The mine is under full control.The soldiers and civilians of Chu State were not allowed to mine.In this way, it is very difficult for the Chu army to obtain weapons supplements.This gradually became a more and more serious problem, which troubled Chu Yu.
On this day, Chu Yu called Xiao Hongyue, Situ Ning and others to the secret room of the Imperial Study to discuss this matter.
Chu Yu said: "Everyone is my right-hand man. Now the Xiongnu and Xianbei coalition forces control almost all the iron essence production areas in Dachu. It prevents me from making new weapons. What should I do?"
Situ Ning said: "Your Highness, the current military force is not enough to defend Chang'an, let alone take back the production area of iron essence. I know there is a place where iron essence can be produced, and the Xiongnu and Xianbei will never be able to block it." Everyone listened We all want to know.
Chu Yu asked, "Oh, tell me, Master Situ, where is it?"
Situ Ning took a sip of tea and said, "It's the sea." When everyone heard this, they were immediately discouraged.Chu Yu asked: "The sea is vast and full of water, and there is nowhere to settle. Where can I find that iron spirit?"
Situ Ning said: "When I was very young, in order to make high-quality organs, I needed high-quality iron spirits. According to an ancient book, my grandfather recorded that there was a small island not far from the southeast coast. There was a stone cave on the island. The stone cave leads directly to the bottom of the sea. At the bottom of the cave, there are fine iron essences. We only need to build a few large ships, and then use the big ships to transport a group of craftsmen there. Mining the iron essence on the island, and then use Ship it back, smelt iron on the spot by the sea, cast it into a weapon, and then transport it back to Chang'an."
After hearing this, Chu Yu said, "There are actually such small islands in the sea. If there are such small islands, then Army Master Situ's idea is very good. It can defeat the enemy's plan."
Then Chu Yu said again: "Who is willing to go to the sea to explore according to the intention of Army Master Situ?" Xiao Hongyue said: "Let me go with Ning'er. Ning'er and I used to take risks in drilling caves to find treasures. She has a wealth of experience. Besides, it was proposed by Ning'er, and she also knows the location of the island. Let us go, we can find the island as quickly as possible, mine iron essence, forge weapons, and support Chang'an."
Chu Yu said: "Well, then, General Xiao and Military Advisor Situ will do this. During the absence of the General and Military Advisor, you must strictly follow the strategy formulated by Military Advisor Situ to defend the city. , not to fight." Everyone listened to the order.Everyone went down and prepared.
After Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning arranged the defense of Chang'an City, they left Chang'an City through the tunnel.All the way to southern Fujian.
Since the power of the King of Minnan was cleared.Minnan is now managed by an official appointed by Chu Yu, Mr. Wu.The two went to Fujian with Chu Yu's token.Mr. Wu received him warmly.
The official gate of Jianzhou City.Master Wu clasped his hands and said, "Welcome to the two special envoys of His Royal Highness, General Xiao and Army Master Situ, to southern Fujian." Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning sighed with emotion.The last time I came, it was when Chu Jun was in full swing in southern Fujian.When he left, he was beaten by someone.Now that she came back, she was the special envoy of the Princess Regent again.
Xiao Hongyue's face was calm and clear.Situ Ning nodded, and said: "Master Wu has worked hard. We are ordered by His Highness to go out to sea from here to find strategic resources. To help relieve the siege of Chang'an. Master Wu must fully cooperate." Master Wu nodded and bowed, repeatedly Said yes: "Yes, yes, I will try my best to cooperate." Then Master Wu arranged a place for the two of them.The two demanded that everything be kept simple.
Due to the tense battle situation, after staying here, the two immediately went to find a craftsman to build a big boat.Since Jianzhou is close to the sea, many people in the city go fishing.Therefore, large ship builders also rose up, and there were many large ship builders in the city.Under the mobilization of Lord Wu and the two of them, all craftsmen in the city who could build large ships were gathered together, demanding to build a large ship as soon as possible.The two paid the craftsmen twice the usual wages, and all the craftsmen were very happy.It is very exciting to work.In addition, many migrant workers were mobilized to help.All the people who came to work, both of them paid twice the usual wages.The people of Jianzhou City rushed to help.So the big ship was built in ten days.
The two asked Mr. Wu to prepare a lot of daily necessities and tools, and moved them to the boat together.Then set off on a sunny day.Situ Ning drew a map of the location of the island she remembered back then on a piece of cloth in advance.Then a kind of organ Sinan was made, which is much easier to use than the previous Sinan.Relying on these tools, the two rowed all the way towards the island.
After just a day of walking, Situ Ning became a little seasick.And Xiao Hongyue is a martial arts practitioner, so she won't get seasick.Xiao Hongyue took care of her wholeheartedly.Situ Ning said weakly: "I knew this before, so I made a kind of balance mechanism and put it on the boat. If you sit on it, you won't be bumped, and you won't get seasick." Xiao Hongyue felt a little funny, this child is seasick Dizzy like this, still thinking about making organs.Xiao Hongyue told her not to think about creating organs, and to rest well.When the weather is good, Xiao Hongyue will put a chair on the deck, let Situ Ning sit on it, and enjoy the sea view in the distance, so that Situ Ning will feel better.During the few days when Situ Ning was seasick, Xiao Hongyue made some light and delicious soup for Situ Ning to drink.After a few days, Situ Ning gradually got used to the bumps on the boat, so the seasickness got better.
After the two walked for several days, a point appeared on the sea in the distance.Then the dot got bigger and bigger, and finally showed the appearance of a small island.Situ Ning said: "That should be the small island recorded in the ancient book. We are ready to go ashore."
After the two people waited for the boat to approach the cliff, they threw the anchor to the bottom of the water to fix the boat.Then Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning went ashore.The two went to the island to check with some food, water, and tools.
The two first walked around the island on the beach.Situ Ning walked around and wrote down the shape and size of the island.The island is an irregular circle, not too big.It took the two of them an hour and a half to walk down the island.
After the two of them calculated the approximate shape and size of the island.Ready to go to the center of the island.
The island is surrounded by beaches.In the middle of the island, there is a dense forest.In order to save time, the two took the pterosaur and flew over the island to check.I saw a small open space in the middle of the forest on this island, which was a small stone mountain.Situ Ning said: "The entrance to the iron concentrate cave may be on the rocky mountain. Let's go down there and have a look." Xiao Hongyue nodded.Manipulating the mechanism, it gradually landed on the side of the stone mountain.
The stone mountain is surrounded by forests, but the stone mountain is bare. There is nothing else except stones and soil.The two walked up a small slope.
The two walked around the hill along the small slope for more than half a circle, and heard the sound of water.The two walked forward again, and saw that there was a stone pit on the edge of the slope in front, on the side of the mountain.The pit was filled with what appeared to be clear water.Situ Ning said: "There may be a spring here. Let's go and have a look." Xiao Hongyue nodded.
The two approached, only to see water rippling from behind a stone.The two walked around the stone and saw that there was indeed a spring water inside, and the spring water was bubbling out.Xiao Hongyue took a sip and tasted it, it was bland.She said: "Ning'er, this water is fresh. It's rare that there is fresh water on this small island. Sea water is salty, but the spring water is fresh. If you mine iron essence here in the future, you can drink water from here." Situ Ning nodded and said, "Yes, the conditions on this island are very good."
The two continued to walk forward.I walked around the mountain for a while.Walked to the back of the top of the spring just now.A stone cave appeared in front of them.Situ Ning said: "Sister Yue, look quickly, this may be the Iron Essence Cave. Let's go in and have a look." Xiao Hongyue nodded.
The two entered the cave.The cave is slanted downward, and it is very wet inside.The two lit stone lamps.The walls of the cave were dripping water continuously.And the dripping water did not accumulate, but flowed around along the cracks in the stone, and I don't know where it went underground.
The stone cave is winding and slanting all the way down.The two walked forward cautiously.It was very cold in the cave at first.The two walked for a while, and Situ Ning said, "We're probably below the surface of the sea now." Xiao Hongyue nodded.He sighed at the uncanny workmanship of nature.
