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"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

There were cannons on both sides, and the cannons on both sides never stopped from the beginning of the attack. However, although the terrain of Suizhou City is not high, there are Zhuanshui blocking the south and west, and the Wu army must first cross the Zhuanshui before attacking the city, and it is difficult for their artillery to be transported, especially heavy artillery. Therefore, the artillery bombardment outside the south gate still had the upper hand of the Qing army, and the Wu army's artillery team was mostly beaten and could not raise its head.

The attacks of the Wu army on both sides of the west gate and the east gate were the most violent, and a large number of Wu troops carried ladders to attack the city wall. The first wave of artillery shells of the Qing army basically did not hit the artillery formation of the Wu army, but the shells smashed into the dense attack formation of the Wu army, almost piercing from the front to the back of the formation, and I don't know how many people's arms and thighs were taken away along the way, penetrating and smashing the chests and heads of many people.

After a while, during the second round of shelling, two shells accurately hit a gun carriage in the Wu army's artillery array, "Boom! Rumble! The two loud bangs shattered the gun carriages of the two gun trucks of the Wu army, the gun wheels flew wildly, and the heavy gun bodies were lifted and rolled off. The surrounding Wu soldiers and gunners were hit by all kinds of fragments that were stirred up and their flesh and blood were blurred, and they all rolled to the ground and howled. At the same time, there were explosions around these two cannons, which was particularly conspicuous in the night.

It's also a coincidence, and this doesn't happen under normal circumstances. The gunners of the Qing army also knew how difficult it was to hit a small target at such a distance, especially at this night, so they all cheered loudly with joy. Actually, that's it. The largest number of gunners of the Mawei Army came to open fire. There is no guarantee of an accurate hit within ten shots. Looking at the target from a distance, the target is also very small, and it is really luck to hit it accurately.

In the whistling sound, one after another cannonballs burst into the Wu army's formation, or passed through the formation, bringing up a mist of blood from the stumps. Or hit the artillery cart and scatter it in all directions, Qiu Shi, a general under the command of Ah Ling'e on the south side of the city, saw that after the forty Hongyi cannons at the head of the city were fired in turn, three cannons on the Wu army's side were scattered on the spot. I couldn't help but applaud. The gunners' achievement of such a result also greatly boosted the morale of the Qing army at the head of the city.

In this battle, it is necessary to fight with the wind, and the gunners fight smoothly, and their movements will be orderly and not panicked at all. After each cannon shell at the head of the city was fired, the Qing gunners who were responsible for brushing the chamber immediately brushed the chamber, and then someone loaded the gunpowder, loaded the primer, filled the shell, and then fired the cannon again.

After the third round of ammunition was loaded, the artillery adjusted its aiming again, and the commander of the artillery armor shouted an order. The gunners lit the primer on the fire door, and the cannon immediately made another loud noise. A large puff of smoke emanated from the muzzle of the gun, and a fiery solid iron ball whistled away again.

Cannonballs flew out of the city, and some even flew across the Zhuanshui River and smashed into the Wu army's formation on the south bank, bringing up pieces of flesh and blood. It is here on the edge of the city, the attacking army of tens of thousands of Wu troops, which was attacked by artillery and was not scattered, the army continued to stick to the city wall, the ladder was erected, and the Wu army below began to climb and siege the city.

However, every wave of artillery shells coming from the head of the Qing army will still cause a violent commotion, which also depends on the desperate bullet pressure of the Wu army officers to force forward again. No way, the cannon is so powerful that the soldiers are terrified of it, no matter who they are.

"Brush the chamber!"

After another round of artillery fire, the armor commanders immediately ordered.

At this moment, the battle on both sides of the west gate and the east gate was more intense, but the Qing army was as solid as a rock at this time, and the pressure on the east and west gates was less than that of the south gate. When Yue Le left, he left enough gunpowder for Ah Ling's forehead, so the Qing gunners didn't worry about ammunition at all. There were bursts of deafening artillery on the east and west sides of the city, and the closer the Wu army approached, the more accurate the artillery on the city became, and when the Wu army approached two hundred paces, the Wu army had already suffered heavy losses.

The artillery on the head of the southern city had to stop for a while, and although it was powerful, it did not last long. Taking advantage of this opportunity, those Wu troops shouted loudly and rushed desperately to the city.

But the cannons at the head of the city on the east and west sides never stopped, and on those sides there were more smaller Franc cannons. Although the Franc cannon is not as far as the red-coated cannon, and its power is not so great, its advantage over the Hongyi cannon is that it is equipped with five to nine sub-guns, which can be pre-loaded with ammunition, and can be loaded into the mother gun in turn to fire during the battle, and the firing speed is very fast. If a gunner is well-trained, the first three shots take less than a minute.

