"Can we defend Guangzhou City?"

Wu Wenhua looked at Ren Jianxiu with expectation, hoping to hear a positive answer from Ren Jianxiu, but Ren Jianxiu's next answer was destined to disappoint Wu Wenhua.

"It's very difficult, it's very difficult." Ren Jianxiu sighed and replied.

He Yan led more than 20,000 people from the Third Mixed Brigade of the People's Army to arrive in Guangzhou City. Wu Wenhua wanted to defend Guangzhou City with these 6,000 Ming troops, and at the worst, he had to hold on until reinforcements arrived, but the Ming army's strength was less than one-third of the People's Army.

Ren Jianxiu, who had left his post, had already returned to Guangzhou City from Huizhou Prefecture City. Ren Jianxiu was the only person in Guangzhou who had experience in fighting the People's Army. Wu Wenhua asked Ren Jianxiu to re-take charge of the Ming army and go to fight with the People's Army.

Ren Jianxiu had experience in fighting the people, but in Ren Jianxiu's own opinion, this experience was not very useful. He led 15,000 Ming troops to attack a People's Army with only three or four thousand people, but suffered a great defeat. The strength of the People's Army impressed Ren Jianxiu.

Guo Ze's army had nearly 30,000 people dealing with the People's Army that was about to come to Guangzhou City. They were about to collapse. Even Guo Ze was dead. However, many people were killed or injured in this People's Army. Now they are going to attack Guangzhou City.

With the 6,000 troops in his hand, Ren Jianxiu could not resist the upcoming enemy no matter how he did. But in this situation, Wu Wenhua, the Guangdong Governor, was unwilling to leave Guangzhou City. Ren Jianxiu could only do his best to defend himself as long as he could.

Twenty miles

Ten miles

Before dark, He Yan finally led a large army outside Guangzhou City. Immediately, the Third Mixed Brigade divided into three parts, surrounding Guangzhou City on three sides, leaving only the vacancy in the south. The main force of the Third Mixed Brigade was in the north, which was the main attack direction of the Third Mixed Brigade.

Seeing the enemy coming from afar, many Ming soldiers in Guangzhou City trembled their legs. They all knew that there were many enemies, several times that of their own. In this case, the Ming army could not defend Guangzhou City. I wonder how many people would die in the battlefield siege.

"Okay... so many thieves."

"More than 20,000 people, how about not many?"

"I heard that it was the army led by this bandit general, Lord Guo Ze, who defeated it."

"Mr. Guo Cheng is defeated. Can we defend Guangzhou City?"

...

As the People's Army got closer and closer to Guangzhou City, the Ming soldiers on the wall stared at the People's Army. They wanted to see what kind of thieves defeated Guo Ze's army, and now they attacked Guangzhou City. Even if they died in Guangzhou City, they would not let these thieves who killed them go astrays.

When the Ming soldiers saw the people clearly, many Ming soldiers actually laughed out loud.

"Haha, I'm still such a vicious thief, but I didn't expect it to be just a group of rioters."

"What are the things that chaotic people are to be afraid of? No matter how many chaotic people there are, we are not our opponents. We will definitely be able to defend Guangzhou City."

...

Currently, only the firearms troops are wearing standard uniforms in the People's Army. Most of the soldiers in the Cold Weapons are wearing shabby clothes, looking like chaotic people. It is the clothes of the People's Army soldiers that weakened the fears in the hearts of many Ming soldiers.

At this moment, Wu Wenhua and Ren Jianxiu were both on the northern city wall. Looking at the People's Army array, they all heard the laughter of some Ming soldiers, and their faces were still solemn.

With the previous achievements of the People's Army, even if most of the people in the People's Army were wearing worn-out clothes, Ren Jianxiu and Wu Wenhua would not think that the People's Army was really a vulnerable rioter. They could defeat the 15,000 army led by Ren Jianxiu and defeat the 25,000 army led by Guo Cheng. No matter how you think about it, it would be a rioter.

However, neither Wu Wenhua nor Ren Jianxiu stopped the soldiers from laughing. The laughter could dispel fear. This is a good thing for the current Ming army and can enhance morale. If the Ming army is very afraid of the enemy, how much morale and combat effectiveness will be left?

This is the first time Wu Wenhua has seen the People's Army with his own eyes. Wu Wenhua has seen the worn clothes worn by the People's Army soldiers. Wu Wenhua also saw the regular formation of the People's Army, which is this regular formation. Wu Wenhua cannot find a Ming army that can do this.

Being able to arrange regular formations does not mean strong combat effectiveness, but being able to arrange regular formations is enough to show that this army is extraordinary. How could the rioters rank such regular formations?

Bang! Bang!

Just as Wu Wenhua continued to watch the People's Army, several solid shells suddenly flew over, most of which hit the wall or crossed the city wall and smashed into the city. However, two solid shells hit the city wall directly, one directly penetrated the chests of the two Ming soldiers, one front and one behind, and the other hit the brick wall. The splashing bricks injured several Ming soldiers.

The two men were killed by shells, which made the Ming soldiers around them stunned.

"Sir, hurry up and go down the city wall, the thieves are setting off fireworks." Ren Jianxiu, who reacted quickly, said to Wu Wenhua.

Wu Wenhua waved his hand, rejecting Ren Jianxiu's words, and at the same time said, "The thief has set off firecrackers, where is our artillery, let me kill them back."

"The fire will be fired immediately, and the fire will be fired immediately, but you can go down the city wall first, it will be dangerous here."

No matter what Wu Wenhua said, he refused, Ren Jianxiu directly asked someone to pull Wu Wenhua, his boss, down the city wall. After instructing his subordinates to fire the artillery, Ren Jianxiu also looked for a place to avoid shells.

After the People's Army fired the second round of artillery, the artillery set up in Guangzhou City also opened fire, and dozens of solid artillery shells were fired. Even though the People's Army array was two miles away from the city, it caused several casualties to the People's Army.

"The army retreated further, fired three rounds of artillery, and the artillery soldiers also retreated." He Yan immediately issued a new order.

The sun is about to set, and it is definitely impossible to attack the city today, so He Yan first let the cannons with enough range in the army to hit five rounds, which is a gift to the Ming army in Guangzhou City. After that, the cannons will be hit one round or two rounds to harass the Ming army every hour.

Time is not waiting for me. He Yan knows the importance of time to the People's Army. He strives to kill more people and take down Guangzhou City as soon as possible.

Soon, the People's Army's five rounds of artillery were completed, and all the troops retreated and camped. Most of the Ming army, who were bombarded by the People's Army, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there were very few deaths and injuries in the Ming army defending the city by bombardment, there were still casualties and injuries. On weekdays, everyone ate and drank together, but suddenly disappeared. No one could calm down. They were even more afraid that the next one would be their turn. It would not matter if they died. Who would raise their wives, children and elderly parents at home?

Many Ming soldiers were angry at the high officials. The enemy was so strong that they didn't know why the high officials had to stick to Guangzhou City. Isn't it good to evacuate Guangzhou City? How many people would survive in Guangzhou City?

I felt that I might not be able to live long, so the Ming soldiers started crying.

Facing death, no one can face it calmly!
Chapter completed!