"Master!"
"Master!"
"I'm fine!"
Yajiang called loudly twice before waking up Dudu who was in a trance.
Looking at the devastation all around him, Du Du couldn't help but be a little shocked.
He was lucky enough to not be hurt by the evil things that the barbarian attacked.
But the nearby Eight Banners soldiers were not so lucky. Including his Bagala, no less than two Niulu were killed or injured.
The losses suffered by the God's Blessing Army and the Heaven's Blessing Army were not small, but they were far from serious injuries and did not affect today's siege operation at all.
"The dog barbarians have exhausted all their tricks. It's time for our Qing Heavenly Soldiers to show off their power! King Gongshun, King Huaishun, and Duke Zhishun! You and others will lead their troops to follow behind the wrapping team. Once the moat is filled, we will immediately Charge forward and avenge Shicai's humiliation!"
"嗻!"
If Gou Manzi's flying objects explode this time and hit him again, Du Du's men will really be unable to withstand them, but just this time, there is no need to worry about the Man Ming defenders.
If I hurt a thousand Qing warriors, I would have to pay for it with the lives of ten thousand defenders. After the city is broken, we must kill all the defenders!
After all, after Du Du issued the order, he led his troops to retreat to a position four miles away from the city to avoid encountering another "flying disaster", which would be more than worth the gain.
Du Du lost two Niulu before he could attack the city. No matter what, Du Du couldn't be happy. It would be good to let the Tianyou Army and Tianyou Army vent their bad feelings for him, at least they would not continue to lose precious flag soldiers.
"What are you doing standing around like that? Come on! Charge forward and fill up the moat! Anyone who retreats will be killed!"
The armored soldiers of the God's Blessing Army loudly scolded the Bao Yis who were stunned on the spot. They did not dare to offend the Eight Banners Master, but it was more than enough to clean up the Bao Yi below.
Many of these prisoners were Han Chinese who were plundered from the pass and brought to the Qing Dynasty. They had nothing but themselves. If they wanted to survive, they had to work hard for the Qing Dynasty.
"Quick! Let's see who dares to fall behind!"
The armored soldier has no favorable impression of Bao Yi. Although they are both Han Chinese, their identities are different. Although the armored soldier is also a slave, Bao Yi is the most humble slave in the entire Qing Dynasty.
There is no need to be polite to them, just kick them. If you really can't use the whip, this is called "whipping". If they are still disobedient, just chop one of them to serve as a warning to others.
Knowing that they had no way out, they could only rush forward. Ten thousand wrapped Aha carried heavy sacks and rushed towards the moat against the numerous artillery fire coming from the city head.
Only by filling in the moat early can their hard days end early. Otherwise, they will have to rush back and forth all the time, and sooner or later they will die on the way to the charge.
"Boom~!"
At the front of the charging team of coaters, a loud noise suddenly erupted. Three coaters were blown to the ground, one of them had his leg directly blown off, and the blood stained the surrounding land red.
"ah……"
The seriously injured Bao Yi was in excruciating pain. He was rolling over and over while holding his broken leg. Big beads of sweat immediately flowed down his face, but it was impossible to reattach his legs.
The other two were also badly damaged, like two huge maggots, squirming on the ground and making wailing sounds from their mouths, which frightened the other coats.
"Boom~!"
"Boom~!"
"Boom~!"
Just when the other coats ignored the sudden situation and chose to continue charging forward, huge explosions sounded one after another with almost no pause.
Nearly a hundred sackmen were knocked to the ground by the explosion, and most of them were injured, making it difficult for them to stand, let alone carry the sacks and continue rushing forward.
"Behead those who retreat!"
"ah!"
The armored soldier responsible for supervising the battle beheaded a Bao Yi who tried to escape from him on the spot. The remaining Bao Yi was so frightened that he could only turn around and complete the task.
At this time, for them, they may not necessarily die if they go forward, but they will definitely die in the future. Even though they have become coated, everyone's desire to win is still very strong, and no one wants to die immediately.
Those armored soldiers are all living kings of hell. They all have ferocious faces and are very scary. They are all murderers without blinking an eye. Bao Yi can't afford to offend them, so he can only obey his orders.
"Boom~!"
However, as they continued to rush forward, many armored soldiers were still blown to the ground. The same was true for some unlucky armored soldiers. As long as they were bombed, they would basically be injured.
Although only a few people were killed on the spot, they became disabled later on. Whether they were coated or armored soldiers, their fate was extremely miserable. No one would pity them for being disabled.
Within 200 steps of the moat was a minefield, and a mine would be planted every two steps. It was not very powerful, but a certain prince had the purpose of having these mines planted to cause injury, not fatality.
As long as the pigtails are injured by the explosion, the goal will be achieved. After these wounded soldiers become waste, Huangtaiji will not execute them immediately. If they are kept, they will have to eat every day and they will become a burden to the pigtail army.
