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The Mongolian miscellaneous servants and the minions of various banners, who had rested for most of the morning, could no longer hide in the shade to cool off, and under the whips and shouts of their own sons, they reluctantly came out of the shade, collected the soil around them, put them into sandbags, and slowly approached in the direction of Haizhou City.

On the top of the city.

Li Yuanqing, who had just taken a shower, finished his 'exercise', and had a comfortable lunch, was in good spirits, smiling and looking at the Houjin army's bulldozing offensive with interest.

Chen Zhongke is not as comfortable as Li Yuanqing.

Today, he was on duty during the day, and he had been guarding here, and at noon he just took a nap in the shade of the city gate building, and he was covered in stinky sweat.

At this time, seeing that more and more Mongolian miscellaneous servants and minions of various banners continued to gather in the direction of the West Gate, Chen Zhong's brows couldn't help frowning, and he said to Li Yuanqing beside him: "Yuanqing, it seems that the old slave has decided to attack from the West Gate." They were almost a mile closer. Do you want to greet them with a few rounds of shells? ”

On this trip, Li Yuanqing brought a total of 20 cannons, but six eight-pounder guns and four six-pounder guns stayed in Gaizhou, and at this time, there were only eight six-pounder cannons in Haizhou City.

Chen Zhong brought a lot of earthen cannons here, but these earthen cannons imitated by the Ming army that imitated the Francophone cannons, and the craftsmanship was very loose, and the effective firing range was probably maintained at 35 to 400 steps.

At such a distance, if you want to stop the bulldozing offensive of the Houjin army, you still have to rely on the six-pounder Furlong machine gun on Li Yuanqing's side.

Artillery, who uses it, knows, especially in the process of defending the city.

For a long time, the research of the Changsheng Camp Ordnance Workshop in this area has never stopped, and Li Yuanqing has not hesitated to invest, but due to the restrictions of steel conditions and the imperfect technical means, the results have not been great in this regard.

Including the flowering bomb that Li Yuanqing has always attached the most importance to, the same.

But Li Yuanqing also understands that this kind of thing is in a hurry.

Daming is almost a miserable artisan system, which stifles the creative nature of the vast majority of artisans, and it is really difficult to make a breakthrough without the guidance of the fast lane.

Li Yuanqing has also been planning to bring in some Western craftsmen who can really make cannons and smelt iron, so as to drive the progress of the ordnance workshop in this regard.

Through the continuous accumulation of actual combat, Li Yuanqing also has a clearer and more complete understanding of artillery.

Inspector Yuan thought that although the red-coated cannon he relied on was effective, it was extremely bulky and inconvenient to move.

A redcoat cannon must weigh at least two tons, in other words, even if there is a frame, it must be pulled by at least three mules.

This time, it is okay to defend the city, but it is definitely not possible to fight in the field.

The eight-pounder gun is slightly lighter, but it is also time-consuming and labor-intensive, not to mention the high cost, and the effect is not much stronger than that of the six-pounder gun.

The only thing that really suited the Changsheng battalion was the six-pounder gun.

At this time, although the research did not make much progress, Li Yuanqing had already grasped the core of the matter.

In the next step, the Changsheng Battalion will focus on six-pounder guns in terms of artillery, supplemented by eight-pounder guns and redcoat cannons.

But at this time, hearing Chen Zhong's question, Li Yuanqing slowly shook his head, "Big brother, this matter is not in a hurry. If you fire the cannon now and scare them back, it will be more than worth the loss. Either we don't do it, or we have to do it~~, we have to make the old slave feel pain. ”

Chen Zhong also understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and couldn't help laughing: "Yuanqing, do you already have any good ideas?" ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Big brother, don't worry." When the time comes, I'll show you a mysterious weapon I've developed. ”

During this trip, although the Changsheng Battalion did not have sufficient grain and grass materials, mainly the limited manpower was used by Li Yuanqing to transport fire oil.

In this kind of weather, it can almost turn people into dried meat, and if it is combined with fire oil, it will be a wave......

It's exciting to think about.

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At this time, the old slave was also accompanied by dozens of Houjin princes and magnates, exploring the movements of Haizhou City.

With previous experience, the Later Jin Army was very afraid of the Ming army, especially the firearms of the Changsheng Battalion.

They were also obviously afraid that in the process of bulldozing, they would be heavily shelled by the Changsheng Battalion.

Therefore, they didn't dare to get too far ahead, so they could only disperse and slowly try to do it.

But once they reached a range of one mile and were already covered by the artillery of the Immortal Battalion, they could only be more cautious and be ready to go back at any time, if the Immortal Battalion opened fire, they could escape at any time, or they could find cover on the spot.

Fortunately, the Changsheng battalion did not open artillery, and the city did not look like it was fired, and these Mongolian miscellaneous servants and minions of various banners were a little bolder, and they accelerated the speed of bulldozing some times.

The old slave stared at the head of Haizhou City for a long time, then turned around and scanned the surroundings, "What can you do about breaking the city?" ”

The Houjin magnates around him suddenly whispered.

Fighting Li Yuanqing, it is not the first time that they have beaten them.

It's a pity, when was the time when they were able to curry favor with Li Yuanqing and the soldiers of the Changsheng Battalion?

However, Li Yuanqing has already occupied Haizhou, and he has really threatened their actual interests, and none of them dares to slack off anymore.

