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Volume 1: Yuzhou Snow Chapter 861: Battle in the Capital (4)

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    Lu Qingli said: "Sister, I don't know. The arsenal has been developing a thing called an iron chariot since last summer. ¡üMy husband's original idea was to create a chariot covered with iron armor and equipped with large-caliber weapons.  The artillery became movable forts on the battlefield. They were not afraid of enemy artillery fire and bows and arrows, and were especially suitable for siege operations. However, my husband later discovered that this iron chariot was too bulky and required more than a dozen horses to equip it with iron plate armor.  It takes only a few seconds to pull it, but the action is too slow, and the large-caliber cannon cannot achieve the effect. The barrel is too big and too long, and it cannot withstand the force of the launch. A dozen cannons will be deformed and useless, and the money spent is too much.  "It's extremely huge, so I ordered the plan to be scrapped." "Everyone had no idea what she was talking about. Yang Kou'er and Lu Qingli were busy working in the arsenal all day long. They were very knowledgeable about the research and development of firearms, but there were no words like armor caliber.  But it's a term that others don't understand at all.  "Qingli, what are you going to say? Can this kind of chariot and artillery break through the Zhengyangmen city wall?" Ye Fanggu frowned.  Lu Qingli said: "I can't guarantee it, but in the current situation, I have to try anything." Dai Su'er said: "But didn't you say that the plan was cancelled?" Lu Qingli said: "Although my husband gave up this plan, I and I  Kerr saw that her husband looked very regretful, so the two of us discussed secretly continuing to develop the iron chariot. Although the problem of being heavy and slow could not be solved, together with the iron smelting master invited from Jiangxi, we found a way to add a small amount of iron to the molten iron.  A special kind of clay allows the smelted molten iron to cast a gun barrel of suitable strength and caliber, and greatly extend the number of shots. "Ye Fanggu said: "You did it secretly? This account must not be reported in the arsenal's expense account.  "It must have cost a lot of money." Zhu Fengtong said: "During the arsenal's accounting review last year, there were 150,000 taels of silver missing at the end of the year. Did you use it for this?" Lu Qingli and Yang Kou'er lowered their heads.  I thought no one knew about it, but in fact, Zhu Fengtong had already checked the accounts of the arsenal and discovered the missing money.  "One hundred and fifty thousand taels? You are so generous." Ye Fanggu exclaimed.  "Actually it's more than that." Lu Qingli murmured: "After the new year, I spent another 30,000 taels, and a total of 180,000 taels are gone." Ye Fanggu didn't know what to say, Zhu Fengtong said: "If this thing you are talking about can be useful,  If it¡¯s 1.8 million taels, so what? Do you mean, can this thing be used now?¡± Lu Qingli shouted: ¡°Of course it can be used, but it¡¯s still in the cave of the arsenal and needs to be brought back to the city.  It takes twenty strong horses to pull it. " Everyone looked at the little princess and decided based on her. The little princess rolled up her sleeves and said, "Let's go and pull this thing to have a look. Let Uncle Zhong prepare it.  Ten strong horses must be brought to the city before dark; sister Qingli, it is best if these things are useful, if not, my husband will not be able to save them." Lu Qingli whispered: "If you attack the iron chariot.  If we don¡¯t break the Zhengyang Gate, I willI will" Zhu Fengtong stood up and interrupted her: "Now that we have decided, without further delay, let's go out of the city immediately and bring that thing back." He then told Uncle Zhong to prepare the horses.  Instruct the nurse at home to close the door tightly and guard the Song Mansion. If there is anyone who wants to enter, they must stand firm and resist the enemy.  After drinking tea, the girls appeared on Yongdingmen Street and headed straight for the city gate with dozens of strong horses, escorted by dozens of personal guards on horseback.  There were only a few soldiers guarding the gate of Yongding Gate. The large number of foreign troops who were stationed here completed their mission after Song Nan broke into the capital. They were unable to stop Song Nan from entering the city. However, when their troops were not sufficient, they  Most of them were immediately mobilized and assembled.  After the battle of Zhengyang Gate started, more than 6,000 soldiers and horses guarding the outer city were mobilized and more than 4,000 were transferred away. Only the five outer city gates of Yongding Gate, You'an Gate, Zuo'an Gate, Guangqu Gate and Guang'an Gate remained.  There were more than two thousand defenders, and on average, there were only four hundred foreign troops on duty at each city gate.  