Chapter 241 Fat Pig Arch
After driving the Tartars away, all the supplies and supplies of the rear army were left behind. What interested everyone the most were the cannons.
Everyone kept pointing around the two or three meters long Shenwei General Cannon. Zhou Yingjie even climbed under the largest cannon and looked carefully at the inscription on it.
"Eight years of respect for virtue!"
Zhou Yingjie shouted in surprise: "Dude, this cannon was cast when the chief slave Huang Taiji was reigned!"
Gu Zhenhua took a few steps and came to a giant cannon. The cannon was eight feet and five inches long and weighed 3,600 kilograms. It was a Shenwei General Cannon, which was loaded with five kilograms of medicine and ten kilograms of projectiles. It was an absolute big guy.
"Dude, the Tartars used this kind of cannon to bombard Jixian County, and almost blasted the city wall. Unexpectedly, these cannons fell into our hands now. Use the Tartars' cannons to kill the Tartars, and they are excited to think about it!"
Gu Zhenhua looked at the cannon and smiled slightly: "This kind of cannon just looks good, it's outdated."
"Oh?" Zhou Yingjie was shocked and couldn't help asking: "This cannon is so big and has a long range. Why is it outdated?"
"If you don't believe it, just use this cannon to ask Gao Hongtu, do you think he is willing to ask for it?"
Yue Polu frowned and asked tentatively: "Dude, do you mean this cannon is too heavy?"
"That's right, more than three thousand kilograms are so troublesome. What we need is less than one thousand kilograms, which have fast firing speeds and can quickly maneuver with pack horses. As for such clumsy guys, not only slow firing speeds. Even mobilizing the following directions is a big trouble. Our ideas from the Tatars are completely different from those of the artillery. They lack the means of siege. They try their best to build the artillery to a huge size, in order to break the city walls. However, when we use artillery, we focus more on field battles, infantry, artillery, and cavalry to form a powerful fist and crush the enemy!"
The strategies of the situation are guided by the development of weapons, and the principles of ancient and modern times. The generals present couldn't help but think about it. It was indeed very clumsy, the Divine Power General's cannon that seemed very clumsy, was of no use.
Zhou Yingjie was still a little dissatisfied and argued: "Dude, shouldn't we attack the city? With cannons bombarding the city, how much troops can be saved!"
"Hahaha, we do need to attack the city, but we don't need to use this kind of thing. Haven't we already developed a flowering bullet? The power of the shells is increased exponentially, and the fire rate is fast, and there are many shells that are projected. No matter how strong the city wall is, it can be blown away!"
After hearing Gu Zhenhua's words, Zhou Yingjie had nothing to say. He couldn't help but slap the thick cannon barrel hard.
"White is so happy. I thought I got the treasure, but I didn't expect it to be useless!"
"It's not a waste. It's good to use this thing to defend the city. It can be arranged in the four gates, and it's good to hit a few miles away and shock the enemy. And even if it's really useless, such a large piece of copper will melt and cast other cannons!"
Everyone laughed suddenly, and Guo Yunlong couldn't help but say, "Dude, if the Tartars knew about the cannons they had made with all their money, they even gave the title of general, but they turned out to be a waste. Would they go crazy?"
"Hahaha, even if they aren't crazy, we'll beat them to the point where they go crazy."
Obviously, the seized some cannons did not satisfy Gu Zhenhua's appetite. After rectifying the troops, he continued to pursue.
This time, An** became more confident and arrogant, and the winged cavalry rushed to the front. They were like a huge pack of wolves, launching constant attacks on the Tartars.
The winged cavalry takes into account the advantages of speed and impact, and when they collide with the Tartars, they often kill the Tartars with just one round of lances to make them lose their fighting spirit.
After all, no matter how good they are in battle, they cannot withstand Ru Lin's spear.
However, some Tartars fought to the death, and it didn't matter. The winged cavalry were equipped with muskets and a random gun. No matter how many hard-working Tartars were, they all became sieves.
In this way, An ** bit her tightly behind her back and kept bleeding the Tartars. Shang Kexi was too overwhelmed and sent Sanlun subordinates to ask them to cut off the rear. As a result, they were all dispersed by An ** without exception.
The Tartars' artillery was lost and most of the food was lost. If they continued to fight with this momentum, they would be not far from being completely finished.
But at this moment, a cavalry rushed from north to south. The number was not large, only 3,000, but they were all very strong. The generals in the lead were particularly thick, with a thin face and a deep scar on their foreheads. They looked extremely ferocious, and the one who came was Ajige!
