.“ What, only so few people died? Is this true? When Yan Changzhi showed the statistics of casualties to the generals, sure enough, the first reaction of the generals was disbelief. But the final result is in front of us, and people can't believe it. Therefore, there was a sound of discussion in the whole tent.

Wanyan Changzhi stretched out his hand and made a downward gesture in the air, signaling all the generals to calm down. Soon the big tent was quiet again, and Wan Yan Changzhi continued: "Think about it, in the first battle yesterday, the actual casualties of our army were only so small, what does this mean? ”

After listening to the emperor's question, there was silence for a while when the big tent was neutral, and everyone was thinking about this question in their hearts, but they didn't dare to speak easily. Fortunately, Wanyan Changzhi didn't let them think about it for a long time, and immediately took it himself, saying: "This shows that the lethality of this weapon of the Song army is not great. ”

As soon as he said this, the whole tent once again resounded with the sound of whispering, although the casualty figures listed by Yan Changzhi just now were facts, but after all, everyone witnessed the earth-shattering movement with their own eyes yesterday, and this shock still remained in the psychology of each individual, so that they suddenly accepted the view that the lethality of this weapon is not great, and everyone turned around this corner.

In fact, Wan Yan Changzhi also knew in his heart that it was unrealistic to want the soldiers to eliminate their fear of artillery at once, but they could not let this fear spread like this, and there was only one day for the rumors in the barracks that "the Song army has a 'fire-breathing iron cylinder' and we will not be able to defeat the Song army" and "this southern expedition will definitely fail", although it is only the beginning, if it is left unchecked, it will spread throughout the whole army in a few days.

Although Wanyan Changzhi is the emperor of Dajin, after all, he is a military general, and he knows that the army is different from others, and in the face of this situation, relying on the emperor's authority to forcibly suppress it can only backfire, and if it is not done well, it will lead to a mutiny, so it can only be slowly channeled. Therefore, the generals were recruited first, hoping to dispel their fear of artillery first, and then slowly enlighten the soldiers below.

Wan Yan Changzhi then said: "What I mean is not that this weapon is just a vain appearance, and I also admit that this weapon has a long strike range and a destructive power, and it can collapse the earth mountain and open the city gate. But that doesn't mean it just can't be defeated. If you think about it, we lost less than 1,800 men yesterday, but in that siege battle, we would not have lost nearly a thousand troops before we got into the city walls, and if we could withstand these losses and advance to the edge of the city and start a siege battle, this weapon would be much less effective like other long-range weapons. So don't be intimidated by its loud noise and destructive power, thinking that as long as the Song army has this weapon, we will definitely be defeated. ”

After a pause, he said again: "Think about it, if this kind of 'fire-breathing iron cylinder' is really irresistible, then at the beginning of our southern expedition, it has not been used on the battlefield of Jianghuai, until Yang Yan went to rescue Jianghuai, and when attacking the Anfeng army, the Song army used this kind of 'fire-breathing iron cylinder' for the first time and the Song army has such a sharp weapon, so why didn't the Southern Song Dynasty take the initiative to attack my Dajin, but passively waited for my Dajin to march south?" ”

The generals present are also experienced in a hundred battles, and many of them are disciples of Huining Temple, whose knowledge and mind are much stronger than ordinary soldiers, and they also have more sensible judgment, and Wan Yan Changzhi did not deliberately belittle the power of artillery, but correctly analyzed the characteristics of artillery, affirmed the advantages of artillery, and used facts to prove his point of view. The generals felt that it made a lot of sense.

After Yan Changzhi checked his face and looked at his face, he found that the crowd was about to start his activities, and he was not only very happy, but immediately struck while the iron was hot, and said: "There is another point, I don't know if you have noticed, why did the Song army not use this "fire-breathing iron cylinder" when we attacked Fancheng, and the Song army did not use it five days before we attacked Xiangyang, but only used it for the first time yesterday?" And just after the reinforcements arrived. ”

Susan Tadashi immediately replied, "This must be sent by reinforcements." ”

Wan Yan Changzhi nodded, and said, "Yes, then why didn't the Song army assemble this weapon in Xiangyang at the beginning, but only sent it when Xiangyang was in danger?" ”

Shi Mo Yanshan said: "Your Majesty, this shows that the Song army has a limited number of such weapons, and it is impossible to equip them with this kind of weapon in every city, so they can only be sent there in case of emergency." ”

Wanyan Changzhi was very satisfied with this, and the generals really began to overcome their fear of this weapon, and began to correctly and rationally divide the situation between the enemy and us. So he said: "What you said is right, but there is one point missing, that is, Song Jun himself knows the shortcomings of this weapon, and he is afraid that he will use it too soon and be seen by us, so he will only use it at a critical moment, and he will take us by surprise, and only in this way can he give full play to the maximum role of this weapon." ”

