my days with tyrants

The failure of the first round of attack, of course, would not make Xie Cheng back down.

To be precise, the emperor's grandson will not back down.

In fact, the emperor's grandson is full of ambitions, ready to use this war to show his martial arts.

After all, he represents the generals group.

He wants to show his military talents and let people see that not only his fourth uncle is the God of War, but he is also invincible. This is his best chance to prove himself, and he is mainly responsible for training in the Shenji Battalion. The latest weapons represent the achievements of the military reforms of the Ming Dynasty, and they can also be said to be models for the future Ming army.

So the attack on Tianjingguan continued, and what was lacking in the front was filled.

Want more heavy artillery?

match!

If two catties of shells can't break the city wall, then cast six catties of shells...

Of course, the six-pound shells could not be transported.

The reason why the young men at Tianjingguan were able to transport the cannons that were actually equivalent to six-pound guns was because Tianjingguan was the last line of defense. After passing Tianjingguan and walking a relatively easy mountain road for more than ten miles, they walked out of Taihangxing.But from outside the mountain in the south to Tianjingguan, it is a difficult mountain road for dozens of miles. There are several dangerous places similar to Tianjingguan, such as Wanzi City, Mengliangzhai, etc. It is easy to go from north to south to Tianjingguan. , From south to north to Tianjingguan, it is impossible to transport heavy artillery up, at least for now.

But this is not difficult to solve.

Put on the mortar!

"This battle made the level of Ming's war technology directly span 200 years!"

Yang Feng, who was watching the battle, sighed with emotion.

Now this offensive and defensive battle has really made the military technology of Ming Dynasty span at least 200 years, because the emperor's grandson used all the mortars and shells.

Behind the fortress piled up with sacks, a bronze mortar with nine catties of flower bombs fired shells towards the hilltop of Tianjingguan. These shells exploded continuously in the Guancheng. In the smoke, it looked as if the whole mountain was burning.

Occasionally, shells whose fuzes burned too fast exploded in the sky like fireworks.

"What are they doing?"

Zhang Ying said suspiciously.

She is looking at the top of the hill.

In the field of view of the telescope, the defenders can be seen digging trenches.

Well, they are digging trenches.

In fact, it was very difficult for the flowering shells to hit the city wall. After all, it was such a narrow stone wall. At this time, the mortars had almost no accuracy.And the power of the [-]-pound mortar bomb is actually a modern grenade. This is Yang Feng's modified gunpowder formula for them, and sugar is added in it, but it is still harmless when it falls under the city wall.Their real function is to attack the city, that is, the rapid-fire guns that shoot down from the heights. The gunners of the latter, the young and strong transporting the ammunition, are all exposed to the killing range of the explosive bullets, and once they ignite the gunpowder barrels, they can harvest Mass destruction.

But the defenders learned to use trenches to deal with this without a teacher.

The hills in Guancheng are earth hills.

They quickly dispersed the rapid-fire guns, then dug trenches to transport ammunition.

As for ammunition sources...

Ningshan Guard has an arsenal. Since those military households participated in the war, of course they opened the arsenal, and the production is still going on in the rear. The guards of the Ming army all over the country have a supporting ammunition manufacturing system. There is no shortage of craftsmen who make gunpowder. Even Shanxi In this kind of place where it can be said that martial arts are abundant, there are many craftsmen who can make gunpowder among the people.

Although their raw materials may not be sufficient, at least they will not run out in a short period of time.

"This is a veteran of a hundred battles!"

Yang Feng said.

Indeed, the advantage of veterans of hundreds of battles is not only that they can fight, but also that they can make changes according to the battlefield situation in the shortest possible time. The artillery fire of the Shenji Battalion is fierce, so dig a trench, and everyone is mobilized in the trench. Wouldn't the shells and bullets fail to hit?

Not just trenches, these trenches are also piled up with forts that are strong enough to withstand direct shells.

Then those rapid-fire guns fired out from the protection of the earthen walls.

The attack from outside is still fierce.

The elites of the Shenji Battalion even took off their cloth face armor altogether.

It's summer.

You won't last long fighting in this thing.

