I will never be Renzong

Chapter 203
Many of the military generals in Beijing have never been on the battlefield, because those who have been on the battlefield are basically dispatched by Zhao Zhen. This is because the governors who were previously sent to various places were not keen on suppressing bandits, so that banditry continued everywhere. In the end, Zhao Zhen replaced a large number of generals who had been promoted due to military exploits, and this problem was solved just now, so that the banditry from all walks of life in the Song Dynasty almost disappeared, and the law and order improved.

Although Yang Wenguang has military exploits, judging from his current qualifications and various factors, he is not suitable to be in command. He can at most be a lieutenant general. The most suitable ones are undoubtedly Cao Wei or Wang Kai.

But Wang Kai is far away on Guangxi Road, and water far away cannot quench his thirst. Cao Wei is currently ill. The most important thing is that according to official history, Cao Wei died in February of the eighth year of Tiansheng. His survival to this day is entirely due to the butterfly effect. reason.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help frowning, and glanced at several civil servants again, thinking that Fan Zhongyan has military talents, if not let Fan Zhongyan be in command?
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, Cao Wei, requests to be in command!"

Cao Wei walked out from the group of generals with a hunched body, and then gave a respectful military salute to Zhao Zhen.

"Duke Qi! Your body."

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but frowned and said.

"Your Majesty! I have fought all my life, and I have dozens of wounds on my body. How can I be intimidated by this small illness? Besides, I am a soldier of the Song Dynasty, fighting for the country. The horse leather shroud is the only choice for me. I hope His Majesty agrees!"

Cao Wei knelt down and worshiped Zhao Zhen solemnly.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to help Cao Wei up, and then said: "Since Qi Guogong has this intention, I will accept your request, and I will order you to command an army of 10 people from the left to conquer Wen Buqi!"

"Chen Cao Wei takes orders!"

After four years, the war machine of the Great Song Dynasty was running again, but this time it was more fully prepared than the last time. Not only did there have concrete roads, an organized cavalry regiment, long-trained soldiers, and more importantly, Yes, there are also hot weapons, red cannons.

After three years of research and development and production, Da Song currently has two kinds of red-clothed cannons, one is a red-clothed cannon weighing one ton.

This kind of cannon has a long barrel, thick wall, and large caliber. There are cylindrical lugs on both sides of the center of gravity of the cannon body. The cannon can adjust the shooting angle based on this axis, and change the firing range according to the amount of gunpowder.Equipped with front sight and rear sight, the trajectory is calculated according to the parabola, with high accuracy.It is about 3 meters long and has a diameter of 110-130 mm.

The disadvantage of this kind of cannon is that the blasting rate is a bit high, the transportation is inconvenient, and the production efficiency is a bit low. At present, the artillery casting department of the Ministry of Industry only produces 80 pieces a year. So far, there are less than 200 pieces in the Song Dynasty.

The other is the light red-clothed cannon researched by Tiansheng at the end of the sixth year. Compared with the first cannon, this cannon is less than half the weight of the former, and its range and power are not as good as the former, but it is easy to transport. And the output is high, about 160 doors can be manufactured every year, and the bombing rate is extremely low, but because it has been put into production for less than a year, Da Song currently has more than 200 doors in reserve.

Zhao Zhen also gave these two cannons different names, the former is called Qinglong Cannon, and the latter is called Tiger Cannon.

Zhao Zhen originally planned to wait until Tiansheng moved his capital to Luoyang ten years before starting the chapter of the Song Dynasty's foreign conquests, but now that others are bullying to the door, it is natural to fight back, and Zhao Zhen intends to solve the Dangxiang and Tubo issues in this battle.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen intends to use it as a hot weapon that has never been on the road outside. After discussion, Zhao Zhen allocated 12 Qinglong cannons and 24 tiger cannons to the army on the left, and allocated 8 cannons to the army on the right. 16 Qinglong cannons and [-] Tiger cannons were built.

After the disintegration of the court, all departments began to operate at full capacity. The food, grass and military equipment were transported to the front line one after another, and the soldiers also marched in batches. The army on the left was 6 people, including 2 infantry and 3 light cavalry. There are 1 heavy cavalry, with Wang Deyong as the commander, Zhang Kang as the deputy commander, and Zhong Shiheng as the deputy commander.

There are 10 troops on the right, [-] light cavalry, [-] heavy cavalry, and [-] infantry. The reason why the cavalry of the two armies is dispatched on the right is that Zhao Zhen intends to use this to attack the confidant of Tubo, but he can The final result cannot be obtained, but depends on the specific battlefield situation.

Under the city of Huizhou, Li Yuanhao personally led more than [-] Qiang soldiers to surround the city of Huizhou. Zhong Shiheng led the troops to rescue Qinzhou earlier, and Li Yuanhao, who led the army to attack Huizhou, just bumped into each other. inevitable.

Although Li Yuanhao has a large number of people, the troops under Zhong Shiheng's command are all cavalry, and their weapons and equipment are far stronger than Li Yuanhao's army. Therefore, after two rounds of cavalry battles under the city of Huizhou, Li Yuanhao lost more than [-] cavalry. Heng lost more than [-] cavalry.

The same cavalry, the Dangxiang Qiang people are also considered brave, but Li Yuanhao couldn't understand why the battle loss ratio was one to two, so he sent Zhong Shiheng into Huizhou City.

In Li Yuanhao's camp under the city of Huizhou, there were screams one after another.

The first battle with the Song army encountered a lot of setbacks, and Li Yuanhao's violent side was revealed, and he vented all these emotions on the Tibetan women who were captured by him.

"My lord! The secret agent sent to the city has returned!"

An official with the appearance of a civil servant walked in, and couldn't help but be thrown down by the Asura Hell in front of him. He saw seven or eight disheveled women lying on the ground with their clothes in tatters, all covered with scars one after another, and Li Yuanhao was holding Holding a thick and long whip, he is teaching a captured Tibetan beauty.

The visitor is Zhang Pu, one of Dang Xiang's top advisers.

Seeing Li Yuanhao being so tyrannical, Zhang Pu couldn't help being a little disappointed, because he was the one who got the line from Yeli Wangrong when he united with the Wei Mu family. He thought Li Yuanhao was a hero, but he didn't expect him to be such a tyrannical person. Can't help frowning.

Li Yuanhao didn't take it seriously, and then said: "These Tubo beauties don't know how to serve others. I will teach you a lesson with the riding whip in my hand. If the military advisor likes anyone, you can take away whoever you like!"

Seeing this, Zhang Pu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty! No one is willing to respond to Your Majesty's call with the details of entering the city!"

Li Yuanhao couldn't help being stunned, and then said puzzled: "It's impossible. You must know that most of the cavalry under Zhong Shiheng's command are party members? It's only been a few years? They don't recognize me as the young master. Yet?"

Seeing this, Zhang Pu sighed and said: "Your Majesty does not know that the policies implemented by the Song Army in Liangzhou, Yinzhou and other places not only allow those party members to eat and dress warmly, but also earn money. It was much better before, and our party plundered everywhere every year just to fill our stomachs in Tai'an, but now that the people of the Song Dynasty have done it, who else is willing to risk their lives to answer the call of the king?"

Li Yuanhao was furious and said, "Damn it! The Song Dynasty's move is really too cruel. It's trying to turn the hungry wolf of our party into a watchdog of our own family."

(End of this chapter)