As a Banner Man, Rui Lin's status was very high. Even the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Mao Hongbin, did not dare to offend him.
After all, in the Emperor's eyes, the Bannermen were his own people, and they were just outsiders. The status of the two was completely different.
Therefore, even though he was the highest official in Guangdong and Guangxi, he could not order Rui Lin to stop his actions.
Moreover, from the bottom of his heart, he agreed with Rui Lin's words.
They had 8,000 soldiers and a tall and sturdy city wall to protect them. The enemy only had 3,000 people.
If they wanted to defend to the death, they might not be able to!
……
Seeing that the Qing army refused his request and did not take the initiative to open the city to surrender, Lee Xiucheng said to Lin Yu,"
"My Lord, it seems that these dog officials still have unrealistic fantasies and do not want to surrender!”
Lin Yu nodded, put down the binoculars, and said,"
"These guys probably look down on us because we only have one warship and few soldiers, right?”
Lin Yu only had 3,000 soldiers and only 10 Krupp 75mm field artillery.
It seemed that their troops were indeed a little weak. The other party saw that they had so little troops and was sure that they could not take down Yue City, so they chose to defend to the death!
"Forget it. I originally wanted to try my best not to destroy Yue City and take over Yue City peacefully. However, since these people don't know how to appreciate kindness, I'll teach them a lesson!”
Lin Yu's gaze became sharp as he ordered Lee Xiucheng,"
"Li Xiucheng, listen up!"
"I'm here!"
"Order the troops to immediately flatten Yue City!”
"I accept your orders!"
After receiving the order, Li Xiucheng hurriedly got off the Flame Dragon and returned to land to command his army.
The Qing army was all holed up in Yue City and did not set up any positions outside the city, allowing the 3,000 Han soldiers to easily land and line up.
As long as their general gave the order, these 3,000 tigers and wolves would be able to flatten this city!
"All main cannons of Flame Dragon, aim at the city gate and fire! As for the other cannons, aim at the enemy soldiers on the city wall and destroy the cannons on the city wall, clearing the path for the army!”
He picked up his binoculars and saw a few big-bellied guys in government uniforms pointing at Flame Dragon and gossiping.
Lin Yu guessed that they were probably high-ranking officials in the city, so he planned to f * cking kill them all!
……
At this moment, Mao Hongbin, Rui Lin, and the others who were standing at the city gate did not realize that they were in great danger.
They were at least ten miles away from the Flame Dragon on the river. Ordinary cannons could not reach such a long distance.
Based on their previous experience, they believed that their position was very safe and did not worry about being bombarded at all.
"General Rui Lin, the enemy seems to be preparing to attack. How confident are you in this battle?”
Although Mao Hongbin was the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and had the authority to govern all military forces in Guangdong and Guangxi, he was actually a civil official and was not very good at war.
Fighting a war was a professional matter, so he had to consult a professional general.
Rui Lin looked at him disdainfully and laughed coldly in his heart: What bullsh * t Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi? These useless Han people still have to rely on us Banner people in the end!
"The enemy doesn't have many cannons, only ten of them. Moreover, they are all small-caliber cannons, so there's nothing to fear!”
Rui Lin dared to fight this battle because he saw that the Han army had fewer cannons and lacked large caliber cannons.
The 75mm Krupp field cannon did not look as powerful as the cannons they had seen before, so it was normal for him to look down on it.
Mao Hongbin glanced at the Qing army's Red Cannons and the Far-Suppressing General Cannons on the city wall. These cannons weighed more than 9000 pounds, had thick barrels, and large calibers. They looked much more powerful than the enemy's small cannons outside.
Therefore, he did not doubt Rui Lin's words.
"However, the cannons on the enemy's warships seem to be more powerful than our Red Cannons. If the enemy ships fire, how are we going to defend?”
At this moment, the governor of Yue City asked.
Rui Lin snorted coldly and said," The enemy ships are at least ten miles away from the city walls. Let's not even talk about whether there are cannons that can shoot so far away. Even if there are, at such a distance, even if they fire, they will definitely not be able to hit the target. What threat is there?”
"If the governor is timid and afraid of death, you can leave this place and hide in a safe place in the city. In that case, there will be no danger at all!”
The governor of Yue City was flushed red from the other party's rebuke, but he did not dare to flare up.
His official position was lower than the other party's, and he was a Han, while the other party was a Bannerman. The difference in status between the two was like heaven and earth. He could only endure it and did not dare to have any dissatisfaction.
The other Han officials and soldiers present were all extremely angry at Rui Lin's brazen act of looking down on the Han.
However, due to the other party's status and power, they did not dare to act out.
He could only hope that when the fight broke out later, a cannonball would come and blast Rui Lin, this arrogant fellow, to death!
As if in response to their expectations, the distant Flame Dragon opened fire!
Boom! Boom!
Two artillery shells from a turret landed on the open ground about 200 meters away from the city wall, causing two huge explosions. For a moment, the earth shook and the mountains shook. The huge shock wave carried a large amount of sand and soil, blowing the people on the city wall until they could not open their eyes!
The Qing soldiers on the city wall, including the Qing generals who were standing on the city gate, all changed their expressions when they saw this!
The power of the enemy's artillery had far exceeded their expectations!
Looking at the two small mushroom clouds that exploded not far away, Mao Hongbin's legs began to go weak.
Didn't they say that they couldn't hit them?
Why was the enemy's artillery so accurate?
The first test shot was only 200 meters away. If they had corrected it, wouldn't the next shot have hit them?
He began to feel that the city wall was not very safe and subconsciously wanted to escape.
However, as the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he had to consider his status. If he fled like this, it would definitely affect the morale of the army. Therefore, he had to find a reasonable excuse!
However, what excuse should he find?
On Flame Dragon, after seeing the effect of the first test, the gunner immediately corrected the parameters. The second and third turrets immediately fired according to the new parameters!
In less than half a minute, before the Qing soldiers on the city wall could react, four artillery shells had already landed!
This time, they were not as lucky as before!
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]