Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 37 The cannon is actually well-cast.

The Ming army heard this and shouted in unison.

"cannot!"

"cannot!"

"cannot!"

"..."

Seeing this, Zhu Jing'an nodded with satisfaction, then waved.

"Since you can't, then hold on to the swords and guns in your hands and do the damn thing!"

"Let those bastard local tyrants and evil gentry know what it means when a man is angry, blood splashes five steps, the mountains and rivers are stained with blood, and the world is pure!"

The Ming army responded in unison.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious, and long live the Governor!"

"..."

Zhu Jing'an looked around and gave an order.

"Pass the military order, prepare the entire army for war, bury the pot and make rice, and prepare to go to war!"

After saying this, Zhu Jing'an got off the high platform and strode towards the town.

He also needs to arrange preparations before setting off.

Including matters such as the resettlement of soldiers' families, the transfer of seizures from the Battle of Jintian Town, etc.

Not to mention the families of soldiers, if the families cannot be settled well, the morale of the army cannot be stabilized.

The capture of the Battle of Jintian Town was equally important.

Not to mention anything else, the food and weapons collected from the Yang family's warehouses greatly relieved the urgent needs faced by the Ming army.

These things also need to be packed away!
Cannot be discarded.

The main force of the Ming army left Jintian Town. For safety reasons, Zhu Jingan prepared to transport his family members and supplies back to Zijing Mountain first.

This ensures that the army has no worries when fighting outside!

The importance of having a stable base area with easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain became apparent at this time.

……

After the Ming army assembled outside Jintian Town, they repaired for a long time.

After lunch, the entire army set off immediately, leaving Jintian Town and heading towards Daliushu Village.

Daliushu Village was one of several Tujia villages that participated in organizing militia groups to target the Ming army.

The reason why the Ming army chose Daliushu Village as the target of the first battle was for no other reason than its proximity.

Daliushu Village is located near Jintian Town. It is only ten miles away from Jintian Town and can be reached in a blink of an eye.

The Ming army set out after lunch at noon, and arrived at Daliushu Village at the end of the afternoon (15:[-]).

Zhu Jingan stood under a big willow tree outside the village, looking at the village in front of him, waving his hands and giving orders with an expressionless face.

"Send the order, the entire army attacks, launch an attack!"

"After conquering the village, our army will spend the night in Daliushu Village tonight."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hu accepted the order with clasped fists, and then began to command the troops to attack Daliushu Village.

"kill!"

The cry of killing rang out, and the dark Ming army moved toward Daliushu Village.

boom!Boom!

The dull sound of shelling sounded. While the Ming army launched an attack on Daliushu Village, several artillery pieces they captured in Jintian Town also began to show their power.

Amidst the banging shelling, several clouds of gunpowder smoke rose in an open space outside Daliushu Village.

Several fist-sized shells mixed with flames were fired towards Daliu Shu Village.

The shells poured into Daliushu Village, hitting several buildings outside Daliushu Village and instantly collapsed.The power is quite impressive!
Although these artillery pieces are native cannons, that doesn't mean they are less powerful.

To a certain extent, earthen cannons are synonymous with excellent casting.

How should I put it? The cannon-casting technology mastered by the Chinese in this era is actually no worse than that of the West at the same time.

The lost-wax cannon casting method invented by the Chinese in the late Ming Dynasty was still in use even in the 89s.

The biggest reason why the Qing army's artillery was insufficiently powerful was actually the systematic corruption of officials, which resulted in the artillery cutting corners.

No matter how good the cannon casting method is, once you cut corners, the power will naturally collapse.

Most of the native cannons were secretly cast by landlords for their own use, although their craftsmanship was not as good as the cannon-casting technology mastered by the imperial court.

But in terms of care and materials, it is definitely far superior to the artillery cast by the imperial court.

After all, no matter how stupid someone is, they won’t cut corners on the things they use, right?

Accompanied by a burst of artillery fire, the Ming army poured into Daliushu Village.

The villagers in the village were alarmed by the sudden change, but at this time, it was too late for them to organize resistance.

Because a considerable number of young people in Daliushu Village were dragged to Lijia'ao by Mr. Liu, there are only a hundred or so young people left in the village now.

The strength of the Ming army was ten times its size.

Not to mention that the Ming army was now killing them, but the young men of Daliushu Village were still scattered throughout the village and failed to gather together.

How could a group of stragglers be a match for a large, black Ming army?

You Qingzhuang rushed out of his house with a sword, but the next moment he was overwhelmed by the crowd of Ming troops.

Not long after, the entire Daliushu Village was almost occupied by the Ming army, and the last resistance in the village was blown away like wind and rain.

After the overall situation was decided, the Ming army began to recruit and surrender in accordance with Zhu Jingan's instructions.

"Put down your weapons, surrender without killing!"

"Master Wang complies with the destiny and is undefeated in a hundred battles. All your resistance is meaningless."

"Surrender, the situation is over, everything is false, only your own life is real."

"..."

As they were persuaded to surrender, more and more villagers gave up their resistance.

The Ming army also began to gradually control Daliushu Village.

Houses and courtyards were cleaned one after another, and the men, women, old and young inside were all brought to the grain drying field in the center of the village to gather.

Zhu Jing'an also rode into Daliushu Village and came to the grain drying field.

Looking at the dark crowd on the grain drying field, I felt the eyes that were looking at me with a hint of hatred and fear.

Zhu Jing'an said expressionlessly.

"If you pass the order, the whole village will have their braids cut off. Anyone who doesn't obey will be beheaded."

Zhu Jingan's self-understanding has always been very clear.

He is just a rebel now. He thinks he is not a decent character. It is normal to be feared and hated by others.

Only when the Ming army develops to a certain scale can he take off his hat as a rebel and become a so-called rebel army.

And only when the rebel army develops to a certain scale can it transform into a king's division.

To put it bluntly, strength determines status.

With the current strength of the Ming army, Zhu Jing'an is just a rebel at best, and it is normal for people to be afraid.

If you want people to fear him, it is unlikely for the time being.

As Zhu Jingan's order was issued, the Ming army began to act in accordance with the military order, picking out men one by one from the crowd and cutting their braids in public.

With a clicking sound, greasy braids fell to the ground.

The men in Daliushu Village who had their pigtails cut off forcibly behaved as if they were bereaved, with expressions as if their own mothers had died.

However, facing the bright swords and guns of the Ming army, they ultimately failed to muster the courage to resist.

Braids are valuable, but life is more expensive!

(End of this chapter)