Lion Camp Gan Ziqi, as well as Xu Jingzong, Pei Shiju and Yu Shiji who were responsible for the government affairs of Yangzhou County, Dongyang County, and Danyang County respectively, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Intelligence Agency Shen
In addition to Guoer, Qin Qiong, who had been resting in Fanyang County for more than three years, was also summoned here from Fanyang County by Wang Junlin, and became an indispensable main figure to discuss matters today.
Nie Xiaoyu rushed back to Fanyang County a few days ago to greet the body of the No. 1 Killer King that was about to be delivered. Wang Junlin was actually full of expectations and extremely curious about this. If it weren't for the comparison of the war here,
Importantly, he followed Nie Xiaoyu back to Fanyang County.
Although Wang Junlin has not yet established a country and proclaimed himself emperor, there is actually no difference. According to the military regulations of the Far Eastern Army, for such a major event involving the attack on several counties, Wang Junlin must personally be responsible for everyone under his command.
1. Make inquiries and explain arrangements.
As early as more than four months ago, before Wang Junlin came to Yangzhou from Fanyang County, he had a deep talk with Qin Qiong. He spent a lot of energy and words to convince Qin Qiong, a stubborn man, to let his commander take charge of the attack on Huainan and Huaibei.
He also ordered the Military Intelligence Bureau and other departments to cooperate fully, and Li Xuanba's Bao Xiong Camp, Wei Dao'er's Gang Dao Camp, and Gan Ziqi's Sea Lion Camp were under his orders.
After such a long time of preparation, Qin Qiong had already made a battle plan. At this time, he stood up first and reported the overall strategic plan based on the big sand table in the middle.
Then the three generals Li Xuanba, Wei Daoer and Gan Ziqi were responsible for the direction of the attack and made some additions.
After that, Wang Junlin didn't add much. He had Qin Qiong, a veteran general who could rival Li Jing and Xu Shiji in military matters, in charge, and generals like Li Xuanba, Wei Daoer and Gan Ziqi who were experienced in war to coordinate the planning and specific tasks.
In commanding the troops, Wang Junlin really does not need to explain too much.
However, Wang Junlin finally remembered the information Shen Guoer sent him before the discussion, smiled, and added: "Send a message to Huang Shaoqiu and Xu Shiji and tell them that during the attack on the four counties of Huainan and Huaibei, Seal Camp and Wagang Camp must be extremely vigilant. As long as Xiao Qiang's Liang State dares to send troops to interfere in the war in Huainan and Huaibei, let them immediately launch all attacks on Liang State from the direction of Sichuan and Shu."
Everyone was shocked, but when they saw Wang Junlin's relaxed expression, they breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone knew that there were two real enemies and threats to their Far East Army now. One was Li Shimin who occupied Luoyang in Guanzhong, and the other was Xiao Qiang, who controlled most of the south.
After Xu Jingzong, who had been responsible for contacting Huang Shaoqiu and Xu Shiji, respectfully said yes, he stepped aside.
Next, Pei Shiju, who was in charge of grain and grass affairs, began to report first. He first recruited civilians from Danyang County, Yangzhou County, Dongyang County and several counties in the Central Plains, as well as the grain and grass preparations of the counties involved in the supply of grain and grass. report.
In fact, Pei Shiju was a truly capable minister. Although he was corrupt, he was always flawless in doing important things. Otherwise, how could he be regarded as a trusted minister in Yangzhou just because he could speak and observe people's emotions?
What's more, in the past few years, the Sui Dynasty often used troops abroad, and Pei Shiju was mostly responsible for these things. At that time, the states and counties obeyed the orders but not the propaganda, and the national treasury was very poor. He was able to do a good job, and he was already familiar with the task. , and there are no problems.
Others also reported and spoke one by one on the matters they were responsible for.
