Chapter 235: The Restoration Army takes heavy steps
It was April 17, the 16th year of Yongli in the Ming Dynasty, and the first year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty.
The Ming army officially launched a general attack on the Humen Fort!
Boom! Boom!
The heavy artillery roared continuously, and one shell after another seemed to be free of charge, hitting the Humen Fort.
The fleet led by Ma Xin aimed at the fort and opened fire with all its strength!
The fleet's heavy artillery fired continuously to cover the landing of the Ming army's marine troops.
Small boats moved forward rapidly, leaving ripples on the sea, heading towards Humen.
The Liberation Army waded ashore, then each lay down to find cover!
Bang! Bang!
The sound of muskets continued.
Lead bullets hit the fort one after another, causing earth and rocks to fly.
One group of people suppressed the fire, and the other group pushed forward the battle line. In this reciprocation, the Marine Corps of the Liberation Army continued to advance towards the fort.
Gunfire continued, and from time to time, Qing troops in the fort were killed!
Cannonballs and lead bullets were flying over the fort!
Collapse! Collapse!
The Qing army's archers and bird gunners also fought back.
There are constant casualties on the Liberation Army side!
Fortunately, the soldiers of the Liberation Army all wore breastplates. At a certain distance, the Qing army's bows and arrows and shotguns could not break through the armor.
From time to time, you can see soldiers of the Liberation Army missing several arrows stuck in their chests, but they are still fighting vigorously.
No impact at all!
The muskets of the Qing army were blunderbuss, which were accurate, but their range and power were somewhat lacking.
The lead bullets were shot on the breastplate of the Liberation Army, but could not break the armor at all.
That's not as lethal as the archer's armor-piercing heavy arrows!
The grenadiers of the Liberation Army came on stage and rushed towards the Humen Fort with grenades on their backs.
Leave a body of corpses along the way!
Blood stained the beach in front of Humen Fort!
Blood gradually gathered in the holes created by the shells!
A big foot stepped into the pothole, and bright red blood splashed everywhere.
Only a determined figure is left in place!
The military order is given, and we will move forward indomitably!
The Liberation Army suffered a lot of casualties on the beach, but their attack speed was quite rapid.
Heavy artillery fire pressure, musketeers suppressed local firepower, grenades cleared the way, and heavy armor soldiers stepped forward to fight, opening up the situation.
In just two quarters of an hour, the heavy armored infantry of the Liberation Army boarded the fort and fought with the green camp of the Qing Army.
The heavily armored soldiers faced off against the Green Camp of the Qing Army, and it was almost a one-sided massacre!
The scene was like the heavy march of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty against the unarmored soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, before the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories, although the Manchu Qing Dynasty restricted the force of the Han people, the armor coverage rate of the green battalions was not low.
On paper, Green Camp’s armor coverage rate is nearly half!
Not too low!
The Qing government completely stopped arming the Green Camp, and that happened after San Francisco.
The green battalion soldier facing the Liberation Army now has an armor coverage rate of less than 10%.
But it’s not that the Qing Army’s Green Camp was already in such bad shape at this time!
It's because the defenders at Humen are all artillerymen, and the cotton armor among the green battalion soldiers are concentrated on the melee soldiers.
It’s normal for the artillery to have a lower armor ratio!
Because the heavy armor stomach will hinder the artillery's loading action.
The less than 10% armor coverage rate of the Humen Fort Green Battalion was basically contributed by the personal soldiers of General Huang Zhongyuan.
Facing such a Qing army with almost zero hand-to-hand combat capabilities, the moment the heavy armored infantry of the Liberation Army entered the battle.
The outcome has been decided!
The two sides fought together, and the heavy armored infantry of the Liberation Army quickly broke through the formation.
Wei Wu wore heavy armor, breathing heavily, and rushed to the front.
Facing the enemy coming in front of him, he directly ran into it without mercy.
