The next day, Jiannu spread out twenty red cannons and aimed them at the city wall.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" Huge crashing sounds came continuously, and the village warriors guarding the north city wall could clearly feel the vibration of the city wall.
In just one morning, a large piece of the cladding bricks on the north city wall was shattered.
Not only the bricks, but also the solid glutinous rice juice rammed soil underneath the bricks was hit by the solid iron bullets of the Hongyi cannon, creating a dent about a foot deep.
Jian Nu concentrated ten red barbarian cannons, aimed at the pit and continued to fire.
With every impact of the iron bullet, broken soil would fall from around the pit, and the entire pit would expand and become deeper at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Wu Erdan took a look and said, "Sir, if the bombardment continues like this, the city wall will collapse sooner or later."
"Will it collapse sooner or later?" Zhi Tingjian said worriedly, "This section of the city wall will collapse in ten days at most!"
Yan Yingyuan had no expression on his face and asked Wu Erdan: "Erdan, why don't you ask how it is over there in Xicheng?"
Wu Erdan immediately ran to the west gate tower and asked Xiang Yong who was stationed at the east gate of the west city across the canal. After a while, he ran back and reported to Yan Yingyuan: "Sir, the situation over there in the west city is similar. It is estimated that it can only last for more than ten days."
"Ten days? Ten days?!" Yan Yingyuan frowned slightly and began to pace back and forth on the top of the city.
Zhi Tingjian suggested: "Jianheng, how about demolishing the houses in this section of the city wall and building an urn city?"
"Repair, of course the Wengcheng still needs to be repaired." Yan Yingyuan nodded and said, "It's just that the Wengcheng method has been used once, so the Wengcheng alone may not be able to stop Jiannu's attack, and another measure will have to be added.
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"Add another measure?" Zhi Tingjian asked blankly, "What measure?"
Yan Yingyuan pondered and said: "A measure that can quickly repair the gap in the city wall."
"Quickly repair the gap in the city wall?" Zhi Tingjian asked in astonishment, "How is this possible?"
Wu Erdan also said: "Yes, no matter how small the gap in the city wall is, it will take at least half a day. It will take time to collect the soil, transport it and then fill it, and the slaves will definitely try their best to obstruct us."
Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said: "The Holy One said that there are always more solutions than difficulties, as long as you use your brain more..."
After saying this for a while, Yan Yingyuan suddenly said: "Erdan, where are the more than a thousand canal boats in the Hecao Yamen now?"
"The boat?" Wu Erdan said after being stunned for a moment, "The boat was towed into the city and left on the street. Half of it is on the street of Dongcheng, and the other half is on the street of Xicheng. What are you doing here, sir?"
Yan Yingyuan said: "Whether we can defend Shanyang depends on these canoes."
"Huh?" Zhi Tingjian and Wu Erdan looked at each other. What about these water boats?
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Soon, another ten days passed.
Time has come to April 12th in the 18th year of Chongzhen.
Outside the city, Duduo asked Fan Chengmo and Hou Fangyu to bring him a saddle and watched the Hongyi artillery attack the city.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Duduo shivered. He Luohui immediately scolded Fan Chengmo and Hou Fangyu: "Are you two dog slaves the reincarnation of pigs? Don't you know how to make a fire?"
"God's Coming"
Fan Chengmo and Hou Fangyu quickly found firewood and built a bonfire.
"Slave dog, you are the only one who is smart." Duduo laughed and scolded He Luohui.
Looking up again, I saw that the crack on the north wall of Shanyang East City was even bigger.
After ten days of continuous bombardment, the northern wall of Shanyang East City was finally about to collapse.
Looking at the cracks in the city wall that were covered with spider webs, especially the huge cracks connected to the huge pit that anyone could get into, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of Duduo's mouth.
Yan Yingyuan, I want to see what other tricks you can come up with?
"Master, according to this crack, it will only take a day or two for Shanyang East City to be destroyed." He Luohui said with a smile.
Duduo hummed slightly, and while putting his slightly frozen hands near the fire, he asked again: "How is the situation over there in the West City? When will the city wall be demolished?"
"It's pretty fast." He Luohui smiled, "It's only a day or two slower than here in Dongcheng."
After saying this, he continued: "Master, this red cannon is really the most powerful siege weapon in history. Ever since King Sanshun surrendered to our Qing Dynasty, there is no one in the world that our Qing soldiers cannot attack."
Fortified city."
After hearing this, Duduo waved to Shang Kexi who was directing the artillery fire in front.
Shang Kexi hurriedly came to Duduo, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty?"
"Get up quickly." Duduo raised his hands to signal Shang Kexi to get up, and said with a smile, "This is in front of the two armies. King Zhishun does not need to be so polite."
