After three rounds of shooting, the musketeers changed guns without changing men, and continued to knock and fire.
The crackling sound is endless.
"How's it going?" At this time, Chen Yongfu became nervous.
"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 did not expect that we would convert the carriage into a wooden wall, so they had no choice but to attack from the front, losing the initiative and falling into the plan."
"Secondly, the intruders on the opposite side thought that if we used muskets, there would be a pause, but who knew that we would switch guns without changing people."
"Moreover, even the artillery fires in multiple stages."
"With these two points, it's enough to catch them off guard."
Just like that, the crackling and roaring continued for a full quarter of an hour before Zhu Yixi asked people to stop.
As the smoke gradually dissipated, what appeared in front of everyone's eyes were only corpses on the ground.
The ground was covered with blood, and there were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere.
At a cursory glance, a large number of iron nails and iron balls were scattered everywhere. Many people and horses had their heads shot open and their intestines were flowing profusely. It was unbearable to look at.
To be exaggerated, there is not a single intact corpse, including the war horse.
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 hard: "I didn't leave the intact war horse behind. What a big loss."
"Guerrilla, facing thousands of cavalry, intact, isn't this the best?"
Chen Yongfu was helpless, are you talking humanly?
The thousand cavalry of intruders are enough to chase thousands of soldiers.
"Count how many people there are."
Zhu Yixi took a deep breath. His face was flushed and he was extremely excited after winning a field battle for the first time.
Soon, after he calmed down, Chen Yongfu said excitedly: "There were about five hundred people and thousands of horses, but it's a pity that they all died."
"There are no thief generals?" Zhu Yixi asked hurriedly.
"No!" Chen Yongfu said helplessly: "It is very likely that your artillery was too powerful and scared people away."
"pity!"
Zhu Yixi shook his head and said: "The bombing lasted for half a quarter of an hour, and the artillery fire was continuous. A conservative estimate is that there must be at least five or six hundred kilograms of gunpowder."
"In the end, the leader of the thieves ran away and only got a bunch of horse meat. It was a real loss."
Chen Yongfu's expression froze, are you showing off?
"Divide the horse meat among everyone. They have been eating dry food for the past few days. The sons and daughters are all exhausted."
Zhu Yixi waved her hand, then seemed to remember something, and hurriedly added: "By the way, other common people will also share, and the protection money will not be in vain."
As he said this, he laughed to himself.
In the inner layer, a veiled woman with a crown stuck her head out of the carriage and was looking worriedly. When she saw a familiar figure returning, she smiled like a flower.
Today for lunch, I had horse meat soup.
Now, everyone was happy and excited.
Defeating Chuangjun not only regained everyone's confidence, but also added a layer of aura and trust to Zhu Yixi.
"Uncle Wang is really good." Prince Yongshou said with lingering fear.
"Brother Wang, he is not a prince."
King Zhu Cunji of Qin couldn't help but said sourly when he saw that the clan members were also rejoicing.
"Third brother, now you have to coax him. Even if you get to Hanzhong, you still have to rely on him to stop the intruders."
Zhu Cunsang, the king of Yongshou County, hurriedly advised.
Zhu Yixi was riding a horse, and a victory in the battle made him feel high-spirited.
They are one step closer to Hanzhong.
…
But here, Gao Yigong held his injured arm and fled with hundreds of remaining soldiers.
He was almost non-stop, and he didn't stop for a rest until he was thirty or forty miles away from the battlefield.
"Damn it!" Gao Yigong said angrily: "Why is this bird man's artillery so sharp? It's like rain, crackling non-stop."
"How could the Ming army's cannons be so powerful and not explode?"
"If I hadn't run fast, I would have been hit."
What I thought was a rampage turned out to be a road to death.
Looking around, the hundreds of remnant soldiers were quite depressed. After a big victory, there was a small defeat, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.
"A few thieves are not worth mentioning."
Gao Yigong saw this and said loudly: "Let's go back to Xi'an to replenish our troops and then take revenge."
"Even if this group of people escaped to Hanzhong, they would be unable to fly."
This time, everyone regained some morale.
By the time they returned to the city of Xi'an, Xi'an had been renamed Chang'an, and Li Zicheng had also moved into the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
Compared with Prince Xiang's Mansion, Prince Qin's Mansion was larger in scale and more luxurious, which made Li Zicheng feel kingly.
"Yigong, are you back?"
Wearing a royal robe and looking at his brother-in-law, Li Zicheng's single eye was full of concern: "Why, didn't you catch up?"
"The enemy general's firearms are sharp, and if he is not careful for a moment, he will lose more than half of them."
Gao Yigong said in shame.
"How many people do you have? There are tens of thousands of people, so it's fair to say that you can't defeat them."
Li Zicheng had no intention of blaming him, but instead smiled and said:
"Now that Xi'an has been conquered, according to our strategy, it is time to occupy the entire territory of Shaanxi."
"Currently, the Qin army has been defeated in these three towns, Yulin, Ningxia, and Lintao. Only by winning these three places can I safely go north."
Li Zicheng said excitedly. Obviously, he didn't take these defeated soldiers seriously.
Therefore, he decisively chose to fight in person, and his first target was his hometown of Yulin Town.
"Your Majesty, now that all the troops have entered Chang'an for the first time, military discipline is in chaos and must be restrained."
Niu Jinxing suggested.
"That's right, now that we have established our own court and are also officers and soldiers, how can we plunder our own people?"
Li Zicheng nodded and ordered: "It must be strictly prohibited to disturb the people. Anyone who violates this will be beheaded directly."
All the generals are invincible.
However, only the fierce general Liu Zongmin raised an objection: "Your Majesty, the Chuang King I made up before did not pay for food. Now that we have entered Chang'an, we do not have enough money and food to eat."
"If we are not allowed to plunder the people, how much will we eat? We can't go to war hungry!"
"There are still two to three hundred thousand shi of food left in Prince Qin's palace, which should be enough to eat."
Li Yan said solemnly.
"The food supply is sufficient, but what about military pay?" Liu Zongmin said reluctantly: "We are officers and soldiers, so we must be paid. All civil and military officials also need salary, right? Moreover, the king's rewards also need money to cover the bottom, right?"
These words left Li Yan speechless.
In fact, King Chuang refused to accept food when he came, and everything went wrong in the beginning.
However, after only one or two years, there were endless troubles. In order not to break their promise, they had no choice but to confiscate the homes of the gentry and wealthy businessmen, and they lost all interest in studying.
A court without scholars will naturally have an unstable foundation.
"In this way, we should follow the old rules and list them so that these wealthy businessmen can help with their payments."
Li Zicheng pondered for a moment and said casually.
"Your Majesty, many people have come to submit to us." Niu Jinxing couldn't help but persuade.
"Submit? I don't want the submission of these powerful people."
Li Zicheng shook his hand and said with hatred: "As long as they have money and don't want their lives, that's already forgiveness."
"Your Majesty, let me come."
Liu Zongmin was quite lively and sneered: "I want these big business owners to spit out every penny they have and help us willingly."
"Okay!" Li Zicheng nodded: "In the entire Xi'an Mansion, you come to list the wealthy families to help pay."