Of course, it is enough for four hundred foreign troops to guard the city gate. The city gate is closed tightly and the suspension bridge is hung high. The abnormal atmosphere that has been permeating the city gate for several days has made the city gate a restricted area. The people outside the city know that there is no way to impose martial law in the capital.  They had no intention of running to the city, and the people in the city had no intention of leaving the city. Except for the presence of foreign soldiers inside and outside the Yongdingmen gate, it could be called a deserted place.  In this quiet afternoon, the clatter of horse hooves came from Yongdingmen Street, which seemed to be quite loud. The city gate guards were immediately alert, and the soldiers above and below the city were also ready with bows and crossbows.  When it became clear that the visitors were seven or eight women wearing hoods and cloaks, Qianhu, who was guarding the city, breathed a sigh of relief and led dozens of soldiers down to the city to greet them. They raised their hands and shouted loudly: "  The city gate is an important place, and no one can stay here, so retreat quickly." He stared at me while talking.A pair of slender eyes wandered around the women on the horse, and he secretly smacked his lips inwardly. These women were all stunningly beautiful, with unique bodies, faces, and temperaments. It was unknown which family they belonged to.  A tall woman came forward, raised her hand on the horse and said: "Master Jun, a few slave sisters want to go out of town, I wonder if we can be accommodated." Hearing the clear voice of this woman and seeing her beautiful figure, the Qianhu couldn't help but lick her  Licking his lips, the soldiers around him all stared at the woman and looked at her rudely. The woman frowned and asked again. Only then did Qianhu come back to his senses, coughed twice and said seriously: "A few days ago,  An official document has been issued, and the city gate prohibits people from entering or exiting. Don¡¯t you know?¡± The woman said, ¡°The slave family knows that it¡¯s just a group of sisters from the slave family who came to the capital to play. Unexpectedly, they encountered martial law in the city, and the return date was approaching.  I had to leave the city to return to my hometown, so I had no choice but to come to ask Master Ken for accommodation. "The thousand households were delighted and said to themselves, "It turns out they are foreigners, not from Beijing." "It's impossible. How can you be accommodating to the orders from above?  Who are these women from? Why are they visiting the capital at this time? Are there any male relatives accompanying them? "The woman shook her head and said, "My sisters have long admired the prosperity of the capital, so they took advantage of the spring to come and take a look. The men in the family are all here.  I'm so busy doing things that I don't have time to come with my sister. Sir, how about you being accommodating? There's some money here. Sir, I'll take you guys to buy some drinks. It won't be difficult for you.  , open a crack in the city gate, we sisters can get out of the city." The woman took out a stack of silver notes from her sleeve, one hundred taels each, a total of more than a dozen, which is more than a thousand taels of white silver.  , Qianhu's eyes lit up, but he didn't go to take the banknote. He shook his head and looked at several women, and said: "What do you mean by this little lady? It's as simple as opening a slit?" A person from behind  The woman's almond-shaped eyes widened and she scolded: "You don't want to drink wine as a penalty if you don't drink a toast."  "Xiao, you girls are in a hurry to leave the city at this time. Is there something urgent? It's getting late and the market is only thirty miles away from the city. Why did you choose to leave the city at this time?" Another woman with a round face and big eyes asked.  : "What does it have to do with you? If you think the money is too little, I'll just give you more money." "Ah? You're throwing money at me. You guys are so arrogant. Do you make money at home?" Qian Hu  He smiled at the corner of his mouth, and kept looking at the breasts and legs of several women.  "Here are five thousand taels of silver notes. If the military master is accommodating, these five thousand taels of silver are yours. If you don't want to, it's okay for us to stay in the capital for a few days." The woman holding the silver note in her hand took it from her sleeve.  He took out a stack of banknotes and held them up in the air, shaking them gently. The banknotes made a clattering sound, like singing a beautiful ditty.  The Qianhu narrowed his eyes and said: "You are taking me too lightly. I could have been accommodating, but you ladies have annoyed me with your domineering behavior. You know, I have the final say in Yongding Sect."  , Five thousand taels of silver is indeed a lot, but I am not happy, I just won¡¯t let you leave the city, why?