Volume 1 Chapter 291 The whole army retreats
"Don't be afraid of him, I'll support you!"
Jiang Yue smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, Yue Ling was just angry for a moment. I'm sure she will figure it out after she calms down and won't make a fuss anymore."
Xiang Yun nodded and said, "I don't need to meddle in your family affairs. Okay, let's put this matter aside for now. Tell me first, what is the current status of the war between the Great Yun Empire and the White Mist Kingdom and the Red Sky Dynasty?"
"Yes!" Jiang Yue agreed and said quickly, "Your Majesty, now the Protector General Jiang Fei is leading the Pingdong General Guo Xuan, Pingkou General Zhao Zhong, Huoyun General Yuan Zimo and others, commanding 10 million Huoyun troops to garrison at the border between our country and Baiwu Country, at Longxi Pass;
General Yun Qin Su, led General Pingxi Xuanyuan Dabing, General Pingnan Wu Guotao, General Liyun Deng Yan, General Ganyun Fang Xinghai, and Liaogu Province Governor Zhou Xin, commanding 10 million Huoyun troops to garrison at the border between our country and the Chixiao Dynasty, at Hongri Pass. "
Jiang Yue thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, for a more detailed report, please allow me to go to the military camp outside Beijing to get the strategic map, so that I can tell Your Majesty in full."
Xiang Yun said decisively: "No need to go through so much trouble, I will go to the military camp with you!"
Then Xiang Yun stepped on the golden dragon without saying a word, and flew out of the palace with Jiang Yue, straight into the sky, and in a breath, they arrived at the military camp outside the capital. Under the gaze of all the Huoyun Army soldiers who were in training, they flew into the commander's tent.
After landing, Jiang Yue could not help but be stunned for a while, then he bowed and smiled, "Congratulations to your majesty for your great improvement in cultivation. With such strength, why should you fear other countries? Since the war with the two countries, I have been trembling with fear all day long. Now that I see that your majesty's cultivation is unfathomable, I can finally feel at ease."
"When did you learn such flattering words!" Xiang Yun said casually.
Jiang Yue said quickly: "Your Majesty knows. I would never say that. This is what I really think."
If Xiang Yun had heard this before seeing the entire flat continent, he might have been complacent, but now... he really wasn't in that mood.
Xiang Yun just smiled slightly, waved his hand casually and said: "Stop talking nonsense and deal with business!"
Jiang Yue agreed and quickly took Xiang Yun to a screen in the commander's tent. He lifted the cover to reveal a large map that covered the entire territory of the Dayun Empire and recorded every feasible marching route in detail. It connected the entire Dayun Empire in all directions, and the cities and geographical characteristics of each place were marked out.
Xiang Yun was slightly stunned after seeing this, and then asked calmly: "It took you a lot of effort to make this thing, right?"
Jiang Yue answered honestly: "In fact, this map was made by me before Your Majesty founded the country. Every road, city, mountain and geography on it was measured and recorded by a dedicated person. The error will not exceed 30%. This is for the purpose of facing the current situation of all-out war."
Xiang Yun nodded, his face showing no joy, he only said softly: "You know how to prepare for a rainy day, very good, now you are beginning to have some of the demeanor of a true marshal."
Jiang Yue smiled awkwardly, then said no more, pointing to the location of Longxi Pass and said: "Longxi Pass, the surrounding area has undulating terrain, many mountains and forests, and rugged roads;
There was only one official road leading to Longxi Pass, and it was only five meters wide. It was difficult for a 10 million-strong army to be stationed there, so they had to camp for a thousand miles inside Longxi Pass. The battle line was extremely long, and heavy artillery was difficult to transport up. At most, ten large sun cannons could be transported to the city gate. Once the White Mist Country attacked, the city gate would be difficult to defend.
And for unknown reasons, the area around Longxiguan has been experiencing long and heavy rains, which has resulted in soft soil and humid climate. Our army was not familiar with astronomy and geography, and the first batch of gunpowder that was transported was not properly stored and was affected by moisture, making it difficult to use in a short period of time.
Although we have urgently transported another batch of gunpowder, if the damp and cold problem is not solved, it is still not a long-term solution. Firearms will be seriously hindered, which is equivalent to breaking an arm of our army! "
Xiang Yun's face darkened upon hearing this, but he remained silent. Seeing that Xiang Yun had no intention of speaking, Jiang Yue continued, "The White Mist Kingdom has mobilized an army of five million to attack our country. The commander-in-chief is named Qiu Wujian, and his original official position was a mighty general of the third rank of the White Mist Kingdom."
