Chapter 51: Discovering the Entrance to the Tunnel
Zhu Gui frowned, clenched his fists and looked at the scene under the city wall.
"Lord Wang, do you want to use the Hongyi cannon?"
A soldier ran over covered in blood and asked.
"All the soldiers guarded the city gates, the others went up to the city walls, and the Hongyi cannons were fired outward."
Zhu Gui gave the order.
Fortunately, most of the craftsmen and farmers in the city had already gone to the grasslands, so they were spared the baptism of war.
There were only 3,000 garrisons and less than 100 soldiers in the city.
Soon, the Hongyi cannon on the city wall rang out.
Although it is impossible to see the enemy's position in the night, it doesn't matter.
In this case, what you want is to be able to intimidate the enemy's momentum.
Sure enough, as soon as the cannon fired, the rain of arrows outside the city immediately became chaotic, and the Mongol soldiers who set fire everywhere in the city also received new orders.
That is to take the walls and gates.
The capture of the city gate was naturally to allow the Mongols outside the city to enter the city.
The reason for the capture of the city wall was to stop the Hongyi cannon from firing.
On the other hand, the Ming army, after hearing the Hongyi cannon, as if they had found the backbone, began to gather together in all directions, approaching the direction of the city wall.
Soon, this chaotic battle formed a clear front.
The Ming army relied on the city walls to hold on, and the Mongols who had penetrated the city were also preparing to seize the city walls.
It's just that these Mongols have less than five hundred people, and they don't have war horses.
In addition, the weapons and armor are inferior to the Ming army.
Now that there is no chance of fishing in troubled waters, their advantage is immediately lost.
Zhu Gui also saw the situation in front of him clearly.
"Kill!"
The order spread like a mountain of seas.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The flintlock pistols of the soldiers of the royal palace and the three-eyed guns of the garrison of the guard began to exert their strength.
The Mongols fell in rows like harvested straw.
At this moment, these Mongols finally remembered the power of the Ming army's firearms and began to flee in all directions.
Seeing this scene from afar, Hei Muhan almost gritted his steel teeth.
"How long will it take for the follow-up troops to arrive?"
"Chief, it will take another half an hour, this tunnel is too long, and the speed at which the Ming army is assembled is really terrifying."
A tribal warrior said.
"I know all this, but why don't I see the farmers and craftsmen in the city? Where have they all gone? ”
Heimuhan shouted.
But no one answered him.
As the Ming army took the initiative, they began to shrink the defensive line from all directions, gradually forcing the Mongols back in the direction of the tunnel entrance.
Seeing this, Hei Muhan knew that the general trend was gone, but he didn't want this tunnel, so he had to order some of the dead to retreat from the tunnel.
Thus, the Mongol sneak attack finally ended after two hours.
The Ming army suffered more than 200 casualties, while the Mongols also suffered about the same number of casualties, but not a single one survived.
Just when the Ming army was cleaning up the battlefield, the soldiers of the palace began to investigate the reason for the sudden appearance of the Mongols in the city according to Zhu Gui's instructions.
Originally, there was no way to investigate this kind of thing, but with Zhu Gui's reminder, they quickly found clues.
That is, the place where the Mongols appeared must have been the place where there was the least exchange of fire and arson, and the Mongols did not want to attract the attention of the Ming army.
So after spending a whole night of investigation, they actually found the entrance to the tunnel.
It is located in a mountain crevice behind a granary built by the Ming army.
Originally, the hole could not pass through people, so the craftsmen just filled it with grass.
And now it's been expanded enough to pass two people.
Zhu Gui got the news and personally came here to inspect it.
"Stuff the dummy inside."
Zhu Gui gave the order.
Soon, a straw dummy dressed in Ming military equipment was stuffed through the hole.
Soon there was a 'whooshing' sound of arrows inside.
It seems that there are still Mongols guarding this passage inside.
However, this also shows that this is the secret passage that the Mongols suddenly appeared.
Zhu Gui's expression became serious.
He immediately sent someone to find Scar, the leader of the Wolf Gang, to inquire about it.
This is the territory of the Wolf Gang, why don't they know about this secret passage, but the Mongols do?
If they didn't know about it and didn't report it, it means that they were in collusion with the Mongols and wanted to do something against him.
Whatever the reason, Zhu Gui couldn't tolerate it.
At the same time, he also had the city's blacksmiths create two sets of armor strong enough to resist arrows, so that the most powerful soldiers could wear them and make their way through the caves.
Although they were quite inconvenient to move because of the heavy iron armor they were wearing, they could help the Ming army behind them resist the cold arrows.
Finally, after a busy morning, everything was ready.
And the Wolves also sent back the news.
The gang leader Scar personally pressed the second master and came to Tiger Stream City.
"Lord Wang, my subordinates should be damned, they didn't notice that this thief colluded with the Mongols and actually intended to murder the prince."
Scar knocked to the ground and said earnestly.
And the second boss has been beaten to a human form, but the gaze in his eyes is still fierce.
Zhu Gui remembered that this person was the second leader when he subdued the Wild Wolf Gang, and it seemed that he was indeed a bandit.
"Okay, since the people have caught it, then it's okay, this king will not fall into this kind of conspiracy, but the Wolf Gang will get rid of this kind of bandits in the future."
Zhu Gui also saw the results of the Wild Wolf Gang during this time, and this scar was indeed a material that could be made.
During this time, the Wild Wolf Gang not only ensured the smooth flow of roads in Shanxi, but also reduced the number of robbers by half, and the Daiwangfu also obtained a lot of treasures.
"Thank you for your kindness."
"You can take this person back, after all, it's your own brother, how to deal with it yourself."
"By the way, this king reminds you that the time for this king to form a personal guard will not be too far away, whether you want to join this king's command, or do you want to be a mountain king like now, this king will not force you, but you have to think about it yourself."
Zhu Gui reminded.
"My subordinates understand, and Lord Xie understands."
Scar left with the second master.
"Why didn't you kill that guy?"
Xu Miaoqing walked out of the side door, she has recently become more and more fond of 'eavesdropping' Zhu Gui's conversations with people.
"Killing him can only relieve the hatred in his heart, that is the speed of a husband, but as a king, you must consider the feelings of other people, this king did this to let Scar understand that he is not serving this king as a tool."
Xu Miaoqing nodded as if she didn't understand, but her eyes were full of energy.
"Zhu Gui, why did I suddenly find out that you are a little handsome? Do you think I have an eye disease? ”