According to the intelligence given to him by the Ministry of State Security, Zhou Qingfeng clearly knew that Tianjin City was empty of troops. That was why he dared to swagger over with a mere 1,000 men. More than 400 of the cavalrymen had come by land. Apart from the artillery battery equipped with ballistae, there were also 500 female soldiers armed with muskets.
This was the first time the female soldiers had appeared in front of the world as a whole battalion.
After getting rid of the two batteries outside the city, Zhou Qingfeng's entire attack formation began to turn towards Tianjin's eastern gate. The cavalrymen protected the two flanks and spread out a portion of their personnel to scout the surroundings. The female soldiers with muskets stood in three rows at the front, ready to resist any possible enemy attacks while protecting the ballistae that were adjusting their positions at the back.
On the city wall, Governor Xue Sancai had already seen the power of the 12 ballistae. A few kilograms of wooden-cased shells had been used to destroy a battery in just over 30 shots. The enemy had already turned around to attack Tianjin's defenses. Who knew how many shots could be supported by the wishes of the people in the city?
But Governor Xue had no choice. He had too few troops at hand and couldn't afford to be reckless. He wouldn't leave the city unless it was a critical moment. He could only send people to ask for reinforcements. The closest military force was naturally Cao Minglei, Cao Mingbing.
Cao Mingbing wouldn't be able to come for a while, but the 12 ballistae set up outside the city began to fire continuously. There was no reason they couldn't hit a target as large as the city. As long as the fuse was working properly, the explosion of each shot was equivalent to the all-out attack of a top-notch expert. Occasionally, if they were lucky, 12 would explode at the same time, producing an even more earth-shattering power.
The artillery bombarded the city for a day. Inside the city wall, Governor Xue relied on the wishes of the tens of thousands of people in the city to grit his teeth and persevere. But the yellow light of the city's defenses was gradually weakening. Although it seemed to be only a little bit each time, it accumulated and was irreversible. Considering that the city's defenses would only get weaker and weaker, the city would be breached in three days at most.
The next day, Governor Xue, who hadn't slept all night, became haggard. When he reappeared on the city wall, the ballistae outside were still firing. To make matters worse, he had received a battle report last night and learned that Cao Minglei's attack had failed the day before and had been destroyed by an aerial bombardment.
Yesterday, Cao Minglei also wanted to lead his troops back to Tianjin. In the end, as soon as his several thousand men left Xinzhuang Town, they ran into several hundred enemy pike infantry. The soldiers had lost their will to fight, and the generals had lost their will to die. Coupled with the loss of military equipment, the battle of a few thousand against a few hundred was utterly defeated. In the end, only a few dozen generals and about a thousand people managed to escape back to Tianjin. The rest were either captured or disappeared.
Although the number of troops in the city had increased, Governor Xue was not happy at all. Because the enemy had more troops. After a night's march, the spear infantry also arrived at Tianjin. The entire 'Beijing and Tianjin Border Army's 2,000 men and horses had gathered. In addition, Yin Hu also brought two thousand militiamen and six thousand local workers to build the fortifications for Zhou Qingfeng.
From Xue Sancai's point of view, the enemy had 10,000 men and horses. This time, he did not dare to act rashly. He could only send people to ask for help everywhere, even to the point of asking for reinforcements from the capital. However, the reinforcements did not come. On the contrary, Zhou Qingfeng began to play with his triplane again. With only one pilot, the triplane could carry 100 kilograms of explosives.
Zhou Qingfeng personally piloted the triplane to bombard Tianjin from the air. The amount of explosives he threw at one time was equivalent to three or four volleys of artillery fire from the ground. Moreover, the destructive power of the one-time explosion was even more astonishing. It could be said to be able to destroy heaven and earth. Inside the city, Xue Sancai's body became weak every time he was bombed, and his eyes became bloodshot after a few more times. Just when he felt that the city was about to be breached …
"Thief, you dare? Don't be arrogant! "A clear and beautiful shout came from the sky. The whole of Tianjin City could hear it.
Suddenly, a myriad of rays of light appeared in the sky. Everyone in the city felt their eyes light up. A huge colorful phoenix appeared out of thin air and flew above Tianjin City. Along with the colorful phoenix, large flaming clouds floated in the sky, illuminating the horizon with boundless brilliance.
Zhou Qingfeng, who was in the middle of proudly throwing explosives, was stunned when he turned his head and saw the luxurious phoenix. The phoenix's whole body was composed of raging flames. Its wings were burning fiercely, and a fiery aura hit him in the face.
This was obviously an extremely dangerous existence, but it was an unusually auspicious sign. As a whole, this huge phoenix was clearly a bird, but it gave people the feeling that it was charming, gentle, and dignified.
Zhou Qingfeng did not feel any threat from it. Instead, he was fascinated by its beauty and soul. Seeing him in a daze, the phoenix snorted coldly and flapped its wings. Suddenly, a high temperature wave hit him. The temperature was so high that it was like a volcanic eruption. It could melt iron and melt gold. In an instant, people would be burned to ashes.
When Zhou Qingfeng felt that he was surrounded by the heat wave and had no time to escape, he realized that under the beautiful appearance of the phoenix, there was a dangerous killing intent. With a loud howl, he urged the ice spiritual power in his body to the extreme. A surge of cold air burst out and wrapped the whole triplane.
With a whoosh, the phoenix's wings brushed past the triplane. Under the extreme heat, the triplane could not fly anymore. The nose of the plane lowered and it fell down. After falling two or three hundred meters, Zhou Qingfeng regained control of the plane. Surging spiritual power pushed the plane's speed to the extreme, and he ran away in a flash.
