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Chapter 496 Forced to cross the Yellow River (6)

Li Zicheng had just sent Liu Fangliang and [-] reinforcements to quickly support the artillery battalion when he received a report from the artillery battalion that it had been attacked.

"As expected!" This time, Li Zicheng was even more convinced that Zhu Yousong had a navy who was good at diving. This time, he not only wanted to destroy his warship, but also attacked his artillery battalion.

Just now they fired indiscriminately, and only some empty ships were blown up and sunk. Now he fully understands why Zhu Yousong only sent these small warships to transfer ships instead of large ones. Not here to be beaten to death.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly and predicted accurately. Liu Fangliang had already set off with 5000 people.It is not far from the artillery camp, which is what Erlidi looks like.

Li Zicheng could see clearly through the binoculars that there were no more than 2000 people on board these small warships.

With Liu Fangliang's bravery and ability and these 1000 elite soldiers, plus the original [-] troops in the artillery battalion, it should be absolutely no problem to deal with these people from Zhu Yousong. As long as the cannons can ring, the Ming army will never even think about crossing the river!
Therefore, after Li Zicheng got the report, he was not very panicked. Instead, he felt comforted in his heart and sneered, "Fun Lord, how dare you use this little trick to confuse me. This group of people wants to destroy my artillery barracks. This time, I will let them There is no back and forth!"

The great counselor Niu Jinxing looked at Li Zicheng's calm face, but also shook his head and dismissed it, but Song Xiance was not without worries.

Countless archers on the shore kept facing the water with their swords drawn, but none of the people who destroyed their ships underwater never came up.

"Zhu Yousong gathered a group of strange people from somewhere. It's unbelievable to be able to stay underwater for such a long time. Do you want to send more people to the artillery camp?"

Song Xiance couldn't help shaking his head, he was good at Qimen Dunjia, he claimed to know astronomy and geography at the top, and he was able to pinch and count. At this time, his brows were furrowed, and he was puzzled by Li Zicheng.

Before Li Zicheng could answer, Niu Jinxing curled his lips and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think it's necessary at all. The Hunjun sent only more than 1000 people. Your Majesty dispatched 1000 reinforcements, plus the original [-] troops. If nothing goes wrong, they won't succeed."

Li Zicheng agreed with Niu Jinxing's opinion and nodded, "If it doesn't happen as I expected, a large number of warships of the Ming army will forcefully cross the Yellow River soon. Although some of our warships are damaged, we must strengthen our defenses on the shore. The foolish king's men and horses forcibly crossed and landed."

"Your Majesty, look, the Ming army has moved!"

As soon as Li Zicheng finished speaking, the captain of the guard, Shuangxi, pointed at him.

Li Zicheng, Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and others looked at the other side of the river, and sure enough, countless small black spots appeared on the river surface.

Li Zicheng quickly put the binoculars on his eyes.

This time I saw clearly that these small black spots were all warships of the Ming army, and the warships gradually became larger through the telescope.

Warships, flags, cannons on board, horses and armor, and even human faces can basically be seen clearly, and I don’t know how many, covering the entire river.

He even saw Zhu Yousong on a large command ship, full of armor, standing upright on the bow with his sword facing the wind.Beauties on the left and right are like clouds, and soldiers are like a sea.

Zhu Yousong's face was full of spring breeze, talking and laughing happily, pointing fingers, looking like he was planning a strategy and determined to win.

The beauties around her are all heroines, while the soldiers, generals and ministers around them are mighty and majestic, united as one.

Li Zicheng gritted his teeth secretly, "Hunk Lord, are you too conceited? After a few victories, you can't even find Bei. I'm afraid you didn't expect it at this time. The people you sent didn't succeed. Losing a few broken ships is nothing. You I even boarded the boat myself, trying to cross the Yellow River by force, this time you must be buried at the bottom of the river."

When Li Zicheng was getting angry, Niu Jinxing said, "Your Majesty knows things like a god, and the foolish people really started to forcibly cross the Yellow River. This time, we must give them something to try!"

Li Cheng nodded and said, "How is the Paoying?"

Someone replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, General Liu Fangliang's army has arrived. Those Ming soldiers were so frightened that they all ran into the river. Our army has successfully recaptured the fort."

Niu Jinxing nodded triumphantly when he heard this, and smiled with his beard in his hands. Gao Yigong, Tian Jianxiu, Shuangxi and others also laughed out loud.

Li Zicheng was even more gratified, and looked at a telescope. Li Zicheng said: "Tell me the will, the fleet of the faint king has entered the range, order the artillery battalion to take aim, hit me hard, and kill them all!" Sink!"

Someone agreed, and rode a fast horse to the artillery camp to deliver the decree.

On the command platform of the artillery battalion, the commander Wang Shun shouted, "Listen to me, take aim, and fire me!"

But I didn't hear the sound of the cannon for a long time. Wang Shun was so angry that he wanted to curse, "Are you fucking deaf or dumb? This commander told you to fire the cannon, didn't you hear it?"

Wang Shun took a closer look and found that the soldier was still lighting the fuse with a torch, but it couldn't ignite after a long time.

Some fuses ignited, but the cannon did not fire for a long time, and the soldiers did not dare to climb on the barrel to see what was going on.

After tossing for a long time, the artillerymen found out later that the cannon was flooded and the ammunition was damp, so they couldn't fire at all.

After getting the report, Wang Shun realized that the Ming army must have tampered with the cannon just now. No wonder they dispersed, but no matter what the reason, if the cannon fails to fire at this time, his Majesty Li Zicheng insisted on His life was too bad. Due to time constraints, they took back the fort and didn't have time to check it. This is too terrible!

Seeing that the ships of the Ming army in the river were getting bigger and bigger and getting closer to the river bank here, Wang Shunji's forehead was full of veins, the corners of his eyes were cracked, and the tip of his nose was sweating. He cursed at his subordinates: "Fuck you!" Mother, what are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and reload the ammunition for me, soon, the warship of the faint king is about to dock, if you can't beat me again, I will chop you off!"

The soldiers under him had never seen such a big fire from their commanders, so they quickly took out the original ammunition, only to find that the barrel was full of water.

Hurry up to find a way to drain the water out, but it will be troublesome. This is a heavy cannon, not a gun. The red cannon weighs a thousand catties at every turn. They have to lower the sight and the rear sight. Now I have to find a way to lower the barrel of the gun to the ground so that the water will flow out automatically.

It was just the project of letting the cannons bow their heads, and they were exhausted.

After the water is almost drained, readjust the height and range of the cannon, and then reload the ammunition.

Doing this is easy to say, but it takes a lot of work.

The artillery battalion will be sweating profusely, so Wang Shun is anxious to do it himself.

Just at this moment, Tian Jianxiu arrived on a flying horse, "Bold Wang Shun, why don't you fire the cannon? How dare you resist the order?"

Wang Shun hurriedly knelt down and explained: "The general Rong Zhi, dare not scare the villain to death..." Wang Shun was about to cry, so he quickly told the truth.

"Mr. Hun is so cunning!" Tian Jianxiu wanted to sympathize with Wang Shun in his heart, but when he saw the Ming army's ships in the river approaching them, he shouted impatiently, "If the cannons don't fire, Your Majesty will raid your house!"

Tian Jianxiu put down a harsh word and reported to Li Zicheng.

"Damn it, hurry up, hurry up!" Wang Shun was furious, he pulled out his waist knife and chopped down several soldiers...

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