Xiao Yi strode out of the barracks, accompanied by the military flag of the Yong'an Army, a high-flying banner, with the word 'Xiao' written on it, followed by dozens of elite sergeants accompanying the guards, and their steps on the bluestone slab made a rumbling sound. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Along the way, the streets were full of sergeants trotting to the city, and when they saw Xiao Yi's banner coming, everyone bent down and saluted, their eyes were full of respect, and when the banner passed, they silently followed.

A group of sergeants rumbled past Zhenyuan Building, upstairs at the beginning of Zhenyuan Building, Zhao Yanlian, the eldest lady of the Tao family, Tao Qingfeng, and some local merchants and people were watching upstairs.

When they saw the lineup of officers and men, the streets and roads were full of dense officers and soldiers, and compared with the original officers and soldiers, it was obvious at a glance that these officers and soldiers were different.

The original officers and soldiers rarely wore armor, and the officers and soldiers who went out of the camp this time, even those who were strong, were all wearing armor, as well as the large and small artillery, rolling stones, grain and grass that were constantly being transported, and the streets were shouting and shouting, and a sea of shining armor was formed in front of everyone's eyes.

Xiao Yi did not hide at this time, he had already revealed all the power he had, and without concealing it, thousands of armored soldiers were nervously preparing for war in the city, which made the merchants and gentry on the upper floor of the town secretly frightened.

There were no cheers or impassioned cheers in the city, only officers and soldiers with helmets and armor and neat faces, constantly running up and down the streets.

The Great War is coming, and the city is silent.

Xiao Yi looked at the orderly everything in front of him, his heart was full of thoughts, the army and the people were at peace, and the soldiers were united, and he had paid so much effort for this in vain.

He just clenched the Qi family knife in his hand, and silently watched the front step by step, the tall city tower on the Jingxian Gate was already in front of him, and the south gate had arrived.

The further up the city wall went, the more sergeants stood on both sides, and when Xiao Yi's banner was finally planted on the city tower.

At this time, if you look from a distance, you can see the flags on the city of Ulju moving around, and there is a black hole in each battlement with a cannon muzzle sticking out, and standing next to the cannon is a sergeant of the Yongan Army with a strict appearance.

Under the tower is the urn city, and the urn city is also full of big flags, and the battlements and enemy towers are full of soldiers with serious faces.

Xiao Yi has already personally landed in the city, and the Lord of Ethics has personally fought, which is a huge incentive for the soldiers, and everyone wants to gain Xiao Yi's appreciation in the upcoming battle, and perform better in front of Xiao Yi.

At this time, Li Erniu had already taken the young men of his battalion to stand in their respective positions, and Li Erniu was flanked by the young strong officers he appointed and some Yuanzhou city generals, and they all came to greet Xiao Yi when they saw him.

Li Erniu hugged his fists and said: "Lord of Integrity, everything has been arranged, just wait for the thieves to call, so that they can taste our power." ”

Xiao Yi nodded silently, what he saw in front of him was a huge cannon, Xiao Yi touched the pitch-black cannon body in front of him, and his heart was full of confidence.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Xu Guangqi to buy artillery from Macao in order to prevent Houjin, and Xu Guangqi handed over the matter to Lu Ruohan, the general secretary, to handle it specifically.

The Macao Bugarao Cannon Foundry attached great importance to this matter, and sent an artillery commander to lead a large number of gunners and the craftsman of the artillery factory, Peter Duolu, to escort ten cannons into Beijing.

Passing through Zhuozhou, Hebei, because it was found that Zhuozhou was in an emergency, he left four cannons to assist in the defense, and the remaining six cannons arrived in Beijing on the third day of the first month.

The next day, the Portuguese artillery led the Silao test artillery in Gongsha, which was a great success.

Emperor Chongzhen then ordered Li Shouqi, the governor of Beijing, to cooperate with the ministers, set up cannons in the capital fortress, selected soldiers to learn the Western point release method, and gave the cannon the name "Shenwei General".

Xiao Yi has in his hand the 'Shenwei General Cannon', which has just been successfully tested at the beginning of this year, with a cannon body made of pig iron, three or five feet long, weighing 500 catties, and multiple reinforcing hoops.

This cannon is divided into three kinds: large, medium and small, and this one on the south gate is the large Shenwei general cannon, which fires a lead bullet weighing about seven catties, and the power is huge.

Chongzhen arrived at the five gates of Ulzhou City in March of the third year to help defend the city, and later damaged the two gates for some reason, which also made Xiao Yi feel heartache.

