Eastern Jin Invincible Iron Army

Chapter 318 The Fountain
Chapter 14
Bird boats headed upstream against the turbid waves of the Yellow River.With the waves drifting on the bird boat, Zhu Yingting, the new commander of the Xia army's navy general Zhonglang, watched as more and more warships moved along the Yellow River towards the middle reaches behind him.At this time, Xia Jun's navy is no longer dominated by simple bird boats. At least twenty or so large ships with eight slots and more than a dozen square boats are also undergoing intense training on the surface of the Yellow River.

Zhu Yingting heard the naval supervisor reading Gao Jingzong's speech aloud.For the supervisors at the same level, in terms of rank, the division supervisors are only at the rank of a colonel, which is one level lower than Zhu Yingting. However, once Zhu Yingting wants to defect to the enemy, the supervisor can command Zhu Yingting's personal guards to control Zhu Yingting.

The most helpless thing for the commanders of divisions at all levels is the system designed by Gao Jingzong, which is very fucking.It was originally a confidant guard directly under the generals at all levels, but it was not directly commanded by the generals at all levels, but under the responsibility of the supervising troops at all levels.The commander of the division is not able to command the personal guards directly under the division.The commander of the brigade capital also cannot command the immediate personal guard battalion.The regiment commander can't command the guards either.

Of course, the capital inspectors cannot directly command the troops. Once the principal is killed in battle or surrenders to the enemy, the troops will lose command authority.If the deputy capital commander is killed or surrenders to the enemy, he will continue to be the first, second and third commanders at the lower level.

The supervisors at all levels, in Gao Jingzong's plan, should be personnel who belong to the political commissar of later generations.As long as he is in charge of the ideological education work of the whole army and supervises the life problems of the generals at all levels to the soldiers of the whole army.If generals at all levels want to promote officers, they must be jointly approved by supervisors at all levels, so that the promotion will be valid.That is to say, generals at all levels only have the right to nominate, but not to make decisions.The Dujian has the right to make decisions, but not the right to nominate.Generals at all levels have the power to command troops, but they do not have the power to directly command personal guards.

Power under such layers of constraints will not easily lead to privatization of the military.If Gao Jingzong's model is followed, the Xia army will no longer be simply the Gao family army in the future, but a regular national army.

The naval commander is Gao Jingzong's confidant and one of Gao Jingzong's brothers-in-law.He is Tian Canghai's elder brother and Tian Luo's cousin, Tian Tingxun.

In front of Zhu Yingting, Tian Tingxun read the spirit of Gao Jingzong's instructions to the six brigade supervisors and 21 regiment supervisors of the Navy below.

Tian Tingxun said loudly: "The Chinese nation has been a peace-loving nation since ancient times. We have never bullied any nation weaker than our Chinese nation. We are hardworking, simple, and friendly. They were beaten like bereaved dogs. When they were in exile and precarious, our friendly Chinese people took them in, gave them land, and let them breed. Xianbei people, Lushuihu people, Shi Guo, Kang Guo, etc. Zhaowu Jiu The same is true for the surname Shihu, but when these Hu people gradually recovered from their wounds and gradually became stronger in our Chinese land, they despicably pointed their butcher knives at us."

"What is this kind of behavior? This is betrayal! It is betrayal! Xiongnu, Jie, Di, Xianbei, Qiang, Lushuihu, Heishuihu, Dingling, Tiefo, Jile, Gaoche, they are all treacherous white-eyed wolves , They wantonly massacred our Chinese nation, destroyed our ancestral halls, burned our temples, and humiliated our sisters, wives and daughters. The heinous crimes they committed could not be written down even if all the bamboos in Nanshan were cut down... They thought they could win! They think they can beat us! But the excellent Chinese people! Will we be slaughtered? No! We are ready, even if we don't have armor and swords, as long as we have fists and teeth, we dare to fight against our opponents Initiate a challenge! We also dare to shed blood for our own land!"

"The Battle of Fengcheng, the Battle of Dingtao, and the Battle of Suixian have proved that our Xia army is invincible! Those damn Xianbei white captives should have been thankful that we didn't stab the bayonet into their chests! But they Dare to challenge our sacred territory! This is a criminal provocation against the entire Chinese nation! This is a desecration of the peace we yearn for!"

"Soldiers! Take up your weapons! Prove to the world that only we are the real warriors, we are the loyal guardians of the Chinese nation, we are not afraid of enemies, nor are we afraid of war! On the contrary, we are eager to fight in blood and fire Prove our loyalty to the people of the motherland! We are eager to repay the trust and love of our fathers and villagers with victory! Open up the white captives who invaded us, tear out their intestines and hang them! Go! Let them taste Taste the power of our horizontal sword! Let them see the strength of our iron fist, and let them know the firm determination of the Chinese people! Excellent fighters of the Xia Kingdom, you go! We are baptized by the flames of war, reborn in the flames of war, only blood can Wipe away the humiliation imposed on us... Long live the Chinese nation, all victorious the Xia Kingdom..."

Hearing this, Zhu Yingting unconsciously raised her fist and said, "Long live the Chinese nation, all the victories of Xia, and long live the king!"

"Xia Kingdom is victorious, long live the king!"

