The middle of the night outside Ningyuan City was solemn and dignified. Although it was early spring, the vast land was still frozen solid. The corpses of the Houjin army who died on the battlefield had no one to collect at all, and they were lying on the ground horizontally, and they had gradually frozen into one with the ground, as solid as a boulder.

Zhu Youzhen had just crawled past a dead corpse, and suddenly saw the corpse with a bloody face with his eyes wide open, and his terrifying expression was forever fixed at the moment of death. Although this look no longer has the brilliance of a living person, it still carries an eerie cold aura of unwillingness, remorse, and resentment, which penetrates Zhu Youzhen's internal organs.

"Ahh Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but exclaim in fright.

"Shut up! You can't just be quiet! Li Chongyao crawled forward with the body of the Franc cannon, and muttered in a low voice, "Isn't it just a dead man, what is there to be afraid of!" ”

"Be quiet, too!" Qi Meifeng, who was crawling at the front to lead the way, said in a low voice, "It's already close to the enemy camp!" ”

It turned out that under Zhu Youzhen's repeated insistence, Yuan Chonghuan had no choice but to agree to this risky plan. If he doesn't agree, he can't do it, because the military rations are exhausted, Ning Yuan can no longer defend it, and now he can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and he will hit this big luck.

He originally wanted to choose an experienced gunner to replace Zhu Youzhen, but he couldn't find a gunner who could calculate the trajectory of the shell.

Zhu Youzhen also secretly rejoiced, fortunately, the middle school mathematics had not been completely forgotten, and it finally came in handy at this time.

But he obviously couldn't move the heavy Franc cannon alone, and it was easy to expose the target if he sent more manpower. After repeated discussions, it was finally agreed that Zhu Youzhen, Qi Meifeng, and Li Chongyao would go out of the city together to complete this "beheading operation".

Originally, the Franc cannon was mounted on a gun carriage with a wheel, but if it was fired out so ostentatiously, it would be discovered by the Jurchens. So the three of them removed a Franc cannon from the gun truck, and Qi Meifeng and Li Chongyao were mainly responsible for carrying the body of the Franc cannon weighing more than 200 catties, and at the same time responsible for protecting Zhu Youzhen's safety.

And Zhu Youzhen was responsible for carrying ammunition, gun mounts, and the last crucial shot.

It just so happened that the clouds were overcast after nightfall, and the moon and stars in the sky were all obscured by thick clouds, and it was pitch black outside the city, and it was almost impossible to see five fingers. Zhu Youzhen secretly said that God will help me, and when the junction of Zichou is reached, that is, at about one o'clock in the morning, the three of them changed into night clothes, quietly opened the city gate, and touched the camp of the Houjin army.

But the target was miles away, and carrying the Franc cannon became an extremely hard task. Although Qi Meifeng and Li Chongyao are superb in martial arts, they are women after all, and they have walked long with a cannon body of more than 200 catties, only to feel that their arms are sore, and their whole bodies tremble, so they have to grit their teeth and support themselves.

And Zhu Youzhen was even more strenuous because although the ammunition and iron gun mount he carried were much lighter than the cannon body, they were at least dozens of catties. In his previous life, he didn't like sports very much, and his physical fitness could only be regarded as average, and he was tired and out of breath after not walking far.

And when they got closer and closer to the Houjin camp, for fear of being discovered by the lookout sentry, the three of them had to change to crawl forward, which made them even more unbearable. They were afraid of the sound of the iron cannon and the gun carriage colliding with the ground, and they had to hold up these heavy things a little, and after a while, they sweated like rain, and even on such a cold night, their whole bodies were quickly soaked.

Fortunately, the siege of the city continued for days, and the spirit of the Jurchens was also a little relaxed. At this time, everything was silent, and most of the Houjin troops had already fallen asleep, leaving only a small number of soldiers on duty at night to shuttle around the camp. There is also a lookout platform set up high at the camp gate, and a non-commissioned officer is responsible for observing the movements of the Ming army in Ningyuan City.

At this time, it was already the second half of the night, and the soldier in charge of the lookout could not resist the invasion of sleepiness, and was leaning on the wooden railing behind him to nap.

Zhu Youzhen and the three of them saw that the opportunity could not be missed, so they gritted their teeth and used all their strength to finally quietly transport the Franc machine gun to an open space about 100 steps away from Houjin Daying.

Qi Meifeng raised her hand to signal everyone to stop, and said in a very low voice: "You can't go any further, if you go any further, you will be discovered!" ”

Zhu Youzhen crouched on the ground and looked forward, and saw that most of the Houjin camp had fallen into a deathly silence, except for one place where the lights were bright. Through the faintly beating firelight, it can be seen that this is the Yellow Dragon Tent of the Houjin Great Khan Nurhachi, whom he has carefully observed countless times during the day and has long been familiar with by heart!

Zhu Youzhen used the visual ranging method to estimate the distance between himself and the Yellow Dragon Tent, which was about one hundred and fifty paces, which was exactly the most ideal range of the Franc cannon. He was overjoyed, and hurriedly motioned to Qi Meifeng and Li Chongyao to assemble the artillery, while he took out the paper and pen that he had already prepared, and began to calculate the shooting of Zhu Yuan.

But when he stopped, the sweat all over his body was immediately blown through by the north wind, and Zhu Youzhen only felt cold to his bones. His hands were already frozen, and he was trembling vigorously with a brush, and he couldn't write a word. After a long time, even the ink was almost frozen.

