Chapter 096: Meteor Shower
"This ...... It's unbelievable! After receiving the report that the front had opened the passage, Huang Xianyao ordered the front army to enter the port quickly, but the gate was narrow, and only a single boat could pass, which made the speed much slower, and when the rocket had already begun to be launched, only a dozen warships were able to enter the Donghao waterway, and only half of the sergeants on board. And he couldn't care much more, so he ordered Liu Zhu to continue to dispatch ships to enter the port and land, while personally leading the warships entering the port to attack the shore, and at this time, the rocket that had completed the test launch had begun to fire a salvo.
Of course, Huang Xianyao was not shocked by the shock, and the sergeants watched the rows of rockets dragging red tail flames over their ships, roaring towards the enemy camp, and in an instant the rockets landed and exploded, immediately stirring up smoke and dust that rushed into the sky, accompanied by a raging fire. The enemy camp was suddenly in flames, and the frightened horses were seen running in all directions in the fire, and the frightened enemy troops gathered and were scattered by the rockets that suddenly landed, and they were unable to form an army for a while. For a while, morale was fighting, and cheers were loud.
But it was not only the Tartars in the camp who were frightened, but also the merchant ships of various countries anchored in the harbor. The purpose of their coming here is to make money, so it doesn't matter if you are the Great Song Dynasty or Mongolia, but what they are most afraid of is war, being robbed by the rebels is just a little money, if it is like this, it is not only a matter of breaking money, it is likely to be the end of the ship's destruction and death. And the fools in front of them can see that this is someone sneaking up on Guangzhou City, and they are already in the center of the battlefield, so they have set sail to escape.
Now is the time when the trade winds are strong, and the tide is rising, in order to avoid hurricanes, tides, and facilitate the trading of ships in the middle of the water, so there are thousands of merchant ships on the wharf outside the city. It doesn't matter if they're messed up. It not only disrupted the battle plan of the Shuaifu Army, but also blocked the waterway, making it difficult for the warships of the Shuaifu Chinese Army to enter the customs for a while.
"Speed up. Get ashore as soon as possible! Huang Xianyao knew that the craftsman bureau had worked hard to build more than 200 rockets, equipped with fifteen rocket ships, and threw them into the Tartar barracks before the landing began. Now they would consume fifteen rockets in a single salvo, and it would take less than a quarter of an hour for them to be consumed, and he knew the difference between the two armies, and only by taking advantage of the brief opportunity of the rocket launches to land and engage his own side while they were in confusion could they have a chance of winning. Therefore, he personally beat the drum to urge the army forward. One can only hope that with the existing forces can control the situation of the war.
Almost at the same time as the rocket bombardment ended, Huang Xianyao commanded the warships of the former army to rush to the dock, and the ships moored here were almost gone. Make room for them. There was smoke billowing from the shore, and there was a heavy smell of burnt paste, but not a single soldier was to be seen. The enemy situation is unknown, and Huang Xianyao can't take care of it. Lead the army ashore and order the crossbowmen to shoot their feet. The armies hurriedly landed ashore and lined up in preparation for the onslaught of the enemy. But instead of waiting to conceive of the enemy's counterattack, he saw a group of shouting and disheveled Tartars rushing out of the smoke......
Han Zhenwang, the commander of the right army, saw the rocket rising into the air, knowing that the front army had already launched an attack through the water pass, and now that the battle had begun, there was no need to hide it anymore, so he immediately launched a formation and marched towards the East Wing City according to the plan. When passing through the water gate, they directly used the large boat to knock the sluice open and drove in. The defending enemy saw that the mighty fleet behind them with the Great Song Dynasty battle flag dared to fight, and they had already abandoned the pass and fled. The army soon approached the city and divided into two groups, one of the sailors sailed to the water gate, and the infantry landed at the pier.
Because of the lack of rain in autumn and winter, and the salty and bitter water of the Pearl River due to the backflow of the Pearl River, the fresh water of the residents in the city is not enough although it is close to the river. During the Three Kingdoms of Eastern Wu, Lu Yin, the assassin of Guangzhou, built a water diversion project to divert spring water from Baiyun Mountain into the city to solve the draft problem of the city's residents. The spring water of Baiyun Mountain is cool and sweet, so it is called "Ganxi". This spring water passes through the upper pond and the lower pond, and divides into two branches, one enters Qingshuihao through the current Cangbian Road, and the other enters the West Lake. In the Song Dynasty, Ganxi gradually dried up due to lack of water, and the government diverted and channeled Ganxi so that in addition to drinking, it could also carry ships and goods, drain water, and irrigate farmland.
In order to protect the sea ships from the invasion of hurricanes, the three cities of Guangzhou are bordered by the sea in the south, and the Pearl River is wide, known as the "small sea", and the inner hao is dredged outside the city, including the east and west hao and the jade belt hao that runs through the south of the city. Its west end is the Inner Harbour Wharf Western Ao, which is a gathering place for Chinese and foreign businessmen; The east end is Dong'ao, which is also an important wharf in the east of Guangzhou, and is a salt transport wharf where salt ships are concentrated. Therefore, the waterways inside and outside the city are vertical and horizontal, interconnected, as long as you can break through a water gate, you can wave troops into the city, and you don't have to spend huge manpower and material resources to enter the city.
Since this is a well-known thing, the original builders must have thought of it, and therefore it must have been the focus of defense, so the gate was built three times, both ends were made of thick wood, which could not only prevent people and ships from entering and exiting, but also block the surging tide from the outside of the city, and there was also a fence made of arm-thick iron pillars in the middle, which was difficult to break through even if the ships collided. In addition, the three gates are all controlled by the winch on the city tower, and there are heavy guards on the city, so it can be said that breaking through the gate from the waterway is not easier than from the city gate, and even more difficult.
