It's just the right time for Gu Baihua to come back.

Gu Baihua was also shocked when he learned that everyone suddenly discovered that a big killer weapon had appeared out of thin air in the city. When he found out that it was actually a bed crossbow, and that Guan Shengyun and the others were helpless about it, Gu Baihua burst into laughter: "You are just a bunch of people who haven't seen me before."

You are a bastard and a bastard! Hahahaha!"

The generals are so angry.

In the concept of the Ming Dynasty, the Central Plains is the prosperous place with abundant resources, Tianbao and outstanding people. You, a barbarian from the misty land of Yunnan, actually laugh at us as country bumpkins? Gao Tengdou thought that Gu Baihua didn't understand what a bed crossbow was, and he was just trying to cover it up.

I was embarrassed to run away, so I gave him a detailed explanation with gestures and descriptions. The explanation was a bit exaggerated, well, it was very exaggerated. In his description, the arrow and spear that was shot misdirected was simply from "The List of Gods"

Liweituo's demon-conquering pestle swept through thousands of armies: everything it passed was turned into dust! Instead, it calmed the proud Gu Baihua, and stuck out his tongue: "You bastard speaks so powerfully, but we are like this kind of magical object."

I’ve never seen it before…”

Gao Tengdou became proud and scolded back: "What have you seen, you barbarian? You only laugh at others, but you don't know that you are a country bumpkin!"

Luo Yonghao suddenly remembered Gu Baihua's experience as a frontier soldier in Lijiang before becoming a horse thief. His heart moved. He waved to the guard and asked him to bring the arrows and spears for him to see. He said: "Ahua, don't worry, you can identify that thing first."

Have you ever seen it?”

When the guards brought the arrows and spears, when they saw it, Gu Baihua pointed at Gao Tengdou and jumped up: "You bastard, Rini and Mahei made me feel so sad (you deceived me so badly)! What did I say?

Well, what a powerful divine thing, it’s just an eight-oxen crossbow!” As he spoke, he picked up the arrow and spear with one hand, weighed it, looked at it, and threw it to the ground, “It’s so small, you can’t even use two oxen.

...Hahaha, rat guts! Rats! Hahaha.”

Luo Yonghao quickly stopped Gao Tengdou who was about to retaliate: "Brothers, stay here for a moment, let's talk about business. Ah Hua, have you really seen this thing before? Do you really know how to break it?"

Even though Gu Baihua could be careless in front of Guan Shengyun, martial artists' respect for scholars was deep down. He didn't dare to make a mistake in front of Luo Yonghao. He bowed and clasped his fists: "Master Military Advisor, I know."

During the Ming Dynasty, the jurisdiction of Lijiang Prefecture in Yunnan was much larger than today, and almost half of northern Yunnan was under its rule. Among the many ethnic groups in Lijiang, the Naxi are the most famous. This is not because of their large number, but because of the hereditary chieftain prefect.

Mr. Mu is from the Naxi ethnic group. On the contrary, compared to other ethnic groups, the Naxi ethnic group has a small number, and is located on the border beyond the reach of the Central Plains dynasty. In addition, it is rich (with copper mines). Therefore, in history, it has often been criticized by surrounding ethnic groups.

Coveted. Therefore, in order to survive, on the one hand, the people are tough and not afraid of fighting to the death. On the other hand, the leaders are much more flexible in mind. For example, when Zhu Yuanzhang sent his adopted son Mu Ying to pacify Yunnan, the Naxi leader Ajia had to assess the situation.

Decisively leading the crowd to join him is a clear example of a strong desire to survive.

The greatest threat to the existence of the Naxi people is the Tibetan people - the Tibetan area in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was also much larger than today, and today's Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are part of it. In order to deal with this threat that has lasted for centuries, the Naxi leaders

Two methods are often adopted: one is marriage, forming alliances with the leaders of large tribes in neighboring Tibetan areas, and sending women and a large amount of wealth from the family to obtain security for a longer period of time; the other is bloody battles to the death.

