As the sound of the gong alarm sounded, the armored soldiers on the hillside suddenly fell into horror. In a hurry, some searched for bows and arrows, some ran into the carriage with their heads in their arms, some cried and shouted "God of Buddha", and some ran around the crowd like headless flies. The chaos was mixed with the shouting of officers.

Mianen stood still motionless, making her blood rush all over her body, dizzy and tremble. She tried her best to mobilize the emotions of these people, but the flames over there seemed to be useless.

At this time, Lan Chun, the guard behind him, said in a hurry: "Master, I will protect you to the forest to avoid it."

Mianen's mind instantly flashed countless thoughts, but the innate pride and strong self-esteem in his blood finally gained the upper hand, and he decided to take a gamble. If the situation in front of him could not be solved, whether it was to take over the ninth throne or to be in trouble with the Eight Banners, it would be a delusion!

"Get out!" Mianen roared, raised her foot and kicked Lan Chun out, and then said to Wu Ni, the captain of the guard who was running over: "Wu Ni!"

"The slave is here!"

"Look at my gesture later! As long as I wave my arms, let the bird gun team open fire at that thing together!" After that, he said to several guards: "You go too! Whoever dares to shoot without obeying the orders or someone who escapes, don't wait for the orders and cut them directly!"

"Yeah! I'm following the order!"

After giving the order, Mianen turned around and stepped onto the shaft of the carriage, took off the hat on her head, took off the oily clothes outside, and completely showed her prince's robe. Then he raised his right leg and kicked it on a box, staring at the black shadow in the distance.

"Come on! My husband is standing here! Either I beat you down or you kill me!"

As the saying goes, it is a courageous thing for soldiers. Mianen's posture suppressed all the panicked Mongolian soldiers around him, and what followed was shame. They turned to the carriage where Mianen was, gathered together, either placing a bow and arrow, or holding swords and guns.

At this moment, the bloodiness hidden in the bones of the Mongolian soldiers of the Eight Banners of Jingkou finally broke out under the inspiration of Mian En.

Survival or face? This question is in front of modern people in another time and space. Many people will choose the former without hesitation. For many modern people, how much is worth a pound of face? Money is real! As long as I have money, what kind of face cannot be retrieved? Some people even shout that "learning shameless is a compulsory course for adults." Only shameless can we live happier.

However, for Chinese people in traditional society, face is the dignity of being a human being. If they are gone, then there is no difference between them and pigs, dogs and beasts. You should know that in ancient times, deaths in society were much more serious than modern times. If "loyalty and righteousness" are involved, the entire family will not be able to raise their heads, and future generations will be pointed at by others.

Speaking of which, Gao Liugeng and his team tried a little in the morning and urinated the Qing army. After the snow became heavier and he did not dispatch drones again. The officer who trained them for drones repeatedly warned that the four weathers of strong wind, heavy snow, heavy rain, and thunder and lightning must not fly.

During this period, they just observed through a telescope on Tianfeng Pavilion and noticed that there were Qing troops moving on the top of the mountain to the south. However, because the visibility was too poor, they could not see clearly what the other party was doing.

After noon, Gao Liugeng, who was eager to understand the situation of the Qing army, saw that the snow was a little lighter, and after thinking about it, he decided to release the drone for reconnaissance. After all, there were only ten people, and he was really unsure if he didn't find out the movements of the Qing army. In order not to affect the flight speed, he did not hang a grenade this time.

At the same time as the drone took off, several Qing soldiers stationed on the back mountain of Yongqing Temple noticed it, so they lifted the tarpaulin on the pile of firewood, poured another jar of sesame oil asked for from the monks of Yongqing Temple, and ignited it.

The drone first flew over the Ganhe River and circled around. He saw the No.10 Qing army on the east and west sides of the Hongtu Bridge, but it was not the group of armored soldiers wearing cotton armor before. Then he flew to the back mountain of Yongqing Temple for a walk around, and then he found that there were only four Qing army on the hill.

"Captain, look!"

The team members responsible for operating the drone soon discovered a new situation. On the trail leading to Yongqing Temple, more than 20 Qing soldiers were carrying supplies to the top of the mountain with their backs. The most conspicuous one was two cylindrical objects wrapped in tart cloth, tied with ropes, and were carried on their shoulders by four Qing soldiers using wooden bars. Judging from the clothes worn by the Qing soldiers, these people were not the Eight Banners soldiers, but the Green Camp.

Gao Liugeng, who was standing next to the operator, felt that the other party was carrying two cannons. As for the things others were carrying, they should be gunpowder, shells and sandbags. He then pondered the appearance of the cannon body wrapped in tart cloth, as well as the height and pace of the Qing army carrying the load for a moment, and estimated that the length of these two cannons should be about six feet and the weight should be around three hundred kilograms.

When Gao Liugeng was trained at the headquarters of the Intelligence Bureau, he had specially learned the artillery knowledge of the Qing army, including shape, weight, caliber, range, etc., which was very helpful for spying on the garrison forces of cities in various places. According to his estimate, the two cannons should be large mountain-splitting cannons.