Hearing this, Xiang Yun was slightly surprised and couldn't help but ask in confusion: "The army is only half of ours, and the marshal's status is not high. With such an attitude, could it be that the White Mist Country's attack on our country is just a show and they have no intention of fighting to the death?"
Jiang Yue couldn't help but shudder when he heard this, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, explaining with some anger and helplessness: "Your Majesty, to be honest, the White Mist Kingdom's move is not because they don't want to conquer our Dayun Empire, on the contrary, they came with the determination to destroy the empire, but they don't take our country seriously."
Xiang Yun narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard that. Although he was not angry, he was already burning with rage in his heart and was on the verge of exploding.
Jiang Yue continued bitterly, "Although the White Mist Country has only mobilized 5 million soldiers, their soldiers are all powerful and all practice the same martial arts. Their cultivation is much higher than that of our Fire Cloud Army. Even if you randomly pick out a soldier from among them, he can break rocks with his strength and is very agile. If he holds a weapon, even ten Fire Cloud Army soldiers will find it difficult to suppress one person!"
"According to the urgent military reports received by the Ministry of War in recent days, four days ago, Jiang Fei led his men out of the city to fight the enemy for the third time. So far, nearly 160,000 Fire Cloud soldiers have been killed or injured. General Pingdong Guo Xuan was seriously injured, and General Fire Cloud Yuan Zimo was seriously injured. They are now being escorted back to the capital. The Ministry of War has not yet received a report on the results of the third battle to meet the enemy."
Xiang Yun frowned even more deeply. One hundred and sixty thousand. Since he became emperor, he had never seen a war with so many casualties. He couldn't help but curse in his heart how Jiang Fei led his troops. Was he a good-for-nothing?
Xiang Yun couldn't help but ask: "Why did he go out of the city to meet the enemy? Couldn't he just defend the city from within the city gates?"
Jiang Yue said bitterly: "Your Majesty, I was negligent. In fact, Jiang Fei and others have experienced seven city defense wars, but because the gunpowder was damp, the Great Sun Rifle could not be used, and the Huoyun Army did not carry bows and crossbows, so it was difficult to launch an effective counterattack on the city gate;
The soldiers of Baiwu Country are very powerful, and the arrows they shoot not only have a far greater range than ordinary people, but the force on the arrowheads is also extremely strong. Any Fire Cloud Army soldier on the city gate will be killed if they show their heads, and if this goes on for long, the city will surely be broken!
Jiang Fei had no choice but to lead his troops out of the city to meet the enemy, and fought bloody battles with the soldiers of the White Mist Country. It was really..."
"Enough, no more talking!" Xiang Yun immediately stopped him, then Xiang Yun slowly closed his eyes, feeling extremely tired and helpless. He could only endure this tragic result.
Jiang Yue was silent for a while, then asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, are you going to continue?"
Xiang Yun couldn't help but waved his hand and said, "Go on!"
Jiang Yue paused, then pointed to the densely packed paths around Longxi Pass and said, "In addition to Longxi Pass, there are 27 roads of various sizes from Baiwu Country into our country, stretching for hundreds of miles.
Although most of the roads are mountainous and rugged, and cannot accommodate large troops or transport supplies, the White Mist Kingdom can still send scouts through these roads to sneak into our rear to harass and plunder the food and weapons transported to Longxi Pass, so we have to be on guard;
At present, these twenty-seven paths are all guarded by a fourth-rank general leading a hundred thousand troops, and three orders are sent back to Longxi Pass every day to serve as a defensive line. "
Xiang Yun nodded slightly, and Jiang Yue continued: "The key to the war between our Great Yun Empire and the White Mist Kingdom is now at Longxi Pass. If Longxi Pass can be defended, we can make long-term plans and use time to seek strategies to repel the enemy; if it cannot be defended, then Your Majesty, the Empire will have to consider temporarily giving up the three prefectures and twelve cities near Longxi Pass in order to preserve the foundation of the Great Yun Empire;
Therefore, the most urgent task now is to immediately send more troops to Longxi Pass and use a large force to block all the troops of the White Mist Nation;
Or we can speed up the construction of a second line of defense in Tianshui City, which has a vast terrain behind Longxi Pass. This way, the gunpowder can be protected from moisture, and the Great Sun Cannon can be fully deployed, so that we can have the strength to fight again."
