Chapter 23 Carry the reddest bucket and run the flattest road
Retreating instead of rout is a matter that will test the commanding ability of the general and the organization of the troops themselves. In addition, it is necessary to arrange the post-break, support, supplies along the way, etc. to ensure the smooth operation of the remaining troops. Withdraw to Moonport.
But now, in the absence of reinforcements, it is not enough to ensure that the sea monsters do not catch up with these people. It is not enough to simply throw the local wealthy families who have not escaped to the sea monsters as bait, and someone needs to delay the sea monsters for a while.
After thinking for a while, Lao Shi found the celestial masters of Si Sui Tai.
"Let's not talk about official clichés anymore. As you can see, the general's men and horses have already gone to seven or eight pavilions out of ten pavilions. If we continue to fight, the day when the whole line collapses is in front of us. We must take time to repair and supplement. "Old Shi still respects these celestial masters. After all, the two sides have fought side by side for so many days, and there is a bit of fellowship in it.
"The general is right." Tianshi had a bitter expression on his face. It is true. It cannot be said that these men did not try their best to fight. I don't know if what the governor said is true or not, the rebellion in the daily barracks can't fool anyone.
Isn't the purpose of being a soldier to get paid and eat food? If there are only a few people beside the pot who don't need to grab food when the meal is served, it means that the loss is really heavy.
"Thousands of servants and military resources are still hidden in the homes of those rich families. During this period of time, I would have to let them serve the country together."
"It's... the general's arrangement. I won't be able to ask about military affairs later." The Celestial Master can only pretend that he didn't see everything, and they are not without resentment. Hoarding in the rear, and furiously wanting to play to the court for the army to build a wooden fence to block the gap and cut down the trees on their mountain.
"That's good. Next, we will carry out the largest bombardment of the sea monsters, and leave hundreds of warriors to garrison the tower, and then retreat to the vicinity of the third pass for a few days to replenish the food and grass of the recruits. This line of defense can only be entrusted to Heavenly Masters at Si Sui Tai." Lao Shi scratched his head, "No matter what the situation is, after three days, you can retreat. At that time, I will take all the responsibilities."
"The three-pass line of defense is still stable?"
"No, even with your civil engineering masters working hard, it is only a part of the repair, but it is more than enough for a short-term retreat and defense."
"That's good." Originally, the purpose of building three lines of defense was to resist layer by layer, retreat layer by layer, and alternately repair with reinforcements.
In fact, the most rational battle line of defense is the first level, which directly presses the sea monsters in the shallow sea, and the landing beach is a little wider, so that the enemy's contact area is much smaller, and under the blockade of crossfire, how many sea monsters are there? Neither is dead enough.
The second is the third pass. The narrow ground roads and the rugged and towering mountains are obstacles like a natural moat for the sea monsters. For the defenders, they are backed by the densely populated areas in the south of the Yangtze River, where the industry and agriculture are developed. Manpower and material resources are abundant. Continuously, it is enough to exhaust the sea monster until it is powerless to move forward.
However, now they can only stand on the second line of defense, which is essentially only used to delay time. If the imperial court listens to the warning from the observatory and prepares for the war three months in advance, it can defend at the customs.
If the second pass is not destroyed with a few big holes, the civil engineering masters can concentrate their efforts to repair the Shanguan. If the Shanguan is not destroyed and demolished, then it is really impossible, and the pass can be locked, and Dayan can be defended at the cost of abandoning the coast. of the essence.
"I'm not going to hide it from the Heavenly Master. There has been no movement from the imperial court's reinforcements so far. Even if I wait to fill in all of them here, it will be futile. So, please make plans early."
"Since I entered Si Sui Tai, there will be such a day sooner or later, so there is no need to say much."
"Then it's settled. If there is a chance in the future, I will invite everyone to drink."
"Of course, I'm going to book this banquet." Everyone knows some things, but there is no need to put them on the table. To be honest, Governor Shi's performance has already exceeded the judgment of the celestial masters. They should have abandoned the pass and fled when the casualties were around [-]%.
As a result, until today, even Si Suitai couldn't say anything, it was already the best of benevolence, and the only one to blame was why the imperial court didn't send troops to rescue. Countless letters for help were sent out, but they were all detained. Even Si Suitai did not send additional reinforcements, probably the imperial court's plan was to let them all die here.
That night, all the large ships were left behind, and the ammunition of the entire fleet was left behind, and a round of bombing continued until dawn, successfully clearing up a large area of sea monsters, and it took some effort for the sea monsters to regenerate And repair those lairs and replenish command nodes that were killed.
Taking advantage of this time, the fleet began to withdraw from the defense line one after another. Of course, before leaving, they did not forget to run over the Zhuangzi outside the mountain pass. They did not search the house carefully, because it was not necessary, but sent all the civilian husbands and servants to the defense line. Even as a meat shield, it can be blocked a little bit.
