"Listen up, you're all listening. According to the previous situation, you should have been beheaded, but the Han King was benevolent and righteous, which left your lives. ”

The drums were still pounding. At this moment, a person appeared at the head of the vanguard battalion who was conducting a pre-war mobilization lecture.

"Since you are all coming out of the labor camp, you should know the rules. Those who retreated without hearing the sound of Mingjin retreating without permission were executed by their entire families. Do you understand everything? ”

"Got it..."

In the same way, where there is a punishment, there is a reward. As long as the city of Nanjing is captured, all members can choose whether to join the bandit army or leave, and get the right to choose three people from the reform camp. ”

"At the same time, the first person to attack the head of the city can get three more places and three hundred taels of silver, the second can only get two more rights, and the third one is one. However, the person with the most kills will receive two additional spots and two hundred taels of silver.

"Of course, if any of you accidentally dies in battle, you will be counted. For those who are loyal to our army, their parents, wives and children are naturally innocent, and naturally they don't have to stay in the reform camp anymore. ”

"Did you hear the above clearly..."

"Yes..."

"Hear me clearly..."

The Eight Banners soldiers in the pioneer camp all shouted loudly. The reward this time was far higher than they expected, usually they can pick one person, but now they can directly pick three people.

If you don't die in this siege, maybe you can be reunited with your family outside.

Although these Eight Banner soldiers take the lead every time, they have seen the various siege methods of the bandit army. They felt that the siege of the city did not seem to be as tragic as they imagined, but that the defenders of the city were more tragic.

The city wall of Nanjing is indeed towering and difficult to attack. If it is an ordinary ant to attack the city, it is natural to know how many people will die before it is possible to climb to the top of the city. However, the siege of the bandit army has never been a routine game. This time is no exception.

So, what method will the bandit army use to attack the city this time? In fact, they also look forward to it, after all, the stronger the bandit army, the safer they are.

………

"Look, what's that?"

At the head of Nanjing, a Qing army guarding the city shouted in surprise.

"What?" Some people who were busy and did not leave any unexpected movements hurriedly asked after hearing the call.

"Quick... Look, outside... There are so many big Kong Ming lanterns outside. Fly so high. The defenders, who had observed the movement, hurriedly stretched out their fingers and shouted out of the city.

Hearing this, the people at the head of the city put down their busy work and ran to the women's wall to watch.

Sure enough, outside the city, dozens of oversized Kong Ming lanterns were slowly flying over the heads of the bandit army in the battle formation, flying to this side.

"What are you doing with the thief? Do you still expect to put a lantern and make a wish to defeat us? Someone laughed and guessed.

"Haha... Laugh at it! If only the thieves were so stupid. There is something strange about this, so it's better for everyone to be careful. A man dressed in a beast official uniform said solemnly.

"Lord He is right, it is definitely not easy to fight against thieves. Don't take it lightly. Another person was alert.

"Look, sir. There seems to be a person standing up there! The good-eyed defender reminded.

Wait for everyone to take a look.

Sure enough, there were indeed people standing on this large Kong Ming lantern.

"What are you doing with the thief?"

This sudden situation made the Manchu officials and defenders who had never encountered such a thing before, confused and completely unable to understand it.

These "Kong Ming lanterns" are slowly drifting in, getting closer and closer. And it seems to be a little taller.

At a glance, half of the sky is covered by this "Kong Ming lantern". The dense appearance made the defenders of Nanjing City feel terrified when they looked at it.

"Kong Ming lantern? What does the thief want to do? ”

The guards of Nanjing City are all thinking about this problem.

While many people call them Kong Ming lanterns, Zhang Rui prefers to call them hot air balloons.

Originally, Zhang Rui didn't think about using hot air balloons, but when he heard the height of the Nanjing city wall given by the General Staff, Zhang Rui had a headache.

The walls of Nanjing are too high, and it seems that it is difficult to use mounds of earth and siege towers. Of course, use the tricks of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: dig tunnels and blow up the city walls. It seems that it is possible, but considering that it is a problem to repair the city wall in the future.

"If only there was an air force, you could just drop bombs on them." Zhang Rui said casually, and suddenly it made him think of a hot air balloon.

I can't do it for the time being, but I can make a hot air balloon! You are taller, and I am taller than you. And then condescendingly throw things outside, so that you can taste the power of technology.

Speaking of making these hot air balloons, Zhang Rui also has to thank a leatherman in Anhui. Generally, cloth is not heat-resistant, and if you are not careful, it will catch fire. It's too dangerous for those who take off.

Leather Lian pointed out that he has a kind of water-resistant and high-temperature resistant glue, which can withstand high-temperature combustion after the cloth is stained with these glues, and the air permeability of the cloth will be much worse, so it is suitable for making hot air balloon fabric.

"High? … Flying high again? …”

"It's not good, everyone prepares, the thieves are ready to attack the city..."

While the hot air balloon was still slowly drifting over, the siege vehicles of the bandit army also began to cover the advance of the men and horses carrying mud bags to fill the moat one after another.

"Gunner, what are the gunners doing! Hurry up and fire..."

"Bang... Bang... Bang..."

The three cannons of this wall were fired.

At this time, the artillery was solid, and as long as it was not a direct hit, there was no danger. And the existence of siege vehicles made the men and horses carrying mud to fill the moat more at ease.

"Boom..."

A deafening sound came.

It turned out that a red-coated cannon at the head of the city exploded directly when the second shot was fired. The exploding air shot out, injuring the people around it.

"Haha... It seems that the sulfuric acid from those cannons that the special forces secretly threw in worked on it. Zhang Rui looked at the movement on the head of Nanjing with a telescope and said with a smile.

The red-coated cannon is indeed a bronze cannon. But as long as it is not a pure copper cannon, it will have impurities, and the most of these impurities should be iron. As long as some strong acid is thrown into it to corrode it, then the possibility of them exploding is greatly increased.

The hot air balloon has slowly floated to the sky above the city of Nanjing, and although the defenders of Nanjing City are extremely nervous, they are helpless.

It's really because it can't reach it, even if you shoot a powerful arrow, you can only barely shoot at the bottom of the basket of the "Kong Ming Lantern". This did no harm to the people on the "Kong Ming Lantern" at all.

"Wait... High? … If it's just to observe the war, why did you fly here? ”

A guard officer seemed to have something in mind.

"Not good... Get out of the way..."

As the sound of the guards fell, the "Kong Ming lanterns" in the sky seemed to be falling one by one...