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Dark Palm Jiaozhi Chapter 28 Ji Hongchang goes into battle

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    Although the results of the moving target test were speechless, Zhou Shixiong still announced that the first phase of testing was over and the second phase of testing had begun.  The second stage tests the durability of the tank. The method is very simple: long-distance training.  In order to avoid leaking the secrets of the chariot, the test was set to make fifty round trips from Le Thi Villa to the Craftsman Camp.

    The purpose of Zhou Shixiong¡¯s conducting so many tests is to pass on some modern thinking patterns to the craftsmen, so that they can get used to new thinking such as recording, discussion, and experimentation.  Originally, all these things needed to be done was to issue an order through the hands of Guan Chongguang. Zhou Shixiong personally demonstrated and guided the craftsmen, hoping that the craftsmen would take the initiative to absorb it. Zhou Shixiong, who had received a spoon-fed education, knew the difference between active learning and passive learning very well, and he would rather put in the effort himself.  To arouse the interest of the craftsmen, but not to force them to change.

    The effect was very good. Tie Yong, who was the first to take the initiative to accept the new model, tried small batches and multiple types of experiments when refining new steel. He refined carbon steel and tungsten steel in various proportions in just one month, and used these new  Steel makes for some very sharp knives.  After seeing it, Zhou Shixiong reminded him not to just pursue the sharpest knives, but to develop new uses based on the characteristics of various materials. This is the best way out.

    Zhou Shixiong¡¯s practical tank is about to be completed, and the battle in Beizhu Mansion is entering a stalemate.  Although there are only two thousand soldiers in Beizhi City, it is the main city of Beizhi Mansion after all. Most of the wealthy families in the city are the clansmen of the master of Beizhi Mansion. In order to avoid the situation of death, these people have organized private soldiers to assist them.  The soldiers of the government guard the city.  Although there are only one or two hundred people in each family, the total number is not small, bringing the number of Beizhang City defenders to more than 5,000.

    Shan Ngoc Minh led eight thousand Lang Son soldiers to surround Beiji City. Facing the brave defenders who resisted to the death, he had no good ideas.  A strong attack would inevitably lead to heavy losses. Not to mention that Ruan Fubao couldn't afford the losses, and he, the leader of the clan, couldn't bear to let his clan members die.  With no choice, Shan Yuming chose to besiege rather than attack. While sending soldiers to scold the city for provocation, he also sent people to deliver a message to Zhou Er, hoping that Xiangzhou's soldiers and horses could quickly deal with Kuikun's defenders and send troops to help the city.  .

    Zhou Er also encountered trouble here. The 4,000 Pingxiangzhou Guards only had 1,000 veterans, the other 3,000 were recruits who had just trained for a few months, and the 2,000 Lang Son Prefecture soldiers were also new recruits, with basically no combat power at all.  .  Zhou Er was able to bring all these five thousand recruits to Kuikun Town without missing a single one, which was already remarkable.

    Ruan Phuc Shou¡¯s second son Ruan Phuc Chun stood on the city wall and looked at the army outside the city, his face as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.  He was not taken seriously at home, and being sent to Beizhu Mansion this time was a bit of an exile.  Neither Nguyen Phu Shou nor Nguyen Phu Chun thought that Lang Son House would dare to attack Bac Giud House again.  Therefore, the soldiers and horses who were kicked to Kuikun following Ruan Phucjun were all rubbish that no one wanted.  Fortunately, Ruan Fujun's mother clan sent two hundred soldiers to protect him, giving him the confidence to escape. Otherwise, Ruan Fujun would have to consider surrendering now or fighting and then surrendering.

    Zhou Er was afraid that a strong attack would cause the new troops to collapse. Ruan Fujun's group of old, weak, sick and disabled people did not dare to go out to fight in the city. Both sides were afraid of two ends.  The two battlefields were in a stalemate. The commanders of the coalition forces in Lang Son Prefecture and Pingxiang Province, who had the numerical advantage, unanimously asked each other for help. Finding that everyone was in embarrassment, they turned to Lang Son Prefecture for help.  The defenders of Beichang City and Kuiqun Town were waiting for reinforcements from Xuanguang Mansion. The two sides had a tacit understanding of their formations to scare each other, but in fact they had no intention of fighting at all.

