They traveled in secret all the way, marching less than twenty miles a day, and it took Handu more than a month to reach Jinshan.
Tang Ding had a piece of grass in his mouth, and his wrists and clothes were still stained with blood. When he came to Han Du, he said calmly: "I caught a tongue just now. According to what he said, Naha is not in Jinshan. He led his troops out of the city more than 20 days ago and disappeared without a trace."
Han Du did not immediately raise troops to attack as soon as he heard that Jinshan was empty, but was more interested in Naha Chu's whereabouts.
"Brother Tang, where do you think he went?"
"How do we know?" Tang Ding replied subconsciously, but then he thought about it carefully. After a while, Chao Handu guessed and said: "Maybe it will be Qingzhou. He may be more likely to go to Qingzhou."
After going to Qingzhou... Lao Zhu had already arranged for Feng Sheng to pay attention to the direction of Qingzhou. If Naha went out to Qingzhou, he would happen to bump into Feng Sheng.
Looking at Jinshan City in the distance, Han Du shook his head slightly as if he wanted to get rid of the matter in Qingzhou.
No matter what, we just need to do what we are doing right now.
"Brother Tang, what happens next is up to you."
When Han Du came here, he had discussed it with Tang Ding. He didn't know how to fight on land, so he could only rely on Tang Ding to direct the attack on Jinshan.
Tang Ding's face suddenly bloomed like a flower. He blew the grass blades out of his mouth, grinned with his teeth exposed and said, "Don't worry, we can't capture Jinshan City, so we'll come here to see you."
Attacking a city is not an easy task, nor can it be taken down by just raising your arms and swarming up. The first thing to do is to use local materials to build siege equipment, such as ladders and siege engines.
Jinshan City is not a fool. There is no way that 40,000 troops approaching the city will not be discovered. But now the city is empty, and there is no strength to go out to fight. They can only send people out of the city immediately to notify Naha to come out, while preparing for war and preparing to defend the city.
The next day, the Ming army set up an siege formation.
A series of trumpet sounds sounded on the Jinshan City Wall, notifying the defenders in the city to prepare to meet the enemy.
On the Ming army's side, thirty cannons were lined up.
Tang Ding gave an order, and with the roar of the fire line, "Boom~Boom~Boom..."
One shot after another, one after another, they continued to blast towards the city gate building.
An iron ball flew out from the muzzle at high speed and headed straight towards the wall stacks of the city gate tower. The moment the iron ball came into contact with the wall, the wall immediately fell into pieces, and the broken rocks were like arrows, injuring six or seven people in an instant.
"Ah..." A series of wailings were left behind, and the injured people rolled on the ground in pain.
"Cannon, the Ming army has cannon..."
The general who defended the city suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and became even more pessimistic about whether he could hold the city before reinforcements arrived.
"Where did the Ming army come from? How did they come all the way here with their cannons?"
No one could answer the general's doubts, and of course he didn't expect the Ming army to tell him.
Thirty cannons fired in turn, and the bombardment continued for half a day. It was only after the cannons began to get hot that they had to splash water to cool down, and then gradually stopped.
At this moment, Tang Ding suddenly drew out his long sword and roared: "Sword and shield soldiers come forward, prepare ladders and siege vehicles, attack the city!"
"kill......"
"kill......"
"kill......"
The continuous bombardment greatly boosted the morale of the Ming army. When Tang Ding gave the order to attack the city, countless sword and shield soldiers rushed forward first.
On the contrary, the Jinshan garrison's morale fell to the bottom under the bombardment of artillery. After all, they could only be beaten and could not fight back. There were casualties on their side from time to time. Those who were unlucky were directly hit by artillery shells. It immediately tore into pieces, and a flesh and blood picture was spread on the city wall.
Being stimulated by such scenes one after another makes it difficult for anyone to gain morale.
However, in the face of the Ming army's siege, the generals of the Jinshan garrison continued to shout to meet the enemy, trying to inspire the defenders' last bit of courage.
The most brutal siege battle began, with the defenders shooting arrows at the Ming army below.
The Ming army below held up their shields to cover themselves, and kept climbing up the ladders. If they were lucky enough, they could take the opportunity to climb up the city wall and fight face to face with several times the ground. If you are unlucky, you might be pushed off the city wall with a ladder.
Han Du saw the tragic scene of the siege through the telescope and couldn't help but feel unbearable. These soldiers are all warriors who have followed them across the sea. How can they feel better just sitting here for nothing?
But Han Du also knows that there are no immortals in a war? Unless you have an absolute advantage in weapons and equipment, it is the so-called generation difference.
But now, relying on such a cannon can only form an advantage at best, and it is far from a generational difference.
Han Du watched for a moment and felt uncomfortable in his heart, so he simply hid back in the tent, out of sight.
Tang Ding noticed Han Du immediately. He didn't say a word, but looked at the situation of the siege and battle with a stern face, constantly adjusting the attack orders, completely ignoring him.
Back inside the battalion commander, Han Du felt that the shouts of killing outside were louder, making it even more difficult to calm down.
But when he thought about seeing his naval officers being injured and dying as soon as he went out, Han Duyou stopped going out and had to walk back and forth in the camp without stopping for a moment.
"They say professional things should be left to professionals. I am using my talents to their full potential, right? Why do I feel even more uncomfortable?"
I don't know how long it took, but Han Du suddenly noticed that the shouts of killing had weakened, and he was suddenly surprised, "Isn't it because the city has been destroyed?"
Han Du suddenly opened the curtain, walked to Tang Ding without hesitation, and asked eagerly: "Brother Tang, I heard that the noise was quieter. Is the city broken?"
Tang Ding looked back at Han Du expressionlessly, then turned back and focused his attention on the telescope.
"Not yet, but the reality of this Jinshan has been tested by someone. I will adjust it later and continue the attack."
"Still fighting? Then don't we still have to kill people?" Han Du suddenly felt bad.
Tang Ding just put down the telescope and glanced at Han Du, then ignored him.
When Han Du saw that Tang Ding was ignoring him, he felt that what he had just said was too plain. He flattered and explained: "No, what I mean is that we have a better way to break the city. There is no need to risk any more lives." fill."
"What can you do?" Tang Ding was surprised when he heard that Han Du had an idea. Attacking cities has been done this way since ancient times, and he didn't think Han Du could have any good ideas.
"We can build a boxcar and have people bury gunpowder under the city gate and blow it open."