Some of the hoarded ordnance and supplies were taken away, and more were piled behind the temporarily restored mountain pass, so that if those celestial masters were still alive to withdraw, at least they would not be able to fight sea monsters with their fists and teeth.
"Goodbye!" Governor Shi bowed his hands at the critical moment, and directly took the rest of the troops on the way back home. The abnormal transfer of human beings made the sea descendants a little confused, and they didn't launch an attack immediately. They got a short break.
However, soon, a new round of offensive was launched, and the black tide hit the wall. This time, no one would block the gap with shields and flamethrowers. The attack gap leaked into the wall.
Between the gaps of the building boats that blocked the gap, countless runners scurry among the ruins, corpses, and camps, like a collapsed dam, leaking everywhere, black water splashing out, spreading into a puddle on the ground foul-smelling puddles.
Before those powerful families who had been ransacked once wiped away their tears and went to the court to demand severe punishment, they were horrified to find dense sea monsters rushing over from the wall, and their Zhuangzi was wiped out almost in an instant.
Fortunately, the Shanguan, which has been repaired a little bit, temporarily withstood this small offensive. However, the celestial masters on the front line couldn't last long. Facing the front and back attacks and the poisonous fog that could no longer be eliminated, even escaping was already a challenge. A luxury.
There are sea monsters in the front and back, and there are a lot of neurotoxins. The first aid pills and weapons in his hands are seriously insufficient. The only thing he can do is to let himself die with dignity.
"A bunch of trash!" A stack of memorials was thrown on the ground, "I have high hopes, it will become like this in just a few days, a bunch of trash! Is this how your Si Sui Tai guards the gate of the country? And that stone... It really disappoints me!"
Facing the sea monster's customs clearance, when there was only a thin closed wall left from his own Zhuangzi and the factory, the local tyrants finally couldn't sit still, and this matter was let to the court.
However, the emperor, like some old elders, still had the same impression of the line of defense as it did at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, including the judgments of the troops stationed in various propaganda and comfort divisions along the coast.
From their point of view, they are sitting on a fortified city with a strong army and all the supplies and materials. They have been broken through in just a few days. They are simply incompetent. The content of the book is probably all sacrificed for the country.
According to official practice, at this time, it is not convenient to pour dirty water on these dead people, and it is useless, because they are all killed in battle, and they need to be given some face and rewards, otherwise, who will want to do it in the future? Fighting for your throne?
"What should I do now?" After the anger is over, it's time to seriously consider this issue. There are not many defenders at the last wall, and it's hard to say how many hours it can last.
"The top priority is to move the capital!"
"Move the capital?" The emperor was stunned, what the hell kind of suggestion is this.
"Your Majesty, the son of a thousand gold can't sit still. Once the sea monster breaks through, there is no danger of leaving the capital. At this time, the capital should be moved to the south." The south is the base camp of these gentry, what is the purpose of moving the capital there? Abacus, everyone understands.
However, after all, Dayan has not yet reached the end of the dynasty. Even at the end of the dynasty, there are still a few ministers who are somewhat shameful and disgraceful, and a few are trying to turn the tide.
"Joke, we still have to fight for power and profit at this time!? Your Majesty, the three major battalions of Shenjing should be recruited immediately. With the Shenwu Guards as the vanguard, the Tianji Battalion will lead the fleet to follow. The battlefield is open and flat, which is suitable for the Tianji Battalion Iron Armored Army to fight. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, neither the God of Years nor the Northern Snow Demon (demon) has ever escaped, and a group of sea monsters are also worthy?"
"Teacher is right." The emperor's expression became a little calmer, and finally there is someone in the court who understands.
"My minister seconded the proposal. There has been no change in the town of Si Suitai recently. Some of the town's old guards can be dispatched to support."
This is the most elite army of Dayan, composed of military officers above the school lieutenant carefully selected from the millions of troops of Dayan, Dayan is stingy in all the legions, but this army is the only one No skimping - because every emperor knows this thing is a lid pressed on a volcano.
Of course, under normal circumstances, this unit cannot be mobilized at all, because it does not belong to the Dayan Military Department, but to Si Sui Tai, and its only job is to deal with those horrible things that escaped from the mountains.
"In addition, the Civil Engineering Celestial Master will build a defense line outside the capital as quickly as possible, and I hope His Majesty will make preparations for the imperial conquest."
"Bold, how dare you put the Holy Spirit at risk!" Suddenly someone jumped out to object, jokingly, the emperor's personal conquest is of course a very dangerous thing, if you don't pay attention, you will be in trouble.
However, losing is not troublesome for winning. If they win, it means that the emperor will have enough trust in the army he personally leads, which means that he has actually mastered the military power, so they will be sad.
