Ran min led his troops out of Xiangyang and spent nearly 20 days arriving in Dingxiang.
They walked five hundred miles for nearly twenty days. It was the artillery and corresponding luggage in the team that slowed down the March. If it was only four or five days to ride five hundred miles, the time spent by the infantry might be shorter than that of the cavalry.
It's not that cavalry can march faster than infantry. It depends on what kind of road it is. Moreover, it's not easy to take care of cavalry horses.
In fact, the war horse has always been extremely delicate. It has to stop regularly for quantitative feeding, give enough rest time, and even wash and massage.
People can march day and night if they have to bear it. The big deal is to cultivate themselves after the war, but the war horse really needs to rush day and night, but it will really be abandoned.
Li Tan, who had long known that ran min would come, was more or less unhappy.
As a general of the northern expedition, Li Tan felt that he was a sad existence, as if he had been in the shadow of Ran min.
The last time the northern shogunate was in charge of the war on Sizhou, ran min took a step in the middle. Later, the war on Bingzhou and Shuozhou was led by ran min. it was clearly the work that the northern general should do, but ran min took over every time.
This time, Li Tan led the army to block the last remnants of the Jie nationality in Dingxiang city. At the final harvest stage, ran min came again.
"Come on, don't cry and lose your face. Smile for me." Ran min saw that Li Tan didn't hide his depression. On the contrary, he began to like Li tan. He said, "Xu Zheng has made all the contributions. He has to be a marquis and an official to worship a Taiwei, but he has to stay in the center all the time. You can't live like that?"
As a military general, how boring it would be if he couldn't lead the army to the battlefield, stay away from the familiar war and iron horse, don't see the blood storm and smell the smell of corpses, and can only bury his head in the papers all day?
"You're right, but..." Li Tan really smiled, just reluctantly: "but everyone will be depressed like this?"
Ran min waved his big hand: "take general ben to have a look."
The barracks of the Han army besieged Dingxiang were built around Dingxiang. Before the barracks facing Dingxiang, trenches and canals were dug. Looking at the width and depth of the trenches and canals, they should be about one foot.
"Are those horse pits?" Ran min refers to the dense black spots in front of the trenches and canals: "how many!"
"Why didn't you have nothing before?" Li Tan was even more depressed when he thought of this: "I've been around for nearly two years. No matter how much I provoked the enemy, I couldn't come out. I had to dig ditches and pits."
In order to besiege Dingxiang, Li Tan failed to take part in the recovery of Bingzhou and Shuozhou. He had nothing to do with the battle of grassland and Yandi. In the past, there were more or less the most elite troops of the Jie nationality who could be buried at last. This came from my comfort. Ran Min came and took everything away.
Ran min personally came to the ditch to watch. He only saw the water in the ditch and asked, "the enemy broke through repeatedly and failed to attack the last line of defense?"
"The stone throwing carts, bed crossbows, crossbows, strong crossbows and other sharp weapons equipped by the three standing armies are not furnishings." Li Tan restrained his mood and pointed to the distance: "how can we attack with such a defense chain?"
Ran min was really annoyed to find Li Tan, but he was still heartless. He strolled around the front line and took Li Tan to watch the bronze cannon.
"This..." Li Tan looked at the thick and long bronze gun on the wheeled base and asked, "this is the gun that can hit three or four miles away?"
The original one mile, that is, the modern three hundred meters, was modified by Liu Yan to five hundred meters one mile.
In fact, Liu Yan not only revised the mileage, but also referred to the unified measurement degree of the Qin Empire to standardize and unify the modern length units. The military was the first to fully implement it.
The importance of measurement is unparalleled. Any scientific and technological development is based on mathematics. What mathematics can be used to measure chaos.
In order to re regulate the measurement degree, Liu Yan did not spend less effort, repeatedly confirmed to work out the scale, and can only be promoted with the original. He was the first to launch a new measurement in the military, considering that the era of the use of firearms has come, but it can not be like before.
What was it like before? The smallest unit of length is inch, and then the ruler. Above the ruler is Zhang, above which there is lead, and above which there is Li.
The length unit of each dynasty may be called that name, but the actual length changes all the time. In terms of length units, the Qin Empire was unified, but after the Qin Empire, it was chaotic. The central government had its own measurement degree, and each place had its own measurement degree. Not only the length unit, but also the weight. The feudal dynasties after Qin Dynasty have not been unified again.