When the generals listened, they all nodded frequently. Wanyan Changzhi said that he was almost finished, and said, "Now everyone is all clear, right?" After returning to the camp, he went to appease the soldiers, and he was not allowed to spread rumors indiscriminately, otherwise he would be dealt with by military law. ”

The generals immediately responded in unison, and Wanyan Changzhi was about to announce the dissolution of the tent, when a spy entered the account and reported, saying: "Report to the emperor, the 60,000 horses from our army have arrived in Suizhou, and the 80,000 troops led by Yang Yan of the Song army have also arrived at De'an Mansion, please make arrangements for the emperor as soon as possible." ”

The sound of discussion sounded in the big tent again, just after the fear of artillery was eliminated, I didn't expect Yang Yan to lead the army back to help, but it was really a wave of Fang Ping wave after wave, everyone looked at Wan Yan Changzhi, obviously listening to his decision.

Wanyan Changzhi immediately said: "Pass on my order, let those 60,000 horses be stationed in the same place and listen to the order." ”

The officer on duty agreed, and immediately withdrew. Wan Yan Changzhi said to the generals again: "You see, this is another proof. If Yang Yan thought that he could hold Xiangyang with this 'fire-breathing iron cylinder', then he should stay in Huaixi and completely defeat Monk Chen's men and horses, instead of rushing to the rescue of Xiangyang. ”

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In fact, Yang Yan is more clear than Wan Yan Changzhi, and the advantages and disadvantages of artillery, of course, he also understands better that artillery alone cannot hold Xiangyang. When Yang Yan first debuted, he always held this view, there is no one branch of the army that can fight all battles, Tiefutu, elephant army, and heavy infantry, and there is no weapon that can be invincible, bed crossbows, firearms, and even the artillery used now.

Only the right tactics are the decisive factor on the battlefield. As a commander-in-chief, you must not be superstitious about a particularly powerful weapon, and you should use these weapons fully and rationally so that you can achieve the tactical goals you have set.

However, anyone who experiences the blow of artillery for the first time will be shocked by the unprecedented earth-shattering momentum of artillery, and often expand the power of artillery infinitely, so at the beginning of the war, Yang Yan did not use artillery extensively, on the one hand, because the number of artillery in the Song army is limited, and on the other hand, he also hopes to be able to take it out to fight the Jin army by surprise when the battle is carried out to Guan Jian. Facts have also proved that on the battlefield where the Song army used artillery for the first time, it easily achieved a lot of victories.

After Yang Yan found out that his judgment was wrong, he immediately ordered the army to return to rescue Xiangyang, but as soon as the men and horses were assembled, he learned that Fancheng was broken by the Jin army, and Xiangfan has been one since ancient times. Therefore, Yang Yan immediately ordered someone to quickly send an order to Chen Min of the Jingmen army stationed in Ningjingmen, telling him to send the ten artillery pieces that were still left in the Jingmen army to Xiangyang City at all costs.

Yang Yan believed that even if he was Wanyan Changzhi, he would be helpless when he was attacked by artillery for the first time, so as long as these ten artillery pieces were sent to Xiangyang, even if he could not change the current situation in Xiangyang, it would be no problem for Shi to rush to the rescue with his own army.

However, up to now, the artillery has been used on the three battlefields, and it is basically not a secret, I believe that with the ability of Wanyan Changzhi and Wanyan Chen, it will not take long to find the advantages and disadvantages of artillery, and find the corresponding methods, maybe in the future, Jin Guo will also imitate artillery, just like Jin Guo imitated bed crossbows and firearms.

But in Yang Yan's view, these are not big problems, because he always firmly believes that it is always people who determine the outcome of the battlefield, not one or two weapons.

After giving the order to Chen Min, Yang Yan left the ten artillery pieces he brought out to Gao Zhen, and put all the baggage behind, and he only led 30,000 horses to move quickly, and five days later, the men and horses finally arrived at De'an Mansion.

And at this moment, Yang Yan received a message from Xiangyang, and the first time he used artillery, he made the Jin army retreat without a fight. After Yang Yan saw the victory, he couldn't help laughing, this ending was really not what he expected, and then immediately ordered, and the men and horses stayed in De'an Mansion and waited for the Jin army.

Because Yang Yan believed that the battle situation had developed to this point, it would be impossible for him to continue to attack Xiangyang, and he would definitely turn around first and deal with himself. Then I'm here waiting for my face to grow.