The previous chapter of Zhan Huaibei should be the 288th chapter, and if you make a mistake, you can't modify it, so I apologize for it

In just one night, the moat stretched out of the ring arm was dug within the range of the city wall,

After listening to the movements of the night, the only few defenders who escaped after failing to meet them lost the courage to light torches and take corresponding measures, but spent a sleepless night without doing anything in the rustling sound of construction.

When it was dawn, in the morning light and mist, I saw the winding ditch on the opposite side and the continuous baffles erected on it, and even the dew was still fresh.

When the sun rises,

The thumping lead pellets rained down on the mottled brick and earth city, splashing countless dust and debris, and also hitting the archers of the defenders, no matter how urged by the officers, they did not dare to raise their heads.

Occasionally, a defender accidentally showed his head out, and was shattered like a cracked melon by a stray bullet, and fell to the side.

And between the ranks of the gunners, there were more than a dozen small cannons, roaring one after another, pouring pieces of scattered pieces into the cracks of the battlements from the cracks of the battlements, hitting the defenders hiding behind, screaming and wailing.

Under the cover of the platoon of the guncorps, the soldiers with big shoulders and round waists in the auxiliary army shouted loudly and began to push the mobile platoon converted into a board cart, and pushed forward all the way.

Approaching the base of the wall, the city began to throw all sorts of things to stop them. As the bricks and stones rolled down, from time to time people screamed and bleed, or were knocked to the ground and lost their breath, and then the dead and wounded were dragged aside and replaced by those behind.

Under the orders and supervision of the non-commissioned officers, they were like a slow wriggling dragon, stubbornly and stubbornly squeezing under the gatehouse against the rolling bricks and nails, and the counterattack on the city became fierce.

Almost at the risk of being knocked down and killed at any time, they desperately came out and poured down the boiling water and hot oil from the cauldron, and suddenly poured out a screaming hot and scorching smell in front of the gatehouse, and then rained down with the boiling water, hot oil, lime, and the corpses of the defenders who were killed by the volley.

After only a slight pause, the fresh force from behind quickly took the place of the dead, stepping on the cascading corpses and dragging aside the wounded who were still angry.

Then, dozens of large rows were erected and piled up one after another, forming a temporary shelter and corridor that could be used to protect the top and both sides of the screen.

Along this improvised corridor, more Xuanfeng used their hands to cover the small cannons on the two shelves, and carried them straight to the gatehouse, facing the city gate.

Then experienced grenadiers rushed forward and hung the powder packets tied with ropes and wooden cones and iron nails to the thick wooden doors.

After lighting the incense, he quickly retreated to the back of the platoon, leaned down and covered his ears.

With a bang, dust and debris erupted and crackled like raindrops on the surface of the row.

The overwhelmed city gate, pushed by the force from the inside out, collapsed on the ground and rolled up a large canopy of dust, revealing the figure behind the solemn waiting, straddling the sword and holding the spear.

The oncoming rain of scattered bullets turned the not wide doorway, along with the armor soldiers gathered inside, into a bloody Shura field.

Immediately after throwing a few more hand-thrown fire and thunderbolts, there was no living person standing in the doorway in the dull and loud dust and smoke rolling.

Then the vanguard of white soldiers with axes and hammers in their hands and wearing double armor, trampling on the soft flesh and blood all over the ground and those who had not yet lost their breath, rushed through the short corridor with a shout, and crashed head-on into the queues that had hastily gathered from all directions, and were still somewhat flustered and shocked.

After slashing and slashing them through the past, and then turning back to form a simple line of defense, covering the following lightly armed white soldiers, roaring from behind them and rushing up the steps of the city wall, cutting down or pushing down the archers and other guards carrying stones and wood, chasing the bloody and bloody points that began to control the gatehouse, the siege battle was already over.

Then, the morale-crumbling guards on the city walls, in the confusion, began to loot the houses in the city, or spontaneously fled like other city gates, intending to escape from the city, but were blocked back by the prepared teaching team and pacesetters.

"That's the end of it......"

I put down the monocular mirror with some unhappiness, walked down the lookout, and instructed Shen Huoyi, the officer on duty who came over.

"Pay attention to the collection of troops, and strictly prohibit private movements"

"The Teaching Team is responsible for patrolling and maintaining discipline......"

"The pacesetters remain in this gate as an emergency mobile ......"

"Set up barracks for wounded soldiers and ambulance shelters within the city gates......"

"The 2nd Battalion and the 4th Provisional Battalion entered the city to carry out the ,...... of purging and material collection"

"The first battalion was left behind...... At the same time restrain and control those stragglers......"

"The survival team cooperated with the third battalion to set up an early warning position in the direction of Kip Rock Mountain......"

Then I turned to the Fifth Flat Road, the direct counselor

"Ammunition and armor consumption statistics are not ......"

"Is there room for improvement in the coordination of teams and the efficiency of weapon utilization......

"Yu Hou, the instructor of each team, is responsible for collecting and compiling post-war reflections and experiences......"

"I'm going to see the results tomorrow......"

At this time, the results of interrogating the defenders' prisoners by Zhao Long, Marquis Yu, also came out.

Then I learned that there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered in the small city of Xia Cai, which was mainly divided into two parts. One is the local group training and the flow of village bravery, and the other is the old department of the former Zhongli Town that crossed the river and defected to Yingzhou.

