Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

On the day of the siege, he and his good friend Wen hid in the cellar and set fire to the house, and the smoke and flames filled the entire street, burning down the neighbors' houses for several miles, leaving only a field of rubble and ashes. It is said that fishing in troubled waters, Fang Bo's trick of setting fire to the cellar can be described as yin damage and wilting.

Fang Bo has many enemies, and this cellar has been expanded over the years, and it is connected to the well in the courtyard, so that there is water and ventilation, and the food is well prepared.

However, if you

don't die, you won't die, Fang Bo remembered that Gu Jindan, the young lady of the Gu family, met by chance in the candied fruit shop he opened at home, and he has always been unrequited, and he can't forget it, the jade fingers are fragrant sleeves, glamorous and enchanting, which is just his appetite, but it's a pity that the ruffian has that blessing, even if it is lovesick, where do he dare to come to the door to propose. This time, the captives broke the city, and there was chaos in the city, and I don't know if the Gu family's daughter could escape the catastrophe, thinking of this, Fang Bo couldn't hold it back, and wanted to climb out to see what was going on, and maybe he hoped to save the beauty.

Late at night, he crawled out of the well, sneaked to the wall of the Gu family's courtyard, climbed up the wall and saw a few lanterns hanging in the garden, a group of people were roasting meat around the bonfire, by the residual light, Fang Bo almost fell off the courtyard wall, there were people on the ground with broken hands and feet, these people were roasting and eating human flesh.

Fang Bo secretly exclaimed that it was not good, such a tragic change, far more poignant than expected, how could a delicate little lady like Miss Gu be able to protect herself in this troubled era. He observed, and the five people in the garden opposite were all strong, and there were also people in the wings, and he was afraid that he would not be able to defeat him alone.

Fang Bo is a well-known thug in the gang, usually there are a lot of brothers stammering, out of the door are all front and back hug, so not majestic, at this time there is a place to rely on the brothers, so he walked several brothers in a row, only to find in the teahouse miscellaneous Hua Liu, this Hua Liu was originally a military household in the countryside, because of natural disasters and man-made disasters in recent years, it is difficult to survive, so I have to go into the city to make a living, I don't want to beg in the city There are rules, Hua Liu, an outsider, is often bullied by others, the military family has practiced some martial arts, once I can't bear to beat the beggars around, calling dad and mother, this street brawl happened in the downtown area, and the movement was not small and alarmed the government, and then was thrown into the government prison, Fang Bo heard about it, so he asked the cell leader and gang leader Han Shuichuan for this person as a helper.

However, Hua Liu was originally a farmer, and he was

incompatible with the local Qingpi in the city, and he was usually not very happy to go out with everyone to cause trouble and bully others, and later begged Fang Bo to find him a job as a businessman, go to the teahouse to do chores, and did not dislike the lack of wages, and he was honest and diligent without the ruffian that a helper should have.

Fang Bo took the risk to knock on the door all night, and the gangsters who usually call him brother and brother were afraid to avoid it and refused to show their heads, only the Hua Liu in front of him usually did not show loyalty, but he did not avoid things at critical moments, and sure enough, the countrymen were more sincere.

"We have sweat medicine, sneak in and pour the human medicine and then do it, but if we are accidentally discovered, you and I can only be hard. In the cellar, Fang Bo and Hua Liu were discussing the matter of saving people tomorrow night.

"Two people against seven or eight people, the best thing to use is a bow and arrows, if there is a strong bow and a few arrows, I can use it. Hua Liu said.

"There's a bow just now, I'll bring it. Fang Bo suddenly remembered that he had bought a bow from a merchant a few years ago in order to practice archery.

On the

north bank of the small island of the Nanhe River, the attack of the captives was finally launched, and I saw fifty or sixty shield carts lined up in a row, and pushed them to the shore with an order, and then thousands of people carried various baskets and baskets on their backs, lifted them high in turn, and slid the earth and stones from the top of the shield carts along the slope of the shield surface into the river.

"It turned out to be to fill the river, but it's ridiculous, the river is already frozen, and people can leave in a few days, which is not too much. Wang Pu sneered, he originally thought that Huang Taiji would use cannons, and did not hesitate to use cooked rice and mud to strengthen the fort wall, he didn't want Dongyu to be a half-baked fishing and hunting tribe after all, and his vision was lacking, and he only knew how to use primitive wooden instruments.

