I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 195 Breaking five cities in a row, the empress is delighted

In a trance, I heard the roar of the commander-in-chief.

"Prepare!"

"put!"

Bang!
The deafening bang once again spread to every corner of the battlefield.

This time.

The shells landed on the city gate impartially.

In an instant.

A small hole was blown out of the heavy city gate.

"Prepare!"

"put!"

Bang!
There are a few more holes in the city gate.

Three salvos.

The city gate could no longer bear it, and it collapsed, splashing a cloud of dust.

The soldiers guarding the city were all stunned when they saw this scene.

This is the first time they have seen this kind of weapon. It is many times more powerful than the projection vehicle, and the firing speed is also faster.

Before he could react, the city gate had already been blasted open.

city ​​wall.

Seeing this, Ying Ning's expression became extremely gloomy.

Everything in front of him was beyond his imagination.

It turned out that he was already ready to negotiate with the other party.

Who would have thought that the other party never had this idea from the beginning to the end.

The army came up and started fighting before they rested.

This is the first time he has seen this situation in decades.

The generals around had no expression on their faces, but panicked in their hearts.

It was nothing if the city gate was blown open, the key was that the opponent's thunderous weapon brought great pressure to them.

No one knows how long the weapon will last.

If the bombardment continues like this, how long can it last even if it is a city wall made of iron?

The atmosphere was silent for a moment.

Finally someone stood up:

"The last general asks for orders, lead the cavalry out of the city, and destroy that thing!"

The person who spoke was the commander of a certain guard, named Xu Ke, with a thick chest and waist, he looked like a general.

Ying Ning glanced at him with a thoughtful expression on his face.

next second.

A shell crashed down, not far from them.

Bang!
The thunderous noise made everyone's ears ringing, and their minds were in a mess, as if there were bees buzzing.

"Quick battle and quick decision, don't love to fight!"

After a while, Ying Ning regained consciousness, made a decision, looked at Xu Ke, and issued an order.

"it is good!"

Xu Ke responded, strode down the city wall.

After a while.

He put on his armor, got on his horse, and led more than a thousand cavalry in the city, rushed out of the city gate, and went straight to the position of the artillery.

Beside the artillery.

When the commander saw this scene, a cold light burst out from his eyes, and he said loudly:
"Prepare!"

at the same time.

The surrounding centurions issued orders one after another.

"Prepare!"

next second.

All the soldiers raised their muskets and aimed at the galloping enemy.

The artillery on both sides also adjusted the position of the Frankie cannon on the trolley.

Torch in hand, ready to attack.

"put!"

"put!"

"put!"

The centurions issued orders in unison.

The Musketeers decisively pulled the trigger in their hands.

The artillerymen ignited the fuses.

Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
A series of thunderous explosions suddenly sounded.

Before the cavalry led by Xu Ke realized what happened, they saw a puff of smoke rising from nowhere in front of them.

Immediately afterwards, there was a sharp pain in his body, his consciousness quickly blurred, he fell off his horse, and lost his life.

Not just them.

Even the war horses under their crotches were not spared and fell down in disorder.

More than 1000 cavalry disappeared in an instant under the repeated blows of flintlock guns and Frankie guns.

There were only hundreds of frightened war horses neighing shrilly, scurrying around like headless flies.

city ​​wall.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers guarding the city felt a surge of fear in their hearts.

They had never seen anything like this before.

More than 1000 cavalry charged and were completely wiped out at a distance of hundreds of steps.

This dissipated what little resistance they had left.

It's not just the soldiers who guard the city.

Even the general beside Ying Ning couldn't help showing panic when he saw this scene.

In their eyes, the weapon that looked like a firestick turned out to be a long-range weapon!

Across a distance of a hundred steps, it can cause such terrifying power, not even weaker than the crossbow, which made them unable to think of how to deal with it for a while.

at this time.

The deafening sound rang out again.

It just hit the city.

"Damn! It's not over yet!"

A general couldn't restrain the anger in his heart anymore. He stared wide-eyed, looked at the soldiers in gray uniforms standing in a row outside the city, and shouted:
"I will kill you sooner or later!"

