First Minister of Ming Dynasty

a bolt from the blue?

Neither the bald sword nor the stumping horse were clear, so it seemed that it was indeed a thunderbolt, and it disappeared with only one sound.

By drinking, by having fun, don't stop!

But at this moment, there were dense thunderclaps, earth-shattering, one after another, even the ground under his feet trembled.

What happened?

No matter how dull this person is, he would know that something is wrong. Sure enough, a Yuan soldier with blood on his face ran over in a hurry.A few steps away, he was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

"Big, the big thing is not good, the red thief's return cannon is powerful, it's too powerful!"

Bald Jian was taken aback, it's impossible!

Absolutely impossible, the Huihui Cannon is a top secret that has been passed down by the Yuan court for hundreds of years.

"Go, take me to see!"

The soldiers were panicked, and could only lead the way with a heart full of wind and rain, but just as they were advancing, there was a thunderous sound, like a gust of wind and rain, and the huge explosion made their ears buzz Noisy, the internal organs will be moved.

The Yuan army in Hezhou City was trembling and panicked amidst the violent explosion, as if the end was coming.

As soon as he arrived at the bottom of the city, a stone bomb exploded in the air, and the splashed stone chips scratched his cheek. If it was any bigger, his head would be broken... Bald Jian was shocked and restrained his horse.

At this time, the Zhu family army outside the city was very happy, as if it was Chinese New Year.

It's finally their turn to crush the enemy with their technical equipment. It turns out that bullying others feels so good!

Zhu Jiajun's return cannon was carefully crafted by Jia Lu. Logically speaking, it should be stronger than Yuan army's, but it may not be so strong that it can be crushed.

But there happened to be Zhang Ximeng. Although he didn't have Lao Jia's hands-on ability, he still knew the principle of leverage.

This principle of leverage has been recorded in Mo Jing, so Jia Lu is naturally clear, but Zhang Ximeng also understands one thing, that is, scientific experiments.

How big is the gun cart, how big is it, how much is the counterweight, how long is the wooden pole, how heavy is the projectile... how to combine it, so as to maximize the power of the return gun.

Zhang Ximeng provided an idea, and Jia Lu immediately ordered the craftsmen to verify it, and finally finalized the standard of the return cannon.

Then Zhang Ximeng provided Jia Lu with the exact gunpowder formula, and without accident, he achieved great success again.Jia Lu also Wuxia asked Zhang Ximeng where he learned about it.

He combined these things to create what is now the return cannon.

In fact, during the Battle of Haozhou, Zhang Ximeng also used a trebuchet to defeat Jia Lu once, but that time was purely to drive ducks to the shelves, and he barely won by relying on the height of the city wall. There was too much luck. If craftsmen can be as careful as Zhu Jiajun and keep improving, perhaps the outcome of the Battle of Haozhou will be rewritten.

But all this has become a thing of the past. Now Zhu Jiajun's artillery vehicles have an advantage of more than a hundred steps in range. Even if the Yuan army's returning artillery can be fired from the top of the city, it can't make up for it at all.

In fact, when Zhu Jiajun fired, the Yuan army brought up the return cannon.

Although the soldiers kept saying that the distance was not enough, it was simply out of reach.

But the generals of the Yuan army couldn't take it anymore. They couldn't watch their own people being attacked, but they had no power to fight back.

Even if you can't hit me, you have to hit me up!

The returning cannon of the Yuan army finally went to the city, and finally fired a round. The 150-jin stone bomb fell on the ground, rolled forward for a while, and stopped helplessly at a place more than 20 steps away from Zhu's army.

Then Zhu Jiajun's return artillery covered it.

The same huge stone bullet, due to the hollowed out interior and a more reasonable structure, easily drew a beautiful arc and landed in the area of ​​the return gun.

As many as dozens of stone bombs exploded almost at the same time, the smoke filled the air, and the stones flew randomly, hitting the Yuan army.

The return cannon is a weapon that relies on the weight of the projectile to kill. It is difficult to achieve sufficient accuracy. Zhang Ximeng also proposed to use iron as the shell, but Jia Lu directly rejected it.

At the current level, it is still very difficult to make evenly sealed iron balls. If you have this level, you can make artillery with a little effort.

So if you want to order a technology tree, you still have to wait.

Jia Lu chose stone bullets with appropriate weight and power, and with mature manufacturing techniques. After all, there are a lot of stonemasons in Chuzhou City.

Fill the hollowed stone bomb with gunpowder, then insert a matchlock, ignite it before launching, and throw it... When it falls over the target, it will explode.

The length of the match and when to light it were also carefully calculated and strictly trained.

Otherwise, if the matchlock is short, what should I do if it blows up to me? If the matchlock is long, it will not explode. When it hits the ground, if the stone bomb is broken, its power will drop sharply.

All in all, for a weapon, from design to manufacture, to mature training, to battlefield application, and then to constant feedback and modification, and finally to become a reliable killer, it takes an extraordinary amount of time and energy, and it is by no means just a little cheating , will be successful.

