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Chapter 168: Dealing with the News
The other heroes, including Ji Minghan and Ji Minglian, all wore armor that had not been removed. It was not to prepare for the Qing army to prepare for battle, but because he was sweating profusely and could not be greedy for cold weather, he immediately took off his clothes and armor to avoid catching the armor-removing wind.

People outside the big tent were still sorting out the seizures, and the heroes inside were also busy discussing what to do next.

It was Wu Yong who spoke first: "Master, Brother Guanghui is interrogating the prisoners. We still need to know the current situation in the city so we can deal with it."

After hearing this, everyone felt that it was reasonable. Seeing that there was still no news about Guanghui, they divided into two groups and each went to pick out one of the prisoners and asked them separately. Wu Yong also left the big tent and went to the camp to count the seizures.

Zhao Zhen, his wife, Bao Xu, and Bao Xu picked up one of the five prisoners outside the stronghold. Before he could ask, the man yelled that Zhao Zhen didn't know how to speak. Judging from his demeanor, it was not a good thing to say.

Without saying a word, Zhao Zhen asked Bao Xu to kill him with one blow in front of the other prisoners. Another person was brought up, but he was still unruly and yelling. Without Zhao Zhen saying anything, Bao Xu stabbed him down again.

Another person was proposed. This person was pale and hesitant to speak. Zhao Zhen still couldn't understand the words, so he had to propose someone from the camp prisoners to be the interpreter.

Zhao Zhen first pointed to the corpse of the general who was killed outside the stronghold and asked, "Who is this person?"

The man said something and translated: "Sir, this man's name is Gangtabu, and he is a guerrilla in the imperial court's Jianrui camp."

Zhao Zhen was about to ask more questions when the other two prisoners kept yelling. Zhao Zhen was not used to these two people. When he gave an order, Bao Xu went over and punched him.

After some questioning, Zhao Zhen found out that the soldiers in the camp were Green Camp sergeants, and the ones fighting Wang Lun in the city were the Forbidden Brigade Eight Banners Firearms Battalion. They all used muskets, with 300 soldiers per ox, and 50 Sauron soldiers. Then there is the Jianrui camp that Zhao Zhen just defeated, with a total of 700 people. There are still governor Xu Ji and thousands of people in the green camp in the city. Only then did Zhao Zhen find out the number of Qing army camp numbers in the city.

The street fighting in the city has been going on for three days. No one knows the strength of both sides. They only know that the Qing army is attacking from both inside and outside, and victory is in sight. I asked a few more people and they all said the same thing.

Zhao Zhen and others returned to the commander's tent. After a while, Chao Gai and other heroes also finished interrogating the prisoners. Wu Yong had already seen the capture. Everyone was about to speak when Guang Hui opened the commander's tent and walked in.

Seeing there was tea on the table, he drank three bowls of it and said, "Master, I caught two big fish among the wounded soldiers in the camp. One is named Xianhelin and the other is Yinjitu. I saw these two people living alone in a Zhang, I guess he was a high-ranking person, so I knocked him unconscious with my sword."

"After the interrogation after the war, the two men refused to admit it at first. I asked someone to identify it. This Xianhelin was the Linqing general, stationed in the new city. Seeing that Wang Lun's army was in decline, because he had a relationship with Wang Lun, he left the city. Next, I searched for Wang Lun in the old city, and when I saw the success, I was rescued by Meng Can, a brave member of Wang Lun's army."

"Yinjitu was a guard with a sword in front of the emperor. He served in front of General Shu Hed's tent. He was also injured by Meng Can when he captured Wang Lun." "Both of them were recuperating in the camp before they were captured. Two Everyone is a capable general in the Qing army, so he knows a lot about Wang Lun's army. "

"Let's talk about Wang Lun first. This man has a tall appearance, a generous nature, is good at writing and martial arts, has extraordinary strength, and is proficient in medicine. He studied under Zhang Jicheng of the White Lotus Sect, and later established his own sect, the Qingshui Sect. After that, Wang Lun used his medical skills to He taught boxing and stick training in Shouzhang, Tangyi and Yanggu counties, recruiting many disciples, and claimed to be the leader of the practice. He treated people without any reward, and the people in the village felt the benefit, and since he had no children in his life, he wanted to be his adopted son and daughter. There are many people who repay kindness.”

