Outside the south city of Ningxia City, 20 Suzhou artillery were arranged in four rows, with their muzzles aimed at the same target. The commander of the artillery team was Xiong Minyang, and the technical leaders were Xu Guangqi and Hao Qing.
This time, the artillery team of Kanyu Camp was pushed directly to a place only 300 steps away from the target. At this distance, the Ningxia rebels' bows and arrows could not pose a threat to the artillery team, and the artillery team could maximize the shooting accuracy.
At the same time, you can also get the highest hit speed.
Behind the artillery team is the assault force of the Liaodong Army, which is ready to go. The leader is the guerrilla general Zu Chengxun, one of the best generals under Li Rusong. The 2,000 selected Liaodong army officers and soldiers each hold a steel knife in their hands, ready to charge at any time.
Entered Ningxia City and fought a bloody battle with the rebels.
Behind the Liaodong Army, Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong were also on standby with 1,000 musketeers from Kanyu Camp. Fighting in the streets of the city, Kanyu Camp's long-range muskets were far more powerful than the standard firecrackers or bows and arrows in the Ming army.
Su Hao was a good man who went to the end and simply sent out the musketeers from his army. Of course, Li Rusong was not unreasonable. He had already photographed Su Hao in front of Deng Kui, Zhang Yunlong and others*
*, if we can punish Kuaibai, Liu Dongyang and others for their rebellion, the contribution of Deng, Zhang and others will be indispensable.
At the top of the Ningxia city, the rebel officers and soldiers were also nervously observing the movements of the Ming army. With such a posture, it was obvious that the Ming army was about to launch a new round of offensive. In the past, the Ming army used a comprehensive strategy to attack the city.
At the same time, they launched attacks at dozens of city landing points in order to overwhelm the rebels. This time, the Ming army reduced its strength to one point. Could it be that they were sure to tear apart the defense of Ningxia City at one point?
"Mastermind, what do you think the Ming army means?" Liu Dongyang asked Kuaibai standing at the top of the city.
Kuaibai looked at the Ming army's position with a telescope, his face changed slightly, and he said: "I heard from Kuaiyun that the Ming army is equipped with a new type of artillery, which can open shells, has a long range and is extremely powerful. Now there are
What comes out is this kind of artillery."
Liu Dongyang asked: "Could it be that the Ming army wanted to use artillery to kill my defenders and then attack by force?"
Kuaibai said: "That's what it means, but they don't need to pile up the cannons together. Can their troops and horses be spread out on such a narrow front?"
"No matter what, we have to be on guard. Mastermind, you see..." Liu Dongyang did not say the next words.
Kuaibai understood Liu Dongyang's hint, and it was nothing more than asking him to transfer the most elite Cangtou Army to this area for defense. The Cangtou Army was a private soldier raised by Kuaibai, and Liu Dongyang was nominally the commander-in-chief of Ningxia.
But he couldn't mobilize this army, so he could only obey his wishes.
"Come here, let Tu Wenxiu bring the Cangtou Army here and stand by." Kuai Bai ordered the soldiers around him.
2,000 Cangtou Army soldiers were mobilized, and Kuaibai asked them to hide behind the city wall, waiting for the Ming army to charge before going up to the city to fight. Regarding the power of the Ming army's artillery, Kuaibai had already heard from Kuaiyun, and he
Of course he would not expose his elite to the artillery fire of the Ming army.
Outside the city, the scheduled attack time had arrived. Ye Mengxiong wore his armor and came to the front to watch the battle in person. Li Rusong and Su Hao asked Ye Mengxiong for instructions and issued the order to attack the city.
"fire!"
Xiong Minyang waved his hand, and the gunners picked up the tinder that had been prepared and lit the cannon's twister.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The cannons fired in unison, and a row of cannonballs flew towards the Ningxia city wall. The cannonballs hit the city wall, making a deafening explosion, and the entire city wall began to shake slightly.
"Haha, the artillerymen of the Ming army are really useless. They can't even shoot at such a close range!" Liu Dongyang, who had already hid aside, couldn't help laughing. In his opinion, the purpose of artillery assists is to kill the city head.
to defend the enemy and clear the front line for the attacking troops. However, the Ming army's artillery shells actually hit the city wall without missing a single shot. Could it be that they wanted to make a hole in the city wall?
Before he could finish laughing, the Ming army's second round of shelling began again. Xu Guangqi transplanted the three-stage firing of the muskets to the artillery, allowing the 20 artillery pieces to be divided into four stages for bombardment. The benefit of this was naturally not to maintain firepower.
It is a continuation of the surname, but it is to allow the cannonballs from behind to fall on the crater formed in the front, thereby chipping away the entire section of the city wall layer by layer.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The second round, the third round, the fourth round...the rounds of shelling seemed to be endless. Liu Dongyang and Kuaibai could no longer laugh. The green bricks on the outermost layer of the city wall had been torn off by the gunfire.
Although the core soil in the middle has been repeatedly compacted, it is still vulnerable to cannonballs filled with yellow gunpowder.
After each round of shelling, a large amount of loess poured down from the city wall. After a while, a loud crashing sound was heard, and the top of the city wall collapsed on a large scale.
"This, this, this... the Ming army wants to use artillery to blow up the city wall?" Kuai Bai then realized the Ming army's true intention. This was no longer a joke, the Ming army indeed had such ability.
