Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"No need to see me off, everyone."

Qin Ming stepped onto the boat and waved to them.

Hundreds of officials at the canal port next to the capital all stood here and bowed to see him off.

This scene made Qin Ming couldn't help but sigh.

After he became emperor, the scene was indeed different.

However, he was not the kind of person who cared about such things, so he waved his hand and asked everyone to leave temporarily.

As for himself, he took his boat and headed towards the port in the south of the Yangtze River.

They will make their final replenishment here, and then head in the opposite direction of Ye Shoujiang, Cao Chuan and the others.

On the deck, Chang Baishan looked at the route map planned by Qin Ming, which was completely contrary to the original plan, and was a little dazed for a moment.

After a while, he hurried to Qin Ming's side.

"Your Majesty, where are we going with nearly 20,000 troops heading in the opposite direction?"

"Yan Dynasty."

Qin Ming found a lounge chair, then placed a large umbrella next to him, and spoke leisurely.

"Do you really want to believe that the earth is round, as you said before?"

As Qin Ming's personal guard, Chang Baishan had heard the discussions between Qin Ming and Chen Shimao before.

Not to mention Chen Shimao, even Qin Ming, who had unconditional trust in him, couldn't believe such a thing.

"If the earth is flat, have you ever seen the ends of the earth?"

"What's the end of the ocean current? It can't just disappear, right?"

Qin Ming's question made Chang Baishan fall into deep thought.

"But...but it's common sense that the sky is round and the earth is square."

"Alas, I should have enlightened you properly long ago..."

Qin Ming sighed slowly.

Some of people's ideas are always influenced by preconceived notions.

Once certain concepts are understood by people in advance.

They can no longer accommodate the concepts of the mind.

Especially after they have lived like this for decades, these preconceived misconceptions are like shackles that bind them tightly.

Even if they encounter the right thing, they will just not understand it and find various ways to refute it.

Qin Ming was too lazy to explain this problem to everyone, he just wanted to get the job done once.

After they succeed, it’s up to them whether to believe it or not.

"Just wait and see. Even if we don't go around the rear this time, it won't have any impact on the battlefield. Just think of it as coming out to accompany me for a stroll."

Qin Ming only brought 20,000 troops and some powerful firearms this time.

Because he was trying to steal the enemy's home, he didn't need to fight against the enemy's main force.

So we'll definitely go later.

In the early stages, Ye Shoujiang, Heifu and others will tie up most of the troops of the entire Yan Dynasty.

The remaining people would never have thought that Qin Ming would go around from behind!

As long as they can arrive safely, they can inflict heavy damage to the Yan Dynasty in one fell swoop.

……

On the other side, Heifu had spent several days occupying three fortresses.

After occupying these areas, the first thing they did was not to chase down any Yan troops, but to stop and pour concrete.

The Yan army was almost annoyed by this concrete.

They have launched more than thirty rounds of attacks in the past few days.

After crossing trenches and minefields and enduring repeated bombardments from the ambush, we finally reached the city wall.

But he found himself facing an obstacle that was impossible to overcome.

Their city walls seemed to be made of steel. No matter whether they were hit by cannonballs or ordinary muskets, they would not cause any damage to the walls.

“What the hell is this!!”

After these few days, the Yan army camp was filled with grief.

It was a sacrifice in vain and meaningless.

Anyone would feel depressed if they were in the same situation.

"They used a lot of iron rods to set up the structure, and then poured a kind of gray mud on top. It only took a few days to dry."

"Isn't that cement? We also learned this technique from them! Why can't we achieve their hardness?"

"Who knows? Maybe they've made another technological breakthrough and are now invading our territory right in front of us!"

During the meal, many soldiers gathered in the Yan army camp. Everyone felt that the troops sent by Qin Ming were almost invincible...

Just from what they heard in the past few days, more than a dozen nobles had lost their land.

They were so angry that they kept asking for help from the higher authorities.

The help I received was extremely poor.

The upper echelons of the Yan army still followed their original fighting methods, madly piling up numbers.

Because of their geographical advantages, the grain production here is very high, resulting in the population of the people far exceeding that of Daqian.

For hundreds of years, they have fought many wars in a very rigid manner, arranging their armies and piling up human lives.

In the era of cold weapons, this method was indeed very effective, but Qin Ming had already integrated the technology and Daqian's military tactics into the army, opening a new era.

If they want to continue following the old path at this time, they will inevitably suffer losses and even find it difficult to make any progress.

"Hunting Wind Cliff is lost!"

Just as everyone was eating and preparing to organize the next round of attack.

In the distance, a group of troops stumbled back.

Faced with this situation, the soldiers eating around didn't even raise their eyelids, as they were already accustomed to it.

Because they had just fled back in a panic like this.

Faced with those enemy troops who came to attack, they retreated in panic, like clowns.

Heifu's troops did not pursue at all, but only focused on building their own fortifications.

Many fortifications were built in just a few days.

Heifu also innovatively proposed a new fighting method.

It is called "Big and Small Fortresses".

Build large fortresses directly in the occupied areas.

Just build a few city walls first.

As for the places they did not occupy, they built several small fortresses. These small fortresses were built very quickly, and several could be built in a day or two.

Then, with the help of these small steel fortresses, they can continuously erode the opponent's fragile defense network.

His small fortresses were built very close to key locations.

You can call at any time.

Using this as a springboard, after a few rounds, you can take over each node.

As for the key positions after they are captured, he will station there and deploy heavy troops to guard them.

Wait until their concrete pouring is completed and dried before leaving.

Inside these large fortresses, only a small number of people are needed to maintain normal operations and resist enemy attacks.

By using this method, in less than half a month, his results were extremely astonishing.

But the Yan army had no solution.

They could only watch helplessly as their important straits fell into Heifu's hands one by one.

It was on this day that Heifu received news from Ye Shoujiang and Cao Chuan.

"General, the imperial court's support is expected to arrive in half a month. They need you to provide a landing location."

After his subordinates reported the telegram from the court to Heifu.

Hei Fu raised the corner of his mouth and said confidently:

"Tell those two generals."

"They can all go to the key locations that Your Majesty and I have planned. It would be best if we divide our forces and station them in different locations!"

"General, including those we haven't captured yet..."

"Of course, by the time they arrive, we will have already taken it."

The skinny Heifu nodded seriously, a gleam in his eyes.

This is a great opportunity for him to prove himself to Qin Ming. He will take every critical area!