If something really happened to Wei Yuancheng, Li Xun would not be able to explain to the older generations of his family. After all, people like Li Mu and others have a good relationship with Wei Xiaokuan, especially in today's situation, especially among the large and small families in Guanzhong.
The same spirit connects the branches.
"How old is Yonggong (named by Wei Yuancheng) this year?"
"Return to the general, I'm crowning you."
Li Xun nodded: "I heard from my uncle at home that you came first in the academy last year?"
Wei Yuancheng suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Yes."
Li Xun patted him on the shoulder: "I believe that Yonggong can be a pillar."
"I will accept the general's good advice and fight bravely to kill the enemy."
"Are you scared?"
Wei Yuancheng scratched his neck and said: "Guanzhong men have always endured hard battles, so why should they be afraid?"
Li Xun smiled. It is well known that the children of Sanqin fought hard, but now after all, the Gong Han army is a group of young men without much combat experience. Li Xun is still reluctant to waste them in siege battles, but let this group
It's a good thing for the boy to smell the smoke first. What's more, Li Xun's mission was a feint attack, and there was no need to fill up the city wall with human lives.
"Are the artillery ready?"
Wei Yuancheng nodded: "Fifty artillery pieces have been lined up on both wings, and twenty Thunderbolt vehicles are being assembled."
"Okay, then let's sing a good show for Xin Yongda." Li Xun laughed.
"But there are no ladder trucks, ram trucks, etc., so we are just relying on simple ladders to attack the city?" Wei Yuancheng couldn't help but be surprised.
It is clearly written in the Han military training code that there are no large siege equipment such as ladder trucks or rams, and the siege troops need to carefully consider whether to attack the city. This is fine for some small cities, but often against large cities like Puzhou.
It means that you have paid a heavy price and then worked hard to no avail.
The Han army implemented a policy of elite troops and standing troops. The number of soldiers and horses was originally small. Without temporary recruitment or even strong men, the number of siege troops might be slightly more than the enemy troops defending the city.
Therefore, without advanced equipment, the price required to attack a city is beyond the military's ability to bear.
Nowadays, the Han army no longer builds ladder trucks and the like on the spot, but disassembles them into parts and transports them to the front line for assembly. This can ensure the quality of siege equipment to the greatest extent. After all, the things that are temporarily built on the front line and behind the scenes are
The quality of things produced on assembly lines in workshops is incomparable.
The biggest convenience for Li Xun to attack Puzhou is that the army has the Chang'an Workshop as its back. The equipment produced from the Chang'an Workshop will naturally have to be given priority to ensure the battle in Hedong. If it were not for the fact that the Wei River and the Great River are now frozen, all kinds of equipment must be
Through land transportation, Li Xun now does not have everything at hand. However, the ladder truck and the truck have arrived at the West Bank, and it only took two days to transport them. Wei Yuancheng obviously planned to persuade Li Xun to wait.
Is it too hasty to attack the city now?
"We don't need ants to attack the city," Li Xun said directly. "After the artillery and trebuchets are arranged, just open fire and let Xin Yongda hear the sound."
Wei Yuancheng had heard to some extent before that the various ministries in Guanzhong launched attacks from Puban, mainly for the purpose of feint attack and containment, but even if it was a feint attack, didn't it have to look a little more like it?
Li Xun smiled and said: "Let's fight first. Let's see how long Xin Yongda can last."
Of course, Li Xun knew Xin Yongda's background. It was hard to say how much talent this person had. He might be a general, or he might be an armchair warrior, so it was better to test it out first. If the artillery bombarded him, he would abandon the city obediently.
It would be best if he left, and if he wanted to stick to it, Li Xun and Huang Wan would naturally help him.
Since it is a feint attack, Li Xun also has his own selfish motives. The Zhenlin Army, which has been fighting for a long time, is still okay. Gong Han Army is basically a young man with little battlefield experience. It is best to let them see the dangerous artillery fire on the battlefield first.
, and then take turns going into battle to hone their skills, letting them see that real battlefield fighting is not as easy and pleasant as they imagined. Only in this way can they develop strong-willed elites.
However, he did not tell others about Li Xun's follow-up arrangements. Firstly, he was afraid that the young people would be timid, and secondly, he also hoped that they would be able to exercise their ability to adapt. If the army suddenly issued an order to attack, these Gonghan soldiers would
If they get into a mess, I'm afraid they will need to go back to the drawing board and rebuild, and Li Xun won't be able to entrust him with such a heavy responsibility in this battle.
Of course Wei Yuancheng said this. He only thought that this battle might only see the scene of artillery bombardment of the city wall. Naturally, he felt a little disappointed. However, he had already taken the credit for landing on the east bank first, so naturally he didn't mind taking a breather. In the past two days, he
I barely slept a wink, for fear of something going wrong.
Li Xun glanced at him. Although the young man showed a somewhat relaxed expression, his eyes were still darting left and right. His vigilance and sense of responsibility had not been lost.
I am already past middle age, and I am afraid that the future frontier of the Han Dynasty will also be indispensable for the Wind Sword and Frost Sword, and these young people will be needed to support it.
I hope everything I do today will help them grow.
The chess pieces fell on the chessboard, and Li Xingchen looked at Bao Xing opposite with a smile: "It seems that I am slightly better."
Bao Xing bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty's chess skills are superb, and none of my ministers can match them."
Li Xingchen smiled, his chess skills were actually only so-so. When he was young and had just left the mountains, he had devoted himself to studying for a while. Later, as the lord of Bashu and the lord of the world, he had no time to improve. The reason why he was able to overpower Bao
Xing, it was just because Bao Xing deliberately sold out a few flaws and was caught by Li Xingchen.
The Bao family is a literary master, and Bao Xing has been familiar with music, chess, calligraphy and painting since he was a child. It would be a shame if he couldn't beat Li Xingchen in chess. But for Bao Xing, he really wants to face His Majesty.
The important thing is not whether you will be embarrassed if you don't win. If you lose to His Majesty, you will lose to the True Dragon Emperor. What is there to be embarrassed about? The key is how to make His Majesty win and still feel that winning is a fluke and that winning is not easy.
The chess game was only half a move away, allowing Li Xingchen to win after all the hardships. Li Xingchen could feel the joy of the game, and was naturally happy. His Majesty was happy, and Bao Xing was naturally happy, so His Majesty would definitely not cause trouble for him.
Of course, Li Xingchen usually wouldn't make things difficult for Bao Xing. He also knew that this secretary supervisor was not that easy to do. But if His Majesty is unhappy and throws a bunch of memorials over, Bao Xing will suffer.
At this time, Li Ping walked over quickly and handed a piece of good news to Li Xinchen.
Li Xingchen reached out to take it and passed it to Bao Xing: "I guess it's good news for Fenglingdu."
Bao Xing murmured, among the Han Dynasty, almost only Hedong is using troops. You don't need to guess to know that they must come from Fenglingdu. Of course, it may also come from Puban. However, the city of Puzhou is high and the pond is deep.