The two continued to walk forward for a while, and a large underground space appeared in front of them.Not far from the ground, an underground river lay in front of them.The two of them crossed the underground river, and there was another cave down ahead, and the ground of the cave here became steeper.Xiao Hongyue walked for a while, then turned around and carried Situ Ning down.The two went down all the way like this, and finally went down into a relatively large stone cave.
Situ Ning said: "Sister Yue, look quickly, this is Tie Jing." Xiao Hongyue held up a lamp and shone around the cave.I saw the gray stone walls all around showing bits and pieces of light.Situ Ning said: "Sister Yue looked at this iron essence. The more light it emits and the finer it is, it means that the grade of this iron essence is higher. The more iron refined, the better. This is a high-quality iron essence. How much better than on land." Xiao Hongyue said happily: "We have finally found the iron concentrate mine in the sea. Ning'er, what shall we do next?" Situ Ning said: "Now the iron concentrate mine has been explored clearly .Let's go up in a while and take a boat back to Jianzhou. On the way back, I will draw the location of the iron concentrate mine and the situation in the mine. When we arrive in Jianzhou, we will find the prefect and ask him to organize a A large number of people, with tools, came to this island to mine iron ore. I just took a look when I was in the air. The island is big enough. We can mine iron ore, and then take wood to smelt iron and cast weapons on the spot .After the blade is ready to be used as a weapon, it will be shipped directly to Chang'an." Xiao Hongyue said, "Good idea."
So the two of them left the iron concentrate cave and returned to the boat.It was already dark at this time.The two wanted to rest for a day and leave tomorrow morning.But considering the tense battle situation in Chang'an.So the two set sail overnight.Xiao Hongyue set off after controlling the direction of the boat.
On the boat, Xiao Hongyue was preparing something to eat.Situ Ning was describing the specific situation of the island.After the two finished their meal, Xiao Hongyue looked in the direction of the boat.Situ Ning continued to describe the situation of the island.After one night, Situ Ning had already described the situation on the island.Even where to build the iron smelting workshop and where to build the weapon casting workshop have been designed.
The two walked for another five days and returned to Jianzhou.As soon as they returned to Jianzhou, the two found Master Wu, the prefect, and asked him to organize a large number of craftsmen and migrant workers, preparing to go to sea to mine iron essence and forge weapons.At the same time, Xiao Hongyue also sent a letter to Her Royal Highness Princess Chang'an.Tell her about the scouting and the plans for forging weapons.
Within three days, Jianzhou City organized ten large ships.Two thousand craftsmen and migrant workers.All the way mighty, marching towards the island.Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning also accompanied her.
On the way, Xiao Hongyue said to Situ Ning: "Ning'er, we discovered this island, and we will call it in the future. It is more convenient to have a name. Ning'er should give this island a name." Situ Ning thought for a while, Said: "There are stone mountains and springs on this island, let's call it Shanquan Island." Xiao Hongyue said: "Shanquan Island, a good name!"
Ten big ships sailed for five days and arrived at Shanquan Island.People came down one after another and set up camp on the island.Situ Ning divided the people into groups, and some of them were responsible for cutting down trees to open a road and build a road leading to the rocky mountain in the middle of the island.The cut wood is stored nearby for iron smelting.Some people are responsible for cutting trees, burning bricks, and transporting stones to build workshops.There are also some people who are responsible for boiling water and cooking for everyone.The whole thing went on in an orderly fashion.
Situ Ning made a mechanism for mining iron essence.The speed of mining iron essence is very fast.After mining, the people inside carried them up in baskets, and then transported them out of the cave to the iron smelting workshop on the beach.After the iron was smelted, it was cast into various weapons.Soon the first weapons were cast.
Coincidentally, there is a river from Jianzhou to Shuzhong.So Situ Ning ordered that the cast weapons be transported to the seaside of Jianzhou by a large ship first, and then moved to a small boat, and transported by a small boat to central Shu through a small river from Jianzhou to central Shu.Then it was transported into Chang'an City through the tunnel from central Shu to Chang'an.
In just one and a half months, the first batch of weapons cast on Shanquan Island had already arrived in Chang'an.Chu Yu was very happy.The soldiers and civilians in Chang'an were greatly encouraged.
At this time, most of the affairs on Shanquan Island have been arranged, and there is only one person who is in charge of the island's affairs.After thinking about it, Situ Ning thought of Mo Hanxing.Because she considered that Mo Hanxing had many years of experience in managing the large-scale Xinghualou, so she was an excellent candidate to lead the affairs of Shanquan Island this time.Thinking of this, Situ Ning immediately notified Chang'an.Chu Yu immediately agreed with Situ Ning's suggestion, asking Mo Hanxing, Qin Mengdie, and Mo Yun to jointly lead the affairs of Shanquan Island.After the three arrived at Shanquan Island, Situ Ning explained to them what happened on the island, and then returned to Chang'an with Xiao Hongyue to formulate the next step and prepare for a decisive battle with the Huns and Xianbei allied forces.
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On this day, in the secret room of the Royal Study Room of Chang'an Palace.Chu Yu was discussing the decisive battle with a few of his cronies.Chu Yu said: "Everyone, through the joint efforts of everyone, especially the efforts of General Xiao and Army Division Situ. We have no worries about food, soldiers, and weapons, and we will continue to supply them from the rear. Next, we will discuss how to defeat the Xiongnu The Xianbei allied forces broke the siege of Chang'an for several months in one fell swoop."
Situ Ning said: "Now we have enough food, grass, soldiers, and weapons. It's time to discuss the decisive battle. Your Highness, everyone, I would like to analyze the current and future situation and strategy for you." Chu Yu signaled her to continue.
Situ Ning took a sip of tea and said, "The types of troops and tactics used in today's wars are nothing more than the following. The types of troops include light and heavy infantry, light and heavy cavalry, and long-range archers. I am in Chu because of the lack of good horses, and the number of horses is not large. Therefore, infantry has always been the main force. However, nomads such as the Xiongnu and Xianbei have always relied on cavalry because they have many horses but not many people. The cavalry is elite, but the cost of formation is high and the training time is long. The reason why Xiongnu Xianbei can quickly form a large number of cavalry , because their people have been riding horses since they were young, and they are very familiar with horses. Dismount for the people, and mount for soldiers.” Speaking of this, everyone cast admiring glances.
Situ Ning continued: "If you say which arm is stronger, it is not absolute. The reason why the cavalry has won so many results is that everyone did not understand the characteristics of the cavalry before. The biggest advantage of the cavalry over the infantry is actually to contain harassment. The two armies In contrast, the cavalry has the initiative. Whether to fight or not, the cavalry has the final say. When to fight, the cavalry also has the final say. The cavalry can mobilize the infantry in the rapid movement, find fighters from it, so as to break through the infantry formation and defeat the infantry in one fell swoop. And even if the cavalry is defeated, they can escape quickly and save a lot of vitality in order to make a comeback. Even if the infantry wins, it is difficult to wipe out the enemy in large numbers. But if the infantry is defeated, it will be wiped out. Frontal confrontation, in fact, the cavalry has no advantage. The cavalry does not have a great advantage over the infantry, let alone light cavalry with no armor or light armor. Therefore, if we want to win in Dachu, we need to know the strengths and weaknesses of both the enemy and us. We should carry forward our advantages." Chu Yu expressed admiration, and said, "The military master is really a genius of Chu! Hearing what the military master said is better than studying for ten years. What tactics will the military master use next to defeat or even destroy the enemy?"
Situ Ning took a sip of tea and continued: "As far as I know, the Xiongnu Xianbei's army now does not only have cavalry, but also a mix of light and heavy infantry and cavalry. There are two reasons for this. One is that the opponent's horses There are many, and it is impossible to arm a cavalry of one million or more than 10 at once. In that case, the pressure on food and grass will be huge. They cannot bear it. Second, they have gradually realized that infantry is cheap and easy to use and has advantages in siege warfare. According to previous intelligence and the investigation of the spies sent during this period, among the enemy's one hundred thousand troops, only 50 are elite cavalry, while the remaining 100 million troops are light and heavy infantry and archers. Our next task is Annihilate all of these hundreds of thousands of troops, and not allow any of them to run back. However, if our strategy is not formulated properly, it may happen that only more than half of the infantry is wiped out, while a small number of infantry and a large number of cavalry In that case, the enemy will be able to preserve a large number of elite and viable forces, which will pose a threat to our Great Chu in the future. My plan is to plan a high-intensity attack outside Chang'an City to defeat the enemy. The large number of enemy cavalry At this time, we will definitely flee to the north. Tongguan is the only passage between the northern grassland and the Central Plains. Therefore, we must ambush the elite in Tongguan in advance, close the gate of Tongguan, and completely block the escape route of the enemy. Annihilate all the enemies fleeing north Before Tongguan."
