Ma Shiying felt that Ruan Dacheng was right. Soldiers are born to be artillerymen. In any battle, no one will die. The so-called general will become famous and his bones will wither. A general just steps on the bones of his soldiers and enjoys wealth. He is just one of the many generals in the past and present.

That’s all.

"Then let's understand Li Xiao's intention and fight Wen Tiren with real swords and guns. We have more people than them, so it doesn't matter if more people die."

Even if Ma Shiying is as thick-skinned as a city wall, he is still embarrassed to tell his true thoughts.

Originally, a lot of Ma Shiying's family fortune had been shipped out, and what was left in Jinling was only 30 to 40% of his net worth. It's not that Ma Shiying didn't want to give it away, but it was thanks to his hard work and corruption and bribery over the years. Mr. Ma's family fortune is quite rich.

The young master kept transporting to Yunnan, but not much was shipped. If he wanted to transport all of Master Ma's family property, it would probably take a year and a half, and there was no way it could be completed in a mere two or three months.

The transportation was not finished here, but there was money coming in over there. In these days, he called on the people to collect donations and collected fees for leaving the city. Master Ma made a solid profit. In just one month, Ma Shiying actually earned 200 yuan.

More than ten thousand taels of silver.

Although they found a tunnel and could escape from Jinling City, it was impossible to transport all the more than two million taels of silver out. Unless Ma Shiying found a way to blind all the 100,000 Liao troops outside the city.

This is more than two million taels of silver. Even if he gives half of it to Li Xiao, he will still have one million taels left. This is money, gold and silver. For this huge sum of money, Ma Shiying is willing to risk it. As for

The life of a soldier is nothing in his eyes.

"I'm afraid that the people below have second thoughts now. Even if this battle is supported by the Liao soldiers' artillery, I'm afraid...it won't be easy to fight." Ruan Dacheng was a little worried.

"Hmph! Let me form a team of guards to supervise the battle. They are only allowed to move forward and not backward. Tell those soldiers that as long as they win this battle, they will let them occupy Jinling City for three days." Ma Shiying waved his hand very boldly.

"Three days of robbery? This...can Li Xiao agree to this?" Ruan Dacheng's eyes widened. According to his understanding of Li Xiao, Li Xiao would never agree to this.

"You don't care whether he agrees or not, as long as Wen Tiren is killed, we will have an explanation for Li Xiao. As for whether those soldiers were steamed or braised, you don't care what they did. Why, you still think that Li Xiao will let us continue to lead the troops

?”

"Uh... You still have the foresight." Ruan Dacheng wiped the sweat from his head. The empty promise was no problem. Ma Shiying was right. Li Xiao would not let them continue to lead the troops after the surrender. The life and death of those soldiers depended on them.

It’s a woolly relationship. Just give them a piece of cake and ask them to work hard. It’s not a big deal.

"Start preparations tonight and send people to contact the Liao soldiers early tomorrow morning for artillery fire. Let's kill Wen Tiren!"

"I would like to follow you, sir."

Ma Shiying already has more men than Wen Tiren, and a lot of death squads have been recruited during this period. Ma Shiying has more than 30% more soldiers than Wen Tiren. However, with this advantage, it will not be easy to kill Wen Tiren. Tomorrow's

In a fierce battle, both sides will definitely suffer losses. No one can say how many people will survive in the end.

Early the next morning, Ma Shiying's men and horses had a hearty meal early. In order to keep it secret, the order was not officially issued to the troops until eight o'clock.

Wen Tiren hid his secrets among Ma Shiying's men, but he didn't receive any news beforehand. Fortunately, this was a battlefield, and the Thirteenth Division of the Nanjing Forbidden Army was still very vigilant. When Ma Shiying's men rushed over, the Thirteenth Division immediately opened fire.

shooting.

Li Xiao sat on the top of Qixia Mountain, looking at Jinling City below.

The hot air balloon has taken off, and the light signals on it flash frequently, conveying the movements in the city.

"Ma Shiying has already started." Nie Dahu bowed and reported to Li Xiao.

"Send the signal for our artillery to start shelling."

"promise!"

The Liao soldiers have occupied the city wall, overlooking almost the entire Jinling City. The calculation soldiers have started to calculate the artillery angle according to the map marks sent by Ma Shiying. After receiving Li Xiao's order, the mortars on the city wall roared in unison.

