Chapter 1211: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (One Hundred and One) Changping Meat Grinder

Gao Yuan deliberately exposed his traces, and the Qin army who fled back brought the news back to Hangu Pass. Just as Gao Yuan expected, when he heard that Gao Yuan had appeared in Jinyang, Lu Chao, who had originally decided to return to Xianyang, immediately changed his mind. The Qin army from Hangu Pass came out in full force and rushed towards Jinyang County.

"Please, Your Majesty, leave Jinyang County immediately for your own safety." Zhao Qi, who had surrendered, had quickly changed his role and thought about Gao Yuan wholeheartedly, "Lu Chao's target is Your Majesty, even if we annihilate Gou Yi's There are 20,000 troops and horses, but in Hangu Pass, Lu Chao can mobilize more than 80,000 infantry and cavalry. This is far beyond what Jinyang can resist now. Although the Han army's cavalry is brave, the Qin army uses infantry to defeat cavalry. Very mature, and in Hangu Pass, Lu Chao has vigorously developed cavalry in recent years in order to compete with the Han army's cavalry. Now there are almost 20,000 cavalry. With this force alone, they can firmly contain them. Stay with our two cavalry divisions."

"Your Majesty, my father is very worried, so please leave quickly. As long as your Majesty leaves, even if Lu Chao captures Jinyang, it won't be a big deal. At worst, we will fight back after some time." Zhao Xilie also nodded in agreement with Zhao. Qi's thoughts.

Gao Yuan smiled and said: "Are you thinking that Lu Chao's target is me? As long as I leave, Lu Chao will have no target and will definitely return to Hangu Pass. There is no money left in Jinyang now. Give up. It’s not a pity, right?”

"I don't dare." Zhao Xilie lowered his head, "I am just worried about the king's safety."

Zhao Qi's face turned red. Just as Gao Yuan said, that's what he thought.

"I finally lured Lu Chao out and left him in Jinyang County to settle accounts with me. By leaving, wouldn't I be taking advantage of some people's wishes? No, I won't leave. I will Fight with Lu Chao in Jinyang," Gao Yuan said seriously.

Zhao Xilie was surprised. "Your Majesty, the Qin army's cavalry is enough to contain our two cavalry divisions. How should we deal with his infantry?"

"Xi Lie, don't you still have tens of thousands of troops on hand? Why are you so timid before fighting?" Gao Yuan asked.

Zhao Xilie smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, it's not that I increase the enemy's morale and destroy my own prestige. I do still have tens of thousands of men, but their combat effectiveness is not on the same level as that of the Qin army. If your Majesty were not here, my subordinates would dare to fight with their opponents. Fight. Even if I lose, I will break a few ribs of my opponent, but the king is here, but I don’t dare to take the risk. It doesn’t matter if all my troops are destroyed, but if the king loses a hair, how can I tell him? Confession to the Han people?”

Gao Yuan laughed loudly, "What's so scary? Since the day Gao Yuan raised his troops, there have been hundreds of battles, large and small, and there is no one like this. Our Han army has an advantage, and most of us are at an absolute disadvantage, but We have never lost a battle. This time is no exception. So, Xi Lie, I want to fight Lu Chao openly.

Stick him firmly to Jinyang County. It's easy for him to come out and want to go back again. Hey, it's not that easy without spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood and leaving a few pieces of meat. "

He raised his palms and waved them in the air, stopping Zhao Xilie's intention to dissuade him again, "My combat orders have been sent to Huining, and Xu Yuan is starting to mobilize the troops of the First Military Region. Don't worry, our It won't take long for the support troops to arrive in Jinyang in an endless stream, and Li Mingjun's troops will arrive in half a month."

"How many of Mingjun's men are capable of fighting?" Zhao Xilie smiled bitterly.

"Don't underestimate Li Mingjun, he still has many good subordinates." Gao Yuan smiled, "Let me talk about my specific arrangements."

Zhao Xilie took a deep breath and turned his gaze to Gu Li, Agu Huai'en and other Han army generals who were standing silently aside. But he was destined to be disappointed. Gu Li had a deep hatred for the Qin people. He was so excited to officially fight with the Qin people that every pore of his pores was cheering. He didn't look at Zhao Xilie at all, but stared at Gao Yuan closely, preparing to listen to Gao Yuan's arrangements. Agu Huai'en, a Donghu native, was originally a man who was not afraid of anything. A character who is not afraid of the ground. In the past, the Donghu people were so poorly equipped that they dared to fight against the Yan Army and the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Now in the Han system, his Donghu Independent Division can be said to be armed to the teeth, and now he does not use it at all. When considering logistics and supplies, someone will naturally prepare these for him. What he has to consider is how to fight and kill the enemy. He is focused on making meritorious deeds and earning a good future for the Agu family. He has never thought about the possibility of the Han army doing this. However, the consequences of his opponent, in his eyes, no one in this world can be the opponent of the Han army. Even the powerful Donghu army and the great King Miranda were beaten to pieces by the current king. The Qin people are nothing.

"This time, I decided to set up the battlefield in Changping." Gao Yuan's finger pointed at a small, inconspicuous black spot on the map. "This time the action plan is named Changping Meat Grinder."

