The coaches of both sides are battle-hardened and will not make stupid mistakes at all.
In this way, the game between the two parties will become more thrilling. If you are not careful, the other party may find a flaw.
Although King Zhao is setting up a trap here, the person setting up the trap may not necessarily be a hunter, but may also be a prey.
After confirming that the terrain was correct, Zhao Tianlin and others returned to the Chinese army's tent.
Although it is now confirmed that the depth of this section of the river can indeed be used for people to wade across the river, a new problem has been placed in front of everyone in the Pingjing Army.
Water temperature!
In the land of Yanzhao, the water temperature after winter is so cold that it reaches the bone marrow, which is not something ordinary people can bear.
Zhao Tianlin had tried it before, and even with the masculine true energy protecting his body, he still felt that the river water was cold.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter in the land of Yanzhao, the river surface will be completely frozen. Even in the early morning, a thin layer of ice will form on the river surface.
If soldiers were allowed to wade across the river here, the extremely low water temperature would cause nearly half of the soldiers to lose their ability to fight in a short period of time. If there was no way to warm them up in time to restore their body temperature, there would even be widespread frostbite and death.
"Can the general ask the elite detachment to cross the river on rafts first, and then light a bonfire on the opposite side in advance? Our soldiers will warm themselves up as soon as they arrive on the other side of the river. This can ensure that the soldiers will not suffer large-scale frostbite." Zhong Yaqi I feel very smart.
Only by preparing in advance can you be victorious in every battle.
Zhao Wu and Zhao Tianlin just smiled, they were still too young!
It has not yet been decided whether to cross the river during the day or at night. If we choose to cross the river at night, how can we light a bonfire to keep warm? ! This clearly tells King Zhao's rebels that I'm here to attack! ! !
Not even if you warm yourself up by the fire during the day!
It will take a while for a soaked person to dry his clothes even with the help of a campfire.
Such a large-scale army gathering on the river bank will be immediately discovered by the scouts of King Zhao's army. At that time, the soldiers of the Pingjing army gathered around the fire to warm up. The enemy's cavalry suddenly attacked. How to resist the iron hooves of King Zhao's army's elite cavalry? !
This method seems comprehensive, but in fact it is simply not feasible on the battlefield.
After Zhao Wu thought about it for a while, he said, "The water here is relatively shallow. Can the brothers build a wooden bridge or even several floating bridges here so that the brothers don't have to wade through the water."
The biggest problem in building a bridge is driving piles. Now the water is no deeper than a person's thigh, so it will be easy to drive piles.
Zhao Tianlin still frowned when he heard this. Zhao Wu's method was much more reliable than the method Zhong Yaqi had mentioned before.
But for Zhao Tianlin, this method is still not efficient and convenient enough.
Even if they still build a bridge, the soldiers and horses of the Pingjing Army can only squeeze across the bridge like squeezing ointment. Although it is much faster than using boats and rafts, it is still not enough.
And although building a wooden bridge is very fast, it also takes time to build one or even several bridges that can accommodate tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. It is very likely to be detected in advance by the scout cavalry patrolling the Zhaowang Army.
This method can be used as a last resort option, but another method needs to be thought of.
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The East China Sea is the largest sea area in the eastern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Japan, Ryukyu, and Java are all located on the East China Sea.
During the former Tang Dynasty, these small countries were all vassals of the former Tang Dynasty and bowed to the former Tang Dynasty.
In order to learn the technology of the former Tang Dynasty, Japan once sent Tang envoys to the former Tang Dynasty to learn the culture and technology of the former Tang Dynasty.
After the establishment of the former Tang Dynasty, it became the most powerful empire at that time in the hands of the two great heroes Taizong and Gaozong. At the same time, the Eastern and Western Turks, Goguryeo, Tuyuhun, Tiele, and the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions all trembled under the pressure of the former Tang Dynasty. The only The only one who can take a breather is Tubo, which relies on its geographical advantage.
The economy and culture of the former Tang Dynasty were unprecedentedly prosperous and developed, and their prestige was far-reaching, which had great appeal to Japan and other countries in the East China Sea.
After Japan sent envoys to the Sui Dynasty four times, the government and the public alike became more admiring and yearning for China, and there was an upsurge in learning and imitating Chinese culture.
In the 260 years since Emperor Shuming of Japan first sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty, a total of nineteen envoys to the Tang Dynasty were appointed.
The so-called "Yamato culture" of Japan is actually just a superficial learning from the culture of the pre-Tang Dynasty.
When Japan last requested to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty, the former Tang Dynasty had just barely put down the Huang Qing Emperor's rebellion. Separation of vassal towns, eunuchs' monopoly on power, and clique fighting led to the decline of the country's power and the gradual decline of the literary style.
The Japanese Japanese people are a treacherous and evil people who fear power but not virtue.
The decline of the former Tang Dynasty made Japan's wolves begin to grow ambitions. They lost a little respect for China and became three inches more greedy.
Since then, they have tried to invade the Central Plains many times, but they were all repelled.
But their deep-rooted greed makes Japan always want to plot the land of China.
