As for Qiu Zhenhai's men, they need to stay in the fleet stationed on the Xiangshui River and take appropriate actions according to the specific situation.

If Yang Zhen and his party successfully broke through Xiongyue City and occupied Suide Gate, then Qiu Zhenhai would need to leave a small number of people to guard the ships and the artillery brought with them, while leading most of the people to rush into the city.

If Yang Zhen and the others kicked the iron plate and were blocked by a powerful enemy, then they would need to quickly set up the artillery on the ship to cover Yang Zhen and the others' retreat.

Facts have proved that Yang Zhen still complicated things.

What he was worried about, the kick on the iron plate, was destined to be impossible to happen after various preliminary adjustments, whether intentional or unintentional.

Just as he had arranged the roles of Zhang Chen, Yang Shen, Qiu Zhenhai and others, and was nervously waiting for the signal from the front, a bright light suddenly flashed in the night mist far ahead.

Before Yang Zhen could realize what was happening, he heard the sound of gongs and shouts from the top of the south gate of Xiongyue City.

The voice seemed to be jittery Jurchen words, and Yang Zhen couldn't hear it at all, but he knew that the actions of Pan Xi and others had been discovered.

"Commander, what's wrong, Pan Youyi and the others were discovered by the Manchu Tatars who were keeping watch. The Manchu Tatars on the city were already beating gongs and shouting that someone was touching the city and there was an enemy attack!"

Ma Keqing, who was following Yang Zhen closely, heard the exclamations of Tatars at the top of the city in the distance. He immediately translated them into Chinese and reported them to Yang Zhen.

Xu Tingxuan, who was following Yang Zhen on the other side, was also unambiguous, and then said to Yang Zhen: "Yes, Governor, these are the Qing soldiers, no, they are Manchu Tatars, who beat the gongs to call for help when they were attacked at night.

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In fact, there was no need for the two of them to explain it, and Yang Zhen had already understood it.

The light that flashed in the night just now was probably the light from Pan Xi and the others who lit the fuse.

Such firelight is extremely conspicuous in the darkness of night.

As long as there is someone on duty at Suide Gate, it will be difficult to hide it.

However, it didn't matter if he couldn't hide it, because Yang Zhen had already seen a fire flashing rapidly under the Suide Gate city wall in the distance, emitting smoke, burning faster and faster, and soon disappeared into the city wall.

At this time, someone had already lit a torch on the city top of Suide Gate. The gongs continued to ring, and the gongs were ringing loudly.

Apparently, the Mantatars who were keeping watch at night had already gotten up, and the armored men on duty at the nearby city wall were also coming quickly.

"Commander, you stay here and take command. It's time for General Bei Zhi and Yang Shen to lead their troops and charge forward!"

After Zhang Chen said this, he was about to leave, but as soon as he finished speaking, Yang Zhen had already taken the lead, holding a musket and rushing towards the place where the fire was coming from.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen quickly turned around and shouted: "Musketeers, follow me!"

Then, he followed Yang Zhen in the direction he was heading.

"Artillerymen, grenadiers, light your torches quickly and come with me!"

Yang Shen, who was temporarily captured to serve as the grenadier commander, saw that Yang Zhen and Zhang Chen were both gone, and quickly ordered his subordinates to light torches for the battle.

If you light a torch at night, you can easily become a target, but for the grenadiers in the Eastern Conquest Army, there is nothing you can do about it.

It is said that the ammunition factory is trying to make an even more amazing flintlock mine, but it is not known when it will be equipped in the hands of grenadiers.

At least for now, the flying generals they are holding in their hands and carrying on their backs can only be ignited by torches or match ropes.

Although lighting a torch exposed themselves and was very dangerous in the dark, they could only accept it.

Yang Shen's order was immediately implemented, and soon the artillerymen and grenadiers behind him lit torches, and their ranks were brightly lit for a while.

At this moment, a "bang" sound suddenly erupted from Suide Gate in the distance.

The sound was neither loud nor quiet, but it was definitely not the kind of sound that could blow down a city wall.

And after the sound, the tall and majestic Suidemen tower in the distance was still standing, showing no signs of collapse.

"Ah?! That's it?!"

Yang Shen heard the sound and was about to step forward when he was so startled that he almost fell to the ground.

Just like Yang Shen who almost fell down, Yang Zhen heard the explosion under the city wall and felt something was wrong.

The sound was like a huge stone being thrown into the river. The noise could not be said to be small, but it was definitely not the same as the loud sound that Yang Zhen expected.

When he looked up and saw that there was nothing unusual on the brightly lit Suide Gate tower, he almost stumbled over and felt in his heart that ten thousand grass-mud horses were galloping past.

"That's it?! Are you fucking kidding me?! This is the power of the powder keg you buried, this is the power of the tens of thousands of enemies you deployed in advance?!"

When Yang Zhenzheng was at a loss, he heard Zhang Chen coming out from behind and asking: "Captain, what's going on?! Something's wrong!"

"How do I know what's going on?!"

Faced with Zhang Chen's urgent questioning, Yang Zhen became even more furious than ever.

If something goes wrong at the last minute, the brothers who came out with him will be in trouble!

Seeing that after the explosion, Suide Gate was safe and sound, and the Manchu Tatars on the tower of Suide Gate who heard the sound and rushed over even began to cheer, Yang Zhen had the urge to order an emergency retreat.

