Chapter 159 War
Yan Jing has enough confidence that after the movie is released, Jun Qiulan's popularity in the entertainment industry will reach a new height.
Moreover, this role can be regarded as a serious representative work of Jun Qiulan.
Jun Qiulan's acting skills may not be superb, but he is already very good among actors of the same age.
Jun Qiulan followed Yan Jing's advice: "Then I'll go back and talk to Sister Xu Su tomorrow."
Yan Jing added, "Don't take any endorsements right now. Wait until the movie is released."
Jun Qiulan doesn’t have many endorsements, but his ability to sell products has always been very good.
He could even imagine how many endorsement collaborations Jun Qiulan's agent could get.
But fortunately, although it was just a makeshift team, they did not randomly give Jun Qiulan an endorsement.
After the movie is released, I'll take on a few slightly higher-end endorsements, and that'll be enough.
By next year, things in the ancient times will probably be a little more stable, and then I can consider taking on a film or television work.
Whether it is a movie or a TV series, the shooting period is several months.
After the filming was completed, the popularity continued when it was released.
Jun Qiulan agreed with Yan Jing's suggestion.
The two were in the same ancient times, but not in the same place. The sound coming from the walkie-talkie was a little distorted, but they took advantage of the late night to chat on the phone for a long time.
But while he was on the phone, he suddenly heard the sound of an enemy attack outside.
Jun Qiulan: "Let's not talk about it for now. It seems that they have taken the initiative to attack."
In fact, they should have been more proactive two days ago and captured the city ahead first, but there were also 100,000 soldiers in the city. If they forced their way into the city, they might hurt innocent civilians.
They only adopted a conciliatory policy and carried out ideological bombardment on that side.
Unexpectedly, they were able to take the initiative to attack.
The commander has arrived?
Jun Qiulan did not delay and put on the armor that he had prepared in advance.
Yan Jing was worried, but in the end, he only said: "Be careful in everything."
Their ideas, policies, and main leaders have already taken shape. Even if Jun Qiulan dies in battle, their rebellious path will not stop.
Yan Jing was worried that Jun Qiulan's ideological awareness was too high and he would not care about his own life and death.
Jun Qiulan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I'm still going to your house to propose marriage."
"Stop, don't say that." It feels like setting a flag.
In those movies and TV shows, whenever there's a single shot of a character, saying things like his fiancée is still waiting for him to get married, or his children are still waiting for him to go to the amusement park together...
Almost no character like this survives to the end.
Jun Qiulan couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, it's really okay. I don't need to charge into battle today."
They had gunpowder, so the first thing they would do was definitely long-range attack, and catapults would be enough.
There should be no need for close combat for the time being.
The two ended the call, and Jun Qiulan went out wearing armor and holding a sword.
The camp was not as chaotic as he had imagined, everything was going on in an orderly manner.
The soldiers are also ready to go.
The small wave of enemy troops that attacked them were killed by the sentinels' arrows.
Jun Qiulan quickly found Huo Lan.
Huo Lian was counting the troops and arranging their battle formations.
Jun Qiulan bowed slightly and said, "General, please arrange a place for me as well."
Now that he has arrived at the front line, he can't just sit in the big tent and give orders.
Besides, it’s not his turn to be in charge here.
Huo Lian didn't refuse. "The Third Artillery Battalion, the battalion commander and Comrade Jun will jointly command and blast a bloody path for everyone."
Since the enemy has taken the initiative to attack, they don't have to be soft-hearted.
Jun Qiulan greeted the commander of the third battalion and said, "This is my first time on the battlefield. I hope you can give me some guidance, commander."
The third battalion commander knew Jun Qiulan's identity, and it was already remarkable that he took the initiative to come to the front line. In any case, he admired him very much.
Unexpectedly, Jun Qiulan was still going to the battlefield, which made him admire him even more.
There is no such thing as Jun Qiulan being a hindrance. Since General Huo can make such arrangements, he must have his reasons.
