"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
The sound of cannons on Jinan City was like thunder, and large pieces of flying rocks shot out from the muzzles of the Franco machine and the Crouching Tiger cannon.
Streams of white smoke rose up along with the orange-red firelight, and the deafening sound of cannons continued to echo in everyone's ears.
"kill!!"
Deafening shouts of death swept in from outside the city, like huge waves, one wave higher than the other, and each wave stronger than the last! !
The Qing army's offensive did not encounter many obstacles because of the artillery at the top of the city. The ravines outside Jinan City had already been filled in enough for large groups of troops to pass.
A large number of ladders were erected outside Jinan City, and the elite Qing troops wearing various armors hid behind the followers and auxiliary soldiers and pressed forward.
The large shield chariots were displayed under the city wall. Qing infantry archers wearing light armor were hidden behind the shield chariots. They stared closely at the crenellations on the city wall. Whenever they saw an opportunity to take action, they would immediately jump out of the shield chariots. Shoot the heavy arrow that is held in place.
The arrows they fired were so hard and accurate that they could even cross dozens of steps and hit the Ming army archers behind the crenels through the narrow crenels.
On top of the city tower, Zhang Bingwen, the governor of Shandong Province, stood at the crenellation, scanning the battle situation below the city with a gloomy expression.
Zhang Bingwen wore a bright iron helmet on his head, a hooded armor, and a crimson official uniform underneath. The official uniform was tattered and had lost its luster, and the originally wide cuffs had been tied up with armbands.
There was a belt around his waist, and a waist knife hung on the belt. There were several dried blood stains on the waist knife.
Zhang Bingwen's eyes were bloodshot, and his brows were filled with fatigue. He had not been able to get a good rest for several days.
The Qing soldiers had been besieging the city for five days. The Qing soldiers surrounded and attacked from all sides, driving the people to fill the trenches and the armored soldiers to attack the city, almost day and night.
Of the three thousand officers and soldiers originally stationed in the city, less than half are still standing.
The generals suffered heavy casualties, and the soldiers were exhausted and almost exhausted.
In the past few days, information about casualties came to his ears one after another, and a list of those who had died was presented in front of him.
Although the young men recruited in the city are brave and brave, they are not soldiers after all, and there are not many armored soldiers in the city for their use.
Many of the young men were armed with simple weapons such as wooden sticks and wooden spears, and among the hundreds of people there was not even a piece of armor.
They were still able to fight against the Qing army's followers and auxiliaries, but facing the Qing army's horse-armored soldiers and heavy armored soldiers who were sandwiched among the Qing army's followers, there was no way to resist them.
Those armored soldiers of the Qing army wore several layers of heavy armor, which was difficult for even swords and arrows to pierce, so how could wooden planks and wooden spears be able to pierce them.
But the sharp knives in the hands of those Qing army soldiers could easily cut through the flesh and blood of the strong men in the city who were not wearing armor.
Every Qing soldier who ascends the city can cause huge casualties, and only when countless soldiers fall can they be driven down the city or beheaded.
But despite this, no one even flinched.
Everyone knows the consequences after the city is broken, and everyone knows what will happen after the city is broken.
The city of Jinan was littered with corpses, and even the walls were covered with corpses from both sides. The flowing blood pooled on the city walls, even dyeing the city bricks red.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
The sound of war drums outside the city was thunderous, and a Qing army soldier wearing blue armor and holding a sword also boarded the city at this time.
The armored soldier of the Qing army had a big head and a thick neck, and a full beard. There was a very long knife mark on his cheek. The armor was covered with blood. Unlike ordinary armored soldiers of the Qing army, he also carried a mask on his back. The badge on his back indicates his status as an officer.
Although the organization of the Qing army has changed several times, it is still generally similar to the Ming army. The Qing army's armored soldiers are the most specialized in the army, equivalent to the Ming army's small flag officers.
Before the Qing army arrived at the city, several Yu Ding and followers of the Qing army had already opened a gap, and the soldiers guarding the place had been killed by them.
