Hearing this, Chen Kai smiled and said nothing, just continued to look at the Xinhui city wall in the distance, nothing more.

The Hongyi cannon is too heavy, not only in terms of the operation of the cannon is extremely demanding on the artillery crew, but even the preparation time is by no means comparable to ordinary artillery.

The artillery is in place, and the artillery team is still slowly preparing. As is customary, the gunner gave a thumbs up and gestured back and forth with one eye closed, while the gunners kept correcting the angle of the gun according to the gunner's instructions. After the adjustment, the loader opened the powder keg, shoveled the gunpowder into the muzzle of the gun with a shovel by shovel, compacted it, and then lightly put the gun.

Gao En was very satisfied with the skillful operation of the artillery team of the headquarters, and consciously did not lose Li Dingguo's face in front of the Ming army of other systems. Especially the artillery crews of the Ming Army in Western Guangdong are far slower than his subordinates, and they have that elite arrogance.

It's just that this arrogance lasted until the second before turning his head. Turning his head again, he subconsciously looked at the progress of Chen Kai's artillery team, but saw that those artillery pieces had already been prepared, and the captain of the artillery team over there had already asked the flag bearer to wave the flag at him, signaling that he was ready to shoot at any time.

"So fast?"

Patronizing his own artillery team, Gao En really didn't notice what Chen Kai's artillery crew was doing. However, since it had been done over there, he could not tell someone to pour out the shells and gunpowder, confuse the angle and direction of the artillery, and then come again in front of him, so he could only nod his head and let the standard-bearer show that he knew how quickly it was, and then continue to wait for the grind on this side.

Easily, the preparations were over, and Gao En waved the flag to Li Dingguo and Chen Kai, who gave him an order to start shooting. Receiving the order, Gao En also gave instructions to the artillery teams on both sides, and almost instantly, a loud noise in the west seemed to ignite the fuse of firecrackers, and the roar of the Hongyi cannon rang out one after another.

Compared with the previous day, the size of the artillery team was twice as large, and this scale was not only in number, but also in the surge in caliber. At a glance, the shells flashed through the smoke and bombarded heavily in the distance. Everywhere you go, the ground, the moat, the city wall, the women's wall, and even the city gate and the enemy tower, the earth is flying, the masonry is shattered, and a cannon directly pierces the iron-clad gate, making a hole visible to the naked eye.

This is an obvious result, but Gao En has made the old artillery, even if he doesn't understand what a front-loading smoothbore gun is, and there is something called rifling in the world, but now, he also knows the truth that it is not easy to hit. At this moment, dozens of cannons poured down, and the vast majority of the shells hit the open space between the moat and the Ming army's array, smashing out craters one after another. A limited number of cannons were hit, but the number was too small, and with solid shells, it could cause damage and damage to direct hits, which was very limited.

Gao En didn't really care about this, and it was good luck that he was able to hit the city wall with just the first test shot. Next, it is nothing more than to continue to adjust according to the angle and direction of Fang Cai, and increase the hit rate little by little, so that you can inflict more damage on the Qing army.

He is a general, so he naturally understands these truths. It's just that there is a problem that after the first round of test firing, the shots that hit the city wall were all from Chen Kai's artillery crew, even the one that hit the city gate, only one of his side bombarded the moat, and the others all failed.

"Is there really that big of a gap?"

Gaun doesn't quite understand, at first glance, it seems that the number of artillery pieces is different, the caliber is different, and the firing range is different, and it seems that this is the most direct reason. However, he was a good hand, so he only carefully observed the loading over there, and even showed a look of sudden realization.

In the western crew, the gunners struggled to put the guns back in place due to recoil. The gunner hung around his neck and held a few tools in his hand, watching and measuring from time to time, and a gunner next to him used carbon to write and draw on the snow-white wooden board, recording the angle and direction reported by the gunner.

According to the angle of the previous shot, the gun commander re-evaluated it and decided to raise it some angles. According to the order, the gunners adjusted the angle of the muzzle, and only after positioning did they start the loading work.

Over there, the powder keg opened, but it was not directly filled with gunpowder, but bags one by one. The loader pulled out the bag, tore open the cotton thread, and there was a hole in the sealed bag, and then they aimed the mouth at the muzzle, and did not estimate the amount, but poured it into it in one go.

The gunpowder in the bag was not in powder form, which was too far away for Gaune to see. But the loader over there poured gunpowder, and he immediately understood the pros and cons.

Compacting, loading, and everything was ready, the artillery team on the west side was once again the first to complete the work of aiming and loading, and sent a signal to Gaun.

