Chapter 212: Conquering Taizhou

The east was slightly white, and the sky was still gray. The entire Taizhou City was still sleeping at this moment. Even the soldiers guarding the city leaned against the top of the city and were drowsy. No one noticed that a yellow spark flashed in the sky far to the north, piercing the sky.

What? Another new thing invented by Zhang Yang: signal flares.

As long as you add various metal powders to the gunpowder, different colors will be emitted, such as adding copper, the flame will be light green, adding sodium, the flame will be yellow, adding nitrate, and the flame will be purple. The scientific name of this thing is flame color reaction.

Mix gunpowder and salt together to make a cigarette medicine column and stuff it in from the front of the Tianque gun. In this way, the bullet will knock the cigarette medicine column into the sky and draw a beautiful bright line in the sky.

This is the most primitive signal gun. The professional signal gun should be a smoothbore gun without rifling. Now, the Tianque gun is temporarily replaced. When the scale is expanded in the future, you can build a short gun or a signal gun.

The signal flare flew into the sky, and the bright colors were immediately seen by Li Bosheng who had been waiting. This was exactly the signal agreed upon by Zhang Yang.

"Set out!" Li Bosheng immediately ordered that the sail was raised. At this time, it was the north wind. Under the strong wind, the boat was getting faster and faster. The oars were still rowing their oars desperately. The pointed bow of the boat broke through the water surface and rushed forward.

The huge city outline was getting bigger and bigger in the retina. The city gates covered with yellow copper nails also looked so majestic and closer. Li Bosheng counted in his heart, "Three, Two, One, ignite, dive!" The fire lit the fuse and immediately started to burn.

They jumped into the water, swam ashore hard, and ran back with the spirit of a hundred meters of race. The ships behind were even more effective than wolves chasing. If they didn't run outside the explosion radius, the large grenades would not be able to tell the difference between them.

Three hundred steps north is the eldest brother's position. Countless Tianque guns have been loaded, ready to cover the spearman to charge.

A drop of dew dripped on his face, and the knife on the top of the city was holding the knife. The sleepy soldier felt a chill on his face and slowly opened his eyes. Suddenly, he felt a strange sound around him. In this quiet morning, the "swish, swish" sound seemed particularly clear and in my ears.

He poked his head curiously and looked down, but he didn't know when two boats were docked in the moat below the city gate hole, huddling together, just opposite the city gate hole. In the hazy, there was a boat coming quickly.

Whose boat is this? It is so blind and blocks the city gate. After a while, the city gate is opened. We have to teach these boatmen a lesson.

A small flame was clearly visible on the bow of the boat. Is this boatman too careless? Aren't he afraid of burning the wooden boat? Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide, and the small flame suddenly turned into a big fireball, filling his retina and the explosion that shook his eardrums. Then, he felt his body fly into the sky with the city tower.

The large grenades of the two ships exploded one after another, one exploded the city gate, and the other half of the city tower flew into the sky. The third ship expanded the results and blew the entire city tower into the sky. The northern city gate of Taizhou no longer exists at this moment. This is simply a perfect directional blast!

The gravel at the top of the city fell and fell everywhere, almost filling the moat in front, and people could wade through the water.

"Roll!" Bian Yuanheng shouted.

The spearmen who were crawling on the ground just now jumped up from the ground and rushed towards the collapsed city gate. Their formation looked messy, but if you were careful, you could find that they always maintained a standard charge of ten people.

The shaking of the earth and the mountains completely woke up the defenders on the city wall. They should have stood guard with great care, but Darukhachi left with the elite *** army and the Explosive Ma army. The new army left behind was originally the one with the worst combat power and the worst vigilance. If you can be lazy, you will naturally be lazy without hesitation. Not only ordinary soldiers, but also the centurion. Some even ran away and ran to the city to hang out with the mistress, but they didn't come at all.

