Chapter 283 First attack on Qiantang County
"Quick, shoot back..."
Mu Qishan had long been hiding under the castle road, but looking at the wounded soldiers and dead bodies being carried down one after another, he couldn't help but get angry. The thundering gunshots rang out. After several rounds of volleys, the entire battlefield was already white. In a vast area, unless it is granulated gunpowder, it will produce huge smoke after being fired.
Taking advantage of this time point, the Guards Army once again rushed to the bottom of the city wall carrying a ladder, and a general flag general carried a huge log to the city gate hole, and began to hit it rhythmically again and again. North Gate of Qiantang County.
At this moment, the war was in full swing. On the tower of Wulin Gate, You Shiwei, who had put away his telescope, looked at Secretary Qian beside him and murmured: "The geographical situation here cannot be used by my cavalry. Let's continue the fight like this." , Qiantang County cannot hold it at all."
Zuo Liangyu was standing next to him, but because of his status, he could not use the clairvoyant. In the early Ming Dynasty, the clairvoyant was still a tribute product from various countries, and those who could use it were only the top nobles and the royal family.
The telescope in You Shiwei's hand was presented to Xu Hongji by Chen Caojin. Before leaving, Xu Hongji personally gave it to You Shiwei.
However, what You Shiwei didn't know was that his opponent, a commander at the brigade commander level, had a telescope in his hand, which allowed him to observe changes in the battlefield situation.
"Commander, why don't we use the whole army to cover them up? Since the thief Chen Cao has been waiting, we can't waste time with them. Let's send a total of 80,000 troops to have a head-on confrontation with them."
Naturally, You Shiwei is not someone like Zuo Liangyu. His primary goal now is to hold Hangzhou and wait for the imperial court's reinforcements, so as to fight a beautiful battle of annihilation both inside and outside, rather than risking the lives of his subordinates to fight against his opponents' soldiers who are full of firearms. .
Although he thought so, You Shiwei was still frightened when he saw the huge black monster outside Huating. That black iron-like monster could still hold so many soldiers in its belly.
"If the terrain is flat, the cavalry can gallop. The initiative in this battle is still in our army's hands. It's a pity..."
You Shiwei couldn't help but feel a pain in his head when he looked at the water bridge outside Wulin Gate and the tributaries from the West Lake and Qiantang River. Hangzhou was indeed a beautiful place in peacetime, but looking at it now , but it is a dangerous place where one cannot use his fists.
Blind persistence keeps the initiative on the battlefield in the hands of others.
"General Zuo, if the rebels launch a general offensive, you should immediately order all the troops in your headquarters and come with me out of the city to meet the enemy."
Zuo Liangyu was stunned for a moment, and it wasn't until You Shiwei turned to look at him again that he handed over his hand: "Yes, the last general will take the order."
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"Bumped away... knocked away..."
The guards at the city gate cave yelled, and the north gate of Qiantang County, which had been damaged by artillery, was broken into two parts in less than a quarter of an hour by the impact of a huge log.
However, the guardsmen who knocked on the door were in bad luck at this moment. Mu Qishan, who had been prepared for it, arranged for thousands of soldiers to line up at the city gate. When the city gate was opened, there was a loud sound of gunfire and the people who hit the door were None of the guardsmen were spared, and they were all killed by firearms.
The upper half of the city gate is still on the door opening, and the line of sight is blocked. External attackers can only bend down to see what is going on inside the city gate. Once someone bends down to look, they will be hit by a burst of firearms.
Although these Yunnan soldiers were unable to lift their heads under the weight of their flintlock muskets, there were still many brave Yunnan soldiers who stepped forward and fired with their own muskets.
From time to time, some charging guardsmen were shot and fell to the ground.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Fang Qinghua issued an order to start a coordinated attack.
At first, the soldiers of a regiment ran towards the city wall under the leadership of the regiment leader. After arriving at the corner of the city wall, because there were comrades firing to cover a hundred steps away, they took out the grenades they carried and fired towards them. Throw this low city wall in.
'Boom boom boom...'
Huge explosions sounded one after another, wailing sounds continued throughout the day, and the smoke and dust also increased.
"Raise the gun..."
A squad of Shenwu Army rushed to the city gate first. Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the smoke and grenades, they fired neatly at the city gate. Then they took out the remaining grenades and called them in. .
As the damaged city gate fell to the ground, the guards waiting on both sides kept remembering the military success of conquering Qiantang. They picked up the Yanling knives and spears in their hands and rushed towards the city gate.
Whoa...
Wang Xiaojie and Chen Cao put away the telescope at the same time in different places. Chen Cao turned around and ordered: "Send the order, the Shence Army will go out of the Wulin Gate and prepare to attack the Wulin Gate."
Wang Xiaojie sneered, then hammered his fist in his hand: "Send the order, the entire division takes action, prepare for street fighting, prepare the Tiger Crouching Cannon, and distribute the remaining grenades."
Accompanied by neat and thunderous gunfire, Mu Qishan had to order the entire army to start retreating to the location of the Qiantang County government office. Since the city gate was broken, whether it could be recaptured depended on the overall strength.
