Bang!

After firing a shot, Lu Qiang shouted in a deep voice, "Fix bayonets!"

Immediately, Lu Qiang drew his bayonet, attached it to the muzzle of his Dongning-made flintlock musket, gripped the shaft tightly with both hands, and thrust it forcefully at a soldier guarding Yuguan in front of him.

Pfft!

The bayonet plunged into the chest of the guard, and Lu Qiang suddenly twisted his hands together and kicked the guard to the ground.

Immediately, Lu Qiang pulled out his gun and looked around warily.

The soldiers behind him also fixed bayonets and began hand-to-hand combat on the city wall.

Even in close combat, the soldiers of the Divine Blessed Army were far superior to these guards.

With their unwavering and fierce killing intent, the Divine Blessed Army soldiers quickly occupied this section of the city wall.

After the defenses were secured on the city wall, more and more Divine Blessed soldiers rushed up from the rear.

The walls of Laolongtou Pass were not large, and how could a few hundred guards be a match for the soldiers of the Divine Blessing Army?

In a short period of time, the defenses on the Laolongtou Pass side began to collapse.

Kong Xiuming stared in horror at the battle unfolding before him, his legs trembling uncontrollably. His comrades were dead, the front lines had crumbled—what was he to do now?

However, at that moment, the captain shouted, "Retreat! Retreat!"

The obese captain, accompanied by his trusted followers, fled towards Yuguan City.

However, the wall was not wide.

After the soldiers of the Divine Blessing Army stormed the gate wall, they occupied the gate wall connecting Laolongtou Pass to Yuguan Pass.

This also cut off the route for the soldiers guarding Laolongtou to escape to Yuguan City.

Seeing this, the captain panicked and, disregarding the soldiers still fighting on the wall, fled down the wall and ran towards the open field to the west.

Kong Xiuming was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to turn around and run away, he saw several soldiers from Prince Xin's army carrying guns rushing over.

The dark muzzle of the gun was aimed at Kong Xiuming.

Those who surrender will be spared!

With each shout, Kong Xiuming's will to survive made him fall to his knees with a thud.

Seeing this, the other guards on the wall had no choice but to throw away their swords and spears and kneel down.

Before long, the Old Dragon Head Pass had been completely occupied by the Divine Blessed Army soldiers.

Around noon, the "Trust" banner fluttered above the Laolongtou Pass, its fluttering sound amidst the falling snow and biting wind.

Li Xin, who was on the sea, also saw this scene.

He knew that Laolongtou Pass had been successfully captured!

This was the first battle in the surprise attack on Yuguan City; other battles awaited the soldiers!

After the soldiers of the Divine Blessing Army captured Laolongtou Pass, Li Qiu, the commander of the Divine Blessing Army, ordered in a deep voice: "Everyone, take a quarter of an hour to rest!"

The First Battalion is stationed at Laolongtou!

Second Battalion, advance from the fortress towards Yuguan City!

The third, fourth, and fifth battalions, as reserves, await orders!

Li Qiu issued the combat order directly.

The walls of the pass are not wide, so it would be difficult to attack Yuguan City from here.

It can only temporarily attract the enemy's attention and provide cover for the attacks of the Divine Might Army, the Divine Valiant Army, and the Divine Resolute Army from the flanks.

After Li Qiu's troops captured Laolongtou, the battle at Yuguan City continued.

The Shenji Army's artillery units unleashed wave after wave of shells upon the walls of Yuguan.

During the prolonged bombing, even the most sturdy walls of Yuguan could not withstand the relentless bombing.

However, unlike the situation at Laolongtou, the other infantry did not immediately launch an attack on Yuguan City after the Shenji Army's prolonged bombardment.

Instead, they simply watched quietly.

Not only that, the artillery battalions in each infantry unit also joined the artillery battle.

In an instant, countless cannonballs rained down on Yuguan City from the sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Solid and explosive shells rained down on Yuguan City.

The city wall, built of bluestone slabs, was engulfed in rubble from the explosion, with snowflakes flying everywhere, creating a unique and charming scene.

The shrapnel from the explosion, along with the flying debris, killed and wounded the nearby soldiers guarding the city.

The guards were completely terrified by what they saw.

They had never seen such a sight before, and they all hid behind the crenellations.

Even so, some soldiers were still grazed by shrapnel. Blood spurted out, instantly staining the white snowflakes on the ground red.

At this moment, General Mao Anbang, the commander of the Eastern Garrison, had a grim face and a furrowed brow. He looked at the tragic scene on the surrounding city walls and remained silent.

Some time ago, Mao Anbang heard that a type of cannon with tremendous power had appeared in Dongning!

Seeing this scene today, Mao Anbang finally understood just how vast the gap between them truly was!

No wonder the army of Prince Xin of Dongning was able to repel the grassland bandits and recover lost territory in a short period of time!

Moreover, they also have the strength to contend with the imperial court!

There's a good reason for this!

Mao Anbang took a deep breath and ordered in a deep voice, "Pass down the order: hide well!"

"Hold Yuguan Pass at your command!"

He knew that at this point, he could only endure the bombardment from these cannons.

Only by enduring the most dangerous time can we have the opportunity to defend Yuguan City.

However, at this moment, a soldier ran quickly over from a distance, knelt on one knee and said, "General, something bad has happened!"

The Old Dragon Head Pass has fallen!

"What?"

Mao Anbang was stunned for a moment, his face darkened, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

After a moment, Mao Anbang also came to his senses.

At Laolongtou Pass, there were only a few hundred soldiers guarding the city. How could such a small force withstand the relentless bombardment of Prince Xin's army?

wrong!

If the walls of Laolongtou Pass couldn't withstand the relentless bombardment, how could the other passes possibly withstand it?

If this continues, it seems that only Yuguan City and the nearby barbican and outer city will be able to hold out for a while.

The other fortifications will likely fall...

When this thought entered Mao Anbang's mind, his face turned pale and bloodless.

As the cold wind blew, Mao Anbang reached out and rubbed his numb face, coldly asking, "Any news from Jizhou? Send a message by carrier pigeon, quickly!"

He knew that if he waited any longer, Yuguan City might really fall!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Another round of shells rained down from the sky, landing on the east gate tower of Yuguan City.

After a prolonged bombing, the city gate tower finally gave way and collapsed with a crash.

Along with hundreds of guards nearby, they were all buried by the city gate tower.

Seeing this, Mao Anbang felt even more uneasy.

How long has it been?

Mao Anbang was somewhat troubled.

The army of Prince Xin has not even launched an attack yet!

When exactly will they attack?

...

"Don't attack yet!"

He Chaojun looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "His Highness has ordered that we can only minimize casualties in the attack on Yuguan City by using artillery to completely subdue them!"

Keep bombarding!

Bombard them relentlessly!