Yesterday, we rushed out of the city to meet the battle, and what we were defeated by was the local regimental training troops, plus a horse team sent by Yingzhou Prefecture. Therefore, the main force defending the city today, which is the part of Zhongli Town that lives here, is arranged to eat and camp here, and there are probably more than 4,000 people.

Therefore, after the city was broken, the will to resist collapsed so quickly.

As I listened to their oral reports, I walked through the doorway without stopping, and Mu Long, led a team of horses from the pro-direct regiment, had already been waiting in front of me, and surrounded me through the devastated city, and in the salutes and greetings of the sergeants wandering along the way, I went straight to the county office, which was still in good condition, and had entered the county office three times in front and back.

The relatively spacious lobby of the front hall has been hastily cleaned up, and the curtains have been hung up and put on the bookshelves, tables, cabinets, and case files, and they have become the temporary Chinese army that I give orders.

At this time, Lu Wuguan also sent in the casualty statistics, which Yao Pingzhongnian read aloud

"The third battalion lost one hundred and seventy-one people, and the second battalion lost seventy-four people......",

"Mainly in the forefront, injured by arrows at the head of the city......"

"The 4th Provisional Battalion suffered 569 killed and 237 wounded......"

"Most of them are under the gatehouse...... With the second, third, and seventh brigades, the loss is the greatest."

"Five hundred and seventy-two people were killed in the stragglers,"

"Among them, the city wall assisted 305 people, 57 people were killed by the execution of military law before the battle, and 211 people died in street battles......"

I nodded slightly, compared to the size and number of our opponents, there is still a defensive bonus to defend the city, and this casualty ratio is still acceptable. After seeing all kinds of life and death over the years, the casualties for me, most of the time, are just a number on paper.

"It's still the same defect in the third battalion of the regular formation, and the best ones will be replaced from the fourth battalion of the provisional formation......"

"The gap in the fourth battalion is tentatively formed, and the selection of people in the skirmishers ......"

"Priority is given to those who are young, learn things quickly, and are easy to shape and polish ......"

"As for the difference in skirmishers......"

I paused before speaking

"I ordered to replenish the staff on the spot, and by the way, the servant is ......"

This is also a common practice of our army, every place where it is stationed, no matter what, must find a reason and excuse to organize all adult males in the control area, although there will certainly be many fish that slip through the net, but at least it can effectively reduce the pressure of maintaining law and order in the city and weaken the potential resistance force.

After all, after most of the young adults have been accused, it is not so easy for the remaining old and weak women and children to do something, and then use various means to persuade and divide, or to fool some young people who are not dragged down by their family background or are dissatisfied with the status quo, as a supplement of new blood.

As for what kind of motives and mentality I have, it doesn't matter, anyway, when I enter my army, there are ways and means to reshape and change a person's thinking and three views.

Although there are many criticisms as the Taiping Army, as a large military organization that has successfully established a political power and has been active for many years, it is still a typical representative of the peasant uprising for the purpose of changing the dynasty.

"The fathers and gentry of the city, come to meet the general......"

Reported outside the foyer.

"And discuss the matter of remuneration for the army......"

The representatives elected by the citizens of the city to worship the delegates, and the requirements for me to preset a position, all kinds of cooperation and obedience made people a little numb.

However, this is also a kind of strange normality, it is said that Huaibei has not stopped fighting in recent years, and has changed hands several times, and it seems that it is quite familiar with this situation.

These people who have survived the war over the years are nothing more than a helpless act to reduce collateral damage with deference and obedience.

For them, maybe there is no difference between us and the Zhongli army who temporarily lives here, as a guest army with a knife handle, Zhongli Town has no less power and blessings in the local area, hiding dirt and dirt.

We even found two or three hundred unclothed women covered in stench and dirt in the temporary garrison of the guest army, all of whom had been looted from villages in the four towns and eight miles under the banner of Zhongli Town's clear and strong walls.

Therefore, when I entered the city, I did not plunder or kill, but only informed the families that they had gathered all the men, which made them a little uneasy.

Therefore, he took the initiative to come to the door and ask for the truth, and even after someone coveted each other, he mustered up the courage to come out and cautiously asked us if we wanted a woman to work in the army.

"Nani?."

After thinking about it, it was still acceptable, but it was necessary to do a good physical examination, arrange the order, and give priority to those who were excellent in the combat performance of each army.

Since they are forced to be restrained from letting go and acting arbitrarily, it is also an alternative to giving them spiritual relief and catharsis from other aspects, and using the physiological needs of organized barbarians is also an aspect.

The corresponding service compensation should also be given, even if it is symbolic, at least it means that we are a paid transaction, not a punishment for the people, this is the basic bottom line, and it is also the boundary that distinguishes us from those traditional armies that are lax in military discipline and act recklessly.

After all, in this troubled world, whether it is for the low-level people to survive, or for the people in power who are chasing fame and fortune, it is easy to become a little bit without a lower limit under the temptation and trend of the general environment.

But whether it's idealism or moral purity, I just want to hold on to this last point of order and humanity.

The messenger who reported the victory has wandered back, and it depends on the reactions and expressions of those big men in the front line of the military department.

"Enemy Attack ,......"

A ride through the streets brought sudden news.