Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 161 Telling Genghis Khan about the Southern Song Dynasty and the heartless artillery plan

This fight with the Song Dynasty was what he valued most, and what Genghis Khan was most concerned about.

Mongolia had never fought against the Song Army before, and he did not have an accurate understanding of the Song Army's strength.

But this time he annihilated the [-]-strong army of the Song Dynasty. This specific information allowed him to have a rough estimate of the overall strength of the Song Dynasty.

Genghis Khan took Zhang Yong to a separate room. What they were going to discuss next should not be heard by too many people.

"Great Khan! The Song State is special. In terms of economic strength, even Xixia, Mongolia, and the Jin State combined cannot compare to the Song State." Zhang Yong said.

I never thought my opportunity would come so quickly!
Genghis Khan is now concerned about the military strength of the Southern Song Dynasty, so he can only do one thing, and that is to attack Xixia at the same time, he also wants to attack the Southern Song Dynasty.

Genghis Khan has done this all the time since he led the army, and in the original history, Genghis Khan did do this.

Originally, Zhang Yong thought about proposing to Genghis Khan to attack the Sichuan-Sichuan area in the Southern Song Dynasty after a while. Since Genghis Khan already had this idea, he only needed to add fuel to the fire.

"Economic strength, what does this mean? More powerful than Xixia, Mongolia, and Jin combined?" Genghis Khan asked slightly surprised.

"Great Khan! This economic strength refers to the tax revenue generated by the Song Dynasty every year, and the money and food the court can obtain from the people every year." Zhang Yong said.

"You just say that the Southern Song Dynasty was very wealthy. It was richer than the Jin Kingdom, Mongolia, and Xixia combined." Genghis Khan asked.

The land is rich, this is great!
I had heard before that the Song Kingdom in the south was very wealthy. The Jin Kingdom was already a very fertile land for Mongolia, but the Southern Song Dynasty seemed to be even richer than the Jin Kingdom.

"Yes, Khan! The Song State is indeed very wealthy, and the weapons and equipment of their soldiers are also the best in the Central Plains. The soldiers' personal abilities are not bad, and the generals are also good at commanding." Zhang Yong said.

I really am not lying when I say this. The generals in the Southern Song Dynasty are not rubbish at all, and the quality of the soldiers is also good.

"So, the army of the Song Dynasty should be very strong! But you and Wokuotai defeated them in one battle, and even captured more than 3 prisoners. How do you explain this?" Genghis Khan asked.

"Breaking sweat! That's because my flying artifact can detect clear objects immediately after they fly into the sky even at night.

Only then can they be defeated in one battle. As for the power of the Southern Song Dynasty, it can be said to be very strong, but it can also be said to be very weak. "Zhang Yong said.

If the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty did not fall ill, the civil servants and ministers would not fall ill, and the interest groups would not engage in intrigues.Be able to trust your generals a little more and have a better attitude towards your soldiers.

If you have a better attitude towards the Han people in the north, it will not be you Mongolia who will unify the world, but the Song Dynasty.

After the uprising, the powerful Han people in the north first thought of contacting the Southern Song Dynasty, but what the Southern Song Dynasty did broke their hearts again and again.

This gave Mongolia an opportunity to use Han armed forces in the north to establish an extremely terrifying force, because the Han people hated the Jurchens even more than Mongolia.

Mongolia has a clear system of rewards and punishments, which also gave many Han heroes the ability to segregate their own kingdoms. The group of Han Shihou rose because of Mongolia.

Of course, strictly speaking, it is precisely because of this system that Zhang Yong can now profit.

"Tell me carefully, tell me all your views on the Southern Song Dynasty." Genghis Khan nodded and said.

"First of all, I say they are weak because if they fight with force, the army of the Southern Song Dynasty will definitely not be your opponent now, the Great Khan.

Even if you only need to send a partial army, you can defeat the army of the Southern Song Dynasty. Even if you gather hundreds of thousands of troops to fight you on the plains, the Song Dynasty will have no hope of winning. "Zhang Yong said.

After listening to Zhang Yong's words, Genghis Khan nodded with great satisfaction.

The Southern Song Dynasty was a replica of Khwarezm, or an enhanced version of Khwarezm.

The country is very rich, the land is fertile, the people are very rich, and the military equipment is very good, but its combat effectiveness is not very good.

Like Khwarezm, he was unable to fight.

Genghis Khan had already planned to send envoys to the Song Dynasty and then threaten the Song Dynasty, but Zhang Yong just said that the army of the Southern Song Dynasty was also very strong, so where was it strong?

"According to your statement, I think the Song Dynasty in the south is a replica of Khwarezm.

If I lead an army of more than 20 people and directly attack the Southern Song Dynasty, do you think I can destroy the Southern Song Dynasty in one fell swoop? "Genghis Khan said.

Zhang Yong was speechless after hearing Genghis Khan's words.

The Southern Song Dynasty was indeed very wealthy, but in terms of national strength, it was at least ten times that of Khwarezm.

During this era, the Southern Song Dynasty had the largest economic strength in the world.

Moreover, the military strength of the Southern Song Dynasty was not comparable to that of Khwarezm.

