Chapter 103 Burning the World Village

The iron balls and shot put used as shells burned red, and the barrel was filled with gunpowder. If such shells were thrown in, wouldn’t they have to explode the chamber directly?

The generals watching the artillery array knew about the firearms. When everyone saw the Huwei Army operating like this, they were puzzled. The cautious and cautious man took a few steps back to avoid the explosion.

An officer took the iron pliers wrapped in a cotton cloth and flipped the shells. He turned around and called the order. The artillery immediately began to act, cleaned the cannon chamber and loaded the medicine bag, and then tamped it. Seeing this scene, the crowd took a few steps back, fearing that it would explode and suffer.

However, the next action made them a little confused. The next thing was not to put the shells in, but to use a wooden board about the same size as the muzzle, apply mud on the outward side of the wooden board, and then carefully stuff it into the muzzle.

It's the same reason when you think about it. With wooden boards and mud insulated, the red shells will not ignite the medicine bag immediately. The artillery soldiers had already adjusted the angle and shot upward from bottom to top, and the range was closer than normal.

The artillery clamped the shells with iron pliers and put them into the barrel with caution. After all the artillery was loaded, they quickly checked the angle again. Only someone issued an order, and more than a dozen cannons fired.

The shells were not flying fast, and you could even see the red light flying towards the Zhenfan Village. The range of the Tiger Wei Army's six-jin cannon was already very far. After adjusting the angle, it was very simple to shoot into the village.

When they fell into the camp, they could already hear screams. Everyone looked at each other and nodded. This round of artillery was effective. Then they saw the artillery of the Huwei Army move rapidly, cleaned the cannon chamber and reloaded the medicine, and loaded the red shells. Seeing this, all the generals watching the formation nodded. It was true that the Huwei Army was so strong. The soldiers acted quickly, were efficient, and were extremely organized.

After two rounds of artillery attacks, the village not only screamed, but could vaguely see a smoke pillar coming out, but it turned out to be a fire.

Although this season is in vital and the ground is muddy, other places are still dry. The village is made of wooden houses and shacks, with roofs covered with hay. This way, the red shells are burning and will immediately catch fire. It is because no one dares to stop the shells on the way, and they cannot stop them. When they land, the shells will jump up, so they dare not move forward.

After being bombarded for two rounds, many people in the village were killed and injured, and everyone was avoiding the next round of shelling. Who could care about anything else and then caught fire.

It was cold and the village was still relying on the woods, but it also had to stock up on firewood. The burning of houses and buildings quickly ignited the pile of firewood, and then the fire could not be stopped.

"Low down the muzzle and bombard the wooden wall!"

Another order was that the third round of artillery bombardment was directed at the wooden walls and doors of the village. After this shelling, it soon caught fire, and there were fires inside and outside, with many casualties and injuries. The rushing defenders could no longer take care of it.

You can also see from the cannon formation that the people on the village cannon were already running away in a hurry, and someone ordered:

"Raise the muzzle, use the enemy's turret as the baseline, and then the archer comes forward!"

At this time, the red shells were already empty, and the artillerymen quickly replaced them with ordinary shells. After this shelling, although the distance was quite far, they could not be accurate. They might have seen that the defenders who were still there on the wall of the village were gone, and the smoke pillars in the village had soared into the sky, and crying could be heard vaguely here.

The archers carried bows and arrows on their backs, and carried inexplicable tools of charcoal furnaces and copper basins in their hands. They ran forward in small steps. Now the village no longer had the ability to attack forward.

At this time, the infantry behind began to go up the mountain and lined up behind the cannon array. The number was not large, but they were all brave men drawn from Jizhen and Liaozhen, holding swords and axes in their hands.

Some people unloaded the two cannons on the cannon formation and connected them with livestock. They were also preparing. The archer from there came to the village, but placed the charcoal furnace and copper basin on the ground, and began to ignite the fire. First, someone shot the unlucky ghost who had not left the wall of the village to death, and then soaked the arrow wrapped in cloth strips in the grease before shooting the arrow, and then shot into the village.

This is about setting fire, which may make the firefighting team just organized in the village even more chaotic, and no one is defending on the village wall.

The archers retreated again because someone began to jump off the wall of the village. The jumpers were shot to death by the bow and arrow. The artillery behind was slowly pulled to the door of the village, and the two artillery were followed by infantry holding swords and axes.

The screams in the village became more and more terrifying. Even when the Ming army's artillery and infantry arrived at the door, no one could care about it. The Huwei Army's artillery set up artillery and aimed it at the gate, but no one could care about it.

The generals in the artillery array watched from a distance, and the artillery bombed open the gate of the village, and then the infantry rushed in with shouts.

