Chapter 939: Ten thousand cannons were fired together to conquer Liaoyang (1/2)

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Lu Xiangsheng was indeed interested in Zhang Zhun's suggestion. In fact, Lu Xiangsheng has always been a little worried that if the war in Liaodong ended, he would be sent to other fronts in the country. In his heart, Lu Xiangsheng was unwilling to fight with the court. After all, the court was always loyal to him, and it was difficult for him to change his heart.

However, Lu Xiangsheng had basically seen the general trend of the world at this time. The court was indeed very weak and had no way to fight against the Hu Ben Army. Emperor Chongzhen still showed no sign of awakening. Those who controlled the power of the court were still those treacherous ministers and eunuchs. No matter from any angle, the court showed no sign of cheering up.

On the contrary, Lu Xiangsheng saw a lot of new atmosphere in the Hu Ben Army. The people here lived much better than under the rule of the court. They did it themselves and had enough food and clothing. They had their own fields and had no other burdens except for necessary taxes. In the Hu Ben Army, corruption and other phenomena were greatly curbed.

Although Lu Xiangsheng was foolish and loyal to the court and the emperor, his love for the people was superior to the court and the emperor. Otherwise, he would not have repeatedly impeached Zu Kuan and Zuo Liangyu. From the perspective of the people, Lu Xiangsheng felt that he was completely worthy of his conscience when doing things for the Hu Ben Army.

After a period of thinking, Lu Xiangsheng painfully admitted that the court had no hope. If the people in the world want to live a better life, they must follow the Hu Ben Army. Only under the strong protection of the Hu Ben Army can the people in the world have the possibility of living in peace and prosperity.

As for going to Japan, Lu Xiangsheng had no worries. At that time, Confucian education, except for the Celestial Kingdom, was all barbarian countries. It was also a good job to go to Japan to educate barbarian countries. As for invasion, Lu Xiangsheng didn't expect it.

When others come to fight against the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom, it is an invasion. But when the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom, they are just educated. Confucian thoughts have basically been like this. Lu Xiangsheng is of course no exception. What's more, there was the Japanese pirate rebellion back then.

"After conquering Shenyang, sir, prepare to leave for Japan!"

Zhang Zhun nodded in satisfaction and said in a deep voice.

"The Jiutai will definitely live up to the entrustedness of the Lord."

Lu Xiangsheng replied sternly.

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Three days later, in Liaoyang City.

Liaoyang City, where the Liaodong Dusi is located, is actually quite spacious. It is originally a military fortress, and it has obvious characteristics of a military fortress in many places. For example, Cross Street is convenient for quick dispatch of troops. The houses on both sides of the street are built with stones or blue bricks, which is very sturdy.

After the Great Jin Dynasty controlled Liaoyang, it did not carry out any transformation of Liaoyang. With their wisdom, it was impossible to transform such a military fortress. Before, the Great Jin army rarely stationed in Liaoyang, mainly because they felt that it was not a village in front and no shop behind. However, with the arrival of the Hu Ben Army, Liaoyang was filled with people.

Generally speaking, there are actually quite a few troops stationed in Liaoyang. The Yellow Banner of Commander Haoge still has almost half of the troops. The Zhenglan Banner of Commander Yuetuo also has more than 2,000 people. In addition to the mixed troops of other banners, some of the northern natives who were temporarily recruited. In Liaoyang City, the number of Jin troops in the Jin City was almost 8,000.

In addition to the Great Jin army, there are about 10,000 Han army flags in Liaoyang City. They were originally subordinate to the Yellow Banner. Because the Yellow Banner has not been attacked by the Tiger Ben Army since returning to Liaodong, so even if these Han army flags want to surrender to the Tiger Ben Army, they have no chance.

If it weren't for Shang Zhixin and others under Yue Tuo, who had unexpectedly escaped, there would be more Han army flags in Liaoyang City. At this time, in the eyes of the Great Jin army, the Han army flag would be pure cannon fodder. Under the threat of the Great Jin army, any dangerous action was initiated by the Han army flag. The one responsible for firing artillery and shooting against the Tiger Ben army was also the artillery of the Han army flag.

