Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain
Chapter 177 One bite at a time
Chapter 177
However, the troubles did not end there.
The second wave of "Stone Bullet Rain" by the Ming army followed one after another.
Accompanied by the "boom boom boom" explosion and deflagration, more grease splashed out, fell and attached to more tents and began to catch fire, and the number of tents on fire expanded to dozens.
Not only tents, but also many vans caught fire.
The grain and grass placed on the van quickly ignited a raging fire.
"The van is on fire, save food and grass!"
"Damn it, go put out the fire!"
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming reacted at the same time.
In addition to grain and grass, these partial vans are loaded with a large amount of luggage.
These luggage contain gunpowder, lead bullets, stone bullets, and car parts, in addition to a large number of arrows, armor, and spear weapons, which cannot be missed.
Especially gunpowder, which, once destroyed,
The red cannons they carried immediately became decorations.
If this is the case, Duoduo will never spare the two of them.
"Hurry up and put out the fire!" Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming rushed to the southwest corner of the barracks.
"Go get water!" Geng Jimao shouted, "Bring water to put out the fire!"
"Yes, yes, hurry up and fetch water!" Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming just woke up like a dream, and hurriedly stopped and shouted, "Send troops to the river to fetch water!"
The military order was issued, and the entire barracks soon became noisy.
Teams of Eight Banners Han soldiers rushed to the valley water outside the camp with all kinds of utensils.
However, it was already November in winter at this time, and the water in the valley had already frozen. Fortunately, the ice layer was not thick, and the Eight Banners Han army found hammers, stones and other blunt objects to break the ice.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
Just as the Eight Banners Han army was busy fetching water, the sound of rumbling horseshoes suddenly sounded under the night sky, and then the Eight Banners Han army felt the ground under their feet tremble slightly.
"It's the cavalry of the Ming army!"
A Han soldier suddenly roared.
"The cavalry of the Ming army is coming, run!"
Someone took the lead, and the other Eight Banners Han soldiers also threw away the wooden barrels, earthen pots and even sheepskin bags filled with river water, turned around and ran towards the barracks.
At this time, the Eight Banners Han army in the barracks also noticed the movement outside the barracks.
The next moment, rows of bird guns were set up on the fence of the barracks.
There were even two teams of the Eight Banners Han Army who brought several cannons in red in carriages.
However, this was useless, because only the sound of rumbling horseshoes was heard, but there was still no Ming army cavalry, not even a ghost.
A group of Eight Banners Han troops fired a cannon indiscriminately.
There were also many musketeers firing guns at the dark places outside the camp.
But the cannonballs and blunderbusses do not fly very far before disappearing into the darkness.
As for whether they hit the cavalry of the Ming army, only God knows.
At this time, the fire in the southwest corner of the barracks was even fiercer, and it was about to get out of control.
Because the Xiangyang artillery of the Ming army kept firing burning stone bombs, creating more fires in the barracks of the Eight Banners Han army, but the Eight Banners Han army could not find enough water to put out the fire for a while.
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming saw that this was not going to work, so they split up.
Kong Youde led the Han army with the red flag to transfer the baggage, while Geng Zhongming led the Han army with the white flag to dismantle the tents outside the camp in the southwest corner with all their strength, trying to clear a firebreak as soon as possible. In addition, the Han army with the other two banners The soldiers are divided into two groups, one banner is responsible for covering, and the other banner is responsible for fetching water and putting out fires.
After being in a hurry for almost two hours, the Ming army finally calmed down and stopped firing cannons.
Because the "Xiangyang Cannon" of the Ming army can only shoot more than a hundred steps, and it will not be able to reach it no matter how far it is.
Therefore, after burning the southwest corner of the Eight Banners Han army camp, the Ming army could only rest.
After the Ming army withdrew, the objects that could be burned in the southwest corner of the barracks were almost burned, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
However, this corner of the barracks has been completely reduced to ashes, including more than [-] tents, more than [-] vans and the food and supplies loaded on them.
