Chapter 102: Poor plan!
The gunpowder buried underground exploded.
The scene of landslides and earth-shattering that Mu Tiantao hoped for did not appear.
In an open environment, black powder was not as powerful as he imagined.
Five hundred kilograms of black powder created a hole in the ground and took away the lives of less than fifty cavalrymen and their horses.
The bandit cavalry, who were accustomed to seeing this scene, were confused for a while, then reorganized their team and continued to charge towards Mu Tiantao and others below the city. This time, their team was very scattered.
Although the artillery at the top of the city began to fire, the damage to them was very small.
Although he was dissatisfied with the damage caused by the gunpowder, Mu Tiantao still stayed where he was.
He could leave first when it was dark, just to lead the way for everyone. But now, when it gets light, he can't leave.
His skills with the musket are good. In the face of sporadic cold arrows, he can still fire, charge, and then fire in an orderly manner. As long as the cavalry enters his sight, it will be difficult to escape.
After firing four or five shots, the cavalry was already in front of him. He discarded the blunderbuss, picked up his spear, and stabbed out towards the horse.
Facing the cavalry, there is no need to use force to stab the spear. The inertia of the cavalry charge can easily completely eliminate the power of the spear.
However, doing this requires a long spear. Even if he likes this spear very much, he must let go after the spear pierces the cavalry's waist, otherwise he will be injured by the rapid force of the cavalry.
The spear and the cavalry perished together, but he grabbed the bridle of the horse, got on the horse, raised his sword and killed the bandit cavalry who was chasing his men.
As an aristocrat in the military, the cavalry is also highly valued by the Lantian Army, which has transitioned to hot weapons. Every year, Yushan Academy injures no less than 3,000 horses due to the training of scholars on horseback riding.
Therefore, Mu Tiantao can be said to be a young man who grew up on horseback. When he faced off against the cavalry composed of farmers among the thieves, the superiority and inferiority of his riding skills were clearly demonstrated at this moment.
The war horses crisscrossed each other, and the thieves lay on their bodies.
Xue Yuandu struggled to push the enemy's body away from his body, and then heard Mu Tiantao say to him: "Ask your father to open the door and organize firecrackers to meet the enemy."
Said After saying this, he mounted his horse and went to rescue other subordinates.
With Mu Tiantao at the front, Xue Yuandu finally had the opportunity to organize the scattered men. Seeing that Mu Tiantao refused to retreat, these people gradually became quiet, and the sound of gunfire like fried beans gradually rang out. , from sparse to dense, and finally turned into regular three-stage shooting.
The cavalrymen fell off their horses like fallen leaves. In view of this, the cavalrymen who followed behind slowed down their horses and watched the officers and soldiers who raided their camp escape with their lives.
Mu Tiantao’s battle under the Zhengyang Gate attracted countless onlookers.
Especially the civilians who were forcibly recruited by the officers and soldiers saw that Mu Tiantao was so brave., couldn't help cheering loudly. < /p>
Liu Zongmin heard this sentence clearly, spit on the ground, and said to his left and right with a smile: "Let him live today."
After saying that, he turned the horse's head, Went straight.
The army of thieves and bandits left one after another, and the cheers on the city top became louder and louder. At this moment, Mu Tiantao's reputation as a young hero was completely confirmed.
But no one knew that of the one thousand people who followed Mu Tiantao out of the city to attack the camp in the middle of the night, less than four hundred came back...
Mu Tiantao's shoulders and backs were stabbed If his armor hadn't been made by Lantian Seiko, these wolf-fang arrows alone could have killed him. The wolf-fang arrows used by the bandit cavalry were usually soaked in horse dung.
This is a purely military adventure.
Therefore, there is no passion in the whole battle. This is a war shrouded in conspiracy.
He cannot generate exciting emotions, nor can he generate some shocking power, let alone be remembered in history.
In Chinese history books, there are countless wars like this. People just followed the instinct of beasts and bit each other.
Mu Tiantao took away his reputation from this war, the soldiers who were lucky enough to survive took away their long-term meal tickets from this war, and the surviving court gained from this insignificant war. Some worthless hopes.
Only those people who don’t know what’s going on think that there are still people protecting them.
Many times, when Chinese history books record an event, they record it very sloppily and briefly.
It’s because there are too many dark things hidden in those things.
We are a group of common people who want to believe that everything is good and that everything has a noble starting point.
Darkness is the main color in the world, and the rainbow is just a bridge after the rain.
The former determines people's fate, while the latter is the hope shown to the world.
"We still have to change all this, right?"
Xia Wanchun was climbing the Changyi Gate city wall while holding the rope. Halfway up, he suddenly realized something and asked He climbed the wall of Hanling Mountain together.
Han Lingshan looked at the soldiers composed of eunuchs guarding five battlements on the top of the city and said: "Yes, we must change."
"Let things go back to normal. On the right path, tell me, is this our responsibility?"
