On October 6, the surrounding area of Yin Hotel was heavily guarded. The street entrance was blocked by soldiers in military uniforms and armed with swords. All the handymen in the hotel were asked to leave. There were soldiers from the brave battalion inside and outside.
At the same time, Yang Anxuan led Wang Zhene, Yu Fei and others on horseback to the Yin Hotel and strode into the hotel.
Yang Anyuan, Hu Fan and others stood neatly in the courtyard. Seeing Yang Anxuan's arrival, they all clasped their fists and shouted: "I have met my lord." Yang Anxuan looked at the high-spirited people, clasped his fists in return and said, "I'm waiting for you, sir." , come in and talk." In the lobby, Zhang Feng and Shen Qingzhi hung a large map. Two lanterns were lit on the left and right, illuminating the lobby brightly. Everyone turned their eager eyes to the map.
The scope of the map is very wide, with Rouran, Kumoxi, and Feng Yan in the north; Li Liang, Juqu Liang, Qifu Qin, Tufa Liang, Qiuchi, and Tuguhun in the northwest; Yao Qin, Daxia, Tuo The territories of Ba Wei, Qiao Shu and the Eastern Jin Dynasty were clearly defined and marked as counties.
The people in the audience had never seen the territories of various countries so clearly, and Yang Anxuan motioned for them to come closer and take a closer look.
"It turns out that Qiu Chi, with only a small territory, was able to survive for many years between Jin and Qin. Yang Sheng was able to get both sides, which is really remarkable."
"Brother Daoxu doesn't know. Although Qiuchi is small, it has a dangerous terrain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Otherwise, it would have been destroyed long ago."
"I didn't expect that Li Liang's territory is quite large, and there is also Tuyuhun. I thought that his country was far away in the Western Region, but I didn't expect that it is actually in the south of Zhuliang."
"I heard that the Great Xia Kingdom was rising. Yao Qin fought with it several times and lost its troops and generals. The territory to the north of Yao Qin was lost."
"Our Jin State has a vast territory. The areas of Yong, Yan, Liang, Si, and Beiqing Prefectures under the jurisdiction of the lord are larger than the area of Wei State. Let me search, where is Xingyang?" Yang Anxuan listened to the discussion with a smile and gestured. Chong Qingzhi hung up another map. Meng Longfu and others saw that the map was an enlarged map of Yao and Qin's territory, and Chang'an marked it with a red pen.
"Everyone, I have called you here this time to prepare for the attack on Qin." Yang Anxuan nodded firmly at Chang'an.
Gazes swept over everyone's faces, some were excited, solemn or confused. Yao Qin had conquered Fu Qin's world and was very powerful. He had always been the only one to attack neighboring countries. He proposed to attack Yao Qin himself. It seemed that many people had doubts.
Nodding to Wang Zhen'e, Wang Zhen'e came to the map, cleared his throat, and said: "I will explain one or two things to you." In the first year of Yuanxing, Qin and Wei fought in Chaibi, losing their troops and generals, and their vitality was severely damaged; In the second year of Xing Dynasty and the fifth year of Qin Hongshi, Qin destroyed Houliang; in the same year, he sent troops to attack Qiu Chi, and Qiu Chi sent his hostages to surrender." Wang Zhen'e said as he dipped his pen in ink of different colors and scribbled on the map. , everyone can clearly see where the fighting took place.
"Before this, the Qin State sent troops to attack Luoyang several times, but they were all defeated by the lord." Meng Longfu, Kuai En, Yin Ji, Yang Anyuan and others all followed Yang Anxuan and fought against the Qin army many times. With full understanding, they are not afraid of the Qin army despite repeated victories.
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"In the second year of Yixi and the eighth year of Qin Hongshi, the Qin State surrendered Guzang and other five counties in Hexi to Juqu Laitan, which caused the northern Liangs to rebel. Then the Lord of Qin was forced by the power of the lord to transfer Shangluo and Hong Farmers are returned to further weaken themselves." Everyone smiled and watched Wang Zhene paint the two counties of Hongnong and Shangluo with red. It was indeed a stroke of genius for Yang Anxuan to take the land of the two counties without fighting.
Wang Zhen'e held the pen in his hand and continued: "In the third year of Yixi, Liu Bobo from the northern part of Qin attacked and killed his father-in-law, Wu Yigan, and rebelled against him. The following year, Daxia was founded and was renamed Helian Bobo. Yao and Qin sent troops several times to conscript All the campaigns ended in failure." Yang Anxuan interjected: "This Helian Bobo is like a wild wolf, ferocious and cunning. If you encounter him, you must be more careful."
