Chapter 927: With a loud thunderclap, half of the city walls of Quang Ninh City collapsed

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The road from Jinzhou City to Quang Ninh City, spring has arrived, but the fields on both sides of the road are only barren grass. The little bit of green is all revealed by the tips of the grass. Except for the occasional herald in a hurry, no other figures were to be seen.

After the Tartars took control of Liaoxi, they expelled all the local Han people to the surroundings of Liaoyang, and strictly forbade ordinary Han people to appear around the city of Guangning. Similarly, the Liaodong Ming army also strictly forbade the presence of ordinary Han Chinese in this area. Over time, there were no more ordinary people here.

It is conceivable that this land will not be cultivated for a long time in the future. At present, the Tiger Benjun is focusing on the development of the southern Liaoning region, that is, the future Dalian municipal district, and for the western Liaoning region, it is not able to take care of it for the time being. If you want to develop the western Liaoning region on a large scale, I am afraid that you will have to wait for the recovery of national strength and population growth in the future.

The population of the Ming Dynasty was 60 million, 90 million, and 200 million. Zhang Zhun also didn't know how many people there were in the Ming Dynasty. The numbers on the household register are inaccurate. It seems that the original Fushan Institute had a registered population of more than 8,000, but in fact there were nearly 15,000 people. If we extrapolate by analogy, the population of the Ming Dynasty must be close to 200 million.

After the war at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the total population of the country should be reduced by at least about 50 million. According to the current situation, the manpower for the development of the Central Plains is actually insufficient. If you want to vigorously develop the area outside Shanhaiguan, you really have to wait until the population recovers. With the reproduction speed of the Han people, as long as there is enough food, there is absolutely no problem for the population to grow to about 400 million in a hundred years.

"My lord, it was sent from the rear!"

Not long after leaving Jinzhou, Zhang Zhun received good news from the rear, that is, the First Shipyard had launched 18 more saber ships, which made up for the current shortage of troops in the Huben Navy. In addition, the second shipyard was opened.

According to Zhang Zhun's plan, the second shipyard will go all out to produce saber ships, and every six months, 50 saber ships will be built. The First Shipyard will go all out to produce Dragon God ships, and every nine months, 30 Dragon God ships will be built. Once the technology of the King Kong ship is mature and can be mass-produced, the second shipyard will go all out to produce the Dragon God ship, and the first shipyard will go all out to produce the King Kong ship.

In fact, the shipbuilding capacity of the Central Plains Dynasty is basically in the south of the Yangtze River. Nanjing's Longjiang Shipyard once produced large treasure ships with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons. Jiangnan shipbuilding has many convenient conditions. The cost of labor and raw materials is relatively low. Therefore, in his long-term planning, Zhang Zhun is preparing to build the third shipyard in Jiangnan. The super-large Tianwang ship and the emperor ship should be produced in the shipyard in Jiangnan.

What is certain is that as long as time goes by, the strength of the Tiger Ben Navy will be even stronger. After concentrating on the destruction of the Tartars, the Tiger Ben Army will go all out to fight for supremacy at sea. However, for now, let's take down Quang Ninh City first.

After a period of confrontation, the fortress of Quang Ninh City is basically the same. The news sent by Yang Zhiyuan was that within one or two days, Guangning City could be taken down. Such a grand event, of course, Zhang Zhun cannot be missed. Taking Quang Ninh City is equivalent to kicking the gate of Dajin Kingdom fiercely, kicking the gate of Dajin Kingdom to pieces, and then you can drive straight in.

I don't know what kind of dreams Azig is still having at this time? Would he have noticed the true purpose of the long tunnel? If he hadn't noticed, he would have died in a blur.

……

Azig was certainly not dreaming.

In the past half a month, Azig felt that his eyelids were beating very hard. His spirit, too, seemed to be in a morbid state of euphoria, and he couldn't sleep at night. He always felt as if something was wrong. This is what he feels subconsciously. The long battle has made Azig very sensitive to danger.

In Quang Ninh City, he had always felt danger approaching him. This definitely does not bode well. In the past, on the battlefield, once Azig sensed such danger, he would immediately stop military operations and then carefully look for the danger. Such subconscious warnings have helped Azig survive many dangers.

However, this time, Azig felt that his sixth sense was completely out of order. Exactly where the problem arises, Azig himself is not very clear. He combed through everything around him, and found nothing suspicious. Everything around him seems to be very normal, and no one is abnormal.

What he knew was that the Tiger Army was digging tunnels and wanted to send the Tiger Army from outside the city to the city. In response to this situation, the Dajin army also dug a large number of wells in the city, and sent people to observe the water level day and night.

Will the Tiger Army really come out of the tunnel? Azig always felt like he wasn't quite sure. It stands to reason that with Zhang Zhun's wisdom, he should not use such an ancient method. The method of digging tunnels is the most stupid, not to mention the hard work, and you may have to bury yourself in the end. But who's to say for sure? Perhaps, Zhang Zhun is really poor in donkey skills this time, and the boat capsized in the gutter.

