On the city of Guiyang, the defenders cheered in unison when they saw the rebels retreating.

Cai Fuyi patted his chest and sighed. Just now the shape shì is very thrilling, if the rebels increase their strength, the moat will no longer exist, and then the rebels can go straight to the city and put the siege ladder on the head of the city. Once the enemy army ascends the tower, it is really unknown whether they will be able to hold the city wall.

Fu Zonglong laughed and said: "An Bangyan's old mistake has been committed again, and the military deployment and plan have changed day by day. The battle was in full swing just now, but now it is gone, and there is nothing left except for sending us a batch of war exploits. There are capable people in the rebel army, I think it's purely the kid surnamed Zhu who is scaring people. ”

Cai Fuyi also said: "Yes, yes, if the rebels do not retreat, they can fill the moat in another hour or two, and put the ladder on the city wall, and then they may not be able to climb the city wall and fight with us." But now that they have retreated, all the hard work they have just made has been wasted. I don't see An Bangyan growing at all, and it's the same as a few years ago. Although his power is now greater than when he besieged Guiyang City in the second year of the Apocalypse, his military rations have been lost and he can't hold out for a few days. Guiyang is a piece of chicken ribs for them, and after a few days, they will naturally retreat when they find that they can't attack the city. When the time comes, we can laugh at the kid from Beijing, and teach him by the way that the battle is not what he thinks, but how we fight. ”

Zhu Youcheng did not climb the city wall, but when he heard the cheers of the soldiers on the city wall, he guessed that the rebels had retreated.

He said secretly: "It's not scientific, there are obviously capable people in the rebel ranks, how can they not withdraw their troops in the middle of the battle?" Could it be that I was wrong in my speculation, that there were no capable people in the rebels, and that it was just a coincidence that they marched in an orderly formation? No matter, be prepared anyway. Let's build the walls first. Tonight, let the people who built the wall and the brocade guards work overtime, in case the situation changes, there is still room for turnaround. ”

Although Zhu Youcheng is only a teenager, he is very cautious and thinks about the worst outcome in everything. It is precisely because of this character. He was able to use 5,000 men and horses to withstand the strong attack of the 60,000-strong army of Jiannu on Juehua Island.

That night, the lights were bright in Guiyang City and outside Guiyang City, one side was nervously building the inner city wall, and the other side was frantically building siege vehicles. The city wall of Guiyang, which lies between the two, is quiet, like a chasm, cutting a huge and noisy construction site in two.

The soldiers were all resting, and they had to deal with the fierce battle that was coming tomorrow, but Cai Fuyi and Fu Zonglong looked at the busy figures on both sides and fell into deep thought. Zhu Youcheng didn't need to say anything. The inner walls are being built and are being built at an accelerated pace. The rebels were far away, and in the mountains and forests, only flickering torches and shadows could be seen. They knew the rebels were busy, but they didn't know what they were doing. However, no matter what the rebels are busy with, it is not a good thing for Guiyang City.

I was worried all night, and it was dawn. Cai Fuyi and Fu Zonglong finally found out what the rebels were busy all night because they pushed them out. They all make small cars. One is recognizable, with a long throwing arm and a throwing spoon, which is obviously a trebuchet; The other is a boxy coffin with a front wrapped in leather.

Fu Zonglong had studied the book of war, recognized that kind of car, and exclaimed: "Truck! ”

Cai Fuyi asked, "What is a car?" ”

"As the name suggests. The car is a car with its own shield, similar to the partial van of the Ming Dynasty. There are thick wooden planks in front of the cart, and they are covered with raw cowhide, which is very defensive. This kind of chariot can't be pierced, and the bow and crossbow can't be shot through. The cannon can't blow up, the only drawback is that it is a little slower. There were people in the car, and there were people behind the car. However," Fu Zonglong said with a smile, "it may have some effect on the defense of the car against the ground, but condescendingly, the car can only protect the people in the car, and the people behind the car are completely exposed to our firepower, so we can directly attack the people behind the car." Moreover, the chariot is very heavy and very slow, and it is such a long distance from the rebel camp to the city wall of Guiyang, I am afraid that I will not have to walk all day. In addition, the moat that has been filled in is covered with floating soil, and it is easy to go up by car, but it is difficult to get out. ”

"But what if the cart is pushed under the city, and the people in the cart dig our city wall?"

"That's not easy, throw it with a stone, burn it with fire. Although the car is strong, it is made of wood after all, and if you smash it a few times, it will definitely be shattered. The only thing that worries me is the enemy trebuchet. As far as I understand, the range of trebuchets is close to the range of our artillery, and our artillery ammunition is limited, but the rocks outside the city are unlimited. The trebuchet hit us with a single shot, killing and wounding countless people, and the damage to our army was too great, and it would be nice if a group of cavalry rushed up and smashed the trebuchet. It's a pity we don't have cavalry ......"

