Chapter 52: The Return of the Enemy Army
"In that case, when will it be delivered?"
Although Dong Huai felt that Xiao Feng's expression was a little strange, but at this moment there was no delay in the army, if there was no such arms assistance, he was afraid that when the Mongols swung their troops south in October, the army of the Song Dynasty would be unable to resist, so they had to agree.
Although these eliminated guns are old-fashioned guns, their power and rate of fire are far less powerful than those of the fixed breech guns, but these old-fashioned guns do not need to use those fixed bullets, and naturally there is no need to order bullets from the Chifeng Army, and those gunpowder, lead bullets and other things, the Song Dynasty itself can solve them, but there is no need to add more consumption.
It is precisely because of this that Dong Huaifang prefers the old-fashioned gun gun, but rejects the custom-made breech gun.
"Well, I don't know how much you need? After all, the guns in our army are also limited, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to meet the needs of your army. Xiao Feng asked again, after all, there are more than 10,000 guns eliminated in the army, and if you want to equip all the forbidden troops, I am afraid that the number is not enough.
Dong Huai replied, "Then how many can you provide?"
"Ten thousand, no more. Of course, because these are obsolete products, I am willing to sell them at a discount, a ten-run one. A total of 100,000 yuan, but I don't know if Master Dong can accept it?" Xiao Feng replied.
"100,000 yuan? Of course you can! Just when will it be shipped?" Dong Huai thought about it for a while, nodded immediately, and responded.
Xiao Feng thought for a while, and then said, "I will let my subordinates transport one-fifth first, that is, two thousand." And after these two thousand are shipped, they can be personally accepted by Lord Dong, if you think it's good, then I will let my subordinates continue to ship the rest, but in the follow-up delivery, you need to advance half of the funds, wait until all the goods are delivered, and then settle the remaining deposits, okay?"
For the reputation of the Song Dynasty, Xiao Feng was really scared, and naturally it was impossible to make the previous mistakes again, so he adopted this method of installment payment.
And even if the Song Dynasty was greedy and swallowed these two thousand guns, it was far from affecting the battle situation, and even if it was lost, it would not be a pity, and it could be used to see clearly what the internal situation of the Song Dynasty was.
The last item is Xiao Feng's purpose!
"One-fifth?" Dong Huai was a little disappointed, it was only one-fifth, but it was far from satisfying the gap in the army, but when he thought that the remaining guns would arrive next, he nodded and responded: "I have always heard that Commander Xiao is meticulous, and now I see that it is indeed worthy of his reputation." "For such an arrangement, he also knew Xiao Feng's intentions, but he was very eager for the gun, so he also agreed.
Xiao Fengying smiled and replied, "Haha." I rose up from the wolf's smoke, and if I didn't have some means, I am afraid that I would have been destroyed by others long ago. Some means, please don't care about it. ”
"Then I'm in the middle of the court, waiting for the good news of Commander Xiao?" Dong Huai felt his face redden, a little embarrassed.
From the other party's words, he could clearly see that Xiao Feng still had a mustard for the court until now, and this mustard didn't know what it would grow into in the future.
Xiao Feng picked up the teacup in his hand and saluted Dong Huai: "Naturally." ”
"Thank you Commander Xiao for your help, Dong Mou thanked me for this. Dong Huai was also average, picked up the teacup, and said in return.
With a cup of tea in his stomach, he felt clear in his mind, and all his thoughts were opened up in an instant, and he thought to himself: "After this batch of arms is delivered, I can take this opportunity to completely master a member of the forbidden army." At that time, whether it is a shock or a punishment of corruption, there will be no fear. And those people, why are they fighting with me?" The more the fighting spirit grew, he was not interested in staying in this Fengwu Mansion, so after saying goodbye to Xiao Feng, he left here and returned to the Dao Weapons Prison.
As for the families and warlords who controlled the entire forbidden army, they had become the targets in his heart, and he was ready to start taking action to destroy all these guys one by one.
After Dong Huai left, Yang Feng still had doubts and asked, "Lord, why did you reach an agreement with this person?" After all, I have heard that this person was the one who really accused you in front of everyone in the Vertical Arch Palace. Why is this person so good?"
"Okay?" Xiao Feng snorted lightly and said, "Do you really think I'm good to him?"
Yang Feng also continued to ask, "Isn't it? After all, the lord, you gave him a batch of guns. Although there are only 2,000 troops, it is enough to form a not weak army. Relying on this army, I am afraid that Dong Huai will have to set off a storm in this Lin'an City at that time. And when he finishes rectifying the entire forbidden army, the strength of the Song Dynasty will increase by several times, and how should we deal with ourselves at that time?"
