The battle was fierce, but Wu Sangui's mind was not on this siege.
Because he was sure that Hami City was vulnerable to Guan Ning's army.
There will be no surprises in this battle!
The question he is thinking about now is the next move of Guan Ning's army if it continues its western expedition.
If we go further west from the Western Regions, where should the Great Zhou settle down?
Where are there enough resources to feed the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Wu Sangui looked deep in thought and troubled by this.
Suddenly, Wu Sangui's expression changed and he remembered something.
Maybe they can go to Tianzhu and send some warmth to the people of Tianzhu.
As we all know, Tianzhu has always been quite friendly to invaders!
Well, there are basically no cases of successful resistance to foreign invasion. As long as there is an invader, anyone can go up and kick him in the foot. Isn't this considered friendly?
…
Just when Wu Sangui was distracted, the battle situation had reached a fever pitch.
One by one, Guan Ning's army was heavily armored, carrying shields and holding long knives, and charged towards Hami City.
They want to use their heavy armor to open an attack channel for their own siege troops!
Zhao Xi raised the shield above his head, covered his head and face with the shield, and rushed forward with his head buried in the air.
Collapse! Collapse!
From time to time, there was the sound of bow strings trembling in my ears.
Tuk-tuk! Tuk-tuk!
The sound of arrows missing and hitting shields also kept ringing.
From time to time, he could feel the pain caused by arrows missing from the heavy armor.
The soldiers of the Zhungeer tribe kept bending their bows and setting arrows, and the arrows fell like rain, but they could not stop their offensive.
More arrows missed Zhao Xi's body, but they could not penetrate his heavy armor.
The missing arrows just hung on the stomach of the armor. Zhao Xi and other heavy soldiers in Guan Ning's army were covered with arrows. From a distance, they looked like hedgehogs.
But the sense of oppression brought by these heavily armored soldiers is getting stronger and stronger.
"kill!"
"Trapped!"
"..."
Zhao Xi continued to charge forward, and as the ladder truck was set up on the city wall, Zhao Xi also began to climb the city.
At this time, the threat they face is no longer just a missing arrow with limited lethality!
It's rolling wood and rocks falling like rain!
Even if Zhao Xi and others were wearing heavy armor, they would have almost no protective effect in front of the rolling logs and rocks carrying terrifying kinetic energy.
This is the principle why blunt objects can break armor!
People were constantly being hit so hard that their heads were bleeding and their brains were bursting!
Zhao Xi watched helplessly as a veteran in front of him was hit on the head by a stone, fell to the ground and convulsed, and died tragically on the spot.
Although there was fear in his heart, Zhao Xi did not dare to retreat.
Because he knew that behind him and others were escorted by Yiding Tuqi who were supervising the battle. If he retreated, he would definitely die.
There is still a way forward!
If you retreat, you will surely die!
Zhao Xi knew exactly what to choose.
"kill!"
"Break the formation!"
"Long live Da Zhou, long live King Anxi!"
"..."
Amidst bursts of shouts, Zhao Xi held up his shield and began to climb the ladder.
There was a sound breaking through the air, and a log studded with barbs was thrown towards him.
Zhao Xi's reaction was very quick, he suddenly lowered himself and raised his shield.
The rolling wood was blocked by the shield in his hand, flew past and hit the crowd behind him.
Zhao Xi looked back subconsciously and saw three or five people behind him who had been knocked to the ground by rolling logs full of barbs.
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The heavy armor on their bodies blocked them from the damage caused by the barbs, but it could not stop the kinetic energy of the falling logs.
Three or five people were hit with broken bones and tendons, and lay on the ground wailing and screaming.
Zhao Xi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and felt his throat was dry.
The arm he used to hold up the shield seemed to have been broken. Severe pain continued, and he couldn't lift his arm at all.
However, under the push of Pao Ze behind him, he could not retreat at all and could only keep moving forward.
…
Facing Hami City, Guan Ning's army's offensive was overwhelming, which can be described as quite fierce!
Countless soldiers rushed towards the city!
A heavily armored soldier fought his way forward!
The artillery purchased by Guan Ning's army from Daming was still roaring, and the shells kept hitting the city wall or falling into the city.
Explosive bombs kept falling into the crowd one after another, and then exploded.
Smoke mixed with fire raged, and the fragments, driven by the shock wave, easily took away lives.
Some Jungar soldiers whose bodies were torn apart by fragments lay on the ground, covering their wounds and letting out bursts of piercing wails and screams.
