"What an old Daoist nun, you actually dare to speak rudely!”Xu Hong Ru's eyes turned red with anger. He pouted and the guard beside him pounced forward and grabbed Ci Yun tightly.
"Tie this talkative old thief to the top of the city wall and see how the cannons of the government army blast her into pieces!”
" Traitor, I was blind to help you ruin the Ming Dynasty. I regret it so much. If you want to kill me, kill me. The Iron Sword Sect will avenge me…"
Before Daoist Nun Ci Yun could finish her sentence, Xu Hong Ru was already furious. He pulled out the guard's waist knife and stabbed the old Daoist Nun in the abdomen!
" Thief, you, you... will die a horrible death..." Daoist Nun Ci Yun's eyes widened as she looked at the blood flowing out of her abdomen. She gritted her teeth and said word by word.
" Your Majesty, the death of this old Taoist nun is not a pity. However, the disciples of the Iron Sword Sect are all highly skilled in martial arts. If they come to seek revenge in the future..."
"This old thief was clearly killed by Prince Xin Zhu Youjian's cannon fire, what does it have to do with me!”Xu Hong Ru kicked Ci Yun's corpse and sneered.
"Your Majesty's brilliant plan to drive the wolf and chase the tiger is really wonderful!”Prime Minister Meng Xianhan gave him a thumbs up." Even if the young prince kills us, he won't be able to escape the pursuit of the Iron Sword Sect. Zhu Youjian will die! Your Majesty's wisdom is unparalleled, and I admire you very much!”
Xu Hongru felt very comfortable being patted. He seemed to feel that the government troops surrounding the city were not that scary anymore.
The government troops that had gathered from the various guard stations had already surrounded Teng County. As the Pinglu General, Zhu Youjian was commanding the army.
Yang Zhaoji, the commander of South Shandong, Zhou Shixi, Yu Youguang, Yang Guosheng, Zhao Yan, the governor of South Shandong, Yang Guodong, the deputy general Liao Dong, Xu Dingguo, He Chenglong, Cao Wenzhao, the guerrilla general of the new army of Jingzhao Prefecture, Xu Guangqi, the commander of South Henan, and others stood on both sides, waiting for the dispatch of General Pinglu.
"Everyone, in order to reduce casualties, this king has decided to use cannons to attack the city.”Zhu Youjian spread out the map he had drawn from observing the terrain of Teng County over the past few days and called for the generals to come forward to take a look.
"What an exquisite topographic map!" These generals had been in the army for a long time and had seen many topographic maps, but they had never seen such a detailed map. Even a tree, a grass, and a tree were clearly marked.
His Highness Prince Xin grew up in the palace, so how could he draw such an exquisite map?
It must have been some grand tutor in the capital who taught him well!
" The city wall of Teng County is made of stone. It's three feet tall and five feet thick. There are three gates, east, south, and west. The east gate is the main gate, which is hard to break through. The west gate is near Weishan Lake. I'll use this as a breakthrough point and bombard it with heavy artillery. After the city is broken, we'll attack together and capture the bandit leader..."
"Your Highness, there is one thing that I do not understand. Although our army is strong, the number of cannons is not enough to destroy the city walls…"
The person who spoke was the governor of Lunan, Zhao Yan. In the Ming Dynasty, civil officials had higher status than military officials, so he was also the highest official among these people.
"This king has already transferred a cannon from the capital. It's not a problem to blow up a mere Stone City.”
Zhu Youjian smiled slightly. The expressions on everyone's faces were very unnatural, and Zhou Shixi sneered.
He wondered how powerful Prince Xin's cannon was, to be able to even blow up a city wall made of stone?
Zhu Youjian snorted coldly when he saw the sneer on the generals 'faces." We will attack the city at noon tomorrow and enter the city at noon. Please go back and make preparations. After the city is broken, restrain your subordinates. If anyone dares to plunder or bully the villagers, kill them without mercy!”
Yang Zhaoji's face turned red, and his Adam's apple moved. He didn't dare to say anything.
The night wind blew. Up and down the city wall, the two parties in confrontation fell into a strange and quiet atmosphere. It seemed that they had sensed that an extremely tragic battle was coming. Even the owls that usually cooed didn't coo tonight.
On Weishan Lake, a small boat quietly arrived. A person stood on the bow of the boat. He was dressed in white and was handsome, like a fairy descending to the world.
It was Li Yan.
Ever since he parted ways with Song Xian He, he had been observing the battle situation from afar. He watched as Prince Xin used his elite troops to repeatedly beat Xu Hong Ru into a state of chaos, with nowhere to escape. However, the remaining Ming troops had their own thoughts and watched from the sidelines, causing the war to continue until now.
"I'm afraid there will be a bloody battle tomorrow.”Li Yan's feet landed on the wet soil by the lake. He took out a piece of loose silver from his pocket and handed it to the boatman.
" The officers and soldiers are here to suppress the bandits. Some of the neighbors have already fled, but you, young man, have to come here to cause trouble…You've given me too much silver. Just three coppers for a ferry trip is enough…"
The boatman took the silver taels and mumbled to himself. Li Yan smiled." Boatman, this silver is for your boat!”
"Buy my boat?" The boatman was stunned.
"Yes, buy your boat. Use this boat tomorrow and give me a gift.”
" This bit of money isn't enough. You have to give me more…"
"Hey, old man, you robbed me openly…Is your boat gilded or silver-plated…Come back, give me back my money…"
Li Yan looked at the boatman who was swimming along the river and stomped his foot in anger.
When the sky was just beginning to brighten, the dull sound of cannons came from afar one after another, like the muffled thunder in summer, rolling from Teng County.
Li Yan got up and wiped the corner of his mouth. He raised his head and saw that the Ming army had already begun attacking the city.
Zhu Youjian stood in front of the breech cannon and personally adjusted the angle. He waited for a soldier to open the breech and insert a howitzer into it. He screwed the breech and waited for the next order.
The rest of the cannoneers covered their ears and looked at Zhu Youjian, who was holding the red flag.
The red flag was waved!
The gunner pulled the matchlock with all his might, and the hot-tempered mercury fulminate reacted violently. It ignited the gunpowder in the copper shell and pushed the shell forward!
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