Situ Ning rested for a while, took a sip of tea, and continued: "This time our main force in the battle is still infantry, and if it is heavy infantry. The cavalry and light infantry are responsible for outflanking, chasing and intercepting. Before the decisive battle begins, send a large number of The cavalry and light infantry circled and outflanked, threatening the enemy's flanks on the one hand, and preventing the enemy from escaping on the other. The front was pressed by a large number of heavy infantry. This time our troops were smaller than the enemy's. I estimate that only 50 soldiers will be able to participate in decisive battles. Therefore, we need to turn this 50 troops into an elite army, so that we can defeat more enemies with less and win more with less. There are two important points here .First, I changed the infantry phalanx. Our Dachu infantry phalanx used to use spears and spears. In order to better deal with cavalry attacks, I changed the phalanx. The front three rows of the phalanx They are spears, the three rows behind are long spears, the next three rows are broadswords, and the middle is crossbowmen. The four sides of the phalanx are all in the same configuration. No matter which way they face the enemy, they can respond freely, making the enemy cavalry unable to do anything Start. This time I added the crossbowmen to the phalanx, which is to cancel the initiative of the cavalry at the middle distance, so that the cavalry has to fight at the middle distance. If the enemy does not fight, they will be shot to death by our crossbowmen. hurt."
Situ Ning paused for a while, took another sip of tea, and continued: "As for the mobile troops responsible for outflanking. I also changed it a bit. Divided these people into two types of troops. One is the crossbow cavalry. I made a cute The crossbow that is easy to carry on horseback is not as powerful as the infantry crossbow, but it is stronger than the enemy's horse bow. Crossbow cavalry not only carry crossbows, but also sabers. The enemy can use sabers to fight when they are close. The second is light infantry, these infantry do not wear armor , the whole body is lightly dressed, it is convenient to march quickly, and only carry a light Miao knife for close combat. In addition, I also made several large-scale mechanisms to achieve the purpose of surprise. This is the icing on the cake."
The enemy troops besieging the city were surprised.According to their estimates, the food supply in Chang'an City should have been tight long ago.But now the city of Chang'an looks orderly, and it doesn't look like there is a shortage of food at all.The enemy was a little anxious.Because they were unable to attack by force, they changed to besieging the city.After being surrounded for more than a month, they found that the Chu army and Chang'an City were getting stronger and stronger.They urgently need to lead the Chu army out of the city, so that they can use their superiority in strength to deal a fatal blow to the Chu army.
The Chu army here is also making intensive preparations.New soldiers and food were continuously transported into Chang'an City from central Shu.A big battle is imminent, imminent.
Interestingly, although both sides are eager for a decisive battle.But no one dared to move first.Whoever moves first will be disadvantaged.And for the Chu army, this is even more so.Because of the large number of enemy troops.Once it moves, because of the difference in the training level of soldiers and the leadership level of generals, there will be many loopholes.It is easy to give the enemy a chance.What Situ Ning wanted was to make the enemy move.As soon as the enemy army moved, the Chu army had an opportunity to take advantage of the tearing and mobilization.In order to lure the enemy to move first.Situ Ning thought of two strategies.
One is to sneak attack on the enemy's food and grass camp.The enemy army divided the grain and grass into several places for storage.And there are heavy guards.Situ Ning's sneak attack will definitely not succeed.But Situ Ning never planned to succeed.If she just gave the enemy a psychological panic.When the enemy's food and grass are in a hurry, if there is an attack on the food and grass camp, the morale of the army will definitely become unstable.Situ Ning planned to use the pterosaur to carry out this sneak attack from the air.This is the best and safest method.
Situ Ning reinforced the flying mechanism pterosaur that he brought.The upper skin pouch is reinforced with thick animal hides, making it resistant to strong bow shots.A layer of iron sheet was added below, which was attached to the wooden board below, so that it could resist the shooting of bows and arrows.
On the enemy side, the siege has been stepped up.They divided the 100 million troops into four echelons, and took turns attacking Chang'an around the clock.
During the day, everyone loaded the fire starter on the pterosaur, and prepared enough fuel for the pterosaur.At night, Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning boarded the pterosaur and rose slowly. Xiao Hongyue manipulated the pterosaur to quietly touch a granary of the enemy army.
The enemy's granary was built in a large open space.It was built in this way because the surrounding area is open and it is not easy to be ambushed and attacked.And this also made it more difficult for Xiao Hongyue and the others to sneak attack.Situ Ning asked Xiao Hongyue to add a lot of fuel to the pterosaur first, raised the pterosaur high, floated over the granary, then hovered, reduced the fuel, and fell slowly.When it fell to a height of one foot from the granary, the defenders of the granary found out and shot arrows one after another.But the pterosaurs were reinforced before, so they could withstand the shooting of bows and arrows.
Xiao Hongyue lit the fire starter and threw it towards the granary.This fire starter was specially made by Situ Ning. It is particularly easy to catch fire, burns violently, is lighter than water, and can float and burn on water.And the fluidity is very large, where it flows and burns.I saw that several large granaries were all ignited in a short while, and the defenders below were in chaos.They took water to put out the fire.And this hit Situ Ning's plan.The more the defenders threw water on the fire, the more the oil flowed with the water, everywhere.Instead, the fire got bigger and bigger.Finally, a grain stack of the enemy was burned.Some damage was done to the enemy.The only regrettable thing about this sneak attack was that there was no strong wind. If there was strong wind, the enemy's losses would be even greater.In this surprise attack, although only one grain stack of the enemy was burned.But created a lot of panic among the enemy troops.They worry about more crops being attacked.So more troops were sent to guard.As a result, the number of troops used for frontal combat was reduced, to only 90.As many as 20 troops are used to guard food and grass.After all, food and grass are too important to them at this time.Once the Chu army succeeds in sneak attacking, they will be self-defeating.
Situ Ning's second strategy was to deliberately spread out the authentic news that had been strictly kept secret.When the enemy knew the news, they were very disturbed.At the same time, they want to send troops to destroy this tunnel.At the same time, he was worried that the Chu army would seize the opportunity during the mobilization of troops and be eaten away.This created no small contradiction among the enemy troops.Part of the enemy strongly demanded to destroy the tunnel.The other part said that the decisive battle is imminent, and the deployment of troops for the decisive battle should not be disrupted because of this matter.Even if the tunnel is destroyed this time, it will not have much impact on the decisive battle.Everything serves the decisive battle, leaving aside the tunnel for now.What Situ Ning wanted was the first effect.But even if the enemy didn't move the tunnel, Situ Ning had already created a lot of conflicts among the enemy.
For the decisive battle, Situ Ning also designed a powerful weapon to replace the long spear array in front of the formation to withstand the impact of the enemy.She unfolded a picture and said to Chu Yu: "Your Highness, please look, this is a picture of a weapon I drew in the past few days. This weapon is called a rotary knife. It is carried on a cart. Ten people push it forward , five people stood on the cart and turned the handle, driving the five large blades to rotate through the pivot, cutting the enemy in front. The enemy's horses, there is no armorer who can stop them." Chu Yu looked at it and said: "This weapon is very good! "
Then Situ Ning said: "Although the rotary knife is powerful, it is heavy. It is inconvenient to carry. It is easy to be broken by the enemy from the side." Then Situ Ning unfolded another picture and said, "Look at this picture again, Your Highness. This is a A kind of crossbow that can be carried by one person. It is called Qianji crossbow. Unlike the cavalry crossbow, the ordinary crossbow can only shoot one arrow at a time, but this crossbow can shoot one arrow at a time. It is more convenient for infantry to carry. This crossbow can be folded at ordinary times , and then unfolded during battle. The arrows are packed in a special wooden box in advance. After punching one box, throw it away, and then put another box. In this way, our army can kill and injure the enemy's vital forces in large numbers without contacting the enemy, and save Our strength." Chu Yu was very happy when he saw these powerful weapons, and said: "Then the military commander should quickly implement this plan." Situ Ning said: "In the past few days, I have ordered the craftsmen in the city to rush to make them overnight. Six rotary knives and one hundred thousand machine crossbows have been produced. By tomorrow evening, I estimate that I can make up ten rotary knives and two hundred thousand machine crossbows. At that time, I will use these as the backbone to fight against the enemy." Chu Yu Said: "Okay, just do as the military division said."