However, just as he was about to speak, a huge fire suddenly flashed out from the wall in front of him, followed by an earth-shaking and deafening explosion.

"Boom——"

"Boom——"

"Boom——"

Along with the continuous violent explosions, bursts of earth shaking came from Yang Zhen's feet, and Yang Zhen, who was almost blinded by the light ball, fell directly to the ground.

"It's ringing! It's ringing! This is so fucking ridiculous!"

Yang Zhen climbed up from the ground, cursing and shouting happily.

There were many musketeers beside him, and the grenadiers, holding their weapons in hand, cheered, bypassed him, and rushed forward.

At this time, Yang Zhen looked intently at the Suide Gate tower that originally stood so majestic in the dark night, but where was its shadow anywhere?

Amidst the roaring sound of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking just now, the towering Suide Gate tower collapsed.

It was also the collapse of the Suide Gate tower that caused the earthquake and trembling scene just now, and knocked Yang Zhen to the ground.

"Quick! Quick! Quick! Charge with me, charge in! If you charge in, you will win!"

Yang Zhen came back to his senses from the chaos of being suddenly thrown to the ground, and immediately understood what had happened. He immediately shouted slogans and ordered his troops to rush forward in the chaos.

In fact, he is no longer needed to direct.

Just as he was knocked to the ground, except for Ma Keqing, Xu Tingxuan and some other people who stayed by his side to support him, a large number of other people could not see his condition clearly in the night.

Zhang Chen, Yang Shen and others rushed forward amidst the sharp whistles.

When Yang Zhen took the musket with the bayonet and rushed forward quickly, Li Shouzhong, who was closer to the city than him, and Pan Xi, who had blown up the Suide Gate, and others were already shouting and cheering as they climbed over the ruins and rushed into the city!

At this moment, on the gate tower of the north gate of Xiongyue City, King Zhishun Shang Kexi was also frightened by the sudden violent explosion coming from the south of the city, and climbed down from his couch in shock.

"What's going on?! What's going on?! Someone's coming! What happened in the south of the city?!"

Shang Kexi's face was full of panic. He didn't even bother to put on his boots or put on his cotton armor. He rushed out from the high pavilion of the city tower where he was staying. He shouted and asked while crawling down to the city wall.

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Ban Zhifu, the general on duty on the city wall, was also confused about the sudden violent explosion and looked panicked.

"My lord, it seems to be the south of the city, it seems to be the south gate. I'm afraid something has happened, something big has happened! This noise is like the sound of bombing the city!"

"What does this Zhumala do for food? Fortunately, he is a veteran with a white flag in Manchuria. He is just a useless snack! Hurry, send someone to take a look!"

Shang Kexi woke up from his sleep. While panicking, he did not fully realize the seriousness of the matter. He did not expect that the south gate of Xiongyue City had collapsed!

"My lord, there's no need to send anyone! Look south! Listen to those sounds!"

As soon as Ban Zhifu finished speaking, as if to prove that what he said was right, Pan Xi's grenadiers were the first to rush into the city from the direction of Suide Gate. With a torch in one hand and a flying general in the other, they had already rushed to the city.

It is located near the castle guard Zhangkyongfu in the center of the city.

The explosions of the flying generals, the shrill whistles of iron whistles, and the shouts of the grenadiers under Panxi's command were carried by the wind.

King Zhishun, Shang Kexi, took a calm look and knew that the south gate had been broken. He was even more panicked and shouted: "This is impossible! How is it possible! Zhumala has a thousand white flag soldiers in his hands, how could he be defeated so quickly?

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Shang Kexi was confused, and Ban Zhifu was even more confused.

What they didn't know was that Jia La Zhang Jingzhu Mara, who also performed his duties faithfully and stayed overnight on the city tower with a white flag, was buried in piles of rubble when the Suide Gate tower collapsed.

Buried together in the ruins with him were a large number of armored men with white flags who he had gathered to watch at the head of Suide Gate.

The large amount of black gunpowder that Pan Xi and others buried under Suide Gate were all seized from Xiongyue City at that time.

The power of these black powders is not that great, but the strength is large.

Under the circumstances at that time, Yang Zhen was eager to defraud Gaizhou. The black gunpowder was tasteless and it was a pity to discard it, so he was buried under Suide's door.

In order to increase their power and make them effective, Li Lu and Pan Xi also filled them with some tens of thousands of enemies that were inconvenient for manpower to carry.

After such a long time, I don’t know what changes have occurred. Although it was much more difficult to detonate, the power of the final explosion exceeded expectations.

"My lord, I'm afraid something has happened to Zhumala! Even his three Niulu Qing soldiers can't stop him. We only have three Niulu Han troops now, and I'm afraid we can't stop him either!"

Ban Zhifu's brain reacted quickly, and he immediately realized the danger facing the north gate of Xiongyue City.

"You mean-"

King Zhishun Shang Kexi was certainly not slow in his thinking, and he immediately understood the meaning of his confidant Ban Zhifu.

"Your Majesty, a good man doesn't suffer any immediate losses. Besides, if we keep the green hills, we won't be afraid of running out of firewood. We have to retreat to Gaizhou as soon as possible!"

Standing on the city tower, seeing more and more teams pouring in with torches from the south, and the first team rushing into the city getting closer and closer, Shang Kexi suddenly stamped his foot and shouted:
Chapter completed!