They didn't know what happened, so they poked their heads out and looked down, and saw countless torrents of steel coming from afar. With their faces, the city gates were wide open. To be precise, there was no city gate at all, and there was no city tower.

"Enemy attack!" They realized that some thieves were attacking.

"Bang, bang bang." The sound of the musket sounded. Seeing the head exposed on the city wall, the soldiers in the first team of the base camp naturally began to shoot live targets without hesitation. Most of them were the first to get the Tianque gun. After this period of use, their accurate heads were already astonishingly high.

The soldiers with their heads poked out from the top of the city were all in a tragic situation. After seeing this, the other soldiers immediately shrank their heads back. Those who could get over the current situation were all veterans, and they were all more sophisticated than mice. They knew that the city was about to fall.

At a distance of hundreds of steps, the soldiers jumped past and entered one after another through the collapsed city gate. As soon as they entered, they immediately rushed towards the city walls on both sides.

"Swoosh, swosh." Several bows and arrows shot over and rushed to the front and fell down.

The archer took out the second arrow, but before he could even put it on, he felt a severe pain in his chest. He looked down and saw that several spears had already *** his chest.

The few soldiers who fell just now made the people behind feel their anger swell. They walked faster. Before the other party could shoot another arrow, they rushed up, raised their spears, and dealt with the archer.

The spearmen kept climbing up the city wall. They were in groups of people, repeating the skillful movement: sting!

Every time the steel spear is stabbed out, it will taste the blood of the defenders. The defenders slashed with swords, but to no avail: the other party's steel spear is even the handle of the spear, and it cannot be cut at all. The spear soldiers were also very depressed. The spears they equipped were shorter than the spear! Before they could stab the other party, they were already pierced.

After a bloody battle, the spearmen were also bleeding, most of which were sprayed by the opponent's blood, and some were unfortunately lost.

The defenders who were fast-legged and had their brains slid away to both sides. They knew that the other party was coming in a fierce manner, and they were afraid that Taizhou City would not be able to save it. It is important to save their lives now.

Zhang Yang watched Bian Yuanheng control the city, knowing that the most critical action had been successful. He waved to the base camp behind him: "Run!"

The two infantrymen from the 100-man team immediately rushed over with their spears. The musketeers carried the Tianque gun to their shoulders, found their war horses from behind the position, and then rushed up.

The spearmen on the city wall drove the defenders in front like sheep. The defenders were unwilling to fight and went up and down the wall from the steps behind and ran into the city.

When he arrived at the east gate, the defenders had already disappeared. Bian Yuanheng asked someone to put down the suspension bridge and open the city gate. Shi Yi, who had been waiting outside, rushed in immediately.

Bian Yuanheng divided the people into three parts. A 100-man team continued to drive the sheep and went to the city gate to the south to open the city gate. A 100-man team left to defend the city. The remaining two 100-man teams wanted to run to the military camp in the city according to the original plan.

Zhang Yang left a spear team to defend the city, and rushed to the military camp with a musket team and another spear team. Only by capturing the Tartar camp and destroying the Tartars' vital power could it be considered as controlling Taizhou. Apart from the soldiers guarding the city, there were also seven or eight thousand people left in the camp. However, Zhang Yang's teams surrounded by two sides had less than a thousand people. Can they win?

Zhang Yang was very confident that fighting was definitely not a simple comparison of the number of people. When they met on a narrow road, the brave won. When he attacked Taizhou City, it was the moment when morale was boosted, but the other party was like a dog that was strayed by himself and could not have the courage to fight. Those soldiers who fled back to the camp from the top of the city would be more fussy and could not defeat themselves without attacking. The elite of the Tatars had already left the city, and those who remained were all fences and the combat effectiveness of the new affiliated army was very suspicious.

Although the world is safe, forgetting to fight will lead to danger. Although the outside world has already been very powerful, the Taizhou City, which has always been in a calm state, has more than a dozen people have not been baptized by the war. The city defense is very chaotic, and Qin Buhua took away the elite troops. The new affiliated army who remained in the camp has already exploded.

