These hot air balloons that suddenly appeared in the sky were also quickly spotted by them. More soldiers fell to their knees in worship. It's even more rare for them to learn any culture, and this is the first time they've seen a hot air balloon in action, and it's strange to say that there is no fear and nervousness.

And when they knelt down and worshipped, they heard bursts of cheers from the army on the other side, and saw that there were soldiers in the same mercenary uniforms in the hot air balloons in the sky pointing at them, as long as they were not fools, they understood what was going on.

"This is actually an army sent by mercenaries, have they been approved by the heavens to come and destroy us?"

"Even God has to take care of them, how can we fight this battle?"

"Wherever we hide, they can see clearly, aren't we still going to be targets?"

The soldiers' voices were getting louder and louder, which had already caused a lot of impact, and the morale of the soldiers had also fallen to the lowest point at this moment.

The generals of the army of the First Shang Dynasty also felt the incredible, and at the same time, they were more concerned about the morale of the army, and they wanted to suppress this panic at the moment, and some people proposed to use fire guns to shoot down the balloons in the world, as long as this was really successful, then all the previous panic would be gone with the wind.

It's just that although the gaze is clear, it is impossible to hit the hot air balloon in the sky with the distance of the fire gun or the distance of the bow and arrow.

How could a firearm with an effective range of only 100 meters hit a hot air balloon 150 meters away? Not to mention shooting into the sky, which shortens the distance of their range even more.

There was a burst of gunfire, and bows and arrows burst out of the air, but in the end there was no news at all, and there was no echo.

The First Shang fired the first shot, and then it was time for the mercenaries to fight back. Under the command of the hot air balloon in the air, where there is an enemy and how many there are, what is exposed is completely and clearly.

Which trench has a large number of enemies, and grenades should be dropped; Which trench has only two or three enemies, you can rush directly to fight with bayonets; There are also trenches that are simply pretending, and there is actually no enemy presence, and they can be directly occupied, etc.

The mercenaries are like tigers, moving forward in an orderly manner step after step. From time to time it was accompanied by the sound of grenades and bombs, and then the sound of gunfire.

I thought that with these trench protections, not to mention that I could repel the mercenaries, at least I could fight on an equal footing. But because of the sudden addition of the hot air balloon, everything they had prepared looked so ridiculous, and only three hours later, hundreds of trenches were occupied, and nearly 10,000 Shang soldiers were killed or captured.

This kind of god-like attack speed completely disrupted the deployment of the Shang army. And under the retreat and retreat, there was turmoil in the morale of the army. Some of the soldiers who did not want to die began to retreat, became deserters, threw down their weapons and fled to the rear. Others simply hung up the white flag in the trenches and surrendered as prisoners.

This is like a plague spreading, and the morale of the Shang army is being broken little by little, and then it is like a levee bursting, and finally it becomes an ocean.

The trench defense, which had been prepared for several years, was cracked after only six hours. At such a speed, even Yang Chendong, who had been prepared for a long time, felt surprised.

Of course, Yang Chendong still ignored the admiration and fear of heaven and earth at that time. In fact, from the moment the hot air balloon appeared, the opponent's military spirit had already been weakened, and defeat was a matter of time. was able to defeat the battle so quickly, mostly because they felt that the mercenaries were people who were favored by heaven and earth, so wouldn't it be disrespectful to heaven and earth to be the opponents of these people?

The speed of the army's offensive was beyond the imagination of both sides. Outside the port of Keelung, the navy also launched an attack at nine o'clock in the morning.

Unlike the Army, the Navy, under the command of division commander Kaohsiung, launched a merciless artillery attack.

There was no intention of entering the dock of the port, and the artillery fire was still three kilometers away, as if they did not want money, which made the soldiers who were still preparing to fight the other side to bombard the first Shang's sea ship very disappointed.

Among the more than 200 sea vessels, there are still some sea ships that are good, not small in size, and quite high in value. In their opinion, this is the bait, and I am afraid that no one who sees such a good ship will think of letting go easily, and want to take it for their own use.

If they have such an idea, they must play melee combat, hand-to-hand combat, in that case, they can attack the Xiangyang cannon at a distance of only one mile, and maybe they can fight a difficult one.

But who would have thought that people did not have the slightest intention of taking advantage, and one shell after another rained down, smashed into the harbor, and sank countless sea ships; smashed on the dock, and the Xiangyang cannons standing there were also lifted into the air.

