The rise of the prince

Chapter 295 Gunboat
"Bang!" The teacup was thrown heavily on the ground, and the thick felt made it escape from the fate of being torn apart.

"After several days of continuous attack, you haven't gone up to the top of the city a few times. What are you doing?" Ding Yi said angrily. In the big tent of the Chinese army, many generals of Xu State were kneeling together.

"My lord, the morale of Luzhou's defenders is high, and they will never retreat in a deadly battle. The city is narrow, and there are occasional strong winds and rainstorms. It is true." The officer below bowed his head.

Ding Yi said: "Don't make excuses for me! We have an army several times larger than Luzhou, and we have enough food and grass supplies. Before the war, everyone said what they said and went to Luzhou in two days. Now!"

He said angrily: "I will give you one last chance. The siege vehicles will be completed in two days. If you don't go to Luzhou within five days, you will be dealt with by military law!"

Now, the big tent fell silent.

All the generals bowed their heads and did not dare to speak, the atmosphere was dignified, and if they were dealt with by military law, they would be executed. Many of these generals were young talents sent by several families, how could they have seen such a formation.
At this time, Zhong Li stood up with a smile on his face, waved the paper fan in his hand, bowed his hands politely, and then said to Ding Yi: "I think that the generals who have been attacking for several days have no results because of God's bad luck. It was raining heavily, and the ladder was slippery, making it difficult for the sergeants to climb, so that the rebels were not much of a force here."

Hearing Zhong Li's help, the young talents of all clans quickly cast grateful eyes.

Zhong Li smiled and cupped his hands slightly.

Ding Yi looked at him but his expression turned sour, Zhong Li hurriedly concealed it a little bit, and then said: "My lord, I think it is the best strategy to win by surprise. Our army's climbing ladders are almost destroyed, and the siege vehicles have not yet After the completion of the project, the Luzhou garrison must have concluded that we dare not attack the city. We are not talented, and we are not great talents with clever calculations. But we dare to predict that if we suddenly attack the city tonight, it will have miraculous effects.

Besides, we have been attacking the south gate before, but tonight we can suddenly switch to attack the east gate, and the wall of the east gate is shorter than the south gate."

Zhong Li spoke clearly and logically, and Ding Yi listened to it and became thoughtful.

After a long time, Ding Yi nodded: "Brother Zhong's plan is really worth a try."

Then he looked at the generals who were still anxious: "Cooking at sunset, full food at night, if there is no rain tonight, we will surprise the east gate."

Several generals breathed a sigh of relief and all retreated.

Only then did Ding Yi look at Liu Ji at the side: "How about the casualties of our army in the past few days?"

Liu Jigong cupped his hands: "There are more than a thousand dead and more than two thousand wounded. Many of them can no longer go to battle. Last night, 12 people tried to escape the camp at night, but were captured by their subordinates and beheaded for public display."

Ding Yi nodded: "How about the five thousand horse army?"

Liu Jidao: "My lord, there is enough fodder, but recently it's hot and humid, some horses are sick, but it's not a serious problem."

"Hmph, if they dare to go out of the city to fight me, my five thousand horse army will kill them!" Ding Yi clenched his fists fiercely. He is a prepared person. , then studied Jingchao forbidden army.

He found that Jing Dynasty's army won with excellent equipment and armor, while the Liao Kingdom was able to fight against Jing Dynasty for hundreds of years, relying on horses!

A man cannot outrun a horse, no matter how good the armor is and no matter how harsh the training is, once the horse runs away, the man will be helpless.Jingchao's fully equipped infantry armor weighs sixty to seventy catties, and anyone who can run two hundred steps wearing it is a warrior, let alone catch up with a horse.

Therefore, horses are the killer weapon against the imperial army of the Jing Dynasty. It does not mean that they charge directly, but that they can kill Jing Guo's heavy infantry if they fail to fight. Good horses have accumulated over the years, and there are eight thousand good horses in total.

Eight thousand cavalry!Almost across the South.

