Beiyang new warlord

If a round iron ball shell hits the city wall, he will still tremble a little. A cannon of this tonnage hits the wall and quickly makes the city wall loose. Collapse, but the bullet-shaped shell plus the rotating rifling, the penetration is full, but the focus of the damage is only that point, at most it will make a hole in the wall. Compared with the ball bullet, the city wall can carry it. hurt more.

But before Liu Liangzuo could fully vent his anger, Mao Jue couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

Cannonballs that don’t explode are still called cannonballs?

The sound of a huge explosion sounded again, the bricks and dust flew up, and the blue brick city wall built in the Hongwu period trembled again. This time, Liu Liangzuo became like a ball, rolling and crawling for a few meters. The vibration stopped easily, and he hurriedly poked his head out again. This time, he felt cold sweat pouring out of his back.

The ten small holes just now have now evolved into ten huge and hideous holes connected together. A cannonball weighs more than 200 kilograms, but it is not all solid. Except for the pointed tip, several thick steel plates inside the cannonball increase the strength. So that the shells will not be damaged when they hit, the rest are thin steel sheets, which are filled with black powder.

Moreover, these black powders are not ordinary black powders. They have been debugged in Dongjiang's many years of experiments. The gunpowder with the highest nitrate content is the most powerful gunpowder. It is twice as powerful as the gunpowder used by the imperial court. The rounds of shelling peeled off a thick layer, and the edges have already begun to hang in the air.

Frightened, Liu Liangzuo lost his position, and also yelled to order the artillery to fire. The Xuzhou defenders, who were also full of fear, stuffed the artillery shells into the barrels regardless, and shot them out. The continuous artillery fire on the city wall can be regarded as Slightly eased the fear of the defenders because of the giant cannon, but the accuracy of the cannonball was eye-catching. On the field in front of Xuzhou City, heavy cannon balls were crackling and dusty, but the farthest one The artillery shells are still more than a mile away from the Liaodong camp under the Juli Xu Mountain.

When the railway was being built, Liu Liangzuo deliberately guarded against Mao Jue. The railway track was far away from Xuzhou City, but instead he turned around and tricked himself.

Rubbing his buzzing ears, he turned a blind eye to the raging fire in front of him, and while walking towards his special train that stopped on the return road, Mao Jue gave orders loudly at the same time.

"Then give me a blast!"

The chief general can run away, but the soldiers under him will not be so lucky. After lamenting that the old lady is going to be deaf, she stuffed a little more cotton balls into her ears, and wrapped the ear protectors of the cotton hat tighter. The first lady in Liao Town Once again, Sun Chun waved his saber forward gracefully and gracefully, and once again, roared like heaven and earth ripped apart from the ground.

Ten dark iron bullets fell one after another on the trembling city of Xuzhou, adding some mottled spots to the ancient city wall, especially one shell pierced straight into the towering city gate, followed by a violent sound. There was an explosion, and the three-story gatehouse suddenly collapsed for a little while, and the tiles on the roof crackled and fell straight down.Ling Yi fired a shell a little higher, and it stuck under the battlement. The huge explosion knocked off the Nanming red cannon above, and the two artillerymen held the cannon barrel and dragged long sounds Together they plunged into the deep moat below.

Limp on the ground and panting heavily, Liu Liangzuo suddenly ran down the city wall without looking back.

The shelling lasted for a full day, and the east gate of Xuzhou was basically destroyed. That night, Liu Liangzuo led tens of thousands of cronies and troops to flee southward. The next day, Liu Jun, who was guarding the city, came out with a white flag and surrendered without waiting for Mao Jue's order to fire. , 27 infantry, and [-] residents surrendered to Liao Town.

In just two days, Mao Jue used bricks to open the south gate of the defense line between Lianghuai and Huaihe River, which Nanming had painstakingly managed.

