Chapter 63 Crack
It's just the right time for Gu Baihua to come back.
Gu Baihua was also shocked when he learned that everyone suddenly discovered that a big killer appeared out of thin air in the city. When they found out it was a bed crossbow, and Guan Shengyun and the others were helpless, Gu Baihua burst out laughing: "You are just a bunch of bastards who have never seen the world! Hahahahaha!"
The generals are so angry.
In the concept of the Ming Dynasty, the Central Plains is the prosperous place where wealth, wealth, treasures and outstanding people are located. You, a barbarian from the misty land of Yunnan, actually laugh at us as rustics? Gao Tengdou thought that Gu Baihua didn't understand what a bed crossbow was, and in order to cover up his embarrassment of running away, he explained it in detail to him with gestures and descriptions. The explanation was a bit exaggerated, okay, very exaggerated. In his description, the arrow and spear that was shot crookedly looked like the demon-subduing pestle used by Wei Tuo in "The Legend of the Gods" to sweep through thousands of armies: everything it passed was turned into powder. ! Instead, Gu Baihua, who was very proud of himself, was calmed down, and he stuck out his tongue: "You are so powerful in what you say, I have never seen such a magical thing before..."
Gao Tengdou became proud and scolded back: "What have you seen, you barbarian? You only laugh at others, but you don't know that you are a country bumpkin!"
Luo Yonghao suddenly remembered Gu Baihua's experience as a frontier soldier in Lijiang before becoming a horse thief. His heart moved. He waved to the guard and asked him to bring the arrows and spears for him to see. He said, "Ahua, don't be anxious. Please identify that thing first." Have you ever seen it?"
When the guards brought the arrows and spears, when they saw it, Gu Baihua pointed at Gao Tengdou and jumped up: "You bastard, Rini and Mahei made me feel so sad (you deceived me so badly)! What did I say? Well, what a powerful divine thing, it’s just an eight-oxen crossbow!" As he spoke, he picked up the arrow and spear with one hand, weighed it, looked at it, and threw it to the ground, "It's so small, two oxen can't even use it. ...Hahaha, rat guts! Rats! Hahaha.”
Luo Yonghao hurriedly stopped Gao Tengdou who was about to retaliate: "Brothers, please stay here and talk about business. Ah Hua, have you really seen this thing before? Do you really know how to break it?"
Even though Gu Baihua could be careless in front of Guan Shengyun, martial men's respect for scholars was deep down. He did not dare to make a mistake in front of Luo Yonghao. He bowed and clasped his fists: "Master Military Advisor, I know."
During the Ming Dynasty, the jurisdiction of Lijiang Prefecture in Yunnan was much larger than today, and almost half of northern Yunnan was under its rule. Among the many ethnic groups in Lijiang, the Naxi are the most famous. This is not because of their large number, but because the hereditary chieftain, Mr. Mu, is a Naxi. On the contrary, compared with other ethnic groups, the Naxi people have a small number, are located on the frontier beyond the reach of the Central Plains dynasty, and are rich (with copper mines). Therefore, throughout history, they have often been coveted by surrounding ethnic groups. Therefore, in order to survive, on the one hand, the people are strong and not afraid of fighting to the death; on the other hand, the leaders are much more flexible in thinking - for example, when Zhu Yuanzhang sent his adopted son Mu Ying to pacify Yunnan, the Naxi leader Ajia had to assess the situation and make decisive decisions. The crowd's attachment is a clear example of a strong desire to survive.
The greatest threat to the survival of the Naxi people is the Tibetan people - the Tibetan areas in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were also much larger than today, and today there are parts of Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. In order to deal with this threat that has lasted for centuries, Naxi leaders often adopt two methods: on the one hand, they make marriage alliances with the leaders of large tribes in neighboring Tibetan areas, and send women from the family and a large amount of wealth to obtain A longer period of security, the other is a bloody battle to the death, leaving the tribe that showed its fangs first with a mouth full of broken teeth. This kind of bloody fight regardless of the cost will certainly cause heavy casualties to oneself, but it will definitely break the backbone of the other tribe - and will be annexed by other Tibetan tribes soon afterwards. This has been the case for centuries, so although the tribe is relatively weak, it can always be feared by those who covet it.
