Paper Maker: This is the end of the Ming Dynasty in Liaozhai

Chapter 170 Please enter the urn!acquaintance!
Seeing that the first ship had passed the bend, Wang Congyi and Yang Guodong immediately relaxed.

On the city wall, a craftsman lit a match with a torch. After the match was ignited, the gunpowder in the gun barrel was ignited quickly, and there was a loud noise like thunder in an instant.

"boom"

Under the action of gunpowder, the [-]-jin solid iron ball turned into a small black dot with terrifying kinetic energy and flew across the sky, then flew towards the center of the river.

boom!
The shell didn't hit the boat, but hit the river, and a jet of water shot up into the sky in an instant!

At this moment, everyone at the iron tower pier was stunned by the sudden thunderous roar and the soaring water column, including Wang Congyi and Yang Guodong of course.

But Wang Congyi and the others were stunned. The craftsmen and gunners on the city wall were not, and they lit the matchlocks one after another.

boom!boom!boom!
The continuous sound of cannons rumbled, and solid shells weighing twenty catties bombarded the pier with a destructive momentum!
boom! boom! boom!
One after another water jets shot up into the sky, accompanied by crackling sounds!

The accuracy of the Hongyi cannon is really not good, but there are too many cannons and there are many ships on the dock. 23 shells hit four ships, two of which hit the same one, and a lot of river water gurgled After entering the cabin, there was already a large amount of food, and with the addition of river water, the hull tilted in just a moment.

"It's a cannon!"

At this time, Yang Guodong also came back to his senses, and hurriedly shouted: "Let all the boats return!"

It's a pity that this roar has no meaning at all, and the boat is not a human being, so it is impossible to retreat immediately.

At this time, the Hongyi cannon that fired first had been reloaded, and the matchlock was lit again.

boom!
The shells blasted towards the river again with terrifying power.

This time the shell did not go empty, but directly blasted a ship out of a big hole.

At this time, with a "bang", the rear section of a Hongyi cannon suddenly swelled, and at the same time, black smoke came out, and the chamber exploded!
However, the other Hongyi cannons successfully fired shells, and a large number of shells flew out again. With the first positioning, the accuracy was better this time, and 22 shells hit six ships.

Finished!

It's all over!
Seeing this scene, Wang Congyi and Yang Guodong felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave. The seven or eight ships that had been sunk had blocked most of the river, leaving less than half of the places that could pass through, and the cannons on the city wall continued to fire.

When all the ships were out of the range of the Hongyi cannon, thirty or forty ships had fallen in disorder in the river channel, blocking the entire river channel tightly, and nothing could pass except water, and the depth of the river was also rapidly increasing. Descending from a depth of four or five meters to about one meter, all boats were stranded in the river.

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Imperial Army Camp.

In the commander's tent, the atmosphere was gloomy and gloomy. Everyone looked pale. Few of them were fools to sit here. Even though they really didn't know the plans of the rebels in Dongchang Mansion at first, they all realized it now.

Nearly 300 million shi grains were blocked in the south of the Yangtze River!
Thinking of this, everyone's hearts are as if frozen in ice for thousands of years. Although 15 shi of grain was transported to Beijing last time, the food shortage situation in the capital is still severe. Only half a year ago, the capital appeared With so many mutinies, if the canal cannot be opened again in a short time this time, then the capital will never let them go. Everyone present, one counts as one, and no one can escape.

After all, the defeat is temporary, at most Wang Congyi and Yang Guodong will be blamed, and the others will be reprimanded at worst, but this time they were calculated by the rebels, and millions of grains were blocked in the south of the Yangtze River. Collapse, such a big pot, only Wang Congyi can't bear it.

"Everyone, what do you think should be done?"

Wang Congyi's expression was calm, and he was worried and worried, but worry could not solve the problem, and he had to calm down and find a way to solve the problem.

"Governor Wang, those cannons came from the capital a few years ago. They are said to be Hongyi cannons. They are powerful. The great victory in Ningyuan two years ago depends on the power of this cannon. The range of this cannon can reach hundreds of feet. If it is These cannons cannot be destroyed, and the water transportation is always under the threat of rebels."

Qiao Hao, the Commander of the Weihai Guard, cupped his hands.

"This official is naturally clear."

Wang Congyi sighed: "The problem now is how to destroy these cannons, and we must ensure that the rebels can no longer cast cannons, otherwise even if these cannons are destroyed now, the rebels will cast new cannons in a short time. The river course will also be threatened."

"Governor Wang, don't worry too much about this."

Yang Guodong shook his head and said: "Although the Hongyi cannons are powerful, their range is only a thousand feet. As long as these cannons are destroyed now, we can recruit civilians to re-dig a section of the river beyond the range of the Hongyi cannons. A small section of the river only takes three or four The most important thing now is to destroy these cannons and ensure that the food can be transported to Beijing in the future."

