Chapter 487: Conquering Hetuala

Li Xiao saw that these Qing troops defending the city, under this absolute violence and death, were crushed like ants, and they had no power to fight back, and finally fled down the city in embarrassment, how can he say how happy he was.

It's just that the solidity of the city wall of Hetuara still made Li Xiao secretly praise it in his heart.

After all, this is a city that has been carefully built since the time of the old slaves, and the structure of this Hetuara City is far more solid than the fortified Lushun City.

Because, although this Hetuara City also adopts the same structure as the Han City, that is, the rammed earth of the inner city and the bluestone underneath, but its outer wall is all made of hard cyan strip stones, first paste a layer inside, and then wrap the blue bricks outside, that is to say, this Hetuara City is equivalent to a two-layer exterior wall structure, such a structure can be more solid than the blue brick method of only one layer of Lushun City.

You must know that since the time of the old slave, the city of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty, the city wall has been reinforced, and all the reinforcement methods such as the front horse face have also been adopted, so the defense of the entire city is much stronger than that of Jinzhou Lushun City.

Li Xiao remembered that the last time he attacked Lushun, the city wall of Lushun City in Jinzhou withstood six rounds of salvo bombardment from heavy dragon guns before it finally collapsed. Now, if you want to capture the stronger city of Hetuala, you should probably have to bombard the dragon cannon to the limit of one time.

You must know that the number of continuous shots of the dragon cannon at one time can reach 10 times, Li Xiao looked at the current damage to the city wall, the north city wall of Hetuala, which had been subjected to two rounds of salvo shelling, had already cracked everywhere, and the pheasant wall had collapsed, so as long as he kept fighting, he decided in his heart that such a city wall could only withstand six or seven more times at most

Moreover, Li Xiao was still planning in his heart, even if this Hetuara City was strong, then he would exceed the safety times, even if the dragon cannon was blown up, he would continue to fight, and he would not give these Qing troops defending the city a chance to breathe. After all, he has come thousands of miles away, and he is short of food, if he delays, or even wait for the Qing army reinforcements to arrive, he will be passive.

A hideous expression flashed across Li Xiao's face.

Immediately, he coldly ordered: "Pass on the order of the Duke Army, all the dragon artillery teams, continue to fire salvo bombardment until the northern city wall is completely destroyed!" ”

"Order!"

The commander of the artillery of the Tang Army, who commanded the firing of the artillery, held the red order flag in his hand again.

"Ready!"

"Put!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

。。。。。。

The heavy artillery roared, the embers flew away, the smoke filled the sky, and after another round of heavy dragon cannon salvo bombardment, the sound of huge iron bullets crashing and the collapse of the city wall was like the roar of death, and it resounded continuously.

The entire northern city wall was splashed with large pieces of rubble, and the rammed earth in the city wall flew out like rain, and the pheasant moat and the female wall were scattered in all directions like torn pieces of cloth.

Only a few rumbling sounds were heard that made the earthquake tremble, and the entire northern city wall showed a more broken and peeling shape, and many places began to show signs of collapse.

Li Xiao can clearly see from the clairvoyant mirror that the outer wall is peeled off in large pieces, and the bluestone lining inside is also cracked, and in the thick and deep cracks that are permeated everywhere like performance art, the yellow rammed earth in the middle falls outward, dyeing the outer city wall into a sand yellow.

"Keep attacking, don't stop, until the walls are broken!"

"Order!"

After Li Xiao's order was issued, the Tang army fired a volley one after another, and after another 7 rounds, when the limit of one shot of the dragon mortar was reached, the entire north gate city wall finally collapsed completely in a continuous and loud rumble.

From a distance, the completely collapsed northern wall of Hetuara City has become a pile of scattered mounds and ruins, and the entire northern city defense has completely collapsed.

On the other hand, the dragon bombardment cannon in the Tang army's formation was red, and when it was wiped with a damp cloth, a large cloud of water mist roared and rose into the air, and it was on the verge of exploding.

Seeing that these dragon bombardments were finally on the verge of being scrapped and exploded, and the city of Hetuara collapsed smoothly, Li Xiao breathed a long sigh of relief.

Originally, Li Xiao had 200 dragon guns available, and if all of them could be transferred here, the battle of the city would not be so difficult, and the northern city wall might be collapsed a few rounds earlier. However, after all, it was a thousand-mile attack and the road was rugged, so after considering the bearing capacity and mobility of the troops, Li Xiao finally took a compromise move of only bringing 100 doors.

Fortunately, now that the city of Hetuara has been successfully breached, next, Li Xiao began to give orders to attack the city.

