Chapter 1431 Second Legion

In the blink of an eye, Han Yu had been lingering in Spring City for half a month.

This is not because he is content with enjoying himself and does not want to make progress, but because the newly recruited soldiers need to be trained.

The original Mujiazhai people also need to adapt to their new identities.

Han Yu still understands this truth when sharpening a knife makes it easier to chop wood.

Although he is very anxious now, he still asks everyone not to be anxious and to train as solidly as possible.

Only by sweating more in peacetime can you bleed less in wartime.

These are lessons learned with life and blood.

Otherwise, a group of farmers who had just put down their hoes would go to the battlefield and be dispersed by the enemy with a single charge.

Such troops are useless.

In order to allow everyone to train with peace of mind, Han Yu boldly bought all the pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese in Chuncheng, and organized hunters to hunt and fishermen to fish, as long as he had them, he would take all the money.

After ensuring that there was meat for every meal, the recruits were very enthusiastic about training.

People at this time are very poor, and they are reluctant to eat some meat only during the Chinese New Year. It is common for ordinary people to go without meat for a month. It is unimaginable to have meat in every meal.

With this meal, everyone's enthusiasm for training suddenly increased.

Isn’t training just a bit more difficult and tiring?

What are you afraid of?

Do they usually suffer less and are tired?

With generous rewards, these people trained very quickly and completed the training content in half a month.

It was only at this time that people in the surrounding counties learned the news that Spring City had been breached.

The magistrates of these counties did not dare to move. While compiling books and reporting them to the Qing court, they closed the city gates tightly and prayed that Han Yu would not attack them.

In the past half month, in addition to training the army, Han Yu also brought all the people from Mujiazhai to Spring City, gathered all the blacksmiths in the city, and built a yard specifically for them to be responsible for making flying machines. Thunder cannon, refining gunpowder.

The daily meals are good and the wages are sufficient. The only requirement is that they 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 usually go out to buy wine and rarely go out.

Here, they can drink three bowls of wine and eat two plates of meat dishes for free every night, which already makes them very satisfied.

A large number of flying thunder cannons and palm mines were manufactured and delivered to the grenadiers.

"How is the training of the new recruits?"

Han Yu came to the school grounds and asked.

"Your Highness, all training has been completed and is ready to go to war at any time."

Mu Jiansheng said energetically.

He now needs an opportunity to prove to His Highness that he is also capable and did not obtain this position through his father's shadow.

“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: "This is Wuding, the north gate of Spring City. I will hand over the second army to you. Can you take Wuding down?"

Han Yu asked.

"Three days is enough!"

Mu Jiansheng patted his chest in assurance.

"Don't be impatient and try to avoid casualties. Go ahead. I'm waiting for your good news."

Han Yu patted Mu Jiansheng's shoulder and said.

After receiving Han Yu's expectations, Mu Jiansheng was high-spirited, packed up his clothes, and set off towards Wuding with his troops.

In this attack on Wuding, the Second Army was much more generous than the First Army.

At that time, the first legion was still on carts, but the second legion was already all on horseback.

Even all kinds of baggage vehicles are pulled by horses.

Although they are just infantry on horseback, they also greatly speed up the march of the troops.

In one day's work, Mu Jiansheng led the second legion to arrive at Wuding City.

At this time, the city gate of Wuding was closed tightly, and there were only a hundred or ten trembling Qing soldiers on the wall.

"Listen to the people inside. I'll give you a stick of incense to open the city and surrender immediately. Otherwise, it will be a waste of time to start a war. Don't say I didn't give you a chance."

Mu Jiansheng shouted loudly.

When the people in the city saw the enemy coming, they immediately ran to report the news.

After a while, Sun Deguang, the magistrate of Wuding, and Han Youliang, the guard, came to the tower.

Sun Deguang glanced at the Grenadier Corps below and couldn't help but feel a little weak in his calves.

"Han Guards, the enemy force is strong, can we really hold it?"

Han Youliang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Sun. Our Wuding City is high and deep. There are thousands of soldiers on guard. There are plenty of all kinds of rolling logs and stones. The military skills are as follows. Ten people can surround us. I think there are only ten thousand thieves. There is nothing we can do." We can't wait, we just need to hold on and wait until the imperial army arrives and the siege can be solved, and you and I can take a step forward based on this achievement. "

Hearing Han Youliang's words, Sun Deguang felt relieved.

"Then it all depends on Han's defense."

Mu Jiansheng waited below for a while, becoming a little impatient.

"It's been too long?" Mu Jiansheng asked.

"Young Master, here's a stick of incense." A soldier immediately said.

"Don't call me Young Master, call me legion commander," Mu Jiansheng said, "Since the time has passed, don't say I didn't give you a chance and fire!"

Following Mu Jiansheng's order, the gunners of the Second Legion lit the match ropes.

"Han Shoubei, what is that?" Sun Deguang looked at those huge iron barrels and didn't know what they were.

"Maybe it's a trick." Sun Deguang disagreed.

However, the next second, he heard violent roars.

Boom, boom, boom!

The flying thunder cannons made a huge roar.

Explosive packets flew up to the top of the city and exploded above their heads.

Boom!

Following the violent explosion, the officers and soldiers on the top of the city were shaken and flew up, and their bodies fell to the bottom of the city.

A round of artillery bombardment actually cleared away the defenders on the city.

The few who were lucky enough to survive were hiding in corners and shivering with their heads in their hands.

"Aim at the city gate and fire!"

Mu Jiansheng issued the order again.

The gunners loaded ammunition quickly.

Launch again.

Boom!

The huge city gate was hit by dozens of explosive charges and blown to pieces.

Even fragments as big as a palm are hard to find.

"Advance slowly and occupy the city gate!"

Mu Jiansheng issued the order.

The Grenadier Corps held up their shields and began to advance towards the city.

The defenders on the city wall had been destroyed in the shelling just now.

The grenadiers easily captured the city.

The defenders in the city still wanted to resist, but they were greeted by grenades from the Grenadier Regiment, leaving corpses strewn across the field and completely defeated.

"Control the city gates, blockade the city, destroy the defenders, and kill those who dare to resist!"

Mu Jiansheng took out the sword from his waist and shouted.

The soldiers of the Second Legion held up their shields and slowly advanced towards the city.

With the experience of attacking Chuncheng, the soldiers were familiar with the journey this time and quickly took control of the military camp and the Yamen. The entire Wuding fell into Mu Jiansheng's hands.

"Arrest all the big families in the city, set up a high execution platform, and hold a public trial!" Mu Jiansheng said.