Such loud propaganda cannot boost morale much, but it only touches the gentlemen who think they are behind the Xuanniao, believing that they are fighting to maintain justice in the world and to maintain stability in the world.

The city walls were hung with people suspected of Tongmo, some of which had rotten, and many crows were hovering on them.

Several wizards were dancing the battle dance, begging God to protect them and win in one battle. Many people suspected of Tongmo will soon be used as sacrifices for human sacrifices.

An altar was built in the northwest to worship the heavenly emperors in the five directions and some evil people in charge of the conquest, such as Chiyou.

A series of soldiers holding muskets or spears were walking down the street, and several people on the city wall were pushing several bronze cannons up.

Gentlemen gathered, and the true gentlemen of the entire Song Kingdom gathered here. For the sake of their righteousness, they spared no life and prepared for martyrdom.

But... there are too few such gentlemen. Together, there are only sixty or seventy left in the entire Song Dynasty, and the rest are all for the benefit.

The emperor's father Yue Ling stood quietly on the city wall, looking at the moat under the city wall, the concave edges and corners, as well as the sparkling bronze cannons, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart.

No matter how strong Dangshan is, it will not be held for too long.

Besides, the one who wants to attack the city is the Mohist family who is the best at defending the city.

Among the counselors and disciples, some of them were good at defending the city. They had long told their father Yue Ling that if they wanted to defend Dangshan, they needed bronze cannons.

This city defense system does not have copper cannons, so it is not easy to guard it.

The emperor's father Yue Ling also knew that the guest was right, but the question was where he went to get so many bronze cannons? How expensive is copper now? In addition to the Si Shang who can exchange various goods and rely on the Lingyang copper mine south of the river to build cannons, how many bronze cannons do exist in various countries?

Now the gathering of nobles from all sides is only more than 25,000 people.

More than 8,000 of them were elite soldiers, all of whom were granted fields on the fiefdom. They also underwent long military training, and the rest were some peasant soldiers.

The muskets together only have more than 7,000. The appearance of muskets led to the decline of crossbows, and there were very few crossbows in the Song Dynasty.

What the rural shooting system needs is the national village and community system. The village and community system like the Song State has long been destroyed. Without a material foundation, how could there be so many rural shooting archers?

The old military system collapsed and the new military system had not been fully established. The emperor's father Yue Ling understood that it was really a time when the emperor was in trouble.

He thought that Si Shang would send troops because he wanted to force Si Shang to send troops to involve all countries. He raised his arms and shouted that he would use the anti-Mo as a banner, so that the princes of various countries must support him.

But he didn't expect that Si Shang would send troops so quickly, and he didn't expect that before the nobles on his side had assembled, Si Shang had already captured Fu Lisai, Shashui Ferry, and completed the siege of Dangshan.

Dangshan is not far from Pengcheng, and it is less than a hundred miles away, but the emperor's father Yue Ling knew that he could not rely on this little force to learn the means of Si Shang besieging Linzi to save money, which was a way to die.

Defending Dangshan to the death is the only way out, it depends on whether the troops can be sent by various countries.

The Chu area near Dangshan, after the Prince's Determination Change, the aristocratic local forces were swept away by the King of Chu and did not dare to send troops privately, so they could only wait for the King of Chu's order.

The emperor's father Yue Ling had already sent someone to Chu to learn about the incident of crying for Qin's court, but even if he sent troops, he would have to wait for a long time. The emperor's father Yue Ling's heart was already half-hearted.

"Si Shang sent troops too fast. It was far beyond my expectations. I thought it would take at least three or five months, but Si Shang could mobilize the whole country while sending troops, and it was not in chaos..."

"Why……"

He sighed quietly, knowing that he had done something wrong.

According to what he thought, Si Shang had to prepare for three or five months before he dared to send troops. With the army of the Dai clan in Shangqiu, it was not enough to fight with him in the field. He held a fief, and did not fight and did not fight and waited until the princes in the world responded.

Who would have thought that today's incident happened? A few days later, the permanent army on Si Shang directly entered the Song territory and seized the ferry. In less than a month, the permanent army on Si Shang entered the Song State.

This gap in organizational capabilities is something that the Emperor Yue Ling can't calculate. His understanding of war has remained many years ago. Although he was closer to Si Shang than others, he did not realize this level.

Now Si Shang has sent troops first with his organizational strength. It is useless for countries to send less troops. It takes at least half a year to send more troops. He thought, how could he defend himself for half a year?

Soldiers are very important, especially this kind of interference in wars. Si Shang chose the encirclement strategy of north-south advancing, which was definitely to capture them all in one go, so how could it be delayed?

Only when all of them die can the institutional reform of the Song State be without hinderment, and countries will not find excuses for spokespersons.

This cruel siege battle was inevitable. The emperor's father Yue Ling thought that only God knows whether he can defend the Mo family's shield with the Mo family's spear with the Mo family.

The morale in the city was low. Although some people fanatically thought it was a battle of justice, such people were a minority after all.

The era when the chariots and scholars dominate the battlefield has passed, and relying on these dozens of fanatical scholars cannot dominate the victory or defeat of a battle.

The Mohist family was good at attacking cities and defending cities. The Mohist family could think of the way to defend the city that could be thought of in the city.

