With the fall of Xiguan, the fort inevitably fell into the hands of the Qing army. Without the threat of the Xiguan fort and the Xiguan garrison to the Qing army's flanks, it took them a while to transport the Hongyi artillery, and on the Fourth of Yongli

On the first day of November of that year, they began to bombard the northwest corner of Guangzhou City.

Since Guangzhou City merged the three cities of the Song and Yuan Dynasties into one, its shape is not a normal square, but an irregular polygon. Especially the north side, because it includes Yuexiu Mountain, presents a mountain-like bulge.

But it is precisely because Yuexiu Mountain is included that the city defense in the north is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

After taking Xiguan, the Qing army did not choose to attack the southwest corner of Linjiang, which was easily bombarded by the Ming navy, nor did they choose the main west gate protected by the Wengcheng. The northwest corner became the inevitable choice. For this time, the city wall was bombarded.

, Shang Kexi prepared for more than half a year. Not only did he transport 27 artillery pieces from southern Jiangxi, he also ordered Ji Yisheng, the magistrate of Conghua County, who was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, to cast 46 more. A total of 73 red barbarian cannons were listed outside the city.

Four hundred shells were even prepared for each Hongyi cannon, and enough gunpowder was prepared. It was not a deliberate move!

As the artillery shells hit the city wall one after another, the news that Xiguan was lost and Fan Chengen led the remaining troops to retreat to the west wall to assist in defense spread loudly in the city.

People in the city were panicking. In the Governor's Mansion, Li Jianjie and Zhang Yue were still asking for help. Even if they were just cavalry, they had to try their best to stop the promising Hongyi artillery team. Otherwise, Guangzhou's city wall would not be able to hold on for long.

These two men were both fierce generals under Li Chengdong, but Du Yonghe suddenly fell from the arrogance of defeating the Qing army's attack half a year ago and completely lost his sense of proportion. No matter how much the two men cried for orders, the rest of the generals also fell into disarray.

There were voices of agreement, but Du Yonghe still couldn't make up his mind.

After a while, Li Jianjie became a little angry, and his words were not as respectful as usual. Unexpectedly, Du Yonghe thought about it, but still completely rejected Li Jianjie, Zhang Yue and others' request to go out of the city to attack the Qing army's Hongyi artillery position. As for

The reason is very simple. If you hold on to the city and there is still a city wall to rely on, if you go out to fight, the Qing army has a huge advantage over the defenders and cannot win. By then, the Qing army will lead the defeated troops into the city, and even the city will not be able to defend it.

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"This coward!"

Li Jianjie was furious at Du Yonghe's excuse, but there was nothing he could do. In Guangzhou City, Du Yonghe was the leader, and even Li Yuanyin agreed with this, because the defenders really needed a leadership core, otherwise the city would be ruined if there were too many political parties.

No need to keep it.

Because of this, he was able to tolerate Du Yonghe leaving Chen Qice's reinforcements unattended. Even after the Qing army captured Sanshui, Chen Qice did not invite the fleet to station in the south of Guangzhou when it was sailing down the river from the south of the city.

But now it seems that Du Yonghe has become discouraged. He ignored the night attack and tried his best. Is it possible that he wants to imitate He Tengjiao and wait for death, so that he can use the integrity of sacrificing his country to cover up his incompetence?

He couldn't understand Du Yonghe's brain circuit at all. However, there were so many military orders that Li Jianjie couldn't command enough troops to pose a threat to the Qing army's Hongyi artillery position without a command order, so he had to give up for the time being.

Since the Qing army besieged the city, the curfew has been strictly enforced. It has just begun, but there is no trace of local people on the streets. Even the beggars have long retreated into the depths of the alleys. Wherever you look, there is nothing but nothing.

It's just the government officials patrolling together, the watchman alone, and the generals and officials like him who have official duties.

After leaving the Governor's Mansion, Li Jianjie, escorted by a group of soldiers, rode on a horse and slowly approached the camp. Guangzhou is located in the south of the country, and it is unbearably hot in midsummer. Even on this winter moon night,

The wind blows on his body, and for a adopted son like him who followed Li Chengdong out of the wind, frost, snow and rain in the north, it is as soft as a silk quilt gently caressing his face.

Half a cent of spirit.

However, the Qing army's bombardment had already begun. They followed Li Chengdong and were the first to arrive at Yangzhou City. How Yangzhou City fell was a sight for them to watch. The worries and panic in their chests were intertwined together, like a mess.

Usually, it makes him so irritable that he can't help but feel sleepy.

The horseshoes tapped gently on the stone pavement, the rhythm was slow, but the sound was crisp and clear in my heart. The reverberation shook my thoughts. When Li Chengdong died for his country, the emperor named Li Yuanyin the Nanyang Bo. At that time, he probably intended to send him to command the generals in Guangdong.

, but was declined by Li Yuanyin. As a result, Liu Yuansheng was no match for Du Yonghe, and Du Yonghe was unable to reunite the generals after receiving the post of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

"Brother, you don't want us to fight among ourselves, but with people like Du Yonghe, can we hold on to the foundation that our adoptive father has built with us?"

Li Jianjie frowned. Thinking of this, the idea of ​​​​leaving arose spontaneously, but was soon blown away by Li Yuanyin's earnest instructions. After doing this several times, he had already returned to the camp and simply ordered his soldiers to close their clothes and pillows.

And sleep, so as not to have no time to put on pants when a sudden situation occurs, and end up in the embarrassing situation of facing the enemy with two bare legs.

The order was issued like this, and Li Jianjie's own family was also like this. However, after tossing and turning all night long, he still couldn't get out of the mess. It wasn't until about half an hour before dawn that he managed to fall asleep.

But whenever there is any disturbance, he will sit up directly like a conditioned reflex.

He is a fierce general in the army, with dozens of knights. In every battle, he will fight into the enemy's midst. His head is covered with horse heads, and he is invincible. What can be done today is because the Qing army captured Xiguan and bombarded the northwest of the city.

Although he couldn't hear the loud sound in the east of the city, it still touched his mind when he was in Yangzhou a few years ago.

The cannonballs roared out from the muzzle of the Hongyi cannon and hit the city wall heavily. It was like Lei Gong used the city of Guangzhou as a war drum and beat it again and again, even late at night.

Seventy-three red barbarian cannons, with different calibers, and the distance between the shellings was extremely small. The wall bricks, parapets and even the rammed earth contained within them were shattered, splashed and even gradually collapsed as the shelling progressed.

The movement spread out. The noise became louder and louder. The people in the northwest of the city were either huddled in bed and shivering under quilts, or they could no longer care about the curfew. They dragged their families and wanted to stay away from this place of death. On the contrary, the city

The excitement of the Qing troops outside continued to rise, and even the stale breath they exhaled became heavier and heavier.

Early the next morning, the first ray of sunlight covered the earth, but it also tore open the curtain of night, completely exposing the jade body of Guangzhou City to the naked lustful evil of the beasts under the black clouds pressing down on the city.

"I'm telling you, old prince and young prince, that after one night of shelling, the northwest corner of Guangzhou City has collapsed by more than thirty feet!"

"good!"
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