Ping An Biography

Zhang Ning rode his horse and followed the brigade to approach the city wall for more than two hundred steps. Suddenly he felt something unpleasant, so he turned around and asked casually, "Do you smell the smell?" Old Xu took two deep breaths and said calmly, "Yes. Golden juice."

"What is golden juice, a weapon for defending the city?" Zhang Ning asked again.

At this time Song Hu couldn't help but said: "It's boiled feces. It's not a joke if you get burned by that thing. No medicine can cure it, and the wound will definitely fester!"

Zhang Ning: "..."

Suddenly there was a burst of crackling, and the poor horse sitting under Zhang Ning screamed in fright, and backed away again and again.Wood chips were flying from the top of the city tower, screaming terribly, and a person jumped down from the upstairs screaming, with white smoke and steam on his body, as if a pot of "golden juice" from above had been spilled on their own people.With a blunt sound, the smoking man fell violently to the bottom of the city from the height of Zhanyu, but he survived the fall, struggling and crying there in a very miserable state.

The sporadic and inaccurate shots on the tower disappeared, and shouts and cries came, making a mess.This situation at least doubled Zhang Ning's confidence: the defenders' ability to resist strikes was almost negative.He has been working on Fengxia Mountain for a few months, and the training firearms team certainly knows the lethality. Under the conditions like now, a round of more than [-] people shooting together can hit at most a few people on the tower, and the number of casualties of the defenders is only a few. I can't bear to talk about toughness.

However, being hit by a lead shot is indeed more tragic than being hit by an arrow. If the torso is shot, you will definitely not be able to live. The lead shot is soft and cannot penetrate the human body. If you hit it and change the trajectory, it will cause extensive tearing, and the limbs will also be disabled. , The medical conditions of this era can't be cured at all.

Wei Bin yelled to change teams. After the firing, the first row retreated and was busy clearing the muskets with cleaning sticks. The second row stepped forward and raised their guns one after another when they heard the password. The movements in actual combat were not as neat as in training, but the order was still maintained. good.

The explosion of gunpowder, the yelling and cursing of the generals, and the sound of drums echoed the screams on the tower, and the projectiles destroyed the old brick and wood tower like tiny hailstones.The city tower was also crude, without crenels on the city wall, but shooting holes made of wooden slats. The defense against musket bullets was very limited. Within a hundred paces, lead pellets could penetrate the old wooden planks without any pressure.

With eight consecutive salvos, the naked eye could see that the tower was beaten to a mess and riddled with bullets.The crackling sound of gunpowder stopped temporarily, and the air of gunpowder was filled with gunpowder smoke. The pungent smell of gunpowder made Zhang Ning feel short of breath.The screams, cries, and groans of "Oops" in the distance seemed to plunge the whole world into pain.

After a while, seven or eight miscellaneous soldiers from the rear of the camp trotted towards the city gate with various tools. Half of them were holding large square shields made of wooden boards, and the others were holding tools such as shovels and shovels.They ran under the city gate almost without being attacked from a long range. When they got there, the shieldmen covered the left, right, up and down, and the others rushed to work with their tools.There were bricks and stones near the city gate, but they were quickly pulled away, and everyone then dug soil under the gate.

After a while, there was a burst of shouting and cursing from the tower, and some people in ragged clothes and cloth-covered heads came out and threw logs and stones down.As soon as the group of people emerged, there was a loud noise from the camp below, and the pot immediately exploded. The howling of ghosts and wolves was extremely exaggerated, and several people were squeezed out of the city.As soon as the gunfire stopped, another stone fell down, and a wooden shield below was knocked over, and then a few arrow feathers flew down obliquely from above. Shield, and happened to be shot by an arrow in the back of the neck, and immediately hugged his neck and kicked his feet on the ground, screaming.The sergeant behind hurriedly grabbed his ankle and dragged him into the wooden shield defense.

The war at this time is so close.The shouts on the tower can be heard clearly, except for someone shouting: "Go and carry the oil, tung oil!" Don't let thieves get in."

Zhang Ning looked back to the left and right and said, "The general dared to think that we wanted to dig a hole to get in."

Not long after, one of the diggers turned around and waved his arms.Seeing this, Wei Bin ordered another team of miscellaneous soldiers to move forward. The front, top, left and right were protected by shields, and the two in the middle carried a large wooden barrel with iron hoops and walked forward quickly.

Now the higher-ups finally understood, and someone shouted: "The bandit soldiers are probably carrying gunpowder, they want to blow up the door!"

When the medicine bearers approached the city gate, some burning logs were thrown from the tower, but most of them missed, and one or two were blocked by the shield; lump.

The man who dug the pit carried his tools and discarded the wooden shield, and Sa Yazi ran back.The people behind finally moved the wooden barrel into the earth pit under the city gate, and then most of them turned around and ran away. The person with the arrow in the neck was also carried away, leaving two torch holders pulling out the fuse.This time, no torches were thrown on the city tower. Occasionally, someone would show up and draw a bow, and they would hide after releasing the arrow.

