The main force of the Chudi Theater was divided into two, and the Wuhan Group Army was: 30,000 water divisions, Chen Chang's Yanhuang First Army, Luo Hu's Fifth Army, and Wu Li's Handong Army, a total of 210,000 horses, which was personally commanded by Deputy General Staff Chen Nan.

The Jingzhou Group Army was: 20,000 water divisions, Lin Hu's Yanhuang Second Army, Liang En's Sixth Army, and Zhang Shou's Hanbei Army, with a total of 200,000 people under the command of Lin Hu as the main army commander and Commander Zhou Li.

Jingzhou Qing soldiers have 30,000 firearms, but Wuhan has 50,000 firecrackers, and these 80,000 firecrackers are also the hole cards of the Qing army to defend the city. The Manchu Qing Dynasty's Chudi strategy was just to delay time, and everything depended on the outcome of the decisive battle in Xuzhou.

Wuhan started the war first, and the first to start the war was naturally the sailors. After escorting the Han army across the river, the medium and large gunboats of the naval division began to bombard Wuhan.

Wuhan is also a strong city, with 200,000 green battalion soldiers guarding the city, and its morale is stable.

"Let's go down to the city first!" Seeing the sailor retreat from his artillery suit, Zu Dashou knew that the battle was about to begin.

"Open fire." The Han warships had not yet opened fire, and the ten general cannons at the south gate took the lead.

Boom~~ Even the fort shook.

Boom~~ Ten big iron balls flew in, and a few of them fell in the air on the two warships in an instant, and then the planks flew and two large pits also appeared on the deck.

"Medic, rescue the wounded! The ministries are ready. The captain said calmly! It's a small injury.

Seeing that two warships were hit in one round, the Qing artillery general immediately rejoiced and said: "Quickly report to the general, our general's artillery has damaged two enemy ships." ”

"Tsk." The messenger immediately galloped down the battery.

was hit in the first round, and the sailors were extremely angry, even the wounded soldiers were gritting their teeth.

"Report, General, the first round of our general's artillery wounded two warships of the Han Army."

Zu Shanhai was stunned for a moment, and then rejoiced: "Haha, good!" Let your generals continue to make contributions! ”

"The general is now victorious, which is a good sign!" The generals also immediately burst into laughter, and the coercion given to them by the Han army before disappeared in an instant.

Zu Shanhai nodded secretly: "The days are changing, and the Han army is just a passing cloud!" ”

The dozens of warships that had accelerated their formation had also been prepared, and the fury of revenge was ready to be sent.

"The chief of staff is aiming."

The chief of staff of the fleet nodded and ordered: "Open fire." ”

"Honorable Order." The gunners of the Yanhuang battleship immediately answered the order loudly.

There were two 180 mm rear-loading naval guns in the front and rear of the Yanhuang battleship, and a total of eight naval guns on the left and right.

Boom Boom Boom ~~~ Six naval guns fired one after another.

Boom~ The sound of artillery came, and dozens of warships also immediately opened fire. Hundreds of iron balls flew out one after another with fire tails, and the most eye-catching was a dozen tumbling pointed cannonballs.

As soon as he saw the fire in the sky, the cannon general immediately sweated on his forehead.

Boom~ Sharp sounds were heard, and after flying a few kilometers, the speed of the shells was also kept up by the speed of sound.

Boom boom~~ The first to erupt was twelve grenades, and twenty catties of yellow explosives instantly turned into a huge fireball.

Boom~~ Zu Shanhai only saw the flames exploding in the sky, and then the smoke, masonry, and even people and cannon barrels flew into the sky.

Boom Boom~~ After hundreds of iron beads fell, the fort and the city wall were even more miserable.

Bumper bump~

Boom~ The bulky barrel fell, overwhelming a wooden building.

Under the thick smoke and dust, the entire city wall was filled with many screams and wails.

As the smoke slowly faded, the dusty cannon general got up: even more panicked.

"Hurry up, fire the cannon counterattack, shoot the gun!" He didn't know how many more guns could be saved from the ten batteries, but at least they shouldn't all be finished!

The gunners also hurriedly climbed up, and although six batteries were destroyed, they still had four general guns unscathed.

"Open fire." As soon as the smoke faded, the Qing generals immediately gave an order.

Boom boom~~ The four angry big iron balls flew out again.

