Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 25 Soldiers Arrive at Haozhou City!
"Hmph! Three thousand red scarf thieves dare to attack Haozhou. They are looking for death! Guo Zixing, Sun Deya and others in the city have always been dishonest. If they go out to fight in the city, if Guo Zixing and his troops rob the city, then It's all over."

Luo Wenqing used to be an official in many places, and had killed many rebels, big and small, so he was experienced, mature and prudent.

"Baby Ma!" Luo Wenqing ordered.

"The last general is here!" the general responded immediately.

"I will give you five hundred elite soldiers. You will patrol the city and set up defenses. No one is allowed to go out. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed! Focus on Guo Zixing and Sun Deya." Luo Wenqing ordered.

"My lord, please don't worry, the general will definitely keep an eye on it!" Ma Bao immediately took the order.

Luo Wenqing gave another order to another general.

"Wang Tianba!"

"The last general is here!" Wang Tianba replied with a beard.

"Haozhou city defense, I will entrust you with the responsibility. No matter how provocative the red scarf bandits are, you are determined not to leave the city. Daluhuachitimur is only half a month away from Haozhou. I will immediately send someone out of the city to dispatch reinforcements. When the reinforcements arrive, we will work together from inside to outside to wipe out these thieves!"

"Don't worry, my lord, even if the thief kidnaps my old lady, I will never leave the city for half a step!" Wang Tianba said, patting his chest.

Luo Wenqing's series of arrangements can be said to be very appropriate.

The first thing is to stabilize the situation in the city. As long as Haozhou City is stable, Guo Zixing, Sun Deya and others in the city will not dare to take the lead.

Then he couldn't hold on, waiting for reinforcements.

Zhu Chongba's red scarf thieves didn't have a numerical advantage, and they didn't seem to have heavy equipment for attacking the city. As long as the Haozhou defenders didn't go out to fight in the city waves, they could keep guarding until they ran out of food reserves.

The government's food storage in Haozhou can last for half a year!
Not to mention half a year, it only takes half a month for Dalu Huachi Timur's five thousand Mongolian cavalry to reach the outside of Haozhou City.

At that time, Zhu Chongba had no choice but to die.

Luo Wenqing, the magistrate of Haozhou, arranged for two generals to control the city defense, and then returned to the government office.

First, he arranged for capable soldiers to break out with his own letter and go out to ask for reinforcements.

Later, another order was issued to let the residents of Haozhou carry wood and stones under the city wall. These things can be used to smash the red scarf thieves who climbed the city wall, and they can also be used to block the city wall when it is breached. The gaps in the city walls or the city gates, although Luo Zhizhou felt that it was impossible for the red scarves like Zhu Chongba to break through the city walls of Haozhou, it was always good to be prepared.

In addition, Luo Wenqing also collected hundreds of cauldrons and ordered the people to boil hot water under the city wall. Once the red scarf thieves attacked the city, they would be scalded to death with boiling water.

The rest of the chores of transporting grain, grass, arrows, and flying stones were arranged by Luo Wenqing in an orderly manner.

Guo Zixing, Sun Deya and others in Haozhou City first heard that the Red Scarf Army was coming, and they were ready to raise troops to respond.

However, there was no sound of attacking the city for a long time, and the officers and soldiers in the city deployed their defenses and patrolled in an orderly manner, so Guo Zixing and others had to hold back for the time being.

Outside Haozhou city.

After Zhu Chongba arrived, he immediately dispatched soldiers and horses to control the exit of the city gate, but it was still a step too late. At least three Haozhou official army cavalry broke out.

As for what they are going to do, I can figure it out with my heels. They must be asking for reinforcements.

Zhu Chongba knew that to attack Haozhou, the sooner the better!

Once the Mongolian reinforcements from the periphery arrive, the 3000 of them will be finished.

"Seventh Five-Year, how do you break the city wall of Haozhou?" Zhu Chongba urged.

Zhu Qiwu just finished the survey, and said to Zhu Chongba with a smile.

"Brother, if there are no accidents, we can break through the city wall of Haozhou in two days!"

"What? Two days?" Zhu Chongba was surprised and delighted.

He originally thought that if he could break through the city wall of Haozhou in ten days, it would be considered fast.

Never expected that Zhu Qiwu would only need a day or two.

Zhu Qiwu nodded confidently, and waved to the people behind him holding heads and picks.

"Hu Yiba, it's time for you to start working!"

Under Zhu Qiwu's order, Hu Yiba and the others took tools and began to dig a hole in the ground.

Hu Yiba and the others deserved to be handed down from their ancestors, and their digging skills were first-class.

The tunnel they dug was not only fast and neat, but also very stable.

At intervals, Hu Yiba and others will make a side hole with support to ensure safety.

"Master Jun, can you see the entrance of this cave?"

After Hu Yiba and the others dug the entrance of the tunnel, they asked Zhu Qiwu.

Zhu Qiwu took a look, and it was almost enough for an adult to bend down and walk in.

"As long as you can move this coffin in, that's fine."

Zhu Qiwu pointed to the two coffins behind him, and said to Hu Yiba and the others.

"Don't worry, military master, we have counted!"

Hu Yiba glanced at the coffin, and he had an idea in his heart.

They used to drill holes to pry coffins every day, and they were already familiar with it.

Zhu Chongba next to him was a little puzzled when he saw the entrance of the tunnel.

"Qiwu, this tunnel is too small, it can't transport a few soldiers at all."

Now [-] troops are under the city of Haozhou.

Everything is ready, the only thing we need is Dongfeng, and we are waiting for Zhu Qiwu to break through the city wall of Haozhou.

However, the tunnel in front of me is not worth it no matter how you look at it!
"Brother, don't worry, I've prepared a large amount of gunpowder, enough to fill the two coffins. As long as the tunnel is dug, it will be kept and the city wall of Haozhou will be blown up!" Zhu Qiwu said very confidently.

Now that the army is approaching the city, naturally there is no need to hide.

"Qiwu, is it really okay to just light gunpowder like this?" Zhu Chongba was still a little worried.

Since the beginning of the Mongolia-Song War, the practicality of various gunpowder weapons has greatly increased, and Zhu Chongba and others have long been familiar with gunpowder weapons.

However, this is the first time Zhu Chongba has heard of using buried gunpowder to bombard the city wall.

I don't know where my brother got this strange method.

"Absolutely, brother, you can send some people over to help dig the tunnel. The sooner you dig it, the sooner you can break through Haozhou City!" Zhu Qiwu said.

Using gunpowder to blow down the city wall was not something Zhu Qiwu came up with out of thin air.

It has been proved by countless successful cases in previous lives!

In history, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang spent a lot of manpower and material resources in building Yingtian Mansion. It is known as the most impregnable city in the world.

Such a fortified city, during the period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the Qing Dynasty, was blown down by the Taiping Army with a coffin filled with gunpowder!

The gunpowder in Zhu Qiwu's hands had already been granulated, and its power was more than double that of ordinary gunpowder.

But the city wall of Haozhou in front of him can't compare with the city wall of Yingtianfu in history at all.

As long as the coffin filled with gunpowder is transported under the city wall, it will definitely succeed.

"Okay, let's send some more people over here!"

Zhu Chongba felt that he should still trust his brother.

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