"Long live the kingdom of Xia, long live the king."

Dozens of hundreds of generals from the capital prison and the full ship were raising their arms and shouting. Although there were only a few hundred people, they shouted with the momentum of tens of thousands of people.

However, at this moment, an untimely sound of war drums sounded from the watchtower of the bird ship.The sound of the drum is the order: "Front right...Enemy ship eleven!"

Without hesitation, Zhu Yingting immediately ordered: "The supervisors at all levels return to the ships immediately."

"The right wing of the No.12 Fleet is in charge of cover."

"The seventh ship outflanks the left wing."

"The entire Ninth Fleet is in charge of the main attack...

"Sixth Fleet, don't come over, pay attention to the formation, and be ready to respond at any time."

Following Zhu Yingting's methodical order, the generals and the capital inspector discovered that Gao Jingzong's uncle really had a knack for it.Gao Jingzong didn't know at this time that his cheap brother-in-law had a lot of background.His real name is Xie Xuan, and his character is Youdu.If Xie Xuan couldn't even command more than a hundred large and small warships in a single navy, it would be too much for his reputation.

Soon, Yan Guochang's navy on the water of the Yellow River discovered Xia Jun's navy fleet.Faced with such a large fleet, Captain Ma Yuan, Captain of Yan State Changshui, was taken aback.Ma Yuan was originally the small school of Ran Min Ran's Qihuo Army, and later he followed Ran Min to rebel against Zhao. After Ran Min founded the country, he was named Changshui Captain, one of the eight captains. It is said that Ran Min thinks highly of him, so he should be Ran Min did his best, but Ma Yuan gave Ran Zhi a knife behind his back when Yan State attacked Yecheng aggressively.At that time, Murong Ke's army food was difficult to sustain, the casualties were heavy, and he wanted to retreat. Just when Murong Ke almost thought that he could not break through Yecheng, Ma Yuan opened the Xijing Gate and let the Yan army enter the city.The Yan army was annoyed at the tenacious resistance of the Wei army, which caused heavy casualties to the Yan army, so they carried out a retaliatory massacre in Yecheng.

There were more than [-] people in Yecheng who were enslaved. Except for a few who escaped from Yecheng, the rest were either tortured and killed by Xianbei people or eaten.The Xianbei people ate people for a whole winter in Yecheng from the end of August to the spring of the following year. According to historical records, more than [-] Han people were eaten by the Xianbei people, and Ma Yuan was one of the biggest accomplices.

After taking refuge in Yan State, Murong Jun continued to appoint Ma Yuan as Yan State Chief Shui Lieutenant, responsible for commanding the Yan State Navy.However, the navy of Yan State is actually not as strong as the ancient navy of Mongolia, so Ma Yuan, the commander of the navy, is just an empty title.Seeing the black warships densely packed on the river, he quickly ordered: "Retreat, retreat!"

However, is there still time to retreat?
The answer is yes.An old-fashioned warship like the Yan Guo Navy has a speed of about six or seven knots when the wind is down.When going against the current, it must be cheating, and it must not exceed the speed of four or five knots.However, the bird boat with a streamlined and narrow hull can run at a speed of eleven or twelve knots when the wind is down, just like flying on the water.Even against the current, you can easily run at a speed of five or six knots.The gap was nearly doubled, and in less than half an hour, the "Bird Boat" of Xia Jun's navy had caught up with Yan Guo's navy.

Zhu Yingting ordered: "Control!"

The six flying bird warships of the Ninth Fleet of the Xia Army formed an arc like a sickle. The twelve counterweight trebuchets on the six warships aimed at the warships of the Yan State Navy and fired the first wave of catapults. bomb blow.The counterweight trebuchet also adopts the principle of leverage. It lifts a heavy object at one end, and throws the stone bullet in the projectile arm far away at the moment the heavy object falls.In terms of functional efficiency, the counterweight trebuchet is more than double that of traditional Chinese trebuchets.

Following Zhu Yingting's order, the soldiers of the Xia Army Navy who had adjusted the launch angle raised a heavy wooden hammer and hit it on the machine bracket. More than three hundred catties of stone bullets were thrown out.

"Boom boom boom..." Twelve stone bullets weighing more than three hundred catties flew towards the warship of the Yan State Navy with a roar.

"Full right rudder..."

Although Ma Yuan has no integrity, he still has combat experience.When he saw the stone bomb flying in the air, he subconsciously ordered to avoid it.Fortunately, Xia Jun's trebuchet was only a test shot at this time, and the wind and waves on the Yellow River were too strong.The first wave of twelve stone bombs all fell through the air one after another. The stone bombs weighing three hundred catties flew for three or four hundred steps, and then hit the water heavily, causing waves as high as six or seven feet.

Almost equivalent to the near-miss of later generations, Ma Yuan was drowned by a large wave of spray.

Ma Yuan said in shock: "It's so dangerous... so dangerous!"

But as soon as his words fell, Xia Jun's second wave of trebuchet strikes came again.

But this time he didn't have such good luck, he just clicked.

A stone bomb hit the stern of the ship, and the ship was like a piece of cheese that was bitten off by a mouse.A jet of water about as thick as a basin emerges from the bottom of the ship like a fountain.

(End of this chapter)