On the second day, the enemy's siege in turn stopped after only two waves.It is obvious that the forces that advocate the destruction of tunnels have gained the upper hand among the enemy troops.In the evening, Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning had already prepared everything and was ready to go.
Situ Ning said before the battle: "The several new weapons we put into use this time are the best when they are used for the first time without the enemy's knowledge. If they are used many times, the enemy will take precautions and will imitate them. Manufacturing, it will be difficult to deal with us again. Therefore, we have to defeat the enemy in one battle. Sister Yue, thank you for your hard work. This big battle is up to you." Xiao Hongyue said: "Don't worry, I am not A person who retreats in fear."
In the evening, the blood-soaked thick gate of Chang'an City, which had been closed for a long time, creaked open.A well-groomed army stepped out, led by a female general in gray armor.The enemy immediately beat drums and started fighting.At this time, the army that came out of Chang'an City quickly separated to the two sides, and strange chariots were pushed out from behind.I saw the chariot rushing forward at a fast speed, and the big blades in front were flying.The pike and heavy armored infantry of the Xiongnu and Xianbei allied forces at the forefront were immediately cut to pieces.Behind the big chariot were a large number of powerful bed crossbows.The bed crossbow shot out heavy iron arrows.Fly over the chariot and shoot into the enemy formation.The powerful iron arrows can easily pierce heavy armor, let alone a large number of lightly armored and unarmored enemy soldiers.Immediately, streams of blood flowed on the ground.
When the soldiers on both sides saw the blood, they became murderous.The enemy's cavalry was dispatched, and two powerful cavalry rushed quickly from both sides.And a large number of heavy crossbows appeared on the walls of Chang'an City, firing desperately at the cavalry.The crossbowmen behind the army led by the gray armor female general also shot arrows.Suddenly a large number of cavalry overturned.Those who fell to the ground and survived were trampled to death by the horse behind them.The rest rushed forward and fought with Xiao Hongyue's army.I saw that Ningyue Sword was like possessed by a demon, quickly harvesting the lives of the invaders one by one.No, the enemy's cavalry was completely lost.
As expected, the enemy's front line was quickly retreated under the attack of powerful new weapons with strange shapes.At this time, if the enemy is allowed to escape from the rear and then come back to organize the formation, it will form a tug of war.Situ Ning did not allow this to happen.Therefore, the Chu army quickly adjusted its offensive.The cavalry of the brigade rushed out from the two wings of the cumbersome rotary knife array and the bed crossbow array, crossed the rotary knife array, and continued to pursue the fleeing enemy.It is bound to break the more than 100 million Xiongnu Xianbei coalition forces into collapse.No matter how many people there are, they will not be able to form an effective fighting force in the face of defeat.Under the pursuit of the fast cavalry, the enemy's tail was always bitten tightly.Moreover, the cavalry of the Chu army still has a powerful place.It is to be able to form attack power at the same time like infantry in the front and rear rows.The front row approached the enemy in close combat, and the rear row used Situ Ning's improved crossbow to shoot fiercely.After finishing one box, put another box on it.When a batch of arrow boxes on the body is finished, they are removed and returned to the rear to take the arrow boxes and replace them with another batch.And there has always been a mule convoy dragging a large amount of military supplies in the rear, replenishing the troops in front at any time.
The Xiongnu and Xianbei allied forces retreated steadily in front of this strange formation and weird offensive that they had never seen before.The clinging cavalry in the rear and the never-ending rain of arrows in the sky became the nightmare of the invaders.The enemy army was mowed down in large swaths like grass.In fact, not many were directly hacked to death by the pursuers.A large number were cut down by the cavalry, or injured by the rain of arrows, and they were inconvenient to move.In such an escaping brigade, as long as the movement is inconvenient, it means being squeezed down by the people behind, and then trampled to death by friendly or enemy troops.As a result, a large number of enemy troops died from secondary damage.
The Chu army's pursuit formation is like this.At the front are light cavalry with sabers, and behind them are long-range cavalry with Situ crossbows.Behind the cavalry were a large number of rotary knife carts, and there were no survivors where the carts passed.Behind the carousel are a large number of bed crossbows, behind the bed crossbows are well-formed infantry, and behind the infantry are supply mule convoys.Such a complicated formation formed by Situ Ning is very difficult to command.But once the command is done, it is very easy to use. It can attack and defend, showing great power.The Chu army maintained a continuous pursuit of the enemy, vowing to drive out the more than 100 million invaders at once.If more than 100 million people can be wiped out in this battle, it will be an unprecedented battle that will be recorded in the annals of history forever.This has never happened before in military history.
The battle situation is developing in the direction designed by Situ Ning.The enemy generals struggled to maintain formation.Those running behind wanted to maintain the retreat formation.Those who run ahead want to organize a counterattack formation.But no matter how the general tells the soldiers that the Chu army is small, the Chu army can be defeated by the advantage of numbers.At this time, the soldiers couldn't listen either.A few times, a few people who were relatively far from the back managed to organize a counterattack formation.But before they circled to the sides, they counterattacked backwards.The friendly forces retreating like a tidal wave quickly broke up their formation.
This battle has been fought from early morning to afternoon.The Chu army was exhausted enough, not to mention the enemy army who fled in chaos.Many people couldn't walk, they were hungry and thirsty, and they fell down by themselves.And the result of falling down was either cut to death by a rotary knife car, crushed to death by a bed crossbow, or trampled to death by assault infantry.Later, no one in the Xiongnu Xianbei coalition army could listen to the command of their generals.What about maintaining order and retreating in an orderly manner can't be listened to.All they wanted was to run, and run, and run.Neither can their generals.They had to order each to flee for their lives.With this order, the Xiongnu Xianbei coalition army can no longer be called an army.Everyone threw away their weapons, took off their armor, threw away everything that hindered their running speed, and then ran in all directions desperately.
In addition to leaving 3 people in the city, the Chu army all went to the battlefield to pursue the invaders.Even later, in order to replace the exhausted soldiers of the Chu army who couldn't get up, they maintained the pursuit pressure on the invaders.Situ Ning temporarily suggested to Chu Yu to organize the people in the city, give them some simple weapons, and go up to pursue them.
In the face of a powerful enemy, everyone in Dachu shares the same hatred and kills the enemy with one heart.The one-sided pursuit went from the outskirts of Chang'an to Weicheng in the north of Chang'an.Due to the large number of enemy troops, even Situ Ning formed such a tight pursuit formation.There are still some people who have no choice but to go to the deep mountains and old forests.But most of them were killed on the way to escape.Many soldiers of Dachu had their weapons blunted.The road is full of corpses, stumps, weapons, armor, food, chariots, etc.Blood flowed into rivers, and corpses littered the fields.In some places, even the stumps were floating on the river of blood.For months, the air around the battlefield has been filled with the smell of blood.It took a whole month for the soldiers and civilians in Chang'an and nearby towns to clean up the battlefield.Because there were too many dead bodies, they had to dig a big pit nearby to bury them.Dig a large hole at intervals.As for the abandoned items of the enemy, everything that can be used is collected and reused.
Later, after inspecting the battlefield, Situ Ning asked Chu Yu to temporarily move the people from several towns near the battlefield out for half a year in order to avoid causing epidemics, and set up tents in the distant wilderness to live there, and then moved back to live after half a year.These are things for later.
This unparalleled battle shocked the world, wept ghosts and gods, and the sky was darkened, and the sun and the moon were dark.Known as the decisive battle of Chang'an in history.The prestige of Chu Yu, Xiao Hongyue, and Situ Ning spread throughout Da Chu, and even spread to the territory of the enemy country.
