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Dark Palm Jiaozhi Chapter 29: Bombardment of Beichang City

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    Bac Giu Province is very similar to Cao Bang Province and Lang Son Province, both of which have high mountainous landforms.  But Bac Giang Province is luckier than Cao Bang Province and Lang Son Province. There are three huge valley plains in the province, and Bac Giat City is located on the largest Bei Gan Plain.  The birthplace of the Beijiang River is in the Beikan Mountains northwest of Beiji City. The abundant water in the upper reaches of the Beijiang River draws a large zigzag shape on the valley plain along the foot of the Beikan Mountains, making the unique Beikan Plain the largest grain-producing area in northern Vietnam.  .

    Zhou Shixiong came to the pass of Beigan Mountain, looked at the vast Beigan Plain and sighed deeply, "It's a crime to have a jade in your arms!" He sighed for the master of Beiguan Mansion. He had such a territory, but he didn't have a powerful army.  With the protection of force, it is inevitable for Beizhu Mansion to cause disasters. No wonder Gaoping Mansion has always wanted to capture this place.  So tempting!

    "I have met Master Hongchang." Shan Yuming got the news and rushed to the mountain pass early to greet him. Whether he could capture Beizhang City depended on the artillery brought by this young master.

    "How did the chief of the Shan tribe become the commander of the army?" Zhou Shixiong has always wanted to know how the chief of the Qiongshan Khmer tribe gained Ruan Phu Bao's trust and actually gave him command of all the newly trained 10,000 army soldiers.

    "The last general has surrendered to the Lord of the Palace. The Qiongshan Khmer people will follow the Lord of the Palace to the death." Zhou Shixiong did not expect that the answer was so simple, just swear allegiance!  There might be some inside story, but Shan Yuming didn't want to tell Zhou Shixiong and there was nothing he could do about it.

    "Very good, Chief Shan's choice is very wise." Zhou Shixiong pointed to the city at the foot of the mountain and asked, "Chief Shan, is this Beizhang City?"

    "Yes, the first lord of Beijiang Prefecture built the city here two hundred years ago, attracting the mountain barbarians in the prefecture to come down to cultivate the land. We, the Khmer people in Qiongshan, also wanted to move here. Unfortunately, the Ban Senon people blocked the road and prohibited us, the Khmer people.  After entering Beizhuang Prefecture, our ancestors could only settle down and take root in Qiongshan." Shan Yuming was very emotional. The name of Qiongshan is very nice, but the original name there was Qiongshan. As the name suggests, you know what kind of place it is.

    "Oh, there is such a connection, but Commander Shan doesn't need to be angry. As long as he takes Beiji City, let's see who dares to stop the Qiongshan Khmer from entering Beijia Mansion!" What he said sounded nice, and Zhou Shixiong also felt sorry for Beijia Mansion in his heart.  Heartbroken.  In the past, I read the information sent by Ma San about how good Beizhang Mansion was, but I never experienced it personally. Now seeing how rich the Beigan Plain is, Zhou Shixiong also wanted to get a share of the pie.

    ¡°The young man is not very capable, so the capture of Beiji City depends entirely on the young master¡¯s artillery.¡± The two of them complimented each other with their talk, and finally arrived at Beiji City an hour later.  Zhou Shixiong looked at the sky and said, "Commander Shan, it's still early, so we might as well start attacking the city now."

    Zhou Shixiong was anxious to solve Beiji City and then take people to Kuikun to rescue Zhou Er. Of course he didn't want to waste time.  Shan Yuming also held his breath and wanted to take Beiji City as soon as possible to prove that Ruan Fubao had not chosen the wrong commander of the army.  The two hit it off immediately and split up to prepare to attack the city.

    Zhou Shixiong led the elephants to the east gate of Beizhuang City. The appearance of four elephants caused a commotion at the top of Beizhuang City.  Most of the Cochin people had seen elephants before, so there was nothing surprising about them. The problem was that the elephants were dragging four artillery carriages behind them. This was their first time seeing this thing.  Zhou Shixiong did not dare to get too far forward and waited for Shan Yuming to lead the soldiers to protect the artillery team, lest the cannons be destroyed by the enemy forces in the city.

