The next day, the local soldiers in Chuzhou escorted the grain and grass to connect with the Zhenjiang army, and spent a morning sorting out, and in the afternoon, the army went out again.

And this time, the direction of their travel, not in the southwest direction, but in the northwest direction.

It's just a short distance ahead, almost half a day's journey. The Zhao Ren bandits, who had been trapped for a month and a half, were still resisting stubbornly. Since it was not clear how much gunpowder Zhao Ren had in his hand, and the spies who had infiltrated the local area were recognized by Zhao Ren ~ execution, Liu Ling did not dare to act rashly.

There are only so many troops on hand, and after a few temptations, there is not much left. Moreover, Zhao Ren is obviously prepared to fight a protracted war, just in the past month and a half, under the strict monitoring of the army, they have not been short of food and water.

If it is a marching battle, a general who does not achieve results in a month and a half without deliberate requirements is afraid that he will be scolded by the commander-in-chief for a bloody head, but this is not a serious war after all.

The people who were under Liu Ling's jurisdiction were also Wude officials, local box soldiers, dart masters of the Danyang Dart Bureau and the heroes they summoned.

Anyway, these people are idle, they are idle, and the only thing they need to worry about is whether the other party will break through. Truth be told, it's a lot better than what they're used to, and some even want it to go on forever.

On the third day, the sun was in full swing, and the Zhenjiang army arrived at its destination.

After coming here, Zhenjiang Jun didn't talk much nonsense. After two hours of rest, he took over the defense of the valley.

After Liu Ling explained the current situation to Tang Ning in detail, Tang Ning held an operational meeting.

This time to get rid of Zhao Ren is just a convenient one. The Zhenjiang army will go to Yongzhou to arrange the war against Jiaozhi next, and setting off one day later is equivalent to giving Jiaozhi an extra day of preparation time, so it must not be delayed, and it must be resolved quickly.

So after discussion, Tang Ning decided to divide his troops into three ways and attack Zhao Ren's three camps at the same time.

Considering that the opponent also has gunpowder, the way of attack is mainly long-range attacks. Crossbowmen with gunpowder bolts clear the way and inflict as many casualties as possible on the enemy, before the infantry goes in to pick up the pieces.

This decision was unanimously agreed, and the arrival of the Zhenjiang army also solved the dilemma faced by Liu Ling.

Lack of manpower is Liu Ling's biggest problem.

The 5,000 Zhenjiang army would attack Zhao Ren's two camps, while Wu Desi, Danyang Dart Bureau, and the local box soldiers would attack the other one.

Under the cover of night, the army began to move. On the third watch, all the troops had arrived at the standby according to the arrangement.

The Zhenjiang army came after a long journey, and now they are walking on mountain roads, climbing mountains, and their physical strength is slightly exhausted. Having thought about this earlier, Shen Qian suggested waiting until early in the morning before sending troops. Before that, the time was left for the soldiers to rest.

None of Zhao Ren's three camps moved, and the bandits were sitting in the camp dreaming, and the bandits on duty at night also slept against the wall. For a month and a half, the officers and soldiers had never been dispatched at night, and even though Zhao Ren repeatedly stressed, the bandits still relaxed their vigilance.

Just as the sun was shining on the edge of the sky, the army that was lying in ambush outside the three camps began to move. Quietly walked all the way to the open area, but unfortunately his whereabouts were exposed.

For a time, the bandits' camp was in chaos, and the crossbowmen of the Zhenjiang army also made a quick decision, formed a formation on the spot and began to shoot.

A rain of arrows and locusts fell into the bandits' camp, followed by a crackling sound. Arrows tied to gunpowder exploded in the bandit camp, and the bandits were thrown into chaos.

Perhaps in the Wujin camp led by Shen Qian, there is a crossbowman with excellent luck.

One of his arrows landed impartially in the warehouse where the bandits stored gunpowder.

The moment the gunpowder was detonated, the whole valley shook.

In the woods in a distant place, a flock of birds flew up in a frightened hurry.

The beasts nearby also fled in a hurry with a mournful scream.

This loud bang even replaced the crowing rooster and woke up the people who were sleeping in the neighboring county town.

