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Chapter 195 Siege Drill

The camp was attacked by Fucheng and his group of rebels who rushed to Weicheng to reinforce, with more than 300 people.

The rebels were preparing to launch a sneak attack at night, but they didn't expect that the barracks were prepared for a long time. As soon as they confronted, the rebels found something wrong, and ran away and dozens of them fled into the city.

More than a dozen rebel soldiers who were not dead and had their own colours on them were taken to Liu Yu.

Without much words, Liu Yu shouted: "Chun!"

More than a dozen heads moved from their bodies and rolled on the ground.

Huo Bing, who was very arrogant just now, saw three young followers covering their eyes and looking fearful on his face.

They were also attacking the camp, but the treatment was different. Liu Yu said he wanted to kill Huo Bing's head, but in the end he just scared him.

Yang Lie looked at Huo Bing with a grim smile and asked, "Boy, will you go?"

"So what? So what if you don't?"

Yang Lie walked over with the executioner's thick-backed knife and smiled maliciously: "If you leave, you will tighten your tail and run quickly. If you don't leave, you will stay here to help attack the city and give you a few food."

Huo Bing asked hesitantly: "Does the grain management be enough to eat?"

"That depends on whether you have the ability."

Originally, they were just a few boys who fled. Although they had some strength, no one hired workers now. They either migrated to try their luck or joined the rebels for a long time. Being able to join the army is a good way out. No matter how powerful Huo Bing knew this was an opportunity.

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The next day, Liu Yu commanded the army to attack the city in full swing.

The city walls of Weicheng are four or five meters high, without a moat, and the road from the camp to the wall is smooth.

There are no siege equipment. The most dirt-free way is to climb in through the city wall. There are no ladders, so I have to play with the trouble first.

Liu Yu did not order a besiege of the city. He just attacked from the west side of Weicheng. The offensive was not very fierce. He teamed up with dozens of people, holding tung oil cans and "spouted". Those who threw it on the city wall were not rewarded, and those who couldn't throw it were punished. He came back to fight the ten army sticks.

This line is aimed at male soldiers, and the female soldiers just formed a formation and watched from the side, as cheerleaders who cheered on.

There were not many defenders in the city. Four or five hundred people were almost all gathered on the west wall. Because there was a shortage of arrows in the city, the court army rushed over and there was no other way, so the defenders had to smash them down with large and small stones.

So the offense and defense fought back and forth for a morning of tug-of-war, with basically no casualties.

When lunch started, many soldiers were beaten with military sticks. It would be better if the Imperial Guards had a mission. The soldiers in the Nanchang'an camp suffered losses if they were not trained enough on weekdays, and they were basically the ones who were beaten with military sticks.

Those who were hit by stones and those who were beaten by military sticks were surrounded by the camp gate and humming.

"This won't work, it won't be effective in training." Liu Yu held a dry cake in one hand and said to Yang Lie. "Change the practice method in the afternoon and throw a blasting rod in it."

The blasting rod is a firecracker. It stuffs gunpowder into the bamboo tube and ignites it and explodes. Yang Lie was originally surprised by the various things that Liu Yu ordered to bring, but now he knows that bamboo can come in handy.

"I'll give instructions now," said Yang Lie.

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Throwing a explosive rod is obviously much more fun than throwing a tung oil can, but you must master the timing of ignition. You cannot lean too far under the city wall, otherwise it will explode before it is thrown up and in your hand. You cannot be too close. Otherwise, you will be hit by a stone under the city wall. The explosive rod is not like a tung oil can be thrown up and down, and it must form a parabola.

It's almost like throwing a javelin.

The city was also prepared. After seeing the "bad" siege of the imperial army in the morning, the defenders seemed to have increased their confidence and brought large pieces of stones from all over the city. This time the stones were thrown down and the power was much greater.

After killing and injuring several people, the imperial army dared to step forward and throw the explosive rod.

Seeing the stones on the city wall work, someone who looked like a leader laughed and said, "You cowards, have the ability to come up!"

Liu Yu was so angry that he threw the kettle in his hand to the ground, pointed at the city wall and cursed: "You are so fucking goodbye, come down for me!"

The two sides began to have a verbal battle, and they couldn't hear what both sides were saying.

The culprit was cursing there. Liu Yu, the culprit, entered the camp. Xu Xuanzhu was a little suspicious and asked anxiously: "Husband, if this stalemate continues, when will the rebellion be quelled?"

"It's today." Liu Yu said casually, waved his hand and let Lian Husheng and others go over and get into the tent together.

When they came out again, Liu Yu and his personal guards were holding a developed musket in their hands.

"There are not many people, so save money. You must learn to aim and don't shoot empty guns in the sky." Liu Yu instructed that he would take the musket team of more than 20 people to practice.

"Husband, what is this?" This was the first time Xu Xuanzhu saw a musket, and he didn't understand what Liu Yu was doing with something like a long tube.

"Madam, let you see good things."

Liu Yu said, a group of people had already left the camp, and the soldiers up and down the city wall were still cursing. Before Liu Yu approached the fence made by the shield, he held a gun and glanced at the city wall. He took more than 300 steps, and it was still difficult to aim too accurately.

"Can you go further?" Liu Yu asked Yang Lie.

"No, Commander Liu." Yang Lie said, "The city wall is high and it will be dangerous to walk forward if you have the best arrow technique.

