Among the mighty soldiers and horses, a big banner with the word "Chuang" fluttered in the wind, the flag was snow-white, and the flag gun was silver. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Under the banner, Li Zicheng rode on his black barge horse, which was a very tall horse, the horse's whole body was dark gray, with white spots, the hair was many and curly, the mane and tail were trimmed, and the horse was very.

Li Zicheng is still the head bully in a white felt hat, dressed in a blue cloth coat, carrying a bow and arrows, and a sharp sword hanging from his waist. Whenever the cold wind howled, the banner would roll and toss, and the red tassels on his red cloak and felt hat would continue to flutter.

Li Zicheng had a high nose and deep eyes, and a beard, and at this time, his eyes stared at the Guancheng not far away, and there was a resolute, calm, and military wisdom in his eyes.

Behind him, there were many intrusive troops, Liu Zongmin, Liu Fangliang, Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi and others all accompanied him. There are also a few people dressed as literati beside him, who are Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing, Li Yan and others.

Li Zicheng and Chuang Junzhu! $ After a long time of bitter cold, although the weather was extremely cold at this time, and bursts of biting cold wind were coming, they still looked calm.

Yun and a few literati couldn't stand it, Li Yan was fine, but Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing were shrinking their hands and feet, their hands were as close as possible into their sleeves, the tips of their noses were blown red by the cold wind, and the mouth was full of thick white gas.

Song Xiance had inconvenient legs and feet, so for this kind of long-term travel, Li Zicheng prepared a cart for him, which was implemented by a few young years, and the style was the one that Ruo Kong Ming was riding. And Niu Jinxing, Li Yan and others also rode horses.

After looking at it for a long time, Li Zicheng thoughtfully said to Liu Fangliang behind him: "Mingyuan, you are not right, this Mingte Wang Dou is indeed a fierce opponent, and you can't ignore it." ”

Knowing that the artillery of the Shunxiang army was powerful, it could hit more than two miles away, so when Li Zicheng and others spied on the north pass of Luoyang City, they were far away. However, it can be vaguely seen that the Shunxiang army on the city is prosperous, and the king-shaped banner and the Chen-character banner on the city can also be seen very clearly.

Among the Luoyang military horses, the Chuang army attached the most importance to Wang Dou's Shunxiang army, and the sentry horse also knew that the North Pass of Luoyang City was defended by Wang Dou, so Li Zicheng personally brought each holder to Beiguan to inspect after setting up camp.

The army each held an umbrella, Yuan Zongdi was in charge of the general affairs of the Luoyang city raid, he said: "King Chuang, the last hold has been found out, this Luoyang North Pass is defended by Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu, along the periphery of the North Pass east, west, and north, there is a sheep and horse wall, about fifty to one hundred ping meters away from the city wall. The sentry horse found out that Wang and Chen had troops to defend within the sheep and horse wall, and if they wanted to attack the North Pass, they must first attack the sheep and horse wall. That Wang Dou has birds and soldiers in the wall of the Year of the Goat, and there are artillery on the city, and if he wants to attack it, he is afraid that it will take some effort. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a rough voice sounded like thunder: "Brother Zongdi, what are you afraid of with some effort?" We are here to attack the city, how can we not spend our efforts? That Wang Dou was blown alive, if he didn't fight, how would he know if he was a hero or a bad seed?"

But it was Liu Zongmin who spoke up, he was wearing an iron helmet, and his burly body was still covered with thick and heavy armor, so that the horses under him seemed to be unable to afford it. The cold wind puffed up his bloodstained cloak from time to time, and although the weather was extremely cold, Liu Zongmin still looked indifferent.

When he spoke, everyone beside him said: "The chief whistle Liu Ye is heroic."

Seeing that everyone wanted to fight Beiguan, Li Zicheng groaned slightly, and asked a few literati think tanks beside him: "What do you think of the gentlemen?"

Niu Jinxing stroked his beard with his hand and said: "King Chuang, the art of war is cloudy: those who are good at fighting cause people but not people, General Liu once said that the king is good at fighting and the foot soldiers are fierce, but he is only defending Beiguan, and the troops are not enough." ”

"According to the student's meaning, there is no need to pay attention to this Wang Dou, just surround it without fighting, and contain it with appropriate troops, so that he cannot go out to rescue. Then concentrate forces to attack the east, west, and south of Luoyang City, Wang Shaoyu, Liu Jianyi, and everyone are rats, and attacking the defensive places is better than attacking the North Pass defended by Wang Dou. ”

He shook his head and finally came to a conclusion: "Soldiers, the way is responsible for controlling people, but not noble, those who are controlled by others hold power, and those who are controlled by others obey orders." ”

He is talking about the principle of using troops in the Taibai Yin Jing written by Li Zhen in the Tang Dynasty, which means to contain the enemy without being held back by the enemy. If you can contain the enemy, you will have the initiative, and if you can be held back by the enemy, you can only be at the mercy of the enemy.

