Chapter 337: Crowned King

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Bolo finally got up from the ground with the help of a few clothed minions, his left and right fingers were trampled off by the horse's hooves, and his white bones were exposed, and he grinned in pain and sweated all over his head.

However, this small wound is nothing compared to the rout of the Tartars. When the artillery was killed and could not break through the artillery blockade of An**, they fled one after another.

On the huge battlefield, there were panicked Tartar soldiers everywhere, and they fled even more crazy than the Ming army. The officers couldn't drink at all, and if they dared to stop them, even if they were flesh and blood, these guys would not hesitate to raise their steel knives.

Of course, in the face of An **, they didn't have the courage, and when the frightened Tartars saw the clothes of the Ming army, they even forgot to resist, and a small soldier could capture more than a dozen people.

In the face of the courageless Tartar, Bolo is also lacking in skills, and he can only ask for more blessings, because there are also countless gritted teeth pursuers behind him.

The soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou were beaten by the Tartars for a whole month, and every household was terrified, and even 20,000 or 30,000 young men died in the battle, and this blood debt could not be repaid.

The Tartars retreated in a hurry, and these common people would not let them go, and all those who were in good health, carrying farm tools and sticks, and wrapped ropes, dozens of people formed a team, and chased after them.

It's like hunting, and the Tartar is the best prey. After the brutal men were defeated, they became weaker than the sheep.

A few ordinary people chased after him, and happened to meet a Tartar vest who was fleeing for his life in a hurry, with injuries on his legs and limping. At first, the common people were still a little scared and did not dare to come forward.

A young lad doesn't care, and rushes up with a stick. He almost knocked the Tartar down, but the Tartar did not resist, but ran away even more desperately.

Immediately the people behind surged up, and they swung their sticks and hoes, and in a few moments they knocked down the tartars. Then, like a fat pig, he tied his limbs, stuffed rags in his mouth, and threaded them with wooden poles, and the two common people carried them, and they went to work happily.

After catching a few. The common people also became emboldened, and even in the face of the Tartars with knives and guns, they were not afraid, and a few of them attacked from the front with sticks, and then others attacked from the side with fishing nets and the like. After covering it, the tartar will not be able to escape.

It doesn't matter if it's an ordinary Tartar, even those elite white-armored soldiers can't escape their fate.

After the action of chasing the Tartars, the level of fighting and brawling of the people of Yangzhou has been improved by a large block, and even this martial style has been passed on, and the soldiers of Yangzhou in the future army, and even the generals from Yangzhou have formed a faction.

Of course, this is just a by-product of the Yangzhou War. The main force that really pursued the Tartars was still Ann**. Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shengheng led the two troops, like two scissors, and cut down towards the back of the Tartars.

As for Yan Yingyuan, Liu Zhaoji and others, they cleaned up the battlefield, searched for prisoners, and counted and seized.

Liu Zhaoji has always been more concerned about the amazing red-coated cannons of Tartar, and he ran to the artillery position as soon as possible. He was completely stunned by what he saw.

The ground was littered with artillery parts, and there were even thick barrels, horizontal and vertical. On top of the barrel, there were still some traces of minced meat and blood.

Liu Zhaoji jumped off his horse and casually came to the front of a cannon. The barrel of the cannon is about a foot long, and the muzzle of the cannon can be stuffed into a small watermelon.

"That's it, that's it!" Liu Zhaoji slapped the barrel of the cannon fiercely and laughed: "At the beginning, the Tartars used this thing to bombard the city wall and shoot down. The bricks and stones cracked, and the green bricks on both floors were blown open! ”

At first, they were at a loss in the face of the red-coated cannon, but now that they look, the barrels have been blown open and turned into a pile of scrap metal, which is really eye-opening.

At this time, Tan Xingming also rushed over with a group of people.

"Mr. Liu, you have to be careful, there are still a lot of gunpowder that hasn't exploded, don't hurt you!"

Before Liu Zhaoji could speak, he stretched out two thumbs.

"At the beginning, Liu still looked down on these small cannons, it seems that I was sitting in the well and watching the sky, and I was embarrassed!"

