Ma Shouying found that the Nanji Gate on the south side could not rush out at all. If he forced himself to rush out, there would probably be only a few people who could escape by luck under the blockade of the naval guns, but the number of people running out would have no effect at all, and they were not just a delivery of vegetables to others.

Jingzhou City also has Yinbin Gate on the east side. Outside Yinbin Gate, the small gunship of the Ming Navy was moored on the Juzhang River, and the muzzle was aimed at the city gate hole. It was obvious that this gate could not go out. The southeastern Gongan Gate was also threatened by the Ming Navy's naval gun fire. Outside the Anlan Gate on the west, there was the main attack direction of the Ming Army's land division. The Jinyang Army's land division aimed at the city gate with one cannon, and the bandits could not go out of the city from there to counterattack. Only Gongchen Gate and Yuan'an Gate on the north side could go out, but to go out from the north, you need to circle the city wall to the south.

Ma Shouying pondered for a long time, but finally became cruel and made up his mind: "Winning out of Gongchen Gate and Yuan'an Gate and circle the city, you can't let the official dog take away the food!"

Jingzhou City is almost surrounded by water, but although there is a Jianghan Caohe River in the north of the city, this canal, which was dug during the Northern Song Dynasty, failed to be successfully navigated. By the Yuan Dynasty, with the opening of the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, the Jianghan Caohe River was completely abandoned. Now it is a small ditch, which can only pass through small sampans. There is a Juzhang River in the east of the city that can enter Changhu, and the small gunboats of the Huai Army circulate on the Juzhang River.

"The Guangou Camp is in the west of the city. The Guangouzi Camp is strong and has many firearms. I am afraid that it will not be able to attack the Guangouzi Camp directly. We will go around from the east." Ma Shouying said.

Ma Guangyu said: "King, there is Guan Gouzi's cannon boat on the east river. We go around from the east. I'm afraid that before we even reach the south of the city, we will be killed by Guan Gouzi's cannons."

"We put refugees in front. As long as we were not bombarded in front of the narrow and narrow place, the casualties would not be too great. Our cavalry followed behind and rushed out." Ma Shouying drew a circle on the map from the north to the south of the city, and finally landed on the rice fields in the south of the city.

Ye Bushou, who was ambushing outside the north gate of Jingzhou City, found that there was movement in Gongchen Gate and Yuan'an Gate. The city gate was opened and the suspension bridge was slowly lowered. Then he saw groups of thieves rushing out of the city, running eastward around the foot of the city wall.

"The thief army has left the city!" Ye Bushou shouted.

Ye Bu Shuo said: "Download the fireworks quickly and report to our people."

Two fireworks rockets rose into the air and bloomed in the air, exploding into two huge groups of fireworks. Li Guodong, who was in charge of command in the south of the city, He Xing, who was preparing for the project in the west of the city, and Shi Lang, who was on the river in the east of the city, all saw the fireworks signal and knew that the thieves were about to circumnavigate.

On the Juzhang River, Shi Lang, a centipede, issued an order: "Let the brothers load shells immediately and prepare to shell the thief army."

"No!" Shi Lang's personal soldiers retreated.

There are countless small warships moored on the surface of the Juzhang River, including centipede clutch equipped with three-pound cannons, inland small cannons equipped with twelve-pound red barbarian cannons and thirty-two-pound mortar cannons, and small boats equipped with Flangers. There are thousands of small boats of various small boats and thousands of cannons of various sizes. Although most of the cannons are light Flangers and turtledove-footed guns, such a number of cannons, with concentrated shooting, the power should not be underestimated.

Shi Lang picked up the monocular lens and looked at the corner of the city wall in front. Not long after, he saw countless refugees rushing out of the north wall, passing the corner of the city wall, and running south along the east wall.

"Fight!" Shi Lang roared.

The personal soldiers shook the flag and sent out flag-speaking signals.

On the Juzhang River, twenty small inland gunboats anchored on the river made a deafening roar. Each of these small gunboats was equipped with a thirty-two-pound mortar cannon. The gunners had already loaded the shells. When they heard the order to open fire, the gunner in front ignited the fuse on the shells from the gun mouth and ran away immediately, and the gunner in the back ignited the piping tube.

