"Quick! Quick! Quick!" Cao Qi shouted loudly while fighting the horse desperately. On both sides of them, the Dangxiang cavalry were getting closer and closer, and they were about to go around them to block the way. At that time, the two wings surrounded the middle, and his five hundred cavalry would be completely swallowed by the Dangxiang people immediately.

There was Baima City ahead, but Cao Qi's face became more and more gloomy because they could not distance themselves from the Dangxiang people. Baima City was right in front of him. Even if they rushed to the Baima City, the defenders in the city would probably not open the city gate, because the Dangxiang people would probably follow them into the city. For the safety of the city, if Cao Qi was the general, he would definitely not open the city.

Thinking of this, Cao Qi's heart sank. He even suspected that the Dangxiang people should have intercepted them long ago, but the other party wanted to use them to attack the city gate, so he didn't take action.

"General, the situation is not good, what should we do?" At this time, Cao Qi's assistant, the deputy commander, also saw that the situation was wrong, and asked him anxiously.

"Try to get close to the city gate and then walk across the wall. I hope the bows and arrows on the top of the city can scare the Dangxiang people away!" Cao Qi said in a deep voice at this time. At this time, he only thought of this method. Unless the defenders in the city dared to come out to fight the Dangxiang people, he knew that after sending out their main cavalry, there were only less than 3,000 people left, and most of them were infantrymen. When leaving the city, he was simply giving up the White Horse City to the Dangxiang people directly.

Hearing Cao Qi's words, the deputy commander could only nod helplessly and urged his subordinates to speed up. Baima City was already in front of him, and the defenders at the top of the city were clearly visible. However, the defenders did not expect the Dangxiang people to come at this time, so they seemed a little panicked, and the city gate showed no sign of opening.

Seeing this, Cao Qi took a long breath. If they fled around the city and the Dangxiang people were still chasing each other, I'm afraid they would not have the chance to enter the city. Maybe they could only fight with the Dangxiang people. Anyway, he has already killed many Dangxiang people, and it would be worth it even if they died here today.

Thinking of this, Cao Qi's eyes became more firm, and at the same time he tightly grasped his sword. He was getting closer and closer. At this time, they were less than a mile away from the gate of Baima City. Cao Qi also directed his subordinates to turn their heads and escape around the city. However, at this moment, there was a loud "boom" above his head, which scared the horses under him neighed, almost lying directly on the ground. Many of the horses behind him also stood up, and even scared their feces and urine.

"Thunder?" This was almost everyone's first thought, but now the weather is clear and there are not even a cloud in the sky. How could it be thunder?

"Fire... artillery!" Cao Qi finally stabilized the horse, and then realized that he looked up excitedly. He saw that behind the female wall at the top of the city, bronze tubes stretched out, one of which was emitting black smoke. In the Dangxiang cavalry on their right, a road with blood and flesh flying everywhere was torn out by a force. This straight road was covered with broken limbs of people and horses.

"Boom boom boom boom~" As the first cannon opened fire, other cannons also burst out with huge roars, and hot projectiles erupted from the muzzle, and smashed into the Dangxiang cavalry team with the power of thunder and fire. The projectiles were rolling, and the Dangxiang people were screaming, and there was almost no body left wherever they passed.

Cao Qi was Cao Ma's cousin, and Cao Ma's controls the musket army in the northwest. It can be said that most of the firearms used in the army must be tried first in the musket army and then promoted to other troops. It was from Cao Ma's that Cao Qi learned that the court had long been experimenting with a new firearm called artillery, which was the same as a musket, but was even bigger.

Moreover, some time ago, Cao Qi heard Cao Ma say that the cannons had been tested successfully and that the first batch of cannons had been sent to the northwest, and they were likely to be tried on the battlefield. However, he did not expect that he had just left Baima City for a few days, and the city wall was equipped with cannons, which was even more amazing.

Even Cao Qi and others were shocked by the huge power of the artillery, not to mention those Dangxiang people who directly competed with their bodies. With more than a dozen cannons attacking the Dangxiang pursuers on Cao Qi's right, the cavalry of thousands quickly collapsed. Although the casualties brought to them by the artillery were not particularly large, the tragic phenomenon caused by the artillery was too terrifying. Anyone who was beaten by the shells could almost never survive, and even the horses would be torn apart. This scene was beyond their imagination.

It was also under this huge blow that the Dangxiang cavalry on the right left the remains of the ground and quickly fled backwards and no longer dared to approach Baima City. Cao Qi seized this opportunity and immediately directed his subordinates to run wildly along the city wall on the right, and finally walked around the city gate on the right into the city.

