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Tu Dabai's answer made Niu Lu'e really despair. He could only get reinforcements by taking a long detour. But in terms of time, there was simply no time. Unless Haizhou can hold on for at least three days. But is this possible?

As he expected, the Gaizhou Ming Army ignored them and just immersed themselves in their journey, arriving at the border of Haizhou earlier than expected. When Cao Wenzhao, who was resting here, heard the news, he immediately led his army to greet them. Looking at so many grain trucks, he said with a smile: "Finally, I've waited for you!"

Li Dingguo was beside him, but Gao Yingyuan didn't come with the grain truck, so he didn't know what happened along the way. Now that he saw it, he was relieved. Everything was within the plan.

The leader of the Ming army in Gaizhou was not the general Cao Bianjiao, but the former servant of Cao Wenzhao, Brother Zhao who had been accompanying Cao Bianjiao. Of course, there were also supervisors. In accordance with the emperor's order, after the two armies merged, they followed the command of Cao Wenzhao's general.

Cao Wenzhao did not hesitate and immediately ordered the entire army to march towards Haizhou City.

When the time was approaching evening, the Ming army suddenly appeared outside Haizhou City. They were so frightened that the police gongs at the top of Haizhou City rang non-stop.

Cao Wenzhao did not care about the city head, but ordered the Gaizhou Ming Army to bombard the city gate. He personally stood on one side and wanted to take a look at the artillery battalion of the New Army. How powerful was it? Because when this plan was originally made, there was controversy over whether the artillery would come from the Guan Ning Army or the Gaizhou New Army.

At that time, Sun Chengzong and Cao Wenzhao believed that Gaizhou must defend the city and the artillery should not be used lightly. As for Ningjin, due to the constraints of the friendly forces in Gaizhou, it is now impossible for Jianlu to attack, so it is better to send artillery from Guanning.

But Emperor Chongzhen vetoed this proposal, saying that artillery was a technical branch, and the artillery skills of the new army were better than those of any other artilleryman in the Ming army. And attacking Haizhou requires time, so he made the decision to send artillery from Gaizhou.

This made Cao Wenzhao disagree a little. He watched as the artillerymen in Gaizhou unloaded the Hongyi cannon from a cart after the military order was passed. They used some tools he had never seen before to measure the range and placed the Hongyi cannon. Cannons, the angle of inclination, the amount of gunpowder, etc., were constantly reported from their mouths, and their colleagues responded quickly, making Cao Wenzhao feel unpredictable.

Not long after, three Hongyi cannons were placed in the straight line of the city gate, out of the range of the archers at the head of Haizhou City. At the same time, the artillery commander reported to Cao Wenzhao: "Commander, everything is ready, please give the order to fire!"

Cao Wenzhao estimated the time, and it seemed that the preparation time was much faster than that of Guan Ning's gunner. He was very curious and immediately ordered the gun to be fired. He wanted to know how long it would take for the city gate to be breached.

With a "boom", a Hongyi cannon made a deafening roar, and then an iron egg hit the brick wall above the city gate, creating a big crater. Bricks, earth, and other things came crashing down. It fell a lot.

The Jianlu on the top of the city seemed to be frightened, and the Ming army could clearly hear the noisy movement. However, the artillery commander seemed to be paying no attention at all, and was issuing some professional terms. His men immediately began to adjust the elevation angles of the remaining two Hongyi cannons. Then an order was given, and this time the two Hongyi cannons fired together.

"Boom boom" was heard twice. When these two roars came to my ears, I saw two iron eggs smashing into the gate of Haizhou City. The city gate looked like it was made of paper, and two big holes were suddenly broken out. Faintly, screams were heard coming from the other side of the city gate.

"Amazing, so accurate!" Cao Wenzhao couldn't help but praise when he saw it. The first shot was a test run, and he knew that. There are also some in Guan Ning's army, but generally you have to test the cannon about three times before it is more accurate. Far inferior to the artillerymen of the new army in front of them, they only have one trial run, and the subsequent artillery fire can accurately hit the target.

It was foreseeable that the city gate would be bombarded soon. After Cao Wenzhao praised it, he immediately ordered the entire army to prepare.

So, with the help of his colleagues, the heavy armored cavalry began to make preparations. They will break out a way for the army to enter the city as soon as the city gate is blasted.

"Boom boom boom"

The three Hongyi cannons roared angrily, and there were three more big holes in the Haizhou City Gate. At this time, it can be seen that the built-in soldiers in the city seemed to want to block the city gate, but after the iron egg smashed through the city gate, the kinetic energy contained in it continued to tear apart anything in the way, leaving a lot of casualties in the city gate.

When the artillery of the New Army was preparing for the next bombardment, Cao Wenzhao suddenly discovered that the captives on the top of the city were scattered and many flags were lost. There were fireworks coming out of the city, and it was already in chaos.

When Cao Wenzhao saw this, he made a decisive decision and immediately issued a military order: "As soon as the cannon fires, the entire army attacks the city!"

"Boom boom boom"

The gate of Haizhou City was completely smashed. At the same time, the armored heavy cavalry took the lead and launched a charge towards Haizhou City. Li Dingguo, who had been standing silently beside Cao Wenzhao, had experienced the siege power of Hongyi cannon for a while, and the importance of firearms had left a deep impression on his young mind. He stepped back a certain distance, looked through the artillery position, and at the moment when the cavalry entered the city gate, he pressed the button to take a photo, privately chatted a photo to the temporary group, and said at the same time: "Haizhou City is broken. It took half an hour!”

When Mrs. Liu saw it, she immediately told Sun Chengzong.

"Hahaha, Haizhou has been restored and the Ming Dynasty has turned to the offensive. It's time for Jianlu to feel uncomfortable!" Sun Chengzong laughed, and at the same time said to the civilian and military generals who gathered in the hall to wait for the news, "This time, our Guan Ning army can be considered standing. You have achieved great success, so you are not allowed to leave tonight, so you can have a drink with me!"

When Gao Yingyuan saw it, he immediately told Cao Bianjiao and Feng Dehua who were waiting.

"Hahaha, look, the artillery battalion of our new army has not lost its prestige. It will definitely surprise my uncle!" Cao Bianjiao said to Feng Dehua with a smile.

Wei Mulan saw it and immediately told Governor Denglai and his generals who had been waiting. There is nothing to do in Jinzhou. When they heard about the fight against Haizhou, naturally everyone gathered here to wait for the live broadcast.

"Hahaha, that's great. Next, our Dongjiang Army must work hard!" Lu Xiangsheng laughed loudly after hearing this, and asked many generals in the hall.

Emperor Chongzhen was also online. After seeing the photo, he immediately said: "Well done, continue as planned!"

After he finished speaking, he was in a good mood. After exiting the chat group, he hugged Concubine Ditian who was looking at the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and kissed her hard with a "bah" sound, regardless of the people around her.

Concubine Tian was shocked by such a sudden kiss, and then her neck and face immediately turned red, and she complained coquettishly: "Your Majesty, you are all watching!"