Chapter 939: Ten Thousand Cannons Shoot at the Same Time to Conquer Liaoyang (1/2)
For Zhang Zhun's suggestion, Lu Xiangsheng is indeed interested. In fact, Lu Xiangsheng has always been a little worried about whether he will be sent to other fronts in China "if the war in Liaodong ends". From the bottom of his heart, Lu Xiangsheng was unwilling to do anything with the imperial court. After all, the imperial court used to be his allegiance "in his heart, which is difficult to change."
It's just that the general trend of the world at this time" Lu Xiangsheng basically saw it clearly. The imperial court is indeed very weak, and there is no way to confront the Tiger Ben Army. Emperor Chongzhen still has no signs of awakening: "Those who hold the power of the court are still those traitorous ministers and eunuchs." No matter which way you look at it, there is no sign of the imperial court cheering up. On the contrary, Lu Xiangsheng saw a lot of new atmosphere here in the Tiger Ben Army. The life of the common people here is much better than under the rule of the imperial court. They do it themselves, and they have plenty of food and clothing. They own their own fields and have no other burdens other than the necessary taxes. Here in the Tiger Army, corruption and other phenomena have been greatly curbed.
Although Lu Xiangsheng is foolish and loyal to the court and the emperor, he still overrides the court and the emperor in his love for the people. Otherwise, he would not have repeatedly impeached Zu Kuan and Zuo Liangyu. From the perspective of the common people, Lu Xiangsheng felt that he was completely worthy of his conscience by doing things for the Tiger Army.
After thinking about it for a while, Lu Xiangsheng painfully admitted, "There is no hope for the imperial court." The people of the world, if they want to live a better life, they must follow the Tiger Army. Only under the strong protection of the Tiger Ben Army can the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment.
As for going to Ben Lu Xiangsheng, he has no worries. At that time, Confucian education was all barbarian except for the Celestial Empire. It is also a good job to go to the Japanese to educate the barbarians. As for aggression or something, Lu Xiangsheng didn't expect it at all.
When others come to fight the Heavenly Empire, that is aggression. But the Heavenly Empire went to fight people, just to educate them. Throughout the ages, Confucianism has "basically thought so." Lu Xiangsheng is certainly no exception. What's more, there was also the Japanese Rebellion of that year.
"After conquering Shenyang, Mr. Order, get ready to leave for Japan!" , Zhang Zhun nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice.
"Jiutai will definitely live up to the trust of adults."
Lu Xiangsheng replied awe-inspiringly.
Three days later, inside the city of Liaoyang.
Liaoyang City, where the Liaodong Capital Division is located, is actually quite spacious. It was originally a military fortress, and in many places, it has the characteristics of a distinct military fortress. For example, Crossroads is convenient for quick troop transfers. The houses on both sides of the street "are made of stone or brick, and they are very sturdy.
After the Dajin Kingdom took control of Liaoyang, it did not carry out any transformation of Liaoyang. With their wisdom "it is not possible to renovate such a military fortress." In the past, the Dajin army was rarely stationed in Liaoyang, "mainly because I felt that it was not close to the village in front of it, and there was no store in the back." However, "with the arrival of the Tiger Army" in Liaoyang, it was full of people.
Generally speaking, there are actually quite a few troops stationed in Liaoyang. Commander Hauge's yellow flag is almost half of his troops. There are also more than 2,000 people in the Zhenglan Banner of Commander Yue Tuo. Coupled with the miscellaneous troops of other banners, and some temporarily recruited northern natives in Liaoyang City, the number of the Dajin army is almost 8,000 people.
In addition to the Dajin Army, there are about 10,000 Han army flags in Liaoyang City. They were all subordinate to the Yellow Banner Fight. Because the Yellow Banner has not been hit by the Tiger Army since it returned to Liaodong, these Han Army Banners, even if they want to take refuge in the Tiger Army, have no chance. If it weren't for Shang Zhixin and others under Yue Tuo, who unexpectedly escaped, there would be more Han army flags in Liaoyang City. At this time, the Han military flag was pure cannon fodder in the eyes of the Dajin Army. Under the coercion of the Dajin Army, any dangerous action was the first to be raised by the Han Army Banner. The one who was responsible for firing the cannon and the Tiger Ben Army was also the artillery of the Han Army Banner.