"Lord Belle!"

"There's movement in the well!"

Suddenly, a subordinate hurriedly came in to report.

"Oh?"

Azig's expression moved slightly.

He hurried to the vicinity of the city walls and personally inspected the surrounding wells. Sure enough, near the city gate, the water level of the well was lowered by two whips compared to before. At the same time, there are also signs of declining water levels in several wells nearby. It is certain that in the vicinity of these wells, there is definitely a tunnel of the Tiger Ben Army approaching. Moreover, the location is in the direction of the city gate.

Hmph, the strategy of the Tiger Ben Army is indeed more insidious! Azig immediately deduced that the Tiger Army was trying to send elite troops into the city through the tunnels, and then, seizing the city gates, opening the city gates to allow the large troops from outside to enter. I have to say, this is indeed a good way. However, with him Azig here, no matter how good the Tiger Army's methods are, they will be cut in half. Want to open the gates? Dream on!

"Keep an eye out!"

Azig shouted murderously.

At all possible entrances and exits, he prepared a large number of weapons such as bows, arrows, arrows, and stones, as well as spicy vegetable oil and red-hot coals. At the same time, there is a lot of clear water. As long as the tunnel entrance of the Tiger Ben Army is opened, as long as the Tiger Ben Army comes out of it, these weapons will all be poured down. Idiots can imagine that vegetable oil, charcoals and the like are thrown down, and a scream is indispensable.

In the direction of the city gate, Azig also sent his own personal army captain to personally lead people to garrison. Hmph, the Tiger Army wants to break through from here, and the Dajin Army just gives the Tiger Army a head-on blow. After destroying the enemy's vanguard, Azig is also preparing to let the elite under his command come out of the tunnel and give the Tiger Ben army a draw.

However, the strange thing is that Azig made all the preparations, and the tunnel entrance of the Tiger Ben Army just didn't appear. Many people with sensitive hearings kept their ears close to the ground, and there was nothing worth mentioning. Some people will hollow the bamboo tube, deep *** ground, and then stick to the bamboo tube to listen carefully, and some chaotic sounds can be vaguely heard. Obviously, there are indeed people moving underground.

Half a day passed, and the Tiger Army still did not appear. The water level of several wells continued to slowly decrease, showing that the tunnels of the Tiger Ben Army were indeed under their feet. This couldn't help but surprise Azig. He wondered if the Tiger Army was accumulating forces underground and then bursting out. For this reason, Azig did not hesitate to strengthen the defenders near the city gate.

"What are the Tiger Warriors doing?"

Azig was a little puzzled.

Of course, he couldn't imagine what the Tiger Ben Army was preparing underground. At this moment, the Tiger Ben Army has stopped digging the tunnel, but has widened the tunnel below, and at the same time carried out some necessary preparations to place more black powder.

Azig is actually quite smart. He accurately predicted the location of the Tiger Army's tunnel, and prepared to counterattack on it. Unfortunately, he was a little wrong in his calculations. The tunnels of the Tiger Ben Army are not used to transport troops, but only to blast the city walls. Regarding the blasting technology, Azig had too little contact with after all, and he couldn't have imagined that at this moment, he was standing on top of thousands of catties of black gunpowder.

Where he couldn't see, coffins were being sent to the deepest part of the tunnel. These coffins, I don't know where they came from, were all filled with black gunpowder. It took a whole night to send 5,000 catties of black gunpowder to the deepest part of the tunnel.

After all the black ** was installed, all the irrelevant personnel retreated, leaving only a few fighters with the most experience in blasting. Their purpose is to detonate ** in the early hours of the morning. As for the rest of the Tiger Ben soldiers, they all went to sleep to wait for the arrival of the early morning. The top of the Tiger Army was silently calculating the time.

In the early hours of the morning, it was the beginning of the general offensive.

"Damn the Tiger Army!"

Unable to wait for the Tiger Ben Army to appear at the tunnel entrance, Azig had no choice but to mutter, order his subordinates to continue to monitor closely, and then turned around and went to sleep. One night, the feeling of uneasiness in his heart grew stronger and stronger, so that he could not sleep at all. As a result, before dawn, Azig had already gotten up and was ready to patrol the city.

In the early hours of the morning, the defenders of Quang Ninh City did not dare to relax in the slightest. In the early hours of the morning, the human body is the most tired, and it is also the time when the guard is the most lax. At this time, launching a surprise attack can get twice the result with half the effort. However, with the sound of the gong of "bang bang bang", Azig's field law enforcement team appeared just right.

These field law enforcement teams are actually Azig's personal soldiers. Azig relied on them to keep a tight grip on the city. If they find out that someone is lazy, it will immediately be the result of falling to the ground. The military discipline of the Dajin Army is definitely not a joke. This is especially true at this particular time.