The shells hit the position of the 13th Forbidden Army Division like raindrops. In just an instant, the position of the 13th Forbidden Army Division turned into a sea of ​​fire. Many buildings in Jinling City were made of wood. In one place, the fire quickly spread across the entire city.

Street. Not long after, thick smoke billowed into the sky in Jinling City.

"Holy shit, the Liao soldiers' artillery is so fierce. Even more fierce than when they fought with us!" Feeling the heat licking his skin, Ma Shiying quickly wiped his face with a wet towel. But soon, his face was burned tight again.

of.

"In the past, the Liao soldiers fought with our two families, but now the Liao soldiers are throwing artillery shells around the west city controlled by Wen Tiren. Of course, Wen Tiren is unlucky!" Ruan Dacheng seemed to understand very well. He turned around and saw Ma Shiying aiming at him, and hurriedly

He bowed his body and saluted.

The rumbling cannon fire lasted for fifteen minutes before it stopped. After the cannon fire stopped, the western part of the city occupied by Wen Tiren was already burning everywhere, and the built fortifications were riddled with holes.

The people stunned by the shells were scurrying around like rats, and howls, curses, and cries were heard in the smoke.

"Go! Attack across the board!" Now the fool also understood that this was a good opportunity to attack. Ma Shiying gave the order and ordered the soldiers who had just been fighting against the 13th Division on the opposite side to immediately stand up and move forward bravely.

However, they quickly crossed the defense line of the Thirteenth Division. The officers and soldiers of the Thirteenth Division who were guarding various intersections and houses just now were either killed or driven away by fire and smoke. Not to mention people, there were not even a single person on the defense line.

There are no cats.

"It's good to have artillery after all. Look at it. We haven't been able to defeat it for so many days. The Thirteenth Division collapsed after just one bombardment. Think about how many people we lost a few days ago, but we couldn't defeat it.

How about Wen Tiren? Hey...this is the difference!" Ma Shiying couldn't help but sigh.

"Two streets ahead is the Daming Palace. There is a tall palace wall there, which is the core of Wen Tiren's defense. But the Liao army's artillery can't knock it down there. That's the hard nut."

"Ask Li Xiao, and he agreed to our artillery support anyway."

Ma Shiying's men moved forward to a street that was not affected by artillery fire. Although there were houses on fire, the fire was not large and many of them had been extinguished.

"You will throw the explosive pack downstairs in a moment. If you dare not throw me, I will throw your son from the palace wall to death." A company commander of the 13th Division ferociously picked up a man in his twenties.

"Sir, please just let my child go. He is only four years old and doesn't know anything." The man bowed his hands and begged.

"If you complete the task assigned by me well, you will naturally be let go. If you fail to complete the task, the palace is still short of some servants, and your son is of the right age. Maybe in the future, he can win the favor of Long Live Lord and become like Eunuch Cao.

Character. When the time comes, don't forget to thank the family." After the company commander finished speaking, he ignored the man's pull, shook off the man's entanglement, went out through the back door, and fled towards the palace.

All that was left was the man's gnashing of teeth and curses!

"A man who has been stabbed a thousand times to give birth to a son has no sex!" The man spat hard at his back, but he still didn't dare to disobey that guy's wishes. If he didn't do what they said, these people would really dare to put those people to death.

The children were castrated and used as eunuchs.

I am twenty-two years old this year, but I only have such a son. If I really become a eunuch, how can I not be worthy of my ancestors?

Also threatened were a dozen men. Their children were all taken to the palace, and the father had no choice but to risk his life for the safety of his children.

The soldiers walked cautiously on the street, checking the shops and restaurants facing the street from time to time. When they heard the footsteps of the soldiers, these men carefully hid themselves, not daring to be discovered by Ma Shiying's soldiers.

The troops exploring the road passed by, and behind them came the large troops rushing across the street.

Fireworks suddenly exploded above the tall palace wall of the Daming Palace. It was hard to see the color of the fireworks in broad daylight, but the sound of the fireworks exploding was heard. The men lit the explosive packets in unison. They opened the windows facing the street and closed their eyes.

Just throw it down.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

When making the explosive bag, it was wrapped with a layer of steel balls and iron nails. After a series of explosions, the steel balls and iron nails were like a row of metal walls, tearing apart all the creatures that hit the wall. Even because

There were too many steel balls and iron nails, and they collided in the air.

Under Ma Shiying's eyes, an entire battalion of soldiers was destroyed. Everything on the street was torn by shrapnel, not to mention the large living people at the center of the bombardment.