"Then wait for the general to fire the gun first, and I didn't tell you to wait first!"

Since you want to establish your authority, you must find a good marksmanship.

Liu Yu was the only one who had played with a gun. He had long seen the clamoring rebel leader on the city wall disliked him. Perhaps he felt that more than 300 steps of bows and arrows could not be shot. The leader actually stood on the battlement with a flag, shaking flags and cursing. He was inspired by him, and it seemed that the rebels on the city wall were also scolding him loudly.

"Damn it, let you go!"

"Bang!" Liu Yu shot out the target, but he didn't hit the target, but just hit the battlement under the leader's feet, splashing a few broken bricks. The leader scolded him and did not pay attention to any abnormalities under his feet, and the situation of scolding did not change.

Liu Yu felt a little disappointed under the gaze of Xu Xuanzhu and the guards. This was not enough to establish his authority but was destined to be impressed. Fortunately, the rebels didn't know, otherwise they would definitely increase the ambition of others and destroy their own prestige.

"A mistake, a mistake. This will definitely hit."

Liu Yu smiled ashamed and took out another piece to load it. This time he specially increased the aiming time for a while, and felt that it was almost the same. Then he pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

With a sound, the rebel leader on the battlements suddenly turned his legs and fell from the city wall. The rebels thought he could not stand steadily, so they reached out to pull it, but they only pulled the flag back, and the man had already fallen to the ground.

The shouting and scolding stopped immediately. The rebels on the city wall stretched out their heads and looked down. The leader kicked his legs and died.

The dead appearance is like the vulgarity he was when he was arrogant and cursed.

The rebels were in an uproar. It was awesome, but they didn't see how he fell.

"How is it?" Liu Yu looked at Xu Xuanzhu with a surprised expression with a smug smile, "Isn't it good?"

Xu Xuanzhu looked a little surprised and asked, "Husband, did you really do that?"

"No? It's not because his husband's spearmanship is accurate, how could he fall off the city wall?" Liu Yu was still a little ashamed when he said this. He was clearly aiming at the head of the rebel leader. He hit the knee. His head was very tilted.

"You guys have your money and have a round!"

The guards were inspired by Liu Yu's "sharp gun technique" and loaded their sons. Liu Yu ordered them to make a scattered banging sound, although most of them were only hit on the city walls and battlements. There were still a few who were shot, including those who hit the forehead.

"They are playing magic!"

Someone shouted on the city wall, and then various shields were placed on the battlements. Liu Yu's "pole-burning hands" who were still stopping and watching waved, "What are you waiting for? Send!"

A bunch of people rushed up, and the explosive rod was thrown up without any interference this time, and then there was a crackling sound on it, accompanied by the clanging sound of the shield falling down.

The siege behind is much easier. It is said that it is a siege, but it is actually to constantly throw tung oil cans and explosive rods upwards. Once the rebels want to throw stones downwards, muskets will immediately sound.

The soldiers on the city walls had seen the power of muskets, and they all became frightened birds. Regardless of whether they hit or not, they immediately shrank behind the battlements.

"Surrender and not kill!"

Liu Yu asked someone to shout twice. He originally planned to ask someone to go in and get some more, but he saw a white flag raising on the city wall.

The rebels were tortured by "demonic magic", explosive rods, and tung oil cans, and now the leader is dead. When they shouted "Surrender and not kill", they did not have the courage to resist stubbornly and obediently opened the city gate.

It was originally a solid city wall, but it was restored by the court army without bloodshed.

The first battle was won.

The imperial army immediately entered the city. In addition to disarming the rebels, they also had to resettle refugees in the city. Because the rebels deducted military rations, the people in the city were in a state of hunger and coldness. There was no green in the entire city, and anyone who could eat them was eaten by the people.

While Liu Yu asked someone to place rice in the porridge field, he went to patrol the prisoners of war. Because he was quite resentful of the curses of the rebels before.

In the open space in front of the county magistrate's mansion, the rebels were kneeling on the ground with their hands and feet tied up. Liu Yu came over and recognized that this was the general who was causing trouble outside just now.

"Hey! Didn't you say you would not kill after surrendering? Now you are backfiring?"

A stingy boy looked up at Liu Yu, as if he was talking in a questioning tone.

Liu Yu was angry at the moment and pointed at the young man and said, "You boy, I remember that the city tower was cursing quite a bit. What was the point of scolding me? I gave birth to a son without an asshole? Isn't this the general who was called "I have no son or grandson? Isn't it called "I have no son or grandson? I'll pull it out and beheaded!"

"It's unfair. It's not a villain's shout." The young man was dragged by the soldiers and no longer had his previous arrogance and began to cheat.

"You still say no, your voice is so loud that you think I am deaf and blind, right?" Liu Yu ordered, "Seave this mouth first, so as not to howl like a pig when beheading."

The man's regretful intestines turned blue. He had originally surrendered to the rebels to show it in front of the leader, but now he has become a proof of guilt and wants to behead him.

"The villain is wronged, it is really wronged." The young man cried, "The villain is a sold salted fish in Weicheng. The Zhou family saw that the villain shouted in his voice and cursed on the city tower. Those swear words were all compiled by the Zhou family!"

Liu Yu waved his hand and asked the soldier who was about to shut up his mouth.

"Who is Zhou's family?"
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