"Get down on your stomach!" Spotting the light of artillery fire, all the sailors in front of him also took refuge. Although it is impossible to avoid being smashed, it can avoid being cut by splinters of the plank.

Puff~~ The water column suddenly rose into the sky, even if it was very close to the warship, but it was just a drenched sailor.

"Quick, turn left and aim for a while." After discovering the position of the gunfire, the Yanhuang naval guns also began to adjust their muzzles.

Boom boom boom~~ More than a dozen shells rolled out first, and then hundreds of iron balls also smashed in the direction of the battery.

"Ah, no~ let's go!" Seeing that the shell seemed to be right on the head, the cannon general immediately shouted.

Boom boom~~ It's a pity that just a few steps later, the cannon general was sent into the sky by the skyrocketing fire.

Hehe~ It turns out that flying is such a feeling! Most of the cells in his body died of heat quickly, but his body retained the last smile of the runner.

Hey~ Zu Shanhai was in a trance, he knew that Wuhan City was going to end! After the fort was destroyed, not to mention the Han warships, even the artillery of the Han army would bombard the city wall!

The southern city wall was full of flames, and the explosion was like earth-shattering thunder.

Not only the traitors in the city trembled, but even the Han people in the city were terrified!

"Quick, let's go, hurry up!" The merchant of the head of the family no longer has a smile full of kindness, and his face is full of panic!

Woo~~ The young woman couldn't hold back her tears anymore.

The merchant was furious: "Let's go, don't clean up, let's go to the shop in the center of the city to hide for a while!" ”

Not only were the merchants frightened, but most of the households near the city walls hurried to the center of the city.

Boom boom~~ The city gate and city wall flew into the sky in the eyes of Zu Dahai, and the huge cloud of gunpowder smoke smiled at him like a devil.

"Defend the streets! The city walls are gone! After thinking deeply, Zu Shanhai finally made up his mind!

"It's the Great General!" The generals didn't have any opinions, in the face of such artillery fire from the Han army: staying on the city wall is sending them to death!

With an order, the Qing soldiers at the south gate immediately rushed down to the city.

"Ah, get out of the way, get out of the way!" The Qing soldiers who escaped death crowded the stairs of the two city walls, and no one was willing to give in.

Not only did the southern city begin to defend the streets and alleys in the city, but other city gates also began to divide troops into various street entrances.

No matter how chaotic the Qing soldiers were, the sailors still bombarded the city wall again. It seems that if they don't break down the city wall for hundreds of meters, they will not be reconciled.

Boom boom~~

The sound of artillery rang out for an hour, and after the muzzles of the barrels on both sides were red, the sailors began to collect their troops.

The night is romantic, the Han army is resting, and the Qing army is also waiting for the arrival of fate.

At this time, he should have been asleep and didn't know where to go, but Zu Shanhai still couldn't help but pick up the pen! Even though he knew that his old father didn't have much time left, he still couldn't help but tell him about his despair!

"Father, you often regret late at night that you are ashamed of your ancestors! After the Lingnan Han army was overpowered, you are old and happy and worried! The world is humane: the Han army is invincible in the world, and the savior is Chen Xiong, the king of Han! Originally, even if Jiangnan and Huainan were defeated, the Qing Dynasty was still in the dragon pan! But now, I feel powerless! Although I don't know what the decisive battle of the Central Plains is, it will not change if I talk about it! ”

Ay! With a sigh, Zu Shanhai continued to pick up the pen!!

"Wuhan is an important city in the north and south, and our 200,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 firearms battalions are even more powerful, even if we can't retreat the Han army, it is very easy to hold on for a few months! However, the days change, and the artillery fire of the Han army's sailors is not human fireworks! The general's artillery thought it was a shocking disaster, but the Han army's artillery fire was like a thunderbolt that destroyed the world! In just one hour's destruction, the city wall collapsed for nearly a thousand meters! You can only fight the Han army to the death in the streets and alleys! But the number of lives changes, and I am afraid that I don't know how many more days I will survive! Now that the Manchu Qing Qi is really exhausted, I hope that my father will work hard again for the ancestral bloodline! Unfilial piety! ”

Defend Wuhan to the death, this is the death order of the Manchu Qing Dynasty! Zu Shanhai also knows: Although the world is big, there is no way for him to live, and the Han army cannot accommodate the ancestral family.