"After the founding of Daxia, the Qin State lost more than 100,000 soldiers and horses due to the conquests of Daxia, Beiliang and other countries, and took away more than 200,000 households." Wang Zhen'e said as he roughly summarized the territory of Daxia He marked it roughly and said: "Yao Qin's national and military power declined rapidly." When Yin Ji saw that the territory of Later Qin had shrunk to only the size of several counties in Yongzhou, he said happily: "It turns out that Yao Qin is already so weak. No wonder the lord wants to Launch an attack on Qin." Wang Zhen smiled evilly and said: "Don't be impatient, just listen to the fool and continue."
"Yao Qin was bitten and bruised all over by Da Xia. Qin Qin, who was destroyed by it, took advantage of the opportunity to reestablish the country. In the fifth year of Yixi and the eleventh year of Qin Hongzhi, he re-founded the country. Emperor Yao sent troops to conquer, but he was defeated and returned. Twenty thousand soldiers and horses were lost, and 50,000 households were lost. Yao Qin had no choice but to send people to appease him. In name, he submitted to Qin Fu Qin, but in fact he was already independent. Many tribes saw Yao Qin's weakness and attached themselves to Qin Fu Qin and Daxia." Hu Fan stroked his beard and said, "It is the time when we are waiting to send troops to attack Yan to beg Qin to restore the country. No wonder the lord said there is no need to worry about Qin sending troops to contain it." Wang Zhenei marked the location of Qin with a pen, and Yang Anyuan looked at the map Yao Qin's territory was shrinking day by day, and he said ambitiously: "Yao Qin's strength is about to be exhausted, and there are enemies everywhere. If we don't take action as soon as possible, I'm afraid we will be captured by other countries." At this time, everyone in the hall was excited, listening to the king's suppression of evil. After some explanation, we learned that the powerful Qin State had become extremely weak in a few years and might be destroyed at any time.
Yang Anxuan stood up and said: "The Art of War says that those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. The fact that Qin's true and false state can be revealed in front of the princes is all the result of the secret guards. Ding Quan, Huang Fu, if we can successfully capture Chang'an, you two should be at the top." When I came to Yin Hotel today, Yang Anxuan asked Ding Quan and Huang Fu to accompany them. They didn't expect that the master would commend the secret guard for his service in front of everyone. They were moved to tears. They were hiding in the corner. , seeing Yang Anxuan raising his hands to greet him, he quickly came to the center of the lobby to salute.
Ding Quan was Meng Longfu's old subordinate, and Huang Fuze was Yu Fei's subordinate. Meng Longfu smiled and said: "Xiaoqi, good job." At the beginning, Yang Anxuan set up secret guards, including Wang Zhene and many others. Everyone expressed opposition, but now they knew that Yang Anxuan was far-sighted, and everyone bowed their hands to Ding Quan and Huang Fu with sincerity.
Yang Anxuan saw that everyone was full of blood and wanted to attack Qin immediately. He raised his hand and pressed down, saying: "Although Yao Qin is almost exhausted, he still has 100,000 powerful soldiers in the country. If he takes Tongguan and Chang'an And the defense cannot be easily broken, and you must not underestimate the enemy." Wang Zhen smiled evilly and said: "Yongzhou has 26,000 elite soldiers, Sizhou has 16,000 elite soldiers, Liangzhou has about 20,000 combatable soldiers, and Yanzhou also has 26,000 elite soldiers. There are 20,000 strong troops. The number of capable soldiers in Beiqingzhou is about 10,000. Although our elite troops are less than 100,000, they are all powerful troops that have fought hundreds of battles and their combat power is astonishing. The county army has about 100,000. If we add 160,000 To station the army, the Lord has an army of 360,000 at his disposal. Among them, there are 28,000 light cavalry, a thousand heavy cavalry, 4,000 chariots, 60,000 Tangxi swords and guns, more than a million stones of grain and grass, and countless baggage..." Listening to Wang Zhene introducing his family background, everyone was gearing up. Zhu Lingshi couldn't help but take the lead and said: "My lord only needs to let Yu lead 50,000 troops to attack Qin, and I will dedicate Chang'an to my lord." Meng Longfu said dissatisfiedly. "Bo'er, I shouldn't have exchanged Yu with you in the first place, otherwise my lord would have let you be the vanguard." Wang Zhen'e said hurriedly: "Everyone, my lord promised to send Yu to lead the army to seize Chang'an, so don't fight anymore. "
"Farewell, King. The attack on Qin is a battle to destroy the country. We should attack from multiple fronts. Yu Yuan will lead the navy to the west to seize Gaolu and Chiyang..." There was a quarrel in the hall. The victory over Qin was even greater than that over Yan. No one wants to miss this opportunity to become a marquis, and being able to participate in the battle to destroy Qin will definitely be recorded in the history books and be remembered throughout the ages. In the future, it will also be a highlight on the epitaph.
