Those Chinese women who were kidnapped must be rescued. But the time has not yet come for the war against Ying.
The current core of the Apocalypse Empire¡¯s war is on Zheng Zhilong¡¯s side.
Only by taking Zheng Zhilong¡¯s territory under its control can the Apocalypse Empire have the strength to fight across seas and civilizations.
Therefore, he handed over the task of rescuing the Chinese compatriots to Zheng Xiao.
In such a huge Kingdom of Goddess, there shouldn¡¯t be any problem in cleaning up the pirates in Ying Kingdom.
"Weak minister, obey the order!"
After getting Cheng Mu¡¯s order, Zheng Xiao immediately arranged manpower. In front of the Apocalypse Empire, she still calls herself a minister.
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Ming Empire, Shanxi, Shunde Prefecture.
The majestic city of Shunde has been besieged by soldiers for a long time.
Zhou Yafu stood on the tower with a heavy expression.
During the battle at Kaifeng Mansion, his Xiliu Camp retreated. But the damage was extremely heavy.
Only less than half of the million-strong Xiliu Camp army is left.
And right in front of him at this moment is his old rival, the most powerful general in the Ming Empire, Chang Yuchun.
In the battle of Kaifeng, Chang Yuchun also paid a very heavy price. But the good news has always been on the side of the Ming Empire.
"superior!"
Chang Yuchun is sitting in the formation.
Following his command, the first batch of 100,000 siege troops swarmed forward.
At the same time, tens of thousands of Ming Empire musketeers lined up in front of the formation. What they were holding in their hands was the latest research results of the Ming Empire.
Matchlock gun.
And behind these tens of thousands of musketeers, there are artillery positions lined up one after another.
The artillerymen lifted up the red cloth, revealing the ferocious faces of hundreds of red cannons.
Shenji camp.
This is a new type of army formed by Zhu Di after he came to power. He was based on the old Shenji Battalion and integrated infantry and cavalry.
The divine weapon is in the front, and the cavalry is in the back.
This is the combat idea proposed by Zhu Di.
In an instant, muskets and cannons roared.
The matchlock gun of the Ming Empire, after being improved by skilled craftsmen, has a shooting range of a terrifying five hundred steps!
They can attack the Xiliu Camp soldiers on the city wall from a distance of two to three hundred meters outside the city.
Of course, under the ultra-long range, the hit and lethality are not accurate.
But Zhu Di knows very well that quantity can make up for everything.
"Boom!"
Huge cannonballs bombarded the city wall of Shunde City. The originally indestructible city wall was blasted with a crack in an instant.
This is a city wall blessed with skills, and it is difficult to damage even the soldiers' swords.
But now, the indestructible city wall does not seem so strong in front of the artillery.
The red cannons of the Ming Empire are different from the red cannons of the Qing Empire.
??Historically, they are the same cannon. But now, the Ming Empire's red cannons are larger than the Qing Empire's red cannons.
The barrel is longer, and the material used to cast the gun body is not ordinary steel.
To put it simply, this Hongyi cannon is far better than the red cannon of the Qing Empire.
"Damn it!"
Zhou Yafu¡¯s face was cold.
He was not afraid, but angry.
My own archers can't even touch these hateful musketeers.
Although the attack power of the Ming Empire's musketeers is not frightening, the soldiers under his command are still flesh and blood after all.
If you are hit by a musket, you will also be injured.
"Catapult! Catapult!"
Faced with such a passive situation of being beaten, Zhou Yafu directly started the catapult.
Generally speaking, there are three types of catapults.
Or it is portable and used for siege operations.
Or it can be fixed on the city wall for defense.
The last one is a small catapult, placed on the ship. This is one of the few long-range attack methods used by ancient navies.
At present, it is the second type, fixed type.
This is also the largest catapult so far.
Its power is naturally self-evident.
"Boom!"
Soon after, dozens of catapults on the city wall also roared.
?????????????????????????????????????????????bsp; For a time, the bows and arrows on the city wall were like locusts. At a distance of two hundred steps, these red scarf infantrymen were living targets.
Boom!
A strong man shot an arrow, which directly detonated the arrow and opened a gap in the red scarf infantry. But the next second, this gap was filled directly.
Countless shield soldiers are approaching step by step with shields on their heads.
???????????????????? Boom!
There was another loud noise.
On the city wall, the strong man who was shooting arrows was now turned into blood mist by artillery.
The battlefield is like this. No one can know when he will die. The more powerful one is, the more people will target him.
Zhou Yafu's face at this time was still calm.
But when he saw one hundred thousand enemies approaching the city, he suddenly nodded: "It's time."
It seems that he also has a trump card.
"Follow your orders."
One of the subordinates took the order and immediately ran down the city wall. It turns out that there are tens of thousands of rangers hiding in Shunde City at this moment.
Since the archers can no longer pose a threat to the enemy's shield soldiers, these rangers can come in handy.
"Haha! It's finally our turn!"
"Brothers, we must show our great Han Ranger style today!"
¡°What a fool, I came here from Kaifeng, and finally I don¡¯t have to feel aggrieved anymore!¡±
The rangers of the Han Empire are already ready to take action at this moment.
However, due to military discipline, they can only take orders from Zhou Yafu and cannot fight at will.
And not just under Zhou Yafu.
Huo Qubing and Li Guang both had many knights accompanying them.
Liu Che, the leader of the Han Empire, discovered the potential of the ranger a long time ago. Naturally, he is also using the power of the ranger in this conquest of the Ming Empire.
"Follow the previous combat method, each shield fighter will follow a master!"
"Remember, you must protect Master!"
"Bows and arrows and hunters, you can use them freely!"
"Also, those brothers who are in the melee profession, please take a rest here for a while!"
Someone shouted and directed.
Among the many rangers, there are some talents after all.
At present, they only need to fight defensively, and the masters are the best choice. When the time comes for real hand-to-hand combat, it won't be too late for the warriors and rangers to charge forward.
Later, after the mage ranger joins the battlefield.
In an instant, the originally chaotic battlefield became even more chaotic.
I saw the masters waving their staffs, and under the protection of the shield battle, they began to harvest the lives of the red scarf infantry in large areas.
Although the shield soldiers walking at the front can resist arrows, they cannot resist the ice and sea of ??fire under their feet!
"Hmph! It turns out there are some rangers hiding there."
Chang Yuchun snorted coldly after seeing that the opponent had a ranger to help him.
There are also rangers hidden in Shunde Mansion, which he did not expect at first.
After all, according to normal circumstances, the rangers of the two countries should be fighting in Taiyuan Mansion at the moment.
It¡¯s different from here.
In fact, Taiyuan Mansion is the main battlefield of this war.
"Get rid of them!"
But even though the opponent had a ranger, Chang Yuchun was not afraid. There are only tens of thousands, and in front of his Hongyi cannon, there is no way to influence the situation of the battle.
As long as your red scarf cavalry can block the enemy cavalry.
Those hundreds of red cannons can burn the entire city of Shunde to the ground! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com