Liu Mu stood on the fort with his big knife and shouted, "Tell those little bastards, although the mission we received is to feint to cover, but no one stipulates that the feint cannot be turned into the main attack. We all rely on our abilities."
, whoever enters the city first will be the first to succeed."
"Fuck you."
Yingzhou used to belong to Henan. During the Zhengde period, it was called Yingchuan and it was also under Henan. Later it still belonged to Fengyang Prefecture and belonged to Nanzhi. However, the Yingzhou Guards were under the command of the Henan Capital Command.
Yingzhou North City was added during the Ming Dynasty and is surrounded by brick and stone buildings for four miles.
There is Wengcheng, the moat is connected to the Ying River, and the East City God's Pond and the South City God's Pond are connected to the Ying River.
Outside the Cheng'en Gate in the north, there is the Wengcheng. There are two gates on the left and right of the Wengcheng, the west gate leads to Bianmen, and the east gate leads to Huaimen.
To the north of the Wengcheng is the North Moat, and to the north of the North Moat is the Ying River.
Yingzhou is the northwest gateway of Fengyang. The whole city is built with an additional city in the north and south of the old city. It is indeed quite good as a traditional city. Even after several repairs, it still has brick city walls, urn towers, and watchtowers.
Moat etc.
But they were facing the Northern Expedition imperial camp, not to mention that they had been training with this city for two years.
Many bridges have been built across the Ying River in Beicheng, and more than a dozen sections of the North Moat have been blocked.
Not to mention that the Eighth Town dug tunnels under the city wall as early as possible.
Liu Mu also emerged from the Long Yuanxun and martial arts examinations. He was already a general at the end of Chongzhen. He also served as the deputy commander-in-chief during the Hongguang Dynasty. Later, he returned to his hometown of Shaoxing. He also responded to Ying immediately and crossed the river to seize Fuyang and other places.
Later, when the emperor returned to Zhejiang, he awarded him the title of Warrior Town and it became the first town of Yuying. Later, he guarded Yanzhou and worked hard. The people of this town were also brave and daring to fight, and they were full of elites capable of fighting.
At this time, Zheng Zunqian wanted to make the main attack and asked him to feint to cover. Liu Mu agreed. However, as soon as the battle started, he directly had a showdown with his generals. There was no main attack or feint, it all depended on his ability.
A loud bang.
A section of the North City wall collapsed, and then there was a loud noise, and another section of the wall collapsed.
At this time, there were not many defenders in the city. There were less than 20,000 people from all three tribes and eight banners including their families, Baoyi, etc. They focused on guarding Wengcheng, which was a battleground during the war.
Who would have thought that the Ming army did not respect martial ethics and deployed tunnel blasting techniques in three directions. In the past two years, the Qing army defended the city and also took precautions against tunnels. They even succeeded in pinpointing the location and reverse digging to destroy more than a dozen tunnels.
But it couldn't stop the Ming army from digging too much.
Suddenly, dozens of large gaps appeared in Beicheng, as pitiful and helpless as a toothless old woman.
After digging into the trench under the city wall, the artillery began to fire fiercely, and then the musketeers jumped out of the trench with bayonet-mounted guns and rushed forward.
The Ming army's artillery fired continuously. Although the Tatars on the city wall were fighting against the trapped beasts, most of their few artillery were damaged in the two years of bombardment, and the remaining ammunition was exhausted.
At the end of the day, it's not even as good as a fire stick at this time.
Bursts of smoke bloomed over the battlefield, like beautiful fireworks.
The musketeers shouted and charged, besieging the city for almost two years. They had been waiting for this day for too long.
The Tatars tried to rescue and block the gap, but after they rushed over, they were greeted by endless artillery fire, as well as open-fire gunners who also rushed to the gap.
Rows of bird cannons were fired at them, and the Eight Banners wearing cotton armor were shot and fell to the ground. Before those behind them could rush over, another row of fire cannons were fired at them.
They also began to fight back with muskets, bows and arrows, and even spears.
Several Ming soldiers in the front row fell, but those behind them came up again.
The Ming army fired muskets in rows. After those in the front row finished firing, those in the second row rushed to the front of the first row to fire muskets, and then those in the third row rushed to the front.
After the four rows finished firing, the ones in the first row had finished loading their guns and ran to the front to fire their guns.
The volleys were fired, and the volleys were fired.
There is no gap in firepower.