He also knew in his heart that the defenders in the city had nothing to do with them.

Shouting such a few words is just to vent the emotions in my heart.

Seeing this, Ying Ning's face became even more gloomy, and she turned her head to look forward.

Suddenly found that the other party started to build fortifications.

Good guy, the location of the tent is just within the range of the crossbow.

What on earth was the general on the opposite side thinking, to be able to make such an inexplicable move.

Isn't he afraid that the defenders in the city will leave the city?
Or, all he wanted was for the defenders to leave the city?

Ying Ning looked across, lost in thought.

however.

The opponent's weapon, which looked like a punishment from heaven, was still attacking non-stop, making him unable to calm down.

Time passed minute by minute.

Many soldiers guarding the city had completely lost their belief in defending the city, curled up in a corner, quietly waiting for death to come.

Ying Ning looked around, was silent for a moment, finally made a decision, and said solemnly:
"surrender."

The generals around were slightly taken aback, apparently they did not expect Ying Ning to make such a decision.

After all, it took at most an hour from the beginning of this war to the present.

Surrender after defending the city for only an hour is very rare throughout the ages.

What's more, they have no disadvantage in numbers.

As long as you persist for a while, the troops from the rest of the prefectures will come to support.

They may not be able to win.

At this point, some generals opened their mouths to persuade.

Ying Ning's expression was extremely firm, and she repeated:
"Pass on my order, open the city gate, and welcome the eldest princess into the city!"

The voice fell.

The generals looked at each other and fell silent.

At this moment, they also understood Ying Ning's intentions.

Even if this battle of defending the city is won, so what?
After that, we still have to face the 20 army of the imperial court. It is better to surrender as soon as possible and hand over Jiannan Road to the eldest princess or Ganren.

After all, for rebels like them, falling into the hands of Qianren is better than falling into the hands of the court.

Having figured this out, the generals stopped objecting and saluted one after another:
"The last will obey!"

then.

The siege battle led by Bai Qi came to an end in an hour.

After getting the guarantee that Bai Qi would not slaughter the city or surrender.

Ying Ning led a group of generals and the local prefect out of the city to surrender.

All the defenders in the city put down their weapons to express their sincerity.

Bai Qi rode a tall horse and walked in the forefront, completely ignoring this fantastic victory.

A pair of accustomed appearance, look flat.

Behind.

The original commander of Yanbei, Zhao Xuanfeng was shocked beyond measure.

Not only the weapons used to shock people, but also the unpredictable means of shocking Baiqi.

What is the momentum of thunder.

He had a profound experience today!

After entering the city.

I thought I could take a break.

Unexpectedly, before the buttocks warmed up, the order from above was passed down again.

Take a day off and set off tomorrow for the next city.

moment.

Zhao Xuanfeng was dumbfounded.

"This is not paying attention to the city at all!"

"In that case, why bother to attack the city?"

With this idea.

Zhao Xuanfeng spent the first night of the expedition.

The next day, he found out that Bai Qi actually sent all the generals who surrendered to Yanbei Mansion.

Sixty to seventy percent of the soldiers guarding the city were also dismissed.

Only a little elite was left behind, and after reorganization, it was used to maintain law and order in the city.

The salary is paid on the basis of two taels a month, which is no different from the soldiers of the Dagan.

this moment.

He suddenly understood Bai Qi's intentions.

From the beginning to the end, he never thought of using these surrendered soldiers, but disarmed them as much as possible and sent them back to their hometown.

"Is he planning to use these tens of thousands of people from Qianguo to fight to the capital?"

"It seems. It's not impossible."

"After all, these dry weapons are really scary."

"Moreover, Bai Qi can use not only 3 people, but also a large number of dry people from Yongzhou. It won't take long to gather an army of [-]!"

Thinking of this.

Zhao Xuanfeng didn't know whether to be happy or depressed for a while.

Thousands of thoughts turned into a sigh.

So far, we can only take one step at a time.

half a month later.

Yan State, the capital.

Yanhuang looked at the information in his hand, his old face twisted together, looking a little gloomy.