Tan Xingming said with a smile: "Mr. Liu is polite, this thing is like this, you have to suit yourself." The Tartars built this kind of artillery because they felt invincible in the field, so they just put the cannon under the city and bombarded it. But once someone can compete with them in the field, these bulky artillery pieces are simply targets. When we attacked, we were just attacking from the flanks, and the red-coated cannons couldn't turn their heads, so we could only be beaten passively! ”

"Well said!" Liu Zhaoji smiled: "Since these artillery pieces are useless, what are you collecting them for?" ”

Tan Xingming said: "General Liu, these cannons are all made of copper, do your calculations, how much is a few thousand catties of copper worth?" ”

When Liu Zhaoji heard this, he suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I just saw the cannon, but I didn't expect it to be a pile of money!" ”

"It is obviously overkill to turn copper into copper, and we still have to go back to the furnace and make it into field artillery. If there is no damage, you can still use it, such as replacing it with a flowering bullet and placing it at the head of the city, which is also a sharp weapon for defending the city! ”

"Well thought out!"

Gu Zhenhua and Yan Yingyuan rushed over with their people, and obviously Gu Zhenhua was very satisfied with Tan Xingming's mention.

"An ** said that it is a big business, but in fact, the foundation is still too thin, so it is necessary to save some use."

Tan Xingming smiled and saluted a military salute and said, "Grandpa Guo, don't worry, if you invest money in our artillery, you will definitely not lose money!" ”

Yan Yingyuan said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate to treat military affairs as business, right?" ”

Gu Zhenhua waved his hand, "Lord Yan, fighting for politics is really like doing business, it is a pros and cons, the key is to calculate clearly!" ”

"Oh? Would you also like to ask Grandpa Guo for some advice? ”

"Lord Yan, when you were guarding Yangzhou, when the food had to be supplied to the city first, the soldiers who were injured had to be treated excellently, wasn't this calculated? For example, if a poor man gives him a little living expenses, the first thing he buys must be food, then clothes, and a place to live. If someone is hungry, but takes the money and runs to the theater to listen to the play. I think he's probably not normal! ”

Gu Zhenhua said it superficially, but the more Yan Yingyuan thought about it, the more he felt that this was a very knowledgeable field, he frowned, and couldn't help but ponder.

"Grandpa Guo, what do you mean to do things depends on whether there is any interest?"

"It's not close, it's not far." Gu Zhenhua said with a smile: "I only pay attention to articles in the imperial examination. As long as you write the Bagu essay in a dazzling way, you can gain fame and become a high-ranking official. How many Hanlin ministers have entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister and hold the authority of this country. Speaking of which, are they qualified, and do they really know how to govern? The annual budget of the household department. How to spend it in your hands, how to make money and steel use on the blade. This requires careful calculation, and arithmetic is the avenue! ”

directly attacked the government, obviously Yan Yingyuan did not have the courage to do so, but what Gu Zhenhua said had to make Yan Yingyuan fall into contemplation.

"Lord Yan. This time the Tartars were driven away, and the two Huai would be peaceful for a while, and Benjue had recruited a lot of Tuntian officials in Henan. Now this exam is going to be expanded, and Huguang and Huai are all in it. The content of the examination is mainly in four aspects: arithmetic, law, engineering, literature and general knowledge. In addition, there are two special departments: medicine and economics. JAC is full of talents. There is no shortage of well-educated people, you have to pay more attention to this exam! ”

Before the battle was over, Gu Zhenhua led the conversation to the exam, Yan Yingyuan couldn't turn around for a while, but he knew in his heart the importance of the national talent ceremony, this grandfather of the country was going to dig the ancestral grave of the imperial examination!

"Grandpa Guo, I understand what you mean, the country selects talents, and practical learning is the first. Don't want those words who can only play with the pen and shake their lips? ”

"What does Lord Yan think?"

"Of course it's great, I must do my best to arrange!"

The reason why Gu Zhenhua was in a hurry to deploy the exam was to take the rich land of Lianghuai in his hands. By now, he doesn't hide his ambitions too much, as long as it's a place where An ** has left blood. He won't let it go!

Of course, if you want to get the two Huai in your pocket, there is another big thing, that is, to drive the Tartars out completely.

After simply cleaning up the battlefield and clearing the remnants of the Tartars, Gu Zhenhua personally led his men and horses and chased them north.

At this time, Bolo fled in a hurry with the remnants of the defeated army, and he retreated along the canal all the way to Gaoyou. Everywhere you pass along the way, it's all Hermes-Epitek's area.

Originally, in the face of the Tartars, these people were frightened and helpless, and even more shameless people surrendered to the Tartars and became traitors. But now the menacing Tartars have been defeated, and the local people have also poured out.

They formed their own teams and attacked the Tartars. Of course, the common people have no way to compete with the regular legions, but let's pack up the lonely Tartar assembly! Along the way, there were Tartars who fled in a hurry, and many people ran for a day or two in a row, unable to hold on and find a room to rest, only to wake up with ropes wrapped around their bodies and become captives.