Going out of the city and fighting is a way to die.

The emperor's father Yue Ling thought to himself that the princes of all countries are short-sighted people, which is really ridiculous.

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Half a month later, the Peiyi Legion and the Pengcheng Legion had cleared the remaining resistance forces of the Song State. The light cavalry troops on the second line and some infantry were stationed in various places to maintain order. The two field legions would join the area near Dangshan.

The commander of the Battle of Dangshan was appointed as the Six Fingers, which can mobilize the forces including six infantry divisions, an artillery brigade, an engineering brigade, plus a part of regular and informal cavalry, as well as a special siege heavy artillery unit.

The battle for some small towns near Dangshan is still in progress, and the hostile forces around are gradually cleared out, and the attack on Dangshan is just around the corner.

"Six Commanders! There is an urgent order."

The staff officer unfolded a piece of paper and said, "The master said that this time the attack on Dangshan will allow envoys from Qi, Chu, Wei and Han to watch the battle. This battle must be fought well. In three days, envoys from various countries will go to the army."

"In addition, there is a top-secret order that requires officers above the division to read it."

The six fingers, who were staring at the Dangshan City Defense Map, took the first order without much surprise. This was also a routine of taking the lead and dancing in the wild.

As for the second top-secret order, after the six fingers were unfolded, he looked at several legion-level officers around him and ordered a meeting.

This order is strategic, telling the purpose of Si Shang Central’s purpose of letting envoys from various countries watch the war this time.

The above hopes to use this battle to continue to delay the outbreak of the war, especially through this siege, countries will be trapped under the heavy burden of building fortresses and rebuilding city defenses, so that they can continue to intensify internal conflicts among countries, and at the same time, they will not try to start a war with Si Shang before the city defense system of important cities on the border is upgraded.

After more than 60 officers and cadres from the deputy division and above gathered, Liuzhi presided over the pre-war meeting.

"The above order is to make us conquer Dangshan before August 15th, which means that we will only give us one month."

“There are two purposes.”

"If the enemy, Wei, Han and Qi and other countries want to interfere, they must wait until the autumn harvest and autumn seeds to mobilize all their forces. If Dangshan can be captured before August 15, the possibility of various countries stopping and non-interference is greater. Even if they do not stop their troops and insist on interfering, we can still be prepared."

"For me, autumn planting and harvesting are a big deal. If Wei and Han do not interfere, we can also disband and mobilize and speed up agricultural production."

"In short, August 15 is an important node. Regardless of whether the other princes interfere, the results can be seen on August 15th."

"In addition, the envoys from various countries came to watch the war. We not only need to fight this battle well, but also reduce casualties. We must conquer Dangshan within the prescribed time, and at the same time, we must prevent our losses from being too large. We can repair it and fight directly."

"About the incident of the envoys from various countries watching the war, let our Mohist representatives talk."

The representative of the Mo people in the legion on the right was also willing to let go and talked freely: "In the past, when Shun was at Shun, Miao was not convinced, and Yu was about to attack him. Shun said: No. The superior virtue was not strong and he practiced martial arts, which was not Tao. So he practiced the teaching for three years and held the Gan Qi and dance, and Miao was convinced. In ancient times, he competed for morality, in the Middle Ages, he pursued wisdom, and now he competed for strength."

"The ancient times have passed, and the Middle Ages that were pursuing wisdom are useless at this time. The nations are in conflict and the world is in chaos, and the ultimate reliance is still on the barrel of a gun."

"Even if You Miao was not convinced back then, Shun seemed to have been practicing Buddhism for three years. In fact, the one who surrendered by You Miao was still holding on to the fact that You Miao was still doing this. You Miao knew at a glance that he could not beat him, so he naturally had to be convinced."

"We are learning from Shun and Yu's methods back then. All the princes were Youmiao. This battle in Dangshan made them understand that they could not defeat it."

"We do not want war. We expect peace without attack. However, the princes have selfish interests and ignore the sufferings of the world for their own selfishness. If they surrender and take the initiative to give up all their power that is not in line with the will of heaven, then there will be no war."

"We are in a dilemma, neither willing to give up nor die. Then we can only fight, otherwise what if we do?"

Liu Finger took the speech and said, "This battle was very good, and the princes in the world were scared. They would not dare to fight within three years."

"This battle was very good. Not only did the princes in the world not dare to fight in the short term, but they would also inevitably be dragged into the arms race by us."

"Forcing them to build city defense, change the military system, and reform the system, which intensifies the internal contradictions."

"More people serve, more property is used for armament, more power is used for building new city defense, and more conflicts between nobles and royal powers seem to be able to strengthen the enemy's strength in the short term, but it is beneficial to us in the long term."

"We cadres above the division must understand that with the spread of gunpowder and geometry, the change of organizational methods, and the reform of the military system, the future war model will inevitably change."

"Take Dangshan as an example, if there are 10,000 defenders in such a city, the siege methods we have summarized over the years can only be captured within ten days with the premise that artillery has twice the advantage of artillery and at least five times the infantry."

"Then, by attacking Dangshan, we can show our siege methods and put countries in a fortress like Dangshan on important frontiers. We need to discuss whether it is a pro or a disadvantage for our future battle. Only by focusing on our ideas can we broaden our thinking."
Chapter completed!