allonlinenovel Chapter 287 Victory in the first battle
Chapter 287 Victory in the first battle
Forty cannons fired at the city walls of Guangning City at the same time.
The defenders in the city were so frightened by the deafening noise that some of them dropped their weapons and fled before the battle.
The shells bombarded the city walls, creating gaps in them.
Pan Hou was personally standing on the city wall supervising the battle at this moment, and he also witnessed the power of this weapon with his own eyes.
The entire Guangning City seemed to be about to collapse.
"My lord, get out of here!"
The subordinates quickly ran to Pan Hou and took him to a safe place.
Pan Hou, who had vowed to resist the Yan army to the death, became extremely terrified after seeing this terrible weapon. At this point, he had no idea how to give orders, and could only leave everything to fate.
At this time, the cannons outside the city were still bombarding the city walls fiercely.
The soldiers of the Anding Army even continued bombing in several directions until the Guangning city wall was destroyed.
The defenders in the city wanted to fight back, but they could not hurt the Yan army at all.
Soon, several gaps appeared in the city wall of Guangning City.
The Yan army outside the city did not need to attack the city gate at all, they could just rush into the city.
The city's advantages that the defenders could rely on have disappeared.
At this moment, the soldiers of the Huainan Army had only one thought in their minds.
These weapons called cannons are so powerful!
I thought attacking Guangning City would be a fierce battle, but now it seems that it is no more difficult than crossing the river.
"Everyone, be alert and don't underestimate the enemy!"
At this time, Chen Xiu rode his horse to the front of the formation and shouted loudly.
Due to the power of the cannon, the Huainan soldiers didn't have to risk their lives to attack the city.
Chen Xiu was worried that there would be arrogance and underestimation of the enemy in the army, so he quickly reminded the soldiers in a stern voice.
"stop!"
The general of the Anding Army shouted loudly.
At this moment, several gaps had already been blown up in Guangning City, and there was no need to waste any more artillery shells.
As soon as the sound of cannons stopped, the vanguard of the Huainan Army, at a command, rushed towards Guangning City like a tide.
After experiencing the artillery bombardment, most of the Chen army soldiers in the city could not even stand steadily, let alone pick up weapons to fight back.
By the time the generals of the Chen army reacted and prepared to organize a defense, the vanguard of the Huainan army had already entered the city.
The vanguard troops of the Huainan Army were all veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time and their morale was high. Facing the Chen Army, which was in a very weak position, the Yan Army was about to occupy the northern city of Guangning in less than half an hour.
The soldiers of the Huainan Army outside the city continued to join the attack on Guangning City.
The Anding Army remained where they were, awaiting orders from Jiang Zuo.
The Anding Army relies on its long-range firepower advantage. If they really want to enter the city to fight, they will not have much advantage.
There was constant sound of fighting in Guangning City.
"No killing for surrendering, no killing for laying down your weapons!"
The Yan army soldiers shouted in unison.
Faced with the aggressive Yan army, many of the Chen army's new recruits had already lost the courage to resist. They dropped their weapons, knelt on the ground, and raised their hands to surrender to the Yan army.
At this moment, the wisest thing to do is to surrender.
The main force of the Yan army outside the city had already poured into Guangning City. The soldiers of the Chen army had no place to retreat. Some died in battle, some surrendered. Many soldiers took off their armor and hid in the houses of the people to avoid this terrible war.
The walls of Guangning City were in a mess.
As dusk approached, the flag of the Yan army was planted on the city wall of Guangning City.
The city of Guangning, where 30,000 Chen State defenders were stationed, was captured by the Yan army in less than half a day.
Even Guangning City's highest commander, Prefect Pan, was nowhere to be seen at this moment.
After waiting for the mess in the city to be cleaned up, Jiang Zuo and Chen Xiu outside the city rode their horses into Guangning City.
The battlefield has already been cleaned up. In this siege, the Huainan Army suffered only 2,000 casualties and captured Guangning City, which was garrisoned by 30,000 people.
This achievement is truly dazzling.
The battle situation was better than Jiang Zuo had expected. He came to the front of the battle and said loudly: "The soldiers have made great contributions. I will definitely report to the emperor and reward them according to their merits!"
"Thanks to the Ninth Prince's strategy and the bravery of the Huainan Army, our army was able to cross the river and capture Guangning City so smoothly."
"This battle of Guangning City is actually the first step for our Great Yan State to destroy the Chen State. Next, we will be unstoppable, recover the lost territory, and destroy the Chen State."
Jiang Zuo's words echoed throughout Guangning City.
"Recover the lost territory and destroy the State of Chen!"
The soldiers present also shouted in unison.
In Jiang Zuo's post-war statement, his personal guards, the Anding Army, were not even mentioned.
In response to this, the soldiers of the Anding Army said they had already gotten used to it.
This group of people have followed Jiang Zuo for so many years that they have long since become indifferent to the so-called false reputation.
Because Jiang Zuo really gave their Anding Army soldiers many tangible benefits, as for whether to commend them or not, it was not important at all.
The most surprised person present was Chen Xiu.
He knew very well that the reason why this war was won so easily was undoubtedly all due to Jiang Zuo.
However, Jiang Zuo attributed the credit to Chen Xiu, which surprised Chen Xiu.
Before this, Chen Xiu had already known that Jiang Zuo was absolutely trustworthy.
The problem now facing the Yan army is how to defend Guangning City and stabilize the people's hearts in the city.
The noise made by the Yan army attacking the city just now was so loud that all the people hid in their houses and did not dare to go out to find out what was going on.
The common people were afraid that the Yan army would burn, kill and loot, so they just closed the door and dared not go out.
"No civilians should be disturbed, and all troops must abide by discipline."
Jiang Zuo gave another order.
Discipline is undoubtedly extremely important for an army.
Now Guangning City can be declared captured, but how to keep the fruits of victory is not an easy task for the Yan army.
"Sir, our army captured 26,000 enemy soldiers and killed more than 10,000!"
The soldiers of the Anding Army came to Jiang Zuo and reported their battle results.
This siege was an absolute success.
Since the Yan army attacked Guangning City, the Chen army soldiers lost their will to resist and quickly dropped their weapons and surrendered to the Yan army.
If they had not surrendered quickly, they would have probably lost their lives.
"The Huainan army suffered more than 3,000 casualties, while the Anding army suffered no casualties."
The subordinate has reported again.
This time, the Huainan Army served as the vanguard and attacked Guangning City, while the Anding Army only provided fire support outside the city and was not the main force.
A complex thought flashed across Jiang Zuo's face, and then he ordered: "Order all soldiers to clean up the entire city and repair the city wall immediately."
As he spoke, he remembered something else.
"Remember, no one in the army can bully the people of Chen. No one can do that."
Jiang Zuo ordered again.
After saying this, he looked around. In this huge city, there was not a single common person to be seen.
The next thing to do is to win over the hearts and minds of the people in Guangning City...