Han Lingshan climbed up again and said: "First, let this country get on the right path, for example, Doing things is doing things, following regulations, not human relationships. The poor and the rich can have different enjoyment of life, but when doing things, they should have the same rights."
Xia Wanchun nodded. , and climb up againAfter two clicks, he reached out and climbed onto the battlement and said to Han Lingshan: "Why send them to the city wall?"
Han Lingshan jumped onto the city wall, looked at the motionless eunuch soldier and said: " They won't run away."
Xia Wanchun looked at the soldier who was holding a spear but was black and had been dead for a long time and sighed: "The Yin soldiers guarding the city, Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, is really a talent. /p>
If such talents were placed in our Lantian, they would have been fertilized by my master, right?"
Han Lingshan looked at the vast wilderness outside the city and sighed: "I thought I would be happy to see the Ming Dynasty collapse, but now, I really can’t be happy.”
Xia Wanchun said: “When I came here, my master said that he didn’t like to see this scene. , worried that he would go crazy, he added, I must see this scene, and must be vigilant. "
"It is simple and easy to say a teacher who never forgets the past and the future. , people who really understand the meaning are heartbroken, because they know, so what if they know this sentence?
People will still choose to follow the old path. ”
No one who stays in the capital can be truly happy.
The corpses of the people who died of the plague in the city were thrown out of the city by officers and soldiers using catapults.
Xia Wanchun saw this scene coming down from Han Lingshan on the city wall.
It’s actually quite spectacular...the corpses were flying in the air. Some of them had been dead for a long time and had been frozen to death by the cold wind. When they were thrown out, they were almost like stones. Some of them had just died, and their bodies They were still soft, and they could still cheer when being thrown out by the trebuchet... Some corpses could even let out shrill screams...
Not many people were seen on the wide streets of the capital. As for the children, there were no children at all. There were only a few thin yellow dogs patrolling the streets. These dogs didn't seem to be very afraid of people. When they saw Han Lingshan and Xia Wanchun, they even grinned and looked like they wanted to Eat these two healthy looking pieces of human flesh.
Both Xia Wanchun and Han Lingshan wore thick masks covering their mouths and noses. Wearing such thick masks mixed with medicinal materials, their breathing was always not smooth.
Five or six thin gangsters emerged from the alley and stopped the two of them.
They also carried several colorful baggage on their backs, and the most vicious one among them had a bloody knife in his hand. The blood on the knife was very fresh.
Han Lingshan ignored their threats and continued to move forward. Xia Wanchun swung his knife naturally. The two walked briskly through the alley, and at this time, the alley was upside down. A dozen fresh corpses.
After a while, some people driving a carriage to collect corpses saw the corpses. They turned a blind eye to the horrific stab wounds on the corpses, picked up the baggage left on the ground, and then took the corpses away. Put them on the carriage, and then send them to the city wall to let the trebuchet men throw the corpses out of the city.
Mu Tiantao returned victorious.
Just arrivedIn Prince Mu's Mansion, I saw Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, Zhu Guobi, Duke of Baoguo, Zhang Jinyan, Secretary of the Ministry of War, and Wei Dezao, the chief assistant, all sitting in the hall of his house, drinking tea silently.
Mu Tiantao also sat silently on the main seat. Two servant girls came up to help him take off his armor. Some wolf-fang arrows penetrated the armor. After taking off the armor, blood flowed down.
"It is most important to disinfect with alcohol and clean it thoroughly."
Under the watchful eyes of Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, Zhu Guobi, Duke of Baoguo, Zhang Jinyan, Secretary of the Ministry of War, and Wei Dezao, the first assistant, the servant woman used a bath to wash her hands. Tian Tao brought the alcohol back from Lantian, opened the wound, cleaned it meticulously, and then wrapped it in gauze.
“We went out to attack the camp last night, but we didn’t win completely. Liu Zongmin, the evil thief, was very alert. I just started to attack his former army camp, and he was already ready. Although he disrupted his front The military camp also burned his Chinese army provisions, but this did not allow Liu Zongmin to leave the capital. "
Mu Tiantao's words were very pertinent, and he even reported the military information honestly.
Chief Assistant Wei Dezao shook his head and said: "The prince's bravery in charging into the battle last night was witnessed by everyone, so I will naturally report it to Your Majesty, and will not let the prince fight for the country.
I The people who came here today are not here to ask the prince for advice on the war. Nowadays, there is a shortage of food and grass in the capital, and the soldiers have no pay and silver. The prince had a lot of levies before, so he should use them now so that I can recruit more warriors who dare to fight. , defend the capital."
Mu Tiantao raised his head blankly, looked at the four people with serious faces and said: "All the money collected from the levy has been handed over to your majesty. I think it is impossible for you to not know this. Right?"
Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War, said a little irritably: "Your Majesty's money has been used up. Now, we want to know where Duke Cao's treasure is!"