Chapter 22 Fire Gun

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June is a windy and rainy season in Taiwan, but today it is unusually dry and hot, as if it is preparing for an upcoming dispute.

“Is Gujiazhuang in front?”

Qin Hao rode his horse and pointed to the front, asking Chen Hu beside him.

“Your Highness, it is Gujiazhuang.”

“Okay, okay”

Qin Hao narrowed his eyes and sneered, saying, “With such a strong fortress, no wonder you dare to disobey orders.”

Yesterday, Qin Hao examined the village report submitted by Zhuge Xuan and found that Gujiazhuang was missing.

Qin Hao sent people to urge three times, but he didn’t expect that they were all beaten back and shouted that Qin Hao should go back to Nanyang.

This hard bone still appeared at an inopportune time. It depends on whether Qin Hao’s teeth are good.

The system just gave a task prompt.

[Side quest - Eliminate the disloyal]

[When you are about to take the first step of your plan, there will always be villains who come out to make trouble. Eliminate them and prove to the world that your majesty is unquestionable.]

[Quest reward - French musketeers x10]

This morning, Qin Hao summoned the team to march towards Gujiazhuang, vowing to flatten it and make the people around him give up their half-hearted thoughts.

By the way, he got the system reward of 10 French musketeers. You should know that Qin Hao has been coveting these musketeers for a long time.

To use a sentence that Qin Hao used when he played games before: Now it is the world of cavalry, and the world of musketeers in the future.

Muskets are the future trend and an indispensable point for Qin Hao's team.

Now there is no industrial foundation and it cannot be made. Take advantage of the mission to save as much as possible.

Looking at Gujiazhuang in front of him with expectation, it was beyond Qin Hao's expectation that it would be more appropriate to say that it is a small town rather than a village.

All the houses were surrounded by a five-foot-high earthen wall on the outside, on which many people with swords and guns were standing densely.

The defense was very tight, no wonder the bandits did not choose to attack but compromised.

But for Qin Hao, Gujiazhuang must be destroyed today, and he would never compromise.

"Everyone, how can we break through this earthen wall?" Although Qin Hao had a large number of soldiers, he was not a reckless person.

Li Yi and Li Guo shook their heads and asked them to think of a way. It was nothing more than rushing around and pushing the earthen wall directly, but it must not be in the eyes of His Highness, so they did not speak.

Zhuge Xuan on the side also shook his head slightly, indicating that there was no way.

Chen Hu frowned, as if he had some ideas.

"Chen Hu, did you think of a good idea?" Qin Hao asked while riding his horse sideways, and at the same time he was secretly thinking about his ideas in his heart.

"Sir, there are only a few ways to attack the city.

The most common way is to build ladders and send troops to attack fiercely.

The most strategic way is to divide the troops to attack the city walls in various places, using the real and the fake to attack the fake, using the weak to cover the strong, and using the strong to attack the weak, and then take the opportunity to climb the city.

Of course, the best way is to attack with artillery, to frighten the enemy, to make them tremble, and to break it in one fell swoop."

Chen Hu looked at Qin Hao and said solemnly: "Your Highness has a large number of troops, and the first two methods can be implemented."

"Well"

Qin Hao responded, and rode his horse to Gujiazhuang. He looked around for a long time and found that the earth wall was not as fragile as it looked. The group of people behind it also looked strong, with complete armor and weapons in their hands.

If they attacked by force, there would be casualties.

Although death in war is inevitable, it is enough for Qin Hao to be distressed for a while to die in this small Gujiazhuang. After all, he does not have many soldiers under his command now.

When riding back, Qin Hao happened to see a forest not far away, and an idea immediately came to his mind.

After returning, he was about to discuss with a few people, and then he heard the soldiers report that someone was visiting.

"Oh, someone is coming now."

He temporarily gave up the idea and asked the soldiers to call the person to take a look.

"I am Gu Cheng, the humble man, and I pay my respects to His Highness." A young man came and bowed his head.

