The Counterattack of the Villains in the Movie World

Chapter 192 My apple is gone?

"Your Majesty, do you want Chen Taiping's head and the city of Nanjing? As long as you open your mouth, I, Wei Changhui, will take it for you and offer it with both hands."

This is a personal letter sent to Wu Yan by someone sent by the currently highest-ranking Northern King besides the Heavenly King Chen Taiping in Nanjing City.

It is conceivable that the hearts of the people in Nanjing City have become so scattered.

"Jinkou?" Wu Yan asked hehe: "Your Northern King, what kind of Jinkou do you want me to open?"

The very nervous messenger was a confidant of the Northern King, and seeing Wu Yan laughing, he said with a little relaxation in his heart: "Master Wei said that he wants the status of a hereditary Duke of the Ming Dynasty, and also a gold medal for avoiding death. "

This messenger was also very sensible, he didn't address Bei Wang, but Master Wei.

"Why don't you want a prince?" The smile on Wu Yan's face remained the same, but his tone became mocking, and he said, "Zeng Guofan brought 2 Hunan troops to join me. At that time, I had just established a country, and there was only one city, Tokyo. Up to now, there has never been a title reward. Shi Dakai brought [-] people to vote for me before the war, and he has never promised a title reward. Now that the city of Nanjing is about to fall, a mere defeated general dares to ask for a hereditary duke?"

When the messenger heard this, he lay down on the ground and said, "Master Wei said that if your Majesty disagrees, you can reward him as you like."

Wu Yan pondered.

In fact, he wanted to fight this battle. If you don't fight a soldier, you have no combat experience. Only after being honed by blood and fire can the army of the Ming Dynasty become a truly strong army.

Just relying on daily training and advanced firearms is actually not enough to make the fighting power of the Ming Army stand on top of the world.Without Wu Yan's personal conquest, and the skill effect bonus of Qiangu Yidi, although these battles of the Ming Dynasty could still be won, the casualties would have increased a lot.

But fighting is bound to kill people, especially in siege battles. There are still 15 troops stationed in Nanjing City.

Even though Wu Yan has already understood the truth of one success, ten thousand bones, he still feels a little bit unbearable.

"The gold medal for avoiding death is unnecessary, as long as he votes for me sincerely, then I will not settle accounts after autumn." After Wu Yan made a decision in his mind, he said: "As for the reward, you can go back and tell him clearly. Let Shi Dakai directly enter the city gate of Nanjing City, then I will give him the title of Viscount, which cannot be hereditary. If he can capture Chen Taiping and other powerful officials in Nanjing City, then I will give him the title of Earl, which can be hereditary. As for whether he can continue to lead the army after this battle... It depends on his own ability, if not, he can choose a place to stay honestly, and be a law-abiding idle earl."

Earl is currently the highest title that Wu Yan is willing to award. The three titles of Wang, Duke, and Marquis cannot be awarded without great merit. Judging from the current situation, no one in the Ming Dynasty can match his military exploits as an emperor. excellence.

After the messenger heard Wu Yan's Jinkou, he stood up and said goodbye, and then secretly sneaked back to Nanjing City.

"Idle Earl?" Wei Changhui was furious at that time, and shouted: "I am a majestic King of the North of Nanjing City who is six thousand years old. He took Nanjing City to vote for him, Zhao Wuji, but he is only willing to give me an idle Earl, and he is not willing to give me an idle earl." The gold medal for avoiding death? Does he know how many people Shi Dakai will be killed or injured if he wants to attack Nanjing City? Does he know how many people he will die if I fight to the death? I saved him the casualties of a hundred thousand troops, but he is only willing to give I am an idle earl? Besides, you have to catch Chen Taiping before you are willing to give it to me?"

Wei Changhui felt full of insults.

However, the eyes of the confidants next to him brightened at this moment, and they said, "My lord, this only shows that Zao Wou-ki's promise is true. If he pretended to accept the surrender and open Tianjing City, he would definitely agree directly." The prince's condition, after all, with Zao Wou-ki's martial arts, even if he is given the gold medal to save you from death, if he really wants to kill you, it is still a case without a head."

These words made Wei Changhui quiet.

The gold medal for avoiding death can indeed avoid death. Although the salaries of dukes and earls are not high, the hidden benefits are very large. He has also accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. If there is no protection of this identity, others will regard him as Cut meat like a pig.

But Zhao Wuji is number one in martial arts, if he really wants to kill him, he doesn't even need to come to kill him in the middle of the night, he can order some secretly trained disciples to kill him regardless of the death-prevention gold medal.

At that time, who would dare to investigate this case?
"My lord, the gold medal for exempting from death can only exempt one death penalty." The confidant said again: "If Zhao Wuji really wants to settle the score later, he can create two capital offenses, so the gold medal for exempting death is actually dispensable. But now , Zao Wou-ki's attitude is already obvious, he really wants to reduce the battle damage, but he is not the kind of person who is reluctant to lose the battle, so our surrender needs to bring more benefits to Zao Wou-ki."

After Wei Changhui calmed down, he asked, "Do you really think that Zao Wou-ki won't lie to me?"

The confidant said: "Zhao Wou-ki has no need to lie to the prince. There are Zeng Guofan and Shi Dakai who surrendered to him. Although the two of them have never fought with Zhao Wou-ki, we have fought with Zhao Wou-ki, but if Zhao Wou-ki wants to kill us If so, Zeng Guofan and Shi Dakai will definitely have a grudge. Moreover, if Da Ming wants to rule the world, it is impossible to rely entirely on fighting. It must accept the surrender of many people, and these people will also become your helpers."

