It was already mid-September and it was already a bit cold on the lake.
The leaders took the speedboat out of the berth. A cold wind blew by, and they couldn't help but tighten their clothes.
When he came out of the reeds, he could already see the black army heading toward the water with dust all over the sky.
A stone's throw away from the shore, the clipper stopped.
Hu Yanzhuo also got the news, and rode with Han Tao and Ling Zhen to the waterside.
When Chao Yong saw Hu Yanzhuo, he couldn't help but become playful and shouted: "How is General Hu Yanzhuo?"
When Hu Yanzhuo heard Chao Yong's greetings, he couldn't help but be startled. He didn't want to reply to avoid being teased. But seeing all the soldiers next to him looking at him, he had no choice but to shout: "Listen, please surrender now. I can also submit a letter."
The imperial court, please ask for a letter of pardon for you. Otherwise, the army will go everywhere, sweep away the puddles, demolish the nests, and there will be no mercy."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "I just don't know whether General Huyan went to seek the emperor's imperial edict or Cai Jing's edict?"
Hu Yanzhuo's face turned red when he heard this. He had never met the emperor during this conquest. He only received the troops deployment document from the Privy Council, and then visited Cai Jing. Logically, the emperor should know about it, but he was not summoned by the emperor and could not see him.
To the emperor.
Nowadays, Cai Jing's power is in power. The Liangshan grass bandits previously robbed Cai Jing's birthday card, which has blocked their way to recruit people. If the Liangshan grass bandits really surrender, I am afraid they will not be able to escape Cai Jing's murderous hands. Instead, they will be infamous for their treachery.
After figuring out the joints, Hu Yanzhuo no longer dared to say anything to surrender, and shouted: "Since you are determined to resist, we will decide the outcome at the foot of Liangshan Mountain."
When Ruan Xiaoqi heard what Hu Yanzhuo said, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Grandpa has been waiting for you to pick up the war-free card. A few days ago, Brother Yong and the others greeted you. When we arrived at this water pond, it was grandpa's territory. Grandpa
I can’t let you come here in vain, you have to drink some water from the pond before leaving.”
Seeing that Ruan Xiaoqi was so rude, Hu Yanzhuo lost interest in talking to him and moved his horse back to the water's edge.
With a wave of his hand, the archers rushed to the water's edge, readying their bows and arrows. If anyone dared to approach from the water, they would surely fire thousands of arrows and shoot them into hedgehogs.
The two wings of the shore were guarded by horse troops, while the soldiers and horses protected in the center began to dig holes and collect soil, put them into the cloth bags that had been prepared, and then filled them into the water.
The water beside the mooring was shallow, and with the help of thousands of soldiers from Hu Yanzhuo, in just a cup of tea, they had already filled in a land road that was two feet long and more than ten feet wide.
When Hu Yanzhuo saw it, he couldn't help but said happily: "With this filling method, we can fill it to the center of the mooring today, and then we will see General Ling's artillery perform its feats."
Ling Zhen was on the battlefield for the first time, and he seemed very excited. He said happily: "Don't worry, General Huyan. I have brought the first developed wind artillery, golden wheel cannon, and mother-child cannon. As long as the land road is paved, our artillery cannons will be used."
Everywhere, we will surely destroy the den of thieves."
Hu Yanzhuo couldn't hide his happiness when he saw Ling Zhen being so confident.
Seeing that the weather is getting colder, his soldiers are still wearing single clothes. These days, many soldiers have caught cold and lost their fighting ability.
When he went on the expedition, he did not expect that attacking a group of grass bandits with eight thousand elite imperial troops would take a long time, so he did not let the soldiers carry winter clothes. If he could not force out the Liangshan grass bandits, he would have no choice but to attack Liangshan regardless of casualties.
Otherwise, the coming winter will completely deprive the army of its combat effectiveness, and it will have to ask the capital for winter clothes again. If the delay is long, Cai Jing may become dissatisfied and seize his military power.
Ling Zhen was gearing up and directing his soldiers to install the gun mounts when he saw a commander running over to report: "Pull further forward and the sandbags seem to be sliding to both sides. The progress is very slow."
Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, and Ling Zhen rushed to the water's edge to take a look. Sure enough, hundreds of sandbags were thrown in, but they couldn't see the extension of the land route. They hurriedly found someone who knew how to swim and went into the water to take a look.
Ruan Xiaoqi saw a man jumping into the water and couldn't help but laugh: "Does Hu Yanzhuo know that this water pool is the backyard of my Ruan family's three heroes? Everyone, please watch me catch that guy."
Chao Yong quickly grabbed Ruan Xiaoqi and said, "Xiao Qi, don't be impulsive. The water near the mooring is shallow, and there are many archers on the shore. I'm afraid you will be shot to death by random arrows before you get close."
Ruan Xiaoqi said unwillingly: "Then let them get in so easily?"
Chao Yong knew Ruan Xiaoqi's temperament. If he only talked about danger, it would arouse his temper even more. He might jump into the water to catch someone. He pointed at the gun mount that was slowly being erected on the shore.
He smiled and said, "Have you seen the artillery mount over there? They are going to pave a road and then use artillery to attack the water village."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Xiaoqi said anxiously before Chao Yong finished speaking: "Then we can't let them pave the way so easily."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "It would be too much of a loss to prevent them from paving the road now, and we are short of gunners in Liangshan. Think about it, if Hu Yanzhuo paved the road into the berth, the archers on the shore would not be able to protect them. That road alone is
As many archers as you can stand, it will be time for your brothers to perform meritorious service. As long as you are not afraid of death, go and capture the gunner alive. Then I, Liangshan, can use artillery to attack Hu Yanzhuo. Go now, can you
Can you capture the gunner for me?"
Ruan Xiaoqi was happy when he heard this. He patted Chao Yong on the shoulder and said: "You are still treacherous. You were thinking of someone else's gunner. Don't worry, as long as the gunner arrives in Bozhong, he has entered our Liangshan. I have many men."
He is a man who is not afraid of death, so we must capture him alive."
When the leaders heard Ruan Xiaoqi calling Chao Yong treacherous, they couldn't help laughing.
Without the obstruction of Liang Shanshui's army, the officers and soldiers who entered the water quickly figured out the situation. Sure enough, after the water deepened, the sandbags thrown down slid to both sides. The road above the water was only a few feet wide, but it needed to be paved several feet below.
Ling Zhen was also anxious to see the power of his newly developed artillery. After thinking about it, he came up with an idea: "It would be much easier if we could plant some wooden stakes on both sides and connect them with iron chains."
Hu Yanzhuo thought it made sense when he heard it, so he locked the iron chains together like his own chain horse, which naturally prevented the sandbags from sliding to both sides.
At that moment, the order was given: "Han Tao led an army of 500 cavalry to requisition civilian ships along the water and transfer them here. The rest of the people were not allowed to disturb the people. Then let Yuncheng County send some carpenters to cut down the wooden piles nearby. The excavation sergeant continued to pack bags.
, put it next to the berth first, and then fill it in when the stakes are planted.”
There was a cool breeze blowing by the mooring. After all, Hu Sanniang was born as a girl. A gust of wind blew on the boat, which made her shiver a little.
Chao Yong saw that Hu Sanniang was trembling a little, and said: "Dad, it seems that Hu Yanzhuo has encountered a problem, let him worry about it. We might as well go up the mountain to see how General Xu's hook-and-scythe spearmen are doing in training. This surface
It’s enough to have the navy keeping an eye on you.”
Liu Tang lost his patience after watching for a while, and shouted: "That's right, just let the boys keep an eye on it. If Hu Yanzhuo fills the pond stupidly, we don't have to accompany him. When he fills the pond, we will kill him."
He just doesn’t leave any trace of his armor behind.”
Chao Gai smiled and said: "Okay, then let's go see General Xu's hook-and-scythe spearmen."
(Thanks to "Money Will Not Change", "Hao Gaoyuan" and "Gu Yeyu" for the reward, and congratulations to "Money Will Not Change" for becoming the first deacon after becoming the first disciple. There is another chapter in the evening)