queen and pro

Chapter 302

"What? It's so naive to think that this kind of fire can break down my city wall!" Just as Shui Dongsheng finished speaking, suddenly several loud bangs rang out at the foot of the city wall, and then a large cloud of smoke rose and blocked it. In his eyes, the soldiers lying on the city wall were all disgraced, and they were so dark that when they walked in front of their mothers, no one could recognize whose children they were.

"What is this...?" Shui Dongsheng saw such a terrifying imagination for the first time, and he immediately reacted, "Everyone, be careful, shoot arrows 300 meters below!" Although he couldn't see clearly, he also There is no guarantee, this is not a plan to fish in troubled waters that Ming Lan's army came up with.So Shui Dongsheng quickly asked the soldiers to start shooting arrows, and the densely packed arrows flew out quickly, but Q didn't hear any shouts, only Lei Wu in the distance was laughing softly.

Long Qingshan, who had already gone to rest, also ran out immediately: "General, what happened?"

Against the backdrop of the flames, Shui Dongsheng's expression was as ugly as he wanted, "Vice General Long, hurry up and see under the city wall, is there any damage to the city wall?"

"The last general obeys!" Long Qingshan ran down.Not long after, he quickly ran up again.

At this time, the smoke and dust had completely dissipated, and Shui Dongsheng looked at Lei Wu who was riding a horse in the distance and hadn't even moved. A wave of anger rose from his lower abdomen and rushed directly to his forehead.His fists were clenched and creaked.

"Returning to the general, there are some half-meter-wide holes at the base of the city wall," and then asked hesitantly, "Is this...could it be made by that thing just now? What made the noise just now?"

Everyone has a certain fear of unknown affairs. The soldiers present were all frightened just now. Now that they heard that the city wall had been blasted with a hole half a meter deep, they turned pale with fright and stared at him intently. Ming Lan's army on the opposite side.You must know that because this Yangshan is a frontier, the city wall is built three feet higher and three feet deeper than other places, all of which are built with solid stones. Come a few more times, there will be ghosts only if the city walls don't fall down, so how can they survive?

Shui Dongsheng yelled angrily: "I want to know that it's a ghost. From now on, I must not let any Minglan soldiers approach the city wall!" At this time, Shui Dongsheng also expected that it was the soldiers with shields who made trouble , as long as they are not allowed to get close to the city wall, such a powerful move will be useless.

"General, it's better for the last general to urge them overnight and ask them to prepare more boulders and bows and arrows!" Long Qingshan suggested.

Shui Dongsheng only thought for a while, then nodded and agreed: "Go, this is exactly what we need now, of course, the more the better!"

"General, why don't we take advantage of the victory to pursue and destroy Yangshan in one go?" Tong Dacheng quickly suggested.

Lei Wu glanced at him: "General Tong, why panic? If you want to panic now, Shui Dongsheng on the opposite side panics first. Let's have a cat and mouse news today! Shielder, go up and play again, don't get close to the city wall , as long as I give the order to shoot arrows, you will withdraw!"

General Tong really didn't understand why Lei Wu gave such an order, but soldiers take obedience as their bounden duty, so he didn't say anything, standing behind Lei Wu and watching the changes.

Until the gray belly appeared in the sky, Lei Wu suddenly shouted proudly: "Brothers, go back to the camp and rest!"

"Why? Why didn't the brothers behind rush up together and take down Yangshan?" General Tong asked puzzled.

Lei Wu smiled brightly, and thumped General Tong's chest with one hand: "Good brother, because I never thought of taking Yangshan today, we just need to keep them in check. The best show is yet to come!"

When the soldiers retreated, Shui Dongsheng realized that Lei Wu only brought 3 to [-] people.

"What's his idea?"

Lei Wu and the others worked hard all night, and Lan Qin was not safe here. Xiao Tao and Shisan stood behind her worriedly, staring at the direction of the battlefield.After all, Feng Chenyi's life and death are unknown, now Lei Wu is Ming Lan's backbone, if something happens to him, Ming Lan will definitely be in chaos.

"Miss, with those bombs you made, General Lei should be able to win, right?"

Lan Qin was not sure, and shook his head: "This is not a bomb, it is gunpowder, the simplest and most crude gunpowder. If I can make a bomb, then this battle will not be fought at all. The gunpowder I made is too weak. , It’s okay to bluff people, but it’s impossible to really counteract any effect!”

Xiaotao was dumbfounded: "This is still called low power, it can knock down a wall without any effort!"

Lan Qin smiled lightly, if Xiao Tao knew that a modern bomb could easily destroy a big city, or even a country, she would faint from fright.

"By the way, miss, the servant has been following you, why didn't I know when you would do this?" Xiaotao asked curiously.

Lan Qin asked back: "Then I am Ouyang Ming's apprentice, do you know that?"

Xiaotao was speechless.

It wasn't until dawn that Lan Qin, Xiao Tao, and Shisan breathed a sigh of relief when the soldiers sent a message.

The next day, in the early court, Xia Jin first asked the minister of the Ministry of War to describe the sudden battle yesterday to the civil and military officials of the Manchu court.

"Loves, what do you think of Minglan's surprise attack on our Great Xia border?"

The Minister of the Ministry of War stood up and said, "My Majesty, in the opinion of my humble minister, this mere Minglan dared to attack me, Daxia. We should fight back with all our strength, otherwise people will think that my Daxia is someone who can be manipulated by everyone." Believe me, with the strength of our Great Xia, it will not be a problem to deal with Ming Lan, who is the weakest of the four kingdoms!"

Hubu Shangshu gave a wink to the Hubu Minister next to him.

The Minister of the Household Department understood and hurried forward: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, our Daxia has been unable to make ends meet in recent years, and the national treasury is empty. The amount of food and money needed for this march and war is huge, and it is difficult to get it together for a while. It will not be possible to delay the war at that time." Alright, Your Majesty, do you think the tax will increase today?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, what Meng Shilang said is right. When marching and fighting, food and grass must go first. If you can't even guarantee the basic food and grass, how to fight this battle has to be considered first!" Minister of the Ministry of War also echoed.

Only the Minister of the Household Department suddenly stood up: "Your Majesty, you must not increase taxes. In recent years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, food harvests have failed, and farmers' lives have become increasingly difficult. We must not exhaust the river for fishing!"

"Qian Shangshu, what you said is very true! But what should we do with the money and food?" It is rare for Xia Jin to know that the taxes in his country are not low, the country is poor, and the people are also poor!

(End of this chapter)