Wei Changhui pondered again.

After a while, Wei Changhui made up his mind and said: "Chen Taiping can't be let go. We must capture Chen Taiping alive before Shi Dakai attacks the city. As long as we capture him, the rest will be nothing to worry about."

The confidants suggested: "We can use the Hongmen Banquet as an excuse to ambush Chen Taiping alive under the pretext of discussing military affairs. But Shi Dakai must be prevented from attacking the city tomorrow. The prince still needs to send someone to see Zhao Wuji again and ask him to give Shi Dakai an order." .”

Wei Changhui frowned suddenly and said, "How can you call His Majesty by his first name?"

The confidants understood and confessed.

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"General Shi, are you attacking the city tomorrow?"

Li Hongzhang asked in the tent, and Shi Da, who was sitting in the main seat, nodded and said: "All the necessary materials are ready, and all the siege weapons such as ladders and artillery can be in place tonight, so tomorrow must be the siege. "

"But if we attack the city tomorrow, we only have twelve days left." A general said, "General, time is running out, why don't we start attacking the city tonight."

Li Hongzhang also suggested: "If it is a night battle to attack the city, it will be more difficult for them to defend, because there must be torches and other lighting on the city wall. They were taken by surprise."

Shi Dakai shook his head and said: "If I were to command Your Majesty's champion army, martial arts army, Pingnan army, Pingbei army, and Jiangbei army, I would naturally choose to fight at night, because they have strict military discipline and train very hard on weekdays. But now my subordinates, although In charge of an army of 13, and the battalion of [-] champions sent by His Majesty to help, the morale is far inferior, and orders and prohibitions are completely impossible, and night battles are prone to mutiny, deserters, and even greater casualties."

The ancients seldom fought at night because of poor military discipline, and it was very inconvenient to convey military orders at night, making it difficult to command operations.

Night battles are only chosen when attacking the camp, but attacking the city is not an attack on the camp, and the benefits of the city wall cannot be underestimated.

When Li Hongzhang heard Shi Dakai's words, he was also taken aback, and said: "Yes, the meals of the Ming Army include crucian carp, pork liver, etc. at the request of His Majesty, and apples are given to the soldiers, saying that it is for the soldiers to eat at night. It’s easier to see things when the light isn’t clear.”

Shi Da opened his eyes and said, "Craucian carp, pork liver and apples can cure night blindness?"

Night blindness was very common in ancient times. In fact, it was a lack of vitamin A. Naturally, Shi Dakai would not have such a disease if he had good food and drink. However, many people in the Taiping Army suffered from night blindness. As long as it gets dark, they are considered to have torches It's also hard to see things that are a little further away.

Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "Your Majesty said it can be cured, so it will definitely be cured."

A general next to him said enviously: "The Ming army still has apples to eat. Mr. Li, you have to tell His Majesty that you can't favor one person over another. Our vanguard army is also the Ming army now."

Apples were actually not rare in ancient times, they existed thousands of years ago.

But the problem is that it is very rare for the army to distribute apples as a fruit to eat. Moreover, the army has a large number of people, and there are more than [-] of them at a time. In terms of the productivity level of this era, it is very scarce.

In another world, after becoming the head of the Qing court, Cixi, the wife of Emperor Xianfeng, requisitioned 16 apples from all over the world every year. The purpose was not to eat them, but to cut them into pieces and spread them all over the room. The aroma of apples, because she heard it would make the skin look better and keep it youthful.

This is also one of Empress Dowager Cixi's scandals. It is conceivable how expensive more than [-] apples are.

However, Wu Yan was willing to give it to the Ming Army, not once a year.

"Your Majesty will reward you for your merits." Li Hongzhang replied directly: "The vanguard army has not achieved an inch of merit yet, and your majesty has given the vanguard army more than [-] soldiers and horses. You must be worthy of your majesty's trust."

Some people want to refute, saying that tens of thousands of people are the remnants of the Northern King Army they gathered, and tens of thousands of people came to defect by themselves, but when they think about how those Northern King Army became the remnants, why did those people lead troops? Come to vote, I don't know how to refute.

"There will be apples, and there will be meritorious deeds." After Shi Dakai said a famous saying that has been passed down to later generations, he continued: "Tomorrow is not only to capture Nanjing City for Your Majesty, but also a good time for me to make contributions. As entrusted by His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely let us enjoy the glory and wealth."

Everyone in the tent should claim to be.

"Now tell me about the layout of tomorrow's siege..."

Shi Dakai was about to line up his troops when he heard a messenger report that it was someone from the Ming Army.

After inviting the person in, Li Hongzhang confirmed that the person who came was Wu Yan's staff and guards.

"Please ask General Shi to move back to the left and right, and Master Li can stay."

People who come here don't care if Shi Dakai's subordinates will be dissatisfied if they say this, because the battle is not so particular.

Shi Dakai did not hesitate, and immediately emptied everyone in the camp.

"Your Majesty ordered." The visitor said, "If there is no rush to attack the city tomorrow, General Shi should wait for the opportunity."

Shi Dakai asked in puzzlement, "Why is there such an edict?"

The visitor said, "Because Wei Changhui wants to capture Chen Taiping alive tomorrow."

Shi Dakai was stunned: My credit is gone?My apples are gone?

(End of this chapter)