With the suppression of squatting tiger cannons and archers, Guo Ming and his men rushed to the gate of Liuyang City and placed the explosives properly with very few casualties.
"Fire rockets!" As soon as Guo Ming withdrew, Yu Ming immediately gave the order.
A salvo of rockets set off the explosives.
A rumbling explosion sounded at the root of the city.
A volley of artillery fire passed by and really blew up a section of the city wall.
The collapsed city wall formed a passage, and now the charge could easily rush into Liu Yangcheng.
"Renaissance Army! Attack!" Yu Ming made a prompt decision and launched a general attack.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon and archers were still suppressing the attack, while the Renaissance Army rushed towards the collapsed city wall.
On the city wall, the defenders on both sides of the collapsed city wall were so panicked that they couldn't even think of a counterattack.
The thick and solid city wall was their last barrier, and now this barrier has also been blown down by the army.
What a waste of time! What could be stronger than a city wall?
"Kill, kill, kill!"
The Fuxing Army's shouts of killing awakened the defenders at the top of the city. Starting from the collapse point, the defenders fled in all directions, unable to organize an effective counterattack.
"Put down your weapons! Surrender without killing!"
The agile Renaissance soldiers climbed up to the top of the city along the collapsed city wall, shouting loudly while slashing the enemies.
Jiangzhou's policy has always been to capture as many people as possible. These are the best laborers. If you capture more of them, you will have less work to do.
Therefore, the Renaissance Army was very interested in catching people alive.
"Surrender! I surrender!" Some of the defenders began to drop their weapons.
This thing is like a virus, it is contagious.
Starting from the collapse of the city wall, more and more rebel soldiers dropped their weapons, and the Renaissance soldiers who wanted to board the city surrendered.
"General! What should we do? The officers and soldiers are coming, and the brothers can't hold it anymore!"
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Liu He was knocked down by the shaking of the city wall just now, and his arm was damaged but was not broken.
Immediately afterwards came the report of the collapse of the city wall, which made Liu He completely lose his mind to resist.
Now he just wants to return to Changsha and let his master Liu Jinpeng make the decision for him.
Guard Liu He gave the order, so the people below naturally ran very fast.
Those who were not at the top of the city ran directly towards the west gate.
Those on the top of the city, those close to the stairs flew down, and those far away jumped directly...
It is impossible to jump. If you jump, you will fall to your death.
The demoralized rebels had no choice but to surrender, otherwise a burst of artillery fire awaited them.
When Liu He got off the city, no one ran out of the west gate, and a white flag had been erected on the east city wall behind him.
The remaining defenders at the top of the city surrendered collectively.
Liuyang was captured, and the entire battle lasted for a whole morning.
This is the most "difficult" battle the Jiangzhou Renaissance Army has ever fought...
"Appease the people and tell them that we are helping the King of Tanzhou to take Tanzhou back and eliminate the bandits!"
When the army entered the city, Yu Ming immediately issued a general order.
Yu Ming asked him to do a good job in appeasing the people and at the same time help Qi Shu publicize his upcoming return.
As soon as the people heard that it was the King of Tanzhou who had returned, many people immediately started to greet Master Wang spontaneously.
"General, I take the liberty to ask, is the prince here?"
The old man came to Yu Ming tremblingly and asked.
"Old man, the prince is heading towards Yuezhou. Now many armies are marching into Changsha, and the bandits will be wiped out soon." Yu Ming said to the old man with a smile.
"Thank God! This group of thieves finally has someone to deal with them!" The old man burst into tears with excitement.
At his age, his legs are inherently weak, so he is lucky to have escaped a natural disaster.
Unexpectedly, the thieves came just a few days after the good days.
What a good guy, under the guise of a rebel, he is actually doing the things of a thief.
His family originally had thirty or forty acres of land, but when the thieves came, they immediately robbed him of his land.
Although I didn’t know why I returned it to him a few days ago, I missed this year’s spring plowing.
I don’t know how I’m going to live this year. When I’m in trouble, the army attacks the city, and the prince is back!
When King Tanzhou was here, the people finally had food to eat, and King Tanzhou led his people to defeat the plague, which was quite prestigious.
After appeasing the people of Liuyang City, Yu Ming convened everyone to discuss and finally decided that Wang Ran would stay with the Ezhou Army.
Liuyang is an important town and there is no room for failure. If those miscellaneous soldiers in Hongzhou are attacked by someone, the loss will outweigh the gain.
By letting Wang Ran stay, he can not only defend the city, but also restore the people's livelihood as soon as possible.
Yu Ming himself led the Jiangzhou soldiers and continued forward, heading for Changsha.
In terms of progress, they have lagged behind the King of Tanzhou.
Going south from Yuezhou, there was no important town like Liuyang, and the forts along the way could not stop the violent bombardment of King Tanzhou.
They have arrived in the north of Changsha this morning.
So Yu Ming had to rush over to meet the King of Tanzhou.
Changsha City is much stronger than Liuyang, and it will definitely not be captured by pointing the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
Song Tong didn't understand the method of inserting eyes to blow up the city. He had never lived in Daye, so of course he didn't know how to blow up mines.
…
In the north of Changsha City, the King of Tanzhou and his five thousand Yuezhou Renaissance Army set up camp.
The city wall was bombarded for a while in the afternoon, but the effect was not obvious. On the contrary, the thieves discovered that the city wall was strong and could withstand the attack of the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
Liu Jinpeng received the message from Liu He and estimated that Liuyang would probably fall, so he sent someone to recruit Liu He back.
As a result, they encountered the fleeing remnants of the Liuhe tribe on the way.
