Chapter 72: The Bloody Battle at the Head of the City (1)
Ganzhou City
The Qing army's offensive continued from morning to afternoon, with little pause except for a slight pause at noon to recuperate. The rumbling cannons, fierce shouts of killing and the sound of weapons clashing www.biquge.info the pen and the fun and pavilion are endless, shaking the heavens and the earth, and the blood wafting in the air is even more silent to illustrate the cruelty of the fight.
This time, the focus of the Qing army's offensive was still Zhennanmen, and with the addition of Manchurian Jiannu and artillery, the intensity of the attack was obviously stronger than the previous ones. Before the morning attack, Turai, thoroughly enraged by Pang Yue's actions, ordered a prolonged artillery bombardment of the south gate of the town. Since the range of the Qing army's artillery was above that of Ganzhou Town, it was almost impossible for the general cannon and the Furlong machine bronze cannon at the south gate of the town to pose a threat to the Qing army's artillery position. Pang Yue also realized this, and before the Qing army's artillery bombardment, he ordered the easy to move the Furlong machine bronze cannon to the second city wall, and the officers and soldiers also retreated a certain distance and hid behind sandbags to avoid unnecessary losses.
Under the fierce bombardment of the Qing artillery, the first wall of the south gate of the town gradually became full of holes, and the two general cannons that had no time to move were also damaged. Due to the threat of artillery shells, the counterattack of the officers and soldiers of Ganzhou Town at the head of the city appeared to be a little weak, and this situation more or less reduced the pressure on the hearts of the Green Battalion soldiers, and also made those Manchurian Jiannu who were eager to try a lot more excited.
After the shelling, Turai ordered the Green Battalion to take the lead in the attack. Because Li Yingzong's troops suffered too many casualties in the first few times, the task of taking the lead was handed over to Ke Yongsheng's department. In fact, no matter which part of the green battalion, they were all scared by Ganzhou Town in the first few battles, and the Ming army at the head of the city was somewhat afraid, but under the double stimulation of the master's steel knife and sweet dates, they had to scream and rush to the city gate.
After the Green Battalion attacked, Jiannu's artillery stopped. Although Turai does not care about the life or death of these cannon fodder, it is not easy for the cannon fodder to gather, and it cannot be easily dispersed. Without the threat of artillery, the soldiers of Ganzhou Town at the head of the city naturally had no scruples, and under the command of the officers, they came out of their hiding places one after another to pick up weapons and counterattack the Green Battalion Army.
Thus, the scenes that had occurred in the previous battles were staged again, and in the sound of fried beans and the screaming of sharp arrows, the rolling Green Battalion Army was beaten to pieces like waves crashing into the reef, and the screams were scattered and splashed with blood, and a large number of corpses with red hats and coats lay down again under the city where the blood had not yet dried. But this time, the Qing army seemed to be bound to Ganzhou, and the people in front continued to come down, and the people behind continued to pour up......
In the afternoon, the shouts of killing were still hysterical, and the Qing army under the city and the Ming army at the head of the city were almost killed.
Finally, the Green Battalion army paved a bloody road to the city with countless corpses. At this time, the blue flag and the yellow flag Jiannu, who had been preparing to attack, shouted and launched an attack. The Han soldiers were in front, and the Manchurian Jiannu followed, and the fierceness in their eyes almost pierced the city wall. Not long after, more and more Qing troops climbed to the head of the city, and launched a fierce battle with the Ming army at the head of the city, desperately opening the way forward for the follow-ups. The Ming officers and soldiers at the head of the city did not seem to want to be entangled too much, and fought and retreated under the command of the officers, which made the Qing troops who attacked the city even more excited.
Under the city, Turai watched his Manchurian soldiers kill the Ming army at the head of the city to "retreat", the corners of his mouth paid a smile, raised his horsewhip and pointed at the head of the city, and said proudly to a Jiala Zhangjing beside him: "This Pang Yue is just these two times!" In the final analysis, it is a little stronger than other pseudo-Ming generals, and when I meet my Manchurian warriors, I will only be defeated. ”
Najia Lazhangjing's rugged and hideous face was also full of joy: "My lord, it seems that our army will be able to capture Ganzhou today, and give those southern barbarians in the city who don't know what to do a little bit of color." ”…,
As soon as these words came out, the other Manchurian officials around him also burst into laughter.
At the south gate of the town, following the officer's command, the soldiers of the Gangfeng battalion retreated along the corridors on both sides of the city wall towards the second city wall while resisting the attack of the Qing soldiers.
"Minggou can't stand it! Warriors, kill me! A white-armored soldier with a yellow flag wiped the blood on his face, shook the long knife in his hand, and howled excitedly. In his subconscious, when the battle is fought, the outcome is basically decided, as long as he takes the opportunity to cover up and kill for a while, these "deserted" Ming troops will be completely dispersed.
At this time, the Qing army that ascended to the top of the city was basically dominated by Manchurian Jiannu and Han army banner soldiers, including many white-armored soldiers. These people are brave and good at fighting in this banner, and now they see that the first attack will successfully attack the city, they are even more encouraged, excitedly waving weapons towards the Ming army to rush to kill, and even some Jiannu under the leadership of the official Zuo along the horse road down the city, ready to open the city gate to receive the brigade of men and horses into the city.
On the second city wall, Pang Yue looked at the dense lightning rod helmet on the first city wall, and his face gradually showed excitement. Now, the soldiers of Ganzhou Town on the first city wall have retreated along both sides and have disconnected from Jiannu, and the heads dragging the tail of the money rat have been exposed to the eyes of the soldiers of Ganzhou Town on the second city wall without any obstacles.
If that's the case, then what are you waiting for? Pang Yue narrowed his eyes, the corners of his mouth trembled a sneer, and he ordered an artillery officer not far away, "Let's start!" ”
The artillery officer nodded, and then issued a series of commands to his soldiers.
"Boom! Rumble! ...... "Just as the Jiannu were self-absorbed, the exterminators and tiger squat cannons on the second wall opened fire.
Like these two old artillery, the Ganzhou town artillery team has basically rarely used them, and this time they were moved out in order to increase the firepower of the city. These two guns may not be very effective in the field, but they can work wonders when fired at such close range.
After a loud bang, I saw a flash of fire, and countless fragments of lead and iron were sprinkled on the Jiannu who had just ascended the city and had not had time to unfold calmly.
Although the head of the city is not very narrow, as more and more Jiannu come up, it seems more cramped. Although some people saw the Ming artillery on the second city wall, how could they turn it around for a while?
As soon as the cannon fell, the storm of lead and broken iron came into close contact with Jiannu. For a while, the blood mist drifted around, and the wails of the Jiannu were particularly poignant.
The Zhenghuang Banner Specialist who was still menacing just now had already thrown his weapon aside, fell to the ground, clutched his neck, and struggled weakly. His face was already covered with pieces of broken iron, his neck was also blurred with blood, and large strands of blood-colored foam were bubbling out from between his fingers, and he couldn't even scream, obviously hopeless.
Na Zhuanda was lying beside Jiannu who had a similar encounter with him, and the splattered blood rendered the entire city extremely bloody, and the bursts of screams just now had been replaced by endless screams.