After hearing this, Li Xuanren patted Kim Taiyu's shoulder with satisfaction and promised:
"You guys have done a good job. When I return to Liujing, young master, I will definitely reward you greatly!"
Kim Taiyu was very surprised when he said this, and immediately knelt down on one knee to show his loyalty and said:
"Please don't worry, sir. Even if I risk my life, I will escort you to Liujing safely!"
With Kim Taewoo's protection, Li Xuanren felt a lot more at ease. If it weren't for the fact that the generals on the front line collapsed at the first contact and too many generals fled before fighting, Liu Jing issued several strict orders one after another, and those who violated it would be killed without mercy. Li Xuanren abandoned the city and fled back to Liujing long before the Fengwu Army arrived.
In his eyes, the Hamhung County he was defending was destined to be breached by the Fengwu Army. The difference lay in how long it could be defended...
In this case, why should a descendant of the Tianhuang noble clan like him sacrifice his precious life for this Xianxing County?
Just when Li Xuanren was about to run away, Yuan Song outside the city received a report from the scouts again!
"Report to General Yuan that one hundred and thirty rebukes have been carried out in every corner of the thirty-mile radius of Xianxing County, and no trace of the palace army has been found!"
When he heard the news, Yuan Song's serious expression flashed with a look of surprise. He thought that the Gongdu army was playing tricks on him and deliberately did not station many people in Xianxing County. Then there was a large army hidden nearby. Then wait for him to attack the city from both inside and outside.
It was precisely because of this that he did not lead his troops to attack the city immediately. Instead, he buried pots to cook and let the soldiers rest, waiting for the scout's report.
Now it seems that he has overestimated the level of the generals in the palace. It seems that these losers just abandoned Hamhung County to themselves?
Although he was still a little puzzled, since the matter had come to this, Yuan Song naturally would not waste the opportunity to fight. He immediately summoned his subordinates and began to arrange the siege plan. Because of his absolute advantage in numbers and strength, Yuan Song did not use normal siege tactics. Similarly, the key siege direction is arranged, and the other three sides are feinted. Instead, there is no feinting, and all the southeast, northwest, and four sides are attacked fiercely, and we strive to enter the city and spend the night before dark... ··
After a stick of incense, the war drums sounded. The soldiers of the Fengwu Army, who had been fed and recharged, were led by officers at all levels and lined up fifty feet away from the city with high fighting spirit, waiting for the attack. At this time, the artillery positions of the Fengwu Army were also prepared and adjusted to bombard Zhuyuan. After receiving the news, Yuan Song waved his hand and ordered without hesitation:
"put!"
Following Yuan Song's order, the seventeen red cannons under the First Division all started roaring.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After Ye Mingsheng's approval, this time at the request of the military reorganization, the red cannon, a powerful weapon, was transferred from the previous direct leadership of Ye Mingsheng to division-level units, under the command of the division generals.
According to the establishment, Yuan Song's first division should have twelve red cannons, but this time when he went to the palace, Yuan Song's first division assumed the most difficult task, so Ye Mingsheng also understood his difficulty and specially gave it to him. Five more red cannons were arranged to strengthen the firepower.
Facing the bombardment of the Fengwu Army, the soldiers of the Gongdu Army who were guarding the city had never seen this formation before. They were immediately bombed and howled like ghosts and wolves. Many battlements were also blown to pieces. Many Gongdu soldiers were injured when flying around. ·············
Yuan Song, who was holding a telescope high to observe the enemy's situation, saw a trace of satisfaction on his dark face when he saw this situation and ordered to the left and right:
"After the bombardment, the entire army attacks!"
"yes!"
After a cup of tea, as the last iron bullet hit the city wall of Hamhung County, the war drums in the Fengwu Army formation became more and more passionate and rapid, and loud shouts of killing broke out in the formation. , tens of thousands of Fengwu Army soldiers, carrying ladders and pushing carts, launched a charge towards Hamhung County!
"Brothers, charge! The time has come to pledge allegiance to Marshal Ye!"
"The first one to rush up to the city wall will be promoted to two levels and will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"
"Brothers, come on! If you rush in too late, the military merit will belong to others!"
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The morale of the ruthless Gongdu soldiers who had just been bombarded by red cannons was basically gone. At this time, they were facing some Fengwu soldiers who were like wolves and tigers, scrambling for the first place. They resisted twice symbolically. , that is, run as fast as you can and fall as fast as you can.
As for Yin Changhe, who just boasted that he would kill one or two of them in Haikou, he was blown to pieces by the red cannon in the first round of shelling, and no bones were left.
The Fengwu Army broke through Hamhung County, the northern gateway to the palace capital, with just one charge. Yuan Song, who was riding a tall horse behind a stick of incense, was escorted by Fengwu Army soldiers. He walked into the city with his head held high and his chest raised.
After entering the city, Yuan Song quickly received a summary of the damage in this battle.
"Report to the general, in this battle, our army killed 131 people, injured 217 people, killed 561 enemy people, and captured 1,070 enemy people. The red cannons are firing over there. Dropped a base number of shells!”
After hearing the previous report, Yuan Song was still in a good mood. It was definitely a worthwhile and very happy thing to be able to capture a key place like Xianxing County with only more than 300 casualties... ···········
But when he heard that the red-coated cannon from behind had knocked down another base number of ammunition, Yuan Song's face darkened a little and he asked:
"A basic amount of ammunition has been destroyed a few days ago, and now another basic amount of ammunition has been destroyed. How much is left in the artillery?"
Sensing Yuan Song's unkind tone, the general wiped the sweat from his forehead, considered his words and reported:
"The artillery still has about three bases of ammunition left!"
Hearing only this, Yuan Songdang wanted to have a fit. According to the information obtained by the Coordination Office, he had not yet met the real owner of this battle—the new army of Gongdu under Wang Kangxin. This red cannon was Two bases of ammunition have been fired, what about the next battle?
No matter how powerful the red cannon is, it will become a burden without ammunition!
Before he could say anything, Yuan Song thought about how he had been ordering the artillery these past few days to bomb that one and that one, using ammunition to reduce the casualties of his soldiers, so it would not be good for him at this moment. To blame the excessive consumption of artillery ammunition, I could only order helplessly:
"Inform the logistics to deliver the ammunition as soon as possible. As much as you need, I won't have too much!"