The Fire Phoenix was confident that she would be able to reap the rewards with this strike. She was still thinking that the culprit who had harmed the Ming Dynasty was actually this weak. Unexpectedly, the opponent's body suddenly erupted with cold air. The cold and heat offset each other, and he actually escaped. Just as she was in a daze, a small phoenix drilled out from beside her and shouted, "Mother, hurry up and chase after him. It's this guy. Beat him, beat him, beat him! "
When the phoenix appeared, the officials of Tianjin City all let out a sigh of relief. Xue Sancai, who was struggling on the city wall, was immediately overjoyed. As if he had been injected with chicken blood, he shouted heartbreakingly, "We have the phoenix, this is great luck! Even the heavens are helping us. We're saved this time. That strange bird was beaten away, the rebel thieves' morale must be greatly reduced. Let's quickly open the city gate and rush out. A great victory is in sight. "
Outside the city, the change in the sky had a great psychological impact on the officers and soldiers of the Beijing-Tianjin Front Army. The phoenix was an auspicious bird since ancient times, and its status was supreme. If this auspicious bird was their enemy, it would inevitably give people the illusion that they were treason.
The mortals on the ground were either crazy, stunned, or panicked, but the phoenix in the sky was even more incredible. She turned her head and shouted at the little phoenix, "How can that guy have your ice Wakan? This Wakan is obviously unique to you. "
Eh … little Ice Phoenix was flapping her wings beside the phoenix. Compared with the huge phoenix that almost covered half of the city, her body was not even as big as one of the phoenix's feathers. Hearing the Fire Phoenix's question, the Little Ice Phoenix, who was in high spirits, suddenly froze. She stammered, unable to speak. "This … Mother … You'd better chase after him first."
But the phoenix refused to let go of this matter and continued to ask in a stern voice, "When you came back to me, I found that the Wakan in your body was a little strange. Now after a little observation, I found that it coincided with the Wakan in that guy's body. What did you two do? "
Little Ice Phoenix's head drooped and she said like squeezing toothpaste, "Mother, that guy's Wakan is light. I thought it was fun, so I exchanged Wakan with him. In fact, I didn't lose anything. Light Wakan is really useful. Mother, do you want to exchange with that guy? "
The phoenix was even more furious and embarrassed. She took back her original form and turned into a woman in a palace dress floating in the air. She reached out to grab the wings of little Ice Phoenix and scolded, "Exchanging Wakan is something that can only be done by husband and wife. How can you exchange with a mortal?"
Ah …? Little Ice Phoenix was also stunned. She returned to the appearance of an eight-year-old girl and said aggrievedly, "Husband and wife? I don't know. I only have the memory of eight years old. "
The phoenix looked at the direction where the triplane escaped and scolded bitterly, "This little bastard is so bold. He dares to bully my daughter and covet the Wakan of our Phoenix Clan. He is really sinful. This alone is a capital crime. This time, you don't need to beg me. I will get your Wakan back. "
Zhou Qingfeng flew the triplane far away, circled around for a while, and then turned back. He saw the huge phoenix in the sky disappear and turn into an angry woman who rushed forward. The triplane could only drop explosives in the sky and had no other attack ability. He was also worried that the fire phoenix would vent her anger on his subordinates on the ground, so he simply flew in front of her and led her to the bank of the Haihe River.
As soon as the triplane landed, the woman in a fluttering dress in a palace dress flew over. Zhou Qingfeng jumped out of the cabin and greeted her. He had already linked his thousands of prayers in his mind, asking for support.
The woman carried little Ice Phoenix at an extremely fast speed and covered a distance of 100 meters in an instant. She frowned and looked angry. When she approached, she didn't say much. She raised her hand and a huge flame rushed to Zhou Qingfeng.
Seeing the appearance of Ice Phoenix and the angry woman who was good at using flames, Zhou Qingfeng could guess who was in front of him. He saw that the other party had no intention of communicating with him at all. It was a female parent who lost her mind after her child was bullied. It was even more troublesome — if he wanted to talk nicely, he had to fight first. The harder he fought, the more confident he would be.
As the flame rushed over, Zhou Qingfeng waved his hand. He deliberately chose to land by the Haihe River to make use of the river water here. As he mobilized his Wakan, a water dragon jumped out of the river and collided with the flame. When the water dragon appeared, Zhou Qingfeng also poured ice Wakan into it, turning the water dragon into an ice dragon in an instant.
When the ice and the fire collided, a large amount of high-temperature water vapor suddenly expanded and spread, as if a high-temperature boiler had exploded.
Zhou Qingfeng seemed to be in a sauna, and there was a thick mist in front of him. He immediately opened his Third Eye to see and saw a swift figure rushing over in the mist, appearing in front of him in a flash. Before he could react, a delicate hand pressed on his chest, bursting with infinite heat.
Zhou Qingfeng's chest exploded, and his body flew back dozens of meters, falling directly into the water of the Haihe River. It was only by spreading the damage to the tens of thousands of Prayers in Liaodong that he survived.
Zhou Qingfeng froze the water and jumped up, only to see the figure rushing over again. He hurriedly shouted, "Hey, it's not that I can't beat you. I'm just restraining myself for the sake of your daughter. You'd better stop. Don't force me to kill you. "
The woman in the palace dress had no intention of stopping. She even scolded fiercely, "Shameless pervert, my daughter is only eight years old, and you dare to hit on her. A shameless person like you doesn't deserve to live. I'm going to kill you today! "
"What …?"
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"When did I hit on your daughter?"
"How can you smear my reputation?"
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