Moreover, the Franc cannon has good heat dissipation, and it can shoot more than a dozen shots in one breath and then stop to dissipate heat. Due to the fixed amount of gunpowder charged, it is not very easy to explode. The disadvantage is that the gunpowder gas is easy to leak, not to mention that it is not far away, and if you are not careful, it is easy to be burned by the fire gas that leaks out. But at this moment, the east and west guns relied on these extremely fast Franc machine guns to suppress the attack of the Wu army.

The deafening cannon sounded, and thick smoke rose from the Wu army's position, and three to five pound cannons roared and smashed into the Wu army's impact formation. Cannonballs smashed into the queue, bringing up pieces of flesh and limbs.

The situation of the east and west gates was similar, the Wu army's attack was frustrated, and a large number of Wu troops saw the stumps of their comrades around them splashed by the shells, and they screamed and turned around and ran under a psychological breakdown. Their fear drove those behind them, and in an instant the forwards broke up and fled behind them screaming.

More than a hundred steps away from them, there was a large array, and the one who was on the horse was Wu Yingqi, the general of the Wu army, who had suffered a loss at the south gate before, and he had not beaten down twice, this time Wu Sangui came, he turned to the east gate, and he thought in his heart that he must take the city. These around him are also his closest cronies, so they will be used for pressing the formation at this time. Seeing these forwards fleeing back, Wu Yingqi didn't say a word, waved his hand, and immediately a layer of archers came out, stretched out their bows and arrows, and shot the routs who attacked the formation to the ground.

Some of the guards stepped forward, armed with long knives and spears, and without saying a word, they stabbed and hacked to death some of the deserters who shouted so loudly.

There were a few generals of the Wu army who were a little generous, and when they saw this scene, they were a little unbearable. Wu Yingqi turned his head to look at them. said: "The military order is like a mountain. There can't be a hint of soft-heartedness now. ”

The military discipline of the Wu army was harsh. It was also set by Wu Sangui. Of course, every army should be like this, especially when it comes to deserters.

"What the general said is that these deserters affect morale and should be killed!"

The rout had been collected on both sides of the military formation, and at this time the artillery at the head of the Qing army was still powerful, but just now the army had already been attached to the city wall, and the forward troops still retreated, which was really disappointing to him. At this moment, he gave the order again: "Attack with all your might, front and flanks, and leave no stone unturned." The foot soldiers are holding rockets to cover, and those who dare to take a step back will not be forgiven! ”

"Siege!"

"Siege!"

All the Wu officers drew their weapons and shouted.

Wu Yingqi rode out of his horse and personally agitated back and forth in front of the battle: "As long as our army's horn does not retreat, we will always attack and move forward." Those who go to the city first will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and the official will be promoted to the third level. Those who dare to retreat will be killed on the spot! ”

He drew his sword and cried out hoarsely, "Break the city!" ”

"Kill!"

More than 10,000 Wu soldiers raised their arms in unison. Dense spears are like woods.

"Break the city!"

"Kill!"

It was like a forest of spears and spears, roaring like a tide.

The drums of war beat. The tidal wave of Wu soldiers shouted again and threw themselves forward. This time, the road was a little brighter, there were a lot of torches, and the speed of the Wu sergeant's impact was faster!

The attack of 10,000 people was not trivial, and the entire open space outside the city was covered by them.

Looking at the spears and turbans coming from all over the mountains, Ah Ling's forehead also took a deep breath: "Sea of people tactics! "My biggest shortcoming is the lack of troops, a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses, but there are 100,000 Wu troops outside the city, and it is difficult to defend this city, but Yue Le ordered to die and ordered to defend it for half a month, and this task must be completed in difficulty, and the success or failure of the Great Qing Kingdom is also tied here.

Looking at the earth-shattering shouts and killings outside, as well as the dense torches, the Qing soldiers at the head of the city were all pale, and their teeth were clenched. Tonight is sure to be a tough fight.

The general beside Ah Ling'e said: "The anti-thief army is attacking from three sides at the moment, and I don't know if Qiu Shi can defend the southern city gate. ”

Ah Ling'e said: "The wall of the southern city is higher than this, and there are forty red-clothed cannons, and the bricks, stones, and wood are all ready, so it should be no problem." Although there are many people in the Wu army, there are not too many people who cross the river at one time, and they will withdraw after repelling their two attacks! ”

However, the situation in Nancheng was even more severe than that of the east and west, and the Wu army had dropped nearly 20,000 troops on this side, constantly rushing up. Looking at the Wu army coming all over the mountains, they roared and screamed, all of them looked like they were dying, and the Qing soldiers on the city wall all had dry mouths and hot bodies. There is no way, the city wall is so long, and one batch after another is killed, like a continuous stream of ants, which cannot be killed.

