Li Chengliang originally thought that after showing a decisive victory today, the army would conquer the city quickly. Who knew that after waiting and waiting, he actually waited for the news that Cha Dashou was seriously injured and carried back. He couldn't help but became furious: "The Jianzhou thieves are using the land as a ball. At two hours, my general was injured. I have been in Liaodong for twenty years, and I have never suffered such a heavy setback!"
Yang Yuan took a step forward and saluted: "Commander, although Gule Village is only a small place, it is very dangerous. Although our army has many soldiers and generals, it is difficult to use it here. I don't think we can just take it by force."
Li Chengliang nodded and said: "What you said makes sense!" He stood up and ordered: "I will order the firearms camp to gather at the foot of the mountain and use the Folang machine to bombard the city until it collapses."
Yang Yuan heard this and asked hurriedly: "Commander, how did the Folang machine come from such a deep mountain?"
Li Chengliang smiled proudly, twirling his beard and said: "I heard that more than ten years ago, Qi Yuanjing got advice from someone to build a new artillery carriage for day and night drills... This artillery carriage can carry the Flemish machine light gun and medium artillery in the mountains, as if walking on flat ground. . However, Qi Yuanjing treasured his broom very much and never revealed the shape of the object.
It was not until later that Jinghua got involved in the military industry and Qi Yuanjing was so successful that he presented this object to Gao Bingxian... After the Monan War, the imperial court turned its attention to Jiliao and allocated 120 artillery pieces of various types and more than 200 artillery carriages. , I only have this thing, and I can rely on it to make contributions today! "
Yang Yuan didn't know the inside story. In fact, when Qi Jiguang built the new gun carriage, it was originally built according to the drawings given by Gao Jingshi. Gao Jingshi refused to disclose it because Gao Jingshi felt that the equipment of the Ming army at that time was The manufacturing system has serious problems. If it is left to those government-run factories, sooner or later it will produce some superficial garbage. Therefore, Qi Jiguang was asked to just practice first, not mass production, and wait until he can figure out a solution later.
Later, the military industry was privately owned, and Jinghua built the cannon and provided a gun carriage as a gift. This is how Li Chengliang said, "Qi Yuanjing dedicated this thing to Gao Bingxian because of his rapid rise to prominence."
Yang Yuan didn't know about this at all. Naturally, he believed whatever Li Chengliang said. Hearing this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Qi Nantang is also a famous general in the country, but he actually did such a move to follow the crowd. It is really disgusting. If I were There has been this thing in Liaodong for a long time, and it will definitely be easier for the commander-in-chief to break the Gule Stronghold in the third year of Wanli... But then again, now that the commander-in-chief has this wonderful thing, it seems that it will be easy for him to break the Gule Stronghold the second time."
Zu Chengxun joked on the side and said, "This is proof that Marshal Jiren has his own destiny, and it is also a sign that Wang Gao, Atai and his son will die at the hands of Marshal sooner or later."
Li Rumei knew more about the inside story. After hearing what the two of them said, she just smiled silently and said nothing.
Li Chengliang didn't know if he saw Li Rumei's appearance. He waved his hand and said, "Stop talking about these gossips and let the bastards from the firearms camp get involved."
Li Chengliang, Li Rumei and others stood on a hillside and looked into the distance. They saw more than 20 cannons arrayed at the bottom of the mountain. They were as thick and black as small chimneys. Behind them, there were dozens of muskets piled up like hills, and the artillery carts were Made of thick mulberry wood, the shape is obviously different from ordinary gun mounts, especially the wheel and axle part. It looks quite exquisite. No one can see the mystery for a while. They can only find that many places on it are embedded with fine steel, and the axle part There is also an iron wire ring that is as curved as a snake coiled around an old tree. It is unknown what it is.
Yang Yuan asked Li Chengliang for advice. Li Chengliang shook his head and said: "I am not a craftsman. I only know that the thing is called a spring. I heard that gold is very expensive. Don't think it is only made of iron. People in Beijing say that thing is better than the same thing." Gold is not much cheaper, and it is extremely difficult to make...but no one knows whether it is true or false. In short, the price offered by Jinghua to the Ministry of War for this artillery carriage, not counting the artillery itself, was sixteen taels of silver, of which four A spring is said to cost twelve taels."
Everyone's eyes were about to pop out of their heads when they heard this. How could those iron wire hoops that looked like snakes coiled around old trees be so expensive? Is there something fishy between the Ministry of War and Jinghua? I heard that Wu Da Sima was Gao Bingxian’s senior brother...
