Chapter 168: News Response
The other heroes, including Ji Minghan and Ji Minglian, all wore armor that had not been removed. It was not to prepare for the Qing army to prepare for battle, but because he was sweating profusely and could not be greedy for cold weather, he took off his clothes and armor immediately to avoid catching the armor-removing wind.
Everyone outside the big tent is still sorting out the seizures, and the heroes inside are not idle either, and are discussing what to do next.
It was Wu Yong who spoke first: "Master, Brother Guanghui is interrogating the prisoners. We still need to know the current situation in the city so we can deal with it."
Everyone felt justified after hearing this. Seeing that there was still no news from Guanghui, everyone divided into two groups and each went to pick out one of the prisoners and inquired separately. Wu Yong also left the big tent and went to the camp to count the seizures.
Zhao Zhen, his wife, Bao Xu, and Bao Xu picked up one of the five prisoners outside the stronghold. Before he could ask, the man yelled that Zhao Zhen didn't know how to speak. Judging from his demeanor, it was not a good thing to say.
Zhao Zhen said nothing and asked Bao Xu to kill him with one blow in front of the other prisoners. Another person was brought up, but he was still unruly and yelling. Without Zhao Zhen saying anything, Bao Xu stabbed him down again.
Another person was proposed. This person was pale and hesitant in speaking. Zhao Zhen still couldn't understand the words, so he had to propose one person from the camp prisoners to translate.
Zhao Zhen first pointed to the corpse of the general killed outside the stronghold and asked: "Who is this man?"
The man said something and translated: "Sir, this man's name is Gangta Bu, the imperial court's Jianrui camp guerrillas."
Zhao Zhen was about to ask more questions when the other two prisoners kept yelling. Zhao Zhen was not used to these two people. When he gave an order, Bao Xu went over and punched him.
After some questioning, Zhao Zhen found out that the soldiers in the camp were Green Camp sergeants, and the ones fighting Wang Lun in the city were the Eight Banners Firearms Camp of the Forbidden Brigade. They both used blunderbuss, and one cow captured 300 people. There are 50 Sauron soldiers, and then there is the Jianrui camp that Zhao Zhen just defeated, with a total of 700 people. There are still governor Xu Ji and thousands of people in the green camp in the city. Only then did Zhao Zhen find out the number of Qing army camp numbers in the city.
The street fighting in the city has been going on for three days. No one knows the strength of both sides. They only know that the Qing army is attacking from both inside and outside, and victory is in sight. I asked a few more people and they all said the same thing.
Zhao Zhen and others returned to the commander's tent. After a while, Chao Gai and other heroes also finished interrogating the prisoners. Wu Yong had already seen the capture. Everyone was about to speak when Guang Hui opened the commander's tent and walked in.
Seeing there was tea on the table, he drank three bowls of it and said, "Master, I caught two big fish among the wounded soldiers in the camp. One is called Xianhelin and the other is Yinjitu. I Seeing these two people living alone in a tent, I guess they are high-ranking people, so I knocked them unconscious with my sword. "
"After the interrogation after the war, the two men refused to admit it at first. I asked someone to identify it. This Xianhelin was the Linqing general, stationed in the new city. Seeing that Wang Lun's army was in decline, because he had a relationship with Wang Lun, he left the city. Next, I searched for Wang Lun in the old city. Seeing the success, I was rescued by Meng Can, a brave man in Wang Lun's army."
