Chapter 216
Cheng Shijie was very angry at this time. He was not angry because the pirates of the Zheng Group were massacring civilians.
Do pirates have military discipline? If we expect them to observe military discipline, we might as well expect old cats not to cheat, prostitutes to keep their chastity, or the national football team to make it to the World Cup.
The military discipline of the army in the late Ming Dynasty was actually not very good. Guan Ning's army robbed the people and was no weaker than the rogue bandits. The Guan Ning army massacred the civilians and was more ruthless than the slaves.
Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, the one with the best military discipline must be Ning Haijun. Of course, the military discipline of the Tianxiong Army is pretty good. Although it cannot be done without committing any crimes, it will definitely not rob or massacre civilians.
But the problem is, Cheng Shijie heard the language of childhood from the unbridled laughter, which caused Cheng Shijie's blood pressure to rise suddenly.
The Ning Navy soldiers immediately formed an attack team and launched towards Wu Song's defense of Qianhu. Along with the troops, the Ning Navy's artillery force was also deployed. It was different from the past. There were no heavy artillery here. Most of the artillery was It is mainly based on flying thunder cannon or tiger crouching cannon.
These artillery pieces all have one characteristic: they are lightweight.
Even though Ning Haijun had reached the edge of Wu Song's Qianhu Station, the leader of the Zheng family did not notice that the leader of the pirates at this time was Zeng Cunxiong. Zeng Cunxiong was the younger brother of Zeng, the concubine of Zheng Zhilong's fourth brother Zheng Zhifeng.
Most of the leaders and leaders of the Zheng Group were members of the Shibazhi clan when they were founded, or were married to the Zheng family. Zeng Cunxiong was a very cruel man, and he was currently guarding the Qianhu House in Wusong. , there were more than a dozen Ming army prisoners in the front hall of Qianhu House.
Zeng Cunxiong had these dozen Ming army prisoners tied up, and he took a small katana and chopped off the head of one of the Ming army prisoners.
As Zeng Cunxiong slashed down, one prisoner's head immediately fell to the ground.
Then, Zeng Cunxiong pointed the knife at the second prisoner and struck him again. The prisoner's head was thrown up like a hydrangea, and hot blood spattered Zeng Cunxiong's face.
Zeng Cunxiong stuck out his tongue and licked it, tasting the blood. He laughed wildly and swung his knife repeatedly. The Ming soldiers who were kneeling on the ground were chopped over by him like wood. No one tried to resist or ran away.
"The artillery is ready, requesting artillery fire!"
Cheng Shijie thought for a moment and said: "There is no need to bombard them for the time being, just touch them and deal with them!"
Cheng Shijie is not sure how many people there are in Wu Song's Qianhu Residence now. Listening to the screams coming from the city, there should be a lot of people, but the shells don't have eyes. Once the shells hit, it will cause damage to ordinary people. Serious casualties.
Ning Haijun's military uniform is black and has the best concealment in the dark night. It can be blended with the night, especially suitable for night battles.
Ning Haijun's scouts used the cover of night to successfully arrive at the city wall. The city gate was naturally closed at this time. Ning Haijun's reconnaissance did not fly and catch him like in the movies and TV shows. You must know that the city wall is made of bricks and steel. Unless all the defenders on the city wall were dead, the sound of grabbing and banging could not be heard.
Ning Haijun soldiers quickly climbed up the city wall using ladders.
At this time, several unlucky pirates guarding the city wall looked at the city with envy. An old pirate held a spear in his arms and looked at the captain beside him and asked: "Brother Biao, when will it be our brothers' turn to have fun?" one time?"
"Stand your guard!"
"Oh, all the guardsmen have already fled, why are you so vigilant?"
The old pirate complained: "If this continues, we brothers will get nothing!"
The captain pointed at the meat and wine in front of him and said with a smile: "Are you short of food, or are you short of drink?"
The old pirate said nonchalantly: "There is no shortage of food, water, and meat, but the boss has to consider that the brothers have not vented their anger for two months. I am afraid that some of them will fall ill."
