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At this moment, I heard the sound of "boom, boom, boom" ringing continuously!

"Haha, is the city gate broken?"

"Not necessarily, those guys are only as good as fuckers!"

"..."

The Jianlu soldiers were talking in a low voice, then looked up, but immediately stayed there. I saw gunpowder smoke filling the top of Jinzhou City. The veteran knew at a glance that the city was under fire. They immediately turned their heads to look at where their artillery camp was.

Sure enough, they saw eleven cannons lined up in a row. Two of them were hit by the city's cannons and scattered on the ground. The gunners on the side were missing arms and legs, and some even had their bodies cut off and their heads smashed. Blood lay all over the ground. Even the cavalry guarding the artillery battalion, two unlucky ones were hit by iron bullets. Both men and horses fell to the ground, with their bodies lying in two places.

None of the remaining gunners were still in front of the artillery, and they all followed their leader and scurried back. Looking at their panicked looks, I'm afraid they might have peed themselves!

Yue Tuo also saw it, his face was so gloomy that he could drink water from his eyes. He immediately waved his hand and pointed at the gunners who were running back. Immediately, a group of his personal guards marched out on horseback, blocking the retreat of Tong Puhan and his men, and shouted sternly: "Anyone who escapes before the battle, behead!"

Everyone raised their sabers and spears. If the other party dared not to listen, they would be killed immediately! In fact, according to Jianlu's military discipline, in this case, he would be killed immediately without mercy. But if all the gunners were killed, no one would be able to fire, so they were given a chance.

Tong Puhan naturally understands this, and knows that even if he is here, he will not be let go in this situation. In desperation, he had no choice but to turn around and drive his men back to the position quickly, braving the Ming army's artillery to attack.

However, just as they escaped and came back, the artillery on the top of the city had been loaded again, and with an order, the roar of the artillery sounded again. This time, another artillery piece was hit, but because the Jianlu gunner had not returned yet, the casualties were less than the last time.

When the Jianlu gunners saw this scene, their legs became weak. It was obvious that the Ming army at the top of the city had used range measurement and aiming, so they could hit their own artillery every time. The Ming army, which killed thousands of people, actually secretly hid the artillery Yin people!

They understand that in this situation, there is only the possibility that their own side will be hit by the Ming army's artillery, and there will be no chance that the Ming army will be hit by the artillery, because the Ming army is on top of the city and protected by the city wall.

Thinking like this, almost all the gunners felt like their legs were filled with lead. If they still thought about firing artillery to fight back, they expected the Ming army to quickly hit all the remaining artillery pieces, so that they would not have to fire artillery.

"Boom, boom, boom" the sound of artillery sounded again, just as the Jianlu artillerymen wished, after this shelling, only one of the general cannons placed there was not hit.

At this time, the artillery position was in a mess. The gun mounts were all scattered. Some of the general's cannons were even broken by iron bullets, and fell in various directions among the wood chips of the gun mounts. Many of the gunpowder boxes and other things were also hit and scattered on the ground, making the This area became a real black land.

In this case, even if there is still one artillery piece that has not been hit, it cannot be fired. Even if the artillery is fired, it will not pose a threat to the Jinzhou Ming Army at all!

When these Jianlu gunners saw it, they all stood there with relief. They felt that there was no need to move forward, but they did not dare to retreat any further. They had to turn their heads and look at their leader.

Tong Puhan was dumbfounded. The loss of these artillery pieces and the messy artillery position seemed particularly dazzling. He understood that this loss was unbearable by the Qing army. The hope of siege was actually pinned on artillery blasting the Jinzhou City. Now that there is no artillery, even if Yue Tuo doesn't kill him, the emperor will not spare him!

The Jianlu infantry who were watching from a distance were also dumbfounded. No one spoke anymore, they just looked at the smoke-filled top of Jinzhou City and the empty artillery emplacement.

The sound of "boom, boom, boom" sounded again, shocking the Jianlu who were just there. They saw that the Ming army on top of the city did not even miss the last cannon. It's just that one artillery piece, and it has no effect. It's still a waste of gunpowder bombardment, so what's the point?

The Jianlu outside the city, including the cavalry that had been running happily, all stopped moving. No one spoke, and they silently felt a bad feeling: frustration!

"Master, do you want to order an attack on the city?" A Jianlu general felt a little aggrieved and wanted to get angry, so he turned to ask Yue Tuo.

When Yue Tuo heard this, he turned around and shouted with a cold face: "The Ming army has been prepared for a long time. How can you let the Qing warriors attack the city? Are you blind? Does the army still have morale?"

From ancient times to the present, the most important thing in fighting is morale. An army without morale cannot exert its combat effectiveness at all. These Jianlu generals have been on the battlefield for a long time, so they naturally know this. Therefore, after being lectured by Yue Tuo, he did not dare to speak anymore.

After Yue Tuo reprimanded him, or perhaps vented his anger a little, he turned back and scanned the battlefield. Suddenly remembering something, he quickly ordered with a bit of panic: "Quick, Ming Jin withdraws his troops, everyone moves back!"

In the past, Jianlu bullied Jinzhou because there were no artillery at the top of the city, so the infantry arrayed themselves at the front, only at a distance beyond the range of bows and arrows. They thought that after the city was defeated, they could save some energy when charging. Therefore, where they stood was within the range of the artillery.

As soon as Yue Tuo finished speaking, the Ming army at the top of the city seemed to give him an annotation of this order. Another sound of "boom, boom, boom" sounded, and more than ten iron bullets with whistling sounds fell on the arrayed Jianlu troops. Among them, more than ten long bloody ditches were plowed.

Although they all hit the Jianlu positions, because they were just iron bullets, not many Jianlu were killed or injured. But the blow to Jianlu's morale was even worse, and Yue Tuo's order happened to be passed on. Suddenly, the Jianlu infantry had no military discipline at all, and they all ran back, throwing away their helmets and armor. They ran as fast as they could, as if there was a tiger chasing them behind them.

On the top of Jinzhou City, a thunderous voice sounded, bidding farewell to Jianlu: "Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

Listening to the morale-filled celebration coming from the top of the city, Yue Tuo had a gloomy face and shouted loudly: "Tie them all up!"

Then he pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and rode back to camp. Two of his guards captured one and tied up everyone in the artillery camp, including Tong Puhan.

Not long after, a messenger flew out of the Jianlu camp and headed north. Outside Jinzhou City, everything became quiet again. Even the previously arrogant Jianlu Cavalry Army disappeared and returned to camp dejectedly.

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