The King of Tanzhou watched Liu He's remaining soldiers enter the city.
His troops were in the north, and Liu He came from the east. He mobilized the Crouching Tiger Artillery and couldn't catch up with their speed of escaping into the city.
"Your Majesty, General Yu Ming is coming with his troops, and the Fengzhou Renaissance Army is coming soon."
"The prince and the alliance army will be able to reach Changsha City tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
Song Tong arrived in Changsha and immediately sent news to various people.
Everyone's progress is about the same.
Although there are no squatting tiger cannons in the south, Liu Jinpeng no longer dares to let his people guard the fort.
He didn't know which way had a Crouching Tiger Cannon and which way didn't. Song Mao's muskets banged a few times, so frightened the bandit soldiers that they dispersed.
Liu Jinpeng simply asked everyone to hide in the fortified Changsha City.
Last year Liu Jinpeng ordered people to repair Changsha's city defenses.
Although it is not as strong as before the natural disaster, it has no problem withstanding the attack of the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
Song Tong saw that the Crouching Tiger Cannon was useless, so he could only station his troops and wait for support to arrive.
At dusk, Niu Laosan arrived first.
He came with Fengzhou soldiers and Langzhou soldiers.
What came from Fengzhou was the Fuxing Army.
The Langzhou soldiers were the local civilian armed forces. After he defected to Song Yang, He Taiping asked Wang Yongning to help him form an army.
Wang Yongning reorganized the Langzhou Minzhuang into the Langzhou Renaissance Army.
However, the time was short and the training was not adequate.
The main job of the two thousand Langzhou soldiers who came out with Niu Laosan this time was also to do logistics.
The next morning, Yu Ming finally arrived.
There are already nearly 20,000 Renaissance troops outside Changsha City.
In the afternoon, Song Mao and the alliance's troops arrived, and their numbers doubled.
The total strength reached more than 40,000.
It has already surpassed the rebel garrison of Changsha City.
"How to fight this battle? Do you have any good ideas?"
In the evening, the allied generals gathered together, and Song Tong, as the leader, sat at the table.
"Your Majesty, the bandits have been operating in Changsha City for more than a year, and all loopholes in the city's defense have been repaired. This battle will not be easy to fight." Kang Qiong said first.
They in Hengzhou have always been aware of the situation in Changsha City.
Song Mao also agreed and said: "That's true. Although there are my people in the city, the thieves are extremely tight at the city gate, making it difficult to open the city gate from the inside."
"How about setting fire to the city?" Song Chengwang asked.
"No, after the natural disaster, most of the buildings in the city are made of bamboo or wood. If fire is set, the people will suffer." Song Tong shook his head.
What he wants is to drive away the traitors and take Tanzhou back.
Instead of destroying Tanzhou and getting an abandoned city.
If we get a ruin, then there is no point in taking Changsha back.
"We will attack tomorrow. I will have people blow it up. If we open a hole, we can hope to reach the city." Yu Ming said.
"You can give it a try, but the city wall in Changsha is much thicker than that in Liuyang, so the effect may not be as good."
When Yu Ming came, he told Song Tong to use explosives to blow up the city.
However, Song Tong clearly knew that Liuyang's city defense construction was completely incomparable with Changsha's.
Changsha's city wall is not only tall, but also twice as thick as Liuyang's.
"It's best to open the city gate from the inside." Song Mao said.
"I will send someone to send a message into the city tonight to contact the internal intelligence. If we can seize a city gate, it will be easy to fight." Song Mao thought for a while and said.
"Yes. It's best if you can seize the door. If not, it can be considered a first-hand preparation." Song Mao nodded.
"Tomorrow will be a fierce battle. I hope you will all work together. I would like to thank you all here."
"Don't dare! It's my job to drive out the bandits."
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In the evening, although Song Mao contacted the spies in the city, the spies said that it was extremely difficult to seize the door.
Liu Jinpeng set up three checkpoints at the city gate. Without hundreds of people, it would be impossible to capture the city gate.
There are only about twenty spies in the city, which is simply not enough.
Early the next morning, the plan to seize the door ended in failure, and the spies in the city did not take action.
Because Liu Jinpeng had strengthened the defense of the city gate overnight, taking action rashly was tantamount to courting death.
"Let's attack with force! We can't just back down!"
Yu Ming took a telescope and looked at the top of the city. There were many thieves on the city, and he could see many thundering stones and rolling logs, which were piled higher than the crenels.
Liu Jinpeng still has certain commanding ability and popularity, and the bandit soldiers can also display good combat effectiveness under his leadership.
"Then leave it to the general!" Song Tong put down the telescope and said to Ming.
Song Tong didn't understand the specific siege battle, so he could only leave it to the commander-in-chief Yu Ming.
Yu Ming immediately ordered people to set up the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
All archers were mobilized at the same time.
"Boom boom boom!"
The cannon exploded, and the first charge on the city began.
It was Guo Ming who took the lead. The soldiers rushed to the city with explosives and installed the explosives while watching the thundering rocks and rolling wood.
Yu Ming was ordered to explode again.
"Boom boom boom!"
Sure enough, what Song Tong said was right.
The city defense of Changsha City is indeed not comparable to that of Liuyang.
The explosives only caused the wall to scatter rubble, but it did not collapse.
Yu Ming took a look with his telescope and found that it would take at least five or six explosions to blow open the city wall.
So he raised his heart and said loudly:
"The tiger crouching artillery concentrated the attack there!"
"Bombing and bombing! Damn it! I don't believe we can't handle this dead city wall!"