"Boom, boom, boom!"
Bursts of artillery sounded, and a row of artillery in front of them sprayed tongues of flame.
Black projectiles hit the wall of Gao Qiu's camp, and sawdust flew into the air. Broken logs flew high, and then hit Gao Qiu's camp heavily, causing a commotion.
"This old boy Gao Qiu is really attentive. This camp wall has been built with several layers!"
Sun Lei touched his chin and looked at the new camp wall that was revealed after the outer camp wall shattered and said.
"Brother, let me fire a few more shots! This turtle shell will definitely be blown away!"
Ling Zhen saw that one round of artillery could not blast through the enemy's camp wall, and he felt a little confused. Liang Shanbo's army was invincible in attacking the city. All the brothers were invincible, but they could not let him down.
"Let's fight, just in time to see the true power of the artillery."
Sun Lei nodded. Although artillery is a sharp weapon, it is not invincible after all. This is true for wooden camps. If it hits a city wall, it will only be less lethal.
Ling Zhen immediately ordered the soldiers to reload the ammunition. The artillery bombardment continued. After a few more rounds, a small gap was finally opened in the enemy's camp, which could only allow three or four people to pass abreast at most.
"The power of artillery still needs to be strengthened."
After watching it for a few rounds, Sun Lei finally saw the actual power of the artillery. It could easily break a tree with a thick thigh, but it could only knock off a layer of bark from a log with a thick waist and bring up more than an inch of sawdust.
"Brother, little brother..."
Ling Zhen was a little embarrassed and wanted to explain.
"It doesn't matter. This thing needs to be studied slowly. It won't be achieved overnight."
Sun Lei shook his head to comfort Ling Zhen and said that he was very satisfied with the power of the artillery. After all, gunpowder was still very primitive and this thing had to be studied slowly.
"Keep bombarding and destroy all the camp walls!"
Sun Lei pointed at the fallen camp wall in front of him. The small gap now was not enough for the army to enter.
The bombardment of artillery continued, and the camp wall continued to shatter with the bombardment of artillery. Soon, a section of the camp wall of a hundred feet disappeared into nothing.
"Run, run!"
The officers and soldiers in the camp had already lost their courage. The camp wall was broken down and became the last straw for them. A month of fear had worn away their spirit. Now they just wanted to escape.
"Don't let them run around!"
Sun Lei waved his hand, and all the armies rushed out and directly surrounded Gao Qiu's camp. The soldiers did not dare to rush to kill the enemy when they saw it. They were huddled together like sheep and shivering.
"Surrender without killing!"
Lu Zhishen roared loudly, frightening the enemies in front of him and causing them to fall over.
Abandoned weapons will spread like a plague as soon as they start. Large numbers of soldiers dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
"Let's go see that old boy Gao Qiu!"
Seeing that the enemy had given up resistance, Sun Lei led Wang Jin, Lin Chong, Xu Ning, Lu Zhishen and others directly to the military camp.
"It looks like these people are very hungry!"
After walking in, Sun Lei discovered that each of these soldiers had yellow faces and thin muscles. They must have been hungry for a long time.
"Where is Gao Qiu?"
Sun Lei asked as he looked at the soldiers kneeling in front of him.
"Your Majesty Taiwei is in the Chinese army's tent!"
The soldiers hurriedly pointed to a large tent in the middle.
"Brother, something is wrong!"
Li Zhu looked at Sun Lei and said, the camp has been broken down and many soldiers have rushed out. As the commander of the army, how could Gao Qiu not show up? Gao Qiu could not accept his fate and wait for death. It is still necessary to fight to the death.
"No, get in quickly!"
Sun Lei suddenly realized that there was dirt under his feet. It might have been hardened due to too much trampling by the soldiers, but the soil was bright yellow, which was obviously not what normal surface soil should be.
Everyone rushed into the Chinese army's tent, but there were all tables and chairs, but no one was there.
"This old boy dug a hole and ran away!"
