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Chapter 366 0362 [Siege the city at the speed of light! 】

Xing Wanli had experienced a city defense battle, so he had experience.

He specifically ordered the soldiers to tie two giant shields together, otherwise one shield alone would not be able to withstand the power of a firearm explosion.

Meanwhile, have the soldiers plug their ears with rags.

Half of the power of firearms comes from the thunderous noise.

Especially when you encounter a firearm for the first time, you will be frightened by the deafening noise and have no intention of fighting.

When Xing Wanli was fully prepared, the actions of the Qingzhou Army outside the city surprised him.

There was no swarm of swarms as expected, and all the Qingzhou troops stood 800 steps away.

Twenty siege guns were all aimed at the city gate.

"Flat angle, muzzle moved one inch to the left."

"The shells are loaded."

"fire!"

Chi Chi Chi!

The sound of the fuse burning quickly sounded.

Twenty flashes of fire light went downwards and quickly disappeared.

Boom boom boom!

There was a thunderous explosion.

Even if the defenders on the tower blocked their ears, they could still hear clearly.

The next moment, twenty solid iron bullets were fired out.

Half of them missed and hit the city wall on the side, while the other half hit the city gate accurately.

The thick and wide city gate fell apart in an instant, turning into pieces of broken wood.

The remaining power of the shells remained unabated, and they hit the heavy gate at the rear heavily.

bang bang bang...

The terrifying force caused the iron sheet wrapped on the thousand-jin gate to dent into deep pits.

The Song troops on top of the city tower felt violent shaking beneath their feet, and all of them looked horrified.

Xing Wanli was also horrified at this moment. The power of this artillery far exceeded his imagination.

Looking at the frightened soldiers, Xing Wanli quickly comforted him loudly: "Soldiers, don't be afraid. The firearms of the Qingzhou thieves are just fake, they just look fierce!"

After that, he personally came to a three-bow crossbow, aimed at a gunner in the distance, and slammed the trigger.

Whoosh!

Arrows as thick as spears shot out, but the distance was too far, and finally they were heavily nailed into the loess.

The distance between the arrow and the nearest artilleryman was more than 200 steps.

Seeing this scene, Xing Wanli felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

The gap in the ordnance between the two sides is too great.

The three-bow crossbow is already the longest-range weapon in the army, but compared to artillery, it is still limited.

People can bombard the city gate as they please from eight hundred steps away, but as a defender, I can only watch. The only thing I can do is to pray in my heart that the thousand-jin gate behind the city gate can withstand it.

But Xing Wanli knew very well that if the artillery could bombard the city gate, it also meant that it could bombard the city tower.

The reason why the other party did this was obviously due to his strong self-confidence.

At this time, the artillerymen had cleared the barrels and were beginning to load gunpowder into the shells.

At the same time, the artillery that had just fired misdirectly was also readjusting its trajectory under the command of each main gunner.

"fire!"

Boom boom boom!

Along with the loud noise, thick smoke rose.

Twenty rounds of artillery shells all hit the Qianjin gate.

Even if the outer layer of the Thousand Jin Gate is wrapped with two fingers of iron, it cannot withstand such bombardment.

At this moment, the entire Thousand Jin Gate has been deformed and is slightly dented toward the city. Large cracks appear all over the iron sheet.

Seeing this scene, the artillery battalion commander Hu Zhong was overjoyed and ordered: "Keep firing!"

The gunners also looked excited, picked up the wet cloth and began to clean the gun barrel.

When cleaning the gun bore with wet cloth, it can also quickly cool down the copper core gun bore.

However, the humidity of Busai is very particular.

It should not be too wet, otherwise too much water stains will affect the gunpowder and reduce the power of the shells.

It can't be too dry, otherwise it won't have any cooling effect.

These little skills are all slowly figured out by the artillerymen from repeated drills.

Soon the gunners were loading.

"fire!"

After a salvo of twenty siege guns, the Thousand Jin Gate could no longer withstand it. It broke into several pieces under the bombardment and collapsed suddenly.

Twenty siege cannons were fired three times before the gate was opened. This shows how strong this thing is.

If there is no artillery and only a siege ram is used, it is not known that the damage will be done until the end of the year of the monkey.

……

On top of the city tower, the Song troops only heard a series of loud noises.

Immediately afterwards, panicked shouts came from below: "The city gate has been breached!"

Xing Wanli's heart skipped a beat, and his face was full of disbelief.

From the time the opponent began to attack the city until the city gate was breached, there was no time to order a cup of tea.

You know, this is Yuancheng County in Daming Prefecture, not a lower county gate in a remote area.

What surprised him even more was that after the city gate was breached, the Qingzhou Army did not enter the city immediately.

Instead, he continued unhurriedly, as if waiting for something.

The Song soldiers on the tower were dumbfounded, and they all stood there at a loss.

Time passed bit by bit, and a quarter of an hour later, Xing Wanli finally knew what the Qingzhou Army was waiting for.

I saw the gunner in the distance beginning to adjust the angle of the artillery.

Twenty siege guns tilted slowly, their muzzles aimed at the tower, and their dark barrels reflected bursts of cold light under the scorching sun.

In an instant, Xing Wanli felt a biting chill running down his tailbone and straight to his brain, making the hair on his whole body stand on end.

Even the Thousand Jin Gate can't withstand the bombardment. How can the big shields in their hands stop it?

