Daqin Engineering Corps

While waiting for Yang Duan and the army to arrive, the Northern Army took the time to train.

Of course, the Shenwu Army is strengthening its strength. With the deepening of strength training, the number of people who can hold strong bows has increased to a thousand.

Shen Bing organized them into a team led by Jiang.

This is necessary. In fact, in the future, every hundred people who can draw a strong bow must form a team.

Otherwise, if some strong bows in a team can hold 250 catties and some can only draw [-] catties, then there is no way to command and salvo.

At Daliang Junna, the Wolf Whip has gradually withdrew from the battlefield.

On the one hand, this is because there are almost no bamboos in the Northland, and on the other hand, the Wolf Whip is mainly used to deal with dense infantry charges, and it is difficult to play a role in fighting the Huns cavalry...

The Xiongnu cavalry basically would not charge directly, mostly shooting arrows from a distance.

Although the Wolf Whip can block some arrows and block the enemy's line of sight, the effect of blocking arrows is definitely better than that of a shield, and blocking the enemy's line of sight is not necessary for riding and shooting.

So Shen Bing gave an order, and the wolf trap was temporarily in the city, and all the original wolf trap soldiers were changed to pikemen.

The training subjects are still the same as before, marching plus strength training.

If there is a difference, it is that the subject of "bombing" has been added.

Needless to say what kind of bomb was thrown, it was naturally "thunderbolt fireball".

Of course, the farther the throwing distance is, the better. Under this premise, you must understand the explosion range and safety issues, otherwise you will injure your own people after throwing it rashly, and lie down in time after throwing to avoid self-injury...

All of this has to be learned.

It is really difficult for infantry who have never used hot weapons to learn.

Shen Bing asked them to use the model to practice over and over again until the conditioned reflex was formed.

Chapter 353 Mentality

Yang Duanhe rushed to Jiuyuan first with decades of cavalry.

As soon as he walked into Shen Bing's general's mansion, he smiled and bowed to him repeatedly:

"General, long time no see, how are you doing?"

Shen Bing hurriedly returned the gift:

"Everything is fine, welcome to the general."

Then hurriedly invited Yang Duan and the master to sit down and asked the guards to serve drinks.

At this time, Yang Duan and Xinxia felt a lot.

The Shen Bing in front of him was still a soldier a few years ago, and he didn't want to be his superior at this time... Although he had foreseen it, Yang Duanhe was still a little unaccustomed to this day.

What's rare is that Shen Bing didn't put on airs in front of him, but was still as respectful as usual, which made Yang Duanhe feel a little comforted.

After chatting with each other for a while, Yang Duanhe asked:

"I'm waiting to attack the Xiongnu in the north this time. I don't know what the general's plan is?"

Yang Duanhe asked this question because he had not received Ying Zheng's order to change his strategy.

This is not surprising, on the one hand, it is because the communication in ancient times has not changed;

At this time, the fastest means of transportation was horses. If Yang Duanhe and others rode lightly and marched all the way, even the messengers would not be able to keep up with them.

Shen Bing explained:

"The general doesn't know, the emperor has changed the target to the back."

Yang Duan said "oh", as surprised as Fusu.

Yang Duanhe is also a person who knows Ying Zheng well, and knows that he will not change his mind easily.

But after thinking about it again, he sighed secretly again.

Because there is no need to ask, Ying Zhengding changed his goal under Shen Bing's persuasion.

It can make Yingzheng change his goal, so it can be seen how much the emperor trusts Shen Bing, which makes Yang Duanhe feel a little uncomfortable.

But only in a flash.

Yang Duanhe didn't ask any more questions, he just cupped his hands at Shen Bing and said:

"So good."

"Old man, please fight, as soon as our army arrives, we will immediately set off and set off!"

Shen Bing hesitated for a while, and then said with some embarrassment:

"General, in this battle... can Hanoi soldiers guarantee the delivery of our army's food and grass?"

Yang Duanhe frowned, his expression a little unnatural, and he just asked:

"My [-]-strong army guarantees the transportation of grain and grass?"

"The general should know that my Hanoi soldiers are elite soldiers!"

Shen Bing quickly replied:

"Shen Bing was placed by the general, of course he knows."

"only……"

Yang Duanhe asked:

"Just what?"

Yang Duanhe said to himself:

Well, you Shen Bing, you have only been promoted for a few days, and you have learned the tricks of the officialdom, knowing how to push others to make yourself better... Isn't that why I have a hundred thousand troops to take care of the food and grass?

If you are guarding against me, Yang Duanhe, what else can you say? !

Thinking about it, his face naturally darkened.

Shen Bing just sighed and said:

"General, do you have time to inspect the army with Shen Bing?"

