Chapter 239: Taking the City in One Day, Shocking South Vietnam (Part 1)

Not only the brave general Pang Xianchu was wondering, but also the accompanying deputy general Fan Wuji and all the generals of the Dragon City Southern Expedition were wondering, what is that thing with a thick and heavy iron pipe on the two-wheeled vehicle?

Thinking about it, these Dragon City army generals have been in the army for half their lives, and even the well-informed generals don't know what artillery is.

After all, according to the historical development trajectory, this thing was first used in the military more than a hundred years after the New Dynasty!

In addition, the Longcheng naval fleet was established relatively late, and the naval warships are by no means a place that ordinary generals can visit at will.

Therefore, it is reasonable that Pang Xianchu and his party do not know Cannon.

Even during the battle across the Yangtze River to seize Jinling City, the warships of the Longcheng Navy fleet were dragging up the Yangtze River and constantly bombarding the Nanzhao Kingdom's Tengjia soldiers on the south bank of the Yangtze River;

The dragon city army that participated in the southern expedition across the Yangtze River only heard the roar of the cannons like thunder on the ground, but failed to recognize the true appearance of the cannons, which even cast a mysterious veil on the cannons of the Shenji Battalion.

As a result, Pang Xianchu and his party went up to greet the reinforcements of the Shenji Cannon Battalion soldiers with surprised and puzzled expressions.

"Lord Governor, I've been looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally I've got you here!"

As he spoke, Pang Xianchu had already dismounted, smiled and greeted the Navy Admiral Qi Jiguang, and said: "Master Governor, and the brothers from the Shenji Camp, the main camp of the army is thirty miles ahead, over this mountain. almost there;"

"My general has already sent an order to prepare large watermelons to relieve the heat and quench thirst for the brothers in the God's Machine Camp. You can eat them when you get to the camp!"

Here, Navy Admiral Qi Jiguang, who temporarily served as the commander of the Shenji Battalion, also got off his horse and greeted Pang Xianchu with a smile: "Here we are, General Lao Pang!"

"Soldiers of Shenji Camp, please work harder and eat watermelon at the camp!"

Pang Xianchu also ordered: "General Fan, ask the brothers to dismount and assist the brothers in the Shenji Battalion to transport these heavy equipment back to the main camp!"

"The general will get the order!"

Soon, the officers and soldiers of the two armies joined forces and moved the red cannon, which weighed a thousand kilograms, forward.

As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. With the addition of the officers and soldiers of the Dragon City Southern Expedition Army who came to greet them, the march of the Shenji Battalion suddenly accelerated a lot.

During this period, after a brief exchange of greetings, Pang Xianchu, who was full of doubts, finally saw the right opportunity and asked Qi Jiguang: "Master Governor, what is the thing being dragged on this car?"

"Forgive me, General, for my blindness, but I still haven't been able to see what this is!"

Ha ha!

Hearing this, Qi Jiguang laughed heartily and said: "General Pang, this thing is called the red cannon. It was a weapon that the emperor specially ordered to be removed from the navy's warship to assist the southern expedition army in conquering Yongzhou City!"

"Red Cannon?"

Pang Xianchu was still confused and said in confusion: "A siege weapon?"

"Lord Governor, this red cannon has neither a power device nor any equipment to break the city. Can this big black iron pipe break through the tall and strong wall of Yongzhou City?"

Ha ha!

Qi Jiguang laughed again, and then explained patiently: "General Pang, do you still remember that on the day when the army crossed the Yangtze River to take Jinling, the warships of our Longcheng Navy fleet were towed upstream of the Yangtze River channel to assist in the battle;"

"It was the red cannons mounted on the warships that fired explosive shells to assist the Liangjiang New Army who had surrendered before the battle to defeat the Nanzhao Tengjia Army!"

ah?

Pang Xianchu was stunned at first, then shocked, and then said with great joy: "It turns out that the thing that was like a nine-day thunder striking the enemy camp that day was actually the red cannon in front of me!"

When Pang Xianchu reacted, the expression on his serious-looking face changed so quickly that it was comparable to the face-changing in Sichuan Opera.

Then, without caring about the airs of a general, he rode forward, stopped a moving red cannon, quickly turned over and dismounted, and touched the dark barrel here and there, like a The child is playing with his newly bought toys.

After a long time, he looked up to the sky and laughed, and said sternly: "What a red cannon!"

"This time, it is enough for the South Vietnamese defenders in Yongzhou City to drink a pot. The great revenge of my three thousand soldiers of Yuhou Army can finally be avenged!"

...

At the same time, in Yongzhou City.

Prince Li Shiyu was sitting in the Yongzhou garrison mansion. Placed on the desk in front of him were eight-hundred-mile urgent shipments sent from the capital Yangcheng every other day.

The content is all about Emperor Tiande Li Zongmin urging Prince Li Shiyu to end the Yongzhou war as soon as possible so that the South Vietnam Kingdom can return to the negotiating table for peace with the new emperor Chen Huaian.

"Huh, my father is so stupid. At this time, he is still fantasizing about negotiating peace with that thief Chen Huai'an!"

Li Shiyu said to himself: "It seems that it is time for me, the crown prince, to lead the Yongzhou garrison out in full force and fight to the death with the Longcheng Southern Expedition army outside the city!"

"Want to negotiate a peace?"

"Unless this prince dies!"

As he spoke, the gloomy-looking Crown Prince Li Shiyu stood up abruptly and shouted loudly outside the house: "Come here, please pass on this order from the Crown Prince. All the troops in Yongzhou City must gather to prepare for war. Tomorrow morning, they will fight to the death with the Longcheng rebels outside the city! "

"The general will get the order!"

The next day.

Yongzhou City, which had been exposed to the scorching sun for more than half a month, finally ushered in the long-lost rainy weather. Although it was still muggy, it still felt a lot cooler after avoiding the direct scorching sun.

Heavy dark clouds covered the sky over Yongzhou City, and it seemed that a heavy rainstorm could come at any time, but it was still not coming.

In Yongzhou City, 100,000 Nanyue defenders were gathering and lining up, preparing to take the initiative to go out of the city to seek a decisive battle with the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army outside the city.

The Longcheng Southern Expedition Army, stationed thirty miles outside the city, was also gathering at this time.

With the help of the Shenji Camp and the Red Cannon, the brave general Pang Xianchu decided to send out the entire army after breakfast, vowing to break through Yongzhou City today.

It was just after the hour of Si.

In the central army tent, Pang Xianchu, Qi Jiguang and his party were having a meal, and suddenly received a notice from the messenger.

"Report--"

"Report to the general, the scouts of the front army reported that all the Nanyue defenders in Yongzhou City have left the city and are marching in a long snake formation, attacking the direction of our military camp!"

Swish!

Upon hearing the news, all the generals in the central army tent even forgot to chew the food that was stuffed in their mouths.

"What did you say? The Nanyue garrison in Yongzhou City has been dispatched?"

Deputy General Fan Wuji was the first to react. He rushed to the messenger in three or two steps, dragged him into the tent, and asked again in front of all the generals: "Is the news reliable?"

"Did they dispatch only part of the troops, or all the Nanyue garrison in Yongzhou City?"

"Reporting to the general, all the Nanyue garrison in Yongzhou City has been dispatched!"