Fortunately, Jia Lu was by Zhang Ximeng's side, or simply put, the return cannon was Jia Lu's hard work, and Zhang Ximeng was the one in charge of assisting.

Anyway, no matter how you say it, you can congratulate the old gentleman, and you can also congratulate Zhu Jiajun.

In the artillery battle that followed for a full half day, Zhu's army brutalized the opponent by virtue of their range, rate of fire, and superiority in power.

The returning artillery of the Yuan army completely lost its effect. They were suppressed by Zhu Jiajun and lost more than 50 of them. The reason why they did not lose more is that the gunners protested collectively. Riots are death anyway, and if they die at the hands of Zhu Jiajun, they will be smashed to pieces. It is better to fight against the fatuous own people, maybe the chance of surviving is greater.

The Yuan army in charge of defending the city also lost a lot. Under the first round of shelling, a Wanhu was hit in the chest by fragments of stone bombs that exploded in the air. .

In addition, there were more than 500 people who were killed by bombing, burned to death, and crushed to death by the collapsed city tower. The Yuan army was so frightened that they did not dare to go to the city.

In addition, the city of Hezhou was also destroyed.

The city tower was ignited by the flames of the explosion, and it collapsed directly, the pillars broke, and the broken tiles fell to the ground.

Thousands of crenels above were blown away, and the parapet was also damaged a lot.

What's more terrible is the city wall. Under the continuous explosion, the blue bricks outside have been blown to nothing, exposing the mud inside.

Although there is a unique secret technique in ancient times, glutinous rice water and egg white can be used as an adhesive to repair the city wall stronger than the cement wall.But I'm sorry, Hezhou is just an unknown small town, far from being so luxurious.

Therefore, after the collapse of the blue bricks, the sand inside gathered, and many dangers appeared on the city walls, which made the Yuan army in the city tremble.

"It can't be like this anymore, you have to fight out, and if you are passively beaten, Hezhou will fall sooner or later!"

It took only half a day for Bald Jian and Tie Zhuma to go from shock and disbelief at the beginning to panic now.

"We should choose the dead, take the initiative to go out of the city, attack the red thieves, and kill them, so that we can survive!"

He stopped the horse and nodded, agreeing to the proposal.However, after the bombardment, the Yuan army's liver and gallbladder were torn, and there were not many loyal and brave people who were willing to go out of the city to fight for their lives.

Therefore, Bald Jian had no choice but to increase the rewards one after another, and after exhausting all kinds of hardships, he managed to gather 5000 people.

Just when they were about to move out, the Yuan army at the head of the city found some inconspicuous gadgets... It turned out that it was Lu Gong who was dispatched. This kind of giant, thirty feet long and two feet high, was unceremoniously facing Hezhou From the head of the city.

The five Lü Gong chariots in the setting sun, like five giant beasts from ancient times, roared towards them with unparalleled oppression.

The Yuan army at the head of the city had long been frightened, and now facing Lu Gongche, they also lost their courage.

The rain of arrows was so sparse that it couldn't hurt the soldiers in Lu Gong's car at all.

They wanted to use the return cannons to attack, but during the day, the return cannons suffered heavy losses and the gunners all ran away. It was extremely difficult to get them up now, and the return cannons of Zhu's army were not vegetarian.

Most of the other bow and crossbow weapons were also lost in daytime attacks.

It was only at this moment that the Yuan army knew that the real purpose of the artillery battle was to take the lead, consume the courage of the Yuan army, destroy their means of counterattack, and clear away the obstacles to the siege.

Lu Gongche is Zhu's army's big killer!

At this point, it seems that one can only pray that Mr. Lu's car will be damaged.

Changshengtian, quickly appear!

It's a pity that the excellent quality, strict process, and sufficient training are enough to conquer the sky.

The first Lu public car approached the top of the city, and when the distance was less than ten feet away, a vigorous figure rushed out first, leaping up to the top of the city in one step.

The top of the city, which is not covered by the female wall, can be seen at a glance, and there is no need to worry about any ambush, so the danger of attacking the city is greatly reduced.

The first one who was lucky enough to kill the top of the city was Deng Youde who had just joined him. He held a shield in one hand and a knife in the other.

"Good job!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes gleamed, "Tonight, let's take Hezhou!"

Chapter 158 Restoring Hezhou

Deng Youde led the crowd to climb first, and the flag opened to victory, which can be said to have won a good start for Zhu's army.

Therefore, such achievements are inseparable from the negligence of the Yuan army.The [-] yuan army didn't think about the issue of defense, or they didn't feel that the red thieves dared to confront them head-on.

Hezhou is not a grand city, and the moat was not even repaired. It simply diverted water from the Hengjiang River and dug a shallow ditch, but it was completely silted up because of the disrepair caused by the war.

Lao Zhu is very clear about the situation in Hezhou.

