In the middle of the imperial city is Chengtianmen Street, which runs north to south. To the north is Chengtianmen and to the south is Zhuquemen.
On both sides of the street are Zhongshu Waishing, Menxia Waishing, Shangshu Province, Sinong Temple, Taipu Temple, Taichang Temple, Yushitai, Honglu Temple, Zongzheng Temple and left and right Wuwei, left and right Xiaowei, left and right Qianniuwei and other departments.
The location is the center of the imperial court's authority.
This also means that there are many palaces, the environment is complex, the troops cannot be deployed, and there are even government soldiers, which have to be guarded against.
Qin Huaidao arranged the battle sequence, his eyes fell on Luo Wu, and shouted: "Do it!"
Luo Wu saluted solemnly, hurried to the artillery camp, and shouted loudly: "The artillery camp listen to my command and fire -"
The artilleryman, who had already held the cannonball on standby, let go and the cannonball slid into the grenade.
"Boom!"
A series of dull voices sounded.
The next moment, one after another roared away and hit the city gate hard.
"Boom boom boom!"
The sound of explosions was earth-shaking, and the flames shot into the sky, dispersing the night, which was particularly dazzling.
The sound of the explosion shook, and the whole world was roaring, making everyone's ears buzz, and they were full of shock. The defenders on the city wall were stunned, and their expressions changed drastically.
"Boom boom boom!"
Another round of shelling.
"The door is open!"
"The door is open!"
Many people cheered and shouted.
The most difficult thing about attacking a city is to get in. Once the city gate is opened, the chances of winning are high.
"kill--"
Xue Rengui shouted excitedly and rushed towards Chengtianmen first.
"Quick, shoot and stop them!"
The defenders were shocked, and a general's voice was full of nervousness and panic.
But even the crossbowmen were stunned, overly nervous, their movements deformed, and they lacked their former proficiency and speed.
At this time, the artillery battalion adjusted its firing range and aimed at the city wall.
"Boom boom boom!"
As soon as the city wall defenders reacted and prepared to fire, artillery shells fell from the sky and exploded among the crowd.
Suddenly, the defenders were like kites being blown away by a tornado, flying all over the sky. Blood was scattered along with the broken limbs and flesh. Many people were even shaken and flew under the city wall, killing them on the spot.
"Boom boom boom!"
Another round of artillery fire came.
The city wall became increasingly chaotic. No one bothered to fight back. Those who were still alive fled away. The ground was filled with injured soldiers who were still alive and wailing. Screams could be heard one after another.
In order to block the Hanzhou Army's attack and defend Chengtian Gate, the defenders deployed heavy troops on the city wall, almost all of them were crossbowmen, and they were crowded together. This battle resulted in numerous casualties.
However, the Hanzhou Army took the opportunity to rush into the city. The armies on both sides rushed directly to the city wall, holding repeating crossbows in their hands, shooting at everyone they saw, like wolves and tigers.
Under the dimension-reducing blow of the artillery shells, the defenders were completely stunned. By the time they reacted, the Hanzhou Army had already stormed onto the city wall, firing crossbows like rain, fierce, dense, and crazy.
A large number of troops rushed into the city, shouting and killing loudly.
After Xue Rengui's army all rushed in, Xu Shiji gave the order and led the army to rush in too.
Qin Huaidao had only one artillery battalion left beside him. Seeing the soldiers charging in with great morale, his blood boiled and he shouted: "Luo Wu, bring your artillery and follow me in."
"clear!"
Luo Wu was also eager to rush in and perform meritorious service, so he immediately arranged two teams to be responsible for carrying grenades and ammunition. The remaining three teams gathered around, each of them took out their repeating crossbows with cold eyes.
If you pick up the grenade, you are an artilleryman; if you put down the grenade, you are a soldier.
"Walk!"
Qin Huaidao shouted and walked towards Chengtianmen first.
The defenders on Chengtian Gate had been killed and abandoned their helmets and armor. They either surrendered or ran away. No one bothered to shoot Qin Huaidao with cold arrows. Everyone successfully rushed through Chengtian Gate and entered the imperial city.
Looking around, Xue Rengui's three armies were rushing south along the three streets, but there were many troops blocking the way, and the charging speed was not fast. The enemies on the walls on both sides also reacted and tried their best to block them, but the fight was not smooth.
