The Jiaozhi soldiers did not attack the city, but the one who fired the artillery was actually the Ming defenders on the top of the city.

Chen Xi had asked Ma Jiu to arrange twenty Flang machine cannons at the south gate. At this time, the firing was to establish authority in the early stage of the war, and at the same time, the purpose was to adjust the firing angle and determine the shooting of the various elements. After a few shots, the Jiaozhi soldiers who were ready to move forward were frightened and retreated, and very few were actually hit by the artillery.

With artillery as a deterrent, the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses did not dare to move rashly, because the army had not yet completed crossing the river, so they gathered in an open area on the north bank of the Yongjiang River.

More than 10,000 soldiers and horses gathered on the Yong River, with no formation at all. Chen Xi looked at the scattered military formation ahead and shook his head repeatedly. If such an army attacked the city, it would be a great humiliation.

Wang He, Ma Jiu, Feng Zhaoyuan and other generals stood beside Shen Xi and carefully looked at the situation outside the city. The city wall defense subordinates had completed it, and the defenders were condescending, but they still could not pose a threat to the Jiaozhi soldiers. As for the enemy is still one and a half miles away from the city wall at this time, let alone anything to do.

Seeing that Jiaozhi soldiers did not carry siege equipment, Wang He couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Sir, the thief army did not even carry a ladder, how can they attack the city?"

Chenxi Road: "The city wall in Nanning is only two feet long, and the mountains on the east and west wings of the city are lush. It is not too late for the enemy to make a siege ladder when he arrives on the north shore. Or cut down big trees to make wood to hit the city gate. You can also use night cover to build a staircase with floating soil. You can also use flying hooks to climb the city wall and launch a siege unexpectedly... There are many similar methods, don't you know General Wang?"

Wang He nodded with a smile. He knew that he was indeed a little careless and did not dare to respond to Chen Xi's words.

However, it is an indisputable fact that Jiaozhi soldiers and horses crossing the river did not carry siege equipment. There were extremely strong defense artillery on the top of the city as support. After crossing the river, the bandits discovered that they could only guard a corner of the river bank, which was difficult to reach even the walls, let alone robbery and capture the city.

Wang He was proud and thought that Jiaozhi soldiers were unlikely to be able to build siege equipment like Chen Xi said, just waiting to withdraw their troops. On the other side, Ma Jiu saw a clue and asked, "Sir, what if the thief army bypassed the south gate, what if the siege army sieges from another place?"

With one sentence, Wang He's attention was attracted, and then he thought about it carefully, that's not the case. Even if the Jiaozhi soldiers cannot attack the South City Gate now, the defenders on the city wall cannot threaten the enemy on the top of the city, and both sides are out of reach.

However, the thief army is strategically active and can hide from the city wall at any time. They will always find the weak points of defense at the city. The artillery is heavy, and it is very difficult to transfer. Chen Xi does not have enough artillery at hand to suppress all directions, not to mention that there are night attacks and city digging and other tactics that can be used, which is not easy to deal with.

Chen Xi nodded and said, "The troops of the thieves are almost twice as powerful as me. If they divide their troops to harass Nanning Prefecture and look for weaknesses in each gate, they will always find a breakthrough and wait for an opportunity to enter the city..."

Wang He was a little nervous and hurriedly said, "Sir, what are you waiting for? Send troops out of the city to fight the thieves! If the thieves attacked the city, it would be difficult to hold on with the current situation in the city!"

Chen Xi looked at Wang He. At this time, Wang He was a little confused. Chen Xi turned around and continued to check the Jiaozhi soldiers who were rectifying the formation outside the city, waved his hand and said, "I have made arrangements for a long time. General Wang doesn't have to worry too much. Now think about how to guard the south gate!"

Although Wang He received the order, he was still worried and his eyes never left the Jiaozhi Army outside the city.

At this time, the gentry who were driven to the shelves finally got on the top of the city. However, these people were not arranged in one place, but were scattered to various places on the top of the city. They held weapons and their trembling appearances were in sharp contrast to the energetic and heroic posture of the defenders on the city wall.

Seeing this, Wang He shook his head and complained: "This group of cowards is also a problem to call him to defend the city. Why not just throw it down from the top of the city and sacrifice the flag..."