The inertia brought by the heavy armor stomach, coupled with his strength, the two Qing soldiers on the opposite side were unable to resist at all.
There was a muffled sound in the winter, and a man from the Green Camp of the Qing Army was hit with a broken head and bleeding, and fainted to death!
Wei Wu swung his sword forcefully, and the light of the sword flashed in his hand, and another Qing soldier was cut into two pieces from the waist and abdomen.
Blood spurted out and squirming internal organs were everywhere!
Several Qing soldiers came from all directions and chopped off his head with a long sword.
Wei Wu tilted his body, and the blade of the long knife slid along the smooth surface of the plate armor.
The Qing army wielding a sword cut everything in the air, and its center of gravity was unstable!
But before he had time to adjust, the head was thrown away.
Wei Wu's eyes were extremely sharp and murderous. Long-term training and fighting on the battlefield turned him into a mature veteran.
Wei Wu had just killed the Qing soldier when a powerful force came from behind.
A Qing soldier flew up and threw him to the ground.
The Qing troops from all around rushed up, trying to take off the armor and stomach from his body, and then kill him.
Wei Wu roared and punched a Qing soldier on top of him.
Smash it with your fist, bite it with your teeth, hit it with your head...
Wei Wu and the Qing army pressing on him fought desperately!
However, as more and more Qing troops pressed on him, Wei Wu felt that the plate armor on his chest had been compressed and deformed.
His lungs were severely compressed and it became increasingly difficult to breathe.
The view in front of me is like a lake!
However, at this moment, there was a cry of killing coming from the side.
Wei Wu only felt his sword flash, and a large amount of blood splashed on his face.
The weight on my body suddenly became lighter!
Wei Wu wiped off the blood on his face and saw his comrades coming to kill him. The green soldiers of the Qing army who had just pressed on him had been chopped into two pieces by the sword.
"Made, my name is Wei Wu, what is your brother's name?"
"Brother, remember the life-saving grace!"
Wei Wu cupped his fists and said to the comrade beside him who had just rescued him.
But they didn't say anything, and each of them committed suicide.
On the battlefield, experienced veterans will not waste their energy by yelling. They should try not to speak if they can.
Wei Wu coughed violently, and the deformed breastplate squeezed his lungs, which was very uncomfortable.
He simply took off his breastplate, wearing only his cape, arm armor, and skirt. He grabbed the sword that was at hand and headed towards the battlefield again.
The heavy armor equipped by the Liberation Army for the heavy armored infantry was not purely Western-style plate armor!
It’s a random fusion of Chinese and Western styles!
The breastplate is a Western-style plate armor, while the shoulder armor, arm armor, skirt armor and other parts are all Chinese-style pierced armor.
The layers of armor overlap and the protection is quite good!
After wearing a complete set of Western-style plate armor, it is too hindering movement!
Although the defensive power is quite good, in terms of flexibility, it is far inferior to the Chinese-style armor!
Therefore, Zhu Hongyu did not equip the heavy armored infantry of the Liberation Army with a full set of Western-style plate armor!
Instead, use such nondescript random combinations!
The effect is surprisingly good!
The shouts of killing rang out, and more and more Liberation Army troops entered the fort. The well-trained heavy armored infantry no longer fought alone, but began to fight in formations.
Constantly squeezing the living space of the Qing army's green soldiers!
The shouts of killing kept ringing out!
Huang Zhongyuan looked at the heavy armored infantry of the Liberation Army that kept coming up, with deep despair flashing in his eyes.
He knew that he was doomed!
If you lose the Humen Fort, let alone your rank as a general, you may not even be able to save your life!
"kill!"
The soldiers around him continued to die in battle, and more and more ordinary Green Camp soldiers chose to surrender.
In desperation, Huang Zhongyuan pulled out his saber with a clang, placed it across his neck, and shouted loudly.
"After fighting to this extent, we are already worthy of the military pay given by the Qing Dynasty!"
"After I die, everyone can surrender in order to survive!"