Wei Tai looked at the terrain outside Guilin City, pondered for a while, and then spoke.
"Advance through the zigzag trenches on the frontal battlefield!"
"Widen the trench sections for artillery placement..."
"In addition, our army can also transport some small cannons that are easy to transport to the mountains outside Guilin!"
"Stand down from a high position and use artillery to bombard the Guilin city wall, or extend the firing range and aim at the city and fire."
The mountains outside Guilin were difficult for the Ming army to attack the city.
It is indeed a hindrance!
But if done properly, obstacles may not necessarily turn into help.
It doesn't take much. The Ming army only needs to pull three or five small cannons to the mountain and aim them at Guilin City for two rounds.
The blow to the morale of the Guilin defenders is unimaginable!
Wei Tai's words made Liu Shantai's expression change, and he nodded obviously in approval.
Although the Ming Dynasty had internal support from the landlords and gentry in Guilin, it could not rely entirely on them.
How do you say that? There is only a conquered world, not a negotiated world!
"Well, let the engineers take the civilian men and start doing it!"
Liu Shantai ordered casually.
Wei Tai nodded slightly. Whether it was digging trenches outside Guilin City or transporting artillery to the mountains outside the city, civilians needed to be involved.
…
Li Tianguang stood with a group of his fellow villagers, looking at the city of Guilin in the distance, his face full of emotion.
Guilin City!
That’s Guilin City!
How long did it take? It was only more than two months since the army left Xinhui, and they fought all the way from Guangdong to Guilin.
Wherever you pass, you will watch the wind and pass down instructions. The whole journey is majestic and majestic!
He has finally seen what it means to be a master of the Han family and what people's desires are!
Countless fortified cities and fortresses either surrendered or were turned into ruins under the king's artillery fire.
Wherever the army passed by, there was no end to the scene of people eating pots of milk to welcome the king's troops!
Various places sent generous rewards one after another!
The military basically never stops eating meat every day.
Even the civilians like them who followed the army also took advantage of it and drank a lot of broth. Those who performed more outstandingly in their daily work were even allowed to eat and drink with the army.
Those big, fat slices are really tempting!
Although when they first started eating, because their intestines and stomachs could not adapt to greasy meat, many of them started to have loose bowels as soon as they finished eating.
But the feeling of oil exploding on the tip of your tongue is really irresistible.
They are willing to die from diarrhea!
Because of his positive performance at work, Li Tianguang joined the army for a few meals.
That taste is really unforgettable!
He really didn't expect that the job that he originally thought was a life-threatening job as a civilian servant would be unexpectedly well-paid.
Now Li Tianguang is no longer the dry stick he was at the beginning. There are a lot of muscles on his body, arms, and thighs.
The complexion that was originally yellow due to lack of nutrition is now gradually becoming rosy!
"Sir, can we go home after we finish fighting Guilin City?"
Li Tianguang asked an engineer next to him who was familiar with civilians like them.
The engineer nodded, shook his head and said.
"I don't know either!"
"According to the plan, after the defeat of Guilin City, the war in Guangxi should come to an end."
"As soon as the city of Guilin falls, no one in Guangxi will be able to resist the Tomorrow Army. The next step will be decided by propaganda!"
"At that time, you common people will be able to receive the subsidies given by the court. Those who should go home will go home, and those who should do what they should do will do!"
"But, I heard from the gossip that Wu Sangui of Yunnan and Guizhou has some intentions and is afraid that he will send troops to reinforce Guangxi."
"If this matter is true, then the war in Guangxi will still be easy to fight!"
"When the time comes, you don't have to think about going home for the time being. Maybe His Highness Jianguo will send more troops to Guangxi by then."
Wu Sangui was assassinated, and the news that the assassin claimed to be a member of the Tiandi Society had completely spread.
Because he himself was assassinated by the assassins of the Tiandihui, the news that Wu Sangui was going to send troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty couldn't help but spread.
Although no one knows whether this news is true or not, but precisely because of this, no one dares to take it as false.
After Zhu Hongyu learned the news, although he did not order more troops to Guangxi, he ordered the staff department to make corresponding preparations to fight Wu Sangui's troops in Guangxi.
Actually, after Zhu Hongyu heard the news that Wu Sangui was assassinated and the assassin claimed to be a member of the Tiandihui.
He was completely confused!
Because, he really didn't know anything about this matter.
Also, around the same time Wu Sangui was assassinated, Zhu Hongyu was also assassinated.
After contacting each other, it was settled. There was no doubt that this matter was definitely done by me, Daqing.
However, although he felt wronged, Zhu Hongyu had no intention of explaining.
It’s nonsense to explain. It’s not what he did in the first place. What’s the point of explaining it?
Furthermore, if Zhu Hongyu stood up to explain this matter, wouldn't it mean that Zhu Hongyu was afraid of Wu Sangui and was submissive to Wu Sangui?
Intellectually speaking, Zhu Hongyu should explain!
But from a political point of view, Zhu Hongyu gave him a gouba explanation!
The engineer soldier glanced in the direction of Guilin City and said.
"Okay, stop talking about it!"
"Get ready to work!"
As he spoke, he waved his shovel and started working.
Seeing this scene, the remaining people also started to do it one after another.
…
The trench outside the city gradually took shape, and several gun positions were set up in the zigzag trench.
The gunners of the Liberation Army were already preparing to adjust the firing points of the artillery and making preparations before firing.
The siege troops have also entered the trenches and are on standby. Rockets have been transported to the front line one by one, and launchers have been set up in the trenches.
On the mountain outside Guilin City, a passage was also cleared by the Ming army, and a number of small-caliber field guns and mortars were dragged up the mountain by manual dragging.
And on the mountain, artillery positions were arranged in the direction of Guilin City.
With a dull horn sound, the Ming army took advantage of the situation and launched an attack!
It was Artillery who spoke first!
Boom! Boom!
Amidst the roaring shelling, gunpowder smoke almost covered the entire battlefield.
One after another, solid artillery shells hit the city of Guilin as if they were free of charge.
Click!
Click!
Click!
The cannonballs hit the city wall mercilessly, and the battlements of the city wall were almost flattened.
Broken masonry and sand are flying everywhere!
The Ming army's troops ascending the city launched an attack with shield carts and ladders.
The Qing army's artillery also began to fire, the guns fired in unison, the smoke filled the air, and lead plumes flew everywhere.
The shield cart pushed by the soldiers of the Ming army was hit by an overwhelming barrage of shells and lead, and wood chips were scattered everywhere.
There were even several shield vehicles that were directly disintegrated under the bombardment of artillery shells.
In an instant, a large number of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were pushing the shield cart were killed and wounded!
The shield car is indeed a bit old-fashioned, but it is not bad when used against artillery, especially front-mounted smoothbore artillery that fires solid bullets.
Even some small-caliber artillery may not be able to blast a shield-moving vehicle.
Using shield vehicles in sieges can greatly reduce your own casualties.
This is what I, the Qing Dynasty, have proven with reality!
You can’t go wrong!
When the musketeers of the Qing army fired their guns at the top of the city, the musketeers of the Ming army also fired neatly.
Amidst the crackling and irregular gunfire, the Ming army's rifle shooters caused huge casualties to the Qing army at the top of the city.
The psychological pressure that such precise sniping brought to the Qing troops defending the city was unimaginable.