Everyone in Da Chu supported Chu Yu.In the past, there were people who complained about her identity as a woman, but now
On this day, Chu Yu called Xiao Hongyue, Situ Ning and others to the secret room of the Imperial Study to discuss this matter.
Chu Yu said: "Everyone is my right-hand man. Now the Xiongnu and Xianbei coalition forces control almost all the iron essence production areas in Dachu. It prevents me from making new weapons. What should I do?"
Situ Ning said: "Your Highness, the current military force is not enough to defend Chang'an, let alone take back the production area of iron essence. I know there is a place where iron essence can be produced, and the Xiongnu and Xianbei will never be able to block it." Everyone listened We all want to know.
Chu Yu asked, "Oh, tell me, Master Situ, where is it?"
Situ Ning took a sip of tea and said, "It's the sea." When everyone heard this, they were immediately discouraged.Chu Yu asked: "The sea is vast and full of water, and there is nowhere to settle. Where can I find that iron spirit?"
Situ Ning said: "When I was very young, in order to make high-quality organs, I needed high-quality iron spirits. According to an ancient book, my grandfather recorded that there was a small island not far from the southeast coast. There was a stone cave on the island. The stone cave leads directly to the bottom of the sea. At the bottom of the cave, there are fine iron essences. We only need to build a few large ships, and then use the big ships to transport a group of craftsmen there. Mining the iron essence on the island, and then use Ship it back, smelt iron on the spot by the sea, cast it into a weapon, and then transport it back to Chang'an."
After hearing this, Chu Yu said, "There are actually such small islands in the sea. If there are such small islands, then Army Master Situ's idea is very good. It can defeat the enemy's plan."
Then Chu Yu said again: "Who is willing to go to the sea to explore according to the intention of Army Master Situ?" Xiao Hongyue said: "Let me go with Ning'er. Ning'er and I used to take risks in drilling caves to find treasures. She has a wealth of experience. Besides, it was proposed by Ning'er, and she also knows the location of the island. Let us go, we can find the island as quickly as possible, mine iron essence, forge weapons, and support Chang'an."
Chu Yu said: "Well, then, General Xiao and Military Advisor Situ will do this. During the absence of the General and Military Advisor, you must strictly follow the strategy formulated by Military Advisor Situ to defend the city. , not to fight." Everyone listened to the order.Everyone went down and prepared.
After Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning arranged the defense of Chang'an City, they left Chang'an City through the tunnel.All the way to southern Fujian.
Since the power of the King of Minnan was cleared.Minnan is now managed by an official appointed by Chu Yu, Mr. Wu.The two went to Fujian with Chu Yu's token.Mr. Wu received him warmly.
The official gate of Jianzhou City.Master Wu clasped his hands and said, "Welcome to the two special envoys of His Royal Highness, General Xiao and Army Master Situ, to southern Fujian." Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning sighed with emotion.The last time I came, it was when Chu Jun was in full swing in southern Fujian.When he left, he was beaten by someone.Now that she came back, she was the special envoy of the Princess Regent again.
Xiao Hongyue's face was calm and clear.Situ Ning nodded, and said: "Master Wu has worked hard. We are ordered by His Highness to go out to sea from here to find strategic resources. To help relieve the siege of Chang'an. Master Wu must fully cooperate." Master Wu nodded and bowed, repeatedly Said yes: "Yes, yes, I will try my best to cooperate." Then Master Wu arranged a place for the two of them.The two demanded that everything be kept simple.
Due to the tense battle situation, after staying here, the two immediately went to find a craftsman to build a big boat.Since Jianzhou is close to the sea, many people in the city go fishing.Therefore, large ship builders also rose up, and there were many large ship builders in the city.Under the mobilization of Lord Wu and the two of them, all craftsmen in the city who could build large ships were gathered together, demanding to build a large ship as soon as possible.The two paid the craftsmen twice the usual wages, and all the craftsmen were very happy.It is very exciting to work.In addition, many migrant workers were mobilized to help.All the people who came to work, both of them paid twice the usual wages.The people of Jianzhou City rushed to help.So the big ship was built in ten days.
The two asked Mr. Wu to prepare a lot of daily necessities and tools, and moved them to the boat together.Then set off on a sunny day.Situ Ning drew a map of the location of the island she remembered back then on a piece of cloth in advance.Then a kind of organ Sinan was made, which is much easier to use than the previous Sinan.Relying on these tools, the two rowed all the way towards the island.
After just a day of walking, Situ Ning became a little seasick.And Xiao Hongyue is a martial arts practitioner, so she won't get seasick.Xiao Hongyue took care of her wholeheartedly.Situ Ning said weakly: "I knew this before, so I made a kind of balance mechanism and put it on the boat. If you sit on it, you won't be bumped, and you won't get seasick." Xiao Hongyue felt a little funny, this child is seasick Dizzy like this, still thinking about making organs.Xiao Hongyue told her not to think about creating organs, and to rest well.When the weather is good, Xiao Hongyue will put a chair on the deck, let Situ Ning sit on it, and enjoy the sea view in the distance, so that Situ Ning will feel better.During the few days when Situ Ning was seasick, Xiao Hongyue made some light and delicious soup for Situ Ning to drink.After a few days, Situ Ning gradually got used to the bumps on the boat, so the seasickness got better.
After the two walked for several days, a point appeared on the sea in the distance.Then the dot got bigger and bigger, and finally showed the appearance of a small island.Situ Ning said: "That should be the small island recorded in the ancient book. We are ready to go ashore."
After the two people waited for the boat to approach the cliff, they threw the anchor to the bottom of the water to fix the boat.Then Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning went ashore.The two went to the island to check with some food, water, and tools.
The two first walked around the island on the beach.Situ Ning walked around and wrote down the shape and size of the island.The island is an irregular circle, not too big.It took the two of them an hour and a half to walk down the island.
After the two of them calculated the approximate shape and size of the island.Ready to go to the center of the island.
The island is surrounded by beaches.In the middle of the island, there is a dense forest.In order to save time, the two took the pterosaur and flew over the island to check.I saw a small open space in the middle of the forest on this island, which was a small stone mountain.Situ Ning said: "The entrance to the iron concentrate cave may be on the rocky mountain. Let's go down there and have a look." Xiao Hongyue nodded.Manipulating the mechanism, it gradually landed on the side of the stone mountain.
The stone mountain is surrounded by forests, but the stone mountain is bare. There is nothing else except stones and soil.The two walked up a small slope.
The two walked around the hill along the small slope for more than half a circle, and heard the sound of water.The two walked forward again, and saw that there was a stone pit on the edge of the slope in front, on the side of the mountain.The pit was filled with what appeared to be clear water.Situ Ning said: "There may be a spring here. Let's go and have a look." Xiao Hongyue nodded.
The two approached, only to see water rippling from behind a stone.The two walked around the stone and saw that there was indeed a spring water inside, and the spring water was bubbling out.Xiao Hongyue took a sip and tasted it, it was bland.She said: "Ning'er, this water is fresh. It's rare that there is fresh water on this small island. Sea water is salty, but the spring water is fresh. If you mine iron essence here in the future, you can drink water from here." Situ Ning nodded and said, "Yes, the conditions on this island are very good."
The two continued to walk forward.I walked around the mountain for a while.Walked to the back of the top of the spring just now.A stone cave appeared in front of them.Situ Ning said: "Sister Yue, look quickly, this may be the Iron Essence Cave. Let's go in and have a look." Xiao Hongyue nodded.
The two entered the cave.The cave is slanted downward, and it is very wet inside.The two lit stone lamps.The walls of the cave were dripping water continuously.And the dripping water did not accumulate, but flowed around along the cracks in the stone, and I don't know where it went underground.
The stone cave is winding and slanting all the way down.The two walked forward cautiously.It was very cold in the cave at first.The two walked for a while, and Situ Ning said, "We're probably below the surface of the sea now." Xiao Hongyue nodded.He sighed at the uncanny workmanship of nature.
The two continued to walk forward for a while, and a large underground space appeared in front of them.Not far from the ground, an underground river lay in front of them.The two of them crossed the underground river, and there was another cave down ahead, and the ground of the cave here became steeper.Xiao Hongyue walked for a while, then turned around and carried Situ Ning down.The two went down all the way like this, and finally went down into a relatively large stone cave.
