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The Captain's expression also changed suddenly.

It is no secret that gunpowder is present in the capital, especially in the military. Anyone with a little knowledge knows what gunpowder is.

And the Southwest Army brought so much gunpowder here, the purpose is already very obvious.

They want to blow open the city gates!

Without saying a word, the captain immediately ran in the direction of Zhong Xuantong.

However, it was already too late!

Under the city gate, a captain of the Pioneer Battalion of the Ningzhou Army had already taken out a fire bag from his chest, and then shouted loudly at the robes around him!

"Spread out, disperse!"

"Fucking spread out!"

Chapter 1098 Head-to-head battle!

After the captain dispersed the crowd, he also took a few steps back, and then tried his best to throw the torch in his hand into these cloth bags!

"boom!"

A deafening loud noise resounded across the entire battlefield. At this time, the Ningzhou Army officers and soldiers who were under the city were all numb from the shock. Even the Imperial Army on the city wall was stunned by the loud noise. I froze in place.

The captain of the Pioneer Battalion of the Ningzhou Army who ignited the fire, and several Ningzhou Army officers and soldiers who were relatively close to the city gate, were instantly thrown away by a huge force when the loud noise sounded, flying several meters away!

Among them, the lieutenant who ignited was the most severely injured by the shock wave, and blood was already dripping from the corner of his mouth.

The west gate of the capital is full of gunpowder smoke.

When the gunpowder smoke hadn't dissipated, the soldiers of the Forbidden Army on the city wall also reacted, and still threw thunder towards the city wall.

After a while, the thick smoke surrounding the West City Gate dissipated, revealing the current appearance of the West City Gate!

I saw that the west city gate at this time seemed to be distorted by a strange force, exposing the mahogany material of the city gate itself. At the same time, several huge cracks appeared on the city gate. Pushed away by this huge force, the bolt behind the door was also twisted abruptly by this strange force, exposing a gap that could allow two people to pass through!

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The city gates at this time are generally very tall and it is impossible to use pure metal. Firstly, it is too heavy, and secondly, the process of integral molding is not easy, and it is also difficult to transport, so the general city gates are wooden doors. Paint a layer of red paint, and the gates of some big cities will be nailed with iron and copper nails on the outside.

The city gate of the capital is made of high-quality mahogany. Although it is extremely thick and strong, even a battering ram is difficult to break open, but it was blown up by almost [-] catties of gunpowder. It was not torn apart on the spot, which is already very remarkable up.

Of course, the reason why it failed to explode completely was because the power of the gunpowder was not concentrated. If conditions permit, a hole can be dug under the city gate and a serious blasting point can be made. No problem, overturning a city gate is definitely not difficult.

Although the effect of the "blasting" was not ideal, the effect was enough, and a gap was created for two people to enter and exit. Under the cover of the firepower of the catapult in the distance, the people of the vanguard battalion only took a few breaths, Four or five people rushed in through this gap. After these four or five people entered the city gate, they did not immediately think of rushing into the city, but worked together to pull the twisted and broken door bolt out of the door opening. Pull it out!

Because the city gate is huge, this door bolt is no different from an ordinary small tree. In addition, it has been deformed and twisted, and it is stuck in the door opening. With the joint efforts of five people, the door bolt was only pulled out a little bit!

However, originally there were forbidden guards behind the city gate. Although these people were blown away by the huge force of gunpowder, other forbidden soldiers soon reacted. Support has come from outside!

At this time, about [-] or [-] soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion came in through the hole. These [-] people looked at the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army rushing towards them. After igniting it, he threw it into the formation of the Imperial Army, then he pulled out the saber from his waist, gritted his teeth and said, "Brothers, stop them!"

"Block them and buy time for the brothers behind you. Once the city gate is opened, the battle will be won!"

According to the rules of the Southwest Army, at the level of the team leader and deputy, no matter whether he is a member of the firearms battalion or not, he will be allotted with a sky thunder. Now the sky thunder in his waist has been thrown out, and the next thing he can do is to draw a knife to kill himself!

People on both sides were red-eyed, or holding knives, or holding spears, shouting and killing together.

The general of the forbidden army over there is also yelling sharply: "The rebels are coming in through the city gate, you must block them and close the city gate!"

"Follow me to kill!"

Two groups of people fought fiercely in the city gate.

Fortunately, the five people who entered the city first, with the help of those who came later, quickly pulled out the twisted and shapeless door bolt from the city gate hole. After pulling out the door bolt, the five people pushed hard, and the heavy The west gate of the capital finally opened slowly!

The Ningzhou army who had already rushed to the city gate suddenly became energetic and shouted loudly: "The city gate is open, the city gate is open!"

"Go to the city, go to the city!"

Immediately, the morale was boosted, and one by one Ningzhou troops rushed towards the west gate!

Seeing this, Li Shuo in the rear decisively ordered the Firearms Battalion to move forward.

After more than two months outside the capital, the Ningzhou army finally entered the capital for the first time.

Li Shuo, who was commanding from the rear, ordered the tactical arrangement, turned around and walked to a high slope, and slightly bowed his head to Li Xin who was watching the battle on the high slope: "General, the west gate is broken."

Li Xin put down the binoculars in his hand, and said calmly, "I see."

"The speed at which the Ningzhou army opened the west city gate is about the same as what I expected in advance."

Because of the existence of firearms, the city walls of the capital have never been difficult for Li Xin. In fact, as early as two months ago, he had the ability to open the west gate of the capital easily like today.

The problem is that the people in the capital are not quail waiting to be slaughtered. It is not difficult to enter the capital. The difficult thing is how to defeat the 20 forbidden troops in the capital after entering the capital!

The Southwest Army is too small to withstand too much consumption. With the thunder on the opposite side, Li Xin estimated that even if the Southwest Army can win the Forbidden Army, they will not have the energy to occupy the capital again.

This is also one of the reasons why he hesitated for two months without doing anything.

Standing behind Li Xin, Li Shuo lowered his head and said, "General, the gate of the city has been broken. Please give me instructions on how to attack."

Li Xin glanced at the fierce battlefield ahead again, and frowned slightly: "I only have one sentence, I don't want to enter the imperial city, but the momentum should be as loud as possible, and people should die as little as possible."

"Don't fight head-on with the enemy. If the situation is not right, just withdraw temporarily. We have enough gunpowder. If we can blow open the city gate once, we can blow open the second time."

Having said that, Li Xin looked at Li Shuo and said slowly, "I only have these requirements. As for how to fight, you can decide for yourself."

Li Shuo took a deep breath and lowered his head slightly to Li Xin: "General, what if my Ningzhou Army has the ability to break into the Imperial City?"

General Li was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "Then Da Jin really deserves to die."

"If you want to try it, you can try it too, but I only allow half of the Ningzhou army to be killed or injured at most. If half of the Ningzhou army is dead and the shadow of the imperial city is still invisible, then don't die in vain."

Having said that, Li Xin looked up at the sky.

Right now, it's Sishi, the best time of the day.

He lowered his head and considered for a moment, then slowly said: "Today's battle must be fought until night, and I will arrange for someone to sneak into the city at night."

Li Shuo nodded silently: "The general understands."

After that, he turned and left, and went down to command the battle again.

Li Xin stood alone on this high slope, looking at the capital city in front of him, and muttering to himself.

"If everything goes well, it won't be long before I can live back in the Jing'an Hou Mansion."