"Launch." Xu Zhi'an picked up the walkie-talkie and said.

"Roger!"

A reply came over the intercom, and then several cannons fired at the same time, and the shells whistled towards the southern gate of Thang Long.

Rumble~

Due to the long distance, only one shot of several artillery pieces accurately hit the city gates.

But when the smoke cleared, the gates did not open as expected.

"It seems that Zheng Guang is right, the southern gate has indeed been sealed. Let's attack the north gate." Zheng Zhilong looked into the distance and said.

"To be on the safe side, let's take a look at the east and west gates." Xu Zhi'an nodded, agreed with Zheng Zhilong's statement, and then instructed his subordinates:

"Check the situation of the city gates on the east and west sides, and if they are also sealed, they will meet directly outside the north gate."

"Yes!"

Then, they pulled the Chuyang II and carried out a tentative attack on the east and west gates respectively, and found that the three city gates had been sealed as Zheng Guang said. So all their forces gathered outside the northern gate, ready to attack the city.

Their actions were naturally seen by the Zheng army in the city.

But although he knew that the enemy was tempting, no one had the courage to say a word to go out of the city to meet the enemy.

They were all scared, and everyone was praying that if they could keep one more day, maybe there would be some miracles.

If they take 10,000 steps back, even if this rising dragon is captured, they will not necessarily die.

The Ming Dynasty tried his best to capture Thang Long, which was nothing more than wanting Jiaozhi to return to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

In this case, there must be a need for officials to govern, and the people who are most familiar with Jiaozhi are naturally these officials. This has precedents in the successive dynasties, as long as you surrender, you can get the hope of survival. Or even live better. Therefore, the Zheng family may have to die, they are officials...

Not necessarily!

No matter how impassioned Zheng Jie's pre-war mobilization was, no matter how enthusiastic everyone's response was, it could not change the fact that a large number of people would surrender on their knees after the Ming army entered the city.

"Zheng Zheng, remember, no matter what, stay in the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood. See what I mean?" Zheng Jie's face was calm, looking at the Ming army that was constantly gathering outside the city, and said to his eldest son.

"Father, I understand!"

"Here we go."

Zheng Jian watched as the Ming army pulled out ten pitch-black cannons, and said with a wry smile.

Sure enough, as soon as his words fell, the artillery of the Ming army rang out.

He first saw the fireworks from the muzzle of the cannon, and when he heard the explosion again, the cannonball had already exploded on the head of the city and the city walls.

It was okay to hit the wall, although it blew a groove in the wall, but it did not cause damage to the main body of the wall. The lethality caused by the hit on the top of the city was terrifying, and within twenty or thirty paces to the left of the shell explosion, there were basically no soldiers who could stand.

This is the first round of shelling, but it will certainly not be the last.

With each shot, the Ming army advanced some distance, followed by mortars, and then Chuyang I.

In short, by the time the Ming army appeared a mile away from the northern gate of Thang Long, there was no one standing on the city wall.

As for Zheng Jie, he withdrew from the city wall as early as the beginning of the second round of shelling.

Under the bombardment of artillery, the city walls at this time looked in disarray.

The Ming army stood outside the city, without the slightest resistance.

As long as the city gate is blown open, this fortified city will fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and as for the Zheng family, it will also be completely wiped out.

"Blow open the gates. Shout, let them go out of the city and surrender."

"Not going in?"

"Don't go in. I'm not in the mood to fight these rats in the streets, and it will only increase the casualties." Xu Zhi'an sneered and said.

At such a close distance, the artillery will naturally not miss again.

A large hole was blown out of the city gate, and although it was so far away, you could still hear the exclamations and faint cries of the city.

The soldiers followed Xu Zhi

Ann's order, shouted loudly into the city:

"Listen, the people in the city, go out of the city and surrender without killing, and if you resist, you will die!"

The voices of more than 10,000 people converged in the sky above Thang Long City, and the soldiers and civilians in the city all showed sad expressions.

"What are they talking about?"

"I don't know!"

The vast majority of people can't understand Chinese, but it's enough for someone to understand.

"The Ming army told us to go out of the city and surrender!"

"Surrender!? Shall they not be left to the slaughter?"

"Isn't it now?"

Zheng Jie, who was organizing soldiers in the city and planning to fight in the streets, looked gloomy, looking at the soldiers with different expressions, he rushed to a panic.

"Zheng Kai, lead people to guard near the city gate, if you want to go out of the city to join the enemy, you will be regarded as a rebel, and there will be no mercy!"

"Big brother, this..." Zheng Kai hesitated a little, it's all at this time, and he still thinks about suppressing it by force, I'm afraid it will only be counterproductive, right?

"Do as I say!"

Seeing Zheng Jie's resolute attitude, Zheng Kai sighed and led people to the direction of the city gate.

He led people to guard the city gates, and naturally no one would run out.

The shouting of the Ming army lasted three times, with a certain interval in between.

But no people or soldiers came out of the city.

"Bombardment!"

Xu Zhi'an coldly gave the order.

Then, various artillery pieces began to bombard Thang Long City indiscriminately, and a large number of bombs fell on people's houses and streets. At every turn, soldiers and civilians were killed, and screams and wails echoed through the city.

The bombardment lasted for nearly half an hour before it stopped at the signal of Xu Zhi'an.

"Keep shouting, don't surrender, and blow up!"

"Yes!"

So the soldiers began to shout again, the same line as before.

After the bombardment just now, the mood of the people in the city when they heard the shouting again this time was too different.

Mingren is not simply talking about it, he really intends to kill the person who will not surrender.

For a time, there was chaos in the city, and the people poured out of the city.

How could Zheng Kai, who had received the order, let him go, and began to take the lead in killing the people who were planning to escape.

But this did not have the desired effect, but provoked public anger, and even the soldiers began to be a little uncontrollable. Some soldiers even deliberately let go of civilians who wanted to flee.

Zheng Kai cut a few people in a row, and found that no one around him followed him, so he stopped after being stunned for a while.

Looking at the crowd around him, he smiled bitterly and turned sideways.

"Since I can't stop it, let's go if I want to."

He planned to let these people out of the city, but at this moment, Zheng Jie rushed over with people.

"What are you doing? Why let them go!?"

"Big brother, me!"

"Bastard!"

Zheng Ji slapped Zheng Kai in the face.

"I repeat, who dares to go out of the city! There is no mercy!"

Zheng Jie's face was hideous, holding a steel knife in his hand, and he looked like he was going to choose someone to eat.

If it were in the past, he might have changed his face and some people would be so scared that he couldn't sleep, but at this moment of life and death, who cares about whom?

"The Generalissimo wants us to be buried together!"

In the crowd, I don't know who shouted, and everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Zheng Jie.