Liu Mingzhi's words made everyone even more confused. Although the troops were obviously not as powerful as the two countries' coalition forces, why did the prince's words seem to mean that victory was certain.
Although the veterans around Mr. Liu, such as Zhang Kuang, were considered rude warriors in the eyes of the literati, they were all familiar with the art of war. Naturally, they had an incomparable understanding of wars in history books where a small number of people could win against a large number.
If you ask them to talk about the meaning of the Analects of Confucius, they may be confused. If you ask them to talk about some classic military examples, they can talk about them for a long time.
Time, location, troop strength, the specific results are guaranteed to be accurate.
Everyone couldn't help but murmured, could it be that Liu Mingzhi already had a way to turn the corner and defeat more with less?
Otherwise, why would Liu Mingzhi swear so confidently that military strength is only one factor that determines victory or defeat?
Liu Mingzhi looked at the group of people with different thoughts and secretly thinking and smiled, not wanting to make any more excuses.
He knocked on the sand table to signal everyone to come back to their senses. Sure enough, everyone came back to their senses and stared at Young Master Liu with bright eyes, waiting for his next words.
Liu Mingzhi threw the bamboo pole on the sand table and walked around the sand table with his hands behind his back, like a gold medal lecturer.
"Everyone, as we all know, our great dragon has always been famous for our skillful craftsmanship. The soldiers we forge are ready to command the Turks, and the Kingdom of Jin is jealous. However, due to our tight defenses, they have missed my great dragon's soldiers for a long time, but they have never been able to do so! "
"Looking back at the Kingdom of Jin, since they founded the country a hundred years ago, they have been persevering in learning from our great dragons, and gradually settled down from nomadic people. Taking advantage of the weakening of our national power, they have now established their current foundation from a small country living in a corner. !”
"However, our Han family's military innovation is accelerating day by day, and it has long left the Kingdom of Jin far behind. The Kingdom of Jin has repeatedly sent spies to my Dalong, hoping to obtain the classics on how to forge weapons from my Dalong to study!"
"Fortunately, we have strictly guarded against their actions. Although the Jin Kingdom has occasionally gained success over the years, it has never mastered the essence of forging weapons."
"Although the weapons forged are good, they are far inferior to the craftsmanship of my dragon craftsman."
"Even so, the weapons of the Jin Kingdom have always been something that the Turks are passionate about, because compared to the weapons of the Jin people, the Turks' ability to smelt weapons is even less impressive!"
"The strength of the Jin Kingdom is greater than their ability to learn. Although they have not learned everything about my dragon, the nomadic habits of half of them still make them invincible between the Turks and us!"
"As for the Turks, they have always been known for their invincible Turkic iron cavalry in the wild. Their superb equestrian skills and accurate archery skills almost make up for their disadvantages in terms of poor military equipment."
"Looking at our Dalong soldiers again, although our troops are strong and our horses are strong, the disadvantage of our horses still prevents us from completely wiping out the Turks and the Jin Kingdom under our offensive!"
"If they can't defeat us, we will retreat north immediately. Our horses can't catch up with their horses, let alone the two legs of the soldiers wearing heavy armor."
"Now, the fundamental reason why we can go out to fight on a large scale is nothing more than the mutual trade at the border and the reason why the Western Regions provide us with excellent war horses!"
"I have no other meaning in saying this. I just want to tell you brothers that we are facing off against the two countries outside the city. The reason why we are facing difficulty is that the civil strife in the court last time resulted in a lack of troops, and the court's recruits could not be replenished in time!"
"Commander Nangong just said that we suffered a big loss due to the strength of the field combat troops, let alone the siege battle?"
"Because the brothers are all veterans who have experienced many battles, they know that the price to pay for attacking a city is far heavier than defending it. We used more than 400,000 soldiers and horses to attack the 800,000 elite troops who were defending the city. Don’t you think your master is willing to let your brothers die?”
"However, brothers, you only think about the lack of our own military strength, but you ignore one of the most important issues."
Some people seemed to have come to their senses, while others still looked confused.
Liu Mingzhi picked up a small flag and planted it on the sand table in Guzhou: "I just said that the Turks are famous for their cavalry and are famous all over the world!"
"Although they now have a favorable location, they have given up the advantage they are most proud of, which is their riding and shooting skills!"
"Are Turks without war horses still called Turks cavalry? How can they be invincible?"
"Some brothers should think about it. Even if the Turks dismount their horses and board the city as infantry, we will attack the city with infantry instead of cavalry!"
"But brothers, don't forget, our dragon has powerful siege weapons that neither the Turks nor the Jin Kingdom can match!"
"How powerful our artillery siege is, don't you need me to tell the brothers one by one?"
"In terms of our field battles, the reason why artillery has repeatedly failed is simply because the cavalry attacks so fast that the artillery shells cannot accurately hit the enemy!"
"But after they turned into infantry, they gathered on the city wall? Have you ever thought about what would happen if they were shot down and fell into a dense phalanx?"
Young Master Liu raised his fist and suddenly opened it.
"boom!"
"A dozen enemies turned into corpses."
"Now that we have all the soldiers and horses of the old twelve guards in the new northern Xinjiang, have you counted how many artillery pieces there are?"
"You haven't counted that the king told you that there are more than 1,200 artillery pieces!"
"There are more than 1,200 new and old-fashioned artillery pieces in total!"
"Even if we remove those old-fashioned artillery pieces that are cumbersome and difficult to use, there are a total of 700 new artillery pieces."
