What he said was like "I took off my pants, and you're going to show me this" questioning and dissatisfaction. Chen Kai's determination was palpable.

In this regard, Guo Zhiqi, who originally planned to persuade Chen Kai based on political considerations, could only place his hope on Li Dingguo. After all, Li Dingguo was the king of the county and the coach who regained Guangdong. Even Chen Kai was a guest army who came to help, and he would always give Li Dingguo

It's a bit face-saving. However, Li Dingguo is not too concerned about this, or he is more inclined to Chen Kai's opinion. In this case, he has nothing to say and has no choice but to let Chen Kai start his plot in the west of Guangzhou City.

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"The artillery team, all moved to the northwest of the city before nightfall."

To the south of the city are the fleets of Zhou Hezhi, Jiang Mei'ao, Chen Qice, and Li Changrong; to the east of the city, the main force of the Ming army in eastern Guangdong is commanded by the left admiral Ke Chenshu; to the north of the city is the joint defense of the two armies, with Li Dingguo as the commander-in-chief.

Jin Tongwu was the main one, assisted by Zhou Quanbin, the chief military officer of Qianchong Town under Chen Kai; only in the west of the city, Li Dingguo's troops were the main body, but Chen Kai hurriedly transported all the artillery teams here instead of in

Use it on the east side of the city.

In fact, not only the artillery team brought by Chen Kai, but also the relatively larger-caliber artillery in the hands of Governor Gao En under Li Dingguo and other Ming troops were all transferred by Chen Kai.

The Ming army's artillery team began to assemble in the northwest of the city. It was still roughly the size of the earlier bombardment of Xinhui, but there were more captures in Gaoming and Shunde. Each artillery team was preparing to reload, and in front of them there were Ming troops.

A large number of auxiliary troops were digging the ditch, and in front of the ditch, troops of the Ming army were arrayed one after another. On the afternoon of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, they seemed particularly malicious.

A moment later, Geng Jimao, who hurried over after hearing the news, looked at the Ming army in the distance. He put his hand on the crenellations of the city wall and accidentally touched the small cracks on the masonry with his index finger. The blood color faded from his face, leaving only a piece of death.

Just as pale.

This is the northwest of Guangzhou City, the location of the gap where the Qing army destroyed Guangzhou City!

Once he thought of this, Geng Jimao couldn't help but tremble. The wind in the twelfth lunar month, even if it is three to nine days in Guangzhou, is still ten degrees. For people like him who come from a bitter and cold place like Liaodong, in fact, it is

It's nothing. At this moment, the coldness comes from the bottom of his heart, because he knows very well that compared to the past, this has completely changed the roles. The former Dao Zu will soon become a fish, and the end is foreseeable.

"To mobilize the cavalry, we must capture the bandits' artillery. Otherwise, the city will not be able to hold it back overnight."

At the end of the fourth year of Yongli reign, the Qing army invaded Guangzhou and caused a horrifying massacre. Later, the vassal soldiers, their families and the servants moved in, and Shang Geng and the other vassals couldn't wait to start building the palace. In order to build the palace, Shang Kexi

He and Geng Jimao tried their best to exploit the various prefectures and counties in Guangdong, collecting good materials for construction, and at the same time plundering the people's wealth and anointing under various pretexts, and seizing the land for the royal village. The two vassals were naturally extravagant in their own private matters, but repairing the city wall would

It didn’t take much thought. The materials used to repair the gap at that time were all defective products that were eliminated when building the palace, and there were even some who directly used the slightly intact bricks and stones in the gap to "remake Feng Fu".

Such a city wall is nothing more than glamorous on the surface, but a complete joke on the inside. In the words of later generations, it is a standard tofu project. It is not as good as the city wall that was demolished by them back then, let alone the artillery outside the city.

It can already be seen that there are indeed more than they had back then.

After the order was issued, the cavalry quickly assembled. Xu Erxian, the commander-in-chief of the left wing of Pingnan Fan, personally led the team and galloped out from the main west gate in a mighty manner.

The Ming army's artillery position was located in the northwest of the city. The Qing army broke out from the main west gate and launched an attack from south to north. The war horses rolled up billows of dust and smoke. Geng Jimao looked from the top of the city and saw Xu Erxian leading the cavalry to rush straight towards it.

The Ming army surrounded the artillery position in a large formation. The Qing army cavalry, like the Ming army cavalry, were all light cavalry in the final analysis. They mainly used mounted shooting and supplemented by hand-to-hand combat. Facing the jungle of spears of the Ming army, they could not forcefully push through.