Niu Jinxing is full of the art of war, and when it comes to the art of war, he is naturally the first to talk about it, but he is full of words, and almost all of Li Zicheng's subordinates are illiterate, where can I understand what he says? It's all at a loss. ,

Niu Jinxing didn't understand the last sentence Li Zicheng said, he only felt that what he said was unfathomable, and it was really difficult to understand at his own level. However, Niu Jinxing's first few sentences did not agree with the meaning of hitting Beiguan, and he still understood.

Li Yan looked at Beiguan Chengchi, an excited and eager look flashed in his eyes, and he said: "King Chuang, General Liu came back from Ruzhou, and once said that Wang Doujun's horses and cannons are sharp, and his Gao must be the army of my righteous army. No matter how sharp they are and how their troops fight, now is a good opportunity to test and know themselves and their opponents, so that they can survive a hundred battles. ”

Li Zicheng nodded, what Li Yan said was very much in line with his heart, and he smiled: "As early as the time of Yongning, Mr. mentioned the way of the other and gave back to the other. They are sharp, and our rebels use rockets. They are very powerful, and our rebels also use artillery. This time, our army came from Yongning and other places, and brought a total of several hundred artillery pieces, but there were dozens of general cannons that could hit more than a mile, and they came in handy at the moment. ”

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At this, he burst out laughing.

Song Xiance, who has been sitting on the cart and presenting Zhuge Kongming, also said: "The meaning of the student is also jji/probe down, so what is the combat strength of Wang Doujun, it is clear when he fights." If it is really brave and difficult to fight, it will be according to Mr. Niu's words. ”

When Song Xiance said this, everyone thought it was good, this is the best of both worlds.

Looking at Beiguan Chengchi, Li Zicheng was full of pride: "Okay, just today, try how powerful that Wang Dou is."

In the clairvoyant mirror, the soldiers and horses seem to be able to spread all the way to the end of the world, and people shout and neigh, but they don't know

How many sergeants are in the middle of it. Looking at the dense layers of spears and turbans, Wang Dou estimated that Li Zicheng was now Peng

I am afraid that there are 100,000 soldiers and horses dispatched.

Besieged by so many soldiers and horses, this is the second time that Wang Dou has counted. However, the soldiers and soldiers who were mostly hungry people, and the power of their soldiers and horses was far from comparable to the Qing soldiers besieged during the Battle of Julu.

The banner of the word "Chuang" was also seen clearly by Wang Dou in the clairvoyant mirror, as well as Li Zicheng and others in front of the military array, Wang Dou also saw it very clearly. His appearance and demeanor are very similar to those recorded in the history books, the generals behind him, and a few literati next to him, Wang Dou also looked at it again and again.

"Hateful!"

Chen Yongfu put down the clairvoyant mirror, and it was difficult to see the appearance of each other's main generals when the two armies were generally fighting. However, with the clairvoyant mirror, the faces and demeanors of Li Zicheng and the others a few miles away, and their every move can be seen clearly.

It's a pity that Li Baicheng and the others are nearly three miles away from Beiguan, and this distance is difficult for the Hongyi six-pounder cannon of the Shunxiang Army to hit.

Although Chen Yongfu was very confident in the artillery of the Shunxiang army after the battle of Ruzhou, the distance was too far, if it was put in two miles, a cannon would sweep away Li Zicheng and others, not only Luoyang City was immediately relieved, Chen Yongfu and several people also made shocking miraculous achievements.

Suddenly, hearing the horn sounding on the side of the intruding army, Chen Yongfu's expression was grim: "The intrusion thief has attacked, and it is coming to my Beiguan." ”

Wang) raised the clairing mirror again, only to see a commotion in the large army, and then several small military formations came out of the large array, Wang Dou estimated that they might have tens of thousands of people.

Suddenly, Wang Dou sighed, he put down the clairvoyant mirror, and then raised it again to look carefully. He could see very clearly that there were not only shield bearers and spearmen in the various formations of the intruding army, but also many people pushing many heavy cannons, and he was not mistaken.

