With the power of the flowering artillery shells of that year, if they bombarded the brick and stone city walls, the solid artillery shells fired by direct field guns or large-caliber mortars were better. However, because the chamber pressure was low, the solid artillery shells fired by the fired were very destructive to the city walls. This city was just a earthen city, and bombarded with flowering shells could blow up the city walls.

However, to blow up the city wall, there is too much ammunition required. Zhao Peng did not take the simple and rough method of collapse the city wall. Instead, he suppressed the defenders with cannons and then let the infantry launch an attack.

There is only a simple earth city in front. There is no moat outside, only a trench that is neither wide nor deep. There is no need to send auxiliary soldiers to fill the trench. After suppressing the opponent, just carry the simple trench bridge and the simple cloud ladder.

After several rounds of artillery attacks by the New Army, all the wooden female walls on the earthen city were blown up, and the city was bumpy and the defenders were killed and injured. Even the defenders who hid behind the city wall to avoid artillery bombardment also suffered huge losses under the bombardment of the mortar.

"Marty, there are no rebels on the city wall. Should we let our brothers go?" Ma Jinzhong volunteered to fight. He wanted to win the title of the first place.

During the siege, the warrior who was the first to climb to the top of the city and stood firm at the top of the city to ensure that the soldiers behind him came up to break through the city wall is called the first-driving merit, also called the first-driving merit. Once this merit is taken, it is the first-driving merit in the siege.

It is extremely dangerous to get the first landing merit in the siege. However, now the rebels guarding the city were blown away by the new army's artillery fire and could not organize effective resistance. This first landing merit is simply like a free pick. Of course, Ma Jinzhong has to fight for it.

Zhao Peng did not let his people compete for this contribution, but gave it generously to Ma Jinzhong. After all, he knew that his contribution had been great. Now he was a marquis. If he had any contribution, he would be a Duke. If the Duke made great contributions, he might be a king of a different surname. Becoming a king of a different surname would be very dangerous. If he did not rebel, he would be a beheaded by the whole family.

Therefore, Zhao Peng simply agreed to Ma Jinzhong: "General Ma, I will give you the first contribution to the siege!"

Ma Jinzhong said "reputable" and happily led his soldiers, carrying simple cloud ladders and simple trench bridges, launched a fierce attack on the rebel's Tucheng.

The sound of artillery in the new army gradually stopped, and the shouts of the soldiers of Ma Jinzhong's siege resounded throughout the sky. Groups of Ma Jinzhong's officers and soldiers rushed to the trench, lowered the trench bridge, rushed through the trench, put the simple cloud ladder on the earthen city, and began to climb to the top of the city.

The defenders stopped hearing the cannon sound, and they also climbed to the city wall to stop Ma Jinzhong.

However, the archers and bird gunmen of Ma Jinzhong's army approached the city and fired fiercely at the top of the city. The wooden female walls of Tucheng had long been blown up. Without the protection of the female walls, under the attack of arrow rain and projectiles from the siege army under the city, the defenders at the top of the city were almost unable to stand firm. Soon, the officers and soldiers of Ma Jinzhong's army climbed up to the top of the city, and the soldiers on both sides fought fiercely at the top of the city.

Standing in the distance, Zhao Peng watched Ma Jinzhong's soldiers climb up to the top of the city, and said in his heart: This earthen city has been broken, so we have to consider how to attack Guilin next.

But at this moment, Zhao Peng suddenly discovered that a red figure appeared on the top of the city, waving a sword, slashing hard among the enemy group. Zhao Peng quickly picked up the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and looked at the red figure. When did she get up?

The Tucheng was captured, and Ma Jinzhong and his soldiers opened the village gate.

Zhao Peng led a 10,000 new army and entered the city in a mighty way.

After entering the city, Zhao Peng, who was riding a tall horse, saw Zuo Xianmei, who was mixed in the crowd to welcome the army into the city. Because it was difficult to blame her in public, she just glared at her fiercely and then led a large group of people into the city to camp.

