The 209th chapter firearms (2)
The Battle of Conquering Destiny was unexpectedly tragic.
After receiving Fang Qifo's order, Xue Dounan immediately changed his strategy. Originally, he wanted to seize Chongde County with the least loss, but he never thought of defeating Zhang Jinren. Now, when he learned that his opponent was not an incompetent person, but a serious military officer, and there were imperial guards around him to help, the surprise attack was obviously impossible to implement.
storm!
With an absolute advantage in troops, he attacked Chongde County.
According to information, Chongde County has only a thousand five-strong army, and most of them are from local soldiers, so their combat effectiveness is not too strong.
And he did have nearly 10,000 troops in his hands.
Among them, the soldiers from Huzhou experienced the Battle of Huzhou. They can be said to be rich in experience and amazing in combat. With such an advantageous force, it is not difficult to promote De County. Besides, Congratulations to De County are not a strong city, so I don’t believe that they can’t break it.
Xue Dounan immediately dispatched troops and ordered Xu Bai and Shen Ze to lead a group of troops to launch a strong attack on Chongde in turn.
He even led a large army to supervise the battle with the Zushi.
There are shouts of killing in the sky above Chongde.
The war began, and the Ming Cult soldiers who were fearless and fearlessly launched a charge towards Chongde like a tide.
The sun is bright and shining.
This is a nice weather with a cool autumn weather.
But on the head of Chongde City, there was a strong smell of blood, which made people disgusting.
And there were corpses everywhere under the city. Under the sunlight, the entire Chongde County seemed to be covered with a layer of blood.
"Transfer the order and order Shen Ze to lead his troops to attack!"
Xue Dounan couldn't help laughing at the crumbling Chongde County.
He told the ancestors afar: "Zuzun, it seems that this battle today will lead to the capture of Chongde."
"Gao Jie is the best person tolerant.
Before, when he was in Jiaxing, he knew my identity, but he had been reluctant to send it. Until I mobilized all the troops to launch, he launched a thunder attack, which almost wiped out my Jiaxing Ming Cult. He must have a means to dare to block us in Chongde. But until now, I have not seen Gao Jie's means, so I am worried that he will have tricks."
"trick?"
Xue Dounan couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
He looked at Zu Shiyuan with a hint of disdain.
"Why did Master Zu improve his ambition and destroy his own power?
I think it was because the Venerable lost too badly in Jiaxing before that he was still scared of Gao Jie. If he hadn't been lucky enough to have a brother, how could he be in power? Relying on several masters of the imperial guards, he wanted to stop our army from advancing. It was obvious that he was a mantis armed mantis chariot.
After taking me to break the city, I grabbed Gao Jie, killed his head, and avenged the brothers in Jiaxing."
In terms of status, the ancestors are naturally far higher.
After all, Zu Shiyuan was the venerable of the Ming Cult in Xiuzhou.
But the down-and-out phoenix is not as good as a chicken... When the ancestors were far away in Xiuzhou, they were considered the backbone. The failure of the Jiaxing Uprising did indeed lead to a sharp decline in his status. When there were soldiers and generals, he could of course be arrogant. But now he has no power, no soldiers and no generals, and even his pockets are empty. How could Xue Dounan take him seriously if he is a "Five No Venerables".
Zu Shiyuan also knew in his heart that his status was not high.
This time, Fang Qifu gave him the chance to be able to accompany him as a deputy general.
Therefore, Xue Dounan did not take his mockery to heart, but persuaded him with great sincerity: "The envoy is strong and the envoy is the backbone of the sect. However, Gao Jie is definitely not an incompetent person. The envoy needs to be careful not to take his tricks."
"Don't worry, I have my own opinions."
Xue Dounan showed an impatient expression and waved his hand to signal the end of the conversation.
He was about to order Xu Bai to gather his troops and prepare to launch a strong attack, but he heard a series of explosions coming from the city of Chongde.
Balls of fire rose under the city, and smoke filled the gunpowder.
The loud noise almost drowned out the shouts of killing, and then the soldiers of the Ming priest were blown up in the fire, and they were already bloody when they landed on the ground.
"Thunderbolt?"
Xue Dounan was shocked and watched the flames flash on the battlefield.
On the top of Chongde City, one round iron ball after another flew out, some exploded in the air, and some exploded after landing.
"Zuzun, how could Chongde have such a firearm?"
Xue Dounan is definitely familiar with firearms because his boss and his friend Tang Fengshi are good at making firearms.
However, most of the firearms made by Tang Fengshi were concentrated in Fang La's hands.
Hangzhou does not have firearms equipment. How could he not be shocked when he sees countless firearms flying out of Chongde City?