The mountain-splitting cannon first appeared in the Ming Dynasty. In the early days, it was a close-range small long-barrel cannon, with a weight of about 70 or 80 kilograms and was made of iron sand, which was mainly used to kill infantry. In the Qing Dynasty, due to the Qing court's daily exercises, only three light varieties were specified for the use of cannons for robbery and patrols, so it was widely equipped in various local flag camps and green camps.

Before the outbreak of the "Big and Small Jinchuan Battle", due to the light weight and good transportation of mountain-splitting cannons, the Qing army used a lot in the battle with Zhan against the chieftains. However, because the power was too small, it had no effect on attacking Tibetan watchtowers. At most, half a pound of iron bullets would only knock out a few stones or collapse a small hole. Therefore, if the Qing army wanted to conquer the watchtowers, they could only fill them with their lives.

After the "Jinchuan Battle" began, facing the mountainous areas covered with watchtowers, the Qing army could not advance in an inch of land, and large artillery could not be transported, and the battle situation was in a stalemate. After Zhang Guangsi, the then governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, the Chengdu Military Control Bureau improved the mountain-splitting cannon, increasing its weight to 500 to 700 kilograms, and its length increased to more than six feet. It can fire three to three and a half kilograms of shells, with a range of four or five miles. Each time it uses thirty concentrated attacks, it can destroy a watchtower.

After the "Furdan City Battle", Zhao Xin asked the Qing court to take the Flower and Bird Island in the Si River as a transit station to go south. Although Qianlong agreed with his nose, in order to prevent the ships from Beihai Town from entering the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and disrupting the south of the Yangtze River, he transferred half of the hundreds of large mountain-splitting cannons cast in Sichuan that year to Jiangnan to strengthen the military preparations for the Eight Banners and various forts.

Gao Liugeng felt that it was a little troublesome. Although the grenades hung by the drone could kill people, the iron cannons of hundreds of kilograms could not be blown up. We must find a way to get rid of these two cannons, otherwise it would be too threatening to Tianfeng Pavilion. You should know that the top of the mountain behind Yongqing Temple is several meters higher than the height of Tianfeng Pavilion, and the two are only two miles apart. This thing can even be hit by a stone watchtower, and the wooden structure of Tianfeng Pavilion may collapse if it is a few cannons.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the large drone that he saw during his training in Beihai Town. He had seen with his own eyes a row of mortar shells hanging under the thing for firepower display, and the power was simply useless!

Unfortunately, they are the intelligence agencies responsible for spying and secret operations, not field troops, and can only use such small drones. Think about it, although the thing is loaded heavily, it can also be heard from them two miles away when they start.

Just as he was thinking about his countermeasures, the drone turned to fly south again, and hundreds of armored soldiers gathered on the hillside soon appeared in the picture. Unlike before, the Qing army, who saw the drone coming, did not run away. Instead, they stood around more than a dozen carriages, holding bows and arrows, and were ready to face the situation.

"These guys have changed?"

The operator's muttering attracted Gao Liugeng's attention. He turned to look at the screen and saw a person standing in a carriage in the middle of the picture. Da Lengtian was still bare-headed and wearing a stone-blue official uniform. He was obviously an official.

Gao Liugeng said "cut" and said contemptuously: "You are so brave! You don't wear a hat in the cold weather, what are you trying to do?"

However, as the camera zoomed in, he was surprised to find that the official's robe had two round balls embroidered on the shoulders of his robe, and one on his chest and behind him.

You should know that even the first-class Governor Liangjiang, the tonic on his chest is square and there is no pattern on his shoulders. The answer is obvious. Only the only one who can wear this outfit is the only Prince Ding who went south!

The problem is that Gao Liugeng didn’t know what Mianen looked like, so his first reaction was to be a fraud. This guy, Leng Tian, ​​stood stupidly, obviously just being a target. What did he want to do?

Sure enough, as the drone's camera turned around, he finally discovered the bird gun team hiding in the woods.

OK! The Qing army bird gun team hiding in the woods had nowhere to hide under the condescending drone investigation, and even the action of someone wiping his nose with his sleeve was clearly visible!

Not to mention, the guy sitting in the carriage must be a Xibei product! The Qing army tried to use him to attract attention, and when the drone dropped altitude and dropped bombs, they shot them with a musket.

Thinking of this, Gao Liugeng sneered: "You are like a ghost and you want to eat my foot wash water! The grandson of the turtle actually wants to fool me, but I won't be fooled!"

"Captain, the snow is getting heavier again, the lenses are foggy, and you can't fly anymore."

"Hey~~ This thing is not good, it's too precious." Gao Liugeng said helplessly: "Come on, collect."

Seeing that the eight-clawed monster of the North Pirates left without laying an egg, the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners of Jingkou, who had not yet known that they had left, were unbelievable, and then they burst into a shocking cheer, and the momentum was like a mountain collapse and the earth was broken.

They all turned their eyes to Mianen who was still on the carriage, and their admiration was hard to express. It was truly "like the surging river, continuous, and like the flood of the Yellow River, it was out of control."