"Old Cao, you must be holding yourself back so damn much!"
The old pirate suddenly smelled the smell of blood and immediately became alert: "Biaotou, there's something going on!"
"what's the situation!"
"Look, what is that?"
"Is anyone coming?"
The old pirate only saw a cold star in front of him, which was a sharp crossbow arrow. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he was shot through the head by an arrow. The crossbow arrow went in from his mouth and came out from the back of his head.
If the crossbow machine fires on a large scale, the sound of breaking through the air will be very loud, but the sound of sporadic shooting will be very small. The crossbow machine is also the best weapon for assassination.
The captain who was guarding the city was still a little surprised as to why Lao Cao was silent. Lao Cao was a talkative man who couldn't stop talking. However, when he turned around, he saw a sharp dagger stabbing him.
Ning Haijun successfully climbed up from the city wall and cleared away the pirates guarding the city. Then he quietly opened the city gate. As Ning Haijun's soldiers filed in, Wu Song's Qianhu Guardhouse was ushered in a bloody storm.
Cheng Shijie's order is to leave no one alive, and Ning's navy soldiers will carry out this order very thoroughly. Beheading has military merit, and no one wants to live with their own bounty.
The unwary Zheng pirates immediately lost the four gates of Wu Song's Qianhu Station.
Although Zeng Cunxiong was cruel and had some BT, the problem was that he really had two skills. Although the screams in the city continued, he could hear something was wrong from the screams. After all, the screams of men are different from the screams of women. The difference is still huge.
When Zeng Cunxiong came out of Qianhu House, he never expected that several iron arrows would be fired at him. Ning Haijun was originally equipped with a Shanmulang crossbow, which was much more powerful than bows and arrows. Zeng Cunxiong reacted quickly and grabbed a guard to block him. , but his personal guards did not have such good luck.
The five personal guards could not escape and were shot one after another. Ning Haijun's crossbow arrows were fired at close range, and they were all aimed at vital parts. Five personal guards were killed instantly.
At this time, Zeng Cunxiong had already seen Ning Haijun's soldiers chasing Zheng's pirates like chopping melons and vegetables. Zeng Cunxiong hurriedly retreated and began to organize the pirates to fight back.
It's just a pity that they didn't assemble. Just after they completed the assembly, they heard a burst of artillery fire.
"Boom boom boom..."
As the thunder cannons that had been deployed launched packs of explosives, the explosives followed a strange trajectory and fell into the Zheng's pirate formation. As balls of orange-red fireballs rose into the sky, groups of terrifying Smoke and flames rushed up to a height of 20 to 30 meters. Thunderous and violent noises shook the pores of everyone present, and the blast swept everything.
Zeng Cunxiong was very lucky. With what he did, if he had not been killed by the bomb, Cheng Shijie would definitely make Zeng Cunxiong regret coming into this world.
However, Zeng Cunxiong was also very unlucky. An explosive cannon fell at his feet, and the shock wave of the explosion hit him head-on, tearing Ge Cunxiong's body into various organs and turning into a rain of flesh and blood. As for Zeng Cunxiong's soldiers, the shock wave of the explosion blew their feet off the ground and flew straight backwards. The battle in the military formation was even more tragic.
With the death of Zeng Cunxiong, the Zheng pirates surrendered one after another, but instead of surrendering, the young warriors among them launched a desperate attack on Ning Haijun.
Since the breech-loading rifle was not invented, Ning Haijun's musket equipment has always been low, and it has always relied on crossbows for medium and long distances.
At this moment, these crazy little warriors ran into the Ning Haijun crossbow array.
In many people's minds, ancient Chinese men were smaller and smaller than Europeans and had weaker hand-to-hand combat capabilities, so they worked hard to build strong bows and crossbows for non-contact combat, while Europeans were strong and specialized in hand-to-hand combat.
In fact, this is not the case at all. The soldiers who used crossbows in ancient times were all elites with strong backs and outstanding physical strength, because playing with crossbows consumes much more energy than playing with knives.