……
On a small hill in the distance.
Zhu Cijiong asked a little puzzled: "Father, our army's Yebushu has already blocked the battlefield, and the Han army who established slaves dare not go out to fight our army at all. That's it, why can't the catapult be continued?" How about advancing? If we advance another fifty steps, at least half of the slave camp can be burned."
Chongzhen shook his head and said, "You forgot Jiannu and Hongyi Cannon."
"My son has not forgotten." Zhu Cijiong said, "But it is night now, Jiannu's Hongyi cannon can't be aimed, and the lethality will be greatly weakened, so there is nothing to fear."
"Weakened lethality doesn't mean no lethality." Chongzhen shook his head.
"If Jiannu was really in a hurry and lined up more than 180 Hongyi cannons and fired at our catapult positions at the same time, it would not be a matter of killing a few."
"Father only has these three thousand horses."
"One death is one less, and it can't afford it."
After a pause, he said with a smile: "Besides, the war has just begun, and there are still many opportunities in the future. After all, there are still four to five hundred miles from here to Tongguan. We have plenty of time and opportunities to defeat Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming." There are more than [-] Eight Banners Han soldiers who killed each bite, so why worry about it?"
"But..." Zhu Cijiong asked with a frown, "will there be such a good opportunity in the future?"
"Of course." Chongzhen smiled slightly, and said, "Unless Jiannu can fly over from the sky, or give up the plan to go to Tongguan, otherwise they can only be beaten obediently, ha ha."
……
It was finally light.
The Eight Banners Han army sent a [-]-strong infantry to occupy the hill in the southwest corner.
At this moment, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Wu Shoujin, the four Gushan foreheads, were really on the back of the hill, watching the Xiangyang artillery that had been abandoned by the Ming army with dark faces.
This Xiangyang cannon is really... extremely simple.
Nothing but a stand, a long swinging arm.
It's just that Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are veterans on the battlefield after all, and it can be seen at a glance that the Ming army should have removed the pull ropes and throwing blues at both ends of the arms.
This is a hand-pulled Xiangyang gun.
A dozen or even dozens of soldiers pull the rope at the same time, and then use the lever principle of swinging the arm to launch the "incendiary bomb" in the throwing basket tied at the other end.
No wonder it can only be thrown more than a hundred steps away.
If this is replaced by the hinged Xiangyang cannon built by the Mongols in the past, it can throw a 150-jin stone bullet more than three hundred steps away, and the stone bullet can smash a seven-foot deep hole when it hits the ground!
[1 step in the Ming Dynasty = 1.6 meters, each step of the left and right feet is one step]
Thinking of this, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were secretly grateful.
Fortunately, the cavalry of the Ming army only carried the simplest Xiangyang cannon. If they carried the hinged Xiangyang cannon, their losses would have been even greater last night, and they might have lost a quarter of their food and supplies.
Even so, one-tenth of the food and supplies were lost last night.
The two traitors feel deeply that the situation is serious, and this will not work.
Kong Youde said: "I have to think of a way, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to reach Tongguan."
Geng Zhongming sighed: "Oh, it would be easier if the Eight Banners Mongolia was here."
"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Kong Youde said angrily, "Let's think about how to remedy it now."
Geng Jimao suddenly interjected: "Father, Uncle, I think it's better for us to go back to Luoyang and stay in Luoyang. King Yu will naturally send someone back to investigate before the Hongyi Cannon waits. Then he will know that we are in trouble, and then They will send the Eight Banners Mongolia and even the Eight Banners Manchuria back to support them."
"Get out!" Geng Zhongming kicked over again.
"Do you really think that fighting is a joke? Just quit if you say so?"
If you return to Luoyang, you cannot return to Luoyang, even if you die.
If the Hongyi cannons and food and supplies cannot be transported to Tongguan in time, which will lead to Duoduo's defeat in Tongguan, it will be a disaster for their Kong and Geng families.
