It cannot be said that the night attack of the Qing army had no effect, and those rockets did interfere with the rest of the model army, but in the night battle, the Qing army itself paid a lot of price. The Volkswagen Army of the Model Army carried a large number of mines, especially those that were made according to the concept of the Broadsword Anti-Infantry Directional Mine of later generations. Because the explosives technology is not comparable to later generations, this thing can only be of insufficient quality, and the quantity is made up, and more gunpowder is used to ensure the power. This makes this thing weigh almost twenty pounds, and in comparison, the authentic broadsword weighs only 3.5 pounds.

However, in terms of power, it was guaranteed that this huge mine could throw up to 2,000 steel balls at a time at the enemy, and the effective killing range reached 50 paces. (Because of the low rate of ignition of gunpowder, in terms of range, this thing is still far inferior to the broadsword weighing only 3.5 pounds) For the Volkswagen Army, they almost have a disposable cannon. When the Qing army attacked at night, once it was hit by this kind of mine, it would often appear that the entire squad was wiped out by such a mine. Therefore, although the Qing army looked like it had completed the task of the night attack with the use of imitation rockets, the night attack team was huge, with more than 100 casualties, but the morale of the Qing army did not rise but fell. You must know that at any time, it is the most elite troops who can carry out night raid missions. Such troops have suffered such large losses, and the blow to the morale of other troops is naturally very large.

Fortunately, in this operation, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had people from every banner, and the teams of the two yellow flags and the positive blue flag were unfortunately hit by a few "facing the enemy", otherwise, I am afraid that some people will have to worry about whether someone is using the hand of the model army to eliminate dissidents.

It's early summer and the sun rises early. But just before dawn, the sky was already dawning. At this time, the soldiers of the Model Army had already eaten breakfast and began to leave the barracks in formation, approaching the Qing army's defensive line.

The troops advanced beyond the range of the Qing artillery and stopped. Then more than 100 12-pounder guns were dragged to the front of the position by huge horses, and preparations for the shelling began. Some auxiliaries began to dig trenches in preparation for a long battle.

"Actually, it's not a good idea for Jianshen to learn from us to build a fortress." Looking at the fortress in front of him, Zheng Sen said to Gu Jiang who was standing next to him.

"Is there something wrong with our fortress?" Gu Jiang asked, in his opinion, the fortress was simply a perfect way to defend, otherwise, Manila would not have been able to support it for so long.

"Of course there's nothing wrong with the fortress." Zheng Sen replied with a smile, "But there is a problem with the fortress used by Jianxi. The fortress is a strong defense because it almost completely eliminates the blind spots for shooting, and attacking from either direction will face crossfire from at least two directions. But this advantage is based on the widespread use of firearms. The widespread use of firearms is based on the possession of sufficient quantities of gunpowder. We have saltpeter mines in our hands, and we also import a large amount of saltpeter from India and South America from the Netherlands, England and now Spain, and we also accumulate and use a lot of earth nitrate, so as to ensure that our army has enough gunpowder. But what about the girth? Neither they, nor the Mongols, had saltpeter mines in their hands – maybe not none, but they didn't know how to mine at all – and they wanted to make gunpowder, and in addition to charcoal, either saltpeter or sulphur had to be purchased. It's okay to buy a small amount, but a large amount, not to mention that Xuanda has tightened it now, but back then, where could they get such a large amount of gunpowder? If they really fight with us, the consumption of gunpowder will be very large, and the little gunpowder they have in store will not be enough at all. ”

Gu Jiang glanced at Zheng Sen, he vaguely knew that Zheng Sen had spies on Jian's side, and his level was not low, so his judgment should be reasonable. So he spoke:

"If there is no gunpowder, you can only use bows and arrows and spears. Then the advantage of a low bastion is much smaller. As long as our army runs out of their gunpowder, this fortress will be difficult to hold. ”

Zheng Sen shook his head and said, "You don't necessarily need to rub it like this. Although the city of Jianyan learned from us, they had poor equipment, and they were just a toddler. ”

At this time, on the artillery side, an officer raised a red and white flag and waved it to this side, and a herald hurriedly came over and reported: "Shizi, the artillery is ready, and the commander of the division Yu Xin asked if it could start." ”

Zheng Sen nodded and said, "Let's start!" ”

After saying this, he turned to Gu Jiang and said, "Ning Ren, let's go up to the lookout together." ”

At this time, the herald on the Chinese side also replied to the artillery with a flag, and the sound of the cannon suddenly rang out.

In the rumbling cannon, Zheng Sen and Gu Jiang climbed the lookout platform that had just been built together. Several telescopes are located here that are larger and have higher magnifications. With them, more details can be seen.

The range of the cannons of the Model Army far exceeded that of any other cannon in the hands of the Manchus, which allowed them to fire calmly outside the range of the Manchus. And even at such a range, considerable power is guaranteed.

Zheng Sen brought his eyes to the front of the telescope to watch carefully. He saw the iron balls fired from the 12-pounder cannon smash against the first earthen wall of the Qing army, raising puffs of smoke and dust, and the earthen wall that the Manchus had spent months ramming up soon became full of potholes. It is estimated that in half a day at most, the cannon in his hand will be able to complete the forced demolition of this earthen wall.

The Qing army seemed unprepared for such a violent situation where hundreds of guns were fired together. The Qing army also built a breastwork wall on top of the earthen wall, which was used as a support and cover for the musketeers to fire. Perhaps fearing that the Model Army's cavalry would take advantage of the shelling to attack, or for some other reason, they had their soldiers go up behind the breastwork too soon. The main body of the earthen wall is thick enough to withstand several rounds of shelling, but the breastwall is much weaker, and a single shell can fall on it, knocking down a long section of the breastwork, and the soldiers hiding behind it will be torn to shreds in no time. It is often seen from telescopes that there are severed limbs flying high in the shelling. I think that the enemy troops hiding behind must have suffered heavy losses.

"Let the stragglers come forward and attack the enemy's artillery forts." After an hour and a half of artillery preparations, Zheng Sen noticed that Jian's breastwork was badly damaged, so he issued this order. ()

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