"Thank you, Lord Long. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Li Hui and An Guoxin both kowtowed.

Zhang Hai secretly glanced at Xu Lang, and said in his heart: "It's really you, you can even write holy decrees." ”

Li Hui stood up and said to Xu Lang again: "General, the king thanks the general for his rescue, but the soldiers here are also acting on orders, and I implore the general to spare their lives." ”

"Gwanghae-kun, please relax." Xu Lang replied, "My emperor's kindness is widely spread, and I won't care about these things." ”

The whole surprise attack went unexpectedly smoothly, Xu Lang and Zhang Hai didn't stop for a moment, and took everyone on the boat and returned to Han Wantao.

"Without further ado." After Han Wantao settled Guanghaijun, he immediately gave an order to Zhang Hai, "You immediately lead the Marine Company and An Guoxin to Guang Castle, and we must take Guang Castle before Guang Haijun's news leaks." ”

"Yes, Brigadier Han." Zhang Hai stood upright, "I'll set off right away." ”

After a whole day of running, by the time Zhang Hai arrived at Guang Castle, Zeng Guangxian and Ye Zhan had been waiting for 2 days.

"How's it going, what's going on in Canton Castle?" Zhang Hai asked the two.

"There's no movement, how's your side going? Gwanghae-kun rescued? Zeng Guangxian asked rhetorically.

"Rescued." Zhang Hai continued to convey Han Wantao's order, "Our army and cavalry companies have landed and are now rushing here, and the battalion of 6 warships carrying heavy artillery will set sail early tomorrow morning to block the strait." Therefore, Brigade Commander Han ordered that Guang Castle must be captured before early tomorrow morning. ”

"Just give us one night." Zeng Guangxian complained a little, "Is it too late?" ”

"Ye Zhan, what do you think?" Zhang Hai ignored Zeng Guangxian's complaints.

"Company Commander Zhang." Ye Zhan's military rank is now the same as Zhang Hai's, he is a major, "According to our observations, there are not many troops in Guang Castle, but the city defense is strong, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to attack hard without heavy artillery." ”

"You can't use heavy artillery this time." Zeng Guangxian said, "What we like is its strong city defense, if you are bombarded by a cannon, then what should we do." ”

"Huh." Zhang Hai said with a smile, "It still depends on our Marine Company." It's still early, so let the soldiers have a good rest. Like last time, tonight will attack Canton Castle at night. ”

"That's a good method, but Company Commander Zhang." Ye Zhan said, "Guang Castle is not as large as Fushan, there is a large place inside, and there are many troops, I am afraid it will be difficult for you land companies to control it all at once." ”

"That's why I want you Major Ye." Zhang Hai patted Ye Zhan, "We are only responsible for opening the city gate, and the rest is your Ye Zhan's business." ”

"You two don't quarrel just yet." Zeng Guangxian spread a map on the ground, "This is the floor plan of Guang Castle drawn according to An Guoxin's description, it should be very different, let's divide the labor." ”

Zhang Hai and Ye Zhan stopped talking, staring at the map and listening to Zeng Guangxian's orders: "Zhang Hai, you leave 2 platoons of the Marine Company for me as a reserve." You personally lead two platoons to open the city gates, and after the city gates are opened, you will have two tasks. One is to control the city gates, and if it doesn't work, there is a way out; The other is to quickly take down his office and control the top general. ”

"Yes." Zhang Hai replied in a low voice.

"Ye Zhan, your task is also two, one is to control the order of the entire Guang Castle, there should be Korean civilians in the castle, don't let them mess up, all of them are gathered and handed over to Han Wantao and Xu Lang to deal with, we don't care. The other is to occupy its barracks and get rid of its armed forces. ”

"Yes, sir." Ye Zhan also responded, and then asked, "What should I do if I encounter resistance?" ”

Zeng Guangxian silently spit out four words: "Don't kill it." ”

On the day of the third watch, all the sleeping warriors were awakened.

Zeng Guangxian held the binoculars and looked towards Guang Castle for a while, but he couldn't see anything clearly.

