"Brigadier, Qing Gouzi blocked the gates of Yangzhou City with bricks and sandbags in order to defend the city."
"Our brothers are cleaning up!"
"Coupled with the time it takes to transport heavy artillery into the city, it will probably be around noon tomorrow before the heavy artillery can be deployed in place."
Upon hearing this, Cai Ming pondered for a while and then spoke.
"Second order, the battle of the Bell and Drum Towers will be slowed down for the time being, and we will first start cleaning up the remnants of the Qing army in the city."
"After the heavy artillery is deployed, we can launch an attack on the Bell and Drum Towers!"
In the end, Cai Ming decided to slow down the offensive first and transport heavy artillery into the city, which would be tomorrow at most.
It’s not like he can’t wait for even one day!
Following Cai Ming's order, various units of the Ming army began to attack everywhere to clear out the remaining resistance of the Qing army in Yangzhou City.
Surround the Bell and Drum Tower from all sides!
The next day, the sky will be bright!
After a night of cleaning, the blocked Yangzhou City Gate was finally cleared.
Heavy artillery was dragged into Yangzhou City one after another, and gun emplacements began to be arranged around the Bell and Drum Towers.
By noon, the Ming army's artillery array was deployed, and the black muzzles of the guns were all pointed at the bell and drum tower in the middle.
One after another, the elite troops of the Ming Army followed the orders and arrived at their predetermined positions!
call out!
Phew!
Whoosh!
The piercing scream resounded throughout Yangzhou City.
Rockets pierced the sky one after another and shot toward the Bell and Drum Towers.
The stiff rocket warhead hit the main building of the Bell and Drum Tower and was embedded in the main building.
Boom! Boom!
A deafening explosion sounded instantly, and the shock wave raged, seeming to destroy everything.
The vibration caused by the explosion almost shattered the internal organs of the Qing troops hiding in the Bell and Drum Tower.
The next thing that sounded was the roar of the Ming army's heavy artillery!
The shells hit the architectural theme of the Bell and Drum Towers mercilessly, leaving very obvious bullet marks.
The wall was broken, and pieces of masonry fell down!
The sky is full of dust!
"kill!"
"Kill the prisoners!"
"..."
At the same time, the shrill charge horn sounded.
The Ming army's offensive surged like a wave, and countless Ming soldiers rushed toward the Bell and Drum Towers.
Bang! Bang!
The sound of musketry and firing continued one after another.
Not only were the musketeers of the Ming army providing suppressive firepower for the attacking troops, but the musketeers of the Qing army were also fighting back.
The sound of charge resounded throughout Yangzhou City, and the Ming army attacked like a wave.
Feeling the sound of lead bullets or arrows passing by his ears from time to time, there was no sign of any fluctuation on his face on Monday.
Just keep your head down and charge forward!
The musket in his hand had already been bayoneted and loaded.
Just waiting to meet the enemy in battle!
At this moment, he suddenly saw a Qing army archer sticking his head out from behind the trench.
On Monday, I subconsciously raised my gun and started shooting.
There was a crisp sound, and thick smoke came out of the muzzle of his gun.
A lead bullet rotated and shot out of the barrel of the gun under the thrust generated by the explosion of gunpowder.
With a whoosh, it penetrated into the chest of the Qing army archer and knocked down the Qing army archer.
The kinetic energy carried by the lead bullet ruthlessly shattered its internal organs.
However, after Zhou Jian saw this shot, before he could continue to charge forward, he felt a pain in his chest.
There was a bang, and his head was stunned for a moment, and he felt that his chest had suffered an unimaginable blow.
The body leans back suddenly!
Then he let out a violent cough.
Zhou Jian's palms trembled as he touched the place where he was shot in the chest.
The next moment, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the breastplate he was wearing was of high quality, and the lead bullet that hit him just now only left a dent in his breastplate.
Although the lead bullet deformed and was embedded in the breastplate, it failed to penetrate the armor.
But even so, he felt as if his sternum was about to crack.
At that moment, it was like a heavy hammer hitting his chest. Zhou Yiji felt that he was just a little bit away from suffocating.
He wanted to get up from the ground again, but he couldn't do it.
The next moment, a palm was placed on Zhou Jian's shoulder, and a medical soldier in white spoke.
"If you're injured, just lie down and don't show off!"
"You only have one life. There will be plenty of opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future. There is no need to force it!"
While talking, several medical soldiers came forward, took off the breastplate from Zhou Jian's body, put him on the stretcher, and then quickly removed him.
…
The Ming army's offensive continued, and grenades were thrown into the trenches one after another.
The rumbling explosion raised a lot of smoke and dust in the trench!
The Qing troops hiding in the trench suffered heavy losses in an instant, with shock waves and fragments tearing apart every body.
Blood and entrails were spilled everywhere, covering the entire trench.
The next moment, the Ming army's offensive troops jumped into the trench and strangled the Qing army who had survived the grenade explosion.
In an instant, the two sides collided and exchanged hand-to-hand combat!
The fighting was quite brutal for the Qing army.
Facing the armored Ming army, they really couldn't stand it.
In just the blink of an eye, the defense line of a trench was chewed down by the Ming army.
The defeated troops of the Qing army were driven back and retreated continuously, while the forwards of the Ming army continued to attack, coercing the defeated troops and making continuous breakthroughs.
One after another, the Qing army's defense lines were chewed down one after another.
Under the Ming army's offensive, the Qing army's defense line was compressed bit by bit.
The Bell and Drum Tower where Fei Yanggu was located was also damaged bit by bit under the bombardment of heavy artillery.
Ding Shi glanced at a Qing army bunker firepower point ahead and ordered.
"Brothers, work harder to capture the firepower point in front and open an attack channel for the brothers in the rear!"
Under his command, his soldiers launched another attack.
Several small-caliber field artillery provided them with fire cover!
The shells hit the defenses of the fully enclosed bunker firepower point, but the effect was minimal.
There were even solid cannonballs that bounced straight away!
However, the musketeers and archers of the Qing army were hiding in the firepower points of the bunker, projecting firepower outward.
Arrows flew one after another and lead bullets flew, causing considerable casualties to the Ming army troops attacking the Bell and Drum Towers.
Moreover, because the building at this firepower point is a semi-embedded building, it is also built very low.
Therefore, the heavy artillery of the Ming army could not reach this firepower point at all!
If you want to remove the firepower point of this bunker, you can only let the infantry chew it.
It was under this background that Ding Shi was ordered to lead the team to capture this firepower point.
"Go! Go! Go!"
The offensive troops of the Ming Army performed very standardized tactical actions and advanced in skirmish lines.
It's not crawling forward or moving in a zigzag pattern.
The crackling gunshots continued one after another!
Lead bullets were fired towards this firepower point one after another, providing cover for our own attacking troops.