Iron Dynasty

What! Cement was robbed?

Exactly, Your Highness, this is the news I just got. Pang Yukun said.

Zhan Xingchang was in charge of repairing Cangzhou City, but Pang Yukun was in charge of the logistics and transportation. Naturally, he was the first to know when something went wrong.

Because of the saltpeter incident, Xiao Ming's fire hadn't gone down yet, and he was immediately enraged by the news, he said, You can follow me to the Qingzhou army camp now, these remnants of the wealthy family, it's hard not to tear them to pieces. Solve the hatred in this king's heart.

Pang Yukun's face turned pale, he had never felt such violent emotions from Xiao Ming.

But this is not Xiao Ming's fault. The local aristocrats were wiped out by Xiao Ming, and they were harvested. It's just that over the years, the aristocrats have been deeply ingrained, and it is not so easy to clean them up.

The nobles in Qingzhou were wiped out very quickly and cleanly because of the existence of the Qingzhou army, but the armies of other states were weak, which gave those nobles a chance to react.

Many wealthy families took the opportunity to rebel, and the chaos in the prefectures and counties turned into a pot of porridge. However, with the support of the common people and the strict training of the new army, these rebellions were quickly suppressed.

However, some of the remnants escaped into the deep mountains and swamps, coming out from time to time to make trouble.

Don't worry, Your Highness, these gangsters have been surrounded by the Cangzhou army who have arrived in Wubao, but this Wubao used to be the Wubao of the Liu family of the Cangzhou noble family. It is the easiest to defend and difficult to attack among the many Wubaos in the six states. Cangzhou The army has attacked several times and then retreated, causing dozens of casualties. Pang Yukun said.

Can you do it without a hurry? This cement is related to the repair of Cangzhou City. If it is delayed, the consequences can't be imagined. Xiao Ming said, this time he really experienced what it means to be unparalleled and misfortunes do not come singly.

Pang Yukun stopped talking, just followed Xiao Ming to Qingzhou Camp.

At this time, Niu Ben was standing on the platform and watching the soldiers in the training camp. Lu Fei and Luo Xin performed their respective duties and were responsible for corrections.

Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun appeared in the camp, and Niu Ben immediately stopped the training.

Your Highness. Niu Ben stepped down from the stage.

That **** was drunk and unconscious, and woke up the next day with regrets, for fear that he would lose his temper in front of Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming was anxious at this time, he was afraid that these gangsters would destroy the cement, so this matter could not be delayed, he said bluntly: Old General, I'm afraid that this time I will let you go. and the supplies to Cangzhou City.

Niu Ben was stunned, but he didn't find it strange. He had experienced a lot in his life, and he had already seen it.

Since that's the case, the last general will now lead the Qingzhou army to Chichi. Niu Ben said calmly.

Then he asked, I wonder how many gangsters there are?

According to the information obtained, there are probably a thousand people. Pang Yukun said.

Niu Ben frowned and said, The Art of War, the number of sieges is five times the number of defenders, so it takes five thousand people to go.

After all, he asked Lu Fei and Luo Xin to order troops.

At this time, Xiao Ming gradually calmed down. Now every soldier and soldier are very important. Now these remnants of the noble family know that they will die if they are caught, and they will definitely fight to the death.

At that time, the casualties of the Qingzhou Army would definitely be very large. He had an idea, and he was worried that there was no place to test the artillery. Isn't this an opportunity.

He said: The old general will go first and trap the bandits in Wubao. This king will come later, and I will attack the city when I arrive.

Niu Ben clasped his fists and responded, Yes, Your Highness.

When Xiao Ming and Niu Ben were talking, Lu Fei and Luo Xin did not dare to interrupt. It seemed that Niu Ben was obedient to the control of the two.

Leaving the Qingzhou camp, Xiao Ming also remembered a question at this time. He couldn't help asking: Since the Liu family Wubao is easy to defend and difficult to attack, how did these gangsters get in.

This Wubao belongs to the Liu family. The members of the Liu family among the rioters are naturally aware of the structure of Wubao. No one thought that there was a tunnel hidden in this Wubao. The people who escaped said that the bandits were for robbery. Grabbing Wubao’s grain rates, but seeing the convoy transporting cement thought it was valuable, so there was such a big commotion.”

Afterwards, the Cangzhou Army came and wanted to attack through the tunnel as well, but the tunnel was bombed by these gangsters, Pang Yukun said.

Bombed? Xiao Ming's spirit was shocked, You said it was bombed?

Yes, Your Highness, these bandits blew up the tunnel with gunpowder. Pang Yukun said again, but this time he suddenly realized something.

How can these gangsters have gunpowder? The two said almost in unison.

Gunpowder is not a secret in the Great Yu Kingdom, but it is not just that one person can prepare gunpowder, which involves the problem of this material.

For example, this time Xiao Ming was stumped by this material.

At this time, there was gunpowder in the hands of these remnants of the wealthy family, which had to make Xiao Ming think.

Anyway, let's take down these gangsters first. Xiao Ming said calmly.

Back in Qingzhou City, Xiao Ming went to the equipment department, and at the same time asked the equipment department to prepare a carriage to transport the artillery to Liujiawubao.

In addition, he urged Chen Qi to polish up some cannonballs overnight, and then sent someone to Lu Tong to fetch the gunpowder.

The next day, a four-horse carriage drove out of Qingzhou City with a thing wrapped in layers of sackcloth.

The escort of the carriage was the most elite cavalry of the Qingzhou Army.

There are more than 400 miles between Cangzhou and Qingzhou, and it is estimated that Liujiawubao is also 200 miles away from Qingzhou.

The artillery weighed about a ton, and it was very laborious even for four horses, and it took five or six days to travel such a long distance.

Xiao Ming went to Liujiawubao this time, saying that it was to suppress bandits, but in fact it was to test the power of artillery.

Although he has seen countless images, he has never seen the real situation.

Because it was a test cannon, Chen Qi and the others naturally went too, but they went with the cannon.

Xiao Ming, Niu Ben, and the others set off first. After three days, they finally saw Liu Jiawubao, which was surrounded by the Cangzhou Legion.

Chen Fu, Captain of the Cangzhou Military Academy, has met His Highness.

The person responsible for the siege of this Liujiawu Fort was the Cangzhou Army. This Chen Fu was also a veteran of the Qingzhou Army before, and was later dispatched to Cangzhou by Xiao Ming.

How's it going? Xiao Ming asked.

Go back to your Highness, these bandits can't get out of the city after occupying Wubao. There is enough food and water in Wubao, which is enough to last for several months. It's really troublesome. Chen Fu said.

He has tried to siege the city and failed several times.

Xiao Ming looked at the Wubao in front of him. Unlike the Wang family's rammed Wubao, this Liujia Wubao was all made of stone, and the city wall was more than ten meters high.

The most important thing is that this Liujia Wubao guards the official road between Cangzhou and Qingzhou, so after this Wubao was taken, it became a transit point between the two states.

However, building Wubao on the official road shows how arrogant the Liu family was back then.