Bang!

A moment later, under the gaze of the Ming army and the rebels, dozens of heavy artillery pieces rang out almost simultaneously, and a deafening loud bang erupted, causing the earth to tremble.

Some of the military horses in the Ming army camp couldn't help but neigh after being frightened, as if there were signs of rage, and they were dragged by the knights so as not to collide with Emperor Xuande's holy car.

When a cloud of white smoke was released from each of the heavy cannons, dozens of swarthy shells **** out of the barrels, lined up in a straight line in the air, and flew towards the walls of Le'an City, which looked quite spectacular.

The rebels on the city wall suddenly became agitated after witnessing the scene in front of them, and they all dodged backwards in horror, not to mention them, even many soldiers of the Ming army were frightened by the shocking scene of the heavy artillery fired just now.

Li Yuntian raised his head and stared at the cannonballs flying in the air, judging from the flight trajectory of the cannonballs, it was enough to fall on the walls of Le'an City, but he didn't know whether they were solid bullets or flowering shells inside.

If you have a solid bullet, it's a big deal to smash a hole in the city wall, but if you change it to a flowering bullet, then casualties are inevitable.

However, since Emperor Xuande wants to recruit the King of Han, there is a chance that he will not use the flowering bomb to make some blood, so as not to stimulate the King of Han.

Sure enough, just as Li Yuntian thought, the shells did not explode after falling on the city wall, but smashed heavily on the walkway of the city wall, leaving deep pits on the ground after the stone chips flew away.

Looking at the pits on the ground, the rebels on the city wall couldn't help but show fear, no one thought that the heavy artillery of the Shenji Battalion could hit so far, and if it was hit, it would not be killed on the spot.

King Han's expression was unusually cold, his face was cloudy, the power of the heavy artillery of the Shenji Battalion he had seen it before when he was in the capital, but he didn't expect that the range would increase a lot after ten years, if the Ming army was attacking the city, it would be replaced with flowering shells, then the rebels defending the city would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Li Yuntian's view was different from that of the Han Dynasty, and given the limited casting technology of the Ming Dynasty, the cannon body had many shortcomings that were difficult to overcome, such as sand hole and smoothness.

Therefore, after firing several shells, the chamber of those heavy guns will often be unable to withstand the tremendous pressure generated during the explosion and crack and be damaged, resulting in the tragedy of the chamber and causing heavy casualties to the gunners who operate the guns.

This is also why the heavy artillery of the Shenji Battalion was not pulled out until the siege of Le'an City, in addition to the fact that the Shenji Battalion was the guard of Emperor Xuande, the most important reason is that the heavy artillery is not beaten, it can be used to scare people, if it is really put into battle, there will definitely be great attrition.

Although those heavy artillery had many flaws, they were deeply loved by Emperor Yongle because of their great power and deterrence, and became the highest military secret of the Ming Dynasty.

It took a lot of effort for the Han King to get the blueprints of those heavy cannons, but unfortunately because there were no craftsmen with the technology to make huge heavy artillery, he could only make some cannons that were smaller in size and power, which were called artillery.

"Oh~~"

After witnessing the power of the heavy artillery, the camp of the Ming army erupted in deafening cheers, and directly overwhelmed the rebels in momentum.

"King Han, the emperor has decreed that as long as you hand over those who secretly bewitch the rebels, you can be spared the death penalty!" When the cheers subsided, a thousand households rode out of the Ming army on horseback, came to the city and shouted at the Han king on the tower of the city gate.

"Bring the bow!" Hearing this, a sneer appeared at the corner of King Han's mouth, and he stretched out his hand to a soldier with a bow and arrow on the side and said, Emperor Xuande wanted to make him surrender and betray his men, which was undoubtedly wishful thinking.

The soldier did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly handed the bow and arrow to the king of Han, who drew his bow and arrows, aimed at the thousand households who kept shouting under the city, and as soon as he let go of his hand, the long arrow swished towards him.

With a snap, the Qianhu felt a black shadow coming towards him from upstairs, and subconsciously shrank his head, accompanied by a crisp sound, the hat tassel on the helmet was shot down hard, and he was immediately frightened into a cold sweat, and the shouting in his mouth stopped abruptly.

The rebels on the city wall couldn't help but cheer in unison when they saw that King Han's archery skills were so good, and their morale rose a lot.

"Sue the emperor, this king's army this time is according to the edict of Emperor Taizu, in order to protect the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, as long as he ties Xia Yuanji and other traitors to the city and ties them up, then this king should open the city to welcome the holy driver!" After King Han handed the bow and arrow back to the soldier in front of him, he said coldly to the Qianhu under the city.

The two armies fought without a fight, so the hat of the thousand households that the king of Han deliberately shot just now, otherwise with the shooting skills of the king of Han, the thousand households would definitely not have the possibility of survival.

Although the Han King raised troops this time to seize the Ming Dynasty, he played the banner of "Qing Jun's side" and aimed the spearhead at Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi and other old ministers in the court, so he naturally would not admit his behavior of plotting to usurp the throne, and put a legal coat on his rebellion.

"Quickly tie up Xia Yuanji and send it to the prince."

"Kill Xia Yuanji, and the prince will let you go."

"The prince obeys the heavens, and is dedicated to the sake of the Ming Dynasty, don't be deceived by Xia Yuanji's traitor."

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When the rebels on the city wall heard this, they immediately shouted loudly, and their prestige was greatly boosted.

Seeing this, the Qianhu knew that the King of Han would not surrender, so he pulled the reins of the horse, turned around and ran back to the Ming army camp.

