Western Hills.
The previous workshop has disappeared.
All the wood and iron tools were dismantled and built into fortifications.
The entire Xishan Mountain from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain is five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry, completely built into an iron barrel fortress.
Originally, according to Su Yang's idea, it would take at least more than a month to complete this step.
After all, there are only so many people in the Xishan army. Apart from the soldiers who are on patrol and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who have trained hard, there are only about 3,000 soldiers who can actually participate in building the fortress.
However, he forgot one thing, that is, the tens of thousands of workers in Xishan Coal Industry.
When these ordinary workers learned that an enemy army was coming to attack Xishan and try to seize their home, they immediately responded enthusiastically to the call and went to build fortifications spontaneously without even being paid.
Since the establishment of Xishan Coal Industry, people within a ten-mile radius have lived a much better life than before by working in Xishan Coal Industry. Not only can they have enough food and clothing, but they can also save a lot of money. This is something they never dared to think about when they were farming.
And those workers in Xishan Coal Industry have long regarded Xishan as their own home, as their home where they can live their whole lives. Naturally, they will not tolerate damage and infringement by others!
This Xishan defense battle is no longer a matter for Su Yang alone, nor is it a matter for the Xishan army, but a matter for all Xishan people!
Xu Xiang also saw the public sentiment from this incident and suggested that Su Yang form a Xishan militia.
Originally, Su Yang did not intend to do this, because these young workers were not soldiers after all, and had never been on the battlefield to kill the enemy. Once they were really involved, they would be no different from cannon fodder.
But the current situation made it impossible for him not to agree.
Everyone in Xishan knows very well that once Ping An senses something is wrong, he will definitely lead his army to Xishan!
At that time, the enemy troops that Xishan will face are no longer just five thousand light cavalry, but tens of thousands of elite Southern troops, as well as Ping'an, the adopted son of Taizu and a famous general in the world!
Because of this, Su Yang finally pinched his nose and agreed to Xu Xiang's suggestion, allowing him to recruit the young and strong Xishan workers to form a 5,000-strong Xishan militia and conduct drills with the soldiers, hoping that It can play a role in the next battlefield.
Su Yang himself was not idle either. He personally devoted himself to the construction work of the fortress and had not slept a wink for several days and nights.
He knew very well that the few soldiers and horses in Xishan could not stop Ping An's army, let alone the famous general Ping An.
But once Xishan is defeated, not only will they die, but the fate of these Xishan workers will not be much better. They will either be killed and defrauded of merit, or they will be reduced to hard labor slaves. Otherwise, he would not have refused Zhu Gaochi's invitation and risked staying here in Xishan. .
Now the only thing Su Yang can do is to build Xishan into a war fortress. Even if Ping'an really leads an army to attack, he can still rely on these defenses to hold on for a while. Only when King Zhu Di of Yan leads his army to come back for reinforcements will there be a glimmer of hope. vitality!
Although Su Yang has never fought in a war, he has never eaten pork and has never seen a pig run away. All bunkers and hidden sentries have been arranged, and trenches have even been dug on the plain at the foot of the mountain. In short, it is as safe as possible.
After all, this is a life-saving measure, and you cannot be too careful.
At this moment, Su Yang was still patrolling, but Ma Sanbao hurried over.
"Sir, it's done!"
"Huh? What happened? Rumi gun or three-eyed gun?"
Su Yang had long left blueprints in the firearms workshop, including Lumi gun, three-eyed gun, tiger squat cannon, etc., whose performance far exceeded the inferior fire sticks used by the Ming Dynasty military.
It's a pity that the level of firearms craftsmen is not high. Even with high reward incentives, they only made the Tiger Crouching Cannon and mass-produced it. On the contrary, the fire gun has never made any progress!
"Sir, it's a three-eyed gun!"
Three-eyed gun?
Su Yang looked happy, but it was understandable.
