Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

The rest of the heroes and Ji Minghan and Ji Mingdan were still wearing armor. It was not to prevent the Qing army from preparing for battle, but because they were sweating and could not stay cool, they took off their armor immediately to avoid getting a cold.

Outside the big tent, everyone was still sorting out the spoils, and the heroes inside were not idle either, discussing what to do next.

It was Wu Yong who spoke first: "Master, Brother Guanghui is interrogating the captives. We still need to know the current situation in the city before we can deal with it."

Everyone thought it made sense. Seeing that Guanghui had not received any news, everyone split into two groups and each took out one of the captives to ask questions separately. Wu Yong also left the big tent and went to the camp to count the spoils.

Zhao Zhen, his wife and three people, and Bao Xu took out one of the five captives outside the camp. Before they could ask questions, the man yelled that Zhao Zhen did not understand words, and judging from his expression, it was not a good thing.

Zhao Zhen said nothing and let Bao Xu kill him with a knife in front of the other captives. He brought up another person, who was still unruly and kept cursing. Without Zhao Zhen saying anything, Bao Xu stabbed him again.

He brought up another person, who was pale and hesitant in speaking. Zhao Zhen still couldn't understand what he said, so he had to bring up a person from the camp to interpret.

Zhao Zhen first pointed to the corpse of the generals and officers killed outside the camp and asked, "Who is this man?"

The man said, and the interpreter said, "Sir, this man is called Gangtabu, a guerrilla of the Jianrui Camp of the imperial court."

Zhao Zhen was about to ask more, but the other two captives kept cursing. Zhao Zhen didn't tolerate these two people either. With a command, Bao Xu went over and beat them up.

After some questioning, Zhao Zhen finally figured out that the soldiers in the camp were from the Green Camp, and the ones fighting Wang Lun in the city were from the Forbidden Brigade Eight Banners Firearms Camp, all of which used bird guns. There were 300 Niulu, 50 Solon soldiers, and the Jianrui Camp that Zhao Zhen had just defeated, totaling 700 people. There were still 1,000 people from the Green Camp of Governor Xu Ji in the city. Zhao Zhen then knew the number of Qing army camps in the city.

The street fighting in the city had been going on for three days. No one knew how many troops there were on both sides. They only knew that the Qing army was attacking from both inside and outside, and victory was in sight. He asked a few more people, and they all said the same thing.

Zhao Zhen and others returned to the general's tent. Soon, Chao Gai and other heroes had also finished interrogating the captives. Wu Yong had already seen the captured items. When everyone was about to speak, Guanghui opened the general's tent and walked in.

Seeing tea on the table, he took it up and drank three bowls in a row, saying, "Master, I caught two big fish among the wounded soldiers in the camp, one is called Xianhelin and the other is called Yinjitu. I saw these two people living alone in a tent, and I thought they were of high status, so I knocked them unconscious with my sword."

"After the war, they were interrogated. At first, they refused to admit it. I asked someone to identify them. Xianhelin was the captain of Linqing, stationed in Xincheng. Seeing that Wang Lun's army was in decline, he had a chance encounter with Wang Lun, so he lowered himself down the city wall and searched for Wang Lun in the old city. When he saw that he had succeeded, he was rescued by Meng Can, a brave man in Wang Lun's army."

"Yinjitu was a sword-bearing guard in front of the emperor, serving in the tent of the main general Shuhede, and was also injured by Meng Can when he was capturing Wang Lun."

"These two were recuperating in the camp, so they were They were both capable generals in the Qing army, so they knew a lot about Wang Lun's military affairs. "

"Let's talk about Wang Lun first. He has a tall and strong appearance, a generous personality, good at both literature and martial arts, extraordinary arm strength, and is proficient in medicine. He studied under Zhang Jicheng of the White Lotus Sect, and later set up his own school, the Qingshui Sect. After that, Wang Lun used his medical practice to teach boxing and sticks, and traveled between Shouzhang, Tangyi, and Yanggu counties, recruiting disciples and calling himself the leader. He treated people without payment, and the villagers were grateful for his kindness. Since they had no children in their lives, many people were willing to be his adopted sons and daughters to repay his kindness. "