However, although this kind of cannon is hugely powerful, because there is no tool such as a ruler and a crosshair, the accuracy is insufficient, and whether it can be fired or not depends on luck.

This Kamui Shogun was held to the castle tower by a concave stone platform, because this heavy cannon often had a strong reaction force when fired, causing the cannon to retreat.

If it is not fixed here, it is very likely to injure the defenders behind the gunners and cannons, causing confusion among the garrisons.

Behind the cannons, piles of lead bullets were already placed for firing, and the battlements and enemy buildings were also full of solid shells, sasswood, and rolling stones.

Ready, just wait for the rogues to arrive.

Just thinking about it, suddenly on an enemy tower on the urn city, a captain of the bird gun team ran back from afar, he saw Xiao Yihou first hugged his fist, and then said: "Lord Yu, the rogue is here." ”

When everyone heard this, they looked over, only to see smoke and dust billowing in front of them, and a large flag was raised on the horizon, with the word 'king' painted on it.

Immediately after that, a black line appeared, and a dense peasant army came into view, and everyone felt the earth tremble from afar.

Seeing such a scene, the spearmen standing in the city inadvertently increased their strength with the hands holding the tiger spears, which also showed that their hearts were not as calm as they appeared.

The peasant army marched in a chaotic manner, gradually approaching the city of Ulju, getting closer and closer, until it suddenly stopped advancing a few miles away.

At the same time, someone from the east and west gates came to report that the peasant army of about a few thousand people each stayed outside the two gates and began to set up camp.

Xiao Yi glanced at the sky, and under the nervousness, it was already getting dark, so it was no wonder that the peasant army was camped there.

Shi Gang shouted at this time: "My lord, seeing that they haven't set up camp yet, let me Lao Shi lead someone to kill him for a while!" "Looking at him, he was very excited.

Wang Dayong hehehe, and said: ", if you want to go, I will take the team with you at night, what is the matter with you." Shi Gang glared at Wang Dayong, and Wang Dayong glared back without showing weakness.

Liu Tong joined in the fun, and shouted from the side of the urn: "I'll go, I'll go!" ”

Xiao Yi saw that everyone had no intention of being afraid, and it was actually not good to relax too much when the big war was approaching.

He waved his hand and said in a fierce voice: "Although the peasant army is weak, it is a fact that there are many of them, we can only defend the city, and we cannot go out of the city without the order of our own officials, and violators will be dealt with according to military regulations." ”

Seeing Xiao Yi's serious expression, everyone had no intention of laughing, and their faces were straightened, and they hugged their fists and said, "Obey the orders of the Lord of Ethics!" ”

The soldiers guarding the guard all had serious faces when they saw the officials, and they all had a spirit of twelve points in their hearts.

The peasant army was in chaos frequently, and it was already dark after the camp was set up, and I saw countless torches lit up there, people shouted and neighed, and slowly several cooking smoke rose.

Even though it was dark, everyone still saw the pillar of smoke rising over there, and the peasant army was cooking as if no one was around.

The peasant army could relax, but Xiao Yi didn't dare, he said to Li Erniu: "The soldiers will be repaired on the spot, and I will hand over the people to you, and they will be divided into two groups to rotate the vigil to strictly prevent the thief army from attacking the city at night." ”

Li Erniu's side was the general of Yuanzhou City, and said with a smile: "My lord is too worried, forgive these thieves and don't dare to attack the city." ”

Xiao Yi glared at the general and reprimanded: "If the thief army doesn't dare to attack the city, you won't be defended?" Who had predicted the last paytime? ”

The general didn't expect Xiao Yi to be so serious, he was taken aback at that time, and immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Lord Ethics atonements, humble and confused, so I will go to supervise the defense of the city, and I don't dare to relax the slightest!" ”

Xiao Yi snorted coldly, nodded and acquiesced, and the general and several other generals all ran into the urn city as if they had been amnestied.

After a while, he ran back to the section of the city wall that he was responsible for, and several team officers who usually got along well stepped forward with a smile and asked, "My lord, when can we rest?" ”

Unexpectedly, this general eye glared: "Rest? ”

"Lord Ethics has an order, strictly prevent night attacks, give me some energy, if I am responsible for the lot except the basket, Lao Tzu will be the first to cut him!"

Several team officers were also taken aback when they saw that there was no joke at all, nodded again and again, and went back to urge their subordinates to go to Minzhuang. (To be continued.) )