, causing the tribe that is the first to show its fangs to shatter into pieces full of teeth. This kind of bloody fight at any cost will certainly cause heavy casualties, but it will definitely break the backbone of the other tribe - and will be annexed by other Tibetan tribes soon afterwards.

This has been the case for centuries, so even though the tribe is relatively weak, it can always be feared by those who covet it.

This current chieftain, Mr. Museng, once led his family to fight against the invading rural chieftains when he was young. After winning a great victory, he pursued and defeated the enemy all the way, and conquered his old nests in Muli, Sichuan and Mangkang, Tibet.

——It was in Muli that they encountered a crossbow attack and defeated it!

Why do the chieftains of Sichuan and Tibet have such a powerful weapon that only officers and soldiers can equip?

In fact, the Ming court was behind all of this.

In order to prevent the hereditary native officials from growing in power and finally forming a powerful force that would pose a threat to the court, the local officials of the Ming Dynasty appeared to be fair and impartial, but secretly they would sometimes instigate and intensify the conflicts between the tribes.

The garrisons at the surrounding guard posts will add fuel to the flames under the instructions of the local officials: either assist in training, or provide equipment to pass knives to both sides - the rural chieftain certainly feels that the young Mu Zeng is easy to bully, and the Sichuan Xingdusi provides offensive and defensive equipment through the Yanjing Guard.

, also makes him feel confident.

Unexpectedly, Master Mu Zeng was a tough opponent. The Naxi men who fought for their relatives in their hometown were not afraid of death and sacrificed their lives. Finally, they knocked down Mu Zeng and seized the crossbow.

He knew clearly that the idiot from Xiangcheng Chieftain could not develop such a powerful weapon on his own, but even though Mr. Mu Zeng was young and had a bright mind, he knew that his words would be in vain, and it would be even worse for him if he fell out with the court, so this

Without even mentioning the matter, he directly carried the two intact bed crossbows back to Lijiang and kept them for himself. The report he gave to the court afterward only complained in tearful words about how the rural bandits refused to obey the rules, burned, killed, raped, looted and bullied others, and he had no choice but to do so.

Self-defense and counterattack, as for the seizures, they are just some Broken Sword Shields. If the court needs them, in one sentence, take them all!

Of course, the imperial court pretended to be deaf and dumb and was happy to see the result - no matter who hacked whom to death, the imperial court was happy. The "loss" of these many pieces of equipment was simply a drop in the bucket for the long-term peace and stability of the imperial court.

Mr. Mu also paid special attention to Gu Baihua. It was in Mu Mansion that the curious Gu Baihua not only handled it with his own hands, but also studied it thoroughly.

The two captured bed crossbows were one large and one small. The larger one was what Gu Baihua called the "Eight Oxen Crossbow", which consisted of three hard bows, two in front and one in the back. As the name suggests, the huge winch required eight oxen, which means hundreds of people worked together.

It can be wound up, and the giant arrows and spears fired can have a range of up to 500 meters (don't listen to the 1,500-meter nonsense from those on the Internet - regardless of the limit of mechanical energy, just use your brain a little and you will know: such a long distance

How to aim to ensure accuracy? Huge manufacturing costs, hundreds of people sweating for a long time just to let you shoot the air at an invisible enemy and have fun?

Several people can launch it together.

The Eight Ox Crossbow is almost indestructible, but it is large in size, not to mention the cost, and cannot be deployed on the city wall. Moreover, the firing speed is extremely slow. It will only be used to deal with the most imminent threats. This is an opportunity. For example,

, you build four or five towers, and sacrifice one or two of them and the soldiers in them - put fewer people in them, the towers will be lighter, and with the same number of auxiliary soldiers on carts, the advance will be faster, and the defenders on the city will be lighter.

You will think that this is the biggest threat - if you sacrifice this, the other buildings will almost have to move up! Put down the front guard board to make a passage and set it up at the top of the city. A few people will rush up and cut off the noose and bow strings first. At least a few

For a day or two at most, this threat need not be considered for the time being. It would be better to throw a few oil cans on the shelf, and this thing will be useless.

