All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 15: One is enough to break even, two is a profit!

"Father Khan."

Hauge, a burly man with a full beard, rode forward and said, "The gates are open, why not take the opportunity to attack the city?"

Huang Taiji looked at him silently, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Fan Wencheng stepped forward with a smile and explained to his master, "Great Prince, the city gate is narrow and there is a city wall inside. The Ming army's firearms are fierce, this is a trap."

The city gate was narrow and only a few horses could pass through it at a time. If they rushed in, they would just be trapped in a jar.

The Ming army’s firearms were powerful, and they could not withstand attacks from a high position.

Looking at Hauge, who was still indignant and felt that he had lost a great opportunity, Huang Taiji shook his head helplessly.

'I am a man of great wisdom and I have plans for the whole world. Why is my son so stupid?'

He shook off the thoughts in his mind and told Bai Jia beside him, "Go tell Daerha to drag the families of those who escaped to the front of the battle and behead them."

On the top of the Zunhua city wall, Chen Ran was distributing silver to the musketeers under his command.

It wasn’t much, just ten taels of silver per person, as a reward for killing the Jiannu soldiers.

Among the people who fled into the city, there were naturally some brave ones. They cut off the heads of the guarding soldiers and entered the city to get the silver promised by Chen Ran.

As for these heads, they were all counted in the names of civil and military officials.

Hundreds of heads of the Real Tatars were already a great victory for the Ming Dynasty.

One head could be exchanged for one rank higher in merit, or fifty taels of silver.

The soldiers chose silver and money, while the civil and military officials naturally wanted merit, and many of them were even thinking about submitting memorials to commend their achievements.

Seeing that the people had already entered the city and the Jiannu did not charge in after the city gates were closed, everyone felt relieved.

"You have made great contributions in protecting the people, beheading hundreds of the real Tartars, and defeating the Jiannu offensive." Wang Yuanya smiled with his eyes narrowed, stroking his beard proudly, "Today's battle was really enjoyable."

Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Ran. It was thanks to him that they were able to share in the credit this time.

At this time, Chen Ran was checking his harvest.

'The modification has been completed, and the reward will be issued.'

"Distribute 590 dan of rice and 360 dan of flour."

"They are all food, prepared for the people entering the city?"

The wailing sounds coming from far away outside the city woke Chen Ran up.

Driven by the Jiannu, many old, weak, women and children stumbled towards Zunhua City.

In a flash, Chen Ran understood what was going on.

He immediately turned to Zhao Lujiao and said, "Please send cavalry to attack!"

Zhao Lujiao naturally knew what would happen next.

He pointed at the Jiannu cavalry that had already assembled outside and said, "If we charge out now, we will die."

They have all fought many battles before, and no one is stupid. They have been on guard for a long time.

Thousands of cavalrymen have already assembled. As long as the cavalry in the city dares to go out, a siege and massacre will immediately begin in the wilderness.

Chen Ran also knew this truth, so he gritted his teeth and said nothing more.

The Jiannu outside the city pushed a large group of the elderly, the weak, women and children hundreds of steps away, and then raised their weapons to attack indiscriminately.

The cries of white-haired old men, weeping women, and crying babies echoed everywhere.

The people who were being screened in the city wall also heard the cries.

They soon understood what was happening outside and immediately burst into loud cries.

Chen Ran looked around and saw that all the civil servants, military officers and soldiers had grim expressions.

"Who are you showing your sad faces to?" Chen Ran blurted out without thinking, "Watch carefully! If the city is breached, your parents, wives, children, relatives and friends will die!"

A small captain shouted at everyone, from the governor to the ordinary soldiers, but no one objected and they all looked at him in a daze.

"If you don't want your whole family to die, then defend Zunhua City!"

There was a noticeable change in the expressions of the crowd, like a low pressure gathering on the top of the city.

Turning his head to look at Chen Ran outside the city, his breathing was heavy and his heart was filled with anger.

'Even if I can't go back, I will kill you all!'

The subtitles appeared in front of his eyes again.

'The Later Jin massacred civilians outside Zunhua City, committing a heinous crime.'

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

Without any hesitation, Chen Ran quickly raised his hand and erased the word "slaughter" and changed it to "release".

The civil servants here, who were encouraged by Chen Ran, clamored for Zhao Lujiao to send troops, even if they had to be defeated.

The military generals were much calmer. They knew that going out of the city to fight at this time would be a waste of time, and they quarreled fiercely with the civil officials.

Huang Taiji, riding on horseback, carefully looked at the city defenses of Zunhua City.

Suddenly he said, "Release those Ming people."

The expressions of the people around him suddenly changed, and they looked at him in surprise.

Huang Taiji's heart was shocked. What happened to him? Why did he say such words?

He struggled to change his words, but he couldn't say anything.

In a panic, blood started to flow from his nose.

"Great Khan~~~"

Everyone around was horrified and rushed over to help.

Huang Taiji, who was dizzy and swollen, shouted before he fell into a coma, "Let those Ming people go!"

The flags in the Jiannu camp were constantly waving and the horses were moving back and forth.

Such unusual movements naturally attracted the attention of the Ming army on the city wall.

Before long, everyone saw that the Jiannu began to withdraw their troops back to the camp, and those civilians who had not yet been slaughtered were directly abandoned in the wilderness.

Seeing that the brutal Jian Nu had really abandoned them and left, the people outside the city hurriedly ran into the city. 'The modification has been completed, and the reward will be issued.'

'Distribute 800 kilograms of kerosene and 1,500 kilograms of gunpowder.'

