Chapter 811: Bomb the Yellow Bone Island and meet the enemy Kong Tingxun
With his repeated calls, the guards in the fort woke up from panic.
Soon, a large number of soldiers quickly ran over the head of the Huanggu Island Fort. They stood on tiptoe and looked eastward.
Sure enough, through the sparse snowflakes in the sky, they could see a large number of soldiers with complete oracle bones coming ashore in a dense manner, ready to go.
Seeing this scene, the defenders in the fort immediately took a breath.
They did not dare to neglect and immediately sent messengers to Zhuanghe City on the west bank of the Biliu River to report urgently to Kong Tingxun, the son of Kong Youde, who was stationed there, and to report urgently to the enemy's attack.
At the same time, the soldiers in the fort shouted horses and shouted loudly, and quickly prepared at the top of the city. They planned to defend the fort with this strong Huanggu Island Fort and fight against the enemy.
On the distant coast, when he could smell the horn of Huanggu Island Fort in the distance, Haoge immediately realized that the defenders of Huanggu Island Fort must have accidentally discovered the whereabouts of the troops on the ground.
Humph, so what if I find out, I still have to take this castle quickly.
So Haoge immediately ordered that more than 1,200 cavalrymen should be dispatched immediately, and after rushing to Huanggu Island Fort, the defenders should cut off the retreat route. Then, he ordered the entire army's infantry and artillery troops to go out to Huanggu Island Fort to launch a strong attack on the fort.
In the dim morning light, snowflakes flew bit by bit, and the members of the Haoge tribe shouted and neighed, and rushed towards the Yellow Bone Island Fort, which was like a black shadow in the distance.
Soon, more than 1,200 cavalrymen in front rushed towards the wind and snow and all arrived at the bottom of Huanggu Island Fort. Following the order of Haoge, they had completely blocked the front and rear fort gates of Huanggu Island Fort.
From afar, the cavalry had surrounded Huanggu Island Fortress and the defenders inside had become cages and could not escape. Haoge looked proud and proud.
It seems that my plan to go to Huanggu Island Fort first and then conquer Zhuanghe City should be very smooth.
Thinking of this, Haogefu shouted loudly: "The whole army is moving forward at a faster pace and must arrive at the Huanggu Island Fort as soon as possible. I want the defenders in this fort to let these ignorant things taste our army's powerful artillery, what does it feel like!"
"Get orders!"
Soon, the members of the Haoge quickly rushed towards Huanggu Island Fort like a surging tide, and immediately surrounded the heavy fort by the sea like an iron barrel.
Seeing that Haoge was so large and moving so quickly, the defenders on the city wall who were not very morale were immediately frustrated. They stood at the city wall, their legs trembling, their faces were full of fear and loss, and they had no idea how to deal with it next.
what to do?
The road to retreat has been completely blocked, and I can never escape again.
So, can the less than 400 soldiers in the city resist the enemy troops of thousands of soldiers?
While they were still hesitating and panic, the Tang army's siege officially began after the artillery troops arrived smoothly.
The defenders on the city wall were frightened to see that in the deafening horns and the rumbling drums, 30 heavy steel dragon beating guns with silver gray light were slowly pushed to about a thousand meters outside the Huanggudao Fort Gate by the Tang army gunners before stopping on the spot.
Next, the Tang army gunners began to fix the gun frame, adjust the firing angle, load gunpowder and shells, and soon prepared for the battle.
These 30 heavy dragon guns lined up along the east wall of Huanggu Island Fort, with majestic momentum and aura, with an invincible spirit. The black muzzle was like countless thick penis pointing straight towards the high Huanggu Island Fortress wall opposite.
The awesome aura of these artillery, even if it was just from a distance, made the 400 enemy troops guarding the fort scare so much that their legs and feet were weak and it was almost impossible to stand firm.
Everyone could feel almost intuitively that these giant cannons looked so scary that they could imagine how amazing their attack and destructive power would be once they were activated.
Such a formation was so terrifying that even a general who had been through a long battle formation, when he saw that the Tang army gunners could launch so many unprecedented huge artillery to attack the city, his face suddenly felt cold sweat and his face pale in an instant.
The artillery of the Tang army was completely different from the ordinary artillery such as the Red and Barbarian cannons, General cannons, Two General cannons, Divine Power cannons, Tiger Squat cannons, and they were all common in the past. They were almost a world of difference in scale and momentum.
