Chapter 507 Fuzhou is in danger!

Three days, three whole days, 15,000 soldiers and horses, but let 3,000 opponents contain the whole three days under the city of Yongchun Prefecture. Not to mention the strategic idea of recapture Yongchunzhou and marching into southern Fujian before completion, even if you want to retreat the whole army, I'm afraid it is already a delusion.

In three days, a total of five siege battles were launched. In addition to the thousands of corpses and the wreckage of the artillery they carried, they got nothing. They didn't even climb up the city wall. Originally, they wanted to attack from the ruins of the East Gate, but the rebels there were shelled down, leaving the officers and soldiers behind. When the body came, he didn't want to rush there again.

After all, no one has ever seen such a terrible gunfire, just like gunpowder barrels exploding around you. Even if there are miraculously no scars on your body, the shock wave of the cannon caused a serious concussion and even cracked the eardrums and lost hearing.

And those soldiers who were blown up with broken limbs and arms and howling at night added a thick psychological shadow to the army.

Kui Lun stood on the gentle slope in front of the camp one and a half miles away from the Yongchunzhou City, looking at the Yongchunzhou City, which was still standing in the middle of the rare plain, like a resentful woman.

It seems that the other party does have a kind of explosive artillery that Quilun has never seen before, and the number is so large that it is really like what the messenger who came to report at that time said.

But what makes Kuilun strange is that since the other party has such a terrible number of artillery, why does it have to wait until there is a crisis in defense to use it? This question made Kui Lun, who was self-sufficient and resourceful, fall into deep thought. However, even if he wanted to blow up his skull, he only came to two conclusions. First, the other party's artillery ammunition was insufficient. Therefore, it can only be used for defense at the most critical moment, not to attack. Therefore, in the first day of the attack, all ten cannons brought by Quilun were blown up into pieces at once. After that, the officers and soldiers had no powerful offensive weapons and could only fill them with their lives.

Of course, there is another possibility that the opponent is clearly holding back and deliberately showing weakness. The purpose is to drag his troops here. Yongchun Prefecture is an important location in central Fujian. To the west, it can be directly inserted into Tingzhou Prefecture. To the east, Putian Prefecture and Quanzhou Prefecture are within its attack range.

So Yongchunzhou Kuilun doesn't want to, and he doesn't dare to give up. Otherwise, if he waves his troops and withdraws, as soon as the enemy comes out of Yongchunzhou, the war will inevitably affect a larger area. Where will he get out of them? How can I afford this crime?

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"General, we can't attack anymore. Wait a little longer. Wait for the soldiers to build more siege equipment. Otherwise, we are like this, which is equivalent to filling in the children's surnames." Yue Xiben, the right of Fuzhou Eight Banners sitting in the Kuilun camp, stroked his white beard, narrowed his eyes and said.

This Yue Xi was originally a veteran of the Yellow Banner. He has been in Manchuria for a long time and has been fighting against those fierce horse bandits all year round, which can also be regarded as a capable armed force. His surname is Fucha, not Yue. It's just a Chinese name translated in Manchu. In fact, Yue Xi originally meant Taolue. At this point, he is quite a good match with his old general.

"General Yue, it's not that I want to do this. It's really pressing. Now, there is no news from Guangdong and Guangxi, and I, Fujian, see that half of the wall will be lost. If we don't take down this Yongchunzhou, how dare our army dare to go south to the rebellion easily? Who knows if they will take the opportunity to attack behind us. Ske the knife at the side? Kui Lun blinked the pair of bubble eyes that were swollen like goldfish due to lack of sleep, and his voice seemed so dull and tired.

"But in this way, the morale of the children is getting more and more..." Yue Xiben's eyebrows were also frowned tightly. The firepower of the other party was really frightening. Soldiers often had to fall down at least two or three hundred corpses when they first touched the wall, and although the bows and arrows played a certain role in suppressing, after all Without the opponent's range, often before the archer enters the range, he let the opponent cover his head and blow his face.

Originally, those middle and lower-level officers were charging with the team, but every time, those guards and Mr. Qian always let the other side shoot accurately, and the troops that lost their command made it difficult to form a powerful fist.

"It's difficult. I'm dressed in a war. I really haven't fought such aggrieved siege." Yue Xiben finally had to shake his head and sigh.

The two were sitting in the tent thinking hard, but they heard the sound of hooves in the distance of the camp and ran towards the Chinese army tent. The two couldn't help looking at each other and turned their eyes to the entrance of the camp.

After shouting, a tired messenger broke into the camp with the help of two Kuilun's own soldiers. General Kui, the Governor asked the general to return to the army immediately to rescue Fuzhou.