This current chieftain, Mr. Museng, once led his family to fight against the invading rural chieftains when he was young. After winning a great victory, he pursued and defeated the enemy all the way, and conquered his old nests in Muli, Sichuan and Mangkang, Tibet. ——It was in Muli that they encountered a crossbow attack and defeated it!
Why do the chieftains of Sichuan and Tibet have such a powerful weapon that only officers and soldiers can equip?
In fact, the Ming court was behind all of this.
In order to prevent the hereditary native officials from growing in power and eventually becoming a powerful force that would pose a threat to the court, the local officials of the Ming Dynasty appeared to be impartial and upright but secretly would instigate and intensify conflicts between tribes from time to time. The garrisons at the surrounding guard posts will add fuel to the flames under the instructions of the local officials: either assist in training, or provide equipment to pass knives to both sides. Of course, the Rural Chieftain feels that the young Mu Zeng is easy to bully, and the Sichuan Xingdusi provides offensive and defensive equipment through the Yanjing Guard. , which also makes him feel confident.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Mu Zeng was a tough opponent. The Naxi men who fought for their relatives in their hometown were not afraid of death and sacrificed their lives. Finally, they knocked Mu Li down and seized the crossbow.
He knew clearly that the idiot from Xiangcheng Chieftain could not develop such a powerful weapon on his own, but despite his young age and bright mind, Mr. Mu Zeng knew that his words would be in vain, and it would be even worse for him if he fell out with the court, so this Without even mentioning the matter, he directly carried the two intact bed crossbows back to Lijiang and kept them for himself. The report to the court afterwards only contained a tearful complaint about how the rural and urban bandits refused to obey the rules, burned, killed, raped, looted and bullied others. He had no choice but to defend himself and fight back. As for the seizures, they were just some broken swords and shields. If the court needed them, in one sentence, they would take them all. go!
Of course, the imperial court pretended to be deaf and dumb and was happy to see the result - no matter who hacked whom to death, the imperial court was happy. The "loss" of these many pieces of equipment was simply a drop in the bucket for the long-term peace and stability of the imperial court.
Mr. Mu also paid special attention to Gu Baihua. It was in Mu Mansion that the curious Gu Baihua not only handled it with his own hands, but also studied it thoroughly.
The two captured bed crossbows were one large and one small. The larger one was what Gu Baihua called the "Eight Ox Crossbow", which consisted of three hard bows, two in front and one in back. As the name suggests, the huge winch requires eight cows, that is, hundreds of people to work together to wind it up, and the giant arrows and spears fired have a range of almost 500 meters (don’t listen to the 1,500-meter nonsense of those on the Internet - regardless of mechanical energy) Limits aside, if you use your brain a little, you will know: How to aim at such a long distance to ensure accuracy? Huge manufacturing costs, hundreds of people sweating for a long time just to let you shoot the air at an invisible enemy and have fun?), Xiao The most famous one is the double-bow crossbow at the top of Shaanzhou City, which can be fired by more than a dozen people working together.
The Eight Ox Crossbow is almost indestructible, but it is large in size, not to mention the cost, and cannot be deployed on the city wall. Moreover, the firing speed is extremely slow, so it will only be used to deal with the most imminent threats, so there is an opportunity. For example, if you build four or five towers and sacrifice one or two of them and the soldiers in them - if you put fewer people in, the tower will be lighter, and with the same number of auxiliary soldiers on carts, the advance will be faster, and the defenders on the city will be faster. The army will think that this is the biggest threat - if you sacrifice this, the other ones will almost be able to move up! Put down the front guard board to make a passage and set it up at the top of the city. A few people rushed forward and cut off the noose rope and bow string first. It took a few hours at least and a day or two at most. This threat did not need to be considered for the time being. It would be better to throw a few oil cans on the shelf and the thing would be useless.
