Outside Laizhou City, there is a vast plain.
The tunnels used by the rebels to attack the city are still there, and the collapsed walls of Laizhou City have not been repaired.
But now the offensive and defensive forces have changed, and the rebels have become the defenders.
At the top of Laizhou City, Li Jiucheng and others were all frowning as they watched the new army approaching step by step.
"Now is the last chance. If even the fortified city of Laizhou cannot resist Zuo Mengeng's attack, you and I will have no choice but to find a way to escape."
Faced with the pressure of the new army, the rebels decided to try again.
The field battle was lost to the new army, but what about defending the city?
People of this era have blind confidence in the fortified city.
What's more, they had already fully understood this fortified city when they attacked Laizhou.
"Father, don't worry. The child has asked the craftsmen. They said that the explosive bullets are just hollowed out in the middle and the explosives are put in. I just don't know how to detonate them, but they will never explode the city wall."
Li Yingyuan's words are the rebels' last hope.
The rebels did not know that the New Army had new explosives, and thought that the New Army's shells were filled with the same black powder as theirs.
Black powder wanted to destroy the city wall, but it was not like the rebels had never tried it. Don't even think about it if it doesn't weigh a thousand pounds.
No matter how well the artillery shells of the New Army can be loaded, it is impossible to hold thousands of kilograms of gunpowder.
After handing over the command to Bai Xiaoqi, Zuo Mengeng did not move forward.
He stayed very far back, observing the city with his binoculars.
Seeing that Huang Long and others were always peeping at the things in his hands, Zuo Mengeng laughed and gave them a telescope.
After learning how to use it, Huang Long and others were surprised by the function of the telescope.
"This... this can actually see things from a thousand miles away. Doesn't that mean that it's easy to arrange troops and detect enemy planes?"
The battle hasn't started yet, and Wei Luan still doesn't know how powerful the new army's firearms are. But just the telescope in his hand made him awe.
He is a naval admiral and has been wandering on the sea all year round. He is more aware of how powerful it would be to have a pair of telescopes on the vast sea.
Huang Long's vision was fixed on the head of Laizhou City, and the sound of his teeth grinding could be heard even from the side.
"General Zuo, if Geng Zhongming is captured, can he hand it over to Huang?"
Geng Zhongming's younger brother rebelled and humiliated him in every possible way, including cutting off his nose and ears. Huang Long has always been humiliated and vowed to take revenge to the death.
Zuo Mengeng didn't care.
"If I catch one alive, I'll give it to you."
Huang Long immediately prostrated himself and said loudly: "Thank you very much for attending."
The rest of the people looked sideways, wondering what else they didn't understand.
Huang Long has decided to take refuge.
Shen Shikui and Shang Kexi followed closely behind. Although they said nothing, they also made their position clear.
The three of them had all seen the power of new weapons and weapons. They originally thought that Zuo Mengeng didn't have many soldiers and horses, and no matter how powerful the firearms were, they would be of limited use.
As a result, it was now discovered that Zuo Mengeng had over 10,000 soldiers and horses, and almost all of them were powerful firearms. The three of them understood that looking at the world, no other strong soldiers could match him.
In the face of absolute strength, their little thoughts are no longer important.
They have no bargaining power at all.
The only thing that can be done is to surrender quickly, and maybe you can get some more benefits.
The other generals were all in a dilemma and didn't know what to choose.
Fortunately, the new army's attack started and helped them make a choice.
Although he has the advantage of weapons, Bai Xiaoqi does not advance rashly and still strictly implements siege tactics.
The new army first built a heavy artillery position seven miles away from the city, which was the main force used to destroy the city wall.
And this distance left the rebels with nothing they could do.
The red cannon with the longest range is impossible to hit even if it is placed on the top of the city.
Then the infantry and artillery were moved forward into a position three miles away from the wall.
The infantry artillery is also the Zuoying artillery. As Zuoying has become a historical term, it is no longer used much by the new army. And because Zuoying artillery is mostly used as infantry accompanying firepower, everyone is more accustomed to calling it infantry artillery.
Unlike heavy artillery, the infantry artillery positions were tightly protected.
Because the rebels' red cannons at the top of the city can already hit here.
Only by taking good protection can casualties be reduced.