"Yin Jitu is a guard with a sword in front of the emperor, and he obeys the command in front of the general Shu Hede's tent. He was also injured by Meng Can when he captured Wang Lun. "The two of them were recuperating in the camp before they were captured. They were both capable officers in the Qing army, and they knew a lot about Wang Lun's army." br>
"Let's talk about Wang Lun first. This man has a tall appearance, a generous nature, is good at writing and martial arts, has extraordinary arm strength, and is proficient in medicine. He studied under the White Lotus Sect Zhang Jicheng, and later established his own business, Qingshui From then on, Wang Lun used his medical practice to spread the practice of boxing and sticks, and traveled to Shouzhang, Tangyi and Yanggu counties, recruiting many disciples and claiming to be the leader of the practice. There are many people who have never had children in their lives, but they are willing to repay their kindness by being adopted sons and daughters. "
"These adopted sons and daughters are known as eighteen people, but there are actually more, among them the most brave and capable commander-in-chief Yang Lei. Li Wang, Li Shijie, and Wu Sanniang fought with the Zhili army astride a white mule and armed with a white wax gun. They were heavily surrounded from Chen to You and could not get out. They were hit by stray arrows and killed. In the formation, Li Wang was captured and imprisoned. Li Shijie was guarding Wang Lun, who was always in his twenties. She was beautiful, strong, and skilled in martial arts. Able to use two swords, he also recruited more than ten women soldiers who were good at fighting on horseback, and were good at charging into battles and defeating enemies. "
"The second force in Wang Lun's army is the backbone of the Qingshui Sect, with famous names such as boxing master Marshal Meng Can, brave pioneer Wang Jinglong, black tiger hand Wang Weiquan, sword god Yang Wu, Pu Dao Marshal Yan Cihu, pioneer officer Li San, military counselor Fan Wei, Yan Liu, Liu Tao, Wu Qinglin and others, Marshal Meng Can is now injured, and the rest are either dead or captured."
"There are also Wang Lun's relatives, his younger brothers Wang Pu and Wang Jun, and his great-grandfather brothers. Wang Zhu was granted the title of King after the uprising; his nephews Wang Youheng and Wang Youcheng were granted the title of General Soldier; Wang Youde and nephew Zhang Bailu were awarded the title of General Zhijinwu. Head, eight feet tall, riding a horse and wielding two swords. Now most of these people have been captured and killed by the Qing army."
"Zhuangzhu, this is the situation in Wang Lun's army described by the two. Now Wang Lun's army is at the end of its rope. , there are only three or five generals, and there are only two or three hundred religious people who can fight. These two people thought that we were also Wang Lun's remnants, and advised us to abandon the dark side and join the bright side, not to be buried with Wang Lun."
Everyone listened. Yes, laughing.
Wu Yong said: "Master of the village, according to what Brother Guanghui said, combined with what other prisoners said, the Green Camp soldiers in the city are too weak to fight. They rely entirely on the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp and Sauron led by this group of Chunning. Soldiers, Lieutenant General Wang Lun ordered most of them to be killed by Sauron soldiers and shot by cannons and artillery. We need to be more prepared. ”
"I just took inventory in the camp. In addition to swords, guns and armor, the most seized items in the camp were Qing bows, bird cannons, and three-eyed cannons. In addition, there were the mighty and invincible generals, split mountain cannons, Weiyuan general cannons, and Folan machine guns. I have already After asking, the Jingying camp only carries mountain-splitting cannons and mother-and-son cannons that are easy to use for street fighting. These two types of cannons have a shorter range and are less powerful, which is good news."
Zhao Zhen said: "Pedant, this gun cannon. How powerful is it?"
Wu Yong said: "Master, the bird gun is very powerful. It can easily penetrate the wallet. The armor is facing forward, and the range is not much different from that of a crossbow. We need to fight tomorrow. Be careful."
Zhao Zhen said: "Isn't it true that the Qing army is good at shooting from a distance?"
Wu Yong said: "Master, there is no need to worry, although this cannon is easy to learn. , if you really want to talk about it, the first-level armor can completely block it, and the third-level troops can be injured without dying. In the battle formation, the cannon can only be used for two rounds, and the cannon can be used for three rounds. When the two armies are engaged, the cannon and cannon are useless. If we want to reduce casualties, the only way to defeat the enemy is to use this artillery. Let us capture all the heavy artillery. There is no shortage of gunpowder and pellets. We only need to make the captured green soldiers in the camp surrender. Our army's long-range shooting capability It surpasses the Qing army and has a longer range. After firing the artillery, let Luan Tingyu and Deng Fei lead the cavalry on both sides, and the infantry hold shields and fight head-on. It is not difficult to win this battle. "
(End of this chapter)