The two men quickly set off with the weapons and equipment of the artillery battalion.
The range of the trebuchet is limited. If you occupy the high ground, you can reach farther.
Try to extend the battle line as much as possible so that the explosives will not accidentally injure their own soldiers, generals and horses.
The small group of enemies that had been eliminated earlier were indeed advance troops, sent to explore the way.
After Jun Qiulan and his men occupied the high ground, they could clearly see the enemy camp.
"Captain, can our catapults hit the enemy cavalry?"
"It should still be some distance away."
Jun Qiulan was silent for a moment. Their weapons still needed to be improved.
Before the official battle, he also looked up some information and improved some weapons.
For example, the forging of knives, the reform of bows and arrows, the creation of armor, etc.
However, productivity is limited, and the entire army is not equipped with it now.
As for the trebuchet, there were some improvements, but not many.
Now comes the problem.
Jun Qiulan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go a little further."
The Third Battalion Commander said, "I'm afraid it would be dangerous if we get any closer."
For the time being, they rely on throwing their gunpowder, and the enemy also has bows and arrows. Since they are close, they may be within the enemy's shooting range.
Jun Qiulan: "Don't panic, if we get another hundred meters closer, our catapults should be able to hit the enemy cavalry."
Their purpose of firing this shot was not only to kill the enemy, but also to disrupt the enemy's camp.
The third battalion commander understood as soon as he heard it.
This is how they fought against the Rong and Di people. A few bombs were thrown and the cavalry was immediately thrown into chaos.
Many soldiers on the Rongdi side died under the trampling of their own horses.
The camp was in chaos, and their other artillery battalions were not to be trifled with.
If the situation gets more chaotic and the enemy troops flee in all directions, it will become a battlefield for their cavalry and infantry.
Jun Qiulan: "Send someone back and ask General Huo to move the speakers out, lay down his weapons, surrender and be treated well. Join us and enjoy the same treatment."
Someone immediately ran back.
I have to say that the big speaker is really amazing and the sound is very loud.
Not to mention the enemy, even their own people were shocked when they first saw it.
Just kidding, Jun Qiulan specially bought a special speaker for old ladies who like to square dance, and also asked Uncle Hua and Aunt Hua for advice.
Jun Qiulan and his men sneaked in quietly.
The sound came on before the cannon was fired.
The sound was deafening.
Jun Qiulan observed the situation on the enemy side and found that there was indeed some unrest.
Reach the ideal heights.
Jun Qiulan ordered the catapults and artillery to be mounted. "Wait a cup of tea, and let them listen to the announcements coming from the speakers first."
With the main general present, even if it is impossible for someone to defect in the middle of a battle, it can still disrupt the morale of the army.
Some time ago, news of how the soldiers and the people on their side lived had spread.
Now just join them and you can enjoy the same treatment.
No worries about no one being attracted.
The morale of the army is unstable. If a war really breaks out, it is not certain whether the soldiers will be willing to draw their swords.
The directional attack can also weaken the enemy's combat effectiveness.
The war is about to break out.
With a bang, I don't know which artillery battalion started the battle first.
Jun Qiulan made a prompt decision and said, "Light the fire."
They can't fall behind either.
Several artillery battalions occupied the best firing positions and launched an attack at the same time.
Jun Qiulan and his team were closer, and by adjusting the angle, they accurately attacked the enemy's cavalry battalion.
chaos.
confusion.
Crying, begging for mercy, the neighing of war horses...
There was some redness in Jun Qiulan's eyes.
In fact, these low-level soldiers and generals are innocent. They just serve their respective masters.
With military orders from above, they had no choice but to charge into battle.
Huo Lian also took action.
They have no shortage of explosives, but they are not going to massacre the enemy.
It was a deep night, and it should have been quiet, but now there was continuous gunfire.
The third battalion commander saw the red in Jun Qiulan's eyes through the night.