When the soldiers settled down, Zhao Peng found Zuo Xianmei. As soon as he saw her, he asked directly: "You girl, you climbed up to the city to participate in the siege by yourself while I was not paying attention! Do you know how dangerous it is to siege the city? The sword is ruthless. What if you have any good intentions, you will not feel sorry for me?"

Zuo Xianmei smiled and said, "Don't worry, just these mobs, what can they do to me?"

Zhao Peng quickly pulled Zuo Xianmei into his arms: "I don't dare to take such risks in the future. How many of us are so old men, can you, a woman, go to the battlefield?"

"What's wrong with women? Didn't you say that men and women are equal before? What's more, there was Mulan in ancient times, and Qin Liangyu now. By the way, there is also a woman named Shen Yunying, who is also a female general." Zuo Xianmei said.

"Shen Yunying? Why haven't I heard of this person?" Zhao Peng asked.

"Hmph, I thought you Jinyiwei knew everything, but you didn't even know this female general? That was the 16th year of Chongzhen. Yunying's father died in battle. She personally led her troops into the enemy camp and took back her father's body. Later, the court appointed her as a guerrilla general. Such women, like Grandma Qin Liangyu, are all the heroines in my heart." Zuo Xianmei said with a smile.

After hearing Zuo Xianmei's words, Zhao Peng sighed: "What a heroine. If I have the chance, I want to meet this amazing woman."

"I heard that Yunying is a young and beautiful widow, don't use any bad ideas." Zuo Xianmei snorted.

The rebel army conquered Tucheng outside Guilin, and the next step was to launch an attack on Guilin.

Guilin is not a small city. The city walls of the Guangxi Provincial Government and Governor's Office were located in the provincial government, that is, the provincial government. The light artillery currently in Zhao Peng's hands is difficult to nibble the Guilin city walls.

Zhao Peng summoned Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng to discuss how to attack Guilin.

"Guilin is a stone city wall. The city is originally very strong. After King Gui and King Lu arrived in Guilin, they strengthened the city wall. It is not easy to break through Guilin." Ma Jinzhong said.

Zhao Peng said: "In fact, it is very simple to break the city. As long as you can approach the city, dig a hole under the city, send a box full of gunpowder into the dug hole, and detonate the gunpowder, you can explode the city wall."

Zhao Peng dared not neglect to attack Guilin City. He asked the auxiliary soldiers of Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng's troops to build siege weapons, including shield cars, tower cars, large ladder cars and chariots.

Starting from the ninth day of the second month, the auxiliary soldiers of Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng's troops were busy cutting wood and building large-scale siege weapons. Zhao Peng's own auxiliary soldiers also came from the Lingqu Canal with bamboo platoons, transporting a large amount of food, medicine and ammunition to the rebel army.

In Guilin City, Zhu Youlang and Zhu Changqing were discussing plans to resist the imperial royal army.

"Guilin's city is solid, although not as strong as the two capitals and Xiangyang, it is also solid. We should defend Guilin. The army of Eagle Claw Sun cannot capture it for a long time and consumes huge food. It will inevitably retreat." Zhu Changqing suggested.

But the timid Zhu Youlang said, "I heard that Tucheng fifteen miles away was bombarded by the imperial army. But in one morning, a Tucheng was captured by the imperial officers and soldiers. It was so amazing! I felt that we could not defend Guilin. It would be better for us to leave some people to defend the city and delay the time of the imperial army. Let's take the opportunity to run to Nanning."

Zhu Changqing snorted: "If you escape to Nanning, it would be better to enter Yunnan! Do you think we can escape the pursuit of the imperial army by escaping to Nanning? Only by escaping to Yunnan, with high mountains and steep roads, it is not easy for the imperial army to come in. If you run to Yunnan, it really doesn't work. We can still go to Myanmar to settle down for the time being."

But in the end, Zhu Changqing agreed to Zhu Youlang's proposal and prepared to lead most of the troops to evacuate Guilin and go to Nanning. After arriving in Nanning, if things are not good, they can still run to Jiaozhi.
Chapter completed!