Boom Boom Boom ......

This is the roar of the Hongyi cannon, and it is really a loud sound like the earth shaking the mountains. Cao Zhenyan, the minion of the white flag, heard this roar, and his heart was about to rise to his throat.

By the way, he is not the one who was bombarded, but Niu Lu of the Hongyi Artillery Team of the Han Army of the Zhengbai Banner, and the 1o Hongyi cannons that are now firing are all being manipulated by the Han army and the clothed minions under him.

In his place, he should not have been afraid. The Hongyi cannons used by the Qing Kingdom are of relatively good quality and rarely blow up. Moreover, Cao Zhenyan is also an old qualified gunner, who has been doing this for many years, and has long been familiar with artillery, so he will not break the cannon himself.

But now, it is clear that the cannon and the gunner are fine, but the shells fired out seem to have no strength, and they just hit the round fort made of mud bags a few hundred paces away, but it has no effect......

What the hell is going on? The dignified Hongyi cannon, even the brick and stone city can be shattered in one shot, why can't it hit a pile of mud pockets now?

It's impossible!

Could it be that the prince wanted to dig up the grave of the saint, which angered the saint, lowered his mana, and destroyed the divine power of the cannon...... What can I do?

In addition, he had a charter ticket with Duoduo, and as a result, the Hongyi cannon bombarded for so long, but the round castle did not change. If the prince is angry, will his Cao Zhenyan's head move?

At this time, Duoduo was also shocked by the scene in front of him, in his sight, several black dots flew towards the round castle hundreds of paces away at a degree visible to the naked eye, more than half of them were high, and they flew over the round castle, and they didn't know where they flew. But the remaining three or four black dots still hit the outer wall of the round fortress impartially, and then ...... No more!

What's going on?

It's a bit disadvantageous to send troops to attack Ming this time, not to mention that the Nikan leeks have run away, and even the Hongyi cannon is not powerful...... 1o Hongyi cannons began to bombard a shabby-looking earthen fort yesterday evening, and it has no effect at all until now.

What's in this sack? Can even the Hongyi cannon be defended?

"Cao Zhenyan, what's going on? No effect at all? Why is your Hongyi cannon not working? Didn't break it, did it? ”

As soon as Duoduo asked, Cao Zhenyan was so frightened that he was about to have a heart attack, so he hurriedly ran to his master's horse and knelt down, "If you go back to your master, the slave doesn't know what's going on...... The minions' Hongyi cannons are all good, not bad! ”

"If it's not bad, why can't you beat an earthen fort?" Dodor shouted angrily.

"This ...... Maybe, maybe it was Sage Kong who showed his divine might in the spirit of heaven and didn't let us fight Qufu? ”

"Why?" Dodor asked.

"Maybe I'm afraid that the prince will dig his grave......" This Cao Zhenyan is also fast-talking, and he actually told him about the inverted fight...... I don't know how this rumor spread? Anyway, the fact that Duoduo and Hauge were going to dig up the tomb of the Confucian saint was also rumored in the Qing Dynasty. Some people take it as a joke, and some people are actually skeptical.

With a "snap", the horsewhip in Duoduo's hand had already been whipped up according to Cao Zhenyan's face.

"What nonsense are you talking about, you dog minion?" Dodor was about to blow up.

When did he dig a grave? He's a prince! The prince who was born noble was almost the emperor of the Qing Dynasty...... Will he go digging graves and robbing graves?

"The prince spares his life, the prince spares his life......" Cao Zhenyan also knew that he had leaked his mouth, and he was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again and begged for mercy.

Duoduo really wanted to slash this nonsense minion with a single sword, but if he did, there would be no one to command the Hongyi cannon.

"!" Duoduo said in his mouth that he would let people go, and he flicked two more whips in his hand, only to feel relieved, and Cao Zhenyan saw that his master stopped beating him, so he left like a rat.

Duoduo didn't have the heart to worry about this muddy person, and the Qufu city defense in front of him gave him a headache!

