After the two rounds of artillery fire from the Northern Army were over, perhaps because the government army had no sign of counterattacking again, the explosion occurred on the city wall finally stopped...

As the leisure and freedom enveloped the city slowly dissipated, a very tragic scene suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

General Xu Guohou used thousands of civilians to strengthen the city walls that he worked hard all day and night. At this moment, he was bombed so hard that he could not see what he was like.

The logs and sandbags piled up on the city wall were either lifted out of the city wall or blown into a pile of wasteland.

Most of the battlements that blocked both sides of the city wall and blocked the soldiers' lead-shocks were blown up completely.

Looking down from the air, the city wall blocking between the two armies can only be regarded as a land enclosure at most.

More importantly, this earthen enclosure without any protection was almost covered with countless corpses of soldiers and broken limbs and broken arms that were shattered by flowering bullets.

Although there is no detailed statistics on the battle damage, Xu Guohou, who has a solemn expression, is already sure that there are at least 500 troops on the city wall.

Because before the Northern Army launched artillery fire on the city wall, it arranged 800 defenders on the city wall. Now, there was almost no movement on the city wall where 800 soldiers were arranged.

There is only one reason for this result, that is, the eight hundred defenders who were arranged on the city wall were almost completely lost under the artillery fire just now.

Without even seeing the clear face of the Northern Army, hundreds of soldiers were lost. What's more important is that the only red-clothed cannon that could be used to turn defeat into victory was also blown into a pile of scrap iron.

Faced with this cruel fact, Xu Guohou's face was already pale and turned into despair without realizing it.

After knowing the powerful strength shown by the artillery troops of the Tiger and Leopard Army, Xu Guohou, who had always shown a lofty expression, finally felt scared. Not only that, he also felt a deep regret from the bottom of his heart for his decision to take the initiative to fight the county town under his feet and block the military front of the North Army.

I regret that I shouldn’t have been so reckless at the beginning, I regret that I shouldn’t have been hot for a while, I regret that I shouldn’t have come here...

However, there is no medicine for regret in this world. Since you have done it, you must be prepared to bear it.

Stay while Xu Guohou suppressed his inner fear and mustered up the courage to say some comforting words to his subordinates.

His subordinates were also full of despair, and his legs and bodies, which had begun to tremble due to fear and fear. The courage he had just plucked up disappeared completely again...

Although Xu Guohou has never really been to the battlefield, he knows a truth very well through military books and the familiarity of his elders...

"The morale of the army can make a unit win a battle. It can also make a unit collapse directly on the battlefield..."

The group of generals in front of him were obviously frightened by the powerful strength exposed by the Northern Army outside the city.

From their faces and bodies, Xu Guohou did not even notice the courage to continue fighting with the Northern Army, except for seeing the morale that had fallen to the bottom of the valley.

The generals under his command whom he regarded as his confidant had no morale at all, not to mention those ordinary soldiers who could only get 60% of their military pay.

Xu Guohou could not imagine whether the real siege war broke out, under the attack of the Northern Army outside the city, his already low-spirited subordinates would directly leave his commander and collapse on the battlefield.

So, all the fears that came from the bottom of their hearts followed.

At the same time, an idea that I had felt very ashamed before also appeared in Xu Guohou's mind.

In order to survive, should we leave here alone with our personal guards before our subordinates react?

However, as soon as this idea appeared, he refused himself.

Because my family and family are still in the capital, as long as I leave my post without hesitation, my family will be arrested by Emperor Chongzhen without hesitation and will be punished for his crimes.

More importantly, as soon as this idea appeared, a general in command of the scout team rushed towards his position with a look of horror.

After seeing Xu Guohou, he forgot even the minimum military salute and reported in a trembling tone.

"Sir, something happened... Outside the four gates of the county town, the cavalry of the Zhengbei Army was found, with a scale of at least two thousand people... We...we were surrounded by the Zhengbei Army in this county town..."

"You are sure that those who surround the other three city gates are all the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry... Your scouts are not wrong." After hearing the report, Xu Guohou, who realized the danger, frowned and asked loudly.

The general nodded and affirmed: "It is a cavalry, and it is also the iron-armored cavalry in the legendary Tiger and Leopard Army... Not only are everyone equipped with a saber and a pair of iron armor. Each cavalry is also equipped with an excellent musket and three powerful grenades, suitable for close-range throwing guns. The scouts sent by the last general can see clearly and will never make any mistakes..."