Situ Ning said: "Sister Yue, look quickly, this is Tie Jing." Xiao Hongyue held up a lamp and shone around the cave.I saw the gray stone walls all around showing bits and pieces of light.Situ Ning said: "Sister Yue looked at this iron essence. The more light it emits and the finer it is, it means that the grade of this iron essence is higher. The more iron refined, the better. This is a high-quality iron essence. How much better than on land." Xiao Hongyue said happily: "We have finally found the iron concentrate mine in the sea. Ning'er, what shall we do next?" Situ Ning said: "Now the iron concentrate mine has been explored clearly .Let's go up in a while and take a boat back to Jianzhou. On the way back, I will draw the location of the iron concentrate mine and the situation in the mine. When we arrive in Jianzhou, we will find the prefect and ask him to organize a A large number of people, with tools, came to this island to mine iron ore. I just took a look when I was in the air. The island is big enough. We can mine iron ore, and then take wood to smelt iron and cast weapons on the spot .After the blade is ready to be used as a weapon, it will be shipped directly to Chang'an." Xiao Hongyue said, "Good idea."
So the two of them left the iron concentrate cave and returned to the boat.It was already dark at this time.The two wanted to rest for a day and leave tomorrow morning.But considering the tense battle situation in Chang'an.So the two set sail overnight.Xiao Hongyue set off after controlling the direction of the boat.
On the boat, Xiao Hongyue was preparing something to eat.Situ Ning was describing the specific situation of the island.After the two finished their meal, Xiao Hongyue looked in the direction of the boat.Situ Ning continued to describe the situation of the island.After one night, Situ Ning had already described the situation on the island.Even where to build the iron smelting workshop and where to build the weapon casting workshop have been designed.
The two walked for another five days and returned to Jianzhou.As soon as they returned to Jianzhou, the two found Master Wu, the prefect, and asked him to organize a large number of craftsmen and migrant workers, preparing to go to sea to mine iron essence and forge weapons.At the same time, Xiao Hongyue also sent a letter to Her Royal Highness Princess Chang'an.Tell her about the scouting and the plans for forging weapons.
Within three days, Jianzhou City organized ten large ships.Two thousand craftsmen and migrant workers.All the way mighty, marching towards the island.Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning also accompanied her.
On the way, Xiao Hongyue said to Situ Ning: "Ning'er, we discovered this island, and we will call it in the future. It is more convenient to have a name. Ning'er should give this island a name." Situ Ning thought for a while, Said: "There are stone mountains and springs on this island, let's call it Shanquan Island." Xiao Hongyue said: "Shanquan Island, a good name!"
Ten big ships sailed for five days and arrived at Shanquan Island.People came down one after another and set up camp on the island.Situ Ning divided the people into groups, and some of them were responsible for cutting down trees to open a road and build a road leading to the rocky mountain in the middle of the island.The cut wood is stored nearby for iron smelting.Some people are responsible for cutting trees, burning bricks, and transporting stones to build workshops.There are also some people who are responsible for boiling water and cooking for everyone.The whole thing went on in an orderly fashion.
Situ Ning made a mechanism for mining iron essence.The speed of mining iron essence is very fast.After mining, the people inside carried them up in baskets, and then transported them out of the cave to the iron smelting workshop on the beach.After the iron was smelted, it was cast into various weapons.Soon the first weapons were cast.
Coincidentally, there is a river from Jianzhou to Shuzhong.So Situ Ning ordered that the cast weapons be transported to the seaside of Jianzhou by a large ship first, and then moved to a small boat, and transported by a small boat to central Shu through a small river from Jianzhou to central Shu.Then it was transported into Chang'an City through the tunnel from central Shu to Chang'an.
In just one and a half months, the first batch of weapons cast on Shanquan Island had already arrived in Chang'an.Chu Yu was very happy.The soldiers and civilians in Chang'an were greatly encouraged.
At this time, most of the affairs on Shanquan Island have been arranged, and there is only one person who is in charge of the island's affairs.After thinking about it, Situ Ning thought of Mo Hanxing.Because she considered that Mo Hanxing had many years of experience in managing the large-scale Xinghualou, so she was an excellent candidate to lead the affairs of Shanquan Island this time.Thinking of this, Situ Ning immediately notified Chang'an.Chu Yu immediately agreed with Situ Ning's suggestion, asking Mo Hanxing, Qin Mengdie, and Mo Yun to jointly lead the affairs of Shanquan Island.After the three arrived at Shanquan Island, Situ Ning explained to them what happened on the island, and then returned to Chang'an with Xiao Hongyue to formulate the next step and prepare for a decisive battle with the Huns and Xianbei allied forces.
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On this day, in the secret room of the Royal Study Room of Chang'an Palace.Chu Yu was discussing the decisive battle with a few of his cronies.Chu Yu said: "Everyone, through the joint efforts of everyone, especially the efforts of General Xiao and Army Division Situ. We have no worries about food, soldiers, and weapons, and we will continue to supply them from the rear. Next, we will discuss how to defeat the Xiongnu The Xianbei allied forces broke the siege of Chang'an for several months in one fell swoop."
Situ Ning said: "Now we have enough food, grass, soldiers, and weapons. It's time to discuss the decisive battle. Your Highness, everyone, I would like to analyze the current and future situation and strategy for you." Chu Yu signaled her to continue.
Situ Ning took a sip of tea and said, "The types of troops and tactics used in today's wars are nothing more than the following. The types of troops include light and heavy infantry, light and heavy cavalry, and long-range archers. I am in Chu because of the lack of good horses, and the number of horses is not large. Therefore, infantry has always been the main force. However, nomads such as the Xiongnu and Xianbei have always relied on cavalry because they have many horses but not many people. The cavalry is elite, but the cost of formation is high and the training time is long. The reason why Xiongnu Xianbei can quickly form a large number of cavalry , because their people have been riding horses since they were young, and they are very familiar with horses. Dismount for the people, and mount for soldiers.” Speaking of this, everyone cast admiring glances.
Situ Ning continued: "If you say which arm is stronger, it is not absolute. The reason why the cavalry has won so many results is that everyone did not understand the characteristics of the cavalry before. The biggest advantage of the cavalry over the infantry is actually to contain harassment. The two armies In contrast, the cavalry has the initiative. Whether to fight or not, the cavalry has the final say. When to fight, the cavalry also has the final say. The cavalry can mobilize the infantry in the rapid movement, find fighters from it, so as to break through the infantry formation and defeat the infantry in one fell swoop. And even if the cavalry is defeated, they can escape quickly and save a lot of vitality in order to make a comeback. Even if the infantry wins, it is difficult to wipe out the enemy in large numbers. But if the infantry is defeated, it will be wiped out. Frontal confrontation, in fact, the cavalry has no advantage. The cavalry does not have a great advantage over the infantry, let alone light cavalry with no armor or light armor. Therefore, if we want to win in Dachu, we need to know the strengths and weaknesses of both the enemy and us. We should carry forward our advantages." Chu Yu expressed admiration, and said, "The military master is really a genius of Chu! Hearing what the military master said is better than studying for ten years. What tactics will the military master use next to defeat or even destroy the enemy?"
Situ Ning took a sip of tea and continued: "As far as I know, the Xiongnu Xianbei's army now does not only have cavalry, but also a mix of light and heavy infantry and cavalry. There are two reasons for this. One is that the opponent's horses There are many, and it is impossible to arm a cavalry of one million or more than 10 at once. In that case, the pressure on food and grass will be huge. They cannot bear it. Second, they have gradually realized that infantry is cheap and easy to use and has advantages in siege warfare. According to previous intelligence and the investigation of the spies sent during this period, among the enemy's one hundred thousand troops, only 50 are elite cavalry, while the remaining 100 million troops are light and heavy infantry and archers. Our next task is Annihilate all of these hundreds of thousands of troops, and not allow any of them to run back. However, if our strategy is not formulated properly, it may happen that only more than half of the infantry is wiped out, while a small number of infantry and a large number of cavalry In that case, the enemy will be able to preserve a large number of elite and viable forces, which will pose a threat to our Great Chu in the future. My plan is to plan a high-intensity attack outside Chang'an City to defeat the enemy. The large number of enemy cavalry At this time, we will definitely flee to the north. Tongguan is the only passage between the northern grassland and the Central Plains. Therefore, we must ambush the elite in Tongguan in advance, close the gate of Tongguan, and completely block the escape route of the enemy. Annihilate all the enemies fleeing north Before Tongguan."