The reason why Qin could ensure that the degree of measurement was not chaotic was supported by the strictness of Qin law. Although the later dynasties have their own laws, they can be implemented without the strength of Qin Dynasty. In addition, there are various non-uniform counts to facilitate the corruption of bureaucrats at all levels.
With the progress of the times, especially the progress of military equipment, the minimum length unit can't be an inch. For the manufacture of bronze guns, the difference between an inch and a millimeter of gun barrel is very different. The same is true in the manufacture of bullets. The higher the technical content, the more the products can't tolerate too much error.
"The projectile fired by this thing is about 11kg and the caliber is 120mm." Ran min patted the 12 pound gun with his gun clothes off: "this thing has brought 30."
Li Tan found that the world has become a little incomprehensible to him. Jin and MM have specialized in learning, but he has never heard of the word "caliber".
Ran min specially went to the muzzle and explained what the caliber is. He showed off the news he had just learned: "in addition to the caliber of 120 mm, there are various caliber models of 83 mm, 94 mm and 100 mm."
Didn't Li Tan stay in Dingxiang all the time? I've heard of the firearm army, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes. I don't have many concepts. I only have one feeling when listening to ran min show off, that is: really, it's a little out of touch with the progress of the times.
The Han Army had new troops coming. The enemy trapped in Dingxiang soon knew that what they saw was only about a thousand Han troops. They didn't take it seriously. They were worried about whether there would be new Han reinforcements.
"Your Majesty, go back and leave us waiting to die." Zhang Hongzhu is Shi Hu's original Si Yu. He is completely a dead father and mother's expression, looking around at the same unlucky group of people: "it's difficult to break through the siege after many attempts to surrender. What should we do?"
Stone tiger is dead? He was indeed dead, or was he killed by his sons together.
The state of Zhao in Shijie collapsed, and the kings with military power in their hands either died in battle or fled far away. Some young sons of Shi Hu who did not have a king were left behind.
Dingxiang has been besieged by the Han army. They can't get any news from the outside world. On the one hand, they haven't broken through because of the stone tiger, on the other hand, they still have some illusions.
If it hadn't happened, who believed that a huge country would collapse so easily? Just because they didn't believe it, they would hold hope and wait for someone to come to the rescue. They waited for two years. Before, there were half dead stone tigers under the pressure, and the death of stone tigers could be regarded as liberation.
Shi Hu didn't kill his son, and his son didn't want to kill him. After several sons in Dingxiang killed him, no one wanted to ascend the throne. If he didn't do it, he didn't want to be the last person to carry the pot. After all, is it for Wang? After the defeat, his end is really different.
"What else can I do?" Zhu rail's face was so gloomy that he bowed his head and said, "we can only seek a breakthrough."
Zhu GUI was the Minister of Shi Hu when he was in office. His official position was much higher than Zhang hogzhu. However, it's no use talking about the level of official position now. It's about who had the most influence on the Dragon Guard.
"Although helpless..." Zhang jackal said fiercely, "you can only finish his work in one battle."
In the same sentence, they were trapped in Dingxiang for two years. There is really no news to the outside world. Most people think that the worst situation is that several princes outside the unified army are still defending a place to resist, and Da Zhao is not dead. If they break out, how can they find a place to live.
Before Shi Hu died, he divided the Dragon Guard into several parts, and Zhang jackal won one-third of the command. After Shi Hu's death, the people didn't lose their heads and start civil strife again. Several generals who had the right to command the Dragon guards were able to preserve their power, but they didn't feel very happy.
"That's all I can do." Zhu rail made the final version: "if the enemy can have 1000 reinforcements, he can add more troops. He can't delay any more."
In Dingxiang at this time, for two years, most of the city walls had been broken everywhere, and the palace city with complete city walls was also the palace city.
The plague broke out in Dingxiang city before. The Han Army dare not enter at will. After at least half a year from the outbreak of the plague, it will never enter the city without stepping into it.
"Since they dare to come out of Miyagi, the epidemic has ended." Ran min didn't want to spend too much time here and called the generals to discuss: "is it possible for the enemy to break through the siege in the city? If not, there is a plan to attack actively."
Li Tan once again became Temo's deputy, saying he was in no mood to speak.