"Give the order to go down and prepare to defend the city." King Han looked at the Qianhu who returned to the camp with an indifferent expression, and gave an order in a deep voice, since he refused Emperor Xuande's surrender, then the Ming army would definitely attack the city next.

He knew very well that those generals in the Ming army camp now must be eager for Emperor Xuande to order the siege of the city, and they all wanted to take him for meritorious service and become a promotion rank in the future.

The rebels were then busy on the city walls, preparing for the defense of the city in a chaotic manner, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became tense, and a major offensive and defensive battle was about to begin.

After learning that the King of Han refused to surrender, the accompanying generals asked Emperor Xuande to fight, and with the support of the firearms of the Shenji Battalion, Le'an City was just around the corner, and no one wanted to miss this last opportunity for meritorious service.

In the face of the high-spirited generals, Emperor Xuande seemed a little hesitant, he knew the thoughts of those generals, but now that the war in Shandong is about to end, in the face of Le'an, which has become an ancient city, he does not want to use the sword in vain, and the lives are ruined, if he can force the rebels in the city to surrender is the best policy.

Moreover, if the King of Han is killed at this time, then there is a chance that the King of Zhao will be forced to oppose Zhangde, and it will also make the vassal kings of the world panic, and the consequences are unpredictable.

What is especially important is that once King Zhao raises troops, there is a good chance that Lu Zhongqian and Bai Dexiang will follow him, and the rebellion initiated by King Han will continue.

Therefore, the bell must be tied to the bell, and only by subduing the Han king can this rebellion be completely ended.

"Your Majesty, the rebels are already at the end of their crossbows at this time, and the minister feels that he should now focus on attacking his heart and disintegrating his morale, and then Le'an City will be self-defeating!"

Just when the generals on the right side of the imperial chariot gathered in front of Emperor Xuande's imperial chariot to ask for battle, Li Yuntian, who was standing among the ministers on the left, groaned for a while, and arched his hand at Emperor Xuande in the imperial chariot, and said loudly.

Hearing this, the scene suddenly fell silent, and the surrounding civil and military officials looked at Li Yuntian one after another.

Although Li Yuntian can be described as a humble official in front of these important ministers of the imperial court, since the first battle of Black Bull Town, no matter whether he is a minister or a general, he has already been impressed, and no one will think that his words have no weight.

Li Yuntian's current identity is very special, originally he was an out-and-out civil official, the imperial history of the orthodox two-list Jinshi, and also the Shuji of the Hanlin Academy.

However, with the progress of the war in Shandong, after Li Yuntian commanded several beautiful victories one after another, his military talent was undoubtedly revealed, and he was unconsciously recognized and accepted by the nobles of the court.

According to the traditions of all dynasties, especially the practice since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, after the rebellion of the Han Dynasty was assessed, Li Yuntian, who had made outstanding achievements in the Shandong War, would definitely be knighted by Emperor Xuande, and then become a member of the Ming Dynasty.

If this is the case, Li Yuntian will create a precedent for the Ming Dynasty officialdom and become the first nobleman born in the two rankings, spanning the military and political worlds of the Ming Dynasty.

It is worth mentioning that although Li Yuntian served as the chief instructor of the Jingshi Lecture Martial Arts Hall, and was also in charge of the military pavilion Wuxuan Qing Officials Division Wuju Hall, he was still a civil official in essence.

The reason is very simple, the Jingshi Lecture Wutang and the Military Pavilion Wuxuan Qing Officials Division were originally subordinate institutions of the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War is one of the six departments, and the officials in it are all civilian officials, and only the officials who serve in the Protectorate and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies are military attachés.

If Li Yuntian was knighted by Emperor Xuande, then he would become a member of the Ming Dynasty, even if he did not serve in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, he would have the status of a military attaché.

"Governor Li, the emperor asked you how to attack your heart?" A moment later, Jin Ying walked out of the imperial chariot and stood in front of the imperial chariot and asked Li Yuntian in a loud voice.

"Your Majesty, the rebels are now in a dead end, as the saying goes, ants still steal life, let alone people."

Li Yuntian had already prepared, and bowed down to the imperial chariot in an orderly manner and replied, "According to the minister's opinion, the vast majority of the rebels were coerced by the King of Han and had to follow him to rebel. ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers are willing to enter the city to persuade the King of Han to surrender, so as not to suffer from the sword and the sword." As he spoke, Li Yuntian turned around and said loudly.

"What?" Hearing this, the civil and military officials at the scene suddenly had a commotion, and they all showed shocked looks, you must know that the king of Han hates Li Yuntian the most now, if Li Yuntian enters Le'an City, wouldn't it be a sheep into the tiger's mouth, and there will be no return?

"Your Majesty, the King of Han now hates Governor Li to the core, and he must not let Governor Li be in danger." As soon as Li Yuntian's words fell, Yang Shiqi arched his hand to Emperor Xuande in the imperial palace and said, as Li Yuntian's mentor, he didn't want to see Li Yuntian die.

"Your Majesty, as long as you offer a reward to the rebels in the city, someone will capture the King of Han and present it to the emperor." Zhang Hao then said in a deep voice, he didn't agree with Li Yuntian to go on an adventure, if Li Yuntian had any accidents, how could he explain to Zhou Zheng?

"Your Majesty, don't let Governor Li go on an adventure."

"Your Majesty, the King of Han is brutal by nature, and Governor Li will undoubtedly die here."

"Your Majesty, as long as the rebels' morale is shaken, Le'an City can be destroyed without attack, and Governor Li does not need to enter the city."

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As Yang Shiqi and Zhang Hao made their stance clear, the civil and military officials present opened their mouths to second, opposing Li Yuntian's going to Le'an City to recruit the King of Han.!^!

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