Many of the rebels are people from the rivers and lakes who have come to seek refuge. They have seen a lot of murders in their lives, but with such fierce and cruel killing methods as the Jurchens, let alone enemies, even if they are allies, Extremely fearful.
Zongze thought of what Murong Fu had told him, and began to pay more attention to the Jurchen cavalry attack and defense, and often stayed up all night with Han Baizhan to discuss countermeasures.
Han Baizhan was familiar with Wu Mu's book of war. He was originally surprised by the Jurchen tribe's combat power, but he found that many of the formations recorded in this military book happened to be able to restrain the Jurchen tribe's cavalry. This discovery immediately made him overjoyed, and he fought with the clan all night long. Based on the formations in the military book, Ze discussed several plans to deal with the Jurchen cavalry.
Although the number of the Jurchen tribe is small, they all live in a bitter cold land and are all good horsemen. If they conflict with them head-on, even Zongze and Han Baizhan have no confidence that they can defeat the three of them with their 70,000 soldiers and horses. With ten thousand people, even if they win, it will probably be a miserable victory, but now that we have the formations in the military book, the result will naturally be very different.
While Zongze and the others were studying how to deal with the Jurchens, Wanyan Aguda, the leader of the Jurchens who led the troops this time, also asked them many times about how to make gunpowder, obviously hoping to master this offensive weapon.
Zongze was able to be entrusted with important tasks by Murong Fu, so he was naturally a good person and did not easily agree to Wanyan Aguda's request.
However, in order not to affect the alliance, he also proposed an exchange of interests, allowing the Jurchen tribe to exchange their specialties for finished gunpowder.
As for the technology of making gunpowder, naturally it will not be handed over easily. ?.?????.???
Wanyan Aguda, who knew this well, was a little reluctant, but he had no choice but to agree and was willing to exchange some supplies from the tribe for gunpowder.
As long as they have gunpowder, they can, like the rebels, start by occupying Liaoyang Mansion, continue to spread their power to the surrounding areas, and then occupy the entire Liaodong region and break away from tribal culture.
Han Baizhan knew early on that Murong Fu had placed a shadow assassin next to Wanyan Aguda. If the opponent was really out of control, Wanyan Aguda would kill him with just one order from Murong Fu.
Therefore, although Wanyan Aguda's ambition was scary, it was not something they had to consider right now. After all, if they wanted to kill him now, his brothers Wanyan Wuyashu, Wanyan Xi and such good generals would still be there.
"According to reports from spies from Dading Prefecture, the defenders guarding Zhongjing are already on their way. Although the number is not large, if they attack from both sides with the defenders of Longcheng, I am afraid it will cause a lot of harm to our army. casualties!"
You Tanzhi said with a slightly solemn tone.
"What does the leader of the Jurchen tribe think?"
Zongze asked.
"Wanyan Aguda wants us to use gunpowder and teach them how to use gunpowder. The two armies will work together to capture Dragon City in one fell swoop!"
You Tanzhi said with some dissatisfaction.
Han Baizhan glanced at Zongze, who nodded slightly, and the two reached a unanimous agreement tacitly.
Zongze said: "Tanzhi, let the people from the Shenji Camp teach the Jurchen how to use gunpowder overnight, and attack the city early tomorrow morning!"
"Grandmaster, do you really want to teach them gunpowder? Will this..."
Han Baizhan patted You Tanzhi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If we want to take down Dragon City, we must rely on their strength. As long as the gunpowder formula is still in our hands, we are not afraid of what kind of trouble they will cause!"
He is one of the few people who knows the details of Murong Fu. Bamboo fire harriers, caltrop fireballs and gunpowder arrows are nothing at all. Murong Fu has not yet brought out the real killer weapon!
Even if the Jurchens really mastered these gunpowder technologies, would they be comparable to a matchlock gun that can kill people a hundred steps away?
There is also the astonishingly powerful red cannon, which can destroy a city gate with just one shell. You Tanzhi and Zongze have never seen such truly powerful weapons.
With the nods from Zongze and Han Baizhan, the two military think-tanks, You Tanzhi could not refute and could only ask the Shenji Battalion to teach the Jurchens how to use gunpowder overnight.
After Wanyan Aguda learned about it, he was overjoyed. They could only exchange gunpowder equipment after the war, but unexpectedly the rebels gave it to them in advance, and they could train in actual combat. This was much better than trying to figure it out on their own. .
If they can learn the technology of making these gunpowder, and then rely on the bravery of their Jurchen tribe, they may not have the opportunity to counterattack the Liao Kingdom and obtain more land resources in the future.
After the Jurchens were also equipped with gunpowder, the rebel alliance's combat power increased significantly. They sent troops to attack the city early the next morning. Under the rain of countless arrows and the smoke of war, Li Shishi and Kang Min were responsible for attacking and killing the generals guarding Dragon City. , the army was responsible for the brave attack on the city, and almost destroyed Longcheng. The rebel army entered the city that day and occupied the entire city.
With the comfort of the Liaodong people who moved to Longcheng with the rebels, the innocent Khitan people in the city were suppressed without causing much commotion.
By the time Dading Mansion's soldiers and horses approached the city the next day, the rebels had already established a defensive offensive overnight. With their superior numbers, they were easily blocked outside the city.
Seeing that Longcheng was lost and could not be recaptured, the Liao generals who came to support had no choice but to lead their troops back, lest the rebels would leave them all here after they had repaired themselves, and take the opportunity to attack Dading Mansion.
The news that Longcheng was captured by the rebels soon spread to the military camps of Song and Liao on the front line.
Yelu Yanxi was furious, fearing that the target of the rebel army was not only Dragon City, but the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, which was backed by them. His heart suddenly rose to his throat, and he urgently summoned the generals of the army to discuss countermeasures.
On the side of the Song Army, Murong Fu also had a smile on his face after learning that he had finally captured Dragon City.
Abi obediently rubbed Murong's shoulders behind him, while Xiaoqi handed him a cup of tea and asked: "With the current strength of Dading Mansion, the rebels can definitely capture it, why should they abandon Daliao's army?" Accompany the capital and choose a place like Dragon City?"
She had been with Murong Fu for some time. Since Huo Qianjun and Wei Liangcheng were sent out, there was no one around Murong Fu to talk to. She occasionally talked about some military matters with Xiao Qi and Abi. Over time, the extremely intelligent Xiao Qi also understood some ways of marching, and could even understand formation diagrams.
Abi smiled lightly after Murong Fu. She naturally knew why, but Murong Fu didn't speak about this kind of thing, so she didn't dare to say it casually.
Murong Fu said: "My Murong family is a descendant of the Xianbei people. Although the glory of the royal family of our ancestors has long since faded, we are now fortunate enough to be crowned kings and marquises. As Longcheng is the ancient capital of the Yan Dynasty, and it happens not to be within the Southern Song Dynasty, naturally it is me. The place chosen early in the morning will be the domain of the vassal!"
"Ahem... isn't there an old saying that goes well? I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid thieves will miss me. I let the rebels take the Dragon City first, but not the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing. This can also constrain the Liao army to a certain extent, so that They don’t dare to act rashly!”
"Unless the Liao army is determined to sink the ship, the long sword of the rebel army, which has been gradually ignored by them, will hang over their heads again!"
As if he realized something, Murong Fu hurriedly changed his words and explained from the overall situation.
