Chapter 1449: Han Banner World (One Hundred and Thirty-Nine) Night Cannon

On the fifth day of December, Bai Xizhong, the vanguard of the Chu army, led 50,000 people to Yingchuan County City in advance. He originally thought that he would encounter resistance from the Han army here, because along the way, they had driven away the Han army's scouts and sentinels many times. Yingchuan County City was only separated from the Han country by a river, but to his surprise, Yingchuan County City did not see any Han soldiers, and there was not even a civilian in the city. The city was empty and there was nothing.

After sending many exploration teams into the city and confirming repeatedly, Bai Xizhong realized that the enemy had abandoned Yingchuan County City and retreated to Yingshui County City on the other side of the Yingshui River. This is understandable. Yingshui County is much smaller than Yingchuan County. It used to be the frontline fortress of the Han army against Tan Feng. Although it is only a county, it has been built into a city similar to a military fortress. Everything is prepared for war. Compared with Yingchuan County, Yingshui County, which is much smaller, is naturally much more relaxed in guarding. Moreover, for the Han army, which is seriously short of troops, this is also a last resort.

At night, Bai Xizhong finally confirmed that the troops stationed in Yingshui County were the third division of the first army of Yang Dasha in Wuguan, led by Mei Hua. It seems that the Han army has noticed the actions of the Chu army, and they have no troops to send, so they can only divide their troops from Wuguan. This made Bai Xizhong sneer. Because of the terrain of Wuguan, the Chu army had no way to deal with him, but Yingshui County was not Wuguan. Apart from a river, there was nothing else to rely on. Now the logistics of the Chu army were supplemented by the Qin people, and there were sufficient food and weapons. Could it be that they could not take down a small Yingshui County?

"Take down Yingshui County and capture Mei Hua alive!" Bai Xizhong laughed and said to his generals. Mei Hua's identity was not ordinary. His father was a high-ranking official in the Han court, and one of his elder brothers was a confidant of the King of Han. If he could be captured alive, it would be of great significance.

December night. It was cold and freezing, and it was not so easy to be in the wild. After repeatedly confirming that there was no ambush in the city, and at the request of a group of generals, Bai Xizhong finally ordered the entire army to move to Yingchuan County. Since the Han army gave him this great gift, there was no need to be polite. The warm city could keep the soldiers in high morale. Moreover, being alert in the city could also prevent the Han people's sneak attacks.

Although it was not possible to sneak across the river to attack the Chu army, the city wall was much more reliable than a thin fence.

The noisy Chu army moved into the city at midnight. The empty Yingchuan County City suddenly became lively, with bright lights, and it could be seen clearly across the Yingshui River.

Mei Hua sat in a fortress on the dock. While warming his cold hands in a brazier in front of him, he looked at the Yingchuan County City opposite.

Lanterns were hung on the top of the city, and piles of bonfires were also lit on the top of the city. Patrol figures could be vaguely seen walking back and forth on the city wall.

"It's warm in the city. But warmth can be fatal." Looking at the fire in the distance,

Mei Hua laughed coldly.

Time passed by minute by minute, and both sides of the Yingshui River fell into a strange silence, but in the fortress. Mei Hua was still sitting there, and the charcoal in the brazier in front of him had long turned into ashes, without much temperature. But he was still waiting for something.

In the city of Yingchuan County. After running around all night, tens of thousands of Chu soldiers finally entered a safe, peaceful, and warm city, and the entire city was still empty. They found a house and broke in. Although it was a mess inside, there were almost no missing household items. It seemed that the original residents left here in a hurry. Most of the homes even had a lot of bacon and other supplies prepared for the New Year. This made the Chu army very happy. In the past few months, they have been living a hard life. Even if they have received supplies from the Qin army, it can only fill their stomachs. Now they can pick up so many good things, how can they not be overjoyed. So in the empty city, smoke rose from the chimneys of countless houses, and the Chu soldiers began to prepare a steaming meal for themselves in the houses they occupied.

After eating and drinking, sleepiness naturally came. By the early hours of the morning, except for the guards on the top of the city wall, the whole city was already snoring.

In the woodshed of a house, a pile of burnt ashes suddenly moved without wind and separated to both sides. A moment later, a dark head suddenly emerged from the ground, holding a board in both hands, and two bright eyes scanned around. The board was gently put aside, and the figure came out, and then he dragged a package out of the pit underground. He walked out of the woodshed quietly and walked to the door of the main house with his waist bent.

