Since ancient times, the emperor has always had hungry soldiers. A certain prince has ordered the slaughter of ten cows, fifty sheep, and a hundred pigs, just to make the losers well fed and drunk, so that they can have the strength to attack.
In order to avoid "long nights and many dreams", we must repel or even eliminate the braids that have entered the city as soon as possible. Once we cannot suppress them for a long time, or if they are allowed to rush across the Cao River, we will be in a very bad situation. The worst possible outcome is that we will be killed directly... …
Every soldier participating in the war should be given a pound of pork, the officers should eat mutton, and the generals should eat beef. The meal is very simple and easy to make in large quantities. That is pancake rolls with braised pork, just green onions!
No matter what the braid on the other side eats, the food at Master Wang's side must be excellent. If everyone can't eat a bite of meat before dying in battle, a certain prince will feel bad.
Each person can receive a bamboo tube of boiled water, a pound of braised pork, two green onions, and three flatbreads. This is considered a "Zhuangxing meal." If you win, everyone can have a "triumph meal"!
Distributed along with breakfast were 30,000 venom grenades, 100,000 ordinary grenades, and 200,000 white phosphorus dum bullets.
On average, each Musketeer can get at least one venom grenade, five ordinary grenades, and more than ten rounds of special bullets. If nothing else, he can kill at least one braid.
The whole army starts eating at five o'clock. After that, they deal with their personal situations and cannot go to the battlefield with their pants up. They enter the forward position at half past five. If the weather conditions are favorable and the visibility is good, they can start the attack at six o'clock.
Otherwise, it can be postponed for half an hour. A certain prince estimated that it would be completely dawn at 6:30 at the latest. By then, even if his own side did not launch a counterattack, Pigtail would have gathered a large number of troops to cross the Caohe River.
Just in case, a certain prince also mobilized 2,000 musketeers from the brigades of the East Palace Guards in other defense directions as a reserve team. Once there is a shortage of troops on the front line, the reserve team must be used to take over.
In addition, each of the vassal kings who stayed in the capital also organized a team of servants, with a size of no less than 2,000 people. A certain prince put them all into the reserve team. At least the large number of people can embolden him...
"Your Highness, today's Eastern captives are endangering our country, the Ming Dynasty, and our country, and our generals are incompetent. I have come here to ask for orders to lead my troops into battle!"
Yi Bangcai, who was training with a platoon of special forces, was a little disappointed that the prince did not let his troops eliminate the dog Tatars. Logically speaking, they were the most capable troops in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Except that there are fewer people, they are outstanding in other aspects, especially after being equipped with a revolving rifle, every soldier can be as good as ten!
"As the saying goes, good steel is used on the blade. However, as the ace of this palace, the special forces must also have experienced actual combat in order to sharpen their sharp edges. I have no requirements for your department and no goals. I only hope that you can start from Comprehend the training contents in actual combat, thus achieving the effect of training in combat. Furthermore, the special forces are not to attack the Donglu hard and cause a large number of casualties to their own side. Instead, they are like a cook trying to solve an ox, taking advantage of the situation, avoiding the real situation and attacking the weak. In this way Only then can you move with ease and make the enemy unable to do anything!"
There are twenty-four people in the special forces, and with auxiliary support, there are only fifty people.
A certain prince didn't expect them to capture the braided general. Killing one hundred and eighty braided soldiers would be enough.
"I will obey your orders and live up to His Highness's instructions!"
Previously, the Crown Prince treated himself and his subordinates impeccably, taking care of everything including money, women, food and accommodation.
After raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while, country B felt that it was time to repay its kindness.
"Bo Aiqing, how are you preparing the airship?"
As if he must win this battle, a certain prince bet on the heaven-defying artifact he most relied on - the airship on the gambling table.
The airship needs to be fully inflated before it can take off for combat, but it cannot be too far from the front line, otherwise it will be blown towards the central city by the west wind.
All previous airships have been upgraded to the "Wanli-Kirov" 1B version, which is a rocket-assisted version.
The twelve Type 2A ships later built had a larger load capacity, eighty kilograms more than the previous model, although the cost was also higher.
A certain prince chose to launch all the airships in the morning because the wind was not strong in the morning.
Once the sun did rise, the wind was so strong that the pilots had difficulty controlling the airship.
"Your Highness, in half an hour, as long as the cables are sent and the sandbags are put down, all the airships can take off immediately!"
Since Bo Jue came to the capital to work for the Crown Prince, he has spent half of his time and energy on this extremely shocking project, and he knows the status of the two models of airships very well.
He was also very much looking forward to dispatching airships to attack the Donglu, especially being able to contribute a small amount to the crown prince and the court against the Donglu, which made Bo Jue even more excited.
The airship's take-off and landing site is temporarily located on the west side of Taiye Pond. There is a lot of open space here, so there is no need to clear the site in advance. It is very convenient for ground crews to prepare, and it is more conducive for the airship to take off.
Twenty-four airships are lined up in a row, and the scene is extremely spectacular. As long as they take off, if everything goes well, they will be able to reach the Fuchengmen Street area in one minute.
