Outside Beiyin City.
Tieshuan dismounted and commanded the artillery battery. Dozens of mortars were placed in front of him. These were the latest weapons and equipment from Tiangongyuan.
The advantage of the single-barrel mortar designed based on the heartless cannon is that it is light, but the disadvantage is that the power of the shell cannot be compared to the explosive bag that is larger than a washbasin.
However, the range is longer, and the effective killing distance is thousands of steps away.
The longest range of the artillery produced by Tingyulou is only about 800 steps.
This creates an interesting picture. The newly formed battalion can hit the opponent, but the opponent can only watch in the city.
Tie Shuan waved his hand.
"put!"
"Bang bang~~"
A clear and sweet sound came from the barrel, like a melon being opened. If it sounds good, it is a good gun.
The defenders of Beiyin City Wall could only watch helplessly as the cannonballs fell on the city wall, and people were hit from time to time.
"Damn it! I can't hit him!"
"General, let's rush out."
Zhang Qi's eyes narrowed. After not seeing him for a few days, the other party came up with something new.
"Bring out the bed crossbow and shoot it back!"
"General, the bed ballista is too huge. It can only be deployed by opening the city gate. What if the opponent takes advantage of this opportunity to come in?"
Zhang Qi sneered: "I'm afraid they won't come!"
"promise!"
Not long after, the city gate opened, and the huge bed crossbow that had appeared in Pheasant Ridge appeared. This was a big killing weapon designed by Tingyulou, and it was not powerful enough to be used in large numbers.
As the wheel rotates, dozens or hundreds of iron bullets are loaded, as well as javelins.
"put!"
However, Tie Shuan is not a fool. He has long known from intelligence that the other party has this thing.
Before the other party could be released, he decisively turned around and ran away.
Zhang Qi was so angry as he watched the cannonballs and javelin arrows miss.
"You coward, if you have the guts to fight!"
At this time a sergeant came to report.
"General, there are enemy troops at the North City Gate!"
Zhang Qi paused: "Is this a feint attack?"
"Quick, go to Beicheng!"
However, when Zhang Qi rushed to the North City Gate, he found that except for a few corpses lying on the tower, he didn't see even a hair.
"Where are the people?"
"People ran away!"
"Then why don't you pursue me?"
"General, didn't you order me to never leave the city?"
"Trash, we were fooled!"
Sure enough, a quartermaster came to report.
"The General is in trouble, our granary in the northwest has been burned down, and the fire can't be extinguished no matter how much we pour it on!"
"General, it's bad, the outpost in the direction of Jiuling City has been lit with beacon fire and smoke!"
Zhang Qi: "These sons of bitches actually bypassed my Beiyin City to attack Jiuling City. They are crazy! Send someone quickly to investigate the situation."
"promise!"
At the same time, three battalions of the Qiongzhou First Division also appeared in the direction of Tianyue City.
Bai Zhanpeng personally led the team.
"General, after the feint attack, we quickly withdrew from the battlefield!"
Bai Zhanpeng nodded: "Okay, let's fight like this! You remember the eight-character formula that the prince said, if the enemy advances, we will retreat; if the enemy retreats, we will disturb you!"
"We have only one goal, which is to destroy the enemy's transportation lines and disband!"
"yes!"
The soldiers and horses of the three battalions dispersed on patrol and carried out guerrilla attacks in different directions.
Not long after, legends about ghost legions began to appear in the thirty-six occupied cities in the northern border of Vietnam.
According to legend, the ghost army comes and goes without a trace, and they are targeting the supply teams between cities.
Even with the support of a large army, these ghost legions are like a pack of wolves, gathering and dispersing sometimes, sometimes going out in groups, sometimes planting some bombs on the only way to carry out sneak attacks.
If you hit him, they will run away. If you chase him, their other corps will pounce on you and cut off your supply line.
If you don't beat him, he will hang around you all day long. Many soldiers dare not close their eyes and sleep day and night. The sergeants can't stand this kind of oppression and dare to go back to the city.
However, the transportation of grain and grass was greatly delayed, and even the vanguard army that was confronting the Yue army at Beiyin Fortress also experienced a shortage of supplies.
Not to mention, the food and grass that Wu's 300,000-strong army marched ahead of them had just crossed the ice and crossed the water, but they did not dare to continue southward.
However, the troops and horses have not moved, and the food and grass have gone first, which again delayed the speed of Wu's main army of 300,000.
The fundamental reason why all this happened is that there was an opening in Beiyin City.
On this day, on the order of the King of Wu, Wu Qi, one of the six marshals of the Kingdom of Wu, came to Beiyin City.
Zhang Qigong respectfully came out of the city to greet him, but Wu Qi didn't give him a good look and went straight into the city lord's mansion with his riding whip in hand.
"Brother-in-law!"
Wu Qi's face was dark: "Don't call me brother-in-law, I don't have a sister-in-law like you!"
Zhang Qi licked his face and said: "Madam-in-law is my wife's biological sister, so you are naturally my brother-in-law. Although Madam-in-law unfortunately died of illness, her bones and tendons were broken. You don't want to see Madam-in-law's sister have a hard time... …”
At this time, Mrs. Zhang walked in wearing a ruqi and carrying ginger soup.
Wu Qi glanced at Mrs. Zhang, feeling a little sad for a moment. After all, this face was so similar to her late wife!
This is also the reason why Wu Qi is unhappy with Zhang Qi. What is your identity? What is my identity? Your wife is so similar to my wife?
Today, Mrs. Zhang also played a trick and put on the skirt that her sister liked to wear when she was young. She also put on light makeup on her face and wore a hairpin that her sister gave her.
Looking at the hairpin, Wu Qi's heart that wanted to get angry suddenly calmed down, but for some reason a fire ignited in his heart again. It would be great if this was her...