No official would ever want to meet a horse-riding emperor, even in the Tang Dynasty. Li Lao Er would have no chance of sitting on the throne if he hadn’t engaged in the Xuanwu Gate. Speaking is also more appropriate than Li Er.
However, the reason why it is really impossible for him to succeed to the throne is because this guy was born as a general. Once he becomes the emperor, he will be the emperor of two generations immediately. For those aristocratic families, how can they stand this?
Those generals in the early Tang Dynasty were not only the generals of the imperial court, but also the ministers of the emperor himself. Never stopped.
But now the Celestial Master asked the emperor to personally conquest, and the emperor had to be supervised by the prince or the uncle to supervise the country when he left the center, but the emperor could not let the prince stay, let alone let the old Wei come to supervise the country-the only way is for the center to follow move.
That means that a front-line shogunate needs to be established this time. The emperor handles state affairs and military affairs at the same time. Well, it doesn’t matter whether you win or lose after a battle is over. However, if it continues for a long time, the emperor will have a lot more The minister came out.
You must know that there is a big difference between ministers and courtiers. Ministers are individuals and private individuals who are loyal to each other. They are called lords, not your majesty. The difference in loyalty is huge.
No one can laugh at the thought that the emperor will have a group of ministers from humble backgrounds in the army. Get the hell out of you old naysayers?
In addition, there are ministers of the shogunate, which means that the emperor has two sets of military and political teams, unless they come from the troubled times of the early Tang Dynasty, the population is withered, and the self-sufficient Wubao is everywhere, and their combat effectiveness is strong enough. no.
Otherwise, many reforms that Dayan has been unable to advance can be promoted, such as the Longjiang shipyard. If the emperor uses this excuse to force his shogunate to forcibly seize the occupied shipyard and land Take it back, what should I do?This piece of fat is eaten by everyone, and it is very difficult for people to spit out the fat.
If you were a eunuch and a slave, you could rely on righteousness to force the palace. After all, a eunuch cannot be a magistrate or a minister; if you were an ordinary general who was so arrogant, the emperor himself would complain, but if you were the emperor's own minister... .
Even if the city is besieged, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will try their best to stop it. In order to avoid this worst option, it is inevitable to make concessions in some aspects.
However, when Tianshi proposed this plan, he did not intend to achieve it in one step, but to let these people give up part of their interests and power, so as to dispatch the army to deal with this disaster, not to mention destroying the country, but at least it may lead to the collapse of the Great Yan. Go over it.
In the end, the imperial court compromised, and the emperor did not need to conscript himself. However, the money for the three major battalions was settled, and soldiers could be recruited with money and food, and those wealthy families could only reluctantly take out part of the concealed population to apply for the conscript.
After all, only a part of the population needs to be taken out now, but if the emperor builds his own shogunate outside the court, even if the shogunate is disbanded after the war is over, there will be an extra group of guys who call the lord instead of your majesty— —Then I am afraid that this population will not be kept.
History tells them that there is a big difference between rewarding those who call the lord and the person who calls the majesty. honor.
The most fearful thing is that when the time comes, the emperor feels that he will not be able to raise taxes anyway, so he simply changes the false seal to the real seal, and seals his officials to the local government. What should we do?
Even if [-] households are falsely sealed, [-] households are actually sealed, and there is no need for your local officials.
Dayan's army has a very peculiar characteristic, that is, it shows a certain "money-absorbing nature", just like a sponge. When there is no money, it will be a small shriveled ball, and once the money is enough, it will be Another look.
At least it looks completely different. The money is enough, the rich people have paid off their pockets, and naturally the military bureau and thousands of ordnance factories across the country are operating at full power. In just a few days, the dilapidated army has changed into a new one. look.
The army is paid enough, and there are actual dismissals and death threats. Jiangnan is full of refugees due to economic crisis and industrial development. The remaining few hundred troops have become thousands of soldiers in one day. The bright army drove to Shanguan.
As for whether it will collapse after contacting the enemy is another story, at least when it is opened, it looks like that.
This made the civil engineering celestial masters who guarded the mountain pass and looked at the army of sea monsters that were exaggerating day by day outside the pass were finally relieved.Those Zhuangzi delayed the sea descendants for a while. After all, the latter attacked the land to plunder food and store organic matter for grouping. Naturally, they did not have human strategic thinking to seize high ground and dangerous points, but chewed slowly and killed people everywhere. and devour various creatures.
This process of digestion bought time for Dayan to mobilize. Thousands of troops arrived one after another. It has to be said that the soldiers recruited by these civilian husbands and refugees are good at fighting, but they are good at civil engineering. .
