After all, the army currently has only about 20,000 cavalrymen. Darong doesn't have many horses to begin with, so this number is considered good. Some of the horses are not real war horses.
As for the New City Legion, half of them are cavalry this time.
"It's quite a lot, enough. Just let the infantry follow." Jiang Hai said.
Once the plan is finalized, people will be arranged to set off immediately.
Half of Qin Wan's artillery regiment was dispatched, and half of Qin Bai's cavalry was dispatched. Wu Gong followed Qin Bai and prepared to stay in Qingzhou for a while after taking it.
After arriving at Longfeng, General Qin's reconnaissance corps was dispatched to various nearby locations to carry out reconnaissance missions.
Only Qin Shi stayed in Longfeng with Jiang Hai.
In the end, Guo Hao sent out 10,000 cavalrymen to accompany him, and 30,000 infantrymen also lined up and rushed towards Qingzhou when the cavalry set off.
It was already evening when the cavalry regiment hurried to Qingzhou City.
From a distance, the city gates seemed closed.
It seems that some scouts have got the news and are on guard.
On the top of the city wall, you can see many soldiers guarding the city.
It should be impossible to persuade them to surrender.
On the city wall, the general of the defending army, the governor of Qingzhou, Wu Luanyong, saw the cavalry troops approaching the city and said with disdain,
"You want to attack the city with such a small number of cavalry and without even any engineering equipment.
I really don’t know how those guys couldn’t defeat the Yuezhou Army before.”
Because the cavalry was coming in with such force, Wu Luanyong didn't know if there was any backup plan.
He did not dare to open the city to meet the enemy immediately.
He was still standing on the city wall, waiting for the Yuezhou army to come and talk trash.
However, he was to be disappointed.
Seeing that the other party was on guard, Wu Gong discussed with Guo Hao and directly skipped this step.
After entering the firing range, Qin Wan's artillery regiment lined up in a row and began to set up their artillery.
The guys on the other side's city wall were completely confused.
What are these people doing? Why are they digging the ground and smashing things with hammers?
How could he possibly know that it was fixing the base.
The gunner took his position and adjusted the muzzle.
At the command, shells were fired one after another.
In an instant, the entire area towards the west gate of Qingzhou became like hell on earth.
On the city wall, explosions continued, sparks flew, and smoke filled the air.
The rumbling sound like thunder continued.
Many parts of the city wall began to collapse, and countless defenders were killed or wounded.
"Lower the muzzle and fire another round." Qin Wan ordered.
A second round of shelling followed.
In a short while, Wu Luanyong was lying in a pool of blood, motionless, and received a box lunch.
"Stop. Prepare to enter the city."
That's the speed, no need to talk nonsense.
The cavalry charged in unison towards the direction where the city wall collapsed.
At this time, most of the defending troops had been killed, and the remaining ones were unable to organize an effective counterattack without their leading general.
When the cavalry reached the city wall, they dismounted, crossed the collapsed part of the wall, and rushed into the city.
The resistance encountered was minimal.
"Surrender your weapons and you will not be killed. Surrender your weapons and you will not be killed."
The soldiers swung their swords and shouted.
The effect was extremely significant. With the orders to surrender without being killed, the defenders of Qingzhou saw that there was no room for resistance at all.
One by one they put down their weapons and surrendered to save their lives.
By the time Guo Hao and Wu Gong entered Qingzhou City, the war had already ended.
The whole process took less than half an hour in total, which was truly lightning fast.
The surrendered troops in Qingzhou were confused. They had never fought such a frustrating battle and lost so quickly.
There were more than 5,000 surrendered soldiers in total. After two waves of bombing, most of those on the city wall were killed, and many of the reserve soldiers at the back were also killed.
"What should we do with these prisoners?" Guo Hao asked Wu Gong for his opinion.
"Start building the city wall immediately. Replicate the destroyed parts first." Wu Gong said.
"Oh, we came too hastily and didn't bring any cement. We need to send someone to Longfeng to fetch some."
Guo Hao felt that Wu Gong was right. The city was captured at a very fast speed. The most urgent task was to start guarding against the imperial army's counterattack.
Although we have the magic weapon in hand, the city wall still needs to be repaired quickly.
Guo Hao ordered the captives to start repairing the city wall immediately, and at the same time sent a team to Longfeng to get cement.
Before the cement was in place, it was repaired using the old method.
The cavalry retrieved their horses and headed into the city towards the county government office.
One of the main tasks of martial arts is to find out whether this person can be used, and if so, keep him.
When they arrived at the county government office, Pei Shaoxian, the governor of Qingzhou, had already given up when he heard that a fight had broken out outside, and didn't care what happened.
He overturned all the public cases and was lukewarm about Wu Gong and the others' arrival.
When the Yuezhou army entered the yamen, they saw the floor in a mess. It seemed that the lord was in a very unhappy mood.
This aroused Wu Gong's curiosity.
"Master Pei, what happened?"
Before coming, Wu Gong had learned some information about this person and naturally knew his name.
"They've already started fighting, what else can I do? Oh. You can kill me or chop me up as you like." Pei Shaoxian said with a look of despair on his face.
This really amused Wu Gong. It seemed that this man wanted to surrender to the King of Yue but failed, and was trapped here, thinking that he would definitely die this time.
"Do you want to work with the King of Yue?"
"I've thought about it a long time ago, but now that things have gotten this bad, what else does the King of Yue want from me?"
"Then you can continue to hold this position. You are the official of our Yue King, not Yang Hongye. Understand?"
"Ah?" Pei Shaoxian couldn't understand it for a moment. Could it be that King Hai of Yue could let go of the past grudges?
"No, hurry up, the officials here should tidy up, those who want to stay can continue, those who want to leave can leave, we won't force them." Wu Gong continued,
"Then quickly arrange for treatment for those who were injured in the city."
After hearing what Wu Gong said, he finally realized that the King of Yue could really let go of the past grudges.
Thinking of this, Pei Shaoxian regained his spirits and did what he had to do.
After the battle in Qingzhou, the city began to get busy.
The imperial army was stationed less than 200 miles away from here. After the battle of Qingzhou broke out, scouts rushed to report the news.
However, the war here ended too quickly, and when the scouts arrived, it was already midnight.
The person who reported the abnormal situation in Longfeng Prefecture from the other side arrived almost at the same time.
The imperial court had 200,000 troops stationed along the Canglan River, divided into four locations, with about 50,000 troops in each location.
The point closest to Qingzhou is where the military intelligence is obtained.
"General, there are about 10,000 cavalrymen, but they have weapons that can strike thunder, and they broke through Qingzhou City in one fell swoop."
The scout spoke hurriedly, and the leading general Wei Zhongbao was confused and asked,
"Why are there weapons that can strike thunder? What do they look like?"
"It's too far away to see clearly, but when that weapon is fired, it explodes everywhere on the city wall like a thunderclap. And the range is very long, several times farther than a bow and arrow."
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