I'm a big dick

Chapter 48

Songjiang cotton cloth is excellent in texture, and the world calls it Songjiang Meibu.The three-shuttle cotton cloth is more than three feet wide and as thin as ten feet, and its price is more than twice that of ordinary white cotton cloth, making it a special product.

In the 48th year of Wanli, it was stipulated that a piece of white cotton cloth was worth three coins, and a piece of Sansu cloth was worth six coins and one cent.There is also a kind of high-grade cotton cloth called "twill cloth". The fine ones can get one tael of silver for each piece.

Hearing that this is a high-end product, at least it is worth six or seven cents of silver, everyone's eyes were full of envy, and they talked in a hurry.

"Mengzi is lucky. It's just a flesh injury, so I got six or seven cents of silver."

"I don't know how happy my aunt is when I take home three or three shuttles of cotton cloth!"

Zhao Mengzi grinned innocently and let his companions pat him on the shoulders and back in congratulations.

Boom, boom, boom!The sound of gongs sounded not far away, and the two yamen servants walked while knocking, shouting: "The brave people in the upper city will be rewarded with shirts and wounded. A piece of ordinary cotton cloth will be rewarded for five days, and three pieces of Songjiang will be rewarded for ten days." A piece of cotton cloth..."

"Ha, we can get a reward too!" Someone exclaimed in surprise.

"Yeah, yeah, you don't need to be injured and see blood, you'll get a piece of cloth for five days' work!"

"Hey, my mother's clothes have several patches. If you get a reward, you have to make her a new dress."

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The mood of the people was inspired by this new reward, and they walked home talking and laughing.

I'll come back tomorrow, and I don't need to eat at home with my flesh and blood injuries.If you can get cotton cloth as an errand in the upper city, you don't even care about the food!A little cunning appeared on Zhao Mengzi's naive face.

The setting sun continued to sink to the west, and half of it had fallen into the horizon.

Below the city, dilapidated tower ladders, watchtowers, and shield carts can be seen everywhere, and some of them are still burning with flames.

What is even more shocking is the corpses scattered all over the place, some with arrows stuck in them; Smells like burnt barbecue.

Under the protection of his own soldiers, Xiong Tingbi patrolled the city.His face was indifferent, and the fierce offensive and defensive battle that had just ended seemed insignificant to him.

If it is a small fortress, the tower ladders, watchtowers and other equipment built by the Hou Jin army will indeed pose a great threat.

But in front of the tall and strong city of Guangning, such equipment seemed crude and lacking in power.

This point, presumably Hou Jinjun is also clear.The reason for launching a fierce attack is just to contain the defenders and create opportunities for the traitors in the city.

It's a pity that the old slave's high hopes and the big traitor Li Yongfang's plan to destroy the city by cooperating with the inside and outside did not happen at all.

This is also the reason why Xiong Tingbi deliberately hid his banner and let the banner of Wang Huazhen's governor fly on the top of the city.

Let the enemy despise, give the enemy hope, so that more people will die and hit the strong city with their heads.The siege will stop only if the death and injury make the old slave feel heartbroken.

The artillery, bows and crossbows at the top of Guangning City, and even the rolling logs, stones, cupping pots, boiling water and boiling oil, taught Jiannu an unforgettable bloody lesson.

"I have met Master Jinglue." Jin Yiwei's Baihu Ma Chengfeng bowed and saluted.

Xiong Tingbi cupped his hands and praised: "Ma Baihu's sharp shot is amazing, it boosts our army's prestige and makes the enemy terrified."

Ma Chengfeng grinned, pointed at the bottom of the wall, and said, "My lord, don't you send someone to harvest the heads? If they hang on the top of the wall, wouldn't it strengthen the morale and make the slaves even more frightened."

Xiong Tingbi did not take deep blame for this lack of experience in battle, but patiently explained: "If you send someone down to the city with a rope, the enemy will attack with fast horses, and you may not be able to return to the city in time, and you will only suffer casualties."

Ma Chengfeng blinked his eyes and understood, but he didn't seem to give up, his eyeballs were boneless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Xiong Tingbi said hello and continued to patrol the city with his own soldiers.

yeah?There is a way.

As soon as Xiong Tingbi left, Ma Chengfei suddenly slapped his thigh and ran to a city defense crossbow not far away with two Jinyi guards.

When Xiong Tingbi finished his inspection and returned to this section of the city wall, he was still far away when he heard the sound of yelling.

"I hit it, I hit it! Slowly pull it back, don't fall down again just now."

Xiong Tingbi heard Ma Chengfei's voice, and a tall pole was erected on the city wall, on which was hung the corpse of a Houjin soldier, but it was not just a head.

Getting closer, Xiong Tingbi and the others could see it more clearly.

Sure enough, it was Ma Chengfei, with two Jinyi guards, commanding a dozen or so soldiers of the Ming army, and was pulling the rope to the city with all his strength.

"Slow down, slow down, come up soon, use the scratching hook, use the scratching hook to grab it firmly." Ma Chengfei commanded nonchalantly.

A few soldiers of the Ming army clawed at the city wall, scratched down the hook, and then worked hard together.With a sound of hey, the body of a Hou Jin officer turned over from the city wall and fell to the ground.

"Master Jinglue." A few soldiers watching the excitement finally spotted Xiong Tingbi and hurriedly saluted.

Xiong Tingbi waved his hand and walked over to take a closer look.

Ma Chengfei introduced his method to Xiong Tingbi like offering a treasure, "Master Jinglue, I will use this city defense crossbow machine to shoot barb arrows with ropes, drag the enemy's corpses up from the city, and then hang them on the high ground. on the pole..."

"Ma Baihu's ingenuity, I admire, admire." Xiong Tingbi nodded with a smile, praised, and asked the soldiers to follow suit, and also used several city defense crossbow machines.

Hanging a dead body is more conspicuous than just hanging a head, and it is more irritating to the enemy.Xiong Tingbi felt that if he could lure the later Jin army to attack the city again, it would be worth the hard work.

Not to mention that the siege equipment built by the Hou Jin army was not powerful enough, even the Hou Jin archers who lined up under the city to suppress the top of the city suffered heavy losses under the condescending bombardment of the artillery on the city.

Although today's offensive and defensive battles are fierce, the defenders actually have a great advantage.The shortcomings of the post-Jin army's lack of siege skills were also fully exposed.

Without artillery, let alone heavy artillery that could pose a threat to the city wall, the Houjin army would be severely beaten by the defenders if they climbed the city by climbing ladders or using chariots as a cover to approach the city.

As an old army, Xiong Tingbi is known for his good defense, and he has comprehensive preparations and countermeasures for many methods of attacking the city.

Coupled with the improvement of morale and confidence brought by the Jin army after today's defeat, the Guangning Fortified City is not to say that it is impenetrable, and it is definitely not easy for the Jin army to break through.

If the Hou Jin army is still lucky and pins their hopes on the traitors in the city, they will stop for a few days, build a large number of weapons, and attack the city from all sides, so as to contain as many defenders in the city as possible and create opportunities for the traitors.

Xiong Tingbi stood at the top of the city, stroking his beard, looking at the brightly lit Houjin army camp in the distance, narrowing his eyes slightly.

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(End of this chapter)