Chapter 1327: Destiny Is My Lord

This was also Huang Qi's miscalculation. In the past few years, he has spent almost all his energy on burning stoves and studying how to burn stoves better.

In a sense, the gun in his hand now, which has a lethality far exceeding that of normal standard firearms, is the crystallization of his wisdom in the past three years.

However, although the gun he improved has strong lethality, it is unlikely to be popularized. On the one hand, it is too heavy. On the other hand, in order to pursue a longer range and greater lethality, he not only sacrificed the stability of the gun, but more importantly, the use of large-caliber ammunition made the barrel more likely to overheat.

Such weapons are actually more suitable for assassination rather than battlefield legion combat.

And precisely because he no longer led troops to fight, even if he went to the battlefield, he did not lead troops, and he had no idea of ​​rushing into the enemy's hinterland. In this case, he naturally knew little about the latest movements of the enemy.

He who burned the stove every day only knew that the enemy had also made firearms, and the fine firearms had a range of 100 meters.

But he really didn't expect to make such a shield.

The main thing is that if you want to defend against bullets, the shield must be thick, and in the field, even if there are wheels at the bottom of the shield, in fact, it is almost the same as having no wheels.

In this case, even if two strong men push the shield and carry more than 100 kilograms of things, the speed is not fast at all.

If the Taiping Camp wants to leave, with the mobility of the Taiping Camp, the Cao army holding shields will not be able to catch up.

But this is in an open area.

If such an array is set up at the pass out of the Southern Wilderness, the advantage of the advanced firearms of the Taiping Camp will be directly offset by most of it.

Without the advantage of firearms, the Yingtian Army does not have an advantage in numbers, and once the time is prolonged, the disadvantage of the Yingtian Army's long supply line will also appear.

From the Southern Wilderness to Qingzhou, if the convoy is used to transport food, it will take more than a month, and transporting food will also consume a lot of manpower and material resources.

In addition, the current industry in the Southern Wasteland is indeed developing well, and there is an increase in fertilizer production. The entire population of the Southern Wasteland has also been mobilized to continuously produce various resources, but this kind of resources is not unlimited.

Zhao Cheng saved for three years, and only then did he accumulate enough resources to support a large war, and fighting a war means burning money and resources.

Once the time is dragged on, the resource allocation and resource circulation of the entire new country will have huge problems.

This is also why, from ancient times to the present, after every war, it takes several years for the people to recuperate.

Even if Zhao Cheng has achieved the most basic industrialization, it is still impossible to resist such a law, unless the resources are unlimited.

In the modern world, there are already several powerful empires that have proved this point with their own collapse.

"I have an iron shield formation. Although it is not fast, it is more than enough for defense."

"My camp is more than 20 miles long and wide, which just cuts off the road to Tianjue Pass. If Zhao Cheng wants to bypass it, not to mention that there are many hillsides and cliffs on both sides, and there are also dense vegetation. At that time, if he wants to cut through the mountains and grass, it will take a lot of time."

"More importantly, if he bypasses it, I only need to harass him from the side, which can not only slow down the opponent's speed, but more importantly, disrupt his morale."

"Therefore, the opponent's best choice is actually to retreat back to the mountains, but this retreat is completely The timing was wrong, so Sun Yuantai was prepared. If I were Sun Yuantai, I would set fire to the mountain and try to destroy the opponent's main force here, so that they would not have the chance to join the main force..."

"Is the Taiping Camp, which swept across the Southern Wilderness without any opponents, going to be buried here? !"

"Could it be that Da Cang is really destined to be here? !"

"Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that I was stationed here just when Zhao Cheng left Lianshan..."

Cao Zheng came to the watchtower again. After giving orders, he looked at the overall situation and thought silently in his heart.

He had no idea of ​​going to the front line. The son of a rich family should not sit in the hall. If he went to the front line to command in person and was killed by a stray bullet, it would be too unfair.

And Cao Zheng was in a very complicated mood at the moment. For the first time, he deeply felt what destiny was.

If it weren't for Sun Yuantai's seemingly unfounded concerns, Zhao Cheng's army would have directly cleared the front barrier from the rear tonight.

At that time, it would really be a dragon coming out of the southern wilderness, unstoppable.

Even the demise of Da Cang may be because of this night.

Now, he has stationed 100,000 troops here, cutting off the passage, making it impossible for Zhao Cheng to bypass it in a short time.

Speed ​​is the essence of war. Once such a surprise force loses its speed, it will fall into a situation of being beaten.

In the current situation, if such a main force is buried at this time and loses such a trump card, it is really difficult to estimate how much chance Zhao Cheng still has of winning.

This is not just a matter of weapons. More importantly, Zhao Cheng wants to train such a team in the future, which will take a lot of time.

War is a matter of one side gaining while the other side loses. After this time, Da Cang will definitely pursue the victory and will not give Zhao Cheng a chance to breathe.

When this thought came to mind, Cao Zheng's original intention to surrender suddenly faded.

He had previously wanted to surrender because he knew a lot about the situation in the Southern Wilderness.

Especially for the ace army Taiping Camp, he was even more terrified.

He looked at the past battle records of this army, and even he couldn't help but feel that this was an invincible heavenly soldier.

As for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that he used to feel powerful, compared with the Taiping Camp, they were nothing but grass!

But now, when he encountered the Taiping Camp in this situation, and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and me, in an instant, the aura of invincibility in his heart was immediately shattered.

It turned out that there was no real invincibility in this world. When using troops, weapons are important, but the right time, right place, and right people are equally important and can influence the situation of the war.

However, although Cao Zheng's mind was indifferent, at this moment, he still had a strange sense of fate, that is, at this moment, the direction of destiny seemed to be in his own hands.

If he surrendered to Zhao Cheng at this moment, it would be destiny, and with his counterattack, Da Cang would be defeated this time.

If he still chooses Da Cang and stops Zhao Cheng here, then the destiny is on Cang.

If Da Cang wins, relying on this most crucial merit, as long as he does not let down in the subsequent wars, he will definitely be crowned king as promised by the court.