"Comrade Jun hasn't been to the battlefield before, right? Our mission here is almost over, and we need to evacuate quickly. Comrade Jun, go back and have a good rest."
The enemy can also figure out the approximate direction of the artillery firing, and if they do not evacuate, they will also be in danger.
The individual combat effectiveness of their artillery battalions is poor, and most of them are injured.
Because it was a long-range attack, General Huo made such arrangements.
Jun Qiulan nodded, closed his eyes and calmed his mind.
Back at camp, the war continued.
Although Jun Qiulan did not participate in close combat, he also witnessed the cruelty of war.
My mood is actually very complicated.
However, he quickly cheered up.
He knew that he had a problem. To put it nicely, he was too kind. To put it bluntly, he was too virginal.
Now is not the time to be indecisive.
He used the intercom to tell Yan Jing that he was safe, and Yan Jing breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'll finish this and come back as soon as possible."
Jun Qiulan couldn't tell him not to go back yet, so he could only ask him to be careful.
There's a war going on nearby, so there's no such thing as complete peace.
Those stragglers who fled were also a threat to ordinary people.
The battle lasted for three days.
The generals who were sent out to rob and kill came back with happy expressions on their faces.
On the first night, after they used gunpowder to disrupt the enemy camp, Huo Lian sent people out to pursue and intercept them.
The terrain here is mostly mountainous. Taking advantage of the night, they hid in the dark and did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, they used loudspeakers to shout after discovering the enemy.
Persuade to surrender.
To be honest, they are almost all soldiers stationed at the border, and they would feel psychological pressure if they really had to point their swords at their compatriots.
After undergoing ideological education, they also understood that the path they were now taking was to rescue the people who were being exploited and oppressed.
When soldiers take off their skins, they are just ordinary people.
What's more, thinking about their past experiences, even with General Huo around, their days in the barracks were far inferior to what they have now.
These so-called "enemy troops" do not even have a good general like General Huo.
With contrast, people's minds become clear.
You know what, the sound bombardment a few days ago was really effective.
In addition, last night they used courtesy before force, which completely tipped the already tilted balance among many enemy soldiers.
The enemy had 50,000 soldiers and a preliminary calculation showed that almost 20,000 of them surrendered directly by laying down their weapons.
Then we captured more than 10,000 people, and those who resisted stubbornly, we can only apologize.
The rest fled.
Although there were casualties on their side, they were nothing compared to the enemy's defeat.
Jun Qiulan breathed a sigh of relief. "The soldiers who died or were injured will receive the pensions they deserve, not a penny less. They will be posthumously awarded martyrs and honors, and the first, second, and third class merits will all be judged by General Huo."
Merit can lead to promotion, higher rank, and improved welfare benefits.
In addition to receiving pensions, the families of martyrs can also be arranged for jobs and their children can go to school. There are also corresponding preferential policies for the children of these martyrs to join the army or take civil service exams in the future.
These were also what they learned from books in another world.
Only with proper arrangements like this can the soldiers fight without any worries.
Huo Lian: "Don't worry. My brother-in-law secretly sold a lot of those dozens of boxes of stuff you brought back from the capital. We have plenty of military funds now."
Jun Qiulan also felt emotional.
Those dozens of boxes were rewards given to him by the emperor and were his personal property.
Some of the items that could be resold in modern times were selected, and the rest were brought to the border town. They could be used as military expenses or to replenish local finances.
It's just that he has a deeper understanding of the luxury of wealth.
Only half of what the emperor rewarded him alone could feed an army of 100,000.
What is the concept?
The powerful and wealthy control more than 90% of the world's wealth. Even a few cents of it can bring the common people immense wealth that they have never seen in their entire lives.
Huo Lian didn't think as much as he did. "When we reach the capital, we'll settle accounts. Damn it, I've been guarding the border for more than ten years, and the soldiers can't even afford enough food and clothing. When we get to the capital, you have to reward the soldiers well."
Jun Qiulan smiled and said, "It's natural."