"These adopted sons and daughters are said to be eighteen, but in fact there are more. Among them are the most brave and skilled generals, Yang Lei, Li Wang, Li Shijie, and Wu Sanniang. In every battle, Yang Lei rides on a white mule and holds a white wax gun. During the battle with the Zhili army, he was surrounded from Chen to You and could not get out. He was hit by stray arrows and was killed in the formation. Li Wang was captured and imprisoned. Li Shijie was guarding Wang Lun and could not leave for a moment. Sword Immortal Wu Sanniang is in her twenties. She is beautiful and has physical strength, martial arts, and martial arts. She can use two swords. She also recruits an army of more than ten women selling weapons, all of whom are good at horse fighting and charging into battle. Break the barrier and kill the enemy."

"The second force in Wang Lun's army is the backbone of the Qingshui Sect, with famous names such as boxing master Marshal Meng Can, brave pioneer Wang Jinglong, black tiger hand Wang Weiquan, sword god Yang Wu, Pu Dao Marshal Yan Cihu, pioneer officer Li San, military counselor Fan Wei, Yan Liu, Liu Tao, Wu Qinglin and others, Marshal Meng Can is now injured, and the rest are either dead or captured. "

"Furthermore, Wang Lun's relatives, his younger brothers Wang Pu and Wang Jun, and his great-grandfather brother Wang Zhu were granted the title of king after the uprising; nephews Wang Youheng and Wang Youcheng were granted the title of chief soldier; Wang Youde and nephew Zhang Bailu were granted the title of General Jinwu. The most powerful ones are Wang Wang, nicknamed the Five Saint Empress, was in her sixties, with white hair, eight feet tall, riding a horse and wielding two swords. Now most of these people were captured and killed by the Qing army. "

"Master, this is what the two of them told me about the situation in Wang Lun's army. Now Wang Lun's army is completely exhausted. There are only three or five generals, and there are only two or three hundred religious people who can fight. These two people thought that we were also Wang Lun's remnants. Please advise us to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and not to be buried with Wang Lun."

Everyone laughed after hearing this.

Wu Yong said: "Master, I heard what Brother Guanghui said, combined with what other prisoners said, the Green Camp soldiers in the city are too weak to fight. They rely entirely on the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp and this group of Sauron soldiers led by Chunning. Wang Lun's Lieutenant General Lingduo It was killed by Sauron's soldiers and shot by cannons and cannons, so we need to be more careful."

"I just took inventory in the camp. In addition to swords, guns and armor, the most seized items in the camp were Qing bows, bird cannons, and three-eyed cannons. In addition, there were the mighty and invincible generals, split mountain cannons, Weiyuan general cannons, and Folan machine guns. I have already After asking, the Jingying camp only carries mountain-splitting cannons and sub-mounted cannons, which have a shorter range and less power, which is good news. "

Zhao Zhen said: "Student, how powerful is this gun and cannon?"

Wu Yong said: "Master, the bird gun is extremely powerful. It can easily shoot through a wallet. The iron armor is facing forward and there are dents. The range is not much different from that of a crossbow. We need to be more prepared for tomorrow's battle."

Zhao Zhen said: "Isn't it true that the Qing army is good at long-range shooting? Is there any way for academics to do this?"

Wu Yong said: "Master, there is no need to worry. Although this cannon is easy to learn, if you really want to talk about it, the first-level armor can completely block it. The third-level soldiers can also be injured without dying. In the battle formation, the cannon can only take two rounds. , the muskets can only last three rounds. When the two armies engage in battle, the muskets and artillery are useless. If we want to reduce casualties, the only way to defeat the enemy is this artillery. We have captured all the heavy artillery, and there is no shortage of gunpowder and pellets. We only need to let the captured Green Camp soldiers surrender. Our army's long-range shooting capability is better than that of the Qing army. After firing the artillery, let Luan Tingyu and Deng Fei lead the cavalry to cover on both sides. The infantry holds shields and engages in a frontal battle. It’s not difficult to win.”

(End of this chapter)