Situ Ning rested for a while, took a sip of tea, and continued: "This time our main force in the battle is still infantry, and if it is heavy infantry. The cavalry and light infantry are responsible for outflanking, chasing and intercepting. Before the decisive battle begins, send a large number of The cavalry and light infantry circled and outflanked, threatening the enemy's flanks on the one hand, and preventing the enemy from escaping on the other. The front was pressed by a large number of heavy infantry. This time our troops were smaller than the enemy's. I estimate that only 50 soldiers will be able to participate in decisive battles. Therefore, we need to turn this 50 troops into an elite army, so that we can defeat more enemies with less and win more with less. There are two important points here .First, I changed the infantry phalanx. Our Dachu infantry phalanx used to use spears and spears. In order to better deal with cavalry attacks, I changed the phalanx. The front three rows of the phalanx They are spears, the three rows behind are long spears, the next three rows are broadswords, and the middle is crossbowmen. The four sides of the phalanx are all in the same configuration. No matter which way they face the enemy, they can respond freely, making the enemy cavalry unable to do anything Start. This time I added the crossbowmen to the phalanx, which is to cancel the initiative of the cavalry at the middle distance, so that the cavalry has to fight at the middle distance. If the enemy does not fight, they will be shot to death by our crossbowmen. hurt."
Situ Ning paused for a while, took another sip of tea, and continued: "As for the mobile troops responsible for outflanking. I also changed it a bit. Divided these people into two types of troops. One is the crossbow cavalry. I made a cute The crossbow that is easy to carry on horseback is not as powerful as the infantry crossbow, but it is stronger than the enemy's horse bow. Crossbow cavalry not only carry crossbows, but also sabers. The enemy can use sabers to fight when they are close. The second is light infantry, these infantry do not wear armor , the whole body is lightly dressed, it is convenient to march quickly, and only carry a light Miao knife for close combat. In addition, I also made several large-scale mechanisms to achieve the purpose of surprise. This is the icing on the cake."
The enemy troops besieging the city were surprised.According to their estimates, the food supply in Chang'an City should have been tight long ago.But now the city of Chang'an looks orderly, and it doesn't look like there is a shortage of food at all.The enemy was a little anxious.Because they were unable to attack by force, they changed to besieging the city.After being surrounded for more than a month, they found that the Chu army and Chang'an City were getting stronger and stronger.They urgently need to lead the Chu army out of the city, so that they can use their superiority in strength to deal a fatal blow to the Chu army.
The Chu army here is also making intensive preparations.New soldiers and food were continuously transported into Chang'an City from central Shu.A big battle is imminent, imminent.
Interestingly, although both sides are eager for a decisive battle.But no one dared to move first.Whoever moves first will be disadvantaged.And for the Chu army, this is even more so.Because of the large number of enemy troops.Once it moves, because of the difference in the training level of soldiers and the leadership level of generals, there will be many loopholes.It is easy to give the enemy a chance.What Situ Ning wanted was to make the enemy move.As soon as the enemy army moved, the Chu army had an opportunity to take advantage of the tearing and mobilization.In order to lure the enemy to move first.Situ Ning thought of two strategies.
One is to sneak attack on the enemy's food and grass camp.The enemy army divided the grain and grass into several places for storage.And there are heavy guards.Situ Ning's sneak attack will definitely not succeed.But Situ Ning never planned to succeed.If she just gave the enemy a psychological panic.When the enemy's food and grass are in a hurry, if there is an attack on the food and grass camp, the morale of the army will definitely become unstable.Situ Ning planned to use the pterosaur to carry out this sneak attack from the air.This is the best and safest method.
Situ Ning reinforced the flying mechanism pterosaur that he brought.The upper skin pouch is reinforced with thick animal hides, making it resistant to strong bow shots.A layer of iron sheet was added below, which was attached to the wooden board below, so that it could resist the shooting of bows and arrows.
On the enemy side, the siege has been stepped up.They divided the 100 million troops into four echelons, and took turns attacking Chang'an around the clock.
During the day, everyone loaded the fire starter on the pterosaur, and prepared enough fuel for the pterosaur.At night, Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning boarded the pterosaur and rose slowly. Xiao Hongyue manipulated the pterosaur to quietly touch a granary of the enemy army.
The enemy's granary was built in a large open space.It was built in this way because the surrounding area is open and it is not easy to be ambushed and attacked.And this also made it more difficult for Xiao Hongyue and the others to sneak attack.Situ Ning asked Xiao Hongyue to add a lot of fuel to the pterosaur first, raised the pterosaur high, floated over the granary, then hovered, reduced the fuel, and fell slowly.When it fell to a height of one foot from the granary, the defenders of the granary found out and shot arrows one after another.But the pterosaurs were reinforced before, so they could withstand the shooting of bows and arrows.
Xiao Hongyue lit the fire starter and threw it towards the granary.This fire starter was specially made by Situ Ning. It is particularly easy to catch fire, burns violently, is lighter than water, and can float and burn on water.And the fluidity is very large, where it flows and burns.I saw that several large granaries were all ignited in a short while, and the defenders below were in chaos.They took water to put out the fire.And this hit Situ Ning's plan.The more the defenders threw water on the fire, the more the oil flowed with the water, everywhere.Instead, the fire got bigger and bigger.Finally, a grain stack of the enemy was burned.Some damage was done to the enemy.The only regrettable thing about this sneak attack was that there was no strong wind. If there was strong wind, the enemy's losses would be even greater.In this surprise attack, although only one grain stack of the enemy was burned.But created a lot of panic among the enemy troops.They worry about more crops being attacked.So more troops were sent to guard.As a result, the number of troops used for frontal combat was reduced, to only 90.As many as 20 troops are used to guard food and grass.After all, food and grass are too important to them at this time.Once the Chu army succeeds in sneak attacking, they will be self-defeating.
Situ Ning's second strategy was to deliberately spread out the authentic news that had been strictly kept secret.When the enemy knew the news, they were very disturbed.At the same time, they want to send troops to destroy this tunnel.At the same time, he was worried that the Chu army would seize the opportunity during the mobilization of troops and be eaten away.This created no small contradiction among the enemy troops.Part of the enemy strongly demanded to destroy the tunnel.The other part said that the decisive battle is imminent, and the deployment of troops for the decisive battle should not be disrupted because of this matter.Even if the tunnel is destroyed this time, it will not have much impact on the decisive battle.Everything serves the decisive battle, leaving aside the tunnel for now.What Situ Ning wanted was the first effect.But even if the enemy didn't move the tunnel, Situ Ning had already created a lot of conflicts among the enemy.
For the decisive battle, Situ Ning also designed a powerful weapon to replace the long spear array in front of the formation to withstand the impact of the enemy.She unfolded a picture and said to Chu Yu: "Your Highness, please look, this is a picture of a weapon I drew in the past few days. This weapon is called a rotary knife. It is carried on a cart. Ten people push it forward , five people stood on the cart and turned the handle, driving the five large blades to rotate through the pivot, cutting the enemy in front. The enemy's horses, there is no armorer who can stop them." Chu Yu looked at it and said: "This weapon is very good! "
Then Situ Ning said: "Although the rotary knife is powerful, it is heavy. It is inconvenient to carry. It is easy to be broken by the enemy from the side." Then Situ Ning unfolded another picture and said, "Look at this picture again, Your Highness. This is a A kind of crossbow that can be carried by one person. It is called Qianji crossbow. Unlike the cavalry crossbow, the ordinary crossbow can only shoot one arrow at a time, but this crossbow can shoot one arrow at a time. It is more convenient for infantry to carry. This crossbow can be folded at ordinary times , and then unfolded during battle. The arrows are packed in a special wooden box in advance. After punching one box, throw it away, and then put another box. In this way, our army can kill and injure the enemy's vital forces in large numbers without contacting the enemy, and save Our strength." Chu Yu was very happy when he saw these powerful weapons, and said: "Then the military commander should quickly implement this plan." Situ Ning said: "In the past few days, I have ordered the craftsmen in the city to rush to make them overnight. Six rotary knives and one hundred thousand machine crossbows have been produced. By tomorrow evening, I estimate that I can make up ten rotary knives and two hundred thousand machine crossbows. At that time, I will use these as the backbone to fight against the enemy." Chu Yu Said: "Okay, just do as the military division said."