Finally, Wang Junlin added something: "The Military Intelligence Bureau recently discovered that the Saintess Sect and the Black Lotus Sect have emerged among the people. These two are naturally evil sects and like to confuse people and cause trouble. Although there is no evidence yet, it is certain that these two This cult is related to Xiao Zhan in the south, and now these two cults have become popular in the counties of the Central Plains, as well as in Yangzhou, Dongyang and Danyang counties."
"Xu Jing
Zong, please go back and issue documents to all counties and counties in the name of my king. During the attack on Huainan and Huaibei, you must strengthen control over the people to prevent these two evil cults from deceiving the people and causing trouble."
Xu Jingzong felt awe-struck and secretly ashamed. He regretted that he had only been thinking about how to achieve great success in capturing Huainan and Huaibei recently, but he did not think of this matter in advance. You must know that he had already known about the Saintess Sect and the Black Lotus Sect. existence, but in the end he had to be pointed out by the prince himself, which was really inconsistent with his identity and experience in Jiangnan for many years. Thinking of this, Xu Jingzong quickly confessed and respectfully acknowledged it.
After Xu Jingzong stepped aside, Wang Junlin looked at Guo'er and said in a gentle voice: "Guo'er, please inform everyone of the preparations made by the General Intelligence Office for the Battle of Huaihe River to facilitate cooperation."
Shen Guoer walked out, saluted Wang Junlin, and said: "Your Majesty, when the army attacked the four counties of Huainan and Huaibei, in addition to normal military intelligence inquiries, the Military Intelligence Office has done something that will allow the army to attack the two Huaihe Rivers. The battle is more effective with half the effort.”
Everyone was in high spirits after hearing this, and Wang Junlin nodded with satisfaction. Although everyone on the scene was very confident about conquering Huainan and Huaibei, if fewer people could die and less time would be saved, except for Li Xuanba, In addition to violent murderers, military generals such as Qin Qiong, Wei Daoer, and Gan Ziqi, as well as civil servants such as Xu Jingzong, Yu Shiji, and Pei Shiju, as well as Wang Junlin himself were extremely willing to see it.
After all, every time a person dies, the Far East Army loses a part of its strength. What's more, the Far East Army has always paid very generous blood compensation to the soldiers who died in battle. For ordinary soldiers, the blood compensation is fifty thousand Fanyang steel coins. If someone dies, ten thousand A person represents half a million dollars of money.
Not to mention how much food and grass the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses would eat for one more day of fighting. During the war, the salaries of officers and soldiers were tripled, and the daily consumption was astronomical.
Although under the hard work of Nie Xiaoyu and Wang Junlin, and the careful management of Yang Kongchan, a woman known as the God of Wealth, the Far East Army now has many ways to make money, and the money and food earned every year can support any one of them. For an army of 100,000, the Far East Army's expenditure in various aspects far exceeds that of other forces in the world today.
Wang Junlin smiled and said: "Guo'er, tell me quickly, what have you done?"
Shen Guoer respectfully said yes, and then said: "Since the establishment of the Military Intelligence Bureau, it has been searching for excuses in all counties and counties in the world, using coercion and inducement to try every means to persuade officials from various forces to surrender, especially the Tianmei Sect. After our Military Intelligence Office established the Division of Divorce, the effect of this matter is extremely obvious, and the effect is even more outstanding in the four counties of Huainan and Huaibei. Now, once our army goes to war against the two and four counties of Huaihe, our Military Intelligence Office can make five people from the four counties of Huainan and Huaibei go to war. A county guard took the initiative to open the city gate and surrender."
When everyone heard this, their hearts skipped a beat. Sure enough, this girl had done such a great job.
Of course, there are many people who are overjoyed. Huainan and Huaibei have always been prosperous, and Li Zitong and Du Fuwei are also heroes of the day. Although their military strength cannot be compared with that of the Far Eastern Army, they also know that the Far Eastern Army will come over sooner or later.
Therefore, these two people have used all their means and financial resources over the years to build the city wall extremely high but extremely strong. No matter how weak their army is, if they are prepared for gunpowder weapons, every time the Far East Army captures a county, it will at least It would take about six to seven hundred people to lose, and it is normal to lose about one to two thousand people when conquering a county.
