Turbulent Times Chapter 1674: Science and technology are fighting power

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Walking on the border of Guanzhong, Li Jing was not worried that Li Shimin would turn his back on his promise, and sent troops dressed as horse thieves to **** the body of the No. 1 killer king back.

Because, Li Jing had thought of this a long time ago——In Guanzhong, Li Shimin will be fully responsible for the safety of Li Jing and his party, especially to ensure that the No. 1 Killer King can enter the territory of the Far East Army smoothly.

It's even part of the protocol itself.

At the same time, Shangguan Hu, Jiang Mulang, Wu Si, Luo Shixin, and Pei Yuanqing retreated in great disappointment.

I have to say that Li Shimin really seemed to be a man of heaven. He mutinied against the palace and took charge of Guanzhong, causing chaos in Guanzhong.

It is foreseeable that with Li Shimin's means, with the buffer of these three years, he can completely integrate the strength of Guanzhong for his own use, and at the same time train troops to prepare for war, and three years later he will compete with Wang Junlin for the world.

In Li Shimin's view, he was hindered by his father and brother, and a powerful family secretly colluded with the Far Eastern Army. Many of his good ideas had no chance to be implemented. Now he has a great stage to show his talents. Compete in the world.

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Daye sixteen years, July 21st.

The weather in Danyang County is very good, the wind is sunny and sunny.

Today, Wang Junlin came from Yangzhou. He summoned his civil and military officials in Danyang County, which had been occupied for more than a month, to discuss the use of troops by Li Zitong and Du Fuwei, who occupied the four counties in Huainan and Huaibei. .

In addition to Wei Daoer, the leader of the Steel Sword Camp, Li Xuanba, the leader of the Violent Bear Camp, Gan Ziqi, the leader of the Sea Lion Camp, and Xu Jingzong, Pei Shiju, and Yu Shiji who are in charge of the government affairs of Yangzhou County, Dongyang County, and Danyang County, as well as the Military Intelligence Office In addition to the Grand Commander Shen Guoer, Qin Qiong, who had been resting in Fanyang County for more than three years, was also recruited here by Wang Junlin from Fanyang County, and as an indispensable main figure to discuss today.

A few days ago, Nie Xiaoyu rushed back to Fanyang County to meet the body of the No. 1 Killer King who was about to be delivered. The battle is more important, he followed Nie Xiaoyu back to Fanyang County.

Although Wang Junlin has not yet established a country and proclaimed himself emperor, there is actually no difference. According to the military regulations of the Far East Army, Wang Junlin must personally be responsible to everyone under his command for such a major event involving the invasion of several counties. Inquire and explain the arrangements one by one.

As early as more than four months ago, before Wang Junlin came to Yangzhou from Fanyang County, he had a deep talk with Qin Qiong, spent a lot of energy and saliva, and persuaded Qin Qiong, who was stubborn, to let his commander take charge of attacking Huainan and Huaibei Li Xuanba's Violent Bear Battalion, Wei Daoer's Steel Dao Battalion, and Gan Ziqi's Sea Lion Battalion all obeyed his orders.

After such a long time of preparation, Qin Qiong had already made a battle plan. At this time, he stood up first, and compared the big sand table in the middle, he first reported the overall strategic plan.

Then the three main generals Li Xuanba, Wei Daoer, and Gan Ziqi made some additions regarding their respective directions of attack.

After it was over, Wang Junlin didn't have much to add. Qin Qiong, a veteran general who was comparable to Li Jing and Xu Shiji in military affairs, was in charge, and Li Xuanba, Wei Daoer, and Gan Ziqi, veteran generals like Li Xuanba, were in charge. It is true that Wang Junlin does not need to explain too much about dispatching and commanding troops.

But Wang Junlin finally remembered the information that Shen Guoer sent him before the meeting, smiled, and added: "Send a letter to Huang Shaoqiu and Xu Shiji, telling them that during the attack on the four counties of Huainan and Huaibei, The Seal Battalion and the Wagang Battalion must be extremely vigilant, as long as Xiao Juan’s Liang Guo dares to send troops to interfere in the Huainan and Huaibei wars, let them immediately launch an all-out attack on Liang Guo from the direction of Sichuan and Shu.”