    Soon, eight thousand soldiers gathered under the east city gate. Zhou Shixiong drove the elephants to pull the artillery cart to a suitable distance, unloaded the cannon and let the gunners prepare for the bombardment.  In this era, only small-caliber artillery used artillery carts. Large artillery could only dig holes in the ground to withstand the huge recoil. Fortunately, there were many people and quick hands. In half an hour, all four artillery were in position. Zhou Shixiong signaled to Shan Yuming, "Commander Shan  , I don¡¯t know how to lead an army in a war, so you should do it.¡±

    Shan Yuming was not polite to Zhou Shixiong, so he drew his sword and ordered, "Run!"

    Boom, boom, boom, four loud noises, four twelve-pound solid iron balls shot out, bang, bang, bang, three shells hit the target, beating the gate of Beizhang City like a drum.  The cannonball fired at the wrong angle hit the battlements of the city wall and hit the top of the city. Then it wreaked havoc on the top of the city like a billiard ball, causing chaos wherever it passed.

    The wooden city gate only withstood less than four rounds of shelling before it fell into pieces. The east gate of Beizhang City, which was unprepared for the shelling, was opened to the attackers. Of course, Shan Yuming was not polite and sent two thousand people to storm the city gate.  After the city gate is taken, the rest of the troops will follow.  The five thousand miscellaneous troops in the city had long been frightened by the power of the cannon and were unable to organize effective resistance. Facing an enemy force that was several times their own, the five thousand miscellaneous troops resisted for an hour, and finally most of them knelt down and surrendered.

    Until nightfall, Beiji City was finally cleared.  Except for the palace lord and a group of his cronies who escaped early, all the wealthy families in the city were suppressed by Shan Yuming.  When Shan Yuming led the troops into the city, Zhou Shixiong took the artillery cart to the camp to rest. When Shan Yuming remembered that there was such a great man to invite, he hurried to the camp.  "Master Hongchang, please enter the city."

    "No, Commander Shan should be aware of Kuikun's situation. I still have to go over there. I don't know if Shan CommanderShould the commander personally lead the troops to conquer Kuikun, or should he send other troops?  "Zhou Shixiong didn't have Shang Fang's sword in hand. He wanted Shan Yuming to send troops to relieve Zhou Er, but he could only discuss it but not give orders.

    Shan Yuming held his two big hands together and rubbed them hard. He really couldn't make up his mind whether to leave or stay.  Lang Son City is already prosperous, but Bac Giac City, which has a longer history, is even more luxurious than Lang Son City because most of the people living in Bac Giat City are wealthy families. They own the entire Beacon Plain and are truly big landowners.  The largest landowner was, of course, the owner of Beizhu Mansion. After Shan Yuming entered the city, he ordered people to seize the warehouses and barns as soon as possible. His eyes were illuminated by the silver light that filled the room.

    Shan Yuming has never seen so much silver in his whole life. If the loud killing outside reminded him that he was at war, Shan Yuming would have wanted to wallow in the silver mountain.  A little bit of knowledge shows that if the master of Beizhi Mansion is so rich, those wealthy families must not be much different.  Shan Yuming did not dare to blatantly embezzle money from Mo's treasury, so he was naturally full of imagination about the properties of those wealthy families. Now Zhou Shixiong asked him whether he would go to the rescue. This question made him very entangled.

    "Beijia City is the heart of Beizhi Mansion. Guarding here is equivalent to controlling most of Beijia Mansion. Such an important place certainly needs a general to guard it. Otherwise, Commander Shan will send five thousand men with me to Kuikun. Commander Shan will personally  Lead the troops to sit in Beizi City and clear out the enemy forces in the city." Shan Yuming almost rubbed the skin off his hands and did not respond to Zhou Shixiong. When Zhou Shixiong saw that this guy didn't want to go, he simply offered to help him.