"It's just two thousand guns, how can you change the whole situation?"
Xiao Feng sneered and said with a smile: "What's more, these two thousand guns are thorny bait. Dong Huai didn't know the danger, so he swallowed it. When the time comes, does he think he will really be able to control the government?"
For these scholars who controlled the military formation of the Song Dynasty, Xiao Feng has always been tight-locked, in order to avoid falling into the opponent's tricks.
Yang Feng's eyes lit up, clapped his hands and smiled: "If that's the case, then it's really good." Discipline these guys to understand how powerful my Red Phoenix Army is. ”
"Naturally!"
Xiao Feng was slightly restrained, and there was some lamentation, his eyes staring in the direction of the west, but he missed everyone in Chang'an City.
What are they doing in this existential crisis?
This point made Xiao Feng very worried.
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Tongguan.
After inspecting the city, the king made sure that the entire city was safe and sound, and then returned to the city palace.
It's just that as soon as he saw Qin Changqing's face was different, he felt strange and asked, "Looking at you, it seems that something has happened, can you tell me why?"
"According to the recent arrangement in Yuzhou, the spies have reported that Tahai has withdrawn!" Qin Changqing raised his head and stared at Wang Zhu deadly.
Wang Shu was also surprised, and asked: "Withdraw the troops? Could it be that something is happening inside Mongolia?"
"I don't know. However, it seems that it should be that Zhang Rouhe Shi Tianze plans to concentrate his forces and attack Xiangyang. That's why he gathered his forces in order to capture Xiangyang in one fell swoop. Qin Changqing said slowly.
Tongguan is the only place for the Guanzhong region to enter the Lianghuai region, and the Qin State conquered the Six Kingdoms in the past, and it was from this pass that the troops were dispatched.
Now that the Guanzhong area is occupied by the Red Phoenix Army, according to common sense, even if it is impossible to attack the Guanzhong area, at least a certain amount of troops should be deployed outside Tongguan, so that even if it is attacked by the Red Phoenix Army, it can buy enough time for the follow-up army to prepare.
But now that the army of Yuzhou has retreated, it is obvious that the other party has encountered an emergency.
Wang Zhu's eyes were happy, and he immediately asked with a strong fighting spirit: "Then why don't I take this opportunity to get out of the customs and occupy that prefecture?"
"No, you can't. Qin Changqing shook his head and complained: "Xiangyang is a matter of importance. Not only did the Song Dynasty order Meng Heng to lead more than 100,000 troops to station, but Shi Tianze and Zhang Rou also raised their troops in order to be able to fight the winner. For these two major strengths, our forces are too small to be mixed in. Moreover, now that the Lord is in Lin'an, Chang'an City must be guarded, and there is no way to draw troops to fight against the two. ”
Although Wang Shu was disappointed, he also understood the reason, and asked, "If you say what you say, then what should we do?"
"As always, the focus is on bringing in the displaced people. After all, the war between the two sides will inevitably lead to a surge in the number of displaced people. If we can provide them with shelter, we will not only be able to increase their prestige among the people, but also enhance the power of the people in the country. Wouldn't it be wonderful to kill two birds with one stone in this way?" Qin Changqing continued.
Wang Zhu nodded again and again, and replied, "That's very good." Then do what you say. ”
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Xiangyang City.
After the First World War three years ago, due to the difficulty of maintaining logistics, Meng Heng ordered the whole army to retreat from Xuzhou and return to Xiangyang Mansion to avoid being attacked by the Mongol army.
But in the past few years, Meng Heng has not stopped, taking advantage of the chaos in Mongolia, he has always ordered his subordinates to send out again and again, and used cavalry to attack Henan Province several times, that is, the former Zhongdu Fu Road, destroying the strong fortress it built, and burning all the grain and grass hoarded in it, so as to take this opportunity to completely cut off the possibility of Mongolia going south.
After all, Sun Tzu Youyun: The soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved!
Without an adequate supply of food and grass, the army would not be able to sustain itself.
But this kind of behavior naturally provoked the anger of the Mongolian tribes, so Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze each led their troops and horses to start south, one from Nanyang to attack, the other from Ruyang to attack, one west and one east, wanting to divide the forces under Meng Heng's command, in order to completely annihilate the other party.
"East and west, I didn't expect the people of Mongolia to attach so much importance to me?"
Meng Heng swept the map, although he was under heavy pressure, he still looked calm, which also made everyone in the army settle down.