Everyone was shocked, but when they saw Wang Junlin's relaxed expression, they breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone knew that there were two real enemies and threats to the Far Eastern Army. There is also Xiao Gun who commands most of the south.

Xu Jingzong, who has been in charge of contacting Huang Shaoqiu and Xu Shiji, respectfully said yes, and stepped aside.

Next, first of all, Pei Shiju, who is in charge of food and grass, began to report. He first recruited people from Danyang County, Yangzhou County, Dongyang County, and several counties in the Central Plains, as well as the preparation of food and grass for the counties and counties involved in the supply of food and grass. The situation was reported.

Pei Shiju is actually a truly capable minister. Although he is corrupt, he has always been impeccable when he does big things. Otherwise, how could he be regarded as a confidant minister by Yangzhou just because he can speak and read his words.

What's more, in the past few years, the Sui Dynasty often used troops abroad, and Pei Shiju was mostly in charge of these matters. It is already familiar with the road, and there is no problem.

Others also made reports on their respective responsibilities.

Finally, Wang Junlin added one more point: "The Military Intelligence Office has recently discovered that the Holy Maiden Sect and the Black Lotus Sect have popped up among the people. These two are naturally cults and like to confuse the people to make trouble. Although there is no evidence yet, they are already possible. It is certain that these two cults are related to Xiao Ju in the south, and now these two cults have a small reputation in the counties of the Central Plains, as well as Yangzhou, Dongyang and Danyang counties.”

"Xu Jing

Zong, you go back and issue documents to the counties and counties in the name of this king. During the attack on Huainan and Huaibei, you must strengthen the control of the people to prevent these two cults from bewitching the people to cause trouble. "

Xu Jingzong felt awe-inspiring and secretly ashamed. He regretted that recently he only thought about how to make great achievements in the capture of Huainan and Huaibei. The existence of the Lotus Sect, but in the end the prince would point it out in person, which really didn't match his identity and experience after staying in Jiangnan for many years. Thinking about it like this, Xu Jingzong hurriedly confessed his crime, saying yes respectfully.

After Xu Jingzong stepped aside, Wang Junlin looked at Fleeing Guoer, and said in a gentle voice: "Guoer, please inform everyone about the preparations made by the General Qingfu for the Battle of the Huaihe River, so as to facilitate cooperation act."

Shen Guoer walked out, bowed to Wang Junlin, and said, "My lord, when the army attacked the four counties of Huainan and Huaibei, in addition to the normal military investigation, the Military Intelligence Department has already done one thing. The battle against the Huaihe River is more effective than half the effort.”

Everyone lifted their spirits when they heard the words, and Wang Junlin nodded in satisfaction. Although everyone at the scene was very confident in capturing Huainan and Huaibei, if they could reduce the number of deaths and save time, everyone except Li Apart from Xuan Ba's violent murderer, military generals such as Qin Qiong, Wei Dao'er, Gan Ziqi, civil officials such as Xu Jingzong, Yu Shiji, Pei Shiju, and Wang Junlin himself were all very willing to see it.

After all, every time a person dies, the Far Eastern Army loses a part of its strength, not to mention that the Far Eastern Army has always been extremely rich in blood gold for dead soldiers. Ten thousand people represent half a million dollars.

Not to mention fighting for one more day, how much food and grass will be eaten by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the salaries of officers and soldiers are tripled during the war, and the daily consumption is even more astronomical.

Although under the hard work of Nie Xiaoyu and Wang Junlin, and the meticulous care of Yang Kongchan, a woman known as the God of Wealth, the Far Eastern Army now has many ways to make money. Both can support 100,000 troops, but the Far Eastern Army spends far more than other forces in the world today.

Wang Junlin said with a smile: "Guo'er, tell me quickly, what did you do?"

Shen Guo'er respectfully said yes, and then said: "Since the establishment of the Military Intelligence Office, it has tried every means to persuade and instigate officials under various forces, especially Tianmei, in all counties and counties across the world. After the door was merged into our army's intelligence office and the division of separation was established, the effect of this matter was even more obvious, and the effect was even more outstanding in the four counties of Huainan and Huaibei. The five county guards in the county took the initiative to open the city gate and surrender."

