Chapter 609 Breakthrough of the Canal Defense Line
The amphibious transport vehicles currently equipped by the Ming army are indeed very impressive.
But when it comes to technological content, there is actually no technological content.
Just add sliders to the bottom of the baggage car, and it becomes an ice sledge. Add wheels on both sides, and it becomes a four-wheel carriage. If you put it together and put it in the water, it will become a canoe, and you can move forward by shaking the oars.
To put it bluntly, it is an open wooden box with a few parts added.
While Gao Qiqian was talking, advisers kept reporting from below.
"Report, the A-6 gun platform has been captured, and the 1st General of the 3rd Infantry Battalion has moved in."
"Report, the 7th gun platform has been captured, and the 3rd General of the 5th Infantry Battalion has moved in."
"Reported that the Jiannu cavalry suddenly launched an attack from the right wing and was repulsed by the 1st Town."
"Report, all ten gun platforms in the first level have been captured, the generals of the 1st Infantry Battalion have fully taken over, and the Korean death squads are launching an attack on the second level gun platform."
Chongzhen, Zheng Sen and Gao Qiqian raised their telescopes again.
Through the field of view of the telescope, it can be clearly seen that Minzhuang, who was accompanying the army, was throwing bundles of ignited wheat straw into the outer trench of the second turret.
This was done to provide lighting for the North Korean army.
The other is also to burn part of the crossbows and mines in the trench.
When the fire in the trench ignited, the Ming army infantry responsible for providing fire cover took the lead in appearing behind the front slope protection of the second heavy gun platform on the east bank. After several waves of volleys, Jiannu on the second heavy gun platform was beaten to death.
He couldn't even raise his head, so he could only hide behind the protective wall and tremble. The difference in firepower between the two sides was too great.
Immediately, the Korean troops descended the ladder into the trench.
The attack on the first artillery platform went smoothly beyond imagination, and the Korean army's confidence and morale were immediately boosted.
That's how the army is. After winning battles, morale will naturally improve. After winning a few more battles, it will soon become an elite division.
The North Korean army's attack on the second heavy artillery platform also went smoothly.
Because just over a quarter of an hour later, a group of North Korean troops broke into one of the gun towers and started a close-quarters fight with Jiannu Lianyong who was guarding the gun tower.
From time to time, grenades exploded from the gun platform.
It was actually the North Korean soldiers who pulled grenades and died together with the enemy.
"Hiss..." Zheng Sen couldn't help but take a breath of air, "Your Majesty, Gao Li Bangzi actually has such courage? It seems that we have underestimated them before."
"It's just for fun."
"Once things don't go well, you look at their performance."
Chongzhen paused and then said: "It's just that it's not okay to just use the servant army as cannon fodder."
"The Holy Spirit has a clear vision." Zheng Sen said with deep understanding, "The Ming Dynasty can never become the second Tang Dynasty, so it cannot let the Korean Servant Army, Horqin Servant Army and other servant armies in the future take over the throne."
"So we must completely assimilate." Chongzhen said, "From now on, there will be no Han people in our Ming Dynasty, let alone Koreans, Mongolians or other ethnic groups, but only one Chinese people!"
In the future, if there is only one Chinese ethnic group, many ethnic conflicts can be avoided.
Of course, it is not easy to eliminate the new barriers between various ethnic groups.
However, Chongzhen is willing to make the greatest efforts for this goal.
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Seeing the Ming army break into the second gun platform, Hong Chengchou's face instantly turned black.
He originally thought he had looked up to the Ming army, but he found that he still underestimated the Ming army.
No, it’s not that they underestimated the Ming army, but they looked down on those temporarily recruited Lian Yong.
Using the same musketry, the Qing Dynasty's training of bravery failed to match the performance of Huai'an's warriors in the Xuzhou battle.
During the Xuzhou War, Huai'an Xiangyong fought several tough battles with Eight Banners Manchuria. In the end, the ten kings had to take a detour. As a result, they were beaten by Yan Yingyuan at the foot of Shanyang City and lost their armor.
However, today, Daqing Lianyong's performance was really bad.
In less than half an hour, the Ming army broke into the second gun platform.
At this speed, the six-layer blunderbuss will only take an hour or two.
Not to mention whether Kong Youde's 20,000 Eight Banners Han Army could reach the battlefield in time.
Even if we arrive, what will happen? Without the blunderbuss, what can we do to defend?
The only hope now is that Lian Yong on the west coast can melt the ice as soon as possible.
As long as the ice is melted, the Ming army can be blocked on the east bank of the canal. In this case, when Kong Youde leads the 28,000-banner Han army to arrive, at least the three-layer gun platform on the west bank can serve as a barrier.
And as long as the Ming army's offensive is contained, more cannons can be built.
In this way, there is still a chance to block the main force of the Ming army near Jinghai.
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"You, stop for me!"
A tall and sturdy figure stopped in front of Zhang Zongren.
Zhang Zongren was also very lucky. More than a hundred warriors in the entire gun platform were all dead, and he was the only one who ran out.
"Sir, don't kill me." Zhang Zongren knelt down in front of the general with a bang and cried loudly, "Our entire gun platform is dead. I really can't bear it alone. I can't bear it."