"Zhang Hai, Ye Zhan, action!"

Under the cover of night, Zhang Hai took two platoons and slowly touched the city walls of Guang Castle.

Deng Zhaohui came over: "Company commander, there are only 2 sentries in the city." ”

Zhang Hai nodded: "Action." ”

The two warriors raised their crossbows in their hands, and with the sound of two crossbow strings, the two figures on the city wall fell to the ground in response.

Four ropes were thrown up the city, hook claws tightly hooked the battlements, and the four warriors climbed the ropes and quickly climbed the city wall.

"Who? Enemy attack! Suddenly, a shout in Korean sounded from the top of the city, followed by the sound of gongs.

"." Zhang Hai secretly scolded in his heart, he couldn't care less, and shouted urgently, "Hurry, hurry, hurry up to the city." ”

Several more ropes were thrown up, and the sound of fighting and fire came from the city.

The city gate was finally opened, and Ye Zhan rushed over from behind with the infantry battalion: "Company Commander Zhang, what's the situation now?" ”

"The gates are under control." Zhang Hai wiped the sweat from his face, "But they found out about us, and now they can only attack hard." ”

"Let's go."

Zhang Hai nodded: "I'll let the Marine Company cooperate with you." ”

"Ding Jun." Ye Zhan turned around and shouted, "Lead the first company, and advance in a three-stage shooting formation." ”

"Yes."

"Deng Zhaohui." Zhang Hai also shouted, "Lead your platoon to seize the commanding heights." ”

"Yes."

100 soldiers lined up in three rows, and the sound of firecrackers rang out.

Zhang Hai and Ye Zhan stood at the gate of the city, and Ding Jun ran back from a distance: "Report to the chief, the attack is blocked." ”

"What's going on?" Ye Zhan asked sharply, his battalion's failure to attack made this young major feel very shameless.

"Report sir." Ding Jun replied, "The streets in the city are narrow, our soldiers can't use them, and the Koreans have a dense range of bows and arrows. Ding Jun said this and glanced at Flight 95 in Zhang Hai's hand, "We don't have artillery support." ”

"Look at me." Zhang Hai patted the machine gun in his hand, "This thing can't be used, think of other ways." ”

"Company Commander Zhang, look at this." Ye Zhan thought for a while, "You are here to defend the city gate, Ding Jun will take the first company to drag the enemy, and I will take the remaining two companies to attack from the other city gates, and we will attack from both sides." ”

Zhang Hai thought for a while: "Yes." Ye Zhan, pay attention to safety. ”

"Thank you, Company Commander Zhang." Ye Zhan turned around, "Second company, third company, follow me." ”

200 soldiers followed the battalion commander to another city gate.

Ye Zhan looked up at the city wall: "Second Company, fire suppression; Three times, and burned its gates. ”

"Yes."

100 flintlock muskets were raised to the head of the city, and the commander of the third company divided into two platoons to cut down trees to make striking wood, and the remaining platoon threw the canisters of fire oil carried towards the city gate.

With the incessant sound of fire, the heavy city gate was ignited, and black smoke billowed into the sky. The second company stopped firing and retreated out of range of its bows and arrows.

The bows and arrows and rolling stones in the city fell in front of the soldiers of the second company, and gradually became less and less.

Half an hour later, the soldiers of the Third Company returned to the city gate with the battering logs tied up with several tree trunks.

"Battalion commander, it's almost burned." The commander of the third company asked, looking at the burning city gate.

"Wait a minute." Ye Zhan smiled, "Now it's going to roast you to death." ”

After another half an hour, the fire at the city gate was gradually extinguished, and the entire city gate was burned to pieces.

"Second company, continue to suppress by fire." Ye Zhan shouted again, "Sanlian, crash open the city gate and rush in." ”

"Yes."

The broken gate collapsed after only two blows, and 100 soldiers of the third company, led by the company commander, rushed into the city with bayonet-loaded firearms.

The roads inside the city were narrow, and the Koreans took advantage of the terrain to resist desperately. The soldiers of the third company were divided into three-person assassination teams and fought separately, stubbornly advancing forward. The sound of thunder and explosions of oil canisters kept coming.

