Chapter 105 Breaking the big city is like lifting a piece of paper
Think about future generations, whether it is earthquakes, flood fighting, emergency rescue, fighting epidemics, or anything else.
How many people can feel at ease with the sentence "The Army Rabbit is Coming"?
That's what an army should really look like!
This is the image the army should have in the hearts of the people!
The goal is lofty and the road is tortuous, but he must work hard for it and remain determined!
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The Liberation Army rescued some refugees at the site, repaired for a day, and then continued to advance towards San Fernando.
In order to prevent the army from being dragged down by refugees when it was marching, Zhu Hongyu did not let the refugees accompany the army.
Instead, some food was left for the refugees, as well as a temporary camp built by the Liberation Army.
Let the refugees continue to repair where they are!
After the army conquered the bastion of San Fernando and avenged the nearly two thousand Chinese who were killed in the San Fernando massacre, and freed up their hands, they would resettle the refugees.
Arrange for them to return home, or arrange for them to earn a living, or recruit soldiers from them, etc.!
Without the encumbrance of refugees, the Liberation Army marched very quickly.
In just half a day, we arrived near San Fernando.
All the villages, manors, and towns that the army passed along the way were in ruins and sparsely populated.
But it was not done by the Liberation Army!
It was the Spanish defenders in San Fernando who, in order to deal with the attack of the Liberation Army, used a strategy to fortify the walls and clear the country.
All the people, food, materials, etc. from the wild were moved into the fortress.
I don’t know if it had any effect, but it made Zhu Hongyu quite nauseous!
Fortunately, the Liberation Army is now fighting on Luzon Island. Luzon Island has three crops a year and will not be short of food for anything.
Otherwise, Dowa's ability to strengthen the wall and clear the country may really cause trouble to the Liberation Army!
That afternoon, the Liberation Army advanced to the outskirts of the San Fernando bastion.
Zhu Hongyu ordered the Liberation Army to camp on the spot and arrange defense. He personally led people out of the camp to investigate the fortress of San Fernando.
Looking at the towering fortress in the distance, Zhu Hongyu didn't show any emotion on his face, but he could no longer control the murderous intention in his heart.
The setting sun mixed with the evening breeze. The breeze blew by, and the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke assaulted my nostrils and could not be dissipated.
The bastion is located in the center of the city of San Fernando!
In other words, the entire bastion is surrounded by densely packed buildings.
There are large manors, brick and stone houses, earth and wood houses, and most of them are the simplest thatched houses.
Streets divide the urban area simply, but there are no standards. The urban architecture of San Fernando is very chaotic.
The streets are filled with garbage and feces, sewage flows across the street, and the stench fills your nostrils.
The city environment is very dirty!
But compared with European cities of this era, such as London, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid and other cities, San Fernando is actually relatively clean.
Why were European perfume companies able to develop in later generations?
To put it bluntly, it is because Europeans generally do not care about hygiene, the urban environment is terrible, and sewage and feces are all over the streets.
Moreover, Europeans generally don’t like to take baths, and they are born with body odor.
If you don't spray some perfume to cover up the smell, you really can't see anyone!
Also, why did Louis XIV invent high heels?
It is not meant to be noble and elegant, or to highlight a woman’s body curves.
It's because the Palace of Versailles is full of feces and garbage, and there's nowhere to put your feet without wearing high heels.
Zhu Hongyu briefly checked the situation near the bastion, and then led his people back to the Liberation Army camp.
At the same time, he also hatched a plan to attack the city.
After convening a meeting with the generals of the Liberation Army, Zhu Hongyu spoke.
"The San Fernando tragedy broke out, making this general both sad and angry!"
"Two thousand people! Two thousand people!"
"Those are not two thousand pigs or two thousand sheep, those are two thousand unarmed innocent people, those are two thousand human lives!"
"The Spaniards are simply wolf-hearted and worse than animals. How dare they attack defenseless people?"
"They dare to massacre our Chinese people like this. This is a demonstration and a provocation to our Liberation Army!"
"The tragedy has happened and it is irreversible, but we must make Spain pay the price for their atrocities!"
"Conquering San Fernando, avenging the murdered Chinese, and making the Spanish beasts pay the price is the top priority of our Liberation Army now!"
After hearing what Zhu Hongyu said, the generals of the Liberation Army stood up from their seats one after another, expressing their indignation that they must take revenge.
"How to do it, please give me the general's instructions!"
"In order to avenge the victims of the Chinese people, we, the Liberation Army, are not afraid of sacrifice!"
"Please give the general's order. As long as the general gives the order, we will launch an attack today. Within three days, we will definitely capture the San Fernando bastion!"
"..."
Listening to everyone's mixed opinions, Zhu Hongyu cleared his throat and said.
"You must avenge yourself, but you must not act recklessly!"
"Have you all forgotten that the Spaniards suffered a bloody blow in front of the bastion of my Liberation Army?"
"The bastion is difficult to attack. Without a thorough plan, acting recklessly will only lead to the sacrifice of the soldiers in vain!"
"In the eyes of this general, every soldier of the Liberation Army is precious, and his sacrifice must not be in vain!"
Shi Yongxin asked.
"What is the general's strategy for attacking the city?"
His face was full of curiosity.
Zhu Hongyu cleared his throat and then spoke.
"The bastion is not easy to fight. I have seen the Spaniards getting their heads bruised and bleeding in front of our bastion. I believe everyone can relate to this."
"A strong attack is not an option!"
"When I was a child, I read the books collected by the Prince of Chu, which introduced the method of siege with gunpowder. I dug a tunnel to the bottom of the fortified city, sealed a large amount of gunpowder in a coffin, transported it into the tunnel, then sealed the tunnel entrance and ignited the gunpowder."
"Destroying a big city is like lifting a piece of paper!"
Hu Dinggao looked curious and asked.
"General, tell me what to do!"
"I'll just follow the order!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and then began to give instructions.
The method of siege he mentioned was actually the simplest method of siege in caves.
Historically, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom relied on this siege method to defeat strong cities and passes in Changsha, Wuchang, Jiujiang, Anqing, Nanjing, etc. without heavy artillery and insufficient siege equipment.
It makes no sense that the underground siege method can blow down the nearly ten-meter-thick Nanjing city wall, but it can't blow up a single fortress?!
Of course, not everyone can master cave siege!
The Taiping Army was able to use caves to attack the city because most of the old Guangxi brothers in the Taiping Army were miners. They knew how to dig tunnels and plant explosives.
But others may not be able to play well!
At least Li Zicheng can’t play!
In the last years of Chongzhen, when Li Zicheng attacked Kaifeng for the second time, he used the method of siege in caves.
It's a pity that Li Zicheng didn't have any professional miners under his command.
In his underground siege, he dug a hole in the city wall and filled the hole with gunpowder. He didn't even seal it, but just lit the gunpowder...