Originally, he and Duoduo were responsible for Li Zicheng and Gu Zhenhua. The cooperation was perfect and were holding on to the point where they were about to make achievements in the Qing Dynasty, the three brothers were about to open up a new era.
But his ambitions were hard to fulfill. Duoduo was assassinated, and Ajige could only shoulder the heavy burden alone. Li Zicheng was a hero of his generation, and he was hard to distinguish between him and Ajige in northern Shaanxi. Both sides used all their energy to feed themselves. The wound on Ajige's head was cut by general Liu Zongmin.
Fortunately, Ajige won the victory in the end. By buying the traitors, he secretly opened the gate of Yan'an. The Qing army rushed in and defeated the Dashun army.
After winning a difficult victory, Ajig did not dare to rest. He hurriedly rectified his elite troops and prepared to go south to eliminate An** in one fell swoop.
But when the Tartars were arrogant, in Qinyang, Wu Sangui and Nikan were defeated by Gu Zhenhua, and Haoge was infected with smallpox again and was already critically ill.
The successive blows made the victory in northern Shaanxi dim, and Ajige even had to take his confidants to come south overnight to resolve the crisis.
When he ran to Tangyin all the way, he happened to catch up with Shang Kexi and his men retreating back.
As soon as the two sides met, Ajige was furious and pointed at Shang Kexi's nose and scolded him. In fact, it was not a pity that Ajige was angry. These Qing troops were completely depressed and had no energy at all.
Moreover, the escape was rushed, and many people even threw away their armor and weapons, and their food was gone. In the cold winter, many people were still wearing single clothes, trembling, and their hands and feet were covered with frostbite, pus and water.
"Is this still the Eight Banners Power? Is this still the invincible Qing cavalry?"
Ajige even squirted at Shang Kexi without any mercy. Shang Kexi's face was covered with splashing stars. He didn't dare to avoid it. He could only lower his head and let Ajige scold him. Who told you to be a slave for others?
"Your Majesty. It's really hard to resist An**'s combat power is fierce and it's really hard to resist!"
"Excuses. They are all excuses. What's so great about the Han people? Li Zicheng's army of 300,000 is no problem, let alone a small An**! I will take my men to meet them now!"
It is logical that Shang Kexi should remind Ajige carefully. However, this merciless insult made Shang Kexi lose his mood, and could only say with a smile: "The prince is powerful, and he will naturally win the victory!"
Azig led his subordinates to kill towards the rear army like a whirlwind. They were aggressive and none of them took An** seriously.
At this time, Gu Zhenhua happened to command the soldiers, break through the obstacles, and surrounded more than a thousand wounded soldiers. If they were in accordance with the spirit of humanitarianism, these wounded soldiers might not be able to kill.
But the rules of this era are completely different. If the wounded soldiers recover, they will become the backbone of the army. Of course, Gu Zhenhua would not make such a mistake.
Therefore, he immediately commanded his subordinates and launched a merciless massacre of the wounded soldiers. The cavalry rushed back and forth, separated them, and then asked the recruits to wield machetes and slayed them in, experiencing the stimulation of blood.
For a moment, blood flowed into a river and corpses were everywhere in the valley. These Tartars continued to die in the wailing of pain.
Ajige led his men and horses to come. When he saw this scene, he was so angry that he rushed up. He took the lead and rushed up with his men.
At this time, An ** also discovered them. He thought it was another wave of soldiers who had cut off the rear. The soldiers formed a formation one after another, but they didn't care at all.
But when they rushed over, these Tartars were even more powerful, and they were like tigers going down the mountain. An ** suddenly had to be careful.
The chariot camp also hurried forward, and a hundred side vans formed a chariot array, waiting for the formation.
Finally, Azige led his men and horses to rush up, and the dense muskets were coming towards him. The Tartar cavalry fell to the ground in groups. Before they could figure out what was going on, they were pierced through their bodies, blood splattered, and they were constantly swept away like wheat.
At the beginning of the attack, hundreds of people died. Ajige's heart trembled and the pain was extremely painful. But his pain had just begun. When he saw the Tartars coming, Gu Zhenhua and Yue Polu each took half of the wings to run up from both wings.
"Hahaha, Minggou dares to compete with the Eight Banners' Powerful Brigade in a desperate situation, he is simply seeking death!"
"Run for me and kill them all."