Kong Youde said: "Let's hurry up and send someone to seek help from King Yu."
Geng Zhongming said: "It's okay to send people for help, but I'm afraid that as soon as this side goes out, the Ming army will hunt and kill the other side. You also know from the contest last night that the Ming army is very good at riding and shooting."
"Then send more messengers." Kong Youde said, "One can always escape."
Geng Zhongming nodded, and said again: "Then send all our servants out."
Before Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi surrendered to become slaves, the fewest number had thousands of servants, but after they surrendered to become slaves, these servants were deprived by Huang Taiji and turned into slaves.
But Huang Taiji didn't deprive them of all of them, he still left fifty of them.
At that moment, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming summoned the fifty servants under their respective command.
Geng Zhongming even called Geng Jimao over, and said with a dark face: "Boss, you also go together."
"Ah?" Geng Jimao's face turned pale with fright, and he said in his heart, father, I'm not your biological child, right?At this time, you let me go out to die?Is there any humanity left?
"Ah what?" Geng Zhongming said in a low voice, "Your riding skill is good, and your brain is also considered clever. I am worried that other servants will be intercepted and killed by the Ming army. At this time, I can only rely on you."
"Yes, let other family members cover for you." Kong Youde also patted Geng Jimao's shoulder twice, and then said earnestly, "Eldest nephew, the prosperity and wealth of our Geng and Confucius families are all tied to you. Uncle believes that you can do it, and you will be able to pass the news to King Yu."
Geng Jimao smiled wryly.
……
Duoduo has chased to Xiashi Pass at the northern foot of Xiaoshan Mountain.
The remnants of Yuan Zongdi and Chen Yongfu's Dashun Army were finally overtaken by Jiannu, and the two sides fought another battle at Xiashi Pass. Needless to say, the final result was that the Dashun Army suffered another defeat.
Moreover, this failure at Xiashiguan was different from the previous two.
Whether it was in Weihui Mansion or Huaiqing Mansion in the previous two times, the losses were not big.
But this time, the Dashun Army suffered a decisive defeat. More than [-] old soldiers could not withstand the strong attack of the Eight Banners Manchuria head-on, and could not escape the pursuit of the Eight Banners Mongolia when they retreated. The entire army was almost wiped out.
Even the pioneer Yuan Zongdi was shot and killed by the Eight Banners Mongolia.
In the end, there were less than [-] remnant soldiers who followed Chen Yongfu and fled to Tongguan.
But even so, Duduo still has no intention of slowing down.
"Send the order, don't give the thieves a chance to breathe, and must rush to Tongguan within three days!" Duoduo even had a faint first-class ambition in his heart. According to the current momentum, perhaps there is no need to wait for Hongyi Cannon, just relying Eight Banners Manchuria and Eight Banners Mongolia can take Tongguan in one go, and then march into Xi'an!
If this is the case, pseudo-shun will not be far from perishing.
After the pseudo-shun is destroyed, turn around and head south to Hanzhong and Huguang, and then go down the Yangtze River from Huguang to Nanjing. At that time, Nanming will be wiped out with one blow. Knock out, with such an unrivaled achievement, the fourteenth brother ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor in the future, maybe he really has a chance to become the emperor's younger brother.
Thinking of this, Duoduo couldn't help feeling better.
……
Duoduo is in a good mood, and Chongzhen is also in a good mood.
Although I don't know the specific results of the battle, judging from the intensity of the fire, the losses of the Eight Banners Han army last night will definitely not be small. According to this style of play, the Eight Banners Han army will collapse if they cannot reach Tongguan.
The only fly in the ointment is that the consumption last night was a bit high.
Because the Ming army was playing too high, they failed to control the ammunition consumption.
Before coming to Henan, Chongzhen specially prepared [-] gunpowder cans and [-] catties of animal fat. Because of this, the pigs and sheep in Xuzhou were almost sold out.
These two thousand gunpowder cans and eight thousand catties of oil were carried on the pack horses, together with two months' dry food.
