Chapter 548: Chain Link

The setting sun was like blood, and the Bianshui River was dyed bright red. I don't know if this is the reflection of the setting sun or real blood.
After stationing on the north bank of Bianshui, Luo Hong and Luo Xin appeared at the end of the Pengzhou official road in the evening. After meeting with Lu Fei, the army did not immediately attack the city but set up camp along the official road of Pengzhou City.
Like the information provided by Li San, the land in front of Pengzhou City is very narrow and not suitable for large-scale military deployment.
That night, Lu Fei and the generals reconfirmed the strategy of siege the next day, so as to avoid confusion in command at that time.
"There are 50,000 soldiers in Pengzhou City, and the total number of tribes in the city is estimated to be 80 to 90,000. The gates of Pengzhou City are easy to blast open, but soldiers will encounter street fighting when they enter the city. Words are the most unfavorable." Lu Fei said with a frown.
Luo Hong nodded. He understood what Lu Fei meant. The most ideal battlefield for the Musketeers was an open field, which was more convenient for queues. Once entering a town with many buildings, it would be difficult to take advantage of the volley of firearms and meet in short order.
"So your Royal Highness asks us not to rush for quick success, but to fight steadily. After the city is broken, we must first control the city gate, relying on the city gate to occupy the city wall, so that we can establish a position that can slowly erode Pengzhou City." Luo Xin embraces Said with arms folded.
Lu Fei nodded and said to Luo Xin: "Tomorrow your lime bomb will have to be hit hard, and there will be grape bombs. No matter how hard Pengzhou City is, it can still be harder than Shanhaiguan."
"No, Shanhaiguan has taken it all, can we still be afraid of a Pengzhou city?" Luo Xin echoed, and the two suddenly laughed.
Luo Hong looked at the two with some envy. The Qingzhou Army's prestige resounded throughout the country, and he was also envious. "Don't forget me. Our soldiers in the firearms camp are not counselors."
While the three were discussing about the siege tomorrow, the atmosphere in Pengzhou City became more and more serious. They thought that there were only these three warships in the siege, but they did not expect that so many soldiers would arrive in the evening.
The shooting in the afternoon and the shelling of the Pengzhou Navy also filled the city with a sense of fear and pessimism. The eyes of the public were full of this, the fierce Pengzhou Navy was defeated.
"Mi Changshi, how can you fight this battle without artillery and musket? You have also seen that the Qi king army outside the city has muskets and artillery. Our soldiers were beaten before they even touched the enemy. Now the soldiers of the Navy I was so scared that I didn't dare to play again, how could this be good?" Patriarch Lu sighed heavily.
Different from the optimism in the morning, the patriarchs in the city now sighed one by one, they knew exactly what was happening on the wall, they couldn't imagine fighting against such an army.
"Let's escape, it's still too late. If King Qi's army enters the city, we will be over." A person said.
"Yes, pack the gold and silver now, otherwise there will be no time to escape."
"Everyone should run for their lives."
"..."
When one mentioned that they had escaped, they were immediately echoed by everyone. They were very fierce to the people on weekdays, but facing an army more fierce than them, they only had fear at this time.
Mi Wenyi had a sullen face. Everyone can escape without a fight, but he can't. He is the long history of the Wei Dynasty, and this Pengzhou city is the foundation of the Mi family. He lost Pengzhou City and his Mi family was in the Wei Dynasty. It loses value in the eyes.
"Boom!" Mi Wenyi slapped the table fiercely, and said: "Escape, where can you escape? The Qi Wang's ambition is not only our Wei Di, he wants the entire world, and by then, you can still escape. Where to go."
Everyone was silent for a while, Mi Wenyi was not unreasonable. Now that the world is in chaos, where can they escape?
A patriarch said: "It's not that we are afraid of life and death, but the firearms of the Qingzhou army are too powerful. If Mi Changshi can send a batch of artillery and muskets to come, we will be able to fight, but now it will only increase casualties. ."
Mi Wenyi sighed. He blamed himself because he underestimated the power of firearms. It was not that he valued firearms, but that he had seen Wang Wei's firearms when he was in Jinling City.
After the demonstration of the firearms in Jinling City, he felt that the firearms were not invincible.
But now he understands that he was wrong, because in his opinion, there is no comparison between the Qingzhou Musketeers and Wei Wang Musketeers. The Qingzhou Army is not only skilled in operations, but also strictly disciplined. This can only be seen from the camping. .
The military tents outside the city are all straight lines, and the soldiers are patrolling in two lines, three in line, and there is not a single soldier who is idle.
"As long as you can hold it for half a month, I can get the artillery and matchlock." Mi Wenyi hesitated and made up his mind.
"Half a month!" When everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and everyone didn't have confidence.
With a heavy snort, Mi Wenyi said, "Now this is the only way. It's up to you whether you want to die in the hands of King Qi or fight hard."
After all, Mi Wenyi shook his sleeve and left.
Seeing Mi Wenyi leaving with anger, everyone sighed and dispersed.
The next day, the early morning in Pengzhou City was broken by the roar of cannons.
The battleship docked on the north bank of Bianshui first launched an attack. The artillery directly bombarded the gate of Pengzhou City. After three rounds of shelling, the gate of Pengzhou City turned into a hornet's nest to teeter at any time.
Luo Xin on the other side of the Bianshui River looked at this scene with a little admiration. The Niu Dudu's decision was really right. This battleship is simply a sea fortress, and this round of artillery fire is powerful.
Lu Fei took the binoculars and looked at the opposite side. Compared to yesterday, the defender in Pengzhou City was obviously much smarter. No general or soldier dared to show up, all of them were hiding behind the battlements.
"Boom boom boom..."
The Galen ship on the water continued to bombard the gate of Pengzhou City. After another two rounds of volleys, the gate of Pengzhou City suddenly tilted and fell down~EbookFREE.me~ At this time, everyone found that there was a pile of piles behind the gate. Pile of rocks.
When the city gate was broken, Lu Fei looked at Luo Xin and said, "It's up to you now."
"Bring up the mortars." Luo Xin yelled, and soon sixty soldiers in pairs brought the mortars placed on a metal base to the front. At the same time, the field guns were also arranged in a line by the artillery.
"Lime bomb!" Luo Xin shouted again.
Under his order, the soldiers loaded the lime shells in the hollow shells into the mortars, and the gunner began to measure the distance and adjust the length of the corks on the shells.
"Fire!" Following Luo Xin's order, thirty mortars fired at the opposite side at a distance of 300 meters.
"Boom boom boom..."
Lime bombs exploded near the city wall. The white lime spread like smoke to block the sight of the defenders of Pengzhou City. At the same time, three Galen ships on the water began to adjust their positions, and three battleships lined up on the river. Open, the two galen boats are connected by two iron cables, and the soldiers on the boats laid wooden boards on the iron cables, forming a temporary bridge.