Chapter 664 Kunming Offensive and Defensive Battle
Chapter 664 Kunming Attack and Defense (please vote for recommendation)
Looking at this majestic city in front of him, the memories in Li Dingguo's mind surged up like a tide.
When Li Dingguo left Kunming and led his troops southward, he thought he was leaving forever.
Although he still had the desire to serve the Ming Dynasty at that time, he was also mentally prepared to die in a foreign land.
He really didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty could really be revived!
There can still be a day when the Central Plains can be restored!
"Your Majesty, Yungui will recover after this battle!"
"If the Ming Dynasty and Wu Sangui can win the decisive battle in Huguang, then the area south of the Yangtze River will return to the rule of the Ming Dynasty!"
"At that time, as long as His Royal Highness Jianguo can quickly integrate the population, money and food of the entire south of the Yangtze River, launch the Northern Expedition and repeat the great achievements of Emperor Taizu, it will be just a matter of time!"
Zhu Tingyun reined in his horse and stood beside Li Dingguo, his face full of earnestness.
Li Dingguo also nodded vigorously.
"If the Ming Dynasty can be restored, you and I will both be heroes!"
"When the time comes, the imperial court will definitely give you a heavy reward!"
After saying this, Li Dingguo withdrew his gaze from the direction of Kunming City and gave an order.
"Go down with the order and start attacking the city!"
"Capture Kunming as soon as possible and occupy the entire Yunnan in order to coordinate the next actions of the Ming Dynasty."
When everyone around Li Dingguo heard this, they clasped their fists and accepted the order.
Following Li Dingguo's order, his Ming army launched an siege posture outside Kunming City.
Groups of Ming soldiers finished putting on their armor, pushing shield carts and ladders, and headed towards Kunming City.
The terrain of Yunnan is rugged, and even if Li Dingguo had a lot of artillery aided by the Ming Dynasty, he would not be able to transport it to Kunming in a short time.
Facing the Kunming city in front of them, Li Dingguo's troops could only use traditional cold weapons to attack the city.
Use shield carts, ladders and other siege equipment to carry out a strong attack!
Of course, siege equipment such as shield chariots and ladders were not transported over long distances, but were temporarily made outside Kunming.
Boom! Boom!
The dull sound of war drums resounded, and the Ming army's attacking troops below the city continued to pour firepower towards the Kunming city.
Waves of arrows formed a dense rain of arrows, falling towards the city.
The musketeers below the city fired round after round of volleys in an organized manner, and dense amounts of lead bullets were fired towards the top of the city.
The rubble will be scattered from the walls of Kunming City!
The Guan Ning army at the top of the city was also bending their bows and setting arrows, raining down arrows on the Ming army below the city.
Waves of arrows were thrown out, or they hit the human body and penetrated the flesh, making a popping sound.
Or simply shoot it on the ground, the arrowhead burrowed into the soil, but the feathers on the arrow tail are still trembling.
Some soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were shot by arrows, their bodies were pierced by the thrown arrows, and they were nailed to the ground, letting out pitiful wails.
"ah……"
The casualty numbers on both sides are constantly rising.
The wounded were dragged off the battlefield for treatment, and more corpses were left on the battlefield, with the smell of blood filling their nostrils.
But this cannot hinder the Ming army's offensive!
Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the Ming army launched a massive offensive. Countless Ming soldiers rushed toward Kunming City, shouting to kill.
But the defenders in Kunming City are still resisting desperately!
It is true that most of the Guan Ning Army's garrison in Yunnan and Guizhou were transferred to Guanzhong and Huguang by Wu Sangui.
However, this does not mean that Guan Ning's army has no troops stationed in Yunnan and Guizhou!
Other places are indeed empty and there are indeed not many troops. However, as the capital of Yunnan, where Wu Sangui once was stationed, and the capital of the Western Qing Dynasty, Kunming still retains a certain amount of troops stationed there.
Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, soldiers of the Ming Dynasty finally rushed to the top of Kunming City, staring at the rain of arrows and rolling logs and stones.
In this process, countless Ming soldiers were killed by arrows!
He was killed by the rolling wood and rocks falling from the sky and the hot golden juice.
The head was smashed by rolling logs and rocks, and the brain was split open.
If the hot golden juice is poured on a person's body, it will cause blisters on the person's body, even if he is protected by armor.
What is even more terrifying is the problem of wound ulceration and inflammation after being burned by gold juice.
Many soldiers of the Ming army were splashed with gold juice. Even if they survived on the spot, they would die of painful torture in the following period of time.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and the soldiers of Guan Ning who rushed to the top of the city fought fiercely!
Bloody swords and guns, face-to-face fighting!
The heavy armored soldiers fought fiercely, and their spears pierced the heavy armor, causing sparks to fly.
The long knife cannot break armor at all!
Even if a blunt object hits heavy armor, unless it is a vital part, it will only stagger the person.
Because Chinese armor has the effect of unloading force!
The nail leaves are layered on top of each other and densely arranged.
Once hit by a blunt object, the force will decrease layer by layer through the gaps between the nail plates.
Or be absorbed by nearby nails!
If you want to break armor with a blunt weapon, the most effective attack method is to hit your head!
This is how the Jin people dealt with Bu Renjia of the Song Dynasty.
The musketeers shot each other face to face, and the crackling gunfire took away many lives.
Even heavy armor can't withstand a musket shot right in the face!
In the fierce fighting, the city of Kunming quickly turned into a scene like Shura hell.
The Ming army is still increasing its troops here, constantly throwing elite soldiers and horses onto the battlefield, trying to capture the city of Kunming.
Li Dingguo looked at the battle situation at the top of Kunming City, with an expression on his face that showed neither joy nor anger.
The current situation on the battlefield was very anxious, but he was not worried.
Because anxiety is only temporary.
Now the Ming army has an absolute advantage in strength and can withstand a long and fierce battle.
Even if an army is demoralized and suffers heavy losses, Li Dingguo can replace it at any time and send new troops to fight.
However, the strength of the Guan Ning Army garrison in Kunming City is limited, and there is no fresh force available for rotation.
As long as the Ming army can hold on, when Guan Ning's army can't hold it anymore, it will be a piece of cake for Kunming City to change hands.
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At the same time, the Huguang battlefield!
The first major battle between the Ming Army and Guan Ning Army ended with a complete victory for the Ming Dynasty.
Guan Ning's army retreated to their camp in embarrassment for repairs!
Facing the Ming army's fierce attack on it, Guan Ning's army could only barely support it.
The gap between the two sides is not that big!
It wasn't until the sky turned completely dark and the sun set that the Ming army's offensive slowed down.
From a full-line attack, it turned into a night raid with scattered troops.
Since the Ming army attacked at night, even if it was just a sporadic attack, Guan Ning's army suffered a lot.
The Ming army constantly rotated its attacking troops, using small groups to harass the Guan Ning army camp, while the main force of the Ming army was reorganizing.
Guan Ningjun was forced to stay up all night and could not sleep well!
The next day, Guan Ning's army, which had not slept all night, had to fight again against the Ming army, who had rested all night and was full of energy.
On the second day, the Ming army's offensive continued!