Chapter 274: Going out of the army

On the eighth day of the 13th year of Zhizheng, the southern gate of Dadu was in the south.

The flags fluttered and fluttered in the wind. Countless iron troops gathered together. Today, they will hold a vow to send troops here.

This time, the total number of troops was over 400,000. The main troops of various provinces, the garrison troops of the capital, and soldiers who came from other princes and Khanate were all gathered outside the southern gate, with people everywhere, which was spectacular.

The high point stood on the stage, and the loud voice spread throughout the team with the north wind.

"I have been in charge of the world with the Grand Master. There are many reasons in the world. I am worried about their worries and let them work hard. It is natural that you will go."

Tuotuo quickly said below: "Thank you, the emperor."

Turning around, Tuotuo said to the army, "And today's turmoil is the time when our men are shaking their swords. When we go to Gaoyou, we will completely eliminate the rebels and shock the surrounding sluts!"

"Get out of the army!"

The long horn began to sound, and the flags began to mobilize one by one, and the entire army slowly advanced. A total of more than 400,000 troops and more than 100 generals were the largest expedition in recent years.

Walking in the front, the Secretary of the Central Committee, Pingzhang, the government affairs of Yue Kuochaer, and the Privy Council, was responsible for Xuexue. They led the most elite army of Dadu Guards. Their equipment was second only to the "Qixue" army directly under the emperor. Some were equipped with advanced muskets and cannons, all of which were cavalry.

The personal guards' organization was established in the first year of Zhongtong (1260 AD). It was a central army formed by Kublai Khan in imitating the imperial guard system of the Central Plains dynasty. It was originally called the Wuwei Army, with about 30,000 people. After gradual expansion, there have been nearly 200,000 people, some of which are Han and Semu people. What they brought this time were Longzhenwei, Longyiwei, Olusiwei, Weiwu Asuwei, Tangwuwei, Qincha left guard, Qincha right guard, and each guard was 10,000.

The next thing was to more than 200,000 people gathered from various provinces. Most of the people from the northern provinces were the Red Army, most of which were Semu people, while most of the people in the south were the New Army, so their combat effectiveness was not very good. The Privy Council chief Shi Pu was in charge of it.

What we passed by was the army seconded from various Khanate countries. This part of the army was even more diverse and its weapons were very complex, including hunting bows, spears, and maces. However, their tall bodies concealed the shortcomings of their weapons, and no one would underestimate their combat effectiveness.

Finally, Alu, the Minister of Justice, led the newly recruited tens of thousands of people, responsible for the army's food and heavy weapons. They had not been trained much, and their combat effectiveness was not worth mentioning. The heavy responsibility of escorting food and grass, as well as various siege equipment, all fell on their shoulders, and their tasks were also very heavy.

Huihui cannons and bed crossbows are all weapons that give Tutuo a hundred times more confidence. With these weapons, plus the firearms equipped by the personal guards, Tutuo believes that no matter how powerful the firearms of the thief are, he will have confidence.

In addition to these troops, the navy army led by Dong Tuanxiao has also set off. The imperial court did not have many naval troops. This time, it can be said that it had exhausted all the navy troops that could be used. It wanted to use these navy troops to open up the canal transportation in one fell swoop, and to besiege Gaoyou Mansion from Gaoyou Lake to prevent the other party from breaking through the water.

They didn't know that Zhang Shicheng had already prepared and was waiting for them.

Outside Gaoyou Mansion, all kinds of fortifications have been dug.

Three hundred steps away from the city wall, there are a total of three circles of trenches, with countless traffic trenches connected in front and behind. At that time, Zhang Yang's soldiers will adopt the method of gradually retreating without having to defend their positions. They will first eliminate the Tartars in the outermost trenches. If it is really bad, they will return to the second trenches through the traffic trenches, and then return to the third trenches, and at the same time, they will eliminate the Tartars' vitality while retreating.

At a distance of three hundred steps outside the outermost trench, the explosives had been buried in advance, and the leads were pulled into the trench. At that time, once the Tartars attacked quickly, they could ignite the fuse and send the Tartars to heaven.

