"Calm down, you two. Continue to lead the brothers forward, let's get to the foot of Baoying City, and make further plans! Zhu Bayi took a deep breath and responded loudly.

The victory came so suddenly, and to this day, he still feels like he is in a dream. But the smell of gunpowder in the air clearly told him that everything in front of him was real. The rumbling of artillery on the river also indicates that the battle is underway. The scout, who was riding his horse and running back in the direction of the procession, kept reporting the latest situation to his ears, "Report, Governor, the enemy guard has closed the north gate first. Commander Wu failed to take advantage of the chaos to capture the city, and is continuing to clean up the rout outside the city! ”

"Report, Governor, the Second Regiment of the Fifth Army has arrived. An attack was launched on another group of enemy troops who had come out of the city from the east gate. The enemy retreats! ”

"Report, Dudu, the enemy is shooting crossbows and guns at the north gate, and the sailors have begun to suppress the firepower. So far, the situation of the Fifth Army is safe, and Commander Wu has withdrawn from the city gate and has not continued to attack the city! ”

"Report that Deputy Commander Geng of the Fifth Army has led the rest of the brothers to the city and joined forces with Commander Wu. Formed a position three hundred paces from the north gate. ”

"Newspaper. An enemy force tried to escape for its life from the canal and was bombarded back with artillery by the sailors! ”

"Report, the enemy general Zhang Shicheng led his troops around the city, and our army couldn't catch up."

"Report, the enemy general Wang Kerou has no way to escape, and he defects before the battle! I want to be at the disposal of the Governor! ”

"Report, Regiment Xu of the Guards Regiment captures the enemy general Liu Ziren!"

"Report, the enemy general Qiu Yi was too late to enter the city around the west gate, and was chased and beheaded by the commander of the Fifth Army, Liu."

"Newspaper. Aladdin, the governor of Henan Jiangbei Province, was captured and asked for money to redeem himself! ”

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Along the way, the good news continued one after another. By the time Zhu Bayi, Mao Gui and others led the army to Baoying City, the battle was completely over. Of the more than 10,000 defenders who left the city, more than 4,000 were captured, more than 400 were killed, and the rest were all missing.

Among the more than 4,000 people captured, there was a nearly complete team of 1,000 people, but seeing that the situation was not good, they simply chose to revolt before the battle under the leadership of their thousand households Wang Kerou. Aladdin, the governor of Mengyuan, Henan, Jiangbei Province, and more than 40 generals under his command were all sold to Geng Zaicheng, who caught up behind, and did not let any of them go.

That Wang Kerou was also very single, and when he saw Zhu Eighty-one's general flag from a distance, he immediately threw himself out of the team, climbed forward more than a dozen steps with his knees as feet, and shouted loudly: "Sin General Wang Kerou, it's too late to greet the chief manager." Please, the chief manager, please! ”

"Shall I punish you? What shall I punish you? Should you not revolt before the battle, or shouldn't you help Captain Geng capture Aladdin alive? "Zhu Bayi had already learned what this person had done in the scout's report. Smiled and stepped forward, pulling the other party back, "Okay, get up!" We, Huai'an Army, don't talk about these false courtesies. Can you defect to Zhu, it's too late for Zhu to be happy, what do you blame? ”

"The sin general, the sin will thank the chief manager Hongen!" Wang Kerou refused to stand up immediately, and insisted on kowtowing to Zhu Bayi, and said loudly.

"Get up, get up, there's still a lot of work for you to do, we don't have time for all this red tape!" Zhu Eighty added a little strength to his hands and commanded with a smile.

"I am willing to serve the general manager of dogs and horses!" Only then did Wang Kerou stand up and arch his hands solemnly.

Talking and behaving mother-in-law and mother-in-law, but this person looks like a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and he really looks like a soldier! Zhu Bayi looked him up and down, nodded, and continued to command: "Since you have become a commander over there, most of the captured brothers should know you. Tell them later, don't be afraid. Our Huai'an army will not make it difficult for the prisoners, and when they finish fighting Baoying, they can let them go back to their respective homes for the passage fee! ”

"The last general, the last general obeys orders!" Wang Kerou was happy and afraid, and responded loudly. Happily, the Huai'an Army is really like the legend, it is a benevolent and righteous army, and his own life and that of his brothers are completely saved today. The fear is that once the brothers under his command are also dismissed along with the other captives, they will become the commander of the barerod. In the future, the role in the Huai'an army will definitely be dispensable, and it will be difficult to find a chance to stand out in this life.