Seeing the armored soldiers behind them ascending the city, Yu Ding, a few Qing soldiers, also regained their spirits, while the expressions of the Ming soldiers and Ding Zhuang who were guarding the city changed.
Every time the Qing army attacked, once a gap was opened and they could not be driven off the city wall in time, they would immediately send a large number of armored soldiers to board the city from that place.
"Rush over and drive them off the city wall!!"
I don't know who shouted loudly, and all the Ming soldiers and Ding Zhuang on the city wall swarmed away.
"Kill!!"
On the city wall, a group of Ming soldiers and Ding Zhuang shouted and moved forward. They shouted loudly and suppressed the fear in their hearts.
"Nikan doesn't know how to live or die."
Facing the swarming Ming army men, the Qing army Zhuanda who climbed onto the city wall just snorted coldly.
The Ming army in front of him and the weapons in Ding Zhuang's hands were very few that could cause him harm.
The originally relatively well-organized Ming army array on the city wall had already been dispersed by Yu Ding who had ascended first. These Ming army soldiers were swarming in and they came in a chaotic manner. Although they looked quite powerful, they all had flaws.
The Qing army Zhuanda didn't hesitate at all. He lowered his body, leaned forward slightly, and jumped out quickly.
The snow-white light of the sword appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and the sound of the sword entering flesh echoed in everyone's ears.
The two Ming soldiers at the forefront fell to the ground, blood spurting out from their throats.
After the Qing army Zhuanda sealed his throat with a knife, he suddenly slumped his shoulders and slumped into the crowd.
The one who was hit first was a young man wearing a green scarf and short brown clothes. He didn't expect the sudden impact at all, and he fell backwards uncontrollably.
The huge impact almost knocked his breath away. His mind went blank and he could no longer control his body.
Several people behind him were caught off guard and brought to the ground, causing the crowd to stagnate.
The light of the sword appeared again, and the Qing Jun Zhuanda suddenly took a step back. The sword in his hand drew a huge semicircle in the air, and several more people were chopped to the ground by him.
In the chaos, someone raised the weapon in his hand and stabbed at the Qing army Zhuanda.
The Qing army's Zhuanda waved his sword smoothly and separated most of the weapons, but he was still stabbed by a wooden spear.
Although the wooden spear could not penetrate the armor of the Qing army Zhuanda, it was enough to make the Qing army Zhuanda lose his balance.
Losing balance means showing flaws.
The moment the flaw was revealed, several Ming army soldiers and Ding Zhuang holding daggers jumped out from the crowd.
Facing the heavy armor of the Qing army, they also had their own method during several days of fierce fighting.
Although the wooden spears and wooden guns did not break armor, they still had considerable power. As long as they could knock the heavy armored soldiers to the ground, the combat effectiveness of the heavy armored soldiers would be almost nonexistent.
At this time, someone comes with a short knife and stabs it directly through the gap or exposed part of the armor to quickly eliminate it.
Such a style of play is often a helpless move, and often requires the sacrifice of several or even dozens of people to achieve it.
And this is a tactic that can only be used for defense on the city wall. On the plains, heavy armored troops are coming like a wall, and no matter how many people there are, it is useless to have only wooden spears and wooden guns.
However, this tactic that often worked in the past has not been successful.
Two feathered arrows shot out suddenly, one after the other. The two Ming army light soldiers rushing at the front were shot to the ground by the arrows on the spot.
The last one, Ding Zhuang, who was holding a short sword, was already a step slower. The Qing army Zhuanda regained his footing, turned the sword in his hand, and fell on the green bricks of the city wall on the spot.
The incoming feather arrows were shot by the Qing soldiers who subsequently boarded the city. Following the gap, three more Qing soldiers boarded in just a blink of an eye.
One of them came in a hurry with a sword and shield, and the other two Qing soldiers held bows and arrows and kept firing strings. More Qing soldiers were coming down the ladder under the city wall.
The faces of all the Ming soldiers and the city defenders were full of fear, and they were all wandering around. No one dared to step forward.
