readx; "Boom, boom!"

Dozens of grenades exploded in the mountains in an instant, stirring up pieces of flesh and bones and snowflakes to weave into a blood-colored mist. www.biquge.info When the fog receded slightly, what appeared in front of the thieves behind them was a bloody scene comparable to hell: hundreds of thieves who rushed to the front, some were blown up and lost arms and legs, some lost even half of their bodies, and some turned into a blood gourd although their bodies were intact. After a while, the miserable moaning slowly sounded, and then it was blown away by the mountain wind of the call sign!

Liu Zhe saw it clearly from behind, and exclaimed: "Oh no, how can the enemy's iron bumps be so powerful!" Withdraw, let's take it down first! ”

Liu Zhe really knew the goods, and what caused great damage to his subordinates was the second-generation grenade with the improved fuze system. It's just that the thieves don't know that this thing is called a "grenade", and can only replace it with an "iron lump".

The thieves were not unfamiliar with this new type of firearm. A few years ago, when Li Zicheng besieged Qinwangzhuang, he suffered a big loss of grenades, and later spread among the thieves. But at that time, the grenade was only ignited with an exposed twist**, and the twist was easily extinguished after being thrown, and it could not exert the maximum lethality. Now, however, the detonation rate of grenades is close to 100 percent with the use of string fuses, and the number of grenades caused by the same number of grenades is multiplied.

After Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, although the backbone technical force of the military factory moved to Beijing, the military production of Qinwangzhuang did not stop for a day. In addition to guns and ammunition, the largest production is hand grenades. Not only did Xie Yong's Qin soldiers have a lot of equipment, but even Zuo Guangxian and He Renlongbu were equipped with some. However, in the past, Sun Chuanting mainly pursued and suppressed the thieves, and the bird gun with a longer range was the most suitable, and the grenade rarely came in handy. In addition, Gao Yingxiang was far away from the northwest of Hubei and did not know much about the situation of the officials and troops in Shaanxi, so he suffered such a big loss.

The thieves are also flesh and blood, and seeing that the "iron pimple" of the officials and soldiers is so terrifying, who would dare to go up and send them to death. Therefore, before Liu Zhe gave the order, many people had already run down with their belts. It's just that it's easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, and although it's laborious to climb up the mountain, you can at least stand firmly; It's not the same when you run down, if you're not careful, you will fall down.

The Qinling Mountains are steep, and they usually have to be careful when going down the mountain along the road, but now the thieves are panicked and are in a hurry to escape from the range of the grenade, how can they take care of so much. As a result, many people tumbled and fell down the cliff, and at the same time knocked down many thieves behind them. When he retreated to a safe place, Liu Zhe was a little rougher and killed fifty or sixty people, almost catching up with the number of people killed directly by the grenade.

In this battle, the thieves suffered hundreds of casualties, but they didn't even touch the corners of the clothes of the officers and soldiers, and Liu Zhe's head couldn't help but sweat. He didn't dare to attack rashly, because the thieves had no "military discipline" at all, and the reason why his gang worked hard for him was to grab food, money, and women under his leadership, rather than die on the battlefield. It's okay to die one or two, but if he dies so many people at once, if he forces the attack again, maybe his subordinates will pick on and even mutiny.

So while he tried his best to stabilize his position, he sent someone to immediately notify King Gao Yingxiang. Not long after, Gao Yingxiang led a large number of guards to catch up from behind, Liu Zhe hurriedly reported to him the previous battle situation, and finally pleaded: "King Chuang, now I am the enemy and the enemy, I don't know how many ambushes there are above, and I don't know how many grenades there are in the official army." If we insist on attacking, I am afraid that the casualties will be too great, and the hearts of the brothers will be chilled! ”

Gao Yingxiang listened with a gloomy face, turned his head to his most important subordinate Gu Junen and asked, "Old Gu, what do you think should be done?" ”

Gu Junen is in his Chinese New Year's Eve and is a native of Hubei. As the saying goes, "a nine-headed bird in the sky, a Hubei Yanke on the ground", most of the Hubei people are very smart, and they are the kind of slightly cunning smart. Gu Junen is one of them, he was born short and strong, although his appearance is not good, but a pair of sparkling eyes look extraordinary. Among the thieves mainly from Shaanxi, he can become Gao Yingxiang's confidant and favorite general, and Gao Yingxiang obeys him, which shows how shrewd this person is.

When Liu Zhe spoke just now, Gu Junen had been listening quietly. At this time, Gao Yingxiang asked, Gu Junen did not answer directly, but asked Liu Zhe: "General Liu, since the enemy army is powerful, what do you think we should do if we withdraw to Shangzhou?" ”

Liu Zhe was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, and he said loudly: "I didn't mean that, of course I can't just withdraw it!" ”

"That's right!" Gu Junen immediately said, "Not to mention that taking Tongguan and occupying all of Shaanxi is the established goal of King Chuang, even if we retreat to Shangzhou, where can we go next?" The people in Hanzhong have been exhausted, and they can't afford to support so many of us; The fierce battle in Henan is in full swing, whether it is the Northern Army or Hong Chengchou, they can't pee in the same pot with us, and we can only ask for hardships when we go; Although Hubei and Sichuan are places where troops are used, the soldiers are homesick and their morale is booming, and if they turn back now, they will inevitably be separated, and it is difficult to predict whether it will be a blessing or a curse. ”

"The army has marched here, it is difficult to ride a tiger, and it is absolutely impossible to retreat!" Gao Yingxiang finally expressed his attitude and unmistakably expressed his support for Gu Junen. As soon as he spoke, Liu Zhe and other generals didn't dare to say anything more.

"General Liu is worried that his subordinates will suffer too many casualties, and he loves soldiers like sons, so he can't say that it's wrong." Gu Junen said skillfully, "If we bring all the people and horses, it is better to say that those new recruits can rush up." However, the soldiers are fast, and what King Chuang wants is to seize Tongguan with lightning speed, so he can't lose a big one because of a small loss. In my opinion, General Liu still has to boost his morale and send his soldiers to attack in turn. Of course, you can use a shield to protect your body when attacking, and I don't expect that there will be too many enemies above, and when they consume the iron lumps, it will be time for our army to show its might. ”

These words made Gao Yingxiang nod again and again, but Liu Zhe did not say anything, and he had already greeted Gu Junen's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart. You're talking lightly, why don't you get it?! You Gu Junen are not stupid, you pestering King Chuang all day long, your mouth is sweeter than smearing honey, so that King Chuang only listens to you, our old brothers who started together in Shaanxi are not as good as you, a newcomer!

Gao Yingxiang was annoyed when he saw that Liu Zhe didn't speak, and was about to speak, but Gu Junen glanced at him, called him aside and whispered: "King Chuang, it seems that General Liu is reluctant to let his subordinates go." For today's plan, the only way to do this is to use the old way: there must be a brave man under the heavy reward. ”

Gao Yingxiang nodded gratefully to Gu Junen, turned around and laughed at Liu Zhe: "Old Liu, isn't it just that you lost for a while, what is this?" If we were afraid of death, we wouldn't rebel! Don't be afraid of losing money, as long as you can destroy the enemy army on the mountain and let the army cross the Qinling Mountains smoothly, the whole province of Shanxi will be yours in the future! ”

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