There were not too many Korean soldiers at this city gate, and at dawn, Ye Zhan and Zhang Hai met again at the gate of the office.

"Ye Zhan, what's the situation on your side?" Zhang Hai asked.

"Company Commander Zhang, the West Gate has been controlled, the Second Company is clearing the North Koreans in the city, our casualties are not large, only a few soldiers are slightly injured."

"Hmm." Zhang Hai pointed to the office in front of him, "The sky will soon be bright, and now it's all left." ”

"Company Commander Zhang, let's attack?" Ye Zhan asked.

"What are you doing?" Zeng Guangxian's voice came from behind, "You pay for the pension." ”

"Hello sir." Everyone saluted Zeng Guangxian.

Zeng Guangxian finished the military salute and said to An Guoxin beside him: "Mr. An, please talk to the people inside, I hope they can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, we are not to blame for the past." ”

"Your subordinates obey." An Guoxin saluted Zeng Guangxian, turned around and shouted to the inside of the office, "Listen, the Ming Emperor has now sent an army of the Celestial Empire here to attack the traitor Li Liang. My king Guanghaijun has seen the light of day again, don't be stubborn and put down your arms, my king is not to blame for the past. ”

Not long after, a Korean dialect came out from inside: "We are ordered by the king to guard this place, only respect the will of my king, and do not listen to the dispatch of the Ming Dynasty." ”

After listening to An Guoxin's translation, Zeng Guangxian couldn't help but smile: "These North Koreans are quite patriotic. Since you are so patriotic, I will fulfill you. ”

"Ye Zhan." Zeng Guangxian shouted.

"Here."

"How many oil cans and thunderbolts do we have left?"

"Sir, there are about a few dozen."

"Throw it all in there." Zeng Guangxian said hatefully, "If you are not afraid of death, then die." ”

With a crackling sound, flames erupted from inside the office, and bursts of wails came from inside.

The door of the office finally opened, and a group of soldiers blackened by the fire ran out of it and knelt on the ground: "The general spares his life, and we will obey the will of the Emperor of the Kingdom." ”

"Hmph, but that's it." Zeng Guangxian ordered, "Zhang Hai, let your land company control the city gate; Ye Zhan led people to extinguish the fire, gathered all the Koreans to guard, and waited for the arrival of the Han brigade commander. ”

The crowd split up, and after more than two hours, Andreas arrived at Canton Castle with a cavalry company.

"When will the three battalions of the Army arrive?" Zeng Guangxian asked Andreas, who had just arrived.

"Report sir." Andreas replied, "Battalion Commander Wang and Battalion Commander He are marching with the infantry, and they will arrive in the evening. ”

"Are Brigade Commander Han and Chief of Staff Xu gone?"

"Let's go, the six battleships left this morning, and they should be almost there now."

"Andreas, take your cavalry company to assist Ye Zhan." After Zeng Guangxian finished the order, he said to Zhang Hai, "Let's go, let's go and see if Han Wantao is here." ”

The two men climbed to the top of the city, holding up binoculars and looking into the distance.

"Look, there's a battleship over there." Zhang Hai pointed to the sea and shouted, "Han Wantao, they are here." ”

"I saw it, they were coming."

Before Zeng Guangxian's words fell, a rumbling cannon sound came.

"What's going on?" The two of them asked each other at the same time, "Won't we start fighting now?" ”

"Someone, send a signal." Zeng Guangxian shouted, "Inform the battleship that Guang Castle has been conquered." ”

Two fireworks bombs hit the sky.

Six battleships were moored in the sea outside Guang Castle, and Zhao Qi commanded the artillery to move 20 6-pounder guns off the ship.

Han Wantao and Xu Lang hurriedly walked into the castle.

"What was the matter with the cannon just now?" Zeng Guangxian greeted him and asked.

"I've met a North Korean ship." Xu Lang replied lightly, "I fired a few cannons and sank a ship, so I don't need to notify them, now the DPRK knows that we are coming." ”