The situation deteriorated rapidly, and it was no longer a situation they could handle.
The Qing army Zhuanda had a ferocious smile on his face. He was very close to being the first to ascend the throne, and the worldly position he obtained was enough for him to be promoted to Fende Bashiku.
But in the next moment, a sudden change caused the Qing army's Zhuanda's expression to change suddenly. He wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, the explosion of the firecrackers had already overwhelmed everything on the city wall. The noise.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
Thick white smoke suddenly rose from the crowd, and several huge blood holes suddenly exploded on the body of the Qing army Zhuanda, and blood suddenly spurted out. The double-layered heavy armor he wore did not provide any protection.
The gunmen of the Ming army fired their cannons at a distance of more than ten steps. The cannons at this distance were enough to break through all armor.
The broken body of the Qing army Zhuanda fell heavily to the ground, and several Qing army soldiers and followers behind him were also knocked to the ground by the sudden fire blunderbuss.
"kill!!"
Zhang Bingwen held the Yanling knife in his hand and led his guards to finally block the opened gap.
A soldier of the Qing army on the ladder had already climbed onto the crenel at this time, and two spears stabbed straight away, one on the left and the other on the right.
The spear did not pierce the armor of the Qing army soldier, but it caused him to turn over and fall down.
The armored soldier of the Qing army rolled and fell down, bringing down the armored soldier who was climbing under the ladder along the way.
Several sounds of heavy objects falling to the ground came from below the city wall, and Zhang Bingwen squinted his eyes and looked down along the crenellations.
The Qing army soldier who fell first lay motionless on the ground, and he was no longer alive.
This section of the city wall is three feet long, and a suit of armor weighs at least two hundred kilograms. How could one survive a direct fall like this?
Few of the soldiers he took down were killed on the spot, but most of them were badly beaten and lost much combat power for a while.
The dangerous situation of this section of the city wall has been temporarily disintegrated.
only……
Zhang Bingwen turned to look at other sections of the city wall. Fierce battles were now breaking out on the walls everywhere.
The intensity of the Qing army's siege was unprecedented, far beyond their imagination.
At the beginning, no one could predict that the Qing army would attack Jinan. Therefore, there were not many preparations made in Jinan City, and the defense equipment in the city was seriously lacking.
Many of the rolling logs and stones were obtained from dismantling residential buildings. There was not much gunpowder prepared at all. Now these are almost used up, but the reinforcements... have not yet arrived.
"Reinforcements...still no news?"
Zhang Bingwen held the Yanling knife in his hand and asked to the left and right.
The response to him was still a long silence.
But at this moment, the sound of war drums outside the city was still ringing in the wilderness, and the Qing army's armored soldiers were surging in like a tidal wave.
…
Jinan Prefecture, Yucheng.
In the first year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty changed the name of Zhua County, which had been used for 1,700 years, to "Yu", taking the meaning of "Yu Xi's Old City" in the south of the city.
Therefore, the name Yucheng has been used to this day. This city has experienced wind, frost, rain and snow.
After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, it went through the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and then through the Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties. Until the Ming Dynasty, there were no weapons for more than two hundred years.
However, the peace of more than two hundred years was finally broken...
A few days ago, a large group of Qing troops passed through Yucheng and almost wiped out the surrounding villages and towns.
But now, on the official road outside Yucheng, dense crowds of people filled the originally wide official road. The queue stretched and meandered to the horizon, so vast that the edge could not be seen at all.
The large group of cavalry rushed past the fields on both sides of the road, and countless footsteps stepped through the wind, snow, mud and water brought by the official road.
Above the official road, the red flag was fluttering, there were many spears and soldiers, and the soldiers of the brigade were heading south.
Most of the soldiers in the team were wearing red mandarin duck war coats, helmets on their heads, and carrying spears or muskets on their shoulders.
The clothes and weapons on their bodies all showed their identities to the outside world. The army marching south outside Yucheng was the Ming army!
