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- While Dorgon was busy ordering the Qing soldiers to get off the city wall, the explosive shells fired from outside the city were still falling from the sky. The exploding shells caused the Qing soldiers to run around, looking at the city wall in a mess.
A dark shell sprayed out from the muzzle. It drew a long arc along the sky with a large plume of gunpowder smoke, hit the city wall heavily, and landed next to a group of Qing soldiers who were avoiding the artillery fire. , the shell that had just landed had not yet exploded, and was still rolling on the ground, causing a burst of screams from the Qing soldiers.
But the screams of these Qing soldiers did not last long, and the shells exploded.
"Boom"
There was a loud noise accompanied by a burst of smoke. The miserable cries of the Qing soldiers were drowned by the loud noise of the explosion. Countless iron pieces were blown into pieces by the powerful explosive force and flew everywhere. The shrapnel swept all the surrounding Qing soldiers to the ground. , several Qing soldiers who were still alive after being shot were still climbing on the ground.
Dong Guo's eyes moved away from the telescope, and he gave the order again coldly, "Target city wall, four hundred and fifty steps ahead, height three chains, release!"
"Yes, four hundred and fifty steps, three levels high!"
The gunners and officers on the left and right responded in unison, and hundreds of artillery pieces rotated their gun mounts in unison, making a creaking sound. The aimers nervously adjusted the position of the muzzles, because this primitive artillery There is no reset device, so it needs to be readjusted after each shot is fired, so the firing procedure is very cumbersome.
After a while, people came from the left and right to report: "Sir, the artillery is ready!"
"Ready!" The voices of the artillerymen came from around.
Dong Guo nodded, raised his scimitar and shouted with all his strength: "Target, city wall450 steps away, let go!"
"put!"
"put!"
"Boom"
The Napoleon cannons spurted out fiery red fire, and puffs of white smoke spewed out. At the same time, black exploding shells roared forward.
As if they had made a collective appointment, hundreds of artillery pieces let out a roar that shook the sky. Its power was so huge. So much so that the whole earth trembled slightly, and as if a long time had passed, another thunderous sound came from the front.
Looking at the thick smoke billowing from the city of Shengjing, Dong Guo's eyes flashed with crazy eyes, he raised his machete and shouted: "Prepare artillery fire, load the shells!"
At this moment, Dong Guo seemed to have transformed into a vengeful god of war. He wanted to seek justice for the Han people who had died in vain on this land for decades. He wants to send all those executioners to hell.
On the Dahua Army's position, Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and other Liaodong generals looked at the city wall opposite. Their faces were full of shock, and their hearts were horrified. Zu Dashou's artillery fire was so sharp and accurate that they could not imagine it. What would happen if one day I faced such artillery fire?
Two quarters of an hour later. The artillery fire gradually stopped. Looking at the messy city wall, Li Yan nodded with satisfaction, turned to Zu Dashou beside him and said: "General Zu, the artillery fire has stopped, you can start to attack the city."
"Yes, I will obey the command of the Commander-in-Chief!"
Zu Dashou and the generals behind him looked excited. After seeing the effects of Dong Guo's shelling, they became more confident in the next attack.
Zu Dashou looked solemn. He turned around solemnly and said: "The soldiers of Liaodong are about to kill the enemy and serve the country. Now they are listening to my generals' orders and preparing to attack the city!"
"Zu Da Le!"
"The end is here!"
"You lead a battalion of soldiers and horses to attack from the left!"
"Zu Da Porridge!"
"The end is here!"
"You lead a battalion of soldiers and horses to attack from the right!"
"The general will obey your orders!"
After giving the order, Zu Dashou turned back to Li Yan and said, "Supervisor, I have a small request. Please grant me your permission!"
"Go ahead!" Li Yan looked very kind.
Zu Dashou said with a normal expression: "General, I have heard that Dahua's quick guns are unparalleled in the world. Although Liaodong has not yet equipped such fire guns due to production constraints, I would like to ask the commander to send a battalion of soldiers to cover Jinzhou from behind. The soldiers attack the city and reduce the casualties of our soldiers. I wonder if this is possible?"
Li Yan smiled faintly, and with his intelligence, he naturally heard a hint of resentment in Zu Dashou's words. But this hunger policy was formulated by Pang Gang himself, and he did not dare to make such an opening.
"Of course!" Li Yan laughed and then explained: "It's not that the governor doesn't equip Mr. Zu with this new type of fast gun, but that there is a real shortage of this type of fast gun., due to the rapid expansion of our army, the production of fast guns has not been able to keep up, so we cannot change your equipment in time. . . . . . "
"but"
When he said this, Li Yan lengthened his voice. Li Yan immediately noticed a look of surprise in Zu Dashou's eyes. Li Yan, who was smiling secretly in his heart, could not bear to tease this veteran whose beard was half gray anymore. He simply said: "But I still have five hundred sticks here." The spare quick guns, if Lord Zu can attack the city, I will make the decision to allocate these quick guns to your troops for use first, what do you think, Lord Zu?"
How could Zu Dashou not be willing? Last time, Li Yan rewarded Wu Sangui's troops with 800 fast guns. After trial, the effect was very good, which made the Jinzhou soldiers jealous. Now that Li Yan is relieved, how can they not? The rationale for desperate efforts? Overjoyed, he immediately thanked him and said, "I would like to thank you, Lord Supervisor. If I am still unable to attack the Shengjing city, I will be willing to be punished by military law!"