Khwarezm's army was similar to each city lord's own private army, which assembled under the orders of the Sultan during wars.

But usually the lords raised their own armies.

Let’s talk about the issue of city defense. The earth-walled city of Khwarezm cannot be compared with the city walls built of bricks and huge stones in the Southern Song Dynasty.

The city defense architecture of the Southern Song Dynasty reached a very abnormal level.

The castles and earthen city walls in the West pale into insignificance compared with the city walls of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Intensity is not one level.

The Mongolian trebuchets could easily destroy their western earthen and wooden city walls.

But facing the city wall of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhang Yong could only say, haha!
The wall thickness of any small city is thicker than that of any major city in the West, and it is built on a slope, making it highly resistant to attacks and defensive.

Using the same method, the Mongols could not conquer the cities of the Southern Song Dynasty.

But it doesn't matter. Once I get the cannons out, their city walls will no longer be useful.

"Great Khan! If the army of the Song Dynasty enters the land of the Jin Kingdom or the land of Xixia, no matter where they fight you, unless they have more than ten times the strength advantage and the generals are united, there is absolutely no possibility of defeating your army. .

But the real strength of the Southern Song Dynasty lies in siege warfare and city defense warfare, especially city defense warfare. The current range and destructive power of our trebuchets.

It was impossible to cause much damage to the city walls of the Southern Song Dynasty. The small earth walls you saw in Khwarezm were simply heaven and earth compared to the city walls of the Southern Song Dynasty.

One of the most important reasons for this is that the Southern Song Dynasty placed too much emphasis on culture over military affairs.

They attach great importance to civil servants and ministers. These civil servants can make the country rich and the people rich, but they cannot fight and suppress military generals everywhere. "Zhang Yong said.

"I know this. It was also difficult when we attacked the cities of the Jin Kingdom. We always besieged the city first and then persuaded them to surrender. The trebuchet is really useless, but the defenses of some big cities can block the trebuchet. Small cities can still do it. It was shot down with a trebuchet, and now that you have contributed gasoline, it will be even easier to fight." Genghis Khan said.

The gasoline fire created by Zhang Yong is very useful for siege warfare.

Moreover, the cities of the Song Dynasty in the south were not all super fortified cities like Tongguan and Kaifeng.

And Genghis Khan believed very much that Zhang Yong had the means to break through such a super fortified city.

This is his intuition.

"Don't worry, Khan. I will come up with a very powerful weapon soon. You can test it on the battlefield in Xixia first. The power will definitely surprise you." Zhang Yong said with a smile.

This time, Zhang Yong plans to come up with some black technology, the most suitable and simple one.

There is no conscience in how to make a cannon. Zhang Yong has a very detailed production method here.This is a simple weapon invented during the Anti-Japanese War. The caliber is very large, and the production method is relatively simple.

The real name of this weapon should be called a thunder barrel, or an explosive pack ejector, which uses a huge caliber.

Dig a large hole in the ground, reinforce the oil barrel or wooden barrel, and bury it at a 45-degree angle.

It can be fired. Yes, the method of making the Heartless Cannon is extremely simple. Even the wooden barrel can fire two cannons.

If you really don't have any materials, you can use a barrel made of wood with one or two shots.

The ammunition fired ranges from ten kilograms to more than twenty kilograms, depending on the caliber of the cannon you make.

This kind of black powder explosive pack fired may not be powerful enough to blow open the city wall, but it can cause fatal damage to ordinary soldiers and soldiers on the city wall.The shock wave from the explosion alone can kill someone.

This time, Zhang Yong grabbed dozens of sky-shattering cannons and flint cannons from the Song army. These cannons were slightly improved and then used to fire his own black powder explosive packets.

The caliber of these copper cannons is very small, but Zhang Yong plans to let the craftsmen recast these copper cannons and cast them into giant brass barrels.

There are not too many technical difficulties and key points, as long as the caliber is large enough. As long as such heartless cannons are buried in the soil, their range is about 200 to 300 meters.

In field battles, this thing is not as useful as a trebuchet. After all, the damage rate and the prerequisites for digging pits are too harsh, but if it is a siege, it is very useful.

"Oh! Tell me, what new weapons do you have for me?" Genghis Khan also became interested and asked.

"The name of this weapon is the Thunder Barrel, or the Explosive Pack Ejector, the Heartless Cannon. The principle is like this." Zhang Yong told Genghis Khan some of the firing principles of the Heartless Cannon.

"This is a good idea. You only need a big barrel or even a wooden barrel to launch it. You only need to dig a pit in advance. This is a weapon for siege. It is a good idea to launch your explosive pack. Your explosive pack is Can't it also be launched with a trebuchet?" Genghis Khan asked.

This thing called a heartless cannon has a slightly short range. If it were fired by a trebuchet, wouldn't the effect be better?

The trebuchets currently used in Mongolia have a very long attack range, especially after improvements by some craftsmen in the Western Regions, the distance is far longer than the trebuchets currently used in the Central Plains.