The artillery on the top of the city was still firing continuously. First, the cavalry on the left were also hit by the artillery, which made them flee back immediately. The main cavalry behind saw the power of the artillery and hesitated to move forward. The formation that was originally charged actually stopped several miles away from Baima City.

Cao Qi finally entered the city to take a breath, and then was called to the top of the city to meet the generals defending the city. The defender of Baima City was nothing but Zhou Mei, the vanguard officer who had attacked Dangxiang before. He was steady and good at using troops. He made great contributions when attacking Dangxiang before, so this important task of guarding Baima City was handed over to him.

"I will meet General Zhou at the end!" Cao Qi immediately bowed when he saw Zhou Mei.

"No need to be polite, where did you meet Dangxiang people?" Zhou Mei looked at Dangxiang people outside the city with her city wall in hand, and asked without looking back.

"You report to General, Mo Jiang was resting in the camp within 300. In the early morning, he heard Dangxiang's cavalry coming, so he hurried to Baima City. However, he didn't expect that Dangxiang's troops were quick and he was chasing him at the city. If it weren't for the artillery, Mo Jiang would have to fight to the death with the Dangxiang people!" Cao Qi reported again.

"The six thousand cavalrymen, and they have not yet carried supplies, there must be a large army behind them. In this way, Li Yuanhao is trying his best to attack our Baima City!" At this time, Zhou Mei finally turned around and stroked her beard and said.

"The defenders of our White Horse City are still a little weak. Should we ask for help from the rear?" Cao Qi immediately asked when he heard this. There were only more than 3,000 defenders in Baima City, while Li Yuanhao had more than 20,000 people under him. If they all came to attack Baima City, even if the Song army was good at defending the city, it would be very dangerous.

"Haha, it's certain to ask for help, but this is also a good thing!" Zhou Mei smiled again.

"Good thing?" Cao Qi was also stunned when he heard this. He couldn't figure out why it turned out to be a good thing for Dangxiang to launch a large army to attack Baima City?

"Young man, look longer. Now autumn is the time for livestock to gain weight. But Li Yuanhao puts the livestock without caring about it, but he has all launched troops to fight. What does this mean?" Zhou Mei patted Cao Qi's shoulder and smiled.

He knew Cao Qi's family background, but compared with his family background, what he valued most was Cao Qi's identity as a graduate of martial arts, because during this period he had come into contact with many young generals who had learned martial arts. Most of them performed well except for some others, which made him extremely curious about martial arts.

Cao Qi was also extremely smart, otherwise he would not have been able to hide his channels at such a young age, so he immediately reacted and said happily: "This means that our previous harassment plan has been successful, and it has already hit Li Yuanhao very painful. If he does not fight back, his subordinates may be heartbroken, or their livestock will be greatly reduced, which will make it insufficient for winter this year, so he wants to risk attacking Baima City and seize the food in the city for winter!"

"You guys can teach you! All of you who have learned martial arts are talents. After this battle, I must stuff all the kids in my family into martial arts!" Zhou Mei laughed when she heard Cao Qi's judgment. If they hadn't hurt Li Yuanhao, they probably wouldn't have given up this golden season for fattening cattle and sheep and ran to attack Baima City.

Cao Qi also smiled humbly for Zhou Mei's praise. However, although Li Yuanhao's sneak attack on Baima City is a good strategically, it is a huge test for them. After all, there are few soldiers in the city, and most of the cities behind are far away, so it may take time to rescue them.

However, Zhou Mei was still very confident in defending the city, especially before that artillery had even destroyed the Dangxiang people's spirit. The army that was clearly attacking the sneak attack now did not dare to step forward, which greatly boosted the morale of the Song army on the front of the city. At this time, they also stood on the top of the city and cursed at the Dangxiang people.

In fact, there are only a dozen artillery pieces in total. Even if the Dangxiang people stand there and let the artillery bombard them for half a day, many people will probably not die. However, the damage caused by the artillery is too tragic. Even the Dangxiang people, who are known for their cruelty, are still frightened. After all, people will always be full of awe for unknown things.

In addition, although the defenders in Baima City were thin, these 3,000 people were elite soldiers under Zhou Mei. In addition, there were sufficient supplies in the city. If the Dangxiang people really dared to attack the city, he would be confident that they would drag the reinforcements until the arrival of reinforcements.

However, what Zhou Mei is most worried about now is the cavalry battalion sent out before. After all, except Cao Qi, other cavalry battalions are still on the northern grasslands and may encounter the Dangxiang army at any time. These cavalry battalions are all elites that the Song Dynasty has finally cultivated. If they are all lost on the battlefield, it will also be a very heavy blow to the Song Dynasty cavalry.
Chapter completed!