Several bloody heads were hanging on the top of Tumen Pass. The heads belonged to none other than Mrs. Chen Yu, the guard of Tumen Pass. This lady was the young lady of the Li family of Jingxing who he had just "married". The reason why

She was killed because her father surrendered to the government.

After learning the news, Chen Yu not only ordered the beheading of those who persuaded him to surrender, but also beheaded the beautiful Miss Li to show his determination.

As long as they see the heads hanging on the city gate, people will understand that this must be a tough battle.

"Brothers, listen up. This Tumen Pass is a pass that only one man can open. It is a dangerous pass that cannot be opened by ten thousand people. Don't look at the fact that we only have two thousand troops. As long as we stay here, these dog officials can't even think about it even if they try hard.

Take Tumen Pass..."

Chen Yu, who was standing on the pass, encouraged his brothers from time to time. He who had participated in the battle of Ningwuguan even said specifically:

"Brothers, you must remember that at Ningwuguan, tens of thousands of people died in that battle. It was so difficult for us to defeat Ningwuguan, and it will be even harder for the official dogs to defeat us..."

it is necessary!

Chen Yu, who had led twenty-six brothers from the same village to defect to King Chuang in Nanyang, had experienced hundreds of battles over the years, and had also attacked many cities. In that attack, tens of thousands of people were not killed.

"That's not what it is. With just a few people, you still want to break through our Tumenguan and have such a big fucking dream!"

A veteran of the Shun Army spat disdainfully at the Ming army outside Guancheng. The officers and soldiers outside the city only numbered a few thousand. It was simply a daydream to capture Tumen Pass.

"Tumen Pass is actually Jingxing Pass, which was called Jingxingkou in ancient times. It is one of the famous dangerous passes since the Qin and Han Dynasties. I built the pass here in the second year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty. The pass is located at the foot of Jingxing Mountain. The mountain is high and flat on all sides, and the middle is like a well.

It got its name. It is the fifth of the eight passes of Taihang. It is called one of the nine fortresses in "Lu Shi's Spring and Autumn Annals"..."

As soon as Zhu Youzhu finished speaking, Li Cheng beside him smiled.

"What's the big deal about one of the nine fortresses? Let's fight it down as usual. Brothers, fix your bayonets. When the artillery blasts open the city wall, we'll attack it..."

Well!

After being stunned, Zhu Youzhu looked at Li Cheng in confusion.

"artillery?"

"Yes, it's artillery. Our Pinglu army never uses human lives to attack a city! We just use artillery bombardment. After all, artillery shells are cheaper than human lives!"

Cannonballs are cheaper than human lives!

And much cheaper.

At least this is a well-known thing among the Pinglu Army. After all, the dead officers and soldiers of the Pinglu Army are entitled to pensions. In addition to Xundian, there is also a death pension equivalent to at least five years and as long as fifteen years of military pay. Calculated this way

Well, even if an ordinary soldier is killed in battle, the pension paid will be more than one hundred taels.

How much are artillery shells worth? They are not worth one tael. Even the most expensive rifled artillery shells are only about three taels. And this kind of artillery shells are specially used for front-loaded rifled mortars. They are the "killer weapon" for attacking cities and plundering territory.

"From Gaizhou City to North Korea, these 50-pound rifled mortars tore apart the cities guarded by the Qing Dynasty again and again. Whether it was a city wall or a fortress, they could always tear it apart easily.

And Tumenguan is the first time it has been used in the mainland!

Under the supervision of the officers, the gunners ran to the muzzle with the heavy shells. After aligning the groove at the tail of the cylindrical shell with the rifling, they inserted it into the gun bore. The short-barreled front-loading rifled mortar was slightly exposed.

There is a slight bullet tip, and the projectile made of pig iron glows with a cold metallic luster.

Suddenly, with an order.

Amidst the continuous sound of artillery, clouds of white smoke rose up from the position, and white smoke pillars rose up from the trench. The white smoke instantly enveloped the entire position, and dozens of artillery shells roared towards the ground.

The door flew away.

"careful!"

Staring at the smoke puffing out in the distance, Chen Yu on the Guan City shouted. After a few breaths, with a loud noise, a burst of bricks and stones flew off the city wall, and the cannonballs that hit the Guan City penetrated the city bricks.

, has been smashed into the rammed earth.

Just when Commander Shun on the city wall was breathing a sigh of relief, suddenly there was a loud noise from inside the city wall, and a large piece of city bricks and rammed earth collapsed in the explosion.