This sentence soon came to the ears of the gentry, and was even more frightened. As long as officers and soldiers passed by, they would be like frightened chickens, panic and dodged, and could not see them.

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The city was divided into two soldiers and horses, and the river was crossed at 3:00 a.m.

Even if the crossing of the river is completed, the other side still leaves more than a thousand troops stationed on the south bank of the Yongjiang River. On the one hand, they must beware of the Ming army's sneak attack on the back, and on the other hand, they must guard the ferry and guard some of the crossing boats.

More ships did not dock on the river banks of the north and south of the Yongjiang River, but were waiting in the middle of the river to prevent soldiers on the north bank from escaping privately, or the Ming soldiers and horses circled to the south bank to seize the ship.

From this we can see that the opponent's commander is still very cautious in using troops.

According to the news from the scout feedback, although it was determined that the Ming army had sunk all ships and cut off the pursuit, it was prepared for any accidents and was successful in advancing, attacking and retreating and defending.

Unfortunately, the Jiaozhi Army didn't know from top to bottom. Shen Xi gave Su Jingyang the time to take the initiative not when the war on the North Bank was about to end, but because Su Jingyang was the pioneer, and when the Jiaozhi army completed its crossing the river, it would attack, and take the lead in opening the war on the south bank of the Yongjiang River.

Just as the Jiaozhi soldiers on the north bank were about to form a formation and launched a round of attacks on the south gate of Nanning Prefecture City, they suddenly heard a shocking shout of killing from the east and west behind the Yongjiang River. However, a large number of Ming troops suddenly rushed out, with flags waving and rushed towards their camp.

"The fight starts, the fight starts! Old Su is leading his troops out!" Wang He saw the abnormality on the south bank of the Yongjiang River at the top of the city and hurriedly greeted him.

Shen Xi gave him a blank look: "What's the fuss? The war will always start, but sooner or later, let Lao Su show off. If he can't stand it, we will consider helping!"

Wang He looked at Shen Xi, his mind was a little confused. Now Su Jingyang is on the other side of the Yong River, not only is there a big river in the middle, but there are tens of thousands of Jiaozhi soldiers. Can this help?

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The war kicked off without any defense in the Jiaozhi soldiers.

The troops led by Su Jingyang were the troops of Huguang Guard. They did not make much contribution in the Battle of Baoqing Prefecture before, and they had no chance to make achievements after going south. This time, they met the Jiaozhi Army, and they all went all out.

After Shen Xi's step-by-step training, these officers and soldiers were far more powerful than Jiaozhi Army. In addition, after holding on for a long time, they finally encountered such a good opportunity and suddenly came out, which was very powerful.

The commander of Jiaozhi Army, Mo Zhuan, had already arrived in Jiangbei. He suddenly found that he was attacked by the enemy on his back, but he was unable to command the troops on the south bank because there was a Yongjiang River between the follow-ups and the horses behind him.

At this time, the Yongjiang River was not as narrow as that of later generations, about two or three miles wide, and the water flowed rapidly, so it would definitely not be possible to swim there. Even if the water is good, it would be swept away by the turbulent flow if you are not careful.

The troops led by Su Jingyang rushed towards the Jiaozhi soldiers like a torrent.

This time it was purely a battle between infantry. Although Chen Xi was training all the way, he had no practical experience. The best opportunity to practice was the Battle of Baoqing Mansion. Unfortunately, Su Jingyang's troops failed to catch up, so that the Huguang soldiers had not really participated in any head-on battle after they headed south.

The Jiaozhi soldiers and horses were well-trained. Under the command of the low-level officers, they quickly sorted out the formation and divided the group and took the initiative to fight against the Ming army.

But unexpectedly, when they were one hundred steps away from the Jiaozhi soldiers, the Ming army assault troops suddenly stopped, and the musketeers gathered in front of the front line and quickly sorted out their formation.

There were about 240 musket soldiers following Su Jingyang out of the city this time, lined up in three columns, and the Jiaozhi soldiers shouted loudly to give themselves courage, and in a blink of an eye, approaching fifty steps. At this moment, the first row of the Ming army's musket team began to shoot.

"Bang bang bang"

With the sound of explosions, the front and above the Ming army formation were suddenly covered by a large stream of white smoke, and the huge roar made the ears of soldiers on both sides buzz.