Xiang Yun nodded slightly: "Yes, you can think of two ways to deal with it in such a short time, and your analysis is very thorough. I am relieved to have you in the Great Yun Empire."
Jiang Yue was not happy to hear the compliment and asked directly: "Your Majesty, how should we choose between these two options?"
Xiang Yun fell silent after hearing this, and after a long while he said, "Let's put Longxi Pass aside for now and tell me about the battle situation in the Chixiao Dynasty."
Jiang Yue's forehead was covered with a layer of sweat. He was actually very worried about Long Xiguan's safety, or rather, Jiang Fei's safety, so he was eager to resolve the matter.
But since Xiang Yun had given the order, Jiang Yue had to put his worries aside and continue his story. He moved to the location of the Chixiao Dynasty on the map, pointed and said, "Your Majesty, please see that the Dayun Empire is not actually adjacent to the Chixiao Dynasty. There are nearly six small countries of different sizes in between, so there should be no direct conflict between the two countries.
But this time it was very strange, the troops of the Chixiao Dynasty came completely for our Dayun Empire, and they ignored the other countries when they passed by, and none of the six countries sent troops to stop them, and they just sat back and watched our country go to war with the Chixiao Dynasty, which was really unbelievable. "
Xiang Yun understood the matter and said, "The Ten Thousand Dynasties War has begun. The enemies of the Great Yun Empire are the White Mist Kingdom and the Red Sky Dynasty. Other countries will not interfere. This is the rule. Moreover, those small countries are also unable to interfere. Their national strength is not on the same level."
"I am just curious why the Chixiao Dynasty did not attack these six small countries first, but instead started to mess with our country. This makes sense."
Jiang Yue nodded and continued, "This time, the Chixiao Dynasty sent 8 million elite soldiers to attack our country. The individual soldiers are not inferior to the Baiwu Kingdom, and they are coming with great momentum. On the day the army arrived, they immediately launched an attack on the Hongri Pass on our border!
However, the terrain of Hongri Pass is flat and desolate, and it can be said that it is a thousand miles of red land. Such a place is most suitable for the two armies to fight. Our army's Great Sun Cannon can be deployed in all directions, occupying the geographical advantage. Under the bombardment of nearly a thousand Great Sun Cannons, Hongri Pass has resisted five enemy attacks, and the Chixiao Dynasty suffered heavy losses;
Hongri Pass fell into a state of anxiety. According to the military report submitted by General Yun, she was afraid that the Chixiao Dynasty would send more troops again, and the next attack would most likely take effective measures to counter the Sun Cannon. Therefore, General Yun requested the court to send more reinforcements, which required a large amount of artillery shells and gunpowder! "
Jiang Yue then said in embarrassment, "Your Majesty, to be honest, it is difficult for the three prime ministers to do their jobs now. The war between the two sides of the Dayun Empire has almost emptied the firearms and gunpowder in the entire empire. There is really no extra gunpowder to send to the front line in a short period of time. Even military equipment is extremely scarce. I have discussed this with Prime Minister Zhu many times, and there is really nothing we can do."
Xiang Yun frowned even more when he heard this. He had been the emperor for so long and had led many military campaigns in person. The amount of food, fodder, military supplies, and weapons needed for an army of 20 million was a shocking number that he could come up with with just a quick calculation.
Comparing this with the current national strength of the Dayun Empire, I am afraid that even if the treasury has money, it is difficult to buy supplies in various places.
Seeing that Xiang Yun still did not express his opinion, Jiang Yue hesitated for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the Red Sun Pass Empire cannot be taken care of for the time being, and we should first fully support the precarious Longxi Pass, and we must stop the Baiwu Kingdom army outside Longxi Pass!
Once the enemy enters our territory, it will be extremely difficult to drive them out! "
Xiang Yun slowly stood up, walked to the map and looked at it quietly. Jiang Yue tactfully stepped aside and waited for Xiang Yun's instructions.
After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Yue became impatient and asked involuntarily, "Your Majesty, do you want to summon the three prime ministers?"
"No need!" Xiang Yun finally sighed, then looked directly at Jiang Yue and said in a cold voice, word by word: "Pass on my order, the entire army retreat!"
"Yes!" Jiang Yue agreed subconsciously, but reacted the next moment, looked at Xiang Yun in shock, and asked in surprise: "Your Majesty? Retreat... retreat?"
Xiang Yun said expressionlessly: "You heard it right. Pass the order down. All the Huoyun troops at Longxi Pass and Hongri Pass are to break camp immediately and return to the capital as soon as possible!"
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