When everyone heard the words, they all jumped in their hearts, Guo'er is such a big hand.

Of course, there are many people who are very happy. Huainan and Huaibei have always been rich, and Li Zitong and Du Fuwei are also the heroes of the world. Call here.

So, these two people have used all their means and financial resources to build a very high but extremely strong city wall over the years. , At least six or seven hundred people will be lost, and it is normal to lose about one to two thousand people when the county is captured.

Calculated in this way, the five counties surrendered voluntarily, which means that the Far Eastern Army can at least lose three or four thousand people less.

This alone is a great achievement.

Next, Qin Qiong reported to everyone that when he came to Danyang County by sea boat from Fanyang County this time, he took dozens of large ships and transported the latest siege equipment from the Yancheng Weaponry Production Base.

There are mainly four pieces of siege equipment --- the super ladder used to climb the wall, the ultra-long-distance precision trebuchet, the super explosive package used to blow up the thicker city wall, and the super explosive package used to break the city Gates and super steel rush cars that forcibly siege the city.

Qin Qiong had figured out the specific uses of the four siege tools along the way. After briefly describing the improvements and advances of these four tools on the basis of the original similar weapons, everyone burst into smiles.

This time they attacked Huainan and Huaibei occupied by Li Zitong and Du Fuwei. The strength of the two armies was no match for the Far Eastern Army in field battles, and these two people would not dare to fight the Far Eastern Army under normal circumstances. Therefore, Victory or defeat or casualties mainly lie in the battle of attacking and defending the city, and having these four siege tools means that the Far Eastern Army will die a lot less, and the speed and efficiency of the siege will inevitably increase.

The first is the aerial ladder. The Yancheng weapons and equipment production base has actually developed a much easier and stronger aerial ladder than the current one, and it has been equipped and used in the army for several years. This super aerial ladder is the previous aerial ladder. There have been great improvements on the basis.

The cloud ladder is a tool for climbing the city wall. The earliest cloud ladder was invented by the craftsman Lu Ban in the Spring and Autumn Period. In this era or before the improvement of the Yancheng Weapons and Equipment Production Base, the aerial ladder is composed of three parts: wheels, ladder body, and hook. The ladder body can be tilted up and down, and the leaning frame can be lifted to the city wall by manpower.

Before, the improved aerial ladder of the Yancheng Weapons and Equipment Production Base was based on the original foundation. Two iron hooks were added to the top to hook the edge of the city, and there were wheels under the ladder body, which could be moved.

And this time, the latest super ladder has been greatly improved on the basis of last time.

Ladder frame

Using wood as the bed, with six wheels underneath, the ladder body is fixed on the chassis at a certain angle, and a movable "auxiliary ladder" is added outside the main ladder, with a pair of pulleys installed on the top.

When climbing the city, the ladder can move up and down freely along the city wall, no need for people to carry it on their shoulders. At the same time, because the main ladder adopts a fixed device, the ladder-building procedure is simplified and the time for building the ladder is shortened. When the army is attacking the city, it only needs to stop the main ladder under the city, and then install the auxiliary ladder on the main ladder, and then it can "sleep". City and up", thus reducing the danger and difficulty of building ladders in front of the enemy.

Because the ladder does not come into contact with the edge of the city early before ascending the city, it can also avoid the damage of the defenders.

In addition, after a student who graduated from Fanyang College last year worked in the Yancheng Weapons and Equipment Production Base, he benefited from the inspiration of Gewuxue and divided the main ladder of the ladder into two sections, adopting a folding structure with a rotating shaft in the middle connect.

This shape is a bit like the folding fly bridge equipped by the engineering and supply battalion of the Far East Army.

At the same time, on the basis of the original auxiliary ladder, he designed a variety of forms to make it easier and faster to ascend the city to meet the enemy.

