Bloody and fierce battles unfolded abruptly near the gaps in the collapsed walls.

After many major battles, the soldiers of the Taiping Battalion of the two brigades have cultivated considerable tacit understanding and literacy. In a gap of just over 30 meters wide, a life-and-death battle was waged with the soldiers who came in a hurry to defend the city. In the staggered light of swords, figures fell one after another, but more people rushed up.

"Stop them!"

"Death to those who take a step back!"

The defenders, who were well aware of the crisis of the situation, burst out with an astonishing fighting spirit at this moment. The Wing Commander's lead man, the five soldiers who temporarily served as the overseers, and the arrival of a second batch of dozens of reinforcements nearby, gave the defenders the upper hand for a while.

This kind of fierce counterattack that is not afraid of death even slowly forced the Taiping army's array back by more than a dozen steps.

However, the lockdown defenders have reached their limits in what they can do.

With each step forward, the resistance they receive multiplies. As long as there are enough numbers on the side of the Taipings, the two sides will eventually stalemate and turn into a terrible war of attrition. Until one side can't bear the amazing losses and collapses!

But what the defenders didn't expect was that the Taiping army dispatched weapons that could change the mode of battle.

Knife car!

While the defenders in other parts of the city received the alarm and successively sent reinforcements to this side, the second batch of reinforcements from the Taiping army also came. A large number of soldiers, armed with shovels and crowbars, struggled to clear a road that could be used by knife carts to pass Guò. Then, with the combined impetus of eight soldiers, the heavy knife cart pushed towards the gap with an irresistible momentum with a dull rumbling sound.

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

The soldiers in the back shouted, reminding the Taiping troops who were fighting on the front line to get out of the way.

Because before this expedition, the Taiping army had already popularized the intelligence and tactics of sword carts in the battalion. The Taiping soldiers who were fighting with the defenders received the warning, and they all shook their shots and threw away their opponents, quickly retreating or evading. For a moment, the defenders thought they had crushed the Taipings. It's just that as soon as joy came to their hearts, they saw three knife carts pushed side by side from dozens of meters away!

What a terrible weapon that is!

The width is comparable to that of the front frame on two large cars, layer after layer, all of which are upside down with sharp knife heads, exuding a hideous murderous aura. Under the joint impetus of eight soldiers, the knife cart rushed towards the defenders with an impact force far exceeding that of the cavalry, but in the face of such a monster, the soldiers of the city defense battalion who sealed the city did not know how to resist at all.

Some people scattered and fled in fright, and some people rushed forward with courage, only to die tragically on the front frame of the knife cart, pierced by the heads of the knives, and even the corpses hung on the front of the cart.

But it still can't stop it!

In the defense of the Eastern Continent, there are similar equipment, but they are more used in the repeated battles for fortresses. On the side of the lockdown, in the past three hundred years, it is enough to have the protection of the city defense battalion and the garrison brigade, and there is no such thing in stock. The unfamiliarity with the weapon of the knife cart made the blockade defenders pay a heavy price.

The defenders who blocked the gap in the city wall, except for a dozen people who died tragically on the knife cart, all the rest fled and were driven by the knife cart all the way to a few dozen meters away from the city.

The originally tight line of defense immediately appeared a huge gap.

"The Taiping Army wins!"

I don't know who shouted excitedly, and the rest of the soldiers cheered loudly, stepping on the blood and the corpses of the enemy, and rushed in through the shortly vacated gap.

It's in town!

Although a group of hundreds of officers and soldiers soon arrived, trying to beat the Taiping army out again at any cost. But at this time, the three knife carts were pulled back by the combined force and gathered together to form a barrier-like protection, effectively sharing the pressure of the Taiping army. Relying on the restrictions of the sword carts on the defenders of the blockade, the Taiping soldiers did not retreat and forcibly stopped them outside.

"It's done!"

The Taiping Army officers on the side of the camp were a little incredulous when they saw the scene under the city. Although the sudden natural disaster helped a lot, the knife cart also worked too well. Just one wave of breakthrough actually tore open the passage into the city directly.

Never before has the capture of a city been so easy as it is today!

"If you personally lead the team, you will definitely seal the city for the Heavenly Gong General!"

Seeing the opportunity to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, Chen Yunfeng couldn't help but fight and asked for his life.

Ordinary sieges rely more on a steady stream of attrition, and generals will be used only when the final decisive attack is made. But now, without the protection of the city walls, the enemy only needs one wave to crush, which is Chen Yunfeng's favorite type of combat.

"Humble and ask for war!"

"If you don't win, you are willing to come and see you!"

Seeing this, several generals under his command refused to lag behind, and followed one after another.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Wu finally ordered Chen Yunfeng's general. First, he was the first to stand up, and secondly, as a martial artist, this kind of simple battlefield fight should be more suitable for him. The two-meter-tall, tower-like stature alone could put suffocating pressure on the defenders in the city.

The order was issued, and Chen Yunfeng, under the envious gaze of other generals, led his troops into the blockade.

However, no one was jealous. They know very well that even if the lockdown is laid, the Taiping army will still have a battle to fight next, and they will not worry about having no chance to make meritorious contributions.