The defenders in the Deshengmen area quietly watched the Qing army's mass charge and did not fire. The hit rate of the muskets at this distance was not high.
If artillery is used to counterattack, it is easy to detonate landmines. Instead of adding unnecessary unnecessary trouble, it is better to watch a good show and let the dog Tatars taste the power of Ming Dynasty mines.
"Brigadier! There are too many dog tartars!"
"Humph! Isn't that all money! The real Tatars haven't come yet! These dog Tatars who rushed up are all carrying sacks. They should fill in our moat. After it is filled, the valuable armored soldiers will Come up!"
Chen Guowei has been observing the enemy's situation with binoculars in his turret. Now the prince has used the magic method and told everyone the truth. As long as you hold on for more than a month, the end of the Dog Tartars will come.
At present, the morale of the whole brigade is high, and everyone is hoping that the dog Tatars can run to the city, so that everyone can kill them and collect the money, otherwise they will be sorry for the prince's magic.
With the immortal magic as his support and the powerful firepower of his unit, Chen Guowei is still confident of holding on to his defense zone. It depends on what skills Gou Tarzi has not brought to the table.
For Chen Guowei, it doesn't matter if the dog Tatars fill up the moat, so that they can come to die quickly. Otherwise, across this narrow river, the armored soldiers of the dog Tatars will not be able to kill them easily.
Just before filling in the moat around Deshengmen, the packs brought by the Tianyou Army lost no less than a thousand people, all of whom were injured by landmines.
Only nearly a hundred people were actually killed or wounded in the bombing. The rest were injured and could not continue to work hard. Geng Zhongming, who was supervising the battle behind them, pretended not to see them.
If you can crawl over, you will save your life. If you throw away the sack and run back on your own, then you won't be able to eat anymore, because the head that eats has been chopped off.
It took ten thousand coats of aha to fill a moat that was less than ten feet wide and two feet deep in one day. Isn’t that a waste of wood?
The order given by the respectful king Kong Youde is to fill it in before noon, and then everyone will have food to eat. Otherwise, if you continue to work, you won't be able to complete the task before dark, so you have to kill five hundred coats first!
If these coatings can't even fill the moat, what's the use of keeping them except to eat and wait to die? It's better to kill them all. Anyway, at worst, we can just rob a group of people from Beizhili.
Seeing that the defenders did not violently block Bao Yi's actions, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming laughed secretly. If they allowed their troops to quickly approach the city wall, the chance of breaking the city would be greatly increased.
Having learned the lesson from the Battle of Laotieshan, the "Two Kings and One Duke" ordered their troops to carry a large number of smoke-generating objects, which could be used during the siege to block the defenders' sight.
Then there are a large number of shields and barrels carried, the former to protect against grenade explosions, and the latter to quickly extinguish the burning of fire oil.
At Dorgon's suggestion, the Qing Dynasty also imitated many hand grenades, but due to serious iron deficiency, the number of iron beads in the grenades was much less than that of Manming's samples.
However, as long as the warriors of the Qing Dynasty can reach the bottom of the city, they can still light it and throw it upward. As long as it can be thrown to the predetermined position, it will definitely cause considerable damage to the defenders.
"My lord, if the damage to the coat is not too serious, I will let it rush across the moat, pile sacks under the city, and build a slope. Then we, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, can charge directly up the slope and break the city quickly!"
Jia Shikui felt that Kong Youde had no intention of taking back the coats brought into the pass. If he could really break through the capital, he would not need to care about the life or death of these coats.
"...Yeah! That makes sense! Watch the defenders' movements first and then make any calculations!"
Kong Youde thought this suggestion was a good one. Since the city gate had been blocked by the defenders from the outside, the idea of a city gate could no longer be considered.
If you want to break the city, you must climb the city. To climb the city, you can use a building car (a car, a rush car, a ladder car) or a ladder. However, these two tools are not very reliable after all. The most appropriate way is to build a slope.
As a result, some coats will be killed or injured, but these slaves are not worthy of death. As long as a slope can be built to allow the Qing warriors to rush to the city, it is completely worth it even if all the coats are lost.
Baoyi's life and death was not within the scope of Kong Youde's consideration. What he was thinking about at this time was how to break the city as soon as possible. Once his troops were the first to enter the city, he would be the number one hero of the Qing Dynasty.
"My lord, if the red cannon cannot move lightly, can you place the light artillery close to the city head and use smoke to fire to cover the siege of the city by the heavenly troops?"
Chang Guofang felt that if his men were to rush directly through, even if there were a large number of carriages as cover, the defenders would cause serious casualties to their own troops. It was better to make full use of various types of artillery.
"...Okay! This method can be used! Go and arrange it immediately!"
Kong Youde stroked his beard and thought for a while before agreeing. Having artillery but not using it would be stupid. His God Blessed Army was not an Eight Banners soldier. Without artillery support, its combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.
Hundreds of artillery fired at the city, killing and wounding the defenders was secondary. At least it could embolden the men. Fighting depends on morale. Without this, there would be no hope of breaking the city.
