The thirty-two-pound mortar cannon shells were loaded with more than 20 kilograms of gunpowder. One shell fell on the top of the city, and within a radius of four feet were affected. Each mortar cannon shell fell, and the wolf teeth slapped at the top of the city, Yaksha and other defending weapons were blown to pieces, and the fragments flew across the city like shrapnel, sweeping the defenders at the top of the city.

A thirty-two-pound shell fell on the top of the city wall. A flash of fire, accompanied by a loud bang, an iron pot filled with gold juice flew up, and the iron pot turned into pieces in the air. Countless sharp pieces mixed with hot gold juice splashed on the top of the city wall. A large group of Liu Liangzuo soldiers fell down screaming.

After a while of artillery bombardment, the Huai Army pushed the shield chariot with its auxiliary soldiers and approached the Xinghua city wall step by step. The light Folang machine, turtledog-footed gun and flintlock gunman behind them rushed up to cover the auxiliary soldiers and threw sandbags to fill the moat.

A total of more than 200 shield cars pushed forward together, making a squeaking noise. The shield cars were made of tough bamboo (because there were many bamboos in the south) in front of them, and were covered with thick wet mud, which could withstand the attacks of arrows, bird guns and rockets. The defense ability of multiple bamboos was better than that of wood. The car was loaded with squid bags filled with mud to fill the moat and outer moats.

The drum and horns were made, and the Huai Army came out of the camp and lined up a thousand steps in front of the city wall, blocking the road directly opposite the city gate. The iron armored soldiers were in front, and the spear soldiers were in the middle, and the musketeers and crossbowmen were born behind. In front of the formation, the horse-resisted rifles were arranged to prevent Liu Zeqing's army from rushing into the formation.

There was a roaring cannon sound at the top of the city, and the defenders used tiger squat cannons and Folang machine cannons to block the shield chariots, and even the bowl-mouthed guns made during the Hongwu period were taken out.

The shells roared and fell into the soil on both sides of the shield car array. The wet soil in the two Huaihe Rivers weakened the power of the shells. The shells that landed on the ground only bounced at most and then plunged into the mud. Because the shield car array was relatively loose, Liu Zeqing's army fired a long gun but failed to hit a shield car.

Finally, a shield car was rubbed by the roaring tiger squat cannon shells. The projectile as big as a goose egg hit the shield car with huge kinetic energy. Although it was bounced away by the tough bamboo guard plate, the shield car suddenly tilted to the side, revealing the soldiers behind the guard plate. Only a few guns sounded at the top of the city were heard, and the auxiliary soldier who was pushing the cart was shot and fell to the ground.

The Huai Army under the city immediately concentrated its firepower and launched fierce artillery fire at the battlements of the cannons at the front of the city. Rows of shells hit the sky like mountains and seas. In less than a stick of incense, the exposed Liu Zeqing army cannons were all beaten to either tilt at the top of the city or falling from the city wall.

The defenders' artillery was suppressed, and the shield car approached the moat step by step. Finally, the first shield car arrived in front of the moat. The auxiliary soldiers of the Huai Army picked up the mabao, rushed out from behind the shield car, and threw the mabao into the moat. During this process, the auxiliary soldiers who left the shield car protection were easily attacked by firepower at the top of the city. Some people were shot and arrows and injured, but the casualties were not large. The Huai Army's self-generated musketeers, turtledove-footed gunners and light Folang machine gunners suppressed the firepower at the top of the city as much as possible.

When the auxiliary soldiers of the Huai Army threw down sandbags and filled the moat, there were also certain casualties, but Li Guodong knew that wars would always kill people. Even if they attacked a garbage army like Liu Zeqing, there would be no way to achieve zero casualties in the siege.

Li Guodong filled the moat at the cost of more than 200 auxiliary soldiers. The shield van rushed through the filled moat, and the auxiliary soldiers piled bags of sacks above the sandbag fortifications piled up by Liu Zeqing's army. At this time, the resistance at the top of the city reached its peak.

The defenders on the city wall shot down locust-like arrows, and the projectiles were like rain. Lime bottles and turbulent oil tanks were smashed like hail. Lime flew away under the city wall, and fragments flew everywhere. The smashed turbulent oil tanks fell on the sandbags, and were ignited by the rockets, igniting a raging fire.

The casualties of the auxiliary soldiers of the Huai Army suddenly increased, but at this time, the Huai Army's well railing was also pushed up. The scattered soldiers standing on the well railings shot the defenders at the city with rifled guns. The light Folang machine on the well railing continued to spray out shotguns, killing and injured the defenders at the city.