Amin was originally going to retreat to Liaoyang. If he retreated, the number of defenders in Liaoyang City would double. Unfortunately, Amin did not come, so he went directly to Chenyang. However, although Amin did not come, he threw more than a thousand Korean rebels to Liaoyang. As a result, the number of Korean rebels in Liaoyang exceeded 3,000.

Logically speaking, there is no problem with the defenders having so many troops, and it is easy to defend Liaoyang. However, the opposite is true. There are indeed many troops in Liaoyang City, but their combat effectiveness may not increase. In particular, morale is simply downgraded. The Han army flag and the Korean rebels all lived like walking corpses. Even the suicide of the desperate has occurred.

The senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom were actually not feeling well. At noon that day, at the original Dusi Yamen and the current temporary tent, Haoge was listlessly drinking wine. He poisoned several bowls of strong wine, and he felt that he was 70% or 80% drunk. So he threw the wine bowl in his hand out with force.

"Bang!"

The wine bowl hit the wall next to it and it immediately shattered.

There was a trace of wine flowing slowly along the wall.

The personal soldiers outside the house did not need to turn their heads to know what was going on. Therefore, they did not turn their heads at all, as if they had heard nothing, smelled nothing, and continued to stand there like pillars, numbly.

The air was filled with a strong aroma of wine. The wind blew by, slowly dispersing the strong aroma of wine. The personal soldiers at the door couldn't help but sniff quietly and greedily breathed the intoxicating aroma of wine. This was probably the last time they smelled the fragrance of wine. Of course, such a good opportunity should not be missed. Once the Hu Ben Army launched a general attack, they would die in battle. There is no such wine in Changshengtian!

These wines were trophys from the Great Jin army before. Most of them were looted from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, and some were tributes from the North Koreans and Mongols. The senior officials of the Ming Dynasty basically liked to drink some wine, such as the Liaodong Governor, the Liaodong Governor, and the Ji Liao Governor. The quality of the wine they carried with them was naturally good.

Of course, the number of fine wines is still very small. Even the senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom were reluctant to drink them all in one go. They usually collect fine wines and take them out when they are worth celebrating hunger. Haoge's status is very special, and the quantity of fine wines they collect is much more than others.

Now, Haoge wants to drink all these fine wines. Anyway, if he doesn't drink them, he will not have the chance to drink them in the future. Instead of leaving them to the Hu Ben Army for spoils, it's better to drink them yourself. Being a full-fledged devil is better than being the most starved devil.

"Haoge?"

Yuetuo came back from patrol outside and saw Haoge being drunk, his face couldn't help but feel a little dark. He wanted to say something, but it was hard to say. In the end, he shook his head helplessly and pretended not to see anything.

Yuetuo actually has no deep feelings for Haoge. Although the two are cousins, they actually only have interests. In Yuetuo's opinion, Haoge is not a talented person. His talent and mind are far worse than his father Huang Taiji. If Haoge became the Khan of the Great Jin Kingdom, it would be hard to say where the Great Jin Kingdom would lead it.

From a personal point of view, Yue Tuo likes the talented and stubborn Dorgon to inherit the Khan throne of the Great Jin Kingdom. Unfortunately, Dorgon is already another person. Moreover, no one envies the Khan throne of the current Khan throne. Even Haoge himself is no longer interested in this Khan throne. The Great Jin Kingdom is about to perish, so what else should I do to do?

"Hey, what am I thinking?"

Yue Tuo shook his head helplessly and drove away the thoughts in his mind.

By this time, he was still comparing Haoge and Dorgon. Who was more suitable to inherit the Khan throne of the Great Jin Kingdom? Isn’t this boring? The attack of the Hu Ben Army is imminent, and he is still thinking about messy things here, which is really a pity.

“Have there been any changes in the well?”

Haoge was not completely drunk yet, and still remembered some very important things. Seeing Yuetuo come in, he let go of the porcelain cup in his hand and stood up hard. As a result, he might have drunk too much, and his feet were obviously a little frivolous. Fortunately, he finally didn't fall.

"No."

Yuetuo shook his head and answered slowly.

In the past few days, Yue Tuo has been paying close attention to the water level of the well so as to determine the location of the tunnel of the Hu Ben Army at any time. However, strangely, the water level of the well has never changed much. It seems that the Hu Ben Army is not going to dig the tunnel this time.