A group of Liaodong generals did not dare to think too much and forced themselves to continue to watch the artillery battle. However, they saw two soldiers standing in front of each cannon, one holding a torch, one carrying a medicine bag, and for every five cannons, there was a general wielding one. A small flag, shouting orders.
After hearing the order, one soldier stuffed the powder bag into the belly of the cannon, and the other soldier used a torch to burn the powder rope. Hearing a loud noise, the mountain collapsed and the ground cracked. The thunder came out, and in the blink of an eye, everything in Gule Village was knocked down. Several pills hit the wall of the village, and the stone debris flew away, creating a pit several inches deep.
Zu Chengxun looked at it and praised it: "It is indeed a magical weapon! If you attack it like this, the gate of the village will be broken in less than half a day."
Unexpectedly, not long after saying this, all the guns stopped, and everyone was silent. After counting, each fired five guns.
Zu Chengxun was stunned for a moment and asked why. Li Chengliang said: "Although this thing is useful, it cannot be fired for a long time. Because the gunfire is very hot, there is a risk of exploding the barrel if fired for a long time. Therefore, every five shots must be paused." a moment to dissipate its heat.”
When Zu Chengxun heard this, he said with regret: "This is a little less beautiful."
Li Rumei interjected: "I heard from my eldest brother that there are new cannons from Jinghua in Shenji Camp, but they said they can fire ten cannons... Commander, why can we only fire five cannons here?"
Li Rumei's eldest brother, Li Rusong, was the right deputy general of the Shenji Battalion before he became the commander-in-chief of Shanxi. The Shenji Battalion is the foundation of the three major battalions. Although even Zhu Di in the Imperial Tomb may not dare to guarantee whether it can fight now, the equipment Supply is still the first priority, so Li Rusong has seen Jinghua's artillery and is relatively familiar with its effectiveness.
Among his brothers, Li Rusong has the best relationship with his younger brother Li Rumei, so he mentioned these things to Li Rumei, and that's why Li Rumei asked this question.
After hearing his son's words, Li Chengliang waved his hands with some disdain: "In the past, people who built cannons could only believe half of what they said. If he said ten rounds, he could only fire five. Otherwise, the barrel might explode at any time. Fight for his father. How can you not understand this truth after twenty years? You must be careful when listening to what these people say in the future, and don't be too honest, otherwise you will be the one who suffers."
Li Rumei frowned, and was about to argue that this was the elder brother's personal approval after the drill at the Shenji Camp, and there was no fraud. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Yang Yuan next to him calmly pulled his sleeve.
Li Rumei glanced at Yang Yuan, but Yang Yuan stared seriously at Gule Village in the distance, seeming to be observing the impact of this burst of shelling on the city defense of Gule Village. But Li Rumei finally came to her senses - well, whatever her father says is what she wants, and if she fights with him for these things, she won't get any good results.
Seeing that Li Rumei remained silent, Li Chengliang's expression softened slightly. He was about to order the artillery to continue the bombardment after it cooled down, but suddenly he saw someone holding a small white flag at Gule Village and jumping from a shelling gap to the surrounding city. in the river, and then swam over in a hurry, waving the white flag from time to time as he swam back.
Li Chengliang ordered someone to bring the man over for questioning. Who knew that the man claimed to be sent by Jue Chang'an. When he saw Li Chengliang, he begged for mercy, saying that Jue Chang'an and Tucker Shi were also in the city now and were contacting like-minded people to prepare for rebellion. After arriving at Atai, the whole city surrendered to the commander-in-chief, and asked the commander-in-chief to postpone the bombardment, otherwise he might miss the important event.
Li Chengliang and the generals all sneered in their hearts. It must be that Jue Changan and Takeshi were afraid that the cannon would not have eyesight and would kill their father and son, so they quickly sent people out to beg for mercy after being bombarded.
However, Li Chengliang still agreed.
He actually doesn't like to use artillery at random, because artillery costs a lot, and the more he saves on firing, the more money he can make to support his servants - anyway, the reported artillery expenses are too much. You pay for it, so what you save is yours.
The person who reported the message quickly thanked him, but did not leave. Li Chengliang realized after a change of mind that this person could have jumped into the river and ran out in broad daylight. After all, the order in the city was obviously not much better after the Gule Village was beaten like this. Atai It was impossible to find out who this person was, but if he ran back again he would be seeking death.
