Jiuxi

Chapter 1030 1028 [Roar]

The next day, morning.

In the spacious festival hall, all the stars gathered together.

In addition to Lu Chen, Linjiang Hou Chen Lanyu and Yongding Hou Zhang Xu were the leaders on the left and right respectively. In addition, there were Li Chengen, Liu Yin, Pei Sui, Song Shifei, Xu Gui, Liu Jiangdong, Fan Wendi, Huo Zhen, Ye Jitang and other generals and deputy commanders of each army.

A large sand table is placed in the central area of ​​the hall, marking the important areas from the south bank of the Jing River to the capital of Jing State.

"In the past few years, the Military Affairs Office has made more than a dozen simulation plans for the Battle of Destroying Jing, involving very complex marching routes and battle plans. However, I think the most important thing is to change your mindset."

Lu Chen stood on the north side of the sand table, looked around at everyone and said, "Before this time, Da Qi has always been on the strategic defensive. You have never left our land and fought in an unfamiliar environment. I hope you remember one thing. Even though Jing Kingdom is at a disadvantage now, it does not mean that we can relax our vigilance. You must know that defense is much easier than offense in war."

All the generals said in unison: "We will follow the prince's instructions!"

"it is good."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, then looked at Chen Lanyu and said, "Marquis Linjiang, I appoint you as the chief logistics officer. You will be stationed in Jinyang City to coordinate the supply of the court and the needs of the frontline army. In addition, the court will send Li Liangyu, the new minister, to serve as the grain and grass transport envoy. I hope you two will cooperate sincerely so that the army will have no worries."

There was a solemn silence in the hall.

Chen Lanyu's stance has long been no secret. Even though he is a military general from Huaizhou trained by Xiao Wangzhi, and he and Pei Sui, Song Shifei, Liu Jiangdong and others can be considered comrades who have experienced life and death together, it is an indisputable fact that they parted ways and drifted apart.

Over the years, Chen Lanyu has been moving from the border to the capital, from a minister of military affairs to the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards. On the surface, he has been staying in the capital, but in fact he has never entered the military center with Lu Chen as the core. He has served more as a link between the royal family and the Qin Palace, playing a role in stabilizing the situation and maintaining overall harmony.

Chen Lanyu knew very well why Lu Chen made such arrangements. In fact, he had no resentment in his heart, because he felt that his most important responsibility was to follow the will of Empress Dowager Ning.

But he didn't expect that when the battle to defeat Jing came, Lu Chen was still willing to entrust him with the important task.

Don't underestimate the position of logistics manager. If Chen Lanyu intends to do something bad, it will definitely have a very bad impact on the army on the front line.

Although Lu Chen should have had means to prevent and counterattack, he could have avoided going through so much trouble.

At this moment, Chen Lanyu suddenly understood why Queen Mother Ning was willing to give up power two years ago. The King of Qin in front of him was indeed a real powerful official, but he was not the same as those powerful officials recorded in history books.

He bowed respectfully as he did back then and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I am willing to sign a military order in public that there will be no mistakes in the logistics supply. If you violate this order, please chop off my head."

"Your words are enough."

Lu Chen smiled slightly, then looked at everyone and said, "According to the final strategic plan drawn up by the Military Affairs Council, combined with the current defense system established by Jing State on the north bank of the Jing River, our army will be divided into two groups for this battle."

The generals solemnly said: "Please give the order, Your Majesty!"

"The Guangji Army, Ningyuan Army, and Zhenbei Army moved northward from the central part of Lingzhou, advancing step by step along the line from Jingcheng to Jishicheng, constantly deepening and tearing into the Jing Army's defense line, and attacking Jingguo Qingyuan Road with a steady and steady strategy."

Fan Wendi, Liu Jiangdong and Pei Sui stood up to receive the order.

Lu Chen looked at Zhang Xu and said, "Marquis Yongding, you will lead the Lai'an Army and station them in the Jingcheng area to support the Guangji and other three armies and become their strongest backing."

Zhang Xu had anticipated this. Although Lu Chen would not absolutely trust Chen Lanyu, he was still more sincere than Zhang Xu. After all, he had never stood on Lu Chen's side from beginning to end, and had little connection with the border troops.

Hearing Lu Chen's arrangement at this moment, Zhang Xu couldn't help but have similar thoughts as Chen Lanyu, and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your trust!"

The reason why Lu Chen entrusted these two military heroes with important tasks was not entirely for the purpose of winning people's hearts. In fact, as of now, he has completely controlled the entire Da Qi military, and now he simply does not want to waste the abilities of Chen Lanyu and Zhang Xu.

These two men may not have the prestige to stand on their own, but they are indeed more mature and stable than generals like Li Chengen.

After Lu Chen arranged the duties of these two people, he looked at the others and said, "The Fengfu Army and the Ruyin Army will be the vanguard, and I will personally lead the Dingbei, Qixing, Guangling and Feiyun armies as the backup. We will go north from the major ferry crossings in Qingzhou and go straight to the Shandong Road of Jingguo!"

Xu Gui and Huo Zhen were delighted, while Li Chengen, Ye Jitong, Liu Yin, Song Shifei and others were all excited and responded in unison.

Lu Chen looked at the secretary Wang Jun again and said with a smile, "Please invite those two in."

