The rain was falling heavily.
Zhu Zaiming drank a bowl of ginger tea, took the raincoat and put it on, then opened the waterproof curtain.
After leaving the Maoer Cave, what came into view was a trench. Rainwater mixed with ashes and mud trickled down the earth wall and merged into the drainage channel under the wooden deck.
"His Majesty!"
Two guards stood on both sides of the cat's ear hole, wearing raincoats and standing upright in the rain.
When he saw Zhu Zaiming coming out, he immediately stood at attention and saluted.
"Um."
Zhu Zaiming returned the favor, and just as he was about to say something, several more people came out of the cat's ear hole next door.
The leader was Kong Er, who was holding a telegram and looking happy.
“Your Majesty, all units of our army have been prepared and flashlights have been issued.
According to the telegram sent by the Jin Yiwei in the city, Hong Chengwan is going to entertain the Qing generals at a banquet tonight. This is an opportunity.
The General's Mansion has made a plan to attack the city tonight! "
Zhu Zaiming nodded and waved his hand, approving tonight's general attack.
When the time came to around 5 o'clock, the sky was getting dark.
The Ming army moved.
The first is 12 steam armored cars.
Their 16-meter-long, 6-meter-wide, and 4-meter-tall bodies emitted black smoke and made a "哓哧哓哧" sound.
The two lights on the front of the car are like a pair of eyes, which is particularly scary on a rainy night.
However, due to the muddy road, it was extremely difficult for the 12 pairs of large wide steel wheels of the steam armored vehicle to travel.
At Chaoyang Gate, the Qing army on duty discovered the situation.
12 huge war machines were squirming, and behind them were the skirmishing lines of the Ming army.
"Hurry and report to Mr. Hong that the Ming army is attacking the city!"
"What is that? It's so big and dark!"
"It should be the legendary Iron Bastard. I heard from the scouts that the Ming Army raised a giant Bastard wearing iron armor."
"Nonsense, it's obviously a shield cart covered with iron sheets."
"Hey, whatever it is, string the bow for me!"
The Qing army was in chaos, hurriedly stringing their bows.
Generally speaking, if a bow remains tight for a long time, its elasticity will gradually lose.
Therefore, when the bow is not in use, it is necessary to remove the bowstring.
This batch of bows that Hong Chengman dug out from nowhere, and who knows how old they are.
After winding up after being exposed to the rain, one batch immediately had a problem.
"Click~"
Some soldiers were stunned. I haven't exerted any force yet. Why is your waist broken?
"Damn! The ones my kids use are of better quality than this!"
"Stop complaining and throw away this broken bow. The sword and spear are still good."
After the Qing army prepared a variety of weapons, the Ming army also arrived at the city gate.
For safety, the infantry was on standby 500 meters away.
The steam armored car was parked by the moat.
This time, the Qing army laughed.
"Will the Ming army fight? Our moat here is 14 meters wide. Without a large number of civilians filling the river, the Ming army will never be able to break in."
"Yes, I'm also wondering why these Ming troops are hiding behind them. It turns out that there aren't even any common people to blame."
"Looks like it's going to be safe tonight!"
"Hurry and report to Mr. Hong that our Chaoyangmen defenders defeated the Ming army and withstood the night attack!"
In this kind of battle where you can tell at a glance that you can defend it, there is no doubt that the only way to win is to seize the time.
The defenders on Chaoyang Gate were all Manchus.
After all, this is a city full of people. It is a great shame and humiliation to let Han people stand on the city wall and be superior to the people of Manchuria.
Therefore, the Manchus in the city even rejected Hong Chengwan's suggestion to take the people to the city wall to threaten the Ming army.
These Qing soldiers laughed unbridled and shot a few arrows at random on the steam armored vehicles.
The attack power is not strong and it is extremely insulting.
But soon they stopped laughing.
I saw that the armor plate in front of the steam armored vehicle fell, and the bottom was deeply inserted into the ground.
As the steam armored cars moved forward, the soil was shoveled out and then pushed all the way into the moat.
Seeing this, the Qing army finally understood.