In order to ensure the safety of the ladder pushers, he also learned from the previous practical experience of the ladder, designed the bottom of the ladder as a car with shields on all sides, reinforced the outside with raw cowhide or thin iron, and pushed the carts in the shed to approach the enemy. When building a city wall, it can effectively resist the damage of enemy arrow stones.

You should know that there are many kinds of ladders used for siege in ancient times, and the aerial ladder is a kind of huge, bulky and complicated structure.

Although there are many ways to siege the city in this era, most of them are based on the premise of quickly ascending the city. Therefore, there are various light and simple flying ladders commonly used.

For example, during the Han Dynasty, when the Han army attacked Zhizhi City, a wooden city wall was built outside the city, and an earthen city wall was built inside, which was quite tightly defended. The siege soldiers first shot upwards with bows and crossbows, repelled the guards on the city, burned down the wooden city with fire, charged into the wooden city with crossbows, bows, and halberds, then quickly approached the earthen city, built ladders on all sides, climbed the city by the ladders, and soon The inner city was smashed.

This kind of siege method is a strong attack, which shortens the confrontation time between the two sides as much as possible, and breaks through the city defense quickly in one go. Therefore, a lightweight flying ladder must be used. The flying ladder is simple in structure, light in weight, and mostly made of wood and bamboo.

The flying ladder taken out by the Yancheng Weapons and Equipment Production Base this time is only two or three feet long when folded, but it can reach up to six or seven feet when extended, and the head end is equipped with double wheels, which is very helpful for the ants to climb the city. , and on the basis of traditional ladders, according to the needs of the battlefield in various situations, "avoiding wooden ladders", "creeping ladders" and "bamboo ladders" are designed. These ladders are slightly different in shape, but they are used Quickly come all light and practical.

Secondly, there is the super trebuchet, which is an improved version of the original trebuchet. Not to mention that the distance and accuracy have been improved a lot. The reason why it is called the super trebuchet is because the heaviest stone thrown The weight of the bomb or explosive package has been increased by a full three times.

Finally, we talked about Chongche. In this era, Chongche was also called Linchong or Duianlou. A kind of siege equipment commonly used in ancient China.

However, regardless of the impact force and self-defense strength are extremely limited, it can only play a big role when the attacking side clearly has the upper hand or when the city is finally broken.

The punching car produced by the weapons and equipment production base is the latest product of the Gewu Research Institute established by Wang Junlin with Momen as the mainstay.

This kind of punching car uses steel as the skeleton and steel plate as the skin. It has eight wheels and is as high as five layers. It is shaped like a shuttle, with two pointed ends, but it has five layers.

The lowest layer is the soldiers who push the cart forward, and the other four layers are loaded with combat soldiers who are attacking the city.

The Chongche is about ten feet high, five feet wide, and six feet long.

Using its own height, this kind of giant car can shoot directly into the city from the car. It can also be used to approach the city wall, destroy the female wall (stacked wall), and directly attack the defending enemy on the city wall. In addition to being equipped with various long weapons, the car can also be loaded with heavy weapons such as crossbows and small trebuchets.

With the defensive ability of rushing the car, it can completely ignore the enemy's attack for a certain period of time.

As for the super-explosive pack, there is nothing else, it just increases the concentration of black gunpowder and the uniformity of the particles, thereby increasing the power of the same amount of explosive pack or the same type of grenade, and then increases the amount, which can blow up very Pack of super explosives for thick walls.

Actually, with the gradual development of special R&D institutions such as the Gewu Research Institute and the Weapons Research Department of the Far Eastern Army, especially the promulgation and implementation of the Far Eastern Army's patent regulations on research and development matters, and the strict implementation of related generous reward systems.

In the past few years, Nie Xiaoyu no longer needs to personally give technical advice, and Wang Junlin has not asked much about it. New things that shouldn't appear have also been born.

For example, the Gewu Research Institute of those guys in Momen is currently developing hot air balloons for reconnaissance and even air attack. put into use on the battlefield.

"Sure enough, science and technology are combat power!" Wang Junlin was deeply moved at this moment, "The disparity in weapons and equipment is so great, if you can still lose on the battlefield, then there is really no one in this world Already."

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PS: There are only two changes today, adding up to more than 8,000 words———