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Chapter 30 Zhu Yijiong, you don’t follow martial ethics
From Taiwanfu to Ahou City, the straight-line distance is about forty to fifty kilometers.

The conventional marching speed in ancient times was about thirty to forty miles a day.If you abandon all your baggage, and the terrain is flat, and you advance at full speed, you can march hundreds of miles in a day.

But in fact, the road from Fucheng to Fengshan County cannot be really smooth.

In addition, the grain, fodder and artillery baggage carried by the army will also slow down the marching speed.

After walking for five full days, King Zhu's southern expedition army just arrived in Fengshan County.

When Wang Yuan, the magistrate of Fengshan County, heard that King Zhu was on his own expedition, he quickly led his subordinate military officials to open the city to welcome him.

Zhu Yijiong lives in the middle army, wearing armor and a sword tied to his waist, looking majestic.

He first cordially received the county magistrate Wang Yuan and his subordinate officials, and after encouraging him about the work of Fengshan County.He also said that since this trip was a personal expedition by the imperial commander, he should share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, so he would not enter the city.

It was a pity for Wang Yuan and some of his subordinate officials.

Of course, Wang Yuan regretted it because he missed an opportunity to perform well in front of King Zhu.

And the others...hehe.

The army also stayed in Fengshan County for one day for repairs.

The next day, they immediately continued southward.

It’s July [-]th.

The Ming Dynasty's New Army forwarded the Third Town and finally reached the west bank of Xia Tamsui.

I saw that Ahou City was already well prepared.

Du Junying had long heard that Zhu Yijiong personally led an army south to crusade against his rebellious nature.

Therefore, Du Junying has been preparing for war these days.He first gathered his elite soldiers and gathered them in Ahou.

They also hoarded dung, water, hammering wood, rolling stones and other defensive materials.

Yes, defend the city.

Du Junying's strategy against the enemy was to gather elite troops, rely on the city wall and the favorable location, and huddle up and stand firm.

Fighting with Zhu Yijiong in the wild?That's a brain disease.He still has this bit of self-knowledge.

Moreover, despite his retreat and stubbornness, he seems to have fallen behind.

But, who says he has no backup plan?
Looking at the camp two miles away under the city wall, the flags were fluttering.

Tens of thousands of troops lined up in order, eyeing the small Ahou City with eager eyes.

Du Huisan, who was patrolling the city with his father, felt a sense of fear in his heart.

Can this monkey really hold his own?

Ahou is actually a small town, its level is almost similar to Anping Town.

The height of the city wall is only about three or four meters, which sounds very short.

But in fact, in ancient times, it was quite normal.

For example, in the Tang Dynasty, the capital Chang'an was only six meters high.

The Nanjing City Wall in the Ming Dynasty was only 12 meters high.

In addition, ancient imperial laws stipulated that the height of other city walls was not allowed to be higher than the capital, otherwise it would be suspected of exceeding the limit.

Therefore, by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the capitals in most areas were only about eight meters tall.

Further down, the county and town towns are even shorter.

Even when it comes to the county town, some of them are not even built entirely of stone.

Instead, the earth city is covered with bricks, and Ahou City is such a town.

Originally, they should all be from Tucheng, but the situation in Taiwan is complicated and there are headhunters.

Therefore, even if it is a town, it must be built somewhat like that.

Du Junying walked on the top of the city, unaware of what her son behind him was thinking.

He came to a city edge with a relatively good view and began to look at the Ming army camp two miles away.

At this time, Du Huisan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "Dad, can we really guard Ah Hou?" Yes!Du Huisan is very scared now.

That's a real army of tens of thousands!

Not the motley crew under their command.Just looking at the neat formation and momentum, it was countless times stronger than them.

No wonder Zhu Yijiong was able to defeat the Qing army and behead the Qing admiral Shi Shiqiao and the son of Jinghai Marquis Shi Lang.

If he could have such a large army, how could he live in this small Ahou City?

Right now, there is even the worry of overturning.

Du Huisan was frightened and filled with deep jealousy.

"Damn things!"

Du Junying turned around and slapped him on the spot, and cursed, "If you show cowardice before fighting, how can you win? If you are like this, how will your father be able to rest assured that he will entrust this inheritance to you?"

"I know I was wrong, but I made a mistake!"

Du Huisan quickly lowered his head, endured the pain on his face, and admitted his mistake.

"Ugh……"

When Du Junying saw this, all the anger in his heart turned into a sigh.

I originally thought that my son was just young and energetic, not incapable of being nurtured.But I didn't expect that it was getting worse and worse now.

If he hadn't been old and had only one son, he would have given up on him long ago.

He shook his head secretly in his heart. Seeing his son admitting his mistake with a low eyebrow, he opened his mouth to comfort again: "Huisan! Remember, even if there is no hope of victory, as a general, you must not mess up your position first."

How dare Du Huisan say anything wrong: "My child is awake and will obey his father's teachings."

Du Junying nodded: "Well...and we don't have any chance."

Du Huisan was a little surprised: "Huh? What does dad mean?"

Du Junying did not answer, but turned to look at the camp in the distance: "Zhu Yijiong, Zhu Yijiong, you should not, you should never, come out in full force. Let me see today, how good you, King Zhu, are..."

"Long live the king! The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

After intensive preparations, the Second Town of the Ming Army, under the orders of Yang Gong, the new commander, immediately advanced slowly in the direction of Ahou City in a neat square formation.

"Good come!"

On the top of the city, seeing that the Ming army had finally begun to attack, Du Junying clapped his hands and said, "Give me the order, the gold juice will immediately catch fire, and all the rocks and wood will be brought up to me. Today, I will call the man named Zhu." No reply!”

"Order!"

Following Du Junying's order, Ahou's city began to get busy immediately.

Several large pots started to catch fire, and the unknown yellow paste in the pot gradually boiled and emitted a strong stench.

Even the soldiers in charge of boiling and stirring water covered their mouths and noses with cloth strips, but they could not hide their nauseating urge to vomit.

It didn't take long for the second town of the Ming Army led by Yang Gong to arrive at the foot of Ahou City, about [-] steps away.

Then, they stopped leaving.

The army's formation suddenly dispersed, and several black cannon muzzles were pushed out.

Look at the caliber, isn't this the red cannon used in Luermen Port?
Du Junying, who was still commanding the troops at the top of the city and preparing for a defensive battle, was instantly dumbfounded.

Before he could say anything, he heard a boom, as loud as thunder.

A cannonball was fired directly from the cannon under the city. With extremely fast speed and kinetic energy, it smashed into Ahou City's fragile city wall, which was only four meters long and was covered with bricks and stones, creating a large dent on the spot.

The entire city was even shaken by the impact.Du Junying on the city wall was caught off guard and almost fell off the city wall.

Du Junying, who reluctantly stood up by the edge of the city, had tears in her eyes: "Zhu Yijiong, you are such a shameless fellow!"

Du Junying never expected that Zhu Yijiong, who was so ungrateful in martial arts, would actually pull out a red cannon to deal with him.

　red cannon

　　
　
(End of this chapter)