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    Su Dingfang wore his wolfskin combat boots and took the lead in jumping from the boat to the beach, stepping on the beach that had been trampled by the previous soldiers. Behind him, Liu Rengui and other generals who did not participate in the landing battle also came ashore one after another and looked around.  of the surrounding environment.

    Because during the previous siege battle, the Japanese troops on the top of the city were stunned by artillery, so they could not effectively counterattack at all. The only trebuchet that could attack here was also suppressed by artillery, so the front of Jiangshuang City to the beach  There was no fighting in this open space, only a few clusters of arrows scattered occasionally, reminding everyone that a big battle had indeed occurred here before.

    Su Dingfang led the generals to slowly walk towards Jiangshuang City. When they reached the gate of the city, they found many large craters made by artillery shells. Each one was as big as a large military iron pot.  Su Dingfang jumped into a pit, dug out the cannonball made of pig iron, then held it up with both hands and said, "I didn't expect that a seemingly simple copper pipe could hit such a heavy iron ball so far.  And the power is also very amazing, I guess if it hits a person, no matter how good the martial arts is, it will be useless."

    Su Dingfang's words caused the generals to nod their heads. At the same time, they looked at Liu Rengui in the crowd. Liu Rengui also proudly introduced: "General Su doesn't know something. The power of this artillery is not the most powerful. I heard from the craftsmen that it is still powerful."  There is room for great improvement. His Highness even proposed to make the cannonball hollow and then add gunpowder to make the cannonball explode when it hits the ground. Unfortunately, it has not been successfully developed yet. Otherwise, it would be unnecessary to capture a city like Jiangshuang City.  Shoot so many shots like today!"

    Hearing Liu Rengui's words, Su Dingfang and a group of generals were also excited. In their opinion, the artillery in front of them was already a weapon that could change the situation of the battle. They did not expect that there would be more powerful artillery in the future.  If such a powerful weapon could become popular.  Then they will have to save a lot of energy in fighting from now on.

    Sighing at the power of artillery, these generals followed Su Dingfang into Jiangshuang City. They found that the buildings in the city close to the city wall had been smashed into a mess by cannonballs that accidentally flew in. Many Japanese soldiers were guarded by Tang soldiers.  We are taking the time to clear the roads.

    Jiangshuang City is not only an important military town, but also a large city with a large number of residents. The permanent population in the city is at least hundreds of thousands, except for the Japanese people who were accidentally injured at the gate of the city.  Most of the other people stayed at home, closing the courtyard door tightly and not daring to come out. A few boldly looked out through the cracks in the door. However, when the patrolling Tang soldiers passed by, these people immediately ran into the house in fear.  Never dare to come out again.

    Su Dingfang and others walked into the city lord's mansion in the center of the city. Zhou Long, the first batch to come ashore, and a group of soldiers were already waiting for them.  After everyone sat down according to their positions, Su Dingfang said to Zhou Long: "General Zhou, you and General Liu have the greatest contribution to the capture of Shuangshuang City. However, General Liu did not enter the city. Now it is up to you to introduce the results of this battle!  "

    Zhou Long is not polite, after all, there is no one except Su Dingfang here.  He is the oldest person in Prince Qi's Mansion. As for Li Shi, Xu De and others, they are just here to help, not from Prince Qi's Mansion.

    Zhou Long stepped forward, cupped his fists, and said, "General Qi. My subordinates have found out that there were 70,000 enemy soldiers in Shuangshuang City before this battle. However, after this battle, 30,000 surrendered. Twelve thousand died in the battle."  The rest of the people fled when the city was broken. However, our army only suffered more than 5,000 casualties, and most of them were injured. After the treatment of the medical soldiers, the final battle dead should be less than 2,000!"

    Hearing Zhou Long¡¯s report, all the generals sitting here were overjoyed. They didn¡¯t expect such a huge victory, but less than 2,000 people died in the battle, and it was a siege battle. This is simply unbelievable.  But they soon figured out that all this was due to the great power of the artillery. Although the artillery did not really kill many enemies, it sounded like thunder, and the lethality of the artillery shells hitting the city head was also extremely bloody.  , under the threat of this kind of preemptive weapon, the Japanese were completely discouraged and resisted endlessly. This allowed them to occupy Jiangshuang City so smoothly. Otherwise, they would not know how much casualties they would have to pay to conquer Jiangshuang City?

    Thinking of the artillery, everyone once again looked at Liu Rengui, who had become a monk on the way, with admiration in their eyes. At the same time, they thought to themselves, no wonder His Highness King Qi attaches so much importance to the firearms camp and gives them priority in all good conditions. It turns out that he  He does have this qualification.  But now we only see the power of artillery. How powerful is the musket in the hands of the soldier?  They haven't seen them yet, which makes people look forward to it.

    After capturing Jiangshuang City, Su Dingfang's army immediately entered the city to rest. In addition, they also had to make a gesture of calming the people and let people deal with the prisoners. After all, there were tens of thousands of people. If they were placed in the rear, it would be really difficult.  I was a little worried, but the problem was quickly resolved.