"He Luohui!" Dodor called his lieutenant to him, "What do you think?" ”

"Lord Wang, since the bombardment is not a problem, it is better to attack the city!" He Luo said, "Let Liu Liangzuo, Xu Dingguo and Wu Weihua's green battalion soldiers go to ...... It's time for them to die! ”

Duoduo frowned, of course these green battalion soldiers are willing to sell their lives, but the question is what to buy?

The rule of the Qing soldiers is to break the city and let it go...... And the city in front of you is Qufu!

"Lord Wang," He Luohui looked at Duoduo and hesitated a little, and persuaded again, "Let's fight...... It's just a branch fort, how much money can it have? As for the main city of Qufu, it seems that it is not advisable to storm it. ”

Duoduo thought about it for a while, and felt that it was this reason, "Come on, pass me Liu Liangzuo, Xu Dingguo and Wu Weihua!" ”

......

The three traitor leaders all arrived in front of Duoduo, all eager to try.

Qufu!

That is the territory of the Yansheng family, but the Yansheng family has been rich for more than a thousand years, and it is not at all enough to say that their family is rich and rivals the country.

If this breaks the city, it will be a windfall...... The grave of Sage Kong cannot be dug up, but the belongings of the family of Yan Shenggong always have to be dedicated to the Qing Dynasty, and they can eat for a few lifetimes if they are a little light.

Duoduo looked at the three traitors who were gearing up and ready to do a big job, and it was not easy to pour cold water on them - they didn't see oil and water all the way, and the people below were staring at Qufu City! If it really wants to be broken, he can't stop it from robbing! It's not that I'm afraid of anyone resentful, but I'm afraid that if I stop it this time, everyone will not sell their lives next time.

"Each of the three of you will send 2ooo elite soldiers to fight that earthen fort...... I will give you half a day to prepare the shield cart and the ladder, and start the siege tomorrow morning! ”

"Wow!"

The three traitors all fell to one knee and shouted in agreement.

At the same time, Shi Kefa on the head of Qufu City listened to the roar of the Hongyi cannon, and he was also greatly relieved.

"My lord, Fort C is basically intact...... The Tartar Red Cannon is useless! ”

Stilwell was quick to report the latest losses to Scofa!

The civil fort he called Fort C miraculously withstood the bombardment of the Hongyi cannon - in fact, this is a matter of course! The outer wall of this fortress is divided into three layers, and the inner layer is a circle of logs inserted into the ground, which is enclosed in a circle, leaving only a hole in the direction of Qufu City. The middle layer is a one-zhang wide enclosure soil, not rammed earth, but a pile of soil obtained from digging trenches. The outer layer is made up of sandbags stacked wide at the bottom and narrow at the top – the sandbags are stacked in this way to form an inclined surface. The flight trajectory of the shells fired by the Hongyi cannon, which was placed hundreds of steps away, was actually arc-shaped, with a parabola, that is, it was smashed down from above. They can smash sandbags effortlessly, but the impact is absorbed by the soft dirt, and they can't bounce off to deal new damage.

Therefore, it is impossible to break through the defenses of this "sandbag fortress" with the bombardment of only 1o Hongyi cannons - even if there are ten times more cannons in Duoduo's hands, it will not be of much use!

However, these sandbags are not high enough for the fort, that is, a little more than a foot high, because the outer wall is sloping and easy to climb, and it is not like a bastion that can form crossfire. Therefore, in the face of direct attacks by infantry, it is not easy to defend.

In fact, it is a layman's job to build these nine round forts in the periphery of Qufu, and it is better to build these forts than to build a circle of fortresses on the periphery of Qufu City.

But laymen also have layman's play!

"Dulwich," the layman Shi Kefa stroked his beard, looking confident, "The Tartars can't move with artillery bombardment, and then it's time to attack, you immediately select 3ooo daredevils from the father's superintendent and the Kong family's clan soldiers, and then prepare the tiger squat cannon and turtledove foot firearms, ready to attack and counterattack at any time." ”

"The child got it!" Steve paused and asked, "I wonder how much reward each daredevils should give?" ”

"The first battle must be won," Shi Kefa said, "regardless of officers and soldiers, each person will be given 5 taels of silver." Don't count the heads, as long as you can win, give another 1o taels...... Let the money come out of the treasury of the Kong family! ”