The first one to fire was the defenders on the top of the city.

As soon as the Guandi Army entered a distance of two hundred steps, two balls of smoke rose from the city. After a loud "boom" sound, two shells roared, one fell about ten steps in front of the Guandi Army's shield car, and the other passed directly over the shield car and landed twenty or thirty steps behind.

Qin Chuan saw it with a telescope. The two Franco cannons on the top of the city should be five feet long and have a range of two or three hundred steps.

It's just that the accuracy is too bad.

And the number is too small, only two cannons are so the threat is not very big.

The Guandi Army continued to advance slowly, and the two Franc aircraft on the top of the city also spewed out flames one after another, with a very fast fire rate. The whistling shells kept falling around the Guandi Army. Some hit the shield chariot in the middle or the large shields on both sides, making a loud "bang bang" sound.

However, both the shield car and the large shield have been thickened and reinforced, and the surface is coated with mud. It can not only set fire, but also buffer the impact of the bomb. A shield car and several large shields were hit, but they are all safe and sound and cause no damage.

After about five rounds of fire, the Fran cannon at the top of the city stopped. Qin Chuan could see through the telescope that the two cannons were steaming with heat. It should be too hot and dare not continue to shoot. It would have to dissipate heat for a while, otherwise it would be easy to explode.

These five rounds of artillery bombardment were lucky enough to destroy a large shield. The Guandi army hidden behind was injured by three of them by splashing wood chips. They were screaming and being carried back by their companions.

Not long after, the Guandi Army entered a distance of 120 steps, and more than ten tiger squatting cannons on the top of the city also opened fire. The shells visible to the naked eye fell into the Guandi Army formation like rain, and loud noises of large shields or shield chariots being hit.

There was also the sound of a large shield being smashed and the screams of the Guandi Army.

As soon as the defenders' cannon sounded, the Guandi army immediately pushed out the cannon from behind the large shield, quickly fixed it and aimed. The dense cannon sounded quickly.

Although time was rushed and could only aim roughly, among the twenty-six shells, many of the shells still hit the female wall at the top of the city, causing bricks and stones to splash. One of the female walls was broken, revealing a Franc cannon behind the marching.

Several shells were rubbed over the female wall and fell on the top of the city. Several unlucky defenders were instantly smashed to pieces.

Almost at the same time, musketeers hiding behind the big shield pushed the big shield and continued to advance, while the artillery remained in place, suppressing the defenders on the city under the cover of the big shield.

After two rounds of artillery attacks, the musketeers advanced within 100 steps. Taking advantage of the break of cannons on the front of the city, they poked their heads out from behind the large shield, or extended their gun heads out from the holes of the large shield, and shot at the front of the city.

Another group of Guandi soldiers quickly built a high platform with horse king nails and wood. Two large shields were tied in front of the base of the high platform to resist the artillery shells of the defenders.

Under the intensive firepower of more than 100 flintlock rifles and twenty-six artillery, the artillery fire of the defenders on the city quickly became weak. Several artillery soldiers died. Some were frightened by the dense firepower and could not load the ammunition for a long time, while others hid in fear.

The artillery soldiers who were still firing artillery did not dare to look outside the city. The artillery could not aim at all, so they only set it out in a mess.

The bird gunners dared not look over. Their bird guns were not far away. If they exceeded sixty steps, they would have no accurate idea. Even if they hit a hundred steps, they might not be able to kill anyone.

Everyone in the Guandi Army wore cotton armor and iron helmets, and the chance of hitting the throat or face was minimal, and the bird gun posed no great threat to them.

As time goes by, the artillery fire and gunfire of the Guandi Army gradually weakened because some guns and cannons have overheated, and if they continue to attack, there will be a risk of explosion.

Not long after, four high platforms were set up, and eight gunmen climbed up with flintlock rifles on their backs and aimed at the gunners of the defenders on the top of the city.

These eight gunmen were carefully selected sharpshooters, including musket coach Huang Liuxi, who was holding the best gun. Even if it was hundreds of steps away, two or three defenders' guns fell down in each round of shooting.

After several rounds of shooting, the artillery fire in the city became increasingly sparse.

The gunner on the top of the city wanted to hit the four high platforms, but no one dared to look at them. The brave ones had just emerged, either being splashed by broken bricks and stones caused by artillery fire or being hit by flintlock guns.

Two shield chariots and several large shields responsible for covering were approaching the city gate for a moment.