"Search the shops on both sides, and you must find them for me. I will cut them into pieces." Ma Shiying was so angry that he screamed "Ouch" and "Ouch", and ordered his men to search the shops on both sides of the street with his eyes wide open.

These soldiers were not polite. They caught a man throwing explosives and dragged him downstairs by his hair. He knelt down for a long time along the street with a blunderbuss on his forehead. He could fire a shot while holding it. He also had some weapons.

The man with the sword raised his hand and cut off the head with one blow.

Just when they were relieved from killing, there was a sudden burst of cannon fire on the wall of the Daming Palace. This was a mortar shell learned from Hou Jin Dynasty. Although it was not as easy to use as the Liao army's mortar, it was better because the projectile was large enough.

Big. In order to prevent the barrel from exploding, the cast iron barrel is made very thick, which virtually limits the mobility of this thing. But this thing is very useful for defending a city!

Of course, except when encountering an army like the Liao Army.

Mortar shells fell one after another, and the scattered shrapnel quickly engulfed the men and Ma Shiying's soldiers. When the smoke cleared, the streets were full of broken corpses. Many people were still twitching, and their bodies were covered with blood.

Blood hole.

"Damn it!" Ma Shiying was so angry that his head was smoking. It was obvious that this was all arranged by Wen Tiren, otherwise the artillery of the 13th Division would not have been able to fire so accurately.

The remaining people were hesitant and refused to rush forward, but the military order was passed down. The war supervisors were watching with eager eyes, and it was impossible not to rush forward. A team of death squads was organized, holding steel knives in their hands and howling.

He rushed to the street. This time Ma Shiying learned his lesson, and he would not fill it with soldiers from the Nanjing Forbidden Army. These soldiers are still needed in today's war. Those death squads were completely organized by the citizens of Jinling, and they were the most loyal and patriotic.

A wave of people.

To Ma Shiying's surprise, there were no guns fired on the opposite side, but large men also came out from the streets on both sides. There were hundreds of them, and these people also carried knives in their hands.

Two people on the street shouted and started to chop each other. This was a real mutual chop. Only by getting the enemy's head could he save his wife and children from suffering. For the sake of his wife and children, everyone fought hard.

The sound of "poof" and "poof" of the steel knife hitting the person came one after another, and there were screams, wails, curses, and shouts. On the battlefield where hot weapons were fought, there was actually a clash of cold weapons.

Both sides were chopping fiercely. As long as they got the other's head, they could get their own relatives back. Some people had just killed their opponents and chopped off the other's heads. As soon as they relaxed, they became the prey of others.

The battle was extremely fierce and lasted for more than half an hour. There were hundreds of people on the street, but only twenty or thirty people could stand. These people were all carrying heads in their hands, and they ran back with satisfaction. My family members were arrested yesterday

Let's go, even if I sacrifice my life today, I want to get this person back.

"Pa!" "Pa!" "Pa!" There was a volley of shots, and these twenty or thirty people also fell into a pool of blood.

The street is simply a slaughterhouse of Shura, with mutilated or not mutilated corpses everywhere. The head of the same person may be on the left side of the street, but the body is on the right side of the street. As for where the hands and feet are, only God knows. Because they are everywhere.

They are the severed hands and feet of a dead man!

Ma Shiying looked at the street in front of the Daming Palace, but he couldn't rush through it.

"Burn! I set fire to this street, just to see what other tricks they can come up with."

"Sir, there are many people living in those houses there." The officer who gave the order thought he had heard wrongly.

"You are deaf. The Lord of the Ministry of War asked you to set fire to it." Ruan Dacheng also stared. He also knew that the terrain of this street was not conducive to deployment. If the shops on both sides were burned, more troops could be deployed.

.Similarly, the other party’s people will have no cover.

Following Ma Shiying's order, the soldiers began to set fire. The newly lit fire soon merged with the fire that had just been bombarded. The flames soared into the sky, and people within a hundred steps did not dare to approach. Occasionally, some people with

People on fire ran into the street, and the wailing sounds were simply inhuman.

More people were trapped in the house by the fire. They were smoked to death and burned to death!

Seeing the thick smoke billowing in Jinling City, Li Xiao shook his head helplessly. The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties was destroyed!

"Commander, Ma Shiying requested to send artillery to help blast open the walls of the Daming Palace."
Chapter completed!