Hearing the explosion at the city gate, they knew that the situation was not good, so they hurriedly got up from the warm quilt, pulled their jackets, put them on their bodies, and looked out. The soldiers guarding the city had already run back. They picked up the property left in the military camp and prepared to escape, and at the same time brought amazing news: a large number of rebels came to attack, and had already broken through the city wall and were about to come in!

So, there were crowds of people everywhere, running in all directions, and I don’t know which direction is the safest. There are still a few people who ran out with their butts, and life is the most important thing. As for weapons, no one takes weapons. If they go out like this, they can still act as civilians. If they go out with swords and guns, they will prick a spear and explain it to themselves.

The intermediate commander could not hold back, and the highest leader of the military camp was now Zhao Lian. It’s a pity that Zhao Lian was not here, but even if he was here, he might have no choice. The few thousand households left behind were gone. After Qibubuhua left, most of the people relaxed and went out to enjoy it.

Zhang Yang took the cavalry and first rushed to the north gate of the military camp, and saw soldiers scattered like birds and beasts fleeing out of the military camp. Unfortunately, it was not the Tartar soldiers, but the Xinfu Army.

"Dropping off the horse and preparing for battle immediately." Zhang Yang said. The spearman who was a hundred-man team behind him would also arrive soon.

The soldiers came down from the horse and lined up in two arcuate straggler formations, surrounding the north gate tightly.

Most of the new affiliated troops who had just woken up from their dreams were still dizzy and confused. They only knew to follow others. The people in the front found that they were surrounded and wanted to retreat, but the people behind were constantly squeezing up, and they couldn't retreat even if they wanted to retreat, so they had to rush forward.

After reaching a distance of 200 steps, Zhang Yang said with satisfaction: "Let's fire!"

"Bang, bang." The sounds of muskets sounded immediately, and each sound would take away a life, because the distance between them was too close. At this distance, it would definitely be a shot and would never waste a lead bullet.

The soldiers had no expression on their faces, just like machines without any emotion, loading, shooting, and firing. The gun barrel was already hot, and all twenty lead bullets were fired.

The New Army fled in a panic. Nearly a thousand corpses were left outside the north gate, and blood soaked the ground and became soft.

Since you can't go north, then go south. The camp only has two gates: the North Gate and the South Gate. However, what they did not expect was that although there were no muskets to entertain them in the south gate, there were spear teams that were more cruel than muskets. They were shot to death by muskets, and their bodies were just the size of peanuts. When they were stabbed by the spear, all the intestines and the like flowed out.

Only cavalry that rushes quickly can break through the spear platoon, but it also costs bloody prices. That metal forest is more like a weapon to harvest life for the new army who just woke up with bare hands.

Looking at the soldiers who were like sheep in front of him, Shi Yi calmly gave orders. The soldiers raised their spears in a long-trained formation and prepared. As soon as they heard the command, they quickly stabbed out.

Although there are many people in front of me, the North Gate is already scared. If you want to go out, this is the only way out. While the new affiliated troops ran towards the south gate, they thought secretly, where is the killing god coming out? Yesterday, I was glad that I didn't have to go out to suppress the bandits, but I was killed today and came to the door.

The man in front of him didn't even tie his belt, but he just carried his pants in his hands. He could run so fast! It's better to have pants than to have bare butts? However, in the eyes of the spearmen, he was just rushing to die.

Seeing that the other party was about to rush to the scene in just two steps, the centurions began to shout familiar commands: "First row, sting!"

Countless spears quickly pierced out, and the unlucky people running in front were all stabbed into their chests by sharp spears, and their blood was spurted out, splashing on the bodies and faces of the soldiers in the front row.

"Second row, prick!" From the gap between the first row of soldiers, the second row of soldiers' spears stretched out and stabbed the enemy closer again. The two rows of soldiers alternately stabbed, and there were more and more corpses in front.