"The captives are obviously afraid of our firearms, and want to restrain them with a shield cart, perhaps because they are worried that the ice will not be able to support the shield cart, so they do not hesitate to waste time and effort. Liu Yishan stared at the other side, frowned and said: "Using this method to fill the soil step by step, it will take a month to fill it up, it can be seen that the enemy army is calm and unhurried, and he is not afraid of King Qin's reinforcements at all, how can this be, King Qin's reinforcements should also arrive at this time." "

"This is to be expected, we have prepared so much food and grass because we are afraid that the friendly army will be unreliable, and even be besieged by the enemy army for a long time, as is the case today. Wang Pu sneered.

"You have to think of a way not to let the shield cart come close. Lin Changxing said worriedly, he was a literati, in the face of more than 100,000 powerful enemy troops, he couldn't help but be timid, he couldn't sleep for a few days, he had dark circles under his eyes, and he lost a few pounds.

"I have a way, the enemy platform is condescending, and I don't believe that the shield chariot of the captives can be higher than the enemy platform. Liu Yishan said.

"This method is good, in order to be cautious, I also built a batch of trebuchets to throw explosives bags, let's go hand in hand, we will definitely call Huang Taiji to lose the father and mother. Wang Pu said with a smile.

The men of Yanmen Pass are fighting outside, the city is now a daughter city, a group of female soldiers are patrolling the city, and the people who pass through the pass noticed this scene and said that Yanmen Pass is going to become a lady's pass.

The

guerrilla yamen was deserted, only Wang Yan and other female dependents were taking care of all kinds of documents in the huge house, Wang Pu had previously drawn a large number of design drawings of steam engine trimaran warships, but unfortunately Lao Yang and Luo Qingpu were not shipbuilders, the so-called interlaced lines were like mountains, and more than a month had passed, and they still had no clue.

"The sample ship is not strong enough, and it only fell apart after more than 1,200 trips, and such a ship only harms people on the battlefield, how can it be used. Lao Yang sighed bitterly: "If you want me to say that this kind of trimaran is purely the whimsy of the owner, how can it be built casually like an origami boat." "

"We invited so many shipbuilders to shake their heads at this shape of the ship, I listened to their discussions, and it is also reasonable, no matter how delicate the mortise and tenon is, after all, it is just wood, and it is indeed impossible to withstand such a wide hull shaking on the sea, and the tenon will inevitably break and the ship will fall apart after a few blows. Luo Qingpu is also not optimistic.

"There is no problem with the manufacture of the steam engine. Wang Yan asked.

"The principle of the steam engine is explained in great detail, and this kind of Tessie self-striking bell is not difficult to make, but it takes time to grind, and it is estimated that the first sample will be made next month. Luo Qingpu replied, he learned from his master since he was a child the production of Taixi chiming bells, these are just royal ornaments playthings, it seems complicated but not difficult, the principle of the two is similar, but the torque of the steam engine is often thousands of pounds, can only be made of steel instead of brass, grinding steel takes longer.

Wang Yan nodded, and said with satisfaction that the master had worked hard, Wang Pu had explained three things before the expedition, the trimaran, the steam engine and the aluminum alloy, and it was expected to complete one of them at present.

Cui Cherry was one of the leaders of the Niangzi Fire Gun Hundred Team, and she hurriedly brought a messenger into the yamen to ask for a meeting, and reported to Wang Yan: "Manager Wang, my lord sent someone to deliver a letter. "

Wang Yan took the envelope and saw that four Arabic numerals were written in the four rows on it: "1563, 1654, 6135, 1570 (Wang Yan personally opened)". I secretly shouted in my heart that it was not good, this is an ordinary digital password, the entire Shenjia battalion, only Wang Yan and a few clerks can understand this special text, every four numbers correspond to a Chinese character, all compiled in a code book, could it be that Wang Pu is in danger, the person who sent the letter has to pass through the enemy's blockade, that is to say, it is encircled.

She forced her composure, saluted everyone present, turned back to the back room, sat on the step and opened the envelope, there were still numbers on it, she sent her attendants to evade, took out the key to open a box, and found the code book, she noticed that the few hairs she had clipped into the code book were there, and the shape had not changed, she nodded secretly in her heart, and compared the code book with the letter one by one, the general content of the letter was: "I am trapped on an island in Nanhe, seventy miles east of Jizhou City, and I must build a war ship to save me within three months." "

Wang Yan sighed and said in his heart: I don't have a man here, how can I save it. I remembered that there was also a 100-man team of firecrackers at the dock in Pinglu County in the south, if it was transferred to fight, who would guard the pier.

She thought for a long time, picked up the pen to check the codebook, wrote a set of numbers on a piece of letter, put it in the envelope, and roasted the red ink clay block with fire, and the ink dripped on the seal, and dotted Wang Yan's account steward's seal. She really didn't have an idea about sending rescue soldiers, so she could only go out and ask a group of craftsmen, but craftsmen like Lao Yang and Luo Qingpu had never heard of the military, and they all looked at each other at a loss.

