I was in a hurry to go back to Bianliang, but seeing such signs, I was not so anxious to go back to Bianliang.
Zhao Xi also had no choice but to do so.
He was really feeling a little emotional at this time. Sure enough, the people who know this era best are the people of this era.
In Zhao Xi's heart, what he has now, whether it is power or prestige, whether he has the title of emperor or not, it really makes no difference to him.
The trend has been established, and he doesn't think anyone can really challenge him to inherit the throne.
I didn’t expect that there are people who actually have fantasies.
Anyway, take this opportunity to show off your muscles.
Therefore, Zhao Xi did not accept Lu Gong's writings, and even the guards at the guard camp suggested his plan to escape from the golden cicada's shell.
"Your Highness, since Tongguan is adjacent to the Yellow River to the north and a mountainside to the south, when the track was originally laid, it would not be able to run parallel to the official road unless Guancheng was demolished."
"So, the track in the Tongguan area was laid eight miles south of Tongguan in a low recess of a ridge by blasting out the mountains."
"That section is about twenty miles away. It is in the mountains and there are basically no human habitations. For this reason, a special camp for orbital guards has been built. Twenty-five orbital guards are stationed daily, specifically responsible for the safety of this area. Orbital Guard.”
Yes, it should be right here.
Zhao Xi heard Li Jie talking about the conditions during the track laying along the road, and basically believed that the opponent would ambush him in Tongguan.
Further east, although Xingyang also has a similar situation, it is already close to Luoyang, the capital of the West, and it is Gyeonggi Province. There are very few deserted places.
Tongguan will be the opponent's only chance.
"Cao Lin, Zhong Yi..."
"The end is here!"
"The two of you will lead a new army of 10,000 and 50,000 people and march forward along the track. When you reach Huayin Station, you will abandon your vehicle. You will lead your army northward, advance in concealment, and set up defenses in the area north of the Tongguan track."
"Your Highness, ten thousand is sufficient."
Fifteen thousand was not much, but Cao Lin considered that the track carriage would bear the brunt, so he should leave more soldiers on the carriage.
"No need! It can be done, Gao Jingxian..."
"The end is here!"
"The two of you led 15,000 new troops and set off two hours later. When you arrive at Huayin Station, turn to the national highway. When you reach Tongguan City, leave some soldiers to guard the carriage, and the rest will be encircled from south to north and deployed at Tongguan City. The area around the southern line of the track.”
"The convoy will set off three hours after you leave. In other words, you must form a two-sided attack on the Tongguan track within three hours."
"When the time comes, the sound of artillery will be the order. When you hear the sound of artillery fire from the convoy's counterattack, you will lead your troops to destroy it."
"If the convoy is not ambushed near the Tongguan track, we will also use cannon fire to notify everyone to return. Take action!"
It depends on whether one is prepared for war or not. At this time, it is impossible to tell who is prepared.
Unfortunately, the other party's plan to expand the scope of the rumors beyond the ambush location was the biggest loophole.
If Zhao Xi could not hear those rumors in Maweiyi, an ambush near the Tongguan track would really make him hasty.
As for the accident, Zhao Xi really didn't think about it, so there was no need for it.
The result would be that a hasty battle would result in more casualties, and it would be impossible to capture the opponent.
Now, Zhao Xi doesn't just want to pass safely, he wants to capture all these rebellious officials and traitors, and dig out as many people behind the scenes as possible.
When dealing with ministers and clan members, mere suspicion is not enough; strong evidence is needed.
Very good, someone has sent it here.
Track guards need to constantly patrol the tracks they guard. This is true for all the tracks the convoy passes along the way. This is why Zhao Xi believes that the tracks are under his control.
When we entered the mountains near Tongguan, we saw no orbital soldiers patrolling. In other words, these twenty-five orbital soldiers were probably gone.
It seems that the other party is really preparing to ambush in Tongguan.
"Your Highness, please move to the last carriage. The soldiers are not afraid of charging, but if the opponent has gunpowder bombs..."
"Zirong, tell Uncle Jie about the production regulations of gunpowder bombs in Workshop City."
If the opponent really could get the gunpowder bombs, even Zhao Xi would not dare to be so arrogant as to enter the opponent's attack area with such arrogance.
"Uncle Ji, His Highness has strict regulations on the production of firearms. The reason why Ming Zhong and I were busy during the Western Expedition was not to cooperate with Qinzhou officials in recording merits, but to ensure that all firearms were consumed."
"Every musket, every wheel cannon, and every gunpowder shell produced in Workshop City is numbered. The marking method is only known to the craftsmen in charge of the finished products in Workshop City and us."
"So far, no gunpowder bombs have been lost. Even if they did not explode on the battlefield, the soldiers of the New Army knew that they must be recovered and handed over."
"The rail soldiers have muskets, and the muskets are very lethal to the rail carriages... The spare ammunition for the rail troops are all steel ball bullets. If they hit the baffle of the rail carriage, they can only leave a mark. Unless the distance is within five meters, it cannot
Break through the baffle.”
This time it is not a special carriage for His Royal Highness, but a carriage for ordinary transportation of military equipment, or simply freight and passengers.
If it is His Royal Highness's special carriage, it is as strong as a chariot. Not to mention muskets, even gunpowder bullets cannot harm it.
It is said that we have entered the opponent's ambush zone at this time, and the ambush is about to come...
coming……
When you do unjust things, you always have to hide your head and tail.
"Sakyamuni falls, but Maitreya endures!"
When he heard this roar, Zhao Xi suddenly felt bored.
I really look down on these members of my family.
If you want to rebel, just rebel, you have to find this excuse.
If it's an honest fight, whether it's a trick or an ambush, it's still a bit challenging.
What does this mean?
Do you really think that with this excuse of Maitreya religion, you can stay out of it?
"Don't take action yet, let them play by themselves for a while, let them know what despair is, and then tell them what strength is."
"But one thing you have to be careful about is don't let people with muskets get close."
Boring, really boring.
No matter whether it's arrows or swords and guns, no one can do anything against the rail carriage.
This is still just a skin wrapped in manganese steel. Even so, if the arrow hits the baffle, it will only leave some marks.
Even though it was chopped with a knife or stabbed with a gun, there was no damage to the entire rail carriage.
They were also preparing to bombard them with wheel cannons. It seemed that they were really looking down on them.
All the carriages opened their flaps that were about the height of a person, and looked at the people surrounding them as if they were watching a monkey show.
Watching them clanking against the fender of the carriage...
"Fire a cannon and start arresting people!"
This battle was not challenging at all. It only had one shot, which opened up a large area along the line fired by the wheel cannon. The sound of the cannon made everyone who was shouting Maitreya Shishi stunned, and they just stood there in a daze.
Suddenly, all the carriages opened in unison, and the fully armed new troops held muskets, each carrying a base number of gunpowder shells...
It's a bit like cannonballs hitting mosquitoes.
It didn't happen yet, it was like a frying pan, everything was in chaos, and I hated my parents for not giving me more legs, so I ran around like crazy.
"Is this how the Xixia people were bombarded?"
"Your Highness, there is not much difference."
In the face of strength, strategies are really useless.