After receiving Zhu Hongyu's order, the artillery unit of the Ming Army began to be busy.
A famous artilleryman quickly stuffed the dumplings in the bowl into his mouth, chewed and swallowed.
Then he drank the broth in his hand and swallowed the food.
Then start working!
"Company Commander, this jet is so dark that there is no way to calibrate the shooting elements!"
A Ming army gunner scratched his head and said.
Because the food of the Ming army was good enough, the gunners generally did not suffer from night blindness.
But even so, in this dark night, they couldn't see clearly where the target was!
The experienced company commander heard this, waved his hands indifferently, and then spoke.
"It's so late at night, there's no way to calibrate it!"
"Who can see it when it's so dark?"
"Didn't you roughly calculate the shooting elements during the day? Just use what you calculated during the day. It's about right. Just don't let the shells fall on your head."
The artillerymen below scratched their heads after hearing this and continued their preparations.
Not long after, the artillery deployed by the Ming army outside Jiaxing City was ready to fire.
…
It was dark, and although it was Chinese New Year, the atmosphere on the Qing army's side was very gloomy and depressing.
It’s completely different from the Ming army!
In the final analysis, it was because of Hong Chengchou's incident that the morale of the Qing army was not very high.
It even casts a shadow over the New Year atmosphere!
In addition, in order to avoid the camp roar, Tuhai ordered the army to impose a curfew even on New Year's Eve.
The only evidence that the Qing army is also celebrating the New Year is that the food of the Qing army today is better than in the past.
Although it is not as good as the enjoyment of dumplings and broth enjoyed by the Guangfu Army, it still ensures that everyone in the army can have a full meal and some meat and fish.
Well, the standard is on par with my third brother’s military food standard in the 21st century!
At night, in a tent in the Qing army's camp, Yang Shusheng rubbed his belly, lifted the cotton-less quilt from his bed and stood up.
I asked the officer on duty for a token and prepared to relieve myself.
He opened the curtain and walked out, and the cold, slightly moist fresh air rushed into his face and penetrated into his nose, dissipating some of the smell of feet and sweat in the big tent.
Stretching and shrinking his neck, Yang Shusheng strode towards the toilet.
However, just as he was leaving, he smelled the aroma of meat coming from the direction of Jiaxing City.
He subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva and cursed in his mouth.
"Damn, these thieves eat really well!"
"Since I was a child, I haven't eaten meat seriously a few times! No wonder the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty can fight!"
"If I could eat meat every day, I could also fight!"
"..."
It's just that he is envious, that's all.
Apart from complaining about the poor food the Qing Dynasty gave their soldiers, I didn't dare to do anything else.
Of course, after thinking that the civilians who followed the army did not eat as well as they did, Yang Shusheng's mentality became much more balanced.
Although, comparison can only hurt!
However, by the same token, only when there is comparison can there be satisfaction!
Yang Shusheng squatted in the toilet, resisting the stench that hit his nostrils, covering his nose, with a distorted expression on his face, trying his best to end the fight as soon as possible.
Puff puff……
At the same time, there was a burst of strange noises!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The earth-shaking sound of shelling broke out almost at the same time.
Yang Shusheng's legs and feet were so frightened that he fell down into the manure pit and was submerged in the swamp-like yellow and white filth...
Waves of roaring sounds came from the side of Jiaxing City, and along with them, there were artillery shells one after another.
Countless artillery shells pierced the dark night sky, shooting like meteors towards the Qing army's camp.
After the shells landed, the solid shells rolled and rotated, overturning tents one after another.
The bombs exploded, and the flames produced by the explosions were very conspicuous at night.
The debris swept across, taking away lives one by one!
The Qing army's camp was suddenly bombarded, and it instantly fell into extreme panic from top to bottom.
At some point, a fire broke out in a camp.
The fire spread quickly and engulfed several surrounding camps.
The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty among them screamed and wailed, which was extremely sad.
Chaos inevitably occurs!
If Tuhai hadn't deployed troops to suppress it in time, there might even have been a camp roar.
After Tuhai ordered reinforcements, his face turned dark.
Obviously, he didn't like the New Year's gift that Zhu Hongyu sent overnight.
However, when he wanted to order the Qing army to fight back with artillery and give Zhu Hongyu a return gift.
The artillerymen below told Tuhai that the range of the Qing artillery could not reach Jiaxing City.
If you want to fight, you can only hear the sound.
Of course, this is normal. After all, the range difference between rifled cannons and smoothbore cannons is not that big...
Tu Hai asked very displeasedly.
"Then why can the Ming thief's artillery hit my Qing camp?"
The artilleryman said helplessly.
"The weapons of the Ming thieves are sharp, incomparable to those of our Qing Dynasty..."
Tu Hai has a dark face.
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On the second day, it was just dawn!
New Year's Day!
The decisive battle officially breaks out!
The earth-shattering sound of war drums resounded throughout the battlefield, and Zhu Hongyu personally climbed to the top of Jiaxing City to prepare to command the battle.
The artillerymen of the Ming army, who had just delivered gifts to the Qing army last night, began to fire again after fine-tuning their shooting methods.
Amidst the rumbling sound of artillery shelling, countless artillery shells flew across the battlefield!
The Ming army did not wait for the Qing army to launch an attack and passively defend, but took the initiative to launch an attack.
Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, Zhu Hongyu mobilized a division of the Guiyi Army and launched a fierce attack on a relatively weak camp where the Qing army's defenses were deployed.
The overwhelming artillery bombardment clears the attack channel for the attacking infantry!
Concentrate your firepower and blast at one point!
The rumble of shelling seems to be the most beautiful music in the world.
This outer camp of the Qing army had little resistance and was captured by the Ming army.
To be honest, the Guiyi Army, which was reorganized from the Jingnan Army, has very good combat effectiveness.
At least they are much stronger than the Qing army’s green soldiers!
Early in the morning, Tuhai received news that the Ming army had taken the initiative to attack and had already broken through a Qing camp.
A feeling of worry gradually arose in my heart.
I started to feel a little unsure about the outcome of this battle.
His original idea for this battle was that the main force of the Qing Dynasty would move south and the Ming army would retreat.
The Qing Dynasty forced the Ming army to fight the Qing Dynasty, and then defeated the enemy in one fell swoop!
But he didn't expect that the reality was completely different from what he imagined.
Instead of retreating, the Ming army actively launched attacks again and again.
This sense of helplessness at the failure of the plan made Tuhai feel empty inside.
However, facing the fierce attack of the Ming army, Tuhai did not sit still and wait for death, but ordered a response in an orderly manner.