Recently, this opportunity seems to have come again.
They got information from the land of China. The largest vassal king in China, King Zhao Zhu Kai, raised troops to appease Jingnan.
The attention of the Zhou Dynasty court has been attracted by King Zhao, and now is a good time for them to raid the East China Sea.
Previously, Japan had secretly sent many elite ronin warriors to pretend to be pirates, burning, killing and looting on the shores of the East China Sea.
At the beginning, ordinary city defense troops and regiment training were no match for these people. Although the coastal areas were defended by elite Shenwu soldiers, the places where they were stationed were important places and should not be left lightly. In the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion, elite soldiers and During the naval suppression, Yang Qingyuan recommended a person to the Ministry of War and the Sixth Army Governor's Office.
Qi Yuanjing, a former Sanshui Pass patrolman, was later promoted to guerrilla general due to his military exploits.
Although Yang Qingyuan had left the capital at that time, it was still at the height of his power.
Emperor Linde, who had just ascended the throne, named Yang Qingyuan the crown prince and grand master, and the general of the auxiliary country.
The Crown Prince's Grand Master, Crown Prince's Grand Tutor, and Crown Prince's Protector all provide moral guidance to the Prince from the first rank, and guard him carefully. Most of them have empty titles but no actual duties.
The general of the auxiliary state is also a military official. Although he is a first-rank official, he does not hold military power.
But here we can see the influence of Yang Qingyuan at that time.
The new Chief Inspector of the Longwu Army, Cao Xueyang, is his confidante; the new chief minister of the cabinet, Qian Muqian, is his mentor; and the next successor to the cabinet, Wang Hua, is his like-minded life and death friend.
The people he recommended naturally received the attention of the Ministry of War and the Sixth Army Governor's Office.
Qi Yuanjing, a guerrilla general with no big background who had just barely entered the threshold of a middle-level general officer, was appointed as the Ping Japanese General. He organized and trained the new army to suppress the coastal Japanese pirates.
But sometimes, you have to accept Yang Qingyuan's vision. The Ministry of War of the Cabinet and the Sixth Army Governor's Office are quite critical of Yang Qingyuan's behavior of indiscriminately recommending unknown people.
Although you, Yang Qingyuan, are like a god with troops and are highly respected in the army, you can't just assign one of your cronies to quell the Japanese!
As long as Qi Yuan Jingping fails, they can use this as a breakthrough to weaken and dissolve Yang Qingyuan's prestige and aura.
Then, there was nothing more for them.
Qi Yuanjing and Chen Bofan, the commander-in-chief of the Jixi Army, came to Yiwu County together. They found the county magistrate Zhao Dahe with the approval document and recruited 3,000 people. However, due to the lack of support, they chose an additional 1,000 people against the order and made Zhao Dahe the prisoner. military.
Then Qi Yuanjing took the four thousand recruits he recruited to Shanyin for rigorous training. He first educated the soldiers with the idea of protecting their homes and country, and remember that they were fighting to relieve the people of their troubles. At the same time, military discipline is strictly enforced and rewards and punishments are strict. Then he taught martial arts and compiled formations.
Because they were temporarily reorganized soldiers and horses, they were not given numbers for the time being, so they were named after Qi Jiajun.
More than half a year later, Qi Yuanjing's troops led their first battle - the Haining Outpost Battle.
The battle loss ratio between the two sides was 0:200. Two hundred Japanese pirates were killed, while only one person from the Qi Army was slightly injured!
In the great victory in Taizhou, Qi's army annihilated more than 5,500 Japanese pirates in one fell swoop, and suffered 20 casualties. The battle loss ratio was 1:275.
In the Battle of Huajie, more than 1,000 enemies were wiped out, and only 3 of the Qi Army were killed. The battle loss ratio was 1:333.
The Battle of Lindun! The Qi army fought one after another, marching hastily to catch up with the Japanese pirates, resulting in insufficient equipment and the heaviest casualties. In the end, 4,000 Japanese pirates were wiped out, with 90 casualties. The battle loss ratio was 1:44.
Yes, the battle loss of 1:44 is the highest battle loss ratio of Qi Jiajun so far...
At the peak of the former Han Dynasty, its hussars could defeat "five barbarians with one Han", and the elites of the former Tang Dynasty could defeat ten of them with one.
The maximum battle loss ratio of the Qi Army was 1:44.
This kind of army compiled by Qi Yuanjing is definitely one of the strongest armies in the history of China.
Then all the civil servants and generals who were about to bark shut up!
It's me who has no foresight!
Then the emperor issued an edict to expand this army and give it a name - "Suppressing the Navy"!
Qi Yuanjing was promoted to commander of the Zhenhai Navy due to his military exploits, and the Zhenhai Navy was expanded to 12,000 people. This army has become a nightmare for all Japanese pirates and pirates along the eastern coast.
If Japan wants to invade China, it must first deal with this navy.
At this time, the person in power in Japan was Prince Naruhito. He did not want to miss the good opportunity of King Zhao to rebel. He commanded 200,000 soldiers and horses of Japan and 3,000 warships to head towards China.