"Don't be nervous, don't be afraid, they're going to land eventually, and it's time for us to fight back." The Shang generals who were guarding here still said with a glimmer of hope. He believed that the mercenaries were not here to destroy the ships, but to occupy them. Even if it is an occupation, it is necessary to launch a crowd attack, as long as the army behind them can use the staggered trenches to block the mercenaries, then they have the possibility of turning the battle here.

It's just a pity that this Shang general is doomed to disappointment. Because the army he had high hopes for was defeated before them, not only did the 50,000 army surrender 30,000 and thousands were killed in the battle, but the other 10,000 people had lost Hsinchu, Yilan and other places one after another and retreated to New Taipei Fuzhong.

It seems that only by returning to the high city with walls everywhere can it be safer.

When the news of the army's defeat reached the port here, it was already noon the next day. When the general waiting here risked being killed by artillery fire at any time, after hearing the information of the army's defeat, he sighed to the sky and retreated to New Taipei City with a group of soldiers hidden everywhere.

At this point, in just two days, all the defenses of Shang's outer line were declared defeated, and all of them retreated to New Taipei Province, and the number of troops reached nearly 80,000 at one time.

When the mercenary army came to the outside of New Taipei Mansion like a bamboo, they saw the closed gate of the Six Cities.

"Quickly surround this place, and at the same time clean up any hidden dangers and enemies that may exist, and those who are afraid of not surrendering, kill!" Leng Song, commander of the 1st Division of the Cold Front Army, issued a military order, and the Leng Feng and auxiliary soldiers of thousands of people began to get busy.

On the fourth day of the war, the port of Keelung changed hands, and after all obstacles were cleared, the ships of the navy finally entered, and then pointed at New Taipei Province. The extended strike distance of the artillery here is enough for New North Province.

On the fifth day of the war, Yang Chendong came to the outside of New Taipei Mansion without hurry. Even though there are six city gates here, it can be seen that it is a big city, and he doesn't want such a big city to be destroyed by artillery fire, Yang Chendong pointed forward with his big hand and said majestically, "Minister Yang, it's up to you next." ”

Minister Yang, Yang Shan, was originally a waiter of the Ming Rite Department, was rescued by Yang Chendong during the change of Tumubao, and arrived in Nanjing with Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, that is, after the establishment of the Southern Ming Dynasty in the Tianfu, he served in the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites. Just because he offended Shangshu Liu De, he had no choice but to send an envoy to Beiming, was rescued by Yang Chendong, and after being sent to Chichicheng, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs with his personal ability.

Yang Shan is good at eloquence, and it is really appropriate to send him to the First Shang Clan to persuade him to surrender on this trip.

Since coming to Chichicheng, Yang Shan has opened his eyes, and because of his old relationship with Yu Qian, he was recommended to become the post of foreign minister.

Yang Shan, who has ambition and wants to do a lot of work, has rarely built skills after taking office. If nothing else, Chi Chi has not built a country at all, so how can there be diplomacy? Although there are many countries that deal with the sea on weekdays, those people are not qualified to come to the island to have a look, and he, as a minister, is just a false appearance.

has been waiting until now, and finally has the opportunity to perform well, or under Yang Chendong's nose, he knows how noble this young sixth young master's status in the Red Embedded City is, how could he not want to perform well?

Yang Shan, who was named by name, didn't even think about it at this time, let alone think about whether there would be any danger to his life after entering the New Taipei Mansion, so after straightening his clothes, he strode towards the city gate with the two Leng Feng who were responsible for protecting him.

Yang Shan revealed his identity when he arrived at the city gate, and then waited for about a pillar of incense to sit on the bamboo basket placed on the city tower and enter the city.

"Young Master, is he okay?" Watching Yang Shan and the two entourages enter the city, Hu Mang asked with some concern.

"It always has to be tried." Yang Chendong smiled, making it impossible to see what he was thinking in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want to destroy the six-gate Xinbei Mansion, considering that most of the people in the city were descendants of the Han people, he wouldn't have had to make such a lot of effort to attack the city directly.

It's just a battle and a strategy, and it would be best if you could win without swords and guns. As for whether King Shangde will be unfavorable to Yang Shan, Yang Chendong is still a little confident, unless they are all killed, otherwise, they dare to kill in this situation, it is really bold.

If they really have such courage, they must not have stayed under the blockade of mercenaries for three years, but have already broken through desperately.

Besides, after Yang Shan entered the city, he kept his chest up and walked with his head up, even though he was under the care of a group of first Shang soldiers, he still did not wrinkle his eyebrows, but he showed his prestige as a messenger very well, and did not fall into the prestige of a mercenary.