It is easier to break the double crossbow, and the casualties paid will be much smaller. In fact, Guan Shengyun and others heard about its power when they were soldiers, but have not experienced it personally-half-hearted guys are best

Liar, if there really is a fight, as long as you are willing to bleed, it won't take long for you to figure out a way to break it.

Gu Baihua listened to Mr. Mu's talk about the method that cost the lives of many Naxi men, and he tried it himself, so he immediately told the way to deal with it. The generals were overjoyed, and the gloom that enveloped everyone's hearts was swept away.

Gu Baihua only brought two troops back. In fact, he didn't want to miss the excitement. The main attack was Gao Tengdou's three battalions. Everyone prepared for the attack step by step and in their own way. Gu Baihua's small army simply guarded Shengyun's Poxiao camp.

He was replaced and took on the escort work of delivering food to the people.

Then, Gu Baihua picked up a daughter-in-law for nothing.

Many consecutive days of fear and fear of being half-starved and half-fed had tamed the people into obedience. They were submissive and obedient in front of Guan Shengyun's army. The armed guards at the beginning were to suppress the possible resistance of the people when they were pushed to the end of the road.

; But now, it is just a routine. It is more of a demonstration to the garrison at the top of the city, and humiliation: let them watch the people cheering for them.

Although the auxiliary soldiers who deliver meals are the lowest level in their own camp, they not only have to endure the bullying of the regular soldiers at all times, but most of their lives will be lost sooner or later in an unknown ditch - they

Everyone knows that, not to mention Guan Shengyun and Military Advisor Luo, even their immediate superiors will not care at all about this, but among the people, they have become savior-like figures and enjoy people's heartfelt gratitude.

, all you can see are compliments and flattering smiles. There are even people with babies who privately force the church babies to kowtow on the ground and express their respect by saying "Thank you, thank you" in a childlike voice - for

This also triggered a minor dispute: the people waiting at the back to receive multigrain pancakes were so hungry that they couldn't bear it, so they started a quarrel.

However, this kind of order is only for Guan Shengyun and others - inside the common people, it is a different scene. Under the harsh environment, even neighbors who once had a harmonious relationship have become hostile to each other. After the auxiliary soldiers left,

, fights and robberies were common, and several murders had even occurred. The bodies were thrown into Qinglong Stream and flowed down the river. They were blocked by the pontoon. The soldiers of Tianyi Battalion had to untie a small boat to leave a small gap for the bodies.

Float into the Yellow River.

Another big problem is the spread of disease. Although there is not a lot of excrement in one meal a day, the population is there, with tens of thousands of people huddled in a small area. Just excrement and urine is a huge trouble. What's more terrible

——The excrement has polluted the only water source. Although everyone has always had the habit of going to the river at the beginning of the morning (five o'clock) to empty their bodies and fetching water after midnight (seven o'clock), the self-cleaning ability of the river is limited after all. Such a large-scale

The concentrated excreta could not be completely decomposed in just over an hour, so many people fell ill, and digestive system diseases further worsened the already bad environment and made matters worse.

Everyone is looking forward to leaving here as soon as possible.

Even if you die.

At this time, Gu Baihua came.

Instead of the usual multi-grain salty cakes, today Gu Baihua brought hot white flour flatbreads. Some lard was mixed with the dough and sprinkled with green chopped green onions. As soon as the burden of the auxiliary troops was lifted, it seemed that they could break through.

The fragrance from the sky that lures the gods to the mortal world spreads among the crowd!

The sick crowd was boiling! Some people really couldn't resist the command to sit on the floor, and they raised most of their bodies to look forward and stretch out their hands to pray. These people, without exception, were all whipped - Luo Shifan had expected this.

He went out of his way to tell the leaders of the auxiliary troops and the guards his instructions repeatedly: the chaos that had just emerged must be strictly stopped, otherwise, once the chaos gets out of control, all previous efforts will be in vain!
Chapter completed!