Ajige thought it was a cheap one, so he rushed up with his men. As soon as Ajige rushed up, he encountered more than a dozen long spears and stabbed him.
Ajig hurriedly waved the machete in his hand and cut off several guns in one go, but another one was stabbed against his neck, which scared Ajig in a cold sweat.
When he looked back and saw that his subordinates were all picked up on the ground and turned into a pile of corpses.
Although Ajige is arrogant, he is not stupid. As soon as he sees this situation, he knows that he underestimates the enemy and does not understand An**'s fighting method at all. It is indeed too dangerous to fight over like this!
Thinking of this, Ajig hurriedly called his subordinates to retreat, and retreated quickly without caring about the dead.
The Tartars came and went quickly, leaving only more than 200 corpses on the ground. Gu Zhenhua didn't know that the other party was Ajige, otherwise he would definitely not let it go. Even if he had to fight for hundreds or thousands of lives and cut off Dorgon's last arm, it would be a good business.
An** almost chased Tangyin and had already entered the territory of Northern Zhili. Gu Zhenhua was also worried that the army would go deeper alone, so he slowly retreated with his troops.
This pursuit lasted for more than three days, and more than 3,100 Tartars were wiped out, snatched 38 artillery pieces of the Divine Power General, 150,000 dan of grain, 20,000 kilograms of gunpowder, 500 carriages, 2,000 pack horses, and 500,000 taels of gold and silver!
With all kinds of spoils, Gu Zhenhua returned to Ji County casually.
At this time, the people around him ran to the city in person regardless of the cold winter month to welcome the victorious army. Everyone knew clearly that if there was no victory for An**, they would be afraid that they would all become slaves of the country!
"Congratulations to the Duke of the State for his victory in the flag, and congratulations to the Duke of the State for his triumphant success."
"The Duke of the Kingdom has outstanding martial arts and has great achievements."
"Protect one's safety and protect hundreds of millions of people!"
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All the gentry and elders, the heads of the villages, the wealthy merchants, and the well-known merchants, all came to kowtow to Gu Zhenhua to congratulate him. There were crowds of people, and there were dragon and lion dances and firecrackers.
Seeing such a festive scene, Gu Zhenhua also relaxed with a rare opportunity. Finally, the most difficult time passed. Even if the Tartars wanted to call him again, as long as the spring came, An** finally had a precious opportunity to breathe.
Gu Zhenhua walked to everyone with a smile and said loudly: "My fellow villagers, I want to announce two things. First, we have captured the traitor Wu Sangui. In order to get the punishment he deserves, we are ready to cut off his limbs and make him a human pig, so that everyone in the world can see the consequences of the traitor!"
"People, people are sucking!"
When everyone heard this word, a cool breeze blew up from their backs. This prince is really cruel and can do such things!
Although some people secretly think it is too cruel, they dare not say it. Not to mention being an adult traitor, even if it is done, it is not an exaggeration.
Seeing everyone nodding and applauding, Gu Zhenhua smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the Little New Year, I will officially start the first blow and cut off one of Wu Sangui's arm. Please support me when the time comes!"
"I didn't say anything, Duke, we have long wanted to see what Wu Sangui will end."
When everyone calmed down, Gu Zhenhua smiled and said, "There is one more thing below, that is my private affairs. My engagement with Miss Mei Junruo was supposed to have married a long time ago, but the war was tense and it has been delayed. Now I have finally won the Tartars. My Jue is preparing to marry Miss Mei during the Chinese New Year!"
"oh oh!"
Compared to bloody murder, getting married is a popular entertainment activity. As the saying goes, getting married and starting a business, this prince gets married. Only when the family affairs are stable can the state affairs be handled well, and everyone has more hope.
"Congratulations to the Duke of the State, and congratulations to the Duke of the State!"
"The prince is so close to you, and you will have a son soon!"
All the wishes slipped out, and Gu Zhenhua was also satisfied. Surrounded by everyone, he returned to the temporary commander's mansion in Ji County.
Gu Zhenhua originally wanted to go to Mei Junruo, talk and discuss the marriage. But at this moment, Kang Dali hurriedly came to report that Niu Jinxing represented Li Zicheng and came to pay a visit!
When Gu Zhenhua heard this, he immediately became interested. The Dashun Army was just defeated. Gu Zhenhua had long coveted this power. How could he let go of Fat Pig Arch?
"Hurry, invite Prime Minister Niu in. My Lord will have a good chat with him." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!