Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 74
"Boom——" Suddenly, the artillery was also fired.

Deafening.

The musketeers after three rounds of shooting continued to tap and fire without changing their guns.

The sound of crackling can be heard endlessly.

"What's the matter?" At this moment, Chen Yongfu became nervous instead.

"I don't know." Zhu Yixi said honestly.

However, he had calmed down at this time, and analyzed in a deep voice:

"First of all, they didn't expect us to convert the carriage into a wooden wall, so they had no choice but to attack from the front, lose their initiative, and fall into the plan."

"Secondly, the intruders on the opposite side thought that we would stop when we used muskets. Who knew that we would change the guns but not the people."

"And, even the artillery fires in multiple segments."

"With these two points, it is enough to catch them off guard."

Just like that, after another half an hour of crackling and rumbling, Zhu Yixi asked people to stop.

As the gunpowder smoke gradually dissipated, what appeared in front of everyone was only a place of corpses.

There was blood all over the ground, and there were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere.

At first glance, a large number of iron nails and iron balls were scattered everywhere. Many people and horses had their heads exploded, and their intestines were flowing freely, which made people unbearable to look at.

It is an exaggeration to say that there is not a single intact corpse, including war horses.

It's too miserable.

Chen Yongfu shook his head and sighed in his heart.

"What a loss!" When Zhu Yixi saw it, he slapped his thigh fiercely: "There is no good horse left behind, what a loss."

"Guerrilla, facing Qianqi, intact, isn't this the best?"

Chen Yongfu is helpless, are you talking human?

The thousand riders who broke into the thieves were enough to chase ten thousand officers and soldiers.

"Count, how many people are there?"

Zhu Yixi took a deep breath. After winning the field battle for the first time, his face was flushed and he was extremely excited.

Soon, after he calmed down, Chen Yongfu said excitedly: "There are about 500 people and thousands of horses, but it's a pity that they all died."

"There are no generals?" Zhu Yixi hurriedly asked.

"No!" Chen Yongfu said helplessly: "It is very likely that your artillery is too powerful and scared people away."

"pity!"

Zhu Yixi shook his head and said, "The bombing lasted for a quarter of an hour, and it was fired with artillery and guns. It is conservatively estimated that there must be at least five or six hundred catties of gunpowder."

"In the end, the thief ran away and only got a bunch of horse meat. What a loss."

Chen Yongfu's expression froze, are you showing off?

"Distribute the horse meat to everyone, and eat dry food for the past few days, the sons are all exhausted."

Zhu Yixi waved his hand, then seemed to think of something, and hurriedly added: "By the way, other common people also share, and the protection fee is not for nothing."

As he spoke, he laughed to himself.

In the inner layer, a crowned woman with a veil stuck her head out of the carriage, looking around worriedly. When she saw a familiar figure returning, she smiled like a flower.

At noon today, I ate horse broth.

Now, everyone rejoiced.

Defeating Chuangjun not only regained everyone's confidence, but also added a layer of halo and trust to Zhu Yixi.

"Uncle Wang is really good." Yongshou County King said with lingering fear.

"Brother Wang, he is not a prince."

Zhu Cunji, king of Qin, saw that the clans were also rejoicing, so he couldn't help saying sourly.

"Third brother, now I have to be coaxed, even if we arrive in Hanzhong, we still have to rely on him to keep out the intruders."

Zhu Cunsang, king of Yongshou County, hurriedly persuaded him.

Zhu Cunji nodded, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"Let's go, target, big clearance!"

Zhu Yixi rode a horse and won a battle, which made him full of energy.

They are one step closer to Hanzhong.

……

And here, Gao Yigong hugged his injured arm and fled with hundreds of remnants.

Almost non-stop, he was willing to stop and rest after thirty or forty miles away from the battlefield.

"Damn it!" Gao Yigong exasperatedly said, "This birdman, why is the cannon so sharp? It's like rain, crackling nonstop."

"How could the bird guns of the Ming army be so powerful that they didn't explode?"

"If I hadn't run fast, I would have been caught."

What was originally thought to be a rampage, unexpectedly turned out to be a dead end.

Looking around, the hundreds of remnants were quite depressed. After a big victory, there was another small defeat, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

"A few thieves are not worth mentioning."

Gao Yigong saw it, and said loudly: "Let's go back to Xi'an, replenish our troops, and then take revenge."

"Even if this group escapes to Hanzhong, it's hard to fly."

Now, everyone regained some morale.

When they returned to Xi'an City, Xi'an had been renamed Chang'an, and Li Zicheng had also moved into the Qin Palace.

Compared with King Xiang's Mansion, King Qin's Mansion is larger and more extravagant, which made Li Zicheng feel like a king.

"Yigong, are you back?"

Wearing a royal robe, looking at his brother-in-law, Li Zicheng's single eyes were full of concern: "Why, didn't you catch up?"

"The enemy's firearms are sharp, and if he didn't notice for a while, he lost more than half of it."

Gao Yigong said in shame.

"How many people do you have? There are tens of thousands of people, and it should be okay if you can't beat them."

Li Zicheng didn't mean to blame, but smiled and said:

"Now that Xi'an is underway, according to our strategy, it's time to occupy the whole of Shaanxi."

"Currently, the three towns of Yulin, Ningxia, and Lintao have been defeated by the Qin army. Only by taking these three towns can I go north with confidence."

Li Zicheng said excitedly, obviously, he didn't pay much attention to these remnants and defeated generals.

Therefore, he decisively chose the personal conquest, and the first target was in his hometown, Yulin Town.

"My lord, now that the army has just entered Chang'an, the military discipline is chaotic, and they have to be restrained."

Niu Jinxing suggested.

"That's right, now that we have established our own imperial court and are also officers and soldiers, how can we plunder our own people?"

Li Zicheng nodded and ordered: "It is strictly forbidden to disturb the people, and those who violate it will be beheaded directly."

The generals can do nothing.

However, only the titan Liu Zongmin raised an objection: "Your Majesty, the Chuang Wang we made up before didn't pay the food, but now we have entered Chang'an, but the money and food are not enough."

"Don't allow us to plunder the people again, what do you guys eat? You can't go to war hungry!"

"In Prince Qin's mansion, there are still 30 million shi of grain left, which should be enough to eat."

Li Yan said in a deep voice.

"The food is enough, but what about the military salary?" Liu Zongmin said persistently: "We are officers and soldiers, so we have to pay. Civil and military officials also need salaries, and the king's rewards also need money as the bottom line, right?"

What he said left Li Yan speechless.

"In this way, according to the old rules, make a list and let these wealthy businessmen and wealthy people contribute to their wages."

Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, then said casually.

"Your Majesty, many people have come to submit to us." Niu Jinxing couldn't help persuading him.

"Submission? I don't want the submission of these powerful households."

Li Zicheng waved his hands, and said rather resentfully: "As long as they have money, but not their lives, it is already forgiven."

"Your Majesty, let me come."

Liu Zongmin was quite active, and said with a sneer: "I want these big households to spit out every penny and willingly help us pay."

"Okay!" Li Zicheng nodded: "The entire Xi'an mansion, you come to the list of wealthy families to help pay."

　Asking for votes, asking for collection, it would be even better if there is a reward, hehe

　
(End of this chapter)