Seeing Tiezhu coming back, Jia Cong nodded.
"Tell me, what was the result of your trip? How did Amin choose?"
"Reporting to the commander, Amin chose to bet against the commander. Seeing the bait thrown by the commander, Amin was a little jealous at the time. This is Amin's letter to the commander, and he asked the commander to sign it personally. .”
As Tie Zhu spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Jia Cong with both hands.
Jia Cong took the letter and read it carefully.
After a long time, Jia Cong handed the letter in his hand to Lin Daiyu beside him.
Just as Tie Zhu said, Amin chose to take a big gamble with himself.
The battlefield was set in Shenyang. The barbarians defended and Jia Cong's army attacked. The two sides engaged in a battle.
Amin will raise 200,000 troops to garrison Shenyang City and belong to the city defense side.
Jia Cong also had to send 200,000 troops. Both sides had equal strength and were evenly matched. They were the ones attacking the city.
In the end, whoever occupies Shenyang City will be the victor.
If Jia Cong wins, Amin will lead the whole clan to join Jia Cong, but he will obey Jia Cong's orders and will never betray him for the rest of his life.
If Amin wins, he will get a large territory in Liaodong, the entire northwest prairie, and Jia Cong's firearms manufacturing skills. Jia Cong can leave with his family or stay in Liaodong, but he is not allowed to interfere in the Central Plains war anymore.
Basically, it is similar to the suggestion put forward by Jia Cong, without many changes.
The only difference is that each side sent 200,000 troops, with the same number.
This is very detrimental to Jia Cong on the attacking side.
In a siege battle, the enemy who attacks the city will suffer huge losses.
With the same strength of troops, it is difficult for the attacking party to capture the city.
There is a saying in the Art of War: "The method of using troops is to surround it by ten, attack it by five, divide it by double. If the enemy is small, you can fight it, if you are small, you can escape from it, if you are weak, you can avoid it." "
Obviously, this is not very fair to Jia Cong.
However, Amin also said that Jia Cong has powerful artillery and firearms. If the entire army attacks again and has a numerical advantage, it will be too unfair for their side, and there is no need to fight at all.
If you want everyone to be convinced, then it must be a fair fight.
Now the numbers are the same, Amin's side has the advantage of defending the city, and Jia Cong's side has the advantage of artillery.
Based on the comprehensive evaluation, the two sides can be considered evenly matched.
It's not that Amin doesn't want to send more people, but that there is no one to send.
The entire barbarian tribe only has about 500,000 people. These 200,000 people have probably pulled out all the young men.
This still occupied Shenyang and gained a lot of population. More than 100,000 people died in front of them. The current strength of the army may be at its limit.
In fact, the current population of Liaodong is not large, only 500,000 to 600,000 people.
During the time when the barbarians occupied it, they plundered some of it and the population became even smaller.
In the past two years, Jia Cong issued a policy to open up wasteland, attracting many people, otherwise the population would be even smaller.
This is also the reason why Jia Cong wanted to launch a military camp.
After all, there are more than 300,000 troops under his command. If these people have land in Liaodong, coupled with the preferential policies for soldiers, it is estimated that most of them will bring their families to live in Liaodong.
At that time, the population suddenly increased.
The more people there are, the more output value will be created. Even if there is no tax exemption for five years, there will be income after five years.
Jia Cong retracted his thoughts and glanced at everyone.
"Everyone, after the spring begins, we and Amin will have a decisive battle. Each side will send 200,000 troops to engage in an offensive and defensive battle on Shenyang. The outcome will be determined by one battle. If we capture Shenyang, even if we win, Amin Will lead the entire clan to join us.
If we cannot capture Shenyang, then we have lost. Liaodong and the Mongolian grasslands will belong to Amin. Our firearms manufacturing methods will also be handed over to Amin. I will take you out to sea and no longer care about the Central Plains.
Li Biao, you selected 200,000 elites from the 300,000 troops and focused on training them.
Practice siege warfare so that they can adapt to the assault on the city and prepare for the upcoming battle. From these 200,000 people, 10,000 elites were selected for raiding. "
Li Biao stood up and saluted: "Yes, I accept your order."
Lin Daiyu put down the letter with a worried look on her face.
"With the same strength, as the siege party, we are at a bit of a disadvantage. Moreover, this gamble feels a bit too big. Commander, are you really sure?"
