For Guangzhou Mansion, Li Guo was already preparing to storm it. If you don't give these people some color, these people will sit in the well and watch the sky, not knowing how powerful they are. During these three days, Li Guo made military preparations.

In the past three days, Wu Weidao, the Guangdong envoy, has also made a lot of preparations. Although Wu Weidao had never fought, he was also well versed in military books.

All bows, crossbows, arrows, rolling wood and stones are well prepared, and most importantly, there are cannons on the walls of the city of Guangzhou. Although there were not many cannons, and there were more than a dozen near each city gate, Wu Weidao believed that this was enough. The defense of the city was already dominant, and the range of the cannon was longer. Therefore, although Wu Weidao heard that Li Guo's tiger army also had artillery, he didn't care.

Wu Weidao imagined that Li Guo's army was killed by artillery under the city of Guangzhou, and was killed by stone bows and arrows, and he didn't feel it in his heart. Maybe this battle can defeat Li Guo, in case Li Guo is killed in the process of besieging the city, it will be a big deal. If that's the case, I will definitely be knighted by the imperial court, and I will definitely be able to glorify my ancestors!

With enough confidence and imagination, Wu Weidao has been diligent in the past few days, working hard with the soldiers, and posing as a famous general.

However, like most Ming Dynasty officials, Wu Weidao and his subordinate generals were usually greedy and deducted military salaries, but their pretentiousness at this time came a little late.

The soldiers defending the city talked a lot.

"Master Wu is diligent now, I heard that this time it is real, and he will be rewarded with two taels of silver for killing a soldier of the enemy."

"Don't you work diligently? There are so many Guangxi soldiers outside! This is also a temporary cramming, and it is not a problem for our Wu adults to come up with a little silver taels for their family business, let's talk about it. Do you think he'll pay out of his own pocket? ”

"Yes, do you think it's easy to get those two taels of silver? I've heard that Li Guo's soldiers are amazing! It has to be exchanged for life. ”

"Hi. You just worry about it, Shangguan tells us to do whatever we want! ”

"Shhhh Stop it. The night watchman is coming. ”

The night patrol was according to the inspector Wu Weidao, in fact, he heard the soldiers' discussions, but he deliberately pretended not to know, the soldiers' morale was not high, he knew this. At this time, it is even more important to appease.

However, Wu Weidao is still very confident. On the morning of the third day, Wu Weidao got up early in the morning and came to the south city gate. It was observed. There is a good chance that Li Guo will attack from here.

Pacifying Li Riye also went up to the city tower early in the morning, looking at Wu Weidao a little haggard these days, Li Riye said, "General Wu is loyal to the country, which is really the well-being of the people of Guangzhou. ”

Wu Weidao smiled: "It's still an adult, and the dispatch is well-organized." ”

The two of them were greeting each other, and someone said, "My lord, Li Guo's army has begun to move." ”

Wu Weidao and Li Riye looked out of the city from a distance, only to see Li Guo's army slowly moving forward. At the front of the procession was a row of four-horse carts loaded with cannons.

Li Riye was a civil official after all, and when he saw the cannon, he panicked. Then he said, "This place will be handed over to General Wu, and I will go back to prepare wine and food, and wait for the general's triumph." "Finished. Li Riye went down to the city, but he was not in a hurry to return to the mansion. Instead, he was ready to observe the city for a while.

Seeing Li Riye leaving, Wu Weidao snorted coldly. He scolded in his heart, coward, don't you know that there are also cannons in the city?

Wu Weidao then ordered, "Come on, wait for Li Guo's cannon to reach the firing range, and then we will open fire." ”

However, Li Guo did not go as he wished, but disappointed Wu Weidao.

When he was about six kilometers away from the walls of the city of Canton, Li Guo ordered the artillery corps to stop advancing and prepare to shoot.

Li Guo knew that at that time, the largest artillery could only shoot five kilometers at the head of the city, and the accuracy was insufficient, his own artillery could shoot eight to ten kilometers, but it was the most accurate within six kilometers, and of course, at five kilometers, it was more accurate. Li Guo just didn't want to take risks, this was the first battle to really start a war, it must be fought well, and the smallest losses must be reduced.

The 2nd Army's 50 Tiger cannons had been placed, and the soldiers were measuring the distance and angle of the city gate with the triangular ruler and the circular ruler invented by Li Guo. Li Guo's Beihai University trained in ballistics and other artillery subjects, and all the artillerymen who operated the Tiger Cannon were also trained, so the soldiers were proficient.

Liu Sanhu, the former leader of the children's soldiers, is now in charge of the artillery team, and when he saw Li Guo coming to watch, he bowed to Li Guo with confidence.

Li Guo ordered, "Three Tigers, be accurate!" ”

"Daddy Li, don't worry, let's test fire three shots first, and then hit to ensure that one hit is accurate!" Liu Sanhu said.

"Humph! Don't blow the cowhide out. Li Guo said with a smile, he had confidence in his men and weapons.

Liu Sanhu corrected a cannon that was about to be fired here, and patted the back of the artilleryman, who had already been prepared.

Rumble! With a bang, a cannonball flew towards the south gate of the Guangzhou Mansion. It's just that the muzzle of the cannon was too high, and the shells grazed the roof of the city tower and entered the city, knocking down a house with one shot.

Although he didn't hit the middle tower, Wu Weidao, who was defending in the city, was startled, Li Guo's cannon hit so far? So, Wu Weidao also ordered the Ming army at the head of the city to fire cannons!

As a result, the Ming army in the city began to return fire, and more than a dozen cannons rumbled into a fight, and the momentum was quite spectacular. It's just that these guns are breech-loading guns, which can only shoot four or five kilometers away, and besides, the loading is very slow, and after the first round of firing, it is quiet again.

Outside the city, Liu Sanhu missed the first shot, and he didn't dare to look back at Li Guo behind him. Just quickly ordered the gunner to remove the shells and reload them. Then, Liu Sanhu squinted his eyes, carefully looked at the direction, and adjusted the firing angle of the cannon again.

Then, Liu Sanhu shouted "Launch!" ”

Rumble! The shells were fired.

Liu Sanhu stared at the cannonball, but he had to hit it accurately! I saw that the cannonball drew a perfect arc and hit the tower.

On the tower of the city, Wu Weidao, the inspector, was staring at the outside of the city, and he was very angry, why couldn't his cannon hit Li Guo, but Li Guo's cannon entered the city.

But Wu Weidao didn't have time to think about it, he suddenly saw another cannon fired outside the city, his vision suddenly became very clear, and he saw the long cone-shaped cannonball, which was smashing at him.

"Three Tigers, good fight! That's it! Li Guo saw that the second cannonball hit the city tower accurately, and the beams and pillars of the city tower were discounted, and the city tower collapsed in an instant.

"All artillery ready!" Liu Sanhu lit up the red flag, and the artillery paid more attention to commanding with the flag, and in the rumbling cannon, only the bright flag could be seen by the gunners.

In the city, Li Riye stayed for a while, and was about to return to the palace, but he was startled when he heard a loud bang on the city tower.

There was a sudden chaos on the head of the city, and with little effort, soldiers ran down from the city wall and knelt down in front of Li Riye, "Pacify the envoy, it's not good, according to the inspection, Lord Wu Weidao was beaten into pulp by the enemy's artillery!" ”

"Huh?" Li Riye was startled, he opened his mouth and couldn't speak.

At this time, Li Guo's artillery began to fire. (To be continued......)