Yang Duanhe clapped his hands bluntly and replied:

"How dare the subordinates disobey the general's order?"

As he spoke, he got up and stood aside.

Shen Bing didn't explain much, he just took Yang Duanhe out of the general's mansion and asked people to prepare the carriage.

The carriage rushed all the way to the barracks, and Shen Bing first took Yang Duanhe to the Daliang Army barracks on the left.

When Yang Duanhe saw that Daliang Jun was repeatedly throwing a cloth ball, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Shen Bing asked:

"Does the general know what the soldiers are throwing?"

Yang Duanhe replied:

"Could it be the 'thunderbolt fireball' that defeated the Xiongnu?"

The fact that Shen Bing invented the "thunderbolt fireball" and defeated the Xiongnu has long been spread in the Central Plains. Yang Duanhe certainly heard the news, but he didn't know what the "thunderbolt fireball" looked like.

Shen Bing replied:

"Exactly."

Then he raised his head towards Ren who was following him.

Ren understood, and immediately ordered a set of live ammunition.

But I saw a group of soldiers coming up, following Shi Chang's order, they ignited the "thunderbolt fireballs" in their hands in one order, then threw them out, and they all lay on the ground.

After a burst of "boom, boom", a group of straw figures dozens of steps away were blown up and down, which shocked Yang Duanhe a lot.

He had heard about the power of the "Thunderbolt Fireball", but he only said that it was exaggerated by word of mouth, and he didn't want to see it now, but it was even worse than the rumors.

Shen Bing asked:

"General, what do you think about attacking the city with this object?"

Yang Duanhe nodded and said:

"It's a good thing for siege!"

"Throwing this object on the top of the city can cause heavy casualties to the enemy without attacking the city wall."

Shen Bing took Yang Duanhe to the Shenwu Army barracks.

This time there is no need for Shen Bing to say more, Yang Duanhe's eyes widened in surprise as soon as he entered the barracks... The Shenwu army is practicing riding and archery, and those cavalry soldiers can shoot more than a hundred steps while drawing their bows on horseback?No cavalry army in the Central Plains could do this.

Shen Bing asked again:

"General, how does the Shenwu Army compare to Hanoi soldiers?"

Yang Duanhe nodded in admiration and said:

"The old man is convinced."

"With the strength of the Daliang Army and the Shenwu Army, the combat power is far superior to that of the Hanoi Army."

"It's only natural that the Northern Army should be the main force."

Shen Bing shook his head and said:

"The general doesn't know something, it's not a question of who is the main force."

Yang Duan and Qi said:

"how do I say this?"

Shen Bing found a piece of grass next to him, took out the map from his arms and spread it on the ground while explaining:

"Please look, general, it is four hundred miles from Yunzhong County to Jiuyuan."

"It's another four hundred miles from Jiuyuan to Houtaowuyuan."

"But Jiuyuan Gangding is short of food and grass, and all the food, grass and equipment needed by our army have to be transported from Yunzhong County to the front."

What Shen Bing said was the truth.

In fact, this is not a question of whether Jiuyuan is "just settled".

Jiuyuan and Yunzhong counties were unable to produce their own grain within two years of missing the farming season, and almost all of their grain relied on Yunzhong County spinning cloth to be exchanged in the Central Plains or allocated by Yingzheng.

And Jiuyuan added more than [-] people.

So the food was sent continuously from Yunzhong County, but it was still not enough.

Shen Bing went on to say:

"There are a total of [-] miles of food roads. If our army attacks Wuyuan with [-] Hanoi soldiers and [-] northern soldiers to protect the food..."

Yang Duanhe couldn't help but "oh" when he heard the words, and suddenly realized.

It's really not just a question of which troops are more effective, nor is it even a question of whether there are enough troops to protect the supply lines.

But if one hundred thousand Hanoi is placed in Wuyuan to attack the Xiongnu, it means that there are one hundred thousand mouths to eat eight hundred miles away... Even if all the people are mobilized to transport supplies, they will not be able to transport them.

But if only [-] mouths are [-] miles away, and [-] mouths are in Jiuyuan and Yunzhong County, then the logistical pressure will be much less... There is no need to transport so much food to the front line so far away , Of course, the danger of being attacked by the Huns will be much smaller.

Thinking of this, Yang Duanhe said with shame:

"What the general said is very true."

"Everything is under the arrangement of the general!"

At the same time, Yang Duanhe thought to himself that he should adapt to this role exchange as soon as possible and adjust his mentality, otherwise...

Chapter 354 Learning

Before the Hanoi soldiers arrived, Shen Bing introduced the advantages and disadvantages of the Qin army and the Huns to Yang Duanhe in detail.

This of course includes the use of the new crossbow and the "thunderbolt fireball".