    &nbsp; As they started to attack the Japanese country, the news spread immediately in Dengzhou. As a result, when the slave traders heard about it, they immediately acted like sharks smelling blood. They took the banknotes issued by the bank and rode on the giant  The ships surrounded them. The tens of thousands of prisoners of war seemed to be a lot, but they couldn't satisfy their appetite at all. They were all divided up within two days. There were even many businessmen looking for opportunities in the army, hoping to get them first.  Pay a deposit, and when the army has prisoners of war in the future, they can be given priority to choose.

    After the escaped Jushi Dedubon gathered more than 10,000 remnant troops, he immediately sent people to chase Sugarulu in front and conveyed the news of the fall of Jiangshuang City to the other party. However, he himself was not in a hurry to see Sugarulu.  Firstly, he had lost Jiangshuang City and was too embarrassed to see Su Worulu. Secondly, he was worried that the Tang army would come from behind and he needed to stay here to defend the retreat for Suworulu's army. However, the remaining soldiers in his hands had already been destroyed by artillery fire.  He was frightened and there were not many people, so he did not expect to be able to stop the Tang army. He just hoped to buy some time for Su Wo to enter the deer.

    When Su Worulu, who was marching in a hurry, received the news of the fall of Jiangshuang City, he was so frightened that he immediately fell down. When everyone helped him up, Suworulu turned around and looked south, with an expression on his face that changed, and finally he was  With a long sigh, he ordered the army to speed up and must rush through the blockade of the Tang army in front as quickly as possible.

    Su Wo's move into the deer can be said to be very wise. Jiangshuang City has been captured, and the 70,000-strong army is dead and surrendered. Everything has been decided. It will be too late for him to rush back. The plan for now is to work hard.  To preserve the 80,000 elite forces in their hands, only by allowing them to break through the blockade of the Tang Army as soon as possible can they have a chance to stand up in the future. But will the Tang Army really let them achieve their wish?

    There is a low hill in the Shijian Silver Mine. This hill is not high, not even more than a thousand meters, but it has a very resounding name, called Fairy Mountain. However, there are no gods here, only silver everywhere.  ore.

    Li Min walked several times on the top of the Fairy Mountain. In addition to his bodyguards, Wu Meiniang also dressed in men's clothing to accompany him. She was the intelligence manager around Li Min. Although the intelligence system of the Japanese country was temporarily responsible to Su Dingfang, Wu Meiniang still  She was worried, so she rushed over from Dengzhou. Of course, the most important thing was that she could have Li Min all to herself during this period.

    In addition to Wu Meiniang, there is another Japanese who is following them. Although this Japanese is dressed the same as the Tang Dynasty people, he is very short, has a long face, small eyes, and his wretched temperament cannot be concealed at all.  , as long as anyone has seen the Japanese, they will be able to tell them apart immediately.

    Li Min stopped at a large artificially dug pit, then picked up a gray stone with white spots, and said to the Japanese man next to him: "Watch me on the stone, is this a mine rich in silver?"  ?¡±

    Following Li Min was Ishi Shang Shouwo, who surrendered to Xue Rengui last time. After hearing Li Min's question, he immediately stepped forward and said very humbly: "Your Highness, this is the silver mine. What are you holding in your hand?"  The stone is the silver ore mined from this mine. As long as it is refined, silver can be obtained."

    Li Min nodded after hearing this. The area around the mine below his feet was very messy, and tools for mining ore were scattered everywhere. According to Xue Rengui's previous report, when they occupied this place, they found some Japanese miners hiding here, and something happened.  A little unpleasant conflict, for example, there are a few bright red spots on the surface of the ore in his hand, which are the traces left after the blood dries.

    Li Min threw the silver ore into the mine, then looked at the desolate environment around him, frowned and asked again: "How many people are there in the Shijian area? If you want to mine the silver mine here, if you don't have enough manpower,  If so, we have to prepare early.¡±

    Upon hearing Li Min's question about the population, Ishigami Shouga immediately showed a wry smile and said: "Your Majesty, the Ishigami area is not a prosperous place. It can even be said to be very deserted. Therefore, there are not many residents, and the total number of residents is not much."  There are about 10,000 households, and with the arrival of the heavenly soldiers, some foolish people were so bold that they even ran away with their children, so the current population is estimated to be only about half."

    Li Min also knows that Ishigami Shouga did not lie, otherwise he, a remnant of the Mononobe clan, would not be hiding here.  However, Wu Meiniang next to her smiled and said: "Your Highness, Su Wo's 80,000-strong army will soon meet the two generals Xue and Hu. As long as they are defeated, the prisoners of war alone will be enough for us to mine silver mines."  .¡±

    Li Min laughed loudly when he heard this, pointed at Wu Meiniang and said: "Heroes think the same thing. I am also waiting for Su Wo Rulu to send us miners."

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? And the expression on the face of Ishigami Shouga, who was next to him, became even more humble when he heard the words of Li Min and Wu Meiniang. At the same time, he thought to himself, he is indeed His Highness the King of Qi of the Tang Dynasty. In his opinion, Sugao's army is no different from HongA ferocious beast, but in the eyes of His Royal Highness the King of Qi, and even the beautiful woman next to him, he is just like a chicken or a dog. With such magnanimity, he is indeed worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom!  (To be continued)
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