Jia Cong smiled at her: "You have underestimated the power of firearms. If I am willing, I can level Shenyang City overnight without sending troops to attack the city. However, it will do us no good at all. None, there is really no need.
The commander placed such a big bet just to attract Amin and the others to take the bait. The moment he made the decision, he had already lost completely. What we have to do is to convince him that he lost and reduce the casualties. After all, we will all be our own people from now on. "
Qingwen smiled and said: "We have a kind of artillery with a range of ten miles. It is more powerful than the artillery you saw in the capital, but the commander doesn't want to use it easily."
Lin Daiyu nodded after hearing what the two said.
Looking at the expressions of the two people, you can tell that this battle should be very confident.
In this case, you don't have to worry too much.
Jia Cong looked at Tie Zhu and asked, "Tie Zhu, did Amin say anything else?"
"Go back to the Marshal, no more. If the Marshal doesn't have any objections, I'll just make another trip and inform them. Do you want to decide the time for the battle now?"
"There's no rush, there's still some time until spring, and it won't be too late to make a decision after spring starts. During this period, everyone just needs to be prepared."
"Yes, my subordinates know."
Jia Cong thought for a while and then said: "By the way, Tiezhu, how is the infiltration in Shenyang City? How are you arranging it?"
"Back to the commander, the second batch of special forces members has been trained. There are thirty-six people in total, twenty of them have followed the ten veteran team members. They have sneaked into Shenyang and are ready for the commander's orders at any time."
Jia Cong nodded: "Inform them that after Amin's 200,000 troops move into Shenyang, the first task is to find out the residence and whereabouts of the main generals, but don't alert them. The next step Take action and wait for orders."
"Yes, I will take your orders."
Qingwen said: "Commander, what are we doing?"
"There is nothing going on for the time being. Li Biao is responsible for the selection of the 200,000-strong army, and Tiezhu is responsible for the infiltration work in Shenyang. If you have nothing to do, go to the sand table to deduce how we should fight this battle so that we can win easily. Only then can casualties be reduced.”
Qingwen blinked: "Commander, aren't these things you have to consider?"
Jia Cong smiled and said, "If you don't use your brain anymore, you will really become a stupid girl."
"Tch, what's the point of this? Just pull out the cannon and hit it. Just blow down the city wall and rush in. Otherwise, just blow up their barracks and they will have no fighting capacity."
Jia Cong shook his head: "A battle with 400,000 people can't be that simple. Besides, we can't kill all these people, so we need to formulate a good battle plan. You should think about it carefully during this time."
Lin Daiyu said: "We will think about it carefully, but whether we can think of it or not, we don't know."
In fact, the sand table deduction was quite interesting.
After Lin Daiyu played it a few times, she gradually became interested.
This girl is smart and has good understanding. After some experience, she will have no problem being a staff officer.
Jia Cong smiled and nodded slightly.
In fact, Jia Cong didn't count on them, he just wanted to find something for them to do so that they wouldn't be too idle.
Jia Cong already had some ideas of his own before considering this game.
In the next few days, it will be perfected more carefully.
Since we have to win this battle, we must not suffer too many casualties.
However, if they become enemies, even if they join, it will be troublesome to get along with them.
Therefore, not only defeating them easily, but also convincing them is the purpose of this battle.
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Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by, and time flies by.
In the blink of an eye, it is the spring of the second year, the ice and snow melt, and everything revives.
The imperial court sent a messenger again to urge Jia Cong to start a war.
This time Jia Cong did not refuse again and agreed to the court's request and asked them to wait for his good news.
It was also agreed with Amin that on April 1st, the two sides would fight in Shenyang.
The newly built palace is now ready for occupancy.
Jia Cong handed over the layout of the palace to Yuanyang, Xiren, Second Sister You, Third Sister You, Shi Xiangyun, Xue Baoqin and others.
Wangcai personally sent fifty trained maids, all of whom were drawn from the royal palace of Jeju Island.
In addition, many exquisite decorations and a batch of daily necessities were also transported.
Wang Shun and Borchi had also known for a long time that Jia Cong's palace had been built.
The two also personally sent fifty Mongolian girls to serve as maids in the palace.
These people are currently managed by Yuanyang, who will lead them to thoroughly clean up the palace.
Then, all kinds of furniture and decorations are arranged neatly, and everything is properly arranged in the palace. When it's time to move, you can just move in.