For a moment, everyone was relatively speechless. The battle should have ended like this. I originally looked at the terrain of Jiefan Village, and I thought it would be very entangled and difficult to fight. Everyone was waiting to see what kind of tricks Wang Dashen used. Unexpectedly, the method was simple and straightforward, and fired fire to break the village, and then attacked and killed people.

The battle process is completely a step-by-step battle, nothing surprising, but everyone thinks that such a battle is very different from the tactics that everyone is used to.

Nearly 700 casualties were killed or injured in the village, and all the injured were stabbed with a quick and easy way, giving them a pleasure. The others were strung together with ropes and brought them to the foot of the mountain.

Although the generals of the other armies were amazed and even privately studied why the Huwei Army had such combat power, Wang Tong did not regard this as a major event and fought ordinary times.

The hundreds of captured people were immediately put into the most dangerous and exhausting work. The road was muddy and difficult to walk. They went to cut down wood and paved it on the road. It was fine for a few hours, but they could not make a round trip. Two days later, people were exhausted. When they reported to the Central Army tent, Wang Tong's instructions were very simple: It was not worth a piece of paper, so he died.

Following the Suzi River to the southeast, Hetuara was in this direction. The army was moving very slowly, but it did a good job of cleaning up the marching roads. Within thirty miles along the way, whether it was up and down the mountain, the villages where the Jurchens lived, or the fortresses set up by the Jianzhou Ministry, they were all cleared.

Some defenders of those villages with fortresses and passes have already escaped, while others are lucky. They think that such a small village as me is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there is no obstacle to the army. Maybe the army will ignore it, and their fate will be the same as Jiefan Village.

As for the surrounding people, many of them were Han people, and the Jurchens even had ancient people. According to the information of Sanjiang Trading Company and Jinyiwei, most of the Han people in these villages were Jurchen and even ancient, and they also had their hair shaved and had a small braid. Their living conditions were no different from those of the Jurchens.

It was through this that Wang Tong decided to fight against these villages. Those who dared to resist would be killed and surrendered. The whole Han family was used as civil servants. The Jurchens and the ancients were driven by slaves. All livestock and goods were filled with troops, and they were set fire to the fire.

The soldiers of the Huwei Army are not good at these things, but the soldiers of Liaozhen and Datong are experts. When they pass through the border, they are really lustful. Not only can they get rewards to the army, but they also make a lot of money. Everyone is very satisfied. They all say that Lord Wang is strict in governing the army, and it seems that he is very reasonable.

The officers and soldiers of border towns always have their own rules in their work. For example, if they rob 10% of them, they will have to pay 50% of them, otherwise they will not be able to do things and will not be able to make a long time.

There were a lot of things handed over to Wang Tong. Wang Tong just asked the military inspectors to leave behind essential items such as large livestock and food, and the rest were given as military merit rewards, which was really a joy.

After opening Maerdunzhai, the Eastern Expedition Army was well captured and the number of prisoners was nearly 10,000. Wang Tong directly called Li Rubai, the general of Liao Town, and asked him to lead the infantry to escort the property and the prisoners back for sale.

"The captured Han people can only work as long-term workers for three years and cannot sell themselves as slaves. If anyone breaks this rule, I can't spare him. The Jurchens and the ancients sold them as slaves. If anyone takes anything to take them as slaves, I can't spare him."

"The official understands that the account will be clear at that time and will never let the general down."

Li Rubai said with a smile, how could Wang Tong not understand his meaning? He waved his hand and said:

"I don't care about this little money. You just want to make the decision. But if you want to go out to cultivate the wall, give them more cheap things. If your Li family is willing to cultivate them, you can eat these things yourself, and I don't care about them. If you seize the cheapest ones you can sell, you can sell them cheaper, and it will last forever."

What Wang Xijue said at a banquet in Shenyang, Liao Town, and there were many generals in the army. After hearing what Wang Tong said, Li Rubai nodded quickly and said:

"I understand that after going to Shenyang this time, I will definitely bring people from Qingzhang's fields to come over. If there is a gentry who wants to come out of seclusion, I will also escort the guests as well."

Wang Tong nodded. The Li family was not good at fighting, but they were very clear about these things. They understood at one point that no one could compare to the Li family's foundation and wealth. There was no need to say that their family had an influence outside the wall. If they really had a large wall, the Li family would definitely benefit the most.

This seizure and the sale of population are actually a display of the powerful people in Liao Town, and it is profitable to come outside the pass.

Most of the prisoners were taken back to sell them as slaves, and more than a dozen were released. These people had their ears cut off and brought a message to Nurhaci of Hetulhara.
Chapter completed!