Sun Chuanting, who was standing aside, had a flash of excitement on his face, but then he calmed down.
After a long while, Sun Chuanting finally said, "It's truly extraordinary!"
Cannons roared and muskets roared.
The entire city of Zunyi was filled with smoke.
Only when the wind blew away the smoke could we see what was happening not far away.
The people on the city wall had no way to stand up and fight back. If they showed their heads now, they would be hit.
Cannonballs pounded the walls, and musket bullets pelted the battlements, sending clouds of dust billowing and earth and rocks flying everywhere.
The dead lay prostrate on the ground, the wounded wailed, and the uninjured had long since lost their will to fight. This wall, less than two meters high, had instantly become a purgatory.
The heavily armored infantrymen had already reached the foot of the city.
They took out tools from their backpacks, quickly drilled holes in the city wall, and then stuffed a long flame stick into it several times. After connecting it with a fuse, more than a dozen gunpowder sticks were connected together.
After completing this task, they quickly lit the fuse, turned around and started walking back quickly.
The city walls were still under fire, and no one saw what was happening. Even if someone saw these infantrymen, there was no way to stop them because they would be targeted as soon as they showed their heads.
This is a tactic that the Tiger Roar Battalion has practiced countless times, so it is easy to do.
Looking at the ignited fuse, Qi Yuangong gently waved the flag in his hand and said, "Forward!"
As Qi Yuangong finished speaking, the infantrymen holding muskets began to move forward.
They formed into square formations, marched in neat steps, without any panic, and fired their flintlock rifles bang bang bang, continuously suppressing the city of Zunyi with firepower.
After firing, they stepped back to reload, and the gunmen in the back row followed closely without stopping for a moment, moving very quickly.
Seeing this scene, Sun Chuanting was filled with admiration. He turned to Yuan Keli and said, "Master Dutang, I have discussed this matter with Qi Yuangong. He said that a qualified gunner, or musketeer, needs to complete a thousand shots, not only quickly but also with high accuracy."
"Only those who have completed this training and are qualified are eligible to become a musketeer. Your Majesty has spent a lot of money to train these people."
Yuan Keli glanced at Sun Chuanting, nodded slightly, and said nothing.
Now he was a little annoyed with the young man.
He could see this as well. Looking at these people's skillful postures and stable physiques, it was impossible for them to have such qualities if they were not well-tested.
Under such circumstances, they must have gone through a lot of training. The manufacture of fire guns is very difficult and expensive. This kind of training will definitely accelerate the damage of fire guns. At the same time, the ammunition for fire guns also requires a lot of money. In other words, these people's training is spending money every day.
But this effect is really enviable. This time, only 5,000 troops followed him. If he had 20,000 such troops, he would have pushed all the way to Chongqing long ago.
Just as Yuan Keli was thinking this, there was a loud bang and the ground seemed to shake.
The Zunyi City not far away exploded like an earth-shattering earthquake, and then the city wall collapsed as quickly as a block of butter in summer.
At this moment, smoke and dust rose up, and the tiny human voices and shouts had long been swallowed by the smoke and dust.
Although the power of black powder is not great, the power of granular black powder is still considerable, and the amount used is relatively large. In addition, Zunyi City is a small city, not a big city, so it collapsed directly.
After seeing this scene, Qi Yuangong nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand.
As he waved his hand, the entire team began to accelerate, and the infantry guarding on both sides also began to rush forward.
Leading the way were the heavily armored infantry. They marched forward in unison, their long swords striking their shields with clanging sounds, while they shouted loudly, "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"
The infantry on both sides also began to move forward.
Behind them came the spearmen.
On the other side were crossbowmen, each holding an exquisite steel crossbow with a large box on top containing crossbow arrows.
This is the latest repeating crossbow developed by the Baigong Academy. It can fire 20 rounds in a row, has a fast rate of fire and high accuracy. It can be said to be the most powerful weapon for street fighting in the city.
After the heavy infantry entered the city, the spearmen and crossbowmen also rushed in, followed by the musketeers.
Qi Yuangong walked in the middle of the team with a knife in hand and began to arrange people to chase and kill the rebels who were retreating in the city.
Qi Yuangong attacked from the west gate, so the rebels are now running towards the east gate.
The Tiger Roar Camp is very familiar with the routine of clearing and hunting down people in the city.
Twenty-five people form a team, and they quickly split up and chase. Each team is no more than fifty steps away from each other, allowing for quick support at any time.
The speed of the clearing operation was very fast. Even if they encountered a rebel force of several hundred people, two or three teams could quickly surround them and quickly defeat them all, or even directly annihilate them.
The rebels had no way to organize an effective resistance, and it didn't take long before they were squeezed out of the east gate. It was simply unbearable to stay in the city; if they didn't flee, they would die here.
The rebel leader stationed in Zunyi was named Zhang Tong, who was She Chongming's confidant.
The reason why Zhang Tong was stationed here was to allow him to resist the reinforcements from Guizhou. At the same time, if an opportunity arose, he would charge in and occupy Guizhou.
But we lost the first battle, so all the plans were useless.
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