They were not dead for a while, and had to wait in pain and despair for death to finally come.
The archers and musketeers of the Guan Ning Army continued to project firepower towards the city of Hami, suppressing the counterattack of the Jungar soldiers.
Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!
Gunshots continued to sound, and Guan Ning's army aimed at the city head and fired round after round of fire.
In order to pursue sufficient firepower density, when the musketeers of Guan Ning Army loaded their muskets, they did not load a single single-headed bullet.
But loaded with shotgun!
First load a few small projectiles, then load a larger single-head bullet, fill the gun chamber, and then compact it with a purge bar.
Then it’s time to pull the trigger!
With those small shotshells, the firepower density of Guan Ning's volley was very high.
Soldiers from the Zhungeer tribe were constantly hit by shotguns and fell to the ground and howled miserably.
The effect of shotgun shells on targets wearing armor is not obvious, but for enemies such as the Zhungeer tribe who lack armor, the effect of shotgun shells is better than that of single-point bullets.
Not only were muskets exploding on the battlefield, but a large number of arrows were flying between the two sides!
A dense rain of arrows rose into the sky and continued to shoot towards the opponent.
As time went by, the Ning army gradually ascended the city.
Those heavy steps relied on their heavy armor and invulnerability to attack the crowd with their swords.
The long sword slashes, the body is thrown into collision, almost no one can stop it!
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If it were a mounted battle, Zhungeer's soldiers might be able to support him twice.
After all, they are elite riders who grew up on horses, and they all have considerable experience in riding combat.
But when it comes to starting a battle and attacking and defending a fortress, ten soldiers from the Zhungeer tribe will not be a match for Guan Ning's army.
Even if we don’t talk about the gap in armaments between the two sides, the war experience alone is not on the same level!
"kill!"
"Break the formation!"
A Guan Ning army stepped up to the top of the city, constantly brandishing swords and raising shields, opening up the situation at the top of the city.
More and more heavy steps are completed!
And began to prepare to form a formation and charge forward to enter the city of Hami.
"kill!"
Soldiers from both sides fought in a group at the top of the city.
But it is very obvious that Guan Ning's army suppressed the soldiers of Zhungeer Department throughout the fight.
The soldiers of Zhungeer tribe slashed at the soldiers of Guan Ning with their swords, but the armor was not broken at all.
But when Sergeant Guan Ning stabbed him with his backhand, the Zhungeer soldier who didn't even have a stomach was killed or maimed.
This is the importance of the stomach in cold weapon warfare!
This is also the reason why ancient dynasties banned armor but not swords!
One soldier with armor may not be able to defeat ten soldiers without armor.
But a hundred soldiers with armor can definitely beat a thousand soldiers without armor.
The battle situation at the top of Hami City gradually became clear, and the soldiers of the Zhungeer tribe were constantly being squeezed out of their living space.
With a creak, the gate of Hami City was opened from the inside by the soldiers of Guan Ning Army!
The next moment, groups of Guan Ning troops rushed into Hami City with loud shouts of killing.
They cut down anyone they saw and constantly broke through the defense line of the Jungar soldiers.
…
Sengge wore an armor that was obviously in the style of the Western Regions, and there was a layer of chainmail inside the armor.
But this heavy armor doesn't give him enough sense of security!
Listening to the deafening roar outside the city, Sengge's face seemed to be filled with panic.
"How's it going? How's it going now?"
Seng Ge kept asking questions.
The group of nobles from the Jungar tribe around him had almost the same expression as him, with fear on their faces.
"No...it's not good!"
"The east gate city is broken, Zhou Jun... Zhou Jun has entered the city!"
At this moment, a messenger stumbled to Sengge and reported the bad news to Sengge.
Hearing this, Seng Ge suddenly fell into panic. His body went limp and almost collapsed to the ground.
The chaos outside is getting worse and worse, and the riots are constantly spreading towards where Sengge is.
Seng Ge took a deep breath, struggled to get up from the ground, opened his eyes and gritted his teeth and said.
"Send the order, let Xue's army prepare for war!"
"Follow me to kill the enemy!"
Seng Ge was unwilling to surrender and was prepared to lead his own guards in a desperate fight.
Since Genghis Khan founded the Qixue Army, almost every imperial guard unit that considers itself to be the orthodox Mongolian regime has adopted the name Qoxue Army.