"The prince is mighty! The prince is wise!"

"Hello, the prince!"

"The prince is here, and all evil spirits retreat!"

"The prince is thousands of years old! Thousand years old!"

Seeing the scene in front of him, Mianen also squeezed out a smile on her stiff face. Although he looked majestic and domineering in his posture of pedaling the box, his whole body was actually stiff.

Just now, when the drone was hovering above his head, Mianen's heart and back were wet with cold sweat. At this moment, a gust of wind rushed over with snowflakes, and then she felt cold all over, and her underwear was wet and sweaty, which made him feel indescribable. That is, he has been practicing martial arts and riding and shooting since he was a child, and he has trained a good body. If it were someone else, the wind would have fainted after blew like this.

At this time, the guard Lan Chun had already gotten on the carriage and wanted to help Mian En down. He felt the master's body tremble, so he hurriedly took off his cotton robe and put it on him.

"Master, sit down and rest?"

Mianen raised his hand to stop Lan Chun's actions, knowing that his morale was not to be extinguished, and he had to take advantage of this force to start the subsequent action. He moved his body a little, and then ordered Lan Chun to open the oak box he was holding just now. Several armored soldiers who were cheering were quickly attracted by the things exposed in the box. After a while, the whispers made all the armored soldiers present silent, and their eyes showed excitement.

I saw that there were layered Sutuan silver ingots placed in the box, all of which were five taels per, shining. The small breast nails were surrounded by round circles of fine circular silver patterns. There was no dirt in the pockmark pits in the lower half of the ball. At first glance, they were newly cast, with a full 95-5-inch color.

Mian En signaled Lan Chun to hand him a silver ingot, and then threw it in his hand, saying loudly: "These silver is the reward for you. I know it is not easy for you to support your family. Everyone will give you fifty taels first! After the matter is done, each person will give you another fifty taels! Those who are injured will receive one hundred taels to two hundred taels depending on the severity of the severity, and three hundred taels of pensions for death in battle! Whoever can catch a North Sea pirate, regardless of life or death, will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver!"

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The reason why Mian En borrowed 30,000 taels of silver from the Weaving Bureau before coming was that he wanted the Eight Banners Armored Soldiers of Jingkou to risk again, and the people who entered Suiyuan and Beihai Town fought desperately to complete the task of capturing Yuan Mei's family. He didn't believe it. With a heavy reward, more than 500 armored soldiers and one hundred bird guns could not deal with ten Beihai pirates. At worst, he could use his life to pile up. Even if it was ten or twenty lives to exchange for one, he would have to get things done today.

Although his crow mouth and gambler mentality inspired morale, as the saying goes, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. It is not enough to just talk, and it is really no chance to not give out real money and silver.

Boom! As soon as these words came out, the soldiers present were immediately infuriated. They thought to themselves that the prince is so interesting, so they are really anxious about us! The next year is over!

Although one-quarter of the fiscal and taxation of the Qing Dynasty came from Jiangnan every year, the Eight Banners did not make much profit. Because the Qing court did not allow the garrisoned bannermen and their families to buy industries and do business, they could only pay their wages to support their families.

In this year, a family was not a family of three in later generations. There were three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, and four generations of living together; families with a small population ranged from three to four to seven to eight, and those with a large population ranged from eight to nine to twenty.

Take an ordinary cavalry armored soldier stationed in the Eight Banners in Jingkou as an example. He pays 24 taels of silver every year, 36 taels of horses and 30 taels of silver (only cavalrymen are issued, but not in water camp infantry), and 30 shi per year. If there is a hereditary little title - such as Yunqiwei, he can get an additional 85 taels per year.

You should know that the number of armored people in the Qing Dynasty stationed in various places was fixed. For example, Jingkou has 1,600 people and Jiangning has 4,666 people. The problem is that the population in Jiangning is now as high as 70,000 to 80,000. It does not mean that if there are a few young and strong families, they can be treated as armored people. Only when there is a shortage can they have a chance. If there is no shortage, they can only eat at home and wait for death.

After the rise of Beihai Town, the Qing Dynasty expanded the scale of raising soldiers in the city of various places. However, if the raising soldiers did not go into battle, they could only get 12 taels of silver every year, and the rice was five stones, eight dou, nine liters, nine liters, and two spoonfuls.

The price of rice in Jiangnan is cheap. Although this money and grain can make the family full, people can't always eat it when they are alive, right? It costs money to get married, and people have to interact with each other. During the holidays, and even to buy firewood.

Not to mention the other side, many families in the Eight Banners of Jingkou cannot get the lottery because they have no money to collect the wedding, so they can only drag the marriage. Now that they have this money, they can get the bride gift and prepare for the wedding when they go back.

More than half an hour later, the Qing army with silver, carrying money launched a second attack on Suiyuan under Mianen's command.

This time, Mianen did not send a large group of troops to suppress it, but instead selected sixty elite soldiers from the armored soldiers and divided them into two teams, led by guards Wu Ni and Lan Chun.
Chapter completed!