Chapter 143: Sharp
"Boom, boom!" ……
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" ……
With a roar, a cannonball smashed into the city wall of Luoyang City, some smashed on the inside of the battlement, and some flew into the city, so frightened that the rogue in the city was crying father and mother, holding his head and hiding under the battlement, trembling.
However, this is only a small opening statement, and the good thing is to come. The artillery reloads again, ignites the lead, and another round of firing.
"Boom, boom!" ……
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" ……
The second wave of attacks completely stunned the rogues in the city, and they realized that the siege was not like them, carrying a ladder and rushing forward in the rain of arrows as soon as they came up, but to fire the cannon first.
At this moment, seeing the officials and soldiers bombarding the city with cannons, the defenders of the city did not dare to show their heads, and now they know how stupid they were before, and at the same time, they are also glad that they surrendered to the imperial court, otherwise, it is estimated that they will also become a target.
Yue Su's cannons are not domestic, they are all Spanish and Dutch cannons, with a long range and a large caliber, plus a large number, one shell after another smashed on the city wall, making the people above feel that the city wall is trembling. The cannonball smashed on the top of the battlement, and the crumbling stone chips flew wildly, and the unlucky one, the head was hit by the stone chips, and immediately broke a hole.
This is also relying on the fact that the walls of Luoyang City are thick enough, if it is an ordinary small city, these two shells will be able to be cracked open.
Although it made the rogue in the city panic at the moment, Yue Su knew that this was far from enough. The order was given to continue firing.
The artillery again reloaded the shells and fired them with ignition.
With another roar, large iron balls smashed on the city wall again. This time, some cannonballs smashed on the battlements, and they actually smashed the battlements, causing stone chips to fly on the city.
Tian Jianxiu and Ma Shouying didn't dare to stand either, they squatted under the battlements honestly, and when they saw that the cannons of the official army were so powerful, they would inevitably have a headache.
"If it goes on like this, after a while, how can our people dare to defend the city, and the officials and troops will attack it on a large scale, but how can it be good?" After the third round of shelling, Tian Jianxiu whispered.
"What do you say...... The voice is too small, and ...... louder" Ma Shouying is not young, his ear power has declined, and these three shellings have shocked his ears even more, because Tian Jianxiu's voice is a little small, and he didn't even hear what he said.
Tian Jianxiu had to repeat it loudly, Ma Shouying heard it clearly this time, nodded and said: "Yes, I didn't expect the official army to attack the city so powerfully." If we bombard for a while, we have no power to defend it, and there are only two ways to do it for now, one is to withdraw from Luoyang now, and the other is to immediately go out of the city with the whole army and fight to the death with the officers and soldiers. Of course, with our troops, we will definitely not be enough, we can send a letter to Luo Rucai outside the south gate and Liu Zongmin outside the east gate, so that they can outflank reinforcements from both flanks, and maybe we can fight. ”
In the past, the Liukou attacked the city, all of which were painstaking and painstaking, but this time they were defending the city, but they were forced to abandon the city or take the initiative to attack by the besiegers, what kind of world is this.
But at this time, the cannons under the city roared again, and the cannonballs smashed on the city wall.
The soldiers seemed to be well-trained, and most importantly, they were able to adjust the best angle after each shot so that the shells could hit the battlements as much as possible. The battlements are relatively weak, and if two or three cannons come down, they may be smashed.
"Let's ...... Hold on for a while, it is impossible to abandon the city, and now let people send a letter to Luo Rucai and Liu Zongmin, asking them to make a detour to come to help. When they're almost there, we'll go out of the city in one go. Tian Jianxiu said loudly.
"That's good, when the time comes, you may be able to reap the full rewards from three sides." Ma Shouying said.
Tian Mishu sent people to deliver the letter, but the officers and troops under the city still continued to fire artillery. At this time, Jiang Jie, who was beside Yue Su, suddenly said: "Marshal, at this time, the defenders in the city should probably send a letter to Liu Zongmin and Luo Rucai, who rushed to reinforce them, and asked them to rush to reinforce and attack our army in three ways." ”
"They can come in three ways, but our army can't go in three ways. Such a general, except for Wang Guoning and Liu Xiyao, the others may not be of great use. Let them block, if they are not slightly frustrated, they will be defeated and flee backwards, and scatter the main forces of our army. Yue Su muttered.
"Exactly, so, it's time for us to strike first." Jiang Jie said.
Yue Su nodded and said, "Order, let the main gun lower its muzzle, smash the suspension bridge, and smash open the city gate!" ”
The so-called main cannon is the English cannon, and Yue Su had secretly ordered Mao Youjian to transfer five British warships, and the caliber of the cannons on the warships was even thicker than that of the Spanish Run. The soldiers in charge of firing the cannon were not Ming soldiers, but English gunners, and they were skilled in this line of use.
These artillerymen were all trained by English gunners.