The army marched into the city, stuffed the captured soldiers into the train like that, and then pulled them to Jinan to be guarded and reformed. They stopped for a day, drove the strong horses and cattle in the north, and pulled thousands of light and heavy cannons along the seashore. The Liaozhen army once again rushed straight to the south of the Yangtze River.

On the other side, on the sea.

It was completely dressed up as a pirate captain. The leg lost in the Shanhaiguan battle was turned on a piece of wood, and two revolvers were pinned to his waist. yawn.

He also changed into a set of blue cotton armor, and while instructing the new sailors to wipe the deck, Wu Sangui stroked the upper deck Fron machine light gun with full of novelty.

Behind him, densely packed masts were built from south to north like a jungle, and they all flowed from south to north, but even on the top of the navy, Mao Jue's waist was not so hard.

"There is land ahead, turn the rudder to the left, pull the sail diagonally, and move forward!"

Chapter 614. Meeting

Years of abnormal weather has affected even the two Huaihe Rivers near the south of the Yangtze River. In the Jianghuai area, where the river network was originally densely covered, the small river ditches that flowed endlessly have dried up a lot, and the thick reeds have dried up and died on the cracked soil. , In addition, the Lianghuai River is originally a large plain, and the terrain is relatively low-lying and flat, which is just suitable for thousands of troops to fight to the death.

Early in the morning, the neighing of war horses sounded at the bridgehead of Lizhuang Town. More than a dozen cavalrymen, panting in dark black cotton armor and wearing dome helmets, briskly emerged from the reeds and appeared in the On the bridge of Zhuangzitou.

At this time, Zhuangzi was not doing well. There was a dilapidated look everywhere. The doors of every house were wide open, and broken garbage and cloth heads were thrown on the ground in a mess. As soon as the Qing army entered the Lianghuai River, Liu Liangzuo immediately raised his hands and surrendered. He even shot and killed Huang Degong, the only resister in the four towns in Jiangbei, while trying to persuade him to surrender.

In fact, this guy had colluded with the Qing Tartars a long time ago. During the Battle of Dalinghe, he surrendered to the Qing army with Zu Dashou, and then fled back to Jinzhou. It was not the Qing army that went south in this time and space, but the Liao army who had a grudge against the Qing army. Liu Liangchen died during Mao Jue's liquidation in Shenyang, and Liu Liangzuo had a grudge against Mao Jue.

So the Xuzhou he was guarding fell, and he didn't surrender. Instead, he fled all the way south. It's a mess.

This cavalry was the outpost scouts of the Liaozhen Army chasing and killing Liu Liangzuo's troops.

But I also blame Liu Liangzuo's army for being too stupid. Once he was caught up, he didn't even resist and surrendered on his knees. He became a lot more careless, and just looked around at the bridgehead of Lizhuang Town, and without much investigation, he kicked his horse into Zhuangzi swaggeringly.

There is no intelligence value here, the house was burnt to a half, and the beams and charcoal were also cold at this time. According to experience, Liu Liangzuo's soldiers had to walk for at least half a day, and there was almost no danger, or there was no gain. It's just that Dongjiang's scouting regulations must record the wind, land and terrain along the way, so they came in.

A few people turned their heads to look left and right, and at the same time recorded the main topographical features of the area with the charcoal pens in their hands. The voice sounded from the opposite side.

Dongjiang military law, capture an enemy and reward 20 taels of silver. Although scouts are dangerous, they are also the fastest-growing unit in the Dongjiang army. Hearing the sound of footsteps, there are quite a few people coming. As soon as they put it in their hands, they hugged the flintlock guns behind their backs in their hands, and they rushed over with whips.

But the big locust tree in the Zhuangzi made a corner, and the excitement on their faces hadn't faded away, but when they turned around the Zhuangzi, they were immediately dumbfounded.

People! All of them are people! The cavalry in front are carrying a majestic banner, followed by a large group of infantry. It has been spreading outwards and there is no leader in sight. It is estimated to be no less than [-] to [-], and it is also possible to exceed [-].

