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The laborers huddled together behind them to keep warm.
Upon seeing the two men return with a mentally challenged laborer whose mouth and nose were bleeding,
They all began to whisper among themselves.
Chapter 1609 Terrified
The two laborers returned.
He knelt before Wuzhu's horse, trembling, and said...
"The people in the tunnel were stunned by the shock."
Wuzhu saw the laborers standing blankly behind the two men.
His face also turned very pale.
Unexpectedly, the Han people's cannons...
The power of an underground explosion is so great.
Listen to the sounds of the laborers nearby.
He also knew that it wouldn't be easy to get them to dig tunnels.
Wuzhu remained silent.
The two kneeling laborers dared not get up.
There was silence for a while.
The other three laborers returned later.
They pulled more laborers out of the tunnel.
Watching his companions return, blood streaming from their seven orifices and looking dazed,
The conscripted laborers were practically in an uproar.
"Everyone inside is dead,"
"Those outside were also stunned by the shock."
Wuzhu heard the three people who returned later recount the story of the tunnel.
hesitated for a moment,
He ordered everyone to stand by.
He spurred his horse and galloped towards the military camp.
He was at a loss.
We can only go back and ask Wanyan Zongwang.
Wanyan Zongwang had just entered the main tent when
Seeing that Wuzhu had followed him in immediately, he frowned and said...
"what happened?"
Wuzhu said, "The Han people are throwing cannons into the holes they dug."
"Even the locals were stunned."
Wanyan Zongwang was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said...
“Let them all come back,”
"We can't fight anymore. Hopefully, it's not too late to retreat now."
Wuzhu said unwillingly, "Are we just going to retreat like this?"
Wanyan Zongwang said helplessly,
"If the Great Liang forces us to retreat like this,"
"That's good. I'm afraid the Great Liang will mobilize its troops to counterattack."
"We must hold our ground here,"
"To prevent Daliang from launching a counterattack from Yuguan."
"I will ask the Emperor and the other Bojilie to discuss the matter of sending troops,"
"From now on, we must be wary of Liang's counterattack."
Wuzhu said, "Then Nianhan died in vain?"
Wanyan Zongfu said, "If the fighting continues,"
"More people will die,"
"Perhaps even the Jin Kingdom that Father conquered will be destroyed."
"It's so troublesome to take Yuguan Pass,"
"There are so many more cities ahead,"
"Every city is this difficult to conquer,"
"We simply have no way to fight against Daliang."
Wuzhu wasn't stupid either.
Seeing that both my second and third brothers said this,
He had no choice but to go out and relay the order.
Not long after,
A group of people left the camp and headed north.
The next day, Zhang Qing did not see the Jin army attack.
But then reinforcements arrived.
Zhao Yuan personally led Hua Rong's troops northward.
They were preparing to completely annihilate the Jin Dynasty.
Zhang Qing welcomed Zhao Yuan into the pass.
He couldn't wait to say,
"The Jin army attacked the city for two days, but we stopped them with cannons and fire bombs."
"They seem to have lost their edge,"
"They didn't attack the city today either."
"King Liang, when do you think we can launch a counterattack?"
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "We are not the main force in this attack."
Zhang Qing thought for a moment.
"Are we going to let the barbarians from the grasslands be the main force?"
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "After the grassland road is established,"
"Almost all the men in each unit will have to serve as vassal soldiers,"
"If it weren't for the Ministry of War's strict age limit for Dong Ping,"
"The number of vassal armies along the grassland road is unknown."
"The imperial court has to pay hundreds of thousands of strings of cash every month for the 100,000 vassal troops,"
“Of course we need them,”
"We can't let the imperial court support them for nothing."
Chapter 1610 Charge!
Zhang Qing smiled and said, "What the King of Liang says is true."
"The Jurchens were brutal,"
"It's just right to let the barbarians of the grasslands deal with them."
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "After Hua Rong led the grassland troops to capture Linhuang Prefecture,"
"They will directly attack the capital of the Jin Dynasty,"
"The Jin army will surely return to reinforce at that time."
"That's when we'll give chase."
Only Shi Xiu's 10,000 troops held Gubeikou.
However, besides receiving a large number of cannons and artillery shells allocated by the Ministry of War,
They also obtained some secret weapons.
Although there are only 10,000 people,
However, no one was worried that the Jin army would break through Gubeikou.
Shi Jin was promoted to deputy general for his meritorious service in killing Bo Jilie of the Jin state.
Wanyan Gao traveled mostly along mountain paths.
In addition, a heavy snowfall had just occurred.
Therefore, the march was very slow.
Wanyan Zongwang has already switched to a defensive posture.
Wanyan Gao had just led his troops to the Iron Gate Pass.
Seeing that the Iron Gate Pass city walls they had previously built had been blown up,
The Jurchens were all furious and howled in anger.
If it weren't for Wanyan Gao's considerable prestige,
I'm afraid even that won't be enough to control those enraged savages.
Early the next morning
The Jin soldiers then marched menacingly towards Gubeikou.
Shi Jin, seeing that the Jin soldiers had already reached within two miles of the city walls, couldn't help but say...
"General, they're inside artillery range!"
"Should we give them a warning first?"
Shi Xiu observed the Jin soldiers through his binoculars.
Seeing that the golden general's banner was still behind, he shook his head and said...
"No rush, let's see if we can catch a few big fish."
Upon hearing this, Shi Jin
They had no choice but to suppress their temper.
Ten black cannons crouched on the city wall beside them.
The ten-foot-long cannon barrel pointed diagonally towards the sky.
Like a ferocious beast roaring to the sky.
This is the latest research finding from the Guns Bureau.
Its range can reach two and a half miles.
This time, troops were dispatched in three directions.
Only Gubeikou obtained real cannons.
But their mission is to hold the line.