At this time, under the full work of the two steam engines, the huge airbags of each airship have been filled with about 90% of the hot air, and the ground crew are making final preparations and adjustments.
The ground crew had removed all unnecessary supplies that might increase the load on the airship, leaving only the pilots with telescopes, signal flags, maps, and muskets.
The rest of the load capacity must be loaded with ten-pound aerial bombs. This kind of aerial bomb is equipped with a thin collision warhead, and the center of gravity is specially adjusted. Once released, it will rush down.
The thin warhead will explode when it hits the ground, spraying a hundred iron beads inside in all directions, with an effective killing radius of about five feet.
The Type 1B airship can carry six aerial bombs, and the Type 2A can carry fourteen.
It doesn't look like much, but for a certain prince who advocates dimension reduction strikes, if he's lucky, twenty airships can drop 360 aerial bombs on the pigtails on the ground, which can have a certain deterrent effect. .
The pilots have finished their meal, cleaned up their personal hygiene, and are checking their self-defense weapons. They will soon be able to carry out the important mission of bombing Donglu on the west bank of the Cao River.
"That's great! This airship bombing will be a feat comparable to the creation of the world. It will enhance the reputation of our Ming Dynasty King and will definitely be recorded in history!"
It would be best if it scares the braids into kneeling down and kowtows. Not to mention the giant shark mouth pattern sample that I personally drew, it has its own intimidating ability.
A certain prince was very satisfied with this very scary look.
Wouldn't it be a pity that such a big thing doesn't deserve some intimidating paint?
Before the airship started bombing, a certain prince also planned to organize a wave of artillery bombardment, letting the artillery fire wash it over before letting the losers charge.
Specifically, two thousand mortars were deployed on the front line, with 10,000 rounds of ammunition prepared, all of which were fired rapidly and fired within two minutes.
Another five hundred missiles of various types were launched. If not directly killing the braided army, they would also be maimed!
Huang Taiji advocated victory by one soldier, but a certain prince advocated victory by firepower!
At worst, the west side of the city will be bombed into ruins first, and they can be rebuilt later.
But if these braided soldiers who have already entered the city stay, their owners will have to clean up the garbage themselves!
"How are you preparing?"
"It's a battle to destroy the Ming Dynasty, and I will give up everything I own!"
Among the three thousand elite soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner who entered the city from the underground cave, five Niulu were commanded by Melezhang Kying Jialuo Bahana, and the other five Niulu were commanded by Melezhang Kyung Omoktu.
The flag leader Hauge also wanted to take this opportunity to examine the abilities of the two. When they ascend the throne, the person with higher abilities will be promoted to Ang Bang Zhangjing.
Aung Bang Zhangjing is not the flag owner and has no ownership or control over the banner's men, horses, and property. He is only responsible for commanding one banner's troops in wartime, but he is also the second most powerful person after the banner leader.
Hauge was not at ease about the battle. Before dawn, he sent two more Zhenglan Banner soldiers from Niulu and 3,000 Han troops into the city.
As a result, after excluding the soldiers who died and were injured in the previous battle, the Qing Dynasty King's Division had no less than nearly 10,000 fighting troops in the area east of Fuchengmen to the west of Caohe River.
Hauge also sent someone to deliver a message, ordering a full-scale attack on the east bank of the Cao River early in the morning, at least before Chen time, that is, before seven o'clock in the morning.
The city must be captured, the people must be captured, and the money must be taken, especially the dog prince must not be allowed to escape.
Previously, the Dog Prince sent people to hang banners outside the city, saying that his emperor would die within four years.
Wouldn't it be heartbreaking to commit such an unforgivable crime and let him run away in vain?
There are tens of thousands of soldiers of the king's division inside, of which more than half are Eight Banners soldiers with excellent combat power and high morale.
If we still can't conquer the east bank of the Cao River, then we really have to punish a few minions who deliberately procrastinate in public.
The task Hauge gave his subordinates was to cross the Caohe River before noon and capture Manming's imperial city before dark!
Regarding this order, the generals of Zhenglan Banner, Jialuo Bahana and Omoktu, the generals of Xianghuang Banner, Jialuo Baishan and Tu Lai, as well as the generals of the two Han banners, had no objections, let alone disobeyed the order.
Tens of thousands of Qing warriors could not defeat a mere defense line along the river after a day's work. That was truly incompetent.
Besides, Fuchengmen Street is not the only way to go. Even if you take a detour, you will have to climb to the other side.
After brainstorming among the generals, it was finally decided to launch the attack at half-way through Mao hour and half an hour before Chen hour.
Many corpses blocking the bridges had been moved away overnight, and now there was finally nothing that could hinder the killing.
Although the firepower of Gou Manzi on the other side is very strong, judging from the performance of Bashan and others, it is not invulnerable at all.
It is possible to rush through with force, and as long as there are enough troops, the Goumanzi's defense line along the river can be torn apart, and then the opponent can be completely defeated.