So, in such a powerful heavy artillery bombing fort, can you really have the ability to hold on to this Huanggu Island Fort...
Unexpectedly, the Tang army's methods of dealing with him were so direct and fierce, just like a fierce lion fighting a rabbit.
Thinking of this, the guards who were watching stupidly on the city wall felt that even their breathing began to become difficult.
At this moment, all the anxious defenders saw from a distance that a captain-like man in the Tang army raised the red flag in his hand high.
"preparation!"
"put!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
...
At 30 heavy dragon-killing cannons that had thirty-two kilograms of shells, the muzzle of each cannon immediately spewed out bloody red flames and dazzling golden flames. The thick and choking white smoke rose up and spread the sky. Thirty huge black round iron bombs, with the sound of death, hit the right side of the wall of Huanggu Island Fortress.
The huge impact that broke through the eardrums rang out continuously. These 30 black 32-pound iron bullets seemed to have eyes, and in a uniform distribution state, hit the city wall on the east side of Huanggu Island Fort.
Thirty neatly arranged large holes appeared on the east wall of the entire castle city in an instant. At the edge of each hole, thick and cracked lines were as dense as spider webs, spreading unscrupulously to the surround. Large pieces of bricks of the city wall splashed and cracked, and a piece of dust filled the entire city wall, and the entire city wall was trembling violently.
On the city wall, a large number of guards whose ears, eyes, nostrils and mouths were bleeding. Everyone was shocked and blood was surging. The eyes were covered by choking dust. The city wall under their feet was shaking violently. Several small copper cannons or small iron cannons at the top of the city were shocked to pounce down from the city wall, with several loud noises and turning into scrap iron.
As we advanced, more than 30 soldiers with unstable foot guards fell off the city wall screaming and then fell into bloody meat pie.
The enemy soldiers guarding the city walls suddenly became in chaos.
They were originally weak in morale and could not stand the battle. Now they were bombarded with such fierce guns, and their morale has dropped to the bottom.
These guys are usually good at bullying the people in the local fish and meat villagers, but it is really too forced to keep them calm and combat under this powerful and fierce battle.
At this time, there was no need for human organization on the eastern city wall. There were immediately hundreds of scared defenders. They screamed in horror as if they had seen the most terrifying thing in the world, and turned around and ran down the horse road of the city wall.
Some people took the lead in escaping, and the remaining defenders were either standing in a daze as if they were waiting for death, or running around like headless flies.
Seeing this chaos at the head of Huanggu Island Castle, which was too chaotic to fight again, Haoge's face was full of a smug smile.
Damn, these guys are really not resistant to beatings. In the first round of artillery bombing, they disrupted the entire defender and basically lost the ability to fight back.
Haoge then ordered the second round of artillery fire to suspend and sent an envoy to persuade the surrender.
Soon, a Han civil servant, under the protection of several guards, swaggered out of the battle. When he arrived at a place outside Huanggu Island Fort, he shouted loudly at the city wall: "Hey, the enemy soldiers on the city wall! Your troops are already in a jar, and it is hard to escape. If you don't want to die under our artillery fire, if you still want to save your life, quickly shoot out the white flag and open the door to surrender. Otherwise, our army's artillery will be launched again, and the Huanggu Island Fort will be completely razed to the ground. You will also die here and there will be no remains! Listen, our army will only give you half a quarter of an hour to consider. If you don't surrender, don't blame our army for being ruthless!"
After the Han army envoy shouted loudly, he immediately pulled his horse back to the formation regardless of the reaction of the defenders at the city wall, leaving behind a group of stunned defenders at the city wall in a daze.
However, Haoge was not worried at all. After experiencing such fierce shelling, these people still had the courage to continue fighting against Yong and himself.
As expected, he and his soldiers and generals had only waited for less than a stick of incense, and a huge white flag was already flying high at the head of the Huanggu Island Castle.
At the same time, the main gate of Huanggu Island Fort was knocked down with a loud bang, and the gate opened creakingly. A large number of defenders walked out of the fort with a dejected look, and then knelt outside the fort gate, and surrendered to Haoge and others.
Seeing that these people were completely undesirable and could only go out of the city to surrender. Haoge looked happy and immediately ordered people to step forward, comfort them with kind words, and took them all away.