As the defender of the city, if the city gate is lost, generally speaking, it will face failure, unless the defender is really strong and can take back the city gate with the excellent command ability of the commander.
However, both sides are now firearms troops. After the shelling, the Yunnan soldiers under his command have now suffered thousands of casualties, and the casualties are still increasing.
Fang Qinghua followed his guard company into the city gate, and then began to disperse his troops into regiments to prepare for a street battle in Qiantang County.
Following the actions of Fang Qinghua's men, gunshots began to spread from the north city of Qiantang County, and tended to spread toward the west and east of the city.
The guardsmen under Wang Chong had no advantage at all in this firearms battle. Although he had a firearms battalion, they only had the firearms of three hundred households, and their equipment was all matchlock guns and three-eyed muskets. The best firearm is the six-door Crouching Tiger Cannon. Although the street fighting has begun, the Crouching Tiger Cannon has its place, but now the battlefield ahead is full of Yunnan soldiers wearing straw sandals, and he really can't use it here.
"Sir, let's withdraw. If Beicheng is lost, Qiantang will definitely not be able to hold it. It's better to enter the West Lake through the water channel of the south gate and retreat towards Qiantang Gate or Yongjin Gate. There is still a way to survive."
"Yes, my lord, the command of Qiantang is in the hands of the Mu family. They are responsible for holding accountable after the war. As long as Hangzhou is saved, the governor will never embarrass you."
"Yes, sir. Besides, the only one who calls the shots in Dusi Yamen now is your sir."
Wang Chong was really tempted by his subordinates' repeated persuasion. He still had less than 4,000 men under his command. Although it was okay to fight a dozen street battles, he really couldn't guarantee how long he could last. Even the company commander Huang Chongtao was Being captured, what else can he do as a commander?
There are no less than ten officials in the Zhejiang Dusi who were captured. Now he and another commander are the only ones left in Hangzhou. He is the only one who serves as the commander of the army, and the other is in charge of the civil affairs of the Dusi. Thinking about it this way, Wang Chong has really figured it out. He said: "Okay, as you wish, quickly, quickly retreat to the south gate."
Wang Chong had just run to the south gate with thousands of people, when he came face to face with a tall man nearly 1.9 meters tall, wearing bright light armor. This kind of appearance could only be worn by generals above the rank of general.
"Wang Qianshi, where are you going?"
The person who came was none other than Yulin Deputy Commander-in-Chief You Shigong, who came to the rescue with 20,000 people: "The fighting is fierce at the front. I was ordered to come to support Qiantang. What, you want to run away?"
One of Wang Chong's governors immediately spoke: "The North City has been lost, the rebels have invaded the inner city, and Qiantang cannot be defended."
"Fart..." You Shigong cursed: "Come here, behead this person who is ruining the morale of the army as a warning to others."
"grown ups..."
Wang Chong immediately handed over his hand: "General You, calm down. The rebels have invaded the North City. There are still tens of thousands of people in Qiantang City who have not evacuated. I can't bear the suffering of the people, so I led my men to the South City to check the water channels, and was about to organize manpower to cover it." They leave."
You Shigong suddenly realized: "I see, then don't bother asking Wang Qian. The battle in Beicheng is urgent now. Our army is here to help. You can go back and kill the thieves."
Wang Chong wanted to speak, but You Shigong's expression changed: "What? Is Wang Qianshi really trying to escape?"
Escape in front of the formation, not to mention that he is just a general commander, even the commander-in-chief You Shigong can kill him. What's more, it is a critical moment in Hangzhou. Killing him with a true military spirit, even Zhang Yangming can't say What.
Looking at the hunky Yulin border troops behind You Shigong, Wang Chong couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and then sneered and held his hands in his hands: "General You thought wrong. I will go back to kill the enemy right now."
After saying that, he turned around and shouted to kill the enemy, then turned around and headed towards the county government with thousands of his men.
"General, luckily we arrived in time, otherwise these losers would have run away, and we would have lost some helpers."
You Shigong looked down on these Weisuo troops from the bottom of his heart, and now that the Weisuo army was so corrupt, their frontier troops were actually not much better, but the frontier troops were indeed much stronger than the Weisuo army in terms of combat effectiveness and fighting will.
"Quick, hurry up and reinforce General Mu."
The grenades under Fang Qinghua's command had been thrown away long ago, and each man was equipped with one. However, it was these more than 6,000 grenades that stunned the opponents and created an unbeatable opportunity for them to invade the city. Good opportunity.
"What is that?"
A company commander looked at the black can flying in the sky. He was shocked and shouted: "Everyone, be careful, it's a fierce fire oil..."
Mu Qishan's men did carry fierce fire oil in the early stage, but they were all lost during the battle of Jiashan Pass. After entering Qiantang County, there was no fierce fire oil at all, otherwise they would have taken it out when defending the city.
But now, hundreds of jars of fire oil are weapons of war that You Shigong personally brought from Hangzhou City. The north of the city has been breached. Although there are residents, these people can't care about the overall situation now.
boom.........
new rifle