"What, is this task difficult? If it's difficult, just say it, I'll find someone to help you do it together" Zhu Eighty-one has been the main general for a short time, and he keenly noticed that Wang Kerou's expression was different, smiled, and asked with a pleasant face.

"No, no, no!" Wang Kerou was so frightened that she waved her hand again and again, blushing, and stammered in response, "Qiyu, Qiyu Boss." If your old man can take no blame for the past and give them the money for their journey, they will of course thank you for your kindness. But, but many people, many people, after going back, have no way to make a living. Once you spend all the money you give, you will either become a gangster and bring disaster to your neighbors. Or go to another place to be a soldier to eat food, in case you will offend the tiger power of the big and big manager again. It's better to let them stay, even if it's to cook for your soldiers and wipe their weapons. Anyway, it's a good businessman! ”

"Oh? And what's going on? Zhu Bayi was stunned for a moment, and guessed the other party's thoughts (eight) nine is not far from ten. He smiled and continued, adding, "If someone doesn't want to go, you can also promise them to stay." However, there are a few things that we have to make clear in advance. On the Huai'an army's side, they will not just pull a random person to come, and they will immediately become a soldier. Anyone who wants to charge into battle must first go to the auxiliary barracks to participate in training, and only when all the training subjects are almost the same, can they be replenished to the various armies. Including you, for the time being, you can only maintain the level of a thousand commanders, and stay in the auxiliary camp for a while. After the rules that belong to our Huai'an Army, we can consider where to go next! ”

"The last general, the last general is willing to obey the arrangement of the chief manager!" Only then did Wang Kerou put his mind at ease, saluted Zhu Bayenyi again, and left, "The last general, the last general, will go, tell the meaning of the chief manager, and tell the captured brothers." The last general promises that none of them will dare to cause trouble for the chief manager again! ”

The human psyche is actually very mysterious. A general like Wang Kerou who defected from the battle, if Zhu Eighty-one immediately gave high-ranking officials Houlu at this moment, he would feel very unsteady. I am afraid that as soon as the time passes, I will be settled by the queen of autumn. And Zhu Eighty-one arranged tasks for him again, and explained the arrangements he was about to face next, which made him feel very comfortable. I think I have been accepted and have truly become a member of the Huai'an Army.

"It's a talent, but it's a little more utilitarian!" Looking at his hurried back, Zhu Bayi shook his head lightly. Immediately, he quickly turned his gaze to Wu Liangmou, who had been waiting for a long time, and asked with a smile, "Youtu, with thousands of thousands, did your battle really increase the prestige of our Huai'an army?" How did you fight it, can you tell me more about it? ”

"Governor, don't blame Governor!" Wu Liangmou was so praised that his face was flushed, and he waved his hand and said, "The last general, the last general really doesn't dare to take credit." Until now, it's like a dream! ”

"Huh?" Not only Zhu Eighty-one, but Mao Gui and Fu Youde were also aroused, looking forward to his next step.

"Governor of Qiqi!" Wu Liangmou shook his head with a wry smile again, and added loudly, "This was the case at that time. When the last general saw the enemy army leaving the city, he immediately stopped the procession according to our marching drills, and asked the brothers to put the chicken cart in front of the procession, and then put on their armor and prepared for battle. As a result, the enemy army deceived the general with few soldiers around him, and before the brothers could pack up their armor, they rushed over like a swarm! The general had no choice but to let the musketeers go up first and give them a volley. As a result, the enemy army collapsed with a hula! ”

"Huh? How simple is it? After Zhu Bayi heard this, he grinned in surprise.

Although the Huai'an New Army was huge, the elite Cheng Dù of a single soldier was far inferior to the original Xuzhou Left Army. Among the latter, almost every soldier has been trained for more than half a year, and most have seen blood. It has only been more than four months since the new army was successfully formed, and the individual soldiers are not at all the same as the original left army.

Therefore, Zhu Eighty urgently hoped that there would be a battle of moderate difficulty to weigh the specific catties of the new army. Who would have thought that the opponent would be so weak that he collapsed on his own without even having formal contact!

was regretful, but saw Wang Kerou running back again, carrying a dark cyan long stick with several copper hoops on his shoulder, and shouted loudly: "Governor, Governor forgive sins." The last general, the last general has something to offer to the governor. Just now, I was in a hurry to show my heart to the governor just now, and I forgot to bring it! ”

"This, this is?" Zhu Bayi was slightly stunned and hesitated to ask.

