Of course, Wuwei is not the only bottom of Dahan's entire pocket formation.
The highway outside Wuwei City has fallen into the control of the Tuyuhun people. The possibility of the Han army retaking the Great Wall and sealing the road is not very high.
The Taiwei Mansion expressed hope for this, but did not hold out much hope.
The real hope still falls on Zhang Ye.
The Hexi Corridor gradually converges from Wuwei to Zhangye. The road really gradually becomes more and more narrow and rugged as it passes through the valley. After all, Zhangye also has the famous Danxia landform. After that, it continues to the northwest and then gradually becomes more narrow and rugged.
of spaciousness.
When you reach Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, you will see the vast desert after leaving Guancheng. If you continue to the west, it will not be Hexi but the Western Regions.
If you want to block the enemy's retreat, Zhangye's martial prowess is suitable.
Before, the Taiwei Mansion did not expect Zhang Ye to play a role, but now that Yu Wenxin actually succeeded in sneak attack on Zhang Ye, relying on Zhang Ye to block the enemy's retreat and then achieve an encirclement is no longer just talk on paper.
But the question now is, what is the situation in Zhangye?
Li Xingchen's question was very good, but Zhang Xutuo couldn't answer it.
"Back to Your Majesty, there has been almost no news from Zhangye. Our white robes and scouts who passed the news have sacrificed too many, and we have been unable to break through the enemy's blockade." Zhang Xutuo said slowly.
Li Xingchen was silent for a moment.
Sometimes he had to admit that he still thought that the Han army soldiers and the white robes he had formed were too powerful. Indeed, with the help of firearms and years of experience in fighting in the north and south, the Han army could
It stands to reason that being invincible should be stress-free.
But this so-called invincibility should be more due to the Han army's ability to prevent the enemy from having the desire to confront them head-on, rather than being able to achieve a complete victory no matter what the circumstances.
Especially as more and more firearms are installed, some of the enemy's senior leaders and elite troops have more or less firearms obtained through various channels. The Han Dynasty's supervision of firearms can no longer be described as strict. Perhaps
Harsh is a more appropriate word, and in a different place, if anyone had such a unique and powerful killing weapon, they would not reveal it to others at will.
Historically, the Mongolian army was able to sweep across the entire Eurasian. Firstly, it relied on the cavalry, and secondly, it relied on the smelting and equipment manufacturing technology of the Huihui people. Otherwise, in the human hierarchy that was later delineated, the Huihui people would not be able to sit in such a high position.
They were in a high position. The Mongols swept all the way and did not hear of any opponent imitating a powerful return cannon to push back.
Everyone is aware of the confidentiality of technology.
But even so, it still couldn't withstand losses on the battlefield. Even if the Han soldiers knew how important this thing was, there would always be a time when it was too late to destroy it. Therefore, firearms should no longer be anything to Tuyuhun.
It was kept secret, otherwise the Tuyuhun army would not have been able to maintain its composure against the Han army, or even be as calm as the Northern Zhou army.
In fact, judging from the seizures after the Northern Expedition, at least Yu Wenxian should have obtained imitation firecrackers and muskets that could be mass-produced and installed. As for things like Zhentianlei, it is even easier to imitate.
The caltrops are filled with gunpowder.
It's just that Yu Wenxian still couldn't withstand Li Xinchen's stormy attack. Otherwise, if he was given a few more years, it would be impossible for the Northern Zhou army to really come face to face with the Han army. They would sit in rows and everyone would fire their guns one after another.
battle.
This is why after thinking about it afterwards, Li Xingchen felt that Yu Wenxian was also quite unlucky, and correspondingly, he was very lucky.
But His Majesty the Emperor has always been very thick-skinned. I am appointed by Heaven and am the son of destiny. Isn’t it right to be lucky? As for Yu Wenxian, in this era, he is far luckier than the guy in history who was at the mercy of others, right?
At least he has passed the emperor's addiction. Even Li Xingchen knows that Yu Wenxian's role as emperor is not very comfortable. To be honest, this guy is a master who leads the army in battle. He has to deal with internal and external checks and balances and overall planning.
The powerful enemies outside who were eyeing him with eager eyes also found it difficult to do anything for him.
But this is also the choice Yu Wenxian made himself.
Having said that, even the Northern Zhou Dynasty had already begun to imitate firearms. Murong Shifu, who had already had contact with the Han Dynasty before, could not fail to notice this trump card in the hands of the Han army. What's more, even if he didn't notice it at first, the Han army later relied on
Firearms were promoted all over the Central Plains, and they were as solid as a rock in Wuwei. Li Xingchen did not believe that Murong Shifu really had no curiosity or greed for firearms.
Li Xingchen did not regret the spread of firearms.
He remembered reading a book in his previous life, which stated that the survival of civilization is inseparable from guns, germs and steel.
Since firearms were born, they were born for killing, and for the mutual attack and final integration of civilizations.
It is certainly a benefit to be able to hide it and expand your own advantages, but if you can't hide it, you can't hide it.
If the Han army just relied on firearms, it would be really useless.
Li Xingchen expected that his opponents would also possess firearms, which would in turn force the development and progress of the Han military industry and even the entire large industry.
Sometimes, Li Xingchen had to admit that because there were too many old-fashioned people, external pressure was more convenient than his own foresight and orders.
The enemy is knocking on your door, so you have no choice but to develop industry to increase overall national strength.
The same was true for the Northern Expedition and the Northwest War this time. It was the Han Dynasty that exploded with powerful transportation capabilities and industrial production capabilities that were obvious to all, which made many people who questioned His Majesty invest too much money in infrastructure construction and industrial development shut up.
Mouth.
Without these, the big man today might be being hung and beaten.
As for the fact that the Tuyuhun army currently does not have firearms in its hands, it is probably because of certain technical bottlenecks.
This is also normal. Li Xingchen saw the Han Dynasty's firearms with his own eyes and only had to give him hand-in-hand guidance before making them. How could the mechanism be so easy to figure out? What's more, most of the Han military weapons came from the south.
The factory, from the metal used for making and the gunpowder fired to the smelting equipment, and even the wood raw materials that contributed to such a temperature, are naturally very different from the northwest desert. Whether it was Tuyuhun or the original Northern Zhou Dynasty, after obtaining firearms
The first thing I did was to dismantle the gourd and paint it on the gourd. Naturally, I tried my best to keep the materials used and the fired shapes of the Han army's firearms as consistent as possible. But how can all this research be so easy?
of?
What's more, before that, the smelting style in the south will be better than that in Hexi and other places, but the Western Regions have quite a lot of experience in gold and silver smelting.