Sun Lei looked at the dirt on the carpet and wondered why Gao Qiu was not there.
"Brother, there is a big hole in the back!"
Shi Jin ran to the back with his men, and then shouted.
"Brother, little brother, let's go chase him!"
Wu Song immediately spoke.
"No, we don't know what's going on inside the cave. If Gao Qiu and the others hadn't escaped, it would be very dangerous to go there now. It's not easy to perform in the cave. If Gao Qiu had escaped, the entrance to the cave would have been destroyed long ago, and there would be nothing to do if they went in. use."
Sun Lei shook his head and said, he never expected Gao Qiu to dig a hole and escape.
"Gao Qiu must have hidden the truth from the entire army and escaped with only his close associates, otherwise there would be no chance that there would be no news at all!"
Xiao Jiasui said, the soldiers outside the camp did not respond at all. If they knew there was a way to escape, they would have swarmed into the cave when the camp was broken. Moreover, Gao Qiu's flag was still hanging on the flagpole.
"This time it's all my fault. If I had taken action earlier, I wouldn't have let Gao Qiu escape."
Sun Lei said.
"Brother, please don't say that. If Gao Qiu runs away, he will run away. We will just catch him next time!"
Wang Jin, Lin Chong, and Xu Ning immediately said that they had grudges against Gao Qiu, but compared to grudges, they cared more about their friendship with Sun Lei.
"Okay, let's keep Gao Qiu's head on his head for a few days. We can take it off when we break through Tokyo in the future."
Sun Lei looked at the three people and said.
"Brother, there are too many prisoners in this battle. I'm afraid they have to be escorted back first."
Wen Huanzhang said that after the two battles, there were as many as sixty or seventy thousand prisoners. If these people were not properly placed, there would be big trouble.
"How about I leave it to the three of you? There are mostly Imperial Guard soldiers here. You should be able to lead them with less resistance."
Sun Lei looked at Lin Chong, Wang Jin and Xu Ning.
"Brother, don't worry!"
Lin Chong, Wang Jin, and Xu Ning immediately clasped their fists and said, Sixty to seventy thousand prisoners are indeed troublesome. Liangshanbo does not have so many soldiers and horses even if it is full of enemies. If there is chaos, the whole Liangshan will be in chaos.
However, Lin Chong, Wang Jin, and Xu Ning are all Forbidden Army instructors. What they are best at is training large groups of soldiers. In the past, they often commanded tens of thousands of Forbidden Army training in the Tokyo Forbidden Army camp. Now these soldiers have been systematically trained, and they control It's not difficult to get up.
"Okay, take them back to Jeju first!"
Sun Lei nodded and said, he was not worried about so many prisoners going to Liangshanbo.
"Brother, tens of thousands of troops have arrived from the direction of Puzhou. They should be the military governors of the remaining five towns!"
Zhu Wu came over and said to Sun Lei.
"It came very quickly!"
Sun Lei smiled and said, Wang Huan and others who came first were in Shandong, Hebei, and West Beijing, not far from Liangshanbo, but the rest of the towns were different. The farthest ones were Qingshui, Tianhe, and Longxi. Hanyang Festival, that has already reached the Kansai border.
"Clean the battlefield quickly and prepare to fight this final battle!"
Sun Lei looked at the crowd and said, this is the last wave of troops coming to Liangshanbo this time. As long as they are repelled, the encirclement and suppression by the army will be explained.
In a forest far away from the battlefield, Gao Qiu emerged from the hole with a disgraced look.
"It's finally out!"
Gao Qiu ignored the fact that he was covered in dirt and his hair was disheveled, and he breathed in the fresh air greedily.
"Lord Lieutenant, it's not safe yet, we have to leave quickly!"
Niu Bangxi said quickly.
"Destroy the entrance of the cave, leave quickly!"
Gao Qiu looked at the dark hole with resentment and gritted his teeth.
(End of chapter)