Zu Shiyuan looked ugly and didn't know how to answer.
Chongde had no chance of reserves of firearms, so the firearms flying out of the city now should have come from Jiaxing.
"I've said it a long time ago, and I've said it long ago... Then Gao Jie must have a backup plan."
He hissed, then grabbed Xue Dounan's armor and said, "Empress, please withdraw your troops as soon as possible, otherwise there will be heavy casualties."
"Yes, stop the troops, stop the troops!"
Xue Dounan also reacted at this time and hurriedly ordered the Jin Dynasty to withdraw his troops.
However, the moment his order was issued, the gate of Chongde County suddenly opened.
A team of cavalrymen broke out from Chongde County. The leader sat on a black horse, holding two big knives, covered with a bronze mask, and only exposed his mouth and eyes. His voice was like a huge thunder, and he rushed into the battlefield with one horse...
The rebels were so devastated that they were bombed. When the official army came out, no one came forward to stop them.
The general was like entering a state of no one, with a big sword flying, and wherever he passed, he saw people leaning on his horse and blood flowing into a river.
Xue Dounan hurriedly shouted: "Stop them quickly, stop them quickly..."
Unfortunately, before the generals around him could react, a sudden burst of people shouting behind him, and a team of officials came from behind.
"Not good, I've been trapped!"
Seeing this, Xue Dounan was immediately panicked.
He did have some skills, but he never held a high position, which made his vision and courage far inferior to his ability. Even though he was the commander of the two states, he could not hide the flaws of his vision. When facing chaos, he was not thinking about summoning troops to fight back, but taking his people to retreat... The so-called defeat was like a mountain of collapse. The rebels were originally a group of mobs, but now the main general was in chaos. Although the number of people was large, it was vulnerable...
Although Zu Shiyuan shouted loudly, he would calm everyone down.
But Xue Dounan had already taken away with his men. He had no power, no power, and no prestige. How could he resist the defeat of the rebels?
The masked man, with a fast sword and a fast horse, came straight to the ancestral master.
Zu Shiyuan was commanding the troops to fight back, but he expected that the masked man would actually enter the central army alone.
He hurriedly raised his gun to meet him, but the big sword in the masked man's hand was faster. He wiped it with a quicker sword and knocked the Zu Shi down!
"Thunderbolt?"
Fang Qifo looked shocked and looked at Shen Ze who was kneeling in front of him.
"You mean, Chongde County is actually equipped with sky-bombing thunder? And it is numerous and powerful?"
“That’s right!”
Chen Ze was covered in blood and looked embarrassed.
Under Chongde City, Xue Dounan was defeated.
Fortunately, under the desperate protection of Shen Ze and Xu Bai, they finally escaped.
On the one hand, they gathered their troops, and on the other hand, they sent Chen Ze to report the news and asked Fang Qi Buddha for help.
"Where is Zushi far away?"
"The ancestor Venerable... was killed by the masked man."
Fang Qifo sat down with his butt, his face turned ashen.
"It is impossible for Chongde County to be equipped with sky thunder. Old Official Zhao attaches great importance to firearms. How can Chongde County be equipped with it?
It must be that Gao Jie... He came from Bianliang, so he must have so many firearm reserves."
Speaking of this, Fang Qi Buddha showed a trace of nostalgia.
He said viciously: "It's all the blame for the thief. If it weren't for him, how could Lao Tang die?
If Lao Tang was there, how could we lose the firearm? Damn, damn, thief said damn."
He now regrets it. When Tang Fengshi made firearms, he should have kept some.
Unfortunately, he did not think carefully at that time, so after Tang Fengshi was killed, there were not many firearms available in Hangzhou.
If it weren't for the large number of firearms in Chongde County, Fang Qifo might not have regretted it so much.
But now...
He couldn't help feeling a little scared, after all, he knew very well the power of the firearm.
"Actually, the Venerable doesn't have to worry too much."
Gao Yu was standing aside and suddenly persuaded: "From my understanding of Mr. Zhao, even if Gao Jie brought firearms from Bianliang, the number would not be too large. After all, the firearms were made very complicated and were independently produced by Duzuoyuan.
Even if Gao Jie had the help of his brother, he would not have been able to carry too many firearms.
I guess he asked for some at most from the Imperial Guard... He has used a lot of it in the Battle of Chongde, and I think there is no much storage."
"Brother Jiu's words are reasonable."
When Fang Qifu heard this, he couldn't help but nodded repeatedly and expressed his agreement.
"How many firearms can he have as a small county magistrate?"
After understanding this, Fang Qifo seemed to have energy and stood up in an instant.
"Brother Jiu, I want to lead my troops to capture Jiaxing City.
Chapter completed!