"If you dare to come again, you will still kill them without leaving a trace." Zheng Fengshou said in an angry voice: "If it was afraid of Jianlu, this Longgu Mountain City would not recruit volunteers and set up an uprising flag."
Cui Mengdian nodded and said: "I'm not afraid, but I still need the Dongjiang Army's continued support. Whether it's food, supplies or personnel, it will be beneficial to the defense of Longgu Mountain City."
Fujino was pondering and said: "It would be better if we could support some firecrackers and artillery."
Cui Xiaoyi shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it won't save the day. Now that we have a musket, we still need to train, right? The shortest time is about ten days. I'm not very proficient yet."
Zheng Fengshou said slowly: "If you have any requests, please ask Commander Mao first. If you can help, I will help, and if you can give, give. The first priority is to strengthen the defense of Longgu Mountain City."
Just as he was talking, someone came to report that General Zhang Pan had arrived. Zheng Fengshou and others hurried out to greet him and invited Zhang Pan to come inside for discussion.
Zhang Pan slept very little, and got excited again when he heard the news. He revised the good news he had written overnight, and had just sent someone to Pi Island to report to Mao Shuai.
"For the Korean volunteers, Marshal Mao has decided to provide all-out assistance." After listening to everyone's stories, Zhang Pan readily agreed and said, "In this way, I will write another letter and send someone to escort the head to Pi Island. Mao will
Shuai decides on personnel and material support."
"This is the best." Zheng Fengshou smiled and said with cupped hands: "With the elite troops led by General Zhang here, Longgu Mountain City will have another guarantee."
Zhang Pan bowed his hands and returned the greeting: "Don't worry, Mr. Zheng, Zhang's troops have been ordered to come to support, and it is their duty to assist in the defense of the city."
The 500 Dongjiang Army is a fresh force, and it is a regular army. Its combat effectiveness should be higher than that of the Korean volunteers. With this help, the confidence of Zheng Fengshou and others has increased a bit.
After Guo Dajing and others had eaten, they received Zhang Pan's order and rushed to meet them.
Zhang Pan first talked about the military discussions with the North Korean volunteer generals, and then made arrangements, "The main force of our department must stay in Longgushan City to assist in the defense. Otherwise, we cannot calm people's hearts."
Obviously, Zhang Pan has canceled the plan of attacking from inside and outside, and decided to defend the city with all his strength. "You must station on the mountains outside the city, conduct reconnaissance and spying, and continue to use your talents."
Although food and accommodation in the mountains outside the city are inconvenient and can even be said to be difficult, safety is better than in the city.
If Jianlu attacked again, the defense on the city would be fierce fighting. If the city was breached, it would be a narrow escape.
As for the people who stayed outside the city for reconnaissance, there were only about thirty people, and there was no mission to send out a pincer attack. Naturally, they could advance and retreat freely without being accused of cowardice and running away.
"Some people in the city will also evacuate the city to reduce the possibility of chaos during the battle and save some food." Zhang Pan continued: "The family members of some generals will be with you, so you must protect them."
Guo Dajing frowned slightly and asked: "General, do you dare to ask if there are many people?"
Zhang Pan said: "Not many, just over twenty people."
Oh, this is okay. If you have to take care of a bunch of old, weak, women and children, it will be really a headache.
Next, Zhang Pan set up contact methods and signals with Guo Dajing and others, and added: "If reinforcements come from Pidao, you will respond, explain the situation to them, contact the city, and then wait for an opportunity to take action."
"Understood." Guo Dajing accepted the order happily, hesitated for a moment, and said: "The North Korean volunteers lack firearms. Even if they are shipped from Pi Island, they probably won't have time to train, right?"
Zhang Pan nodded and said: "I also told them that it is not urgent to wait, but to support them some, it may not be used immediately. It can be left to attack the Jianlu in the future."
Guo Dajing thought for a while and said: "I have an idea. Although it is not as good as the fire gun, it should also be effective in defending the city."
Oh? Zhang Pan looked at Guo Dajing, smiled and encouraged him to continue talking.
Helping the Korean volunteers also helped the Dongjiang Army. As long as he could kill and injure the captives, Guo Dajing had no idea of being self-conscious.
What's more, this thing has little technical content, and its actual power is not enough to change the war. Of course, if it is used for defense, its effect is still considerable.
Guo Dajing felt that it is better to do it once than to tell it ten times. After his subordinates have seen it, they will all learn it. In the future, he will return to each department, like a landmine, it will blossom again and improve the combat capability of the entire Dongjiang Army.
The group of people left the house and walked along the street out of the city. Guo Dajing led people up to the city to carry two rolling logs for hitting people and get some gunpowder.
Arriving at the open space outside the city, after waiting for a while, people sent by Zhang Pan called over Zheng Fengshou and others, as well as three carpenters with tools.
"Is this a drill?" Guo Dajing picked up a tool and asked the carpenter curiously.
This tool has a handle, a drill rod, a pull rod and a lead rope. It is very similar to a small tool used to drill wood to make fire, but Guo Dajing's intuition told him that it should be an ancient manual wood drill.
Sure enough, the North Korean carpenter gave Guo Dajing a demonstration. He held the handle with his left hand and pulled the pull rod with his right hand. After the pull rope wrapped around the drill rod was pulled, the pull rod rotated back and forth to drill holes.
Guo Dajing looked at the drill bits. The thickest one seemed to be no more than one centimeter, so he shook his head and picked up the twist drill to drill holes in the rolling wood.
The carpenter quickly took over and worked skillfully. He quickly made a hole in the rolling wood. Then he drilled a hole in the rolling wood according to Guo Dajing's instructions.
Guo Dajing scratched his head. If he gave a demonstration, it would be unsatisfactory!
"It's best to drill a hole as wide as the mouth of a bowl." Guo Dajing stretched out his hand and gestured, then explained: "Or cut the wood in half, dig a hole in the middle, and tighten it with iron hoops."
After saying that, he put some gunpowder into the big hole, stuffed it with a few gravels, blocked the hole with withered grass, and inserted the lead into the small vertical eye.
"Ignite and launch!" Fujino noticed it, and the others probably understood it too. He nodded and said, "The launch distance shouldn't be too far, right?"
Guo Dajing smiled and said: "If the amount of charge is appropriate, it can take twenty or thirty steps!"
As he spoke, he put down the cannon, pointed the muzzle at a boulder in a deserted area, took fire and lit the fuse.
The sizzling sparks got into the rolling wood, and there was a "boom" like a thunder, followed by a crackling sound.
The gravel flew out and hit the boulders, some smashed, and some rebounded, falling on the snow one after another, causing the slightest trace of water vapor to rise.
Zhang Pan nodded with a smile and said: "Although it is simple, it is easy to make and easy to obtain materials. It can make many in a short time."
Others have also figured out how to do it. As Zhang Pan said, although this thing is not as powerful as a real artillery and its range is not as good as a firecracker, it can be manufactured on a large scale!
With a range of twenty or thirty steps, when mounted on the city and bombarded, the attack on the siege enemies is quite good. The key is that the more they are, the more terrifying they will be.