Yang Anxuan asked everyone to compete for the skill of burning an incense stick, and said loudly: "Don't fight, everyone, the war to destroy the country is not a child's play, not to mention destroying Qin is not difficult, if Chang'an is defended, the key is." Everyone fell silent, Yang Anxuan came to the map and said: "When we attack Yao Qin, Daxia, Qinfu Qin, and even the Liang will take advantage of the situation and plunder them. If they are not fully prepared, they will marry others." Hu Fan nodded and said, "Yes, Yu Zheng wants to remind the lord of this matter." Yang Anxuan said. : "The attack on Qin is of great importance. Please keep this in mind and do not make it public. After you return, you will actively prepare and wait for Yu's orders." Everyone bowed in agreement.
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Yu has prepared some things to attack Qin. Tomorrow, all the princes will follow Yu to Baizhang Mountain."... Baizhang Mountain is located more than 20 miles west of Xiangyang City, stretching for dozens of miles, and is a tributary of the Han River. Passing by the mountain, it turns out that there are several villages nestled in the mountain col.
In order to resettle Yin Huizhen, Yang Anxuan moved a village and built a manor in the original village. Later, he moved the Ordnance Department nearby.
Because the Ordnance Department was too important, Yang Anxuan ordered the construction of a long siege, surrounding the Ordnance Department, and stationed 5,000 soldiers and horses to block the roads and prevent passage.
The Ordnance Department studied more and more things, and there were more and more craftsmen. Later, the Ran family moved the engraving workshop to it, and the foot of Baizhang Mountain became a small town.
Yang Anxuan simply allowed the craftsmen to bring their families into Baizhang City and dictate the fields to them. He also exempted the residents of Baizhang City from paying taxes, allowing the craftsmen to work with peace of mind.
However, the people in the city cannot go out at will. The necessary items will be transported by special personnel. When going out, they must go in groups and be escorted by secret guards. They are not allowed to talk to outsiders at will.
Baizhang City was under military control. Later, after Zhang Gang was appointed as a Gong Cao, he stayed in Baizhang City for most of a month. Yang Anxuan simply asked him to take care of the government affairs of Baizhang City and manage the craftsmen in the city. Zhang Gang happily accepted the order.
Zhang Gang was informed that Yang Anxuan would bring all the generals to visit today, and they would greet him in front of the gate early.
Meng Longfu and others had vaguely heard that Yang Anxuan had set up the Arms Department at the foot of Baizhang Mountain. When they came here, they found that Baizhang City was very lively, with neat houses, bluestone streets, shops and restaurants on both sides, and people passing by with smiles on their faces. It seems that he is very satisfied with life here.
"In addition to the living area, Baizhang City is divided into five departments according to the gunpowder supervisor, weapons supervisor, siege supervisor, city defender supervisor, and miscellaneous goods supervisor." Zhang Gang introduced to everyone: "This is the weapons supervisor." The weapons supervisor is like this The long market,
The sound of "ding-ding-ding-ding" came from both sides of the road, and Yang Anxuan walked towards a room where craftsmen were casting small objects.
Zhang Gang grabbed one and showed it to everyone, saying: "This is an iron caltrop. It has four edges. When thrown on the ground, there will always be a sharp point pointing upward. It can be used to set up defenses, block roads, and even block light cavalry." Everyone in the iron caltrop was excited. I've seen it before, and it's often used in the military, but everyone doesn't think much of it.
Zhang Gang said with a smile: "My servant and my lord have discussed that if the caltrops are boiled in poison, the efficacy of the caltrops can be doubled." Everyone shuddered and could not bear the sting of the caltrops. The injury, if it contains poison, can be fatal.
"This is a repeating crossbow." Zhang Gang pointed to a crossbow with a wide arm and said: "The Zhuge repeating crossbow invented by Zhuge Wuhou has been lost. After research and development, I restored it. This crossbow can hit ten arrows with one crossbow, but it is a pity that it is accurate." It's not strong, and its range is only a little over a hundred steps, and it needs further research and development." Everyone followed Zhang Gang's footsteps and looked at the endless new ordnance, which was eye-opening.
Hu Fan thought to himself that it was indeed a loss for his lord to exchange Linqu City for Zhang Gang's family. The weapons invented by this man were refreshing and enough to increase his combat power, which could be as strong as a 20,000-strong army.
After everyone finally saw the effect of gunpowder, they were all shocked. Zhu Lingshi sighed: "With this sharp weapon in hand, Qin must be destroyed." Yang Anxuan said: "The output of gunpowder is limited, and it is only enough for two games so far. It is used in war. Although its sound is scary, its actual lethality is not strong. Its efficacy is still under study. You are going to use its sound and smoke to scare the barbarian Qingqi. You should train your Qingqi when you go back. You are ready. There is a booklet on how to use gunpowder and how to deal with it. You should practice according to the booklet when you go back. Remember to keep it secret." After October 8, Yang Anyuan, Meng Longfu and others returned to their bases one after another. No one outside knew that the war to destroy Qin had quietly begun.
