MTL - Unparalleled Concubine-v2 Chapter 1049 Raise the flag!

   Chapter 1049 Vertical flag!

The process of attacking Xiangyang went very smoothly, beyond Li Xin's expectations. Originally, in Li Xin's opinion, it would take at least a day for the Ningzhou army to enter Xiangyang City. Who knows that only half a day has passed. , Li Shuo not only scored Xiangyang City, and even took advantage of the situation to win half of Xiangyang.

   So that just after the afternoon, Li Xin and Mu Ying were already standing on the tower of the west city wall of Xiangyang City.

General Li put his hands on his back and looked down at this magnificent city. After a long time, he sighed with emotion: "I remember that when I was reading the handwritten notes of my predecessors in the capital more than ten years ago, I mentioned Xiangyang City, saying that the old and young families of the Chong family were in the capital. Guarded in Xiangyang City and resisted the tyrannical Northern Zhou Dynasty for decades, at the most tragic time, the four generations of the Zhong family fought for three generations.

There was a time when the power disparity between the Southern Jin and the Northern Zhou reached a certain level. The arrogant Xianbei people would go south to harass the Jinjiang Mountains at any time. The eastern side could defend against natural dangers, while Xiangyang City could only be tough. Carry, in those decades, the Zhong family really used the blood of generations to defend Xiangyang.

It is precisely because of this reason that no matter how careful the emperor of the Ji family was, he would always be suspicious of the Chong family. The Pingnanhou mansion is still the mansion of Chen Guogong, and its status in the Jin Dynasty is far less than that of the clan family.

   Having said this, Li Xin sighed: "But in a few decades, it has changed a lot."

   "Xiangyang City is still the former Xiangyang City, but the people who guard the city are no longer the same family as they used to be."

Mu Ying bowed her head and smiled: "If they are willing to die and carry the thunder that our catapult threw in the past, no matter how large the casualties are, they won't allow the Ningzhou army to climb the tower so easily and defend the first wave, Ningzhou. It will take at least three days for the army to break through the city."

   "And the generals who were defending the city in Xiangyang City were so outrageous that they let go of the city wall like this and lost their greatest support."

Mu Ying has been in the army all these years, and his vision and knowledge are not comparable to that of Mu Lang in the capital. He said solemnly: "It's that the Hou Ye didn't make a fire gun, as long as the Ningzhou army enters the city, there are enough The Tianlei can also be calmly and slowly advancing in the city, and now that there are fire cannons, the Ningzhou army will only advance faster."

   Li Xin looked calm and said, "Brother Mu, how long does it take for Li Shuo to take the whole of Xiangyang?"

   "I can't say for sure."

Mu Ying lowered her head slightly and said, "If Xie Jing was smarter, he would try to avoid the streets at the moment, fight with the Ningzhou army in the alley, and retreat while fighting. It is estimated that General Li will have to fight hard for five or six days or even longer. It will take time to drive out the Hanzhong army and the Ankang army, and they will have to bear a lot of casualties."

   "If Xie Jing was a little stupid and had to come out and fight the Ningzhou army head-on, it would not be long before the Hanzhong army would completely flee, and the whole of Xiangyang would fall into the hands of the general."

   "The generations of the Ji family are all cronyism."

Li Xin snorted: "Just like Xie Jing, thanks to Empress Dowager Xie's crony, the Ji family can be held to such a height, even if the little emperor replaces Xie Jing with Xie Dai, let's do things here in the southwest. It is also a lot of difficulties, this Xie Jing is relying on his identity as an uncle of the emperor, he has been stupid all the way, and he has been on the rise all the way!"

   In this regard, Li Xinxin is naturally a little resentful.

During the Renchen Palace Revolution, although he had no capital at that time, he was undoubtedly the one who contributed the most, and the one who risked his life to gamble. As a result, Li Xin did not get the status he deserved. with due credit.

   What is even more extreme is that Xie Dai, who was still a noble son in Sanyin when the Imjin Palace changed, was quickly transferred to the capital and gained far more trust than Li Xin.

   Yulin Guards cannot guard the Imperial Palace, but Qianniu Guards led by Xie Jing can.

   It is precisely because of this distrust of "outsiders" that the situation has gradually become what it is today.

   For more than ten years, Li Xin has always looked down on Xie Jing, the uncle of the country, until now.

Mu Ying bowed her head slightly and said, "General, the situation is very favorable for us at the moment, should the last general lead a group of troops to help General Li, so that there will be no more risks, and the general will soon be able to take the whole Xiangyang."

   "Not needed for now."

   Li Xin frowned and said, "Li Shuo has been training soldiers for so many years, but he has never fought a real war. It is also a good thing to practice his hands. After all, winning Xiangyang is just the beginning, and there is still a long way to go after Xiangyang."

Speaking of this, Li Xin suddenly remembered something and said, "Now let someone send a message to Li Shuo on the front line, telling him that he doesn't need to kill them all. If there is a court army willing to surrender, our department is also willing to surrender, Brother Mu. You send some people to follow behind the Ningzhou army and accept the surrendered troops."

   Today's Southwest Army, although the military quality has not reached the peak of this era, but it is not too inferior to any army, but the Southwest Army also has the Achilles heel of the Southwest Army, that is... the number is too small.

More than 100,000 troops rule the southwest, and there is naturally no problem, but if you want to enter the capital, it is a bit of a fool's dream. Therefore, no matter who raises troops, the most important thing is to quickly expand their ranks in the process of raising troops, or recruit troops. Good, or accept the surrender, in short, you need to turn one of your subordinates into ten people as soon as possible.

Li Xin is not the same as those who raised troops in history. He has his own "basic plan", but this does not prevent him from accepting soldiers like the Hanzhong Army. The Hanzhong Army is not weak. After being reorganized by the Southwest Army It can quickly form combat power and is a rare source of high-quality soldiers.

  Mu Ying immediately lowered her head and said solemnly: "The last commander will do it now."

   "You don't have to go in person, Brother Mu, just send one of your lieutenants to do it."

  Mu Ying immediately lowered her head, turned her head and called a subordinate of the Southwest Army. After giving the order, she stood back behind Li Xin.

At this moment, Li Xin was using the telescopic mirror to observe the scene in the distance, but the houses in the city were crisscrossed, and the view was not very real. He put the telescopic mirror back in his arms, glanced back at Mu Ying, and said lightly: "Brother Mu also stayed with Huzi for a few months. Tell me what you think."

  Li Xin restrained his smile, his face a little serious.

   "Is this fire gun available?"

   "Available."

Mu Ying quickly gave the answer, but after a pause, he continued: "Although this thing is novel, it is not particularly powerful. According to General Mo, our army and Ningzhou army each have two or three thousand people. That's almost it, no more useless."

   This is a very pertinent opinion.

   To put it bluntly, although the fire gun is a hot weapon, it is not a musket after all. It has too many shortcomings. The reloading speed is slow, the power is not strong enough, and sometimes it will explode. More importantly...

   This era is not without ranged attack weapons.

   The destructive power of an old bowman is far greater than that of a firearm.

   In fact, in another world, neither the firearm nor the musket has completely replaced the position of the crossbow.

  Li Xin nodded and did not continue to talk about this topic.

   "When we take Xiangyang, that big flag can be erected."

   (end of this chapter)