"This, this is called a big gun!" Wang Kerou put the dark cyan thin tube with several copper hoops on the surface towards the ground, and gasped in response, "Inside, it is also filled with gunpowder, and it can also hold one and a half heavy lead!" When you need it, lay it flat, aim it at the enemy, and then light it from the tail and shoot the lead out of the opposite direction. Within 20 steps, you can't prevent it! ”

"Huh? Where did you get it? On the defenders' side, how is this thing? When Zhu Eighty-one heard this, he was slightly stunned. Isn't this thing that looks like a nine-section whip the same principle as the arquebus I am using now? It's just that there are no ignition clips, triggers, butts and other parts, and the manufacturing process is a little rougher.

It seems that he is not the only one who has seen the power of firearms, and Meng Yuan has also been working hard to upgrade firearms. From the original short handcuff and mouth gun, to today's nine-section whip like a big gun. Although the manufacturing process is far less advanced than Huai'an, it is always on the right direction and road. (Note 1) "Yes, it was supervised by Li Qi, the prefect of Gaoyou. The last general looked curious, so he secretly took one. Seeing that Zhu Bayi's face was suddenly full of solemnity, Wang Kerou was taken aback, thought about it, and hurriedly added cautiously, "Governor Qiyu, there should be fifty or sixty more in the hands of the Yuan army in Baoying City." There should be more in Gaoyou City. Li Qi made a total of two batches, about more than 200 pieces. I was going to build more and use it to defend the city. But it's too expensive and too time-consuming. Therefore, the third batch did not continue to be built, but only the ones that had already been built! ”

"This thing, also known as the assault rifle, is nothing new. I also encountered it when I attacked the city of Mong! The appearance is not as good-looking as this, but in terms of function and power, it is basically the same! Seeing that Zhu Bayi's face became ugly, Mao Guixun took over Wang Kerou's words and added in a low voice, "It's far less easy to use than the artillery on our side, and it's particularly troublesome to load." Twenty paces away, it's hard to pierce leather armor. And the two-stone force foot bow with the armor-piercing cone at this distance, but it can shoot the armor piercing! ”

"This thing has been around since the end of the Song Dynasty, but most of them are made of bamboo, and they are rarely made of copper. It's too much material and too time-consuming. The power is not necessarily greater than that of a strong bow, and compared with the artillery made by the chief manager, it is even worse than I don't know how many thousands of miles! Fu Youde glanced at the "nine-section whip" on the ground, and also testified loudly for Mao Gui.

"Oh! I see! When Zhu Bayi heard this, his heart, which was already hanging in his throat, finally slowly fell into his stomach. It turned out that it was only a prototype, and it was far from popularization. There is still plenty of time to charge up on his side, so he won't just step together, and he will be caught up by the Mengyuan court from behind without delay.

Unexpectedly, Wang Kerou thought that Mao Gui and Fu Youde looked down on their treasures, thought about it, and continued to say loudly, "Chief Manager Qiqi, although this thing is bulky, it may not be useless. The reason why our side and the court side are so badly defeated today is all because of the effect of this thing! ”

"Oh?" Zhu Eighty-one regretted that the defenders were about to collapse at the touch of a button, but at this moment, when he heard Wang Kerou say something like that, he nodded and asked with a smile, "What the hell is going on, can you tell me carefully!" ”

"Yes, Boss!" Wang Kerou immediately stood up straight and responded loudly, "I heard that the commander's soldiers and horses have arrived today, and everyone didn't want to come out and offend." As a result, Aladdin, the colored Tartar who killed that day, saw that General Wu had few soldiers, so he had to go out of the city to try General Wu's catties. Everyone had just taken the money from the court, and it was inevitable that they would be short-handed, so they had to go out of the city with him. As a result, he played tricks with everyone again, letting everyone lead the troops to rush ahead, and he and his descendants followed last! ”

"Getting to the point!" Mao Gui listened so impatiently, frowned, and urged in a low voice.

"Yes!" Wang Kerou glanced at him, and his words began to speed up, "The last general didn't talk nonsense just now, the last general wanted to say that on our side, the vast majority of brothers are just working for money." As a result, Aladdin did it like this, so that everyone didn't even have much to think about. The whole team dragged and dragged the cannon into several pieces. Those who rushed to the front were the most courageous and the most daring. As a result, no one expected that General Wu's side actually hid hundreds of big guns, and with a "boom", they hit together. He killed all the brothers who rushed to the front, and the latter was so frightened that they could no longer care about their two legs."

Note 1: Historically, at about the same time, in the battle with Zhang Shicheng, the officers and soldiers of the Mengyuan Dynasty used a large number of firearms known as big guns and small guns. Inflicted heavy casualties on the rebels.

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