After completing the investigation of Huanggu Island Fort, Haoge collected all the weapons, money and grain in the fort, packed them and transported them. He sent a small team of infantry to escort the surrendered soldiers and captured Tang warships to the beach together. He prepared to escort prisoners and supplies back to Jinzhou after the battle was completed.
At this time, Haoge had learned from the surrendered soldiers that just as they marched towards Huanggudao Fort, the fort had sent an envoy to Zhuanghe City on the other side of the Biliu River for help.
In Zhuanghe City, Kong Tingxun, the son of Kong Youde, led more than 2,000 guards to garrison it. In addition, hundreds of guards were scattered among the Thousand Houses forts outside Zhuanghe City.
Haoge estimated that until now, the news of Huanggu Island Fort being attacked in Zhuanghe City should have been received. Kong Tingxun, the son of Kong Youde, would most likely bring troops from the city to rescue him. In this way, he would be able to sit firmly on Diaoyutai, set up his formation with a leisurely and invite Kong Tingxun to come to rescue him.
So Haoge immediately ordered the entire army to quickly prepare for the battle.
He was right. At this time, Kong Tingxun had indeed received a request for help from Huanggu Island Fort in the official hall of Zhuanghe City.
After listening to the envoy's cry, the only son of Kong Youde, who had just turned twenty years old, had an unbelievable look on his face.
"You can see clearly what enemy troops are coming? How many soldiers are there?" Kong Tingxun asked sternly.
"Report to the prince, when the enemy came, it was not clear. We could only see a large number of enemy troops landing, and we had not seen clearly what enemy troops it was and the specific number of troops. However, after estimating it, I am afraid there are thousands of people. The four hundred defenders of Huanggu Island Fort alone are afraid that it is difficult to defend, so I rushed from Huanggu Island Fort to report to you quickly. I hope the prince will send reinforcements to the Huanggu Island Fortress quickly, so I cannot let the enemy's conspiracy succeed..."
The messenger was still talking, but Kong Tingxun didn't feel his brows frowned.
No, how could this happen?
In this cold winter, the enemy will suddenly attack Zhuanghe area at the risk of freezing on the sea. This is too unreasonable.
You know, the only one who dares to launch an attack on the Qing army now is the Tang army, whose power is at its peak.
However, in the Liaodong region, the main forces of the Tang army were the headquarters of the Bandit A, located in the first town of the Tang army in Jinzhou, and the number was not too large. Second, the number of members of the Haoge tribe in Fuzhou was 3,000. However, they should be firmly besieged in Fuzhou and were about to be completely destroyed by the army of Prince Ajige of the British. How could they appear in Zhuanghe?
This situation is very strange.
The envoy next to him kept begging, which made Kong Tingxun think too much. He immediately shouted: "Huanggu Island Fortress is in crisis, and I must not refuse to save it. What's more, the enemy's attacks from afar will not last long. Our army must take the initiative to attack and defeat it in one fell swoop in order to completely clear the siege of Huanggu Island Fort."
After Kong Tingxun finished speaking, he uttered another order: "Transfer the order of this prince's army, take the two thousand soldiers in the city, make preparations immediately, follow the prince to meet the enemy in person, and be sure to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."
"Criminal, if all the soldiers and horses in the city are out, wouldn't Zhuanghe City be very empty? If so, what if..." The envoy urgently reminded the impulsive young prince that he did not say the following words.
Kong Tingxun nodded, and said, "What you said is reasonable. Then let the soldiers in Zhuanghe City name the rest of the forts return to Zhuanghe as soon as possible. After our army returns to the army successfully, we will withdraw to the forts."
"Yeah, the servant obeys the order."
Soon, Kong Tingxun ordered his troops and immediately set off from Zhuanghe City, turning all the way to Huanggu Island Fort in the northeast.
At this time, the originally scattered snow gradually became heavier, but Kong Tingxun, who was anxious, ignored the changes in the weather and ordered his troops to speed up and marches towards Huanggu Island Fort.
"Criminal, look, there seems to be an enemy in front of you to set up a formation!"
When it was almost time to reach Huanggu Island, the guard next to Kong Tingxun's eyes were sharp and his fingers were rising in front of him, and he shouted in surprise at Kong Tingxun.
Chapter completed!