With the laissez-faire of the defenders and the undaunted efforts of the packers, the moat was filled in within two hours. Although it was not a perfect seal, the sacks were already above the water and could be walked across.
"Brothers! Come to me! The emperor has an order. Whoever reaches the city first will be rewarded with five prospects, plus ten thousand taels of silver!"
"Kill the barbarian!"
"Come on!"
The 2,800 warriors of two Jia La followed more than 8,000 Baoyi, rushing towards Deshengmen like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming didn't want to knock down the city gate the first time, so they each sent out a armored man for a tentative attack.
This is all thanks to the battle of Laotieshan. They were frightened by the Japanese army. If the barbarians were playing tricks and deliberately discredited themselves, they really couldn't handle it a second time.
The Tianyou Army had previously lost thousands of veterans, which could not be made up for by newly recruited soldiers in a short period of time. The first offensive team was composed of a small number of veterans holding down the formation, while most of the recruits rushed forward.
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming wanted to use less than 3,000 people to cast stones and ask for directions. They first looked at the defensive tactics of the defenders and then made plans.
"The Tartars are five hundred steps away from me!"
"Four hundred steps!"
"Three hundred steps!"
"Two hundred steps!"
"Crossed the moat!"
"Folangji fires! Destroy the vehicles! Prioritize the attack on the building vehicles!"
"yes!"
Chen Guowei only planned to let people over, and all siege vehicles, regardless of style, had to stay on the other side of the moat.
These vehicles are what the Dog Tartars rely on. In particular, the carriages pose a great threat to the officers and soldiers at the top of the city and must be eliminated as soon as possible.
You can climb the ladder, but let us wait until you guys can climb up...
Using a copper cannon to shoot these things is overkill, and the copper cannon is not as fast as the Folang machine that uses a blunderbuss.
The small Folan machine is easy to transport, and although its range is not large, it is more than enough to hit targets along the moat not far away.
"boom……"
Because the chariot is used for siege purposes, its structure is very high. Even if it is equipped with thick wooden boards, its defensive power is obviously not as good as that of a chariot that is only one person tall. As long as it is hit in the front, no matter where it is hit, it will cause fatal injuries.
As the Franchise machine at the top of the city continued to roar, one after another the construction trucks were smashed into wooden planks of different sizes, and the debris caused by the explosion was splashing endlessly.
Such a large prey is extremely easy to target at such a close distance. In theory, as long as the eyes are not squinting, an experienced gunner can easily hit the target. This is simply a target that is delivered to the door.
The defenders were busy packing up the clumsy truck, which gave the armored soldiers of the God's Blessing Army an opportunity to take advantage of.
Seeing that Gou Manzi was focusing on attacking vehicles, they took the opportunity to abandon the vehicles, broke into pieces, rushed across the moat, and fought to the bottom of the city.
"Put up a ladder! Hurry!"
"Don't delay!"
"Rush up!"
"Rush up and reward me with a thousand taels of silver!"
"Hurry up!"
In order to make up for the insufficient number of siege vehicles under his command, Kong Youde asked his men to build a large number of ladders.
If you have other vehicles, you can install a ladder to turn it into a ladder truck. If you don’t have one, it doesn’t matter. There is no need to delay setting up the ladder to climb up.
"The dog tartars are coming up!"
"Feed them something delicious!"
"Throw the oil barrel down!"
"No need to aim, just throw it down!"
Chen Guowei's department has many veterans of the Yongwei Battalion as low-level officers. They have accumulated a lot of similar experience and are much better than recruits who have never fought in actual combat.
There is no need to look out from the crenels. You can judge the distance of the enemy by hearing the dense footsteps coming from outside the city, and then let your men start counterattack.
Throwing the oil barrels did not require the soldiers of the East Palace Guards. They were all strong men recruited temporarily. As long as the oil barrels were thrown down, the task was completed.
Many soldiers of the God's Blessing Army underground in Chenggen were not killed by bombs or burned to death at first, but were smashed to death by heavy oil barrels.
One after another, just like rolling logs down the mountain, there was a big row of them. After the oil barrels shattered, a large amount of black oil came out of them.
The black oil flows along the oblique angle of the ground to a shallow ravine not far behind. This trench was dug not long ago for one purpose.
While the recruits of the God's Blessing Army were still unaware of what was happening, hundreds of torches were thrown from the top of the city, instantly igniting the area covered by the oil barrels and oil.
Except for the oil barrels that were not smashed open, there were not a few violent explosions on the battlefield, but the oil on the ground was burning.
Since the ditch was filled with oil, it immediately formed a ferocious wall of fire after being ignited, making it difficult for the soldiers of the God's Blessing Army to easily overcome it.
Because there were too many oil barrels thrown down by the defenders, the fire burned extremely violently. The soil that God Blessed the military first equipped to put out the fire was only a drop in the bucket.
"Run!"
"Help……"