    In early February, Zhou Shixiong came to Lang Son City again. Nguyen Phuc Bao had agreed to accept him as his adopted son, and this time he came to pay a formal tribute.  Ruan Phu Ajiang and Ma San both sent him a letter explaining the situation on the battlefield of Beijiangfu. Ruan Phu Ajiang hoped that Zhou Shixiong could help him come up with a good idea.

    "It is difficult to handle this matter. It is indeed difficult to control the combat power of the new soldiers, and attacking the city is a troublesome matter. It is normal for this kind of situation to occur." Zhou Shixiong couldn't figure out why Guan Chongguang sent three thousand new soldiers to attack the Beijing Mansion. He guessed that Guan Chongguang was so  This may be done to reduce the loss of the main force in Pingxiangzhou and to train troops.

    In the back house of Ruan Phu Bao, Zhou Shixiong saw Ruan Phu Ajiang who was waiting for him. Ruan Phu Bao has been busy gathering counselors to find a solution these days. He is still having a meeting in the study and has no time to see his adopted son.  "Zi Qi must help your uncle get over this hurdle. If the stalemate continues, there will be too many variables. Lang Son House cannot afford to lose!" Ruan Phu Ajiang was really anxious. She knew that Shan Ngoc Minh and Zhou Er did not want to attack because they were afraid of unnecessary sacrifices.  , it will be of no benefit to both sides if the coalition forces are crippled.  But if the stalemate continues, Tuyen Quang and Cao Bang will take advantage, and the blow to Lang Son will be greater than a dead person.

    Zhou Shixiong didn't want his soldiers to die in vain, so he thought for a while and said, "Storming the city is nothing more than seizing the city head and breaking down the gates. If you want to save fewer lives, it would be best to use artillery to break down the gates. I don't know how many gates there are in Lang Son City."  artillery?"

    "There are artillery, but the artillery is so heavy that it is difficult to transport it. Is it too late to transport the artillery now?" The ancient roads were basically dirt roads, which were slightly better paved with sand and gravel. Only some roads in the city were paved with granite.  It is indeed difficult to transport artillery weighing several thousand kilograms under such conditions.?Difficulty.

    "Don't worry. Did my mother-in-law forget that my son-in-law has an elephant team? It will only take a few days to transport the artillery with elephants." Zhou Shixiong patted his chest confidently and promised to solve the problem.  Ruan Phu Ajiang happily ran to Ruan Phu Bao and told him the good news. Ruan Phu Bao immediately drove away those bullshit counselors and summoned Zhou Shixiong for a secret talk.  That night, Nguyen Phuc Bao held a ceremony in the ancestral hall and officially accepted Ji Hongchang as his adopted son. Several elders of the Ruan Phuc clan attended the ceremony as witnesses.

    The next day, Zhou Shixiong gave the drawings to Ruan Phuc Bao and asked him to find craftsmen to make artillery carts. He went to Ruan Phuc Bao's elephant garden to tame a few elephants and strive to send the artillery to the front line as soon as possible.  The gun carriage is easy to make and does not require gorgeous appearance or decoration. The only requirement is to be strong.  Nguyen Phuc Bao summoned nearly a hundred craftsmen to make four artillery carriages in one day, and installed all four twelve-pounder guns with the largest caliber in Lang Son City.

    Taming an elephant is easy for Zhou Shixiong, but it is not easy for the newly tamed elephant to accept the command of others. Zhou Shixiong had to go into battle himself and ride the elephant to Beizhang Mansion.  Before leaving, Ma San urgently notified Li's Villa to send someone to protect him. Ruan Fu Ajiang was also afraid that something might happen to Zhou Shixiong, his precious little boy, so he selected two hundred palace guards to escort him.

    Four elephants dragged four artillery carriages and left Lang Son City easily. Two hundred palace guards and fifty gunners rode on horseback to accompany them.  In order to ensure that the artillery can be transported to the front line in time, Nguyen Phuc Bao also arranged for six craftsmen to follow and repair the artillery carriage in time.

