Chapter 1312: Kill you with money
Chapter 1312: Kill you with money
Chapter 1310: Kill you with money
The total number of shields equipped by Yuan and Meng was less than one-third of Qin Hao's 100,000 army. What is this concept?
Meaning that Yuanmeng is extremely short of steel.
There is no way. The biggest shortage in Yuanmeng is iron ore, and the Jin army, which produces the largest iron ore, refuses to buy iron ore for Yuanmeng.
Although other princes of the Han Dynasty were willing to sell, they could only maintain Yuanmeng's steel at a sufficient level, which was far from being able to fill the huge gap in the entire Yuanmeng Empire.
The amount of steel production is the cornerstone of a country's military force. If steel production is insufficient and sufficient equipment cannot be produced, the military's combat effectiveness will naturally not be much stronger.
For the Yuanmeng Empire, which is extremely short of iron ore, steel resources are the most precious strategic resources. Regarding the use of steel, the entire country is in a state of careful calculation, and every pound of iron must be used on the blade. .
So, instead of using precious steel to make shields, Yuanmeng might as well use it to make weapons. After all, one shield can be used to make four or five steel knives.
Yuanmeng couldn't even equip himself with a shield, let alone armor that consumed more steel.
In the Han Dynasty, although iron armor was also a rare item, it was still relatively common and was the standard equipment of the elite troops under the major princes.
In Yuanmeng, no matter whether they are elites or not, soldiers can never wear iron armor anyway. Only generals of the rank of captain and above can be equipped with iron armor, so the armor coverage rate of the Yuanmeng army is naturally pitifully low.
In general, Yuanmeng's equipment was several levels behind that of the Han army. Temujin knew this situation, so he developed Yuanmeng's cavalry more vigorously. Through the rich horse resources in the grassland and the speed advantage of the cavalry, he This is to make up for the overall equipment gap with the Han army.
When he saw Qin Hao's army of hundreds of thousands, equipped with 70,000 or 80,000 shields, Temujin felt envious in his heart, and at the same time he became more determined to take over the Central Plains.
The resources of the grassland are really too poor, and any state in the Han Dynasty, even the poorest Liangbingyoujiao, has much richer resources than the grassland. If Temujin wants to realize his ambition to conquer the world, he must We must rely on the huge resources of the Central Plains.
On the battlefield, Yuan Meng's cavalry and archery tactics were easily resolved by Qin Hao's use of shield formation. Considering that the Han army had a large base of shields, Temujin gave up the idea of continuing to shoot arrows outside the Longmen formation to kill the Han army.
The Han army's crossbows were much sharper than Yuan Meng's bows and arrows. If the two armies were to shoot at each other, Yuan Meng would definitely suffer the loss. Therefore, after several rounds of mounted archery failed, the Yuan and Meng cavalry put away their mounted archery and adopted a charging formation. The most primitive charge is about to begin.
Qin Hao on the command tower saw that Yuanmeng's cavalry was about to hit the shield formation, and waved the command flag again and shouted: "Throw the javelin indiscriminately, throw it."
The soldiers hiding behind the shield formation quickly threw out their javelins after receiving the order. Tens of thousands of javelins were thrown out in the first round alone.
Because the numbers were too close, and the density of the Han army's javelins was too high, the Yuan and Meng cavalry had nowhere to seize, and the shields in their hands could not block the javelins. A large number of cavalry were directly hit by javelins in front of the formation, including both men and horses. Crucification and death are simply miserable.
"snort…"
When Temujin saw this, he snorted in displeasure.
The javelin is a powerful weapon for both infantry and cavalry, but due to the low iron production of Yuanmeng, it is naturally impossible to equip this one-time equipment.
But the Han army threw them out without restraint. This was too extravagant and wasteful in Temujin's opinion. In Temujin’s eyes, the javelins thrown by the Han army were all money. Is Qin Hao hitting him with the javelin here? This is simply throwing money at him, and the rhythm is still going to kill him with money.
"I don't believe that the Han army's javelins will never be used up. Charge, just charge at me." Temujin gritted his teeth and ordered.
The double blow of the crossbows and javelins in the Longmen Formation formed an extremely dense firepower network, allowing Yuanmeng's cavalry to rush up to thirty meters outside the formation, and then they could no longer advance.
The bones of the Yuanmeng cavalry who fell to the ground also became an obstacle for the cavalry behind them, greatly reducing the speed of the cavalry and making it more difficult for the cavalry to advance forward.
So a scene like this emerged:
Yuan Meng's cavalry sprinted towards the Longmen Formation, but when they were about thirty meters away from the Longmen Formation, they were either shot to death by arrows or impaled with javelins. However, the cavalry behind them continued to press forward and hit the muzzles of the Han army's guns without fear of death.
On the command tower in the center of the Longmen Formation, Qin Hao looked at this scene with a smile, feeling as good as ever.
"Want to consume our army's javelins? Don't worry, old man, I have prepared many more javelins, a million of them, just waiting for you to slowly consume them."
Qin Hao was fully prepared for the decisive battle with Temujin. He prepared as many as one million javelins alone, which was almost 80% of the javelin reserves of the Qin and Jin armies.
Qin Hao knew that the javelin would be a powerful weapon for infantry to use against cavalry, so he not only emptied the major armories in Bingzhou, but also transferred most of the strategic materials from Sizhou and Jingbei, just to catch Temujin off guard in the decisive battle. .
Qin Hao looked outside the formation and whispered to himself: "This time, I will kill you even if I throw money at you."
Temujin used people and horses to make up for the lack of resources, while Qin Hao used a large amount of resources to make up for the lack of cavalry. Both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages, but in general, Qin Hao's approach of using resources to offset human lives is definitely better. wise.
After all, resources are dead but people are alive. As long as there are people around, more resources can be created. However, no matter how much resources are accumulated, it will be of no use if no one uses them.
Of course, it is not advisable to win the battle just by piling up resources.
The reason why Qin Hao dared to do this was not only that the Qin and Jin armies were wealthy and could withstand his expenditure, but also mainly because he also had Tiangong's treasure as a trump card.
In the Battle of the Hetao, no matter who wins the final decisive battle, he is not the winner. Qin Hao and Temujin can be said to have fought a lose-lose battle.
Even if Qin Hao can successfully drive Temujin out, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and injured in the Hetao. A large number of homeless victims are waiting for rescue, and the number of soldiers and militiamen killed in the battle may exceed 200,000.
Therefore, the pensions that need to be paid out alone are enough to overwhelm the finances of the Qin and Jin armies, and this may prevent Qin Hao from any external aggressiveness in the next few years, or even ten years.
Qin Hao knew that both sides would lose, but he still dared to fight Temujin face to face because he had the "Tiangong Treasure" that could quickly restore blood, while Temujin could only lick his wounds silently with tears.
Therefore, when the army lacks cavalry and it is difficult to defeat the Yuanmeng cavalry with strength, killing Temujin with money may not be a bad idea for Qin Hao. After all, Qin Hao, who is sitting on the treasure of God, is really not short of money. .
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(End of this chapter)