About a quarter of an hour later, two shield chariots arrived at the city. One of them was directly in the doorway where many bricks and stones had been taken away by the bandits, and the other was connected to the back to build a safe passage that could not only transport the bricks and stones taken out, but also escape the Guandi army in the shield chariot in front of them in a critical moment.

Several large shields were lined up behind both sides of the shield cart. When they saw someone lit firewood on the top of the city and threw it down, they hurriedly used long bamboo poles to remove the firewood piles, so as not to be roasted and smoked to death by companions in the shield cart.

...

Yan Zhang and Shao Anxian had long been hiding under the city wall, and the dense sound of artillery fire outside made them frightened.

"Sir, they're starting to dig out the door."

Behind the door opening, a defender heard the sound of bricks and stones coming from outside, and hurriedly shouted at them.

Yan Zhang and Shao Anxian's faces changed drastically, and they shouted in unison: "Shi Chengliang, hurry up, throw away the firewood!"

Shi Chengliang, who was covered in dust, poked his head out from the city wall: "Two sirs, they have a large shield to cover them. They threw down a bundle of firewood and hooked them away."

"Don't you throw more? Do they hook so quickly when they throw ten or twenty bundles at a time?"

"Sir, I can't throw it away. The firearms outside the city are extremely sharp. Many cannons and bird guns aimed at the top of the city. The soldiers did not dare to raise their heads or raise their heads. They would die together and could only stab the firewood pile carefully."

"Then... pour kerosene, quickly, pour kerosene."

"If it falls, they will dig out the soil from the shield cart, and even if the soil is covered with kerosene, it will not be burned."

"How could this be like this?" Shao Anxian was so panicked that he was speechless. "We have even blocked ten thousand bandits. The troops surnamed Qin are only more than one thousand, so why can't they stop them?"

There were several gentry masters who came to cheer next to him. When they heard the conversation, their faces turned pale.

Yan Zhang wiped the cold sweat from his face and said, "Those ten thousand bandits have been defeated by Qin Chuan. This man is full of tricks. Although he has few soldiers, his soldiers and generals are brave and good at fighting. His firearms are extremely sharp. They are far from comparable to bandits. I am afraid that they can't defend Pingding City."

"What should I do if this...?" Shao Anxian's face turned like a mortal, and his hands and feet were trembling.

Several gentry masters next to him were also panicked, and one of them collapsed straight to the ground, so scared that he lost his soul.

Yan Zhang looked at these people and then said, "Everyone, there is still a last way to resolve the siege of pacification and save everyone in danger."

"What is Lord Yan's trick? Please come quickly."

The masters rushed over as if they were catching a life-saving straw.

Yan Zhang said seriously: "For the sake of the present, he can only give him two thousand stones of grain, two thousand stones of beans, and two hundred carats of forage according to what Qin Chuan said. He took the grain and might leave with satisfaction."

When he heard this, the expressions on the faces of the masters froze.

Yan Zhang saw it, sighed silently in his heart, and said, "Everyone, Yan's family is not in Pingding City, so he can't take out food, but he can buy 200 taels of silver for food. The remaining ones are only required to pay two or three stones for each family."

"For you, this little food is not much, but if he attacked him... he would not have taken two thousand stones. With his methods of doing things, he would probably have all your homes plundered."

The masters looked at each other and nodded: "What Lord Yan said is very true. We are willing to donate food, so let's make arrangements."

"Okay, I risk my life to go to the top of the city and ask Qin Chuan to stop siege the city first, but you must be quick, never delay, and you must not deduct it. It is as much as you should, and no pound of his should be missing."

After saying that, Yan Zhang walked up the stairs, stopped to caress his chest and breathed, and then ran upwards.

Several gentry masters hurried back to the city and arranged food.

When he arrived on the city wall, Yan Zhang was about to speak when he saw a cannonball roaring, smashing the marquee not far from Yan Zhang, smashing several bricks to pieces.

Yan Zhang was lying on the ground with a dog chewed, but a broken brick still hit his butt, making him grin.

After finally coming back to his senses, Yan Zhang opened his throat and shouted: "General Qin, the city is already raising food and grass. Please stop first. According to what the general said, two thousand stones of grain and beans each, and two hundred trucks of materials at home can be transported out of the city and sent to the general."

Qin Chuan was far away, and he could not hear his words amid the sound of gunfire.

But when the Guandi army heard this, a Guandi army ran back to tell Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan laughed silently and waved his hand, "Go and tell them that time has passed. Qin Chuan said he would go to the city to get it himself, so he would not bother them."

The Guandi Army went and shouted a few words to the top of the city.

When Yan Zhang heard this, he felt as if he was ashamed.
Chapter completed!