On the teaching field in the south of the city, they saw a huge trebuchet and two artillery pieces on a high platform. Li Sui and all the ministers, including Luo Shichang, opened their eyes wide.
This Yu Jie, what does it mean to create such a huge thing?
"General Yu, what do you mean? What are we doing here?"
Li Sui was still a little confused.
"You're trying to be mysterious, you don't know what you're going to do?"
Wei Minglinggongyin muttered with a stern face, as if he was still worried about Yu Jie's arrogance just now.
Lingzhou City is in a desperate situation, so there is no time left to act like magic. I really don’t know what to say!
"Your Majesty, please be patient!"
Privy Councilor Li Yuanji looked at Lord Wei Ming and frowned slightly.
How can a veteran in his fifties or sixties have trouble getting along with a young man in his twenties? They came to rescue Xixia, not just to eat and take.
"Your Majesty, it will be ready soon!"
Yu Jie didn't even look at Weiming Linggong and shouted loudly.
"Prepare!"
"Pass!"
A thunderbolt was thrown out and landed around the wooden target fifty or sixty steps away. The explosion sounded, earth-shattering, and the wooden boards on the wooden target were blown into pieces and shattered into pieces.
Before Li Sui and his ministers could react from their astonishment, the sound of "pengpeng" artillery sounded. Hundreds of steps away, the trebuchet collapsed, and the armor on the target was penetrated and scattered.
"This...firearm...is so powerful..."
Li Sui looked pale, looking at the scattered trebuchets and broken wooden armor, his fingers trembling slightly.
This is too cruel!
"Your Majesty, I have eight thousand soldiers to help defend the city. Each soldier is equipped with 50 thunderbolts and more than 200 large and small artillery. There is sufficient ammunition. How many corpses will the Tatar army need to break through Lingzhou City?"
Yu Jie was secretly proud, with a calm expression on her face. He pointed at the trebuchet and talked.
"Your Majesty, the Tatar army mostly uses trebuchets to attack the city. With hundreds of trebuchets attacking the city together, the defenders at the top of the city will inevitably suffer heavy casualties without a fight, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly weakened. But..."
Yu Jie pointed to the artillery on the high platform.
"Our army's artillery can smash the trebuchets and ballistas of the Tatar army from three to five hundred steps away. Without the trebuchets, the Tatar army can only rely on manpower to attack the city. Their arrows can't be shot any more. No matter how far away it is, can it be more lethal than firearms? Can it be compared with the range of artillery?"
When he arrived at Zhongxing Mansion, he talked with the generals of the Xia army and learned about the Mongolian army's siege methods. Only then did he make the right decision to arrange today's attack.
When Lingzhou defends the city, Cao Youwan should know that he must first destroy the Mongolian army's trebuchets and ballistae.
"Without the trebuchet and relying solely on manpower to attack the city, it might not be that easy for the Tatar army to break the city!"
Privy Councilor Li Yuanji was shocked and said excitedly.
"It's not just trebuchets. If there are these firearms to defend the city, the Tatar army may not have a chance to blow up the city wall with gunpowder."
After Prime Minister Gao Lianghui finished speaking, he coughed again.
When the Mongolian army conquered Taiyuan City, they used gunpowder to blow open a gap in the city wall.
"General Yu... can you... make this firearm?"
Lord Weiming looked at a piece of broken wooden board repeatedly, and his heart skipped a beat.
He is a veteran on the battlefield and knows how powerful this firearm is. If there is such a thing, even if there are only 8,000 soldiers guarding the city, 200 artillery pieces and thunder, it will be enough for the Mongolian cavalry to drink a pot.
Good guy! With these powerful weapons, how many corpses would the Mongolian army have to fill if they wanted to destroy Lingzhou City?
"Your Majesty, I just came to defend the city and make firearms. That is the matter of the Song Dynasty Ordnance Manufacturing Department. I don't know anything about it."
Yu Jie clasped his fists and said to Li Suijunchen, who was full of shock.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Zhongxing Mansion should train its troops and consolidate the city defenses in preparation for the Tatar army to invade. As for Lingzhou, sending reinforcements is just a useless sacrifice, but it will benefit the Tatar army. Your Majesty knows this."