Speaking of this, Yang Guodong couldn't help sighing. Destroying those cannons is the next strategy. Those cannons are on the city wall. If you want to destroy them, you have to go up the city wall. If you want to go up the city wall, whether it's a large army attacking the city or sending out a master It will cost a lot to go up.

It's a pity that the rebels hit their seven-inch vital point, and there was no time to dig the river again. All the civilians who were recruited last time have gone back. It will take at least half a month to re-recruit, plus the time to dig the river At least three or four months.

More importantly, the rebels in the city would never sit back and watch them dig a river again. As long as they sent people to harass them, the time for digging the river would have to be extended by at least another month or two.

Now most of the grain is in the south of the Yangtze River. After three to five months, it will be a problem whether the capital is still there. Those Jurchens and Mongols will never sit idly by.

"Then will the army attack the city next or organize masters to ascend the city and destroy the cannon?"

Qiao Hao said sadly that it would be very difficult for an army to get through the tens of feet wide lake. There is a high probability that they will organize experts to climb the city wall and destroy the cannons.

"At the same time!"

Wang Congyi said categorically: "The outcome depends on one action, if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent!"

Hearing Wang Congyi's words, everyone was silent, but got up and left silently, and arranged for the siege.

Soon, the drums of war were thundering, and a large number of guards and soldiers crossed the canal driven by their superiors, and at the same time there were various siege equipment.

"Boom" "Boom"

At this moment, several cannonballs exploded again, and several solid shells fell into the crowd with terrifying kinetic energy, and then bounced continuously. Wherever they passed, stumped limbs and broken arms flew horizontally, and blood and screams were endless.

Dozens of people were killed or injured by several shells, and all the guards panicked, but under the suppression of the military officer and their personal guards, they still managed to maintain the basic formation.

On the city wall, Su Hao, Tang Xiangjin and others looked at the dense army formation below the city. Although with the power of the Hongyi cannon, 23 cannons fired at the same time, such a dense formation could cause thousands of casualties within a few rounds. Let the army retreat, but in this case, their plan to besiege and kill the opponent's master will come to nothing.

The next moment, the attack drum sounded, and a large number of soldiers carried the flying bridge across the river and approached the city wall under the cover of wooden chariots and shields. The siege ballista also began to move forward, and there were also siege ladders and siege The Hammer Cart followed suit.

Three hundred feet!
Two hundred feet!
One hundred feet!

"put!"

As the army continued to approach, Tang Xiangjin waved an order, and the archers, the bowl guns and the tiger squatting guns on the city wall fired at the same time, and arrows, stones and iron beads fell all over the sky!

In an instant, the imperial army suffered heavy casualties!
However, the signal for retreat did not sound this time. On the contrary, the attack drums became more and more urgent, and at the same time, more and more soldiers crossed the canal and rushed towards the city wall.

Flying bridges were erected one after another, and a large number of soldiers marched desperately on the lake. At the same time, the ladders and hammer carts also rushed up the arched bridges, approaching the city wall.

From the rear, Wang Congyi looked at the five or sixty people in front of him, and said solemnly, "Everyone, the imperial court has supported scholars for a hundred years, and today is the time to serve the imperial court."

In this expedition, in addition to the masters in the army, there are also Jinyiwei masters mobilized from Zhending Mansion, Daming Mansion, Shunde Mansion, Guangping Mansion and other places. There are nearly 30 first-rate warriors and 80 to [-] second-rate warriors. On the front line of the city, the rest of the masters are here.

"Don't worry, governor, we will definitely destroy those Hongyi cannons."

Yin Chen, a thousand households of Jinyiwei in the Daming Mansion, nodded and said, if this kind of thing is going to happen, it will not work, but with his strength, even if it is really dangerous, he is sure to get out of it.

At this time, Wang Congyi looked at a middle-aged eunuch wearing eunuch costumes and said solemnly: "Eunuch Lu, I hope you can make a move this time."

If Su Hao were here, he would find that this middle-aged eunuch is the eunuch who has always been by Wei Zhongxian's side.

"For 8 taels of silver, our family will only sell once."

Hearing Wang Congyi's words, Lu Zhen said calmly, he is the supervisor sent by Zhu Youjian, and his duty is to supervise Wang Congyi, and it is not his duty to go to the battlefield.

"Eunuch Lu, don't worry, the lower officials will prepare the money."

Hearing this, Wang Congyi said in a deep voice, Lu Zhen is the supervising army, not something he can instruct. The guards attacking the city now are just cannon fodder to attract the rebel forces. It is Yin Shen and the others who are really doing it. Lu Zhen, as a master of martial arts , or the kind of Dao Wu Shuangxiu, the strength is extremely strong, if Lu Zhen is willing to make a move, the chance of success will increase greatly.

"In this case, let's make a move at home."

Lu Zhen said calmly, with his strength, as long as there are no innate masters in the rebel army, he will not be in any danger. Even if everyone else is dead, he is sure to escape safely.

(End of this chapter)