Seeing many people crying as they entered the city, hugging and wailing with their family members who had entered the city earlier, Chen Ran was slightly surprised. "What is the use of kerosene and gunpowder?"

The next morning, amid the rumbling sound of war drums, he knew the use of the kerosene and gunpowder.

The Jiannu launched dozens of large ladders, shield carts, and goose carts, which crushed the ground with a "crunching sound" and headed straight for the top of the city.

Seeing this scene, Chen Ran immediately returned to his camp.

After taking out the chicken, duck, goose, meat, oil and other supplies, Liu Youfu was called over, "Take the people and the big pot, and go to the south city to make a fire and cook."

After being shocked so many times by the fact that his captain could easily take out huge amounts of supplies, Liu Youfu had gradually gotten used to it.

Without saying much, he asked the laborers to carry the pots and supplies and went to the South Gate City Wall.

In South City, a strange scene occurred.

While the two sides were fighting desperately on the top of the city wall, dozens of large pots were set up in the city wall behind the city wall.

The chickens, ducks and geese are scalded in hot water, plucked and processed before being thrown into an iron pot.

Big chunks of meat and condiments were thrown into the pot as if they were free.

The cold wind blew the rich aroma of meat, filling the entire battlefield.

The soldiers who were fighting fiercely on the city walls couldn't help but turn their heads to look around and sniffle.

Zhao Twelve ran down in a hurry, "Master Chen, what are you doing?"

Chen Ran stretched out his ladle to scoop a mouthful of rich chicken soup from the pot to taste it, and smacked his lips, "Cooking."

"Ha~~~" Zhao Twelve was so angry that he laughed, "There's a war going on, and you're cooking here?"

That was General Chen Qian. If it was someone else, the governor would not have asked him to come down and take a look, but would have directly ordered him to chop people down.

"Did you see those Jiannu siege weapons outside?" Putting down the ladle, Chen Ran turned around and stared at him. "Is it a big threat?"

Zhao Shier rolled his eyes. "Of course. Zunhua City doesn't have a big general cannon. Once you get close to the city wall."

The Ming Dynasty’s general cannons were basically located in Liaodong and the capital.

Here in Zunhua City, there are only some tiger squat cannons and French machine guns.

It's OK for hitting people, but it can't even break through those large machines.

"We have to destroy those siege weapons." Chen Ran said calmly, "We are going to recruit warriors to leave the city. These are prepared for the warriors who are going to be recruited."

The anger in Zhao Twelve's eyes disappeared. He nodded vigorously, turned around and ran towards the city wall.

Zhao Lujiao followed him down and asked as soon as he saw him, "Who should we choose and what should we use?"

"Recruit from among the cavalry, give them sufficient silver for their merit, and use kerosene and gunpowder ointment."

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward.

When the reward reached one hundred taels of silver, it was paid on the spot. As long as one hit the target and came back alive, one would accumulate three levels of merit. The enthusiasm for signing up was quickly aroused.

Three hundred cavalrymen gathered in the city wall and ate around a big pot.

Chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, and sheep, all eaten with their mouths drooling.

Being from the military and about to die, the soldiers all ate in a heroic manner.

In the past, the chicken bones that would have been chewed up would be thrown away.

This really made the soldiers who were watching nearby drool with envy.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, thirty thousand taels of silver were sent over.

This was originally intended as a reward for the defenders, but Zhao Lujiao gritted his teeth and embezzled it.

If you don’t give me money, who will work for me?

Everyone entrusted the silver to their fellow villagers and friends, asking them to take it back to their families.

"Brothers." Chen Ran held up the wine jar and poured wine for everyone. "One is enough, two is a profit!"

Everyone drank the wine bowls in their hands and threw them on the ground. "One is enough, two is a profit!"

The cavalry mounted their horses, carrying jars of kerosene and gunpowder and holding flammable materials and gathering together.

The heavy city gate opened and the drawbridge dropped.

Three hundred cavalrymen roared and rushed out, heading straight for the tall siege machines.

"It would be great if we had heavy artillery." Looking at the many cavalrymen who died outside the city, Chen Ran sighed from behind the battlements, "In the age of firearms, we still have to exchange lives for lives. It's not worth it."

Jars filled with kerosene, gunpowder and sticky lard were smashed onto the ladders, goose carts and shield carts, and flames quickly started.

This homemade incendiary bomb is very sticky and difficult to extinguish.

One siege machine after another collapsed in the flames.

None of the three hundred cavalrymen returned, and they burned more than twenty siege weapons, killing and injuring hundreds of Jiannu soldiers.

The Jiannu's offensive on that day was forced to end again.

Huang Taiji, sitting on horseback, looked towards the distance with a gloomy face at the Zunhua City that appeared and disappeared in the thick smoke.

"I met a tough guy."

"If all Ming people in different places are like this, will the Great Jin still have a chance to survive?"

"Why are the Ming troops here different from those in Liaodong? The Ming troops in Liaodong sealed the city gates and defended them tightly, so why are the Ming troops here so brave to fight?"

Huang Taiji, who had always regarded the Ming army as pigs and dogs, felt a hint of fear for the first time.

Fortunately, he had great ambitions, and the fear in his heart was quickly suppressed. He was determined again, "We must kill all the Ming troops here. The Great Jin must not lose!"

On the top of Zunhua City, two lines of golden subtitles appeared in front of Chen Ran.

'On the fourth day of November, Yuan Chonghuan personally led the army into the pass to defend the king and headed straight for Yongping.'

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

"Hmm?" Chen Ran frowned. "Yuan Manzi is here?"

PS: Thank you to my book friend Feng Qingyueleng for the 100-point reward support. I am very grateful. Thank you!
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