However, just as Yang Xiao was excited, Zhang Wuji glanced at him again.
"General Yang".
Yang Xiao nodded quickly: "Please give your orders, Your Majesty."
Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Today's battle is the most crucial battle since our expedition to Persia. If we win, even if there are still some remaining enemies in the Persian territory, there is no need to worry. But if we lose, I am afraid that the morale of my Ming Dynasty soldiers will be difficult to maintain. If we want to march west again, we can only wait for another three to five years."
"Therefore, in today's battle, those who are waiting first and those who break into the enemy lines must be determined to die. Are you willing, as a general, to lead your men across the river first and win the opening battle?"
After hearing this, Yang Xiao was so excited that he couldn't speak: "Your Majesty, I am willing to sacrifice my life for the Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Wuji smiled slightly: "Just die, don't say these unlucky words, otherwise, when we return to Beijing and reward people for their merits, you, General Yang, will be missing."
"General Yang, please go down and prepare. From now on, you will have nothing to do."
After hearing this, Yang Xiao hurried down to make arrangements. Then, Zhao Min walked up to the generals and said, "My fellow generals, if there are those who play the good guy, there must be those who play the bad guy."
"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have suffered defeats, but we have never suffered a defeat since unifying the world. Therefore, I can see generals who died in battle, but I can never see generals who surrender."
"In today's battle, the battle line alone is dozens of miles long. The speed of information dissemination on the battlefield is slow, and even I cannot take care of some things. Therefore, if that general is in desperate situation, I hope he will sacrifice his life and never surrender. Otherwise, I will send him off personally afterwards."
"Also, although there are bound to be some things that I cannot take into account in today's battle, on the battlefield, if a general gains the advantage, I must do my best to help those generals who are at a disadvantage. Although anyone can die in such a big battle, including me, as long as we can achieve a big victory overall, we still have to help each other on the battlefield."
"Next, I will announce the generals who will cross the river to fight in turn..."
In the following time, Zhao Min finished explaining the sequence of generals going into battle, and then they all dispersed.
"Sister Min'er, why didn't I see you assign us any tasks?" After the military meeting ended, Zhao Linger hurriedly asked Zhao Min.
Seeing this, Zhao Min smiled slightly and said, "Sister Queen is really anxious to make a contribution."
"You are already the queen, why are you still pursuing fame and fortune?"
Zhao Linger smiled and said, "Sister, you misunderstood. I am not pursuing fame and fortune. I just still have some cultivation to do and want to do something for the Ming Dynasty."
Zhao Min smiled and said, "Okay, then sister, you can stay with me today. According to Long Ze, there are many masters in the Persian Ming Cult. Since there are so many people with profound cultivation, it is inevitable that there will be some incidents of killing generals in front of the battle."
"Sister, if you are not afraid of death, then if there really is a crisis, just stand in front of me."
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Most of the Ming army was making final adjustments, but Yang Xiao's troops had already been reorganized.
"Your Majesty, my troops have been reorganized. Can we go into battle?"
Zhang Wuji turned his head and looked at Zhao Min beside him. After Zhao Min nodded, Zhang Wuji said to Yang Xiao: "General, go ahead. You must show the momentum of our Ming Dynasty. Don't worry about the Persian soldiers suppressing you across the river. Our more than 200 cannons will cover you."
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After receiving the military order, Yang Xiao no longer hesitated. Countless soldiers carried the simple bridges that they had supervised to build last night on their shoulders. Those bridges were made of several sticks as thick as arms and several wooden boards. They were heavy enough for people to carry. In addition, the water level of the small river in front of them was not high and there was no rush. As long as these simple bridges were thrown in, the soldiers could pass normally.
Yang Xiao's troops moved one after another, and at this moment, just across the river, Altai also made corresponding deployments.
He quickly ordered a general to lead the corresponding troops to defend the other side of the river. When the Ming army's pontoon bridge was built within the range of bows and arrows, they would suppress the Ming army across the river. If the Ming army was ruthless enough and could still cross the river, then the Persian general would directly send his entire army forward. Thousands of soldiers would directly attack a small position on the river bank. Altai believed that even if a small number of Ming troops could cross the river, he would definitely be able to drive them back into the river.
Looking at the Ming army, under Yang Xiao's supervision, their troops built the bridge very quickly. After all, it was not a technical job. As long as the pontoons were placed in the water, the soldiers could step on them one by one. However, at this moment, a Persian soldier on the other side of the river had already lined up, and countless archers were ready to go. But before they could fire any arrows, the artillery outside the Ming army camp had already sounded, and the rumbling sound of the artillery reached the ears of more than 300,000 troops on both sides of the river.
At this moment, Altai was a little dazed.
"gun?".
Although cannons are not particularly common in this era, Altai, the Persian emperor, is aware of them.
"Cannons. The Ming army came from afar, how could they bring so many cannons? Why didn't the scouts sent out before report anything?"
"What do they eat?"
In an instant, the two armies had not yet officially engaged in close combat, but the Persian soldiers on the other side of the river had already suffered casualties. The archers who were on high alert were thrown into disarray by wave after wave of artillery shells. As a last resort, after losing the lives of hundreds of soldiers, they could only retreat to avoid the direct hits of the Ming army's artillery shells.
At this moment, Altai was standing on a high platform watching the battle. After seeing this situation, he hurriedly gave an order: "The Ming army's vanguard is bound to cross the river. When one part of them has crossed the river, one part is in the river, and the other part is on the other side, we will press forward when the front and rear are overwhelmed. By then, the artillery shells of the two armies on the river bank will be ineffective, and we will have the advantage in numbers, so we will definitely win."
After receiving the order, the messenger hurriedly passed the message to the general who was commanding the battle on the river bank.
Looking at Yang Xiao, he saw that the Persians were disrupted by their own artillery shells and retreated hundreds of steps. Naturally, he was extremely excited.
"My men, you see, our Ming army is the bravest, and at the same time, our artillery is the most powerful in the world."
"With such a deadly weapon as our backup, there is no need to worry about not being able to capture a small position on the river bank."
"My men, speed up. In today's battle, I will lead you to achieve unprecedented feats."
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