"All the ordnance workshops in Dayan have changed. The ordnance factories that have been silent for decades are recruiting civilian craftsmen. The old fleet is also being renovated rapidly. Those soldiers who have been reduced to beggars and farmers are re-conscripted into the army. Weisi has entered the mobilization state one by one, and I don't know who will become the target of this awakened giant."
This is the news from Shelin, which makes Black Snake a little headache, what is Dayan doing?There has been no movement for decades, and there is such a big movement all at once. Are you performing the awakening of a fallen empire?
When I think about the concept of the thousands of factories producing armaments in Dayan running at full capacity, and the armor that has been stored over the years... the black snake's brain is about to explode-heavy equipment such as heavy armor, According to Shelin's report, Dayan is sent to the front in tons, and it looks like everyone has a set of armor with auxiliary power to wear.
It's like a group of servants and big heads, which turned into a large group of SM cans in a blink of an eye. The sea monster may not know it, but the nearby black snake is really scared.
Chapter 24 Daze blows me up
At the same time that Yan was attacked by sea monsters, Letania declared war on Kazdel and sent troops to block the trade route from Ursus through the Longnan Desert to Kazdel.
The number of fighters in Laitania is not large, because the territory is relatively lacking in source stone veins, and it is extremely dependent on the supply of energy from Ursus and Victoria. For this reason, they carve up and annex part of the former Gaul, but they still have not solved the problem of energy. The problem.
The Longnan desert is a very difficult area for agricultural production, but it is rich in source stone components. Natural disasters ravage from time to time, leaving a large number of source stone crystal clusters and solid source rock piles here.
Letania's mining team has never stopped stealing ore here, until New Kazdel started to cultivate the wasteland and use some strange crops to enrich the source stones to improve the land. The work of stealing Just keep going.
At the beginning, the weapons and guards distributed by these pirate mining teams in Letania were enough to deal with the sheriff and the local Sarkaz herdsmen who came to drive them away, but soon, Kazdel strengthened the security forces in the north , especially those patrol cavalry equipped with melta lances and light electromagnetic crossbows.
Afterwards, Leitania's mining company had to strengthen these guarding armed forces again, and then the Sarkaz replaced the cavalry with imitation Thunder Hammer chariots and new versions of Odin tanks to crush people. With a large number of illegal mining equipment and a sharp drop in the amount of origin stone mining, we can only sit back and watch the sharp drop in profits and rising costs brought about by the rise in energy prices and the Great Depression.
The domestic enterprises in Letania had long been persuading the upper noble council to go to war and use their own swords to fight for land for their own plows. So after declaring war on Ursus, they decisively sent troops to blockade the area in the name of the war zone. area.
As a result, Kazdel could only declare war on Letania and Victoria behind him, and Letania also declared war in turn, and deployed an entire army group to the south, crossing the border between the two countries, and greatly occupying Sati The posture of the mine and ranch north of the oasis.
On the other hand, Kazdel did not make corresponding military deployments. The main reason was that the sea descendant tide that broke out simultaneously in the south restrained a lot of their energy. However, this did not mean that Letania would be able to advance triumphantly.
"This is the defense line of those demons? Doesn't it look good?" Opposite the gentle slope of the hill is a long defensive wall. Inside the wall are the agricultural facilities of the Xia Clan Group. The earth seems to be covered by this low and thin wall. Divided into two parts.
One side is gray-yellow desert and jagged rocks, and the other side is green. Three-dimensional planting greenhouses and numerically controlled planting towers like glass houses of various colors are dotted among the wide planting fields.
Straight roads and even a not-so-short train track separate the various planting areas. From time to time, vehicles can be seen crossing the road, sending car after car of processed raw materials into the continuous processing factories.
Farther away, patches of seedlings are thriving under the care of drones and automatic sprinkler systems. If there is no accident, in a few years, they will become a windbreak forest with a width of about 20 kilometers.
This kind of forest land blocks the sand and dust containing source stone dust from the outside layer by layer, from shrubs and pastures to drought-tolerant corn and wheat, and finally to rice that consumes a lot of water.
On the periphery of the low wall, you can see the camp of the Kazdel Defense Force and the defense line under construction. There are no giant mobile fortresses, and there are no giant trenches and blocking roadblocks against land ships.
Moreover, the width of the camp is also very average, mainly for the service of checkpoints. The continuous tents and barbed wire build a rough mixture of refugee quarantine areas and military camps.
"One charge can crush these demons and bumpkins into the mud together!" Lacking anti-armor and anti-large vehicle facilities, what is the use of that thin wall?
"Tonight, I will live in the tallest building and wash my feet with their irrigation canal."
"No problem, general." At the same time, the other side, "When do you think these guys will start attacking?" The motorized infantryman holding a supporter assault rifle stuffed a sweet grass root into his mouth, and smoking was prohibited on the ground , I can only have fun with this thing.
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