Qiu Shi was also constantly walking back and forth, encouraging loudly, asking his soldiers to stabilize and see Wu Jun climb the ladder, and he ordered the army to prepare gold juice. Gold juice sounds good, but it's actually a very vicious thing. In ancient times, the defenders of the city often used this thing. Boiled feces and urine, known as "golden juice", can not only burn the enemy, but also the feces are filthy, and the wounds are rotten, making it difficult to heal.

The continuous pouring of gold juice was poured down, and the attacking Wu army was repulsed, and the momentum of the attack was also frustrated.

At this time, Wu Jun outside the city was shouting an order: "Rocket ready!" ”

The besieging side was already weak without the support of the city wall, and Wu Junzhong began to use rockets to suppress the city head.

Wu Jun has a lot of rockets in stock, and the talents who build firearms in Yunnan were basically collected by Geng Jingzhong early, but in recent years, Wu Sangui has also found a lot of talents in this area. For a time, it was not possible to develop a musket, and the improvement of the rocket was put on the agenda. Originally, there were rockets in the army, and the power of a hundred tigers, a swarm of bees, and fire dragon arrows was not small, but the range was not far, and I didn't want to shoot three or five hundred steps as recorded in the war book. However, after many craftsmen studied and improved together, there was no problem at all if several large rockets shot one or two hundred meters.

The Wu army under the city brought more than a dozen 100-round rockets, which could shoot more than 200 meters of 100-meter rockets, as well as dozens of 30-round "swarms", 20-round "fire dragon arrows", and some rockets such as flying knives and flying swords. These rockets can basically reach a distance of more than 100 meters after ignition.

The attacking team did not climb the city wall for the time being, and there were more than 200 Wu troops under the city, half of them set the right rockets and began to adjust the direction, and the other half were holding fire folds and preparing to light them.

"Oh no, the outside of the city is preparing to release rockets, fire the cannon quickly and knock out their rockets!" Qiu Shi shouted loudly, he faintly saw this scene through the firelight, and immediately ordered loudly. "Lift our rockets out, what are you doing at this time, shoot them!"

The things on the side of the Qing army have not yet been prepared, and the Wu army under the city has already started.

"Rocket, put"

Like a loud thunderclap, a large cloud of thick smoke rose up, and more than a hundred rockets diagonally facing the city wall were fired in unison, like three or four thousand archers firing a salvo at once. The Qing soldiers at the head of the city immediately fell in large numbers.

With the power of gunpowder, if you are hit by a rocket head-on, it is comparable to the strength of a strong crossbow. It is rockets flying wildly, even if those Qing soldiers wear armor, as long as they are hit by arrows, the damage is not small.

"Put it again!"

There were bursts of thunder, and the Qing troops at the head of the city were shot down in groups, and many people were even shot out and hit the city wall.

"Put!"

The arrows were like a storm, and there were countless fireworks in the sky, and the suppressed Qing army did not dare to step forward. Their hot blood flowed out, and soon it was frozen in the bitter cold.

The Wu army troops under the city fired ten rockets in a row, and emptied the Qing army at the head of the city for a round. The Qing army at the head of the city no longer dared to stand on it, the feet were full of stumps and broken arms, there were not many complete corpses, and the dense rockets could actually have a small explosion in the end, although the power was not large, but it was okay to blow up only one person's flesh and blood.

Although Wu Hu Guozhu couldn't see the situation at the head of the city, he also knew that the Qing army couldn't please him!

"The firepower of this rocket is really fierce, a dozen is 30 rounds, 100 rounds, it can be called a weapon of mass destruction. It's a pity that the accuracy is not high, especially the consumption of gunpowder is too large, if it is used for a long time in warfare, it cannot be used! ”

"Indeed, a lot of arrows just hit the city wall, if most of them can hit the city, then it is estimated that it will only take three rounds, and there should be no one at the city!"

Qiu Shi's figure at the head of the city reappeared, and the Qing army with a brigade filled the vacancy again. Wu Jun's rocket just now was really powerful, he almost hit the trick, but the guards pulled him to hide under the battlement. After the rocket was cast, it was time for the Wu army to come up again, and he shouted loudly for the Qing army behind him to quickly make up for it, and continued to smash the stone and wood mines below!

The battle lasted for more than an hour, but the Wu army still failed to take Suizhou City, and the losses on both sides were very heavy. (To be continued......)