After a moment, Mang Gurtai said: "Khan Ama, the Ming army is very well defended, especially the Changsheng Battalion, and the firearms are extremely sharp. Erchen thinks that it will not be wise for us to attack rashly. The best thing to do is to be able to kill them by surprise. For example, night raids. ”

Dai Shan hurriedly shook his head, "Old Five, it's not okay to attack at night." We don't have light at night, but Li Yuanqing has the fire at the head of the city, if it is a night attack, our warriors are likely to become their targets. ”

Although the living conditions of the Houjin warriors are good, and they mainly eat meat, not everyone can eat liver.

Night blindness was very serious in the Later Jin Army, including Daishan himself, who also had some night blindness.

has already suffered enough from Li Yuanqing, and for this kind of uncertain thing, Dai Shan will never dare to try it easily.

Amin also said: "Fifth child, I also think what the second child said is good." A night attack is inappropriate. In case Li Yuanqing catches the handle, we are likely to suffer heavy damage. I do feel good in the morning. At dawn, let's kill them in one go, and while they haven't woken up yet, we will strive to take Haizhou City with one blow. It's best to capture Li Yuanqing's dog offal alive. ”

Faced with such a situation, Amin's temper has also been restrained a lot.

Li Yuanqing is now in Haizhou, and further back, it is Dajin's core interests that move.

In this regard, Amin did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Mang Gurtai nodded, "This is a good way to say the second one. You can give it a try. We can make the warriors recharge their energy in advance, launch an attack at dawn, and catch Li Yuanqing off guard. ”

Yue Tuo and Du Du also nodded again and again.

Yue Tuo said: "Grandfather Khan, the second uncle's method is really good. Let's fill in the soil overnight today, and tomorrow morning, maybe we can implement it. ”

Du Du also said: "Khan's grandfather, grandson is willing to be the vanguard of the army. ”

The old slave nodded slowly, "I'm very pleased that you can concentrate and deal with Li Yuanqing together." It's long overdue. If you had been able to work together so much earlier, how could Li Yuanqing have become so big? ”

How dare the crowd refute it? Hurriedly bowed his head respectfully.

The old slave pondered for a moment and said, "Do you think that this raid, how many troops are good?" ”

Dai Shan said: "Khan Ama, Li Yuanqing's immortal camp firearms are extremely sharp, especially what is called a hand ~ grenade ~ bullet, it is really terrifying." Erchen thinks that we don't need too many troops, one thousand or two thousand is enough. The main thing is to break open the city gates, first control a city wall, and cause chaos in the city. If there is chaos among the people in the city, it will inevitably affect the morale of the army. As long as some of them flee out of the city, we will be able to take advantage of the cavalry and besiege them one by one. ”

Amin nodded hurriedly, and added: "Breaking through and controlling the city gate and city wall, it is best to complete it within half an hour, or even half an hour, so that Li Yuanqing can't come back to his senses." As long as we control a city wall and city gate, we can make the warriors burn down the inner city and force Li Yuanqing's dog out of the woods! ”

"Not bad. The second child is a brilliant plan. Once the fire can be ignited, there is no worry that Li Yuanqing will not come out! This time, we will definitely be able to capture Li Yuanqing and end this big trouble! Mang Gurtai also said.

Yue Tuo, Du Du, and all the Houjin magnates around them also nodded again and again.

The old slave also nodded thoughtfully, "In this way, this plan is settled." In this battle, Amin and Du Du were the main attackers. It is necessary to control the west gate of Haizhou in the shortest possible time. Dai Shan, Mang Gurtai, Yue Tuo. ”

"The son is here."

"My grandson is here."

The three of them hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

The old slave said coldly: "The three of you, the elite minions of each faction, surround the other three city gates, and besiege and kill the Ming army that breaks through at any time." ”

"Wow."

The three of them hurriedly kowtowed and said yes, and quickly stepped aside.

"Where's Tanbai?"

"Huh? The minions are in. ”

After a while, Tan Bai reacted, hurriedly stepped out of the ranks, and respectfully kowtowed to the old slave.

The old slave smiled coldly, "Tan Bai, this arson attack after the city is broken will be handed over to you!" Don't let me down! ”

Tan Bai never expected that the old slave would give him such an important task, so he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed desperately, "The slave must have done this properly." ”

"Excellent! Now, each of you, go your separate ways! Before noon tomorrow, take Haizhou City! ”

"Wow!"

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In the evening, Li Yuanqing soon discovered that the bulldozing offensive of the Houjin army was somewhat special.

Unlike in the past, Houjin's bulldozing offensive was rushing in the face, and there was basically no reluctance, and it was a large-scale and large-scale advance towards the city.

At this time, Houjin's bulldozing offensive was obviously very targeted, mainly to pile up earthen walls, and the earthen walls were piled very high, I am afraid that they are more than two meters and five, and it is difficult to see what is behind the earthen walls from the head of the city.

Moreover, the number of bulldozers has also increased a lot, and many infantry armors and even horse armors have personally gone into battle.

The further they went, the higher their earthen walls were, and I am afraid they could exceed three meters.

Chen Zhong also discovered this abnormality, and couldn't help but say to Li Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, did these dog tartars take the wrong medicine?" What exactly are they trying to do? ”

Li Yuanqing suddenly sneered slightly, "I'm afraid that the old slave has a long memory this time, is it that this old dog can't play raid?" ”

This is not Li Yuanqing's random speculation, but the Houjin Army fully possesses this capital at this time.

Although the Haizhou moat is very wide, about fifteen to twenty meters, it is also fluid.

However, it did not take much effort to fill the river with sandbags and soil, and according to the Houjin army's earthen wall offensive, there were at least three points that could block the flow of the moat in a very short time.

Plus, they must have built a lot of ladders......

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