Chongzhen really made full preparations when he went deep into the west of Henan this time. Not only did he bring enough dry food for two months, but he even prepared gunpowder pots and animal fat in advance.
But last night, four hundred gunpowder cans were knocked out at once.
"This is not possible." Chongzhen said to Jin Xuan, "Jin Qing, you have to let the soldiers save some money. We only brought two thousand gunpowder pots in total. If we run out, we can only play empty plans."
Jin Xuan said with some shame: "My lord, it's all because of my carelessness."
"I don't blame you, I didn't think of it." Chongzhen laughed, "But in the future, just pay attention, so let's just issue a general order to the whole army, and you are only allowed to shoot a hundred gunpowder cans at most every night, so, They should think carefully about how to make good use of these one hundred gunpowder pots to damage Jiannu's luggage as much as possible."
"Yes, I will give you instructions." Jin Xuan nodded, and said again, "But my lord, I still have one thing that I don't understand."
Chongzhen smiled, and said, "Do you want to ask me, if it goes on like this, the Hongyi Cannon can't be destroyed?"
"Yes." Jin Xuan nodded and said, "Jiannu was not prepared last night, so the loss was a bit bigger, but since this evening, Jiannu has been on guard, the loss will not be so great, and more importantly, At most, this way of fighting is to burn some of Jiannu's luggage, but Jiannu's personnel and Hongyi cannons will not suffer much damage."
"No, Jin Qing, you have overlooked one point." Chongzhen's expression became serious, "It takes a process from quantitative change to qualitative change, and it doesn't happen overnight. What we are doing now is this accumulation process."
"It takes a process from quantitative change to qualitative change?" Jin Xuan seemed to have a clear understanding when he heard the words.
Quantitative change?qualitative change?Why haven't you heard this before?
But it seems to be quite reasonable.
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However, the troubles did not end there.
The second wave of "Stone Bullet Rain" by the Ming army followed one after another.
Accompanied by the "boom boom boom" explosion and deflagration, more grease splashed out, fell and attached to more tents and began to catch fire, and the number of tents on fire expanded to dozens.
Not only tents, but also many vans caught fire.
The grain and grass placed on the van quickly ignited a raging fire.
"The van is on fire, save food and grass!"
"Damn it, go put out the fire!"
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming reacted at the same time.
In addition to grain and grass, these partial vans are loaded with a large amount of luggage.
These luggage contain gunpowder, lead bullets, stone bullets, and car parts, in addition to a large number of arrows, armor, and spear weapons, which cannot be missed.
Especially gunpowder, which, once destroyed,
The red cannons they carried immediately became decorations.
If this is the case, Duoduo will never spare the two of them.
"Hurry up and put out the fire!" Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming rushed to the southwest corner of the barracks.
"Go get water!" Geng Jimao shouted, "Bring water to put out the fire!"
"Yes, yes, hurry up and fetch water!" Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming just woke up like a dream, and hurriedly stopped and shouted, "Send troops to the river to fetch water!"
The military order was issued, and the entire barracks soon became noisy.
Teams of Eight Banners Han soldiers rushed to the valley water outside the camp with all kinds of utensils.
However, it was already November in winter at this time, and the water in the valley had already frozen. Fortunately, the ice layer was not thick, and the Eight Banners Han army found hammers, stones and other blunt objects to break the ice.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
Just as the Eight Banners Han army was busy fetching water, the sound of rumbling horseshoes suddenly sounded under the night sky, and then the Eight Banners Han army felt the ground under their feet tremble slightly.
"It's the cavalry of the Ming army!"
A Han soldier suddenly roared.
"The cavalry of the Ming army is coming, run!"
Someone took the lead, and the other Eight Banners Han soldiers also threw away the wooden barrels, earthen pots and even sheepskin bags filled with river water, turned around and ran towards the barracks.
At this time, the Eight Banners Han army in the barracks also noticed the movement outside the barracks.