As for Xu Shiji's troops, they attacked from the left and right sides. To the west were the craftsmen and supervisors, and to the east were the auxiliary departments of Chunfang and Donggong. There were mostly alleys, the roads were extremely complicated, and the advance was not fast.
"Huh?"
Qin Huaidao was keenly aware that these defenders had a very tenacious will to fight. They dared to fight and fought hard. They had the attitude of a dead soldier. They were even more desperate than the previous Miyagi defenders. They should be the elite among the elite. This kind of people are loyal and stubborn, and it is not easy.
Surrendered and decisively ordered: "Split the artillery camp into two and shoot at the defenders on the city wall."
The city wall is high, and any bombing can be seen by all parties, which can destroy the morale of the enemy troops.
Luo Wu quickly signaled two teams to go over, one team on each side, and the remaining three teams stayed on guard, fearing that Qin Huaidao was in danger.
Qin Huaidao strode forward, the horse in his hand shook, buzzed and trembled, he ran up like a tiger descending the mountain, and shouted: "Get out of the way -"
The familiar voice caused the soldiers to disperse spontaneously and make way for a passage.
Qin Huaidao flew up along the passage, jumped into the air with a tiger leap, and swept the horse in his hand with a fierce wind, setting off a stream of blood.
"Buzz buzz!"
Ma Shan slashed left and right, and the cold light was fierce, tearing open a hole in an instant.
Qin Huaidao took the opportunity and roared: "Arrange a group of people to go to the roof!"
"Understood!" A general responded loudly.
"King Han, why are you here? Go back quickly, it's dangerous." The military commander in charge of this road shouted urgently.
"Stop talking nonsense and kill the enemy!"
Qin Huaidao roared angrily, and sometimes the horse spear in his hand was like streaks of lightning, stabbing people, sometimes like streaks of horses passing through, killing one piece, sometimes like a wild dragon like the sea, stirring up a large area, unstoppable, and killing the enemy with fear.
, retreating steadily.
No one is not afraid of death, no matter how diehard he is.
When the officers and soldiers of the Hanzhou Army saw that the King of Han was coming to kill him, and he was so fierce and powerful, every one of them was like a chicken's blood, howling and rushing forward to kill, and they all began to risk their lives.
Almost at the same time, artillery fire came from both sides, indicating that the artillery had taken action.
The terrifying explosion startled the defenders. They all turned around and saw flames bursting into the sky from the walls on both sides. Countless of their own people were blown away, screaming in agony.
With the support of artillery, the morale of the pursuing Hanzhou Army was greatly boosted, and they pushed forward all the way.
The defenders on the ground saw that the city walls on both sides were about to be thrown down. Once occupied by the opponent, they could shoot them from high up. Everyone had no way to escape. They suddenly panicked and their morale plummeted.
When the Hanzhou Army saw the artillery taking action, their morale was greatly boosted, and they took the opportunity to attack and kill fiercely.
One thing was going down, the other was going up, the Hanzhou army's momentum suppressed the defenders, and the situation was great.
Qin Huaidao danced his horse spear like a tiger in the wind, the cold light of the spear flashed, and he rushed forward like a plow sweeping a cave. Luo Wu followed closely with his guards in golden clothes, each one like a wolf or a tiger, shouting for a fierce battle.
Many people took the opportunity to climb onto the roof and ran along the roof, shooting wildly.
Soon, the enemy couldn't hold it any longer and retreated while fighting.
After rushing for a while, a cavalry group suddenly appeared in front of them.
The retreating defenders quickly ran to both sides, revealing the cavalry lineup. The leader was wearing bright armor, shining brightly under the torch. It was Yuwen Huchen. Next to him stood a general, equally majestic, holding a horse spear.
, his eyes were a little cold.
Qin Huaidao raised his horse to signal the army to stop, and asked: "Yuwen Huchen?"
Yuwen Huchen looked at Qin Huaidao. He was covered in blood, and even his horse's hair turned red. It could be seen that there were countless people killed along the way, all of which were the result of his careful training. He became furious and shouted: "You are looking for death -"
"Commander, I'm coming!"
The warrior next to him rushed to say, and rushed forward on horseback.