Chapter 356 Cannonism

Du Jianwen stomped his feet angrily, he really didn't know how to chat with Li Zijian, and he always had a feeling of playing the piano with a cow. The matter of the Agni Camp is pure speculation, but it is not unfounded, if there is no point to rely on, the Living Yama King dares to bypass Datong and go straight to Tongling City? Unless the living Hades are tired and crooked, and they want to find a place to ascend to heaven in situ.

Who is the Living Hades? To say that he is tired of being crooked, he is really lying to himself. Du Jianwen always felt that something big was going to happen, but Li Zijian didn't support it on the side of Datong City, and Wang Ye was silent, relying on him Du Jianwen alone, he didn't dare to go out of the city rashly.

The Xuanfu army marched through the Sanche Gorge, and there was no intention of hiding traces along the way, and as soon as the team crossed the Sanche Gorge, the news spread to Tongling City. Xu Beichuan felt that this matter was a little incredible, and the actions of the Living Hades King felt meaningless no matter how he looked at it. But who is the living Hades? This man never does anything he is not sure of. The room was a little quiet, and Zeng Qian and the others didn't dare to breathe. A faint cold wind crashed against the windows, making a subtle rustling sound.

After a long time, Xu Beichuan said with a firm expression: "Send more spies, we must find out the situation of the officers and soldiers, and if the Living Yama King dares to do this, he must have something to rely on." In addition, Zheng Guosong was notified to evacuate Nijianghe Town and return to Tongling City as soon as possible. Since the Living Yama King wants to fight a tough battle in Tongling City, then let's not hide it. ”

Tie Mo personally led the troops to come, and he had already shown the other party's attitude. The Living Yama King wants to fight a decisive battle in Tongling City, and he will finish his work in one battle, Xu Beichuan naturally has to fight, otherwise wouldn't it be a weak momentum? The living Yama has something to rely on, and he is not nothing, the high walls of Tongling City are thick, and later the city defense was strengthened, and four artillery pieces were installed at the head of the city, and the living Yama wanted to gnaw down Tongling City, but it was not so easy.

If the two sides fight a decisive battle in Tongling City, then it will be very stupid to defend the defense line of the Nijiang River. Instead of wasting troops in Nijianghe Town, it is better to concentrate all of them in Tongling City, with an army of 40,000, and who can say for sure whether they will win or lose in the end?

Everything was ordered, Xu Beichuan sat in the chair, crossed his hands, because he was too hard, the green tendons on the back of his hands were exposed. He waited patiently, and the spies kept sending the news back, and gradually understood why the Living Yama King dared to bypass Datong City and approach Tongling City. The most terrifying artillery under the Living Yama came with him, along with dozens of new artillery. I see, is this the hole card of the living Hades?

The power of the new artillery, Xu Beichuan has seen it with his own eyes, if he doesn't want to find a way, he may really not be able to defend Tongling City. However, now that the order has been given to withdraw the army of Nijianghe Town, when the time comes, there will be enough soldiers and horses in hand, and it will be completely possible to go out of the city to fight, as long as the distance is shortened, the power of the artillery will be greatly reduced. If it was unnecessary, Xu Beichuan didn't want to go out of the city to fight, but reality forced him to do so.

Time passed little by little, and at the beginning of the day, the Xuanfu army finally appeared near Tongling City. The Xuanfu army took the musketeers as the vanguard, and the cavalry flanks helped, and swept away the defense that Xu Beichuan had placed outside with the momentum of retreating from Kula. Five miles away from Tongling City, the Xuanfu army was divided into three camps. The tents were neat, the patrols went back and forth, and the shouts of the soldiers were constantly heard in the camp. They did not attack, but that rigorous style, with a coercion, upset the peasant army in Tongling City.

At the head of the city, Xu Beichuan observed for a while, frowned, and said with a little bitterness: "It is worthy of the soldiers and horses of the living king of Hades, and the military discipline is strict and well-trained." ”

In less than an hour, the three camps were erected, and the patrols, training, and rest arrangements were in good order, and there was no panic at all. Thinking about the situation of his own entry into Tongling City, the messy situation, it took two whole days to put the various departments in order. The army of Yunfu is known as the most capable elite soldier in the nine sides, and it is well deserved.

In Tongling City, there was a tense atmosphere, and the heavy pressure made people a little breathless. At this time, in Nijianghe Town, the cold wind was howling, revealing a sense of depression. Zheng Guosong stood at the south entrance of the town, looking at the muddy river in the distance. In the distance, a team was slowly approaching in a long snake formation, and they were the army that had been stationed in the muddy river before. After receiving Xu Beichuan's order, Zheng Guosong hurriedly ordered the defenders of Nijianghe to retreat in turn. However, Zheng Guosong's mood was not very good, and he felt that it might not be a good thing to completely retreat to Tongling City. However, it can't be said that there is anything wrong with Xu Beichuan's approach.