Han Zhen had already got off the chariot at this time, turned over and sat on his horse, and ordered: "Attack the city!"

Dong Dong~ Dong~

The drums of war were beating in vain, and the black and blue flags were waving. Huang Kai shouted: "Go to the camp and prepare!"

Wow!

Three thousand people who had crossed their legs to rest arrived at the camp first, and all stood up, making a harsh sound when the armor leaves rubbed against each other.

Ten field guns were pushed to the rear of the advance camp.

Once obstacles are encountered during the siege, these ten field guns will tear the enemy into pieces.

"fire!"

Hu Zhong roared.

Twenty siege guns aimed at the tower and fired a volley.

At the same time, Huang Kai took the lead and headed straight for the city gate.

Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the siege artillery, the first camp successfully entered the city gate without any hindrance.

There was a Song army in the city cave, but under the bombardment of the siege artillery, they were frightened and collapsed at the first touch.

"It's really devastating!"

Han Shizhong hung his arms, his face full of wonder.

This was the first real siege battle with artillery, and it was simply terrifying.

The key is that there are only twenty siege guns now. If there are hundreds of siege guns, he simply can't imagine the scene.

Liu Qi said with excitement on his face: "With this magical weapon, my champion has been found!"

Liu Qi trembled with excitement at the thought of sealing the wolf as Xu and drinking from the vast sea of ​​horses.

Huang Kai led three thousand people to the camp first. As if they were in an uninhabited territory, the more than 40,000 Song troops were like quails, and they scurried away after being blasted by dozens of firearms.

There was no way. The city gate was breached in such a short period of time, which had a huge impact on the morale of the defenders.

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Three thousand people arrived at the camp and shouted in unison to persuade them to surrender.

Listening to the voices urging surrender from the city, Han Zhen ordered: "Yue Fei, lead the Song army under his command into the city to receive the prisoners of war."

"The last general takes command!"

Yue Fei cupped his hands and responded.

Just as he was about to leave, Han Zhen warned him: "Restrain the Song troops under your command and do not plunder and harass the people, otherwise you will be the only one to ask!"

Yue Fei nodded confidently: "The county magistrate is relieved, it will save you in the end."

……

Xing Wanli slowly opened his eyes and felt severe pain all over his body.

Especially the right arm, it was so painful that it was bone-piercing.

Before he could recover, a voice of surprise came to his ears: "Hey, there is a living person here. He looks like a general. I deserve to be promoted and make a fortune."

Immediately afterwards, a big hand struck and lifted him out of the rubble.

Xing Wanli subconsciously wanted to resist, but found that his right arm was not raised at all.

The Qingzhou Army soldier slapped him on the head and yelled, "Straight bitch, be honest!"

This slap made Xing Wanli sober up.

Looking up, the city tower had turned into ruins, with broken limbs and arms everywhere, and bright red blood gushing out everywhere.

He looked down at his right arm, which was completely broken and hanging limply.

As he was pushed down the tower by Qingzhou Army soldiers, the soldier shouted: "Batalion Commander, Battalion Commander, I have captured a general!"

The battalion commander looked Xing Wanli up and down, then curled his lips and said, "You're really lucky!"

"hey-hey!"

The soldier grinned stupidly.

The battalion commander asked: "What's your last name and what's your position?"

Xing Wanli said in a hoarse voice: "You rebels, listen up. Grandpa Xing Wanli, a general under Xianggong Zhang, has jurisdiction over Hebei East Road!"

"Oh, he's still a sixth-grade official."

The battalion commander raised his eyebrows, glanced at his drooping right arm, and ordered: "Take him to find a military doctor first!"

"Order!"

In the envious eyes of all the Qingzhou soldiers, the soldier responded loudly with a proud face. He changed his previous arrogant attitude and gently supported Xing Wanli to find a military doctor, for fear that he would suddenly die suddenly.

Being an official of the seventh rank is a hurdle, but being an official of the sixth rank is not that small.

The military merits of living officers and prisoners of war are completely different from those of dead officers, and the difference is several times greater.

At this time, Han Zhen was walking on the streets of Yuancheng County with his horse.

On the streets on both sides, there were bold people who opened windows and doors to look outside.

"But in front of County Magistrate Han?"

At this moment, a trembling greeting came from above.

Looking up, I saw a fat head sticking out of the third-floor window of a restaurant.

"Exactly!"

Han Zhen replied loudly.

The fat officer suddenly smiled and said with a flattering look on his face: "Oh, I was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally County Magistrate Han is here. Who in our Yuancheng County does not welcome County Magistrate Han? That Zhang Shuye is really hateful , perverse behavior."

Han Zhen smiled slightly and said loudly: "We are taking over the prisoners of war right now. I hope you will cooperate a lot. Please stay at home for the time being and don't go out."

The fat officer responded repeatedly: "Easy to say, easy to say, we will definitely comply with County Magistrate Han's orders."

Lao Jiu on the side whispered: "I recognize him. His surname seems to be Meng. He runs a pastry business and has opened two branches in Yidu County. Unexpectedly, he is from Yuancheng County."

Kuang Siniang likes to eat cakes, so Lao Jiu would buy some cakes to take back after she left work.

After going back and forth, he became familiar with all the pastry shops in the county.

Han Zhen chuckled and said, "This guy must have a lot of money in his family."

Needless to say, the businessman welcomed him like this. He either had many industries in Shandong or had a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)