Ji Xiha did not expect that there were so many forts outside Jiaozhou City.

If you want to attack Jiaozhou City, you must first uproot these forts.

But this was not an easy task, and the reason for this was that these forts were built in dangerous places, and the Qing army suffered from the terrain when attacking.

But no matter how difficult it is, it must be fought.

Otherwise, even if the Qing army took a long detour to attack Jiaozhou City, the remaining soldiers in these forts might have copied the back road.

In this case, the situation of the Qing army will be extremely dangerous.

Jishiha was not a man who would put himself in danger, he was used to pushing in a flat step.

This time, he specially brought a lot of artillery with him to suppress Shandong.

Although it is not a big guy like a red-coat cannon, it takes a lot of work to pull it by just a carriage and a horse.

As soon as Jishiha gave the order, the Green Battalion soldiers pushed out the cannons, and aimed their guns at the fort not far away.

"Fire!"

With a command, cannonballs flew out and headed straight for the fort.

Because the target of the fort was too large, the shells smashed steadily on it.

But when I heard a roar, the rubble flew and the stones fell.

The fort was blasted out of a gap in an instant.

Compared with the city, the materials used in this fort are not so particular, and there is no pulp.

Therefore, it is impossible to withstand a single shot.

The rebels in the fort only felt that the world was spinning, and some were even killed directly by falling stones.

Originally, they thought that the Tartars had no way to take them, but now it seems that the Tartars have been prepared.

Cannons aren't a joke, no matter how good the fortifications are, they will be smashed in a single shot.

"I said Second Brother Liu, what should we do now? If you continue to stay here, you will die. ”

"Little Liu, do you think I don't know? But if you look at the current artillery fire, if we run out, we will not be blown up in an instant, and there will be no bones left? At least there is a shelter in the fort. ”

"Then we're going to wait for death?"

"Of course not!"

"When the Tartars have fired a round of artillery fire, they will definitely take advantage of the situation and launch a charge. That's when we'll retreat. ”

"You're saying the Tartars will stop firing guns then?"

"Of course, otherwise they wouldn't even be bombarded with their own people."

"Well, that's all there is to it for now."

"But we only have this one chance, and whether we survive or not depends on this fate. We must conserve our stamina now and not consume too much! ”

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Jishiha didn't know anything about the thoughts of the rebels in the fort, but felt that this rebel army had a strong endurance, and after such rounds of bombardment, they still did not lose their temper, and they had the posture of holding on to the end.

"Keep banging for me!"

Zishiha was not stingy with ammunition at all, and in his opinion, as long as he could take these forts, it would be worth the amount of ammunition he paid.

Anyway, it is not realistic to use cannons to bombard Jiaozhou City, at most it is strong, it is better to use it here.

Shells flew down, and the fort was blown to pieces, completely looking like a collapsed ruin.

Now Zi Xiha was satisfied.

Bombed like this, the role of the bunker is basically lost.

As long as the Qing army launched a charge, it would be a five-five situation.

Even the Qing army had a slight advantage.

"Woo woo, woo woo, woo woo~"

Under the unique horn sound of the Qing army, the green battalion soldiers took the lead in the charge.

This kind of battle naturally does not need the elite of the Eight Banners to go out, and in Ji Xiha's opinion, the green battalion can easily take the position.

The green battalions, who were eager to make meritorious contributions, still charged hard.

Persimmons have to pick up soft pinching, and in their opinion, the rebel army at this moment is the easiest soft persimmon to pinch.

"Kill, kill the traitor!"

"For the sake of the Great Qing!"

The soldiers of the green battalion all showed off their might, and they looked like they were fighting for the tiger.

It was only when they finally rushed to the fort that they found that it was empty.

Could it be that these traitors have already run away?

Damn it!

The Green Battalion soldiers cursed one after another.

Without the slaughter of the traitors, without the head as evidence of the invitation, their merit would be much less.

Although they took the fort, they were not too happy at this time.

When Zishiha learned of this result, he ordered his army to move on.

Along the way, the rebels in the forts basically withdrew, leaving behind empty forts.

Perhaps it was the rebels who evacuated first who explained the situation to their companions, so these people chose to retreat in the first place.

For Zishiha, it was a matter of indifference.

Anyway, the real target of the Qing army was Jiaozhou City, and these forts were just uprooted by the way.

It's just the difference between spending more and less effort.

But that's fine, at least the Qing army was in the best state when attacking Jiaozhou City.

"Pass on the general's order, prepare to attack the city!"

At this moment, Ji Xiha was full of spirit, as if he felt that he could win Jiaozhou between talking and laughing.

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When all the rebels in the fort withdrew to Jiaozhou City, Wang Er Mazi was so angry that he jumped to his feet.

It's useless, these guys are really useless.

He thought that these guys could at least block the Tartars' soldiers, but who would have thought that they would be dizzy from the Tartars' bombardment, and they would run away without even fighting.

If they are all like them, then this Jiaozhou City does not need to be guarded. Surrender directly!

Wang Er Mazi was angry and wanted to behead all the defenders of the fort.

Seeing this, Zheng Jing hurriedly persuaded: "General Wang, although these guards are guilty, they are not guilty to death." The Tartar army is tens of thousands, and they can't drag it out for long, on the contrary, they will lose their strength in vain. Now that they have retreated to the city of Jiaozhou, wouldn't it be better to replenish the troops in the city? ”

In fact, from the very beginning, Zheng Jing opposed Wang Ermazi's plan to divide his troops.

It's just because Wang Er Mazi is the main general, and he is not good at taking the lead, so he didn't insist.

But now it seems that Wang Er Mazi's decision to divide his troops was a complete failure.

The 10,000 men scattered into the forts were only to be broken by the Jeshiha.

Fortunately, these generals are still witty and know how to preserve their strength, so they were not completely annihilated.

"Hmph, since His Royal Highness the Prince interceded for them, General Ben spared them the death penalty for the time being. However, capital sins can be forgiven, and living sins are unforgivable. Come on, drag these guards down and take forty sticks seriously! ”

Wang Er Mazi's sentence Zheng Jing still agrees. In any case, this is also an escape. While it makes sense, it comes at a cost.

Otherwise, the soldiers thought that if they couldn't fight, there would be no price for running, and then the battle would not be able to be fought in the future.

"The top priority at the moment is to quickly check the situation of the city's defenses, and see that it won't be long before the Tartars will launch a general attack."

Li Shishi also interjected at this time.

"What General Li said is very true, the general will go to the city to inspect it."

"This son of the world is willing to go with General Wang!"

At this time, Zheng Jing is unwilling to be left behind.

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