The date of the Black Banner Army's expedition was advanced a few days due to the war in the eastern border. The army set off immediately after the assembly was completed. This battle is different from the past. This is the first time since the Black Banner Army gained a foothold in the southwest. . Fang Jie was unwilling to fight the war in the southwest, so he sent troops to Subei Road. After Yang Jian defeated Shengtu, there seemed to be no reason for the Black Banner Army and the Sui Army to avoid this battle anyway.
Since Yang Jian went south, it can be said that the momentum is like a broken bamboo.
Sweep out Luo Yao's rebels in Jiangbei, then invade Jiangnan, destroy Tonggu Academy, then Jin Shixiong and Jin Shiduo brothers, and finally Liuzhou, destroying Shengtu's Dasheng Kingdom not long after the founding of the country.
It can be said that Yang Jian would not be invincible without that armored army. Shengtu spent a lot of manpower and financial resources in order to defeat this armored army, and the firearms battalion he built did indeed deal a heavy blow to the iron armored army, but because they did not understand firearms, the soldiers in the Shengjun Firearms Battalion could manipulate firearms but did not understand Firearm performance.
That defeat, seemingly a coincidence, was actually inevitable.
The artillery casting technology of this era is doomed to have limitations in the power of the artillery, and the casting technology of the Ross Principality cannot be compared with the Opru Empire.
The best news for the Black Banner Army is that Yang Jian's armored army has lost more than half of its strength, and some of the remaining people are injured, which will affect their combat power to some extent. And Fang Jie's firearms battalion is by no means comparable to Shengtu's firearms battalion, and the combat power of the Black Banner Army is by no means comparable to Shengtu's.
The army left the Zhuqueshan camp, mighty and mighty.
It's just past the time for summer grain storage, and autumn grain has been planted in the field. After a rain in late summer, a layer of seedlings has emerged from the field. Fang Xie strictly ordered the soldiers not to trample on the crops, and those who disobeyed the order would be beheaded. Hundreds of thousands of troops marched out, only taking the official road, even if they were divided into several groups, they could be pulled back and forth for a long, long time.
It was Fang Jie's messenger who set off faster than Fang Jie's team.
With the letter written by Fang Jie himself, several letters rushed to the destination at the fastest speed. The army had just set off, and the messenger had already passed An County. When the army arrived in An County, the messenger was almost at the edge of Luoshui. By the time the army passed Luoshui, the messenger was almost at Liuzhou.
Light riding and simple walking are far faster than the marching speed of the army.
When Yang Jian received Fang Xie's handwritten letter, he was patrolling the armored barracks. This team is the foundation of his re-establishment of the country. He did not expect such a huge loss in the battle with Shengtu. It is also because of this that he attaches great importance to the firearms in Shengtu's hands. Who would have thought... Da Zizai actually Shengtu and Shengtu's firearms were destroyed together without any delay.
Unfolding Fang Jie's handwritten letter, Yang Jian stood up abruptly after reading it for a moment.
The expression on his face immediately became serious, and the anger in his eyes gradually spread.
"Dongjiang!"
He slapped the letter on the table: "A group of overseas barbarians dare to touch my imperial majesty!"
"What's wrong?"
Da Zizai standing on the side seemed to know how to show Yang Jian's status. He would never walk in front of Yang Jian, and he would never let others pay more attention to him than Yang Jian. He is like a qualified follower, honestly doing what he should do.
"Foreigners dare to attack our eastern border!"
With a livid face, Yang Jian handed Fang Jie's letter to Da Zizai. Da Zizai took a rough look, and then suddenly smiled: "This kind of trick is not clever, but it hits what your Majesty cares about the most. Fang Jie is so cunning, so he should pay more attention to it in the future."
"What do you mean?"
Yang Jian asked.
"I think so."
Da Zizai is used to calling himself a minister: "The purpose of Fang Jie's writing such a letter at this time is self-evident. Your Majesty didn't see through it because you are His Majesty. You think... Your Majesty just broke Shengtu, The chaos in the south of the Yangtze River has almost been put down. At this time, who is the biggest threat to the court in the southwestern half of the south of the Yangtze River? Isn't he the solution?"
