97: Gathering the crowd
Fuso is accustomed to wearing the most conspicuous and eye-catching armor on the battlefield. So although he had never seen Sanada Takibing himself, Li Yanzhou could still see at a glance that this person was the general of the Japanese Kou.
Since he is a general, according to Li Yanzhou's imagination, Sanada Takibing's skills should at least not be inferior to those of the Miyoshi brothers and others. I grabbed it casually, but I didn't think it would work. There are many more changes that can be made up one after another.
But Li Yanzhou never imagined that as soon as he grabbed it like this, he would immediately get it. Sanada Takibing didn't dodge or dodge at all, and he didn't have any intention of resisting, so he was directly captured.
Li Yanzhou was taken aback, frowned, and said, "Leader of the Japanese Bandits, why don't you resist?"
Although Sanada Takibing was captured, life and death were in the hands of others. But his demeanor remained calm. He said in a condensed voice: "Your Excellency is a rare powerhouse, in Fusang, I am afraid that only the four masters of the military god, martial arts, boxing king, and sword saint are qualified to compete with your Excellency. Even if I resisted, it would be in vain, so why bother. ”
Li Yanzhou laughed and said, "You are a smart person. The leader of the Japanese bandits, report your name. ”
Sanada Takibing said in a deep voice: "My surname is Sanada. May I ask what your Excellency is?"
Li Yanzhou said lightly: "The leader of the Golden Dragon Gang, Li Yanzhou." For the sake of your knowledge, I'll spare you a few more days. Needless to say, he threw it casually and threw Sanada Taki soldiers back.
This time, it was the turn of Lei Zhi, one of the four generals of "Horse to Success", stepped forward and captured Sanada Takibing. Then tie him up with Heitian Ruoshui. The two difficult brothers can only look at each other and smile bitterly.
Sanada Takibei became a prisoner, and the Japanese samurai under his command immediately collapsed. Arrows rained down on the city, and the axes and sharp men under the city outflanked and surrounded them, but in a moment's time, they had already killed all the more than 500 Japanese robbers.
After the battle was over, Helian Qiubo immediately led the giant Luo Tie Tower, as well as the three heroes of the flower room, and walked down quickly from the city gate tower. He bowed to Li Yanzhou and said, "See the helper." ”
Li Yanzhou waved his hand and said, "Get up." On the battlefield, there is no need to be polite. Gun King, how did you do with the preparations?"
Helian Qiu stood up and said with a smile: "It's all ready." Either the main force of the Japanese will not come, and once they do, they will not be able to come and go. ”
Li Yanzhou nodded and said, "Very good." Gun King Thunder King, let's go up to the city to have a look. ”
The specifications of the city wall have their own regulations. Like an ordinary small county town, it is just a ring of earthen walls built on all sides, and it is not much of a strong defense at all.
But a big city like Yangzhou City is completely different. The city wall is made of large pieces of blue striped stone, and the gap in the middle is filled with glutinous rice mortar, after the mortar is dry, all the stone bricks of the city wall are like a whole, even if it is smashed with a trebuchet, it is difficult to smash it open.
In addition, the walls are not just a simple circle of walls. There is an urn city between the inner city and the outer Guo. Even if the enemy breaks through the outer gate, he still has to break through the inner gate again before he can really enter the city. There is also a moat outside the city walls. There are also bed crossbows on the city walls. Under the heavy fortification, unless there are spies in the city to respond, otherwise even if there are tens of thousands of troops, it will be difficult to capture a big city like Yangzhou.
Of course, no matter how strong the city is, in the final analysis, it must be defended by people. If there are not enough soldiers, no matter how well the city is defended, it will be useless.
But the so-called soldiers are not just able to pull some strong men up to fill the position. A qualified soldier must at least know how to obey orders, know how to carry out orders and prohibitions, and will not be afraid to disperse before fighting when facing the enemy.
The gang of the Golden Dragon Gang fits this definition perfectly. Because the Golden Dragon Gang has always used the Ministry of Justice to help the people. They will also gather the gang together for strict training. So at any time, as long as you pull out some of these gangs, you can immediately form an army.
But even if they can form an army, numbers are still an issue. The more than 100 people under Helian Qiubo, plus the more than 100 people under Lei Ti, add up to less than 300. Even if it is used to annihilate the more than 500 elite Japanese pirates in the city, it is more than enough. But there are still tens of thousands of pirates outside the city. How can these hundreds of people cope with it?
Li Yanzhou was confident and did not panic at all. He led the people up to the top of the city, but he saw that the walls of the city were densely packed with at least hundreds of large water tanks. I don't know what it's used for.
In addition, dozens of swarthy metal cylinders are being erected at the head of the city. It is the "thunderbolt tube" of the Lei family in Jiangnan Perak Hall. In addition, there are piles of thunderbolts, and of course, strong bows and crossbows are also indispensable. It's just that compared to these firearms, the number is much inferior.
Li Yanzhou stomped a few steps on the city wall and nodded slightly. He said in a deep voice: "Thunder King, well done. Thanks to you, we in the Golden Dragons have access to the manufacturing methods of these firearms. The heritage of the Lei family in Jiangnan Perak Hall is indeed extraordinary. ”
Lei Ti sighed: "The ancestor of Perak began to study firearms, and he originally wanted to benefit the world. The descendants of the younger generations are not good, and gradually degenerate, monopolizing firearm technology as evil, and finally bringing on their own demise. Now we are using these firearms to defend the country and defend the people of the Central Plains from foreign aggression, which can be regarded as atonement for the Lei family. ”
Helian Qiubo nodded and said, "With these firearms, the strength of this gang has been greatly improved." It is not difficult to block thousands with hundreds and break thousands with thousands. The only drawback is that these firearms are too expensive to build. The money spent to build a fire gun is at least enough to make a hundred large knives. ”
Li Yanzhou said lightly: "Money is not a problem. The gang's business spread all over the world, and after the imperial court withdrew the ban, all businesses were able to operate normally. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a daily progress. Taking out some of them to make firearms, and then using them to fight foreign aggression, is to take them from the people, and use them for the people. Just right. ”
Lei Ti and Helian Qiubo bowed deeply to Li Yanzhou at the same time, and said in unison: "What the gang leader said is extremely true. ”
Li Yanzhou waved his hand and said, "It's almost time." Send a signal for the rest of the gang lurking in the city to come out. ”
Helian Qiubo nodded solemnly, then walked to the edge of the city wall, took out a fire fold from his bosom, lit it, and then waved it vigorously. The bright light of the fire spread far away, and even in the darkness, it was still clearly visible.
In the moment, Yangzhou City is full of people in all directions. Under the shade of the trees, at the corners of the houses, at the bottom of the bridges and caves, and beside the rocks, people came out one after another, all with swords in their hands and wearing the clothes of the Golden Dragon Gang.
These people were muffled and silent, like a hundred rivers converging in the sea, and they rushed to the city gate. However, the time of the incense stick has already been assembled under the city gate. Roughly counted, there were no less than 3,000 people.