Cutting 1719

Chapter 63
When Man Pi and Xiande heard the burst of gunfire, they looked at each other, and immediately realized that something was wrong.

The bandits are so arrogant that they bombarded the capital of a province. This matter can no longer be suppressed. If the bandits are not eliminated quickly, let alone the crown on the head, it will be the same with the big head underneath. I can't keep it!
At the moment, Man Pi didn't care about his face, so he sent someone to notify the fifth battalion supervisor in the city, and ordered Gao Laibao, the deputy general of the fifth battalion supervisor Gao Laibao, to lead the army to wipe out the rebels quickly. When he saw that everyone hurried away, he laughed miserably. , I didn't expect that this eagle catch failed, but pecked my own eyes blind!

Looking up and seeing Xiande still staying where he was, Man Pi finally couldn't bear the anger in his heart.

"You fucking caused this mess! What are you still doing here! Hurry up!" He said hurry up, but he didn't say what to do quickly, maybe it was to let Xiande die quickly.

Xiande walked towards the door in a panic, but just after taking two steps, he remembered something again, returned with a pale face, knelt down and kowtowed, then got up and left quickly, because of his haste before leaving, he almost fell After sitting on a big horse, I had no choice but to hold on to my top hat, and walked and ran away.

Looking at the gunpowder smoke outside the city, Man Pi finally felt remorse. He really never expected that the Ning family would be so difficult to deal with, which made him unable to step down.

But the matter has come to this point, and it is irreparable, Man Pi moved back to the study step by step, called Du Xiufu, and began to write an apology. Zhong faintly revealed that he had wiped out the bandits in the first place, pacified the disaster, and only hoped that the emperor would reduce the anger of the thunder a little. These words are sincere and make people cry.

However, this pleading letter is not enough, and it is necessary to find a suitable Manchu minister for Austrian aid. Manpi understands that only Ma Qi can help him in this matter, so he asked Du Xiufu to write a letter of appeal for help. It was revealed in the book that the origin of this incident was due to Xiande's misconduct and lack of care in his actions, and he was not effective in supervision. He hoped to be able to speak well in front of the emperor. Up to 20 taels.

After Du Xiufu polished it, Man Pi asked Du Xiufu to read it himself. After changing a few words, he packed the plea and the letter of help separately, and entrusted his confidants to send them to the capital, but Man Pi was still beating his heart. The 40 taels of silver lost was even more painful, and he hated the Ning family and Xiande even more in his heart.

At this moment, Ning Yu was hurrying to set up artillery arrays on Snake Mountain. There was a time difference before and seized Snake Mountain before the Wuchang defenders discovered it. However, the Wuchang defenders are not fools. When they find out, they will definitely mobilize enough troops To besiege, so if you want to use these more than 1000 people to resist the attack of 5000 or even [-] people, you need to make good use of the power of the cannon.

At present, there are 27 artillery pieces in total in the artillery array on Snake Mountain, which are [-] sub-cannons and [-] new thunder-type guns. These twelve thunder-type guns are divided into six six-pound cannons and six twelve-pound cannons. , especially the new twelve-pound thunder-type cannon, which is enough to send solid bullets into Wuchang City, and it is also the focus of this artillery battle.

In addition to these 27 cannons, there are a total of 400 shotgunners and more than 700 young eagle apprentices, equipped with more than [-] thunder-type flintlock guns, the power is amazing, and now they are even more condescending and taking the initiative.

Ning Zhongyuan is also a person leading old soldiers. Seeing such a scene, his confidence doubled. He called a group of soldiers and said with a smile: "With us people and cannons, let alone the three thousand green battalion soldiers. I am not afraid of the entire Jingzhou camp coming here! They all collapsed on the road!"

Although these words were a little arrogant, the generals present also agreed, especially some of the former generals of the Hanyang camp, their brows were slightly stretched, and they even took the initiative to talk and laugh with the soldiers under them. The tense atmosphere suddenly became the company's ability to get up.

Ning Yu saw it in his eyes, and he admired it even more in his heart. This father of his is really extraordinary. He deserves to be a man who has led the army for a long time. This broken military spirit has become a piece of loose sand. Only when there is a degree of relaxation can we be more resilient.

Thinking of this, Ning Yu realized that he still had a lot to learn. In terms of war, he had only experienced the Battle of Taohuashan, so it would not be an exaggeration to say that he is a layman.However, Ning Yu is confident that when he combines the memories of later generations with this era, many things will be self-taught.

Ning Qianqiu came over and saw that there was no one else around, so he whispered: "I have already sent a message to the shadows in the city, after the fight here, if there is any change in the city defense battalion, you can take the opportunity to set fire to attract Its attention. If you can save my father, save him, if you can't save him, then give up." After speaking, his tone was a little low.

Ning Yu understands the relationship between father and son, but he also understands that the overall situation is the most important thing, and he feels a little more distressed for Ning Qianqiu, "It's nothing, I believe in Brother Shadow, they can do everything well."

After Ning Qianqiu left, the spies at the foot of the mountain also sent news that the fifth battalion of the supervisory standard had been dispatched, and part of the city defense battalion seemed to have left the city together. The total strength exceeded 4000 people, and it took about an hour to arrive at Snake Mountain. underfoot.

Ning Yu called everyone to prepare for the big battle. Fortunately, both the Hanyang Camp and the Young Eagle Camp are much better than the current Green Camp, so the command is like a hand, and there is nothing wrong with it.

At the same time, Ning Zhongyuan called people to set up a military flag on the top of the mountain—the sun and moon flag, with a big red bottom and a day and a month written on it, which is equivalent to shouting the slogan of anti-Qing and Fuming up.This military flag was embroidered overnight in Hanyang City, the handwriting was crooked, and it looked like a mob.

Ning Yu actually hesitated whether to fly this banner, because in his heart, he doubted the actual effect of the slogan of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty. After all, the Ming Dynasty mainly died of civil strife.But at the moment, there is no more suitable slogan to shout. With the appeal of the Ning family alone, it can only be regarded as a mutiny and rebellion.

On the contrary, Ning Zhongyuan did not have this kind of psychological burden. When he set the slogan of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty, he said eloquently: "The grandfather of the Ning family was also a general of the Ming Dynasty. "Whether it is sincere or not, this must be said, otherwise there is no way to unite people's hearts.

Anti-Qing must be anti-Qing, and it will not be revived, that is another matter.

(End of this chapter)