Chapter 372 The smoke of gunpowder filled Huaiyuan City, Hong Chengchou looked at the small iron piece in Chen Ying's hand, this is tinplate, very soft, Chen Ying folded it into a ring and put it on his finger, thus avoiding the search of Hong Chengchou's own soldiers.Hong Chengchou sneered: "Is the picture poor?
”"Lord Hong has misunderstood!"
Chen Ying shook his fat head and said: "A person like me, running errands, passing a word, and making do, can't do the work of an assassin, Chen just wants to tell Lord Hong one thing!"
”Hong Chengchou looked at the fat on Chen Ying's body, and it is true that the fat man reacts slowly, and he is indeed unable to serve as an assassin.Chen Ying sat in front of the desk and slowly lifted this piece of iron: "Lord Hong, don't underestimate such a piece of iron, it is such a small piece of iron, and it will cost Inspector Yuan's life!"
”At the mention of Yuan Chonghuan, Hong Chengchou's face changed slightly, his city was very deep, and then it returned to normal, his gaze became sharp, staring at Chen Ying deadly.To say that the biggest unsolved case of the Chongzhen Dynasty is that in the second year of Chongzhen, when Yuan Chonghuan suppressed the Denglai Rebellion, he was unexpectedly hit hard and died tragically in Shandong.At that time, Yuan Chonghuan, in terms of saints, was absolutely the first in the dynasty, not to mention that Quan Xu was far worse than Yuan Chonghuan, and even Sun Chengzong, the patriarch of the Four Dynasties, was almost meaningless than when Yuan Chonghuan served as the governor of Jiliao.However, Yuan Chonghuan died.Died in vain, died very wretched!"
You did it?"
Hong Chengchou immediately shook his head, everyone in the world knows that the person who is fighting against Yuan Chonghuan is the current Zuo Du Governor, Qin Chengzu, the chief soldier of Denglai, and that time was just an accident, not a crime of war.Accidents are, in theory, everywhere.However, like the official of the dynasty and the famous Yuan Dudu, how could he die like this?
Chen Ying shook his head: "I want to say, the sword and gun have no eyes, Lord Hong has not been confused, he has become a feudal official, on the horse to manage the horse, off the horse to manage the people, and Yuan Dudu is as young and promising, you know, this God's favorite thing is that God is jealous of talents!"
”"You dare to threaten me?""
Don't dare, don't dare!"
Chen Ying shook his head and smiled innocently: "Lord Hong, do you think the grass people have the strength to threaten you?"
We are just a group of ordinary people who want to beg, they just want to live, you want political achievements, it's very simple, you don't have to fight!
”"No need to fight?"
Hong Chengchou said: "Are you willing to surrender?
”"It's okay to say surrender!"
Chen Ying nodded solemnly and said: "The fair king has written to surrender, Lord Hong has face and lining, Huaiyuan Town was given up by the imperial court back then, and a law has already been formed, just like no one cares about the problem of slaves and cadres now, if it is said that Lord Hong needs political achievements, our Helan Department is willing to raise the clan to submit to the Ming Dynasty, we can follow the precedent and form a separate guard, and we will pay tribute to the capital on time, how about this move?"
”As early as when he received that Hong Chengchou led the army to attack Huaiyuan Town, Luo Shiming's first reaction was to mobilize the fair army and fight a decisive battle with the Ming army.But the problem is that the trilateral governors are not Jiannu, and there are few Jiannu, so they are more life-saving.But Hong Chengchou is the opposite, this person is a butcher, and he killed, at that time, there were tens of thousands of surrendered rogues killed by him, and now he has as many as 100,000 surrendered rogues in his hands.Once there is a stalemate in the war, Hong Chengchou will immediately transfer these surrendered rogues to attack the Fair Army, and with the Fair Army's troops of less than 5,000 people, even if ten or twenty people fight one, the Fair Army can be wiped out.It is very embarrassing that in order to prevent those people from not cherishing the achievements of the Fair Army, Chen Ying loaned farm tools and seeds to the people in the form of bank loans.This is like when the housing market plummeted in later generations, the market value of the house in the owner's hand was only 1 million, but he owed the bank 1.2 million, and it was a pity to pay it back, it was too much of a loss, and it was a pity to throw it away.Once there is an external force, they will not hesitate to throw away the non-performing assets in their hands.Human nature is so cruel, once the Fair Army fights with the Ming Army in front, those people are definitely likely to fall into the well, or take the opportunity to escape, and the people who can fight side by side with the Fair Army are probably less than one percent.Therefore, Chen Ying decided that this war should be delayed, at least until after the autumn, so that the common people can eat the grain planted, and at that time, these people will pay off part of the loan, but have a part of the permanent production, and at that time, they will really advance and retreat with the fair army."
Don't hide it from Lord Hong, we have cultivated 260,000 mu of land this year, and after the autumn, we can not only meet the self-sufficiency of grain, but also have a part of the surplus!"
Chen Ying pointed to the fields outside and said: "In another four or five months, there will be at least thirty or forty stones of grain around here, and once there is a war, there will be nothing, can it be said that Lord Hong doesn't feel pity?"
”Hong Chengchou groaned: "What good do I have?
”"We can pay you protection money, or taxes!"
Chen Ying said with a smile: "In the future, the well water will not violate the river water, we will develop in the direction of Fengzhou, Shengzhou, and Hezhou in the future, and we will definitely not go south, of course, if Lord Hong needs war horses, we have them, and we can provide them to Lord Hong at a lower price than the market price!"