"Seven hundred artillery pieces can't hit the fast-charging cavalry, so why can't they hit the infantry gathered on the city wall?"
"You have to tell me that you are not good enough. I think you should stop being soldiers as soon as possible and go home to help your mother-in-law nurse the children!"
The generals who had been staying in Northern Xinjiang to resist the Turkic Jin Kingdom had only a slight movement, but they had not yet realized the power of the artillery in Liu Mingzhi's words. However, the soldiers of the Sixth Guards of Northern Xinjiang who had gone to the Western Regions with Young Master Liu, and When they were marching thousands of miles to support the capital and attack the capital, the soldiers of the Six Guards of the New Army all looked at Young Master Liu with fanatical eyes!
Especially the soldiers of the Sixth Guards of the New Army. The scene when the capital was almost destroyed by artillery still remains fresh in their memories.
If Young Master Liu hadn't ordered the soldiers to attack the city because he didn't want the foundation left by his ancestors to be destroyed, hundreds of cannons would have blown down one of the four gates in the capital.
"The other thing is the problem of the city!"
"You know, our Dalong has strict regulations on the specifications of cities built. Not all cities are as large as the cities in our six cities in northern Xinjiang!"
"Those cities occupied by the coalition forces of the two countries, the largest one in Jingzhou is only three feet six feet high. Compared to our Yingzhou, it is much smaller! It is much easier to attack. Not all cities are It can be called the gate of the country!"
"Brothers, the Turks of the Jin Kingdom relied on their cavalry to outnumber us several times in field battles, causing us to suffer a great deal!"
"Now, they have actively turned into infantry and started to defend. It's time for us to show off our skills."
"When the time comes, you will follow me south to seize the city. Those who have grievances will seek revenge, and those who have grievances will complain."
"Some literati often think that all noble people in the dynasty are scholars!"
"Hey, damn, I don't believe in this evil yet. I just want to lead you to teach those scholars a good lesson, so that they know what it means to get fame and fame immediately."
"What's wrong with the ten-year cold window? When I came out, I was just a sixth-grade Hanlin bachelor!"
"I will directly lead you to kill a Marquis of Wanhu who is of the same rank and second rank, and make him a Marquis to worship the Guangzong Yaozu."
"The new champion may not be able to wear a purple robe in ten years. I can put you in the second class in one battle!"
"Let those scholars see, we rude warriors can still stare and scold them."
"Brothers, do you dare to have a bloody battle with me!"
"Standing side by side with the might of the king, marching south to seize the city, may you live a thousand years!"
"Standing side by side with the might of the king, marching south to seize the city, may you live a thousand years!"
"Standing side by side with the might of the king, marching south to seize the city, may you live a thousand years!"
Several hundred generals took out their weapons from their waists and raised them high in their hands. They looked at Young Master Liu with feverish eyes and shouted.
Liu Mingzhi took out the Heavenly Sword in his hand and waved it twice, looking around at the excited generals.
"Ten years ago, we had so few cavalry that we dared to fight their cavalry with infantry!"
"Now they are also infantry. Brothers, tell me, their advantages are gone. What do we have to be afraid of!"
"Since ancient times, when it comes to using troops and attacking cities, we have always been our grandfathers."
"Brothers, I order you to take the brothers under your command to tell the Turks and the Jin people that in terms of infantry, we are the only ones in the world who can walk sideways!"
"All officers and men obey orders!"
"We obey orders!"
"I order you to quickly prepare for war. Early tomorrow morning, the army will set off, go south to seize the city, drive the Turkic Jin Kingdom out of our northern border, and fight back to their hometown!"
"We will obey the king's order!"
Hundreds of generals, big and small, sheathed their troops, spontaneously lined up and walked quickly outside the general's mansion, aiming directly at the headquarters of each department.
During tea time, only Nangong Ye and other Northern Xinjiang veterans were left standing around the sand table in the crowded martial arts field.
I don't know how long it took, but more than a dozen people finally came to their senses, looking at the empty martial arts arena and not knowing what to say.
Zhou Baoyu, Ye Baotong, Cheng Kai and other old people who had been with Young Master Liu for many years were not surprised, but Zhang Kuang and the others felt different.
Looking at Young Master Liu sheathing his sword, an inexplicable meaning flashed in his eyes, and they looked at each other subconsciously!
They finally understood the reason why the 300,000 new troops were as unruly as fire before they had time to go north.
No wonder the Six Guards of the New Army who went to Yunzhou and Jeju to support the other two cities, as soon as the general waved his flag, those soldiers rushed forward without fear of death!
Young Master Liu's ability to incite people's hearts was simply terrifying, and today they finally had an eye-opener.
General Dalong, whose morale was originally low due to the strength of his troops, suddenly became so excited after being shouted at by Liu Mingzhi.
It seems as if the enemy army that invaded the hinterland of the dragon is not 800,000 but eight people and is easy to deal with!
Several people had no doubt that if Liu Mingzhi had asked them to come up and beat up some of his generals, they would not have hesitated at all!
Nangong Ye and Yunyang looked at each other with complicated eyes, looking at the empty chairs around them and not knowing what to say.
Nearly half of the generals are left and right generals. Why did the generalissimo of the center yell, "You guys didn't even ask for orders and went to order troops to prepare for war with murderous intent!"
Whose soldiers are you?
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and rubbed his hands: "Seniors, your morale is at a high, just wait until tomorrow morning to go south and seize the city!"
"I want you to take a good look at what it means to close the door and beat the dog!"
"I have been arrogant for so long relying on the power of the cavalry. It's time to pay the debt!"