This is the entire wealth of Japan!
Although Prince Naruhito is in power, there are still many independent daimyo under his command who refuse to obey his orders. He actually controls only the Kanto region. These 200,000 troops are the limit of Prince Naruhito.
Prince Naruhito is an extremely cautious person, and this kid is good at doing small arithmetic. Although he has an army of 200,000 in his hands, he feels that he is at a disadvantage.
According to the battle loss ratio of 1:44, 10,000 naval forces can defeat 440,000 Japanese warriors.
After doing this calculation, he felt that he still lacked 240,000 troops and horses. The enemy's army was powerful. The enemy was strong and we were weak, so we could not fight head-on.
Prince Naruhito formulated a battle plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
He ordered his general, Konishi Kyōchō, to lead 30,000 troops to Yangzhou, making a gesture of landing in Yangzhou to attract Qi Yuanjing's attention, while he himself led 100,000 elite ghost warriors to land in Yuezhou.
Prince Deren thought carefully. If the war went well, he would occupy Yuezhou and look into the Central Plains. If the war went badly, he would plunder the wealth of Yuezhou and go south to Minzhou.
Minzhou is mountainous, very similar to the terrain of Japan. Prince Naruhito also prides himself on being an expert in mountain warfare. As long as he penetrates into Minzhou, he can rely on the mountains of Minzhou to fight against the Great Zhou Dynasty.
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One wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.
The Battle of Jingnan was in full swing, and the Japanese Japanese bandits also came to take advantage of the situation.
"Bang!" Qi Yuanjing slapped his palm on his desk.
"What do these Japanese pirates mean?! King Zhao is rebelling, and they want to join in the fun?! Are they because they didn't feel enough pain from being beaten before?! Then beat him!"
Qi Yuanjing is now no longer a fledgling general, but a famous general emerging in the Great Zhou Dynasty with repeated victories against Japanese pirates.
Yang Qingyuan even praised him, his method of training troops was unmatched by anyone in the world today.
"Chen Dacheng, Zhu Wenda, Wu Weizhong, Wang Rulong."
The four generals in the tent came out after the order, "The last general is here!"
These four people are all brave and capable generals in the Zhen Navy.
"Wait for the four of you to gather 6,000 soldiers and horses and follow me to rescue Yangzhou and destroy the Japanese pirates!"
"Chen Ce, Qi Jin!" Two more generals heard the words and came out.
"The two of you will lead the remaining six thousand brothers to guard Yuezhou and guard against the Japanese pirates' plan to divert the tigers away from the mountains. The first priority is to protect the territory and the people."
"yes!"
Compared with the four powerful generals Chen Dacheng, Zhu Wenda, Wu Weizhong, and Wang Rulong, Chen Ce and Qi Jin are both younger, both civil and military, and have a thorough knowledge of military affairs. They were trained by Qi Yuanjing as people who would lead an army alone.
The two of them were more stable, so Qi Yuanjing gave them the task of guarding Yuezhou.
The next day, Qi Yuanjing took the prepared grain and grass, six thousand soldiers and horses, took the baggage by boat and headed north along the canal towards Yangzhou.
This is the fastest way from Yuezhou to Yangzhou!
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"Report! Your Highness, we in Yuezhou should report back. The Zhenhai navy stationed in Yuezhou broke out of camp at 10:00 this morning, took a warship and went north along the canal to Yangzhou!"
It is said that it is an internal response, but in fact it is just a way for the Japanese to put gold on their faces.
The people of the Zhou Dynasty have always been proud of themselves and regard the Japanese as pigs and dogs. Da Gan, the nomadic empire in the north, is indeed our great enemy of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Who do you think you are, a little Japanese slave? !
Even if Prince Naruhito wanted to buy insiders in Dazhou, he had little success. Most of them were ruffians, gamblers and drunkards.
These people face the sugar-coated bullets from the Japanese. They only want sugar-coated bullets, not bullets. Their main focus is to take money but not do anything.
In desperation, Prince Naruhito could only rely on his mysterious ally.
Fortunately, although this person's whereabouts are mysterious, he is indeed well-informed and has great magical powers. Information about Zhen Haijun was quickly brought.
After learning that Qi Yuanjing, the commander of the town navy, led his army north to Yangzhou, Prince Deren immediately became arrogant.
What he feared the most was the general who suppressed the waves in the sea. Now that his close confidant had been transferred away, who else in Yuezhou could withstand his attack? ! What's more, he also led the elite of the Japanese army this time - the Onimusha.
These Oni warriors wear evil ghost masks, red and black armor, and carry double-edged demon swords. Only samurai from Yinliu, Iga, Koga and other factions are eligible to join Oni warriors.
This is the core force that enables Prince Naruhito to control Guanzhong, and he only has 10,000 Onimusha under his command.
These 10,000 elite Onimusha are his unparalleled sharp blades that break through China's coastal defenses.
Standing on the warship, looking at the looming land, Prince Deren let out a fanatical roar.
"The empire has a prosperous military fortune!!" (End of this chapter)