The Ming army's firepower was fierce, and they all wore cotton armor and helmets. The Tatars who rushed into the gap could not stand at all. They fought back desperately, but the casualties caused to the Ming army were much smaller.
Soon, one gap after another was flooded by the Ming army and occupied one by one.
After capturing it, the Ming army did not stop and continued to charge into the city.
At this time, the small artillery teams and gun carrying teams at each sentry quickly followed up on the high ground occupying the gap, set up guns and cannons, and began to support the musketeers entering the city from a high position.
The Qing army focused on guarding several barbicans and enemy towers.
But the Ming army did not attack Wengcheng at all, nor did they try to seize the gate. Instead, they directly opened holes in the city wall.
The city was broken so quickly that the Tatars were caught off guard.
A group of artillerymen carried a five-hundred-pound three-pound cannon and roared, then directly carried the cannon into the city. The gunners quickly found a position, then set up the cannon and loaded it.
boom.
Three-pound iron bullets roared out, directly blasting into a group of Tatar soldiers who came to fight in the distance. On the not-so-wide street, this shot directly hit, bounced and rolled away, taking away two or three people.
ten people.
Another three-pounder was brought in by the artillerymen.
There was the roar of artillery fire everywhere.
Yingzhou City has been surrounded by flowers on all sides, and the soldiers of the Ming army who were hungry and thirsty rushed into the city, screaming like chicken blood.
Even some cavalrymen rode into the city and rampaged along the streets.
The Drum Tower in the city.
Luckede is winding the string, and this clear bow is in good condition.
One after another, the messengers arrived and reported to him the critical situation of the battle.
The Ming army is serious about it.
Unstoppable.
"The Ming army's offensive on the north, east, and south sides is extremely fierce. They have broken into the city like a tide. The west city has not been broken yet."
Luckard stood up and said, "Follow me to Ximen!"
Luckard got off the drum tower, mounted his horse, and rode to the west gate with a group of soldiers. Now there were only these few hundred horses in the entire Yingzhou city.
But Luck Dehun, who rushed to the west city gate, did not open the door to escape.
"Block the door."
"Your Majesty?"
"Can't you understand the obvious trick of the Ming thieves? They attacked on three sides, but deliberately let go of the west gate. This is to make us abandon the city and escape. But do you think we can escape now that we have left the city? On the first floor of the city gate
Not to mention the trenches on the first floor, we have no horses now, and leaving the city will only mean death."
He pulled out his sword and said, "Even if we die, we can't live up to the thief's will. We will burn with the city even if we die. Kill as many as we can!"
Luck Dehun ordered the nearby houses to be demolished, and moved in wood, bricks, and stones to block the west gate. He then led his troops to the west gate tower and took command. Anyone who tried to move to block the escape would be killed without mercy.
He requested to start a street battle with the Ming army and rely on houses to resist until every soldier was killed.
"Never surrender!"
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Outside the city, Chen Qianfu and other civil servants who were watching the battle in Erli watched with excitement. The scene of thousands of troops roaring and fighting was indeed exciting.
Especially when I saw that the large city guarded by tens of thousands of Tatars collapsed in an instant under the fierce offensive of the Ming army. They directly blew dozens of holes in several city walls and rushed in like a tide.
The Ming Dynasty had been fighting with the Jianlu for decades, and had suffered countless defeats. Later, when the Jianlu were mentioned, they even had psychological shadows, but now they were beaten to such an embarrassing state.
This is unbelievable and extremely exciting.
Zheng Zunqian, who was in charge of the command, listened to the soldiers reporting the battle situation one by one, but his brows were furrowed and he was very dissatisfied.
Liu Dadao is really going to strive for credit.
However, Luckdhun actually wanted to fight to the death in the city and blocked the west gate himself. The battle did not go as planned. The Tatars did not escape and were very stubborn.
Next, we will fall into fighting in the streets of the city, which will undoubtedly increase casualties.
Gritting his teeth, Zheng Zunqian ordered.
"Since the Tatars don't know how to commend themselves, there is no need for mercy. Send an order. After entering the city, they will clean up street by street. Don't be polite. As long as they don't put down their weapons, they will be killed without mercy."
"Let the generals be careful and not underestimate the enemy. Although Yingzhou City has been destroyed, the Tatars in front of us are still trying to fight for their lives. If anyone is reckless and adds unnecessary casualties to me, I will deal with him according to military law."