The next moment, rows of bird guns were set up on the fence of the barracks.
There were even two teams of the Eight Banners Han Army who brought several cannons in red in carriages.
However, this was useless, because only the sound of rumbling horseshoes was heard, but there was still no Ming army cavalry, not even a ghost.
A group of Eight Banners Han troops fired a cannon indiscriminately.
There were also many musketeers firing guns at the dark places outside the camp.
But the cannonballs and blunderbusses do not fly very far before disappearing into the darkness.
As for whether they hit the cavalry of the Ming army, only God knows.
At this time, the fire in the southwest corner of the barracks was even fiercer, and it was about to get out of control.
Because the Xiangyang artillery of the Ming army kept firing burning stone bombs, creating more fires in the barracks of the Eight Banners Han army, but the Eight Banners Han army could not find enough water to put out the fire for a while.
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming saw that this was not going to work, so they split up.
Kong Youde led the Han army with the red flag to transfer the baggage, while Geng Zhongming led the Han army with the white flag to dismantle the tents outside the camp in the southwest corner with all their strength, trying to clear a firebreak as soon as possible. In addition, the Han army with the other two banners The soldiers are divided into two groups, one banner is responsible for covering, and the other banner is responsible for fetching water and putting out fires.
After being in a hurry for almost two hours, the Ming army finally calmed down and stopped firing cannons.
Because the "Xiangyang Cannon" of the Ming army can only shoot more than a hundred steps, and it will not be able to reach it no matter how far it is.
Therefore, after burning the southwest corner of the Eight Banners Han army camp, the Ming army could only rest.
After the Ming army withdrew, the objects that could be burned in the southwest corner of the barracks were almost burned, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
However, this corner of the barracks has been completely reduced to ashes, including more than [-] tents, more than [-] vans and the food and supplies loaded on them.
……
On a small hill in the distance.
Zhu Cijiong asked a little puzzled: "Father, our army's Yebushu has already blocked the battlefield, and the Han army who established slaves dare not go out to fight our army at all. That's it, why can't the catapult be continued?" How about advancing? If we advance another fifty steps, at least half of the slave camp can be burned."
Chongzhen shook his head and said, "You forgot Jiannu and Hongyi Cannon."
"My son has not forgotten." Zhu Cijiong said, "But it is night now, Jiannu's Hongyi cannon can't be aimed, and the lethality will be greatly weakened, so there is nothing to fear."
"Weakened lethality doesn't mean no lethality." Chongzhen shook his head.
"If Jiannu was really in a hurry and lined up more than 180 Hongyi cannons and fired at our catapult positions at the same time, it would not be a matter of killing a few."
"Father only has these three thousand horses."
"One death is one less, and it can't afford it."
After a pause, he said with a smile: "Besides, the war has just begun, and there are still many opportunities in the future. After all, there are still four to five hundred miles from here to Tongguan. We have plenty of time and opportunities to defeat Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming." There are more than [-] Eight Banners Han soldiers who killed each bite, so why worry about it?"
"But..." Zhu Cijiong asked with a frown, "will there be such a good opportunity in the future?"
"Of course." Chongzhen smiled slightly, and said, "Unless Jiannu can fly over from the sky, or give up the plan to go to Tongguan, otherwise they can only be beaten obediently, ha ha."
……
It was finally light.
The Eight Banners Han army sent a [-]-strong infantry to occupy the hill in the southwest corner.
At this moment, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Wu Shoujin, the four Gushan foreheads, were really on the back of the hill, watching the Xiangyang artillery that had been abandoned by the Ming army with dark faces.
This Xiangyang cannon is really... extremely simple.
Nothing but a stand, a long swinging arm.
It's just that Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are veterans on the battlefield after all, and it can be seen at a glance that the Ming army should have removed the pull ropes and throwing blues at both ends of the arms.
This is a hand-pulled Xiangyang gun.