The next person laughed loudly: "Then according to General Meng's opinion, how should we deal with it?"
"Sai Cunxiao. Do you have a plan?" Meng Heng smiled loudly, but looked at this person.
And see that this person is not tall, but his arms are very long like an ape, his name is Liu Quan, he has always been resourceful, and he is good at riding and shooting, just because he once followed Meng Heng to attack Xinyang of the Jin Dynasty, he once led 12 brave people at night, forcibly crossed the moat and climbed the city wall, captured and killed the defenders in the city, and occupied the city.
Meng Heng was shocked when he learned that he thought that the famous general Li Cunxiao of the fifth generation led eighteen horsemen to pull out Luoyang, and now Liu Cheng led fewer troops to win Xinyang, so he called it "Sai Cunxiao".
Let's listen to Liu Quan's complaint: "Don't look at Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze now, but at that time, the civil strife in Mongolia had not stopped, and the soldiers in the army were repeatedly attacked by the Red Phoenix Army.
That makes sense. ”
Meng Heng replied with his head bowed, looking at Liu Cheng very happy, but when he saw that the sergeant in the tent was not proud, he raised a little vigilance: "But the other side also has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, if you don't guard carefully, it will still pose a serious threat to us after all." If one is careless and falls into the other party's way, then it will be troublesome. ”
When the generals thought about it, they all nodded in unison: "I'll understand!"
But looking at their expressions, it was still difficult to hide the pride in their hearts, and they obviously didn't take this matter in their eyes.
"That's right. The Mongolian army has always been known for its cavalry, and if we have a hard encounter with the other side, even if we can gain temporary advantages, if we delay for a long time, we will be in a predicament. This is also the reason why it is always difficult for our army to defeat the Mongolian army, even if it is defeated, it is difficult to annihilate it. At this time, Liu Cheng interjected.
Meng Hui was slightly surprised, and stared at it: "If you see it, don't you have a plan?"
In his opinion, although Liu Cheng has some skills, he is only brave in martial arts, but when he sees it today, he is also proficient in military strategy?
I only heard Liu Cheng continue: "That's right, General. Although the Mongolian army is strong, most of the sergeants and soldiers in the army are mainly northerners, and they are very unfamiliar with water warfare. Adjacent to the Yangtze River, we have a dense water network and vertical and horizontal ditches, which completely cut the entire terrain. Naturally, the terrain greatly restricted the back and forth of the cavalry, and there were many warships in our army. If these warships were gathered and moved by the waterway, if they saw the Mongol army retreating, they would attack, and if they were attacked, they would retreat along the waterway, and the Mongol army would not be able to catch up. In this way, we can turn the tide of our enemies. In that case, why fear the Mongol army?"
"What a race to be filial piety, I thought you were just a martial artist, but I didn't expect that this Wen Tao's method would not be lost to the public. ”
Meng Heng was immediately overjoyed, and immediately ordered: "Since this is the case, then the warships in the army will be entrusted to you with full authority to command, and you must ensure the safety of the entire Xiangyang City." ”
Liu Quan couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that he was being reused, and immediately knelt down on the ground: "General Meng is very kind and virtuous, and it is unforgettable." ”
"We are all doing to defend the frontier and protect the country, so why should we be polite?" Meng Heng hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up, looking at this person's extraordinary heroism, he was even more happy in his heart.
In his hands, not only did Wang Jian and others fight against the strong existence of the Mongol army alone, but there were even talents such as Gao Gao and Li Tingzhi, and now Liu Cheng was added, so he was naturally extremely happy, and he told everyone what he thought in his heart one by one.
"Even with your help, I think Xiangyang Mansion must be impregnable, and it is definitely not something that those Tartars can break. ”
"Even so, I wonder how General Meng is going to deal with it?" the crowd asked again.
Meng Heng replied: "You also know that the grain and grass in Henan have long been destroyed by us, and they can't support the army to go on the expedition at all. Since Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze have led their troops here, they must have fought quickly, otherwise after a long time, after the food is exhausted, it will be the place where they will be buried. Therefore, if they go on an expedition, their target will only be Xiangyang City, because only Xiangyang City will have enough food to ensure the stability of the army. At that time, for the sake of the safety of Xiangyang City, we will have to have Raul and others do their best! And on the periphery, Zhao Kui is waiting for an opportunity to move, cutting off his grain and grass from behind, and when the other party's grain and grass are approaching, Zhao Kui and I will definitely be able to catch each other off guard. ”