It was easy to promise not to fire any more cannons, but breaking the city would become a problem. Li Chengliang was thinking with a frown when he suddenly noticed that the sky turned gloomy and a strong wind blew in the mountains, making all kinds of flags flutter.
Li Chengliang's eyes lit up and he asked loudly: "Where is the wind blowing?"
This time, it was Li Rumei who answered the fastest: "Report to my father, this is the west wind!"
Li Chengliang knew that his five sons were good at shooting, and those who were good at shooting must be good at watching the wind. His statement was absolutely correct. He was immediately overjoyed and ordered the drums to be beaten to gather the generals. When the generals heard this, they did not dare to neglect and quickly followed him back to the big tent.
Not long after, Li Chengliang came out majestic and fully clothed. Zu Chengxun asked, "I wonder what the commander's military orders are?"
Li Chengliang waved his hand and said: "I want to take advantage of this wind to burn Gule Village and take advantage of the chaos."
Yang Yuan was stunned and said hesitantly: "Commander, then Chang'an and Takeshi are still in the city..."
Li Chengliang waved his hand again and said displeasedly: "Those who are interested in big things don't stick to trivial matters. Nowadays, the first priority in everything is to destroy the city. We must not let General Xuan Dake underestimate our Liaodong warriors, so we don't have to worry about many things!"
Zu Chengxun was afraid that Yang Yuan would talk too much, so he quickly asked: "I wonder how the commander-in-chief wants to get it?"
Li Chengliang said: "We need someone who is good at shooting. He will lead three thousand archers to form an array at the foot of Longshou Mountain. Taking advantage of the wind, he will attack the stronghold with rockets. Are there any generals who can respond?"
When Li Rumei heard that she wanted someone who was good at shooting, she quickly stepped out of the queue and responded: "Father, commander-in-chief, I am willing to go!"
Li Chengliang smiled and said: "This is the best!" Then he added: "Another general who dares to die is needed to lead more than a hundred warriors to stand on the earth platform. When the fire breaks out in the village and chaos breaks out, he can climb up. This task is the most important. This is a dangerous situation, which of the generals dares to respond?"
They saw a general snatched out of the class train. He didn't say a word, but kowtowed when he received it. Everyone saw that it was Li Pinghu who was dressed strangely.
Li Chengliang laughed loudly when he saw this and praised: "Ping Hu is indeed a dead soldier!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another person rolled in outside the tent. He fell to the ground and said, "Father, my son is also willing to die as a soldier!"
When everyone saw it, it turned out to be Li Rubai. His performance last night was so bad that he hated Li Chengliang, and now he obviously wanted to redeem himself.
After all, he is his son. Li Chengliang was overjoyed when he saw this and said with a smile: "Okay, if you succeed this time, I will naturally take credit for you! Now I order Li Ping, Hu and Li Rubai to be the first to ascend, and each will lead his family and relatives." Guard, attack at the right time without making any mistakes!"
The two immediately responded.
Upon seeing this, Yang Yuan and Zu Chengxun all marched out to ask for a fight. Even Zha Dashou, who was listening with a bandage on his shoulder, couldn't help but ask for a fight.
Li Chengliang first asked Zha Dashou to take a good rest, and then said: "Zu Chengxun led an army to meet Li Pinghu and Li Rubai; Yang Yuan led an army to lie in wait on the back mountain path." After that, he said loudly: "The opportunity is rare, just give it a moment. Pass away, everyone will go quickly, without making any mistakes!" Everyone obeyed the order and left in unison as promised.
After the generals received the order, they all ordered their troops and swarmed towards Gule Village. After a while, they arrived at the bottom of the mountain, and the generals arranged their formations according to the previous orders.
Li Chengliang personally supervised the army at the rear. In front of the army was Li Rumei, wearing red robes and silver armor, standing on a stone, holding an iron bow in his hand, with a pot of oil burning under his feet. Behind him was a surging military formation with three thousand archers. They are distributed in several rows, all standing with their backs to the wind, lighting fires on the soles of their feet, drawing bows and arrows, and staring with angry eyes.
In front of Li Rumei's formation were Yang Yuan, Zu Chengxun and others, who were lying on the slope with hundreds of soldiers. They were all heavily armored and shielded, carrying plain knives on their backs and carrying a three-eyed blunderbuss (the Wanli style had not yet been changed).
Further forward, there are two more ladders leaning on the slope, and two generals are climbing on them. One of them is wearing fine armor, holding a heavy shield in his hand, and has a three-eyed gun in his arm. He is Li Rubai; the other is carrying a With a large machete and a skull hanging on his waist, it was Li Pinghu.