"Chen Fujun's artillery team is very well trained."

Not only Gao En, but also Li Dingguo, who was bored, also noticed this. The exclamation here is just a necessary appreciation. It was Chen Kai, but he just smiled and said casually, "This is a trick."

"Oh?" In Li Dingguo's sight, Chen Kai seemed to have turned a blind eye to this, whether it was the loading speed of the artillery team or the praise of others, it could not arouse the slightest emotional fluctuation in him. So, Li Dingguo casually took another sentence if he could talk to him later, who knew that Chen Kai agreed in one bite.

The chronic diseases of soldiers have a profound impact on this era, and the commander's cherishing of the officers, non-commissioned soldiers, and even the broom of the tactics under his command is the most uncommon potential rule. Speaking of which, Li Dingguo's question was already rude at this time, but he did have a strong interest in it, and how could he and Chen Kai be regarded as "relatives", casually asked, he didn't plan to take it to heart, how did he know that Chen Kai really agreed, and said that he would write a note for Li Dingguo to refer to Yunyun.

"Then there is Lao Chen Fujun."

"Your Highness is serious."

As he spoke, the artillery team on the east side was also loaded, the flag on Gao En's side waved, Chen Kai nodded, and a new round of shelling began. This time, amid the roar, more shells hit the walls. Even if the overall percentage is not very high, the improvement in hit rate is obvious.

On the other side of the city wall, because the city wall is too high, large-caliber artillery cannot be transported, and it can only be simply beaten.

Yunlong, the general of the Pingnan Domain, is the confidant and favorite general under the command of King Shang Kexi of Pingnan, and has followed him for many years, even if there are guards in the city, even if there is a general Wu Jingong, the chief officer of the domain, even if the Han army flag is a dog in front of the Manchurian Eight Banners, but in front of the generals of the green battalion and the Han generals who only joined the domain soldiers when they went south, he can still act as the responsibility of the local full command with a general.

The north city wall is where the Ming army stormed, seeing that the Ming army came to shell again, Yunlong did not go to the city, but sat on the third floor of a restaurant behind the city wall, so that he could take into account the command of the moat in the city.

The Ming army outside the city played the banner of Chen Kai, which made him uneasy. Compared with Li Dingguo, Chen Kai is their old opponent on the battlefield in Guangdong, so far they are the only ones who have been deflated, but they have never been able to help this guy, which is also a big outlier. Now that Chen Kai and Li Dingguo have joined forces, the two killers have run to this Xinhui City, saying that it sounds good, such a lineup does give him enough respect, but to put it badly, the possibility of dying suddenly increases. What's more, the Ming army has completely blockaded Xinhui County, and it is impossible for them to send this news out.

The second round of shelling had already begun, shells bombarded the walls, shook, flashed inside him. Fortunately, this is the county seat of Xinhui, the third largest city in Guangdong, which is very strong, and it is by no means comparable to the disrepaired guard city such as the Jieshi Acropolis. Rao shot again and again, but don't think that he would be able to hurt the root cause for a while.

It's just that the scale of the artillery outside the city is a little scary, and Yunlong knows that the siege has been around for a long time, and morale is susceptible to fluctuations, so he simply transferred all the guards down, and only a few observation posts were left in the city, which can also reduce some unnecessary casualties.

The shelling unfolded, and this time it was hit a little more often, and that's it. You Yunlong was still wondering what tricks Chen Kai would use, but until the end of the shelling, he didn't figure out a clue. Not to mention, compared to the artillery bombardment the day before yesterday, compared to the Ming army's attack in the past few months, it seems that there are only dozens of more guns, and there is nothing more than anything on the side.

However, this thought did not last long. Soon, the observation post over there reported that the war drums of the Ming army were beating, and those rushing cars were moving forward slowly.

"What are you rubbing, tell those soldiers to go to the city, quickly!"

The artillery attack may not have worked, and the Ming army switched to the ant-attached siege mode with cold weapons. This Qing army has rich experience in defending the city, and there is almost no need for Yunlong to scold him, and some officers have begun to organize soldiers to climb the stairs to the city. After a while, the city wall was already full of Qing army guards, and every battlement was guarded by the Qing army, and all kinds of guards had already been placed on the city, just waiting for the Ming army to approach the city wall. Who knows, at this moment, the Ming army's side suddenly sounded gold, and the siege troops stopped directly.

"What is this for?"

"Is it the reinforcements from the old prince and the little prince who have arrived?"

The strange scene happened in front of me, and I couldn't help but think about the Qing army in the city. However, at this moment, the distant artillery bombardment sounded again, and after two rounds of test firing, in just an instant, the shells began to sweep the city wall.

