Chapter 949: Breaking the Cauldron 2
When the time goes back to two days ago, the moment when the Golden Castle was completely destroyed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The imperial city has been soaked and filled with the strong smell of blood,
Countless crying and screaming, bloodstained people, men, women, and children, all with their hands tied behind their backs, and batch after batch pressed in front of the cannon muzzles under the city, waiting for the final order.
This method of execution, known as cannon execution, was founded by Han Yukun, the patriarch of qi science known as "Han Da Hammer" hundreds of years ago, and it is said that he likes to use this kind of execution accompanied by a loud noise, and the liver and brain are shattered to the ground.
Therefore, after the evolution and application of the past dynasties, a variety of means and methods of execution have been derived, such as the use of solid iron balls (torn apart) or several catties of scattered bullets (erosive not human type), or simply loading the cannon without projectiles (splashing and burning into large and small coke), or simply loading people into the barrel and bombarding them (smashing into meat paste), and so on.
And this time wasting relatively precious gunpowder to execute them, which also represents the extreme anger of the contemporary regent; Although the missing Son of Heaven has still not been found, under all kinds of forcible torture,
It's like quickly falling into some kind of dead knot and labyrinth, almost grasping a lot of tracking and pulling out all kinds of clues and malpractices. It's like a huge web of death that is intertwined.,It's so tight and deep that it's almost breathless.。。
In ordinary times, with the help of their regency, they would have to compromise and make trade-offs, and only dispose of some of the leading birds, while intimidating and intimidating the rest of the rest, so as to continue to work for themselves and maintain the operation of the court and bureaucracy.
But now it is different, as the supreme person who holds military power and sword handles, he can desperately involve them and his relatives, and there is almost no room for resistance or backlash, and there is no need to tolerate any consequences and repercussions.
Because, for this capital city that is in danger, the vast majority of their people are no longer of any use, but only a superfluous burden and burden.
Therefore, in the face of the crowd that was tightly tied together, it only took a shot to scatter it, and only the broken limbs and rotten bodies on the ground after the blood light bloomed.
If you stand on a high place and look at the past from afar, it is like a large patch of blood scribbling on the masonry floor.
And outside the imperial city, which is still in the hands of the Northern Dynasty, Waiguo City is already in chaos, and the apocalyptic atmosphere is imminent.
With the southern army approaching step by step with the encirclement on three sides, after the first meeting of the division in Tonghufang, it was like a noose that was constantly tightening around the neck, and finally let these various military units that were forcibly pinched together began to show signs of disintegration and collapse.
First of all, the so-called regimental training and reinforcement troops of local origin, after losing the restraint of force, almost scattered on the spot, turned to looting with the weapons in their hands, and then quickly spread to the other military orders who came to suppress and disperse.
And the black-uniformed cavalry roaming the streets, dressed all over their bodies, were cold-eyed messengers of all this, without any intention of stopping or suppressing them, and just watched these soldiers, who had become hysterical in some kind of despair and panic, scattered around the neighborhood to kill people and set fires, and torture and violence on every living creature that could be seen.
Only when these dizzy rebels rush in front of them, they use a merciless gallop of expulsion and killing, and these chaotic harassments, extinguishments and suppression are carried out in front of them.
And in the square area they sheltered, there were strict queues of marches with blank expressions, groups of people hidden in the shadows of the buildings. He waited silently, listening to the loud shouts and noises that were getting closer and closer.
Until the sky darkened again, some kind of loud noise, with the sharp rise of Luoshui, rolled over the embankment of the north and south Guo; With some unstoppable momentum and the sound of rushing water, it slowly rushed into the square area near the river; Many of the panicked residents and soldiers inside were driven out and climbed onto the roofs and walls.
And the southern army, which continued to fight at night on three sides, also seemed to have suddenly lost its voice, and involuntarily stopped its footsteps and offensive, and set its sights on its own flank and rear.
Because, the battlefield and the rear along the river, which were originally lit with fires and the neighing of men and horses, seemed to have been annihilated and strangled by a huge and invisible terrifying force, and in an instant they quickly fell into some kind of deep and silent darkness piece by piece.
