Under the city of Nanchang, dozens of artillery pieces lined up in front of the array, 20,000 Fu Han troops gathered in the back, and hundreds of red flags were waved in the wind, smearing the world into blood.

Ning Yu sat on the platform, holding a clairglass and looking at the city in the distance, at the same time, dozens of attendants were busy under the stage, sending one after another transfer orders to the regiments and camps, mobilizing tens of thousands of troops like clouds and waters, and there was a feeling of a strong army between the banners and exhibitions.

Only Ning Yu knew in his heart that although there were many people at the moment, it was the main force that could really be relied on, and the foundation of the remaining two independent divisions was still at the level of the green battalion, and the equipment and weapons were also at the level of the green battalion, which was nothing more than that the cohesion and spirit were much stronger than the green battalion, and it was not easy to say that they really wanted to fight.

At this time, the Qing army in Nanchang City was only 3,000 people, and it was a city defense battalion left by Fu Erdan, plus some families of big clans in the city, and its combat effectiveness was quite weak, but for Wang Qiqin, the governor of Jiangxi, there was no other way at the moment, and he had already sent people to ask for help from the Qing army under Jiujiang City, but the other party's attitude was a little vague.

A six-pound thunder cannon and an eight-pound thunder cannon were lined up in front of the battle, and the pitch-black muzzle of the cannon was aimed at Nanchang Jiancheng, sending out a wordless shout. The gunners of the Fuhan Army, dressed in fiery red uniforms, raised their torches and placed them in front of the muzzle, ready to open fire.

Ning Tieshan's body is now getting thicker and thicker, he has been interested in artillery since he was in the Eagle Battalion, and he is also the first batch of gunners trained by the Fu Han Army. Now as the commander of the independent artillery regiment of the First Division, Ning Tieshan's research and tactics of artillery can be called the most profound group of people in the whole army.

"Three test shots, target the northeast corner of the city wall, put!"

Boom - Boom –

When Ning Tieshan's rough voice sounded, a row of artillery poured out the bullets, and several of them landed on the city wall, blowing up clouds of smoke and debris.

"The starting accuracy is good, look at this kung fu, it is not a problem to lay down Nanchang City!"

This scene made everyone see it, and their faces were full of smiles, they still have a certain understanding of artillery matters, although the power of artillery is great, but the accuracy is very poor, and now the first method can hit the city wall, and the luck is already very good.

Under Ning Tieshan's command, three salvos could be fired every quarter of an hour, and twenty-four rounds were fired in a row, that is, after an hour, the barrel of the cannon was a little red, and the smoke had already covered the entire position.

Today's Nanchang city wall has been hit with several cracks, especially the southeast city head, which has almost been destroyed, and the defenders have fled from this place early, and they are on the verge of collapse.

"Governor Qiqi, the artillery needs to cool down for a while, and if it continues to fight, it will explode..."Ning Tieshan was sweating all over his body, and almost most of the gunners were the same, most of them had already untied their military clothes and hung them aside.

"If you want to break the city, it will take about half a day, and the city wall in the southeast corner can be destroyed by our army, and then the army can take the opportunity to enter the city!"

Dong Ce's face was also happy, and he said with a smile: "This siege matter should be handed over to the three regiments!" Li Shihu, this guy, is like a madman when he fights, especially this kind of work of climbing the city first, it is the most suitable! ”

Ning Yu nodded, his face was somewhat solemn, "According to the news sent by Wuchang, my father is now in Xianning and Fu Erdan, the battle is very fierce, both sides have suffered heavy losses, our side needs to fight a little faster, put pressure on the Qing army!" ”

A stout man came out and knelt down on one knee, it was Li Shihu, who was known as the "mad tiger" in the army, he especially liked hand-to-hand combat in battle, and was proud of being the first to attack the city every time, for which he suffered seven or eight knife wounds and arrow wounds all over his body, and his prestige in the army was also very high.

"Governor Dadu, Shi Hu dares to make a military order, break the city in one day, if it is not broken, come and see it!"

"Good! On the day you break the city, the governor will hold a feast for you! ”

Ning Yu groaned slightly, then nodded in approval, of course he understood that the group of guys he brought was not as simple as outsiders imagined.

Ordinary people think that the Fu Han Army relies on sharp guns to fight, but in fact, the veterans of the Eagle Battalion know one thing in their hearts, that is, how much suffering they have endured in the whole year of training in the Eagle Camp, and there is almost no day of rest, except for the New Year's Day, everyone will get together to have fun, and the rest of the time is training and training.

Since the rebellion, most of the students of the Eagle Battalion have joined the Fu Han Army, and the remaining small number of students have become instructors and began to train new Eagle Battalions, like the orphans collected by the Fu Han Army at present, will be sent to the Eagle Camp, and some of the children of soldiers who died for the Fu Han Army are also in the Eagle Camp for further study.

These children call themselves eagles, and the lessons they learn are all the same as the previous ones, along with their schedules and some daily field training, but there is a slight difference from the first batch, that is, the first batch of eagles have a common iron wrench, on which are outlined eagles, the number of which is only more than 200.

Li Shihu will wear this iron wrench every time he goes into battle, he looked at the Nanchang city wall, there was a trace of disdain in his eyes, he was too clear about the ability of the Qing army.

"Wait....... Don't siege the city! ”

Just as Li Shihu was about to try, a knight passed through the army from behind the formation and rushed to the edge of the general's platform, he was wearing a long shirt, but he looked quite embarrassed on the horse, and he fell off the horse like this.

"Student Li Fu has seen the Metropolitan Governor, and I ask the Metropolitan Governor's subordinates to show mercy, don't attack the city!"

The middle-aged man in a long shirt was crawling on the ground, with small cuts on his face and hands, but he didn't seem to know the pain, knelt under the general's platform, and cried: "I hope that the metropolitan governor will be considerate of the people's feelings and suspend the siege!" ”

Li Shihu saw that a sour Confucian who came out of nowhere dared to stop him, so he immediately pulled out a long knife, pointed at the middle-aged man and said angrily: "You wait for these sour talents, puff out your lips and shake your tongue every day, if you don't get out of the way, this general will definitely behead you!" ”

But the middle-aged man seemed to be fearless, and straightened his neck and said: "The general killed me, but he couldn't win the hearts of the people of Jiangxi!" ”

Ning Yu was originally a little confused about the situation, but now when he heard this person's words, he became a little interested, so he waved his hand and asked Li Shihu to step aside first.

Li Shihu was a little reluctant, but he didn't dare to disobey Ning Yu's order, so he glared at the middle-aged man fiercely and pushed it aside.

At this time, everyone's attention was attracted by this middle-aged scholar, they had not seen this kind of madman on weekdays, and they were quite unhappy when they read a few sage books and pointed fingers all day long.

"Who is the gentleman? Why are you holding me back from attacking the city? If there is no reason, even if the governor of Pontus let you go, I am not willing to do it! ”

"This siege of the city, the killing and injury are not counted, but it is to live up to the benevolence of the king of Chu. Student Li Fu is willing to persuade Nanchang to surrender! ”