When Zhang Ning saw this, a stone fell from his heart, and he pulled out his long sword from his waist, and Wei Bin also prepared the sword.The two soldiers at the opposite city gate threw their torches and ran back.

After a while, suddenly there was a loud "boom", the earth shook like an earthquake, a large puff of black smoke shot up from the city gate, earth, rocks and wood chips scattered in all directions, and the bricks and dust on the city wall fell down.Many Shu horses were frightened and ran backwards, and some miscellaneous soldiers were distressed by the valuable horses and hurried to chase them.

All the soldiers stared at the front dumbfounded. With the help of his subordinates, Zhang Ning managed to control the frightened mount. He also paid attention to the black smoke in front. Has the city gate collapsed?Zhang Ning was unable to calculate the explosive equivalent of black powder when he was planning. The sound of this thing is very loud and its power is unknown. It is very difficult to use medicine for artillery, and raw materials such as sulfur have to travel long distances to obtain them.

Therefore, in order to increase the chance of breaking the door, they first dug a hole under the door, and then put the gunpowder barrel.This is also based on the weak defense of this county.

There is no wind around, and the billowing smoke is slowly rising and dissipating.In order to prevent the city from organizing a second wave of defense, Zhang Ning finally shouted: "Order to attack."

Wei Bin got on his horse, pointed at the thick smoke with his single sword, and shouted: "Kill!" All the soldiers took up their muskets and ran forward.Holding the sword, Zhang Ning rushed towards the city gate together with his men.

Everyone rushed into the thick smoke, only to see that the city gate had been opened, the wooden gate fell into the mess, and the pieces of wood on the ground were still burning sporadically.The morale of the army was greatly boosted, and the shouts were mixed with coughing. They spread out the rectangular phalanx, and rushed in with a group of small flags.

They rushed to the city without encountering resistance, and after entering the city, the troops formed formation one after another without encountering a fight.Zhang Ning looked back and saw that there were still many messy living people on the city tower and the city wall, so he shouted: "Zuo Zongqi!"

The big-headed man Chen Gai ran over and said, "The last general is here!" Zhang Ning looked at him and said, "You immediately take the first and second teams of the Left General Banner to the city to wipe out the enemy soldiers, kill those who resist, and disarm those who surrender. After finishing this gate, there is no need to garrison, and then escort the prisoners to the county government office to join the brigade."

Chen Gai clasped his fists and said, "The last general has orders!"

"Wei Baihu! Reorganize the formation, and the whole army marches towards the county government."

"Order!"

The people below the city were queuing up, and Chen Datou had already led a swarm of people rushing up along the steps of the inner wall.Zhang Ning looked back, and saw a young man dressed as a commoner sitting on the ground with a spear and yelling in horror. Chen Datou took the lead and rushed to the front, holding a knife and stabbing the young man in the stomach.The screams sounded heart-piercing at close range. The young man rolled a certain distance from the stone steps and fell to the ground, still alive. He covered his stomach with his hands, and a puddle of soft things flowed out like intestines. , the ground is full of blood.Zhang Ning felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, and his face turned pale. The expression of the younger generation was lingering in his mind, and the expression was so distorted to the extreme.

The miscellaneous soldiers and luggage were still outside the city, and Zhang Ning couldn't control it anymore. He followed the brigade and marched north along the street.

The doors of the shops on the left and right of the street are all closed, there is no one in the street, and the road is extremely easy to walk.Some people who looked like Xiangyong were running around in front of them, and they couldn't organize resistance at all.Many fleeing Xiangyong held long and short weapons in their hands. Only this feature resembled armed forces, and other than that, they were chaotically dressed and did not look like an army at all.Zhang Ning realized that the troops in his hands could be called elite soldiers.

The troops quickly advanced to Xianqian Street, and the county government office was already within sight. The government office, which was similar to most local government offices, was dilapidated.A group of people came out one after another from the screen wall, each armed with weapons. There was no formation at all. Among them were officials with tall caps, and officials in official uniforms. There were about a hundred people in total.

Zhang Ning's men and horses stood up when they reached more than 200 paces, and formed ten deep dense formations under the command of the officer, because the street was not as wide as the open space outside the city.

A young man wearing a green robe and a black gauze official hat first caught Zhang Ning's attention. Zhang Ning was also an official, so of course he knew the official clothing level. The only officials are magistrates, and this young man must be the magistrate, the highest chief executive of Shimen County.

The young official said loudly: "As an official of the Ming Dynasty, this county guards the land on behalf of the emperor, eats the emperor's food and keeps loyalty, and serves the country on the festival of righteousness and death. Today is the day!"

Zhang Ningce immediately stepped forward, pointing his sword at those people and shouting: "Except for the officials, the others are afraid that they won't get any royal rations. Why should you die? Surrender can save you from death."

Most of the people looked at the neat queue on the opposite side in fear, wearing iron helmets, and slowly took a few steps back.

The young county magistrate pointed at Zhang Ning and cursed, "A thief!"

Wei Bin at the back said angrily: "Your Highness, there is no need to talk nonsense with them, just kill them in a few rounds."