The Thunderbolt army attacked Meizhou City from the water, with two infantry battalions and training battalions of the naval brigade and its transport field brigade, and a special brigade led by Dong Hu by land, with a total strength of 4,000 people, which has surpassed the defenders of Meizhou, plus the advantage of artillery, it is only a matter of time before Meizhou is taken. However, this battle required the coordination of the navy, infantry and cavalry, so the staff thought that it was more appropriate for Ouyang Xuan to command this battle. After Ouyang Xuan thought about it again, he handed over the command to Le Quanan. Although he is good at strategic planning, he is not good at specific tactical command. The Battle of Pengshan Water has proved that Le Quanan is an excellent general, and this battle of Meizhou will also be the leading role of the naval army, and it is most suitable for him to command the siege.

The first step in attacking Meizhou City was obviously to destroy the enemy's naval army. Seeing the arrival of the main force of the Thunderbolt Army, the Meizhou Navy changed its previous eager attitude, and even separated half of the boats to go downstream, and the other half cowered in the water village. Le Quanan saw that it was getting late, so he did not send a boat to chase after him. On the one hand, the pursuing ships will be shelled when they pass through the city wall, and on the other hand, the Thunderbolt army has invited the Jiading navy to go north to attack the Mongolian army a few days ago.

Early in the morning of the second day, the heavy artillery ships of the Perak Army lined up on the water surface and shelled the Meizhou city wall. Wherever the solid iron bullets went, the Mongolian army's defensive projects were reduced to powder. As soon as the cannon sounded, the more than 30 small boats of the Mongolian army repeated their old tricks, and they came out of the water village one after another and rushed towards the heavy artillery boats. It's just that now the main force of the naval brigade is all there, and these Mongolian ships have not yet approached the most advanced escort ships, so they have lost more than half of the light artillery boats, and the rest have fled back to the naval army.

The Mongolian army dared to take the initiative to attack, which really annoyed Le Quanan. This kind of behavior is not very harmful to him, but it is extremely insulting. Immediately, the heavy artillery ships turned their fire to the water wall. It's just that this Meizhou water village is quite large, and it is not easy to hit the scattered ships in it, and it is a waste of shells to attack by fire. After thinking for a moment, he sent out a demolition ship.

As soon as the Thunderbolt blasting ship was dispatched, the Mongolian army was in a panic. It is said that there are Mongolian soldiers who escaped death in the Battle of Pengshan Water, and they fled all the way down the river, and they abandoned the ship before the Perak army fleet and brought the battle situation to the city of Meizhou. In their horrified descriptions, as soon as the blast ship arrives, it means the end is coming.

The Mongolian army in the water village hurriedly closed the gate of the wall, and the Mongolian army at the head of the city adjusted the direction of the artillery, trying to gather fire and sink the blast ship. It's just that the blasting ship is nimble and brisk, and it is going down the water, where can it hit with the poor artillery skills of the Mongolian army? I had to watch the blast boat crash into the gate of the water village. After a loud bang, the gate of the Mongolian army's water village and the surrounding fence collapsed, and several ships parked behind the gate were also blown to pieces, and even the tiles of the corner tower on the city wall next to the water village fell to the ground. The Mongolian sailors in the water village did not suffer much loss because they fled quickly, but after the fence collapsed, the gate of the water village was completely blocked, and the remaining ships were completely blocked in the water village.

Without the threat of the enemy's naval forces, the heavy gunboats were more comfortable adjusting the direction of the shelling and firing at a concentrated fire without any scruples. After several rounds of shelling, the Mongol artillery at the head of the city was completely destroyed. In between the Thunderbolt artillery fire, people on the city walls began waving white flags. Looking at this same scene as when attacking Pengshan City, Ouyang Xuan couldn't help but have a line in his mind: "The same recipe, the familiar taste."

Cao Ergou led the field brigade and the training battalion to land from the dock, while Dong Hu led his troops into the city at the north gate and jointly took over Meizhou City. After the Mongol troops in the city were confiscated of their weapons, they were driven to the open space next to the dock. Ouyang Xuan, who was standing at the head of the city, looked left and right and felt that the number was wrong, he estimated that there were less than 2,000 prisoners who surrendered, and he only saw a few war horses. Just as he was wondering, Dong Hu answered his question. It turned out that just last night, the Mongol cavalry in the city had secretly left the city, crossed the river through a ferry twenty miles downstream, and fled to Longzhou. It was on the more than 30 ships that the Meizhou Navy went downstream yesterday.

These captives in front of them did not have a single Mongol cavalry, but a new annex army and a rout who fled to Meizhou in the Battle of Pengshan Water. To say that the Mongols were treacherous and abnormal, they not only managed to escape quietly, but also let the new annexed army hold on to the city to attract the firepower of the Thunderbolt army. According to the captives, when the Mongols left the city last night, in order to let them defend the city in peace, they lied that they would go out of the city to ambush the Perak army. To say that these traitor soldiers are very stupid and naïve, they actually believe the Mongols' rhetoric. If it weren't for the fierce artillery fire of the Thunderbolts, they don't know how long they would have to resist.

For the escape of the Mongolian cavalry, the most unhappy was Cao Ergou. Although the Thunderbolt Army successfully captured Pengshan and Meizhou this time, it was mainly due to the naval army, and even Dong Hu's special brigade also had a record, and the infantry he led did not build an inch, and he stayed on the troop transport ship, and was even jokingly called a boat sightseeing, and he had already held a bad breath in his heart. Moreover, he coveted the horses of the Mongols. Although the field brigade had the largest number of horses in the Thunderbolt Army, Cao Ergou clearly wanted more. At that moment, he scolded the Jiading naval army for not coming to reinforce the attack, so that the Mongolian cavalry retreated.

Ouyang Xuan was extremely satisfied with this battle. From a strategic point of view, the capture of the two cities opened up the southward passage and greatly broadened the channels for the Thunderbolt army to obtain resources. Politically speaking, it not only overfulfilled the order issued by Yu Xing, but also made the Thunderbolt Army and the Jiading Army join together in order to provide mutual support. Militarily speaking, this battle completely cleared the stronghold of the Mongol army west of the Minjiang River at a slight cost, and also obtained the extremely important strategic point of Pengshan City, which made the Perak army occupy a favorable situation of attacking, retreating and defending in the confrontation with the Mongol army in western Sichuan. From an economic point of view, in addition to capturing nearly 3,000 prisoners, the battle also captured a large amount of food and other materials from Meizhou City. These free labors and materials are of great significance to the reconstruction of Pengshan.

After a short rest, Ouyang Xuan took Cao Ergou's department back to Chongqing Mansion by boat. Because the Mongol naval army in western Sichuan has been completely disabled, it is no longer able to confront the Thunderbolt army, so there is no need to worry about the defense of Pengshan and Meizhou. It's just that the defense of these two cities must not be left at once. Pengshan City could not garrison the army due to the epidemic, so Ouyang Xuan asked Dong Hu to lead a special brigade to garrison Meizhou City, on the one hand, to monitor the movements of Pengshan City at any time, and on the other hand, to clear out bandits in the two places.

The Mongols could only plunder and burn the occupied areas, without the slightest control at all, resulting in a large number of bandits. Some of these bandits are good citizens who cannot survive and take risks, while others are local ruffians and scoundrels who occupy the mountains. The task given to Dong Hu by Ouyang Xuan was to suppress and appease, restore local law and order, and lay the foundation for the resumption of the production economy.