The smoke of gunpowder remains in the air, and replaced by a stronger smell of blood. The Jin army has retreated, leaving behind corpses everywhere, wailing wounded men, broken swords and guns, and curled flags.

Liu Qingfu led a dozen personal soldiers to walk on the bloody battlefield, watching the soldiers kill the wounded Jin army soldiers left on the battlefield with swords and guns.

If it was a complete prisoner, the rebel army would be willing to incorporate it and think it was used for it. However, the wounded soldiers cost both food and medicine, and even they were short of these things, so they would not add any burden.

The Red Turban Army only dispatched artillery, and the battlefield fighting was borne by Li Quan. It seemed to be at a loss, but this was also an agreement with Meng Jiucheng, which was considered a kind of compensation.

But this battle seemed to satisfy the main general Liu Qingfu. After a fierce bombardment, the Jin army was in chaos. He led the absolute advantage to rush over, and without much effort, he won.

Hehe, no wonder the Red Turban Army can win repeatedly. The power of this cannon is really terrifying and amazing.

Amid screams, begging for mercy and cursing, a Jin army suddenly pushed the corpse on its head and struggled to get up from the pile of dead people.

The guy's face was covered with mud oars, and only his eyes turned to indicate that he was still a living creature. A hissing sound came from his throat, his armor was soaked in blood, he spread his fingers with his left hand and stretched forward with force, and his right hand was holding a knife. It seemed, he looked like a Jurchen officer.

Liu Qingfu curled his lips and waved his hand, and several personal soldiers surrounded him.

Several disdainful and cold eyes were staring at the lucky Jinman officer. He slowly retreated, finally bent down, took out his last remaining strength to make a battle preparation, and his eyes turned in fear, staring at several enemies surrounding him.

He snorted, and the captain of the personal soldiers stabbed the gun into the enemy's chest. The Jin officer's knife collided with the gun, weak and powerless, unable to shake the heavy stab.

With a puff, the bayonet pierced into the chest of the Golden Officer. The captain of the personal soldiers turned his wrist and retracted it violently. The blood splattered everywhere. The officer knelt on the ground with a puff, and the knife in his hand also fell.

A personal soldier kicked up, and the officer's knees were bent forward, but his body fell backward, lying on the ground in a strange position, blood kept gushing out of his chest, mouth and nose, and his body was still twitching.

"Be careful." The captain of the personal soldiers glanced at the blood ticked on the gun and reminded his subordinates, "Maybe there are still people who are not dead to hide, so don't be hurt by being squeezed."

As soon as he finished speaking, a Jin soldier popped up from the corpse not far away. He was obviously frightened by the rebels' massacre of wounded soldiers. He screamed in vain and ran away in vain.

But after a few steps, several rebel soldiers quickly blocked the Jin soldiers' way in a fan shape, stabbed them with guns and knives. After the screams, the Jin soldiers fell down heavily like a broken pocket, splashing blood.

The remaining wounded Jin army soldiers knew that begging for mercy was useless and knew that they would die without a doubt. Many seriously injured Jin army officers and soldiers barely supported themselves and cursed at the rebel halberd.

Some wounded soldiers were completely desperate, gasping for the last few breaths before their death, and turned a blind eye to the rebel soldiers who were forced to kill, and were too lazy to even struggle and resist.

"The Jurchens are just like this." Liu Qingfu walked to a mound, stood on a high place and raised his telescope, "Now Zhang Lin should be so scared that he dared not fight, right?"

He accompanied Li Quan to Weizhou. As a gift, Liu Qingfu also got a telescope. He couldn't put down this novel trick, and he took it out from time to time, or showed it out.

Of course, this also made many generals envious. In order to appease everyone, Li Quan had already agreed to buy a few more aircraft and reward them with the size of their military achievements.

"Zhang Lin is a timid person. Without the support of the golden man, how could he dare to fight to die with the mob he attracted?" The deputy general was making fun.

Liu Qingfu nodded, looked at it in a pretentious manner before putting away his telescope and walking down the mound.

"I heard that in order to get this Qianli Mile Mile, someone is fighting to attack the city?" the deputy general said with a smile.

"This is normal." Liu Qingfu said with pride on his face, "They are all the same ranks. If he doesn't have one, he will always feel awkward. Then let's not fight for it, let's give them the merit of destroying the city."

"General is generous." The deputy general complimented and said, "With the Red Turban Army's artillery, it is probably not difficult to break the city."

Liu Qingfu nodded and looked at the Red Turban Army's position, with a somewhat complicated expression.

