Wanli 1592

Chapter 44 Everything will be decided
Xiao Ruxun nodded: "Yes, fill it all with gunpowder, or wrap it in a quilt, or load it in a coffin to prevent the gunpowder from being dampened by the moisture in the ground, and then completely block the entire tunnel, leaving only the lead wire. Once the gunpowder ignites , There is nowhere to release a lot of anger, so I can only walk from the place where the space is the largest above the head.

At that time, [-] catties of gunpowder will be ignited and detonated together, generating a huge force to completely overturn this section of the city wall, creating a huge gap. Our army has long been prepared, and at that time we can attack the city along the opening without attacking A big damage at the door. "

Mei Guozhen kept nodding: "Ji Xin, this time, I dare not fail. I have already handed over the memorial to His Majesty. I don't know what arrangements will be made by His Majesty. This can be regarded as the last time of our group. If it is successful, then the event is settled! We are all meritorious ministers with a bright future, but if we fail, we will all face severe punishment, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it all depends on this blow!"

Xiao Ruxun nodded earnestly: "The general understands, please rest assured, Futai and the supervising army."

Seeing Xiao Ruxun's confidence, Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen felt relieved, and bet all their treasures on Xiao Ruxun. Of course, Xiao Ruxun also bet his treasures on this blow. It was all carried out under my nose, including the production of lead wires and the work of filling the tunnel after filling the entire space. I personally checked all the details and tried to maximize the success rate.

After sealing the tunnel, once the gunpowder is ignited, the gas cannot go out from the other three surfaces, and the contact surfaces of these three surfaces are all controlled to be very small. The only one with the largest contact surface is the foundation of the western city wall at the top. Once detonated, the greatest pressure will be given to the top, the powerful force will directly overturn the city wall from the ground, and the huge force will blast the city wall bricks into the sky, and even scatter them in all directions.

At that speed, even a piece of plastic can have extremely strong force, let alone a hard brick, which can even penetrate a stone wall. When the army besieged Kaifeng, the gunpowder blasting went in the wrong direction, and the bricks and stones flew towards their own people, so so many peasant soldiers died so miserably.

The only thing Xiao Ruxun was worried about was that a large number of city wall bricks would fly into the city, which would cause a devastating blow to the nearby houses in the city and cause a large number of civilian casualties. He told Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen about this, but Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen said one after another that kindness does not command soldiers, that small benevolence and small righteousness cannot restore the righteousness of the country, and for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, there is nothing that cannot be done!
When the boss spoke, Xiao Ruxun didn't care about these things anymore. He did his best to fill in the tunnel and seal everything up. In the early morning of April 20, 22 Wanli, the day before the latest imperial decree of the Wanli Emperor came, it was a five-year-old man. Wan Mingjun and all the generals and civil servants will never forget the day in their lives.

On that day, a brand-new tactic proved to be effective, and the giant city that was considered unattainable and indestructible in everyone's eyes was no longer so invincible.

Gunpowder and firearms, which were regarded by countless people as weak and untrustworthy weapons, have since been highly valued by the Ming court, and the name of Xiao Ruxun has also spread throughout the north and south of the river, becoming the most well-known general in the Ming Dynasty , this incident played an incredible role in his future path.

"Ji Xin, are you ready?"

At this moment, Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen appeared together in the Ming army camp outside the west gate of Ningxia City. The three giants of the Ming army appeared here together. It was obvious that something big was about to happen. The matter has come to an end, and there is nothing to hide Yes, as soon as the three of them showed up, they announced to the Ming army here that they would blast the city wall and blow up the city wall. All the troops are ready to rush in and destroy the rebels!

"Get ready, you just need to ignite the fuse, and you can wait for the results of the battle. Before that, the general will let all the soldiers here hold iron shields and shields to form an formation. Please come to the shield formation with Futai and the supervising army. In order not to be affected by flying stones and bricks, as for the city... let it be fate! If this is done, the restoration of Ningxia's city walls will start as soon as possible."

Xiao Ruxun believed in his hard work. In order to maximize the success rate, he personally guided and completed many details of the work to ensure that nothing would go wrong. He also instilled all his future hopes in this gamble.

The so-called greater the risk, the greater the benefit. This time, the Ming army gathered all the elite soldiers and generals here, and only waited for the city to be broken. Everyone rushed in together, and the rebels were simply and neatly ended. The incident of Wei Xuezeng showed a truth—— —The steel knife in hand is the most reliable.

Wei Xuezeng woke up one day after falling off the horse, but after waking up, his whole spirit seemed to be broken. Apart from eating and sleeping, he didn't even say a word, just stared at the top of the tent stupidly, as if watching Seeing something like a trance, Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen were also deeply moved by seeing such a scene.

But this is war, brutal war.

"Then, let's start!"

Ye Mengxiong took a deep breath, and as the highest-ranking official present, he issued an order, shouldered the greatest responsibility for this matter, and put his future career on the line.

"Well! Let's start, Ji Xin, I'll just wait here and watch!"

Mei Guozhen also made a statement, and also bet on his future official career.

If you win, you will make a lot of money, if you lose, you will lose your money. There is no third way to go.

Behind him, Ma Gui, Xiao Ruhui, Li Wei, Dong Yikui, Zhao Wu, Niu Bingzhong, Li Ben and many other generals who knew the inside story also had expressions of anxiety and excitement. There may be a drastic change, a real drastic change.

Xiao Ruxun came to the entrance of the tunnel, picked up the fire folder in person, lit the fire, and ignited it on the fuse. The sparks spread to the depths of the cave at a moderate speed, and Xiao Ruxun felt that his heart was completely affected. Now, jumping faster and faster, faster and faster, even if it is a very skilled job, it seems to be different after changing the environment.

Xiao Ruxun returned to the army formation. The Ming army formed an formation under the order, away from the blasting point, and erected all the items that could be used as shelter. The ears of the horses were all plugged with cotton, and the ears of the elite commandos of the Ming army were also required to Stop it, everyone has no objection, everyone knows the sound of gunpowder, let alone [-] catties of gunpowder.

The Ming army appeared here in formation, and the rebels saw it clearly. The rebels thought that the Ming army was preparing to form an formation to attack the city. Although they don't know why the Ming army attacked the west city instead of the south city, and they gathered such a large force , thinking that the Ming army was about to attack with all its strength.

Therefore, the rebels in the city quickly reported the matter to the two sons of Qi Bai and his family, and the three climbed up to the west city wall together. What tricks.

The black muzzle of the artillery was facing the Ming army below the city, and when the Ming army entered the range, Xiebai looked at the Ming army formation outside the city with cold eyes that concealed extreme fear. The fierce battles of the past few days made him very clear about his own He has come to a dead end, and there is almost no possibility of gaining a foothold in the interior of Daming. He is even ready to bring the cavalry back to the grassland after the city is broken. Although he doesn't know if it will work, but if he doesn't try, he won't abandoned.

After repeated battles and defeats, Xiaobai's sanity has undergone tremendous changes. His whole body seems to be very depressed, and there seems to be black energy around him, and his two sons are similar. Zhou Guozhu, who is guarding Nancheng Similar to Tu Wenxiu who was guarding the East City, she was sluggish, and only at critical times could she cheer up to save her own life.

And at this moment, everything will be revealed.

(End of this chapter)