Seeing that everything was ready, Li Chengliang looked serious and ordered the war to begin.
There was a rumble of drums, and 20,000 soldiers shouted in unison, with words such as "Mighty Ming Dynasty" and "Fengtian to fight against rebellion" one after another.
Li Rumei heard the order, her eyes focused, she drew an arrow, lit it with fire, bent her bow and stretched the string, and shouted: "Screech!"
Taking advantage of the wind, the rocket flew straight up the mountain and fell into Gule Village.
Seeing this, the other three thousand archers drew their bows and arrows, and drew pictures on the gourds. I saw bursts of rockets falling from the sky like a downpour. At this time, there was more wind to help the fire. A fire broke out in Gule Village, causing chaos everywhere.
When Li Chengliang saw the smoke and fire rising in Gule Village, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed and ordered the second drum to be beaten.
When Li Pinghu and Li Rubai heard this, they jumped onto the earth platform, held a shield in one hand and a blunderbuss in the other, and walked forward quickly. Zu Chengxun and others followed them up, carried the shield and set up the ladder and entered.
Over there, Ahai was shouting at the Jianzhou soldiers to put out the fire. He was shocked when he saw this and ordered his troops to come to the defense. The Jianzhou soldiers shot down arrows like rain, and in an instant the Ming army's armor and shields were shot with arrows like hedgehog thorns.
But at this point in the battle, when blood was rising, and the Ming troops were all Li Chengliang's servants, they were all unafraid and went straight to the wall to set up the ladder.
The Jianzhou soldiers on the wall quickly leaned out and stretched out their hooks and sickles, trying to turn them over.
Li Pinghu and Li Rubai covered their shields to protect themselves, lit the three-eyed blunderbuss in their hands with a match rope, and aimed at the crenel. They heard two bangs, white smoke bursting out, and several lead pellets shot out from the mouth of the blunderbuss (shotguns were used at close range, In fact, they were just some small lead pellets), and several Jianzhou soldiers fell over.
Li Pinghu and Li Rubai took the opportunity to jump on the ladder and quickly climbed up. Seeing that the situation was not good, Ah Hai ordered the Jianzhou soldiers to throw down the rolling logs and stones. Li Ping, Hu and Li Rubai raised their shields to cover and relieve their strength. Although they were not injured, they were unable to move forward.
Seeing this, Li Rumei hurriedly ordered the archers under his command to shoot them with arrows, and also killed some Jianzhou soldiers who came forward. Li Pinghu and Li Rubai took the opportunity to jump a few steps and were close to the crenel.
The Jianzhou soldiers on the wall were frantically shooting down with bows, smashing down with wood and rocks, and stabbing down with spears and spears. Li Ping, Hu and Li Rubai held the ladder in place with one hand, held up a shield with the other, gritted their teeth, and fought hard. But as time went by, she still couldn't help but feel a little helpless, and now the distance between them was very close. Li Rumei didn't dare to shoot anymore for fear of accidentally injuring the two of them. Although she saw the two of them dying for a moment, she was extremely anxious, but she couldn't do anything about it for the moment. think.
Li Chengliang in the distance also felt a little regretful, especially since his second son Li Rubai was there, which made him even more nervous.
At this time, Li Rumei, who was in front of Li Chengliang, suddenly jumped onto a big stone, holding a bow in her hand and carrying two pots of carved feather arrows on her back. She shouted: "Brother, be careful!" After saying that, he opened the bow and nocked the arrow. The bow creaked as it was drawn.
Li Rumei's eyes narrowed, and she shouted again: "Scout!"
An arrow shot out in response, shooting directly at Gule Village. Li Rubai felt a shrill and piercing scream on the ladder. When he turned around, he saw a beam of cold light breaking through the wind and carrying lightning, hitting his face. He was horrified and subconsciously shrank his neck to hide. Suddenly he heard an "Ah" from above his head, and a The Jianzhou soldiers turned over and fell down the wall.
When everyone took a look, Li Rumei's eagle-feathered arrow hit the Jianzhou soldier in the face.
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PS: Li Rumei performed well in quelling the Japanese Rebellion in Imchen, and is said to be quite good at shooting, so he is also shown in the book, lest anyone say that I am the Li family of Heitieling. I don't blame anyone. I will describe the performance at any time and according to the truth. People change, and there is no conflict in my opinion between being depraved in the later stage and heroic in the early stage.
