Boom!
The heavy body of the crouching tiger cannon paused heavily, and a scarlet flame spewed out from the muzzle. Countless bean-sized lead bullets fell from the sky like rain, and a large number of corpses fell from the crowd in the distance!
Two soldiers hurriedly ran over and wiped the inner wall of the cannon with a wet linen cloth, preparing to load it for the second time.
"Raise the elevation angle and increase the trajectory of the projectile. Yes, this is the angle.”
Zhu Youjian personally adjusted the angle of each crouching tiger cannon and poured the ammunition on the north gate of Dongchang City wall like a rainstorm. After a few shots, the entrance of the city wall immediately became a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The people outside could not enter, and the people inside could not come out. Xu Hongru, who was watching the battle on the top of the city wall, was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
"Cao Wenzhao, do you see this? This is a fire blockade. You will use it in the future.”
Zhu Youjian said to Cao Wenzhao proudly as he looked at the city gate that was firmly sealed by artillery fire.
"Your Highness's use of troops is unpredictable.”Cao Wenzhao had thought that today would be the day he would fight to the death with the rebel soldiers, and had even prepared himself to die for his country. But he had never imagined that this fourteen or fifteen-year-old young prince would use only a hundred spears and seven or eight Crouching Tiger Cannons to defeat the rebel soldiers and firmly control the situation!
Your Highness is young, but you are good at military affairs. You are exquisite in using troops and far surpass the generals of Liaodong!
If Zhu Youjian knew what he was thinking, he would definitely laugh at Cao Wenzhao for being ignorant. It was just a cannon blockade. In his era, the People's Liberation Army had already mastered it.
The artillery fire slowly stopped. Xu Guangqi cleared his throat and stuck his head out from the stronghold. He stretched his neck and shouted," Villagers, it's already noon. Go home and eat. Don't get involved with the rebels…"
Whoosh!
A sharp arrow flew over, scaring Xu Guangqi into shrinking his neck.
The rebel soldiers trapped at the stronghold and the city gates looked at each other with ugly expressions.
With a boom, like a swarm of bees exploding, four to five thousand rebel soldiers ran in all directions, leaving no trace in the blink of an eye!
A ball of loose sand!
Xu Hong Ru almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He had painstakingly built up his foundation and used the Fragrance Sect's name to develop his faith. After decades of planning, he finally raised the flag. He had wanted to go straight to the capital region in one go and pull down the Ming Emperor so that he could sit on the throne. He did not expect that his soldiers could not even defeat a mere thousand soldiers!
"Report!"
Just as he was fuming, a soldier ran up to the city wall." Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Yang Zhaoji, the commander of South Lu, Xu Dingguo, the guerrilla general of South Henan, Zhao Yan, the governor of South Lu, Yang Guodong, the deputy general Liao Dong, and the others have split up and attacked from Yuncheng and Caozhou!”
What was that?
Xu Hong Ru hurried over to the south city to take a look. As expected, he saw dust billowing in the distance as the Great Ming Guards charged over in a mighty manner!
"Quickly, quickly pass down my decree. We will break out from the east gate and go to Zou County!”
The sudden disappearance of the group of people watching the battle on the city wall alerted Zhu Youjian. He immediately realized that there was movement in the city!
"All troops, get ready. Bring your weapons and ammunition and follow this king into the city!”Zhu Youjian carried a spear on his back and was the first to jump out of the stronghold, heading toward the north gate of Dongchang.
Cao Wenzhao hurriedly stood in front of Xu Guangqi, while Xu Guangqi called for his soldiers to follow.
The Brocade Guard soldiers who had come to transport military supplies and ammunition were also following behind this team. The young prince's superb performance with firearms had already shocked them. In their eyes, the prince would definitely win the first prize. If they could follow the prince and gain military merit, it would be a great bargain!
More than 1,300 people charged towards the north gate.
After the intense bombardment, the pine gate of Dongchang's north city gate was burning. Two strong men kicked open the gate, and a group of panicked women and children were kneeling on the ground, trembling.
"Song Yingsheng, lead a hundred men to guard this place to prevent the bandits from retaliating. Lord Xu, immediately issue a notice to appease the people. Cao Wenshao, follow me into the city to eliminate the remaining bandits!”
Zhu Youjian said a few words and assigned the task to everyone.
After the military disaster, the city was in chaos. Not only did Xu Hong Ru lead the core members to escape, but he also ordered his soldiers to plunder wantonly and set fire everywhere. The city was in ruins.
Xu Guangqi immediately organized the villagers to put out the fire and clean up the injured. He was so busy that he was sweating.
"Your Highness, Xu Hong Ru escaped from the east gate…Should we chase after him?”Cao Wenzhao hurried back to report the situation.
"We are not afraid of him escaping to the ends of the earth. It is more important to help Lord Xu save the villagers!”Zhu Youjian looked at the billowing smoke and dust on the official roads in the west and south and let out a long sigh. The soldiers had finally arrived.
On the eastern slope, Xu Hong Ru looked at Dongchang County City, which was gradually calming down. He grunted and waved his hand." Let's go. Follow me to Zou County. It's close to the Liangshan Mountains, and it's easy to defend but difficult to attack. Once I recover, I'll come and kill this young prince!"”
The bandits carried the wealthy merchants they had plundered and pushed the gold, silver, and jewelry they had looted as they noisily walked towards Zou County.
"Xu Hongru, what a good fellow. He stirred up the peaceful world of fish and rice into a foul atmosphere, and now he's fleeing in panic. I wonder where the people will be tortured by him again!”
There were two people standing by the roadside. One of them was tall and handsome. He was about twenty years old, but he had the demeanor of a great master when he spoke.
The other person was thin and short. He had a dull appearance, three strands of goatee under his chin, and a pair of small eyes that flickered with a cold light.
"Virtuous brother, you are wrong. Right now, our Ming Dynasty has Jian Krupp causing trouble outside and refugees rebelling inside. In the imperial court, Xiu Mu was an official, and he was fighting against those who were different from him. It was noisy. This disaster would probably start from within the walls!”
"Brother Kang Nian, are you referring to the Battle of the Northern Suburbs?”
"Yes! The monarch is weak at home, and the vassal king is strong outside. I'm afraid that in the future, the vassal king will not succeed, but the divine weapon will change its master. It's not known.”
On the city wall in the distance, a banner was erected to pacify the people. Li Yan and Song Xiance looked at each other and smiled." Let's go into the city and see what kind of person Prince Xin is!”
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