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As the night became darker, Li Quan finished patrol and returned to the camp to look at the map, constantly thinking and studying.

Qingzhou promoted Alibuge to lead two thousand cavalry out of the city to fight, but was defeated by the coalition forces, and he was even killed by bombing. Zhang Lin had no supervision from the Jurchens and gathered the army. Ying Cheng defended himself and became a turtle with his head shrunk.

Now, nearly 40,000 troops have surrounded Qingzhou City closely. As long as the city is broken, the purpose of this battle will be basically achieved.

The current variable is the reinforcements of the Jin army. If they are suddenly under the strong city and cannot be destroyed for a long time, they will not only be exhausted, but also be at risk of being attacked by both inside and outside.

Although Li Quan placed more than 10,000 troops in the west as a stopping force, he was still not very relieved.

"Marson, several generals have arrived." The guards reported the account.

"Please hurry up." Li Quan stood up, walked to the entrance of the tent, and made a greeting gesture.

Several people stepped into the tent and greeted Li Quan one by one. Although Han Shouzhong, Wang Xian and others were not as good as Li Quan's official positions, Li Quan was also very humble and did not dare to take over.

In addition to Han Shouzhong and Wang Xian, there were also engineer commanders, King Xie Guo, and artillery commanders, Zhao Bang.

They were actually considered old men who followed Meng Jiucheng, but were sent to technical troops, and they wanted to teach Professor Meng Jiucheng and lead new people, but their reputation was not obvious.

Artillery and engineers, according to the combat plan, were the key to this Qingzhou battle, and Li Quan's hope lies.

After the ceremony, everyone sat down one after another and reported to Li Quan straight to the point of view their respective preparations and the arrangement of the siege.

Zhao Bang said it briefly, it was nothing more than being far away first and then near. As he advanced to the city wall, various types of artillery were properly configured according to the range, fully exerting the power of artillery fire, not only bombarding the city, but also killing the enemy.

Wang Xieguo explained in more detail the work involved in the engineering work.

After surveying, there is no problem with tunnel excavation in Qingzhou and tunnel blasting.

Of course, there are many considerations in the difference in soil quality, the depth of the groundwater level, the location of the blasting, the time of blasting, etc. From this perspective, engineers are becoming more and more professional and more proficient.

"The excavation will start tonight, in the east of the city." Wang Xieguo said: "If the siege goes well, it will take up to three days to dig under the city wall."

The tunnel blasting once showed its power, and Meng Jiucheng's attention not only established a special engineering team, but also continued to expand and its technology became increasingly exquisite.

The engineers have relatively mature plans for how to excavate, support and drain under different soil conditions, and how to create a more powerful gunpowder chamber to increase the blasting effect.

"Haha, three days are already very fast. I just don't know if the city walls in Qingzhou are solid enough and can withstand the artillery fire for three days." Zhao Bang was half joking, half seriously squeezed his eyes at Wang Xieguo. Both of them were eating small dishes at Meng Jiucheng's place, and they often contacted each other, and their relationship had become very close.

Whether it was to open the city or collapse the city wall, the Red Turban Army basically gave up the traditional and tragic method of climbing the city with ladders and ants attached to the city, which was quite new to Li Quan.

In three days, even if the reinforcements from the Jin army came, it would take at least five or six days to receive a request for help and mobilize troops?

Li Quan estimated the time and couldn't help but relax his heart and a smile appeared on his face.

After some research and discussion, after determining the specific plan for siege tomorrow, everyone dispersed, leaving only Li Quan in the tent.

Li Quan thought for a while, sighed lightly, and then showed a resolute and cold expression on his face. No matter what, Qingzhou must be captured as soon as possible, and it must not be delayed.

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The bright red of the rising sun had faded and a bright light was emitted in the air, but another bright red began to appear on the city wall in Qingzhou.

Accompanied by a deafening sound, a thick smoke mixed with sparks gushed out, and the bronze heavy artillery roared and shot the shells at Qingzhou.

The ears were buzzing, the land under the feet was shaking constantly, and the soil and rocks were flying on the top of the city, and dust rose up.

Four bronze cannons were bombarded in a concentrated manner, solid shells were smashed down, and gravel and soil on the city wall flew everywhere. By noon, a gap had already been exposed.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the Red Turban Army artillery approached to work, the pile of earth stretched across, and the flying thunder cannons entered the position.