Looking at the closure of the city, due to the addition of a group of new troops, the pressure of the Taiping army was greatly reduced, and the desperate counterattack of the defenders was quickly suppressed. Chen Yunfeng, who personally put on his armor and went into battle, exerted an amazing force, killing three in and three out of the defenders, and beheaded seven or eight people in a short period of time, even including two officers of the defenders, which directly frightened the soldiers of the nearby city defense battalion.

"Surrender or kill!"

"Fight against the Taiping Army, behead and raid your home!"

Seeing that the morale of the defenders was shaken, the soldiers of the Taiping Army shouted slogans of surrender.

By this time, the lockdown was almost a foregone conclusion.

Even though the number of officers and soldiers in the city was still nearly 1,000, when the city wall collapsed and the most important first wave failed to stop the Taiping army, the officers and troops who came one after another became the inferior side and were forced to attack the Taiping army, which had already gained a foothold in the gap and waited for work.

After more than 2,000 Taiping troops continued to enter the city, the battle lasted only until 4 p.m. before it subsided.

The defenders suffered more than 300 casualties, including soldiers who fell in the earthquake and were killed and wounded by knife carts. The rest of the soldiers, except for more than 400 people who surrendered, all the rest fled. Some fled to the lockdown of the city guards, and some simply lost their weapons and armor and blended into the chaos of the lockdown people due to the earthquake.

With the help of natural disasters, the Taiping army, who had no intention of calculating, suddenly exerted force after squatting for six days, and it took less than half a day to defeat the defenders of the blockade!

The 800 cavalry of the official army wandering near the closed city were also affected by the earthquake, and for a time people turned on their backs. By the time the soldiers had calmed down and re-explored the blockade, they had missed the best opportunity to intervene. The decisive action of the Taiping army at the first time made the cavalry lose the ability to prevent the defeat, and watched the blockade of the city be captured.

"This ...... What providence! ”

Seeing hundreds of defeated soldiers fleeing back to the city guard one after another, the city guard who closed the city stayed for a moment and sighed.

It's really not that he doesn't want to defend this city, and it's not that he doesn't want to be loyal to the empire, but even God is helping the thief army. This group of thieves who came from Taiping County seemed to have a heavenly family. After spending several days outside the city, I just waited for such an opportunity.

The Qianyuan Empire's qi is exhausted!

Looking at the devastated city, the bewildered rout, and the henchmen who asked whether they would fight back on the spot or flee, the Siege Guard shook his head and ordered his men to give up their futile resistance.

Surrender!

He was originally a superstitious person, and he had heard the legends of Chen Wu's "Bonfire Fox Song" and "Fish Belly Silk Book", but he only thought it was a joke at the time and didn't really take it to heart. The natural disaster that appeared in front of his eyes today shook his mind. At present, Chen Wu occupies the Daqing Pass, the shape is very good, and he has conquered all the battles and won every battle, how similar is it to the Taizu of the previous dynasty and the founding emperor of this dynasty......

The so-called time comes to heaven and earth to work together, which is the person in front of you!

The lockdown city guards did not have the disrespect to fight against God, so they chose to obey the will of God. What's more, the lockdown situation is impossible to defend after the city wall is broken. The people in the city were also in chaos because of the earthquake, and they were completely unable to start it. In this case, his surrender was just a matter of taking advantage of the situation.

Of course, Chen Wu's clear attitude in Chishang Mansion also played a big role.

Surrender now, presumably the Taiping Army will not be too difficult for him. If you continue to resist to the end, I'm afraid that you will have to destroy your family!

After receiving the surrender order from the city defenders, most of the already desperate defenders immediately obeyed and laid down their arms. The few loyal to the empire were also unable to support themselves in the face of the current situation, and could only be forced to surrender.

With the cooperation of the siege guards, the Taiping army took over the lockdown with unprecedented efficiency and reduced many unnecessary losses. What moved the people in the lockdown was that after Chen Wu entered the lockdown, he did not rush to hold a banquet to celebrate the victory, or loot the local wealth, but immediately threw himself into the army to carry out the rescue. Fight fires with local people, move collapsed houses to save people, and open warehouses to release grain for disaster relief!

This move ruthlessly bought the hearts of the people.

Although there was no way to immediately get them to agree with the "orthodoxy" of the Taiping Army, at least they felt the goodwill of the Taiping Army.

Spontaneous harassment and attacks against the Taiping army ceased in a very short time.

"Caring for the people, he is really a wise benevolent monarch!"

The city guards, some civil officials, and even some local landlords who were locked down couldn't help but feel a little more identified when they saw the actions of the Taiping Army. With their cooperation, the Taiping army quickly took root in the blockade of the city, and stabilized Cheng Dù even more than Chishang Fu, which had been laid not long ago.

In return, when the Taiping army initially quelled the chaos in the city, began to recruit people, and organized post-disaster reconstruction, the people who were locked down enthusiastically signed up. Although many people still have doubts about the identity of the Taiping Army's "thief army", for fear of being liquidated by the empire afterwards, the situation has been much better than the other two provinces.

In just two days, the Taiping army recruited 3,000 people in the closed city!

It's a great start.