Shang Ke smiled and asked, "What are your orders for the prince to summon your servants?"
"Nothing." Duo Feng said with a smile, "I just want to express my gratitude to you. Unfortunately, King Gongshun and King Huaishun have been kidnapped by Pseudo-Shun. I don't know whether they are dead or alive at this time?"
"Your Majesty, you really broke my slave." Shang Kexi was about to say a few words of humility when a kacha sound suddenly sounded behind him.
Immediately, the Eight Banners and Han Army shouted from the front: "It has collapsed! It has collapsed! The city wall is going to collapse, the city wall is going to collapse!"
Duduo, He Luohui and Shang Ke turned around in a hurry and saw that the city wall on the crack in front was shaking at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was already in danger.
"Boom!" Another cannonball hit the city wall.
This shell finally became the straw that broke the camel's back.
The next moment, the already crumbling city wall suddenly collapsed.
As the city wall collapsed, huge clouds of smoke and dust quickly spread against the ground, instantly covering dozens of steps around the gap, and then the dust rolled up and formed a mushroom cloud.
"Okay!" He Luohui clenched his fists hard, "The city wall finally collapsed!"
After saying that, he turned back to Duduo and said: "Master, I request to personally lead Bagala as the vanguard..."
"Hey, don't worry." Duduo waved his hand and said, "He Luohui, have you forgotten the lesson about the turret? Yan Yingyuan can build another city wall inside the turret, but there is no guarantee that he will not build another wall in the gap in front.
Blocking the city wall, if that’s the case, wouldn’t we, the warriors with the white flag, rush in and fall into a trap?”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Master, when it comes to leading troops in war, you are the one." He Luohui gave a thumbs up.
He Luohui actually thought about this, but deliberately pretended not to think about it and gave Dodo a tall hat without leaving any trace. This flattery made Dodo very comfortable.
Duduo smiled and said: "You bring two Niulu to guard the earth platforms on both sides of the gap, use the big bow to suppress the Ming army at the top of the city, and then let Bao Yi come forward to clean up the ruins of the gap. There is no need to clean up all the ruins of the gap.
, just need to clear out the firing range of the red cannon. Once the Ming army really builds another city wall in the gap, let them fire a few more rounds!"
"嗻!" He Luohui immediately came forward with two Niulu bannermen, and at the same time dispatched thousands of wrappers.
Although the Ming army Xiangyong who guarded the city walls on both sides of the gap tried their best to obstruct it, they still could not stop the wrapping operation.
By noon, the smoke and dust covering the gap had completely dispersed, and most of the collapsed city bricks and rammed earth ruins were covered with white flags, and the sight became clear at once.
Putting down the telescope, Duduo smiled proudly and said, "It's just as expected."
With the help of the telescope, Duduo could see clearly just now that the Ming army had indeed built the city wall in the gap in advance.
If nothing else goes wrong, this city wall is a fully enclosed city wall, forming an urn city with the original city wall. If the bannermen with white flags rush in, there is a high probability that they will be burned by the Ming army again.
I have to say that the Ming army or Yan Yingyuan really liked fire attacks.
But now, since it has been seen through in advance, it is useless.
"King Zhishun." Duduo smiled and said to Shang Kexi, "Now it's up to you."
Shang Ke said happily: "Your Majesty, just take a look. I have carefully observed it just now. This city wall cannot be compared with the outside city wall in terms of height and strength. It can be knocked down in two hours at most!"
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"Okay!" Duduo said with a slap on his thigh, "I will give you the order to knock down the city wall before dark."
"Hey!" Shang Kexi turned around and returned to the artillery position.
Then the rumble of cannons sounded again.
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At this time, Yan Yingyuan was guarding the north gate tower on the right side of the gap.
If Duduo knew that Yan Yingyuan was here, he might have asked Shang Kexi to adjust the firing angle of the Hongyi cannon and deliver a wave of firepower to the north gate tower first.
Unfortunately, Dodo does not have clairvoyance.
Seeing that the Hongyi cannon outside the city was silent for a moment and then fired again, Yan Yingyuan turned around and said: "Erdan, tell the Xiang Yong guarding the inner city wall to withdraw quickly."
"Yes!" Wu Erdan agreed, and hurried to the back of the horse path, holding on to the parapet and making a gesture.
Seeing Wu Erdan's gesture, the hundreds of village warriors who were originally guarding the inner city wall quickly retreated.
Before these hundreds of warriors could completely withdraw, the first row of artillery shells had already passed through the gap and roared towards them.
