Kong Ziying didn’t come back!

When all the defenses of Zhenjiang Fort were almost completed, there was still no trace of Kong Ziying. Both Yao Chunyong and Jiang Wan knew that Kong Ziying would never come back.

Yao Chunyong was frightened, fearing that Jiang Wan might misunderstand that Kong Ziying had not returned, and that he had a hand in it, but Jiang Wan himself didn't seem to think it was a special surprise.

He was like Lu Xiangsheng who once stayed in his Zhenjiang Fort for a day. No matter how twists and turns his fate took, no matter whether there was a variable like Jiang Wan or not, he still shed his last drop of blood for the Ming Dynasty.

Although the inertia of history is extremely powerful, when it comes to each person, his character ultimately determines his destiny.

Zu Dashou surrendered to the enemy in Dalinghe, but he could never get rid of the label of a "second minister" in his life. Lu Xiangsheng came to Liaoyang and was still admired by future generations for his loyalty and martyrdom. As for Kong Youde and Geng Jingzhong, even under Jiang Wan's command,

But they were still influenced by their personalities and took the wrong path.

Jiang Wan changed the fate of many people in this era, but he also cannot change the fate of many people.

Three days later, the first enemy force appeared outside the T-shaped fort of Zhenjiang Fort. Among the Tartar cavalry all over the mountains and plains, the thousands-strong Kongzi camp was particularly eye-catching.

Tingbao was the place where Kong Ziying once stationed, and it was also the place they were most familiar with. It was not surprising at all to choose this place as a breakthrough point to attack the city. With the traitor Kong Youde here, the Tartars' goal was basically very clear.

They simply gave up on the seemingly weak city walls and directly attacked the auxiliary fort.

This made Jiang Wan's original construction of these city walls and the sufficient military roads connecting the city walls and various auxiliary forts completely useless.

They won't be fooled!

Jiang Wan took this into consideration when building the city wall that stretched for more than ten miles. If there was an attack, the city wall would definitely have the necessary resistance, but the main force to resist the enemy would never be placed on the city wall.

These soldiers and horses are troops that can move quickly between the four auxiliary forts. No matter which section of the city wall the enemy attacks, in fact, they are not fighting almost all the defenders of Zhenjiang Fort.

Moreover, if the war is really unfavorable and the enemy breaks through the city wall, Jiang Wan will not worry about it.

There is a sufficient buffer between the city wall and the main fort of Zhenjiang Fort. Although this buffer zone is enough now, it is occupied by the people who have moved to Zhenjiang Fort. However, as long as the four auxiliary forts are not lost, the enemies who rush into the city wall will

, will face the front and back attacks from the main fort in front and the auxiliary fort behind them.

And with the level of equipment of Zhenjiang Fort's muskets and cannons, this type of flanking attack would definitely be a disaster for the enemy troops rushing in.

Everything was arranged clearly. The only surprise was that the first enemy to attack was a traitor from Zhenjiang Fort.

The Kongzi camp was also equipped with the same firecrackers as the T-ziburg defenders.

The fire gunners in Kongziying also knew the range, power, and reloading time of the fire gun.

They pulled a long line, as loose as a group of undisciplined stragglers, swaying and approaching the distant castle unhurriedly. Amidst the whistling, the cannons came as promised, but the small cannonballs fell on

In a loose group of people, the damage caused is extremely limited.

So much so that after the cannons on the city's head fired for a while, they stopped immediately, as if they had given up using the cannons to kill them.

Daishan, who was supervising the battle from a distance, had always had a contemptuous smile on his face when he saw the scattered attacks of Kong Ziying. However, when he saw the Ming army's artillery blooming in favor, he had hardly achieved anything worth mentioning.

When he saw the victory, his eyes suddenly lit up.

And when they saw these loose surrender troops, they quickly gathered after entering the range that the cannon could not reach, and the gunmen hidden among the soldiers began to stop a distance away from the castle.

, and started firing guns at the top of the castle.

The top of the city was also fighting back with firecrackers. The two sides fought with smoke and dust everywhere, and it was very lively. They were trying hard to suppress the other side. However, unlike the Ming army on the top of the city, the surrender troops attacking the city had already

They began to divide into two teams, left and right, approaching the gate of the castle.

"What a pity!"

Dai Shan smacked his lips with some regret. He actually had no hope for these surrendering troops. At best, he was testing the authenticity of the other side's surrender and using the lives of these surrendering troops to test the strength of the Zhenjiang Fort defenders.

Knowing that the Zhenjiang Fort defenders had powerful firearms, he didn't even think that these surrender troops could touch the opposite city wall. Naturally, he would not prepare any siege equipment for the opponent. But at this moment, he saw that the opponent not only touched the city wall, but also

Pushing forward to the gate of the castle, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

Is it possible for the opponent's battering ram, which looks like a small car, to break open the gate of the opposite castle?

He doesn't think so.

The battle was still going on, but Daishan felt that he had seen the ending. Dozens of corpses had been left in front of the castle gate, but the castle opposite was still motionless.

Order to withdraw the battalion.

Since it is such an easy-to-use sword, it is natural that it cannot be buried under the city in vain. With a little sharpening, this sword may be able to play a greater role.

The soldiers of Kong Zi Camp retreated like a tide. The last ones to break up were still the fire cannon team from Kong Zi Camp. They continued to suppress the fire cannons on the city top and slowly moved away from the city.

The firing range of the head-fire cannon, and then with a bang, scattered like a startled hornet's nest and ran back towards the rear of the main formation.

Even if they entered the range of the cannons on the city at this moment, the Ming army would probably not be able to kill many people if they were incompetent and furious with their cannons to vent their anger.

If everyone is retreating in such a scattered manner, if they can still be killed by cannons, it is bad luck. The people who survived can understand this kind of thing, and the people who died can also understand it.

Perhaps they felt that these people were not worthy of firing the cannons on the city top, or perhaps the Ming army repelled them and felt that they had completed their mission. These fire rifle soldiers were not chased by the cannonballs until they returned to their own brigade.

"Master Beile, give me half an hour and I will be able to open the city gate!"

Kong Youde strode up to Daishan: "In other cities, the city gate is the most difficult place to deal with, but in Zhenjiang Fort, their city gate is not much different from the surrounding city walls. If the city gate is opened,

This T-shaped castle is now in our hands!"

"I underestimated you!" Daishan didn't feel embarrassed at all: "If I knew you could open the city gate, I should have ordered the army to stand by behind you. It's a pity that I missed an opportunity.

Got it!"

"It's no pity!" Kong Youde smacked his lips: "Even if I do it again, I can still attack their city gate. But after passing by this time, the Ming army will only increase the defense at the city gate.

If we attack, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties!"
Chapter completed!