Da Wei Chun

Chapter 685

Play a thousand songs and then know the sound, watch a thousand swords and then know the weapon.

It has been more than five years since Li Chengzhi founded the artillery battalion, and Li Zhang has been the commander of the artillery battalion.He has already reached the point where he is familiar with it and can do it at his fingertips.

So Li Zhang knew very well that it only took one round of ten cannons to flatten the hollow archery tower, but he only ordered to fire two rounds for the sake of caution.

So don't say it's an archery tower, after two rounds, most of the east corner of the city wall was knocked off.The city wall that was originally four feet high is now less than two feet...

When the smoke and dust cleared, seeing the broken bricks and rotten soil all over the ground, like the city wall bitten by a monster, several people felt horrified.

The so-called hearing is believing, seeing is believing.Whether it was Liu Fang, Yuan Yuan or Yang Shu, they were only seen in the memorials in the past, at most they were told by people like Cui Yanbo who had been there and seen the artillery, but they had never seen it with their own eyes.

But today, it is truly an eye-opener to see the true face of this thing.

It is the real punishment of heaven, is it so powerful?

This is by no means irresistible...

No wonder Xihai is invincible and invincible with one against ten?
With only twenty iron bullets, within a short time, a city wall four feet high and two feet thick can be cut through the middle, what if twenty more bullets are fired?

Even if it cannot be razed to the ground, it is already within reach.

As for the soldiers on the city, even if they were not hit by the iron bullets and survived by chance, how much fighting spirit and morale do they have left?
Anyone who can keep his legs weak without being frightened and cry for his father and mother is definitely called a hero.Those who can hold a knife and gun tightly and resist with gritted teeth are probably less than one out of ten.

In this way, the pawns attacking the city will naturally be able to climb the city leisurely and break through the door...

Yang Shu was excited and frightened at the same time, he felt his liver trembling.

He bit the tip of his tongue, suppressed his excitement and said, "It's not that the old man grows your ambition and destroys the prestige of the court. You should not lie to the old man: if this fetish is really inexhaustible and inexhaustible, you are the king of the tiger and wolf in the West Sea. Master, how could it be blocked by a Long Mountain?"

Li Chengzhi's heart skipped a beat: What an old thief, which side do you belong to?

Even if you have doubts in your heart, you can't say it in front of Liu Fang and Yuan Yuan?
He remained calm, but sneered and said, "Do you think I'm really afraid of Cui Yanbo, Xing Luan, Yuan Yao and Xi Kangsheng? If I have another hundred thousand troops in my hands, even Beizhen and Guanzhong will have all their income. In the bag, let alone a mere Longshan Mountain?"

If even Beizhen and Guanzhong fell into the hands of Li Chengzhi, what danger would Luojing have to defend?
Liu Fang and Yuan Yuan felt their scalps go numb, speechless.

Just because the more I think about it, the more I feel that Li Chengzhi is not lying.

For the Hu people like Rouran, the purpose of fighting is nothing more than robbing people, robbing livestock, robbing food and grass, creating chaos by the way, and weakening the enemy's strength.So grab it and leave, never procrastinate.

But Xihai is the complete opposite.

Although Li Chengzhi did not raise the flag at this time, let alone proclaim the king, his purpose was obvious: to rebel to the end and change the dynasty.

Although they are still robbing, they are not only robbing people and food, but also cities and land, so not only must they be able to fight down, but they must also be able to defend them. This is the most important thing.

However, Xihai is just in the ascendant, just showing its edge, its background is too shallow, it has more than enough to attack, but not enough to defend.

To put it bluntly, there is a shortage of soldiers and people. Once more territory is laid down, there will be no one to defend.

If you think about it along this line of thinking, it is reasonable and reasonable for the court to seek peace and Li Chengzhi to push the boat to strike.

That's why people like Li Liang built a large number of buildings and built the city, and even more so, he used gentle tactics to win the hearts of the people.

On the contrary, what Li Chengzhi relies on is nothing more than firearms.If it is true what Yang Shu said, this thing is unsustainable, how dare Xihai use only a few tens of thousands of troops to be aggressive and make Yuanyao and others tremble like walking on thin ice?
But Yang Shu didn't think so, his eyes were fixed on Li Chengzhi, as if he wanted to get a clue from Li Chengzhi's face.

According to his understanding, Li Chengzhi is definitely not a person who follows the rules and regulations.

Even if this little thief is unreasonable, he will disturb three points, not to mention that this time he has the right time, place, and harmony.

This is just one of them.

The second is that in the long run, Li Chengzhi should never stop his flag and drums and withdraw his troops when his morale is in full swing.

Since firstly there is no shortage of food, secondly there is no shortage of soldiers, thirdly there is no shortage of firearms, and fourthly, Cui Yanbo, Xing Luan, Yuan Yao, and Xi Kangsheng are regarded as nothing, so why not take advantage of the situation to attack Longshan and conquer Guanzhong?