Every distance, a small scattered fireworks position was established. If the Tartars charged intensively, the bombing effect of the scattered fireworks would be very impressive.

The trenches are the best bunker for musketeers, but they are the nightmare of the Tartars.

In addition to Gaoyou Mansion, Baoying in the north has been transferred by Zhang Yang, and the people in the city have all moved to remote areas, which means that Zhang Yang is preparing to give up Baoying temporarily.

Baoying's city walls were not tall and there was no moat. The Tartars came from the north in a fierce manner, and were led by the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty and had a million troops. Baoying would definitely not be able to stop it. If the Tartars wanted to attack Gaoyou Mansion, they would definitely have to take down Baoying from the north of Gaoyou Mansion as a place to store food, grass and arrows.

Before withdrawing the troops, Zhang Yang had someone dig a tunnel in advance. Several tunnels lead directly to the field ten miles outside Baoying City. When the imperial army was bleeding outside Gaoyou Mansion, and then sending elite troops to seize Baoying, it would deal a heavy blow to the Tartars. At that time, the Tartars could not take care of the head and tail, and they might be wiped out.

Xinghua, Yanchang, and Taizhou are also preparing for war. Although the main purpose of the Tartars was to attack Gaoyou, it was not ruled out that the Tartars would divide their troops to attack other places, the scale of the Tartars' division of troops would definitely not be very large. At that time, the two cavalry columns that were away from the edge of the battlefield could quickly support and cooperate with the army that was defending the city to eliminate all parts of the Tartars.

In order to prevent accidents, Zhang Yang took his mother, Ruohan and his son to Gaoyou Mansion. Gaoyou Mansion had heavy troops to guard. Although the Tartars came to attack, Gaoyou Mansion was undoubtedly the safest. If the army was really defeated, he could still use a boat to pick up his relatives from the Ximen Pass.

The busiest thing at present is the base, and is working overtime to produce weapons. What Zhang Yang needs most now is artillery. The scattered fireworks are used to eliminate the vitality of the Tartars during the charge, and the God of War cannon is used to completely destroy the Tartars' long-range attack weapons.

Although there are no real shells yet, the shells of the God of War cannon are also solid shells, which are far less lethal than the bullets that can explode. However, as long as the solid shells hit the opponent's Huihui cannon's position, they can definitely turn those wooden Huihui cannons into a bunch of useless firewood. Moreover, the God of War cannon has the advantage of long range. They originally planned to be equipped on the warship, but now they are on the top of the city first.

"Lord, the Tartars have set off." With the voice, Luo Guanzhong hurried in.

Oh? Zhang Yang raised his head and waited for the Tartars for more than a month before the Tartars began to move. It seems that the Tartars' actions were "speedy" enough.

"Have you found out clearly?"

"It's clear that the Tartars set out from Dadu, passed Hejian Road and Daming Road, heading south from the official road to our Gaoyou Mansion." Luo Guanzhong said.

Zhang Yang knew that if these distances were at the speed of later generations, they would be able to arrive in one day. However, in this era, even if you ride a horse, you would have to walk for ten days and half a month. What's more, the Tartars had to carry a lot of heavy equipment this time, and the speed would definitely slow down. In addition, he also added some harassment to the Tartars along the way.

"How many people are there in total? Is there any exact information?" Zhang Yang asked.

"This time, there were 400,000 Tartars, of which the strongest combat power was the personal guards, with seven guards, and the total number of troops in each province was more than 260,000, mainly the Red Army and the New Affiliated Army. There were not many purebred troops, and there were also 60,000 troops borrowed from the Western Regions countries and 10,000 naval troops." Luo Guanzhong said.

Zhang Yang nodded, just like he thought, a million-dollar army was purely bragging, less than 500,000, only 400,000. However, 400,000 troops were already astronomical for him. He must fight this battle well. If he fights well, he will knock out the sword hanging above his head. If he doesn't fight well, he will probably be defeated back to his original form.

"Appoint Zhao Zixiong and Pan Yuanshao to prepare. Ten days later, lead the cavalry and carry half a month's rations, go north from Baoying to look for fighter jets on Huai'an Road." Zhang Yang said. "There are also Yuanheng's navy, who go north to look for opportunities to find the Tartar warships and win another battle."

