The accumulation of advantages on the battlefield is gradually.

As the Ming army occupied more and more buffer zones, the Ming army's positions were gradually moving forward.

Hong Chengchou could not bear it anymore, so he went to Geng Jimao's camp to persuade him. Geng Jimao agreed to show his unique skills.

Although Geng's firearms are not as advanced as Shang's firearms, the firearm troops are also very famous because of their more experienced gunners.

After some preparation, the gunners of the Geng family army began to rush towards the Ming army's positions.

Geng Jimao did not bring many artillery this time, but with the original artillery from the Qing army green camp in Jiangxi, the number can be considered considerable.

After all, the Geng family army relies on gunners rather than cannons. With these gunners, even the heavy red-clothed cannons of the Qing army seemed much more flexible.

Suddenly, the gunfire sounded loudly and the Ming army's positions were greatly impacted.

Many of the sandbags that had just stood up were smashed to pieces, and some Ming soldiers were even killed directly.

Zhao Xu keenly discovered that the Qing army's artillery fired a lot, which was obviously abnormal.

He reported the battle situation to the emperor as soon as possible.

After listening to Zhao Xu's report, Zhu Youlang immediately concluded that this must be Geng Jimao's interference.

After all, with the strength of Jiangxi Green Camp, the strength of the Jiangxi Green Camp is not enough to carry out such intensive shooting.

Now that Shang Kexi has withdrawn his troops, the only card Hong Chengchou can play is Geng Jimao.

Zhu Youlang can guess the result even if he closes his eyes!

In fact, Fujian cannons are still much worse than Guangdong cannons. The main reason is that there are Folang Jiren in Guangdong, many of which are the latest styles.

But the style of Fujian cannon has become much older.

But these are not critical, because Geng Jimao obviously does not blindly pursue one-sided things such as caliber and rate of fire.

Judging from the gunner's posture, this must be a martial artist.

It is indeed something to be able to shoot the cannons so densely in such a tense environment.

It happened that Zhao Xu and Li Dingguo were both by their side, so Zhu Youlang simply said directly: "The artillery of the two Qing families has had a great impact on our army's advancement. It seems that we need to use a hot air balloon."

Zhu Youlang's Prussian artillery is sharper than the Qing army's artillery from any point, but the advantage in this kind of bombing process is not obvious.

On the one hand, it was a matter of quantity, and on the other hand, it was also because the Qing army had more ammunition.

In this case, Hong Chengchou could shoot without hesitation without hesitation. The Ming army seemed a little stretched, afraid that this wave would not be able to continue after the attack.

The best way now is to suppress the firepower of the Qing army as much as possible, and give the main force of the Ming army time and space to advance.

After thinking about it, Zhu Youlang couldn't think of a better way than a hot air balloon.

It’s a pity that Liu Xingming is not around at the moment, otherwise this task should be given to Liu Xingming for granted.

Li Dingguo naturally knew what the emperor meant, but using hot air balloons still had certain risks.

The main reason is that the Ming army has used this trick many times, so Hong Chengchou must be mentally prepared. In addition, it is daytime now, and if the hot air balloon is not flying high enough, it is easy to be knocked down by the musket.

If the flight is too high, the flight direction is not easy to control.

There is no doubt that riding a hot air balloon bombing at this time tests the operator's level.

"Is there anyone in your heart to choose?"

Li Dingguo asked tentatively.

Zhu Youlang glanced at Zhao Xu, and Zhao Xu immediately clasped his fists and said, "Report to Your Majesty, there are more than a dozen soldiers in the Hu Ben Arms Battalion who can skillfully operate hot air balloons."

Zhu Youlang nodded with satisfaction.

This is the result he wants.

The battle conditions on the battlefield are changing rapidly, and there is no way to hesitate.

As the direct line he trained, the Hu Ben Army did not disappoint him.

"Okay, General Zhao, I will hand over this task to you."

"I obey the order!"

Since Zhao Xu was "swept" by Li Dingguo, he has deliberately kept a certain distance from King Jin.

Although the emperor once made it clear that he would not be suspicious of him, he had to express himself in order to make a clear head.

But Zhao Xu took the order and left, and soon a hot air balloon was tinkered with by the soldiers of the Hu Ben Army.

A dozen soldiers who participated in training on weekdays jumped into the basket and took deep breaths.

For them, this is an extremely important moment in life.

After all, training is one thing, and actual combat is another completely.

It would be even more amazing if it could kill the Tartars in actual combat.

"Don't be nervous, do it well. I will wait for your good news. The Hu Ben Army is all good. Your Majesty is proud of you, and the Ming Dynasty is proud of you!"

Zhao Xu shouted at the top of his throat, thinking that this kind of cheering was necessary.

What Liu Xingming could do, the soldiers of the Tiger Army could do.

"It will win!"

"It will win!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

"Long live your Majesty!"

Amid the cheers of the crowd, the soldiers of the Tiger Army cut off the rope and the hot air balloon floated up.

The soldiers were stunned in surprise.

Good, it turns out that this thing really can fly.

Most of them have only heard of it, but this time they saw it with their own eyes and felt completely different.

As the hot air balloon flew higher and higher, until it turned into a tiny black spot, they realized that it was very dangerous to go there.

Everyone couldn't help but respect the dozen or so heroes.

If they can win this battle, they should remember it as their first merit.

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The Qing army stabilized the situation for a while by the attack of Geng Jimao's family.

Many buffer zones seized by the Ming army have now become "borderless land" again.

Hong Chengchou can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as he was chatting with Geng Jimao for a while, an explosion suddenly sounded not far away.

More than a dozen Qing soldiers were blown away in an instant, and their bodies were even blown into several sections.

Blood was splattering everywhere, yellow and white things mixed together, and the smell in the air was disgusting.

Hong Chengchou was naturally shocked by the huge movement.

"Cannon? The Ming thief set off firecrackers again?"

Geng Jimao was also shocked and asked Hong Chengchou.

"Prince Jingnan, this is not a cannon, it is a thunderbolt."

Although Hong Chengchou had never seen this thing with his own eyes, he had heard Lu Guisheng mention it.

It is said that this thing is much more powerful than ordinary muskets. More than a dozen are thrown together, and even comparable to cannons.

"If this sutra is not wrong, this thunder might have been thrown from the sky."

"Thrown from the sky?"

Geng Jimao's eyes widened, obviously not very convinced.

"Is Hong Jinglei joking? How could this thing fall from the sky for a long time? Could it be that the thief can fly?"

"Maybe it will really..."

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said, "King of Jingnan must have heard of Kongming Lanterns, right?"

"Of course."

Geng Jimao said without hesitation.

"The essence of this thing used by the Ming army is similar to that of the Kongming lantern. It is only magnified several times, and there are many people sitting inside."

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Chapter completed!