Magistrate Huang's eyesight wasn't good, so he didn't see the two things clearly. But he had stayed in this small town for so many years, so he naturally knew what a 'Fierce Cannon of Thunder' was.
The 'Fierce Cannon of Thunder' could be used to defend a city, but it was even better for attacking a city. The power of the cannon was enough to blow up the city gate and collapse the city walls. Right now there were more than three thousand Tatar soldiers outside the city. If they blew up the city gate, Chicken Crying Post would definitely fall. But it was unknown where the Tatar Army got this kind of cannon.
It turned out that the main general of the Tatar army who attacked Two and a Half Li, Five Li Pu and Chicken Crying Post had broken through Two and a Half Li. He was burning and looting in the city. When he heard that Boyan Mengke's son, Xulie Xiuqi, was killed by the Ming army, he immediately ordered his deputy general Yelin Dada to lead an army to Chicken Crying Post, vowing to slaughter the entire city to avenge this death.
He also knew that Chicken Crowing Post was much harder to attack than the Two and a Half Mile Post, so he led more than a thousand men, escorting the 'Fierce Cannons of Rumbling Thunder' that he had seized from the Two and a Half Mile Post and advanced towards Chicken Crowing Post. At this moment, he had just arrived and heard that the casualties of the besieging soldiers had already exceeded a thousand. He immediately ordered the army to retreat and was going to use the cannons to bombard the county town.
Even though Jiang Bin was brave, he knew that the situation was hopeless. He threw the two curled sabers to the ground and said to Magistrate Huang, "Magistrate Huang, let's abandon the city!"
Huang Qiyin's face was ashen, his beard trembling, he said, "Abandon the city? You and I have a responsibility to defend our land. If we abandon the city and flee, how will we explain it to His Majesty? I'd rather live and die with the city! "
Jiang Bin's eyes flashed fiercely. He angrily roared at the yamen officials, "Once the city gate is broken, Chicken Crying Post will fall. Are we going to die in vain? If we don't act decisively, we'll be in trouble! "He suddenly turned to the soldiers and shouted," Is Magistrate Min awake? I want to report the military situation to Magistrate Min! "
The soldier trembled and said, "Magistrate Min's fever hasn't subsided. He hasn't woken up yet." Jiang Bin gritted his teeth and paced around the hall like a trapped beast. The officials looked at each other in dismay. Some of them looked terrified, but no one dared to be the first to say that they should abandon the city.
Yang Ling did not know the severity of the situation. In his mind, if he could not defend, he would retreat. Why should he care about the gains and losses of one city and one land? In the future, he could just accumulate his strength and make a comeback. However, they did not know that to the ancients, moral integrity was much more important than their lives. Therefore, sometimes the things they did were extremely stupid in modern times, but at that time, they were perfectly normal.
He stepped forward and said to Magistrate Huang, "Daren, since you already know the outcome, why don't you take advantage of the fact that the Tartars have not attacked the city wall to retreat as soon as possible? Although there is no time to take the heavy military supplies and supplies, protecting everybody's life is more important. As long as the green hills remain, why should we be afraid of not having firewood to burn?"
Magistrate Huang found it inappropriate to berate him loudly, he only waved his hand powerlessly and said with a sigh, "Tatars are all good riders, if we abandon the city right now, we won't be able to escape either. If we continue to defend the city, we can still kill a few more Tatars. "
Yang Ling hurriedly said, "In that case, we should continue to stay here and delay the time. Send a few daren to organize the people to quickly escape from the north gate. After leaving the city, they will immediately escape up the mountain. No matter how powerful the Tatars' cavalry is, they won't be able to chase and kill the people all over the mountain. Moreover, these Tatars have not yet had the ability to seize our Ming Destiny's territory. They are only pretending to be bandits and plunder. When they enter the city, they will certainly plunder the people's wealth, which can also delay their journey."
Magistrate Huang's eyes lit up and said, "That's right, this old man is confused." He immediately said to Registrar Wang and the squires who have not yet left, "Registrar Wang, you, Deputy Ma, Village Chiefs, and Head of Security, organize the people to withdraw from the north gate. Once you leave the city, immediately disperse and go up the mountain!"
Registrar Wang said, "Daren, what about you?"
Magistrate Huang gritted his teeth and said, "Although this old man is a scholar and can't use a sword to kill the enemy, I will live and die with the soldiers defending the city!" Jiang Bin knew that although Magistrate Huang wanted to die for the city, he might have the intention to monitor and supervise the battle. Hearing this, he laughed and gritted his teeth. He turned to the less than a hundred disabled soldiers and said with a grim smile, "Well, father, I will leave the more than 50 kilograms here. Kill one more and you will earn one more. Return to your original positions and swear not to retreat. Those who dare to retreat will be killed without mercy!"
Magistrate Huang looked at Yang Ling and said, "Nephew, you … take Lord Min and leave the city."
On the one hand, Yang Ling admired Old Master Huang's strength of character. On the other hand, he thought that even if he escaped with his life, he did not have much time left. It was better to stay here. Although there was no such thing as compensating the families of the martyrs, if he died here, how could Magistrate Min and Registrar Wang not take care of Young-niang?
