Chapter 56 Brothers have to order soup for their younger brothers when they eat meat, right?
"Oh? There are still 50,000 troops that can be mobilized?" Lin Nuo looked happy, and there was a faint light shining in his eyes.
Oops!
Seeing Lin Nuo's appearance, Zhu Wu and others immediately cried out in their hearts that it was too bad. They had underestimated His Majesty's desire to lead the expedition in person. It looked like this, and his Emperor really wanted to bring 50,000 soldiers and horses. Going to conquer the Song Dynasty!
"Your Majesty, it has been less than a year since we established the country. Although the military is very strong, the country's foundation is still too weak compared to the Song, Liao and other countries. It really cannot support a two-front war. !”
Zhu Wu was very helpless. This was not a small battle to suppress bandits or counterinsurgency. This was a battle to destroy the country. Can you please stop being such a childish thing?
In fact, according to the original civil and military plan of the Manchu Dynasty, after occupying the sixteen states of Yanyun, the Daqian Kingdom should have a temporary truce to recuperate and accumulate national strength, but His Majesty insisted on continuing the war, as if he was in a hurry.
Everyone had no choice but to agree to launch a war of annihilation against the Liao Kingdom.
After all, although the Liao Kingdom was vast in territory, it was sparsely populated, and its productivity was far inferior to that of the Song Dynasty. It was good at field battles but not good at defending cities. In actual battles, the 100,000 elite cavalry commanded by Lu Junyi and others had an advantage. .
But the Song Dynasty was different. They were not good at field battles because they lacked war horses, but they had been familiar with city defense for hundreds of years. In terms of defense, looking at ancient and modern dynasties, the Song Dynasty's army could at least be ranked among the top three. .
For such a country that is good at defense and has many soldiers, His Majesty actually plans to launch a national war with only 50,000 people. In any case, Zhu Wu and others do not intend to agree.
Seeing that Zhu Wu and others were firmly opposed to a war on two fronts, Lin Nuo had no choice but to give up this tempting idea.
To be honest, he and Xiu'er's strength was terrifying, they could easily break open the city gate with one shot.
But after that, after the city is captured, troops must be sent to garrison it, and civil servants must be sent to take over the government, right?
But unfortunately, today's Daqian Kingdom is still too short of talents. Although hundreds of new scholars have been admitted, most of them have no official experience. It is not suitable for them to be put into local governance in such an extremely complex environment.
Since the conditions did not allow it, Lin Nuo no longer mentioned the matter of the imperial commander's personal expedition. Instead, he and Zhu Wu and others analyzed the upcoming battle of the Liao Kingdom. After making sure that everything was safe, Shi Shiran returned to the harem.
Although there were only Xiu'er and Lin Fan in the harem besides the maids and guards, Lin Nuo did not feel deserted.
It was a pleasure to practice marksmanship in the harem every day, accompany Xiu'er, and teach Lin Fan to read and practice martial arts. Sometimes, Lin Nuo would not even want to part with this comfortable life. If he did not still maintain the pursuit of martial arts in his heart, He wants to live in this world forever!
The days passed leisurely like this, and the battle reports from the Liao Kingdom came one after another.
Lu Junyi and Yue Fei, one is an innate strong man and the other is an almost perfect commander. The two of them work together to complement each other, destroying cities and villages along the way. They have fought against the Liao army three times in a row and won complete victories three times.
According to the strategy formulated by Yue Fei, the Qianguo army focused on annihilating the enemy's effective forces. It was not limited to the gains and losses of one city or one pool. It spanned thousands of miles across the territory of the Liao Kingdom, supported the war with war, gave full play to the mobility of the cavalry, and conquered the Liao Kingdom. The main force of more than 300,000 people fought around and were finally defeated by Yue Fei's army one by one.
Perhaps sensing an opportunity, the Jin Kingdom, which had become much more honest since the founding of the country, under the command of Wanyan Aguda, raised 30,000 troops and once again launched an active attack on the Liao Kingdom.
Thirty thousand Jurchen cavalry, the Jin Kingdom can be said to be overwhelming this time. If they win this battle, the Jin Kingdom will rise. If they lose, the country will be destroyed and people will be destroyed!