In the afternoon, the bronze cannon continued to bombard the city. In the space where the cooling and resting, the flying thunder cannon behind the pile of earth began to exert its power of bending, and the flowering bullets flew up to the top of the city and into the city, killing and injuring the Jin soldiers in the city.

Li Quan held up the telescope and observed, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

The Jin army was completely passively beaten and could not perform effective counterattacks. The Red Turban Army was already very mature in the ladder use of artillery. If this continues, it does not necessarily require tunnel blasting. It is probably within three or two days to collapse the city wall.

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The night was dark, the government offices in Qingzhou City were brightly lit, and several Jin army generals looked heavy, sitting together to discuss the matter of defending the city.

"I didn't expect the enemy's artillery to be so sharp." Zhang Lin frowned, very distressed, and his confidence in sticking to the city had been shaken.

The fight was like this on the first day of offense and defense, which was beyond everyone's expectations. The shock brought by the artillery fire not only made the soldiers panic, but the officials were also frightened.

"I have long heard that the Red Turban Army has powerful weapons, which are deafening and earth-shaking. When I see them today, it is indeed true." Deputy General Wu Jinzhong was a little depressed. He was the main general responsible for the defense of the West City. The day of bombardment hit him hard.

Deputy General Sheng Yunlong felt that the city was difficult to defend, but he could not say this. Who knows what Zhang Lin was thinking? What if he was to shake the morale of the army and slash him out, wouldn’t he be seeking death?

So, Sheng Yunlong didn't say anything, pretending to be thoughtful, and kept touching the beard on his chin.

Zhang Lin thought that there would be no big problem with the city on his side and ten days or half a month. When reinforcements arrived, they would naturally turn the danger into safety. But now, he felt that there was more danger.

The key is that morale is greatly hit. Faced with unknown things, fear will be magnified several times. Before the enemy has officially attacked the city, the defenders have suffered a lot of casualties and are not very brave enough to climb the city to fight.

But Zhang Lin was really hard to make the decision to surrender. He was hesitant and he was a little undecided.

"The enemy's weapon of the sling is also very powerful. It's very close to the city. Can you go out to seize or destroy it?" Wu Jinzhong subconsciously took out his ears. A shell that crossed the city wall exploded not far from him, which shocked his ears to a little uncomfortable now.

Sheng Yunlong looked up at the guy, but complained in his heart, but did not speak out. Obviously, he was afraid of this and did not agree very much, or he hoped that others would do this dangerous job.

"General Sheng, what do you think?" Zhang Lin didn't want to let Sheng Yunlong go and asked politely.

Sheng Yunlong thought for a while and said, "It may not be good to leave the city. I don't think it will be difficult to achieve the results of war if you continue or rush through the city gate. The military strategy says: one will flourish, then decline, and three will be exhausted. The defense in the city is already in place. As long as the response is done properly, how long can the enemy be strong?"

What he was saying, it seemed that he had not done anything except opposing leaving the city?

Zhang Lin was also helpless, and he had no choice. After all, such a siege and such sharp weapons were the first time I could see it. How could he have any experience?

The generals below either bowed their heads and sighed depressedly, and seemed to have lost confidence and just waited for the city to break down and surrender.

At this moment, the explosion and the sound of gongs and drums suddenly rang out from all directions. Several people were shocked and had only one thought in their minds: the enemy's tactics were indeed different, so they began to attack the city at night?

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Under the hustle and bustle of the besieged army, one or two cannons were fired from time to time to help, and the Jin army guarding the city spent a tense night.

This action was not only to harass the tired Jin army, but also to cover the excavation and construction of the tunnel.

The sun rose again, another day, and the second day after the coalition forces besieged Qingzhou.

There was no bombardment on this day, but he shot a letter of arrows into the city, persuading Zhang Lin to surrender, but Li Quan offered the conditions very good.

Zhang Lin had already had a hint of surrender yesterday, but his opponent stopped bombarding and persuaded him to surrender, which made him feel a little lucky.

Is the enemy just bluffing and actually has no confidence in breaking the city?

Zhang Lin in history was a bit like a resentful woman, especially in the complex situation of the three Song, Jin and Meng families fighting in Shandong, Zhang Lin swung left and right, and never had a firm position to go to any side.

Now, Zhang Lin's hesitation has occurred again. He wants to wait and see, but he doesn't want to make a decision too early.

The Red Turban Army stopped bombing because it had detailed records of the performance parameters of the artillery. In order to save ammunition, it turned to tunnel blasting.

The next night, the excavation of the engineers could be said to be completed in advance, and in two hours you can start filling medicine and installing leads.
Chapter completed!