This is the power of the spear array.

Suddenly, the earth was shaking, becoming more and more violent. A team of Tartar cavalry rushed out of the camp! Although the number was not large, it was very imposing. This was the military supervisor left by Qin Buhua before leaving. There was only one team of 100 people, but it was extremely fierce. They took advantage of the time that the new affiliated troops rushed out of the north and south gates to complete the assembly and rushed out.

The Tartar soldiers rode their horses and bent their bows and arrows. This is the standard step for cavalry to attack the spears. Because they found that the other side was full of spear soldiers and no shield players. If the arrow rains down, they could fight a path of blood.

"Hmph, I've known that there are big fish for a long time." Shi Yi said inwardly. Now he is killing the new army. To put it bluntly, like himself, they are all southerners. Only by killing the Tartars can he be satisfied. So he has always hidden his killer move and has not been exposed.

The new affiliated troops who were rushing forward just now automatically made a way. No matter who the cavalry is, they will definitely trample on their horses if they block their way.

"The first team of spearmen, withdraw the passage." Shiyi gave the order.

The spearmen quickly made way to both sides, revealing a small two-row scattered front line behind, with black gun barrels pointing to the speeding Tartar cavalry.

Behind the spear team, there is a firearm team of nearly fifty people! Although there are not many people, it is still no problem to kill all these Tartars.

This is Shi Yi's killer move. He is not like his elder brother. He has two half-century musketeers. Good steel is used on the blade. He has been hiding behind him just now. Now he sees the Tartar cavalry rushing out, which makes the Tianque gun he equipped with work. Although the spear team can also block the Tartar cavalry, such casualties are not something he can bear.

"Mirdgunman, shoot!" Shiyi ordered.

"Bang, bang, bang." Widths of black smoke emerged from the muzzle, and lead bullets roared.

The Tartar soldiers had only had time to shoot out a few scattered bows and arrows, and they fell off the horses. For them, the Tianque gun was still a new thing. At this time, the rebels in the salt field were equipped with a powerful musket. Unfortunately, the news was blocked, and the Tartars here didn't know. They rode their horses and rushed forward, only a few hundred steps away, but they were so close that they were out of reach.

After four or five rounds of fire, there was no longer a living Tartar soldier, only lively war horses, and they didn't know where to go in the pile of corpses.

The road is still blocked! The remaining new affiliated troops were originally planning to follow the cavalry, but now they all opened their eyes wide and couldn't even get out of the cavalry. Is it possible for them to? They were gone, so they had to escape from the walls of the camp.

What traps, thorns, many people fell into the fortifications they arranged. They were pinned through the soles of their feet and felt so painful. No one could care about so many, they only knew how to escape. The bloody scene was so scary.

Zhang Yang only surrounded the two gates, and Zhang Yang was short of manpower, so he could not completely destroy the new affiliated troops who escaped from both sides.

The survivors of the new affiliated army escaped from the camp, some hid in their close homes, transformed into ordinary citizens. Some rushed towards the west gate and escaped from Taizhou City, which was considered as escaping from the tiger's mouth.

The most important force in Taizhou City no longer exists.

Zhao Lian, the provincial governor, was in the yard of the prefecture yamen at this moment. He had a habit of getting up early every morning to practice morning. He saw the "meteor" flashing in the distance and heard the loud noise at the entrance of the city gate. He immediately realized: There was something happening!

Zhao Lian immediately ordered his servants to prepare horses. He didn't care about sitting in a sedan chair and took his personal guards, a group of more than twenty people, headed straight to the north city gate. Qin Buhua went out to attack the salt field. He had already taken over the defense here. If something happened in Taizhou, he would have to bear the main responsibility.

The state yamen is located in the south of Taizhou City, several miles away from the north gate. At this distance, it only takes a short time to quickly horses.
Chapter completed!