It's just conquering, not occupying, just like Rouran, grab it and leave.

One is to annihilate the power of the imperial court, and grab soldiers, men, and food by the way, and strengthen the West Sea.

The second is that another loss in Guanzhong will open Luojing's door wide, and the court will become even more chaotic and make mistakes.

Regardless of the rest, just how to stabilize the hearts of the people in Guanzhong after Li Chengzhi's retreat, and where to recruit a large army to defend the pass, I am afraid that it will make the Queen Mother and the princes in the court grey.

It's even more likely that Li Chengzhi retreated to Longxi. He had been exploited by the court for a long time, and Guanzhong, who had already been overwhelmed, turned his back.What's more, it is really possible that the common people and gentry in Guanzhong begged Li Chengzhi to occupy Guanzhong as soon as possible...

The so-called ebb and flow, Li Chengzhi why not do it?
So Yang Shu instinctively suspected that this little thief definitely had a reason to suspend his troops temporarily.

Including today's leader Liu Fang, Yuanyuan Guanjun, Kancangcao, and this cannon, nine out of ten are showing the enemy strength, forcing the court not to act rashly?

Guessing secretly, and seeing Li Chengzhi's calmness and defense, Yang Shu rolled his eyes and changed the topic.

"Under the so-called heavy reward, there must be dead soldiers. If you spend the rest of your life in a hundred battles, you have already put life and death on the outside and defended the city, what will you do?"

He pointed to the artillery in front of the formation, and then pointed to the city wall in the distance: "If you change places and replace the old man to guard the city, you will call in all the soldiers. If you attack me with artillery, I will order the soldiers to hide behind the city. If the artillery stopped, I knew you were going to send troops to the city, and then order the soldiers to defend the wall...

You often say: When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. You would rather die than surrender, and die for the country with your own body. If you are so stubborn, what can you do to me? "

I would rather die than surrender...how could it be that easy?
Li Chengzhi originally wanted to reply, "Just a few more rounds of bombardment is enough", but when the words came to his lips, he stopped abruptly.

This old thief is probably convinced that Xi Hai has run out of ammunition, so he won't believe it no matter how much he says.

Why do you need Thaksin?

Li Chengzhi has 120 points of confidence in Yang Shu: Don't say that he is just suspicious, but he has real evidence to prove that Xihai is now a strong outsider and weak in the middle, vulnerable to a single blow, and this old thief will never leak the slightest word.

It's even more likely that he has already been given advice by someone in Xihai, and he will secretly communicate with Xihai about the song.Like Li Shao, like his younger brother Yang Jun.

Therefore, it doesn't matter whether Yang Shu believes or not, as long as Liu Fang and Yuan Yuan believe.

Li Chengzhi snorted coldly, and grinned again: "Speaking is unfounded, seeing is believing, then let Mr. Yanrong see enough..."

How else to know?

Before Liu Fang and Yuan Yuan came back to their senses, Li Chengzhi gave several orders.

The two were in a trance, only listening to the general idea.It seems that Li Chengzhi ordered the artillery to bombard the brick shed behind the city.

When they first entered the city, several people had noticed that there were many brick houses built within a few miles behind the fake city, but the strange thing was that only four walls were built without a roof.

It's just because the three of them never forgot about the artillery, so the suspicion just disappeared in a flash, and they didn't pay much attention.At this moment, it seems that it is a target for artillery training.

But seeing the power of artillery in a moment is enough to make people turn pale with shock, how else can they see it?
Could it be that there is something more powerful?

Yang Shumeng squinted his eyes and looked downstairs.Seeing that the gunners seem to have changed to different iron bullets, they washed and washed the barrel of the gun again and again, for fear of leaving iron spikes, sparks and the like in it.Even the action of loading gunpowder was much slower, not the usual cautiousness.

He was even more interested, and asked excitedly: "Is there any difference in this bomb?"

Aren't you good at brainstorming, why don't you guess?

Li Chengzhi heheed, and replied with a half-hearted smile: "It's useless to talk more, just watch!"

This little thief is still annoyed?
Look, I just said that he is not a big man...

Seeing Li Zhang filling the fuse with his own hands, Yang Shu knew that the gun was about to be fired, so he simply raised his binoculars and looked behind the fake city.

Then there was a burst of gunfire, and several black dots flashed from the mirror and fell into the back of the city.

Compared with just now, the accuracy was a bit worse, and only half of them hit the brick house.The power should be discounted even more, only one or two smashed through the brick wall and fell into the room.The rest were thrown to the ground.

That's it?

Just as a similar thought came to mind, several fireballs suddenly exploded in the mirror.I saw one after another, and within three breaths, all ten iron bullets exploded.

The brick house still stood still, only shaking a few times after being bombed.Compared with smashing half of the city corner just now, it is nothing to mention.

But no matter Yang Shu or Yuan Yuan, their backs were still shivering from shock.