Thinking of this, he immediately said with a strong sense of righteousness, "No, I will also stay here and guard the city with Old Master Huang and the soldiers." Registrar Wang felt a lot more relaxed after receiving the task of evacuating the villagers. At this time, seeing Yang Ling's behavior, he suddenly felt ashamed. His scholar's spirit surged and he immediately said, "I eat your salary and can't share your worries. This old man is ashamed. I really have read the books of the sages in vain. Advisor Yang, please take Lord Min and leave. I will also stay. "
Yang Ling still counted on him to take care of Han Youniang in the future. How could he bear to let him die? He quickly bowed deeply to him and said, "Registrar Wang is responsible for the safety of the people and the life of Lord Min. It is a great responsibility. How can you sacrifice yourself so easily? Take Lord Min and leave quickly, or it will be too late. It's just that … this nephew has a request. My wife, Young-niang, hopes that Lord Min will take care of her in the future! "
Registrar Wang was so moved that tears flowed down his face. Seeing that Yang Ling referred to himself as a nephew, he said, "If that's the case, don't worry. As long as this old man still has one breath left, I will not disappoint you." Having said this, he immediately ordered people to carry Lord Min downstairs.
Deputy Ma had long been afraid. He was only a Deputy Post Station and he had just arrived here. He had no feelings for Chicken Cry Post. He could not wait to take his son and daughter and run away immediately. Seeing this, he quickly stood at the door and ordered a group of country gentlemen and elders to leave immediately and prepare to evacuate the people out of the city.
Yang Ling hurried to the entrance of the building and called Han Youniang over. He said, "Young-niang, the city cannot be defended any longer. Immediately follow Registrar Wang and escort Lord Min out of the city and escape up the mountain."
Han Youniang anxiously asked, "Husband, what about you?"
"I … You guys go first, I'll go later." Yang Ling casually said.
Han Youniang looked at him suspiciously and said, "No, I'll go with you. If you want to leave, I'll wait for you to leave together."
Yang Ling panicked and shouted sternly, "How can you be so muddle-headed? You won't listen to your husband's words … Do you want me to divorce you now? "
The more he urged, the more certain Han Youniang was that he was determined to die for the city. But she did not know that his greatness was all because of his selfishness. The young girl had a fiery temperament and was only stubborn in front of him. At this time, she did not care about the "three obediences and four virtues". She stiffened her neck and protested, "I have not committed any of the seven crimes. Husband, why do you divorce me?"
"You …!" Yang Ling was exasperated and raised his hand to slap. Han Youniang just stood there with her eyes closed, not dodging at all. Yang Ling raised his hand and looked at her tender face. How could he still slap her?
Right at this moment, there were two loud 'boom, boom' sounds. Jiang Bin shouted, "The Tatars have opened fire!" Without thinking, Yang Ling grabbed Han Youniang and threw her to the ground, pinning her on top of him.
There was a loud crash and dust flew everywhere. A corner of the building was hit and a small part of the building collapsed. Bricks, tiles, and wood kept falling. The group of aristocrats and officials in the room were hit by the flying bricks and stones and more or less suffered some injuries. More than half of the wounded soldiers who were lying in the corner were buried alive in the rubble.
In fact, not only the group of idiots in the room, even the soldiers outside did not understand the principle of lying down on the ground to avoid the explosion. Now, we seem to be familiar with such a simple matter, almost believing that it should be born this way, but in fact, who knows how many generations of people have been trying to figure it out.
Han Youniang was thrown to the ground and on top of him. She was a little confused and didn't understand what kind of new family discipline her husband had invented. After the explosion, she realized that he was afraid that she would be injured. She hurriedly got up from Yang Ling's body and saw a large pile of debris beside Yang Ling. Half of the window was on top of him. She was so scared that she hurriedly moved the window and asked nervously, "Husband, are you hurt?"
At this moment, a gentleman who had already run down the stairs to the bottom of the city wall stood up from the bottom of the wall and anxiously shouted, "Quick, help, Deputy Ma is buried down there." At the same time, Jiang Bin, who was lying on top of the city wall, suddenly let out a burst of wild laughter, "Damn it, good explosion, good explosion, hahahaha …"
Is Jiang Bin crazy? The ashen-faced County Magistrate Huang and the others simultaneously glared at him. They saw Jiang Bin was still bare-chested, pointing to the bottom of the city wall and laughing madly.
Everybody looked down the city wall and saw the two 'Rumbling Sky Thunderbolt Fierce Cannons' among the Tatar army. One of the cannons flew more than two zhang away from its original position, the gun rack facing up and smashed into the crowd, killing and injuring many people. The other cannon only had one cannon barrel left lying in a big black hole. The wheels of the gun rack were still rolling forward on the snowy ground, and after a long time, it fell crookedly to the ground.
Everybody was shocked, they did not know what had happened. They heard Jiang Bin laugh wildly and say, "The Tatars do not know how to use our cannons, they did not fasten them with iron bolts. One cannon bounced up, the other cannon was filled with too much gunpowder, damn it, it exploded, hahaha …"
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