”Hong Chengchou didn't say anything, he was just thinking.Huayang Society's help to him was obvious, but at the same time, he also knew that Huayang Society was collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, funding the construction of slaves, and seeking huge profits.Now that he is the governor of the three sides, he is instructed by a group of unruly businessmen and officials in the lower field, which makes Hong Chengchou very uncomfortable.In fact, no one wants to be a dog, especially the most despised merchant dog.Hong Chengchou naturally understands that the purpose of Huayang Society's eagerness to eliminate the Fair Army is to open up the trade route to Jiannu, but if the Fair Army is eliminated, who will block the trade route of Huayang Society?
In that case, isn't Jiannu getting more and more powerful?
Hong Chengchou is not much loyal and patriotic, he just doesn't like to be instructed to do things by the kind of businessmen of Huayang Society, just like Nurhachi, he was just a chess piece, and when his power became stronger, he immediately lifted the table and became a chess player.When Hong Chengchou was a right-hand politician, he was promoted to be the governor of Yansui.He was grateful to Dade of Huayang Society, when he became the governor of the three sides, commanding the nine general soldiers of Gan, Liang, Su, Xi, Ningxia, Yansui, Shendaoling, Xing'an, and Guyuan, but he was ordered to come and annihilate a small fair king, a grass-headed king with more than 30,000 troops and five or six thousand men and horses, such a person, not to mention that he can't look down on it, even a thief like Wang Zuogui won't see it."
Ben Governor doesn't have a choice!"
Hong Chengchou shook his head: "War horse, if you want it, if you don't give charity, you can take it!"
”Chen Ying let out a long sigh and said, "Okay, Lord Hong, please take care of yourself, do you want to kill Chen's sacrificial flag?"
”"Go back and tell the King of Justice, let him wash his neck, and his head will be plucked by himself soon!"
Chen Ying got up and arched his hand towards Hong Chengchou: "Farewell!"
”…… Huaiyuan Town, the old, weak, sick and disabled people under the jurisdiction of Huaiyuan Town have retreated to the city, and the young and strong are the second echelon, cooperating with the 37th Regiment to defend Huaiyuan Town.The 36th Regiment, the 7th Cavalry Regiment and the 9th Artillery Regiment lined up along Huaiyuan Town.On April 22, the fourth year of Chongzhen, the Ningxia army arrived at the south of Huaiyuan Town, and at noon on the same day, the whole army had a full meal, and then launched a tentative attack on Huaiyuan Town.The Ming army's offensive method was completely different from that of Jiannu, but there was a feeling of war in later generations, and the artillery began to take the lead in speaking.The Ningxia Army's five 3,000-jin Hongyi cannons fired at the highest speed at Huaiyuan Town.One after another, the cannonballs smashed into the town of Huaiyuan, hitting the city wall and sparks scattered.This city wall is really too strong, no matter how hard the cannon bombards, it can't be moved, it is the same as iron, which makes people desperate.Of course, the Ningxia army had long been aware of this, and they worked hard to hit the battlements, not wanting to waste precious shells on the iron-clad city walls.However, the operational and technical level of the artillery of the Ningxia Army still needs to be improved, and after so many artillery shots, not a single artillery can hit the battlements.Instead, two shells fell into the middle of the cavalry, knocking down several of them, drawing ridicule.The Fair Army lay in the battlements of the wall, or behind the outer barracks, and instead of shouting or shouting, they remained silent.This silence made the Ningxia army uneasy, and made Hong Chengchou's brows furrow.These fair armies are too calm to fight!
In the past, when he encountered other peasant rebels, he often fired a cannonball, and the other party directly bombed the camp, followed by a siege and killing, otherwise, how could it be possible to stage a spectacle of 10,000 or 10,000?"
Bang!
A shot put finally hit the battlements, shattering them, and the two Fair Army soldiers were wounded by the flying bricks, their flesh blurred, but they bit their lips hard and did not say a word.The wounded soldiers were taken into the city by a temporary organization of stretcher teams for the people.After nearly half an hour of shelling, the Ningxia army outside the city slowly stopped shelling, because their barrels were already red.Chen Ying raised his hand, and a cavalryman of the Fair Army with a white flag rode a war horse towards the Ningxia Army and handed a letter to Hong Chengchou.Hong Chengchou took the letter, only to see that the letter read: Four big characters at the end of the performance."
One shot is ready!""
Gun No. 2 ready!""
Gun No. 3 ready!""
Gun No. 4 ready!""
Fire!"
The artillerymen of the Fair Army had long been impatient, and after hearing the order, the gunners were the first to open fire."
Boom boom boom" ......
A series of violent bangs, more than a dozen cannon muzzles spewed out large clouds of smoke and fire, blowing the sand and dust high, the momentum was quite terrifying.The cannonball spun at high speed and rose above the chamber of the cannon, and slammed headlong into the Ningxia Army's artillery position several hundred paces away with a thunderous momentum, making a deafening loud noise.Their purpose was very clear, that is, to sweep away the artillery of the Ningxia army with artillery.Of course, for technical reasons.The artillery of the Fair Army was not 100 percent, but after more than a dozen artillery pieces and six rapid fires, the artillery positions of the entire Ningxia Army were already shrouded in gunsmoke.