Kai Fu Han

Chapter 417 Attacking Beihai

"Oh." The recruits breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hahahahaha." The veteran couldn't help but laugh: "Squad leader, when you see this reckless boy, do you think of your past?"

"Speak up!"

"Hahaha" several veterans nearby laughed one after another.

It seems that the squad leader has also committed the same embarrassing thing.

……

At Chen's hour, the three regiments of the field army went out to form a formation outside the north gate of Beihai City.

The tower of Beihai's north gate is full of defenders, and the entire northern city wall is also full of defenders. If you don't look at the other three walls, you will think that Beihai's defense is very strong.

However, Tan Ma had already circled around Beihai City. There were basically no defenders on the other three city walls, and only the gate tower had defenders.

"With one shot now, the command system of the Beihai defenders will be paralyzed." Liu Xinyuan suggested.

"Pretend first and then fight, first send people to persuade them to surrender." Liu Xinqi did not agree to start the fight directly.

"Yes!"

An officer who was relatively eloquent rode his horse and approached the north gate for more than 200 steps, and did not stop until he was fifty steps away from the city gate.

Liu Xinqi could see that after the officers finished shouting to persuade them to surrender, there was no reply from the top of the city.

The officer shouted three times in a row, but the number of Puppet Qi generals standing on the city gate decreased.

"Let him come back and prepare to attack the city." Liu Xinqi ordered.

The golden sound sounded, urging the surrendering officers to ride back.From beginning to end, there was no response from Beihai City, and no defenders fired arrows at the officers trying to persuade them to surrender.

"Either you disagree, or you agree, what does it mean to say nothing?" Liu Xinyuan was confused.

"Maybe it's because the gap between the enemy and ourselves is too great. No matter how you answer it, it will affect the morale of the army. It's better not to answer." Liu Xinqi guessed.

"Hey, then why don't you surrender? What will happen if you hold on so hard?" Liu Xinyuan still couldn't figure it out.

Liu Xinqi didn't understand either.

According to the previous tip-off from Li's businessman and the investigation by Di Ting, the defensive force in the city is very weak. If he defended it knowing that it could not be defended, could Zhizhou be a fool?

How can a person who knows the state be a fool? Therefore, there must be something Liu Xinqi did not consider.

"Liu Zhijin is still in the camp?" Liu Xinqi called a guard and asked.

"Here, we have arranged a small tent for him and his entourage to stay temporarily." This guard had been left by Liu Xinqi to entertain Liu Zhijin.

"Go back to the camp quickly and bring him here." Liu Xinqi ordered.

"Yes!"

Since you can't figure it out, you can find someone from the other side. Maybe you can change your thinking or stand and understand what Beihai Zhizhou is thinking.

After less than half an hour, Liu Zhijin was brought over.

Liu Xinqi briefly explained his doubts.

"They are going to run away!" Liu Zhijin replied.

"what??"

Liu Xinqi couldn't believe it. What kind of operation was this?
"Beihai Zhizhou knows that he is outmatched, and he is not optimistic about your Xinhan Alliance, so he cannot stay here to defend. If he directly abandons the city and returns to Daming Mansion, it will not be easy to explain to the Emperor of Qi. So he chose to use these defenders to defend , and then create a situation where the major general cannot defend himself, and then he can escape to Daming Mansion with peace of mind." Liu Zhijin explained.

"This, are you sure?"

"I am sure that if he was determined to defend to the end, he should have shot arrows at your envoys just now to achieve the effect of 'breaking the cauldron' and boost the morale of the defenders. But he did not do this because he did not think about angering you." Liu Zhijin said The basis for his judgment was revealed.

"Where is the backbone of these civil servants?" Liu Xinyuan was stunned when he heard this.

Just run away, and do so many things to let the defenders in the city die in vain, just so that you can escape in a legitimate way.

"Send your reconnaissance platoon out and don't let him escape." Liu Xinqi ordered.

"No problem!" Liu Xinyuan was also a little angry and went directly to make arrangements.

"Liu Xinhui!"

"exist!"

"All the infantry battalions of the Fifth Field Regiment turned to the west gate of Beihai and launched an attack on the city." "Yes!"

Liu Xinqi originally planned to attack the north gate with his entire army, show the invincible combat power of the Xinghan Alliance army, and demonstrate to the city farther west. Now it seems that it is better to choose the siege method that will cause the least casualties.

Bailangshui flows from the south to the east of Beihai City and flows northward into the Bohai Sea.

Beihai City diverted Bailangshui to form a moat. The moat was not wide, only more than ten feet, and there was a stone bridge at the city gate.

It is now the spring flood and summer flood, and the water in the moat is very deep. Filling the river will be very time-consuming. Liu Xinqi plans to attack the city gate directly and enter the city on the existing stone bridge.

"Bombard the gate tower."

"Yes!"

The artillery battalions of the three regiments were centralized and commanded by a deputy regimental commander.

Thirty Jingyan [-]nd-year-old cannons were lined up one after another, with their muzzles pointed at Beihai City, looking very spectacular.

"Is this artillery?" Liu Zhijin murmured.

No one answered him, but the answer was obvious.

"Two test shots!"

The cannon in the middle began to charge and reload.

"emission!"

"boom!"

The first shot hit the lower part of the city wall on the left side outside the city gate tower.

“The muzzle is two degrees up and five degrees to the right.

The artilleryman immediately adjusted the direction of the muzzle.

"emission!"

"boom!"

The second shot hit the city gate tower. Because it was a test projectile, and the test projectile was a solid projectile, the specific lethality could not be seen.

However, the continuous roar of artillery had already panicked the defenders in Beihai City.

"The distance is 290 steps, the elevation angle is 25 degrees, and the center gun is facing [-] degrees."

The artillery on the left and right began to adjust the artillery parameters according to their positions.

"preparation!"

"emission!"

"Boom!" "Boom!"...

Thirty cannons fired in salvo, and the gate tower of Beihai North Gate disappeared immediately, leaving only a pile of ruins.

"Oh God!" Liu Zhijin was so shocked that he couldn't even close his mouth.

Other soldiers of the Xinghan League were also shocked. Even Liu Xinqi saw a salvo of thirty cannons for the first time, which was much more terrifying than the previous salvo of tiger squat cannons.

When the smoke from the position cleared, I looked towards Beihai City and saw that the defenders on the city wall were already escaping.

"Go into the city."

There is no need to wait for Liu Xinhui's fifth field regiment to coordinate the attack.

Thirty artillery pieces were too much beyond this era. No one had the courage to resist this devastating power.

The Fourth Field Regiment began to advance until they reached the ruins of the city gate tower. No defender stepped forward to stop them, and no defender fired their arrows. They were all running away.

"Everyone go into the city and maintain order. Don't let the rioters hurt innocent people."

The Sixth Field Regiment was also sent in by Liu Xinqi.

"Xinqi, can I come back?" Liu Zhijin asked.

"You can do it at any time, but there won't be any preferential treatment." Liu Xinqi replied.

"There is no need for preferential treatment. Today I am truly sure that Xinghan League is the future." Liu Zhijin said.

(End of this chapter)