Kublai Khan attacks the Anxi Protectorate!
When he heard the urgent report from the Anxi Protectorate, Xiao Yi's eyes actually lit up, and he finally knew what Meng Yuan was planning.
Making noises in the east and attacking in the west.
It looks like he wants to swallow the Anxi Protectorate.
In fact, it should be that they want to occupy the land of the Loop.
Why?
Because of the particularity of Mongolian and Yuan national conditions!
They are nomadic people.
What is food?
It’s cattle and sheep.
What do they rely on?
It's a cavalry.
Therefore, if you want to go south and invade the Central Plains, you must ensure that you have enough food and grass.
With hundreds of thousands of troops and horses, we can still find ways to provide military rations, supply from the rear, and plunder from the front.
And what about horse grass?
There is not enough horse grass in the Central Plains for them to plunder.
If you drive straight in, you will reach the land of Guanzhong.
If their horse grass is not supplied in time, it will affect their overall combat effectiveness and affect their battle situation.
Therefore, the land of the Hetao must be invaded first. There are several pastures here that can provide horse grass.
"Immediately summon Yue Hongling, Su Lie, and the six ministers to discuss matters!"
Eunuch Huaiji bowed and said, "Here."
Just a moment.
Yue Hongling, Su Lie, and six ministers came in a hurry.
"Your Highness..."
Xiao Yi waved his hand directly and said: "No need to be polite, Meng Yuan's voice is attacking from the east to the west, and there is an urgent report from the Anxi Protectorate."
When Yue Hongling heard Xiao Yi's words, she immediately said: "Your Highness, I am willing to go to support the Anxi Protectorate."
This is not bellicose.
But the purpose of the Anxi Protectorate and the Anbei Protectorate are different in Daqian. The establishment of the Anbei Protectorate was just to win people's hearts, and to set an example so that the barbarian people in the north would follow suit. Take a look, Daqian has always had a benevolent heart and is not a robber.
Anxi Protectorate is the largest horse farm in Daqian, and it continuously provides horses, cattle and sheep to Daqian.
More importantly, if the Anxi Protectorate was invaded by the Meng Yuan, not only would it be possible to provide the Meng Yuan with war horses, but also horse grass so that their cavalry could go south to the Central Plains.
"The Yulin Army cannot move now. This sword must be used at the best time and on the largest battlefield."
Yue Hongling thought for a moment and said, "Then let General Su be the Cavalry General and lead 50,000 troops to support the Anxi Protectorate."
She has seen the power of artillery. The Daqian artillery, built with the specifications and shape of the red cannon recorded by Xiao Yi, is also the most powerful weapon in the world.
It should be noted that Yue Hongling, as the daughter of Yue Shan, the god of the Daqian Army, has also heard Yue Shan describe the several battles and bloody battles in which he participated. She has also led several battles, including defending Luzhou, attacking Longde Mansion, destroying Xixia, and pacifying Liu Dynasty. column.
These wars were also dominated by cavalry and infantry.
The first time he saw the power of gunpowder was when he attacked Li Huaian in Jinyang City.
That siege battle was indeed very shocking.
But when she saw the artillery launch, fall far away, and then explode into a big crater, she was so shocked that she couldn't sleep that night.
The three views are really almost shattered, and people almost start to doubt life and their own cognition.
For example, scientists say that physics no longer exists.
The shock is the same.
Fortunately, such a weapon was not conjured out of thin air, nor was it forged by Xiao Yi himself. Instead, it was forged by the supervisor, the minister named Chen Gui, a top craftsman in Daqian.
"Su Lie, you immediately take Gu's edict and go to the Nanya Imperial Army to mobilize troops. You are allowed to have 50,000 troops to support the Anxi Protectorate. When you arrive at the Anxi Protectorate, everything will be obeyed by Han Shizhong."
Su Lie bowed and cupped his fists and said, "Here."
Xiao Yi watched Su Lie stride out, and the eunuch Huaiji beside him also went to get the crown prince's edict gold medal, and then continued: "One move can affect the whole body. From the beginning, Gu Yi felt that Meng Yuan could not just go south in two ways. It can’t be just the Anxi Protectorate.”
"Now it seems that Meng Yuan wants to attack the east and attack the west."
