When the princess gets married, the general must not flee

Chapter 173 The Gourd Opens the Way

"What do you mean...?" Li Ze asked with a little confusion after hearing her say that.

"It's too much trouble to carry such a big log. It's difficult for the shield bearers to cover themselves and it's easy to expose the target and be shot by the people on the wall. I think we should just use the gourd bullets directly!"

"But the gourd bomb is not powerful enough and I'm afraid it won't explode!" Li Ze said, shaking his head.

"The power is small because there is only one. If we put a row of sweet potato mines below them and hang a few gourd mines, the concrete wall will be blown up, let alone a wooden door!"

"Extend the fuse and detonate it after you withdraw. Let the shieldmen cover your attack and retreat, and the archers on the city wall won't be able to hurt our people!"

"As for siege and street fighting, the last time you went to Gubo City, it was because of Lebrun that they directly opened the gates and surrendered, so there was no need to fight back."

"Although the Ye family army fights bravely, I don't think it's necessary to confront them head-on. After entering the city, we can just blow up the soldiers who resist. If there are no guards, we can also blow up a few official residences to bluff and scare people."

"When the two spies go back, they will probably describe the process of how they were bombed and how they were treated. This must have left an indelible psychological scar on them."

"When we finally attack their imperial city, we can use a seesaw battle. As long as we occupy the outer city wall, we are not in a hurry and can slowly surround and kill them."

"Didn't you and Xu Rongzhongshu use telescopes to scout before? Their palace is only that big. Throw a few bombs in from time to time and have the cooks put some chili smoke in. Then surround them but don't attack, and let them scare themselves!"

"In this way, our people won't have to confront them head-on!"

"Anyway, their rear is our capital. They dare not retreat because they will encounter landmines. And Li Chengyun and his men are guarding them. They have nowhere to go. We are in front of them. I guess they are like ants on a hot pot now. The longer the battle line is, the more torment they will suffer!"

"This is feasible!" Li Ze nodded after listening to Bai Xin's analysis.

"Why are you looking at me?" After seeing Bai Xin finish speaking, he stared at him for a long time without saying anything and asked in confusion.

"If you agree, then go and talk to him!" Bai Xin said unhappily.

"You're kidding. You don't go and tell your own husband, but you want me to go!" Li Ze laughed angrily.

"I'm just a military doctor, but you're the General Fu Kou who was personally appointed by others!" Bai Xin said shamelessly.

"Don't give me that. It's you who is trying to make me unhappy. You don't dare to tell me directly, right?" Li Ze teased.

"You got it the other way around. I'm the one who's unhappy and doesn't want to talk to him, okay?" Bai Xin said with a pout.

"Why should I join in the fun when you two are quarreling? I won't go!" Li Ze was going to cheat.

"You dare not go?"

"Min'er, Xi'er, punish him! This princess hasn't punished a servant in a long time!"

Bai Xin looked at him with a malicious smile and said.

"Yes, Princess!" The two men obeyed the order, held back their laughter, rolled up their sleeves, and pretended to take down Li Ze.

"You are abusing your servants. I am going to complain to the prince consort!" After saying this, Li Ze jumped off the carriage without looking back and ran to the team in front where Ye Qi was.

Several people looked at his fleeing back and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The laughter spread to the Ye family army, making them feel more relaxed.

"Madam, General Li Ze is going to attack the city. I am here on the orders of the general to protect your safety!"

Chen Qiyun rode a tall horse and led a small team to Bai Xin and said with a bow.

"it is good!"

Bai Xin smiled and said, this guy Li Ze must have volunteered to go and satisfy his urge to fight again.

dong dong dong...

Rapid drumbeats sounded, and Bai Xin picked up a telescope to look at the Nanliang soldiers on the city wall. Although they were holding bows and arrows and pretending to shoot, they were visibly panicked.

In order to see clearly how Li Ze and Xu Rong blew up the city gate, Bai Xin stood directly on the carriage and watched the battle process with a telescope.

The Ye family's shield bearers raised their shields above their heads, forming a rectangular protective shield to cover Li Ze and his men as they headed towards the city gate of Nanliang State.

Those on the Nanliang city wall who were preparing to shoot could only stare at the protective shields below and did not dare to show their heads easily. The archers under the Ye family army were also ready to shoot with their arrows on the strings.

When Li Ze and Xu Rong led the engineers into the archway, the shield bearers immediately stood guard outside, ready to lead Li Ze and his men to evacuate at any time.

Li Ze installed a row of sweet potato mines under the city gate and hung a string of gourd mines on the city gate. Then he quickly evacuated the outside of the archway, lit a gourd bomb, and threw mines in. Then, under the cover of shieldmen, Li Ze's team and Xu Rong's team evacuated to both sides of the archway.

Just as the evacuation was completed, explosions rang out one after another, and flames and thick smoke flashed out from the archways, followed by miserable shouts and cries of pain.

A team of archers from the Ye family army quickly prepared to shoot in the direction of the gate, guarding against the Nanliang soldiers jumping out of the gate and launching a sneak attack.

The explosions stopped and the smoke slowly dissipated. No soldiers from Nanliang were seen rushing out. Instead, a large hole was blown in the thick city gate. Inside the hole, a group of Nanliang soldiers were lying on the ground wailing. Some of them were already dead. Broken legs, limbs, and bloodstains were everywhere.

Bai Xin shook his head and thought, it seemed that the Nanliang soldiers thought that Li Ze and his men were going to break through the door with logs and launch a sneak attack from behind the door, but they were blown to pieces and it was extremely miserable.

Seeing that the city gate had been broken, the archers turned and shot arrows at the Nanliang soldiers on the city wall to cover Ye Qi and his men's entry into the city.

The Nanliang defenders on the city wall were already frightened into panic. The arrows fired by the Ye family army outside the city were flying like rain, and they could only hide and dared not show their heads.

Ye Qi rode on the Red Flame Dragon Horse, led the Ye family army, and followed Li Ze and Xu Rong who led the way, and walked through the city gate slowly.

Zhong Shu led the troops to deal with the defenders on the city wall. Because the Ye family army had entered the city, ordinary people in Nanliang could only close their doors and windows, waiting in fear for the Ye family army to burn, kill and loot.

Li Ze and Xu Rong acted separately and only blew up the gate of their government office.

Ye Qi Motian led the other soldiers and attacked the imperial city directly. Except for those who surrendered, they killed everyone they met and all the ghosts they met. They used gourd bullets first, followed by archers. Only a few enemies needed to be killed at close range.

In less than half a day, Nanliang City had been completely occupied by Ye Qi and his men, who surrounded the Nanliang Palace but did not attack.

After Zhong Shu had dealt with the soldiers guarding the city wall, Bai Xin and his men followed him in, picking up wounded soldiers as they went. They were all wounded soldiers from Nanliang who had fought stubbornly. After they had lost their combat effectiveness, Bai Xin took them to the open space outside the Nanliang Palace, set up a medical tent, and kindly helped them bandage their bodies and treat them.

The people in Nanliang City did not seem to be waiting for the so-called burning, killing and looting. Some of the brave ones secretly stuck their heads out to look outside the street. The street was full of soldiers of the Ye family army, cleaning up the scene after the battle with the Nanliang soldiers.

However, no one forced their way into the houses of ordinary people, which made them both terrified and extremely curious.