Since we are all projecting, wouldn't it be better to use a trebuchet?
"No! Khan, you don't know something. If you want to launch the explosive package with a trebuchet, you must light the fuse. This requires some precise calculations, and there are too many explosive packages. Such use can easily cause unnecessary explosions. Thereby injuring one's own people. It is the best choice to fire this kind of heartless cannon." Zhang Yong said.

Using a trebuchet is also an option, as you can accurately control the direction of the attack, but the risk factor is also greatly increased, because you must first ignite the explosive package before you can throw it out.

But it won't produce the powerful impact of a heartless cannon. After all, one is projectile and the other is launch.

"Okay, as you said, what do you need?"

"Please give me a month, Khan. I should be able to make it. During this period, all the blacksmiths, other craftsmen, and some gunpowder masters will be assigned to me." Zhang Yong said. said.

First, the copper he captured must be recast, and then cast into a giant cylinder. After that, various experiments are required.

This time, Zhang Yong did not intend to contribute the crystal black powder, because this thing was to be dedicated to the entire Mongolian army, and the power of his crystal black powder was really huge.

You must keep this for your own use. Dahan, just make do with ordinary black powder!
"Okay, I will try my best to help you. All the blacksmiths in the entire weapons workshop, as well as some carpenters, and other craftsmen are at your disposal. I will see the results in a month." Genghis Khan nodded and said.

"Don't worry, Khan! Zhang Yong knows about it, and I will definitely let you see its power in a month." Zhang Yong said confidently.

There is no way, the method and principle of making such a thing as a heartless cannon are too simple.

First, make the explosive bag in the first step, and then make the square explosive bag into a round shape, similar to the shape of a cannonball.

(I can’t describe this specific ejection principle, as well as some detailed data. It’s enough for everyone to know that this thing exists.

The last time I wrote about the specific configuration method of crystal black powder, I was deleted by the system and I was warned. I didn’t dare to write about it. )
"Well! Okay, you can go down and rest today! You have been very tired from marching and fighting during this period of time. That girl Tulanlun also followed me to Xuanhua Mansion.
Your son was also born successfully. Go meet her and give your son a name! "Genghis Khan said.

After thanking Genghis Khan again, Zhang Yong left the separate room.

Under the guidance of the guards, he came to a mansion in the city. A large group of his servants and several women were all arranged to live here.

Farmaina's belly is bigger than a month ago. It is now more than five months old and she will give birth in a few months.

"Master! You are back!" After seeing Zhang Yong, Farmaena bowed very respectfully and said happily.

In this home.The only person she regards as family is her husband Zhang Yong.

"Well! No need to be polite, you are also pregnant with a child! You need to have a good rest recently and stay in the city for a while! I will go to see Tulan Lun first," Zhang Yong said.

"Well! Sir, please go in! There is nothing wrong with Tulan Lun, and the baby was born successfully." Farmaena nodded and said.

Zhang Yong nodded when he heard this, then entered the inner room and saw Tu Lanlun who had finished giving birth.

"You are back, the head of the family!" After seeing her husband return, Tu Lanlun seemed extremely excited and immediately stood up and said.

Next to her, lay a tiny baby.

"Well! Thank you for your hard work. I wasn't around when you gave birth to the baby. Let me see how long it has been since the baby was born?" Zhang Yong stepped forward, touched the baby's wrinkled little face and asked.

This time I went to the Hexi Corridor to stop the Song Army, and by the way, I had a collision with the Xixia Army. For a full month, I didn't even have my wife with me to give birth to my son.

"He was born half a month ago. Now I'm waiting for you to come back and give him a name!" Tu Lanlun came to Zhang Yong and said excitedly.

"Are you in good health? Pay more attention to rest and go out less recently to avoid catching the cold." Zhang Yong said.

"It's okay! We Mongolian women don't have the habit of confinement. After the baby is born, I can run around after two days of rest." Turan Lun said.

All right!You Mongolian women are also tough!Just half a month after giving birth, you are like a normal person.

"Hurry up and pick a name! By the way, we agreed at the time that you would pick the Han name, and I would pick the Mongolian name!" Turan Lun said.

"Well! You come up with the Mongolian name. This is what I promised you. This child's name is Zhang Dingzhong." Zhang Yong said.

He was about to enter Guanzhong, so he had to find an auspicious name, and the meaning of "Dingzhong" also expressed his ambition.

"I don't understand your Han names, so you can come as you wish. I've also thought of his Mongolian name, which is called Jochi." Turan Lun said.

"Ahem! Why? Why is it called Jochi?" After Zhang Yong heard this name, he suddenly felt dizzy.

This term is said to have some special meaning!

"An unexpected visitor! You, a father, came to me unexpectedly, and then you ran out to fight, and this child came to me unexpectedly, so he is called Jochi!" Tulanlun said.

The name Jochi was actually suggested to her by her mother Hulan, and it was also approved by Borte.

This involves some things between women.

"." Zhang Yong.

forget it!Just call it Jochi!
Unexpected visitor!I am truly an unexpected visitor to this world. If I had not appeared, this child would not have appeared either. He was also an unexpected visitor to this world.

"Okay! This guy's Chinese name is Zhang Dingzhong, and his Mongolian name is Shuchi." Zhang Yong said.

(End of this chapter)