Chapter 1506
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of cannons kept ringing outside the city.
On the top of the city, soldiers guarding the city were shot and suffered continuous casualties. Even the soil on the city wall fell in large areas.
Tianchengwei has been in peace for a long time, and its military preparations have long been relaxed.
Faced with the artillery as a result, the defenders in the city had no way to do it, and they could not even fight back. The arrows stretched out from the city were far from being shot at the gunners near the cannons outside the city.
Even the desire to shoot arrows close to the cannon is a luxury.
The army of the tiger flag did not make any attacks, but allowed the artillery cannons of the artillery team to bombard the city wall in front of them one after another.
On the top of the city, officers and soldiers were hit by cannons from time to time and fell from the city wall to outside the city.
Under two rounds of artillery attacks, the defenders on the city were already in chaos, crowded with people and hit people. Many people did not die under the cannon, but were hit by their companions who were guarding the city.
Even if you fall down from a city wall that is six or seven meters high, even if you don’t die, your bones will be broken and your tendons will be broken, losing most of your life.
"Deputy Master, can you attack?" Liu Qingzhou looked at the chaos on the city and couldn't help but ask Gao Zhongyun on the side.
Gao Zhongyun took down the monocular lens in front of him, shook his head slightly, and said, "It's not the time. Tianchengwei's city wall has been disrepair for so many cannons. After a while, the artillery team collapsed a wall. You are attacking."
Hearing this, Liu Qingzhou had to wait patiently.
One cannon was constantly bombarding the city walls of the official army, and some cannons even crossed the city head and fell to the houses behind the city wall.
Large holes appeared on the roofs of many houses near the city walls.
This time Gao Zhongyun brought dozens of cannons, most of which were four-pound cannons and six-pound cannons, and two of the nine-pound cannons were also included.
The city wall of Tianchengwei finally couldn't bear it under the shelling over and over again. A place slightly far from the city gate was collapsed, causing dust to fly around.
Seeing this scene, Liu Qingzhou clenched his fists tightly.
He knew that one city wall was knocked down and the city walls in other places could not last long.
After another round of shelling.
The gap that collapsed the city wall became larger under the shelling. The gap that could only accommodate one or two people in and out was now allowed to allow the carriage to enter and exit freely.
There were no one on the top of Tianchengwei's city at this time.
As long as the city defenders who could still move had already escaped from the city, only corpses and some companions who had left in one breath.
"The city is already in chaos, wait a little longer before you can attack." Gao Zhongyun always observed the situation in the city through the monocular.
Liu Qingzhou nodded gently.
One cannon continued to bombard the gaps in the city wall, making the gaps on it bigger and bigger. In the end, most of the walls collapsed.
"Go, the third battle barracks can attack the city." Gao Zhongyun said to Liu Qingzhou.
Liu Qingzhou clamped his legs and urged the horse to move forward.
The troops from the third battle camp divided into several thousand-man teams and rushed towards the gap in the city wall.
The artillery team also received an order to stop the artillery bombardment.
At this time, there was no defender on the city wall, and the soldiers from the Third Battle Barracks easily attacked the city.
The shouts of killing came out of the city soon.
The commander-in-chief sent by Zhou Tong to guard the city, as soon as he stepped off the city wall, he immediately fled back to the commander-in-chief's office with his men.
Although the cannon sound occurred outside the city, the yamen was already in chaos, with panicked servants and servants working everywhere.
"The general is not good, Zhenyuan Gate is lost." The commander shouted and ran to the back yamen.
Before he could run to Houya, Zhou Tong had already walked out first.
"General, escape quickly. Zhenyuan Gate has fallen and the chaos has entered the city." The commander-in-chief said anxiously when he saw Zhou Tong.
After hearing this, Zhou Tong's feet became soft and his body took a few steps back without controlling it. He didn't stand firm until he reached the door frame.
He only heard him ask in a heavy voice: "Why did Zhenyuan Gate fall? General Wang has already brought people to the top of the city to guard the city. Are you lying to me, right?"
At this time, he still didn't believe in the Zhenyuan Gate that the bandits broke through.
From the sound of cannons to the loss of Zhenyuanmen, the time was too short.
"The cannons of the bandits are so powerful that the defenders on the city cannot resist them at all. General, take advantage of the fact that the bandits have not come yet, so you should run away earlier!" said the commander.
Zhou Tong suppressed the panic in his heart and asked, "Where is General Wang? Where is the others?"
"As soon as the bandits attacked the city, the city was in chaos. The officials really couldn't find General Wang." The commander said, not saying that he was frightened by the bandits' cannon and was bombarded by Wang Bao.
kill!
Just as Zhou Tong was about to ask something, the shouts of killing came from the direction of Zhenyuanmen.
The commander-in-chief turned pale.
He had only known that Zhenyuan Gate could not be guarded. When he brought his people back, Zhenyuan Gate was only bombarded by the bandits and had not yet fallen. Unexpectedly, the bandits had really entered the city now.
"Bring people with me and follow me to walk through Yingen Gate." Zhou Tong did not dare to stop, brought his personal soldiers and his luggage that had been prepared long ago to Yingen Gate.
Going to Yingen Gate, you need to pass through Zhenwu Temple and the bell tower.
However, at this time the street was already in chaos, with countless defeated soldiers and the people in the city running around, with many tables, chairs, benches, and vegetables scattered on the street.
This made Zhou Tong and others who came out of the commander's yamen on horseback, unable to walk faster.
"Turn away the people in front of you." Zhou Tong explained to his personal soldiers.
A team of personal soldiers waved the horse whip in their hands and beat the crowd in front of them.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard these personal soldiers use whips, it is difficult to make the horses get up quickly, and they still struggle to move forward little by little by little.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements now." The commander-in-chief secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wang Bao was not chasing the cannon. He immediately arranged for his subordinates to prepare according to Wang Bao's request.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before the door panels and quilts needed by Wang Bao were sent up, the sound of cannons outside the city started to sound first.
A cannon hit the city wall, causing the people on the city wall to tremble.
The commander standing next to Wang Bao was so scared that he collapsed on the ground after hearing the cannons, and a large area of his crotch was soon wet.
"Do not embarrass and conspicuously here." Wang Bao glanced at the commander at his feet in disgust.
The generals of the ward were more useless than he thought.
Two soldiers from the garrison ran down the city with their own commanders.
"General, the cannon has no eyes, so it is too dangerous to stay on the top of the city. It is better to go to the city first to avoid it." A personal soldier advised Wang Bao not to stay on the top of the city.
Chapter completed!