"Pass on the order of the Duke Army, all 9,000 musketeers, cooperate with the shield soldiers, form a three-stage strike formation and attack the city directly, cover the rear of the rampant sentry, and the spearmen are at the end, go into the city, and destroy a piece of enemy troops who dare to resist!"

"Order!"

Under Li Xiao's order, in the Tang army formation in the north, there were a total of 4,500 musketeers, all of whom were wearing burning ropes, holding the black and shiny Lumi guns that had already been loaded, lined up in three rows and three sections, followed by the 1,500 shield soldiers in front, and walked towards the city in unison amid the sound of neat drums.

Behind the Musketeer, a mecha-like sentry followed. They were divided into two parts, separated on two sides, and firmly guarded the two wings.

In the end, a large number of spearmen followed closely, ready to rush forward and fight the Qing army hand-to-hand after the Lu Mi soldiers withdrew.

During this time, Babuhai, who had retreated from the city, had led the Qing army and young men in the city to urgently build fortifications at the entrances of various streets and alleys, and was ready to fight street battles with the Tang army in the city.

Seeing the Tang Army's shield soldiers and fire soldiers in the distance, they all stepped in unison, and they were directing a Qing army to deploy defense at the intersection of each street, and personally escorted the Babu Sea behind, and they didn't feel like dead ashes.

Babuhai had just seen with his own eyes in the clairvoyant mirror how much the Tang army's Lumi volley had a killing effect on the Manchurian cavalry that was attacking out of the city. It was a slaughter-like scene, and his heart trembled when he thought about it.

You must know that this is still such a result achieved when the Tang army gunners did not gather all the emergency dispatches, and now, these 4,500 Tang army gunners are shooting together, this power and lethal effect can be imagined how terrifying it is.

Ba Buhai deeply felt in his heart that the black Lumi gun was like a scythe of death, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of such battle-hardened Manchurian soldiers.

Moreover, he saw that the small lead bullet shot from this Lu Mi gun, which weighed only three coins, seemed to be much more powerful than the ordinary fire guns used by other Ming troops, and you must know that the general fire guns were at most sixty paces away, but this Lu Mi guns were seen with their own eyes, and they could shoot the best armored Qing cavalry in their own array alive one hundred and sixty steps away.

Looking at the Tang army's military formation getting closer and closer, Babuhai's heart beat like a drum.

What to do?

Do you just shrink back and wait for them to attack?

No, you can't let the Tang Army attack recklessly like this, and you must not just be a live target for any fight! If the Tang army continued to shoot like this one hundred and sixty or seventy paces away, then his own men, no matter how many soldiers and horses, would be crushed by such a one-sided massacre.

Then, I have to hurry up now, and now I have to order all the defenders to rush out and kill these damned Tang soldiers, and we must not let them shoot their men and horses like targets.

Thinking of this, Babu Hai immediately ordered loudly: "Mergen! ”

"The minions are here!"

"Listen, before the Tang army comes, you quickly lead a thousand elite defenders, highlight the fortifications, and go to raid the Tang army's musketeers, strangle them in close combat, and kill these useless and cowardly Han dogs with the bravery and blood of our army!"

"Huh! Minions understand! “

Morgen answered the order loudly with a gloomy face, and began to quickly select, with his own elite men who raided.

Looking at the busy form of Morgan and the others, Babuhai's face was almost distorted.

He had thought that he would wait until the first round of the Tang army's first release, and then carry out a surprise attack at the chaotic moment when they were reloading, but Babuhai still considered that the Tang army's firearms were too powerful, and his own soldiers were likely to be unable to resist the first round of salvos, so it was the best way to attack out of the city immediately while the Tang army was still marching.

Soon, Gushan Ezhen Murgen personally led the team, and a thousand of the most elite horse armor soldiers and infantry soldiers in the Qing army rushed out of the fortifications with a shout and rushed towards the marching Tang army.

Seeing the Qing army rushing towards with a loud noise, the Tang army's military formation immediately stopped, and then set up a formation, ready to be released.

"Ready!"

"Put!"

"Bang 。。。。。。"

With a loud shout from the leading captain, the 1500 Lumi gun hit first.

Then, the first row stepped back to the back of the third, followed by the second row's 1,500 Lumi.

Then the second row retreated to the first row, and the third row of gunners came up and fired another 1,500 Lumi guns.

At this point, a complete three-stage blow is completed.

After the third row of gunners was completed, the original first row of gunners had already loaded gunpowder and bullets, and continued to go to the front, ready to start a new round of firing again, and the three-stage attack process began again.