Qi Meifeng was anxious when she saw it, and secretly thought that this was under the nose of the enemy, and she would be discovered if she was not careful. At that time, let alone firing the cannon, I was afraid that none of the three of them would be able to get out.

In a hurry, as soon as she set up the Franc cannon, she crawled to Zhu Youzhen's side, picked up his right hand, which was full of cracks, and tried hard to breathe up, trying to make Zhu Youzhen feel warmer.

But the temperature at night was too low, and as soon as the air was exhaled, it condensed into a mist and quickly lost its temperature.

Seeing that this move was not effective, Qi Meifeng Dai frowned slightly, turned her heart sideways, and actually stretched Zhu Youzhen's rough hand into her arms and stuck it on her hot chest!

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen seemed to forget that he was on the battlefield. In his eyes, Qi Meifeng no longer seems to be the heroic general of the Ming army, but just a gentle and kind peasant girl! She is the person of her heart, and she wants to use her hot body temperature to completely melt herself!

"Hey! Have you had enough of the cheapness? Li Chongyao scolded angrily in a low voice, and finally pulled the goods back from his fantasy, and quickly pulled his hand out of Qi Meifeng's arms.

"Your Highness, do you feel warmer?" Qi Meifeng's cheeks were red, and her words were like filaments.

"Ahh It's so much better, I'll be fine right away! Zhu Youzhen hurriedly collected his mind and used the method taught by Sun Yuanhua to calculate the angle of the muzzle and the amount of charge. After doing the math, he found that the muzzle of the cannon was a little higher, and was about to crawl over to adjust, but he couldn't help but let out a loud sneeze.

There was silence all around, and the sneeze was particularly abrupt. The Jurchen soldiers on the watchtower opposite immediately woke up, and their eyes shot towards the three of them like knives.

At this time, the Franc cannon has been set up, and it is absolutely too late to disassemble and conceal it. Just at this moment, a gust of wind blew through the sky, tearing a slight hole in the clouds. By the moonlight that was sprinkled, the Jurchen was horrified to see that a cannon had been erected a hundred paces away, and the muzzle of the black hole was pointing at the camp!

Without waiting for him to make a warning, Li Chongyao was quick with his eyes, opened his bow and arrows, and let him go without seeing how to aim. I only heard a muffled snort from the other side, and the sharp arrow hit the man's throat. The man fell limply backwards and fell from the high watchtower with a loud noise.

As soon as the lookout fell to the ground, a small group of Jurchen soldiers patrolling the vicinity immediately became alert and rushed towards the watchtower. Li Chongyao saw it really and said anxiously: "Have you done it well?" Hurry up and fire, it's too late! ”

"Alright, alright!" Zhu Youjian hurriedly adjusted the angle of the muzzle and loaded the ammunition again. By this time, the patrol team had already spotted the lookout who had been shot dead and began to make an uproar.

Zhu You bit his heart and bit his heart when he checked his teeth, and the success or failure of the secret path was in this move, so he lit the fire and lit the fuse.

The fire outside the camp flashed, and the Jurchens inside immediately noticed it, and immediately rang the gong for the alarm, and at the same time shouted loudly: "The enemy army is sneaking up!" ”

Qi Meifeng saw that Xingzang had been exposed, and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, let's go quickly!" It's too late! ”

"Wait a minute, I'm going to see how this shot goes!" Zhu Youzhen stared at the flames on the fuse, wishing that it could burrow into the cannon chamber at once.

But this flame seems to be deliberately unable to get along with him, and it still climbs up unhurriedly. Seeing that he was about to climb into the barrel of the cannon, suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the flames suddenly dimmed, and they were extinguished! I wanted to light the fire again, but I found that the fire fold couldn't hit it!

Zhu Youzhen almost didn't vomit blood on the spot, and said in his heart, isn't this a joke for his brother? I finally worked hard to carry the Franc cannon here, and after worshipping for ninety-nine years, it was almost the last trembling, how could it really drop the chain at the critical moment!

At this time, the Houjin camp was already in a commotion, the camp gate was wide open, and the small group of soldiers who first found them had already rushed towards them with a shout!

Seeing that the matter was urgent, Qi Meifeng couldn't help but pick up Zhu Youzhen and said, "Your Highness, let me go!" ”

Zhu Youzhen still didn't give up, broke free from Qi Meifeng's arms, and blew violently at the fuse.

Sometimes, the course of history is shaped by such seemingly trivial events. The flame on the fuse had already been extinguished, but when Zhu Youzhen blew it, it burned again, and quickly crawled towards the cannon chamber!

Zhu Youzhen was just overjoyed, and Li Chongyao suddenly pounced and threw him and Qi Meifeng to the ground together.

At the moment when the three of them fell to the ground, an earth-shattering cannon rang out, shaking the entire earth. The Franc cannon finally fired, firing a shell weighing several pounds at the enemy camp!

Zhu Youzhen couldn't care about the buzzing in his ears, and hurriedly sat up to watch. I saw that the cannonball drew a perfect parabola in the air, and with the breath of death, it smashed fiercely into the Yellow Dragon Tent of the Houjin Army!

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen was so nervous that he even stopped breathing, for fear that if this cannon deviated slightly, everything would be in vain!

"Boom!" With a loud bang, this cannonball is still hitting the Yellow Dragon Tent in the end!

"Oh also!" Zhu Youzhen jumped up excitedly, but suddenly felt that his eyes were dark and he fainted!