¡± The soldiers behind him lamented, and they cursed in their stomachs, Qianhu is so stupid in his daily life.  As fate would have it, why don¡¯t you eat the fat in your mouth today?  That's five thousand taels of silver. After working hard for a year, the salary is only twenty taels. If everyone divides the five thousand taels of silver, each person will have more than ten taels of silver. What the hell is this crazy?  Could it be that he wanted to act like a hero in front of these beautiful women?  Raised by this idiot.  Qianhu didn't know the dissatisfaction of his soldiers, so he turned around and shouted: "What are you arguing about? Do you want money but not your life? Master Zhang has issued a strict order." The round-faced woman said: "Sister Ye, since the military master refuses, we will turn back.  Well, it¡¯s no big deal if we just stay in the city for a few days.¡± The woman holding the silver nodded and said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go.¡± All the women turned their horses and prepared to leave, but suddenly they heard the thousand men.  Hu Da shouted: "Stop." The girls turned around in surprise. The woman named Ye frowned and asked, "What else can you do, Master Jun?" The Qian Hu shook his head and said, "Just leave like that?"  The woman sneered and said: "What else can we do? The military master is not accommodating, why should we and the sisters stand here as stakes?" The Qianhu said in a cold voice: "You guys are acting suspiciously. How can any woman ride on it?"  The horse is showing off? Where did this money come from? "Young man, what are you doing today?"  Didn¡¯t you say that there was a thief in Zhengnanfang? There have been a lot of troubles in the past few days, and a lot of money has been stolen, making people panic, right?¡±The soldier's mistress said in astonishment: "No no." Qianhu raised his hand and popped a chestnut. His eyes were so crowded that they almost flew out. He winked and said, "I heard what you said personally. Think about it carefully."  Suddenly, he exclaimed: "Oh, it's true. There has been a burglary in Zhengnanfang these days. Some people said that they saw the thief with a slender figure, as if he looked like a woman" "Tsk, that's it."  "Qianhu nodded with satisfaction, turned back to the women on the horse and said, "Have you heard that? You guys are acting suspiciously. I suspect that you are involved in the snitch incident in Zhengnanfang. You can't.  "Let's go." Several women yelled in unison, and the almond-eyed woman yelled, "You bad guy, are you trying to kill me?" "Hey, you said you're not a female thief?" Ye.  The woman waved her hand and said: "It seems that this military commander wants to take us down as female snitches, right? Do you look at us like snitches?" Qianhu chuckled and said: "Look at you one by one.  It's not like you are like a flower or a jade, but you know the person but don't know the heart. How could you know that you are not carrying a murder weapon? I don't want to accuse a good person unjustly. Please get off your horse and ask me to search carefully. As long as there is no evidence of guilt, I will let him go.  You go back." Immediately, the women finally understood what this guy was doing. Not only did they yell and yell, this guy was too shameless. It turned out that he was just trying to take advantage of him. It would be worse if he let his dirty hands touch them.  Forget it.  The foreign soldiers shouted, "What Master Qianhu said is, come down and let us search, but there is nothing prohibited. Maybe when we, Master Qianhu, are happy, we will actually allow you to leave the city."  The woman surnamed Ye who came forward to negotiate was Ye Fanggu. At this moment, her face was covered with frost, and murderous intent suddenly arose in her heart. Seeing the ugly appearance of the officers and soldiers in front of her, she said quietly: "Do you really want to search?" The thousand households laughed and said: "Then  Is there any more?" Ye Fanggu said softly, "Then I'll let you search the slave's house first. Who will do the search?" The little princess and others behind her exclaimed, "Sister Ye, how can you agree?" Ye Fanggu waved her hand and said.  "Don't be impatient." Qianhu said with a smile: "I was originally looking for a wife, but I couldn't get away from here and there were no houses nearby, so I had to search for it myself. Although I offended you a little, this is  There is no need to think about this for official business." Ye Fanggu smiled and said, "That's right." As she spoke, she jumped off the horse, slowly approached the Qianhu, raised her strong chest and said, "Come on, let's search."  Qianhu didn't expect Ye Fanggu to be so cheerful and was surprised, but when faced with a charming and charming beauty who was presented to him to take advantage of her, how could he not take advantage of her?  At that moment, he felt brave enough to roll up his sleeves, and stretched out his two big furry hands towards Ye Fanggu.  