The gunpowder exploded, and the rapidly produced gas propelled the shells out in a limited space. The cannonball flashed through the smoke and flames, drew a perfect parabola in the sky, and smashed straight into the battlements of the city, directly through the chests of the Qing troops at the battlements.

The human body, neither muscles nor bones, could not cause the slightest hindrance to this blazing shell. The cannonball pierced through the chest, smashed into the battlements behind the city wall, bounced up again, fell, and rushed directly into the crowd of auxiliaries who were ready to carry the defenders under the city.

The shells bombarded, the rubble flew, and the surrounding Qing troops were crying and shouting for their mothers. However, this shelling was only the beginning, and the third round of shelling began as scheduled, sweeping the city walls, as well as the defenders and defenders on the walls, and the city was in chaos.

"This must be Chen Kai's handiwork, this guy is too yin."

The observation post had just reported that it had mentioned that the siege equipment of the Ming army had only moved in a rush. He didn't notice such details at first, but at this moment, where did he still wonder what the Ming army was going to do?

Hurriedly ordered the defenders to withdraw, and looked from the upper floor, the defenders of the city rushed down, and some of them fell directly from the city, and they were immediately inactive. There are indeed quite a lot of injured people, but more because this time they were caught off guard and really hit them a habit.

Soon, the shelling ended, but the drums of war outside the city sounded again. According to the report of the observation post left in the city, this time, one of the watchtowers of the Ming army also moved.

"Chen Kai still wants to repeat the old trick and lure Lao Tzu to the bait, I'm sorry!"

You Yunlong couldn't help but blurt out a curse, and immediately ordered the observation post to continue to observe the city, while the defenders were still waiting under the city, so as not to fall into Chen Kai's way again.

As expected, a moment later, the gold was minted again, and when the siege equipment stopped, the artillery bombardment of the Ming army began again, completely replicating the deceit just now.

This time, the city wall was inevitably baptized by the artillery shells of the Ming army, but the casualties of the guards were much less. After all, there are always a few who can beat the walls. Moreover, according to the reports of the observation posts, the damage to the walls was not very great, and such shelling could continue.

I feel proud, and there are also sycophants of officers and cronies next to me. However, after all, Chen Kai is an old opponent with a good reputation, and Yunlong always has a trace of vigilance, and always feels that Chen Kai has any other means, and the plan will not be so simple.

"By the way, let those blind people listen well, and don't let go of any movement underground."

When the shelling began, most of the blind men were frightened, huddled in the trenches and shivered. It was ordered by Yunlong, and soon those responsible officers hurriedly led people down, forcibly dragged the blind people who listened to the urn, and forced them to continue listening to the urn by pressing their heads.

As a result, these blind people were naturally even more frightened. However, in doing so, the results were immediate. Soon, reports were sent to Yunlong's headquarters one after another.

"Sure enough, the one surnamed Chen is playing the trick of Ming Xiu Plank Road and dark Chen Cang."

There was a slight vibration in every tunnel that the Ming army had ever used before the day, as if other passages were being dug from the side of the blocked hole.

The entrance to the cave was tightly blocked, these were inspected by Yun Long himself, how many layers of masonry were built, and even the trench protruded. At this time, he scolded fiercely, and Yunlong hurriedly ordered those hooked and sickle spearmen to prepare to cope with all changes. In this regard, he was full of confidence, because the trench was there, and if the Ming army wanted to enter the city through the tunnel, it had to pass this pass first.

After a lifetime of fighting, Yunlong calmly arranged all the means to deal with it. The shelling outside the city still comes back every once in a while, and there is obvious damage to the battlements, women's walls, enemy towers, etc., but most of the guards are under the city, and there are only observation posts in the city, and the casualties that can be caused are very few.

In this way, the shelling continued for a morning, and the Hongyi artillery paused several times during the overheating. The Qing army still has shade to enjoy under the city, and the Ming army has stood in the field all morning, and hunger is inevitable, but Chen Kai still looks like he is tired of it, and has no intention of stopping at all.

The generals had already begun to come up with the plan to admonish, at least let the soldiers eat lunch first. However, every time I tentatively cast my eyes on the past, what I saw would be Li Dingguo next to Chen Kai with a negative attitude.

As time went on, the officers heard more and more belly drums. But at this time, a drummer of the Ming army in front of the two armies stood up and waved the flag in the direction of Chen Kai for a while.

Chen Kai carefully watched every wave of the flag, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Turning his head, he said to Li Dingguo: "Your Highness, the time to witness the miracle has arrived. ”