At dusk, the sun set, under the fiery red light, the corpse under the city wall, with a strong smell of blood, stood Wang Heng on the side, he quietly reported the number of casualties, and said: "In this battle, seventy-eight of our army's main barracks died, one hundred and sixty-two Huns died, and two hundred of Tuntian troops died!" ”

The words made Xiao Chuan's heart feel an unspeakable pain, Zhang Xianzhong is indeed unusual, the thieves under him are also old thieves who have been thieves for many years, and they are worthy of being the army of the eight kings who were known as the most elite of the 36th battalion of the camp!

"But the thieves have at least three thousand killed, and there are more than a thousand old thieves!" Wang Heng said, he looked at the corpse under the city wall and said.

"This loyal thief is indeed not ordinary" Xiaochuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, if he defends the city like this, can the city be defended?

"Don't worry about the lord, we are afraid of losses, and Zhang Xianzhong on the other side is even more afraid, the number of enemies we killed this time is a loss that he has not encountered in ten years from a thief" Wang Heng said, with a hint of coldness,

On the side, Wang Shuang pursed his lips, such a big victory This group of people said as if it was a big loss, and he was very embarrassed, and said: "General, let's go down the city wall, His Royal Highness King Tang has prepared a wine and meat to reward the army!" ”

Xiao Chuan nodded, just go down, there will be more important things to do in a while!

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There was silence in the big tent, only Li Dingguo told the story of the battle, "The Ming army's firearms are sharp, no need to use a fire rope, you can ignite by pulling the trigger, the firing efficiency is more than twice that of us, the fire gun is powerful and can pierce the armor, and its melee strength is even more terrifying, the fire gun is equipped with a short sword, which is sharper than a spear, and can defend and attack!" ”

The fire gun was equipped with a short sword, and everyone didn't understand, and Ai Nengqi's big eyes were puzzled, and he said, "This fire gun can be equipped with a short sword?" He asked, puzzled.

The leaders of the thieves were all surprised, Zhang Xianzhong and the others were all in the distance, and they couldn't see the specific battle scene on the city wall at all. This is beyond their understanding, how can there be such a firearm?

Wang Zhaolin looked at the group of people with a hint of strangeness, their eyes were strange, they were all asking the most knowledgeable military advisor, he said strangely: "I have heard that the fire gun can be installed with a short sword, but it is installed at the mouth of the fire gun, and it cannot be shot when it is installed, according to the statement of the major general, it can shoot and be installed, this kind of appalling firearm has never been heard of in Xia." ”

On the side, Li Dingguo also said: "My army has a brother from the Shenji Battalion in the capital, and he said that none of the firearms in the Beijing camp can be equipped with firearms and short swords, and the firearms in the Beijing camp are not so sharp, and the firearms of the Shenji Battalion cannot be compared with the Ming army on the city wall."

Si - a gasp sound, all the thieves were surprised, what kind of place is the Shenji Camp, the most advanced place in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor Lao'er concentrated the most powerful craftsmen in the country in Beijing, the most powerful craftsmen, to create the most powerful firearms in the Ming Dynasty, the firearms in this place are not as good as the local firearms?

"The craftsmen of a country cannot be compared to the craftsmen of a local commander!" Zhang Xianzhong had a hint of shock in his eyes, and said: "Unbelievable" In the past, he didn't care about firearms, but today is the first time that he has discovered that this thing has such power.

"And they're not so powerful with this firebolt!" Li Dingguo shook his head, glanced at Sun Kewang, and said: "They are powerful such as bows and arrows, that kind of strong archers, big brother, the group of people you see today are definitely not Mongolians!" Definitely not! ”

Sun Kewang had a fear in his eyes, and seemed to have lingering fears about the events of the day, and said strangely: "No, it's impossible, such a powerful archery technique can only be achieved by the Mongols who have been riding horses and shooting arrows since childhood."

The leaders of the thieves all looked over, and they all thought that some of the Ming troops in front of them were Mongols, and even the Guan Ning army took Duoyan Sanwei south to surrender the thieves and responded to Yang Sichang's four Zheng and six Yu.

"No, the Mongols are very good at riding and shooting, but they definitely don't have the melee ability of this group of people, some of them use scimitars, they are very strong, they are definitely trained from a young age, and they are by no means comparable to the nomadic herdsmen of the Mongols, and there are white-skinned demons in the middle, who not only use accurate bows, but also carry heavy weapons, which is by no means Mongols! The Mongols were not so powerful! Li Dingguo said, he seemed to see the scene of so many old brothers he had cultivated during the day today being slaughtered like dogs by the Ming army on the city wall, and his heart was unspeakably sad!

"It's so powerful" Zhang Xianzhong was also strange, looking at Li Dingguo's heart even more turbulent, and said: "How can there be such a strong barbarian?" ”

"Barbarian!" Sun Kewang also shook his head, looked at Li Dingguo, and said, "Then how can this group of barbarians obey orders with the Ming army!" ”

"Because the combat effectiveness of this group of Ming troops is even more terrifying, the sword and shield hands, and the pikemen cooperate seamlessly, and the entire military formation is like a whole, just like a killing machine, advancing and retreating to a certain extent, and what is even more terrifying is that there is a three-person squad using the horizontal knife, they are not only strong in battle, but also more terrifying is the strength, their strength is much greater than ours, and the strength of this group of Ming troops is very large."