Although the cracked place was not big, it still shocked Chen Yu.

"What kind of thing is this? It can actually get into the city and explode."

For Chen Yu, who had only been exposed to solid bullets, all this was obviously beyond his understanding. Looking at the crumbling city wall, he felt a chill in his heart, and stared at the collapsed outer wall in stunned silence.

"If this continues, it won't be able to withstand a few more rounds. This Tumen Pass will have to be blown down."

Not only the defenders were frightened, but also many of the attacking Ming troops were frightened. When Zhu Youzhu stared at the cracked city wall with dumbfounded eyes and was speechless for a long time, he used telescopes to observe from miles away.

Zhou Yuji, who was standing on the battlefield, witnessed such artillery fire for the first time.

"This, is this the siege artillery that Your Majesty mentioned?"

“With this sharp weapon, there is no need to worry about being unable to overcome dangerous situations!”

Zhu Yujian said excitedly.

"Quickly, tell the artillery team to fire, make sure the city is destroyed and then seize the city..."

"Don't be impatient, Inspector, the frontline officers know what to do."

As soon as Zhou Yuji finished speaking, there was another deafening blast. After a few breaths, Guan City was hit and several pieces of it collapsed. Although the main part of Guan City seemed to be intact, everyone knew that a few more rounds of bombardment would

If we go down, the city of Ningwuguan must be destroyed by bombing.

The shelling continues.

Just like chewing bones, with every shelling, the seemingly solid Guancheng is crumbling little by little. For the people on the city wall, even those who are lucky enough not to be hit by the shells or broken bricks

The lucky ones all stared at the rickety wall with pale faces.

In everyone's eyes, the Ming army's artillery was like an iron drill used for drilling rock. It kept hammering into the city wall, and then lifted up a piece of the wall with a loud "bang".

The rammed earth, which was difficult to penetrate with a drill, was instantly shattered into a large area.

What's even worse is that the Ming army's cannons are becoming more and more accurate. At the beginning, ten rounds could only hit two or three rounds on the city wall, but now they can hit seven or eight rounds. These cannons are like iron drills in the hands of masons.

The more he chiseled, the more accurate he became, knocking on the city wall again and again, hitting everyone's hearts.

Every time there was an explosion, a large piece of rammed earth was thrown up to the base of the city wall, but only the foot of the Guancheng Wall, which was more than a foot high, was soon filled with a slope made of broken bricks and rotten soil.

Staring at those slopes, Zhu Shisan's eyes burst out with a burning look. He held a percussion gun and stared at the city wall.

He was born in Prince Lu's palace and had no name. He, his father, his grandfather, and even his great-grandfather didn't have a name, because the great-grandfather didn't ask for a name until his death, and then his great-grandfather naturally couldn't ask for a name. How many of them would follow in the future?

Dairen only carries the name of a clan member, and as for the rest... nothing at all.

I don’t even have a name, so I can think of other things.

Even when his father passed away, he knelt down in front of the prince's house and kowtowed to get a thin coffin before burying his father. Fortunately, his status as a clan member allowed his father to be buried in the clan mausoleum. As for the land, he didn't have to spend money to buy it.

.

We are also descendants of Emperor Gao!

Apart from such self-deprecation, what did his status as a descendant of Emperor Gao bring him?

Because of this person's identity, he doesn't have a name. His father doesn't have one, and his son doesn't think that his father's name is Zhu Liu. He is the sixth among several cousins. His name is Thirteen. Where is his son? Zhu Xiaojiu.

that's all!

"Son, do you know how many people named Zhu Liu are buried in the Zong Mausoleum?"

To this day, he still remembers his father's unbending words when he was about to die.

We are also descendants of Emperor Gao, why don’t we even have a name when we die?

Holding the gun tightly with both hands, Zhu Shisan's eyes became more determined. The emperor's previous promise made him see the hope that he could at least earn a name!

I, Zhu Shisan, belong to the generation of Lu Fan Shou, and the five elements belong to gold...

My son is named after him!

With a name, the descendants can say openly that we are also the descendants of Emperor Gao when they go out.

"Thirteenth Master, look at you..."

Seeing that Zhu Shisan's hand holding the gun turned white and blue due to excessive exertion, he laughed.

"Don't be so nervous. After this artillery fire, we will also open the fireworks in the city. We will only kill the thieves when they are blown to pieces. We will not kill many people."

"Sir, I'm not nervous!"

Zhu Shisan said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!