"General." A backbone of the engineer team asked tentatively: "If we use bricks and stones to seal it, would it be more powerful than collapse the tunnel?"

The tunnel blasting of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is mostly done by collapsed tunnels to form a closed medicine chamber, while Meng Jiucheng does not intend to improve it for the time being. Of course, what this backbone said is also very correct.

"It should be like this!" Meng Jiucheng didn't want to be sure immediately. He also wanted to keep the secret as long as possible. After saying that, he changed the subject and said with a smile: "This time you break the city, you are the first thing you can do, wait and receive the reward!"

"Thank you General." After saying the words of reward and meritorious service, everyone was very happy and thanked him. Their intention to explore knowledge was also put aside.

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"How is that possible?" Shao Kai murmured in a daze, unable to move for a long time.

The city was broken like this, less than half an hour? Starting from the West City, the banner of emergency had reached the South City. The bells in the city were loudly ringing, and one sound was as tight as one, and anyone could hear the panic in the bell. It can be imagined that the soldiers who rang the bell were panicked--they must have been sweating profusely, and they were ringing the bell wildly, sending an alarm to the whole city.

The swaying flags and the panic and rapid bells were not only Shao Kai, but also the officers and soldiers around him were so shocked that they could not speak. The army on standby under the city wall was even more uproar, and the soldiers showed panic and whispered.

"Sir." An officer suddenly spoke, "The enemy is a feint attack. Our army should divide the troops to reinforce and eliminate the enemies entering the city."

Shao Kai seemed to wake up from a dream, looked up at the officer, frowned and thought. The city was broken in the west, and it should be said that some competition should be carried out, but the Red Turban Army was progressing so quickly, which was obviously caused by the defeat of its own troops.

"... I take care of myself, and I should care about my body and flesh and blood in my stomach..." Suddenly, the words of his wife's advice flashed through Shao Kai's ears, and he suddenly disrupted his thoughts.

"Sir——" Seeing that Shao Kai hesitated, another small officer came forward to remind him: "If you are worried that the situation is unclear, why not lead your troops to retreat to the North City, meet with the defenders there, and then make a decision."

Shao Kai's eyes were wandering, and he sighed helplessly, saying, "Then let's retreat to the North City!"

"Those who surrender will not be killed." "Discard the weapons and avoid death." There were shouts of shouting and persuading surrender everywhere. The defenders in the county were once again and again. Starting from the West City, they quickly triggered a chain reaction like falling dominoes.

The West City Gate was first opened, followed by the South City Gate. More and more Red Turban Army entered the city, and the red flags that marked occupation and victory were increasing on the city walls.

The soldiers led by Shao Kai retreated in a panic and left many corpses outside the north gate. They circled the moat and the half-moon-shaped blocking trenches dug by the Red Turban Army completely blocked the Qing army's breakthrough road in the city.

The situation is over! The Red Turban Army on the east and west sides quickly compressed and attacked the defenders gathered in the North City. The North City Gate had been lost. The red flag that had just been planted was flying and flying. There were only less than three hundred defenders still fighting stubbornly.

"Forget it." Shao Kai stomped his feet, threw away the weapons in his hand, and shouted: "Don't add unnecessary casualties, abandon your weapons and surrender!"

"Sir--" the captain of the personal soldiers shouted. He held a spear and looked at Shao Kai with blue veins on his neck.

"No need to say more." Shao Kai's face was gloomy, and he suddenly glared and shouted: "What are you still stunned? Send orders to surrender quickly, which may save more lives."

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The siege of the city must be lost. This is what Sun Tzu said, but if you believe in books all the time, it is better to have no books. Being obsessed with dogmatic understanding without considering the actual situation is what a mediocre general does.

Although there are many defenders in the city, they are already showing off their turtle and will not stand out. So why leave a way out for them? Besides, most of these defenders are recruiting hastily, lack combat power, and have a weak fighting spirit, and relying on the city.

After noon, the battle in the city was basically over. The Red Turban Army was searching and arresting the defenders who fled into the homes of the people. The military police also began to patrol the streets to maintain military discipline.

Meng Jiucheng came to Rizhao County Government under the protection of his personal guards and saw soldiers carrying the bodies out. It turned out that Zhao Tiancheng escaped, killed his family and his relatives, and then committed suicide.

Traitor, Animal. Meng Jiucheng saw a small child's body and couldn't help but frown and told the Red Turban Army soldiers who carried the body: "I buried it outside the city, erect a wooden monument with the words "traitor and animal" written on it."

"Yes, general." A small officer agreed respectfully, carrying the bodies onto a chariot and ordering several soldiers to push out of the city.

After explaining the matter, Meng Jiucheng stood in front of the county government office and hesitated for a moment, smiled bitterly, and walked in with his personal guards. In the years of war, there were no one who died suddenly. Now is not the time to pay attention to it.

Several rooms have been packed up. Meng Jiucheng sat down and rested for a while. Wang Zhongfeng, Han Shouzhong and others came to each other. The war in the city was basically over, and they no longer had to command the battle, so they rushed to discuss the next action with Meng Jiucheng.

The statistics on the results of the battle have not been released yet, but some situations have been known. The regiment trainee Shao Kai led his troops to surrender, Zhao Tiancheng committed suicide, the warehouse was complete and there was no loss.

The ability to obtain materials, money and food in the warehouse is probably the biggest good news. Because the city is broken too quickly, the defenders have no time to destroy and burn it.

"Thank you all, let's go and lead your own troops. According to the prior discussion, you can do the final work after the city is broken, so that you can rest." Meng Jiucheng felt that it would be best to make a decision after the results of the battle were counted, that is, tomorrow.

"Yes, follow the general's orders." Although everyone was confused, Meng Jiucheng obviously did not want to explain in detail as soon as he spoke, so he knew the opportunity to leave.

Seeing everyone go, Meng Jiucheng sat alone in the chair and thought for a long time.

Junan County and Rizhao County have been taken down, forming a stance that is surrounded by mountains and seas. If we continue to explore and attack, there will be Juzhou and Mizhou (now Zhucheng area) in the north, and Yizhou (now Linyi City) and Haizhou (now Lianyungang area) in the south, how to choose?

According to the original idea, Meng Jiucheng was preparing to expand south. However, according to recent information, Haizhou, as an important town on the border of Song and Jin, although the Jin army lacked enough troops and could not completely control the state, the Jin Dynasty's ruler commander Abuhan, Nabula and others were still under control of Haicheng, and there were more than 3,000 troops.
Chapter completed!