Damn it, the Ming army still wanted to fill the river, but in a way they had never seen before.
"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"
"Where are the cannons? Where are the muskets? I'll use whatever I can, but we can't let the Ming army fill up the river!"
The Qing army braved the heavy rain and huddled on the city wall to shoot arrows at the steam armored vehicles.
These arrows were weak, let alone breaking through the armor of the steam armored vehicle.
After a "ding-li-clang" sound, the intact steam armored car continued the river filling operation without being disturbed at all.
As the sky grew darker, the generals guarding the city became more and more anxious.
On the entire east wall, only the Chaoyang Gate had a little light, which was illuminated by the eyes of the Ming army's iron bastard.
On the city wall, only the gate tower had some firelight.
In the heavy rain, the Qing army's brazier could not be set up at all.
As time passed, the sky became completely dark.
In the whole world, there was only the sound of rain, the roar of steam engines, and the noise of the Qing army.
In the darkness, the lights of the steam armored cars were breathtaking.
Finally, after the Ming army filled in the moat, the steam armored vehicles parked on both sides of Chaoyang Gate, and the artillery overhead began to roar.
The city gate was blown apart with just one shot, exposing the earth and rocks filled in the gate hole.
In ancient times, the way to seal a city gate was not just to close it, but to seal the doorway with soil and stones after closing.
In this way, even if the enemy breaks through the city gate, the inside of the gate still needs to be cleaned.
At this time, as long as the defenders pour grease down regularly, it will be very difficult for the attackers to break in through the city gate.
But the Ming army was well prepared.
The infantry began to press forward, and the heavy machine gunners set up heavy machine gun positions. Together with the riflemen, they began to suppress fire on the city head.
"Bang bang bang~"
"Da da da~"
In just a short time, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties at the top of the city. The remaining Qing troops huddled behind the wall and did not dare to show their heads.
The bullets shattered the masonry, and the debris flying everywhere made the Qing army feel uncomfortable even if they were cowering.
The Ming army also took advantage of this opportunity and dispatched the 2nd Samurai Regiment to start clearing the doorway.
When Hong Chengwan came over with several jars of celebration wine, he was ready to celebrate the Qing army that had defeated the Ming army.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived near the city gate, they heard intensive gunshots.
Many Qing soldiers who escaped from the city wall had horror on their faces.
When they saw Hong Chengwan coming, they seemed to have grasped the backbone and surrounded him one after another.
"The Ming army's muskets can be fired on rainy days!"
"The city gate defenders suffered heavy casualties."
"Think of a solution quickly, Mr. Hong."
"So many of us Manchus have died. If Your Excellency doesn't give us an explanation, we will send a letter to the Emperor in the future, and Your Excellency will not be able to get rid of it!"
Hong Chengwan was stunned.
Isn't this right?
It's you who deliver the "good news", I'm just here to give you some wine to celebrate.
Why is it all my responsibility?
Just after defeating the Ming army, he was beaten again by the Ming army in the blink of an eye.
Who is fighting whom, who wins and who loses?
You guys have made me so confused!
Hong Chengman knew that someone had falsely claimed credit, and he admitted it.
After all, news of victory can boost the morale of the military and civilians.
If you don’t tell me and I don’t tell you, who knows.
But looking at the Manchus who fled, he thought of the operations of the scout team a few days ago and immediately understood.
Hong Chengman asked: "Tell me the truth, did you lose?"
"What did we lose? This is a victory for us! Besides, the Ming army did not respect martial ethics and used iron bastards..."
"Master Hong, just tell me what to do now?"
what to do?
Serve cold.
Hong Chengwan was furious.
Send some Han people up there, and let the Ming army throw a rat weapon and you won't let them go.
Now it's all right, the Ming army is about to break through the city wall, and they are looking for me for strategies again.
There is no way, you are full of people.
In the Qing Dynasty, they Han people were inferior people.
"What else can be done?
Everyone, go home quickly, grab the young and old, and let's evacuate to other urban areas. There are people on the city walls there, and the Ming army dare not move. "
At this time, a Qing soldier hurried over and when he spoke, everyone was in an uproar.