Li Yan helped him up and said kindly: "You're welcome, Master Zu, hurry up and organize the soldiers to attack the city!"
"yes!"
Zu Dashou clasped his fists and went down immediately. Wang Zhi, Li Yuan, Wei Jiang and others on the side looked at each other, and they all secretly admired Li Yan's skills in controlling people. Zu Dashou first volunteered to attack the city, and he showed small favors, using only five hundred guns. The gun boosted Zu Dashou's military morale. With this bait, he doesn't have to worry about his ancestor's longevity and not working hard.
After a while, more than 10,000 Jinzhou soldiers were divided into several pairs and began to attack the city. Behind them was a battalion of riflemen sent by Li Yan to cover the rear.
Zu Dashou personally held a ghost-headed sword and stood in front of the army's formation, and said sternly: "My sons, the city in front is called Shengjing, and it is the home of the Tatars. But in the past, this city was not called Shengjing. It is called Shenyang. In the 20th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty once set up the Shenyang Central Guard here, which was under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Capital Commandery Department. In March of the first year of Tianqi, Nurhaci, an old thief, occupied this place and later moved the capital here. The name was changed to Shenyang, and this is what Shengjing is today. I hate it, this place was originally the place where my strong men galloped their war horses, but now it is occupied by the barbarian Tatars. Today, I, the Great Hua, have raised their troops here and are about to regain the second city. Just now, I have already patted my chest to the supervisor, guaranteeing that I, the Jinzhou athletes, can be the first to reach the next city, sons and daughters, can you do it?"
There was silence in front of the formation, and it took a long time before the thunderous cheers rang out, "My great power is victorious! Victorious!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
A huge mass of tens of thousands of people floated in the air, and waves of heroic murderous intent shot straight into the sky.
Zu Dashou nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, everyone is here, attack the city!"
"Siege the city!"
Countless mid-level officers waved their weapons and urged their soldiers to attack the city, while the remaining low-level officers and soldiers rushed forward crazily carrying ladders.
Behind them, a battalion of Dahua riflemen raised their guns and began long-range suppression. As long as any Qing soldiers dared to show their heads, they would immediately be struck by a storm.
The city wall of Shengjing is seven feet five inches high (2.79 meters), surrounded by thirty-two miles and forty-eight steps (16.080 kilometers), and covers an area of ??11.9 square kilometers. It is an irregular angled circle, built of rammed earth, with eight gates. The gates are relatively simple, with two brick doorposts, a horizontal beam on top, and a roof tile. The eight gates are eight side gates.
Namely: the Dadong entrance gate of Dadongguan outside Fujin Gate, the small east side gate of Xiaodongguan outside Neizhi Gate; the big south gate of Dadongguan outside Desheng Gate, the small south gate of Xiaonanguan outside Tianyou Gate, and Huaiyuan Gate. There is the big west gate of Waidaxiguan, the small west gate of Xiaoxiguan outside Waiphumen, the big north gate of Dabeiguan outside Fushengmen, and the small north gate of Xiaobeiguan outside Dizaimen. In this way, Shenyang City was divided into "eight gates" and "eight gates".
After Huang Taiji ascended the throne, he clearly divided the boundaries of the Eight Banners' residences. Fujinguan and Dadongguan were bordered by red flags, Neizhimen and Xiaodongguan were bordered by red flags, and Deshengmen and Dananguan were bordered by yellow flags. The interior of Tianyou Gate and Xiaonan Pass are bordered by the Blue Flag, the interior of Huaiyuan Gate and Daxi Pass are bordered by the White Flag, the interior of Waihuang Gate and Xiaosi Pass are the borders of the Zhenghuang Banner, and the interior of Fusheng Gate and Dabeiguan are the border of the Zhenglan Banner. The inside of Dizaimen and Xiaobeiguan are the boundaries of Zhengbai Banner. The living area is in order and there is no confusion at all.
The North Gate that Zu Dashou led his troops to attack now belongs to Fusheng Gate. This was originally the defense area of ??Zhenglan Banner, but after Li Yan besieged the city, he made it clear that his chariots and horses would attack here. Therefore, now, there are more than just Zhenglan Banners here. Instead of men and horses, nearly 40% of the Eight Banners' men and horses were gathered, among which Dorgon's Zhengbai Banner's men and horses were the majority.
The Qing army, which was originally in dire straits after being bombarded by the bombs, slowly emerged from its hiding place after the Dahua army stopped shelling. Now that they saw the Dahua army beginning to attack the city, countless Qing soldiers did not need the supervision of their own officers.Gold juice, bows and crossbows were prepared to give the Chinese army a head-on attack.
When Zu Dashou's men and horses ran a hundred steps away from the city wall, the city leaders let out a chorus of shouts, and countless crossbows were fired from the city walls. They were condescending, and their arrows were shot out with parabolas, one after another. Heavy arrowheads fell from the sky and shot towards the soldiers below.
"ah"
A soldier who was carrying a ladder and rushing forward was shot in the head by an arrowhead falling from the sky. The heavy arrowhead penetrated from the back of his head. The soldier fell to the ground without saying a word. But then another soldier next to him took his place, and he and others carried the ladder and continued to rush forward. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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