"These adopted sons and daughters are called 18, but there are actually more. Among them, the four most brave and combative generals are Yang Lei, Li Wang, Li Shijie, and Wu Sanniang. Yang Lei always fought on a white mule and held a white wax gun. In the battle with the Zhili army, he was surrounded several times. From Chen to You, he could not get out. He was hit by stray arrows and beheaded in the battle. Li Wang, who was traveling with him, was captured and his prisoner was unknown. Li Shijie guarded Wang Lun and never left him. The flying sword fairy Wu Sanniang was about twenty years old. She was beautiful and strong. She was good at fighting and had superb martial arts. She could use two swords. She also recruited more than ten women soldiers who were good at horse fighting, charging into battle, breaking through the barriers and killing the enemy. "

"The second force in Wang Lun's army is the backbone of the Qingshui Sect. There are famous ones such as the boxing master Marshal Meng Can, the brave pioneer Wang Jinglong, the black tiger hand Wang Weiquan, the sword god Yang Wu, the Pudao Marshal Yan Cihu, the pioneer Li San, the military advisor Fan Wei, Yan Liu, Liu Tao, Wu Qinglin and others. Now Marshal Meng Can is injured, and the rest People were either killed or captured. "

"There are also Wang Lun's relatives, his brothers Wang Pu and Wang Jun, and his great-grandfather brother Wang Zhu, who were crowned kings after the uprising; his nephews Wang Youheng and Wang Youcheng were crowned generals; Wang Youde and his nephew Zhang Bailu were granted the title of General of the Imperial Guards. The most powerful one is Wang Wangshi, also known as the Five Saints Goddess, who is over sixty years old, with white hair, eight feet tall, riding a horse and wielding two swords. Now most of these people have been captured and killed by the Qing army. "

"Master, this is the situation of Wang Lun's army as told by the two men. Now Wang Lun's army is at the end of its rope, with only three or five generals and only two or three hundred believers who can fight. These two people thought that we were also Wang Lun's remnants, and advised us to abandon the dark and join the light, and not to be buried with Wang Lun. "

Everyone laughed after hearing this.

Wu Yong said, "Master, I heard what Brother Guanghui said, combined with what other captives said, the Green Camp soldiers in the city are too weak to fight, and they all rely on the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp and this team of Suolong soldiers led by Chunning. Most of Wang Lun's army's lieutenant generals were shot and killed by Suolong soldiers, bird guns and artillery, so we need to be more prepared."

"I just took inventory in the camp. In addition to swords, guns and armor, the most seized items in the camp were Qing bows, bird guns, and three-eyed guns. In addition, there were the mighty and invincible generals, split mountain guns, Weiyuan general guns, and Folan machine guns. I have already After asking, the Jingying camp only carries mountain-splitting cannons and sub-mounted cannons, which have a shorter range and less power, which is good news. "

Zhao Zhen said: "Study, how powerful is this cannon?"

Wu Yong said: "Master, the bird gun is extremely powerful. It can easily shoot through a wallet. The iron armor is facing forward and there are dents. The range is not much different from that of a crossbow. We need to be more prepared for tomorrow's battle."

Zhao Zhen said: "Isn't it true that the Qing army is good at long-range shooting? Is there any way for academics to do this?"

Wu Yong said: "Master, there is no need to worry. Although this cannon is easy to learn, if you really want to talk about it, the first-level armor can completely block it. The third-level soldiers can also be injured without dying. In the battle formation, the cannon can only take two rounds. , the muskets can only last three rounds. When the two armies engage in battle, the muskets and artillery are useless. If we want to reduce casualties, the only way to defeat the enemy is this artillery. We have captured all the heavy artillery, and there is no shortage of gunpowder and pellets. We only need to let the captured Green Camp soldiers surrender. Our army's long-range shooting capability is better than that of the Qing army. After firing the artillery, let Luan Tingyu and Deng Fei lead the cavalry to cover on both sides. The infantry holds shields and engages in a frontal battle. It’s not difficult to win.”