Steel Dynasty - Chapter 788

[Chapter 787: The imperial commander’s personal expedition]

Luo Xin looked at the city wall of Shanhaiguan and smiled.

After eight days of trekking, he finally arrived at his destination. As the commander of the First Army of the Shenji Army, he was ordered to lead three divisions under his command to join Shanhaiguan.

After ordering the army to enter the city, Luo Xin led his guards to the gate of Shanhaiguan City first. At this time, Lu Fei, who got the news, was already at the door.

Seeing Luo Xin, he couldn’t help but smile and said: “Luo Xin, why are your troops dragging their feet like women? They just arrived now.”

“Fuck you, a dog can’t spit out ivory from its mouth.” Luo Xin scolded him directly. Tao, although the two are noisy on weekdays, they have a very close relationship.

Because they belong to different legions, they can hardly see each other now.

Lu Fei was not angry but laughed when he was scolded. He said to Lei Ming: “Look, this is a scholar who has been drinking ink for ten years. I think he is no different from rough people like us.”

Lei Ming smiled bitterly and said: “As the saying goes Those who are close to ink are dark, and those who are close to vermillion are red. This is not due to Commander Lu. “

Lu Fei glared, raised his foot and pointed at Lei Ming’s butt, “Okay, now that the wings are strong, I dare to bury Tai. “I’m done.”

Luo Xin dismounted, snorted and said, “You can bully Lei Ming now, but he is also a military commander now, so it’s not right for you to do this.”

Lei Ming said with a smile, “Two military commanders. Let’s just bicker at the wine table. It’s already noon and it’s time to eat.”

Luo Xin’s stomach growled twice at the right time. Lu Fei laughed when he saw this and pulled Luo Xin to the Shanhaiguan camp. Have a meal.

When they arrived at the military camp, the three of them had a few drinks, but they didn’t drink too much. At this time, Luo Xin said, “This Northern Expedition is really satisfying. The emperor’s ambitions are unparalleled by previous emperors.”

“It goes without saying that I followed him back then .

When he was the emperor, he saw that the then King of Qi was definitely not a creature in the pool. “Lu Fei was very proud.

Compared to Luo Xin and Lu Fei who were relaxed and relaxed, Lei Ming had a serious look on his face. Because he was in Shanhaiguan and had been fighting against barbarians for many years, he knew very well that this war would not be so easy.

After eating some food, Lei Ming said: “The two army commanders have arrived at Shanhaiguan, and I haven’t had time to tell us about the current situation in Pingzhou City.”

Luo Xin glanced at Lu Fei, and then he realized that this guy just arrived too early. step.

He said: “You are more familiar with the outside world than we are. Let’s talk about the current enemy situation.”

Lu Fei also put away his unruly expression at this time and looked serious.

After pondering for a while, Lei Ming said: “The two generals must also know the terrain outside the pass. Compared with the plains, hills, mountains and rivers inside the pass, the land outside the pass is really flat. It can be said that there are grasslands and even few woods at a glance. It can be seen that such a place is very suitable for large-scale cavalry operations, and this is the advantage of the barbarians. Judging from the small-scale battles between the hunting cavalry and the barbarian scouts in the past few years, our cavalry may not have the advantage. “

Luo Xin points. Nod, in fact they have not been dazzled by victory. There are actually many reasons why they have won steadily over the years.

When we were in Jizhou, it was because Beishan was wounded by artillery. Other victories were based on city defense. Even the recent battle between Bashu and Bashu was because the barbarian cavalry dispersed and plundered, giving them a chance to eliminate them.

But this time is different. This is a regular war between the two countries, and both sides will concentrate their efforts on dealing with this war.

Lu Fei said: “So this time we cannot waste our precious cavalry in a head-on battle with the barbarians. That will only exhaust our limited cavalry. Last time, Qi Guangyi won in pursuit of the remaining cavalry, but he also lost more than 3,000 people.” , This is still when the barbarian cavalry is short of men and horses. “

Luo Xin believed it, and he said: “You are right, our advantage is artillery and muskets, and cavalry is our weakness, so the limited cavalry can only be used for pursuit. The defeated troops were used instead for consumption. I thought that this march would be along the sea. The first step was to build a Uburg twenty miles outside Shanhaiguan. In this way, even if the food route on land was cut off, we could still travel from the sea. Get supplies.”

After a pause, he continued: “Pingzhou City is only a hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan. This distance is not close or far. We only need to build four Uburgs to ensure the food and grass we need when fighting in Pingzhou. “

I think so too. Huajue Island is between Pingzhou City and Jinzhou. There is a lot of food stored on the island, which can provide us with supplies. But it is a pity that the two divisions on the island need to be with Ye.” Qingyun directly attacks Liaozhou and cannot be used by me, “Lei Ming said.

All three of them had received orders from the Military Aircraft Department and knew their respective plans. Lu Fei said: “It’s no pity. Didn’t Qi Guangyi already go to the island? According to the order, his mission was to pretend to attack Jinzhou and bring his The cavalry is disrupting the rear of the barbarians. It is now the time for the barbarians to plow. Even if they fail to win this battle, they will drive the barbarians crazy in the winter

. During the Northern Expedition, the barbarians now rely on the food cultivated by the people in the six cities to alleviate the famine. At this time, spring plowing is destroyed, and many people will starve to death this winter.” Luo Xin also laughed.

“In that case, when are the two commanders planning to set off?” Lei Ming’s eyes flashed with excitement.

Lu Fei pondered for a moment, “This still needs to wait for the appointment of the Military Aircraft Department. Our three armies will need a regiment commander when they are assembled.”

Luo Xin and Lei Ming nodded. Before the appointment, they still need to make pre-war preparations, including The interconnectedness of the three armies.

Seven days later, as a large number of tanks entered Shanhaiguan, orders from the Military Aircraft Department also arrived at Shanhaiguan.

What surprised the three was that this time the commander of the regiment was not any one of the three, but Niu Ben, who had arrived from Qingzhou.

Also arriving at the same time was Xiao Ming.

“I’ll see you, Your Majesty!”

Upon receiving the news, all the generals in Shanhaiguan went outside the city gate to greet the Holy Emperor.

“Everyone, I love you!”

Xiao Ming was riding on a horse and dressed in military uniform. After mobilizing the troops to gather in Shanhaiguan, he rushed to Shanhaiguan with some members of the Military Aircraft Department and the Staff Department.

This march northward was a major national event, and the reason why he decided to conduct the expedition himself was to boost morale.

At the same time, the symbol of any powerful emperor is his military exploits. He has been enjoying peace in Qingzhou City and it is difficult to establish prestige in the military.

Moreover, this war is extremely important. Various unexpected situations may occur during the war. At this time, Lu Fei and others may ask Qingzhou for orders.

This long message transmission will cause trouble in the war, but it is different here. He can adapt to the situation at any time.

(End of chapter)