After all, they were from a general family. After Qin Liangyu reminded Mu Tianbo, he naturally saw that the rebels outside the city did not feel frustrated at all about not being able to conquer the city. On the contrary, everyone's morale is high, as if they had not suffered setbacks before!
Thinking like this, he became worried and couldn't help but ask Qin Liangyu: "Do these rebels have any other tricks? Governor Qin has been in battle for a long time. Do you know what their tricks are?"
After hearing this, Qin Liangyu frowned and thought for a while and said: "From the news I received during my previous visit to relatives, it seems that Sha Dingzhou is colluding with Annan, but now this situation should not require Annan to send troops here, right? Moreover, Considering the situation in Annan, it is impossible to send troops here..."
After guessing for a while, she still couldn't confirm, so she had no choice but to comfort Mu Tianbo and said: "Don't worry, Duke, even if the rebels have a back-up plan, we also have a back-up plan. The emperor's personal expedition is definitely not what the rebels can match. As long as If we persevere, victory will eventually belong to us!”
The most taboo thing about defending a city is that there are no reinforcements from outside. If this is the case, no matter how strong the city is, it will fall one day. But Kunming City is different. The largest reinforcements are coming.
Therefore, after hearing this, Mu Tianbo finally solemnly said to Qin Liangyu: "Then leave everything to Governor Qin!"
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Two days later, loud cheers suddenly rang out in the rebel camp. Mu Tianbo, who was resting in the Duke's Mansion, was so frightened that he rushed to the top of the city to watch.
As soon as they reached the top of the city, they saw Qin Liangyu and others there, so they rushed over and asked loudly: "Captain Qin, what happened?"
Qin Liangyu heard his voice and turned to look at him with a stern expression. After greeting him, Qin Liangyu pointed to the outside of the city and said to Mu Tianbo: "Three Hongyi cannons suddenly appeared among the rebels!"
"Hongyi cannon?" Mu Tianbo was stunned after hearing this. There were not many such heavy artillery in the entire Ming Dynasty. Most of them were deployed in the north to defend against the Liaodong imperialists. In a borderland like Yunnan, there might be some kind of Hongyi cannon!
Looking closely, I saw rebels surrounding the entrance to the rebel camp in the distance, and chieftains from all walks of life were rushing there. In the middle of the surrounding circle, there were indeed three cannons placed. Although he had never seen the Hongyi cannon, Qin Liangyu had experienced many battles in the north and south, so he would definitely not admit his mistake.
Thinking of this, he looked a little pale and confirmed to Qin Liangyu: "Captain Qin, this... this Hongyi cannon is very powerful. Does my Lord mean that it is as powerful as the legend?"
After hearing his question, Wang Yangzu also looked at Qin Liangyu with a worried look. Their personal guards and others were also looking at Qin Liangyu.
"It's not that exaggerated!" Qin Liangyu immediately shook his head and said, "But the Hongyi cannon is indeed a weapon for siege. The city gate cannot withstand the bombardment and must be sealed with soil."
"Actually, if the Hongyi cannon is not operated properly, it will easily explode, and it is not that easy to hit it accurately." Ma Xianglin, who was standing next to him, saw that his morale was not right, and also interjected, "Also, the Hongyi cannon cannot be long. Time is used, you have to rest for a while after shooting a few shots!"
After Long Zaitian heard this, he also echoed: "I have seen this before when I was sent to the Central Plains to suppress bandits. Although this Hongyi cannon is powerful, it does have many shortcomings."
Qin Liangyu saw that Mu Tianbo's face looked a little better, and then comforted him: "I will tell you nothing, this Hongyi cannon is indeed useful for attacking the city. But it is true as I said, as long as the city gates are blocked, the three gates will be destroyed." Even the Hongyi cannon cannot bring down the Kunming city wall. In the end, it is people who determine the outcome. I and others are here, and the Duke just waits to see the emperor!"
As soon as he heard the word "Emperor", Mu Tianbo immediately thought of the reinforcements, and his face became a little prettier. He immediately clasped his fists and saluted Qin Liangyu and others: "Okay, I'll leave everything to you!"
After Mu Tianbo left, Qin Liangyu frowned and seemed to be talking to himself: "Where did the rebel's Hongyi cannon come from?"
One thing is certain, it is absolutely impossible for the rebels to have Hongyi cannon. This situation can be proved by the fact that the rebels did not use Hongyi cannon to attack the city from the beginning.
Qin Liangyu kept this matter in mind, and then began to deploy the Hongyi Cannon's advantages and disadvantages.
For those who have never seen the Hongyi Cannon and have only heard of it, it seems that the Hongyi Cannon is very powerful, just like Mu Tianbo; however, for those who have seen the Hongyi Cannon and know the advantages and disadvantages of the Hongyi Cannon, For example, for Qin Liangyu, Ma Xianglin and Long Zaitian, it can only attract their attention. As for losing confidence because of this, that is impossible.