More than fifty Jiaozhi soldiers rushed in front fell to the ground, and the lead bullet pierced through their bodies. When the bullet encountered resistance, it rolled and deformed in the bones and muscles, forming a small and thick wound on the outside. Jiaozhi soldiers did not die immediately after they fell to the ground, and they let out shrill screams.

After the first row of musketeers finished shooting, they immediately retreated back to the back row to load the bullets, then rushed up to continue shooting, followed by the third row. When it was the first row again, the Jiaozhi soldiers had already lost their lives on the front of the contact between the two sides. Seeing that the situation was not good, the rest turned around and fled.

Even though Jiaozhi soldiers and horses were well trained, so many people had lost their combat effectiveness before they even got involved. The screams, coupled with the roar of the muskets and the flames, were too deterred by the psychological. Jiaozhi soldiers and horses were hit by this blow, quickly lost their morale and fled in all directions.

Next was the attack of Feng Zhuanyun. Su Jingyang's sword and shield soldiers charged forward instead of the musket soldiers, followed by spearmen, while the crossbowmen stood in the back row and shot at the Jiaozhi soldiers who were trying to gather in the distance. The musket soldiers specifically selected the Jiaozhi prison guard who shouted and tried to gather people.

Soon, Su Jingyang's troops rushed into the Jiaozhi Army camp and killed the Jiaozhi Army formation with lightning speed. The soldiers and horses left by the Jiaozhi Army on the south bank of the Yongjiang River were defeated and fled everywhere.

The Ming defenders on the top of Nanning City were greatly motivated. As if they saw the hope of victory, they began to cheer for Su Jingyang's troops four or five miles away in their own way.

Just a quarter of an hour after the war broke out, the Jiaozhi Army was captured by the Ming army on the camp on the south bank of the Yongjiang River. The route of the Jiaozhi Army withdrew from the rear was cut off. The main force of the central army on the north bank seemed to have only one path to go, that is, to directly attack Nanning Prefecture City, breaking the city from the front and resolving the failure in the rear.

The Jiaozhi Army also knew that it was too late to return to the south bank. In this case, the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses rectified them and went straight to the south gate to cover them.

As for the possibility of slowly looking for weak points around the city and making plans, since the war on the south bank of the Yongjiang River no longer exists, even if the commander of the Jiaozhi Army Mo Zhuan was rational, he could only analyze that attacking the city was the top priority. As for which direction to choose is meaningless, it would be even less likely to fight from another place and let the Ming army cross the river from the rear.

"The Southern Barbarians are sieging the city!" Wang He shouted again.

After all, more than 10,000 people crossed the river. As they unfolded their formation, they rushed towards Zhenjiangmen. The overwhelming momentum was quite scary.

Chen Xi held the telescope and saw that the Jiaozhi soldiers had rushed to a place one mile from the city wall. He immediately raised his arms, waved them down hard, and shouted: "Fire the cannon!"

"Boom boom boom"

The twenty Franco cannons that had been determined to shoot the Yuan Yuan were fired one by one, and the shells drew dazzling parabolas and accurately fell on the road of Jiaozhi soldiers.

As the shells fell to the ground and exploded, fire flashed, and the fireballs burst out flew around with lead. When the Jiaozhi soldiers were either dead or injured, blood flowing all over their body.

Almost in an instant, the Jiaozhi army shouted loudly, and the broken limbs were everywhere in the wilderness in the south of the city. The attack formation formed by the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses was scattered in an instant. Seeing that the situation was not good, the others chose to retreat one after another and bumped into the Jiaozhi soldiers who were charging behind them, making a mess.

The well-trained artillery quickly replaced the sub-guns, and the second round of artillery attacks began again, killing the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses to defeat them.

Wang He saw clearly on the city wall and was eager to try it out. He wanted to lead his troops out of the city to fight, but he knew that he could rely on the city wall to achieve greater victory, so he was hesitant for a moment.

Chen Xi glanced at Wang He and said, "Don't be impatient. After these two rounds of artillery attacks, they will take away at most two or three hundred lives of the Jiaozhi rebels. Compared with the tens of thousands of troops of the enemy, it is really not worth mentioning that the other generals in command of the army are not ordinary people and will inevitably make adjustments. At this time, it is the right thing to wait for labor with ease!"
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