Dominate the Country

Zong Weifeng, who wanted to cry loudly, really cried, but his tears could not stop the approach of Chen's army. It is better to pursue the defeated enemy with courage than to seek fame by imitating the tyrant. Chen Ming has a deep memory of this poem by the Red Dynasty Taizu.

A tall wooden pole stood outside Tumenji. Baoning still kept the outfit at the moment of his death. Of course, the ring, snuff bottle, etc. in his waist bag had been confiscated by Chen Ming himself. Although his father died early, as a general of a town, Baoning had some good things in his pocket.

The remnants of Nanyang Town and the remaining troops of Tumenji were very clear about the news that "their general was dead", and a large number of Green Camp prisoners of war were kneeling around this wooden pole. As a result, the morale of the Qing army in Tumenji was like a ball with a hole in it, and it could not be boosted no matter how much they were encouraged.

Zhang Hongxin, the commander of the left camp of Baoning Town, replaced Zong Weifeng as the supreme commander of Tumenji. Zhang Hongxin's official position was the highest among the group. But the problem was that Zhang Hongxin was the battalion officer of the left camp of the town. As the town commander, they did not even protect Baoning's body. In this situation, how could Zhang Hongxin have any prestige?

And a very important question: should they take back the body of their own general?

The Chen family army did not have many soldiers guarding the wooden pole, only a hundred or so people, and the main force was still dragging behind, and they had to guard so many prisoners. But none of the officers of Tumenji dared to lead the troops to attack. This issue was not resolved for a long time, and the morale of the Qing soldiers was still low.

One by one, the cannons were pulled from the Fenghuangtai battlefield to Tumenji by the Chen family army. The Qing army watched the Chen family army set up the artillery positions one by one in an orderly manner, and it took more than three days. Baoning's corpse was about to stink, but the cowards in Tumenji were still afraid to stick their heads out like frightened turtles. The morale of the Qing soldiers was so low that you could tell from the disdainful expressions of the Chen family army outside the city.

Even Chen Ming himself felt that the Qing soldiers inside were too cowardly.

"Boom boom boom..."

Two heavy-duty three-jin cannons, two mother-and-child cannons, and three sky-rocketing cannons. All were transported to Tumenji by water. The Chen family army openly built artillery positions outside the south gate of Tumenji. The Qing soldiers who had been hiding their heads were safe before the cannons fired, but once the cannons fired, the thin walls and battlements of Tumenji could not defend against them at all.

"Boom boom boom--" the cannons roared.

Cannons fired one after another, and the iron-blue muzzles spewed out hot gunpowder, and the rising white smoke covered the sky above the artillery position.

After a shot was fired, no matter how big or small, every cannon retreated backwards, and the gun carriage rushed up the slope piled up behind the gun position, and then slid down again when the recoil was exhausted. There was also a slope facing the front of the gun position, but it was much lower than the one behind. This structure was the artillery position designed by Chen Ming.

He didn't know what the real muzzle-loading gun position in history looked like. Before he traveled through time, he had also seen several war films shot by Europeans in the Napoleonic era, in which the cannons were reset by people. Chen Ming didn't know whether the artillery positions in history were really like that. The artillery position of the Chen family army was designed by him out of thin air.

There were not many other advantages, and the biggest advantage was labor saving.

Under the action of the two slopes, the gun position can be restored in just a moment, and after slightly adjusting the muzzle angle, loading gunpowder and iron bullets, the cannon can be fired again.

For this reason, the artillery position of the Chen family army must be strictly built and cannot be sloppy at all.

The earth collapsed and the rocks cracked. The wall on the south side of Tumenji quickly turned into ruins under the concentrated bombardment of the cannon. After a morning of bombardment, plus the assistance of the explosive packs of the Chen family army.

"Hua La La -" A series of loud noises came, and a section of the wall on the left side of the South Gate collapsed in another series of explosions.

After a morning of roaring, the South Gate of Tumenji also received a lot of shells. Now the collapse of the wall not far away also affected the South Gate. After shaking several times, it also collapsed. The gatehouse on the gate was pressed in a very twisted shape in the pile of earth and rocks.

"Kill -"

Chen Erbao waved his hand. Immediately, the sharp and murderous charge horn sounded.

Amid the deafening roar, the Chen family army rushed towards Tumenji like a tide.

In the ruins of the South Gate, countless Qing soldiers emerged like ants and collided fiercely with the Chen family army who were rushing in the front. The killing sound was deafening, and the artillery that had been so powerful before had stopped its anger. Now the battle was only a melee with swords and guns.

Chen Erbao shouted and led his men to Tumenji. In a close combat with swords and guns, the Chen family army did not dare to say that they were invincible, but facing the Nanyang Town soldiers in front of them, even the most timid Chen family army soldiers could rush up with a howl.

Whether it was Baoning's arrogant strategy, the fight that night, or the performance of the Qing soldiers in Tumenji in the past three days, the Chen family army despised them to the core. The Chen family army did not really despise all the Qing soldiers to the ground, but only targeted the Nanyang Town wave of people.

The courtyard of the Xu family under the Tumen Market has now become the headquarters of the Qing army.

"Master Zhang, the South Gate has been lost, the defeated soldiers of the Runing Camp have fled back, and General Liu Qian died in the battle."

"Then bring Dengxinying, Xinyeying, and Guangzhouying up..." Sitting firmly on a big chair, Zhang Hongxin's brows didn't even move. Since he made up his mind to defend Tumenji, Zhang Hongxin has been fully prepared for such news. Now he doesn't even take his own life seriously, what else can move him?

Baoning died, and Zhang Hongxin must die with him. Who made Baoning choose him, Zhang Hongxin, instead of the right camp when he was selecting the generals? Fortunately, Zhang Hongxin was still happy at that time, and the town's right camp was dejected. Who could have expected that this was a dead end? This time, the Nanyang Town's town's left camp is all finished.

Zhang Hongxin must use his life to give an explanation to the court.

Glancing at Zong Weifeng with an indifferent look, Zhang Hongxin said in an emotionless voice, "Zong Weifeng, take your people from Lu's Camp and charge back to drive out the rebels."

"I obey your orders." Zong Weifeng was now accustomed to Zhang Hongxin's expressionless face and knew Zhang Hongxin's difficulties, but he still felt a little scared of his voice without a trace of human smell. Because Zhang Hongxin didn't intend to live, and he, Zong Weifeng, not only wanted to live, but also wanted to move towards the position of the battalion commander of Lu's Camp...

"Are the officers and soldiers shrinking their eggs? Brothers, work harder..." Chen Erbao shouted loudly.

"The officers and soldiers retreated..."

"The officers and soldiers fled..."

"Kill, chase..." The shouts of the Chen family army in Tumenji were getting louder and louder.