The bandits in this camp were in a hurry under this explosion, and Shenqian also responded at the first time, shouting and rushing, and then followed Yang Yingzheng, who was in the lead, to kill.

It is even more prudent to be cautious when gaining superiority, which is the consistent combat style of the Zhenjiang Army. The infantry was charging, and the crossbowmen in the rear stopped firing to prevent accidental injury.

But the tiger squat cannon did not stop for a moment.

In the valley, stones of good size are everywhere. The seven tiger cannons kept throwing stone bullets, and when they smashed into the bandit camp, there were always one or two screams.

The walled gate is very fragile, and although there are dozens of bandits behind it, the number of Zhenjiang troops is obviously larger.

More than two dozen soldiers wearing foot armor pushed open a gap in the walled gate, and Shenqian took the opportunity to take out the crossbow arrows behind his back and shoot the bandits inside the door.

Seeing one companion after another fall, the rest of the bandits were terrified. On top of that, the gunpowder they relied on had all been detonated in the explosion just now.

There is gunpowder, and they still have the confidence to fight with the Zhenjiang army. But now that the gunpowder is gone, they don't think they can fight the Zhenjiang army.

Who are the people in the Zhenjiang Army? Not to mention anything else, just hearing the name of Tang Killer makes people have the urge to pee their pants......

So the bandits scattered in a panic and fled, and the Zhenjiang army took advantage of the situation to kill them.

In the face of the bandits who surrendered, the Zhenjiang army was also merciless. Before the battle began, the general gave the order to die. Except for Zhao Ren, there is no living mouth.

Another unit under Tangning's command made the bandits in another camp feel even more desperate, although they were not so unlucky, and the warehouse where the gunpowder was stored was blown up.

But the Zhenjiang army in front of him will always maintain a lewd distance with them that he can hit himself, but he can't hit him, and keeps throwing stone bullets and firing crossbow arrows that will explode.

There is no point in such a fight, the other party is completely spending money to buy human lives, relying on his strong family background to bully people.

This kind of indiscriminate bombardment continued for a whole hour, and the bandits in the camp could no longer see what was good.

It was only then that Tang Ning gave the order to advance, and without much effort, he captured a camp.

Of course, there are still some people among the bandits who are a little bloody.

He pretended to die with the ignited gunpowder, preparing to die with them when the Zhenjiang army came in.

But what made them desperate was that the Zhenjiang army would not go through the gate at all.

Outside, the infantry was first allowed to climb the wall to make sure it was safe, and then the crossbowmen climbed the wall en masse. Then they began to shoot at the corpses of the bandits in the camp one by one, whether they were dead, pretending to be dead or alive, they had to shoot an arrow in the head before speaking.

A few bandits lying at the gate holding gunpowder were extremely depressed, and these dog-day officers and soldiers actually set fire to the city gate.

After a lament, they were crushed to pieces in the explosion with gunpowder in their arms.

However, they still managed to do some things, such as the collapse of the gate after the explosion. Several Zhenjiang crossbowmen near this place did not maintain their balance, fell off the wall, and fell into a mess.

There was also an unlucky egg who was directly pierced through a wooden stake, and he couldn't be rescued.

When the dust settled, Tang Ning entered the camp. Seeing the corpses of the bandits in the camp all over the field, Pei Xiantong said in disgust: "These people are dying too cheaply. ”

"It's too cheap for them, but it's risky to capture them alive. There is no need to sacrifice our soldiers for the sake of these scum, it would be better to eradicate them without paying with their lives. Downing said as he looked around.

"Report~!" A small soldier hurriedly ran over, clasped his fists and said: "General, there is a warehouse suspected of storing gunpowder ahead!" ”

"Oh?" Tang Ning was surprised: "Take me to see it!" ”

The creep then led the way, and Downing followed closely. When he came to the warehouse, Tang Ning couldn't help but gasp.

Although it has been used a lot, the amount of gunpowder here is still huge.

There are more than 30 barrels that can hold one person in.

After taking out a part of the test and experimenting with the power, Tang Ning muttered to himself: "Zeng Fan, Zeng Fan...... What good things have you done......"