Wang Jun took the order and left. Soon he brought two middle-aged men into the festival hall. One of them was well-known to most people. He was Lin Jie, the number one on the martial arts list and the leader of the Seven Stars Gang at that time.

The other one was tall and strong, and had a name that sounded very literary, Qi Zang.

He was obviously not as calm as Lin Jie, so Lu Chen immediately introduced: "Everyone, this Brother Qi is the leader of Yunfu Village. I believe you have all heard of his reputation to some extent."

Xu Gui and others certainly knew about this.

Yunfu Village was established a long time ago. It was originally a group of fishermen in the lower reaches of the Jing River who united to fight against the government's extortion and plunder. Later, it gradually transformed into a mountain village in the water. With the unique terrain and water advantages, they hid the village in the water, making it impossible for the imperial court to attack.

They have experienced the targeting of the government troops of Qi, Beiyan and Jing, but they have relied on their advantage in water to maintain a very complete system from beginning to end, and have not allowed the government troops to make substantial progress. They are also the only two independent green forest forces in the north, except for the Seven Stars Gang. However, from Qi Zang's respectful attitude towards Lu Chen today, it can be known that Yunfu Village will become a great help to the Qi army, helping them to pass the natural barrier of Jing River more smoothly.

This is also true.

On the seventh day of September, with the assistance of thousands of warships provided by Yunfu Village and more than 700 large ships prepared in advance by the Qingzhou Provincial Government, the Fengfu Army and the Lai'an Army were the first to cross the Jing River unhindered and reach the north bank.

The third Northern Expedition of Da Qi thus began.

The first battle took place at the foot of Dizhou City on Jingguoshan East Road.

The Jing army was already well prepared, with nearly 10,000 elite soldiers ready for battle under the command of their commander Shu An.

According to normal circumstances, such defensive force is enough to withstand four or five times the attacking force, which means that the Qi army needs at least two vanguard armies to attack in turns, and it will take two or three months to see the scenery on the top of the city.

As Shu Bulie's nephew, Shu An had participated in the Battle of Lei Ze Plain and was well prepared for the firepower of the Qi army. Therefore, he had people reinforce and repair the city in the past two years, and set up a large number of three-dimensional defense measures within a hundred feet outside the city to prevent the Qi army from attacking the city walls at close range.

However, on the first day of the war, the Qi army gave him an unimaginable shock.

The Fengfu army was seen setting up its battle line in the east of Dizhou City, while the Laian army was stationed in the south.

They did not use the previous war mode of deploying a large number of siege equipment to approach the city wall and then relying on ladders to forcibly climb the wall. The Qi army had obviously abandoned this method of warfare.

On the tenth day of September, the two main vanguard forces of the Qi army launched the first attack.

Their infantry stopped advancing when they were still one hundred and forty to fifty feet away from Dizhou City, and then a series of giant cannons appeared in the sight of Jing Jun.

Shu'an had already anticipated this, but when he saw with his own eyes the artillery on the Qi army's position more than a hundred feet away, the surprise in his heart was difficult to describe in words.

No matter how much preparation is done in advance, it is difficult for people to remain calm about new things they have never seen before.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

The cannons began to roar, and countless huge shells flew up from the front of the Qi army's position, drawing an almost perfect arc in the air and falling directly on the top of Dizhou City.

The giant cannon used by the Qi army has a longer range than the catapult and is several levels more powerful.

At this moment, Jing Jun, who was standing on the city wall, could only feel the earth shaking and the sky spinning.

The roars continued. The seemingly solid and tall walls of Dizhou City were as fragile as tofu under the bombardment of Qi Army's artillery.

Only half an hour passed from the time the Qi army's artillery fired to the collapse of Dizhou's city wall.

In the central army position, Lu Chen, surrounded by 3,000 brave soldiers from the Ruishi Battalion, quietly looked at the collapsed city wall in the distance, then raised his right arm and roared, "Attack!"

"kill!"

The moment the military order spread, the Fengfu Army and the Lai'an Army took quick action. The two powerful generals Xu Gui and Huo Zhen led the way and rushed towards the city with musketeers carrying flintlock rifles. The Modao Army followed closely behind, and behind them were 10,000 elite infantry.

If someone stands in the way of a person, he will kill someone; if someone stands in the way of a Buddha, he will kill the Buddha.

Although the flintlock is a muzzle-loading rifle and there is no generation gap between it and the matchlock rifle, for the Jing army who still use swords and spears, this musket that can fire instantly is like a legendary artifact.

The scene can probably be described as a queue for execution.

"kill!"

The Jing army could not be stopped simply by their bravery. The Fengfu army and the Lai'an army quickly approached the city wall and then broke into the city, using the musketeers as the tip of the sword, the Modao army and the elite infantry responsible for clearing the battlefield, and swept into the city at a speed unimaginable to the Jing army.

By the afternoon, Dizhou City declared its allegiance to Da Qi, and only Shu'an fled to the north with hundreds of personal guards.

In less than three hours, the elite troops of Da Qi won the first battle, and this was just the beginning.

Lu Chen personally urged the various troops to continue moving forward. At the same time, the Western Route Army also made rapid progress, continuously capturing important cities along the Jingguoqingyuan Road.

As of October 12, in just over a month, the Qi army captured 17 cities of Jing State in a row. Like two powerful fists, they attacked from the east and west, directly threatening the capital of Jing State!
(End of this chapter)