After discussion, it was finally decided to use Ma Shi Bridge as the boundary, including this bridge, to the north of Jueluo Bahana and Jueluo Baishan, with the cooperation of the Han Army's Zhenghuang Banner. Returning to Tulai and Omoktu in the south, the Han army under the red banner was responsible for assisting.
As Ma Shiqiao is the most suitable place to attack, after some discussion between Jueluo Bahana and Jueluo Baishan, they decided to use this place as a key attack channel.
Nearly two thousand warriors were arranged for this purpose, including two Niu Lu with the Blue Flag, one Niu Lu with the Yellow Flag, and three Niu Lu with the Han Army.
After receiving reinforcements, after some reorganization, all Niu Lu who were about to go into battle were at full strength.
In order not to alert the enemy, all the soldiers of the Qing army quietly began to enter the designated battlefield, for fear of attracting the attention of the other side.
As long as you can get within fifty steps of the bridge and the attack distance is shortened, it will be much faster to launch a charge again.
Hauge also sent people dozens of small Fo Lang machine, tiger squat cannon, Baizi gun and other artillery, but the generals commanding the battle did not plan to use them in advance.
It would be best to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the barbarians on the other side and let the Eight Banners soldiers under them rush directly across the bridge. Artillery is the next best thing.
"Brigadier! Brigadier! The dog Tatars are here again!"
"What's the strength of the troops?"
"Thousands of people!"
"Ah? Let me take a look first!"
Lin Baoguo was hiding in a building on the east bank of the Cao River. Since the Gou Tatars did not have heavy weapons, although it was in a dangerous zone, it was relatively safe.
Hearing the call of the sentry, Lin Baoguo rubbed his eyes and stood up immediately, scanning carefully with binoculars. Sure enough, there were many yellow "bugs" squirming on the other side.
Whether it was the two yellow flags that captured the chief Taiji, or the Han army's pseudo-Tatars under this guy, Lin Baoguo planned to wipe them out, especially since he would soon have the prince's airship to take the lead.
"Fire immediately!"
"yes!"
Lin Baoguo has just received two hundred brand-new mortars and two thousand explosive bags. If he doesn't need them now, when will he wait?
Haven't had breakfast?
Just right!
Now let me eat enough for you!
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Within twenty seconds of giving the order, two hundred explosive packets flew to the west bank of the Cao River, setting off a series of explosions. Fires were everywhere, thick smoke filled the air, and from time to time, figures of Qing armored soldiers struggling in the sea of fire appeared.
After a night of burning, the house that had just been extinguished started to burn again under frequent shelling. The areas along the river north and south of Ma Shiqiao were in the shelling area, and the dog Tatars hiding in it were not immune.
Some people had their armor set on fire, and in pain, they directly chose to jump into the river. Although they couldn't swim, they couldn't care about that much. If they jumped into the river, they might be able to climb back out, and they would be finished if they were burned to death.
But this scene is what Lin Baoguo expected to happen. The more dog Tatars were killed by mortars, the better. Coming so early, they were probably going to launch a sneak attack early in the morning, so they couldn't let this group of enemies succeed.
The sound of explosions came one after another, and the Eight Banners soldiers felt that the ground under their feet was shaking constantly from the bombardment, and they were surrounded by fireballs and wailing companions.
Many people were in a trance, completely forgetting to evade, let alone knowing that it was relatively safe. The person in front of them was blown beyond recognition in the blink of an eye.
Let you gather secretly!
This is just great!
Two thousand explosive packs were fired at rapid speed!
"The dog Tartar jumped into the river!"
"Shoot into the water!"
The Ming army on the east coast will not let go of any opportunity to easily shoot a dog Tatar. Even if it is just for gun practice, they must seize this opportunity. After all, it is difficult to encounter a dog Tatar who will not fight back and let you shoot him in vain. things.
As the bullets frequently entered the water, small water jets were raised. Dozens of armored soldiers who jumped into the river near Ma Shiqiao struggled for a moment, and then they were reduced to floating corpses lying on the water. No one survived.
"Master! What should we do?"
"...Damn it! Back off!"
Before he could order an attack, the dog barbarians on the other side began to launch an artillery bombardment, and the newly assembled Eight Banners soldiers were bombarded to a pulp.
Jueluo Baishan had no choice but to order a retreat first, and then make further calculations. He could not let his warriors enter the attack zone in advance, because the houses along the river had been damaged by shelling and fire, and there was no way to hide people.
Before they could make new achievements, many Eight Banners soldiers fell into a pool of blood. After counting, no less than two Niulu were lost, which made Jueluo Baishan very angry.
He also planned to avenge Bashan and Chen Tai, who died in the battle at night. Now the old hatred was not avenged, but a new hatred was added. He was so angry that Luo Baishan chopped off a piece of wood with his knife.
Goumanzi's artillery fire made Jueluo Baishan dare not let his warriors stay in the bombardment area. They endured until the bombardment was over. If they were all killed and injured, there would be no need to fight this battle.
"Woo~"
The low horn sound sounded, and after the Eight Banners soldiers heard the signal, they began to retreat voluntarily.
But soon, even the trumpet player was blown to pieces by the surface-to-surface missiles that came immediately...