It's a pity that when the unruly people attacked the camp in Luzhou last time, there were more than 3000 cavalry inside. Before the horses could mount, they were killed and fled. In fact, more than 2000 good horses fell into the hands of Luzhou.

The more he thought about this, the more distressed Ding Yi felt, and his eyes became sharper: "When the city is broken, I must take a good look and see who is against me!"

"Bang!" The fire flashed, and the deafening sound echoed on both sides of the river. The whole ship by the river bend shook, and then the blue smoke rose from the muzzle, and the black shadow whizzed through the air, making a piercing sound, blinking. In an instant, the one-foot-thick brick wall several hundred steps away suddenly collapsed, splashing bricks and rocks.
Halfway up the mountain, the emperor supported Fu'an's hand, his body trembling slightly, but Fu'an was also trembling.

Among them, only Ji Chunsheng didn't shake, because he was not used to it.

Then came the second shot, and another gun fired, and there was another bang, and this time the shell flew farther in the roar, and the brick wall a mile away was unharmed, because the shell missed it, but hit the stone next to it , In an instant, the rocks splashed, and the boulders also shattered.

The third shot also hit the rocks on the river beach, and it was not until the fourth shot that it hit a brick wall a mile away. A big hole was punched in the wall, and then it collapsed.

Seeing this, neither the emperor nor Mr. Fu'an, nor Wen Daoli, the deputy privy envoy who accompanied him, lost his composure.

I thought it would be an eye-opener to see the two ships as big as the imperial warships today, but I didn't expect there to be such a thunderous thing!

"What is that? What is it used for? What's the reason?" The emperor's lips trembled, and he was still a little shocked, and asked excitedly, pointing at the cannon on the ship.

Ji Chunsheng quickly replied: "Your Majesty, those are called cannons, which use gunpowder to propel iron pellets."

"Is it something that Qiu'er made?"

Ji Chunsheng shook his head: "The boat was built by Miss Qiu'er, and the cannon was designed by Shizi, but it is very difficult to build. Your Majesty, these two big ships have six guns on the left and right sides, and three guns on the lower second floor. Each ship is equipped with eighteen guns." , the two ships have a total of 36 guns."

The emperor was completely shocked by this, Eunuch Fu'an also covered his mouth, Wen Daoli was dumbfounded, one door already had such destructive power, there were actually 36 doors on the two ships!

The emperor shook his head in disbelief: "When Xingzhou showed me the grenade, he said that black powder can be used for more than that. I didn't expect it to be used like this!"

Then he excitedly pointed to the two big ships in the river bend: "How many people can these two ships carry?"

Ji Chunsheng said: "Your Majesty, although these two new ships are very big, and they have exquisitely designed waterwheels designed by Miss Qiu'er, but because the artillery is too heavy, they also need to carry a lot of gunpowder and projectiles, so each ship can only carry There are more than two hundred people, and the total number of passengers is only about five hundred.

But please put it down, Your Majesty, as long as there are cannons on the river, Suzhou warships are vulnerable. "

Wen Daoli finally recovered from the shock, patted his ears, and sighed: "It's not just a boat, if there are hundreds of gates, what's the use of Liao's iron cavalry and a strong city!"

The emperor nodded, with a lot of things in his eyes, even though he never leaked color, it was hard to hide the joy on his face at this time.

Fu An observed the words and expressions, and hurriedly said: "Pingnan County King is really a blessed general of Jingguo. Having such an emperor's grandson is a blessing to His Majesty, and God blesses you."

Hearing his words, the emperor seemed to think of something, and told Ji Chunsheng: "You have to remember, this time going south, saving Xingzhou is the most important thing. Whether or not the boat from Suzhou is hit is a trivial matter. Xingzhou is stubborn and stubborn. If you go to save Princess Qing'an, you won't turn back, if it's unavoidable, you can take him away by force, don't worry about Princess Qing'an."

Ji Chunsheng's heart trembled when he heard this, but he still quickly knelt down to accept the order.

Then the emperor looked at the river bend below from a distance, Qiu'er, who was riding on a horse, only knew how to clean the barrels of the palace workers: "That's right, this time Xingzhou has a good eye."

(End of this chapter)