As for the infantry of the new army, they only did one thing before attacking, which was to dig tunnels, approach the city wall, and shorten the attack distance.
This tactic has been used throughout the ages, and the New Army is no exception.
News came from the front that the infantry had entered the attack position.
Bai Xiaoqi was full of energy and shouted: "Start attacking!"
The messenger immediately waved colorful flags and the order was passed around.
The heavy artillery took the lead in showing off its power, smashing shells filled with new explosives at the head of Laizhou City.
The military structure of the New Army is that each division has a directly subordinate artillery regiment. The artillery regiment is divided into one heavy artillery battalion and two infantry artillery battalions.
The heavy artillery battalion has twelve artillery pieces and its firepower is very powerful.
Wei Luan and others were all dumbfounded when they saw the New Army's heavy artillery firing from seven miles away.
Is there any artillery in the world that can shoot such a distance?
Even if it could, what power would a cannonball have if it hit the city wall?
But the facts shocked them even more.
Eight of the twelve shells hit the city wall accurately. But when a loud noise far more terrifying than the artillery fire enveloped the world, and the earth trembled violently, the broken masonry of Laizhou's city wall was blown high into the sky, and then raindrops fell everywhere within a radius of tens of meters. Scattered.
Under the billowing black smoke, all the places hit by the shells lost their original appearance. The thick green bricks on the outer layer of the originally intact city wall were completely destroyed, and the compacted loess inside turned into a terrifying pit, which seemed to be penetrated at any time, revealing the scene on the other side.
As for the rebels who originally stood firm on the city wall, even if they hid when the artillery roared, they were still killed in pieces because they underestimated the power of the New Army's heavy artillery.
Those bunkers that they thought were strong were as fragile as pieces of paper under the guncotton explosives.
Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde and others had already climbed down the city wall to avoid the cannon fire. After seeing the extent of the damage to the city wall, the two had the same idea.
"Move quickly, we can't hold on any longer!"
Laizhou City, which had been bruised and bloody by them, turned out to be so unbearable in front of the new army.
This fact caused the rebels to completely lose their fighting spirit.
Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde and others did not wait for the new army to attack, and immediately opened the west gate of Laizhou with their troops, swarmed out, and fled in such a panic that they could not take care of a lot of money and supplies.
The generals have all run away, and the soldiers are still fighting to the death. They follow the generals' flags one after another, fearing that they will be the last.
It was clear from the telescope that the rebels on the city wall were running away, but Bai Xiaoqi was still very cautious.
"Order the first regiment to approach cautiously and be careful of the enemy's deception."
This was his first time commanding a division-level battle, and he didn't want any flaws.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zuo Menggeng's concurrent appointment as the commander of the First Division will become history. Therefore, many people are jealous of this position of teacher.
Zuo Menggeng named him to be the commander of the entire division, and the significance is self-evident.
The first group climbed out of the tunnel, maintained their battle formation and approached the city, but still did not come under attack.
The ladder was set up, and dozens of snipers carefully guarded against the danger of climbing to the top of the city, escorting the soldiers to climb up the wall.
After a stick of incense was burned, the gate of Laizhou City was opened from the inside, and the soldiers who ascended first waved the red flag at the top of the city, indicating that there was no danger in the city.
Bai Xiaoqi was depressed, feeling that the stage for good performance was gone.
"Enter the city."
After receiving the order, the troops came out of the tunnel and rushed into the city like a tide.
In the distance behind, looking at the broken and collapsed city wall, Wei Luan, Fan Hualong and others finally understood the painstaking efforts of Huang Long and the others.
In the face of such powerful force, bargaining is not a smart move, but seeking death.
"From now on, we will only follow the general's lead. Life and death, honor and disgrace, all depend on the general's decision."
Seeing that the recovery of Laizhou City was imminent, Zuo Mengeng did not feel happy at all. Instead, he looked at the dilapidated city and said sincerely: "You don't know much about this place yet, and you don't understand what you will face next. My suggestion to you is that you go around and look around before making a decision."
In his eyes, these old soldiers are not all good candidates for recruitment.
Allowing sufficient time for them to choose can also prevent the new army from deteriorating due to contamination.
Huang Long and others were confused.
Is it so difficult to surrender these days?