"I think that Fang Jie's move is nothing more than trying to mess up your majesty's military spirit. Fang Jie must have known about the victory and defeat, and was worried that your majesty would launch troops in the southwest, so he compiled such a thing in an attempt to distract his majesty. Pay attention. Once His Majesty leads the troops to the east, he can take advantage of Jiangnan's weakness and take it in one fell swoop. When His Majesty arrives in the eastern border and sees a piece of peace before returning, it may be too late... Besides... "
Da Zizai talked eloquently: "As far as I know, there is Mu Guangling in the eastern border, and Zhao Tianzheng in Jiangdu City nearer. Although these two people have not raised the flag of rebellion, they have changed their minds and dare not rebel. Most of them are just waiting and watching. .Once His Majesty advances eastward, these two people must think that His Majesty is going to destroy them. How can they not turn back? Take a step back... Even if it is really foreigners who attack, can't Mu Guangling and Zhao Tianzheng's troops resist it? The two of them None of the teams were affected by the chaos of the war, they recharged their energy and stored up their energy, and their combat power was the strongest..."
He glanced at Yang Jian: "Fang Jie's plan kills two birds with one stone."
Yang Jian's expression changed, he was not sure whether Fang Jie was lying or not.
Looking at Yang Jian's face, Da Zizai knew that he had been persuaded, so he continued: "Your Majesty, think about it, Fang Jie has been in the southwest, not less than ten thousand miles away from Eastern Xinjiang, how could he know what happened in Eastern Xinjiang before His Majesty? ? If there are really barbarians attacking, the eastern border will definitely send a warning, and the speed of news transmission will be extremely fast... Is it the turn of Fang Xie to speak?"
"The subject thinks..."
Da Zizai said solemnly: "Even if there are foreign enemies invading, it is better to deal with the internal strife first. If the internal strife is not settled, how can we deal with the foreign enemies?"
Yang Jian was silent for a while, then shook his head: "I'd rather believe it... Immediately send someone to the eastern border to inquire about the news, and besides... I will ask Zheng Duofu to lead troops to deploy defenses on the east side of Subei Road to see what Fang Jie's intentions are." !"
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Subei Road
With the assistance of Zheng Qiu's navy, Fang Xie's troops crossed the river. Now under the strong attack of Nalan Dingdong and Du Dingbei, Subei Road has basically been flattened, and the army has not encountered any resistance when it marches forward. rain.
This time, Fang Jie brought almost all the elites of the Black Banner Army. Except for Chen Dingnan's troops on Yunnan Road, all the cavalry troops who formed the Black Banner Army were here. Today's Black Banner Army is really strong, both infantry and cavalry are extremely powerful.
Except for the original cavalry of the Fifth Army, Fang Jie has not stopped developing cavalry in recent years. Because the relationship with the barbarians on the grassland is not bad, especially after Jin Shixiong left with his troops in the northwest, the transaction with the barbarians became smoother and more convenient, so Fang Xie was able to continuously obtain war horses from the grassland.
Whether it was for the barbarians or Fang Xie, they had seized the most profitable opportunity in the war. When Fang Xie went to the southwest, it was Luo Yao who led his troops to the north, Huangyang Road was empty, and Fang Jie took a piece of great land into his pocket. The northern barbarians' westward march to the grassland was the result of civil strife in the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties. The war between the Kok Tai Meng Golden Family and the Fozong spread to the entire grassland, so that the barbarians easily gained a foothold in the grassland without any resistance.
Now, the Mongols wanted to get rid of the northern barbarians, but their strength was limited.
With the strong financial support of Huotong Tianxia, coupled with the continuous delivery of war horses from the grassland, the development of the Black Banner Army has been stable and rapid. If Yang Jian didn't have that Iron Armored Army, he might not be able to compete with the Black Banner Army with his troops.