    "Master Hongchang is right, that's what I thought." Shan Yuming saw that Zhou Shixiong was such a good person, so he nodded in agreement.  As for whether more than 2,000 people could hold Beizhu City, he had no time to think about it.

    Zhou Shixiong stayed in the camp outside Beizhuang City for one night. Early the next morning, he led four thousand soldiers to march towards Kuikun. The five thousand men he had promised were killed by one thousand. Shan Yuming's reason was that Beizhuang City was too large.  It's so big that more than 2,000 soldiers are not enough.  Zhou Shixiong didn't argue with him and just borrowed hundreds of carts from him to transport soldiers.

    On the same day, Zhou Er's camp outside Kuikun received the first attack by the Xuan Quang Army. Ruan Fuchi learned from the prisoners the true and false status of the Pingxiangzhou Guards. After several days of preparation, he finally took the initiative to attack to avenge his dead master Chen Deliang.  .  He knew that the Ming army's crossbows were very sharp, so he ordered people to make a large number of thick wooden shields. Ruan Fujun's two thousand old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers were converted into shield soldiers. They did not have to do anything but were responsible for holding the shields forward.

    Theoretically, there is no advantage for 5,000 Xuanguang troops to attack Pingxiangzhou's 4,000 guardsmen. Ruan Fuchi dared to do so because of the power of victory and because he received news that Ruan Fushou personally led 5,000 soldiers to come for reinforcements. He had to  The father made achievements before his arrival to consolidate his position as heir.  Although this is somewhat utilitarian, Ruan Fuchi is not a newbie on the battlefield, and he is sure to defeat this group of new recruits.

    Zhou Er looked at the shield array like a low wall and felt very upset.  The tight formation of Xuanguang Army did not deform during the movement, which showed that this was a well-trained army, which was not on the same level as the trembling recruits around him.  When the numbers are equal, even if they are all veterans, it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose.

    The most outstanding thing about the Pingxiangzhou Guards is not that they have many veterans, but that they are well-equipped.  But this time during the attack on Beizhu Mansion, the recruits were only issued a set of leather armor and swords and spears for training. Only the former Jinyi Guards, who were renamed Zhennan Guards, had crossbows.  What worries Zhou Rong is the equipment problem. If all are issued with iron armor and steel knives, even if there are only a thousand elites, Zhou Rou will still dare to lead the troops out of the camp to fight.

    There are no what-ifs in reality. Zhou You smiled bitterly and muttered, "The Xuanguang Army's cautious defense of crossbows is actually very unnecessary."  ¡¯

    "The spearmen come forward, and the crossbowmen are on standby." No matter how upset he was, he had to fight. Zhou You never thought about escaping. Even if he killed all his men, he would not leave.

    Neither side had a poetic and picturesque fighting general in front of the battle, and the main general did not come out to talk about ideals and morals.  Xuan Guang's army approached the fence of the camp without a word. The shield soldiers inserted their shields heavily into the ground to create a row of shield walls. The pike soldiers attacked the defenders in the fence through the gaps in the shields. Suddenly, wailing and cursing broke out, and the battle  That's how it started.

    Five thousand people hiding behind the shield wall would definitely not be able to protect them all. One thousand Zhennan Guard crossbow archers began to shoot. The powerful crossbow arrows pierced the bamboo shields on their heads, but they still had enough power to cause damage to the people under the shields.

    Both sides are trying to find loopholes and shortcomings in the other side. For the time being, it seems that Nguyen Phuc Chi has the upper hand.  His shield tactic is very effective. Even if it cannot completely resist the crossbow arrows, it can still minimize the lethality of the crossbow arrows.

    The battle in front of the fence was almost one-sided. The experienced Xuanguang Army hid behind the thick shields to look for fighters, and only fired a shot when he saw it correctly.  Ping Xiangzhou's recruits were very brave. No matter whether their spears could penetrate the shield wall or not, they used all their strength to stab them to death.
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