"Who are you and why are you here?"

"To answer His Highness, I am Gu Cheng, a man from Gujiazhuang, which Your Highness is about to wipe out.

I came here this time to tell you something, there are three muskets in Gujiazhuang."

"What, muskets!" Qin Hao and others were shocked by the news.

Qin Hao did not expect that this small Gujiazhuang actually had muskets, and three of them.

You should know that the Ming Dynasty was the first dynasty to use firearms in an organized manner. From the Hongwu Dynasty to the Yongle Dynasty, firearms were standard equipment for the army. These firearms made a lot of contributions to the expulsion of the Mongolian tribes of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty lost its elite generals after the Battle of Tumubao. After that, civil officials came to power, the military was relaxed, and firearms gradually became second-rate.

Although the equipment of firearms continued, the technology was far behind the trend of the times.

Even so, the firearms of the late Ming Dynasty also shined because of the war. Didn’t you see that Nurhaci’s army was defeated by Yuan Chonghuan at the foot of Ningyuan City with a single shot, but the red cannon was used.

Qin Hao was also frightened at this time, and secretly calculated whether the distance he had just patrolled was within the range of the firearm.

If the firearm had hit Qin Hao by chance at that time, it would have been a great joke.

I secretly warned myself: I am also a human being. No matter how strong my physique is, I cannot stop lead bullets.

I rode the Liaodong Iron Cavalry horse today just on impulse, and it almost caused a disaster. I need to reflect on myself and never make the same mistake again.

Qin Hao has many shortcomings, but there is one advantage that made him basically smooth in his work in his previous life, that is, he would never make the same mistake again.

"Good" Qin Hao looked at Gu Cheng with approval in his eyes.

He did bring good news. If he attacked by force, casualties would definitely occur, which also confirmed the attention Qin Hao had just thought of.

But now he was in no hurry to say it, because Qin Hao had some interest in Gu Cheng, and asked: "Today I attacked Gujiazhuang, you are a man in the manor, why did you come out to inform me?"

Is it like the group of spineless scholars in the late Ming Dynasty who complained that "the water is too cold"? That is the person Qin Hao hates the most, even if he brought good news.

Today, even relatives can be betrayed, let alone in the future. Such people have no good end in ancient and modern times, even if the superiors buy horse bones with thousands of gold.

"This is what my father asked me to tell the general. I don't want to come, but my father's order cannot be violated. I came here to tell you. I hope the general will take care of himself."

"Oh, who is your father?" His words aroused Qin Hao's interest.

"My father is the head of Gujiazhuang."

"Who is the leader of the people on the earth wall?"

"It's my brother Gu Qing."

After hearing what Gu Cheng said, Qin Hao probably knew about 80% of it. He looked at him thoughtfully and said, "Doesn't your father have anything to say to me?"

Gu Cheng looked embarrassed and kept struggling in his heart. His father did ask him to bring a message when he came, but he didn't want to say it.

But he had already guessed it, and sighed lightly: "General, my father did ask me to bring a message before he came.

My father said: Gu Qing was rough and unconscious for a while, and he offended the emperor by mistake. If he is captured in the future, his life and death will be decided by the general. Only the people of Gu's family are innocent, so I hope the general will forgive him."

Sure enough, just as Qin Hao thought in his heart, the old man of the Gu family is betting on both sides.

This Gu Qing must be killed to establish his authority. As for the people of Gu's family, Qin Hao had not thought about how to deal with them when they came. It depends on the information about the Gu family. If he can be spared, he will be forgiven.

After thinking about it, he said to Gu Cheng: "Then please go back and inform your father. I have received his kindness and I know what he means.

Gu Qing must die, and the Gu family can be forgiven."

Gu Cheng heard Qin Hao's murderous words and knew the result, but he was just the youngest son in the family. How could he stop this completely meaningless struggle in his eyes? He suppressed his smile and said: "Then I wish you a successful start!"

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