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Chapter 76 Siege

After the "Zijinliang" lost two arrow towers, his morale plummeted. Although he was unwilling to launch several attacks, they all returned without success.He had no choice but to retreat with gold and gave up his plan to continue the siege.Zhang Shun originally thought that this ugly-faced "Zijin Liang" was going to lose his temper, but this guy actually laughed and said: "This Daojun really has some skills, it seems that arresting this person and negotiating with Song Tongyin is just right for him. If he is a wimp, I'm afraid it won't be worth the price!"

Zhang Shun heard this, and thought to himself: This "Zijin Liang" is quite capable, knowing how to force a smile and boost morale, otherwise this battle would not have been fought.Sure enough, "Zijinliang" laughed and didn't even care about dinner, so "Optimus Prime", "Old Huihui" and "Eight King Kong" who came to watch the battle went back to their respective houses to find their mothers.Zhang Shun didn't care, but he still followed the principle of "thieves never fail", before he left, he sent Wukong to search for a long time, found the mandarin duck bullet fired by Dou Zhuang, and took it back to study.

As a result, Zhang Shun was not happy for a long time. As soon as he returned to the camp, he heard a sad news: Zhang Wuhao, his fresh and enthusiastic artillery captain, died in battle.This is really laughing at people with their front feet and people with their back feet. Zhang Shun had no choice but to ask what was going on.

It turns out that when "Zijin Liang" was fighting at the west gate, the soldiers under Zhang Shun's command were not idle at the east gate.According to Zhang Shun's plan, they let Wei Congyi go to call for battle, and at the same time let Zhang Wuhao lead the artillery team to slowly bombard the gate of Douzhuang, let everyone practice artillery skills and increase artillery experience.

As a result, Dou Zhuang saw that there were many cannons at the east gate, so he misjudged the situation. He was afraid that this was the main attack point, so he sent heavy troops to guard it.In the morning, the sun rose from the east, and the defenders of the city were at a disadvantage against the battle, and they were beaten so hard that they couldn't lift their heads.

Therefore, some servant leaders thought in private: "If you stay for a long time, you will lose, why not take a chance and surprise the opponent!"

Then Wei Congyi made the same mistake as "Zijinliang" before. He had never fought a siege battle, and subconsciously ignored the influence of the sun.After they had been showing off their might for a long time, the men and horses all slacked off, and the sun rose high. As a result, the city gate opened, and dozens of people rushed to the artillery.

Wei Congyi reacted quickly, and immediately judged that the enemy was going to grab or destroy the artillery, so he quickly ordered rescue, while he rushed into the enemy's line alone.He swung left and right, sprinting back and forth like a tiger in a herd of sheep.In each round, several people will be knocked down and one person will be stabbed to death. Even Zhang Jiading, who was born in Liaodong, couldn't help cheering: "What a Lu Fengxian, you are so brave!".

It's a pity that Wei Congyi's bravery caused Zhang Wuhao trouble.Because of his slack, he was caught off guard just after the artillery fired the shells.He has neither Wukong's bravery nor Zhang Shun's quick wit.His talents are not average, but fortunately he can respond in a satisfactory manner.

He immediately kept the gunner on and let him reload quickly, and at the same time sent guards to resist the enemy for a while.When the gunner finished loading the cannonballs and was about to fire, he found Wei Congyi sprinting back and forth in the enemy's formation, and suddenly lost his mind.

If he fired the cannon and killed Wei Congyi, the popular man in front of the lord, he would certainly be unable to escape the guilt; if he didn't fire the cannon, Wei Congyi's subordinates had not had time to arrive, and the dozen or so guards he sent would not be able to resist, what should I do?

If Wei Congyi was in command of the artillery, he would definitely order to fire directly, no matter who you are intruding, it is the best time to fire.If the commander is Chen Changbing, he will definitely order the artillery to retreat, and lead his own people to rush into the enemy's line to resist the enemy's attack.

Some of the commanders were Zhang Shun. If he felt that Wei Congyi could rush out, he would shout "Congyi, come and save me".When Wei Congyi rushed over, he fired several cannonballs and wiped out the enemy directly.

If Zhang Shun felt that Wei Congyi couldn't get out of the crowd, he would shout, "Wait for me for a while, Congye, and I'll save you!"As for Wei Congyi, I have won so many human shields for you, and you still can't survive. You can only say that man makes things happen, and you, Wei Congyi, have such a fate.

It's a pity that this Wu Hao is not as fierce as Wei Congyi, nor as sophisticated as Chen Changling, nor as cunning as Zhang Shun.Poor Zhang Wuhao didn't do a good job in Xiaoqi, and ran out to earn some private money, but he didn't earn any money and lost his people.

Wei Congyi was also very surprised to see Zhang Wuhao lost, and hurriedly urged his subordinates to catch up and killed the servants of the Zhang family.Then there was a small number of people, but five or six guards, three or four gunners and one artillery captain Zhang Wuhao were lost.Fortunately in the misfortune, the artillery was not lost, and they were all snatched back.

When Wei Congyi reported to Zhang Shun, Zhang Shun was very angry.Then someone stripped off Wei Congyi's armor and gave him ten blows with the stick.However, although Zhang Shun's improved version of the stick punishment is very painful, it does not hurt the muscles and bones. Wei Congyi is not seriously injured, and he will have to pay the crime and make meritorious service the next day.

Wei Congyi was a little worried that Zhang Wuhao was an old minister under Zhang Shun, and he was afraid that he would let him take his life, but in the end, he was punished with a small punishment and a big punishment, but he was relieved.

Zhang Shun finished punishing Wei Congyi, but he couldn't solve the problem, so he had to call all the gunners over. Excluding the guards, there were still more than [-] people left.By the way, Zhang called one by one to talk and investigate.As a result, most of them are mediocre. Although they are a little smarter than ordinary people, there is nothing surprising about them.

He only said that a boy in his twenties dressed as a clerk came in, Zhang Shun saw his clear eyes and nimble hands and feet, so he had a good impression of him.So Zhang asked him by the way what skills he had for shooting.The boy then explained in detail the method that Zhang Shun had taught him to align the orientation left and right first, and then adjust the up and down angles.

Seeing that his understanding was very thorough, Zhang Shun felt that he had more to say, so he continued to ask: "If the enemy is hiding behind the crenels of the city wall, how should they shoot?"

The kid hesitated for a moment and said, "General, I haven't tried it, so I don't know if it will work. If you have to attack the enemy behind the crenel, I think you can raise the muzzle of the cannon and let the shells fall from the sky to hit the enemy." Enemies are better."

Zhang Shun's eyes lit up when he heard this, isn't this the principle of ballistic or parabola?Ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty can think of this, and it can be regarded as God's reward.Then he continued to ask: "How did you come up with this method?"

"It's not difficult. When I was young, I liked to play with bird's nests. Once there was a bird's nest built among the thick branches. My slingshot kept hitting the branches, but I couldn't hit the bird's nest. So I thought of a way to use stones. Throw it up, and hit the bird's nest when it falls. I don't think there is much difference between this artillery and my throwing stones, and it should also be able to hit the enemies behind the crenel."

(End of this chapter)