Wang Yan remembered that Fan Yongdou from the Jin Shang side had recently trained a team of cavalry, which cost a lot of silver taels, which should be able to make do with borrowing it. Since the captives plundered Gyeonggi, the thieves in Shanxi have become increasingly arrogant, and they often rob merchants on official roads, and the thieves in Pinglu County have also rebelled, and the aftermath of the troubled times has spread to the eyes.

In Jizhou City, the night was dark and the wind was high, it was a good time to go out and kill people, Fang Bo and Hua Liu touched the wall of the Gu family's courtyard again, only to hear the faint sound of fighting coming out of the wall.

"I'm afraid it's black eating black, and two groups of people are fighting inside. Hua Liu said.

"How do you know it's black eating black. Fang Bo asked unconvinced.

"Fang Ye didn't know, after the Tartars broke the city, they robbed people's food from house to house, and killed people before they got food, so now most people in the city can't eat, but Tartars don't rob rich households, only rich households have food in the city at present, how can they not attract bad people. "

"That is to say, not only us, but also many people are eyeing the Gu family, this is difficult to do, most of the Gu family has been killed, and it is not worth it for us to go up and send them to death. "

"Then let's go, I'm afraid this movement will attract the Tartars. "

"You, you say, attract the Tartars, that's right. Fang Bo suddenly had a plan.

Fang Bo can make a name for himself in Jizhou City, he has his own merits, he instantly realized that the Tartar is quite a chicken thief, only robbing the food of the small people, but he is not guilty of the rich Qiu, this is clearly a deliberate separation of the Han people in the city, the small people have no food to eat and become a mob, leading the disaster to the rich households, the rich households are frightened and suspicious, in order to protect themselves, they have to vote for the Tartars, this method and the ruffians and hooligans to rectify the debts of the broken settlement are the same reason, eat through the hearts of the people.

Fang Bo planned to come forward as the son-in-law of the Gu family to surrender, so that he could use the power of the Tartars to drive away the mobs from all walks of life and monopolize the Gu family's property. The Tartar has the heart to win over the rich families in the city, which shows that the plan is big, and in order to play the effect of buying horse bones, he will not kill him casually, so it is worth the risk.

said that Zheng Ya'er was very comfortable in Jicheng at this time. On the same day, he persuaded his subordinates to defect on the grounds that the Great Khan of the Jin State had always been wise and rewarded for meritorious service, and captured Huang Dahu, the imperial commander of the prison army. A five-grade petty official in Nanban was not uncommon, but the Shenjia Battalion successively made the Jin soldiers deflated, stained with the light of the Shenjia Battalion, and sacrificed prisoners to the Great Khan of the Jin State.

This time the speculation was very fruitful, which naturally made him establish his prestige in front of his subordinates. With this group of relatives, Sunset's Baoyi is like getting ahead, and he is trusted by Huang Taiji, who handed over a huge city to him to take care of. Zheng Ya'er is not a fool who will flutter lightly once he has his ambition, and he doesn't know how many catties and taels he has, such an important city is only a small credit if it is taken care of, but it is a big crime if there is a slight mistake, and if you are a master, you have to use your brains more than others, otherwise you will become a prisoner at any time.

Thinking about this truth, Zheng Ya'er pressed the greed that grew like a weed in her heart, and strictly restrained her subordinates, only allowing her to do what she had done to her, and never going beyond Lei Chi. Huang Taiji wanted food, so he took more than 100 of his men to loot grain, and Huang Taiji wanted to buy the gentry of the Southern Barbarians for his own use, so he did not commit any offense to the gentry in the city.

"Zheng Zuoling, two people came outside, saying that they were the sons-in-law of the Gu family in the city, and they asked to see you. "A disciple came in to report.

"Gu family, hmph, it's not too late to come to me at this time. Zheng Ya'er snorted proudly. After he released his kindness to the gentlemen of the Southern Barbarians, he thought that these people would soon come to the door for help. However, no one came to the door for several days, I couldn't help but be a little anxious, he was a lowly clothed servant, and it was fortunate to be appreciated by the Great Khan by chance, the previous time he escorted two thousand Han slaves to Zunhua, but he encountered the Shenjia Battalion and smashed the errand, and he should have been executed according to the law, but fortunately, Zheng Ya'er made a mistake by capturing the Shenjia Battalion's prison army Yushi, so he had this second assignment of errands, and there must be no more mistakes.