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After calming down a little, Pang Yue asked with a hint of fox: "Why do you all think so?" ”

Zhang Yunli said: "If you go back to Dashuai, as far as your subordinates know, it's not that no one has thought of blowing up the city wall with gunpowder before, but none of them have succeeded. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info when the thieves attacked Kaifeng, all the cannons were concentrated on the Kaifeng city wall for several days without the slightest progress. So, Liu Zongmin, the general of the camp, came up with a method, first digging a big hole in the root of the city wall, and then filling in a large amount of gunpowder, in an attempt to blow up the city wall in this way. But the result was that when the soldiers of the camp lit the fire, fireworks were set off in the large hole filled with gunpowder, which was so dazzling that it could be seen clearly within a radius of several miles. However, when the fireworks went out, the city wall remained untouched, and even the big hole that had been so painstakingly dug was not enlarged by half a minute. ”

As soon as Zhang Yunli's words fell, they immediately resonated with the rest of the people in the tent.

"That's right, my subordinates also remember this very well." He Zhenting said, "At that time, we had not moved to Luzhou with Huang Shuai, and we were still fighting against the Western Thieves in Henan, and we had all heard about it. The subordinates still remember that at that time, the marshal had just been promoted to the general manager of Qian, and after hearing about this, he couldn't stop laughing, laughing and saying that the thief was stupid. ”

"Exactly!" Shi Youliang also said with a big grin, "At that time, I had just returned to the imperial court from Xiying, and I had not yet been transferred to the command of my lord, but I also clearly remember that the incident was like a gust of wind, and it spread widely. When the brothers around them heard about it, they joked that they didn't have a chance to see the fireworks. What a loss! ”

There was a burst of laughter in the tent.

Cui Shoucheng, who has always been old-fashioned, also smiled and nodded: "In addition, there is one more thing. At the end of that year, we moved to Luzhou with Huang Shuai. When you reach the junction of Henan and Anhui. There was a gang of thieves who had the audacity to attack our army's rear team transporting grain and grass. Huang Shuai was furious and turned around and attacked the cottage where the thieves were entrenched. At that time, the thousand corps led by the marshal was the vanguard of the attack, and his subordinates were among them. Unexpectedly, the fortress of the thieves was extremely strong, and the walls were all made of stone in the middle of the mountain, which was tall and strong, and the soldiers attacked several times but did not enter it. Thereupon. General Weng asked Huang Shuai if he could try the same method used by the thieves and blow up the wall with gunpowder. And said. The reason why the thieves failed by using this method is because they are thieves, and they have no way to help them, and even Heaven will not bless them. And our army is an officer army. Act with dignity and integrity. It may not be the same as the mistakes of the thieves. If gunpowder can blow up a cannon, how can it not blow up the walls? So......"

So our army also dug holes under the base of the wall and filled it with a large amount of gunpowder, but only fireworks were set off, but the wall did not move at all. I remembered it too! Pang Yue sighed and said, although this incident happened before he crossed over, he still guessed the result without waiting for Cui Shoucheng to finish speaking.

"It turns out that the handsome still remembers, I thought you had forgotten it a long time ago!" He Zhenting smiled. After that, he said quite solemnly, "So." Gunpowder can't blow up the walls. ”

Immediately afterwards, Chen Youlong and Shi Lang also talked about several failed cases of black powder blasting they encountered.

Hearing this, Pang Yue suddenly felt that something was wrong, in the history of the time and space where he was originally located, there were not without examples of black powder blasting the city wall. In that year, hundreds of thousands of Taiping troops besieged the fortified city of Nanjing, which was guarded by thousands of Qing troops. After repeated defeats, Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, was able to attack the city by blowing up a section of the city wall near Yifeng Gate with black powder. Later, the Taiping army copied this method many times, and it was almost invincible. Even later, when the people's army attacked Linfen, it also used the method of black powder blasting to break through the city. This shows that black powder is not incapable of blasting walls. But in this day and age, why are there so few successful examples?

After pondering for a moment, Pang Yue said to everyone: "Just like what He Guerrilla said just now, General Weng asked a good question back then, since gunpowder can blow up a cannon, how can it not blow up the city wall?" Have you ever thought about this question? ”

"Hey, Dashuai, isn't this obvious?" Shi Youliang said in a rare way, "The cannon belongs to gold, the city wall belongs to the earth, the fire can overcome the gold but not the soil, of course, the gunpowder can only blow up the bore but not the wall!" ”

Hearing that Shi Youliang had found such a reason, Pang Yue almost laughed on the spot, but when he saw that everyone in the tent looked like he was deeply impressed, he couldn't help but sigh secretly: Feudal superstition is really unbelievable!

With Shi Youliang's experience, Pang Yue immediately stopped the rest of the people from speaking, for fear that the answers they said would include the Jade Emperor and various immortals. This is a military meeting, not a teahouse. When the tent was quiet, Pang Yue began to think alone. He already felt that since there were so many successful cases out there, it meant that the problem was not difficult to solve, and if he thought about it, it might just be a layer of window paper.

Seeing that Pang Yue fell into deep thought for a while, the generals present no longer bothered, but turned their eyes to the map of Guangzhou city that unfolded on the table.

In fact, the crux of the problem is just a layer of window paper. It didn't take long for Pang Yue's brows to gradually relax, and he raised his head and asked the generals in the tent about the various details of the series of failed blasting cases.

After getting a detailed answer, Pang Yue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it seems that the crux of the problem is here! At the same time, I laughed and scolded myself in my heart for being stupid, I didn't even think of this key point!