"Okay, who the hell said I wanted to kill you?" the general said sternly.
"Hurry up and pick up the ice pick, chip away at the ice with the other brothers, and dig through the ice!"
"Hey!" As soon as he heard that beheading was not necessary, Zhang Zongren felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He quickly picked up an ice pick on the ice, came over and started chipping away at the ice.
But the ice in the canal is too thick.
I dug two or three feet deep but still haven't penetrated it yet.
I finally dug a hole through it, but it was of no use.
Because the ice layer with a thickness of more than three feet is too strong, just a few ice holes as big as a basin are not enough to cause large-scale collapse of the ice surface.
Setting it on fire is of no use.
Because the ice water that had just melted instantly solidified into ice again.
Jiannu practiced his bravery by chiseling and burning for more than half an hour, but it was of no use. The ice on the canal was still as solid as iron plate.
The only good news is that the defenders in Jinghai County finally sent gunpowder.
Everyone at the scene felt as if they had found a treasure, and shouted excitedly: "Quickly, put the gunpowder into the hole! Then plug the hole with ice, and then blow it up for me! I don't believe it can't be blown up today..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Before I could finish a sentence, a tidal wave of shouts suddenly sounded from the east bank of the canal.
Immediately afterwards, Lian Yong, who was guarding the third level gun platform, retreated like a tide.
"Hold it, you thief, don't retreat, fight me back." Lian Yongdutong roared in horror, "Don't retreat, otherwise everyone will die, no one can survive!"
However, no one listened to them anymore.
Even if Dutong drew his sword and chopped down several fleeing Lian Yong, it would be of no use.
At this moment, many of the people who were cutting the ice were away, including Zhang Zongren.
This kid was able to escape from the first stage of the gun platform, and he was the only one who survived out of more than a hundred people in the gun platform. This shows that he is quite talented in saving lives.
That Tutong was an iron fool.
Lian Yong was still trying to stop the retreat.
When the fourth Lian Yong, who had been slashing and slicing with his sword, fled, intensive gunshots suddenly rang out.
The next moment, hundreds of Lian Yong, including Na Dutong, fell on the ice.
Zhang Zongren turned his head and looked behind him while running away, and saw a row of Ming troops with loaded guns and live ammunition already appearing behind the protective wall of the third musket platform, raising their guns and firing more muskets at the ice of the canal.
Then, more Ming troops carried ladders and crossed the canal.
Launch an attack on the gun platform on the west bank of the canal.
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Those carrying ladders across the canal were not the real Ming army, but the Korean army.
The North Korean army was really happy with this attack. Few people were killed, but more than fifty guns were captured. Judging from the current momentum, they were able to penetrate six layers of guns in a row.
These Korean sticks are quite fierce once they have the killing skills.
Especially Li Yucheng, he was simply blessed with an aura of immortality tonight.
The spear of Jiannu stabbed him, and it slipped through his belly. Thousands of enemies threw it beside him, but it still failed to fire. Even if he accidentally stepped on a landmine, it didn't explode.
Anyway, it’s all kinds of good luck.
It is no exaggeration to say that he is the chosen one.
"For the Ming Dynasty, for His Majesty Emperor Chongzhen!"
"Whether you can become an Imperial College student or not depends on this!"
Li Yucheng rushed forward with the captured spear in his hands, roaring.
One Lian Yong ran a little slower and was directly stabbed by Li Yucheng.
Li Yucheng stepped on Lian Yong, who was still twitching, and then grabbed the handle of the spear and pulled it out with all his strength. The result was that the spearhead was pulled out, but the spearhead disappeared and remained in Lian Yong's body.
"Axi!" Li Yucheng rushed forward with a headless spear in his hand.
With this rush, Li Yucheng rushed directly through the triple gun platform on the west bank of the canal.
Because the defense of Jiannu Lianyong also has a focus. The outermost musket platform on the east bank has the largest number of crossbows, caltrops and mines arranged in the trench. After that, the second heavy musket platform has the largest number of sinks.
It was greatly reduced, and by the time we reached the third cannon platform, there were very few remaining, and by the time we reached the triple cannon platform on the west bank of the canal, it was completely gone.
Furthermore, there are only a small number of gun platforms on the west bank of the canal for practicing bravery, and there are not as many guns on the east bank.
This will see that the Lian Yong on the east bank will be defeated and completely defeated, and the Lian Yong on the west bank will simply become intimidated.
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Li Yucheng climbed out of the last trench along the ladder and stood on the top of the slope protection above the ground. He found that his eyes suddenly opened up. There were no more gun platforms and no trenches. All he could see was the empty plain.
On the plain, amid the flickering fire, countless Jian slaves were fleeing westward.
Seeing this scene, Li Yucheng was a little confused for a moment. He didn't know whether he should continue to pursue him or not.
Just when Li Yucheng was stunned, more North Korean troops had caught up and stood beside Li Yucheng.
A North Korean soldier gasped and asked: "General Li, have we penetrated the gun platform?"
"It seems so." Li Yucheng was not sure, "It should have been penetrated..."
"Really penetrated?" The nearby Korean troops were overjoyed.
Immediately, all the Korean soldiers cheered heartily.