The buns piled up by the Huai Army gradually increased. After the shield truck dragged back by the auxiliary soldiers brought mud and stones, poured them onto the buns, and a slope leading to the top of the city gradually took shape.

The daytime siege battle ended. Li Guodong ordered a night of battle. The soldiers and auxiliary soldiers who siege the city during the day returned to the camp to rest, and replaced a group of soldiers and auxiliary soldiers who had enough sleep during the day, and continued the construction of Yuliangdao.

Torchs were inserted in the shield cart, and bonfires were lit in front of the formation of the warriors, and the Huai Army attacked fiercely overnight; the defenders at the top of the city also lit torches, and torches were inserted in the shield cart under the city, which made the city lights brightly, just like daytime.

The next morning, the Huai Army's attack on the city wall became even more fierce. Twenty tall well railings and one hundred tower-looking cars pushed out. Scattered soldiers and light Folang machines were descending from a high position and suppressed the defenders at the city with fierce firepower. More shield cars joined the attack ranks. The Yuliang Road quickly increased, widened and extended. At noon, the Yuliang Road advanced to the city wall.

Li Guodong said to Hao Yaoqi: "General Hao, this is your opportunity to make contributions. I will give you five hundred iron armored soldiers, and you will take the lead!"

"Please rest assured, uncle! Hao will definitely win Xinghua when he comes on the court!" Hao Yaoqi knelt on one knee and saluted.

Hao Yaoqi put a cotton armor inside and put a layer of exquisite plate armor on the outside. The double layer of heavy armor was already invulnerable, but the weather was unfriendly at this time. It was the May of the lunar calendar, and the climate was extremely hot. The plate armor outside was sunny. The armor was like an oven. A layer of cotton armor was added to it. The taste was imagined.

However, Hao Yaoqi didn't mind these things. He had truly surrendered to Li Guodong. Since he was captured, Li Guodong did not let him fight the rebel army once, but instead killed many gentry. Judging from this incident, Hao Yaoqi was willing to follow Li Guodong to make a career.

"Beat the drum, attack!" Li Guodong shouted.

Hao Yaoqi rushed in the front with five hundred iron-armored soldiers, followed by a thousand self-born musketeers. Wang Fuchen, wearing white helmets and white armor, rode a tall horse with a high-headed horse, and followed the self-born musketeers with five hundred heavy cavalry. As long as the iron-armored soldiers and self-born musketeers opened a passage, the heavily-armored cavalry would rush to the top of the city through the Yuliang Road, gallop at the top of the city, and chase the Bai Yongfu Liu family army.

"Kill!" Hao Yaoqi waved his long-handled axe and was the first to rush to Yuliangdao.

The Huai Army long-range soldiers on the Jinglan Car and the Wanglou Car shot desperately, shooting the musketeers and tiger squat gunners who specifically shot Liu Zeqing's army to provide fire protection for the iron armored soldiers. As for the archers of the Liu family army, they could not pose any threat to the iron armored soldiers at all.

Hao Yaoqi rushed to the top of the city with five hundred iron armored swords.

Several elite sword players of the Liu family army who were ignorant of their lives and death did not know how powerful Hao Yaoqi was, so they rushed forward.

"Die!" Hao Yaoqi swung the axe and swept across the thousands of troops with a punch. The three Liu family swordsmen who came up were split into two pieces, including the man and the shield.

Five hundred iron-armored soldiers rushed forward, slashing with long swords in their hands. Wherever they passed, they flew with flesh and blood, and there was no enemy in front of them. As long as they hit the long sword of the horse, they would either be separated from their bodies or broken into two pieces in half, or they would be split into two heads.

Liu Zeqing's soldiers came towards him, and the swords and guns in his hand pierced the iron-armored soldiers. The unscathed iron-armored soldiers were cut down with one knife, and the opponent could not resist it. Hao Yaoqi, with five hundred iron-armored soldiers, pushed along the way like a razor, and the Liu family troops in front fell one after another.

The row of iron armored soldiers in front was pushed by Liu Zeqing's soldiers with super spears. Three or four Liu's soldiers held down one of the iron armored soldiers. Although they could not pierce the iron armor, they used the brute force of many people to force the iron armored soldiers to push the iron armored soldiers against the female wall. At this moment, a row of roars of muskets sounded from behind, and dazzling blood speared soldiers of the Liu's soldiers sprayed on their bodies and fell down one by one.
Chapter completed!