In the past, the army of the Qian Kingdom was pressing forward step by step, and later the Jin Kingdom once again raised troops to cause trouble. The emperor of the Liao Kingdom suddenly became anxious and sent three waves of envoys in succession, hoping to seek peace with the Qian Kingdom.
But unfortunately, these three waves of envoys were bombarded back before they entered the capital of Daqian Kingdom. It was obvious that Daqian Kingdom was determined to destroy the Liao Kingdom, and there was no possibility of asking for mercy.
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The autumn wind is bleak and chilling, with a touch of loneliness.
Lu Junyi, Yue Fei and others traveled all over the territory of the Liao Kingdom, fighting thousands of miles all the way. Finally, in late autumn, before the first winter snow fell, they arrived at the capital of the Liao Kingdom outside the capital.
If you look from the city wall at this moment, outside the vast plain, flags are waving, the dust is vast, thousands of troops and horses are approaching like long dragons from all directions, the black armor, the shining swords and guns cover the sky and the sun, and the rumbling horses trample them. Mountains and rivers, even from far away, can make people feel heart palpitating.
In addition to the army of Qian State, there were more than 100,000 servants following around. They were defeated defenders from various places in Liao State. They were carrying siege equipment one by one and were carefully waiting for orders.
The Qian Kingdom's 150,000-strong army was sent to the Liao Kingdom this time, and the 50,000 infantry were left behind in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. Lu Junyi and others directly led 100,000 elite cavalry to launch an offensive against the Liao Kingdom.
It has to be said that these 100,000 Daqian cavalrymen are truly the best among the best. Everyone in this powerful army has practiced the Yi Jin Jing, and the strength of one arm is more than a thousand catties.
In the previous battle with the Liao army, even though the Liao's bows and arrows were thousands of meters away, the Qian army's 100,000 troops could already draw their strong bows and rain down arrows from all directions. It can cause large-scale attrition of the Liao army.
After the rain of arrows covered it, even if the Liao army had not yet been defeated, the Qian army could easily break through the enemy's formation with a single charge. The so-called elite soldiers of the Liao army could not stand in front of the Qian soldiers. There was no way to fight back. It could hardly be described as a war. It was simply a naked massacre.
In many battles, a total of no less than 300,000 enemy troops were defeated. Yue Fei once calculated that the number of 100,000 cavalrymen sent out this time was only less than 5,000. This battle loss rate can almost be ignored.
It was precisely because he understood the power and terror of Daqian's army that the Emperor of Liao successively ordered that all capable soldiers except those fighting with Jin were summoned to Shangjing City to prepare for the final desperate resistance.
Looking at the more than 20-meter-high city wall of Shangjing City, Lu Junyi jumped suddenly, stood directly on his horse, looked around and said: "Generals, before we set off for the expedition, I promised your majesty that before the cold winter comes, Completely capture the capital of Liao Kingdom!"
"And now, the capital of the Liao Kingdom is right in front of us, and the victory of destroying the country is right in front of us. Do you have the courage to take this military merit that is enough to make you a prince?"
After Lu Junyi finished speaking, Lin Chong immediately stood up and said: "Commander, I am willing to be the vanguard. If I cannot capture the capital within one day, I am willing to come and see you!"
Lu Junyi shook his head, "General Lin, after taking the Liao army and returning to the court, you will probably be crowned king. Why do you, a future prince, have to compete with your colleagues for military glory?"
While speaking, Lu Junyi glanced at Guan Sheng, Qin Ming and others who were eager to try, and said with a smile: "In this expedition, your military achievements have almost been earned. We eat meat, so we have to order soup for other brothers."
Yes or no?"
"That's right, that's right. You are all the Five Tiger Generals. Brothers, you have to give us some soup, right? We are all brothers in Liangshan Bozhong. We can't watch our younger brothers continue to be captains or even major generals.
Can’t even seal it?”
The commander-in-chief Lu Junyi spoke. Zhou Tong, the overlord, Zhang Qing, the vegetable gardener, and others suddenly beamed with joy. They kept praising their brothers for their righteousness, and then happily went into battle, preparing to be the vanguard and take down Shangjing in one fell swoop.
Winning the first victory in breaking the city!
Qin Ming, Guan Sheng and others watched this scene with cold eyes. They already understood Lu Junyi's plan, and they stopped talking and quietly waited for the war to begin!