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Outside the city, at the entrance of the rebel camp, when Sha Dingzhou heard that the Hongyi cannons had arrived, he deliberately placed the three Hongyi cannons at the entrance of the camp for everyone to see, which not only boosted his own morale, but also helped They attacked the defenders at the top of Kunming City.
At this time, he cupped his fists and said to the two people standing in front of the Hongyi Cannon: "I have been waiting for it day and night, and finally Brother Ruan and this..."
The person he called Brother Ruan was the Annan rebel Ruan Fuquan. After hearing what Sha Dingzhou said, he introduced him: "This is a man from Folangji named Carlos, who is the best at the Red Yi Cannon! "
The man named Carlos could hear their conversation and probably what they were talking about, so he babbled along. When Sha Dingzhou saw it, he was a little curious and asked Ruan Fuquan, "What does he mean?"
"He said that the reward of 100,000 taels from afar should not be left out of them." Ruan Fuquan smiled after hearing this.
When Sha Dingzhou heard this, he couldn't help laughing. It was only one hundred thousand taels! As long as the city of Kunming is captured, the wealth accumulated by the Mu family in the past three hundred years will not be said to be one hundred thousand taels, but two hundred thousand taels, so what!
Of course, he would not say this. He agreed to the reward of one hundred thousand taels and said boldly to Ruan Fuquan: "Please tell this... Carlos that as long as we can bomb the city of Kunming as soon as possible, , plus give them another 50,000 taels for their hard work!"
Carlos was very happy when he heard it. They traveled thousands of miles to come to the Far East just for money!
It only takes half a year at most to come here, and you can get a hundred thousand taels for free. Now these Far Eastern people are even willing to pay an extra fifty thousand taels. Such a good thing is really worth it.
If the two armies were in a stalemate and the outcome was unknown, then Carlos might not be so satisfied. However, now this side has the advantage. As long as he uses these heavy artillery to blast the city without equal artillery defense, this kind of job is safe and easy. For them, 150,000 taels of silver is really equivalent to nothing. Same.
When Carlos was happy, he patted his chest and promised that he would attack Kunming as soon as possible. His words were naturally translated loudly by Ruan Fuquan, and they were immediately greeted by bursts of applause from the chieftains.
Sha Dingzhou waited until he felt that his morale was almost gone, then he welcomed Ruan Fuquan and others in. He immediately held a banquet, as if he had won the battle. The banquet lasted until the evening, when everyone was very drunk before they finally dispersed.
Early on the next morning, almost all the rebels were mobilized. Anyone who is qualified can go to the Hongyi cannon display area at the north gate to watch.
Sha Dingzhou, Wu Bikui and others were naturally here. They watched Carlos and others measure the distance and arrange the Hongyi artillery positions. After everything was ready, a deafening sound rang out in Kunming City.
There was a "boom" and smoke rose at the same time. Sha Dingzhou and others watched with wide eyes, and saw where the city gate was. An iron bullet was hit on the archery tower at the head of the city, and a corner of it was immediately destroyed. The bricks, tiles and soil fell to the ground with a crash. The rising dust immediately filled the city.
Seeing the power of the Hongyi cannon, the rebel soldiers couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Ruan Fuquan also happily introduced: "There is a method for this cannon, which is called test cannon. Then, these Fo Lang robots will adjust the muzzle of the cannon, and they will definitely hit the city gate!"
"Okay!" Sha Dingzhou said happily after hearing this, "As long as we break through the city gate and we have ten times the number of officers and soldiers in the city, Kunming City will definitely be captured!"
Wu Bikui felt a little disappointed after hearing this. In this way, most of the credit for conquering Kunming belongs to him, Sha Dingzhou. Thinking like this, he began to make some calculations in his mind. Should he have more contact with his allies?
While he was thinking this, he heard another "boom" sound. Almost in the blink of an eye, an iron bullet hit the city gate.
When Sha Dingzhou and others saw it, they even forgot their identities for a moment, and immediately said happily: "It's hit, it's hit, with such great power, the city gate must be broken!"
However, they were overjoyed. When the dust cleared, they saw that the city gate had indeed been smashed into a hole, but the dirt behind the city gate was blocked tightly, and it was the same whether there was a city gate or not.
At this time, everyone looked at each other. They didn't expect that the officers and soldiers in the city would block all the city gates!
Even Carlos was stunned. He originally thought it would be an easy job, but it seemed like it would take a lot more effort. He immediately started chattering for a while, and then started to get busy again.
After hearing this, Ruan Fuquan on the side said to Sha Dingzhou and others: "He said that it was useless to smash the city gate, so he was going to bomb a corner of the city wall to collapse the city wall. If that doesn't work, he could just blow a gap out."
After hearing this, Sha Dingzhou and others regained their optimism. As long as the city wall can be destroyed, that's good.
However, they did not expect that after a busy day outside the city, the bombardment stopped, and finally a gap in the city wall was blown away. However, the city's officers and soldiers immediately filled sacks with soil and immediately built it up again.
This time, even Carlos was not optimistic. He immediately said to Ruan Fuquan: "I didn't expect that in such a remote place, there are people who know how to defend against artillery bombardment. This matter is a bit difficult to handle!"
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