"Boom! Boom!" At least three solid iron bullets hit the inner city wall heavily. The inner city wall, which was not very strong, immediately trembled slightly, and at the same time, soil fell from the top of the wall to the ground.
One of the iron bullets even hit the battlements at the top of the city, instantly shattering one of the battlements.
Wu Erdan imagined what it would be like after this iron bullet hit his head, and he shuddered for a moment.
"Sir, Jiannu's Hongyi cannon is so sharp." Wu Erdan said solemnly, "I can't hold it back."
"Don't panic." Yan Yingyuan's tone seemed very calm, "Jiannu's red cannons are indeed very sharp, but it will be Jiannu who finally enters the city, so we only need to be able to hold on to Jiannu!"
After a pause, he asked again: "Do you remember what to do after the city wall collapsed?"
"Don't worry, sir." Wu Erdan said with a serious face, "We have rehearsed it several times, so there won't be any big mistakes. After all, this is not something too complicated."
Yan Yingyuan nodded lightly.
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In the evening, Dodo also began to become excited.
Unable to sit still in the saddle, Duduo took his telescope and came to the position of the red cannon.
The red artillery position that is still gratifying is placed 300 steps outside the city. This distance is actually very dangerous. If the Ming army set up the Crouching Tiger Cannon on the top of the city, they would be able to hit them.
But I'm still happy or not afraid, because the Crouching Tiger Cannon cannot fire accurately at all.
The accuracy of the closed-mouth projectile of the Crouching Tiger Cannon is extremely poor, and the musket cannot penetrate the carriage at all.
Although the artillery position of the Eight Banners and Han Army was very close to the city wall, it had a row of carriages as a barrier.
Shang Kexi even hoped that the Ming army would use the squatting tiger cannon to attack them. In this case, he would not mind having an artillery battle with the Ming army's artillery and destroying the Ming army's squatting tiger cannon first.
However, the Ming army never used the Crouching Tiger Cannon from beginning to end.
"My lord, why did you come to the front?" Shang Ke said happily, "It's dangerous here."
"It doesn't matter." Duduo waved his hand and said, "You are not afraid, so why should I be afraid?"
Having said this, Duduo opened the telescope again and aimed his vision at the gap in the city wall ahead.
The gap opened by the Hongyi cannon was about ten feet wide, and the entire gap was in the shape of a funnel, or V-shape, so the angle of the inner city wall that could be seen was actually very small.
However, the artillery unit that followed Shang Kexi and others to surrender to the Qing Dynasty was the artillery unit with the highest level of tactical literacy in the Ming Dynasty. All of them were able to skillfully operate the artillery, had rich operational experience, and fired extremely accurately.
"Your Majesty, it's almost over." Shang Kexi said, "There's still a quarter of an hour at most, and it's bound to collapse!"
"Shitu!" Duduo immediately turned around and said to La Ezhen, a man with a white flag inlaid beside him, "Hurry up and prepare, and rush into the city as soon as possible after the city is broken!"
Such a good thing as eating soup, let alone a blue flag or a white flag, is not a part of it.
Duduo would only leave this kind of good thing to the Xiangbai Banner. In any case, he was the flag owner of the Xiangbai Banner first, and his second identity was the general of Dingguo in the Qing Dynasty.
"Hey!" Shi Tu quickly led a group of bannermen under his command to gather on both sides of the gap in the city wall.
"Hugh!" Accompanied by screams one after another, iron bullets whizzed past the gap one after another, and then a huge impact sound came from the gap.
Vaguely, Shi Tu heard a kacha sound.
Shi Tu quickly pulled down his visor, raised his bow and shouted: "My sons, get ready..."
Before he finished speaking, there was another scream of "Hugh", and then there was another loud bang from the gap.
The next moment, there was a loud rumbling sound in the gap, as if something collapsed. Needless to say, the inner city wall in the gap must have collapsed!
"Kill the bright dog!" Shi Tu raised his bow and fiercely jumped up.
"Kill the Ming Dog!" More than a thousand bannermen, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, also jumped up fiercely, followed Shi Tu and rushed up to the gap in the city wall, then crossed the gap in the city wall and entered Shanyang City.
Shi Tu was the first to rush through the gap and soon saw the entire inner city wall.
I saw that the inner city wall was completely attached to the outer city wall, forming an urn city.
The size of this urn city is about thirty paces in radius, which is not too big, but it can accommodate thousands of people.
The Ming army obviously wanted to repeat the fire attack on the corner tower, but unfortunately, the inner city wall was also blasted by the red cannon, creating a gap more than three feet wide.
A group of Ming soldiers appeared in the gap in the inner city wall.
Shi Tu nocked an arrow, drew his bow, and shot the arrow with a whoosh.
