Faced with such a situation, Xiao Ruxun could roughly guess the determination of the defenders in the city. Therefore, he mobilized the 50 carriages to bombard the city walls of Ningxia with solid bullets outside the range of the rain of arrows. He also used explosive bullets to bombard the top of the city walls of Ningxia. The bombardment left the city walls in tatters and many of the rebels were killed or injured.
However, the thickness of the city walls of Ningxia was beyond Xiao Ruxun's imagination. The explosive bullets could not damage the walls at all. Whether it was the Fran machine gun or the Ye God's gun, the solid bullets could only make a hole. They could not cause actual damage to the city.
Soon, the rebels pulled out more than a dozen Fran machine guns from the top of the city walls and fired at the Ming Army. The Ming Army lost two cannons and a few gunners. Xiao Ruxun ordered a retreat and no longer feigned an attack.
Ma Gui was very unhappy about the failure of the feigned attack. When he saw Xiao Ruxun return, he pointed at the city and scolded, "This city was originally used to guard against capture, but now it's being used to guard against the Ming Dynasty Army! How hateful the rebels are! I'm so angry! "
Xiao Ruxun sat in front of the table and poured himself a cup of tea. He tore a piece of the lamb that was being roasted and ate happily.
Ma Gui could not keep a straight face. His face was full of annoyance and depression.
"Brother Ji Xin! Why are you so calm?! If we can't take down the city, we won't be able to eat well! "
Xiao Ruxun happily ate the lamb. He tore off a leg of lamb and gave it to Ma Gui. "Eat first. We'll talk after we're full. No matter how strong you are, you still need to eat and rest. If you don't eat and rest, you won't be able to do anything."
Ma Gui gloomily took the leg of lamb. Just as he was about to bring it to his mouth, his eyes suddenly widened. "You're saying that we surround the city without attacking and wait for the rebels to run out of food? Then we'll win without fighting?"
Xiao Ruxun raised his head and looked at Ma Gui in surprise. Ma Gui looked at Xiao Ruxun's surprised eyes and thought he had guessed correctly. Just as he was about to praise himself, Xiao Ruxun put on a contemptuous look and said, "No, I'm just hungry. Aren't you hungry? Besides, do you know how much food the rebel army has? How long would it last? They take what they can, but we have to transport them here. Forty thousand soldiers feed their horses. If the rebel army can hold out for a year, do we still need to besiege them for another year? Aren't you afraid that the rebels will kill the people in the city and eat them? "
Ma Gui was even more depressed when he heard that. He stopped talking and buried his head in the mutton. He chewed fiercely, probably thinking that the mutton was Bo Bai's meat.
Xiao Ruxun smiled and looked at the mutton in his hand. He started to think. Attacking by force was definitely not going to work. Even if the forty thousand Ming Army soldiers died, they might not be able to take down Ningxia City. The loss was too big. Even if they took down Ningxia City, it wouldn't be considered a great achievement. It wouldn't be worthwhile.
Besieging them without attacking would not do either. The Emperor would never accept this.
Outsmart them, outsmart them, how to outsmart them? If he could think of it, a capable person like Wei Xuezeng could also think of it. Persuading them to surrender, sowing discord, working with them from the inside and outside, all kinds of methods were used. Without exception, they were all seen through by Bo Bai and Liu Dongyang, who were at the peak of their intelligence. They were asking to be humiliated. It wasn't until half a year later when the rebel army was on the verge of a mental breakdown that they succeeded. But it was too late.
If the water was flooded, they would first have to build a dam, store the water, and then wait for a month or so before they could do anything. They also had to guard against the rebel army leaving the city and launching a counterattack. Over time, variables would arise, and all sorts of monsters would jump out. It wasn't like everyone didn't know Emperor Wanli's temperament. Although Ye Mengxiong and Li Rusong had done so, Xiao Ruxun didn't intend to wait for them to come and share the credit.
Using firearms to attack a city, the strength of the city was too high. The forty thousand Ming Army soldiers were facing one of the ten strongest cities in the entire Daming Kingdom. If you used a howitzer from the beginning of the 20th century, it might be possible. The current Ming Army's main cannons, Francs, did not have enough kinetic energy to destroy the city wall. It was the same with solid bullets. Even if you used a thousand pound cannon, it would still be the same. It would be useless!
Setting fire to the city and causing the city wall to collapse? It was estimated that if you didn't use ten thousand soldiers, you wouldn't be able to reach the bottom of the city wall. With this kind of terrifying long-range attack power, who knew how many military supplies were in Ningxia City's arsenal?
Digging a tunnel to attack the city? This was a very common method. He reckoned that the enemy would also be prepared. They just needed to listen to him at all times.
Why did he feel that he wasn't facing a city, but a turtle with thorns on its back?
As he thought about it, Xiao Ruxun glanced at the pile of firewood that was burning fiercely. The leaping flames danced and danced … Suddenly, he thought of something and sat up straight.
Ma Gui glanced at Xiao Ruxun and mumbled, "What are you doing? Are you thinking about your family's daughter or are you thinking about how to break the city? "
Xiao Ruxun looked at Ma Gui in a daze. After a long time, he laughed bitterly and sighed at his own imagination. He then said, "I have really thought of how to break the city. But, in this way, I don't know how many innocent people will suffer. After the war, I'm afraid we will also have to spend a lot of money. But, if this method is successful, the city will definitely be broken within a month, and there won't be too many casualties …"
Ma Gui was stunned. He didn't care that the lamb leg fell to the ground. He immediately moved forward and said excitedly, "Speak, speak quickly! Compared to these traitors, nothing is more important! As long as we can pacify the traitors, we can accept anything! "
"Blowing up a section of Ningxia City's wall is also acceptable?"
Xiao Ruxun looked at Ma Gui with a smile that wasn't a smile. Ma Gui blinked and then straightened his body. He looked elsewhere, then looked at Xiao Ruxun. He pointed at himself and then at the sky outside. With an uncertain tone and a blank expression, he said, "Blowing up the wall? You mean, blowing up the wall? Ningxia City's wall? That thick wall that can't even be penetrated by solid bullets? "
Xiao Ruxun nodded. "Think about it. If we attack by force, we can only choose the gate. But, there is a barbican at the gate, and there are three more gates inside. If we take down one, there will be another. Moreover, we will be besieging them from three sides. Do you think we will be enough to feed the traitors? When the time comes, the traitors will copy my plan in Pinglu City and lure us in. Then, will we be going to die? Or will we die? Or will we die? "
Ma Gui stretched out three fingers and counted with a blank look on his face. "Why don't I understand what you're saying? We are comrades, right? Comrades, right? Why can't I understand what you are saying? "
Xiao Ruxun stretched out two fingers. "Don't think too much. It's normal that you don't understand. As long as Wei Zhitai can understand, it's fine. I think I will need around 200 warriors and 20,000 kilograms of gunpowder."
An hour later, Xiao Ruxun, who had eaten and drunk to her heart's content, led her personal guards through the east side of Ningxia City under the cover of the night while Ma Gui was pondering about life. They took a big detour and arrived at Wei Xueceng's camp, which stretched for several li.
After the apocalypse, Xiao Ruxun had a deep understanding of the uses of gunpowder. He had read many history books, especially those in the late Ming and late Qing Dynasties, when gunpowder weapons were popular. Xiao Ruxun was very interested in the history books of these two periods, especially the war histories.
Later on, Xiao Ruxun found a book on the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom from the deserted CD City Library. It mentioned a special method used by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom when they attacked Jiangnan City, which was guarded by the Qing army.
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