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In the intermittent rain, the Yellow River, which had risen for two whole days, finally slowly receded after noon on the third day, leaving behind patches of ground full of mud and puddles.
Before the exit of the castle was cleared again, a road to the east was quickly paved with the removed door panels and other building materials.
Although the water has receded, it does not mean that the army will completely recover its ability to act, after all, it is not a strategic game such as the Three Kingdoms, and the training and organization can be recovered with just a little bit;
Therefore, the first thing to do now is to send out reconnaissance personnel to get in touch with the rest of our separated troops, to grasp the situation and specific losses, and then to make a decision on the next step.
The first to be contacted was the front line of the North Wind Rolling Flag, which was also the closest one; They were scattered in the lower reaches of the city canal, led by Feng Chengshu, in several similar fortress groups.
Therefore, the specific personnel losses reported back were only a few dozens, mainly scattered outside and unable to rush back, and they were like missing sentries and scouts; There are also some miscellaneous things such as the tents that have not had time to be dismantled and carried away.
Then get in touch, it is the right formation that stays in the White Horse Temple, Cui Bangbi's department, because the natural geographical location of the White Horse Temple is mostly on the higher slopes, and there is a wide Luoshui nearby to flow away the flood;
Therefore, apart from the fact that the people who were working in the vicinity were frightened and scattered, the impact on other aspects was minimal. Most of the baggage and wounded were unharmed.
In addition, the rear road leading from Bishui Pass to Bianzhou and Zhengzhou has also been washed away by the flood, and many sections are still soaked in waterlogging; Although it does not affect the exchange of individual messengers, it needs to be repaired and drained before the transmission from the rear can be resumed.
However, the left formation dominated by the model rear army under Liu Yanqing, who went to the southeast to make contact, was not in the expected direction and position, as if it had disappeared and lost contact.
People can't help but be clouded with a layer of gloom in their hearts, and become a little suspicious and speculative, you must know that Liu Yanqing's troops are almost all new troops, and their combat effectiveness and organization are the lowest among the five formations, so they were arranged to be in the south near the city wall, guarding and guarding against foreign aid from the city;
Despite this, after leaving a main battalion of the White Horse Temple to defend the camp, three garrison battalions and a dry wounded and sick, as well as the corresponding Huaidong Minfu who were initially armed; My command was restored to the size of nearly thirty battalions, about 28,000 soldiers;
Moreover, heavy equipment such as artillery and cavalry are generally intact; After regaining supplies from the rear grain platform of the White Horse Temple, gunpowder lead bullet spare parts or something can also last for a relatively long time.
It was that the allocation of carriages and horses was somewhat reduced, and it could only be concentrated and used in a focused manner, because the sudden flood caused general fright and other effects on the livestock accompanying the army.
The position of the friendly camp was a bit miserable, full of camp tents that had accumulated in thick mud, and floating corpses that had been soaked and swollen in the low-lying ground; Did they fail to get my report because of the accident, or did they simply believe in the situation and paid a terrible price for it?
So when the vanguard replied from the places where it had marched, it said that it had not seen a single living person or surviving formation; On the higher ground, they found some large donkeys and oxen that seemed to have survived because of their ability to swim.
And the sludge left behind by the flood is also troublesome and dangerous. Because this flood has also completely changed the landform on the Heluo Plain, whether it is the grange villages, or the ferry, bridge, or the canal, most of them have completely changed their appearance, and it is impossible for people to accurately identify them.
Even the most sophisticated scout had to be very careful when landing on the ground after the flood; Otherwise, if you step on the corpses buried in the mud or something, you will slip and fall; If you come across something broken under the mud, it is not an ordinary injury or infection.
Then leave the rearguard with convenient passage marks and corresponding precautions, and draw the demarcation of the passable ground; Therefore, it is really difficult to come all the way as a pioneer.
Therefore, when my main formation was able to see the walls of Luodu again, which were still soaked in a large area of stagnant water, I had already walked on the road all day.