The living king of Hell led the artillery battalion to storm Tongling City, relying only on the defenders of Tongling City, it would definitely not work, and the soldiers and horses gathered in Tongling City was really a helpless move. However, the army gathered in Tongling City may be what the Living Yama King wants. At the beginning, on the other side of the Nijiang River, there was an army of Xuanfu, and the two generals were also old acquaintances, Liu Guoneng and Geng Zhongming. Now Liu Guoneng has led most of his men to the outskirts of Tongling City, but Geng Zhongming has not yet been found.

Evacuate Nijianghe Town by himself, will Geng Zhongming, who has no trace, take the opportunity to kill him back and cross the Nijiang River directly? Once Nijianghe Town fell into Geng Zhongming's hands, the army's road to the north was completely blocked. At that time, once the battle of Tongling is unfavorable, it can only withdraw in the southeast direction, which is not a good thing.

With apprehension, Zheng Guosong led his troops to evacuate the Nijiang River, but less than twenty miles away from the town, a fast horse chased from the rear, and immediately the spy panted and said: "Report...... Less than half an hour after the withdrawal of our troops, Butcher Geng led more than 2,000 officers and soldiers to appear at the northern end of the Nijiang River, and now they have crossed the Nijiang River and arrived at the town of Nijianghe. ”

"That's right!" Zheng Guosong sighed softly, but even if he knew, what could he do? You can't lead the army back and drive Butcher Geng away, right? Zheng Guosong ignored Geng Zhongming, but ordered all troops and horses to speed up their pace back to Tongling City. Zheng Guosong didn't slow down, but he hadn't seen Tongling City yet, and the Xuanfu army had already launched a fierce attack on Tongling City.

On the tenth day of the first month of the third year of Chongzhen, the sky is clear and the cold wind is still there. The generals in the big tent stood up, and they were already ready to storm Tongling City. Tiemo is dressed in a military uniform and holds a saber, although he is not handsome, he also has a bit of heroism.

"He Jingyuan, next the Agni Battalion will take the lead, the requirements of this Inspector are not high, within a day, if you can't blast out the gap, you won't have to worry about the Agni Battalion!"

He Jingyuan stood up straight, straightened his chest, and said loudly: "Supervisor, don't worry, even if it is an iron wall, the last general will also dig a hole in the Tongling city wall, you can see!" ”

He Jingyuan was full of confidence and dared to say this, and he also had some confidence. In order to attack Tongling City, he reserved three months' supplies, which were thousands of shells, so many shells were supplied, if he couldn't bombard Tongling City, he, the fire battalion master, really didn't have to do it.

Tiemo nodded with satisfaction, "Liu Guoneng listens to the order, you lead the troops and horses of your headquarters to be stationed ten miles northwest of Tongling." I don't care what method you use, in short, drag down the thieves on the Nijiang River, and can't let them enter the city smoothly. ”

"Whoa!" Liu Guoneng hurriedly received the order. He himself is reluctant to take on this task, this task is actually not difficult, just let someone else do it. However, Tiemo personally commanded, and he couldn't say anything more.

It seemed that Liu Guoneng was a little unhappy in his heart, and Wang Zuohang quipped: "Does General Liu think it's a bit overkill to let you do this?" ”

Liu Guoneng nodded honestly, and everyone laughed. Xu Zhixin, who was sitting on the side watching the excitement, also felt very interesting, at this time, Tiemo raised his eyebrows and pointed at Liu Guoneng, "General Liu, don't think this matter is very simple." Zheng Guosong is not an easy person, and he will definitely return to Tongling City at all costs. ”

Everything is commanded, and they wait for the attack. At that time, the sun was shining on the earth, the rumbling drums sounded from afar, and on the relatively flat ground outside Tongling, one after another artillery carts were pushed out, and the thick canvas was retreated, and the black barrels were like summoning the devil of death. He Jingyuan rode a horse to patrol ahead, shouting loudly: "Check the teams and prepare for ......"

"One shot in place...... The second artillery is in place...... Three artillery pieces in place....."

A response means that a cannon can be reloaded. Musketeers and shieldmen lined up not far away, protecting these precious artillerymen. Chen Yaofeng's cavalry was only observing on the flanks and did not move forward. It was obviously a siege, but the various units of the Xuanfu army were behind, and they made a mile of isolation in front of the south city wall.

