The Taiyuan Prefecture in the north was in a turbulent state. At this time, the shouts at the foot of Zhangzhou City in the south were shaking. More than 38,000 Ming troops under the command of Shi Pu were attacking fiercely!
Liu Tong's general Zhang Ji persisted in his request to lead 5,000 elite troops to rob the camp, but he was ambushed by Shi Pu and was surrounded by counterattacks. Then, under the attack of the Ming army, the 5,000 rebel army was wiped out, and Liu Tong His number one general Zhang Ji also died in the battle, and then the coastal defense guerrilla Shi Pu took advantage of the situation and led 20,000 Ming troops to attack Zhangzhou.
On October 1st, Shi Pu held a military meeting and issued an order to the generals, requiring that the city be breached at all costs within three days, and ordered the first person to board the The reward for going to the top of the city is five hundred taels of silver. There must be a brave man under the heavy reward! The generals led their sergeants to launch a strong attack on Zhangzhou City. Weapons such as ladders, city assault vehicles, thunderbolt vehicles, cyclone cannons, and red cannons were used in turn. After more than ten consecutive hours of fierce attack, at least nearly 100% of the city walls were filled under the Zhangzhou City Wall. The lives of thousands of soldiers.
The rebel army in Zhangzhou City did not fare much better. Under the leadership of Liu Tong, the chief defender of the city, everyone was bloody and desperate. If it were the previous rebel army defending the city, the Ming army might have broken through the fierce attack in a few hours. City, but now the rebel army captured a large number of artillery and firearms in Zhangzhou City. Although they lost 5,000 elite soldiers, they were still able to fight the Ming army attacking the city at a 50-50 ratio with the help of firearms.
They used artillery, muskets, crossbows, and hammers to repel waves of Ming army attacks. But faced with the indiscriminate bombardment of more than a dozen Ming army artillery pieces, and facing the Ming army attacking the city on the ladder, everyone armed with a firecracker, the rebels also paid a huge price in casualties, with blood-stained remains all over the city. The limbs are full of soldiers who died in battle.
What's more important is that the Ming army has many generals and can launch attacks one after another. It can always take turns to rest and maintain strong energy. Shi Pu divided the artillery and the Ming army attacking the city into two rounds and went into battle in turn, without giving the rebels any time to breathe. After losing 5,000 elite soldiers, the rebel army on the top of Zhangzhou City only had less than 10,000 remaining. With a numerical disadvantage, although they could rely on artillery and muskets to defend the city, they had no time to rest or even eat. There was almost no time, so they could only set fire cannons on the city wall while eating dry food. They didn't even have time to drink water. Just now, a soldier choked on the dry food and couldn't breathe. He fell off the city wall and lost his life.
At this time, outside Zhangzhou City, the sky was dark and uncertain, strong winds blew from time to time, and sporadic raindrops fell.
Inside the large account at the frontier of the Ming army's siege.
Haiphong Guerrilla Shipu Armor Station stood in front of the big tent, stretched out his palms to let the raindrops fall on his palms, and murmured to himself: "Why are there sudden raindrops? Is it going to rain heavily? Will God not bless the Ming army?"
Then Shi Pu suddenly changed the subject and became murderous: "Where is the messenger?"
"The mark is on!"
"Go, go to the front line and pass this general's order. Don't stop. Let me continue to attack Zhangzhou City. If there is any failure to attack the city and retreat, the soldiers supervising the battle in the rear can be killed immediately. Those who climb the city wall first will enter a hundred households and add two hundred silver." Two, give me two hectares of fertile land!"
"Kill, destroy the city!"
Although some people think that Shipu, a mere coastal defense guerrilla, promised such a generous reward, can it be realized after the war? But most people still believe that in terms of fighting ability, Shi Pu can be said to be a shining talent in Fujian Province. Especially recently, Shipu participated in the Battle of Penghu Island and severely damaged the Folangji fleet, which made him even more famous. Many people think that judging from the military achievements of Shipu in the naval battle and the land battle, it is possible for him to be promoted to several ranks. These The promised reward will naturally come true.
It can be said that a brave man must be rewarded with a heavy reward. After receiving the latest military order from Shi Pu, some generals of the Ming army took the lead even more bravely. They braved artillery, muskets, and crossbows to launch a fierce offensive against the city of Zhangzhou.
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Before the Battle of Penghu Island, Shi Pu had already written to Fujian General Soldier Ji Bo, ordering all parts of Fujian Province to increase the transportation of artillery and other siege weapons to the army, because he knew that after the Battle of Penghu Island, he would definitely lead the army. Landing to participate in the counter-insurgency, this time to attack Zhangzhou City, a total of more than ten powerful red cannons were mobilized. At this moment, the cannons were lined up across the moat, and they violently fired artillery shells towards the top of Zhangzhou City. For a while, the cannonballs were flying all over Zhangzhou. , the sound of the cannon is like thunder, and the huge destructive power when it hits the ground is chilling.
In addition to the red cannons, the Ming army also brought a large number of cyclone cannons. To put it simply, they are stone-throwing machines, because artillery alone is not enough to attack a city. After all, The shells are not inexhaustible, and each shell is expensive to make. The cyclone cannon is also very lethal, and its "shells" are everywhere, so it can be regarded as inexhaustible.
In the past, trebuchets had to be placed very close to the city wall, at least no more than 50 meters away.
The Ming Dynasty's "Wu Jing Zong Yao" recorded that the maximum range of any trebuchet is about 50 meters, so if the trebuchet is placed more than 50 meters, it will lose its siege effect.
But now the trebuchet is placed on a vehicle, and it becomes a "vehicle cannon". The trebuchet is very powerful and can destroy the wooden structure of the arrow tower on the city wall, so the arrow tower really has no power to fight back against such a weapon.
But the real power of the trebuchet is not only to project stones. I believe many people have also thought of it, that is, incendiary bombs are ignited by cotton and linen soaked in oil, and then thrown into the city, they can cause explosions and fires, disrupting the enemy's position.
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