Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 365: Great Victory in Yanzhou

The battle is still going on fiercely.

The soldiers led by Ma Damu had resolute expressions. They held their rifles steadily, aimed at the stubbornly resisting Liang troops, and ruthlessly shot them down one by one.

Every pull of the trigger is accompanied by firm determination and desire for victory.

The Dannin team following closely behind was equally ruthless, raising their guns and shooting in unison.

Their eyes revealed courage and determination, as if every bullet fired carried their mission.

Rifles with magazines have a significant increase in shooting speed, and with just a slight pull of the bolt, you can aim and shoot accurately again.

This highly effective weapon gave the soldiers more confidence and courage, making them more brave and fearless on the battlefield.

However, for these soldiers, ruthlessly harvesting every life is not what they want. But in this cruel war, they know that they have no choice but to fight to the end.

The west gate was quickly captured in the fierce exchange of fire, but Cao Yibao still led his team forward bravely and quickly broke into the city gate.

The city of Yanzhou was not very big, and the two armies soon met in victory in the center of the city.

"Let's go. I'll head east and you attack south." Ma Damu shouted loudly to Cao Yiba. His voice sounded particularly firm on the battlefield filled with smoke.

"Then put it this way. I will lead my men to attack southward." Cao Yibao wiped the dust from his face, revealing his white teeth. His eyes were filled with determination and fighting spirit.

When the Liang defenders at the South Gate learned that the other two gates had been captured and the enemy had entered the city, they hurriedly turned their guns and aimed them at the inner city.

"boom……"

The artillery shells made a deafening noise. Although they failed to directly hit the attacking army, the projectiles rolling on the cobblestones of the street still posed a threat to the soldiers.

Some people were injured because they couldn't dodge in time. Fortunately, the force was not great and only injured their legs and feet, causing some inconvenience in their movements.

Ma Damao was nearly 600 meters away from the opposite cannon at this time. It was difficult for the previous rifles to hit the target at this distance. Although the current guns could theoretically hit the target at 800 meters, he was not sure whether they could do it accurately.

As the saying goes: A random punch can kill a master.

Ma Damu thought that with so many people shooting at each other, maybe a stray bullet would hit them.

So, without hesitation, he ordered everyone to shoot at the enemy.

Intensive gunfire rang out instantly, like a violent storm.

Sure enough, this trick worked and the team gradually approached the cannon.

Two soldiers with rockets on their shoulders rushed forward quickly, aiming at the city wall and preparing to shoot.

Suddenly, a small cannon appeared, facing the two soldiers.

"Get out of the way, there's a cannon!" a soldier shouted at the top of his lungs to another soldier who was concentrating on aiming.

However, the soldier was so focused on aiming that he did not hear the calls of his comrades beside him.

"tong^"

"boom……"

Two loud noises rang out almost at the same time. At the moment the rocket was launched, the artillery of the Liang army on the opposite side also fired towards him.

After launching the rocket, the soldier was instantly hit on the head by the iron ball in the shotgun, leaving a fist-sized hole, with red and white objects mixed together, and the scene was extremely hideous and terrifying.

"asshole……"

Another soldier who witnessed the tragic sacrifice of his comrade had his eyes instantly bloodshot and cursed angrily.

He raised the rocket launcher, quickly re-aimed at the enemy, and in less than two breaths, he decisively pulled the trigger.

As a wisp of white smoke passed by, the small-caliber cannon on the opposite side instantly soared into the air and turned into a pile of ruins.

Ma Damu who was standing behind also witnessed this tragic scene.

With a heavy heart, he ordered the people around him to go forward and check, secretly estimating that the soldier who had just fallen might have no signs of life.

The team continued to advance under the hail of bullets, and soldiers died heroically from time to time.

All these casualties were caused by the enemy's artillery.

Seeing this, the artillerymen following behind quickly adjusted the gun mount, aimed at the enemy's firepower point and began to bombard fiercely.

The battle lasted until 3 p.m. before it finally ended.

Shi Yongzhi's team patrolled the city carefully, not missing any corner, and from time to time they would catch Liang soldiers hiding in the city.

The Liang army that surrendered directly on the battlefield might have the chance to be captured and have a chance of survival.

However, those who were reported by the people, or whose behavior was abnormal and full of heresy, once caught, often ended up being executed.

Because in war, those who hide pose a potential threat, and in order to ensure the safety of the city, they can only atone for their sins by dying.

After the army entered the city, some reward measures were set up to appease the people in the city.

After all, this city has just experienced the baptism of war, and the enemy's spies and traitors who sell out national interests must be thoroughly eliminated.

In this battle, a total of 60,000 Liang troops were annihilated and 20,000 were captured. However, more than 100,000 people still fled to different places.

During dinner in the evening, Shi Yongzhi specially invited Rong Yu, Shan Ning and Ma Biao to come and tell them what Yan Ruxiang meant.

"I received a military order from General Yan. He hopes that we will attack Shangjun next and recover the lost territory." Shi Yongzhi said with a serious expression.

"We came here to resolve the issue of the city's fall, but Shangjun has been occupied by Liang for a long time. Why are they only thinking of retaking it now?"

After this battle, Rong Yao gained a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the new weapon and also deeply realized the critical position of this weapon in the war.

Of course, he was eager to fight again and achieve more merits, but he was full of doubts about why Qin gave up Shangjun.

"Alas, this was done by our King of Qin. His purpose was to allow the Liang army to enter and cut off the Xiongnu cavalry from advancing directly into Qin territory."

Shi Yongzhi shook his head helplessly, his tone full of dissatisfaction and helplessness towards this strategy.

When Rong Yao heard that it was the King of Qin's intention, he was shocked and quickly chose to avoid talking about it. He knew that on such a sensitive issue, saying too much would be useless and that the slightest mistake could bring him trouble.

When Ma Damao heard these words, his anger instantly ignited. He was extremely angry and smashed the table with a hammer, cursing: "Selling soil for peace!"

Shan Ning frowned upon hearing this and gave Ma Damao a dissatisfied look.

After all, Ma Biao accompanied Yan Ruxiang to Suide, where Shan Ning was the highest commander. He hadn't even spoken a word to the governor, but the captains under him were so impatient to make fierce remarks, which was really overstepping the line.

Shi Yongzhi was shocked by Ma Damao's words. He didn't dare to say such outrageous words lightly.

Cao Yibao and Ma Damu were from the same division. Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Cao Yibao quickly intervened, "Captain Ma, stop talking nonsense."

Perhaps Ma Damao also realized that his words were too impulsive and rude, so he quickly clasped his fists and apologized to the four people in front of him: "I was drunk and said something wrong, please forgive me!"

"Many of the people in the army are vulgar, so please just pretend you didn't hear anything."

Seeing that Ma Damao realized his mistake, Shan Ning quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and try to ease the tense atmosphere.

"It's okay. We are all rough men. There are some things we can't say."

Shi Yongzhi waved his hand, trying to interrupt everyone's bad thoughts and restore the atmosphere to normal.

"Yes, yes. We are soldiers. Why should we hide anything? Just say what you want to say."

Honor also laughed heartily at this time and raised the glass in his hand to try to break the deadlock.

It was a rare opportunity to step down, so Ma Damao picked up the wine glass, held it with both hands, and toasted everyone with a flattering smile on his face.