The sound of gunshots like bursting beans rang out densely, and the muzzle flames formed a row of dark red flying fire curtains, and thick white smoke immediately surged up on the shields lined up in a straight line.

Countless whistling small lead bullets weighing three coins let out a slight scream, and shot away at the Qing army rushing towards the opposite side.

These hot and hot small lead bullets roared away, and immediately pierced into the bodies of those Qing soldiers like hot knives piercing butter.

Under the almost endless, seemingly endless blows of the Tang army, those Qing troops who followed Morgan and rushed forward together were instantly shot and killed more than 800 people in the first three-stage salvo.

Murgen, who led the charge, was so different because of the bright armor he was wearing, so he himself could be called a bullet magnet, and a full fifteen lead bullets hit him at the same time, making Murgen from head to toe, covered with dense small blood holes.

The adjutant general of the Qing army, Mergen, who was originally brandishing a war knife and shouting forward, stopped rushing forward as if he had been hit with a heavy hammer, and after being stunned for a second, he fell to the ground and did not move.

And the remaining 100 or so Qing soldiers, as soon as they were a little sluggish, everyone threw away their weapons, wailed and turned to flee.

It's just that the continuous Lumi guns behind them completely dispelled their desire to escape, and countless lead bullets caught up with them and shot them from behind.

Subsequently, the Tang gunners packed up their weapons, and after a shout, they continued to maintain a stable formation and continued to advance towards the city.

Seeing this tragic scene, the main general Babuhai and all the Qing troops who were hiding behind the fortifications that were urgently built were immediately beaten.

Damn, the firearms of the Tang army are so powerful, this is not a war at all, but a complete massacre.

Moreover, what the hell is going on, how can the Tang Army's firearms be endless?

Because, in the impression of all the Qing army, as long as the Ming army's guns withstood the first round of salvos, then, in the next few minutes, the Ming army was in the most defenseless state because it had to reload the ammunition, and it was just seizing such an opportunity to carry out a surprise attack.

It's just that what is beyond the imagination of the main general Babuhai now is that the Tang army on the opposite side, the dense thousands of Lu Mi guns, as if they will never stop, actually shot all the Mergen troops who wanted to be strangled in close combat outside the battle in one go, which was simply beyond everyone's imagination.

Such a dense and concentrated shooting, as if it would never stop, was completely different from any Ming army that had been faced before. This kind of almost endless firepower, this kind of slaughtering battle that wiped out all the attacking troops, dealt a very huge blow to the hearts of the Qing army.

What to do?

Can the remaining soldiers under his command, as well as the young men who were temporarily called, really be able to withstand it?

Babuhai's face was suddenly filled with fear.

At this time, the Tang army had already marched quickly again, and came to the accurate shooting range one hundred and sixty paces away.

"Ready!"

"Put!"

"Bang 。。。。。。"

It was again a dense and endless, as if it would never stop beating, sounding densely like popping beans, shooting any Qing army who dared to show their heads on the fortifications immediately.

With the rapid increase in the number of casualties, the Qing troops defending the fortifications began to quickly become chaotic. There were even a lot of young men who had been summoned temporarily, wailing and throwing down their weapons, turning around and fleeing backwards.

Only then did they get up and flee, and their bodies, which were exposed outside the fortifications, would immediately be hit by several whistling lead bullets, killing them on the spot.

The entire Qing army's defensive position suddenly became an infernal hell.

"Don't run, don't run, fuck you don't run!"

Babuhai's eyes were blood-red, and he shouted at the fleeing youths.

It's just that he shouted and cut his throat, but it didn't have much effect. Babuhai looked hideous, roared sharply, drew his waist knife, and then took the lead in slashing at the rout who turned and fled.

Seeing that the Lord was so mercilessly slashed, the guards also mercilessly slashed at the deserters.

It's just that under the dense sound of Lumi gun, which is like firecrackers and almost doesn't know when it will stop, his method of killing and intimidation is obviously ineffective, and under the crazy killing of his own commander and the continuous shooting of the Tang army on the opposite side, the Qing army, which was already in a panic, has reached a state of collapse, and the number of people fleeing is increasing.

Exercise! If you run away any longer, Lao Tzu will become the commander of the light pole, and this city is still guarding a fart!

Babuhai's heart was full of despair.

Is it true that I am going to die here?

No, no......

Finally, he raised his head, looked around at everyone with a dying look, and shouted in a low voice: "Pass my order, the whole army will stop resisting, raise the white flag, and surrender to the Tang army!" ”