After all, compared with the current fire stick, the three-eyed blunderbuss does not have many improvements, so it can only be made by craftsmen.
As the name suggests, the three-eyed gun has three muzzles and three barrels connected together. You can freely choose to fire it once or three times. However, because the barrel of the gun is short, it cannot aim at three points and one line, and the reloading speed is extremely slow, and the range is not considered. It's only thirty or forty steps up.
But the key issue is that the three-eyed gun can be used as a weapon for close combat!
In other words, after one round of firing, I stopped loading the ammunition and used the three-eyed gun as an iron rod!
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, almost all towns in Liaodong used the three-eyed gun as the standard equipment. Both cavalry and infantry were generally equipped with the three-eyed gun, which shows the popularity of this thing.
To put it bluntly, the three-eyed gun is similar to the later generations of trolls, except that the damage is not as powerful as the spray. But at close range, if the enemy is sprayed by the three-eyed gun, even if he is wearing chainmail, he can spray you into a sieve. , this is the charm of trolls!
As the saying goes, "If I have the trolls in my hand, I have the world"!
Su Yang was also very happy and immediately rushed to the firearms workshop with Ma Sanbao.
At the same time, Tongzhou City.
Ping An rode on a tall horse, trampling on broken limbs and arms along the way, and led his army into this fortified city.
The Yan army had only 5,000 soldiers and horses left behind in Tongzhou City. Facing the 50,000 troops under Ping An's command, it was simply difficult to withstand it.
It only took Ping An one day to successfully capture this fortified city without any accidents.
It's just that Ping'an doesn't quite understand the arrangements of the Yan army, or the actions of the Yan king Zhu Di.
Ping'an was the adopted son of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. He had grown up with Zhu Di and other princes since he was a child, and he was a close acquaintance.
Moreover, after Zhu Di took command of Peiping and inherited the mantle of General Xu Da, Ping An served as his deputy general and accompanied Zhu Di on the expedition.
Because of this, Ping An knew Zhu Di very well. His Royal Highness, King Yan, was truly outstanding in martial arts and could be ranked among the best in the world!
Why would His Highness the King of Yan, who was so good at fighting, make such a risky move?
He personally led the main army to Daning, but only left some old, weak, sick and disabled people to defend Beiping. Can Zhu Di really guarantee that these old, weak, sick and disabled people can defend Beiping?
Once the city of Beiping is lost, the Yan army will become rootless duckweeds, and Zhu Di will definitely be defeated!
For Zhu Di, this is undoubtedly a huge gamble that costs everything!
But where is Zhu Di's confidence?
Why do you, Zhu Di, dare to gamble like this?
Once Tongzhou is lost, Peiping will be completely reduced to an isolated city!
By the time he leads his army to join the main army outside the city of Peiping, or rather without waiting for him to go to Peiping, Qu Neng will definitely be able to break it!
So, what should you do, Zhu Di?
Ping An couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Seeing the panic in the city, Ping An immediately ordered.
"Sun Cheng, lead people to clear out the stragglers. Don't disturb the people in the city!"
"General, Sun Cheng...hasn't come back yet?" A general reminded him in a low voice.
Ping An was stunned when he heard the words, and then reacted.
Sun Cheng seemed to have been sent by himself to track down the Yan army scouts.
"What's going on? How long has it been?"
"Ten whole days!"
Hearing this, Ping An frowned.
Ten days!
Sun Cheng should have come back long ago!
After all, he has five thousand light cavalry under his command. Even if he encounters the main force of the Yan army, he can retreat in time!
Even if they cannot evacuate, there will always be soldiers who are lucky enough to escape, and the entire army of five thousand Qingqi will not be wiped out!
So, what's the problem?
"Leave five thousand soldiers and horses to garrison Tongzhou, and the rest of the soldiers will go out with me immediately!"
Beiping Xishan?
Zhu Di, Zhu Di, is this the backup plan you left behind?