At this time, the desperate expression on Xu Guohou's face became even stronger.

With a helpless smile on his face, he said, "Now it seems that the Northern Expedition Army outside the city is not just as simple as capturing the county town under our feet, but is planning to wipe us out in this county town..."

At this moment, a scream filled with horror suddenly rang on the top of the city that had been blown into ruins.

"The rebels, the rebels stationed outside the city, have begun to attack us..."

As the screams rang out one after another at the top of the city, Mr. Qian, who was responsible for counting the losses at the top of the city, was blackened by Xiaoyao, rushed towards him directly. Before the person could reach his sight, he shouted with horror on his face.

"Sir, the rebels stationed outside the city have begun to attack the city..."

"At least two thousand rebel musketeers have opened the military camp and brought muskets and artillery to the county town..."

After the artillery fire was covered just now, Xu Guohou was given ten more courage. He was still scared and did not dare to climb the city wall again.

After hearing the news that the Northern Army began to attack, he looked desperate and said without thinking: "Then why are you still stunned? I immediately ordered the soldiers to climb the city wall and prepare to defend the city..."

Faced with this command that had almost no brains, Mr. Qian still maintained the last trace of rationality in his heart, and quickly reminded: "But, sir... the city wall has been almost flattened by the rebels, and there is no danger to defend... Now let the soldiers rely on the city wall to defend, wouldn't they be bombed under the rebels' artillery bombardment?"

"No matter how many soldiers we have, we can't stand the price of losing hundreds of soldiers with just one flowering bullet..."

The renewed understanding of the powerful strength of the Zhengbei Army has just escaped from death, and he has just learned that he was trapped in the county by the Zhengbei Army...

Facing a series of blows, Xu Guohou, who was surviving the disaster and was full of despair about his future, could he remain rational and analyze the different ideas put forward by his subordinates?

So, as soon as Mr. Qian finished speaking, Xu Guohou roared impatiently.

"What else can we defend without guarding the city wall? Do you want me to watch the rebels attack the county town, but as the guardian, I am indifferent because I am afraid of death..."

"Go and pass the order immediately. No matter how many people die, they must block the rebels and cannot let them enter the city..."

What Xu Guohou did not expect was that it was because of his irrationality and impatientness that he once again directly lost two thousand people.

In order to block the attack of the Northern Army, two thousand panic-defying soldiers were driven away by the officers. No matter how helpless they had to take mechanical steps, they moved towards the city wall step by step.

When they climbed the city wall and saw corpses everywhere and broken limbs and arms, many soldiers who had never been to the battlefield had their legs weak, their faces were pale and squatted beside the city wall, and vomited in big mouths.

On the heavy artillery position of the Northern Army three miles away, there was a monocular lens holding a telescope and watching the heavy artillery regiment commander who made every move in the city wall. A strange sneer flashed quickly on his calm and expectant face.

Because, after a short wait, he finally saw the picture he wanted to see the most.

A quiet city wall, facing the two thousand musketeers who were constantly approaching the city wall, was once again full of the official troops ready to defend.

After putting down the telescope, he shouted excitedly at Wei Zheng beside him: "Master, the official troops in the city have indeed been fooled..."

"The officials who were standing in the city were indeed attracted by the two thousand musketeers we sent out. Now these officials have all gathered on the city wall."

"I have estimated that the official army transferred to the city wall this time will definitely be more than two thousand."

"If we bombard these two thousand officials, maybe we don't need to attack, and the officials in the city will surrender to us because of fear and surrender without fighting..."

Wei Zheng nodded with a smile on his face and ordered confidently: "Then why are you still stunned... Order your brothers to fire the fire immediately and use shells to blow the officials and soldiers in the city to break their livers and gallbladders, and they have to surrender to us."

"If you can really blow up the city's official army and surrender to us, I hereby guarantee that our first contribution to the Northern Army's expedition to the capital will be your heavy artillery regiment."

The commander of the heavy artillery regiment said with an excited look on his face: "Please rest assured, at most fifteen rounds of artillery bombardment, the last general will blow up the official troops gathered on the city walls..."

It has been bombed into ruins, without any city walls used to hide, and the power of the flowering bullet can be exerted to its best state.

Fifty heavy artillery shot five or six hundred flowering bullets into the city wall, and the city wall that stretched for a mile was gone again.
Chapter completed!