Although it’s easy to get hit by an arrow if you don’t wear it, but you can’t stop the bullet if you don’t wear it. In this case, it’s better to just take a shield. They carried the ladder and pushed the improvised shield against the arrows and bullets flying from the city wall. The car moves forward.The arquebus gunmen behind them stood behind the wooden shield, facing the shells of the rapid-fire guns, and continuously fired bullets towards the city in ten rounds to suppress the defenders.Pushing behind the shield car under the city wall, hidden grenadiers suddenly appeared one by one, and then threw grenades towards the city wall.

But soon someone picked up the unexploded grenade on the city wall and threw it back.

The grenade exploded in mid-air.

There's even a ray gun...

It is the primary version of the grenade, the muzzle is cup-shaped, the same as the normal loading, but the original bullet is replaced with a small grenade, which was originally designed by Yang Feng for the Ming army to attack the city.

The Shenji Battalion is a systematic firearms army, capable of field combat, siege, and defense.

Just in use now.

One by one, on the ladders of the city wall, soldiers with shields on their backs bravely scrambled to be the first.

Behind the female wall on the city wall, the same brave defenders stabbed with spears, smashed with stones, and dropped grenades to explode. The bloody fight was filled with gunpowder smoke.

"Let's go, it won't be open in a short time, logistics is the most critical thing now."

Yang Feng said.

Indeed, it won't be open for a short time here.

It was originally an ancient fortress where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. Let alone firearms, as long as they are sincerely defending, they can resist for a period of time even with purely cold weapons.Even if the Shenji Battalion went around like the sneak attack before, it was useless. The Shenji Battalion without logistics supplies, even if they climbed the ravine, they had to face countless young men behind.

He and Zhang Ying went down the mountain immediately.

As soon as they got back on their way to Zezhou, a reinforcement team of young men arrived.

"There's no need to go to Guancheng. There are already enough people there. Does anyone know the way to get to Xingzhen Station?"

he asked headed.

"Ambassador, there is a ditch over there, which leads to the back of Xingzhen Station."

The leader said.

"Take them to sneak attack Xingzhen Station. All the ammunition transported from behind is in Xingzhen Station. If there are more soldiers in Xingzhen Station, you can hide on the road behind and attack their transport team. Be careful of the hot air balloon that nods. , the observers above have binoculars, they can see for several miles, put some branches with leaves on them, and don't go out of the woods when walking."

Yang Feng said.

Hot air balloons are the core of battlefield command.

This thing hangs above the patio, and can even report to the ground with a signal flag.

And not just one.

The highest estimate is that the situation here can be seen with a telescope.

"Understood, Ambassador, now that reinforcements are coming from all over the place, there will be chaos if there are too many people. It would be great if you can appoint a commander, and if you fight for a long time, someone will take care of the military supplies."

The leader said.

Of course, he meant Yang Feng to come forward.

"I know what to do!"

Yang Feng said.

The man quickly led the young men into the dense forest by the roadside, towards a stream not far away. These were all locals, especially a large number of mountain dwellers, hunters, and the like, who were very familiar with the terrain.Xie Chengcheng did not dare to sneak attack like before, because the mountain is full of dense forests and ravines, and it is easy to get lost if you are not familiar with it, and you may not be able to get out for a long time. The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who are not as good as the local mountain people are likely to be exhausted and paralyzed.

"You want to change your name again?"

Zhang Ying looked at Yang Feng speechlessly.

Ambassador Yang's bad habit is now well known.

"Uh, that would be too insulting to the grandson of the emperor. Anyway, we have been friends for many years, so we can't insult his IQ like this. Besides, I'm not going to direct it myself."

Yang Feng said.

Zezhou.

"I can tell you clearly that I will not make a move.

I am the middleman.

My responsibility is to ensure that both of you fulfill your agreement. According to the agreement, you will go to Kaifeng to negotiate with the Emperor Taisun in half a month to decide whether to return to the Ming Dynasty, and then sign a final agreement with the Emperor Taisun.But you are also very clear that this matter is not that simple. Even if you return to the truth, there are still many things that need to be clarified, and all of them must be clearly written in black and white.Firstly, what the River God promised you, the Emperor Ming must honor, and secondly, he must give you an amnesty for all your previous actions, and promise that you will not be held accountable again.

Third, we cannot disarm you.

After all, you also have to prevent the court from going back on its word, and you have to have the ability to protect yourself.

So you need to hold on to Tianjing Pass for at least half a month, and you must cause considerable losses to the court, or let the court understand that even if the fight continues and you can be dealt with, the court cannot afford the loss.