With the navy, Zhang Yang has an absolute advantage over the navy. He has large steam engine ships, war god cannons and scattered fireworks. If Bian Yuanheng cannot defeat the opponent's 10,000 navy troops, then he should not be a general. It is better to go back and continue hunting.

"Lord, there is one more thing besides this matter," said Luo Guanzhong.

"speak."

"Ms. He is coming to Yangzhou."

"What did she do in Yangzhou?" Zhang Yang said. Over the past period of time, he had forgotten about Miss He's affairs and was busy with military affairs all day. Every time He Zhaoyi's ship came, he would directly carry the fine salt from the salt field to the grain pile, and he did it very secretly every time. He Zhaoyi had been in Dadu and did not directly participate in these trivial matters.

"This time we cut off the grain transportation, and the grain prices in Dadu suddenly doubled." Luo Guanzhong said.

"Okay, okay, that's good news." Zhang Yang said, cutting off the canal transport with great courage was the purpose. Food is the most important thing for the people. After cutting off the canal transport, the Tatars should go hungry. Since the Tatars have decided to send hundreds of thousands of troops to siege them, then I am not polite and let them taste the taste of being ***.

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Yang thought that He Zhaoyi came here, which was naturally related to the lack of food. Although He Zhaoyi was secretly engaged in a fine salt business, he was still a grain merchant on the surface, and under the current circumstances, grain may be more profitable than fine salt.

"No, this place is a war zone soon, so you can't come." Zhang Yang said.

At that time, when a big battle starts, He Zhaoyi's daughter's family will be bad if something happens. At least he will lose his big sales.

"Lord, when our people received the news, He Zhaoyi had already boarded the ship and set off. It is said that this time I brought the last Miss Minmin again."

Fei Ge sent a letter to him, and they were about to get on the boat. Now they may have crossed the river. How can they stop it? Their spies are responsible for protecting her safety and not interfering with her freedom.

Miss Minmin? Zhang Yang thought of that beautiful figure in his mind. Why did she come too? I wonder if her father is preparing to destroy him? This *** woman is really a woman, and she is not afraid of arresting her and threatening her father?

Zhang Yang misunderstood Minmin. Although Minmin knew that He Zhaoyi had contact with Zhang Yang, she believed in any Zhaoyi very much and did not think that He Zhaoyi would tie her to Zhang Yang. After all, Zhang Yang was just a traitor and could not make any difference. If He Zhaoyi did this, she would be commended by the court. At that time, there would be new developments in the capital. Why should she dig her own grave and come to see Zhang Shicheng?

She believed He Zhaoyi very much and thought that there could be other ways to transport food from the south, but she never thought that if there were other ways, those smart grain merchants would not rush to transport food. He Zhaoyi's fundamental plan was to find Brother Shicheng to let him put his grain transport boat over. But Minmin followed her again on the way, and He Zhaoyi didn't know what to do, so she had to go down the river and adapt to the situation.

"If the navy troops of Yuanheng are found, if they find He Zhaoyi and Miss Minmin, they will be detained!" Zhang Yang said.

Detaining? Luo Guanzhong's eyes were always there, and the lord was really courageous. "Yes, lord." Luo Guanzhong said and went down.

If He Zhaoyi really wants to come to her, then she will not do anything in Dadu’s business. A mosquito in Dadu will know that she has a connection with her. The emperor was angry and the situation that was finally opened up by Dadu was gone.

What's wrong with her coming here? If she enters the territory of Gaoyou Mansion, she will detain it first. The war will be about to start. Both of them are beautiful girls. If they fall into the hands of a vulgar soldier, it would be worth it. Moreover, there is Minmin in it. Although Zhang Yang knew that it was impossible to use Minmin to threaten Tuotuo. Tuotuo was the Grand Tuotuo, even if he sacrificed his daughter, he would not compromise with him. However, let's prepare for the time being, and it will be a chess piece in the future.

If you catch it, you will catch it. At most, you will find another opportunity to let it go.

After receiving the order, Bian Yuanheng's naval army immediately left the naval army camp.