However, the Yuan army cooperated very well, so he was confident and bold to use Lu's bus.After all, if this kind of giant siege equipment is used hastily without a suitable environment, the effect is often the opposite.

Obviously, Lao Zhu made the right choice this time.

Breaking the city and winning a strong general, double happiness.

Lao Zhu couldn't help being overjoyed, but he gradually discovered that although Deng Youde had reached the top of the city, he was entangled and unable to advance for a long time.

How is this going?

Zhu Yuanzhang gave Tang Shengzong a glance, and he immediately understood, and quickly led his troops, shouting, and rushed to the top of the city.

At this moment, Deng Youde was indeed in a hard fight. In front of him, a large group of Yuan troops with shining long knives appeared. They were clad in strong and sharp swords, and they pressed on in an instant. In a hurry, more than a dozen of Deng Youde's subordinates were cut and wounded.

This kind of long knife is extremely sharp, even if the horse is hit by it, it will die.

Several soldiers were cut off from their bodies and died on the spot. Those who were not dead at this moment were absolutely impossible to live. The long and hideous wounds were bleeding profusely, and there was no way to rescue them.

Deng Youde's heart was cold, but he didn't want to retreat, so he could only hold the shield tightly in his hand, block and fight back at the same time.

"kill!"

Under the leadership of Deng Youde, the soldiers burst out with a strong will to fight. When the soldiers in front died, the people behind rushed out from the LV bus to fill the gap.

Surrounding the cramped place with a width of more than ten feet, soldiers from Zhu's army kept rushing forward, and soldiers from the Yuan army continued to pour in.

The small battlefield turned into a flesh and blood mill.

People shouted wildly, fighting with all their might, metal collided, limbs were broken, and thick blood soaked the city wall under their feet.Every time he takes a step forward, there will be a muddy sound, which makes people stand on end.

In this environment, as long as you fall down, you will die, and the feet on both sides will be trampled, and there is almost no complete body.

Since the rise of Zhu Jiajun, although he has experienced many battles, this one is also ranked in the top three.

In the end, don't care about the Yuan army, but they are one hundred thousand soldiers and horses after all, and after a half discount, there are still fifty thousand.Among these people, there are always many loyal to the Yuan Dynasty.

With the protection of the city wall, if he still loses like this, he might as well die.

Stemming the horse, holding a scimitar inlaid with gems, he personally supervised the battle.

On the sharp blade, there were crystal blood beads rolling down. He had already beheaded a fleeing general, and he was a Mongol!

"Hold on, as long as you hold on, there is a way. We are at Jilong Mountain, Lingyang Pass, and there are soldiers and horses. The red thief is looking for death, hold on!"

He stopped his horse to boost his morale again, and at this moment, another three hundred spearmen arrived, sent by Bald Jian.

These people resolutely threw themselves into the battlefield, and a few more people around Deng Youde fell down. Even his shoulder was stabbed half an inch, and blood flowed.

Deng Youde was not reconciled, but he still retreated step by step, and he was about to leave the city.

But at this time, not far away, Tang Shengzong jumped onto the top of the city. He was in a very good position, appearing behind the pikemen. The army was injured, and one of them was killed by splitting his spine.

Then the soldiers poured in, and the pikemen were killed and injured heavily. They had to part out to block Tang Shengzong. Deng Youde's pressure dropped a lot in an instant, and he was finally able to catch his breath.

More people passed Lu's bus, climbed to the top of the city, and rushed towards the Yuan army.

Coincidentally, the distance was less than a hundred paces, and another Lu public car also approached the city.

It was Lu Zhongheng, who was also one of Zhu Yuanzhang's fellow villagers, on this Lu public car.

After the city tower and female wall were cut off, the city wall of Hezhou was less than two feet high, not even as high as Lu Gong's chariot. Therefore, after Lu Zhongheng rushed out, he stepped on the city wall and immediately went into battle.

There were not many elites available around the horse, so he had to go into battle himself to stop him.

The two sides faced each other with swords and guns, fighting with flesh and blood, Lu Zhongheng was called a tiger general, and he didn't want to lose the dignity of a Mongolian warrior even if he tripped a horse.

No choice, fight to the death!

Time passed by every minute and every second, and it was already the second watch. Zhu Jiajun's side was brightly lit, and countless torches formed a long fire dragon.Fire dragons gathered into a boundless sea of ​​flames.

And just behind Zhu's army, there were more militiamen, holding simple spears and sticks, anxiously waiting for the results of the battle.Others carried away the wounded soldiers and sent them for treatment.

Everyone's heart is in their throats, can they break through the city as scheduled?What if the Yuan army came to aid from Jilongshan?

The anxiety of the battlefield turned into a huge pressure, which fell on Zhu Yuanzhang.

Should we continue to send troops?Who can take the lead in defeating the enemy?

"Uncle, let me come!"

Zhu Wenzheng is calling for a fight!