After capturing Shizhai, the Ming army began to bombard Xicheng, and the scale of the artillery bombardment was much larger than that of the original Duoduo bombardment of Yangzhou.

War can destroy civilization, but it can also be a catalyst for civilization and technology, and can even make civilization nirvana and reborn from the ashes.

The old empire, which has stood in the East for more than 200 years, was broken bones and destroyed its vitality in this war that lasted for decades, but after shedding black blood, new bones were born, but it slowly became nirvana and gained a new life.

In order to win the war, the Ming army invested heavily in ordnance manufacturing, eliminating the drawbacks in ordnance manufacturing, and these investments, manifested in various workshops, every year like dumplings, built a new cannon, a warship.

The red-coated artillery of the Ming army has surpassed the Qing army again in terms of quantity and quality, and in the training of the artillery team, the Qing army has also been left behind.

At the beginning of the artillery battle in Xicheng, the Qing army was caught off guard by the condescending Ming artillery team, and was powerless to parry, and was almost beaten to the ground.

The quantity, quality, range, and rate of fire of the artillery are not as good as the Ming army, and the Ming army still has a geographical advantage.

In order to reverse the disadvantage, Duoduo could only send Liang Huafeng to lead 2,000 men and horses, and slipped out of the water gate at night, intending to attack Shizhai, but unfortunately the Ming army was heavily defended, and the sneak attack was not successful, but lost many men and horses.

In this way, the Qing army in Chengtou was suppressed by the Ming army, and after two days of continuous bombardment by the Ming army, the time was ripe to capture Yangzhou.

At this time, in the big tent of the Ming army, several low tables were put together into a large platform, on which were placed the Yangzhou sand table carefully made by the officials of the Ministry of Industry, the city, the moat and nearly a hundred warships, all made vividly.

Nanjing was the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, stored a lot of documents, after the Ming army captured Nanjing, these materials were divided by the six departments, the Ministry of Industry got the literature of the county of the world, and then knotted with the information collected by the Heaven and Earth Society, convened hundreds of craftsmen, the models of the big cities in the north, the sand table were made, the Ming army wanted to fight which city, you can directly get it from the Ministry of Industry.

At this time, the big tent was very quiet, more than a dozen Ming army generals surrounded the sand table, quietly watching, silent with slaughter, Chen Bangyan also stared at the sand table for a while, and then coughed lightly, "There is no doubt, just act according to the deployment!" ”

The generals raised their heads, their eyes showing a hint of heat, and their faces were full of solemnity.

Chen Bangyan glanced at everyone, his heart was a little surging, and he clenched his fist with one hand, "All the monarchs will fight for my emperor and Han nation!" ”

The word Huang Han, many people disagree and puzzle about it, but in fact, the Huang Han is not a derogatory, nor is it a foreign product, and it has nothing to do with Japan, on the contrary, the word "Huang Han" has always existed from ancient times to the present, and it has appeared many times in the history books, he is the self-proclaimed name of the Han nationality, and the "Huang Han Famous Clan" means "a strong, civilized and prosperous Han nation".

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Emperor and the Han Dynasty could no longer mention it, and mentioned it again, thinking that in modern times, it probably began with Zou Rong's "Revolutionary Army", "The Manchurians led the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners to enter the Shanhaiguan and set the day of Beijing, which is one of the great anniversaries of the death of the Emperor and the Han people!" ”

This is to wake up the Han people, who have been asleep and oppressed and imprisoned for more than 200 years, so that they know that the Han people are not born slaves, and are born inferior, and it is the shouts of these emperors and the sacrifices of these emperors that have awakened the people with blood.

Although the emperor and Han have the color of nationalism, but everything has two sides, looking at history, the rejuvenation of the nation and the country, will inevitably be accompanied by the rising national sentiment, when the world's populism is on the rise, the nation that is not proud of its own nation, talk about rejuvenation, talk about what is strong.

At this time, the artillery battle in Yangzhou Xicheng was not over, the city was filled with gunsmoke, and it was a mess, Duoduo changed into an ordinary white armor, and led a few Qing generals who also took off the top of the flower feather, and boarded the Xicheng.

The soldiers reported to him that the people who were digging the canal outside the city were retreating, and he knew that the canal was about to be opened, and the general attack of the Ming army might begin soon, so he had to come up and inspect it.

Duoduo and his entourage, from the steps on both sides of the city gate to the city, at the exit there is a fort stacked with sandbags in a semicircle, several Qing soldiers with their faces full of gunsmoke, are firing back, and next to the fort, several bloody corpses of Qing soldiers are lying at the head of the city.

Under the guidance of the guards, Duoduo walked over the corpses and the ruined city to the city of Weng, and looked out carefully.

As he looked, he asked, "What's going on outside?" ”

"Back to the prince, the Ming army has finished digging, and the minions saw that they put explosives, and they should be able to penetrate immediately."

With the completion of the excavation of the Minfu, the logs covered on it have been removed by the Ming army, and now it is only about a foot away to connect with the canal.

This can't be dug up, the Ming army is supported by wooden planks, and then buried explosives underneath, Duoduo just arrived in Wengcheng, there was a loud noise, mud splashed, the water of the moat began to pour into the canal, and almost at the same time, a loud noise was heard at the other end, and both ends were connected.

Duoduo watched the water from the moat pour into the canal, his heart suddenly sank, and he turned his head to Guan and said, "How about the cannon cart you built?" ”

"The slave asked the craftsman to rush to work, and fifteen more were built in the past two days!"

Fifteen is a bit less, but Duoduo immediately ordered: "The Ming army is estimated to start the siege of the city, and the fifteen artillery carts are all loaded into the west city, and ten more are transferred from the other three gates." ”

The artillery on the western city was completely suppressed by the Ming army, and Duoduo had no hope, and he now put all his gambling on the artillery cart.

"Minion, let's do it!" Guan Allegiance hurriedly bowed, and then ran down to the city.

At this time, the Ming army camp outside the city, the war drums suddenly beat, and a group of soldiers began to walk out of the camp, except for the north city, there were only 3,000 people, guarding the trench to prevent the Qing army from rushing out of the north gate, and the other three gates, there were troops assembled in the sound of war drums,

Of course, the main force of the Ming army was still in Xicheng, with more than 40,000 people gathered, and only 10,000 people on the other two sides, bearing the responsibility of containing the feint.

For a time, outside the West City, the Ming army was standing in a forest, the flag was flying, and as the river water poured into the canal, a long line of Ming warships began to sail into the canal from the Grand Canal, dozens of oars stretched out on both sides of the hull, and the soldiers in the warehouse **** on the body, swinging the oars together, there were water lines on both sides of the warship, and there were people on the shore who pulled the rope and pulled the warship forward.

"Alarm bells!" Duoduo saw the scene outside the city, and his face sank like water, "The Ming army is about to attack the city!" ”

The alarm bell of "Dangdangdang" rang, and on the streets of the city, a large group of Qing troops suddenly poured out, red-topped hats were gathered on the streets, and the Qing soldiers holding spears came out of the camp and ran to the four cities one after another.

Under the west city, a large number of Qing soldiers slowly accumulated, hiding next to the artillery cart behind the city, and the Qing army pulled the ropes together, loaded the stone bullets, and prepared to meet the Ming army.

(Thanks only'lonely for the tip, there are two chapters today, don't wait for everyone in the evening)