Because of the guidance of some Shence Army soldiers, the Ming army dug tunnels very quickly.

As they dug beneath the walls, they began to dig deeper, leaving about a space for the coffin to stand up.

They dug about eight such tunnels, two in each direction of the wall.

After completing these initial tasks, they dragged a coffin filled with gunpowder into the tunnels and transported it all the way to the end.

According to the requirements of the soldiers of the Shence Army, the space where the coffin was erected must be as airtight as possible.

Of course, they won't build a stone house specifically for this, but at least they will do the best they can.

A fuse was inserted into the coffin, and the Divine Soldiers ordered everyone in the tunnel to exit in turn.

The lead was long enough to extend dozens of steps out of the tunnel.

Qin Liangyu now really wanted to see with his own eyes the power of gunpowder to explode the city, was it really as powerful as the legend, once the city wall was blasted, it collapsed instantly?

Everyone held their breath and waited quietly for Qin Liangyu to give the order.

"Ignition!"

Qin Liangyu gave an order, and the soldiers in the eight tunnel directions ignited the fuses one after another, and everyone retreated to a safe distance.

The spark sprang forward, and soon burned into the tunnel.

Knock knock knock.

Almost everyone could hear their own hearts beating, and the air was almost frozen.

After a while, I suddenly heard a series of muffled thunderous explosions, followed by a loud sound like the earth shaking and the mountains shaking.

The masonry and gravel are flying, and the loess is rolling to cover the sky.

The rebels at the head of the city were talking and laughing, but at this moment they were frightened and stupid.

They didn't realize what was going on until a long time after the explosion.

The Ming army had already prepared, and when the dust was about to disperse, they shouted and rushed towards the gap in the city wall.

Qin Liangyu was greatly surprised when he saw this scene. I saw that eight gaps of different sizes had been blown out of the four walls.

This section of the city wall was completely blown open, and the Ming army could even directly see the scene in the city.

The power of this gunpowder is terrifying!

Seeing is believing, hearing is false.

At this moment, Qin Liangyu no longer doubted the authenticity of the gunpowder bombing city.

She couldn't help but feel that after having this method, it would be much easier to attack many fortified cities.

The number of casualties among the soldiers will also be greatly reduced.

The sound of killing shook the sky, and the vanguard of the Ming army had rushed to the gap.

And at this moment, Sha Dingzhou is still in a daze.

It was Wan Shi who reminded: "Husband, send someone to plug the gap!" ”

At this time, Sha Dingzhou woke up like a dream, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Hold the gap at all costs and drive the Ming army out!" ”

Since there were eight openings to be defended, the rebels were scattered.

Sha Dingzhou ordered several henchmen and generals to lead a group of men and horses to the gap to compete with the Ming army.

This time, Sha Dingzhou gave a death order, and the generals naturally used their strength to supervise the battle desperately.

The Yunnan native soldiers were indeed brave, and they did not fall behind in the process of hand-to-hand combat with the Ming soldiers.

The two sides went back and forth, and after a while, the Ming army had a slight advantage, and then the rebels regained the advantage.

Seeing that the battle situation was so anxious, Qin Liangyu instructed Zeng Ying: "General Zeng, you can go too." ”

Zeng Ying hesitated a little and said: "But Dashuai, you are here..."

"Ben Shuai is very good here, you don't have to worry."

"The last general obeys!"

Zeng Ying then clenched his hands into fists and led the order.

The Ming army in eastern Sichuan led by Zeng Ying can be described as the elite of a hundred battles, and Zhang Xianzhong has fought many vicious battles, which is not comparable to these newly recruited native soldiers.

After they joined the battle, the tide turned in an instant. The Ming army achieved an overwhelming advantage in Beicheng.

The rebel general, who was in charge of guarding the gap at the north gate, knew that he was outnumbered, so he ordered the withdrawal towards the inner city.

Zeng Ying didn't say a word, and led his own soldiers into the city.

As long as the Ming army controls a city gate, the next thing is much simpler.

Sha Dingzhou saw that Beicheng had become a straight jump in the breath.

He personally put on his own clothes and rushed to fight the fire with his own soldiers.

But by the time he arrived, the situation was irreversible.

Nearly a thousand Ming troops had already poured into Beicheng, and he had no numerical advantage at all when the formation was fully opened.

After fighting for a while, Sha Dingzhou finally decided to retreat to the inner city.

Zeng Ying did not chase and fight, but ordered the soldiers to open the city gate and let more Ming troops enter the city.

The first thing the Ming army had to do now was to gain control of the four gates and the eight openings.

As long as these rebels are controlled, it is impossible to escape. When the time comes, the door will be closed, the dogs will be beaten, and the door-to-door search will not believe that the rebels can hide.

Qin Liangyu also rode into the city under the protection of his own soldiers.

After a glance, she ordered: "First control the openings in the city gates, and then put up a notice asking the people in the city to cooperate with the officials and soldiers to report the hidden rebels." The whistleblower is rewarded with money. ”

Qin Liangyu has a lot of experience.

She knew that the most important thing at such times was to reassure people.

The people of the city must be terrified by now. The rebel soldiers scattered everywhere again, and it would be difficult for the Ming army to pull them all out if they were to rely on their own strength.

At this time, it is necessary to fully mobilize the people and let them take the initiative to report and cooperate.

It won't be long before all the rebels in the city are cleansed.

"The last general obeys!"

Zeng Ying clenched his fists again to lead the life.

The combat effectiveness of the Ming army itself was not much stronger than that of the rebels. But they cleverly used the opportunity to catch the rebels off guard.

At present, the morale of the rebels has fallen to the bottom, and they do not dare to assemble to confront the Ming army, so they have fled to the inner city to save their lives.

The discouragement of the army is a very fatal thing, and even the gods can't save it.

Sha Dingzhou couldn't figure out how an army had disappeared in just half an hour.

Now there are less than 5,000 people around him, all of whom are his descendants.

It's too difficult for these 5,000 people to turn the tables around.

Wan comforted, but retreated to the Qianguo Mansion first, and then said.

Sha Dingzhou had no choice but to order a retreat towards the Qianguo Mansion.

The Qianguo Mansion is located in the middle of Kunming City, like a small palace.

There are tall walls around the entire palace, and there are even corner towers for lookouts.

After retreating to the Guogong Mansion, Sha Dingzhou had a chance to breathe, and he ordered the soldiers to stand by on the one hand, and went to discuss countermeasures with the Wan clan on the other.

"Husband, it will definitely not work to continue to defend until now, we have to find a way to escape."

Sha Dingzhou frowned and said, "Didn't you say before that you would retreat to the Qianguo Mansion first?" ”

"Husband, I'm appeasing the army. If I don't say that to give everyone hope, I'm afraid the army will collapse in an instant. ”

Wan Shi sighed.

"So what should I do now? No matter how strong the wall of this Qianguo Mansion is, can it be stronger than the wall of Kunming? It won't be long before the Ming army will chase after us, and I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it then. There is even less hope of escaping! ”

"Don't panic, the concubine found a secret passage, which seems to lead to the outside of the city."

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