Ji 'nan Prefecture, Li City!
"Fellow colleagues, King Qi has rebelled. Do you have any plans?”
At this moment, Huang Gui, the magistrate of Jinan, was pacing back and forth in the government office.
Upon hearing this, the officials all looked as if they had lost their parents. How could they have any countermeasures?
Just an hour ago,
Zichuan sent someone to report that 20,000 Qingzhou soldiers had invaded Jinan Prefecture. At that time, Huang Gui felt as if he had been struck by lightning and his heart was in a mess!
He was the son of Huang Zicheng, a scholar of the Imperial Academy.
Most of the officials who were able to reach the position of prefect relied on their father's shadow.
In terms of studying Confucian classics, he was quite capable.
But when it came to practical work…it was just a show.
Therefore, when faced with a major change, he lost his usual calmness and composure.
The Deputy Prefect pondered for a moment and suddenly advised,""Magistrate, the most important thing now is to gather the troops of the Jinan Prefecture to Li City to resist the Qing Zhou rebels!”
"Deputy Prefect Gao's words make sense. The Qingzhou Army has 50,000 soldiers. If we attack Li City, our 4,000 soldiers guarding the city will not be able to hold on for half a day!”
Tong Zhi also stood out and said to Huang Gui with a bitter expression.
"Sigh!"
"This is the only way now!" Huang Gui sighed.”
"Magistrate, I believe that we should first report King Qi's rebellion to the Imperial Court and have them mobilize their army to suppress it. Only then can the situation in Jinan be stabilized. Otherwise, even if we mobilize all the soldiers in Jinan, we won't be able to stop King Qi's ferocious army."”
"Let Deputy Prefect Gao handle the matter of reporting to the Imperial Court. Supervising the preparation of rations and weapons, and handing them over to Lu Tongzhi; As for the city defense…"
Huang Gui swept his gaze across the officials and finally fixed his gaze on the general judge."I'll leave it to Gao Tong!"
Hearing this, the officials immediately cursed.
However…
However, they did not dare to show any dissatisfaction on their faces."We will obey the magistrate's orders!”
With that, the officials left.
Huang Gui flew into the residence.
He also instructed Madam to pack up her belongings and prepare to run away at any time.
……
On the other side.
Li Xian led the 20,000-strong vanguard army and marched forward triumphantly, attacking the city.
In just ten days, they had conquered more than ten cities.
When he arrived at Li City, he was not in a hurry to attack the city.
He only ordered the army to surround Li City and wait for Zhu Xianfeng's main force to arrive.
Three days later.
Zhu Xianfeng's main force of 70,000 had also arrived at Li City.
Outside the city.
Qingzhou Army Camp, Central Army tent.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
Li Xian bowed respectfully to Zhu Xianfeng on the marshal's table and said in a clear voice,""Now that Li City is surrounded, as long as Your Highness gives the order, this general's vanguard soldiers can take down Li City at any time!”
"What's the situation in Li City?" Zhu Xianfeng nodded and asked. How many guards are there?"
"According to the scouts, the city has long been in a state of panic and everyone is in danger!”
Li Xian replied," Magistrate Huang Gui has transferred all the soldiers and horses guarding the city of Jinan to Li City. There are about 30,000 of them now!”
Zhu Xianfeng couldn't help but laugh.”
"That's right!"
"Huang Gui is really a good-for-nothing, but we have to thank this good-for-nothing!”
"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
Li Xian's eyes lit up.
"Haha…"
Zhu Xianfeng smiled slightly and said," Giving us more than ten cities for free and not wanting them would be letting down Lord Huang's good intentions. After the military discussion, General Li only needs to send a few thousand men to take over these empty cities!"”
"Yes, sir!" Li Xian was overjoyed.
"Can Huang Gui send someone to the Imperial Court to request reinforcements?”
"I sent out three waves of people, but they were all killed by me.”
"If there are any more scouts in the future, there is no need to rob them!”
"Yes, sir!"
Although he was somewhat puzzled by Zhu Xianfeng's statement, Li Xian did not dare to ask further.
"Soldiers, this king has decided to launch a general attack on Li City tomorrow and take down Jinan in one fell swoop!”
After understanding everything clearly, Zhu Xianfeng directly issued the general attack order.
"This general will obey!"
The soldiers replied in unison.
After the military discussion.
Li Xian immediately carried out Zhu Xianfeng's orders and sent 5,000 men to bypass Licheng and head west of Jinan.
The next day.
Following the beating of the war drums.
The sound of weapons clashing could be heard outside of Li City.
"Hohoho!"
Amidst the deafening shouts, the 10,000-strong siege army suddenly surged towards Li City.
On the city wall.
" Quick…use the arrows…use the cannons…block these rebels for me…"
Gao Tongpan looked at the oncoming siege army, his face filled with horror.
However, the military situation was like fire. No matter how shocked he was, it was useless.
The cannon he was talking about was actually only one.
Moreover, it was an old cannon that easily misfired.
As expected.
Five soldiers pushed the cannons and lit the fuse at the battlements…
Then, he held his head and waited for the cannon to go off.
However, after a long time…
The cannon did not fire as expected.
The five guards raised their heads and were completely dumbfounded.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
At this moment, a series of earth-shattering cannon sounds suddenly rang out!
"Hiss…"
The guards looked up and were instantly scared out of their wits.
The cannon balls streaked across the sky, bringing with them long trails of smoke as they whizzed over!、
"The rebel army is firing!"
"Quick…find cover!"
In a panic.
The guards all lay on the ground, tensed up, waiting for the cannon balls to descend.
In the next moment.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
A deafening explosion sounded on the city wall.
Countless pieces of sand and gravel flew everywhere along with the flesh and blood of the soldiers guarding the city.
Thick smoke billowed out in an instant.
"Ah…My leg is gone…"
"My arm…Where did my arm go…"
"My eyes…hurt…"
" Brother…Kill me quickly…"
The explosion stopped.
In the blink of an eye, the city wall was like hell.
It was filled with the painful and miserable wails of the soldiers guarding the city.
There were also countless corpses that had been blown up.
"My ancestors…"
Gao Tongpan, who was hiding in the city tower, walked out in fear. When he saw this scene, he was so scared that he almost fainted.
He had seen the power of the Hongwu Cannon before.
However, compared to today's cannons, it was a world of difference!
This was because the Hongwu Cannon relied on the instant the gunpowder was ignited to shoot out the iron bullet, using the rapid impact to hurt people and smash things.
Not only were these cannon balls fast, but they could also explode after hitting the target. Even from a distance of ten feet, it could cause fatal damage to the guards on the city wall.
Of course.
Gao Tongpan didn't know that Zhu Xianfeng had modified these cannons, which were many times more powerful than the Ming cannons.
At this moment, he was already scared out of his wits by the scene in front of him. He shouted at the top of his voice,"Surrender…Surrender…Soldiers, we can't hold on to Li City anymore. Let's surrender!”
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