Seeing Wu Qi staring at his wife in a daze, Zhang Qi immediately found an excuse.
"Brother-in-law, I'm going to inspect the city defense! Madam, you have to take good care of your brother-in-law."
"Yes, husband!"
After Zhang Qi left, Wu Qi was no longer reserved. He stepped forward and picked up Mrs. Zhang and threw her on the bed. Hearing the sound of Jiang Tang being knocked down outside the door, Zhang Qi's expression changed first, and then he sneered.
This can be regarded as waste reuse. At this time, a sergeant came to report.
"General, those thieves are approaching our city again. Do you want to fight?"
Zhang Qi was furious: "Hit me, I can't catch up, I can't hit you, how can I hit you?"
"roll!"
The sergeant listened to the movement in the inner room, glanced at Zhang Qi again, but did not dare to speak, raised his hands, and retreated.
…
Beiyin Fortress, the battle report came back.
Qin Yun laughed loudly: "I said that General Bai is very spiritual. You see, in just a few days, he has fooled the enemy around!"
Chen Jin admired: "Yes, it's just that the other side seems to have taken the initiative to send reinforcements in advance. Otherwise, we could have abandoned Beiyin Fortress and attacked northward from Longxukou."
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes and said: "There are also experts in the upper management of the other party. They have predicted my actions and even know that I will deliberately leak the news."
"However, it's not a big problem. Our goal is to delay time and let the arsenal manufacture more weapons. We don't have enough troops, so we need to get equipment!"
"By the way, how's your traitor investigation going?"
Wang Menghu said: "It is true that some of my subordinates are still in contact with Tingyulou, but don't worry, I have asked Old Lady Jiang to clean them up."
"She strikes harder than anyone else!"
Qin Yun nodded: "I don't blame you. After all, you were in the same system as Tingyulou before, so it is inevitable that your subordinates will be infiltrated. As well as the group of Jinyi guards you handed over to me, I am also prepared to let them retreat. Second line!”
Wang Menghu nodded: "They are indeed old, and they should take good care of themselves when they are old."
Qin Yun looked at Chen Jin: "Where are you?"
Chen Jin muttered: "I have found out some battalion platoon leaders who have connections with the Japanese pirates, and I have put them to death."
Qin Yun: "I have sent people to Fusang. I will inform you once the whereabouts of your third sister Yu Haitang and Black Heart Tiger are found!"
Chen Jin nodded.
Qin Yun looked at Zhutie Ling again, whose expression was a little complicated: "Your Majesty, can you not kill those old guys? After all, they..."
Qin Yun also had a headache. It was easy to talk about whether it was Wang Menghu or Chen Jin. After all, the former was a royal guard and the latter was a pirate. Killing people was as easy as drinking water, but they were all craftsmen on the side of Zhutie Ridge.
Qin Yun muttered: "You don't have to kill, but the person behind the scenes must be exposed, and he can only stay in prison from now on. I, Da Qin, cannot leak the technology to anyone!"
Zhutie Ling breathed a sigh of relief: "Just let them live! The main thing is that these people have many disciples, and their disciples sincerely support Da Qin. If they kill their master, the disciples will be heartbroken."
Qin Yun nodded: "After these people are removed, it will not have any impact on the existing projects, right?"
Zhutie Ling promised: "No, and our airship will be tested soon!"
The others waved their hands to stop: "How can such a big guy keep this secret?"
Zhutie Ling paused: "I can go to sea for a test flight later."
Qin Yun smiled and said: "What a good idea. Even if it falls, it won't kill you! With the airship, we don't need to worry about the difference in numbers in this battle."
"And how is the research on aerial bombs going?"
Lu Ban said on the side: "The technical problem has been overcome. I have set the safety. It will only explode after the safety is turned on and it hits the ground!"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Very good, I can't wait to see the actual battle!"
"By the way, what happened to the machine cannon I mentioned earlier that was installed on the ship?"
Lu Ban said: "The project is progressing and should be implemented soon."
Qin Yun: "The faster, the better!"
Lu Ban rolled his eyes: "Where are the manpower? The people here are almost smoking from their soles."
Qin Yun suddenly looked at Zhutie Ling: "How about sending those old guys over? They will be idle anyway. When the merits are enough in the future, the king will pardon them!"
Zhutie Ling said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Don't worry, thank you. What if something goes wrong then?"
Zhutie Ling said sternly: "I guarantee it with the credibility of the ancestors of Zhushen Mountain Villa!"
"Okay, I believe in you."
"Master Lu, by the way, order the arsenal to make a batch of machine guns."
Lu Ban said angrily: "There are not enough manpower, and the water tank is troublesome!"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "What do you need that thing for in this winter? You can make it as hard as you want, as long as it's rough."
Lu Ban: "That's what you said. This thing will be scrapped in a short time, don't say that my disciple's craftsmanship is not good!"
Qin Yundao said: "You have to give young people a chance to grow up. Do you expect to do it yourself in the future?"
Lu Ban: "That's not true! Okay, I will arrange to get twenty first as soon as possible."
Qin Yun: "Okay, after getting it out, transport it directly to Eagle Mountain. In addition, the hydrolyzed hydrochloric acid is also a good thing. It will be of great use in the future after collection."
"good!"
Qin Yun took a deep breath and looked far away in the direction of Eagle Mountain.
"It's time to give them a little New Age shock!"
At this time, the attendants outside the palace came to report.
"Your Majesty, an old man claiming to be Liu is outside asking for an audience!"
"Liu Yulin, isn't he in Qiongzhou?"
Wang Menghu said angrily.
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes: "No, our war horse has been found!"
Wang Menghu and Chen Jin didn't know why. At this juncture, who else in the world could give them war horses?