Since he was not ready to dig the tunnel, what kind of siege strategy was the Hu Ben Army going to adopt? This made Yue Tuo even more troubled. Zhang Zhun's strategies were always emerging one after another, and many strategies, even those that had never been heard of, made Yue Tuo feel nervous.

The connection between Liaoyang and Shenyang has been completely cut off, and it is impossible for them to rush out. The only thing they can control is the time to hold Liaoyang City. Yue Tuo didn't want to die so quickly, so he had to do everything possible to crack the attack strategy of the Hu Ben Army.

"Is Zhang Zhun mobilizing troops and preparing for a strong attack?"

Haoge asked in a daze.

"Definitely not."

Yuetuo's deep answer.

Haoge didn't speak anymore. He knew very well that Yue Tou was much better than him in terms of planning ability. Since Yue Tou could not even determine what the Hu Ben Army was doing, it was even more impossible. However, Haoge was not worried at all. When things came, he would be more free and easy than Yue Tou. If he died, he would die, and there was nothing scary.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

Suddenly, a violent sound of cannons came.

This is the sound of the red cannon firing.

"Has the Hu Ben Army launched an attack?"

"Do they want to attack?"

Yuetuo and Haoge hurriedly stood up and hurriedly went up the city tower.

If the Hu Ben Army adopts a strategy of strong attack, it will just satisfy their wishes. With the various artillery equipment in Liaoyang, the Hu Ben Army will definitely pay a huge price if it attacks hard. As long as they can defeat the Hu Ben Army several attacks in a row and kill tens of thousands of Hu Ben Army, even if they lose in the end, there will be someone to take charge.

However, after arriving at the city, they were disappointed to find that the Hu Ben Army did not launch a large-scale attack, but sent some scattered cavalry, perhaps twenty or thirty people, to provoke the Liaoyang direction. The defenders at the city were not showing any weakness to use red-clothed cannons to fight back. As a result, the rumbling sound of cannons came.

The shells flew over, and the Huben cavalry were still galloping, without any harm at all. The cannons hit mosquitoes, so there would naturally be no result. No one knew what the Huben cavalry were here to do and who were there.

"Stop the shelling!"

Yue Tuo waved his hand and frowned.

It was really a waste of ammunition for only a few Hu Ben cavalry to use cannons. However, everything behind the Hu Ben cavalry made the two feel very uneasy. They always felt that these Hu Ben cavalry were not just provoking, but they seemed to have special tasks. But they didn't know for the time being, what were the special tasks these Hu Ben cavalry were responsible for?

As if there was a reminder of the sixth sense, Yue Tuo subconsciously raised his head and looked at the spirit of the wilderness. At the end of his sight, he saw many crowds of ants the size of ants. In the crowd, something seemed to be reflecting. The reflected light was somewhat similar to the red-clothed cannon on the top of the city. Yue Tuo couldn't help but skip a beat. Could it be that the one in the Hu Ben soldiers was also red-clothed cannon?

"What is that?"

Haoge also saw the glowing thing in the crowd and asked in surprise.

"Maybe it's the red cannon!"

Yue Tuo's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice.

"Have the Tiger Army generals brought over red cannons?"

Haoge immediately realized the danger, his face changed slightly, and he cried out in dismay.

“It’s possible.”

Yuetuo said as calmly as possible.

He could feel the terror in Haoge's words. In fact, Yue Tuo's heart was also a little nervous and uneasy. Judging from the reflections in the crowd, the number of red-clothed cannons transported by the Hu Ben Army must be quite large. Maybe there will be hundreds of red-clothed cannons. So many red-clothed cannons are indeed too terrifying.

There are only twenty or thirty red-clothed cannons in Liaoyang City, and they are distributed on four city gates. There are only six or seven gates near each city gate. Compared with the hundreds of gates of the Hu Ben Army, the number is too different. There are so many red-clothed cannons in the Hu Ben Army, and they don’t know what to do.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdongdong!"

Before he finished speaking, a series of loud noises came and the Hu Ben Army fired.

The number of red-clothed cannons of the Hu Ben Army was absolutely quite large. The sound of the cannons fired were like waves of thunder, which immediately vibrated all around Liaoyang City. Whether it was the defenders in the city or the Hu Ben Army outside the city, they all felt the power in it.
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