Wu Shengtai took a few steps to the lookout, and he found that the "Xiaofei Divine Crossbow" had been blown up crookedly because of the explosion of the "acetylene generator". The three soldiers who were manipulated were apparently killed, and the bodies of three were crooked in their seats.

At this time, the officer in charge of the fort also staggered to the vicinity of the lookout, and looked out on the river with Wu Shengtai.

On the surface of the river, it was illuminated by the searchlights of other forts that were lit up one after another. The chariots of the Qing army, in the river, were like wild buffalo, regardless of the artillery fire fired from the shore, they just dragged the water trail forward. Some have washed up on the shore on the shallows of gravel, sand or mud struggling to make their way forward. On the other side, there were so many chariots that seemed to rush down the river and head for the other side of the river.

Because the narrowest part of the river was only 50 or 60 meters, and the widest part was only 1 or 200 meters, almost the chariots of the Qing army had only gotten off the river, and the position of the Ming army on the "Suzhou Defense Line" was within the range of the "Xiaofei Divine Crossbow" carried on its chariots. Clusters of spinning tailless arrows shot into all the lookouts that shot light.

The shield of the Ming army's "Xiaofei Divine Crossbow" sounded "dangdang", and the most pitiful thing was the gunners who only had leather armor for the cannons. They were the main force of each fortress, and most of the artillery at this time had no shields, so their protection was the weakest. Fragments of lead bullets or shells from shots fired from the opposite shore exploded in front of and behind the gunner.

The cannons in the fortress of the Ming army spewed out a tongue of fire, and the shells flew into the river, blowing up columns of water. As soon as the Qing army's chariot spotted a cannon fired, it immediately began to suppress them with a continuous stream of crossbow arrows. One by one, the gunners fell on top of the gun emplacements, their direct fire unable to reach the effective power of the crossbow bolts at close range.

Amid the "rumble" of artillery on the opposite bank, more shells and rockets fell from the sky, and shells and rockets with extended fuses (fire twists) fell around the fort. A series of explosions rushed up from the lookout holes, a large cloud of dust and the pungent smell of gunpowder.

"Quick, send a signal to Suzhou City immediately......" The light signal can travel far at night, and it only takes a few nodes from here to reach Suzhou City directly.

"Bah...... Bang...... Bang...... ......"This is Wu Shengtai's guard, a guard of thirty people, all armed with sabers, pistols and seven rounds of firearms. They were the first to wake up in this fortress, and the revolver and the seven firing guns in their hands rang out silently. These weapons were of little use against the chariots, but they brought the demoralized motley army to its senses and began to resist.

Some people even rushed to the top of the bunker to give instructions for the "tiger squat cannon" behind the bunker. This kind of cannon is 2 feet long, weighs 36 catties, adds iron hoops, and is equipped with iron claws and iron trips, and the maximum firing range is about 330 meters. Now they are using a new type of artillery shell provided by the Shenzhou Army, although it is not a collision fuse, but a streamlined shell, which increases its range to nearly 400 meters.

Nowadays, the Ming army, whether it is the "Great General Cannon", the "Franc Machine", the "Tiger Squat Cannon", etc., all use new sights and two new types of shells purchased from Shenzhou City.

One is the "armor-piercing shell" of the conical cast-iron shell used against the tank, although the weight reduces the range, but the heavy shell fired into the air has very good penetrating power, and no matter what kind of vehicle hits, it will be penetrated.

The other is the flowering bullet, which naturally increases its power. The use of customized raw silk medicine packs also significantly improves the accuracy and speed of cannon shooting.

Because the first line of defense was too close to the river bank, it was very easy for the Qing army to break through the attack without fear of death, so the heavy "general artillery" and "Franc machine" and other guns were mainly equipped on the third and fourth lines of defense. The first line is mainly equipped with weapons such as the "Xiaofei God Crossbow" and "Tiger Squat Cannon", which are lighter in weight and easier to retreat. And others, they "poison the ball of gunpowder", "swarm of bees" and other firearms that are better than nothing.

As the miscellaneous soldiers of the Ming army in the fortress slowly woke up, they rushed to their battle positions one by one and began combat operations. You must know that some of the soldiers caused by this were from the rebel army, some of them had been robbers, and some of them joined the rebel army to resist the Qing because their families were harmed by the Qing people. They lack training, but they don't lack courage. Once you wake up from the initial panic, you can still bravely fight a bloody battle with the Qing army.

On the contrary, those soldiers of the Ming army, who usually call themselves "regular army", usually fight their hearts and pat their ass, one by one, and once they really start fighting, they are immediately frightened by the sound of thunder and cannons like shocks, their eyes are wide, their faces are pale, like headless flies running around in the fortress.

As soon as the initial panic passed, the "Suzhou Defense Line" seemed to suddenly come back to life. All kinds of weapons greeted the Qing army's chariot slowly crossing the river in the river.

As the white columns of water at the fortress rose near the chariots of the Qing army who were crossing the river, all kinds of firearms such as "swarms of bees" made by the Ming army themselves and rockets dragging long wooden poles to keep the direction were also fired into the river and on the opposite bank.

There are two possibilities for the encounter of a tank hit by a "flowering shell", one is that the armor is pierced by a flowering shell, then of course there is nothing to say, and the people in a cart are basically dead. Another possibility is that the flowering shell did not penetrate the armor and only exploded outside the equipment, which depends on who is unlucky, and whose head the shell lands, it will definitely not escape. As for the others, it won't hurt much.

Vehicles hit by "armor-piercing shells" are even worse. If it is an artillery shell coming from the top, it must be an "armor-piercing shell" that the "tiger squat cannon" dodges. The kinetic energy of gunpowder gas sends them high into the air, and with "gravitational acceleration" it can easily penetrate not only the top armor of the vehicle, but also the floor under its feet all the way.

Whoever is directly hit by it is, of course, killed instantly. But the living could only watch in horror as an extremely thick column of cold water emerged from the bottom of the chariot in front of them. One by one, they desperately got out of the chariot, and if they couldn't escape from the chariot in time, I was afraid that they would have to die in the sinking chariot.

The Qing soldiers, who had managed to get out of the chariot, were confronted with pillars of light that shot out from the opposite fortress and shone on the surface of the river. Once they are discovered, they will be shot by what seems to be countless crossbow arrows, or killed by the "surging" firebolts.