Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 315 Little Thief
The situation in Jiangzhou is critical, and it may be necessary to use gunpowder first.

Having said that, there are many ways to use gunpowder.

Matchlocks, flintlock guns, cannons, etc. are all powerful weapons on the battlefield. As soon as they appeared, they quickly replaced cold weapons and became the mainstream on the battlefield...

However, Zhu Xiuyuan never thought of building these guns.

Not enough time.

Nor is it necessary.

Everything has to be done step by step, Zhu Xiuyuan decided to make a kind of firecracker first, the loud one.

Its main function is not to kill the enemy, but to frighten the Yan army with deafening noise.

Because in this world, gunpowder has never appeared before, so naturally there are no such loud gunpowder firecrackers.

Just imagine, on that battlefield, there was suddenly a deafening loud noise, and it was the kind of loud noise that I had never experienced before, and it continued continuously.

The enemy troops will be scared out of their wits.

But everyone is afraid of the unknown.

The same is naturally true for Yan Jun.

This is not Zhu Xiuyuan’s imagination, because it is indeed true in official historical records.

The initial function of gunpowder is to scare the enemy with brilliant sparks and shocking loud noises, and affect the enemy's morale!

Bamboo tube is a kind of raw material, it should be feasible to use it to make firecrackers.

After all, time is running out now. Maybe the Yan army will attack the city again tomorrow, and these bamboo firecrackers will come in handy.

……

Outside Jiangzhou City, the Yan army camped.

The weather is getting colder.

Especially at night, the cold wind blows, making people's hands and feet tremble, teeth chattering up and down, and people can't help but rub their hands and stamp their feet.

However, in the cold wind of the night, Yan Jun never took a rest.

Instead, we set up camp in Kubi!

Before the Yan army began to attack the city, they were full of confidence. Zhao Pu, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, also clamored to move into the back house of Jiangzhou Yamen. It seemed that they could conquer Jiangzhou City in one go.

However, both Zhao Pu and Yan Jun were slapped hard by reality, with crackling sounds and pain that penetrated their bones.

Thinking about the moment of the battle, after the Jiangzhou defenders ignited hundreds of "little sparks" in the Yan army's camp, the Yan army collapsed, its morale was shaken, and it was unwilling to fight.

Although Zhao Pu, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, was furious, he could not reverse the decline.

After holding on for a while and losing more than a thousand soldiers, under the desperate persuasion of the chief counselor and other generals, they had no choice but to withdraw their troops and leave sadly.

When the army retreated, they were blown by the cold night wind. From top to bottom, the Yan army immediately realized a problem: they had not set up camp in advance!

There is no place to live!
The Yan army retreated in defeat. As a result, there was no food to eat, and there was no shelter from the wind and rain...

You still have to brave the cold wind and build a camp at night...

Chinese army tent.

"what!"

Zhao Pu, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, screamed angrily, and with a wave of his hand, he brushed the small table in front of him and swept all the food on the small table to the ground.

In an instant, the floor of the Chinese military tent was covered with dishes and cups, the dishes were juicy and fragrant, and there were bursts of steam. "Ah! The little thief Zhu Xiuyuan is so cunning and cunning that he will make me angry to death!"

Zhao Pu swept the dishes off the side table with one hand, still feeling uneasy, he raised his leg and kicked it hard, smashing the side table and breaking it into two pieces. It rolled forward for more than a foot before he stopped. .

Seeing His Highness getting angry, the counselors and generals in the tent shrank their necks and dared not speak, let alone run to comfort His Highness when he was angry, that would be courting death.

"I wish Xiuyuan the little thief, but a mere yamen official, young and frivolous, indifferent, arrogant and rude, how can he dare to resist the prince's [-] troops outside the city! Ah..."

"When this prince breaks through the small town of Jiangzhou, he will first capture this little thief, cut him into pieces with thousands of knives, and torture him in all kinds of ways to vent the hatred in my heart!"

The chief counselor observed his words and saw that His Highness the Fourth Prince had finished venting his anger.

So he cupped his hands and stepped forward, saying: "Your Highness, please calm down. The small town of Jiangzhou is lucky. I don't know where to find so much fierce oil."

"However, I think that after the consumption of today's battle, the stock of fire oil in Jiangzhou City must be running out. As long as our army continues to attack the city, there will be a day when Jiangzhou will run out of ammunition and food."

"At that time, our army will easily capture this roadblock without any effort!"

Zhao Pu took two deep breaths, turned his head slightly, glanced at the counselor, walked two steps on the spot, and then sat down again: "That being said, but..."

"The power of the fierce fire oil has caused heavy damage to our army. Even if this city is finally conquered, this prince will have no face! Since I took over the army, I have been invincible in every battle and invincible in every attack. This situation is like this for the first time. ,hehe……"

The counselor held his hand again and said: "Your Highness, that fierce fire oil is a powerful weapon for defending the city. Kuang Zhu Xiuyuan is also quite talented. Combined with the two, it is understandable that Your Highness cannot attack for a while."

"I can only blame that Jiangzhou. I don't know what kind of luck it took to collect so much fierce oil! However, Your Highness, the output of fierce oil is extremely rare. It is expected that there are not many stocks in Jiangzhou City. Our army It only takes a few days of strong attack, and Jiangzhou City will undoubtedly be destroyed!"

Zhao Pu's eyes moved, and then he smiled and said: "Yes, that little thief Zhu Xiuyuan is hateful, but he is also a rare talent. Although this person is young, his mind is mature, no less than you and me. It is God's will that this prince is blocked by him. ah!"

At this time, a general suggested: "Your Highness, our army might as well surround Jiangzhou without attacking it. When the city's food supply is exhausted, our army can easily enter the city!"

Zhao Pu sneered and said: "Jiangzhou just got a batch of grain, which is 20 shi. I don't know how long it will take until Jiangzhou runs out of grain!"

Zhao Pu stood up, his whole body exuding heroic spirit, and said loudly: "Take a rest tonight, and continue the attack tomorrow. I, the prince, has tens of thousands of troops. Is it possible that he cannot capture the small Jiangzhou City?"

……

Under the same night sky, Beijing.

Royal Palace.

By the way, Emperor Chen, after discussing today's war with hundreds of officials in the Jinshen Hall, dragged his tired dragon body and rode the dragon back to Qin'an Hall.

When he walked into the main hall, he didn't see Concubine You coming to greet him.

Emperor Chen wiped his face and asked casually: "Where is my beloved concubine?"

The people in the palace on the left and right replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, the imperial concubine is resting in the palace and has ordered not to see anyone."

Before changing his clothes, Emperor Chen went straight to You Lihua's bedroom.

He knocked on the door first and shouted: "My beloved concubine, it's me, I'm back!"

With that said, Huang Chen pushed open the door and stepped into the door.

The eunuch following behind quickly closed the door and locked himself out.

Chen Huang walked into You Lihua's dormitory. He looked around and saw no one, but saw that the embroidered quilt was curled up.

Although he couldn't see the head of the bed, Emperor Chen already knew in his heart that the person on the bed must be his beloved concubine.

So Chen Huang walked up and said softly: "My beloved concubine, I am back..."

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