The first to fire were the defenders at the head of the city.

As soon as the Guandi army entered the distance of 200 paces, two clusters of gunpowder smoke rose from the city, and after the loud "boom" sound, two shells roared, one fell ten steps in front of the shield cart of the Guandi army, and the other directly crossed the shield cart and fell twenty or thirty steps behind.

Qin Chuan looked through it with a telescope, and the two Franc cannons on the head of the city should be five feet long, with a range of two or three hundred steps.

It's just that the accuracy is too poor.

And the number is too small, only two guns, and the threat is not very large.

The Guan Di army continued to advance slowly, and the two Fran machines on the head of the city also continued to spew out tongues of fire, the rate of fire was very fast, and the whistling cannonballs continued to fall around the Guan Di army, and some hit the shield car in the middle or the big shields on both sides, making a loud "bang bang" sound.

However, both the shield car and the big shield have been thickened and reinforced, and the surface is also coated with mud, which can not only set fire, but also cushion the impact of the bomb.

After about five rounds, the Furlong cannon at the head of the city stopped, Qin Chuan could see through the telescope, the barrels and mother guns of the two guns were steaming, it should be too hot, I didn't dare to fight any more, I had to dissipate heat for a while, otherwise it would be easy to blow up.

These five rounds of shelling were lucky enough to break a large shield, and the Guan Di army, which was hiding behind, was injured by the flying sawdust, and was screaming and being carried back by his companions.

Not long after, Emperor Guan's army entered a distance of one hundred and twenty paces, and more than a dozen tiger squatting cannons on the head of the city also opened fire one after another, and the cannonballs visible to the naked eye rained down on Emperor Guan's army array, and the loud sound of a big shield or shield car being hit kept sounding.

Among them, there was also the sound of a large shield being smashed, and the screams of Emperor Guan's army.

As soon as the defenders' artillery fired, the Guan Emperor Army immediately launched the artillery from behind the big shield, quickly fixed it, took aim, and the dense cannon sound soon rang out.

Although the time was short, and only a rough aim could be made, many of the 26 shells still hit the female wall at the head of the city, causing bricks and stones to fly, and one section of the female wall was broken down, revealing a Franc cannon behind the battlement.

A few shells also grazed over the women's wall and landed right on the city, and a few hapless defenders were smashed to pieces in an instant.

Almost at the same time, the musketeers hiding behind the shield pushed the shield and continued to advance, while the artillerymen remained in place and suppressed the defenders at the head of the city under the cover of the shield.

After two rounds of shelling, the musketeers advanced to within a hundred paces, and took advantage of the interlude between the cannons at the head of the city to poke their heads out from behind the big shield, or through the holes in the big shield, and fired indiscriminately at the head of the city.

Another group of Emperor Guan's troops quickly built a high platform with horse king nails and wood, and two large shields were tied in front of the bottom of the high platform to resist the defenders' cannonballs.

Under the intensive fire of more than 100 flintlock guns and 26 guns, the artillery fire of the defenders at the head of the city quickly wilted, and the defenders lost several artillerymen, some of whom were so frightened by the dense fire that they could not reload their ammunition for a long time, and some of them hid back in terror.

The artillerymen, who were still firing their guns, did not dare to look out to observe the situation outside the city, and the artillery could not be aimed at all, so they only scattered outside.

The bird guns didn't dare to probe, their bird guns themselves couldn't hit far, beyond the distance of sixty paces, there was no accuracy at all, and even if they hit a hundred paces away, they might not hit a dead person.

The Guan Emperor's army wore cotton armor and iron helmets, and the chance of being hit in the throat or face was very small, and the bird guns did not pose much of a threat to them.

As time passed, the artillery fire and gunfire of the Guandi army gradually weakened, because some of the guns were already overheated, and if they continued to fight, there would be a risk of exploding.

It wasn't long before the four platforms were erected, and eight gunners climbed up with flintlock pistols on their backs and aimed at the gunners of the defenders at the head of the city.

These eight gunners were carefully selected marksmen, including Huang Liuxi, the head of the musket sect, who held the best guns in his hands, and even if they were hundreds of paces away, two or three defenders still fell in each round of shooting.

After a few rounds of fire, the city's artillery fire became more and more sparse.

The gunners at the head of the city tried to hit the four high platforms, but no one dared to take aim, and some of them were bold and just outcropped, either splashed by the broken bricks and stones caused by the artillery fire, or were hit by flintlock muskets.

Two shield carts and several large shields for cover were constantly approaching the city gate.

About a quarter of an hour later, two shield carts arrived at the city, one of them went straight to the doorway where a lot of bricks and stones had been removed by the rogues, and the other was connected to the back, building a safe passage, which could not only transport the excavated bricks and stones, but also escape the Guan Dijun army in the shield cart in front of them at a critical moment.