All right, that brick wall caught fire?
If it's just a brick wall, it's fine. What's even more frightening is that there is clearly sand under the wall, and there is no firewood or other things, but it is still burning?

After a closer look, there seemed to be something like water sprinkled on the ground, and it caught fire when it saw fire. Several people suddenly remembered the "fire oil" that was said to be both godly and evil.

It is rumored that this thing will not be extinguished when water is poured, and the earth will not be extinguished when splashed. All things in the world will burn when touched, just like maggots attached to bones, which will never die.

However, since Li Chengzhi defeated Nanliang in Chencang, this thing disappeared.The imperial court thought that because of the loss of oil-producing lands such as Jinming, Li Chengzhi had no oil to recover, and the poison was as short-lived as a flash in the pan.

Afterwards, the oil lake in Jinming County was emptied by Gao Zhao, and even the rockets could not be sustained. The court even thought that this object had disappeared from the world, and it was no longer a cause for concern.

But I don't want to see the sun again today?

And that's all, what makes a few people even more frightening is that in the past, Li Chengzhi just attached this object to an arrow and shot it, or stored it in a porcelain pot and threw it. A hundred steps away, the strength is extremely limited.

If you take precautions in advance, it is like when Yuan Ji guarded the clear water, he put up thick shields on the city, and prepared more fire extinguishers, and he might not be able to prevent it.

But now it's a good thing, Li Chengzhi actually shot it with a cannon?

He had only boarded the fake city a while ago, so everyone knew that the city wall was at least two miles away.And looking at the place where the fire was burning, it was nearly a mile away from the city wall.The superposition of the two phases is not enough to shoot the fire oil three miles away?
What's more, the oil tank was not smashed, but fried.Seeing that the brick wall was blown up and shaking, it was like a goddess scattering flowers, splashing in all directions, no matter how thick the wooden shield was, how could it be protected?

Unless you hide in the house... right?
A thought came up just now, but was categorically rejected by Yang Shu.

This thing is a fire thing, even sand and stone bricks can burn it, let alone a house with wood as beams and grass as the roof?

The house is even more flammable when touched, if you hide in it, you may die even faster.

The meaning of this little thief is to let me, Yang Yanrong, see: Even if you hide behind the city or in the urn, I, Li Chengzhi, can force you out...

But even Jin Ming has no oil to recover, so where did Li Chengzhi find the fire oil?
Yang Shu's heart moved: "Didn't you also find the oil lake in Hexi?"

There is no shortage of oil in Hexi, and the famous Yumen Oil Field is only four hundred miles away.How could Li Chengzhi be indifferent when he was so close?
But it was just a try, and then it was completely done.

Because the oil in Yumen is buried too deep, with the power of the West Sea, there is no way to dig out any oil residue.

Of course, he would definitely not tell the truth at this time, but only replied ambiguously: "Mr. Ting Rong, I think so!"

I'm a bird feather, if I really have a good idea, can this kind of treasure be your turn, a little thief?

With firearms in hand, Xihai is unrivaled.Wouldn't it be even more powerful if there were such vicious things?

Yang Shu can already imagine the scene of the Xihai army sweeping across thousands of miles and entering Luoyang in time...

His heart is full of clothes, but Yang Shu's mouth is still unrelenting. He gritted his teeth and sneered, "That's all I can do? If there is still a way, just use it, so that the old man will give up completely?"

Is this not enough for you to give up?

Regardless of Liu Fang's and Yuan Yuan's complexions, it was as if they were covered with powder, so pale that there was no trace of blood.

One look and you can tell that Yang Shu is a dead duck with a hard mouth, and seeing his eyeballs rolling around, Li Chengzhi's heart moves: Is this old thief just a drunkard?
The so-called one moment and another moment, being exploited by the imperial court for a long time, Guanzhong has already suffered terribly.If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court now uses Longshan as the boundary, and there are heavy troops in Longdong and Gaoping towns, Guanzhong might already be full of wars.

Furthermore, the Sinicization of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties has only been done for decades, and Hu is still valued over Han in his bones. Moreover, Li Chengzhi was born in the Guanzhong family. Therefore, compared with the imperial court, the Guanzhong family has a natural sense of closeness and identification with Li.

Thinking about it this way, the purpose of Yang Shu's trip to Xihai is very interesting.There is no lack of meaning in this trip to use the sword of the West Sea to kill the power of the imperial court.

It is also more likely that if you want to explore the reality of the West Sea, you can make early plans for the Guanzhong nobles...

Forget it, let you see and see again!
Li Chengzhi turned his thoughts, and shouted at Li Zhang: "Change the bomb!"

Li Zhang couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that he was no longer playing with the phosphorus ammo, and quickly asked the soldiers to move the ammo box far away.

It's no wonder he was afraid, it's just that the gunners burned to death by this thing were no longer one or two.And it's too vicious, it hurts the peace of the world.

So although there are tens of thousands of them in Hyogo, Li Chengzhi has never used them in war...

(End of this chapter)