After a pause, he continued, "When we return to the capital, don't destroy those buildings, treasures, and anything valuable or meaningful. Preserve them all."
It’s okay to give away the gold, silver and money, but the rest must be preserved.
These are the experiences Jun Qiulan learned in another world.
In every war, no one knows how many historical treasures are damaged or disappear without a trace.
It’s a pity when you think about it.
"Why is that?"
Jun Qiulan: "Their existence already represents many meanings. History will turn the page, but history books will remember them. Our descendants will also learn from the past history and use it as a mirror to understand the rise and fall of nations."
After the new world is successfully established, people need to learn new ideas and compare them with their old ideas.
In short, ideological education is very necessary.
Jun Qiulan was thinking about arranging someone to write a book specifically about ideological education.
Students in another world have to take moral education classes since childhood.
"Okay." Huo Lan patted his chest and promised, "Military discipline is strict now, and fighting is not like before."
In the past, when soldiers occupied a city, they would burn, kill, and loot. To the common people, these soldiers were more terrifying than bandits.
No wonder the people are afraid of these soldiers and bandits.
They, the soldiers in the border town, used to have a good reputation among the people, but it is inevitable.
It’s different now. Anyone who dares to commit these crimes will be violating military regulations and discipline. The lightest punishment is expulsion from the army and sent to labor camp, while the worst punishment is beheading.
Jun Qiulan smiled, "This is the meaning of our revolution. The soldiers who surrendered this time will be dispersed and reorganized into different companies. Let them undergo a period of training and ideological education before going back to the battlefield."
"Don't worry, we'll make arrangements." Huo Lian asked again, "What about the captives?"
We captured more than 10,000 people, we can't feed them all, right?
Although their finances are relatively affluent now, the amount of food consumed by more than 10,000 people a day is quite a lot.
Jun Qiulan: "We'll arrange for propaganda officers to conduct ideological education for them. Those who are willing to surrender will remain in the company, and those who are unwilling to surrender will be sent to the rear for two years of labor reform. After two years, our cause will be stable, and then we'll send them back to their hometowns and let them live a good life."
We can't kill them all.
Huo Lian nodded and immediately started joking with Jun Qiulan again, "I heard from the Third Battalion Commander that you nearly cried when you saw the gunpowder explosion last night?"
Jun Qiulan was helpless but amused. "It's just that my eyes are a little sore. Although they are enemy soldiers, they are also our compatriots. It's just that military orders are hard to disobey, and they are just following orders from above."
Huo Lian also felt quite emotional.
"Let's end the war as soon as possible," Huo Lian continued. "This sudden attack was led by the same commander from before. He's on the Seventh Prince's side, and when he heard about the replacement, he wasn't convinced."
After hearing this, Jun Qiulan understood.
The court is now in chaos.
It's not just the conflict and dispute between the eldest prince and the seventh prince.
Neither side is willing to submit to the other now.
One side said that the eldest prince was the legitimate son, while the other side said that the seventh prince had an imperial edict of succession.
Several other princes also wanted to interfere. In short: If I can't sit on the throne, you can forget about holding on to it.
It’s sad to think about it.
The old emperor's body is still warm, and they are rebelling again, while the court is still engaged in internal strife.
Unbeknownst to them, there are probably many neighboring countries eyeing them covetously.
Power, these two words can easily make people lose sight of reality.
The battle was a great victory. The commander had already evacuated the city with the remaining soldiers, and Jun Qiulan and Huo Lian took over.
Still the same old rules, arrange their own people to take over the city.
First, liquidate local officials, merchants, etc.
Those who are guilty will be sentenced, and those who are not guilty will be dealt with according to the circumstances.
After taking over the city, Jun Qiulan thought he could rest for a while, but unexpectedly, Zheng Zian led his troops to attack again.
One hundred and fifty thousand soldiers were at the gates of the city.
Zheng Zian has a bad personality and is cruel and ruthless.