And when fighting against the Ming army, foot bows and bird cannons were enough to dwarf the mounted bows.

It is unrealistic to use cavalry alone to break through the battle formation. It is nothing more than trying to find loopholes in the Ming army's defense, break in from there, and try to destroy the Ming army's artillery. But facing the Ming army's defense like an iron barrel

, even though Xu Erxian had been fighting for decades, he was unable to break into it. On the contrary, he lost a lot of cavalry in the process of constant maneuvering.

Several assaults were unsuccessful. If the Ming army's artillery could be destroyed, it would be worthwhile for the Qing army to lose more. But if it could not be destroyed, each cavalry lost would be a greater loss for the defenders.

loss.

As a last resort, Xu Erxian returned to Guangzhou City with his troops. All this was seen in Geng Jimao's eyes. By the time Xu Erxian returned, Geng Jimao had already begun to build the inner city wall along the former gap to continue to expand after the city wall collapsed.

defense.

This was by no means something that could be done in an instant. After rushing back to the city and hearing the order, Xu Erxian confessed to Geng Jimao the problem of lack of time. However, Jin Guang, who was ordered to take charge of the project, explained this: "

Xu Shuai, even if the city wall collapses due to artillery bombardment by bandits, they will not attack the city at night. They will have to wait until dawn. From now on, it is impossible to build a city with fire and fire overnight to make it impregnable. However, if you build it to a certain height, you can block it.

It’s still possible to stop the bandits.”

As long as they survive the first round of attacks, they can use the Baoji in the city and the civilians in the new city to continue to strengthen the city. Although this is not a permanent solution, it is still better than being directly blown down by the Ming army.

, and then rush in and kill them all.

Xu Erxian is experienced in battles. With a little bit of knowledge, he can completely understand this. In this case, Xu Erxian had no choice but to lead his troops back to the camp to rest and prepare for tomorrow's battle. And Jin Guang

There, with the help of Li Qifeng and other civil servants in Guangzhou City, they quickly mobilized the city's servants and large numbers of civilians to organize the city's construction.

The construction of the inner city wall was in full swing, and Geng Jimao, who had been working hard for a day, returned to the palace to take a rest. According to his estimation, he should go to the city to take charge in the second half of the night, so he must seize the time to eat and rest now.

Only then will he be more energetic - after all, he is still a patient.

Compared with Du Yonghe back then, he at least had a waterway to escape, but Geng Jimao didn't even have to drill a mouse hole. After returning to the palace, he started to rest step by step. Before he could finish his meal, the shelling outside the city began in the sunset.

At the same time, the first shot was officially fired, like a whip hitting the officials, officers and soldiers of the Qing court, forcing them to be more strict and urging the slaves and civilians to speed up.

Build the inner city wall.

The cannonballs roared out from the muzzles of the red cannons 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.

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As the drum hammer of Thunder God, according to European standards, the smallest of these red barbarian cannons weighs nine pounds. The largest one is naturally the secondary cannon of the spirit cannon that Chen Kai removed from the Lufeng Twin Bastion. However,

On the ground in Guangdong, the reputation of this secondary gun is no longer comparable to that of its main owner. Apart from other things, the joke about the cannon that destroyed the Xinhui city wall has already spread all over the sky, and the rumor version has since

Ancient magic weapons like the Conferred Gods List, the birth of evil dragons like the Water Margin, and slaying generals like Journey to the West are enough for storytellers to talk about over the years.

One after another, the red barbarian cannons had 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.

extended.

After four years, a big noise occurred in the northwest of the city again. Due to the construction of the inner city wall, the families of the feudal soldiers within the area had already fled far away. When the sound of cannons sounded, even the families of the nearby feudal soldiers also dragged their families with them.

They often sought refuge with relatives and friends in other areas, fearing that the war would bring disaster to Chiyu.

The bombardment started at sunset, and before midnight, that section of the shoddy project had already collapsed. After being awakened from his sleep, Geng Jimao rushed to the inner city wall to sit down, but by the time he arrived, the wall had collapsed, and there were already

Many coated slaves and civilians fled in panic under the cover of night, and the construction speed of the inner city wall also dropped dramatically.

Baoyi and the civilian husband ran away, and they would definitely not be hiding nearby, but it would not be that easy to catch them back. In this case, Geng Jimao quickly ordered that all the surrounding vassal soldiers and their families, whether they were men, women, old or young, be captured to fill up their numbers.

The construction progress of the city wall. Just like this, the low crying in the night no longer needs to be taken into consideration. The crying and screaming spread from the northwest of the city. The further away from there, the more certain the Ming army is.

