So thinking of this, Zhang Shihua had no choice but to wave his hand and say: "Poor Kou Mo chases, besides, this battle has just begun, we don't need to take such a big risk at this time, let's let them go." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Guo Yu had to nod silently after being silent for a while.

However, after nodding, Guo Yu, who felt aggrieved because he couldn't fight back, still couldn't help but sigh and said: "The general is right, I am indeed too reckless." But you can only be beaten and can't take the initiative to fight back, which is really uncomfortable. ”

However, for Guo Yu's words, Zhang Shihua turned around and looked back at Guo Yu, and then said in a relaxed tone: "Don't worry, the righteous army is not just us. Wait, it won't be long before it's time for feng shui to take turns. But before that, we should be patient, shouldn't we? ”

"This ......" Hearing Zhang Shihua's words that seemed to be pointed, Guo Yu, who didn't know the reason, frowned in confusion, and had to respectfully clench his fists and say: "The last general will obey!" ”

Seeing this, Zhang Shihua also knew that Guo Yu, who was a martial artist, did not understand his words too much, but Zhang Shihua smiled slightly, but he did not have the idea of continuing to explain. After all, maintaining enough mystery for subordinates is also a good means of commanding subordinates.

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"Look, General, the General's side did not send troops out of the city, but just played a flag for us to continue to hold on, and I don't want to fight the Tartars at this time." At this moment, outside the city, Zhao Jiu's deputy general Zhao Er couldn't help but say this to Zhao Jiu after looking at the flag that was being played in Xiangcheng.

And Zhao Jiu, who was the chief general of the black-clothed army stationed outside the city, heard this, and after silently glancing at the battle situation on the front line, he couldn't help but nod and said, "Since this is the case, then follow the general's orders." Come on, give me an order to Deng Hu and them, and ask him to lead his troops to withdraw immediately after receiving the military order, and not to fight in love. ”

"Subordinates obey!" Hearing Zhao Jiu's words, a herald who had been waiting beside him couldn't help but quickly convey Zhao Jiu's order after singing a fat promise.

"The general has an order, ordering General Deng Hu to withdraw immediately after receiving the military order, and never fall in love with war!" The herald shouted at Deng Hu like this.

And Deng Hu, who had just been withdrawn from the front line and was covered in blood, heard these words, and then glanced at the Tartar officers and soldiers on the front line who were gradually reversing the situation because of the arrival of thousands of reinforcements, and after nodding sharply, he couldn't help but say: "The last general obeys the order!" Please return to the general, and I will withdraw the men and horses now. ”

"Don't worry, General Deng, I'll go and talk back now." Hearing Deng Hushuang's answer, the herald who had completed the task, after agreeing like this, couldn't help but pat his horse back.

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"Captain, look, the black-clad thief on the left flank has retreated. Moreover, those black-clothed thieves in Xiangcheng have not been killed, and it seems that these black-clothed thieves still dare not fight with us. Do you want us to take this opportunity to destroy this group of black-clothed thieves outside the city? ”

Seeing Deng Hu and them withdrawing their troops, a Yuanmeng Wanhu, who somehow suddenly became full of self-confidence, couldn't help but suggest to Tai Buhua like this.

And for such an almost idiotic suggestion, he has always been gloomy and too lazy to pay attention to it. After all, fools with a little common sense know that the armies on the front line that have just suffered defeat are simply useless at this time.

At this time, it would be no joke to expect their group of people to defeat this group of black-clothed thieves outside the city who were in high morale and did not worry about reinforcements at all.

"Damn, the state is all in the hands of this group of rubbish." After scolding silently with a gloomy face, Tai Buhua couldn't help but wave his hand and ordered: "Pass my military order and let everyone Ma Mingjin withdraw his troops." This battle can be regarded as a draw. ”

"Tie, from yesterday to now, there have been nearly 3,000 casualties on my side, and the total number of casualties of the black-clothed thieves is estimated to be less than 700, is there such a tie?" Hearing Tai Buhua's words that were almost like the emperor's new clothes, although the herald secretly slandered in his heart, he still sang a fat promise on his face, and the general's order was conveyed, ending today's war.