"General, it's the ...... of the general of the Buddha wolf machine"

Zhao Yan behind Wang Dou was also quite surprised, he held the clairvoyant mirror and looked at it, and carefully counted in his mouth: "One door, two doors, three doors, four doors...... There were as many as thirty. These generals' cannons all hit three to five pounds of cannons, and they can hit more than a mile. We can only fight about 200 steps on those Franc machines in the city. ”

"What then? Can we just watch the guns change? Chen Yongfu's son, Chen De, exclaimed.

Enjoying the pleasure brought by the superior firepower of the Shunxiang Army, suddenly the opponent also had firearms that could be compared, which couldn't help but make Chen De a little flustered. Thirty Great General Cannons...... On the city of Bei'an, there are only 30 Franc machine guns, and most of them are small and medium-sized iron cannons, only hitting one to three catties of cannons, and the firing range is less than ten miles.

Zhao Jin said calmly: "Brother Chen, don't worry, my Shunxiang Army still has ten Hongyi Dagong, two of which can fight more than two miles, and the rest are nearly two miles." Luo, the thirty-man general of the thieves, is not the opponent of my Shunxiang Army's artillery army!"

Chen De breathed a sigh of relief, his eyebrows smiled, and he touched his head: "I almost forgot." ”

Wang Dou looked at Chen Yongfu, he was also looking at Wang Dou, both of them nodded, and passed down the military order: "Prepare to fight!"

The rousing war drums sounded, and the officers' shouts came one after another: "Prepare for battle!" Zhao Zhang's face sank, and he shouted: "Artillery preparation!"

The chief observer of the artillery corps unfolded the cannon mirror at the head of the city, constantly observing the distance of the enemy's approach: "Eight hundred steps. ”

The black-pressed intruders were coming, and many of them were still struggling to push the artillery.

"Six hundred steps, one hundred steps, one hundred and one one"

Soon the Observer reported another distance.

Five hundred and fifty steps. ”

"Knock out the thieves' artillery, and aim at each one.

Zhao Yao passed the order again.

Immediately, a squeaky metal sound sounded, and the gunners of the ten Hongyi cannons kept adjusting the muzzle angle, and with a loud bang, a Hongyi six-pounder cannon fired first. Then another Hongyi six-pounder cannon spewed out thick smoke, and with the cannon in front, a large iron ball weighing five catties flew viciously towards the breaking army.

The violent and tight sound of artillery rang out one after another, and in the large area of rising gunsmoke, ten Hongyi cannons opened fire one after another, each aiming at its own target and bombarding.

There were fifteen Buddha wolf machine guns in the north direction of the head of Beiguan City, and among those gunners, Huang Yinggui was one of them. Each pair of Fogang bronze cannon has three gunners, loaders, aiming hands, and gunners, and Huang Yinggui is the aiming hand, which is one of the best-paid gunners.

The gunners were already better treated than ordinary sergeants, and the aimedists were treated better, and those of them who ate "technical rice" had a sense of arrogance in themselves.

Huang Yinggui is even more proud, but he often suffers from himself, he thinks that the artillery technology is first-class in Luoyang City, but he can only shrink in Beiguan and operate these small Buddha wolf machine artillery. According to his thoughts, with his own ability, he should go to the main city to handle those big generals' cannons, and even those few Hongyi big guns.

After the Shunxiang army took over Beiguan, the original general went to the main city happily, leaving these artillery under the control of Wang Dou and others. On the city wall of Beiguan, next to the original gun position, many high platforms were erected for the artillery of the Shunxiang Army.

After the arrival of the gunners of the Shunxiang Army, Huang Yinggui was really envious and jealous, good guys, all of them were full of red faces, and the armor on a small soldier was comparable to the armor of the Luoyang City General, and the treatment was so good, it was really jealous.

Although these gunners all ate with the Shunxiang army after Wang Dou came, the superior environment of the Shunxiang army, in a short period of time, has made the gunners in Beiguan have different hearts, and they all have the idea of returning after the war, but Huang Yinggui has always watched coldly.

"Technical people" generally serve people who are better than themselves, and the Shunxiang Army was blown so fiercely by the Luoyang military and civilians, but he didn't see it. Especially their artillery ability, whether they can convince themselves, Huang Yinggui wants to see how their real artillery level is, whether they are bright-looking embroidered pillows.

With this in mind, when the army was attacking the city, he secretly paid attention to the movements of the gunners of the Shunxiang Army beside him. When he saw their skillful movements, Huang Yinggui couldn't help but be secretly surprised, and after the cannon was fired, he stared at the direction where the shell flew.

"Damn, it's really accurate! Ten

Huang Yinggui couldn't help but call out!