A majestic yellow flag hangs high in the Chinese army, and a tiger general with a whip in both hands straddles his horse vigorously and walks in the forefront.

5000 taels for a general, 200 taels for an officer, and 20 taels for a top soldier. At this price, they will get rich. Unfortunately, with this amount, they will get rich!

Mao Jue's selection of soldiers is more similar to Qi Jiguang's. He doesn't want treacherous market people, but loves simple peasant children. However, scouts are an exception. After all, scouts need to bring back information, and they don't have to fight bravely. Liaodong scouts try to choose Exciting, and to join the army, you have to listen to various battle cases, read and write.

The experience learned today saved these scouts. Taking advantage of a little distance, the cavalry commander at the front pulled out the knife and hid it in his butt pocket. When someone rushed out, the oncoming Nanming Army brigade surrounded him immediately, seeing more than [-] bows and arrows aiming murderously at his head, and when a group of scout cavalry were sweating coldly, this cavalry He has no backbone at all, so he got off his horse and fell to his knees on the ground in no time.

"God, sorry, but the brothers of our Daming Army in front? We escaped!"

"Take the bid of the Xuzhou governor, Mr. Liu, under the command of the Dingziying, who rides a hundred households, Feng Liumao. I wonder if you have seen my Mr. Liu before?"

The scouts had to be excited, and a group of cavalrymen from Liao Town also got off their horses and knelt down, their faces became more sincere than the other, and don't look at Mao Jue's aggressive southwards and beat Liu Liangzuo all over the head, but everyone was still slapped The banner of the Ming Dynasty is also similar. Feng Liumao's performance really bluffed the Southern Ming army on the opposite side. He waved his hand to separate the cavalry on both sides. The general with the iron whip turned around to meet him and took aim They looked at each other before snorting disdainfully.

"Are you Liu Liangzuo's men?"

"Exactly!"

"How many soldiers and horses is that hairy barbarian? How many cavalry? Where are they fighting now?"

"My lord, my lord Liu"

The acting really came into play, Feng Liumao shook his head hesitantly with a look of taboo, but the general's personal guard next to him immediately yelled sternly, making him "shiver" in fright.

"Boldly, this is Lord Jingguo, governor of Luzhou Huang Degong, Mr. Huang, if I ask you something, I won't answer it truthfully!"

"Ah! Yes! Yes!"

With a face like a bitter melon, Feng Liumao drooped his head sadly.

"Returning to my lord, I don't know how many soldiers and horses Mao Manzi has. A few days ago, they suddenly rushed a large group of people under Xuzhou City, and the cannons were crackling on their heads. Master Liu ordered to break through, and the younger ones broke up. up!"

"Anyway, there are Mao Manzi's soldiers behind him, and the little one managed to escape!"

Feng Liumao's words are useless, but it adds to Huang Degong's belief that at first he looked down on Liu Liangzuo, who fought two swords and robbed the vanguard of the common people. Now that Liu Liangzuo was defeated by Mao Jue in a day, he looked down even more Liu Liangzuo, upon hearing this, simply nodded his head on his own.

"Looks like we've caught up!"

"Take them to the Liu Family Camp!"

"Hey, Mr. Huang, we are Mr. Liu's troops, you are so unruly!"

Feng Liumao was still yelling, but Huang Degong had already gone back on his own, and at the same time loudly ordered to set up camp, and the soldiers beside him raised their bows and arrows in a sullen manner.

"Let you go, just go, less fucking nonsense!"

The army is dark in this era, and veterans bully their students everywhere. They were driven to a dilapidated camp at the back of Li Zhuang. Hundreds of Ming soldiers in shabby clothes were lazily roasting cold steamed buns around the fire. Facing Feng Liumao and the others, a fierce man wearing black armor, bald, and a scar on his left eye led a dozen guys who also slanted their shoulders and slanted their heads. come over.

"Which battalion do you belong to? Master Li is in charge of this broken army battalion. If you have any good things, if you are sensible, take them out quickly!"