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"Use artillery to clear the way, don't be reluctant to let go of the artillery shells, just blast them. If it's difficult to attack those Tatars who are occupying houses and resisting, just set fire to the buildings."
"Anyway, there are no innocent people left in the entire Yingzhou City. All the people alive inside are Tartar enemy invaders. At worst, the entire Yingzhou City will be bulldozed and a new one will be rebuilt later."
Chen Qianfu and others were greatly surprised when they heard this order.
Some people couldn't help but think that this was too indiscriminate killing.
But Zheng Zunqian just said, "This is a battlefield. I am the commander of the camp appointed by His Majesty. I have the final say on everything on the battlefield. If there is any problem, I will naturally take responsibility afterwards."
When Chen Qianfu saw this, he immediately stopped the official.
"Captain Zheng is right. This is a battlefield. We should leave the fighting to Governor Zheng and other soldiers. Let's go back and inspect the field hospital to see how the stretcher team, medicines, etc. are prepared."
He had no sympathy for the Tatars, and he did not want to use civilian officials to suppress the military attachés. The emperor gave Zheng Zunqian the authority that he, the governor, could not suppress.
Why bother asking for this boring thing? Zheng Zunqian originally wanted to revolt, but even his father dared to force the ruthless person to hand over the keys and get the money.
The messenger took the order and left.
Zheng Zunqian watched Chen Qianfu and others leave without being too polite. For him now, the most important thing is the war at hand. Taking Yingzhou is not a problem, but he must minimize casualties to earn the emperor's trust.
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Any trainee officer from the martial arts hall commanding this battle can win, but it must be won beautifully.
"Why do you have to worry about it, Governor? As soon as this wall is broken, we will win."
"Of course I know we can win, but we can't have too many casualties."
"Captain, please rest assured, there won't be any casualties. We are not like a few years ago. Our soldiers are all wearing fine cotton armor, not to mention there are plenty of cannons and small cannons. When the Tatars were guarding the city, they were all
They can't get the slightest advantage. Now that the city is broken, they want to fight in the streets. Even if they have the determination, what can they do with it?
They don't have cannons or muskets, so they just have bows, arrows and spears?
What's the use of those houses? One shot will turn them into rubble. If that doesn't work, you can also fire a few rockets. In close combat in the streets, we have an overall advantage." Deputy Admiral Liu Guangshi said with a smile. This is also a Shaoxing swordsman.
, but he is less famous than Liu Mu. Liu Guangshi was a ranger, just like Zheng Zunqian, while Liu Mu was a general.
"Liu Mu's Eighth Town has also entered the city. Why don't we simply transfer the Eighteenth Town of Guo Xingye back and let them take charge of the west city? Since we are fighting street fighting, there is no need to ambush outside the city."
"Okay, just leave the three cavalrymen from the three towns to intercept outside the city, and let the eighteenth town also go into the city to clean up." Zheng Zunqian looked at the sky, "Try to do it as quickly as possible and don't delay it until tomorrow."
When Zhu Zhongyi received the military order, he was stunned for a moment, and then sighed.
"It seems that we have no chance to catch a big fish like Luck Dehun. Let's go back and fight in the streets of the city, clear rat holes and kill rats."
Only half an hour after the battle started, Xu Zhongyi's Eighteenth Town also returned to the city to join the battle.
The new imperial camps in the three towns had more than 40,000 troops and more than 30,000 soldiers alone. They poured into Yingzhou City like a tide and cleaned up street by street. When they encountered those who were resisting hiding in the courtyard buildings, they directly fired the cannons of the battalions.
Come up and blast, and if that doesn't work, call in the heavy artillery from the cannon mark to clear the ground.
Where had the Ming army fought this kind of battle before?
After the bombardment, they fired volleys of guns to control the streets and alleys first, and then clean up house after house. With Zheng Zunqian's military order, they could safely bombard and shoot, and kill when they saw them without worrying about anything else.
The sun rises to the middle.
The heat is scorching.
The battle in the city is coming to an end. The Ming army has controlled more than a hundred streets and alleys in the city. Most of the houses and shops in the city have been cleaned. Although there are still some left, they can no longer afford to cause trouble.
One ride galloped to the commander's flag outside the city.
"Report, Mr. Guo Xing has cleared the west city and killed Luck Dehun."
"Report, the Eighth Town has cleared Dongcheng."
"Report, the Seventh Town has cleared Nancheng."
"Report, Beicheng has been cleared."
Zheng Zunqian finally smiled as he listened to the good news one after another.