Don't say he doesn't know about the making of firearms. Even if he could, he wouldn't tell the other party.
This is an important weapon of the country, how can it be given to others lightly?
"Your Majesty, according to previous reports, there are more than 10,000 new soldiers training in Lingzhou City. In addition to the 8,000 Song Army soldiers carrying firearms to defend the city, the number of more than 30,000 people is actually more difficult than the defense of Zhongxing Mansion. Don't worry. In my opinion, it would be better to postpone the reinforcements and wait and see what happens."
The privy envoy Li Yuanji paid homage and played.
"Your Majesty, I agree with what Mr. ** said."
Gao Lianghui did not insist and agreed with Li Yuanji's suggestion.
"Your Majesty, with this firearm, we can stop tens of thousands of Tatar troops. I second the proposal to Duke ** not to send troops to reinforce Lingzhou City for the time being."
Seeing Li Sui's eyes glancing over, Lord Wei Ming gritted his teeth and replied.
"With such a firearm, I feel much more at ease."
Li Sui thought for a moment and immediately gave up the idea of reinforcing Lingzhou City.
Sending troops to reinforce Lingzhou is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, playing into the hands of Genghis Khan. In this case, let's give it a try and place our hopes on the reinforcements of the Song Army and the soldiers of Lingzhou City.
After letting go of the heavy burden in his heart, Li Sui also felt a lot more relaxed.
"Isn't Genghis Khan going to surround us for reinforcements? Let him freeze well outside Lingzhou City. I want to see how long he can wait?"
Li Sui's words made Duke Weiming frown again.
"Your Majesty, even if Lingzhou City can be defended, Zhongxing Mansion can hold on for a year and a half. But what about the future? If the Tatar army continues to besiege the city and has no food or clothing by then, what should they do? Should they sit back and wait for death?"
Weiming Linggong's words made Li Suijun and his ministers fall into silence again.
Even if the Mongolian army besieges but fails to attack, Xixia will collapse without attacking.
"Your Majesty, everyone, do you think that the Song Dynasty will only send 10,000 soldiers and there will be no follow-up matters?"
Yu Jie chuckled softly, calmly.
"At that time, I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, will personally lead the expedition and engage in a national war with the Tatar army. Your Majesty has no worries."
You have no words to say, let alone the wise and powerful emperor today.
The emperor asked the troops to hold on until the end of June next year, when they would send troops into Xia to pick up the brothers who had reinforced Xixia back to the Song Dynasty. Since the emperor has said so, he will definitely send troops to come, so what is there to worry about?
Yu Jie's words made Li Suijun and his ministers look at each other in confusion, and their brows widened again.
Listening to Yu Jie's words, Emperor Song would definitely send troops to rescue Xia, but he was just preparing his troops and waiting for the opportunity.
Luo Shichang also let out a sigh of relief and finally felt relieved.
Since Emperor Song had already sent troops to Xia, he would never give up halfway and let the matter rest.
He originally wanted to tell Li Sui and Zhao Hong the two terrible spells in advance, but he was afraid of revealing the secret, so he couldn't, and finally he couldn't bear to speak.
Maybe in a few months, everything will be clear.
"Your Majesty, there will be no pie in the sky. The Song army is well-trained and has sharp firearms. Even if it repels the Tatars, it will have a powerful enemy and a bad neighbor. Your Majesty, my future in Great Xia is uncertain!"
"Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is absolutely true! The Tatars are at the top of the sky, but the people of Song Dynasty are like dragons lurking in the abyss. For me, Daxia, being surrounded by strong enemies does not know whether it is a disaster or a blessing?"
When everyone came out, Wei Minglinggong and Gao Lianghui were very worried, and they unanimously whispered to the young emperor.
"The building is about to collapse. Do you think I, Daxia, have a choice?"
Li Sui shook his head and sighed lightly.
"The first thing is that Daxia must survive!"
Xixia has been in the country for nearly two hundred years. If it is ruined in his hands, how can he face the ancestors of Daxia?
"I've been ill these past few days, and I finished many chapters in the ward. The writing is hasty, so please bear with me. Life is not easy, so I hope you can support me! Thank you!"
