please make me king

Chapter 540
Although since ancient times, there has been a saying in the art of war that "encircle three ques and one".But "the magic of using it lies in one mind", and attacking from all sides is not an unusable method.

The rebel army had few people. After more than ten days of careful selection and training by Ma Yingniang, there were more than [-] corporal leaders trained.

After such a distribution, the [-] "hair gourds" left behind can be assigned [-] people to defend each city gate.

The former Henan headquarters Wang Shaoyu's subordinates picked and picked, and they were able to pick out three or four hundred available soldiers, but they became the more elite soldiers in the city.

Not long after, the officers and soldiers drove Ding Zhuang to the front of the city again.Zhao Lizi stood on the city wall, staring at him for a long time, and then said to himself: "What a pity! If I have two hundred elite cavalry under my command, I will take the opportunity to charge. You can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

After hearing this, Gao Yizhi couldn't help persuading him with his weird accent: "It doesn't matter, our Ouluoba's city defense method is unparalleled in the world. No matter how many soldiers the enemy has, they can't break through!"

"I hope so!" Zhao Lizi was noncommittal.He has been by Zhang Shun's side for a long time, and he knows that Zhang Shun especially hates all kinds of sects, and he is unwilling to entangle with him too much.

When Ding Zhuang approached the city, the rebels quickly lit the artillery.After a deafening cannon blast, Ding Zhuang, who had rushed not far from the city gate, fell down again in unison.

As a result, I never thought that the sound of the artillery had just stopped, and the officers, soldiers and cavalry rushed up through the smoke.When the gunpowder smoke cleared, the cavalry had already rushed near the gate of the city.

These cavalry who couldn't wait had already begun to turn left and right, preparing to rush into the artillery firing positions of the enemy towers on both sides of the city gate.

The gunner who fired the cannon was so startled that he quickly ignited the cannon in front of him again.After another terrible roar, most of the galloping cavalry, regardless of their horses, splashed a blood mist and fell to the ground.

Only a very few broke through the barrier of the barrage, and finally approached the launch window of the rebel army.Unexpectedly, what appeared in front of them was a launch port the size of a window, and they couldn't get through it in a hurry.

What was even more frightening was that they watched helplessly as the cannon that had just been fired receded due to the recoil, and what was pushed up again was another fully loaded cannon.

The rebels inside the window tremblingly picked up the torch and lit the fuse of the artillery again.

"No!" The officers and soldiers in front of them shouted in extreme fear, and then they were drowned in the huge roar.

The few cavalry in front of them were blasted to pieces like a mantis holding a cart.Although their fate was so miserable, the target of these artillery was not actually them, but the second wave of cavalry behind them.

The artillery on both sides of the enemy platform seemed to be inexhaustible and inexhaustible, massacring the enemy in front of them over and over again.

After being bombarded five or six times by the rebel artillery, the officers and soldiers couldn't stand it anymore, turned around and fled.

Unexpectedly, the gate of the city suddenly opened at this time, Zhao Lizi led two hundred people to catch up, hacked and killed the officers, soldiers and infantry who were unable to escape, and returned to the city contentedly.

For the four city gates of Luoyang, not only Zhao Lizi had the same result, but also the other three city gates.

The four generals Yang Hualin, Liu Guozhen, He Renlong, and Liu Qian returned in a big defeat. They ran back to the camp in a state of embarrassment, knelt down in front of Henan Governor Chen Qiyu, and cried bitterly: "Master! It was frequent, dense like rain, and continuous. The young men, officers and soldiers were like mowing grass, and hundreds of people fell down in an instant, causing heavy casualties, and it was impossible to get close to the city wall!"

Needless to say, Chen Qiyu already knew the result based on the sound of the guns and the observation of the watchman.

With a livid face, he overturned the table in front of him, and roared with all his strength: "Who can tell me what's going on! How come these rebellious officials and thieves have so many cannons!"

It's no wonder Chen Qiyu couldn't believe it. The artillery on a city gate included the artillery on the left and right flanks and the artillery that swooped down on the city. There were at least three heavy artillery at a time.

Based on the calculation of five or six consecutive volleys, at least the rebel army must have more than [-] artillery pieces, or even more than a hundred pieces.

Although Luoyang City is an important place for vassal kings, it is not an important border town after all. How could there be so many cannons in storage?
Even if the thieves cast cannons day and night, it is impossible to cast a hundred heavy cannons in one go.Chen Qiyu originally thought that he had the chance to win, how could he expect such an accident to happen?He couldn't help being furious.

After calming down for a while, Chen Qiyu stared at Yang Hualin and asked, "Where is Cao Wenzhao's department? Is there a reply!"

Yang Hualin's heart trembled, he hurriedly took two steps on his knees, leaned forward and replied: "I have sent out two groups of messengers, but I still haven't replied yet!"

"Didn't you say that you will arrive within two days?" Chen Qiyu's voice was so cold that it almost turned into ice.

"Cao Wenzhao's department replied in such a way before!" Now that things have happened, Yang Hualin has no choice but to be stubborn and stick to the end.

"Hurry up and send someone to contact me again. If there is no more news, don't blame the old man for engaging in military law!" Chen Qiyu closed his eyes, looked up to the sky and sighed.

Yang Hualin's whole body turned cold, and he quickly responded in a low voice.He knew that this was the ultimatum given to him by Governor Chen Qiyu, if the matter went wrong again, even if he was his cronies, he would not be merciful anymore.

In fact, it is no wonder that Chen Qiyu is ruthless. Now that everything is not going well, it has already aroused his bad premonition.

Everything is unexpected, is this a trap?
It's no wonder that Chen Qiyu was full of doubts. Even Zhang Shun never thought that the "iron mold casting method" he mentioned at the beginning would become the key to defending Luoyang City.

It turned out that after Zhang Shun proposed the "Iron Mold Cannon Method" to Zhang Dudu, he did not veto it like Liu Gang did. Instead, he made an iron mold and tried it out many times.

It was found that after the iron mold was made, the inner wall was painted with mud mortar, not only can it be used many times, but also the cast cannon has no trachoma and honeycomb, which greatly improves the yield.

We must know that in the past, clay mold casting cannons often did not save one out of ten.After the casting is completed, it is necessary to check and test repeatedly before selecting a usable cannon.

Of course, the same "iron mold casting method" is not without cost.The biggest problem is that the quality of cast artillery is far inferior to that of clay molded guns.

There is no instrumental testing in this era, so Zhang Dudu and others certainly don't know.Due to the slow cooling of the cannons cast by the clay mold casting method, the material generally cast is gray cast iron.Some cast steel or ductile iron with large impurities will appear in some castings with excellent casting level.

However, the cannons cast by the "iron mold casting method" are all white cast iron due to the rapid cooling.

The most typical representative is the Yangcheng plow mirror, which is cast with iron molds.This plow mirror is hard and brittle, very wear-resistant.

However, although the quality of this batch of artillery is not good, it is enough as a defensive gun.For Shougun, since there is no need to maneuver, excessive weight is not a problem.

There is no need to "strike far", and most of them shoot shotguns with a large killing area, and the requirements for chamber pressure are not high.

After this, the rebel army continued to cast day and night, and it was possible to complete the preparations for the artillery before the arrival of the officers and soldiers.

Coupled with Han Lin and Gao Yizhi's renovation work on Luoyang City, the officers and soldiers were faced with a steady stream of artillery barrage, and could no longer easily take down the city.

　There should be only one update today, the second update depends on the author's update speed

　　
　
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