Encouraged by Seng Ge, groups of Zhungeer elites wearing leather armor greeted the Guan Ning army entering the city.
…
The civil war in the city was fierce. Wu Yingqi rode back to Wu Sangui and said to his father.
"Father, now that the overall situation in Hami City has been decided, it is only a matter of time before the Zhungeer tribe falls."
"How about sending new troops into the city to test their combat capabilities?"
The new army Wu Yingqi refers to is the army under Guan Ning's rule that uses the Ming Dynasty's ordnance.
This army used Ming ordnance and imitated the tactics of the Ming army for training. It was regarded as Wu Sangui's experiment in the military innovation of the Guan Ning Army.
However, it is still unclear whether military innovation is feasible and the combat effectiveness of this new army is still unknown.
Now that the overall situation in Hami City has been decided, all that is left is the finishing work, so Wu Yingqi wants to mobilize new troops into the city for actual combat testing.
Wu Sangui heard this and did not object. He was now also curious about the combat effectiveness of the new army.
So, he just nodded slightly and said.
"Ying Qi, you can figure it out!"
When Wu Yingqi heard this, he clasped his fists and stepped back.
Then, he transferred the new army under Guan Ning's army into Hami City.
Guan Ning's new army marched in neat steps, carrying muskets, and entered Hami City aggressively.
Their array was quite neat, and they moved forward along with the chants, giving them a full sense of pressure.
If the banner they were flying was not that of the Guan Ning Army, some people would believe that they were the Ming Army.
The new Guan Ning Army is now a replica of the Ming Army!
Sengge appeared in Hami City with his cowardly Xue army, and ran into the new army of Guan Ning's army head on.
When Sengge saw the enemy coming to kill him, he shouted loudly.
"Follow me to kill the enemy!"
As he spoke, he took the lead and charged towards Guan Ning's army.
He clenched the saber in his hand, ready to be stained with blood at any time.
Guan Ning's army did not panic when they saw the enemy coming to kill them.
Those who can be selected into the new army are basically veterans of Guan Ning's army.
These people are all experienced in war, and they are not like new recruits who feel nervous when they see the enemy approaching on horseback.
"Everyone has it, ready to fight, guns on shoulders!"
With a loud shout, the soldier Guan Ning in the front row raised his gun and got ready for battle.
The muzzles of the black holes were densely arranged, pointing straight ahead.
Accompanied by the sound of trumpets, they continued to move forward.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
"..."
The distance between the two sides got closer and closer as they shouted to kill.
When the distance between the two sides was less than a hundred meters, the junior officer of Guan Ning Army shouted loudly.
"Everyone has it, aim!"
"Three volleys!"
"..."
The next moment, the sound of musket volleys resounded throughout the battlefield.
Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!
Fierce gunfire rang out, and projectiles were ejected from the muzzle of the gun, wrapped in smoke and flames, forming a barrage and shooting forward.
The first row of soldiers completed the salvo, turned around and retreated to reload, and the second row of soldiers quickly stepped forward.
Then pull the trigger!
Immediately afterwards, the second row of soldiers retreated, and the third row of soldiers stepped forward to prepare to shoot.
Intense gunshots resounded throughout the battlefield!
The charging Jungar cavalry were instantly covered by a dense barrage of barrages.
Sengge watched helplessly as a guard beside him was hit by a projectile, and a ball of blood burst out from his chest.
The war horse under his crotch also had its leg broken by the projectile, and it neighed in pain before falling to the ground.
Under the action of terrible inertia, the war horse's head was directly broken off.
The man was also thrown off his horse and immediately died.
However, before Seng Ge could be frightened, he felt his eyes go dark and a projectile was coming towards him.
The next moment, Sengge felt a pain in his head and completely lost consciousness.
From the perspective behind Sengge, just now, a projectile hit Sengge's head, and instantly, Sengge's head exploded like a rotten watermelon.
A lot of brains and blood were mixed together and sprayed everywhere!
As Guan Ning's army completed three rounds of volleys, the charge of the Zhungeer cavalry in front of them was curbed.
The not-so-wide street was filled with corpses.
The smell of blood and gunpowder smoke mixed together and dispersed with the wind.
The whole street was littered with corpses, a scene like Shura hell.
However, after completing three rounds of volleys, Guan Ningjun did not stop advancing and continued to move forward.
They stepped forward while loading the muskets in their hands.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
"..."
The deafening shouts of killing continued to sound, and the sense of oppression brought to the enemy became stronger and stronger.