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Nearly half a month later, that is, on March 10 of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, after a series of fierce battles in the early stage, it took too much to find out sadly. He really underestimated this group of black-clothed thieves before. The two armies have been facing each other for so long, not only did he fail to get any opportunities to take advantage of, but he continued to wear down his strength in the battle day after day.

At first, he had nearly 40,000 elite soldiers and horses, and he thought that with the absolute superiority in troops, he could easily exterminate this group of black-clothed thieves.

However, after a series of blows in these days, the number of men under his command was gradually reduced from 40,000 to 30,000, and the confidence in his heart that he would win was no longer as firm as it was at the beginning.

However, it wasn't until two days ago that a piece of news from the north came back to him again.

The news is that not long ago, the imperial court sent Azouai Marina Kutai, a man of lust, to slip and open Erzhou to pacify Han Wunuhan, a Hebei red turban thief. And under the suppression of Azuai Marina Hutai, the bandit Han Wunuhan couldn't help but be beaten and retreated.

Therefore, under the situation that the situation in Hebei was eased, the imperial court couldn't help but send him an artillery corps and carried twenty bronze artillery.

Yes, you read that right, in this era, the Yuan and Mongolian courts did have the world's earliest professional artillery unit. According to historical records, as early as the Mongolian period when Yuan and Mongolia did not unify the Central Plains, Genghis Khan's grandson, Torrey's son, and Meng Ke Khan's subordinates, already had a professional artillery unit.

And this army also followed the Yuanmeng people on their westward expedition and helped the Yuanmeng people establish the hegemony of the Western Empire. It is said that the reason why Europeans came into contact with gunpowder weapons at that time had a great deal to do with it.

And when it comes to this, the author must not mention one more person. Because strictly speaking, this Han man from Huaxian, Shaanxi Province, should be the ancestor of artillery all over the world. He is the descendant of Guo Ziyi of the Tang Dynasty - Guo Kan.

Guo Kan's character is Zhonghe, just listen to the name, you know, this is a Han man with red roots. However, because of historical problems, starting from Guo Kan's grandparents, the Guo family began to serve in the Yuanmeng Empire and Genghis Khan. According to historical records, the Guo family has been a gate for generations, anyway, according to themselves, they are the descendants of the famous Tang Dynasty general Guo Ziyi.

And Guo Kan, who was born in a family of generals, was naturally a disciple of a general's who could be familiar with the art of war since he was a child in that war-torn era. However, compared with other generals, Guo Kan, who can leave a strong mark in history, is undoubtedly better. That's because Guo Kan, who was born in a general's door, not only knows the art of war, but also is an extremely good craftsman.

Let me tell you like this, the bronze cannon used by the Yuanmeng court now was invented by Guo Kan. And he also has a clansman named Guo Shoujing.

And Guo Kan himself, with the artillery he personally invented, followed Hulegu's expedition to West Asia, and repeatedly broke the ***** team in West Asia alone to capture more than 120 cities, and then captured Baghdad in one fell swoop, destroying the Great Food Country, making those so-called warriors tremble at their feet, and then easily defeated the Pope's crusade, and captured more than 180 cities in a row.

This Han general followed the Yuan and Mongolian people to conquer many countries in Western Asia. According to historical records, Guo Kan once led his artillery unit across Kashmir, and was feared by his conquerors as the "General of the Eastern Heavens".

It's a pity that Guo Kan's allegiance is to the Yuanmeng people, so his reputation in later generations is far less than the achievements he made during his lifetime. However, it is undeniable that this person is really a legend, a person who is not inferior to Huo Quai's illness in the author's opinion.

In terms of returning to the truth, that is, because Guo Kan has made such a great achievement, that although Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, hated him for some reasons, he also had to make him an official of ten thousand households. and handed over the world's earliest professional artillery unit to their Guo family.

So this time, the main general of the artillery unit who came to support Tai Buhua was also Guo Zhengyang, the seventh grandson of Guo Kan (ps: Guo Zhengyang is fictional by the author. Because Guo Kan was born in 1217, he is counted like this, that is, the sixth and seventh grandsons. ）

Because of this, Tai Buhua still has a lot of confidence in this artillery unit. Because he is well aware of the strength of this artillery unit.