"The war has just begun, and we don't have much time left."
Yue Hongling said: "The Anxi Protectorate has General Han and General Su, and Jinyang has General Di and General Xin."
"I think that in the later stage, there will be two more armies going north."
Xiao Yi immediately understood Yue Hongling's thoughts and nodded.
Guo Ziyi said: "Your Highness, seeing the Mongolian army moving like this, they may have the tendency to move south."
"I believe that only the palace commander and the five thousand dragon guards are left in the capital, and the rest of the imperial army should go to the four major towns in the North."
Dai Guang's eyes became worried.
Daqian's current military strength, financial resources, food and grass, etc. have not yet reached the budgeted savings. If he starts fighting against the Mongolian Yuan this winter, he is afraid that it will drag down the people of Wudao!
What's more, the foothold is not stable now?
"Your Highness, with only 600,000 troops and horses, we can only defend the entire front. As long as we don't let the Mongolian Yuan go south, guard the border, vigorously develop maritime trade, encourage agriculture and mulberry, complete the military expansion budget, and gather a million troops, we can go out and fight. .”
Xiao Yi did not intend to keep it secret anymore, and said: "If the soldiers are good but not numerous, what about a million-strong army? Meng Yuan did not give us time to develop, and now they are directly pressing the army. If they take down the Anxi Protectorate If you own the land of Hetao, you won’t have to worry about horses and grass, and you can drive straight into it.”
"At that time, we will no longer be able to hold on."
"Do your best and obey destiny."
"But, today, I want to say that destiny is on my side!"
Guo Ziyi smiled bitterly.
He knew how powerful the Meng Yuan cavalry was, and he had participated in the Battle of the Northern Conquest. In that battle, the color of heaven and earth changed.
Daqian's current military strength is still not as strong as the Imperial Army during His Majesty's Northern Expedition.
Not to mention the customs battle.
Whether it can be defended this time is still a question.
…
Huangzhuang Campus in the southeast of Chang'an.
There was a loud noise.
Even the six ministers and Su Lie, who had been prepared for it, had different reactions when they were frightened.
Su Lie was the first to stand in front of Xiao Yi, pulled out the sword from his waist, trembled uncontrollably, and looked around.
Guo Ziyi stared closely at the place where smoke and dust were flying in the distance.
Di Yan, Dai Guang and others were frightened and took two steps back. They were about to pull Xiao Yi back together, but found that His Highness the Crown Prince was standing there calmly.
Similarly, Yue Hongling also stood there with bright eyes, looking into the distance.
Zhang Taiyue and Li Daliang were so frightened that they squatted on the ground, holding their heads and ears, their faces a little pale.
Nothing like a bolt from the blue.
"Your Highness, this is..."
Just now, he saw that very large iron pipe, which His Royal Highness the Crown Prince called a cannon.
He said that he wanted to show them the most powerful weapon that Daqian has now.
Xiao Yi nodded and said: "Don't be afraid, two ministers. This is a cannon forged by the supervisor according to the instructions of the commander. It is very powerful and is specially used to deal with the Meng Yuan cavalry."
Zhang Taiyue and Li Daliang heard this and stood up quickly, still shaking a little uncontrollably.
It's so embarrassing.
After Guo Ziyi received Xiao Yi's answer, she strode forward towards the place where the smoke and dust dispersed.
He saw a relatively large pit.
I smelled a bit pungent smell.
He remembered that when the prince personally conquered Jinyang, the battle report stated that the next day, the prince in charge of the state ordered an attack on the city.
The infantry formed a formation and charged, with the goose chariot going first.
Two hours later, the troops were ordered to withdraw, leaving only a few goose carts under the corners of the city wall.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise, like thunder from the nine heavens, and smoke and dust billowed out from the southeast wall of Jinyang City. Wails suddenly arose, and the bandit soldiers on the wall were panicked and fled in all directions.
When the smoke and dust dispersed, they saw that the southeast wall had collapsed and opened a large hole.
This must be God's blessing, sending down the power of thunder to help His Royal Highness break the city and destroy the thieves, so as to pacify the Hedong Road!
Only Guo Ziyi knew that there was something recorded in the real battle report.
It's called gunpowder!