Calculated in this way, five counties and cities surrendered voluntarily, which means that the Far Eastern Army could lose at least three to four thousand men.
This alone is a great achievement.
Next, Qin Qiong reported to everyone that when he came to Danyang County by sea ship from Fanyang County, he also transported dozens of large ships of the latest siege equipment from the Yancheng weapons and equipment production base.
Among them, there are mainly four siege equipment - super ladders used to climb walls, ultra-long-distance precision trebuchets, super explosive packs used to blow up thicker city walls, and used to break open city gates and force The super steel rush car that sieges the city.
Qin Qiong had already figured out the specific uses of the four siege tools along the way. Now he improved these four tools on the basis of the original similar weapons. After briefly describing the advanced features, everyone suddenly smiled.
In this attack on Huainan and Huaibei occupied by Li Zitong and Du Fuwei, the combat power of the two armies was no match for the Far East Army in field battles, and these two people would not dare to fight with the Far East Army in the field under ordinary circumstances. Therefore, the victory or defeat was either The main casualties were in the battle to attack and defend the city, and having these four siege tools meant that the Far East Army would lose many fewer people, and the siege speed and efficiency would definitely increase.
The first is the aerial ladder. The Yancheng weapons and equipment production base has actually developed a much easier-to-use and stronger aerial ladder than the current generation, and it has been used by the army for several years. This super aerial ladder is based on the previous aerial ladder. There has been a big improvement.
The aerial ladder is a tool for climbing city walls. The earliest aerial ladder was invented by Lu Ban, a craftsman in the Spring and Autumn Period. In fact, it existed as early as the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. It was named "Gouyuan" at that time. This era may be said to be the Yancheng weapons and equipment production base.
Before improvement, the ladder was composed of three parts: wheels, ladder body, and hook. The ladder body could be tilted up and down, and the ladder could be lifted up to the city wall by manpower.
Previously, the improved aerial ladder at the Yancheng Weapons and Equipment Production Base added two iron hooks at the top to the original base to support the edge of the city, and the ladder body was equipped with wheels so it could be moved.
This time, the latest super ladder has been greatly improved on the last time.
Ladder base frame
The bed is made of wood, with six wheels underneath. The ladder body is fixed on the chassis at a certain angle, and a movable "auxiliary ladder" is added to the main ladder, with a pair of windlass installed at the top.
When climbing the city, the ladder can move freely up and down along the city wall, no longer needing to be carried on the shoulders. At the same time, because the main ladder adopts a fixed device, the ladder erection procedure is simplified and the ladder erection time is shortened. When the army is attacking the city,
You only need to park the main ladder at the bottom of the city, and then set up the auxiliary ladder on the main ladder to "go up the city", thus reducing the danger and difficulty of setting up the ladder in front of the enemy.
Moreover, since the ladder does not come into contact with the edge of the city prematurely before ascending the city, it can also avoid damage by the defenders.
In addition, after a student who graduated from Fanyang College last year worked at the Yancheng weapons and equipment production base, he benefited from the inspiration of the study of physics. He divided the main ladder of the ladder into two sections and adopted a folding structure, connected by a rotating shaft in the middle.
This shape is a bit like the folding flybridge equipped by the Far Eastern Army's engineer supply camp.
At the same time, based on the original auxiliary ladder, he designed a variety of forms to make climbing the city to meet the enemy easier and faster.
In order to ensure the safety of people pushing the ladder, he also learned from the practical experience of previous ladders and designed the bottom of the ladder as a vehicle with shields on all sides, and used rawhide or thin iron to reinforce the outside.
Can effectively resist damage from enemy arrows.
You should know that there were many types of ladders used in sieges in ancient times, and the cloud ladder was a huge, bulky one with a relatively complex structure.
Although there were many ways to attack a city in this era, most of them relied on quickly ascending the city as a prerequisite for victory. When setting up a ladder, you must be bold, quick, and take advantage of a weak point to enter the city. Therefore, various light and simple flying ladders are commonly used.
