From preparing for the attack to having all the trench fortifications formed, the time required cannot be short.
The reason why the preparations for the Ming army's attack on the Macau Fortress could be completed so quickly was because the scale of the Macau Fortress was actually very small.
The offensive surface available for deploying troops is very narrow.
It doesn't take long to dig trenches at all. The engineer troops of the Liberation Army only need to work hard for half a night!
The person responsible for the specific command of this offensive battle was General Hu Dinggao of the Liberation Army.
He is an experienced general!
Starting from the mines in Luzon, he has been one of Zhu Hongyu's right-hand men.
Now he is also the leader of several main regiments of the Liberation Army!
While he was doing his usual work, he was also following the officer academy established by Zhu Hongyu to learn the methods and techniques of commanding line operations.
After more than a year of study and practice, Hu Dinggao can definitely be regarded as a qualified line combat commander.
In order to direct this battle, the first frontal attack on the Bastion Fortress by the Liberation Army, Hu Dinggao came to the front line in person.
He wanted to record everything that happened on the battlefield in detail and then report it to Zhu Hongyu.
If you find any problems, you can make improvements in time!
Today's Liberation Army is full of vitality from top to bottom. When it is time to improve, it will never be complacent.
Finally, the attack begins!
The heavy artillery of the Liberation Army began to roar!
Cannonballs were fired towards the Macau Fortress as if they were free of charge.
Boom! Boom!
The cannonballs hit the walls of the fortress, and the bricks fell down, revealing the rammed earth layer inside.
The thick rammed earth layer provides quite good protection against solid artillery shells.
The shells are embedded in the rammed earth layer and cannot bounce up to cause damage!
The Portuguese did not fight back, but unilaterally withstood the heavy artillery fire coverage like a storm.
The reason is simple. The Portuguese were afraid that if they fired back, the gun positions would be exposed.
The Portuguese knew that the artillery power of the Liberation Army now had an absolute advantage.
Once the position of the city defense artillery of the Macau Fortress is exposed, it is estimated that it will soon be destroyed by the heavy artillery fire of the Liberation Army!
They are still waiting for the Liberation Army to officially launch an attack so that their artillery can cause heavy damage to the Liberation Army.
Don't let the artillery be destroyed by concentrated fire in advance!
The mortars placed in the trenches by the Liberation Army were also ready to fire!
Load, aim, and fire, all in one go!
Boom! Boom!
The sound of a mortar firing is much duller than the sound of a heavy artillery fire.
One after another, the explosive bombs drew arcs in the air and fell towards the head of the fortress.
The next moment, a series of explosions sounded from the top of the fortress.
Boom! Boom!
Explosions sounded one after another.
When the explosion subsided, the entire fortress seemed to have been washed with blood.
There are broken limbs and broken corpses everywhere!
The Portuguese were stunned instantly, but the bombardment by the Liberation Army continued.
The heavy artillery roared, and the mortars opened their shells!
Some Portuguese soldiers wanted to fight back, but looking at the hell-like scene around them, their whole bodies were trembling.
When loading the musket, gunpowder was scattered everywhere!
Bang! Bang!
Portuguese soldiers fired back through firing holes.
Although no cannons were fired, sporadic gunshots were heard.
However, their shooting basically posed no threat to the Liberation Army hiding in the trenches.
The lead bullets hit the ground and splashed up bits of sand. Other than that, there was no other effect.
Hu Dinggao observed the situation on the battlefield and couldn't help but frown.
If the Portuguese's artillery positions are not exposed, he cannot launch a general attack!
If we can't knock out the Portuguese artillery and launch an attack, we don't know how many people will die during the attack.
"Report to His Royal Highness the Supervisor!"
"Just say, please His Highness the Supervisor to allocate a group of prisoners of war to us!"
Hu Dinggao gave instructions to the soldiers beside him.
He planned to use prisoners of war as cannon fodder to test the Portuguese's artillery positions.
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After receiving the news from Hu Dinggao, Zhu Hongyu nodded and agreed, and ordered someone to deploy a group of prisoners of war to the front line.
Zhu Hongyu was reluctant to use the Liberation Army to fill things that could be solved with cannon fodder!
Not long after, the Portuguese prisoners of war captured at the fort were pushed to the front line one by one.
When Hu Dinggao saw this, he looked happy and opened his mouth to give instructions.
"Drive the prisoners of war ahead and lure the enemy's artillery positions to fire!"
The prisoners of war were driven in front one by one, and the soldiers of the Liberation Army followed the prisoners of war and launched an attack on the fortress.
When the Portuguese on the fortress saw the Liberation Army coming out of the ditch, they didn't care that the people at the front were theirs.
Those hidden artillery positions immediately opened fire!
Boom! Boom!
Amidst the sound of artillery shelling, one shell after another went towards the Liberation Army.
After the cannonball hit the ground, it rolled and spun, leaving a trail of broken limbs and limbs in its path.
Shotguns are flying everywhere, and corpses are strewn on the battlefield!
Many prisoners of war were shelled, and the Liberation Army soldiers also suffered certain casualties.
However, the Portuguese bombardment had just finished.
The heavy artillery fire of the Liberation Army began!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The siege heavy artillery, field artillery, and mortars aimed at the Portuguese positions and fired in turn.
There had just been one round of firing, and before the Portuguese could be arrogant for a long time, the Portuguese artillery was called out one by one.
Hu Dinggao gave the order and the Liberation Army prepared to attack for the second time!
However, just as a large number of the Liberation Army rushed out of the trenches and arrived below the fortress, bursts of roaring suddenly sounded above their heads.
The Portuguese's artillery hidden in advance opened fire!
Amidst the rumble of cannons, shells were fired towards the soldiers of the Liberation Army for free.
At the same time, gunshots broke out from the top of the city!
Lead bullets were fired towards the city.
In an instant, the Liberation Army, which was preparing to attack the city, suffered heavy casualties.
The Portuguese are not stupid. They know that their own artillery has no advantage. How could they expose all the gun positions at once?
At close range, the plate armor worn by the Liberation Army soldiers had almost no protective effect.
Hu Dinggao commanded the battle very decisively. Seeing that the Portuguese had an ambush, he quickly ordered the attacking troops to withdraw to the trenches.
But even so, the Liberation Army also left thirty to fifty corpses on the battlefield!
The casualties at this moment made Zhu Hongyu feel very distressed.
This is after the Liberation Army used the right attack method!
If we were really brave and brave, we don't know how many people would die.
In the past, attacks on bastions had always involved sieges in holes. Although the preparations were troublesome, the actual attack was not troublesome.
Only when he actually attacked the bastion head-on did Zhu Hongyu realize how difficult it was!
In fact, if it weren't for saving time.
To prepare for the counterattack of the Qing army, Zhu Hongyu would definitely not choose to storm the Macau Fortress.
Instead, they will choose to dig tunnels slowly and continue to attack the city with caves!
As soon as the attacking troops withdrew, the heavy artillery and mortars of the Liberation Army opened fire again.
A saturation bombardment, aimed at the Portuguese's artillery positions and hit them hard!
Amidst the rumble of artillery, the Portuguese on the fortress were bombarded with cries of ghosts and wolf howls.
Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Liberation Army, the artillery emplacement at the head of the fortress exploded.
The emplacement of an artillery piece exploded, and the flames engulfed the surrounding area. In an instant, a gun crew was destroyed.