Benitez once again invested his troops, leaving only a thousand last reserve soldiers by his side, and the remaining four thousand were all put into frontal combat. He was not worried about his wings. The cavalry battalion led by Li Xiaoya of the Ming army was at this time You Ge was on both sides of the battlefield. If the Qi cavalry left the city, they would naturally be able to deal with it.

There were only 5,000 soldiers in Lincheng, and only 2,000 soldiers fought in the fortress group under the city. After Benitez's two thousand heavy troops were once again invested, he immediately gained an overwhelming advantage.

One bunker after another was conquered, and the smell of barbecue drifted in the wind on the battlefield.

The only two cannons above Lincheng finally opened fire.

In order to prevent these two artillery from being destroyed by the Ming army, Zhang Tianai added a steel and concrete cover to it, just like those fortresses. The bulky artillery could not move and the firing angle was very limited. When the artillery sounded, the Western Army delayed a little, and immediately bypassed the location covered by the artillery and continued to advance. It would be difficult for the cannons above the city to change the firing angle.

However, all the artillery of the Ming army under the city were equipped with wheels. During the battle, these wheels were raised by a machine. When they needed to move, the wheels were put down and several soldiers could run away by pushing them.

At this moment, the Ming army artillery soldiers were moving forward, and Benitez and his last thousand reserves moved forward with the artillery. After reaching the range, twenty artillery guns immediately opened fire on the top of Lincheng City. In an instant, the city wall was shrouded in artillery fire.

There were hoof sounds coming from the flanks. The cavalry in the city left the city from the other side, but looking at the Ming army cavalry who was You Ge in the distance, they did not dare to go forward. After hesitating for a while, they turned their horses and ran away.

Zhang Tianai stood above the city and watched helplessly as the enemy pulled out his bunker group one by one. The soldiers outside the city had already entered a fierce battle, but he was powerless. The soldiers from the fortresses near the city wall had retreated to the city, but further away could only watch them die. As soon as the city gate was closed, their death penalty was basically announced.

"Put the banner to the people below, they can surrender to the Ming army." When he said this, Zhang Tianai lowered his head in pain.

The Qi people under the city did not surrender.

The backbone forces in these armies all came from the Long Xiang army, which was so impressive to the world in Qi that year. The pride in their bones made them fight bravely even when they faced desperate situations.

It took Benitez a lot of effort to clear these remaining Qi troops. The trenches buried deep in the underground were hiding many enemies, and the trenches connecting these forts made the battle extremely complicated. With the overall situation determined, Benitez was reluctant to use the small amount of turbulent oil left by him.

The battle situation has completely become hand-to-hand combat.

Until the night fell, the battlefield finally became silent. Only piles of remaining fires that had not yet burned were burning quietly in the darkness. Teams of Western soldiers were wandering on the battlefield, looking for the bodies of the dead robes or some injured but lucky comrades who had survived. As for encountering enemies who were still breathing, they would of course have to slash them with a quick knife to give the other party a pleasure.

When Benitez's subordinates retreated, two lieutenants of Wang Yun's Fuyuan Camp immediately drove in, and the extremely strong fortresses built immediately became their place to station. On the top of the fort, artillery and crossbows were set up, aiming at the top of the fort. A little cleaning in the fort could allow the soldiers to have a warm place to shelter the wind in the cold winter night.

As for the trenches, the bodies of the trenches were quickly filled, and the residues of the bunkers that were blown up from the inside without their use, they became the best filling materials.

Inside the largest bunker, two lieutenants Zhang Huanghuang and Qin Yezhu of Fuyuan Camp were reviewing the daytime war. Helmets were placed on the ground in an orderly manner, imitating the Qi army's fortress group.

"It seems that there is really no better way!" Qin Huanghuang thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "If it were me, I could only follow Benitez's way of playing. But when he used hot turbulent oil, I could only use grenades. However, in such a closed environment, his hot turbulent oil is more effective than our grenades!"

Qin Yezhu nodded: "I have no other good way. This kind of turtle shell is really hard to deal with. By the way, in the letter written by Fan Dahuzi, he suffered a great loss when he talked about this kind of turtle oil. He has not yet found a better way to deal with this kind of turtle oil."

"What are you afraid of? Are these Western Army not our friendly forces?" Zhang Huanghuanghuang disagreed.

Qin Yezhu snorted: "Why do you think Qi people don't have it? In the past, Qi people didn't have crossbow machines and thunder fires. Now they have it. In the past, they didn't know what gunpowder cannons were, but now, they have it too."