A long knife weighs no more than one kilogram, a four-meter-long spear weighs about four or five kilograms, and a hammer that can knock a person's Tianling Cap away only weighs six kilograms. And it takes a powerful weapon to pull apart However, a compound bow requires tens of kilograms of pulling force, and the reinforced crossbow is even more terrifying. The Song Dynasty Divine Arm Bow requires 90 kilograms of pulling force to pull open. You can imagine how difficult it is to shoot continuously with this thing.
Therefore, Ning Haijun's crossbowmen are all tall and powerful men. The past year of hard work, military training and abundant food have made their muscles more and more plump. If not, they would really not be able to use the crossbows. Although this thing has a pulley device, which can save a lot of energy.
However, a pulling force of 60 kilograms was still needed. The crossbowmen of Ning Haijun, who had already been prepared, leveled their crossbows, placed them on their shoulder blades, and aimed at the howling young warriors who rushed over.
In the early days, the warriors were howling desperately and making horrible screams, trying to throw these damn crossbowmen into chaos. According to their experience, most Ming soldiers were very timid, and they could scare them as long as they pretended to be fierce. You have to run away, and then they can catch up and kill you crazily with samurai swords.
However, their experience was of no use. Ning Haijun's soldiers just looked at their heads coldly.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
Rows of crossbow arrows roared towards them. The young warriors had no chance to dodge. The triangular arrowheads flew towards them at extremely high speeds. Their leather and bamboo armors were like paper in front of such sharp arrowheads. They were torn apart easily, followed by their muscles and bones.
The frightening screams from the young warriors turned into shrill screams in an instant. Some of the unlucky ones who were hit by several crossbow arrows at the same time flew straight back like rag dolls, leaving a burst of rain. Rain of blood. The unarmored warriors were even more pitiful. Their whole bodies were pierced by an arrow. The crossbow arrow penetrated their backs with blood and flesh, and penetrated deeply into the chest of the person behind them before they stopped completely.
In just one stick of incense, these two or three hundred little warriors were shot into hedgehogs. With the death of these warriors, the battle in Wusong City could be said to have ended without even beginning.
From the beginning of the battle to the end of the battle, it took less than half an hour.
At this time, Shen Boyun finally saw Ning Haijun's true strength.
The Zheng pirates have fought many small and large battles with the Shachuan Gang, whether at sea or on land, but in fact, the Shachuan Gang has always been at a disadvantage.
It's better when fighting a sea battle. As long as the Zheng pirates don't dispatch their main warships, the Shachuan Gang can give them a run for their money, but a land battle is completely different. There are many little warriors among Zheng's pirates. These little warriors are not afraid of death and are extremely flexible. In a fight, these little dwarfs have really good fighting ability.
Wu Sheng asked: "Commander, what should we do with these people?"
Cheng Shijie said calmly: "Kill!"
"But……"
In Wu Sheng's eyes, these pirates, like the original Kong Youde rebels, should be taken to Liaodong to live as tenants, or thrown into the mines for labor reform.
What's more, massacres and plundering are the most normal phenomena in this era. This is also the welfare of the participating soldiers and a good opportunity for them to make a fortune. If the generals don't massacre the city and don't let the soldiers get benefits, they will rebel.
"Congratulations, Commander, on this great victory!"
Cheng Shijie smiled faintly: "Send someone to look for this Commander-in-Chief Wu Song and see if he is dead!"
Although Cheng Shijie obtained control of Chongming Island through Zhu Weiti's relationship, relying on Chongming Island to control the Yangtze River out to sea was still far from enough.
Changxing Island and Wusongkou also need to be controlled.
At dawn, Meng En reported to Cheng Shijie: "We have found Mr. Wu!"
Only then did Cheng Shijie know that the commander-in-chief of Wusongkou actually had the same name as Wu Sheng.
Cheng Shijie looked at Wu Sheng and Meng En and said, "To be able to escape Zheng's pursuit, Commander Wu has a lot of tricks up his sleeve!"
"Found it in...a pigsty!"
