This kind of loud propaganda can't boost morale much, but it only makes those gentlemen who think that they are the queen of Xuanyao move themselves, thinking that they are fighting for the righteousness of the world and the stability of the world.

The walls were hung with suspicious inkers, some of them rotting, and many crows hovering over them.

Several sorcerers are dancing the Dance of War, praying to God to protect them from victory, and many suspected of being inked are about to be sacrificed as human sacrifices.

An altar was erected in the northwest to worship the Heavenly Emperors of the Five Directions, as well as some wicked people in charge of the conquest, such as Chiyou.

Columns of soldiers armed with muskets or spears walked down the streets, and several men on the city walls were pushing up several bronze cannons.

Gentlemen gathered, and the true gentlemen of the entire Song Kingdom gathered here, and for the righteousness in their hearts, they spared their lives and were psychologically prepared for martyrdom.

It's just that...... There are too few such gentlemen, and together, there are still sixty or seventy left in the entire Song Kingdom, and the rest are all for profit.

The imperial father Yue Ling stood quietly on the city wall, looking at the moat under the city wall and the concave edges and corners, as well as the shiny copper cannons, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart.

No matter how strong Dangshan is, it won't be able to hold it for long.

Besides, the one who wants to attack the city is the Mo family who is the best at defending the city.

Among the strategists and disciples who are good at defending the city, they have long told the emperor's father Yue Ling that if they want to defend Dangshan, they need copper cannons.

This kind of city defense system does not have copper cannons, and it is not too easy to defend in fact.

The emperor's father, Yue Ling, also knew that the guest was right, but the question was where did he get so many copper cannons? How expensive is copper today? In addition to Sishang, which can be exchanged for various goods, relying on the Lingyang copper mine south of the river to build cannons, how many copper cannons are there in various countries?

Now gathered in his hands, plus the nobles from all sides, there are more than 25,000 people in total.

Among them, more than 8,000 are elites, all of whom are government soldiers who have been granted land in fiefdoms, and have also undergone long-term military training, and the rest are some peasant soldiers.

The muskets together were only more than 7,000, because the appearance of muskets led to the decline of crossbows, and there were very few crossbows in the Song Kingdom.

And what the township shooting system needs is the village community system of the Chinese people, the village community system of the Song Kingdom has long been destroyed, and there is no material basis, where will there be so many township shooters?

The old military system collapsed, the new military system has not yet been fully established, and the emperor's father, Yue Ling, understands that now is really the time when there is no success.

He thought that Sishang would send troops, because he just wanted to force Sishang to send troops to involve all countries, and he raised his arms and shouted the banner of anti-Mexico, so that the princes of all countries must support him.

But he didn't expect Sishang to send troops so quickly, and he didn't expect that the nobles on his side had not yet been assembled, and Sishang had already captured Fulisai and Shashuidu, and completed the siege of Dangshan.

Dangshan is not far from Pengcheng, and it is less than 100 miles, but the emperor's father Yue Ling understands that he cannot rely on this amount of troops to learn the means of Sishang Siege Linzi to save money, which is self-defeating.

Defending Dangshan is the only way out, and it depends on whether it can be sent by various countries.

The Chu region next to Dangshan, where after the change of the prince's decision, the local forces of the nobility were swept away by the king of Chu, and they did not dare to send troops privately, so they could only wait for the king of Chu's royal order.

The emperor's father, Yue Ling, had already sent someone to Chu Di to learn about crying about the Qin court, but even if he sent troops, he would have to wait for a long time, and the emperor's father Yue Ling's heart was already half cold.

"The speed at which Sishang sent troops was too fast. Far more than I expected. I thought it would take at least three or five months to go, but Sishang could send troops and carry out a general mobilization at the same time, and he didn't mess ......."

"Hey......"

He sighed faintly, realizing that he had done something wrong.

According to what he thought, Sishang had to prepare for three or five months before he dared to send troops, relying on the army of Shangqiu Dai's clan was simply not enough to fight with him in the field, he guarded the fiefdom, did not fight or discord, and waited until the princes of the world responded.

Who would have thought that today's incident would happen, and a few days later, the standing army of Sishang would directly enter the Song land to seize the ferry, and the standing army of Sishang would enter the Song country in less than a month.

This kind of gap in organizational ability is something that the imperial father Yue Ling can't calculate, and his understanding of the war is still many years ago, although he is closer to Sishang than others to see, but he does not realize this extent.

Now Sishang has taken the lead in sending troops with his organizational strength, and it is useless for countries to send fewer troops, and it will take at least half a year to send more troops, he thought, how can he hold on for half a year?

The soldiers are very fast, especially in this kind of intervention war, Sishang chose the encirclement strategy of advancing from the north to the south, it must be in order to catch it all, how can it be delayed?

Only when these people are dead, will there be no obstacles to the institutional change of the Song Kingdom, and there will be no excuse for the countries to find spokesmen.

This brutal siege was inevitable, and the emperor's father, Yue Ling, thought to himself, with the shield of the Mo family and the spear of the Mo family, only God knows.

The morale in the city was low, and although some fanatically believed that it was a great fight, such people were in the minority.

The era of charioteers dominating the battlefield has passed, and relying on these dozens of fanatical warriors cannot dominate the outcome of a battle.

The Mo family is good at attacking the city, good at defending the city, and the methods of defending the city that can be thought of in the city, the Mo family can think of the same.