He was equipped with more than 20 steam engine ships. Bian Yuanheng smiled from ear to ear all day long. One boat could accommodate nearly 200 people, and these big ships had almost all of his navy troops.

Moreover, the God of War cannons were also equipped on the warships. Each ship was equipped with six God of War cannons. When they fought a water battle, they could beat the opponent ten miles away to the ground to find teeth. After getting closer, there were dozens of scattered fireworks, covering the opponent with bullets, and even more powerful killing weapons. Finally, there were countless Tianque guns aiming at the opponent, fighting on the side, and jumping gang battles. This ancient naval battle style is probably eliminated now, and before contacting, the opponent can be wiped out.

Bian Yuanheng left six steam engine ships, the remaining eighteen (including the original four), heading north to look for fighter jets.

Last time, there were only a few steamboats, and the Tatar Navy that came down from Huai'an Road was completely annihilated. Since then, the Tatars have lost the initiative on the provincial waters. It can be said that as long as the boat can pass, Bian Yuanheng dares to go anywhere.

With thick smoke, steam engines sailed north from Gaoyou Lake and slowly approached the Huai River.

It's the north wind now, and the navy that the Tartars came from most of the capital could easily go south with the wind. However, if Bian Yuanheng's navy still used sailboats, it would be very troublesome. He had to repeatedly adjust the sails and bows, take the zigzag route, and in the canal, he had to use the boatman on the shore.

However, the steam engine ship is invincible. The huge water wheels on both sides are rowing the water, so the boat can sail at will. The speed is also very simple. You can adjust the size of the valve of the steam engine. The only disadvantage is that once this thing is broken, few people from Bian Yuanheng's naval army will repair it. Therefore, before departure, several technicians were seconded from the base on the ship. Once a failure occurs, they can be asked to repair it.

There are not many rivers in the north, especially the Secretariat, which are very suitable for cavalry movements.

Tuotuo's army marched south, and after walking for a few days, it gradually widened the distance.

Yuekuochaer and Xuexue led elite cavalry, walking very fast and could walk a hundred miles in a day, but they still didn't let go of the horse's hooves.

The provincial army in the middle, the Red Army of the Ma, was not bad, but most of them were cavalry, while the new affiliated army was almost infantry. After walking for a long time, the distance gradually widened.

The armies of each Khanate were all cavalry, but the discipline was the worst. They rode their horses several times, and the front teams were all in the rear team of the New Affiliated Army, and the team became increasingly scattered.

At the end, Alu completely became the captain of the baggage team. He drove the carriage and pulled the things, and his speed was even slower. The newly recruited people were all for military pay, and they lacked enterprising spirit and were also delayed.

Although the marching team was too long and the snake formation was stretched too long and did not send effective troops to the two wings to protect it, Tuotuo was not too worried. This journey was already very safe. Under the attack of two forces of Li Siqi and Chahan Timur, the Red Turban Army had been compressed to a corner. Unless the bandits nearby were crazy, they would never dare to attack hundreds of thousands of troops.

The navy took longer with them. The navy took the water route and was in a good wind. The soldiers drove out a lot without any effort. After a few days, the navy drove out of the Secretariat.

Dong Tuanxiao was also a man who had been through several battles. In the 11th year of Zhizheng, he was appointed as the general manager of Jining Road to capture Anfeng, attacked Haozhou, and suppressed the Northern Red Turban Army. In the 12th year, he attacked Hangzhou, encircled and suppressed the peasant uprising army, moved to Jiangnan, and promoted to the magistrate of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. In the 13th year, he was promoted to the judge of the Privy Council and sent Gaoyou with the army.

As a veteran who has experienced many ups and downs on the battlefield, Dong Tuanxiao was very cautious. Especially, like other generals, he had never fought a water battle. Although he had served as the capital of the navy, he had no experience in a water battle.

The last time the province attacked Gaoyou Mansion, Dong Tuanxiao had carefully studied the water battle. At that time, the chief general Guo Yihai was originally a pirate and had rich experience in water fighting, but he ended up being wiped out. The reason is that the army was alone and unfamiliar with the waterway, so he got into a dead end.
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