The Han army rested in Changsha, and the nearby homeless poor people immediately joined the chrysalis. The squire was more than happy to let these bankrupt minions go, lest they have to be on guard all day.

The Han army was approaching, and the officials of all the provinces in Guangdong were gloomy. The Han army was dominated by Lingnan Han people, and they could not use their identity to provoke the xenophobia of Lingnan people.

The Han army swept the world all the way, allowing the Lingnan people to be in the limelight in the south of the Central Plains. The Lingnan people, who are extremely face-heavy, are full of respect for the world-famous Chen Xiong.

The ordinary Han people and small and medium-sized squires who knew the news in Lingnan welcomed the return of the Han army, but the big squires of the major families and the government were very disgusted by the arrival of the Han army. As soon as the Han army arrived, they had to hand over the power and interests of the top strata of Lingnan, and these people were simply not willing to sit idly by.

The time entered the beginning of December, and the Han army, which had been smooth sailing, also arrived at the famous pass in Lingnan: Shaoguan City.

The west of Shaoguan City is divided into the Zhenjiang River by the Pearl River water system, and the water is urgent, the river is deep, and it is difficult for big ships to enter and small boats to be stable. To the east, there are mountains and deep forests, snakes, insects, ants and many valleys and streams, and normal people are absolutely unwilling to go deep.

To the west of Shaoguan is the Lingnan Mountains, and it is even more difficult to enter Guangdong if you go west. If you want to enter Guangdong, you must pass through Shaoguan City, and of course, you can cross the river back and forth without fear of trouble.

Arriving in Lingnan, the number of Han troops had reached 1.3 million, including more than 100,000 regular troops and 300,000 militiamen.

In order to resist the Han army's entry into Lingnan, the governor of Liangguang gathered 200,000 Ming troops to refuse to defend Shaoguan. These 200,000 horses can be said to be the main force in Guangdong, and the soldiers and horses of the rest of the cities have been transferred, and the defense forces are very empty. Up and down Guangzhou, there are still 100,000 soldiers and horses in Guangzhou.

The 200,000 Ming army in Shaoguan was supervised by Li Chengdong, the governor of Guangbei, and the nominal commander of the troops was Lin Jiading, a famous general in Lingnan.

The mountains outside the city are continuous, and the terrain outside the city that can be attacked is only sixty meters wide. Although Shaoguan is not a high-level and dangerous pass, it is only a few tens of meters wide and the standing terrain makes it difficult for the enemy to deploy a large number of troops.

Wu Li was very angry, and the little Shaoguan City didn't give him face.

"My lord, they don't want to open the city."

Chen Xiong sighed and nodded, he knew that these soil emperors in Guangdong would not surrender easily.

"Let's go and have a look, let your cavalry retreat and clear the hill, it's hard to set up camp with trees and weeds everywhere!"

"It's the lord." Wu Li is also depressed, this Lingnan vegetation and animals are really rich and annoying!

Chen Xiong came to Shaoguan City with his pro-army, and he couldn't help but shake his head after reading it.

The Lingnan soldiers in the city all looked at them with hatred, how could ordinary Lingnan people know who he Chen Xiong was.

"Forcing the street, the poor ghosts of the North want to come to plague Guangdong again." The southern soldiers at the head of the city scolded loudly, just repelled Zhang Xianzhong's troops, and now there is another wave of rogues.

"Garbage robbers, dare to come to death."

The Shaoguan army has a stable heart, and the southern soldiers hate foreign soldiers and horses, not to mention the rogues.

"My lord, you Lingnan people are so fierce, what do they say with a scold?" The southern soldiers at the head of the city pointed and pointed, making Wu Li more and more angry.

Chen Xiong was also speechless, but those familiar local accents made him feel more cordial.

Chen Xiong asked, "Have you sent people to promote our Han army?" ”

"Hey, lord, these bastards, as soon as our people approached, they attacked them, and even beat drums and opened fire, and they didn't listen to us at all." Wu Li smiled bitterly, these southern soldiers really don't know how to be polite at all.

Chen Xiong nodded: "It seems that someone doesn't want these southern soldiers to know that I, Chen Xiong, have returned." ”

"It's very difficult, there are a lot of artillery at the head of the city, and our artillery can't have an advantage in this terrain." Wu Li had to voice his worries.

The walls are wide and can spread for thousands of kilometers, but the terrain outside the city is only 60 meters.

"Order, let the sacred cow carry half of the explosives of the Han Fifth Army to me."

"It's the lord." The herald immediately galloped away on his wooden horse.