The double crossbow is easier to break, and the casualties will be much smaller. In fact, Guan Shengyun and others had only heard about its power when they were soldiers, and had never experienced it personally - it's best for half-hearted guys to lie. If a fight really breaks out, as long as they are willing to bleed, it won't take long before they will naturally think about it. Find a way to crack it.
Gu Baihua heard Master Mu talk about the method that cost the lives of many Naxi men, and he had tried it himself, so he immediately told him how to deal with it. The generals were overjoyed, and the gloom that shrouded everyone's hearts was swept away.
Gu Baihua only brought back two troops. In fact, he just couldn't bear to miss the excitement. The main attack was Gao Tengdou's three battalions. Everyone prepared for the attack step by step according to their own methods. Gu Baihua's small force simply replaced Guan Shengyun's Poxiao Battalion and took on the escort work of delivering food to the people.
Then, Gu Baihua picked up a daughter-in-law for nothing.
The fear of being half hungry and half full for many days in a row tamed the people into obedience. They bowed and obeyed in front of Guan Shengyun's army. The armed guards at the beginning were to suppress the possible resistance of the people when they were forced to the end; but now, it is just a routine matter. It was more of a demonstration to the garrison at the top of the city, and more humiliation: let them watch the people cheering for them.
Although the auxiliary soldiers who deliver meals are the lowest level in their own camp, they not only have to endure the bullying of the regular soldiers at all times, but most of their lives will be lost sooner or later in an unknown ditch - they Everyone knows that, not to mention Guan Shengyun and Military Advisor Luo, even their immediate superiors will not care at all about this, but among the people, they have become savior-like figures and enjoy people's heartfelt gratitude. , all eyes can see are compliments and flattering smiles. There were even people with small children who privately forced the church children to kowtow on the ground and express their respect in a childish voice, "Listen to me and say thank you." For this reason, a moderate dispute arose: The people waiting in the back to receive the multigrain pancakes were so hungry that they couldn't bear it, so they started to quarrel.
However, this kind of order is only for Guan Shengyun and others-it is a different situation among the people. In such a harsh environment, even neighbors who once had a harmonious relationship have become hostile to each other. After the auxiliary soldiers left, fights and robberies were common. There were even several murders, and corpses were thrown into the Qinglong Stream. Then, blocked by the pontoon, the soldiers of Tianyi Battalion had to untie a small boat, leaving a small gap for the corpse to float into the Yellow River.
Another big problem is the spread of disease. Although there is not a lot of excrement in one meal a day, the population is so large, with tens of thousands of people huddled in a small area, just excrement and urine is a big trouble. What's even worse is that the excrement has polluted the only water source. Although everyone has always had the habit of going to the river at the beginning of the day (five o'clock) to empty their bodies and then fetch water after the twilight hour (seven o'clock), the self-cleaning ability of the river is limited after all. The large-scale concentrated excretion could not be completely decomposed in just over an hour, so many people fell ill, and digestive system diseases further worsened the already bad environment and made matters worse.
Everyone is looking forward to leaving here as soon as possible.
Even if you die.
At this time, Gu Baihua came.
Instead of the usual multi-grain salty cakes, today Gu Baihua brought hot white-flour flatbreads. Some lard was mixed with the dough and sprinkled with green chopped green onions. Once the burden of the auxiliary troops was lifted, it seemed as if they could break through. The fragrance from the sky that lures the gods to the mortal world spreads among the crowd!
The sickly crowd was excited! Some people really couldn't resist the command to sit on the floor. They raised most of their bodies to look forward and stretched out their hands to pray. Without exception, these people were all whipped - Luo Shifan had expected this, and he went out of his way to explain to the auxiliary leaders and guards again and again: the chaos that had just emerged must be strictly stopped, otherwise, once the chaos gets out of control, All previous efforts are wasted!
Kill if necessary!