On the second day, the enemy's siege in turn stopped after only two waves.It is obvious that the forces that advocate the destruction of tunnels have gained the upper hand among the enemy troops.In the evening, Xiao Hongyue and Situ Ning had already prepared everything and was ready to go.
Situ Ning said before the battle: "The several new weapons we put into use this time are the best when they are used for the first time without the enemy's knowledge. If they are used many times, the enemy will take precautions and will imitate them. Manufacturing, it will be difficult to deal with us again. Therefore, we have to defeat the enemy in one battle. Sister Yue, thank you for your hard work. This big battle is up to you." Xiao Hongyue said: "Don't worry, I am not A person who retreats in fear."
In the evening, the blood-soaked thick gate of Chang'an City, which had been closed for a long time, creaked open.A well-groomed army stepped out, led by a female general in gray armor.The enemy immediately beat drums and started fighting.At this time, the army that came out of Chang'an City quickly separated to the two sides, and strange chariots were pushed out from behind.I saw the chariot rushing forward at a fast speed, and the big blades in front were flying.The pike and heavy armored infantry of the Xiongnu and Xianbei allied forces at the forefront were immediately cut to pieces.Behind the big chariot were a large number of powerful bed crossbows.The bed crossbow shot out heavy iron arrows.Fly over the chariot and shoot into the enemy formation.The powerful iron arrows can easily pierce heavy armor, let alone a large number of lightly armored and unarmored enemy soldiers.Immediately, streams of blood flowed on the ground.
When the soldiers on both sides saw the blood, they became murderous.The enemy's cavalry was dispatched, and two powerful cavalry rushed quickly from both sides.And a large number of heavy crossbows appeared on the walls of Chang'an City, firing desperately at the cavalry.The crossbowmen behind the army led by the gray armor female general also shot arrows.Suddenly a large number of cavalry overturned.Those who fell to the ground and survived were trampled to death by the horse behind them.The rest rushed forward and fought with Xiao Hongyue's army.I saw that Ningyue Sword was like possessed by a demon, quickly harvesting the lives of the invaders one by one.No, the enemy's cavalry was completely lost.
As expected, the enemy's front line was quickly retreated under the attack of powerful new weapons with strange shapes.At this time, if the enemy is allowed to escape from the rear and then come back to organize the formation, it will form a tug of war.Situ Ning did not allow this to happen.Therefore, the Chu army quickly adjusted its offensive.The cavalry of the brigade rushed out from the two wings of the cumbersome rotary knife array and the bed crossbow array, crossed the rotary knife array, and continued to pursue the fleeing enemy.It is bound to break the more than 100 million Xiongnu Xianbei coalition forces into collapse.No matter how many people there are, they will not be able to form an effective fighting force in the face of defeat.Under the pursuit of the fast cavalry, the enemy's tail was always bitten tightly.Moreover, the cavalry of the Chu army still has a powerful place.It is to be able to form attack power at the same time like infantry in the front and rear rows.The front row approached the enemy in close combat, and the rear row used Situ Ning's improved crossbow to shoot fiercely.After finishing one box, put another box on it.When a batch of arrow boxes on the body is finished, they are removed and returned to the rear to take the arrow boxes and replace them with another batch.And there has always been a mule convoy dragging a large amount of military supplies in the rear, replenishing the troops in front at any time.
The Xiongnu and Xianbei allied forces retreated steadily in front of this strange formation and weird offensive that they had never seen before.The clinging cavalry in the rear and the never-ending rain of arrows in the sky became the nightmare of the invaders.The enemy army was mowed down in large swaths like grass.In fact, not many were directly hacked to death by the pursuers.A large number were cut down by the cavalry, or injured by the rain of arrows, and they were inconvenient to move.In such an escaping brigade, as long as the movement is inconvenient, it means being squeezed down by the people behind, and then trampled to death by friendly or enemy troops.As a result, a large number of enemy troops died from secondary damage.
The Chu army's pursuit formation is like this.At the front are light cavalry with sabers, and behind them are long-range cavalry with Situ crossbows.Behind the cavalry were a large number of rotary knife carts, and there were no survivors where the carts passed.Behind the carousel are a large number of bed crossbows, behind the bed crossbows are well-formed infantry, and behind the infantry are supply mule convoys.Such a complicated formation formed by Situ Ning is very difficult to command.But once the command is done, it is very easy to use. It can attack and defend, showing great power.The Chu army maintained a continuous pursuit of the enemy, vowing to drive out the more than 100 million invaders at once.If more than 100 million people can be wiped out in this battle, it will be an unprecedented battle that will be recorded in the annals of history forever.This has never happened before in military history.
The battle situation is developing in the direction designed by Situ Ning.The enemy generals struggled to maintain formation.Those running behind wanted to maintain the retreat formation.Those who run ahead want to organize a counterattack formation.But no matter how the general tells the soldiers that the Chu army is small, the Chu army can be defeated by the advantage of numbers.At this time, the soldiers couldn't listen either.A few times, a few people who were relatively far from the back managed to organize a counterattack formation.But before they circled to the sides, they counterattacked backwards.The friendly forces retreating like a tidal wave quickly broke up their formation.
This battle has been fought from early morning to afternoon.The Chu army was exhausted enough, not to mention the enemy army who fled in chaos.Many people couldn't walk, they were hungry and thirsty, and they fell down by themselves.And the result of falling down was either cut to death by a rotary knife car, crushed to death by a bed crossbow, or trampled to death by assault infantry.Later, no one in the Xiongnu Xianbei coalition army could listen to the command of their generals.What about maintaining order and retreating in an orderly manner can't be listened to.All they wanted was to run, and run, and run.Neither can their generals.They had to order each to flee for their lives.With this order, the Xiongnu Xianbei coalition army can no longer be called an army.Everyone threw away their weapons, took off their armor, threw away everything that hindered their running speed, and then ran in all directions desperately.
In addition to leaving 3 people in the city, the Chu army all went to the battlefield to pursue the invaders.Even later, in order to replace the exhausted soldiers of the Chu army who couldn't get up, they maintained the pursuit pressure on the invaders.Situ Ning temporarily suggested to Chu Yu to organize the people in the city, give them some simple weapons, and go up to pursue them.
In the face of a powerful enemy, everyone in Dachu shares the same hatred and kills the enemy with one heart.The one-sided pursuit went from the outskirts of Chang'an to Weicheng in the north of Chang'an.Due to the large number of enemy troops, even Situ Ning formed such a tight pursuit formation.There are still some people who have no choice but to go to the deep mountains and old forests.But most of them were killed on the way to escape.Many soldiers of Dachu had their weapons blunted.The road is full of corpses, stumps, weapons, armor, food, chariots, etc.Blood flowed into rivers, and corpses littered the fields.In some places, even the stumps were floating on the river of blood.For months, the air around the battlefield has been filled with the smell of blood.It took a whole month for the soldiers and civilians in Chang'an and nearby towns to clean up the battlefield.Because there were too many dead bodies, they had to dig a big pit nearby to bury them.Dig a large hole at intervals.As for the abandoned items of the enemy, everything that can be used is collected and reused.
Later, after inspecting the battlefield, Situ Ning asked Chu Yu to temporarily move the people from several towns near the battlefield out for half a year in order to avoid causing epidemics, and set up tents in the distant wilderness to live there, and then moved back to live after half a year.These are things for later.
This unparalleled battle shocked the world, wept ghosts and gods, and the sky was darkened, and the sun and the moon were dark.Known as the decisive battle of Chang'an in history.The prestige of Chu Yu, Xiao Hongyue, and Situ Ning spread throughout Da Chu, and even spread to the territory of the enemy country.
Everyone in Da Chu supported Chu Yu.In the past, there were people who complained about her identity as a woman, but now
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