Now you must all work together.

No matter what grievances there are on weekdays, what conflicts of interest there are in the local area, at this time, we must let go and work together to fight against the imperial court. I know that the imperial court must be trying to win over those elders and sages everywhere, especially those scholars.But you have to understand that they can sell you for glory, but you have no way out, you have to let the emperor's grandson put his fingerprints on the final agreement, as long as he puts his fingerprints, I, the middleman, have to guarantee that both of you abide by the agreement.

Whoever breaks the contract, I will help the other side. "

Yang Feng said.

In front of him are the leaders from all over the country who rushed to reinforce.

At present, it is still dominated by Zelu, plus some in Pingyang. Because of the tense situation, young adults and military households in Taiyuan and other places have actually begun to gather and set up defenses at other passes.Their current problem is that they don't have a unified command. The original elders' association must not be used. In fact, those elders and sages all want to kneel.

It's just that the vast majority of leaders from all over the country did not agree.

Therefore, the elders and sages have nothing to do.

After all, Shanxi can be said to have fallen into the frenzy of the whole people.

"Ambassador, after all, there must be someone who gives orders."

Everyone said.

The nearly two hundred people gathered nodded their heads one after another.

"Elect!

The head of a county elects one, and then they elect another, this person will be your commander-in-chief, and the rest will be your commanders. These commanders are each in charge of their own affairs. Yes, there are also those who specialize in maintaining local law and order.You choose such a commander-in-chief from Zelu, choose one from Pingyang, and choose one from Taiyuan. The whole of Shanxi is divided into three parts, and each is responsible for one part of the affairs.

As for the safety of these commanders afterwards, you don’t have to worry about this. The commander-in-chief and all the commanders are considered my employees at that time.

An employee of Daxia State.

I keep you safe. "

Yang Feng said.

Speaking of the commanders selected in this way, they must be truly prestigious and capable. Such people happen to be taken under their hands, and they will lead the team when they go to Toyosu River for construction in the future.

Everyone looked at each other...

This is a good idea. With Ambassador Yang in charge, there is no need to worry about being liquidated afterwards.

"Then let's listen to the ambassador."

All shouted.

Others chimed in.

"Okay, then you all choose first. After you are elected, they will command here. Whoever disobeys them will not give me face!"

Yang Feng said with satisfaction.

that's it.

The people of Ming Dynasty can at least try to make their own decisions for the first time. It doesn’t matter how many flaws there are. What’s important is to take this crucial step. Now they select some commanders to tide over the difficulties temporarily. Then whenever something happens in the future, they will immediately think of this method .Not to say that this method is very good, but in this era of imperial power, this is the most progressive. In the future, the emperor will extort money?
That's easy to do!
Everyone elects their capitals, convenes, and picks up their swords and guns, the emperor can figure it out!

This is the era of imperial power. The emperor is above all the people and can do whatever he wants. An emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang who cares about the people is actually a strange thing in the emperor. An emperor who ignores the people is the normal thing in the emperor.If the common people are not to be enslaved by fish and meat in such an era of imperial power, they must learn this way of confrontation, and they must learn to be troublesome people.And this time is also the era when it is easiest to achieve this goal. One is that folk martial arts are abundant, and the other is that education in enslavement is not deep. It can be said that as long as they are encouraged, the rest will not have to worry about it, and the common people will solve it by themselves.

They can organize a not weak army in the shortest time.

This is the era of real martial arts.

These armed young men had no pressure to beat the guards at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and even had the power to fight Shangjiannu.

They are not controlled by the gentry.

After all, maybe 30 years ago, many of them were still watching those Confucian scholars being hacked to death in the gully like dogs. In this era, Wenqu stars are actually poor. It can be said that the gentry cannot influence folk thought.

Nor do they fear imperial power.

After all, 30 years ago, they still didn't recognize the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty, which ruled from the south to the north, didn't have much awe in Shanxi.

As long as you take advantage of this good time to build up a set of folk resistance to imperial power, you can force the imperial power to retreat step by step in the continuous confrontation, so that the emperor has to give more power to the people. After a hundred years like this, It is almost possible to force the emperor to sign a Magna Carta.

This is what Yang Feng really wants.

Something too high-end is indeed a bit far away, but you can't even make a Magna Carta.