For example, during the Han Dynasty, the Han army attacked the city of Zhizhi. The city had a wooden wall outside and an earthen wall inside, and the defense was quite tight. The siege soldiers first fired with bows and crossbows to repel the defenders on the city, and then burned the wooden city with fire.
Holding crossbows, bows, and halberds, they rushed into the wooden city, then quickly approached the earth city, set up ladders on all sides, climbed up the ladder, and quickly destroyed the inner city.
This method of siege is to attack the city by force, minimizing the confrontation time between the two sides, and quickly breaking through the city defense in one go. Therefore, it is necessary to use lightweight flying ladders. The flying ladders have a simple structure, are light in weight, and are mostly made of wood and bamboo.
The flying ladder produced by the Yancheng Weapons and Equipment Production Base this time is only two or three feet long when folded, but can be up to six or seven feet long when extended. It is equipped with double wheels at the front end, which is extremely conducive to ants ascending the city, and it is also
On the basis of traditional ladders, according to the needs of the battlefield in various situations, we have also designed "wooden flying ladders", "quiet head flying ladders", and "bamboo flying ladders". The shapes of these ladders are slightly different, but they can be used quickly.
Lightweight and practical.
Secondly, there is the super trebuchet. This is an improved version of the original trebuchet. It has a long range and improved accuracy. It is called a super trebuchet because it throws the heaviest stone bombs or explosives.
The weight of the bag has increased by three times.
Finally, let’s talk about ramming. In this era, ramming was also called Linchong or Duilou. It was an armored siege tower. It was the main siege weapon used to destroy city walls or gates with the force of collision. It was a commonly used weapon in ancient China.
A type of siege equipment.
However, both the collision force and the strength of one's own defense are extremely limited. It can only play a big role when the attacking party clearly has the upper hand or when the city is finally broken.
The punch car produced by the weapons and equipment production base is the latest product of the Gewu Research Institute established by Wang Junlin with Momen as its backbone.
This kind of punch car has a steel frame and a steel plate as the skin. It has eight wheels and is five stories high. It is shaped like a shuttle with two pointed ends, but it has five stories.
The bottom layer contains soldiers who push the cart forward, and the other four layers contain combat soldiers who siege the city.
The chariot is about ten feet high, five feet wide and six feet long.
This giant ram car can use its height to shoot directly into the city from the car. It can also be used to get close to the city wall, destroy the parapets (battle walls), and directly attack the enemies on the city wall. In addition to being equipped with various long weapons
, it can also be loaded with heavy weapons such as crossbows and small trebuchets.
And with the defensive ability of the car, it can completely ignore the enemy's attacks for a certain period of time.
As for the super explosive pack, there is nothing. It just increases the concentration and particle uniformity of black gunpowder, thus increasing the power of the same amount of explosive packs or grenades of the same type, and then increasing the amount to create one that can blow up very thick city walls.
Super explosive package.
In fact, with the gradual development and maturity of special research and development institutions such as the Far East Army's Research Institute and the Weapons Research Department, especially the promulgation and implementation of patent regulations on research and development matters by the Far East Army, as well as the strict implementation of related generous reward systems.
In the past few years, Nie Xiaoyu no longer has to give personal technical guidance, and Wang Junlin has not interfered much. But all along, not only the original good things have been continuously improved, but also the second and even third generations have appeared, some that should not have appeared.
New things have also been released.
For example, the Gewu Research Institute of those guys in Momen is currently developing hot air balloons for reconnaissance and even aerial attacks. It is said that they have entered experimental status and may be put into use on the battlefield next time the Far Eastern Army attacks the Liang Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River.
used on.
"Sure enough, science and technology are combat power!" Wang Junlin sighed in his heart at this time. "The disparity in weapons and equipment is so great. If we can still lose on the battlefield, then there really is someone in this world who is destined to be the emperor."
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ps: There are only these two updates today, which add up to more than 8,000 words————