Huge strength? This gang of thieves was puzzled, and Ai Nengqi said: "This? Can the military formation be trained, the martial arts can be refined, and this strength can also be trained? ”

"The brothers' martial arts battle formation is not inferior to them, but their strength and speed are faster than ours, so the brothers can't compare to the melee combat," Li Dingguo said, and all the thieves were shocked, and their strength was huge.

Zhang Xianzhong was also puzzled, the first time he heard that the army was generally powerful? He scratched his head and said, "Could it be that this group of Ming troops specializes in recruiting that kind of soldiers with huge strength?" But how much population base is needed for this? ”

"What's even more terrifying is that there is a unit inside that is covered in iron armor, like an iron man, invulnerable, with huge strength, it is simply a battlefield firefighting team, and there is a bearded soldier! Each martial art is superb to the extreme! Li Dingguo said.

"This?" Hearing him say this, the leaders of the thieves in the room were all surprised, Wang Zhaolin was surprised, and said: "With such a strong strength, the Guan Ning Army definitely does not have such a strong strength!" If the Guan Ning army is so strong, how can there be the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty! ”

"Then is this group of troops really the officers and soldiers of the guard? The leaders all asked, their eyes full of disbelief, when did the guards be so capable of fighting?

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes were solemn, and he said: "I'm afraid it's really the officers and soldiers of the guard!" He held a piece of letter paper in his hand and said, "It is worthy of being the elite of the Ming army, the elite of the Ming army that defeated the Japanese invaders!" Said: "I thought it was just Yang Yufan defeating the Japanese Kou, in order to give face to the old man Qin Shan, but I didn't expect that Qin Shan gave him such a strong army in front of him!" Huh"

Li Dingguo said again: "Father-in-law doesn't need to worry, although this person is strong, the rich merchants in the city, and the Ming army may not be of the same heart and mind as him!" ”

"That's what I think!" Zhang Xianzhong said, at this moment he has regretted it, regretting why he didn't go to the southeast and go to the place where the wolf soldiers in Guangxi broke through, he shook his head, and then he saw the fear on the faces of the generals, they were afraid that they all regretted it like this, he suddenly showed a smile and laughed.

Everyone was wondering, why was the king able to laugh out loud after this defeat, Zhang Xianzhong's eyes revealed a playful confidence, and said: "Okay, good" He smiled and stroked his palm.

"Father-in-law, we are all defeated to such an extent, why are we laughing" Li Dingguo said, or the entire big tent, only he dared to talk to Zhang Xianzhong like this, even Sun Kewang didn't dare to talk like this.

Zhang Xianzhong had a smile in his eyes, and said: "I'm laughing, we have to thank the Ming army in front of us."

"Thanks?" Everyone is strange, the heart said, others have killed so many brothers, you also thank others, Zhang Xianzhong said: "This king wants to thank them, they made me understand the importance of firearms, I am very glad to see the power of this firearm so early!" To be able to see the potential of firearms so early, thank them, where our rebels have come from, they will get up from there, firearms! Our rebels will have stronger firearms in the future! ”

"In that case, I really have to thank the Ming Army" Wang Zhaolin also said: "The loss is that this is not a crisis when you encounter firearms, and it is not too late to make amends at this moment, what if it is later?" What about encountering not 2,000, but 20,000 such a Ming army? ”

Listening to the words, all the thieves were stunned, yes, there is still time to develop a remedy, if it is in the future, two thousand is so, if the Ming army is allowed to make 20,000 such troops, then what kind of battle will be fought? Run, I'm afraid the horse thief won't be able to do it.

Zhang Xianzhong's words made everyone who was originally demoralized have a feeling of rejoicing in this defeat, looked at the hope that gradually grew on the faces of the people in the tent, and said: "Firearms, the sharp weapons of my righteous army in the future, just like the cavalry, there is nothing that my righteous army wants that cannot be obtained!" He said hatefully.

"Long live the king" Everyone knelt down and said, Zhang Xianzhong's eyes were smiling, his eyes were unconsciously delusional, his face was solemn, and he said something to everyone, but he himself stared, a word saved morale, but it couldn't recover the disadvantage at this time, spy, he whispered to a person next to him, that person just turned around and left, he turned around again, with a smile on his face, and said: "Ning Yu, you did a good job today, what reward do you want!" ”

"Father-in-law, I only want the blacksmith in the army, and in the future, I plan to carefully study the firearms to understand why the firearms of my righteous army are so different from those of the Ming army!" He said that his expression was full of breathlessness, and today's miserable whiteness made him unconvinced, and he was ready to use firearms to defeat the Ming army in front of him sooner or later.

"Father-in-law, me!" Sun Kewang is also holding his fists, he told his father-in-law about firearms before, he also wants to develop firearms, he also wants these blacksmiths, and he gives them to Li Dingguo at the moment, so he is not gone.

"Maotang and others will take Nanyang, and the blacksmith in the city will choose as you choose" Zhang Xianzhong smiled and said, he naturally understood that the resources were divided into two people, and they did not work together, and in his heart, the same resources were better in the hands of Li Dingguo than in the hands of Sun Kewang. Sun Kewang promised, he didn't say anything but retreated, his eyes were full of calm, and a trace of resentment crossed the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Li Dingguo, with such a trace of resentment in his heart, obviously he is the eldest brother, why is his father-in-law so good to Ning Yu, why! ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