A dozen or even dozens of soldiers pull the rope at the same time, and then use the lever principle of swinging the arm to launch the "incendiary bomb" in the throwing basket tied at the other end.
No wonder it can only be thrown more than a hundred steps away.
If this is replaced by the hinged Xiangyang cannon built by the Mongols in the past, it can throw a 150-jin stone bullet more than three hundred steps away, and the stone bullet can smash a seven-foot deep hole when it hits the ground!
[1 step in the Ming Dynasty = 1.6 meters, each step of the left and right feet is one step]
Thinking of this, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were secretly grateful.
Fortunately, the cavalry of the Ming army only carried the simplest Xiangyang cannon. If they carried the hinged Xiangyang cannon, their losses would have been even greater last night, and they might have lost a quarter of their food and supplies.
Even so, one-tenth of the food and supplies were lost last night.
The two traitors feel deeply that the situation is serious, and this will not work.
Kong Youde said: "I have to think of a way, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to reach Tongguan."
Geng Zhongming sighed: "Oh, it would be easier if the Eight Banners Mongolia was here."
"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Kong Youde said angrily, "Let's think about how to remedy it now."
Geng Jimao suddenly interjected: "Father, Uncle, I think it's better for us to go back to Luoyang and stay in Luoyang. King Yu will naturally send someone back to investigate before the Hongyi Cannon waits. Then he will know that we are in trouble, and then They will send the Eight Banners Mongolia and even the Eight Banners Manchuria back to support them."
"Get out!" Geng Zhongming kicked over again.
"Do you really think that fighting is a joke? Just quit if you say so?"
If you return to Luoyang, you cannot return to Luoyang, even if you die.
If the Hongyi cannons and food and supplies cannot be transported to Tongguan in time, which will lead to Duoduo's defeat in Tongguan, it will be a disaster for their Kong and Geng families.
Kong Youde said: "Let's hurry up and send someone to seek help from King Yu."
Geng Zhongming said: "It's okay to send people for help, but I'm afraid that as soon as this side goes out, the Ming army will hunt and kill the other side. You also know from the contest last night that the Ming army is very good at riding and shooting."
"Then send more messengers." Kong Youde said, "One can always escape."
Geng Zhongming nodded, and said again: "Then send all our servants out."
Before Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi surrendered to become slaves, the fewest number had thousands of servants, but after they surrendered to become slaves, these servants were deprived by Huang Taiji and turned into slaves.
But Huang Taiji didn't deprive them of all of them, he still left fifty of them.
At that moment, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming summoned the fifty servants under their respective command.
Geng Zhongming even called Geng Jimao over, and said with a dark face: "Boss, you also go together."
"Ah?" Geng Jimao's face turned pale with fright, and he said in his heart, father, I'm not your biological child, right?At this time, you let me go out to die?Is there any humanity left?
"Ah what?" Geng Zhongming said in a low voice, "Your riding skill is good, and your brain is also considered clever. I am worried that other servants will be intercepted and killed by the Ming army. At this time, I can only rely on you."
"Yes, let other family members cover for you." Kong Youde also patted Geng Jimao's shoulder twice, and then said earnestly, "Eldest nephew, the prosperity and wealth of our Geng and Confucius families are all tied to you. Uncle believes that you can do it, and you will be able to pass the news to King Yu."
Geng Jimao smiled wryly.
……
Duoduo has chased to Xiashi Pass at the northern foot of Xiaoshan Mountain.
The remnants of Yuan Zongdi and Chen Yongfu's Dashun Army were finally overtaken by Jiannu, and the two sides fought another battle at Xiashi Pass. Needless to say, the final result was that the Dashun Army suffered another defeat.
Moreover, this failure at Xiashiguan was different from the previous two.
Whether it was in Weihui Mansion or Huaiqing Mansion in the previous two times, the losses were not big.
But this time, the Dashun Army suffered a decisive defeat. More than [-] old soldiers could not withstand the strong attack of the Eight Banners Manchuria head-on, and could not escape the pursuit of the Eight Banners Mongolia when they retreated. The entire army was almost wiped out.