Huo Lian and his men set out from the border town with a total of only 100,000 soldiers.
Along the way, many young and middle-aged people took the initiative to join, and some surrendered, but they also suffered injuries.
Excluding those who surrendered and were captured some time ago, only 120,000 soldiers could be mobilized.
There is a disparity of 30,000 soldiers and generals.
They were not in a panic. With gunpowder, they had the strength to fight even if the enemy force doubled.
However, neither Jun Qiulan nor Huo Lian had expected that Zheng Zian could be so despicable and shameless, with no bottom line.
In front of the 150,000 soldiers, there were roughly 10,000 ordinary people.
There are men and women, young and old, rich and poor.
It's obvious that he was arrested temporarily.
Presumably, the news that they had gunpowder had already reached Zheng Zian.
They implemented benevolent policies and would never take action against ordinary people.
This move is really insidious.
If they take action, it would mean that the ideas and policies they had previously promoted among the people would become empty talk. How could the people still believe in them?
If they don't take action and find a way out, they will be trapped here and unable to move forward.
In war, every second counts.
Their resources were far less than those of the Dasheng court. Even though Huo Lian said that they had sufficient military funds, they could not afford to continue to consume them.
The daily consumption of an army of hundreds of thousands is also a huge expense.
If they start cutting spending at this time, how can they convince the more than 20,000 people who have just been recruited?
There are more than 20,000 people in their military camp. They have just surrendered and are already feeling uneasy. If they experience something like this again, they will probably cause trouble among themselves.
It will be a mess then.
Huo Lian was so angry that he wanted to kill someone. "It's insidious, it's simply the behavior of an animal."
They are all innocent people.
The people sent by Zheng Zian challenged them in front of the formation and told them to use whatever tricks they had.
Huo Lan and Jun Qiulan could only hang up a truce sign for now.
"We have to find a way to break the deadlock."
Those more than 10,000 people must be protected.
We have to think of a suitable solution.
A general suggested: "Why not let them get closer and then fight them? Then we can open the city gates, let these ten thousand people in first, and then close the city gates."
"This method is inappropriate."
Let’s not talk about whether this plan will work.
For example, the enemy army was too close to the civilians. If the city gates were opened, these powerless civilians would be like grasshoppers, all tied together. How could they possibly outrun the soldiers?
By then, it is still unknown whether the first people to enter the city will be enemy troops or civilians.
Once the city gate is broken, it will be difficult to close it again, and the people in the city will be in danger.
Besides, even if we were lucky enough to let in more than 10,000 civilians, what if there were soldiers and generals among them?
Will we kill them when the time comes and help them from inside and outside?
Zheng Zian must have studied their shooting range.
Jun Qiulan roughly calculated the distance and found that it was just out of range. If they used artillery to attack, they could only hit the civilians in front.
"Wait for me to go over and check some information."
After saying that, he disappeared.
Everyone in the tent is our own person, and the first to enjoy those good things is the military camp. How could they not have guessed?
However, Jun Qiulan and the others did not explain, so these generals still believed that Jun Qiulan had received some kind of divine enlightenment.
It can boost morale, so there's no need to explain.
Jun Qiulan went back and quickly looked up ways to improve the catapult and brought it back.
However, this method is not a perfect solution.
The improved catapult can throw catapults dozens of meters further than they can currently, and can reach the enemy's front camp.
But what about the people?
They did reach the enemy's front camp, but it was impossible for them to kill them all. Those who were not killed would definitely turn their butcher knives towards the people in the front.
If the other party starts to massacre civilians, they will have no choice but to stop.
Huo Lian said coldly, "No matter what, let's improve the catapult first."
If there is really no other way, this catapult will definitely be useful.
His current idea is to lead 50,000 soldiers to go around and attack the enemy directly from the rear.
But I'm afraid it's not that easy.
Jun Qiulan had witnessed modern public opinion warfare, and he also thought of a way to go to the city wall and take pictures of the enemy camp.
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