Cheng Shijie covered his nose and saw Commander Wu Sheng. This Wu Sheng was as tall as Cheng Shijie's personal guard Wu Sheng, and was even three inches taller than the Wu Sheng beside Cheng Shijie.
It's just that this Wu Sheng is older, about fifty or sixty years old. This commander-in-chief Wu Sheng is really not presentable. He has lost his sword somewhere, his helmet is crooked, and he is wearing an official uniform. It was as messy as if it had been scratched by a chicken. The rather gorgeous-looking mountain mantle was dirty and covered with pig feces.
The commander-in-chief abandoned his troops as soon as he learned that Zheng's fleet was invading, abandoned the fortress he wanted to defend and the people he wanted to protect, and fled. In order to escape Zheng's pursuit, he actually hid He went into a pig pen outside Huating County and got covered in pig excrement, which made him extremely miserable.
General Wu Sheng was so frightened when he saw the dead bodies on the floor of Wusongkou Fortress, but when he saw that the Japanese pirates and pirates were all dead, he unexpectedly regained some courage. He straightened his helmet, coughed, and stared at Xue Siming Drink: "Who are you? Why did you break into Wu's defense area? Do you have a fire ticket from the Ministry of War?"
Although Commander-in-Chief Wu Sheng lacks courage and strength, it is undeniable that he still has some brains. At this time, he recaptured the Wusongkou Fortress and annihilated thousands of pirates, which was a great achievement.
Thinking of this, Commander Wu Sheng rolled his eyes, looked at Cheng Shijie and said, "I don't know who you are..."
While talking, he saw Cheng Shijie's banner with the word "Cheng". The surname Cheng was not actually a minor surname, ranking thirty-ninth among the hundred surnames. But the problem was that in the Chongzhen Dynasty, only Cheng Shijie could carry the command flag.
"Your Majesty, please pay homage to Duke Hai and Commander Cheng!"
Although Cheng Shijie despised General Wu Sheng's character, the problem was that he needed to cooperate with General Wu Sheng. Even if he captured Wusongkou, Wusongkou was different from Liaodong. How much territory Cheng Shijie captured in Liaodong would be the same. He, but Shanghai is different.
It is absolutely impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to hand over Wusongkou to Cheng Shijie. Similarly, the ministers of the imperial court will not agree. After all, Wusongkou is their lifeblood.
Cheng Shijie really couldn't stand the smell of pig shit on General Wu Sheng's body, so he directly asked him to say: "You guys wash General Wu, his clothes are disheveled, what will he look like!"
Commander Wu Sheng looked at Cheng Shijie and said hurriedly: "Shuai Cheng, I have something to do..."
"Let's take a shower!"
The soldiers of the Ning Navy did not have a good attitude towards General Wu Sheng. Two to three thousand people were killed or injured in Wusongkou Fortress, most of whom were old, weak, women and children who had no time to run away. They had no good attitude towards this General Soldier who abandoned his troops and fled with the people. The official didn't have a good impression.
Cheng Shijie asked Commander Wu Sheng to take a bath, but did not tell him to take a hot bath. So Navy soldier Ning directly brought water from the river and poured it directly on Wu Sheng.
You must know that the water in the Yangtze River is now at the end of December. During the Little Ice Age, although the Yangtze River has not frozen, it does not mean that the water in the Yangtze River is not cold. Wu Sheng cannot stand a few buckets of water.
"Cheng Shuai...Xiaoguan...think about it!"
Cheng Shijie smiled and said, "Are you qualified to negotiate terms with me?"
If it can be tolerated, General Wu Sheng is willing to endure it. He can't afford to offend Cheng Shijie anyway, but the problem is that now that Cheng Shijie wants his life, he will resist.
It's a pity that his resistance only made Ning Haijun's soldiers behave more violently.
At this time, several Ning Navy soldiers were holding wire brushes and preparing to give Commander Wu Sheng a bath. Commander Wu Sheng's face turned green: "Whatever Commander Cheng wants to do, just ask him!"
"Yes, that's right!"
(End of chapter)
