Chapter 559: Glory and money

ps: There is a chapter at noon
"Boom boom boom..."
The roar of field artillery broke the tranquility of the battlefield.
After the artillery lieutenant proposed to use artillery to kill the artillery, Ye Qingyun took this approach immediately.
Because it is located on the open plains, Tongzhou City has no danger on all sides. At this time, Ye Qingyun is in the rice field that has just been harvested. At first glance, the field of vision is very wide.
Deploying the soldiers only 500 meters away from Tongzhou City, Ye Qingyun ordered shelling.
More than 30 artillery fired volleys, and the shells slammed into the walls of Tongzhou City.
Ten artillery pieces were deployed on the front wall of Tongzhou City. These artillery pieces were originally intended to prevent Japanese infestation along the coast, but now they have become Tongzhou City’s first line of defense against the Dengzhou Army.
However, what Wei Wang and the other vassals would not have thought was that Xiao Ming left them a hand at the beginning.
The Tongzhou soldiers who were planning to use artillery to attack the Dengzhou Army were shocked. The Dengzhou Army’s artillery seemed to have eyes. Every time the artillery shells were fired, they would fall on the side of the artillery. For a time, the Tongzhou artillery suffered heavy casualties, and the artillery on the city wall was also It was smashed by a shell and deviated from its position.
Moreover, the city wall of Tongzhou is far less thick than Pengzhou city in this military town. The front city wall was quickly torn apart, and the soldiers defending Tongzhou city were in chaos.
"Go forward!" After solving the artillery on the city wall, Ye Qingyun ordered the soldiers to approach Tongzhou City.
The soldiers stopped at a position 200 meters outside the city. The artillery reloaded at this time and violently bombarded the front gate. The wooden gate could not withstand the attack of the twelve-pounder gun. Soon The whole fell in the gunfire.
At this time, Ye Qingyun led the soldiers to continue to approach the city wall. When he reached the position of 90 meters, he ordered the soldiers to shoot.
At the same time, the soldiers of Tongzhou also began to use bows and arrows to fight back, but compared to the tens of thousands of soldiers who used muskets, the Tongzhou archers on the city were insignificant.
Under the fierce shooting, the soldiers of Tongzhou on the wall of Tongzhou couldn't raise their heads. At this moment, a team of thousands rushed into Tongzhou.
The battlefield was filled with the roar of artillery and muskets. Soldiers in Tongzhou City had never seen such a battle before. The city gate that resisted the enemy was vulnerable to the artillery.
Outside the battlefield, the people looked at all this numbly. When the Japanese pirates attacked the city, they looked at Tongzhou City like this, and now they still look at Tongzhou City like this.
To them, it doesn't matter who will rule Tongzhou City, because in their eyes, this Tongzhou City is the place where the powerful and powerful people live, and it has nothing to do with them. In their hearts, they only have their own home.
Ye Qingyun noticed this situation. Just outside the battlefield, the people watched the battle between the two sides as if they were in a theater, and none of the people raised their arms to help Tongzhou City guard the city.
He suddenly felt a sorrow. How could it not be the case in Qingzhou before, but now the people of Qingzhou are gradually awakening in the country and national consciousness that the newspaper deliberately promoted.
The saying that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world is no longer exclusive to the rich and nobles, and the people gradually understand the weight of this sentence.
And what does the country do to me? This kind of subjugation language was also thrown into the dunghill, and it became a degenerate language that everyone spurned. Those who flattered these words had ulterior motives.
"charge!"
The people looking out of the city made Ye Qingyun suddenly aware of the current situation in Tongzhou. If the officials and generals of Tongzhou win the hearts of the people, how could these people be so indifferent.
Presumably, these people must live a hard life on weekdays, and they hate the officials and wealthy people in the city for a long time.
With such folk customs, the combat effectiveness of the army in Tongzhou City can be imagined. In addition, there were several generals in Tongzhou City who fled away after the Japanese pirates landed, and Ye Qingyun's confidence greatly increased.
The Charge resounded throughout Tongzhou City at this moment.
After the Thousands of People entered the city, Ye Qingyun led other soldiers to rush into the city.
From the generals to the soldiers of the Tongzhou Army, all were frightened by the Dengzhou Army’s undaunted appearance. With the arrow on the city head, the Dengzhou Army wearing a dark green gown looked like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. The soldiers of the Tongzhou Army facing the battle, the soldiers of the Dengzhou Army stood still for a round of volleys, took up their bayonets, formed a tight formation, and rushed towards the enemy.
"For Qingzhou! For bounty!" Ye Qingyun shouted slogans.
This sentence further stimulated the blood of the soldiers. For Qingzhou, it means loyalty, and for rewards, it is for the rich life. Before they came to Tongzhou, they had heard about the Southern Expedition.
The trophies collected this time by taking down the Pengzhou Chengnan Expedition finally totaled three million taels of silver, of which 300,000 taels were taken out to reward the soldiers. Except for the generals, which were slightly larger, each soldier was basically allocated twelve taels.
Just this battle is equivalent to the salary of two years as a soldier.
At this time, whether it is for glory and loyalty or for money, they must take Tongzhou City.
"Kill!" At this moment, the Dengzhou Army fully exploited the advantages of combining hot and cold weapons.
Facing the long-distance enemy Dengzhou Army, they stood and fired. In a close-range volley, they charged with bayonet. The Tongzhou Army tried to prevent Dengzhou from entering the city with its superior strength.
However, in the face of the Dengzhou Army's tactics of combining far and near, the Tongzhou Army suffered heavy casualties, and soon the Tongzhou Army fell apart. In order to save their lives, the soldiers lost their fighting spirit and fled, and for a time Tongzhou City was in chaos.
In the chaotic situation, the Dengzhou army was like a broken bamboo, fighting along the north gate to the south gate. After a fierce battle for a day and night, the Dengzhou army fully occupied Tongzhou City.
Officially took over the city of Tongzhou by the military. Ye Qingyun organized soldiers to repair the city walls and gates overnight. This time they attacked Tongzhou and took advantage of its unprepared attacks. Because of their artillery advantage, they were able to quickly enter the city, which allowed many Tongzhou soldiers. Haven't realized what happened.
But Tongzhou is an important port in Weidi, but now there are thousands of large and small merchant ships moored in the port, and these merchant ships are now under Yue Yun's control.
At this time, the loss of King Wei of Tongzhou must be furious, because it is tantamount to breaking the foundation of King Wei's maritime trade. The distance from Jinling City to Tongzhou is about four hundred miles. Ye Qingyun believes that King Wei will send an army to seize the city.
Therefore, he wanted to repair the city defense in advance, and let Yue Yun transport the city on the battleship to the city. In this way, the Tongzhou city became a copper wall and iron wall.
Moreover, Tongzhou City was built by the sea, and Yue Yun's battleship was echoing at this time, and he was not worried about cutting off supplies.
This Tongzhou City can provide supplies, and of course they can also transport supplies. According to Xiao Ming's order, he will turn Tongzhou City into a bridgehead for attacking Jinling City.
After issuing many orders, Ye Qingyun immediately sent soldiers to pass the Tongzhou battle to Qingzhou, and reported the details of the Tongzhou battle to Xiao Ming.