Amin was also going to retreat to Liaoyang. If he retreated, the number of defenders in Liaoyang City would be doubled. It's a pity that "Amin didn't come, he went directly to Shenyang." However, although Amin did not come, he threw more than 1,000 Korean rebels to Liaoyang. As a result, "the number of Korean rebels in Liaoyang also exceeded three thousand."
It stands to reason that the defenders have so many troops, and there is no problem in holding Liaoyang. But "it's the opposite. There are indeed a lot of troops in Liaoyang City, but the combat effectiveness does not necessarily increase. Morale, in particular, is simply extremely low. The Han military banner and the Korean rebels are living like walking dead. Even, there have been cases of desperate people committing suicide.
The high-level leaders of Dajin Country are actually also uncomfortable. At noon that day, in the original Dusi Yamen, and now in the temporary dental tent, Haoge was listlessly drinking stuffy wine. After several bowls of liquor poisoned in a row, he already felt that he was seven or eight points drunk. So he casually threw the wine bowl in his hand out of Kui.
"Smack!"
The bowl hit the wall next to it and shattered.
There was a trace of liquor slowly flowing down the walls. The pro-soldiers outside the house don't need to turn their heads to know what's going on. Therefore, they did not turn their heads at all "as if they had heard nothing, smelled nothing, and continued to stand there numbly like pillars."
The air is filled with the aroma of wine. The wind blew, slowly wafting away the thick aroma of wine. The pro-soldiers at the door couldn't help but sniffle quietly, greedily breathing in the intoxicating aroma of wine. This was probably the last time they smelled the wine. Such a good opportunity, of course, cannot be missed. Once the Tiger Ben army launched a general attack, "they will die in battle." "But there is no such wine!"
Most of these wines were looted from the interior of the Ming Kingdom, and some of them were tributes from Korea and Mongols. The high-level officials of the Ming Dynasty basically liked to have a drink, such as the governor of Liaodong, the governor of Liaodong, and the governor of Jiliao, and the quality of the wine they carried with them was naturally good.
Of course, the number of fine wines is still very small. Even the high-level leaders of the Dajin Kingdom are reluctant to drink it all at once.
They usually keep the wine away and take it out when it's time to celebrate and be hungry. Hauge's status is very special, and the number of fine wines collected is much higher than that of others.
Now, Hauge wants to drink it all. Anyway, if he didn't drink it, he wouldn't have a chance to drink it later. Rather than leaving it to the Tiger Ben Army as a trophy, it is better to drink it yourself. It's better to be a full ghost than the most hungry ghost.
"Hauge?"
Yue Tuo came back from the outside inspection and saw that Haoge was getting drunk, and his face couldn't help but be slightly gloomy. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it. Eventually, he shook his head helplessly and pretended not to see anything.
For Hauge, Yue Tuo actually doesn't have any deep feelings. Despite the fact that the two are cousins, "in reality there is only a connection of interests." In Yue Tuo's view, Haoge is not a man of great talent, and his talent and mind are too far behind his father Huang Taiji. If Hauge were to become the Great Khan of the Dajin Kingdom, it is really hard to say where the Dajin Kingdom would lead.
From a personal point of view, Yue Tuo preferred the eloquent Dolgon to inherit the throne of the Dajin Kingdom. It's just a pity that "Dolgon is already a different person." And the current Khan position of the Dajin State is no longer envied. Even Hauge himself is already bored with this sweat position. The Dajin Kingdom is about to perish, what do you need the Khan to do?
"Hey, what was I thinking?"
Yue Tuo shook his head helplessly, driving the thoughts from his mind.
By this time, he was still comparing Hauge and Dolgon, "Isn't it boring who is more suitable to inherit the throne of the Dajin Kingdom?" The attack of the Tiger Ben Army "is imminent, and he is still thinking about messy things here, which is really long."
"Has the well changed?"
Hauge wasn't quite drunk yet, after all, "and remembered something very important. Seeing Yue Tuo come in, he let go of the porcelain cup in his hand and stood up hard. As a result, it may have been that he had drunk too much, and his feet were obviously a little frivolous. Thankfully, "I didn't fall."
"Nope."
Yue Tuo shook his head and replied slowly.
In the past few days, Yue Tuo has been closely monitoring the water level of the well, so as to determine the location of the tunnel of the Tiger Benjun at any time. However, it is strange that "the water level of the well, there has never been any major change." It seems that "the Tiger Army is not going to dig tunnels this time."