Fang Jie had a Jingbu Camp, and those Jianghu guests invited by Xiang Qingniu in the name of Daoist, those who practiced below the sixth rank were incorporated into the Jingbu Camp, and those above the sixth rank were taken by Daoist Xiang Qingniu himself. Fang Jie has a firearms battalion. After several years of careful construction, the combat power of this firearms battalion is absolutely shocking.
Fang Jie has well-trained light cavalry and infantry who are invincible in all battles.
It seems that there are only a few heavy cavalry missing.
Fang Jie once thought about building a heavy cavalry. The horse is not a problem, nor is the candidate, but... even if he is rich in money, he wants to build a heavy cavalry while supporting the development of the entire Black Banner Army. It is also too difficult. A heavy cavalry with a scale of 10,000 people, not counting the consumption of war, the money and food consumed for daily maintenance is a huge sum of money. What's more, even if the armor workshops owned by the Black Banner Army try their best to make them, they can't make 10,000 pieces of heavy armor in three years.
And when wars pay more and more attention to speed, the combat power that heavy armor sacrifices for speed is even more difficult to choose. The speed of heavy cavalry on the battlefield is far behind that of light cavalry. Therefore, after several struggles, Fang Jie finally gave up the idea of building a heavy cavalry.
Nalan Dingdong and others followed Fang Jie, who was at the former site of Tonggu Academy. It happened to be on the way, so Fang Jie wanted to visit this place no matter what.
There have been many shocking battles here, such as Wan Xingchen's one-sword Broken Pagoda, such as Yang Jian's Yiping Ping Pagoda.
It was also here that Liao Sheng and Chen Zhenyu who rushed back from Liuzhou met Fang Jie.
Right under the wreckage of the tower, Fang Jie began to really understand Yang Jian.
Liao Sheng and Chen Zhenyu told Fang Xie the scene they saw truthfully and in detail, and Fang Xie listened very carefully. These messages are so precious to the future.
Especially after Liao Sheng left, Chen Zhenyu watched the battle alone. Although Chen Zhenyu didn't understand many things, it was enough for him to tell Fang Xie what he saw. There are many things that Chen Zhenyu can't understand in terms of cultivation, but he is definitely an excellent narrator.
Sheng Tu created a new world!
In Chen Zhenyu's narration, Fang Jie thought of this possibility almost immediately. However, Shengtu's cultivation has increased rapidly, and his understanding of cultivation is not at the same level as his cultivation. But Fang Jie suddenly thought of a problem...Yang Jian didn't seem to understand Jie at all.
So... How did he defeat Luo Yao in the first place
Even now, Fang Jie recalled that Luo Yao's King Kong world still had some palpitations.
But in an instant, Fang Jie suddenly thought of another possibility.
He frowned, and a thought flashed through his mind.
At the beginning, Yang Jian was unable to suppress Luo Yao, and even severely injured Luo Yao... When Luo Yao fought Yang Jianjian, it was impossible not to use his King Kong Realm. Even so, Luo Yao still lost, which means Yang Jian His cultivation base is definitely higher than that of Luo Yao. But when dealing with Shengtu, Yang Jian couldn't cope with Shengtu's prototype...
Why
In fact, the answer is very simple.
Fang Jie quickly guessed that there were only two possibilities for Yang Jian's behavior.
First...he's pretending!
Da Zizai is by Yang Jian's side now, and it is impossible for Yang Jian to be defenseless against Da Zizai. And there is no better way to make a person less defensive than showing weakness. Yang Jian did this on purpose, just to let Da Zi relax his guard. Yang Jian was unwilling and did not dare to reveal his full strength in front of Da Zizai, because there was no reason between the two of them not to turn against each other.
Second... Yang Jian's cultivation is declining!
If it's the second reason... there must be something wrong with Yang Jian's body, so that his cultivation base is slowly declining! When he first came out of Chang'an, he could crush Luo Yao, but now it has become difficult even to defeat Shengtu.
Thinking of this, Fang Xie took a long breath.
Whether it is the first possibility or the second, it seems that it is not a bad thing for Fang Jie. The first may prove that Yang Jian and Da Zizai's mutual distrust can be exploited, and the second may be the most direct benefit to Fang Jie!