Azig followed behind the law enforcement team, checking the situation of the entire battlefield one by one. For the preparation work under his command, he is still very satisfied. He was convinced that if the Tiger Ben Army launched an attack at this time, he would definitely be beaten to pieces. However, the inner turmoil made Azig feel a little anxious.

Standing on the tower of the south gate, Azig looked out, hoping to find some clues. Because, he felt that his eyelids were beating harder and harder. This sense of foreboding was telling him unmistakably that something dangerous was about to happen. However, until now, Azig has not discovered where the danger is coming from.

The feeling of the early hours of the morning is one word: quiet.

Be quiet.

Exceptional quiet.

Between heaven and earth, it was as if all the sounds had disappeared. All you can hear is your own breath and heartbeat. This feeling made Azig feel very uncomfortable. He sensed that something was about to happen. However, he could not imagine what would happen. So, very helplessly, Azig shook his head gently and walked down the tower.

In the vicinity of the city gate, there are still a large number of elites of the Dajin Army, vigilantly staring at a few wells. Next to the well, there are all kinds of weapons and equipment. All of them kept their eyes wide open and stared around them, especially at their feet. Dozens of hollow bamboo tubes, deep in the *** land, next to each bamboo tube, there are people taking turns to listen.

For the preparation of his subordinates, Azig is still very satisfied. He was convinced that even if the Tiger Army came out of the tunnel, they would be blocked back by them at once. Look at those tall and tall indigenous warriors, with big wooden sticks in their hands, they can directly smash a Tiger Ben soldier into meat sauce. Hand-to-hand combat, the Tiger Ben army could not be their opponent. There is also the boiling water in the big vat, which is poured out at once, and there is definitely a good show to watch!

Suddenly, Azig felt as if something had pushed him up on his feet. A huge wave of air followed and pushed Azig down the street. He subconsciously felt bad, and tried to look back to see what was going on. However, suddenly, he felt something hit him on the waist, and he screamed and lost consciousness completely.

"Boom!"

At this time, a loud noise came.

The entire area around the south gate of Quang Ninh City was suddenly lifted up, as if it was about to fly, and then it suddenly lowered again, sinking deep below the ground. The defenders, who didn't even understand what was going on, had already fallen into complete darkness.

……

Thousands of catties of black ** were detonated at the same time, and the power was naturally extraordinary. The power of the huge explosion made Zhang Zhun three miles away feel the violent vibration under his feet. The war horse under his crotch neighed uneasily. That dazzling fire was brighter than a thousand suns!

At the moment of the explosion, all the Tiger Ben soldiers looked at everything in front of them in amazement. They see a lot of things and hear a lot of things, but their brains can't react to them. There was a huge sound, and a huge wave of qi rushed towards them with great momentum. Even from a few hundred feet away, they still felt the huge deterrent effect of the explosion, which made people dare not look at it.

When the smoke gradually cleared, the original towering city wall of Quang Ninh City had completely collapsed. The entire scope of the explosion looked as if it had been sunken into a huge sinkhole. The soldiers, the cannons, the wood, the stones, the boiling oil, the coals...... There were other supplies or something, all of them were gone. At a glance, there is only a huge gap with a length of more than 100 zhang. Basically, half of the city wall in the south of Quang Ninh City was destroyed.

These things are carefully prepared by Azig. As long as the Tiger Army approaches, it will be used to greet the Tiger Army. It's a pity that these things didn't have a chance to be used at all, and with a loud bang, they all came to naught. Half a month of hard work of the Tiger Army Blue Dragon Legion, what you want to get is this effect.

"Up!"

After the explosion, the large forces of the Tiger Ben Army immediately rushed up.

The defenders in the city were all blown up, and they didn't have time to react. In the confusion, many people have become the ghosts of the Tiger Army. Occasionally, a few sober ones wanted to fight hard, but in the face of the tidal tiger army, they were also mantis arms and were vulnerable. Soon, the Tiger Ben army occupied the gap and continued to advance into the city.

Azig was blown unconscious, the defenders in the city, lost their unified command, and chaos was inevitable. Even if someone comes to their senses and wants to send someone to plug the gap, but in the face of the brave attack of the Tiger Army, without the cover of the red-coated cannon, who can resist it? Hu Yifang, the deputy commander of the Blue Dragon Legion, personally led the troops to hold the gap, no matter how the defenders counterattacked, the gap was always in the hands of the Tiger Army.

The situation has developed to such a point that it is impossible to hold Quang Ninh City. Some of the quick-reacting Tartars turned on their horses and prepared to flee. They quickly ran out of the other three gates of Guangning City, trying to run back to Liaoyang in one go. However, they soon discovered that running out of the city like this was no different from suicide.

The other three gates of Quang Ninh City have long been filled with cavalry of the Tiger Army. Three cavalry battalions, three city gates, just one cavalry battalion guarding one. The escaped Tartar cavalry, caught off guard, fell into the trap they had carefully laid. After a burst of gunfire, the Tartars, who had been lucky enough to escape, did not move at all.

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