Going out of the city to fight in the field is self-defeating.

The emperor's father Yue Ling said in his heart, the princes of all countries are short-sighted, which is really ridiculous.

…………

Half a month later, the Peiyi Army and the Pengcheng Army had cleared the rest of the Song resistance, the light cavalry troops of the second line and a part of the infantry were stationed in various places to maintain order, and the two field army corps would meet near Dangshan.

This time the commander of the Battle of Dangshan was appointed as the commander of the Six Fingers, and the forces that the Six Fingers could mobilize, including six infantry divisions, an artillery brigade, an engineer brigade, plus a part of the regular and irregular cavalry, and a specialized siege heavy artillery unit.

The battle for some small towns near Dangshan is still ongoing, and the surrounding hostile forces have been gradually cleared, and the attack on Dangshan is just around the corner.

"Six handsome! There is an urgent order. ”

The staff officer unfolded a piece of paper and said, "The giant said that this attack on Dangshan will allow the envoys of Qi, Chu, Wei, and Han to watch the battle. This battle must be fought well. After three days, envoys from various countries will go to the army. ”

"In addition, there is a top-secret order that requires officers above the division level to read it."

Six Fingers, who was staring at the Dangshan City Defense Map and pondering, received the first order, but there was not much surprise, this can be regarded as a routine of dancing and serving barbarians.

As for the second top-secret order, after the six fingers were unfolded, he looked at several regimental-level officers around him, and then ordered a meeting.

This order is strategic, and it tells the purpose of the Sishang Central Committee to let the envoys of various countries watch the battle this time.

It is hoped that this war will continue to delay the outbreak of the war, especially through this siege war, so that all countries will be burdened with the heavy burden of repairing fortresses and rebuilding city defenses, so that they can continue to intensify the internal contradictions of each country, and at the same time, they will not move the mind of starting a war with Sishang until the urban defense system of important border cities is upgraded.

After more than 60 officers and cadres at and above the deputy division level gathered, Six Fingers presided over the pre-war meeting.

"The order from above is for us to take Dangshan before August 15, that is, we are only given one month."

"The purpose is twofold."

"If the enemy, Wei Hanqi and other countries want to intervene, then they must wait until the autumn harvest and autumn planting to mobilize all their forces. If Dangshan can be captured before 15 August, it is more likely that all countries will strike their troops and not intervene. Even if they don't stop and insist on intervening, we can be prepared. ”

"For me, planting in autumn and harvesting in autumn is a big deal. If Wei and Han do not interfere, we can also dissolve the mobilization and step up agricultural production. ”

"All in all, August 15 is an important node, regardless of whether the rest of the princes interfere or not, August 15 can see the result."

"In addition, the envoys of various countries came to watch the battle, we must not only fight this battle well, but also reduce casualties, capture Dangshan within the specified time, and at the same time make our losses not too great, we can repair and fight again."

"Regarding the matter of the envoys of various countries watching the battle, let our Mohist representatives talk about it."

The representative of the ink man of the legion on the right also took the lead, and talked eloquently: "In the past, when Shun was in the past, there were Miao who were not convinced, and Yu would cut it down. Shun said: No. Virtue is not thick and martial arts, not Tao. He has been teaching for three years, doing Qi Dance, and there are seedlings and clothes. In ancient times, morality was contested, the Middle Ages were driven by wisdom, and today they are striving for strength. ”

"The ancient world has passed, and the Middle Ages, which were driven by resourcefulness, are useless at this time, and the countries are in strife and the world is in chaos, and in the end it is still the barrel of a gun."

"Even if Youmiao didn't accept it back then, Shun seemed to have been cultivating for three years, but in fact, it was Youmiao who made Youmiao surrender or dance with his relatives, and Youmiao understood at a glance that he couldn't beat it, so he naturally had to be convinced."

"We are now learning the methods of Shun and Yu back then, and the princes are all seedlings, and this battle of Dangshan is to let them understand that they can't be defeated."

"We don't want war, we look forward to peace without attack, but the princes have selfish interests, for their own selfishness and disregard the suffering of the world, if they surrender and voluntarily give up all their power that is not in line with the will of heaven, then there will be no war."

"They refused to give up and they refused to die, and we were very embarrassed. Then you can only fight, otherwise what? ”

Six Fingers took over and said: "This battle is generally good, and the princes of the world are afraid of it, and they will not dare to fight within three years." ”

"This battle was fought very well, and the princes of the world not only did not dare to fight in the short term, but they will inevitably be dragged into the arms race by us."

"Forcing them to build city defenses, reform the military system, and reform the system has made their internal contradictions even more intense."

"More people in service, more money for armaments, more forces for new defenses, more conflicts between the nobility and the royal power, it seems that in the short term they will strengthen the enemy's power, but in the long run it will be beneficial to us."

"We, the cadres at and above the division level, must understand that with the spread of gunpowder and geometry, the change of organizational methods, and the reform of the military system, the mode of warfare in the future will inevitably change."

"Taking Dangshan as an example, if there are 10,000 defenders in such a city, the siege methods we have summed up over the years can only be broken within ten days if the artillery is twice as superior and the infantry is at least five times as strong."

"Then, we need to discuss whether it is good or bad for us to fight in the future by attacking Dangshan to show our siege methods and let countries fall into a fortress like Dangshan on important frontiers. Brainstorming is the only way to broaden your thinking. ”

"Let's talk about it."