Some people even poisoned the water source directly, so that these tartars could not sleep, could not eat, and could not drink water. Even Bolo could only gnaw on dry food, and when he was really thirsty, he killed an animal and drank blood to quench his thirst.

"Hmph, Minggou, you are all waiting, as long as I kill it back, none of you will be spared!"

Bolo was still secretly ruthless, he took a bite of the cake, it was as rough as a knife, and his throat was cut, so angry that he threw the cake out.

"How far is it from Huai'an?"

"There are still fifty miles, Lord Belle, you can rest for one night first, and you will be able to reach Huai'an tomorrow afternoon!"

"No rest." Bolo endured the pain and said, "Minggou bites too hard, let's go quickly!" ”

The Tartars fled in a hurry, and less than two hours after they left, Ma Jinzhong led his men and horses to rush up.

"Hmph, run fast enough, no matter how fast you are, don't try to escape from the net, chase me!"

In this way, one runs, the other chases desperately, and both sides grit their teeth and hold on. The wound on Bolo's finger had festered and suppurated, and this guy was ruthless enough, so he used a dagger to cut off three fingers himself, then wrapped them in strips of cloth and continued to escape.

Finally, at noon the next day, he saw Huai'an City from afar, and Bolo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, I'm finally in Huai'an, hurry up and send a letter to Prince Ying in Xuzhou, I lost the battle, and I don't know how to face his old man!"

Bolo was secretly sad, but when he arrived at the city of Huai'an, there was no movement at all, and Bolo was furious.

"Dog minion, didn't you see Lord Belle come back, hurry up and open the city gate and look for something to fight!"

At this time, a head suddenly poked out of the city wall, looked at it a few times, and then said: "It turns out that Lord Belle has returned, and the slave will open the city gate for you!" ”

After a short while, there was a knock at the gates and the drawbridge was lowered. Bolo didn't say a word, and rushed straight in. But as soon as he entered the gate of the city, he suddenly rushed to the soft ground under his feet, and before he could understand what was going on, he fell down with his men and horses.

There is no doubt that this trap was naturally arranged by Zhao Tian, and he also gave it a name, called Please Jun into the urn!

"Hahaha, Tartar, Huai'an is already ours. Let's all die! ”

Countless soldiers poured out of the city gates, and the muzzles of their guns were pointed at the Tartars, and with a fierce shot, the Tartars behind Bolo fell one after another.

What's even worse is that Zhao Tian also specially prepared more than a hundred swarms of bees, which really deserved the name, after igniting, it was like a nest of angry Ma Feng, rushing towards the Tartars at the city gate.

The narrow space, full of people behind it, there was no room to dodge at all, the Tartars could only be stunned, straight and straight to be hit, a rocket can even knock three or four Tartars flying.

The Tartars in the back saw that the situation was not good, they fled one after another, and they didn't care about Belle's Lord at all, and at this time it was the most important thing to escape.

Obviously, An ** will not let them go lightly, Shen Tingyang has already commanded the men and horses to set up an ambush along the canal, and the Tartars who escaped are also facing a situation of hunting on all sides, and there is almost no hope of survival.

Zhao Tian triumphantly led his subordinates to the side of the trap, and several people used hooks to pull Bolo out of it.

But after putting it up, Zhao Tian was dumbfounded, this guy Bolo had black blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, and he had already died!

In fact, since Gu Zhenhua tortured Hong Chengchou at the head of the city, Bolo secretly had an extra heart, even if he died, don't fall into Gu Zhenhua's hands, he hid poison in his clothes, and committed suicide when he fell into a trap.

Zhao Tian had no choice but to cut off Bolo's head, seal it with lime, and send it to Yangzhou immediately.

With the collapse of tens of thousands of Bolo's men, the siege of Yangzhou was completely lifted, and these people in Nanjing City also took a breath of relief, and there was no need to worry about it anymore.

Especially when they heard the news that Bolo was beheaded and tens of thousands of Tartars were killed and wounded, everyone raised their eyebrows, and even spoke loudly!

Of course, the draught does not forget to dig the well, this peace and tranquility are all given by the Duke of Jiguo, no one dares to deny that Guo Weiqiang in Nanjing's official department gave the matter, leading more than 20 middle and lower-level officials to the court together.

In the recital, Guo Weiqiang listed Gu Zhenhua's three major rescue achievements, protecting the prince to the south, resisting the enemy in northern Henan, and lifting the siege in Yangzhou. Without Gu Zhenhua, the Daming Dynasty would have been unable to keep it for a long time, and such a great hero must be rewarded.

A thousand words in one sentence: King Feng!