Even the pioneer Yuan Zongdi was shot and killed by the Eight Banners Mongolia.
In the end, there were less than [-] remnant soldiers who followed Chen Yongfu and fled to Tongguan.
But even so, Duduo still has no intention of slowing down.
"Send the order, don't give the thieves a chance to breathe, and must rush to Tongguan within three days!" Duoduo even had a faint first-class ambition in his heart. According to the current momentum, perhaps there is no need to wait for Hongyi Cannon, just relying Eight Banners Manchuria and Eight Banners Mongolia can take Tongguan in one go, and then march into Xi'an!
If this is the case, pseudo-shun will not be far from perishing.
After the pseudo-shun is destroyed, turn around and head south to Hanzhong and Huguang, and then go down the Yangtze River from Huguang to Nanjing. At that time, Nanming will be wiped out with one blow. Knock out, with such an unrivaled achievement, the fourteenth brother ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor in the future, maybe he really has a chance to become the emperor's younger brother.
Thinking of this, Duoduo couldn't help feeling better.
……
Duoduo is in a good mood, and Chongzhen is also in a good mood.
Although I don't know the specific results of the battle, judging from the intensity of the fire, the losses of the Eight Banners Han army last night will definitely not be small. According to this style of play, the Eight Banners Han army will collapse if they cannot reach Tongguan.
The only fly in the ointment is that the consumption last night was a bit high.
Because the Ming army was playing too high, they failed to control the ammunition consumption.
Before coming to Henan, Chongzhen specially prepared [-] gunpowder cans and [-] catties of animal fat. Because of this, the pigs and sheep in Xuzhou were almost sold out.
These two thousand gunpowder cans and eight thousand catties of oil were carried on the pack horses, together with two months' dry food.
Chongzhen really made full preparations when he went deep into the west of Henan this time. Not only did he bring enough dry food for two months, but he even prepared gunpowder pots and animal fat in advance.
But last night, four hundred gunpowder cans were knocked out at once.
"This is not possible." Chongzhen said to Jin Xuan, "Jin Qing, you have to let the soldiers save some money. We only brought two thousand gunpowder pots in total. If we run out, we can only play empty plans."
Jin Xuan said with some shame: "My lord, it's all because of my carelessness."
"I don't blame you, I didn't think of it." Chongzhen laughed, "But in the future, just pay attention, so let's just issue a general order to the whole army, and you are only allowed to shoot a hundred gunpowder cans at most every night, so, They should think carefully about how to make good use of these one hundred gunpowder pots to damage Jiannu's luggage as much as possible."
"Yes, I will give you instructions." Jin Xuan nodded, and said again, "But my lord, I still have one thing that I don't understand."
Chongzhen smiled, and said, "Do you want to ask me, if it goes on like this, the Hongyi Cannon can't be destroyed?"
"Yes." Jin Xuan nodded and said, "Jiannu was not prepared last night, so the loss was a bit bigger, but since this evening, Jiannu has been on guard, the loss will not be so great, and more importantly, At most, this way of fighting is to burn some of Jiannu's luggage, but Jiannu's personnel and Hongyi cannons will not suffer much damage."
"No, Jin Qing, you have overlooked one point." Chongzhen's expression became serious, "It takes a process from quantitative change to qualitative change, and it doesn't happen overnight. What we are doing now is this accumulation process."
"It takes a process from quantitative change to qualitative change?" Jin Xuan seemed to have a clear understanding when he heard the words.
Quantitative change?qualitative change?Why haven't you heard this before?
But it seems to be quite reasonable.
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I'm a priest, it's reasonable for me to have a little more health and healing.
Chapter 383 12 hours ago -
Honghuang: Wu clan soldiers, plundering entries begin to rise
Chapter 125 12 hours ago -
This pirate is actually a sixth-rate
Chapter 170 12 hours ago