"Mastermind, can you quickly find someone to fill the gap?" Liu Dongyang asked tremblingly. Facing the powerful Ming army, the only thing they can rely on is this city wall. If the city wall is defeated, the Ming army will
With a massive influx into the city, could only 20,000 Ningxia soldiers be able to defeat the nearly 100,000 Ming troops?
"The artillery fire is so fierce, how can we fill it up!" Kuai Bai shouted. He was now at a loss and didn't know what to do. The damage to the city wall was just one of the reasons that made him panic. The deeper reason was that he did not expect that the Ming army's artillery fire could actually
How could a flesh and blood body be able to withstand the firepower that was so sharp and could blast away the city walls?
While the rebels were panicking, the Ming army's position was filled with joy. For Su Hao, this result was expected and nothing surprising. But Ye Mengxiong and Li Rusong were different. If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.
There is such a way to siege a city.
The lower-level officers and soldiers of the Ming army were filled with sighs when they saw this scene. No one knew the dangers of siege by ladders better than them. Standing on the rickety ladders and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the defenders at the top of the city was almost a life-and-death battle.
.It's better now. The artillery has flattened the city wall, and the siege has become a battle on the ground. If we can't win such a battle, how can we be worthy of Deputy General Su's hard work?
"Liaodong Army, prepare to charge!"
Seeing that a gap more than one foot wide had been formed, Li Rusong drew his sword in his hand and issued an order to his subordinates.
At the same time, Su Hao also issued an order to the survey camp: "Replace the artillery with shotguns, and the musketeers will step forward to suppress the archers at the top of the city and cooperate with the Liaodong Army's attack!"
"Come on!"
Zu Chengxun took the lead and rushed towards Ningxia City with a broadsword. Behind him, 2,000 Liaodong troops shouted loudly and rushed towards the gap in the city wall blasted by artillery. Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong carried muskets.
The soldiers rushed forward a hundred steps, knelt down on the spot, raised their flintlock guns and fired at the Ningxia rebels at the top of the city, suppressing the rebel archers. The artillery in the rear also raised its muzzle and fired the shells.
Throw them at the city defenders on both sides of the gap.
The city wall of Ningxia is more than 4 feet high. Artillery shells hit a height of about 2 feet, causing the wall to collapse. The collapsed soil formed a slope, which served as a springboard for the charge. Li Rusong and other veteran generals had rich combat experience
From experience, he knew that the loose soil was not conducive to charging, so he ordered the soldiers at the front to still bring ladders, wooden boards and other objects. When they rushed to the front, they should level the ladders as a place to step on.
For an army charging at high speed, the distance of two to three hundred steps was only a blink of an eye. A small earth slope two feet high could not stop the Liaodong Army. Zu Chengxun led the forward troops and rushed forward at once.
After crossing the gap, we entered the city. When the city wall collapsed, the floating soil fell to both sides at the same time, so there was also a slope where the floating soil was piled up when going downhill.
"Block the Ming army!"
"Kill all the Ming army, and the prince will give you a huge reward!"
"Brothers, let's fight!"
The rebels in the city were making a fuss like a pot was exploding. After realizing the Ming army's intentions, Kuaibai had already begun to deploy troops and generals, preparing to block the Ming army behind the gap. At this time, he saw Zu Chengxun leading
The soldiers rushed in, and the rebels rushed forward desperately, preparing to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Ming army.
"Boom! Boom!"
What greeted the rebels was loud noises. The first batch of Liaodong Army soldiers who rushed into the city each held two Su grenades in their hands. As soon as they entered the city, they threw them towards the most densely populated areas of the enemy.
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The artillery fired by the Ming army during the siege had already frightened the rebel officers and soldiers. Who would have the courage to attack the artillery that could not even be blocked by the city wall? Now, seeing that the Ming army's siege troops can actually throw firearms
, and the sound of the explosion was no less than that of artillery. The fighting spirit of the rebel officers and soldiers suddenly collapsed. Except for a few diehards who still persisted, most of the rebels turned their heads without hesitation and fled backwards.
"Asshole, hold on, take a step back, and kill the whole camp!"
Kuei Cheng'en, Tu Wenxiu and other high-ranking rebel generals bit the bullet and loudly rebuked their subordinates, forcing their officers and soldiers to return to the battlefield at the gap in the city wall. Kuaibai's army was originally good at cavalry, which was different from Kuaibai's Tatars.
It has something to do with origin. Unfortunately, we are fighting in the city of Ningxia, and the advantages of the cavalry cannot be used at all. However, the infantry was intimidated by the grenades thrown by the Liaodong Army at the first time, and it will be difficult to organize an attack for a while.
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Taking advantage of this brief opportunity, Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong commanded the musketry team of Kanyu Camp to follow up. They asked some musketeers to follow the Liaodong Army to provide long-range cover for the Liaodong Army. The other musketeers followed
The slopes on both sides rushed up to the city wall and began to drive away the rebels on the wall.
The three-stage shooting was reorganized. The top of the city wall was only a space about two feet wide. The musketeers were divided into several rows, and the firepower completely blocked the entire section of the city wall. As bursts of gunshots were fired, the rebels threw down
There were dead bodies on the ground, and they retreated in a hurry. (To be continued.)