Chapter 127: If only there were cannons

For the elders of the Shuixi clan, handing over the throne and extravagant Chongming to the imperial court is the best solution to keep the Shuixian clan.

Shui's Xi'an clan rebelled twice, and it is estimated that the court's patience is also limited, and handing over the throne and luxury Chongming is the best way to calm the anger of the court.

Therefore, in the second half of the night's argument, the elders have always maintained an attitude of Yang Fengyin and disobedience to the suggestion that Yu Chongming should guard the city and wait for the news from Guizhou to make a decision, knowing that Hao Chongming killed an elder who encouraged others to agree to the conditions of the Ming army on the spot.

When Yu Chongming fled back to Shuixi, he also brought back more than 1,000 of his elites, and these were the guarantees for his continued existence in Shuixi.

In the face of the bloody human heads and hideous faces of the guards, the other elders did not dare to say anything, and only quietly listened to Xuan Chongming's plan, but the seeds of hatred had been planted.

Extravagant Chongming has dealt with the Ming court many times, and with his knowledge of the Ming court officials and the Son of Heaven, until now, he has not felt that the imperial court will really want to eradicate the roots of the Shuixian clan.

As for the conditions of the Ming army under the mountain, Yu Chongming felt that it was just the general's insistence on going his own way for the sake of his official hat.

But Xuan Chongming didn't dare to completely rest assured that these elders, at least after talking to the Ming army under the mountain, he could relax his vigilance against these elders, and before that, there were elders who were dissatisfied with the rule of the An clan to take their heads and ask the court for credit.

If he hadn't used these elders and their tribes to resist the Ming army under the mountain, he would have killed these people a long time ago.

Seeing that the sky was bright, Yu Chongming finally persuaded the elders to jointly resist this greedy Ming army before Guiyang returned to the confirmed news.

Of course, it's not so much persuasion as intimidation.

At present, in Shuixi, in terms of strength, it is the strongest of Luxury Chongming, and the clans of the other elders all died in Yongping Valley with An Bangyan, and the elite of Luxury Chongming basically fled back.

After a night of tossing and turning, the elders were exhausted and were about to leave the main hall, but they were shocked by the sudden emergency military information.

The Ming army under the mountain has begun to attack the village!

Hearing this news, Yu Chongming was also shocked, it seems that the Ming army under the mountain didn't want to talk to him at all.

According to the normal negotiation steps, they are all asking for a price to repay the money on the spot, and as long as there are conditions, there will be talks.

But after the Ming army put forward the conditions yesterday, it began to attack without waiting for its own bargaining.

"Too much deception!"

Yu Chongming smashed his fist on the case, his face turned red, and the countermeasures he had just discussed with the elders had been slapped in the face at this time.

But the situation is stronger than people, and there is no better way than procrastination at present.

He really wanted to pull out a strong army out of the village to frustrate the morale of the officers and soldiers, but the battle of Changpoling was still vivid, and Gao Chongming could only endure it.

After ordering people to tighten the guards of the pass, Yu Chongming sent the messenger from yesterday again, ready to talk to the Ming army again.

Moreover, the Ming army under the mountain was so eager to capture the main village in Shuixi, and Yu Chongming felt that the actions of this Ming army were the personal behavior of the generals.

The Ming army under the mountain was afraid that the documents of the imperial court Zhao'an would come down, so they thought about capturing the main village as soon as possible, so that they could go to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to ask for merit and reward.

And after some extrapolation by extravagant Chongming, the elders of Shuixi also seemed to think that what he said was reasonable, if it wasn't for the merit, why did they come all the way to Shuixi.

Although the elders have not read much, they still understand the truth of success and ten thousand bones, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty have seen a lot of things that they did not hesitate to take the lives of their soldiers in order to pave the way for their own advancement.

Indeed, there were many Ming Dynasty officials who thought and did so, but Lu Xiangsheng, the commander of the Yamashita Ming army, was an exception.

When the sky was bright, more than 2,000 soldiers of the New Army had approached the pass in front of the main village in Shuixi.

Without any warning, and without the usual temptations such as calling for formation, at a distance of 200 paces, groups of soldiers changed formations according to the terrain, and in platoons, they stepped forward to shoot in turn.

Several volleys were fired, and although they did not cause many casualties to the rebels hiding behind the pass, the formation of the firing salvo still frightened the defenders.

Although it was an arch, Lu Xiangsheng still ordered officers at all levels to drill well and take advantage of any opportunity to increase the combat experience of the new army, which was also Zhu Youzhen's explanation before he came.

And the defenders at the beginning also made a big mistake, after the Ming army opened fire, the rebels also began to fire arrows at the attacking Ming army, so those archers who were in a hurry to fight became a live target for the new army.

After a burst of crackling gunfire, no defender dared to show the wall, and the wounds on the unfortunate ones who had just fired the arrows terrified their companions.

Seeing that there were no more targets to be hit on the wall, Lu Xiangsheng was a little nostalgic for the artillery in Xishan at this time.

If there is artillery, even the smallest three-pound cannon can cause some damage to these stone walls.

However, because of the need for a rapid march and the mountainous terrain of Guizhou, the new army did not take it with it when it set out.

Of course, if the new army could drag a few artillery pieces, there would be no need for assault teams to raid from behind the mountains.

This stone-built pass was taken after half a day with the general's cannon.

No wonder His Majesty always puts that sentence, the truth is only within the range of artillery, and hangs on his lips, alas, if only there were artillery. ’

Lu Xiangsheng was secretly thinking, and a white linen cloth was erected high above the wall.

'You won't surrender so soon, will you?' The conditions he offered were very harsh, could it be that the Shuixian clan was rebelled by his subordinates, and someone wanted to sacrifice the city? ’

Between the lightning and flint, Lu Xiangsheng already had several guesses in his heart, and after signaling the official army to cease fire, he waited to see what small moves the rebels had.

At this time, several staff officers of the General Staff Department also made a quick deduction, striving to make as complete a plan as possible for possible situations.

After the ceasefire between the officers and soldiers, a hanging basket on the pass slowly lowered, and then a person trembled out of the hanging basket.

Under the gaze of the official army, the man gradually walked to the front of the rebels, Li Tengjiao squinted his eyes and looked at it, and knew that it was the lobbyist who came to negotiate peace yesterday.

For such a talented person who helped the people slaughter his own clan, the young and vigorous Li Tengjiao naturally did not have a good impression, and ordered the guards of the brigade department to come forward and rudely search for it, and then brought it to Lu Xiangsheng.