After some careful analysis, Ye Chen probably figured out how this little "mud pill" exploded.

It turned out that the mud pill contained not only medicine but also many fragments, which would also shoot out in all directions when there was an explosion.

Therefore, even if the person near the mud pill is not directly killed, he will be injured by the fragments, and if it hurts the internal organs, there is no medical treatment.

What a vicious intention!

Ye Chen immediately reported this discovery to Duoduo. Dodor also fell silent as he listened.

Now it can be clearly determined that this thing was developed by the Ming army to deal with the Qing army.

Judging from the effect of the explosion, although its absolute power is not as good as that of the redcoat cannon, because it can throw multiple at the same time, the coverage area is only much larger than that of the redcoat cannon.

If the Ming army was allowed to throw this kind of mud pill, the Eight Banners warriors would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

But if the siege was stopped out of fear, there would be no place for Duoduo's face.

At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly suggested: "Lord Wang, the minion thinks that the hedge car can be modified, so that the damage caused by this mud pill explosion can be reduced." ”

The so-called rush refers to the siege vehicle. It has a spire on the outside, but a thick log on the inside.

During the siege, the soldiers pushed the rushing cart and relied on the impact force to knock open the city gate with a log, that is, a battering ram.

Duoduo raised his eyebrows and said, "You slave speak carefully, how do you want to transform?" ”

Ye Chen had already thought carefully before coming to see Duoduo, and immediately replied: "Back to the prince's words, the slave thinks that the crashing wood in the rushing car should be removed and used to load the soldiers. In addition, a thick layer of linoleum should be wrapped on the outside of the punch. ”

"What's the use of that?"

"Lord Wang, after the explosion of this mud pill, it mainly relies on the instantaneous impact force and scattered fragments to hurt people. If the linoleum is wrapped around the car, this injury can be effectively reduced. ”

Ye Chen put a lot of effort into it, and said eloquently: "Anyway, these fortresses are very low, and the battering ram in the rushing car is not used. It might as well be unloaded and loaded with soldiers. This way the soldiers could reach the fort walls safely. ”

"Well, then do as you say. How long does it take to complete the renovation of the punch car? ”

Now that the cardinal cannons had proven ineffective against such strange fortresses, the Duoduo had to rely on hand-to-hand combat with heaps of men.

However, the lives of the Eight Banners warriors are very precious, and Duoduo does not want to sacrifice them easily unless they have to.

Especially after suffering a loss, Duoduo did not want to fight an unprepared battle. He didn't want to take the initiative to attack the city anymore until the transformation of the car was completed.

"Lord Wang, this transformation is also fast, two or three days is enough."

In fact, Ye Chen felt that if he made every effort to renovate, he could do it for a day at most. But he didn't dare to talk too much, otherwise if he didn't reform it by then, he would not be able to blame him. That's when I said it would take two or three days.

Duoduo frowned and said, "Two or three days?" That's it, let's go to the transformation quickly. The king can't wait to break through these fortresses! ”

"Slaves obey!"

Ye Chen punched Duoduo a thousand times and happily agreed.

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"Lao Geng, you said that this Leling and Haifeng, where do you want to fight?"

There are dozens of red-coated cannons in the Tianyou army, so the marching speed has been dragged very slowly, and now it has only reached Cangzhou.

As an old brother who has known each other since the Liaodong period, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming have a good personal relationship.

But no matter how good a personal relationship is, a clear division of responsibilities must be made when fighting.

Take this expedition to Shandong as an example, the regent asked them to attack the two important towns of Haifeng and Leling. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming must make a distribution.

In other words, the brothers still have a clear account, let alone their brothers.

"Brother Kong, you pick one, pick the rest, let me fight!"

Geng Zhongming controlled the reins of the horse with one hand and said majestically.

He was full of confidence in this expedition to Shandong, not to mention that the two cities of Leling and Haifeng, even Dezhou and Linqing should also be at hand.

After all, this time the Qing army almost transferred all the main forces near Gyeonggi, and there was no reason why it could not be won.

In this case, what is the difference between Leling or Haifeng? It's better to sell Kong Youde as a favor.

Moreover, Kong Youde is indeed Geng Zhongming's big brother. At the beginning of the Dengzhou Rebellion, it was Kong Youde who led the troops, and Geng Zhongming was only his deputy.

Although the two of them are now Han vassal kings canonized by the Qing court, they can be regarded as equals, but deep down in his heart, Geng Zhongming still feels that he is a head shorter than Kong Youde.

"Haha, look at you, what is this called."

Kong Youde laughed loudly.

"Well, I'll pick that brother first."

He paused for a moment, and then continued: "Leling is closer to Dezhou, if Prince Yu has a summons to hurry over, I will call Leling." Brother Geng, how about you go to fight Haifeng? ”

Geng Zhongming secretly scolded the old fox in his heart.

Kong Youde seemed to be thinking about him, and took over the "drudgery" of offering Duoduo as a cow and horse, and really wanted to get the opportunity to perform in front of Duoduo.

After all, Texas is a strong city, and Duoduo may not be able to take it down in one go.

In case Duoduo was helpless in the face of Texas, Kong Youde could arrive in time to play an important role, and his status in Duoduo's mind was bound to improve.

However, Geng Zhongming didn't want to break it.

First, he didn't want to compete with Kong Youde, and secondly, he didn't think he was a suitable person for smuggling horses.

And at this point, Kong Youde is very good at it.

Geng Zhongming's personality is very boring, that is, he can talk to an old acquaintance like Kong Youde, and if he changes to a half-baked person, Geng Zhongming doesn't want to say a word.

Let him follow Duoduo's side and pat Duoduo's sycophants, Geng Zhongming will never be able to do it.

"Listen to Brother Kong!"

Geng Zhongming said very happily.

"Good brother!"

Kong Youde patted Geng Zhongming's shoulder and smiled: "How about we two brothers make a bet?" Let's see who can break the city first. ”

Geng Zhongming immediately came to his senses: "Okay, how to say if you win, and how to say if you lose?" ”

Geng Zhongming's gambling is very heavy, and he must be seen wherever there is a gambling game.

This time, Kong Youde took the initiative to make a bet, and Geng Zhongming was naturally very happy.

Kong Youde thought while brushing his beard, and after a while, he suddenly slapped his thigh and said: "In this way, the person who loses the bet gives 10% of the loot to the person who wins the bet, what does Brother Geng think?" ”

"This ......"

Geng Zhongming's brows furrowed slightly.

Even a person like him who is addicted to gambling has to admit that this gamble is a bit big. Although Haifeng and Leling are not as prosperous as Dezhou and Linqing, how can they also loot hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. An achievement is tens of thousands of taels of silver, and if you lose the bet, the loss can be described as heavy.

"What, Brother Geng doesn't dare to bet?"

"Who wouldn't dare! Bet on it! ”

Geng Zhongming was also stubborn when he was provoked by Kong Youde, and immediately took the gamble.

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