Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 1004

The iron balls and lead balls used as shells were burning red, and the barrel was full of gunpowder. If such shells were thrown in, wouldn't it explode the bore directly.

All the generals watching the artillery array knew more or less about firearms. Seeing the operation of the Huwei army, everyone was puzzled, and even those who were cautious took a few steps back to avoid the blast.

An officer took the iron tongs wrapped with cotton cloth and flipped the shells, turned around and ordered, the artillerymen immediately started to move, cleaning the barrels, filling the ammunition packs, and then tamping them down. Seeing this scene, the gang took a few steps back, afraid Wait until it explodes.

But the next action made them a little confused. Instead of putting in the shells, they used a wooden board about the size of the muzzle. The outward side of the board was smeared with mud, and then carefully stuffed into the muzzle.

This is also true when you think about it. There are wooden boards and mud to insulate the heat, and the red-hot shells will not ignite the ammunition immediately. The artillerymen have probably adjusted the angle a long time ago, firing from the bottom up, and the range is closer than normal. .

The artillerymen picked up the shells with iron tongs and carefully loaded them into the barrels. After all the cannons were loaded, they quickly checked the angles again. Only when someone gave the order, more than a dozen cannons fired loudly.

The flying speed of the cannonball is not fast, and you can even see the red light flying towards the Fanzhai in that world. The range of the Huwei army's six-pound cannon is already very far. After adjusting the angle, it is very simple to shoot into the village.

After falling into the village, screams could be heard, and everyone looked at each other and nodded. The effect of this round of shelling was good, and then saw the artillerymen of the Huwei army moving quickly, cleaning the barrel and reloading, and loading the red-hot gun again. Seeing this, all the generals watching the formation nodded. There is a reason why the Tiger Mighty Army is so strong. The soldiers are fast, efficient, and extremely organized.

After two rounds of shelling, there were not only screams in the village, but also a column of smoke could be vaguely seen, which turned out to be a fire
Although this season is civilized and the ground is muddy, other places are still dry. The village is made of wooden houses and huts, and the roof is covered with hay thatch. When the fire broke out, it happened that no one dared to stop the shells on the way, and they couldn't stop them.

After being bombarded for two rounds, many people in the village were killed and injured. Everyone was avoiding the next round of shelling. Who cares about other things, and then caught fire.

It was freezing cold, and even though the stockade was close to the woods, it still had to stockpile firewood. The burning of houses and buildings quickly ignited the pile of firewood, and then the fire could not be stopped.

"Lower the muzzle and bombard the wooden wall!"

Someone ordered that the third round of bombardment was aimed at the wooden walls and gates of the village. After this round of bombardment, fires broke out soon. The fire broke out inside and outside, and there were many casualties.

It can also be seen from the side of the artillery formation that the people on the fort of the village have already rushed down, and someone ordered:
"Raise the muzzle, use the enemy's fort as the baseline, and fire another round, and then the archers will step forward!"

At this time, the red-hot cannonballs were empty, and the artillerymen quickly replaced them with ordinary cannonballs. After this shelling, although the distance was quite far and it was not accurate, it may be seen that the defenders who were still on the wall had disappeared. Without a trace, the pillar of smoke in the village has already risen into the sky, and crying can be faintly heard here.

The archers carried bows and arrows on their backs, and carried inexplicable utensils such as charcoal stoves and copper basins, and ran forward in small steps. Now the stockade has no ability to attack forward.

At this time, the infantry behind began to line up behind the artillery formation. There were not many of them, but they were all brave men drawn from Ji Town and Liao Town, with knives and axes in their hands.

On the side of the artillery formation, some people also disassembled the two cannons and connected them to the livestock. They were also preparing. When the archers on the other side arrived in front of the stockade, they put the charcoal stove and copper basin on the ground and started to light the fire. The unlucky ghosts who have not yet left are shot to death, and then the arrows wrapped in cloth strips are dipped in grease before shooting, and then shot into the village.

This is still setting fire, which may make the newly organized firefighting team in the village more chaotic, and no one is defending on the wall of the village.

The archers retreated again, because some people began to jump off the wall of the village, and those who jumped were all shot to death by bows and arrows. The artillery behind them was slowly pulled to the gate of the village, followed by the two artillery pieces. A pawn with a knife and an axe.

The screams in the village became more and more horrific. Even if the artillery and infantry of the Ming army came to the gate, no one cared to pay attention to it.

