After being shelled for half an hour, only a few people were left on the city wall to keep an eye on the situation outside the city. Most of the Ming troops had already evacuated from the city wall.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A gong on the city wall was struck, and soldiers from the Ming Dynasty began to follow the horse path back to the city wall.
And more and more Ming soldiers came to the city wall.
Also returning were the Ming army's defenders.
boom! boom! boom!
The Ming army on the city wall was just about to prepare for a counterattack when the Tiger Banner artillery position fired again and bombarded the city.
Since they had just returned to the city wall, the Ming army who entered the city did not expect that the Tiger Character Banner would start shelling again so soon. Unexpectedly, many Ming soldiers suffered a large number of casualties because they could not avoid it.
At this time, the artillery position of Tiger Flag was located.
The artillery detachment leader held a monocular telescope in his hand and said with a sneer: "Play hide-and-seek with me. Let's see where you hide this time."
However, the artillery fired for a while and then stopped on its own initiative.
It's not that they can't continue to bombard the city, but that soldiers from a detachment of the Tiger Flag have already attacked the city wall and started climbing the city wall through ladders.
If the artillery team continues shelling at this time, it will easily hurt its own people.
Because the previous artillery fire caused a large number of casualties to the Ming army on the city wall, some people from this tiger-character flag detachment attacking the city quickly climbed over the city wall.
The first people to climb the city wall through the ladder were some sword and shield soldiers from the Tiger Flag.
These people held a knife in one hand and stared at a round shield on the forearm of the other hand. They also wore half breastplates. They went up to the city wall and hacked and killed the Ming troops on the city.
Although the Ming soldiers on the city wall also fought back, the difference in armor coverage between the two sides was too big.
Except for a few sword and shield soldiers who were bullied to death by a group of Ming soldiers, more sword and shield soldiers stood firm and began to form formations with other sword and shield soldiers who climbed onto the city wall to provide support for those who came up to the city behind. People buy time.
As the leader of the Tiger-Character Banner army attacking Yanqing Prefecture, Zhang Sancha knew that victory had favored their Tiger-Character Banner when he saw the Sword and Shield Soldiers gaining a firm foothold.
"This battle went more smoothly than expected." Xiao He, standing next to Zhang Sancha, said in a relaxed tone.
Hearing this, Zhang Sancha said: "You are wrong. Today's battle was expected. The Ming army has long been dead. What's more, the Ming army in front of us is not the elite of the Ming Dynasty. It means nothing to us." threaten."
"It's not that the Ming court has mobilized the Ming army from Liaodong to Beijing. I don't know if we can meet them when we arrive in the capital." Xiao He said.
Zhang Sancha said: "Then we have to reach the capital as soon as possible. If we go late, we may be taken advantage of by the people in the second theater."
Just as they were fighting their first battle against Yanqing Prefecture, Julu, far to the south of Beizhili, also faced another battle with the Tiger-Character Banner army.
When Wang Chengyin, who was guarding Julu, noticed that the Tiger Character Banner army appeared in Beizhili from the border of Shandong, he immediately led the army to retreat from Julu, leaving Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew in Julu.
Because Wang Chengyin was replenished in Julu, his troops already numbered four to five thousand. Although the combat effectiveness could not be guaranteed, the number of troops and horses had recovered a lot.
On the other hand, Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew were not so lucky.
As Fu Zonglong was detained and returned to the capital, the uncle and nephew were at odds with Wang Chengyin again, and Julu was handed over to Wang Chengyin for garrison by the court.
Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew could only maintain the few people under his command. It was impossible to expand his strength. Wang Chengyin did not give him a chance to expand his strength.
So when Wang Chengyin left Julu, Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew had less than a hundred men under his command.
"Uncle, that bitch Wang Chengyin escaped again and left us uncle and nephew to die in Julu." Cao Bianjiao came to Cao Wenzhao angrily.
Cao Wenzhao's face was equally ugly.
In terms of merit, their uncle and nephew are not inferior to Wang Chengyin, but because their uncle and nephew have no background in the court, the court has always trusted Wang Chengyin more.
"How many tiger thieves have come?" Cao Wenzhao asked his nephew.
Cao Bianjiao said: "The army of more than 20,000 has now arrived at Guangzong. It will take at most one day to appear here in Julu."
"So fast!" Cao Wenzhao frowned.
The tiger-shaped flag army arrived earlier than he expected.
Cao Bianjiao said: "Uncle, if you really want to defend Julu, I'm afraid we can't defend it with just a few people like us. Why don't we leave too? Although we don't have many people, we are all cavalry. If we want to leave, no one can stop us." Live."
After stumbling along the way, the only people who were still willing to stay with their uncle and nephew at this time were the soldiers and servants who had been following them in their wars.
These talents are the foundation of their uncles and nephews, and everyone is equipped with a horse, and their riding and archery are also top-notch, no worse than the white-armored soldiers of the Eight Banners.
"Where can we go!" Cao Wenzhao sighed and said, "No matter where we go, as long as Julu cannot defend it, Wang Chengyin will definitely blame our uncle and nephew for the fall of Julu."
He could see clearly that Wang Chengyin was definitely the kind of person who would be the first to show up when it was good, and let others take the blame if something went wrong.
"I don't believe that the imperial court has always believed in this piece of shit Wang Chengyin." Cao Bianjiao cursed.
He hated Wang Chengyin very much.
If it weren't for Wang Chengyin's suppression, their uncle and nephew's life in Julu wouldn't have been so difficult. After such a long period of rest, they hadn't even regained any strength.
After hearing this, Cao Wenzhao snorted softly and said: "You saw with your own eyes that Wang Chengyin almost became Governor Fu at the beginning, but what happened in the end? Governor Fu was captured and brought to Beijing, but Wang Chengyin But he got promoted and made a fortune. Not only was he fine, but he was also appointed by the imperial court as the commander-in-chief of the army and stayed in Julu."
"What a fucking injustice!" Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but yell.
They worked hard for the court, but they were not taken seriously by the court and had to be suppressed by villains like Wang Chengyin.
Cao Wenzhao said: "Why did our uncle and nephew have no background in the court? No one is willing to put in good words for our uncle and nephew. After so many years, I can finally understand it."
"Based on your merits, uncle, you could have been the commander-in-chief a long time ago. It's a pity that the imperial court has no vision and makes loyal ministers cry. The villain has his way. Bah, I think he will die sooner or later." Cao Bianjiao spat fiercely on the ground.
Over the years, their uncle and nephew have suffered too much unfairness.
It was not easy to find an important civil servant as a backer, but no one expected that the backer would fall in a short period of time, and their uncle and nephew would become rootless people again.
Cao Wenzhao looked up at Cao Bianjiao in front of him and said, "If we leave from Julu, where do you think we should go?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Bianjiao opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.
Because he himself didn't know where he could go. He just thought that the Tiger Banner army would attack Julu. Julu would definitely not be able to defend it. If he stayed, he would be waiting for death. The only way to be safe was to leave.
