Chapter 144: Prelude to Madness
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Giving money to boost morale is undoubtedly effective, especially when there is supervision and encouragement from the highest authorities.
For Zhou Huchen's army, this move may have had a modest effect, because they were not short of silver, nor were they short of food and clothing. But for those friendly and hired masters, this is undoubtedly a great encouragement, and of course everyone will like to give money for free.
From ancient times to the present, the use of such means is the best measure to calm the morale of the army, there is no shortage of silver, no shortage of food, clothing, and manpower, and the soldiers are full of confidence, and this is the best state of the army.
After two days of adjustment, Li Zicheng's army finally advanced to Ningwu Pass again.
The artillery appeared first, and it turned out that Li Zicheng's men still had capable people, and the distance of the artillery advance was well controlled, and after just over two miles before coming to Ningwu Pass, the artillery team stopped. Under the artillery attack of Ningwu Pass, the artillery of these Dashun troops was very separated, although the artillery fire at the head of Ningwu City was very fierce, and two of the enemy's artillery pieces were hit, but these artillery pieces were quickly placed. Soon after, the confrontation began.
This is the first time that the projectile of the artillery of the Dashun army crossed the wall of Ningwu Pass, and the projectile hit the tower of Ningwu Pass in one shelling, and the soldiers were also injured, which made Zhou Huchen regret it, because, in order to prevent accidents, his giant cannon was not transferred back.
In order to prevent himself from accidents, in order not to let the old man affect his morale because of the shelling, Zhou Huchen had to implement coercive measures, and he pressed the high-spirited Cai Maode behind the battlements.
The sound of artillery roaring and projectiles hitting the city wall kept coming, and after a while, Cai Maode finally stopped struggling, and he also understood that Zhou Huchen was for his good.
After all, it is condescending and should have an advantage, Zhou Huchen is not worried, he sat behind the battlements and approached Cai Maode's ear and began to shout: "The two of us can't be injured, let alone die, the boss is quiet, and the enemy will stop shelling after a while, and the city will be attacked!" ”
Cai Maode nodded, indicating that he understood, and then also shouted: "How long is it estimated?" ”
"God knows?" Zhou Huchen ignored him, but quietly began to wait.
An old man and a young man leaned against the battlements, you look at me, I look at you, both of them are very helpless. The sound of cannons was still ringing, and the smell of gunpowder smoke was very pungent, and after a while, Cai Maode became bold, and he picked up the clairfront mirror and prepared to sneak a peek outside the city. Zhou Huchen pulled him back, and as the war continued, the old man became more and more bold, and he became less and less afraid of the enemy.
They had been bombarding each other for nearly an hour, and suddenly, there was a loud bang above Zhou Huchen's head, and the fragments of the city bricks knocked on Zhou Huchen's helmet with a chaotic sound.
It was so unlucky, the battlements behind him happened to be hit, fortunately, the walls of Ningwu Guancheng were very qualified and thick, and it had no effect. Zhou Huchen had to thank the builders of the city wall, this quality is definitely worthy of praise.
Cai Maode was not as lucky as Zhou Huchen, in order to maintain his prestige, he never wore a helmet or armor. The fragments of the city bricks left a little memorial for Mr. Cai, and the fragments cut through his right cheek, and a trace of blood slowly flowed down.
Ignoring his wounds, Cai Maode actually smiled, he took off his gauze hat, shook off the scattered things on it, and then shouted: "Old man witness, today is the time for me to become famous in the world!" What a blessing! ”
The mentality is good, Zhou Huchen gave a thumbs up.
Cai Maode hahadaxiao, and then put on his black veil steadily.
At this time, Wang Deyong, who had just become a deputy general, began to gesture to Zhou Huchen not far away.
Zhou Huchen got up, and he stretched out his hand to Cai Maode: "Let the kid and the old man witness this madness together!" ”
Although there is still the sound of artillery, it should be that their own side is still firing, the enemy's shelling should be over, and the frantic siege has begun its prelude.
Several people turned around and lay on the battlements and began to watch, and sure enough, the siege soldiers of the Dashun army had already come up.
They are still swarming up, the difference is that these Dashun troops have become smarter, the crowds are very scattered, and the ladders behind them are also very open, obviously they have a certain understanding of the artillery in Ningwuguan.
The small general cannon at the head of Ningwu City is still firing, and the solid bullet still has its effect, when the projectile falls into the crowd, although it is inconspicuous, it will still kill and hurt, but it is not as shocking as a mortar.
"The enemy army is two and a half miles away~~"
"Old man is coming!" Hearing the number of rangefinders, Cai Maode was polite: "Mortar preparation!" "Finally knowing how to command, the Governor began to take charge.
"Give the boss a command flag, and we will ask the boss to command." Zhou Huchen doesn't care who commands, so it's okay to let Cai Maode be high-spirited.
Cai Maode enjoyed it very much, he took the pennant handed by the soldier, and then picked up the clairvoyant again and began to watch the enemy, and soon he approached Zhou Huchen.
Zhou Huchen understood that this old man was asking Zhou Huchen to give him some hints, obviously, Cai Maode knew very well that this kind of command was just here to make a show, boost morale, and the best time to fight still depends on Zhou Huchen.
"One mile." Zhou Huchen leaned into Cai Maode's ear and said.
"Isn't it closer?" Tsai will ask:
Zhou Huchen smiled and said: "We can extend the shelling, we still have firearms, and grenades." ”
Nodding, Cai Maode didn't ask, he had seen these firearms, they were indeed very lethal, and he was now looking forward to the scene where these firearms were put into battle at the same time.
On the side of the Great Shun Army.
In the far rear, there is still the standard attire, and Li Zicheng, the high-headed king of Dashun, is surrounded by civil and military forces.
"Zhou Yuji actually has so many firearms, and there is enough ammunition, I am afraid that the sons and daughters will suffer heavy casualties this time!"
A scribe on the side arched his hand on the horse: "Lord Wang, how can you convince the people of the world if you don't take Ning Wuguan, although Zhou Yuji's troops are not weak, how much ammunition can he have?" It is estimated that the ammunition is now tight, as long as the attack is not stopped, in a few days, Ningwu Pass will definitely be taken! ”
This suggestion is to fill in with human life, Li Zicheng didn't say anything, this is the usual method, and it is also the idea in his heart. The only thing he didn't understand was how this Zhou Yuji got these firearms, and they were so powerful that people couldn't understand them.
"There are a lot of flowering bombs, as long as we can take down Ningwu, these firearms will belong to us, with these firearms, it will be easy to attack the city and pull out the village in the future, and Ningwu Pass must be taken!" This time it's Liu Zongmin:
The prospect is very good, and Liu Zongmin, who was once very injured, is looking forward to obtaining these firearms, especially those artillery, and his eyes are shining with anticipation.
Li Zicheng didn't think so, taking Ningwuguan was equivalent to gaining the initiative, and attacking Beijing would be a smooth success, and if these firearms could be owned by himself, a great cause could be expected.
Raising an arm, Li Zicheng was full of confidence: "Drumming~~"
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