A group of soldiers in the artillery formation watched from a distance, the artillery blasted open the gate of the village, and then the infantry rushed in with shouts
For a while, everyone was relatively speechless. The battle should have ended like this. Looking at the terrain like Jiefanzhai, I thought it would be very entangled and difficult to fight. Everyone was waiting to see what kind of tricks Wang Dashuai would use. Unexpectedly The method is simple and direct, fire bombardment, set fire to destroy the stronghold, and then attack and kill.

The battle process is completely done step by step, nothing surprising, but everyone feels that this kind of battle is very different from the tactics everyone is used to.

Nearly [-] people were killed or injured in the village, and those who were injured were all stabbed neatly, which gave them a good time. The others were all tied up with ropes and taken down the mountain.

Although the generals of the other armies were amazed and even privately researched why the Huwei Army had such combat power, Wang Tong did not regard this as a major event, it was just an ordinary battle.

The hundreds of people who were captured were immediately put into the most dangerous and exhausting work. The road was muddy and difficult, so they went to cut wood and lay it on the road. When a person who died of exhaustion reported to the army account, Wang Tong's instructions were very simple: he was not worth a penny, and he died.

Along the Suzi River all the way to the southeast, Hetuala is in this direction. The army moved very slowly, but it did a good job of cleaning up the surrounding roads. The villages or the fort strongholds set up by the Ministry of Jianzhou were all emptied.

Some of the defenders of the fortress-like villages have already run away, and some of them are just lucky, thinking that a small village like mine is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it will not interfere with the army. Maybe the army will ignore it. In the past, their fate was the same as that of Jiefanzhai.

As for the villages of the surrounding people, many of them are Han, Jurchens, and even Mongols. According to the information of Sanjiang Trading Company and Jinyiwei, most of the Han people in these villages have been Jurchenized or even Mongolized. There is no difference between the state and the Jurchen.

This is how Wang Tong decided his policy on these villages. Anyone who dared to resist would be exterminated, and those who surrendered, the whole family of the Han people would serve as civilian husbands, and the Jurchens and Mongols would be driven as slaves.

The soldiers of the Huwei Army are not good at these things, but the soldiers of Liaozhen and Datong are experts. They cross the border, and they really don't stay behind. Not only can they reward the army, but they can also make a lot of money. , everyone is very satisfied, and they all say that Mr. Wang is strict in running the army, and it seems to be very reasonable.

The officers and soldiers in the border towns all behaved in a proper manner. For example, if they robbed [-]% of their own money, they had to hand over [-]% anyway. Otherwise, they would not know how to do things and would not last long.

A lot of things were handed over to Wang Tong's side. Wang Tong only kept necessities such as large livestock and food after the military supplies were inspected, and the rest were distributed as military rewards. Everyone was really happy.

After opening Maerdun Village, the Eastern Expeditionary Army captured a lot of money, and the number of captives was nearly [-]. Wang Tong directly called Li Rubai, the leader of the Liao Town Army, and asked him to lead the infantry to escort the property Go back with the captives and sell them.

"The captured Han people can only do long-term labor for three years and cannot be sold as slaves. Whoever breaks this rule, I will not spare him. The Jurchens and Mongols are sold as slaves. Whoever does anything will be taken as private slaves The commander-in-chief will not spare him."

"The lower official understands that the accounts must be clear when the time comes, and he will never disappoint the commander-in-chief."

Li Rubai said with a smile, how could Wang Tong not understand what he meant, he waved his hand with a smile and said:
"I don't care about this little money. You decide to divide it yourself. But there is one thing, if you are willing to go out of the side wall to cultivate it, you can give them a little bit more. If your Li family is willing to come out to cultivate it, you can eat these things yourself. I It doesn't matter, and if you can sell it cheaply, you can sell it cheaper, and the water will flow forever."

What Wang Xijue said at the banquet in Shenyang, Liaozhen, there are more or less generals in the army. Hearing what Wang Tong said, Li Rubai nodded quickly and said:

"The subordinates understand that when they come back after going to Shenyang this time, they must bring people from Qingzhang's fields with them. If there is a noble family who wants to come out to have a look, the subordinates will also carefully escort and treat them as honored guests."

Wang Tong nodded, the Li family is not good at fighting, but they are very thoughtful about these matters, and they understand at one point that it is really a cultivation trade outside the border wall. Needless to say, their family also has influence outside the border wall. If they really want to go out of the border wall, the Li family will definitely benefit the most.

The seizure and sale of the population is actually a display to the powerful people in Liao Town, and it is profitable to come outside the customs
Most of the captives were taken back and sold as slaves, and more than a dozen people were sent back. These people had their ears cut off and sent a message to Nurhachi in Hetuala.

"The heavenly army has arrived in Jianzhou, do you want to fight or surrender."

(End of this chapter)