After all, the powerful artillery is not something that can be fought against by manpower.

"Haha, just wait. Black-clothed thieves, in five days at most, and when those artillery and twenty artillery pieces arrive, I will be able to enter Xiangcheng safely and steadily, and even enter Nanyang Mansion City and Ruyang Mansion City. ”

In the large camp of the Chinese army, surrounded by 30,000 officers and soldiers, it was hit by a series of defeats, and it was too unspent to make some people depressed, and at this time they couldn't help but think of it with such confidence.

As for this, Zhang Shihua, who has always been firmly guarding the opposite wall, does not know at all.

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Day 5, early in the morning. In the general's mansion, the operational command center where Zhang Shihua temporarily requisitioned and settled, Zhang Shihua still got up early as usual.

Under the service of Li Wu, the commander of the guards, after washing, he couldn't help but put on his heavy armor, and equipped his waist with the sword with more symbolic meaning than practical value.

"Ah Wu, nothing happened last night, did you?" After meticulously taking care of his appearance, he made himself a majestic young general as all soldiers imagined. Zhang Shihua, who was accustomed to holding a sword in one hand, couldn't help but ask Li Wu like this.

And Li Wu himself heard Zhang Shihua's words, and after bowing his head to Zhang Shihua, he couldn't help but say to Zhang Shihua: "Back to the general's words, as a few days ago, the Tartars outside the city are still quiet and quiet, and there is no change. ”

"Well, just like the other day." Hearing this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help frowning.

"It's strange, is this group of Tartars losing their temper, there is still a war in the east, he is too unspending, he is definitely more anxious than me, how can this be. Could it be that he is preparing some powerful means? After noticing that something was wrong, Zhang Shihua lowered his head slightly and frowned, and then couldn't help but say, "Ah Wu, come with me to the city wall to have a look." ”

"Well, the last general will obey." Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Li Wu, who was not aware of the abnormality, agreed as usual, and couldn't help but gather his personal guards and rushed towards the city wall with Zhang Shihua in his arms.

"Hello General, Hello General." After Zhang Shihua walked up to the city wall surrounded by a group of guards, the soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but greet Zhang Shihua with a smile.

However, in this regard, Zhang Shihua did not respond with a smile as usual, but nodded at these people with a solemn face, and then couldn't help striding towards the city gate tower.

"Hey, weird. Who upset the general, why does the general look so abnormal today? Seeing Zhang Shihua's appearance, a sturdy goatee man wearing plate armor, after scratching his head in puzzlement, couldn't help but ask the person next to him.

When the man next to him heard this, he gave a white goatee and spit out the straw that he had been biting in his mouth, and he couldn't help but say angrily: "Grandma, what kind of character is the general." You ask me, I ask who goes. Also, you kid has so much curiosity, so you might as well do your own thing. If the chief knows, you won't be able to catch any good fruit to eat. ”

After saying this, the soldier stretched his waist and couldn't help but change shifts with another person.

Don't talk about them, let's talk about Zhang Shihua's side. When Zhang Shihua, who had a solemn face, walked up to the city wall with a group of guards, and saw that the guards on the city wall thought that the comfort they had come these days had become obviously a little lax, he was dissatisfied, and he couldn't help striding towards the city gate tower, which is the headquarters where his brother Zhang Shihui settled today.

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"Big brother, you're here. Meet the Shogun! When Zhang Shihua walked into the city gate tower quickly, Zhang Shihui, who had already received the news in advance, and the generals under his command couldn't help but walk out of the city gate tower quickly, and saluted Zhang Shihua like this. However, although they wanted to greet them as usual, this time these people's foreheads were covered with cold sweat, as if they had been bumped into something bad by Zhang Shihua.

And Zhang Shihua, who had been calm, saw this, and after his nose twitched slightly, he didn't know what was going on. So after these people saluted, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but scold them with a gloomy face: "Okay, in the middle of the war, it is not a victory celebration, it is the one who gave you the courage to let your group of generals set an example and gather people to drink!" ”