"Bang bang bang" a row of gunpowder gas swelled violently. Twenty-four thirty-two-pound mortar shells flew out from the muzzle, and the fuse burned. The shells flying up to the sky carried a red light, which looked like a meteor crossing the sky. The mortar shells flew to the highest point, then fell down, and fell into the dense crowd of thieves. Only a series of explosions were heard, and the firelight was connected, and the powerful thirty-two-pound shells exploded in the flames. The iron beads loaded in the shells swept across the rain, and the dense crowd of thieves fell down a large area.

After the mortar was fired, the gunners immediately cleared the barrel, stuffed the medicine bag into the medicine room, then picked up the huge shell and put it in from the muzzle. Because the barrel was very short, the loading speed was very fast. In just over ten seconds, the mortar was loaded. Then a gunner cut the fuse according to the distance, then lit the fuse, and then lit the fire door. The mortar made a dull roar again.

Just when the flowering shells fired by the mortars landed, thirty-two small inland gunships equipped with twelve pounds of red cannons also opened fire. This inland gunship with only one cannon has a low hull, a short aspect ratio, and looks flat, just like a raft. This kind of ship is mainly used for bombardment on the other side, can enter various shallow water areas and has good flexibility.

The red cannon fired slowly, but the power of a volley was extremely huge. Thirty-two artillery shells drilled into the thief soldiers and penetrated the formation. The shells with blood and blood were hit on the city walls. The thief soldiers flew everywhere, screaming and then fell down a large area.

The three-pound cannon, light Folang machine, and turtledog-footed gun spit out their flames in turn. The thieves rushing south were beaten by naval warships along the river and threw away the bodies of a line. They ran along the way and were bombarded from beginning to end. The shells shot from the side made neither the thieves rushing in front or behind, and they kept throwing the bodies all the way.

"The thief cavalry is here! Fight!" Shi Lang roared.

The fastest light Folang machine and mortar cannon have been loaded. A round of shells flew away and plunged into the thief cavalry group, killing a large area of ​​the thief army and their horses. Then the three-pound cannon and the turtledove-legged gun also began to shoot. The shells that penetrated into the thief army and their horses killed many thief army and their horses.

Fortunately, the war horses are large in size, and the number of people and horses per unit area is much smaller than that of infantry, and the huge war horses are also more bearable and beaten. If one shell knocks over two or three war horses, they basically lose their kinetic energy.

The cavalry of the thief army did not suffer much, but then their bad luck came: the flowering bullets fired from twenty mortar cannons exploded among the thief horses. The violent explosion and flashing fire made the war horses feel scared. Some war horses were panicked by the explosion and were no longer controlled by their owners. They jumped desperately, raised their front hooves, and overturned the owner on the horse's back. Then the frightened war horse turned around and ran, triggering a chain reaction, causing the war horses to frighten the group, and the thief cavalry immediately became a mess.

Ma Shouying finally discovered that this method would not work. The length of Jingzhou city wall was about five miles. After only a few roads, he was beaten to death and wounded. If he continued to rush forward, he might not have enough 5,000 cavalrymen left by Ma Shouying.

"Quickly, come back!" Ma Shouying shouted.

The bandit army that left the city to prepare for counterattack was forced to retreat by artillery fire from the Ming Navy. Back in the city, Sun Ang asked, "Why did the king withdraw his troops?"

"This is not a solution. There are so many gunships in Guan Gouzi. When our people rushed to the south of the city, there are probably not many people left." Ma Shou replied.

In the next few days, the bandit army hurried in the city and did not dare to come out, so they could only watch the Ming army prepare for the siege.

After five days of preparation, just as the sky was dawn in the morning, the Jinyang army had already appeared under the city of Jingzhou. The swords and guns were like forests, the flags were like the sea. The brightly colored mandarin duck battle jackets and black armor and red skirts were like a red and black carpet covering the fields outside the city. The loud military horns and war drums rushed to the sky.
Chapter completed!