Several large shields were lined up behind the sides of the shield cart, and when he saw that someone in the city had lit the stacks of firewood and threw them down, he hurriedly took away the stacks with long pennies, so that his companions in the shield cart would not be roasted to death.

……

Yan Yuzhang and Shao Anxian had already hid under the city wall, and the dense artillery fire outside shocked them in fear.

"My lord, they're starting to dig holes."

Behind the doorway, one of the defenders heard the sound of moving bricks and stones outside, and hurriedly shouted at them.

Yan Yuzhang and Shao Anxian's faces changed greatly, and they shouted in unison: "Shi Chengliang, hurry, hurry up and throw firewood!" ”

The grizzled Shi Chengliang poked his head out from the city wall: "Two adults, they have a big shield to cover, and if they throw down a bundle of firewood, they will hook a bundle." ”

"Won't you throw more? Throw ten bundles and twenty bundles at once, do they hook so fast? ”

"My lord, you can't throw it away, the firearms outside the city are extremely sharp, and a lot of artillery and bird guns are aimed at the position of the city's head, and the soldiers don't dare to raise their heads at all, and they can't raise their heads.

"That'...... Pour kerosene, quickly, pour kerosene. ”

"If it falls, they will dig out the soil from the shield cart, and the soil will not burn even if it is covered with kerosene."

"This ...... How so? Shao Anxian panicked, "We even blocked 10,000 rogues, and the strength of the surnamed Qin is only a little over a thousand, why can't we stop it?" ”

There were a few gentlemen who came to cheer next to him, and when they heard this conversation, their faces turned white.

Yan Yuzhang wiped the cold sweat on his face and said: "The 10,000 rogue has been defeated under Qin Chuan, this person is scheming, although there are few soldiers, but his soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and the firearms are extremely sharp, far from being comparable to the rogue robbers, I am afraid that the city of Pingding will not be able to hold it." ”

"This ...... What can I do? Shao Anxian's face was like earth, and his hands and feet trembled.

Several gentlemen next to him also panicked, and one of them collapsed to the ground, so frightened that his soul was lost.

Yan Zhang looked at these people, and then said: "Everyone, there is one last way to relieve the siege of pacification, and also save people from danger. ”

"What is Lord Yan's plan? Please hurry up. ”

Those old men rushed over as if grasping at a life-saving straw.

Yan Zhang Zhengse said: "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to give him 2,000 stone of grain, 2,000 stone of bean feed, and 200 carts of forage according to what Qin Chuan said. ”

As soon as they heard this, the expressions on the faces of those old men froze.

Yan Yuzhang saw it in his eyes, sighed silently in his heart, and said: "Everyone, Yan's family is not in Pingding City, and he can't take out food, but he can take two hundred taels of silver out to buy food, and the rest, you only need to give two or three stones per family." ”

"It's not a lot of food for you, but if he comes in...... He didn't take two thousand stones, and with his methods, I am afraid that all your homes will be looted by him. ”

The old men looked at each other, and then nodded one after another: "What Lord Yan said is extremely true, we are willing to donate food, so we will arrange it." ”

"Okay, this official risked his life to go to the city, and let Qin Chuan stop attacking the city first, but you must be fast, you must not delay, let alone deduct, as much as you want, and you can't lose a pound of him."

With that, Yan Yuzhang walked up the stairs, stopped after a few steps to stroke his chest and panted, and then ran up again.

Several gentlemen hurriedly ran back to the city and arranged for food.

When he arrived at the city wall, Yan Yuzhang was just about to speak, when he saw a cannonball whistling and smashing on the battlement not far in front of Yan Yuzhang, smashing several bricks.

Yan Yuzhang was lying on the ground with a dog gnawing on food, but there was still a broken brick that hit his buttocks, making him grin in pain.

After finally coming back to his senses, Yan Yuzhang tore open his throat and shouted: "General Qin, the city is already raising grain and grass, please stop first, according to what the general said, the grain and bean feed are two thousand stones each, and two hundred carts of materials at home can be transported out of the city and sent to the general." ”

Qin Chuan was far away, and in the bursts of gunfire, he couldn't hear his words at all.

But the Guan Emperor Army under the city heard it, and soon a Guan Emperor Army ran back to tell Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan smiled dumbly, waved his hand and said, "Go and tell them that the hour has passed, and Qin Chuan said that he would go into the city to get it in person, so he won't bother them." ”

The Guan Emperor went and shouted a few words at the city.

When Yan Zhang heard this, his heart suddenly felt like ashes.

Pingding City is hopeless.