Chapter 198: One Hundred Steps

Zhou Di, who was standing behind Tian Shengyuan, also greatly appreciated Jiang Jianke's plan, and even rubbed his hands, wanting to show his skills in actual combat.

"How far do you think the big Portuguese and invincible generals on Jintian City can shoot?" Weizhou also agreed with Jiang Jianke's plan. It was very simple, that is, to abuse you with my artillery fire and range advantage!

"Most of the Portuguese and generals in the mainland are about eight feet long, and the manufacturing process is not limited to copper and iron, but the main thing is to be strong and thick. According to the provisions of the Ming Dynasty's "Wubei Zhi", the Portuguese in the mainland "can only be tested in the training ground for a hundred steps", which is about three hundred meters!" Tian Shengyuan is very familiar with the situation in his professional field, and he speaks very well.

"Moreover, after the three-shot sub-gun is fired, it must be cooled for a moment to prevent the sub-gun from overheating and exploding."

"Old Jiang!" Zhou Di on the side smiled and spoke.

"I just heard your method, and inspired by you, I also have a method, which is a little improvement on your method. Let me hear it."

"I would like to hear the details!" Jiang Jianke said very modestly.

Zhou Di's method is actually very simple. He plans to create a movement of a large group of people to attack before the personnel who fill the Zhuanghe River set out, or send a small group of troops to operate outside the range of the Portuguese guns on the fence, luring the timid and panicked gunners in Jintian to open fire.

"Even if we can't make their artillery explode, it's good to consume more of their gunpowder and sub-guns! This small Jintian is expected to have few artillery shells. When their artillery is silent, it will be our chance."

Tian Shengyuan punched Zhou Di's chest fiercely, "Zhou Di! You poor boy! You can come up with such a wicked and smoking idea!"

"No matter if it's wicked or not, it's a good idea to make the opponent suffer!" Weizhou made the final decision on everyone's discussion.

So he summoned all the generals to start arranging the combat mission.

"First, all the battalions go back and immediately build the camp fortifications and artillery positions. The construction of the defensive fortifications must be completed before dark, and the opportunity for war must not be delayed."

"Second, draw a part of the troops to carry out activities around Jintianwei to lure the artillery on the fence to fire! In order to consume the ammunition of the artillery on the city wall, and at the same time, we can find out the real combat power of Jintian."

The Keelung Army's sleepless work task made the people in Jintianwei spend a sleepless night in tension and fear.

Outside the wall of the fence, from time to time someone either shouted threats or fired a gun here and there, and the sound rose and fell.

At first, people fired cannons and guns to fight back, but after dozens of false alarms, the psychological and mental state of the soldiers on the city wall became sluggish, and finally let go.

You can do whatever you want outside Huzhuang River, we can't control it!

There are policies from above, and countermeasures from below. Weizhou is not a general who will let go of the man in front of him so easily.

Okay! You ignore my sporadic harassment!

Then, the team-level shouting and dispatching began.

In addition to the troops responsible for supervising the construction of camps and artillery positions by civilians in the camps stationed outside Jintianwei, a team of troops was selected from each camp to take turns to carry out the combat mission of harassing Jintianwei on all sides.

When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy stays, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we chase. Weizhou fully utilized the sixteen-character guerrilla warfare tactics learned in the Army Academy.

Every half an hour or so, whether it is from the east, or the west, or the north, or the south, there are waves of troops advancing, the sound of swords and guns colliding, or whispers, or the sound of water splashing in Huzhuang River. In short, it is as frightening as it can be.

The other five enclosures, such as the South Enclosure, the North Enclosure, and the New Enclosure, were attacked in another form - our army's propaganda.

"The rent must be reduced to 35%, and the interest must be reduced to 2%!"

"The accounts of the ancestral hall must be made public! The whole clan shares it!"

"Officials and gentry pay taxes and serve as officials together!"

"Taxes should not be paid by middle-class and poor households!"

Similar slogans, accompanied by the beating of gongs and drums, were extremely clear in the deep night.

In the brightly lit place, Weizhou looked at the camp that had already taken shape, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "The soldiers have worked hard tonight, order a two-hour rest, and then have dinner! After dinner, the camps will start to move out!"

At the moment of dawn, several fast horses rushed over from the direction of Jinping County.

The riders on the horses looked at the dark camp and the dense artillery positions around Jintian Enclosure, and the muscles on their faces twitched involuntarily.

"This group of pirates came really fast!"

"Fifth brother, what should we do? Should we go into the enclosure?"

"Nonsense!" Deng Wulang waved the whip in his hand and hit the top of the bamboo helmet on the man's head, cursing, "Of course we have to go in. Who would go home without going back home?"

Looking at the people around who were a little concerned, Deng Wulang shouted: "If you have balls, rush in from the gap outside the enclosure with me and report to the master!"

"As for those who are afraid of death, run away early!"

With a sneer, Deng Wulang led the horse and galloped towards Jintian.

Outside the enclosure, the lights were bright, as bright as the lantern festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Near some passages, many fires were lit with firewood to light the way for people passing by.

Amid the sparks, Deng Wulang's several fast horses rushed to the Huzhuang River outside the enclosure along the passages reserved for the attack of each camp.

.........

"What! Four people rushed into the encirclement on horseback?!" In the Chinese army's tent, Weizhou immediately received the report from the officer on duty.

"Yes, sir! This is the news just reported before the battle."

"Why didn't you stop him?" Weizhou looked at the officer on duty and his face changed slightly. The officer on duty was about to speak when he was interrupted.

"never mind!"

Weizhou waved the officer on duty to leave. When these four people went in, there wouldn't be much change in the strength comparison between the enemy and ourselves. At most, it wouldn't be a big deal if they reported the situation outside to the person in charge inside. Perhaps, those bad news will further affect their public sentiment and morale!

"What? That rabbit Liu Wendou took our money but refused to come to mediate? He didn't even want to leave the city?"

In the circle, Mr. Deng Wentian, as if his last bit of vitality had been ruthlessly taken away, sat down on a chair, his face turned ashen, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Grandpa! That thief, Gao Gao, was happy to accept our money at first, but in a blink of an eye, he refused and said that the surrounding area of ​​the county was not stable. He was afraid that the county would be damaged and did not dare to leave easily. He just wrote a letter Ask Sun'er to bring it back to the leader of the Keelung Army, and let us either hand it over to the leader of the Keelung Army for peace talks, or we can stay away from the enemy temporarily and go to the county town."

"What nonsense is this! How can we, young and old, with thousands of people, break out from being surrounded by thousands of troops?!"

Old Mrs. Deng glanced at the letter of persuasion on the table. He placed his last hope on the face of the county magistrate.

"Go! Get my official gentry robe! In addition, send someone to prepare gold, silver, and other goods."

Touching the robe of his youth, Old Madam Deng had a determined look on his face, "Xiaowu, please remember, if anything happens to me, you must do everything possible to break out and save some of the blood of my Deng family. Don't think about revenge after you get out, just find a safe place and live quietly and anonymously..."

Deng Wulang's face was already covered with tears. He hugged Deng Wentian's legs and cried loudly: "Grandpa, let's give it a try!"

"When I die, fight!" Deng Wentian let out the last roar of a lion.

"Grandpa, you can't die!"

"Get out of here! You boneless thing! I'm not dead yet!" Deng Wentian put his hat on his head of white hair, and his brows showed the look of the overlord who ruled the roost.

"Go! Gather everyone around, young and old, strong and strong, and go up to the wall to defend. Tell them that life and death are only today!"