Hearing that it was Changping, the muscles on the faces of Zhao Xilie and Zhao Qi suddenly twitched. If there is any hidden pain in Zhao Guo who has become a thing of the past, it is Changping, Jing Rufeng's death. The plan directly destroyed Zhao's most elite 100,000 field troops, 80,000 of which were trapped and killed by Qin general Baiqi in Changping, where the Zhao people will suffer forever.

Gao Yuan raised his head and looked at the two of them, "General Zhao, do you know my intention of setting the battlefield in Changping?"

Zhao Xilie nodded vigorously, "Understood."

"Very good, let's not hide it. Now your army's combat effectiveness is indeed inferior to that of the Qin army. But in the early stage of the war, we must use your troops as the main force. In other words, you must hold on for at least half a month to twenty days. Above, we must defend Changping. Changping is where the heroic souls of the 80,000 soldiers of your Zhao army are buried. I hope that your troops will be able to inspire blood. Backed by the souls of these 80,000 heroes, I hope that you can defeat Zhao Jun. With his majesty and momentum, he will get up wherever he falls, making the Qin army forever regret their stupid move of killing these 80,000 soldiers. "

Gao Yuan's words immediately made all the blood in Zhao Xilie's body boil. He nodded repeatedly and choked out: "Yes, Your Majesty, get up wherever you fall, and tens of thousands of Xilie's men will be washed with blood." This shame also uses the blood of the enemy to comfort the 80,000 heroic souls of Changping."

"Very well, now, let me talk about what the Changping Meat Grinder Plan is."

Huining, the original county government has become Xu Yuan's First Military Region Headquarters. Ever since Gao Yuan issued the combat order, this place has become the busiest place in Huining. There are people coming in and out day and night. The order was issued from the headquarters and flew to each unit of the First Military Region and each administrative region where the First Military Region was located.

"I believe everyone knows what a meat grinder is now!" Xu Yuan looked at the subordinates in the room and said, everyone laughed. The meat grinder was invented by a workshop owner in Jishi City. This workshop The Lord was originally a supplier of meat to the troops. He slaughtered a large number of cattle every day. He had to hire a large number of people to cut the meat into small pieces or strips. After processing the meat into cooked food, he packaged it in tin boxes and provided it to the army. Troops, a large number of manpower accounted for most of the cost, which made him start to think about how to reduce labor costs, and the meat grinder came into being. The workshop owner offered a reward of one thousand two hundred silver, and finally let the workshops all over Jishi City develop it. After coming out of the meat grinder, large pieces of meat are stuffed in, and only a strong woman is needed to turn the wheel axle. What comes out from the other end will be small strips of shredded meat, and the cost will be reduced by more than half.

"To put it bluntly, this plan is to fight a protracted war in Changping, which will consume Qin's national power for a long time. Qin has now become a quagmire, and internal troubles have emerged. What we want to do now is foreign aggression. Where is it? We will continue to bleed the Qin people's blood and drain him of his last energy bit by bit. Therefore, we need to deploy a large number of troops to go there, Mingjun."

"My subordinate is here." Li Mingjun was deeply honored when Xu Yuan called his name first and stood up.

"How many troops can you mobilize under your command?" Xu Yuan asked.

"Commander, I have 50,000 men under my command, but at most 50,000 can really be put to use."

"Very good. After the meeting, your fifteen thousand troops will set off immediately and rush to Changping. As the first batch of troops in our first military region to support the king, the other troops are far apart after all. It will take time. Can you Arrive at Changping within the designated time?”

"Commander, don't worry, even if you crawl, I will climb to Changping." Li Mingjun said with his chest raised.

Xu Yuan laughed and said, "Okay, what I want is this spirit, but you don't need to crawl. I have mobilized a large number of cattle, horses and livestock. Although it is not enough, it can always alleviate your urgent needs. Don't worry. Logistics, just keep moving forward. If something goes wrong in logistics, you can only ask me."

"Yes, Commander." Li Mingjun said loudly.

Xu Yuan's eyes turned to a pot-bellied guy who was attending the meeting: "Fat Zhang, this time you are lucky enough to get the advantage. If you do this business well, you will be among the first-class businessmen of the Han Dynasty. It’s impossible to say that you will have a seat in the parliament in the future, but if you mess up, you will lose your head. It’s not too late to regret it now.”

Zhang Hui, known as Fatty Zhang, was a businessman from Dai County. This time, Xu Yuan had no time to find the largest chamber of commerce in the country that was best at handling logistics, so he had no choice but to find Zhang Hui nearby.

"Don't worry, sir. According to the amount you mentioned, I have prepared 20% more carriages and livestock. For this, I have invested all my wealth in it, and even mortgaged my old house to the bank. Absolutely not Cause trouble to the commander."

"It's a good idea to prepare 20% more, but more importantly, orderly operation. What I'm worried about is this. I have assigned several staff officers in the headquarters who are good at logistics to you. You should listen to them in everything. Views."

"Thank you for your consideration."

Xu Yuan chuckled, "The army has not moved yet, food and grass go first. If you mess up this job, I will lose my face and not recognize you anymore." (To be continued)