At the head of Tongling City, Xu Beichuan was holding a clairvoyant mirror, his heart was beating violently, and at such a close distance, the clairvoyant mirror could almost see the swarthy cannon muzzle. With more than 30 new artillery pieces working together, can Tongling City resist it? No, you can't be passive like this. Although the cannon had not yet been fired, Xu Beichuan clearly felt that the hearts of the soldiers were about to burst.

"Someone..... Where's our cannon...... Pull it out, bang his mother......" Xu Beichuan put down the clairvoyant mirror and roared with a hideous expression. Zeng Qian next to him hurriedly pulled down Xu Beichuan and whispered: "Our cannon can't hit it at all, the range is too short!" ”

"Then you have to fire the cannon too" Xu Beichuan glared fiercely, how could he not know that the old-fashioned artillery in his hand was useless. But no matter how useless it is, that sound can bluff people. It's also good to fire a few shots to boost morale.

At Xu Beichuan's insistence, several old artillery pieces were moved. In order to move these things, many people are tired and almost lie down. Ever since he saw the new artillery in the hands of the Living Hades, Xu Beichuan really looked down on these old things. These old guys are so heavy that it's hard to adjust the shooting angle, but right now, they can only get down and fire two shots to cheer them on.

The medicine twist was lit, and a few cannons rang out, and a few wisps of black smoke rose from not far away. Sure enough, after a few cannons, the peasant army at the head of the city cheered loudly. Most peasant armies don't know what power range or anything, in short, you have a cannon and I also have a cannon, afraid of a bird? After a few shots, the morale that had been suppressed finally warmed up a lot, and this was exactly the effect Xu Beichuan wanted.

He Jingyuan was making the final preparations for the soldiers under his command, and there were several sudden bangs not far away, which scared him enough. Take a closer look, half a mile away from him, "Hahaha..... Aren't those thieves stupid? That's it..... Want to bombard Lao Tzu too? Brothers, get ready, tell the thieves on the other side and let them see what the real bombardment is. ”

He Jingyuan retreated to the rear, the standard-bearer waved the flag, and the real bombardment finally came. More than 30 artillery pieces, divided into three teams, began to be loaded and fired like a three-stage shot.

Boom Boom Boom ...... Squeak squeak..... The shells came out of their chambers with a piercing neigh, and the muzzles carried grayish-white dust and smoke. One shell after another whistled away, drawing a beautiful arc towards Tongling City. For some reason, many people feel that they are so slow and slow, and those running orders are like being slowed down, getting closer to Tongling City a little bit, which brings unimaginable psychological pressure.

Rumble...... Click......

The first shells finally fell, and not on the head of the city, but on the streets in the rear. The shells exploded, and the improvised shacks within two feet were lifted into the sky, and the smoke billowed and slowly dispersed, and there was a black crater there. Then a second shell fell, and this shell landed exactly on the city. Maybe it was a bad fate, but it exploded next to an old cannon, and the strong air currents shook the turret, and the old black cannon barrel rolled on the ground, crushing an unlucky strong man underneath. There were also a few men who had no time to dodge, and were scarred by the shells, and one of them had half of his right leg cut off by shrapnel, and he was convulsed on the ground in pain, and the screams made people's hearts tremble.

"Ah...... Yes..... Head, save me..... Help me......"

The sound came from the smoke and dust, and one hand grasped the ground, and crawled forward little by little. Little by little, the smoke cleared, and the people outside finally saw clearly, it was a person, he was crawling with difficulty, but the intestines of the white flowers were dragging outside, and the internal organs were scattered around......

Boom Boom Boom ...... From the first shell, the shelling has not stopped. The people on the city were blown up in all directions, their heads were dizzy, the unfortunate people died miserably, many corpses were fragmented, and the city was filled with the smell of smoke and blood, and many people trembled behind the battlements, and in the places where the smoke and dust were misty, there were occasional pieces of minced meat sticking to the walls.

The shells are still falling, and the defenders of the city have long been blown up. Some of the green bricks could not withstand the violent explosions, and in some places the masonry shattered, leaving obvious cracks.

"Ah...... I can't stand it anymore, what about the cannon? And what about our guns? Shoot back..... ......Hurry up" Zeng Qian felt that he was going crazy, not long ago, he saw a strong man flying out upside down in front of his eyes. There was a violent explosion that tore open his abdomen and dragged his internal organs to the ground. It's not a war, it's a massacre, he's crazy, he can't be slaughtered like a pig like this, "what about the shells..... Boom....."

Zeng Qian urged several gunners, even if they knew that they couldn't hit the other party, they had to open fire, otherwise, what could they do?