Facing the expectant gaze of the next crowd, Pang Yue cleared his throat and smiled: "Perhaps, we can do this......"

……

Early the next morning, the rebel army led by Chen Zizhuang and Zhang Jiayu arrived at the foot of Baiyun Mountain and came to rendezvous with Huguang Town. Although it suffered a heavy defeat the day before yesterday, Chen Zizhuang's rebel army still had 15,600 people, plus more than 10,000 rebels brought by Zhang Jiayu, the total number exceeded 30,000. In addition, the total strength of Huguang Town is more than 15,000, and Chen Youlong's troops received some recruits from the military department when they were in Hengzhou, and now they are also in their early 4,000s. In this way, the total siege force gathered under the city of Guangzhou has reached about 50,000, plus more than 10,000 men and horses of Ma Jinzhong's army, which has not arrived for the time being, and the Qing army in the city has a tenfold advantage.

However, compared with the regular official armies such as Huguang Town, the rebel army was much worse in terms of equipment, not only lacked armor, but also did not even have uniform clothing, and many soldiers only wrapped their heads with red cloth to show their differences. Moreover, the performance in terms of morale is also uneven, the morale of Zhang Jiayu's department is still high, while the morale of Chen Zizhuang's rebel army is relatively low due to the defeat the day before yesterday. But Pang Yue was not worried about this, there were only five or six thousand Qing troops left in the city, and they were all frightened birds, and their morale would fall further if there was no hope for reinforcements. As long as they can successfully attack the city and make reasonable arrangements, only nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses from Huguang Town and Chen Youlong's troops can solve the Qing army in the city.

"Lord Chen, Lord Zhang!" Seeing Chen Zizhuang and Zhang Jiayu walking into the camp, Pang Yue greeted him with a smile on his face, hugged his fists and said, "It is an honor for Pang to be able to fight side by side with the two adults and the righteous teachers of your department this time!" ”

Zhang Jiayu is about thirty years old, with a tall figure, a face like a crown of jade, and a handsome appearance, and he is a rare beautiful man. And talented, when the nineteen-year-old Xiucai, the twenty-two-year-old Zhongjuren, the twenty-nine-year-old Zhongjinshi and was awarded the Hanlin Academy Shu Jishi, it can be said that the early success, the young ambition. Seeing Pang Yue come out to greet him, he also walked up to Pang Yue and returned the salute with a smile: "Uncle Dingwu is polite!" On that day, the soldiers of Huguang Town defeated the invincible thief Li Chengdong in a battle in Qingyuan City. It should be Jiayu's honor to be able to fight side by side with your army this time and recover Guangzhou for the imperial court! ”

"Uncle Dingwu is so humble, but Zizhuang is ashamed! The day before yesterday...... Alas! When Chen Zizhuang said this, he couldn't help but sigh heavily, "The events of the day before yesterday are really unbearable, Zizhuang doesn't want to mention it again, I just hope that this time I can defeat Qing Yu in one fell swoop, and I will be ashamed!" ”

"Lord Chen, rest assured, this time the Qing captives have become a turtle in the urn, and our army will definitely be able to conquer Guangzhou in one fell swoop, and capture the ugly Tong Yangjia, Li Chengdong, etc., in order to comfort the souls of the dead righteous men in the sky!" Pang Yue comforted

After everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while, Zhang Jiayu asked, "I wonder when Governor Yang will arrive?" In addition, regarding the siege of the city, does Ding Wubo already have a plan? ”

Pang Yue said: "Governor Yang still has some things to deal with, and he will lead the follow-up soldiers and horses to arrive in these two days." At that time, he was worried that the situation in Guangzhou would change, so he asked Pang and Chen Shen to come first. Before leaving, Governor Yang granted Pang the right to respond to the situation, and if necessary, he could launch an attack on Guangzhou first. As for how to attack the city, Pang is willing to discuss it with the two adults. ”

Zhang Jiayu and Chen Zizhuang glanced at each other when they heard this, and they both saw the affirmative meaning in each other's eyes. Last night, they talked and deliberated for a long time, and they had already made a preliminary decision.

"Ding Wubo is familiar with military affairs and has great achievements, and he will definitely be able to defeat the capture again this time." Chen Zizhuang said, "Therefore, Chen and Xuanzi Xian decided that this time, we will cooperate with the soldiers of Huguang Town, as for how to deploy, it is all up to Ding Wubo to decide, and we will never follow the reason!" ”

"Brother Jisheng is right, Jiayu also thinks the same way!" Zhang Jiayu also said.

Pang Yue hurriedly said: "Two adults, this is not very suitable, right?" How can Pang be so trusted by the two? ”

Chen Zizhuang sighed, and said solemnly: "Uncle Ding Wu doesn't have to shirk, this time only Uncle Ding Wu can take on this important task." Chen and Xuanzi have never liked to say things against their hearts, and now they are also sincere to each other! ”

Seeing that Chen Zizhuang and Zhang Jiayu were resolute, and it really didn't look like they were pretending to be polite, Pang Yue had no choice but to agree: "Okay, but if there is any problem that is difficult to solve, Pang Mou is afraid that he will still bother the two adults." ”

"Of course this is no problem, Ding Wubo is welcome!" Chen Zizhuang and Zhang Jiayu laughed.

"Okay, then Pang Mou thanked the two adults. Right now, I want to ask Master Chen for help. ”

"Dingwu Bo, but it doesn't hurt to say it." (To be continued.) )