Iron Dynasty

Luo Xin looked at the city wall of Shanhaiguan with a smile.

After eight days of trekking, he finally arrived at his destination. As the commander of the First Army of the Shenji Army, he was ordered to lead three divisions under his command to Shanhaiguan to converge.

Ordering the army to enter the city, Luo Xin took his personal guard to the foot of Shanhaiguan City first, and Lu Fei, who got the news at this time, was already at the door.

Seeing Luo Xin, he couldn't help laughing and said, Luo Xin, how come your army is dragging its feet like a bitch, and it's only here now.

Fuck you, dogs can't spit out ivory. Luo Xin scolded directly. Although the two were noisy on weekdays, they were very close.

Because the two of them belong to different legions, it is basically impossible to see each other now.

When Lu Fei was scolded, instead of being angry, he laughed. He said to Lei Ming, Look, this is a scholar who has been drinking ink for ten years. I think it is no different from us rough people.

Lei Ming smiled bitterly and said: As the saying goes, those who are close to Mo are black, and those who are close to Zhu are red. This is not the credit of Commander Lu.

Lu Fei glared at him, raised his foot to face Lei Ming's butt, Okay, now that the wings are hard, you dare to kill me.

Luo Xin dismounted, snorted and said, You can bully Lei Ming now, but he is also the commander of the army now, so this is not right for you.

Lei Ming said with a smile: The two commanders are still arguing at the wine table. It's noon, so it's time to eat.

Luo Xin's stomach groaned twice at the right time, Lu Fei laughed when he saw this, and took Luo Xin to go to Shanhaiguan Camp for dinner.

When they arrived at the barracks, the three of them had a few drinks, but they didn't drink too much. At this time, Luo Xin said, This northern expedition is really heartwarming, and the emperor's ambition is something that the previous emperors did not have.

It goes without saying that when I followed the emperor back then, I saw that the king of Qi was by no means something in the pool. Lu Fei was triumphant.

Compared to Luo Xin and Lu Fei's ease and ease, Lei Ming had a serious look, because he was in Shanhaiguan and fought with barbarians all the year round, he knew very well that this war would not be so easy.

After eating the food, Lei Ming said, The two commanders have arrived at Shanhaiguan, and I haven't had time to tell us about the current situation of Pingzhou City.

Luo Xin glanced at Lu Fei, and only then did he realize that this guy was just a step too early.

He said, You are more familiar with Guanwai than we are. Tell us about the current enemy situation.

At this time, Lu Fei also put away his unruly expression and looked serious.

After pondering for a while, Lei Ming said: The two generals must also know the terrain outside the pass. Compared with the plains, hills, mountains and rivers in the pass, the land outside the pass is really flat, and it can be said that there are grasslands at a glance, and there are even very few trees. See, such a place is very suitable for large-scale cavalry combat, and this is the advantage of the barbarians, and based on the small-scale battles between the cavalry hunters and the barbarian scouts in recent years, our cavalry probably has no advantage.

Luo Xin nodded. In fact, they were not carried away by the victory. There are many reasons why they have been victorious over the years.

When in Jizhou, Beishan was injured by artillery, and other victories were based on the defense of the city. Even the recent Battle of Bashu was because the barbarian cavalry scattered and looted, giving them the opportunity to eliminate them.

But this time is different. This is a regular war between the two countries, and both sides will concentrate on this war.

Lu Fei said: So this time we can't waste our precious cavalry to fight the barbarians, it will only exhaust our limited cavalry. Last time Qi Guangyi chased the remaining cavalry and won the final victory, but also lost more than 3,000 people. , this is still in the case of barbarian cavalry people and horses.”

Luo Xin agreed, he said: You are right, our advantages are artillery and muskets, and cavalry is our weakness, so the limited cavalry can only be used to chase down the routed soldiers but to consume, I think this time The march has to go along the sea, and the first step is to build a Ubao 20 miles away from Shanhaiguan, so that even if the grain route on land is cut off, we can still get supplies from the sea.”

After a pause, he continued: Pingzhou City is only 100 miles away from Shanhaiguan. This distance is neither near nor far. We only need to build four Ubaos to ensure the food and grass we need when we fight in Pingzhou.

I think so too. Huajue Island is between Pingzhou City and Jinzhou. There is a lot of food on the island, which can provide us with supplies. Unfortunately, the two divisions on this island need to communicate directly with Ye Qingyun. Attacking Liaozhou cannot be used by me. Lei Ming said.

All three received orders from the Military Aircraft Department, and they all knew their plans. Lu Fei said, It's no pity, didn't Qi Guangyi already go to the island? According to the order, his mission was to pretend to attack Jinzhou and bring his The cavalry disturbed the rear of the barbarians, and now is the time when the barbarians are ploughing in spring, even if this battle is not won this year, it will drive the barbarians crazy in winter.

That's right, the emperor estimated that it was precisely when he saw this that he would conduct the northern expedition during the spring ploughing season. These barbarians now rely on the food cultivated by the people of the six cities to alleviate the famine. At this time, the spring ploughing has been destroyed, and this winter will starve to death. Little people. Luo Xin also laughed.

In that case, when are the two commanders going to set off? Lei Ming's eyes flashed with excitement.

Lu Fei pondered for a while, This has to wait for the appointment of the Military Aircraft Department. Our three armies must need a regiment commander.

Luo Xin and Lei Ming nodded. Before they were appointed, they still needed to prepare for the battle, including the connection between the three armies.

Seven days later, along with a large number of chariots entering Shanhaiguan, orders from the Military Aircraft Department also arrived in Shanhaiguan.

To the surprise of the three, this time the commander of the army was not any of the three, but Niu Ben who arrived from Qingzhou.

At the same time, Xiao Ming came.

Chen and so see the emperor!

All the generals in Shanhaiguan received the news and went outside the city gate to welcome the holy car.

You Aiqings are flat!

Xiao Ming rode on a horse and was dressed in military uniform. After mobilizing the army to gather at Shanhaiguan, he rushed to Shanhaiguan with some members of the Military Aircraft Department and the General Staff Department.

This trip to the north is a major event for the country, and the reason why he decided to go on a personal expedition was to boost morale.

At the same time, the symbol of any powerful emperor is based on military merit. He has been enjoying peace in Qingzhou City and it is difficult to establish prestige in the army.

Moreover, this war is extremely important, and various unexpected situations may occur in the war. At this time, Lu Fei and others may ask Qingzhou for life.

Such lengthy messaging would cause trouble for the war, but he was different here, and he was always at his disposal.