    After leaving Lang Son City, the brigade accelerated and arrived at Kuai Hou Town within one day, which is one of the settlements of the Chinese ethnic group.  Li's Villa received Ma San's notice and sent Zhou Si to lead 300 cavalry to protect Zhou Shixiong. They rushed to Kuihou Town that night.  Zhou Shixiong found Qi Chuge and ten other soldiers among the cavalry led by Zhou Si, and did not understand why they were at Li's Villa.

    With these people protecting him, Zhou Shixiong changed his marching method and marched towards Beizhufu day and night.  Came to Benson five days later and received bad news.  The reinforcements from Xuanguang Mansion have arrived in Kuikun Town and are currently counterattacking the coalition forces surrounding Zhou Rong. Zhou Rong has already sent two distress letters.

    Zhou Shixiong¡¯s current identity is a fuzizi, and the people in Lang Son Prefecture naturally take him as the leader. Zhou Si knows who this person is and will not compete with him. The letter for help came to Zhou Shixiong immediately.  Tuyuan Quang Mansion sent as many as 3,000 reinforcements, which was almost half of the current number of troops in Tuyuan Quang Mansion. Moreover, these reinforcements were completely different from the previous garbage soldiers. They were Ruan Phuc Shou's strongest unit.

    Led by Nguyen Phuc Thuan¡¯s eldest son Nguyen Phuc Chi, they reinforced Kui Quang. When they arrived at Kui Quang, they were not in a hurry to help Nguyen Phuc Tuan rescue the siege. Instead, they looked for opportunities to break through the Lang Son Fu soldiers camp and beat two thousand Fu soldiers to pieces.  Zhou did not expect reinforcements from the Tuyen Quang Prefecture to arrive so quickly, and their combat effectiveness was much stronger than the Tuyuan Quang Army that they fought against last time. After the Tuyuan Quang Army broke through the Lang Son Prefecture soldiers camp, they gathered the Lang Son Prefecture soldiers and withdrew the siege troops.  Ma retreated to the camp to avoid being attacked by Xuan Guang's army.

    Zhou Shixiong cursed in confidence after reading the call for help, ¡®Damn it, you¡¯ve underestimated the enemy after winning just a few battles. This week is so disappointing!  ¡¯

    In fact, Zhou Er is not to blame at all. It was Zhou Shixiong and Guan Chongguang who really underestimated the enemy. After the last defeat of Xuanguang's army, both Zhou Shixiong and Guan Chongguang believed that Xuanguang's army was weak, so they had a plan to use new troops to attack Beijiafu.  If Pingxiangzhou sends four thousand veterans to Beizhufu, there is nothing to be afraid of even if the Xuanguang Army is strong. Zhou Shixiong believes in the combat effectiveness of the Pingxiangzhou Guards.

    "Master Hongchang, should we go to Beichang City or Kuikun?" After becoming Ruan Phu Bao's godson, the title "young master" was reused. In order to emphasize the difference between this young master and the legitimate son of the palace master, the title "young master" was added in front of him.  name.  Zhou Si and others also called him the same name as the people in Lang Son Prefecture. Zhou Shixiong thought it was pretty good and didn't say anything.

    "Go to Beizhu City." Zhou Si asked, clearly wanting Zhou Shixiong to rescue his second brother first. Unfortunately, Zhou Shixiong did not follow his wishes and chose the nearby Beizhu City as his first target.

    Zhou Si did not dare to speak nonsense in front of so many people. After everyone went down and prepared to leave, he approached Zhou Shixiong and whispered, "Master, my second brother's side is more dangerous, so let's go to Kuiqun first."

    Zhou Shixiong shook his head, "Zhou Si, you have never led an army and don't understand military formations. Although Zhou Er is surrounded, he is not in danger. Unless he gets hot and takes the initiative to fight against Xuan Guang's army, in which case even the gods can't save him. I'll fight first."  One of the things Bac Giang City wants to do is cut off the Tuyuan Quang Prefecture, so that they have one less helping hand, and the other is to solve the dilemma of Bac Gi Citadel and use Lang Son Prefecture soldiers to rescue Kui Kun."

    Although Zhou Si was worried about the situation of his second brother, Zhou Shixiong had said it so clearly that he could not say anything else. He could only urge the troops to set off quickly and try not to waste time.
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