Like the generals who have been dragged in Dingxiang for a long time, they are actually fed up with the endless siege. They really want to get out of this mud pit, so they express their views one after another.
"Make the illusion of evacuation and attract the enemy out of the city?" Ran Min said that this seemed unreliable. It was based on the premise that the besieged enemy knew nothing about the external silk: "the enemy knows nothing about the external silk. The outside world still doesn't know? If he knows, it may be self defeating."
"Our army is not afraid of a strong attack at all." Li Tan felt that he had had enough: "why not attack the difficulties with absolute strength?"
Ran Min said that he liked this kind of play that didn't need to waste his brain. He not only brought 30 bronze guns, but also the explosive bags that had played a great role in the battle of killing Yan. Dingxiang is not short of riprap trucks that can launch explosive bags.
On the one hand, they wanted to make a strong attack, on the other hand, they wanted to break through at any cost. Only the Han Army wanted to spend at least three days preparing. The trapped army in Dingxiang city needed one day's preparation and then acted late at night.
The Han army was equipped with firearms, but not many could master and use them. Ran min didn't think about whether he would scare the snake, so he decided to give the public a deep insight into the future that day.
The bronze cannon has wheels, and when pulled by mules and horses, he can approach the front line. Ran min doesn't want to be petty. He just pulls out one cannon and pulls it all at one time.
In addition to 30 bronze guns being pulled to the front line, nearly 100 stone throwing carts were also pulled up after some tossing, and all kinds of bed crossbows and crossbows fell down.
The remnants of the Jie forces who have decided to break through the siege have made all kinds of final preparations. When they learned that the Han Army had made great moves, they thought it was a leak of information, which exacerbated their mutual distrust.
It can't be just a variety of long-range troops. It must be accompanied by corresponding troops. The movement will not be small. The moving Han army will soon spread to the east of Dingxiang city.
When there are tens of thousands of people, it is boundless. The flags of various military arrays flutter in the wind, and all kinds of passwords are conveyed everywhere.
When Zhang jackal went up the wall, he found that there were too many things he couldn't understand. He was even more confused about the Han Army's placing stone throwing vehicles and other instruments in front.
Dingxiang's city wall has long had a gap, so there is no need to attack the city gate. Infantry and horses can rush into the city quickly, and it is completely unreasonable to put heavy siege equipment in front of the military array.
The dilapidated city wall had no fixed value for a long time. The Dragon guards who broke through the siege many times were also familiar with street fighting relying on the ruins in the city. Zhang jackal and others did not pull out the troops.
Later, not only the army generals came to watch, but also people with some status came, but they all planned to ride back to the palace city once the Han Army charged.
Zhu GUI pointed to a bronze gun he had never seen before and asked Zhang jackal, "do you know what this is?"
If Zhang jackal knew, there would be a ghost. Moreover, he was really far away. He couldn't really see it. He could only shake his head to show that he didn't know.
In the military array outside the city, ran min put down his binoculars and shouted proudly to his surrounding colleagues: "just say it. The big news will inevitably lead them to spy. It's impossible to say that they don't have to prepare any more. Blow them to death and end the war immediately."
Li Tan and others who didn't know the power of firearms didn't understand what it was to blast to death, but they were very interested in ending the war.
Ran min is very unconvinced that he is evaluated as a reckless man who only knows how to act recklessly. Few people have found opportunities to show their tricks successfully many times. He is naturally excited that he can show his face today. He knows that not everyone can kill a large group of high-ranking people in the enemy country at one time.
Thirty bronze guns were laid out in a straight line, leaving the necessary spacing for each. When the firing data and ammunition loading were finished, they waited for the firing order to be issued.
"Later, whether or not all of them are blasted to death, they will be treated as a tentative charge." Ran min dropped a word and began to take steps in the surprised eyes of the people. He also said, "come and have a close look. Just wait a moment and remember to cover your ears."
Yes, although ran Min has fired and fired himself more than once, he is infatuated with what can be heard as soon as he fires. He is very excited that he may personally blow up a large group of enemy officials.
Zhu GUI and Zhang jackal, who were looking over the city wall, continued to stay until they found that the Han army was not close. While they were still talking, they heard a dull noise. The next moment was a strange roar. They were hit by something more than 20 steps away. It was called Earth Rock splash and a mess.
"Straight thief mother, proofread it again quickly." Ran min Zha Huhu trend Artillery: "move fast, don't be run!"