Chen Wang led the war horse and led the bodyguard cavalry to stand on the side of the official road. At this time, his eyes were on the farthest point in the north.
Above the official road is a sea of red. Countless soldiers of the Ming army wearing mandarin ducks and jackets are marching, and the eye-catching red is visible.
Liangma and Ye Bushou, who were responsible for reconnaissance, galloped back and forth on the outside of the official road, conveying the enemy situation and road conditions ahead, and guiding the army on the correct marching route.
Yucheng is more than 130 miles away from Dezhou and only more than 100 miles away from Jinan. It is located in the middle of the two cities.
Chen Wang held a riding crop in his hand and his eyes moved back and forth on the marching soldiers above the official road. His eyes were as deep as a well, making it difficult to see his thoughts and thoughts.
"Jinan..."
Chen Wang turned around and headed southeast.
Southeast is the direction of Jinan and their final destination.
The storm caused by the flapping of his butterfly wings has already changed the entire battle situation.
In the original historical process, after Jiazhuang's defeat, Sun Chuanting believed that holding on to key areas was the most important, and he should strictly defend and wait for opportunities to launch counterattacks, and not waste the battle.
Liu Yuliang's Qing army hesitated and even caused local disputes, which made Chongzhen dissatisfied.
Gao Yingxiang stayed behind closed doors, and Zu Kuan did not dare to lead his troops south to rush for reinforcements...
But now, except that Gao Yingxiang is still lingering in Linqing and dare not rush to help, everything is completely different from the original process.
"Woo————"
The low and melodious sound of riding horns slowly came from the northeast.
Chen Wang turned his head and followed the sound in the northeast direction.
Wherever you look, you can see the red wave flowing all over the mountains and plains towards the southeast like a tide.
Countless red flags fluttered, countless red armors shone, and countless war horses galloped causing thunderous roars, mixed with deafening shouts, soaring into the sky!
In the tide, a large blue paper stood in the center of the wave, with a big word "ancestor" embroidered on it with white silk thread!
Zhang Bingwen, the chief envoy of Shandong, was from Tongcheng. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the army went to Jinan and defended in separate gates. No reinforcements arrived. In the first month of the next year, the city collapsed and he died in street fighting. His wife, Fang, and his concubine, Chen, also surrendered. Daming Lake is dead.
Deng Qian, the governor of Shandong Province, was a counselor of the Xiaogan people. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the army came to Jinan and refused to defend the city. The next year, the city was broken and he was captured. He refused to surrender and died.
Lu Can, the official of Jinan, was from Pinghu. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, soldiers went to Jinan and defended the city together with Zhang Bingwen. The city was destroyed and he died. Thirty-seven people including his wife Sun, concubine Wang and Zifan died.
Shandong branch patrolled Jinan Road to participate in politics. Zhou Zhixun was from Huanggang. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the army came to Jinan and defended the city with Zhang Bingwen. They surrendered and died. His wife Liu, concubines Yang and Wang died together, and everyone in the family died.
Weng Hongye, deputy envoy of Shandong Tixue, was from Qiantang. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, he and Zhang Bingwen were equally divided in guarding the east city of Jinan. The city was destroyed and they were burned to death.
Tang Shixiong, a native of Guanyang, was the salt transport envoy from Shandong Province. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, a large number of soldiers came to Jinan and guarded the west gate. They were killed.
The magistrate of Jinan, Gou Haoshan, was a native of Liquan. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, he was moved to the left by the censor of Huguang Road, Jinan was destroyed and he died.
Jinan Tongzhi Chen Yuyou was born in Kunming, Yunnan, and was a native of Shangyuan. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Jinan was defeated and died.
Xiong Liexian, a general judge of Jinan, was from Huangpi. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the city was destroyed and he and his two sons died.
In charge of Linqing Prefecture Affairs, Shandong Chief Envoy Liwen Jiang Daoyuan was from Yuyao. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Jinan was besieged and strong men were recruited to defend it. The city was destroyed and everyone was killed. His wife Lai threw herself into a lake and died, and her son Tingliang followed her.
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