The door of the main house was closed, and the deafening snoring came from inside. Gently pushing the door open, the black shadow suddenly grinned. In the house, the Chu army was hiding on the ground, wrapped in the quilts and clothes abandoned by the owner of the house. In the middle of the house, the charcoal fire on a brazier was still burning.

The shadow counted at leisure, and there were about thirty Chu soldiers in the room.

"That's enough, that's enough!" He took the package he had been carrying from his shoulder, raised his hand with a smile, threw the package onto the burning brazier, then turned around and ran to a corner, huddling tightly together.

The package fell on the brazier, and the splashing sparks woke up several Chu soldiers who were sleeping in front of the brazier. They sat up and looked sleepily at the package that was giving off a burnt smell on the brazier, and muttered: :"WTF?"

These were the last words they said, because just when they uttered these words, there was a sudden and earth-shattering explosion in the house. Inside the package was a solid package of explosives weighing several kilograms. , the explosives were also mixed with countless iron pieces and iron beads.

There was a sudden sound of howling ghosts and wolves in the house. This explosion caused most of the dozens of Chu soldiers in the house to see the King of Hell in their sleep. The huge air wave from the explosion blew away all the doors and windows of the main house. Going out, a raging fire started burning in the main room. The others who were lucky enough to survive were mostly seriously injured and were screaming and crawling towards the door using their hands and feet.

The dark figure hiding in the corner of the yard came out with a gleaming engineering shovel. He swung the engineering shovel one by one and hacked all the living Chu soldiers to death in the house.

After doing all this, he threw the engineer shovel into the house with a smile. After thinking about it, he found a Chu soldier on the ground whose armor was still intact. He stripped off his armor and put it on himself. , reached out to the corpse and smeared a few handfuls of blood onto his face, then picked up a Chu State knife and walked outside.

When there was a huge explosion in this room, almost the same explosion sounded in all directions in the entire Yingchuan County, and the entire Yingchuan County was immediately in chaos.

On the north bank of the Yingshui River, when the first explosion sounded, Mei Hua jumped up from her chair as if a spring had been installed, "It has begun, the war has begun, heavy artillery, fire for me, bombard Yingchuan County." . Don’t ask me where to attack, just hit the city and create more opportunities for the brothers in the city so that the stubborn Chu people can’t figure out the specific situation.”

He ran up to the top of the fort, stood upright, and looked at the previously peaceful Yingchuan County, where flames were shooting into the sky and explosions were happening one after another.

A loud bang sounded beside him, shaking him staggering and almost falling. A heavy artillery gun erupted from the muzzle, and a shell roared across the Yingshui River and fell towards Yingchuan County in the distance. Within the city.

Immediately afterwards, more heavy artillery began to roar.

"This is the current war. Chu people, if you don't really understand what a hot weapon war is, then you are destined to pay the price with blood." Mei Hua chuckled: "Within the range of the cannon, there is no Wherever there is safety, city defense is no longer secure.”

Bai Xizhong was awakened by the sound of the explosion in his sleep. When he rushed out of the room, he first thought that it was the Han army on the other side who wanted to take advantage of his unsteady footing to kill him by surprise. But when he heard When the sounds of countless explosions came from the city, his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

He rushed to the top of the city and looked at Yingchuan City. There were explosions from all directions. From time to time, he could see a ball of fire exploding from the ground, and then ignited into a raging fire.

The other side was indeed attacking. The heavy artillery shells crossed the Yingshui River and hit directly into Yingchuan County. Wherever the shells landed, there was also a howling of ghosts and wolves. The Chu army in the city was stunned by the incoming blow. Their heads turned because they couldn't find the enemy at all.

"There are spies in the city!" Bai Xizhong clenched his fists and stood at the top of the city. He could see clearly that the explosion in the city had no purpose or any focus at all. It was completely random. But because of this, It also left him defenseless.

Forty to five percent of the artillery fired from the other side hit the former General Tan Feng's Mansion. When Ye Feng was stationed in Yingshui, he obtained these heavy artillery and obtained the exact location of General Tan Feng's Mansion through some businessmen, and then passed by After many experiments, he obtained accurate ballistic data. He was originally planning to deliver a fatal blow to Tan Feng when the battle started. However, the development of the battle situation in Yingchuan County was beyond his expectation. This arrangement did not have any effect. Today Mei Hua ordered to shoot at will, and the gunners naturally made it their main target. However, Bai Xizhong was lucky. He did not live in the best and most luxurious General's Mansion in the city, but lived on top of the city tower. If he wants to set an example and guard against the Han army's night attack, if he still lives there, this round of artillery fire and iron will smash him into a pulp.

Bai Xizhong's face turned livid, and he felt bad all over. (To be continued.)