Since they are not ready to dig tunnels, what kind of siege strategy is the Tiger Ben army ready to adopt? This made Yue Tuo even more nerve-wracking. Zhang Zhun's schemes are always emerging, and many schemes are even unheard of" This can't help but make Yue Tuo feel nervous.
The connection between Liaoyang and Shenyang has been completely severed, and it is impossible for them to rush out. The only thing they can control is the time of this Liaoyang City. Yue Tuo didn't want to die so quickly, so he had to do everything he could to crack the Tiger Army's offensive strategy.
"Is Zhang Zhun mobilizing troops and preparing for a strong attack?"
Hauge asked confusedly.
"Definitely not."
Yue Tuo replied in a deep voice.
Hauge stopped talking. He knew very well that in terms of planning ability, Yue Tuo was much better than him. Since Yue Tuo couldn't even determine what the hell the Tiger Ben Army was up to, it was even more impossible for him. But "Hauge wasn't worried at all. When it comes to the end, "He wants to be more free and easy than Yue Tuo." Death is death, there is nothing to be afraid of.
"Knock knock!"
Suddenly, there was a fierce sound of cannonball.
This is the sound of a cannon shot by a redcoat cannon.
"The Tiger Army has attacked?"
"Are they trying to attack?"
Yue Tuo and Hauge hurriedly stood up and hurried up to the castle tower.
If the Tiger Ben Army adopts the strategy of strong attack, it is precisely to satisfy their wishes. With Liaoyang's various artillery equipment, if the Tiger Ben army attacked, it would definitely have to pay a huge price. As long as they can thwart several attacks of the Tiger Ben Army in a row, "Kill tens of thousands of Tiger Ben Army, even if they lose in the end, they will have someone to back them."
However, after arriving at the city, they were disappointed that "the Tiger Ben army did not launch a large-scale strong attack" and only sent a few cavalry, maybe twenty or thirty people, to provoke in the direction of Liaoyang. The defenders at the head of the city did not show weakness and used red-coated cannons to return fire. As a result, "the rumbling of artillery was heard."
The cannonballs flew past, and the Tiger Warriors were still galloping, and they were not hurt at all. Cannon hitting mosquitoes" naturally will not lead to anything. No one knows what those Tiger Army cavalry are here to do."
"Stop shelling!"
Yue Tuo waved his hand and said with a frown.
Just a few tiger cavalry actually used cannons, which is really a waste of slander.
However, everything behind the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army made the two of them feel very uneasy. They always felt that "these Tiger Army cavalry are not just here to provoke, they seem to have a special mission." It's just that they don't know for the time being, what is the special task of these Tiger Army cavalry?
As if reminded by his sixth sense, Yue Tuo subconsciously raised his head and looked at the strength of the field. At the end of the line of sight, "he saw a lot of people the size of ants. In the crowd, something seemed to be reflecting. The reflected light is somewhat similar to the red-clothed cannon on the city's head. Yue Tuo's heart "couldn't help but chuckle" Could it be that the crowd of the Tiger Ben Army is also a red-clothed paste, "What is that?" ”
Hauge also saw the light in the crowd and asked in surprise.
"It could be a redcoat cannon!"
Yue Tuo's face was grim, and he said in a deep voice.
"The Tiger Army has brought the red-coated cannon?"
Hauge immediately realized the danger, and his face changed slightly, "Lost his voice."
"Possibly."
Yue Tuo said as calmly as he could.
He could feel the horror in Hauge's words. In fact, Yue Tuo's heart was also a little nervous and uneasy. Judging from the reflection in the crowd, the number of red-coated cannons transported by the Tiger Ben Army "must be quite a lot." Maybe there will be hundreds. So many red-coated cannons are indeed terrifying.
There are only twenty or thirty red-coated cannons in Liaoyang City, and they are also distributed on the four city gates, and there are only six or seven near each city gate. Compared to the hundreds of gates of the Tiger Ben Army, the number is too disparity. There are so many red-coated cannons in the Tiger Army, they don't know what to do.
"Knock knock!"
"Knock knock,"
"Knock knock!"
Before the words fell, a series of loud noises came, and the Tiger Ben Army opened fire.
The red-coated cannons of the Tiger Ben Army are definitely quite numerous. The sound of the salvo cannon was like a burst of thunder, which suddenly shook all around Liaoyang City. Whether it was the defenders in the city or the tiger army outside the city, they all deeply felt its power