Jia Cong planned to wait until the war with A Min was over before moving into the palace to celebrate his move.
In this case, it can be regarded as a double happiness.
Amin's 200,000 troops gradually entered Shenyang City and entered a state of war readiness.
Jia Cong also commanded his 200,000 troops, left the Liaoyang military camp and came to Shenyang City.
A large camp was set up ten miles away from Shenyang, and the war was about to break out.
After hearing the news, Wang Shun, Zhang Hu, and Borchi also came with a group of soldiers to watch the battle.
In a blink of an eye, April 1st arrived.
Jia Cong sat on the commander's platform, with the generals of each battalion standing below.
Lin Daiyu, Qingwen, Li Biao, Chunlan Qiuju and others stood behind Jia Cong, acting as guards.
Jia Cong glanced at the generals below and said, "Generals, this battle is of great importance. I hope everyone will act as ordered."
"I will obey the commander-in-chief's orders."
"Xie Qiong."
"The end will be here."
"I order you to lead the death camp to take the lead and test the enemy's strength."
"I will obey the order."
"Li Chengzu."
"The end will be here."
"I order you to lead the Shenji Battalion to cover Shenyang and launch three rounds of artillery fire first."
"I will obey the order. I will not disappoint the commander-in-chief."
Jia Cong shouted: "Beat the drums, send out troops, move the army forward, and all the soldiers and I will watch the battle together."
"I respect the commander-in-chief's order."
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..."
The thundering drums beat, deafening, resounding through the sky.
The morale of the army was high, they rushed out of the barracks and came to Shenyang City to set up their formation.
Three hundred cannons were pushed out first, aiming at the enemy troops on the top of the city.
Li Chengzu shouted: "Fire the gun."
As soon as he finished speaking, three hundred cannons opened fire.
"Swish swish..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Three hundred cannonballs flew towards the top of the city. Some exploded on the top of the city, some exploded on the city wall, and some fell into the city and exploded.
There were explosions and roars for a while.
The defenders on the city wall were blown up and turned upside down. They screamed and screamed, and they were immediately in chaos.
The barbarian general shouted: "Hide quickly, hide behind the city wall."
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In the roar of the huge explosion, it was difficult for the sound to travel too far.
Some of the smarter ones ran behind the city wall and hid.
Some people were scared out of their wits and ran for their lives. Most of them were killed by the shells from behind.
After three rounds of artillery fire, Xie Qiong led the death battalion, carrying the ladder and pushing the siege vehicle, and rushed towards the city wall.
"Brothers, rush to the city for me and kill them."
"kill."
"kill."
"kill."
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Xie Qiong's death camp rushed to the bottom of the city wall, set up a ladder, and quickly climbed up.
The movement here was also noticed by the enemy troops on the city wall.
"My sons, the enemy is coming. Hurry up the city wall and knock them down."
After hearing the order, the officers and soldiers guarding the city returned to the city wall, although they were still a little scared.
Seeing that the enemy was about to climb up, they all picked up the rolling wooden rifles and smashed them down.
Some also scooped up the golden juice from the cauldron and poured it underneath.
The soldiers of the death camp who were climbing were unable to escape. Some were directly hit by rolling logs and thunder rocks, and fell down the ladder. They did not know whether they were alive or dead.
Some had gold juice poured on their faces, were burned so much that they screamed and fell off the ladder.
Xie Qiong organized five charges, but was beaten back every time. He could not even touch the edge of the city wall.
Jia Cong held a telescope and watched the scene on the battlefield from a distance, without any emotion on his face.
"Notify Xie Qiong to suspend the offensive, stand by and wait for the bombardment before attacking again. Notify Li Chengzu to have the Shenji Battalion launch two more rounds of bombardment to continue to suppress the enemy's morale."
"Yes, I will go and deliver the order right now."
After a while, Xie Qiong's death camp temporarily retreated.
At the same time, the "rumbling" sound of cannons sounded again, and the cannonballs flew up to the top of the city again and exploded, causing another burst of howling ghosts and wolves.
"Damn it, there's another artillery fire on the other side. Hurry and hide and come out again when the artillery fire stops."
No need to shout, everyone knows that if you stay at the top of the city, you are waiting for death, and everyone will run faster than a rabbit.
In just a moment, there was no one left on the city.
When the gunfire stopped, Xie Qiong once again commanded the soldiers of the death camp to rush towards the city wall.