The order was issued, and the English gunners moved the two guns facing the gate of Luoyang, and the muzzles of the guns were moved downward, aiming at the drawbridge, which was directly a cannon.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
After two loud bangs, the drawbridge was smashed to pieces, and the cannonballs continued to smash on the city gates. That is, because of being used by the drawbridge, the strength was somewhat slowed down, but it also shook the city gate and made a "buzzing" sound.
The English gunners reloaded, aimed, and opened fire.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
This time, two loud bangs passed, and when I looked at the gate of Luoyang City, it had been shattered.
What are you waiting for, Yue Su immediately ordered the horn of the charge to be sounded.
The troops from all walks of life did not expect that in this way, the city gate could be blasted open, and one by one the morale was greatly boosted, and as soon as the horn sounded, under the command of the leader, they rushed forward.
All the soldiers and horses of the rogue were moved, and nearly 200,000 people poured towards Luoyang like a landslide and tsunami. The rogues in the city were all stupid when they saw this posture, they thought that the solid Luoyang City would not be so vulnerable and easily blasted away. If the siege could be so simple in the past, there would have been fewer deaths and less time wasted.
When Tian Jianxiu and Ma Shouying were charging under the city, they also found that the city gate had been smashed open, and the two looked at each other, in addition to the incredible, they were afraid.
Even if the enemy is outnumbered, we can't sit still. The two immediately ordered their soldiers and horses to resist to the death, and asked them to send letters to Luo Rucai and Liu Zongmin again, and came in directly from the east gate and the south gate to conduct street battles and defend Luoyang.
Under the cover of artillery, it is easy for the army to rush into the city, even if the rogues in the city are relatively elite, they can't stand the momentum of the two sides, as well as the difference in numbers, and they are forced to retreat again and again. The surrender of the army from all walks of life is also adhering to the tradition of the Liukou, winning and not defeating, not to mention that his own side has a big advantage, and if he sets up a battle, Lord Yue will also give a big reward, maybe his hereditary official position depends on the battle in front of him. The leaders of the families ordered their subordinates to move forward bravely and scramble, and even if the people in front ran slowly, they had to be squeezed down by the people behind.
However, the surrender of the army was not just to go through the city gate, seeing that the cannons stopped, the defenders of the city were already at a loss, so they simply took the ladder and climbed up from below. Some generals knew that Tian Jianxiu and Ma Shouying should be in the city, so they went up desperately and killed these two guys first, which was better than anything else.
The surrendered army marched forward bravely, but only the officials and troops of the imperial court did not move, and even Wang Tan's troops did not move. It's not that he doesn't want to move, it's that Yue Su ordered him not to move now, only that there are other arrangements. Also, Wang Tan's troops are not his own troops, they are the troops of the imperial court, how can they go up now. Let the rogues kill themselves, one less to die, it doesn't matter if you have made military achievements, the court is not bad for that official position.
"Sir, if the guess is correct, Liu Zongmin and Luo Rucai's soldiers and horses should not make a detour, but will directly enter the city from the east gate and the south gate to help in the battle." Yue Su said with a smile on his face.
"It is estimated that it should be like this, and there will inevitably be a bloody battle in the city. This group of generals is brave now, and I don't know if I will be able to withstand that wave of attacks when the time comes. Shuai, I think we should help them. Jiang Jie said with a smile.
"Well, we should help them, and we have to try to wipe out all these gangsters. It is estimated that the two reinforcements of Liukou should be able to enter Luoyang City after an hour. Yue Su said calmly: "Pass my general, let Wang Tan lead the army, go around the east gate from the south gate, calculate the time on the way, and after an hour, rush to the east gate, and enter the city from the east gate." ”
"Yes!"
A herald immediately agreed, and hurried towards Wang Tan's army.
"Then send an order to Jin Chan, let him guard the Yellow River, once the Liukou escapes from the south gate, he will lead the army ashore to kill." Yue Su said again.
"Yes!" The herald received the order and went to give the order to the golden cicada.
Finally, Yue Su looked at Cheng Anbo Guo Zhen and said, "Sir......"
"What do you command?" Guo Zhen hurriedly clenched his fists and said. The current Guo Zhen is convinced by Yue Su, first recruiting An Liukou, and then aggressive Luoyang, looking at the posture, he can take Luoyang in one day, which is really too powerful.
"Please lead the lord with an army of 10,000, slowly detour to the west gate, and arrive in an hour, if Luo Rucai's soldiers and horses enter the city to help, you will enter the city!" Yue Su said.
"The last general commands!"
Wang Tan and Guo Zhen led their troops away one after another, acting according to the plan. Yue Su was also relieved, and asked people to remove the cannon and follow the formation, just in case. To tell the truth, Yue Su was really worried that those troops were too wasteful, once Luo Rucai and Liu Zongmin's reinforcements entered, they couldn't resist it, and if they were defeated and withdrew, don't break up their own positions. Moreover, Lord Yue also ordered that if a defeated soldier came to charge the battle, no matter who it was, there was no need to be polite, just treat them as enemies, and kill them!
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