Sure enough, the soldiers outside the door had already run for reinforcements, and only their backs were seen running in panic.
Realizing the attention of everyone, Cui Xiao blinked his eyes and waved his hand fiercely, "Let's go out to 'reinforce'."
As he said that, he grinned, and everyone understood what he meant. They all smiled and nodded, and rushed out of the door with Cui Xiaoyi in their arms.
"You can't go out." A discordant voice rang out, and Zhang Shijun rushed over with a dozen shavers and stopped them in front of everyone.
Cui Xiaoyi looked at Zhang Shijun with cold eyes, held down the long sword with his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The city has been breached, and I will go to help in the battle. What's wrong?"
"There is no need for you to help us in the battle." Zhang Shijun waved his hand suddenly and said: "A mere enemy attack will soon be defeated by the Manchu Lord."
Cui Xiaoyi snorted and turned around to leave, but he winked at others and everyone understood.
Brush! A white light flashed, Cui Xiaoyi turned around suddenly, swung his long knife, and chopped off Zhang Shijun's head with one blow.
"Kill!" An Zonglu roared, and he and the others drew their swords and started slashing, killing more than a dozen people who had their heads shaved to death, but they were still able to escape.
Cui Xiaoyi did not pursue him, but signaled his men to put away Zhang Shijun's dog's head, and strode towards the streets where the shouts of killing were fierce.
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The sound of fighting passed through the east city gate and extended towards the north city gate.
The Jianlu troops fought less and less, but more and more Dongjiang troops entered the city. Under the melee everywhere, the Jianlu troops could no longer resist.
Guo Dajing rushed into the empty warehouse, and the rebels everywhere rushed to block the openings to fight back. The city was already broken, and if it couldn't be defended, there was no point in leaving people to guard the warehouse.
After roughly breaking the big lock, Guo Dajing entered the warehouse. He only looked at it for a moment and then began to move and search.
Uiju Castle is no better than Yongcheon, and there are indeed a lot of good things in the warehouse. Some of them were captured from the original Korean defenders, and some were looted and put into the warehouse after the captives entered the city.
Guo Dajing used all his strength to store more than two hundred muskets, more than a dozen barrels of gunpowder, more than a thousand kilograms of grain, more than a hundred collars of armor, and more than two hundred sets of bows and arrows...
Of course, this is only one-third of it, or at most half. He still has a sense of propriety. If he can get enough without pointing once, he has to leave a considerable amount of loot for the Dongjiang Army.
As for the quantity, Guo Dajing searched based on an army of 500 people. This was his small goal. If he didn't have 500, he could lead 300 people.
There was another warehouse next to the large warehouse. After Guo Dajing broke the lock, he saw more than a dozen boxes of gold and silver treasures, as well as piles of cloth and silk, which must have been looted by Jianlu after the massacre of Yizhou.
All of this should have been obtained by Amin and others after the victory and then divided the spoils. Now, they have taken advantage of the Dongjiang Army and Guo Dajing.
Not being too greedy, Guo Dajing only moved three large boxes of gold and silver and more than a dozen pieces of cloth and satin before leaving the warehouse, not forgetting to close the door.
The days of fighting have just begun. Guo Dajing sees himself as more than just a sniper. For the lofty goal, he would rather let others say he is greedy or selfish, even though no one knows.
There was a loud noise outside, and Guo Dajing turned around to avoid it, climbing over the wall and walking away.
The battle in the city was coming to an end. The Jianlu, who were unaware of the situation, counterattacked hastily and were involved in street fighting with heavy losses. Thousands of Dongjiang troops fought from the south to the north of the city, and only less than a hundred Jianlu remained, opening the city gate and fleeing.
However, a few miles north of the city, the group of Jianlu were severely attacked by ambushes, and the Dongjiang Army chasing them from the city also followed them. Under attack from both front and rear, only a few Jianlu got into the forest and were able to escape.
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The few other captives who escaped from the east and west gates were also ambushed and no one escaped.
At this point, the Uiju city attack battle ended with a great victory for the Dongjiang Army. Almost all the rebels who defended the city were annihilated, and the Dongjiang Army also paid the price of nearly a thousand casualties.
In Guo Dajing's view, the combat effectiveness of the Dongjiang Army still needs to be improved. But for the generals of the Dongjiang Army, being able to achieve such a casualty ratio is already an acceptable and absolute victory.
Of course, they would not know that Guo Dajing alone shot and killed dozens of captives in several battles. Add to that the casualties caused by blasting the city wall, and there was no doubt that the number of casualties exceeded a hundred, or even more.
In fact, Guo Dajing admired and admired the Dongjiang Army's courage to fight. If the Guan Ning Army could do the same, how could Jianlu be so rampant?
It doesn't matter if you lose. If you keep fighting after defeat, you just won't accept it. If you still have the courage to fight, that's the real army.
What are the biggest weaknesses of Jianlu? One is the lack of food and supplies, and the other is the flaw in population.
An economic blockade can lead to financial collapse, material shortages, and inability to launch large-scale military operations; constant fighting can consume its effective strength and fundamentally weaken its combat effectiveness.
Based on the combat power of the Ming army, let alone the ratio of one for one or one for three, it was one for five or one for ten. Based on the population base of the Ming Empire, all the built captives were wiped out.
The key is that they don't dare to fight and can only retreat in the city; or they are afraid of the enemy and collapse before fighting.
Of course, war is not a simple game of people fighting against each other, I just want to say this.
Just when Guo Dajing ran to the wounded soldiers' camp again and used his four-piece set of saws, soldering irons, knives, and needlework to inflict terror on the wounded soldiers, Chen Jisheng and other generals were inspecting the collapsed area of the city wall, marveling.
"With this magical siege method, it will be much easier for our army to attack the city and destroy the enemy in the future." Chen Jisheng stood on the edge of the collapse of the city wall and kicked away a broken brick with his feet, full of emotion.
Zhang Pan nodded with a smile, but a look of caution flashed in his eyes. One of his subordinates finally found Guo Dajing. Isn't Vice General Chen going to be poached?
After pondering for a while, Zhang Pan found an excuse and said: "If the city wall originally had no drainage holes and was not hollow, it must be impossible to fill the city with explosives!"
Chen Jisheng looked at the ruins of the city wall and fell into thinking. After a long while, he slightly nodded his head, seeming to agree, but said nothing.
Indeed, there are many restrictions on tunnel blasting, which are not applicable to every city. Excavation of tunnels is also a technical job, and not everyone can do it well.
But this is not the reason Zhang Pan is looking for. The name of the tunnel blasting can illustrate the problem. It was dug under the city wall, and it has nothing to do with whether the city wall is hollow or not.
"Anyway, Guo Dajing is a talent." Chen Jisheng said slowly: "A person with superb archery skills can only be a good soldier. He has a flexible mind and can lead troops in battle."
Zhang Panshen agreed and said: "The general has no intention of burying him. As long as he is powerful to our Dongjiang Army and develops for him, how can he be forced to stay under his command and obey his orders?"
Chen Jisheng smiled and nodded, not hiding his admiration for Zhang Pan, and said: "In this battle, whether it is accurate intelligence or the attack on Longchuan, your contribution is not small. The defense of Ludao is not worthy of recognition."