Having already entered Guangzhou City, groups of family members of the vassal soldiers had nowhere to escape, so they simply hid in the Liumai Canal in the city, waiting for the "sealing" of the Ming army in their imagination.

Chaos spread in the city from the second half of the night, with crying and hiding, accompanied by the robbery and revenge of many bullied slaves and civilians. After a whole night of tossing, even Geng Jimao sent someone to

It can't be suppressed at all.

Early the next morning, dawn fell, and the first ray of light shone across the land, tearing apart the shady curtain that had been woven with massacre, rape and plunder four years ago.

"I report to Your Highness, the Superintendent, and the Fu Army that after a night of shelling, the northwest corner of Guangzhou City has collapsed by more than thirty feet!"

The commander of the artillery team, Gao En, came to report in person. The excitement in his tone was self-evident. At this moment, he stood arrogantly in front of Li Dingguo, Guo Zhiqi and Chen Kai.

"good!"

There is no need to report that the Ming army outside the city had already noticed the huge gap there when dawn came. It was more than thirty feet, which is a gap of 100 meters. It was not something that could be blocked quickly, especially when the Ming army was still there.

Under the barrage of shelling, even if there was a chance to do it, it would be difficult to achieve it in the face of constant destruction and casualties.

Soon, the bombardment stopped. As the commander-in-chief, Li Dingguo rode in front of the army and issued orders loudly. The orderlies even used the tin trumpets they learned from Chen Kai to amplify the sound so that everyone could hear it.

Degree.

"Four years ago, the rebels were still happy. Geng Jimao destroyed the city wall of Guangzhou here. He shouted and killed all the barbarians, and the beasts under their command rushed into the city of Guangzhou. They burned, killed, raped and looted, and committed all kinds of evil. If it weren't for Chen

The Fu army worked hard to rescue, but I am afraid that none of the 700,000 Guangzhou people will be spared!"

"Today, four years later, the army also destroyed the city wall. However, we are the army of the Ming Dynasty, not those beasts and scum who work for the tiger. The king, Governor Guo and Chen Fujun discussed and decided that the army will enter the city. What they see is...

Those who wear military uniforms of the vassal will not be shot; those who are armed will not be shot; those who resist will be shot without mercy... Rape and murder are strictly prohibited... As for the property in the city, it will all belong to you and others!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"..."

Amidst the cheers like a tsunami, the war drums beat all over the sky, and the army rushed towards Guangzhou City from the northwest direction of the city. For a moment, the red military uniforms of the Ming Army were like wildfire in the wilderness, attacking the already endangered people.

The city of Guangzhou swept away.

The war drums of the Ming army sounded, and Geng Jimao, who had stayed up most of the night on the inner city wall, also climbed onto the inner city wall. It took tens of thousands of slaves and civilians, and even the vassal soldiers in the latter half of the night.

The family members worked hard all night and finally built an inner city wall that was as tall as one person. The height and thickness were not up to standard. The only purpose was to serve as a shield for the Ming army after they broke through the city, blocking those who could not carry too many siege equipment.

The Ming army shot at the Ming army from multiple angles from the inside of the city wall, that's all.

For this reason, they demolished all the houses in this area, not to mention razing them to the ground, but they demolished them into ruins, so the Ming army could get much less cover.

At this time, the war drums were beating, and the Qing army was already in a tight formation. The city walls were full of Qing troops, just waiting for the Ming army to enter the city to counterattack. As expected, there was a sudden attack on the city.

The signal for the Ming army to launch an attack on the city was given. Only a moment later, large groups of Ming troops poured into the gap like a tide. The first was the Qiangnu Battalion commanded by Li Dingguo's general, Commander-in-Chief Guo Youming.

When the Ming army entered the city, Geng Jimao also erected the vassal flag of the Jingnan Palace on the inner city wall. Upon seeing this, the Qing army's morale was greatly boosted and they all tightened their weapons.

This is the case here, and on the other side of the gap, the strong crossbow battalion occupied the gap. The Ming army armed with crossbows, bows and arrows and muskets began to take aim without hesitation, shooting every Qing army they saw.

On the city tops on both sides of the gap, the Qing troops were quickly cleared, and the Ming army began to climb up the slope of the gap. At the same time, more Ming troops rushed to the gap, and the Qiannu Battalion entered the city as the vanguard, still with crossbows.

Machines, bows and arrows, and muskets were used to clear the way. Even the stretching inner city wall really shocked them. However, these Ming troops who had fought bloody battles with the Eight Banners Army in Jiangmen were no longer the same. It was obvious that the Qing army was well prepared.
To be continued...