"What?!" Kui Lun and Yue Xiben jumped up from the chair together with an unbelievable face.

"Say, what's wrong with Fuzhou?!" Yue Xi was old and strong. He rushed forward and grabbed the messenger and roared.

"Just yesterday, a large number of giant warships suddenly appeared outside the mouth of the Minjiang River, all of which were hung with blood-red beam flags. The Langqiyu Fort supported for less than two hours, and the artillery on the giant ships of the anti-thieves were destroyed. After that, the anti-thieves began to land nearby and sent dozens of warships up against the river and rushed straight. Fuzhou..."

"And those warships, according to the governor, are no different from the British warships in the past. They are all giant ships and heavy artillery. I'm afraid that Fuzhou is in danger, and I hope the general will lead the army to help as soon as possible." The tired messenger also knew the importance. At this moment, he told the matter one by one like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

"This, this..." Kui Lun took two steps back with a pale face and sat back in the chair. Do you mean the kind of giant ship that the English barbarians invaded our Qing waters last time? Yue Xi couldn't help but change his color.

"And there are more, at least nearly a hundred ships." The messenger replied in astringent voice, and this answer made the two generals' heart cold to the asshole.

"What about Fujian sailors? Do our Fujian sailors all eat dry food? Where are they?!" Quilen jumped up angrily again and roared.

"Not long after the general left, Governor Changlin received the news that the whole army of the South Australia Navy was destroyed, and the rest of the people had surrendered the rebels. After the Jinmen Association, Tongshan Camp... and even the water, land, soldiers and horses in Haitan Town seemed to be..." Every time the messenger spit out a place name in his mouth, Kui Lun felt that his heart stopped. He jumped for a while. After he finished listening, Kui Lun felt that he could hardly hold on and felt like he was going to suffocate.

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"Although the Fujian Marine Division has been hit hard in the past few years, it has been working hard to recover since I took office. Now, there are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Fujian Marine Division, and hundreds of large and small warships. How can it be like this... It's over like this?" Kui Lun's voice withered as if he were a patient undergoing anorectal surgery without anesthesia. He suddenly thought of what the messenger just said that the warships of the other side were all as huge and fierce as the warships of the Yingyi who committed the Qing Dynasty, and it was several times that of Yingyi in the past. In this case, even in the heyday, I was afraid that the Fujian sailors would only be a shrinking turtle.

And after listening to his words, he knew that most of the Fujian sailors had been lost to their opponents. Even the northernmost Jianning town sailors rushed down at this moment, I'm afraid they would just die.

"Your Excellency, what should we do now?" The generals who received the news one after another couldn't help but change their color after hearing the news.

"You don't need to worry too much. Fuzhou has a thick wall and a large number of artillery to guard the city. So what if those rebels are strong at sea? Humph, in those years, the English barbarians still didn't dare to go ashore to fight with me in the Qingming Dynasty. Kui Lun has regained his composure and put on a confident posture, but in fact, he knows better than anyone that his situation is probably very bad.

Kuilun can be 100% sure that those anti-thieves in Yongchun Prefecture are not in a shortage of ammunition at all. What they have to do is to drag their army to Yongchun Prefecture, attract the main force of this Fujian army, and then attack Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province by sea, Fuzhou, and their own 10,000. The logistics of 5,000 soldiers and horses is equivalent to cutting off and can only retreat.

"Your Excellency, my lord, it's not good. A large number of black rebels were found five miles northwest of the camp, and they were quickly forcing us, with about 3,000 people." A sentry rushed out of the tent and rammed another boulder in the hearts of the people, but it was not over yet.

"Your Excellency, the gate of Yongchun Prefecture has been opened." Another person rushed in, who was responsible for monitoring the garrison of Yongchun Prefecture. At this moment, his face was full of excitement.

"What are you talking about?!" All the generals in the camp jumped up and stared at the guard, just like a group of hungry ghosts who saw their yellow-faced mother-in-law suddenly turned into Lin Qingxia. Dozen pairs of green eyes stared straight at the guard, making him jump alive.

"So, those anti-thieves in Yongchun Prefecture have left the city?" Kui Lun's face was not much excitement and joy, and his voice was cold and hard.

"Exactly, looking at their appearance, it seems that they want to fight with our dynasty." The guard replied quickly.

"It seems that the other party's appetite is really not small. Ha ha ha, 6,000 soldiers and horses actually want to swallow the general's 15,000 troops!" Quiron said with a gloomy smile. Just in time, before withdrawing to Fuzhou again, I will take these 6,000 heads to sacrifice to my Fujian sailor!"

(to be continued)