The soldiers' eyes widened, and their throats were full of grunting and spitting sounds. They secretly envied Master Qianhu for being so beautiful and blessed. This woman was so beautiful and cool, and had a strong figure. If she pinched her, she would feel extremely unhappy.  However, a sudden change occurred in front of him. Before Qianhu's fur claws could reach the woman's body, he saw the woman scolding, reaching out to grab Qianhu's wrist, twisting it in the opposite direction, and only heard a crisp click.  With the sound, the thousands of families howled like pigs, and their wrist bones had been broken.  The next moment, a dazzling blue light appeared, and a short sword was pressed against his throat.  "Shameless bitch, as a general of the imperial court, you are full of evil and intends to molest a decent woman. How can I tolerate you? Shut up and scream again. I will kill you." That Qianhu felt a pain in his throat.  The dagger had pierced the skin, and he could feel blood flowing from his neck. He screamed in fright: "Spare your life, my aunt, spare your life." Ye Fanggu angrily yelled: "Tell your men not to resist, or I will cut off your head."  "The soldiers had already drawn their swords in their hands, and they gathered around and pointed their swords at each other. The Qianhu yelled angrily: "You bastards, do you want to kill me?"  Ye Fanggu nodded behind her, and a woman behind her took out a bamboo flute from her chest and played a faint sound. Suddenly, horse hooves rang, dozens of horses galloped over, and dozens of Jinyiweihuogun guards rushed forward in the blink of an eye.  Ye Fanggu held Qianhu hostage and whispered in his ear: "Order your men not to resist. If anyone dares to take action, I will cut off your pig's head." After that, the sword tip was moved forward again, and then  Qianhu felt a sharp pain in his throat and was frightened out of his mind. He shouted loudly: "No one is allowed to act rashly, no one is allowed to do anything, otherwise I will kill his whole family." The soldiers at the top of the city saw the sudden arrival of dozens of royal guards.  The guards, who were about to open their bows and shoot, hesitated for a while after hearing this. Under the city, dozens of royal guards quickly handed over the weapons of more than two hundred foreign soldiers who did not dare to resist.?, more than a dozen firecrackers were pointed at them, but no one dared to move.  Flag officer Zhang Rui led a dozen guards and rushed up to the tower. Hundreds of foreign soldiers threw weapons at them. The thousands of households below screamed at them not to resist, but they did not dare to take action easily. They were killed before their eyes.  Zhang Rui quickly ordered the foreign soldiers under the city to be escorted to the tower. Thirty Jinyi Guards and Fire Gun guards gathered them all in the attic above the tower and watched them closely, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.  Ye Fanggu held the dagger down to Qianhu's throat and escorted him to the tower. The Qianhu kept begging for mercy, but Ye Fanggu remained silent. When he was escorted to the place where the soldiers were being guarded, Ye Fanggu said: "Dog thief,  Do you know who you offended today? We are the family members of the Duke of Zhenguo, and you, a thief, are guilty of committing indecent acts.¡± The thousand households were so frightened that they almost peed, and kept pleading: ¡°You have eyes but you don¡¯t know.¡±  Taishan, I¡¯m blind. I¡¯ll never dare to do it again.¡± Ye Fanggu sneered, ¡°If I forgive you, wouldn¡¯t I have been humiliated in vain? A thief like you shouldn¡¯t live in this world.¡±  "My aunt, my aunt will send you back to the west today." Hearing the wrong words, the Qianhu suddenly jumped up and tried to run away. Ye Fanggu scolded, and with a swipe of the dagger in her hand, a stream of hot blood spurted out from far away.  He ran a few steps and fell in front of the foreign soldiers.  The foreign soldiers screamed in fright, and Zhang Rui shouted sternly: "This guy has deserved his death, and he dares to be rude to the family of the Duke of Zhenguo. Although you are not good people, as long as you are obedient and don't mess around,  I will spare your life. If you are impatient, you can try the power of Tiedanzi." "The soldiers dare not talk too much, they are all stunned for fear of being killed.  Ye Fanggu wiped the blood on her dagger and said to Zhang Rui: "Order them to pull up the suspension bridge and guard the city gate. If anyone comes back to enter the city, if anyone comes to investigate, they will be killed directly." Zhang Rui cupped his hands and said: "  Madam, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m here to ensure that nothing goes wrong.¡± Ye Fanggu quickly got off the city wall. The guards of the Zhenguo Palace and more than ten Jinyi guards who arrived below had already opened the city gate. The girls galloped out of the city with their horses and whips raised.  , went straight to Shili Village.
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