But that was in the past, and now that Zhao Yu was born, this problem has naturally become easier. When formulating the battle plan, someone once proposed to break the city from the water gate, but finally gave up because it was too difficult. And he knew that it was precisely because of the emergence of hot weapons that the city-state system was disintegrated, and the high walls and walls were bombed into slag, which was no longer synonymous with being unbreakable. Although I don't have artillery now, and the power of primitive rockets is insufficient, I have gunpowder!
The wisdom of the people is infinite, Zhao Yu took a big idea, and the generals under him immediately thought of using a boat to load explosives along the waterway to the front of the door, they were just worried that the power of the gunpowder was not enough to blow up the gate. But Zhao Yu is full of confidence, that is because the gunpowder formula in the past is not good, and now the gunpowder formula produced has been 'improved' by himself, as long as it can be sent to the city and the amount is enough, not to mention the three gates, even the city wall can blow it up!
At the beginning of the day was a small boat full of gunpowder, operated by a few clever sailors, whose task was to bring the ship to the city, light the fuse, and then quickly dive into the water, and run as far as they could......
"Alas, the day is still coming!" There was such a big commotion outside, it was impossible for the city not to know, and Liang Xiongfei, who was left behind in Guangzhou, immediately jumped up when he heard the explosion and got up in his clothes.
The army returned to the north, leaving only himself with a few thousand new annexes to guard the city, although it was all up to him in the future, but Liang Xiongfei was terrified these days. He knew that the 'remnants' of the Great Song Dynasty were wandering around and eyeing Guangzhou. However, the new annexed people in Guangzhou are unstable, and there are still those who are unwilling to surrender and are waiting for an opportunity to start an incident. Previously, the army could be deterred at the time, and it could also be suppressed at any time. Now that they were gone, and the walls were torn down again, he was torn out how to deal with them with his own soldiers.
"Tell the general that the camp of the Tanma Red Army in front of Nancheng has been attacked." As soon as Liang Xiongfei came to Shuaitang, someone stepped forward to tell him.
"What are the casualties, do you know which way of soldiers and horses?" Liang Xiongfei asked, but his heart was a little determined. He thought that the Red Horse Detective Army was not a soft persimmon, and whoever wanted to pinch it wanted to pinch it, maybe the sneak attackers had already been repulsed!
"General Yu, the fire in his camp was everywhere, obscured by thick smoke, and the casualties were unknown. And the enemy did not show the flag, I don't know what kind of army it is. Do you send people out of the city to inspect them? ”
"Gather people and horses to go to the city with Ben Shuai quickly!" This is simply a question and three don't know, Liang Xiongfei held back his anger and ordered, at this moment, the explosion was more violent and dense, he became more and more worried, and hurriedly left the house to fight his horse and went straight to Nancheng.
In just a quarter of an hour, Liang Xiongfei had already stood at the head of the city, and he leaned out to look out, and couldn't help but gasp. The barracks of the Tanma Red Army are already red, the camp is completely destroyed, and you can feel the scorching heat when you stand at the head of the city. In the firelight, frightened war horses scurried around, soldiers looked for hiding places in panic, and what was even more frightening was that 'shooting stars' fell in the air from time to time, causing even greater chaos. And there are boats on the water that are constantly approaching the dock, rushing up to the troops.
"General, do you want to open the city to rescue?" Seeing that there were escaped Mongolian soldiers in the camp rushing towards the city, screaming for help, the general defending the city asked.
"Don't open the city, they're hopeless!" Liang Xiongfei sighed and shook his head, but his heart was extremely shocked, he couldn't see what this rebellion of unknown origin was using, and it only took a quarter of an hour to defeat the so-called invincible Tanma Red Army. And he was more worried that once the city gates were opened, the rebels would take the opportunity to enter the city.
"General, a large number of enemy troops have landed in the direction of East Wing City, preparing to attack the city."
"General, there are mobs in the two towns of Fuxu and Shimen, attacking the camp, killing all the officers and soldiers, and joining the enemy army to besiege Xiyi City!"
"General, the salt people of Ruishi, Pingshi, and Baitian are besieging the Salt Affairs Division, killing and wounding the soldiers, please send troops to suppress it quickly!"
"General, there are spies in the city who set fire to the streets along the east and west gates, and the entourage is very heavy, and the patrol sergeants can't resist it, and they have retreated to the government office." ……
"Don't talk about it, close the four gates, order all the troops to go to the city to defend against the enemy, and tell the prefect to order him to mobilize his subordinate officials and Ding Zhuang to suppress the rebellion, and those who resist will be killed!" News has been sent from everywhere, and now all the enemy troops have appeared except for the north gate, and the interior is also quiet, which makes Liang Xiongfei, who has a big head, very angry.
"General, the enemy army has formed a formation under the city, and the rear army is still coming ashore in a steady stream, as if it is about to attack the city!" The smoke in front of the city gradually dissipated, and the defender of the southern city suddenly saw that Haozhong was already full of warships, loaded with countless soldiers, and said in shock.
"What?"
"Bang!"
"Come into the tower!" Liang Xiongfei listened and turned to look at the city, but as soon as he got on the battlement, he heard a muffled sound, and the deputy general next to him smashed his head with a stone bullet from ****, and the flesh and blood were splashed all over the city, he turned around and left with an exclamation...... (To be continued.) )