"That's right." Zhang Huang nodded, "I hope the superior can come up with something to restrain this thing as soon as possible. We will attack the city tomorrow, let's see what new tricks there are in Qi people! Tomorrow Benitez is watching the battle tomorrow, but the general said that we cannot lose our Ming Dynasty's military power, and we cannot let Fuyuan Camp lose face."

"Tomorrow, our first lieutenant will make a start." Qin Yezhu reached out and pulled the helmet on the ground aside, "You are ranked third, don't compete with me."

"Why?" Zhang Huanghuang said angrily: "I am the third captain, but this is an army sequence, and it's not that you are much better than me."

"Isn't my first lieutenant better than you?" Qin Yezhu sneered, "Would we two be able to gesture first now?"

"Then forget it." Zhang Huang shook his head repeatedly: "You are like a wild boar, I don't want to be beaten by you."

"Is that all right?" Qin Yezhu laughed and said, "I will take the lead and open the gap. To supplement, you will kill Lincheng in one breath."

"That's all." Zhang Huanghuang leaned out and looked at Lincheng not far away from the shooting hole. The lights were still on, and countless shadowy people were busy above the city.

In the city, Zhang Tianai is also busy.

He had more than 3,000 people left. At this moment, he was looking at the cavalry general in front of him and said coldly: "At dawn tomorrow, you will take your cavalry and leave the city immediately, so you don't have to stay here."

"General Zhang, why do we leave?" The thin cavalry general retorted: "How can we fight back when the enemy attacks the city tomorrow without us?"

"There are a total of five thousand Ming cavalry outside the city. What can you do if you attack?" Zhang Tianai shook his head and said, "The focus of the battle is not on the city, but on the city. This is part of the Changning County anti-enemy plan formulated by General Xian. In the city, we have been in operation for so long to fight a street battle with the enemy. I will not be entangled with the enemy at the city for too long. The enemy's firepower is much more fierce than ours. If we keep a distance and fight with them, we are too disadvantageous. Even if there is a city wall, there will be no help under the enemy's artillery attack. Only when Dayou is mixed together can the enemy's advantage over weapons be maximized."

"We can also dismount and fight."

Zhang Tianai looked at the other party without saying a word. After a while, the cavalry general lowered his head.

"Your mission is not here. After leaving the city, you don't have to go back to Changning County. Just go outside and tightly restrain Li Xiaoya's cavalry battalion. It will be possible to attack their logistics team and harass their military camp. From the moment you leave the city, these thousand cavalry will be under your control. There is no limit on how to fight and where to fight." Zhang Tianai said. "If you have the ability to go all the way to Zhaoguan, that is also your ability. The logistics side has prepared rations for you for ten days, and in the future, you will have to find food by yourself."

"General Zhang, we are leaving, what should you do?" asked the cavalry general.

"Me?" Zhang Tianai smiled: "The city is there, people are there, the city is dead, people die. National affairs are difficult, and we soldiers of the Great Qi can do so much."

The cavalry general sighed and turned around and strode away.

At the same time, there was a jubilation in the Ming army camp. The Logistics Office transported a large number of wine and meat. The soldiers who had just arrived from the battlefield, one pound of meat and half a pound of wine. On the way back, a large number of injuries were injured and briefly treated. They got on a carriage and were transported to the battlefield hospital in Taoyuan County for better treatment. There was no groan of the wounded soldiers, and no bodies of the soldiers who died in battle. These were quickly dealt with by the people from the Logistics Office in the shortest time.

"The Western Army is indeed brave and good at fighting." The wild dog raised the wine glass in his hand at Benitez, "General Benitez, your troops have won my respect through this battle. Brave soldiers are always admirable."

The wild dog said this sincerely. During the day, the Western Army showed his fearless spirit and superb combat skills. In his opinion, the elite of the Ming Dynasty were nothing more than that of the other party. Of course, the equipment of the Ming soldiers was much better than that of the other party.

"The enemy is also very powerful." Benitez was also very happy, because during this banquet, many Ming generals came to toast him. On the battlefield, everyone naturally hoped that the stronger the comrades around him, the better. The generals who had some prejudice against the Western Army had a new understanding through this battle. "It's a pity that I don't have much hot turbulent oil anymore. I found that the power of hot turbulent oil is extremely great against these fortresses."

"Don't worry about this." The wild dog smiled proudly: "Our Ming Academy of Sciences will soon produce such things. You can use it with all your strength. I will supplement it. During the day, I think you have suffered many soldiers because of this reason."

"Does the Ming Dynasty also have strong tincture oil?" Benitez asked in surprise.

"You have brought you a method of refining hot oil, and our Ming Academy of Sciences is developing better ones based on your research. With their abilities, I believe that it won't take long to use better ones." The wild dog laughed.

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