It can be said that this round of shelling by the Qing army is a typical thunder and rain.

It seems that the movement is not small, and the momentum is huge.

But in fact, it did not cause effective damage to the Ming army.

Not even the breastwork of the front line was fully penetrated.

Hong Chengchou saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

The red-coated cannon can be regarded as the greatest magic weapon of the Qing army, and if even the red-coated cannon can't open the situation, it is indeed a little difficult.

After a round of shelling, the Qing soldiers had to use cold water to pour cold water into the barrels to cool down the red-coated cannons, so they could not continue to fire the cannons for a long time.

At this interval, Zhu Youlang ordered the cannon to be fired.

Compared with the Qing army, the field artillery of the Ming army was smaller in size and weight, but its power was not bad.

In particular, the field artillery of the Ming army was equipped with a grenade, a weapon of great destruction, and the power of the grenade in this kind of trench tug-of-war was obviously much sharper than that of pure solid lead bullet.

The Son of Heaven gave an order, and for a time the artillery fired a salvo.

Although the caliber of the field guns of the Ming army is not the same, the operation feel is almost the same.

The soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army have been very proficient in daily training, and at this moment they are just treating this as an ordinary training.

With their easy operation, the shells were fired and flew towards the Qing camp with great force.

Compared with the Qing army, the Ming army had a larger number of artillery and covered a larger area.

This obviously made the front-line Qing soldiers a head-scratcher.

Faced with the shells coming from the pavement, they had no choice but to lie on the ground, hoping that the breastwork would help them withstand the shells.

It was just a surprising circumstance that a flowering bomb exploded in the air, scattering fragments in all directions.

Even the Qing soldiers hiding in the trenches could not avoid being injured by the debris.

Some fragments directly penetrated the neck and head of the Qing soldiers, and for a while, yellow and white things mixed with dark red blood stained the loess.

The uncertainty of the grenade made it impossible for the paramimeter in front of the Qing army to really protect them.

I'm afraid even God doesn't know who will survive this round of artillery.

Of course, there are also grenades that have not exploded.

But even if it was a solid bullet, the damage of the ricochet was also a headache for the Qing army.

This is mainly because the trenches are not dug deep enough, and there are enough people in front of them to squat down.

The secondary damage caused by this deep ricochet is fatal enough.

"Ahh

A cannonball passed directly through the chest of a Qing soldier, and then ran all the way through, crushing more than a dozen Green Battalion soldiers into pulp.

They were huddled in the trenches, and there was no time to escape.

They didn't know until they died that this seemingly sharp trench had really pitted them.

Of course, the most important cause of the Qing army's casualties was the fragments that exploded from the flowering bombs.

The Green Battalion Soldiers, wearing only cloth armor, could not protect themselves at all, and the fragments of explosives could cut through the fragile flesh at any time.

The wails continued, and the defense line that Hong Chengchou had spent several days building was broken through by the Ming army.

Instead of immediately advancing the front, the Ming army continued to fire with artillery.

As the most important battle after pacifying Huguang, Zhu Youlang did not hesitate to use artillery in this battle, even if he ran the shells dry.

Under the suppression of strong firepower, the Qing soldiers began to flee.

But the Qing soldiers who escaped from the trenches were clearly targeted, and the exploding grenade fragments passed through their bodies and blew them into hedgehogs.

One by one, the bloody men fell to the ground after a few steps, and the blood stained the ground and dyed the ground crimson.

In a big war, both sides will have a psychological line of defense.

Before the psychological defense line is broken, both sides have chances and even go back and forth. Dream Chinese

But once one side's psychological defense line is broken, it will snowball all the way.

If you have a disadvantage, it will be very difficult to turn the tables.

Purely in terms of power, the field artillery of the Ming army may not be larger than the red-coated cannon.

However, the more rational use and the extreme use of trenches and breastworks made the Ming army occupy an absolute advantage in this round of artillery bombardment.

Hong Chengchou couldn't sit still.

Although it is said that the casualties of the Qing army have not yet been so heavy that they collapse, it is difficult to guarantee that the morale of the army will not collapse if the Ming army continues to be bullied like this.

He had to do something before he did.

He glanced at Shang Kexi on the flank, and finally decided to pull down this old face and beg Shang Kexi to make a move.

Not because of anything else, but because Shang Kexi's artillery is sharper.

Because Shang Kexi's domain is located in Guangdong, it has a lot of contacts with the Franc machine people in the trench realm, and has the sharpest artillery.

If it is said that there is a tooth for a tooth, the still gratifying artillery is the most suitable choice.

Hong Chengchou did not hesitate to go to Shang Kexi's camp in person, just to ask Shang Kexi to make a move.

From the beginning to the end, Shang Ke Xi maintained a cold and on-side attitude.

But when Hong Chengchou came to him, he really couldn't look like he didn't care anymore.

"King Pingnan, if you don't make a move at this moment, you will have to make an inch."

Hong Chengchou said straight to the point: "The official is very sorry for the matter of the prince. But King Pingnan is a courtier of the Qing Dynasty, so he can't embarrass the court. ”

This is very straightforward, and Hong Chengchou does not intend to have any reservations.

Shang Kexi was very uncomfortable to hear, but he hadn't made up his mind to tear his face with the Qing court, so he could only agree first; "Hong Jingluo rest assured, this king knows it."

With that, he waved his hand and said, "Order the gunners to prepare for the bombardment." ”

The camp and the Green Battalion were next to each other, but the artillery positions were divided independently.

Comparatively speaking, the still gratifying artillery was located a little more north of the western flank.

The herald beat his horse and whipped his whip, galloping all the way to give the order.

Hong Chengchou was looking forward to seeing what the sharpest artillery bombardment in the world looked like.

It's just that Hong Chengchou obviously didn't expect that the Shang family's artillery would explode in the first round of test firing.

Several gunners were killed instantly, and as many as a dozen others were wounded.

Shang Kexi's face couldn't be hung up all of a sudden.

You must know that this batch of artillery was bought by him at a great cost from the Franco.

It's good now, but instead of giving him a long face, he has lost all his face.

"Carefully check for this king what is wrong. If there is the same situation again, this king will not be spared! ”

Shang Kexi was anxious to regain face, and ordered sharply.

"Yes!"

The soldiers hurriedly went to give the order.

After some intense maneuvering, the artillerymen finally discovered the problem.

After investigating the problem, they fired the cannon again, and this time there was no more explosion, and dozens of shells were fired out and flew straight towards the Ming camp.

Compared to the redcoat cannon, the Franc cannon was significantly lighter and had smaller shells.

But the power did not drop much, on the contrary, in terms of penetration, the Franc shells were sharper.

This time, many shells jumped into the trench after penetrating the breastwork, and for the first time, the Ming soldiers in the trench suffered casualties.

Although the proportion is not very large, it makes Zhu Youlang's heart hang in his throat all of a sudden.

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