Cai Fuyi and Fu Zonglong glanced at the noisy construction site in the city at the same time. They knew that there were actually cavalry in Guiyang City, but they were in the hands of Zhu Youcheng. Because of the difference of opinion on attack and defense, Zhu Youcheng was unwilling to even go up the city wall, and it was a fantasy for him to send troops.

The two looked at each other and let out a long sigh.

However, even if Zhu Youcheng was willing to go up to the city wall, he would not send cavalry to fight. He is not afraid of trebuchets drummed up by the enemy, but will he be afraid of catapults with a shorter range? What's more, in order to facilitate transportation, the catapult shortened the length of the pillars and throwing rods, and the firing range was affected, and it was not the opponent of the Jinyi Weihu squatting cannon. When Zhu Youcheng saw the enemy's catapult, he naturally staged a good show of artillery against stone artillery. However, the reason why Sultai changed the trebuchet to a catapult was also because of the incredible power of Jinyiwei's artillery, and he hoped to transfer the position of the catapult before the second shell flew. Because at that time the artillery could not be fired continuously, and the interval between two shells was relatively long. This is also the experience that Jiannu summed up after eating enough of the loss of Daming artillery. It's a pity that he forgot that the artillery was able to change the angle of elevation and re-aim.

There are also tiger squat cannons on Guiyang City, but because the casting time is too long, the range of the cannon has been greatly shortened, and the quality of gunpowder in Guiyang City is very average.

A good horse with a good saddle, Jinyiwei's gunpowder formula and manufacturing method have been jointly improved by Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua, and the performance of black gunpowder has been brought into full play, so it can be said that before the invention of Sweden's Nobel yellow, Jinyiwei's gunpowder can still lead the world for two hundred years.

Without the gunpowder of Jinyiwei, the tiger squat cannon in Guiyang City could only exert fifty percent of its power, and naturally it could not restrain the rebels' catapults.

The rebels slowly moved to Guiyang City, they saw that Guiyang City had never released arrows, and they were smug in their hearts, Surtai was really a talent of the Qing Dynasty, and a small cart designed made the defenders of Guiyang City have nothing to do.

They also didn't want to think that they were still four miles away from Guiyang City, let alone bows and arrows, and even artillery couldn't hit such a long distance, let alone bows and arrows with a shorter range.

An Bangyan looked at the slowly shrinking encirclement, was overjoyed, and said, "Mr. Su, this method is very wonderful, it seems that Guiyang City is at your fingertips." ”

Sultai was very proud, and said: "That is, our Great Qing Kingdom captured many fortified cities of the barbarian Ming Kingdom in Liaodong with the chariot, so that the barbarian army fled in despair. ”

Surtai is bragging, Jiannu captured many cities in the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, but they were all fine or traitors who let them into the city. If they really want to attack the city, they will borrow ten times the army of Jiannu, and they will not be able to take it. However, anyway, it was impossible for An Bangyan to go to Liaodong to verify the facts, so Surtai was relieved to brag boldly.

Looking at the slowly advancing convoy, An Bangyan couldn't help yawning and asked, "Mr. Su, the convoy is so slow, when will it get to Guiyang City?" ”

Hearing the dissatisfaction in An Bangyan's words, Surtai hurriedly explained: "King, the chariot was not so slow originally, but now it is not rushed, and the log is used directly as the wheel, and the wheel is not only not round enough, but also very heavy. In addition, the upper parts of the car were supposed to be made of dry wooden planks, and we replaced them with logs, which made it even heavier. The car is heavy, so it will naturally not be fast. Fortunately, although our car is slow, it will definitely be able to push to Guiyang City in the afternoon, although the king is relaxed. ”

When An Bangyan heard this, he felt a little comforted in his heart, and said tiredly: "This is very good, then I will go back to the camp and sleep first, and then call me when the battle begins." ”

Surtai replied respectfully, and An Bangyan turned around and walked towards the tent.

But how could Surtai honestly sit and wait for the battle to begin, yesterday it was tired enough to command the soldiers to cooperate with the craftsmen to make the chariot, but the old guy An Bangyan was still trembling beside him, and now he was physically and mentally exhausted, and he urgently needed to have a close contact with the bed, so he handed over this glorious task to An Wei.

An Wei is not a safe man, and he is handed over to his guards. The so-called upward and downward effect, the guards naturally went to find a substitute for the dead ghost, and in the end, the task fell on the youngest ordinary soldier on the scene, Sha Ma Habi. (To be continued......)

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