At the same time, a hundred wooden oxen grazing in the rear also shouted.

Well~

Hm~

One hundred wooden oxen, one after the other, ran out of the middle of the official road.

"What's wrong with the sacred cow!"

The Han people were very puzzled, why did the honest and obedient sacred cow suddenly rush this time.

After his subordinates reported it, Wu Jiu said after he found out: "You don't need to pay attention to the matter of the sacred cow. He knew that it should be the lord's order, otherwise the sacred cow would not move lightly.

When Chen Chang prepared the explosives, the wooden ox rushed over. Fortunately, the Han army knew that it was their own wooden ox, otherwise it would have been turned on their backs.

The first army of the Han and the second army of the Han Dynasty had 10,000 horses, all of which were lined up on both sides of the official road.

The southern soldiers at the head of the city were also very puzzled, why did these rogues not attack the city for so long.

Inspector Li Chengdong asked puzzledly: "General Lin Bing, what does Chen Jun mean by this, there is no artillery or siege ladder?" ”

General Lin Jiading also shook his head suspiciously: "Master Inspector, the last general can't see it." But if they dare to come, I don't know how many people and horses Chen Thief is willing to die. ”

"Hehe, Lingnan is not the Central Plains, Chen Thief really shouldn't come back. No matter how invincible Chen Jun is, he can only fill this Shaoguan City with his life. Forty-year-old Li Chengdong's eyes lit up, and he only hoped that the Han army would not stand the casualties and retreat.

Seeing that Inspector Li was smiling very satisfied, Mr. Lin only felt a chill! Fighting to the death with millions of Han soldiers and civilians, how many people are going to die! They shouldn't have stopped King Annan, let alone deceived his men! It's a pity that he is nominally a general who leads the army, but he can directly command only 10,000 people in his headquarters.

The ground shook suddenly.

Thundered~

A hundred wooden oxen rushed to the scene carrying bags of gunpowder, and as soon as they saw Chen Xiong, they immediately stopped.

Mu Niu looked directly at the lord with big bull eyes, and Chen Xiong sighed that he could only say sorry.

"Wu Li asked your people to tie the wood to the outside of the gunpowder, and it must be solid. Let's tie up twenty cows first! ”

Divine cow gunpowder! Wu Li was stunned for a moment, and didn't know whether to be happy or sighing, these sacred cows were going to be gone forever! "It's the lord."

The cavalrymen used pieces of wood: layer by layer to compact gunpowder packets, and then ropes were repeatedly tied to death. The wooden oxen quietly let the cavalry move, they already knew that they would never return, but there was nothing strange in their eyes.

Dozens of wooden oxen were tied to a circle of wood, and then the Han soldiers around them also lit torches.

"What do they want to do." Inspector Li asked suspiciously.

Lin Zongbing was also very puzzled, he picked up the binoculars and looked at it carefully, and immediately panicked: It's not good, it should be the explosives fire line.

Chen Xiong sighed: "Let's light the fire, order three first." ”

"It's the lord."

As soon as the torch was set off, the line of fire immediately burned, and a pungent light smoke came out.

"Rush to the city gate and go!" Chen Xiong shouted with a wry smile.

Well~ The three wooden cows shouted and rushed out.

Boom~ The wooden cow is desperate and galloping, and the momentum is unstoppable.

"Hurry up and overseer, hurry down to the city, get down to the city quickly." After Mr. Lin finished speaking, he turned around and ran.

The soldiers of the general soldier did not know what to do, and also turned around and left.

Inspector Li looked at the rushing cow, as if he had thought of something. "Ah, get out of the way, let the official go first."

The southern soldiers in the city were shocked, what was going on.

Hm~mm~

Boom~ The city gate shook, the horns of the cow broke, and the three wooden cows also fell weakly.

"Nothing, right?" The southern soldiers at the head of the city did not have an order and did not dare to move lightly.

The smell of gunpowder smoke came, and the southern soldiers on the city gate shouted in shock. "Not good, it could be gunpowder, run, run."

"This~ run, run."

It's a pity that they are still a little slower~

The light was shining, and a fierce fiery erupted.

Boom~~

Boom~ The thick city gate shattered instantly, and the city wall also shook.

Boom~ The light surrounded the city gate, and by the time the smoke cleared, the city gate hole had doubled in width. The city gate tower is also dilapidated, and the city head is also a big crack. On the city wall, many Ming soldiers lay on the head of the city wailing and rolling. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Plants and Trees of the Late Ming Dynasty" for free reading for the first time.