Right Prime Minister Liu Yuan stood not far away, with neither happy nor sad expression, said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, in just half a month, Bai Qi of Qian Kingdom has captured five cities, and his army has expanded to 10.

If he is allowed to run rampant again, the minister is worried that the situation will be out of control! "

Emperor Yan put down the information, looked at him with deep eyes, and said calmly:
"What Bai Qi captured was only the city of the rebels. Those people didn't have the will to resist. It's normal to break five cities in half a month."

Hearing this, Liu Yuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

However, before he could speak, he was interrupted by Emperor Yan:

"Don't say Zhou Guo still has the Huben army that hasn't been dispatched, just say that General Zhennan still has 20 troops under his command.

When the two of them fight together, I will decide whether to send troops. "

Liu Yuan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the reason Qian Ren was invincible and invincible this time is because he used two new types of weapons, one is called musket and the other is called gun. artillery."

Emperor Yan heard the word "weapon", with an expression of interest on his face, and asked: "What does the new weapon look like, show it to me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Yuan bowed his hands in salute, turned and left, and brought back a musket after a while.

Seeing the musket, Emperor Yan was slightly taken aback, and it took him a while to realize that this ordinary firestick was what Liu Yuan called a magic weapon, a new weapon.

He smiled contemptuously and said:

"Don't tell me, Qian Ren took this and conquered five cities."

Liu Yuan replied:

"The ganren used artillery to attack the city, and they guarded it very tightly, with one less gate, there were hundreds of people in a row.

This musket was better. The minister spent 100 taels of silver and got one. "

Emperor Yan reached out to take the musket, caressed it lightly, and asked curiously:
"How do you use this musket?"

Liu Yuan hesitated for a moment, handed the musket to a guard, and gave a few orders.

The guard loaded the ammunition according to his instructions, and handed it back to Emperor Yan.

Liu Yuan said: "Your Majesty uses it as a crossbow, aim at the target, pull this position, and the attack can be completed."

Emperor Yan was startled again, and said in surprise: "It turned out to be a long-range weapon."

Then, according to what Liu Yuan said, he raised his musket and aimed at the vase not far away.

boom!
A blast.

The vase split instantly and fell to the ground.

Yanhuang looked at the vase, frowned, and ordered the guards to continue loading ammunition.

Then I tried three or four more times.

Holding the musket, he exclaimed:

"The power is not small, but the accuracy is not good. Compared with the bow and crossbow, it is too far behind."

Liu Yuan said:
"Your Majesty has great insight, and can see through the pros and cons of this musket at a glance."

"The advantage of muskets is that they are powerful and easy to use, but their accuracy, speed, and range are all slightly inferior to bows and crossbows."

After a pause, he continued: "Even so, I still feel that this kind of weapon is more useful on the battlefield than a crossbow.

After all, it takes too long to train a qualified archer, but it only takes half a year to train a qualified musketeer. "

Emperor Yan glanced at him, and said lightly:
"My Dayan has no shortage of brave men who are good at fighting. What's the use of this musket?"

"Your Majesty, I think so."

Liu Yuan wanted to say something else.

It's just that Emperor Yan didn't give him a chance, he waved his hand and said:

"Needless to say, I know better than you about weapons. The country's armaments are slack, and one thousand people may not be able to find a warrior. It is reasonable to use such a tricky weapon.

But I am a big Yanerlang, advocating force, everyone is good at fighting, why use such strange skills?

If the artillery can have miraculous effects in siege, it's okay to imitate some, but this musket, to my Dayan, is just tasteless, tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to discard it, so there is no need to waste energy to imitate it. "

These remarks are well-founded and convincing.

For a while, Liu Yuan couldn't find a suitable reason to refute.

After all, compared with the bow and crossbow, this musket did not show the advantage of crushing.

Large-scale imitation and equipping the army may end up as Handan learning to walk and abolishing martial arts.

Think of this.

Liu Yuan didn't insist anymore, bowed and said: "I understand."

Yanhuang looked at him and waved his hands casually:

"If there is nothing wrong, let's go down."

Liu Yuan thought for a while, and saluted again:

"My minister retire."

at the same time.

