The breeze blew through the gunpowder smoke emitted by the artillery on the battlefield. At this time, the few green soldiers on the Nanxun City Gate were frightened when they smelled the gunpowder smoke.

This city cannot be defended by them alone. Not to mention the green soldiers below, even the generals have no confidence at all. Especially looking at the bandit suppression troops brought by Zhang Rui, they look endless.

All the green soldiers in Wuzhou City were ready to surrender. Although they would be beheaded at the Qing Military Law Assembly if they lost the city and surrendered, there would not necessarily be any benefits from dying for the Qing Dynasty.

As long as the bandit-suppressing army attacks the city, resistance will be a dead end. At this time, the people defending the city in Wuzhou City are all green soldiers recruited locally, and their monthly salary is not high. They are also well aware of the Qing Dynasty's treatment of casualties.

Naturally, I don’t have deep feelings for the Qing Dynasty either.

It was half an hour before the bombardment of the city gate. The siege vehicles, arrow-blocking vehicles, aerial ladders, wall-climbing ladders, etc. used by the bandit-suppressing army to attack the city were all completed under the assembly of craftsmen and auxiliary soldiers.

The bandit suppression army was reorganized and the army marched forward in unison.

The siege plan was to use the firepower of musketeers to suppress the archers on the top of Wuzhou City, then use arrow-blocking vehicles to cover the auxiliary soldiers to fill in a section of the moat, and then pick up sword and shield soldiers to follow on the cloud ladders and wall-climbing ladders.

In order to completely suppress the green soldiers on the city wall, Zhang Ruike built many large ladders.

Zhang Rui planned to place a lot of musketeers on it, and then use the long-distance shooting advantage of Mini flintlock rifles to snipe the Qing soldiers hiding behind the city wall piers.

Because there are no artillery installed in Wuzhou City, they do not have many manpower. Therefore, after the overall plan is implemented, the sword and shield soldiers will attack the city and there will be some casualties. However, no one from the bandit suppression army will feel uncomfortable about capturing Wuzhou City.

possible.

"Dong..."

"Dong..."

"Dong..."

The drums of the bandit suppressing army are louder

At this moment, looking at the phalanx formations of the bandit suppressing army marching forward one by one, as well as the dozen or so huge ladders approaching, the green soldiers on the top of the city wall felt that their legs were shaking uncontrollably.

These Green Camp soldiers have never experienced any battles since they were young, and all they have seen are petty battles. As for catching and killing those anti-Qing people, they don't even need to take action, so they have never seen such a scene.

The bandit-suppressing army soon entered a mile away from the city gate. At this time, the green battalion soldiers in Wuzhou City could clearly see the clothes of the bandit-suppressing army with their eyes.

The artillery battery that had already shelled the gates of Wuzhou City was waiting for Zhang Rui's order to see if it needed to shell again.

The green soldiers on the wall of the south gate of Wuzhou City looked anxiously at Feng Jiubao, who was walking over quickly. At this moment, Feng Jiubao was their hope.

He couldn't blame Feng Jiubao for coming over just now. It wasn't until Zhang Rui ordered people to shoot a letter to persuade him to surrender that Feng Jiubao didn't know that Zhang Rui would actually come to attack the city.

In Feng Jiubao's mind, even if Zhang Ruizhen was rebelled, it would only be a small incident. Even if he defeated the imperial army's encirclement and suppression troops a few times, it would be fine. As long as he did not attack the city, then this face would not be completely torn apart.

With this face, everything is easy to negotiate. Zhang Rui only needs to defeat the imperial troops who come to encircle and suppress him a few more times, and then everything is easy to negotiate. It is even possible for Zhang Rui to become a chieftain. Anyway, Guangxi is

There is no shortage of toasts in the place, and there is no shortage of him.

It was precisely because of this idea that Feng Jiubao did not care what Guangzhou meant and still revealed the military information.

Feng Jiubao just thought that one day Zhang Ruizhen became a chieftain, and he would accept his favor in the future. Maybe Zhang Rui could help him if he had something to do in the future.

But Feng Jiubao never expected that Zhang Rui would be so short-sighted and come to attack Wuzhou Prefecture.

"Why can't Zhang Rui understand such a good situation? Do you think you can really defeat the Qing court after defeating the troops who surrounded you several times? You really don't know whether to live or die." Feng Jiubao walked as he walked.

Said with resentment

After receiving the letter persuading him to surrender, the first thing Feng Jiubao did was to put on his armor and go to Yuan Meide, the prefect of Wuzhou.

To defend the city, Yuan Meide's role was indispensable.

He needs to raise the food and wages needed to defend the city, and he also needs to find the auxiliary manpower needed to defend the city. At the same time, he needs to organize all kinds of logistics needed to defend the city.

However, after Feng Jiubao arrived at the Wuzhou government office, people in the government office told him that when Magistrate Yuan learned that the rebels were coming to attack the city, he packed up his salutes and went to Guangzhou City to ask for reinforcements.

When Feng Jiubao heard this, he didn't know what was going on.

Yuan Meide must have run away, and the reasons he gave were all high-sounding. It is estimated that a corrupt official like him would be the first to be hacked and bribed by Zhang Rui if he was caught.

When Feng Jiubao couldn't find a way, he decided to go to the city wall to see if he could defend the city.

I saw Feng Jiubao running quickly from the city wall ladder to the top of the city.

"Lord Guard." At this time, Liang Daqian, the general manager of Green Camp Qian who was guarding Xunmen in the south of Wuzhou City, knelt down to Feng Jiubao Bao and asked.

"Well, get up and talk! How is the situation?" Feng Jiubao glanced at Liang Daqian and said.

"Yes, Lord Guard." Liang Daqian replied, and then stood up. Since there was no obstacle from the armor, Liang Daqian's standing up was not cumbersome.

"The situation is not optimistic. There are many rebels. Look ahead. The rebels are waiting for the last moment to attack the city. They are almost ready to attack at any time." Liang Daqian stood in front of Feng Jiubao.

Behind the city wall pier, he pointed at the bandit suppressing army below and said

Feng Jiubao walked to the city pier and looked down, feeling a chill in his heart.

Although we have a high city wall, our number is too small. It seems that Zhang Rui's troops are at least tens of thousands, but our own number is only a few hundred. How can we fight this battle? How can we defend this city?

Especially looking at Zhang Rui's dozen or so huge ladders, Feng Jiubao became even more convinced that the city could not be defended.

Although you will definitely die if you lose the city, won't you die if you defend the city?

Feng Jiubao was thinking about what if he died, what would the Manchu Qing court give to his family?

Based on Feng Jiubao's understanding of the Manchus over the years, the most he can do is give him a reward. There will be no practical benefits. If he is a Manchu or better, but he is a Han, how can the Manchu and Qing court take such notice?

Martyrdom for one's own loyalty to the country?

It is unbelievable that if you die in battle, you may be discredited by others, and your family will also suffer.

With a plan in mind, Feng Jiubao also had an idea.

Looking back on the journey along the way, the people in Wuzhou City seemed not to be panicked by Zhang Rui's group. No one was running around on the street, and few people were thinking about escaping.

Maybe they didn't know that if Zhang Rui and the others were unable to defend the city in the future and the Qing soldiers came back again, they would be massacred.
Chapter completed!