Chapter 1430 The Second Legion
In the blink of an eye, Han Yu had stayed in Chuncheng for half a month.
It's not that he is content with pleasure and has no ambition to make progress, but that the newly recruited soldiers need to be trained.
The original people of Mujiazhai also need to adapt to their new identities.
Han Yu understood that sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood.
Although he is very anxious now, he still asks everyone not to be anxious and to do the training as solidly as possible.
Only by sweating more in peacetime can you bleed less in war.
These are lessons learned with lives and blood.
Otherwise, a group of farmers who had just put down their hoes and went to the battlefield would be dispersed by an enemy charge.
Such troops are of little use.
In order to allow everyone to train with peace of mind, Han Yu generously bought all the pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese in Chuncheng, and organized hunters to hunt and fishermen to fish. He would buy them all at a price as long as they were available.
After ensuring that there was meat at every meal, the recruits' enthusiasm for training was very high.
People were very poor at that time and could only afford to eat meat during the Chinese New Year. It was common for ordinary people to not eat meat for a month. Having meat for every meal was something they could not even dream .
With this food, everyone's enthusiasm for training suddenly increased.
Isn’t training just hard and tiring?
What's there to be afraid of?
Don’t they suffer enough and feel tired every day?
With generous rewards, these people trained very quickly and completed most of the training content in just half a month.
It was not until this time that people in the surrounding counties learned that Chuncheng had been captured.
The magistrates of these counties did not dare to move. They wrote letters to report to the Qing court, closed the city gates, and prayed that Han Yu would not attack them.
During this half month, in addition to training the army, Han Yu also brought all the people from Mujiazhai to Chuncheng, and gathered all the blacksmiths in the city to build a special yard, letting them be responsible for making flying thunder cannons and refining gunpowder.
The meals are very good every day, the wages are generous, and the only requirement is that you cannot leave the yard.
The blacksmiths had no objection to this.
As long as the wages are enough, that's not a problem.
Anyway, they rarely go out except to buy alcohol.
Here, they can drink three bowls of wine and eat two plates of meat dishes for free every night, which makes them very satisfied.
A large number of flying thunder cannons and palm mines were manufactured and delivered to the hands of the grenadiers.
"How's the training going for the new recruits?"
Han Yu came to the training ground and asked.
"Your Highness, all training has been completed and you can go out at any time."
Mu Jiansheng said energetically.
He now needs an opportunity to prove to His Highness that he is also capable and that he did not obtain this position by relying on his father's influence.
“Young people, it’s good to be motivated.”
Han Yu patted his shoulder.
"Prove it to me."
Han Yu unfolded the map of Yunnan Province and said, "This is Wuding, the northern gate of Chuncheng. I'll hand over the Second Army to you. Can you take Wuding?"
Han Yu asked.
"Three days is enough!"
Mu Jiansheng patted his chest and made the promise.
"Don't be impatient, try your best to avoid casualties. Go, I'll wait for your good news."
Han Yu patted Mu Jiansheng's shoulder and said.
With Han Yu's expectations, Mu Jiansheng was full of fighting spirit. He got dressed and set off towards Wuding with his men.
During the attack on Wuding, the Second Army was much more generous than the First Army was.
At that time, the First Legion still had carts, while the Second Legion was already fully equipped with horses.
Even the various baggage vehicles were pulled by horses.
Although they were just mounted infantry, they greatly sped up the troops' marching speed.
Within a day, Mu Jiansheng led the Second Legion to the city of Wuding.
At this time, the gates of Wuding City were closed, and there were only a hundred or so trembling Qing soldiers on the city wall.
"Listen up, everyone inside. I'll give you one stick of incense to open the city and surrender immediately. Otherwise, you will die in vain when the battle breaks out. Don't say I didn't give you a chance."
Mu Jiansheng shouted loudly .
When the people on the city wall saw the enemy approaching, they immediately ran to report the news.
After a while, Wuding's magistrate Sun Deguang and garrison commander Han Youliang arrived on the city wall.
Sun Deguang took a look at the grenadier corps below and couldn't help but feel his legs go weak.
"Captain Han, the enemy is strong, can we really hold on?"
Han Youliang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Lord Sun. Our Wuding City is high and the moat is deep. We have a thousand soldiers guarding it, and we have sufficient logs and stones. The military strategy says to surround them with ten. I think the enemy has no more than ten thousand people, and they can't do anything to us. We just need to hold our ground and wait for the imperial army to arrive. The siege will be lifted, and you and I can also be promoted one step higher with this achievement."
After hearing what Han Youliang said, Sun Deguang felt relieved.
"Then it all depends on Han Shoubei."
Mu Jiansheng waited downstairs for a while and became a little impatient.
"Has it been too long?" Mu Jiansheng asked.
"Young Master, one stick of incense has been lit." A personal soldier said immediately.
"Don't call me Young Master, call me Army Commander," Mu Jiansheng said, "Since the time has passed, don't say I didn't give you a chance. Fire!"
Following Mu Jiansheng's order, the gunners of the Second Legion lit the fuse.
"Captain Han, what is that?" Sun Deguang looked at those huge iron barrels and didn't know what they were.
"Maybe he's performing a ritual." Sun Deguang disagreed.
However, the next second, he heard a series of violent roars.
Boom, boom, boom!
One after another, the flying thunder cannons made a loud roar.
One by one, explosive packs flew to the top of the city wall and exploded above their heads.
Boom!
Along with the violent explosion, the officers and soldiers on the top of the city were blown away and their bodies fell down below the city.
One round of bombardment wiped out all the defenders on the city walls.
The few who were lucky enough not to die also hid in the corner, holding their heads and trembling.
"Aim at the city gate and fire!"
Mu Jiansheng issued orders again.
The gunners loaded ammunition quickly.
Launch again.
Boom!
The huge city gate was hit by dozens of explosive packs and was blown into pieces.
Even fragments that are almost the size of a palm are hard to find.
"Advance slowly and occupy the city gate!"
Mu Jiansheng gave the order.
The Grenadier Corps began to advance into the city with their shields raised.
The defenders on the city wall had been destroyed in the previous artillery attack.
The grenadiers easily captured the city walls.
The defenders in the city still wanted to resist, but they were hit by a barrage of grenades from the Grenadiers, leaving corpses all over the ground and the army in complete defeat.
"Control the gates, block the city, wipe out the defenders, and kill anyone who dares to resist!"
Mu Jiansheng drew out the sword from his waist and shouted.
The soldiers of the Second Legion held their shields and slowly advanced into the city.
With the experience of attacking Chuncheng, the soldiers were familiar with the route this time and quickly took control of the military camp and the government office. The entire Wuding fell into Mu Jiansheng's hands.
"Arrest all the wealthy people in the city, build a high execution platform, and hold a public trial!" said Mu Jiansheng.