Qian Country, Chang'an City.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Wu Mingkong looked at the battle report in his hand, his face was full of joy.

In just half a month, Bai Qi conquered five cities in a row. This is a victory that Dagan has not achieved in decades.

Although it has not yet had direct contact with the army of the Zhou Dynasty court.

But after seeing the power of firearms.

The little empress didn't think that the Zhou court's army could withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of muskets and artillery.

Only Zhou Guo's elite Huben army can pose a threat to Bai Qi's army, and the rest are not worth mentioning.

Thinking that Dagan, who was originally weak and bullied by others, would one day be able to tear up the treaty, set foot on the land of Zhou State, and occupy the city of Zhou State.

The little empress's starry eyes completed the shape of a crescent moon.

Sitting opposite, Fang Xiu saw the little empress sitting on the dragon chair foolishly, and felt happy.

He just looked at her quietly, with a moonlight-like tenderness in his eyes.

After a while, Wu Mingkong put down the battle report in his hand, and Muran raised his eyes, and his pretty face blushed uncontrollably when he saw the watery eyes above him.

Obviously there has been an intimate move.

At this moment, looking at Fang Xiu, she still felt inexplicably shy.

"Look what I do."

Wu Mingkong muttered something in a low voice, and an inexplicable emotion welled up in his heart.

Fang Xiu chuckled and said, "Your Majesty's face, I can't get enough of it in a lifetime."

A tingling feeling surged from the bottom of my heart.

Wu Mingkong's pretty face was slightly red, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he said in a mosquito-like voice:
"Me too."

Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said with a light smile, "Your Majesty can't see enough of yourself?"

Wu Mingkong was slightly startled, looked at Fang Xiu, saw the ridicule in his eyes, and instantly understood that he said that on purpose, rolled his eyes, and ignored it.

Even though they are old couples, they are still so careless.

Fang Xiu smiled all over his face, walked up to her, and asked: "Your Majesty summoned the minister, why?"

"The Hai Rui you sent out has ransacked a lot of officials' homes during this period, and there are three vacant governor positions alone."

Wu Mingkong said, took out a document, handed it to Fang Xiu, blinked his watery eyes, and asked, "Who do you think should be sent to fill these vacancies?"

Fang Xiu was silent for a moment, then asked, "Does Your Majesty have a suitable candidate in mind?"

Wu Mingkong thought for a while, and took a pen to write down the three names.

Fang Xiu took a look, two of them were Qingliu from the imperial court, and the other was Zhou Zheng, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, who was regarded as a henchman of the Fang Party.

"You don't have to ask me about the appointment of the governor. Whoever His Majesty thinks is suitable can be appointed. I have no objection."

Hearing this, Wu Mingkong was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but glance at Fang Xiu, his expression seemed a little strange.

"you've changed."

After a while, she said firmly.

"?"

Fang Xiu looked bewildered.

Wu Mingkong said sternly: "In the past, let alone the governor, even the prefect, you would have wished to appoint it yourself."

It turned out to be this.

Fang Xiu smiled, and said very frankly: "At that time, I was worried that His Majesty would make a fool of me."

Wu Mingkong frowned and asked curiously, "Don't worry now?"

Fang Xiu looked at the little empress and said frivolously, "Your Majesty is already a subject, so there is nothing to worry about."

"Bah! Who is yours!"

Wu Mingkong's pretty face flushed slightly, and he spat.

Fang Xiu looked completely indifferent.

Wu Mingkong looked at him, and after a moment of silence, he said again: "It will be the mother's birthday in a while, what gift are you going to give?"

Fang Xiu didn't expect the little empress to ask this question, and he didn't know how to answer it for a while.

There are almost no fragments of the Queen Mother in his memory.

The impression of the queen mother is only four words, she lives in seclusion.

If the empress hadn't mentioned it suddenly.

For such a long time, Fang Xiu almost forgot her existence.

Seeing Fang Xiu's expression, Wu Mingkong had a strange look in his eyes, and said:
"You haven't forgotten that I have a queen mother, have you?"

(End of this chapter)