Yang Zhan ingeniously located the bomber's airport at a higher location less than ten miles away. Firstly, taking off and landing at a close distance can save fuel. Secondly, it can save the pilot's physical strength and energy. Thirdly, it can facilitate Protect and avoid being flooded by river water.
Except for some bombers used by the Third Army to bomb Zaporozhye City, most of the "Hercules" were used by Zhang Huangyan to attack Shengjing.
Excluding the bodies that are under repair and have lost their maintenance value and can only be used as organ donors, an average of about fifty or sixty bombers can be dispatched every day.
If the dispatch frequency is reduced to once every three days, the availability rate of the fleet will definitely be greatly improved.
The current combat plan is to take off without rain or fog, but the specifics will depend on the number of aerial bombs.
The Ming Air Force also has great experience in bombing cities, and has even done special training in this area.
First, the engineering troops will measure the length and width of the moat, and then scale it down in proportion to roughly estimate the size of Shengjing.
After the Air Force obtains the data, it will draw proportional drawings based on the size of its own bombers and the size of the bombing target.
The flying distance of each squadron, squadron, and group is planned in advance. The formation is now set up on the ground and will be visually estimated after taking to the sky.
There may be deviations in actual combat in the first few times. After continuous adjustments and running-in, the entire bomber formation can drop bombs into the target area.
If the bombing area is too narrow, the bomber force also specially invented the "Flying Centipede"!
That is, each squadron has four Hercules in a row, followed by the other squadrons, and so on.
Looking up from the ground, the entire formation looks like a giant "flying centipede", which is really scary!
The commander of the ground forces has no control over the Air Force. As long as the target can be destroyed in time, the Air Force can do whatever they want.
Out of humanitarian considerations, Emperor Haojing did not order the release of biological and chemical weapons. According to the building materials in the city, all those dropped by "Hercules" were incendiary bombs...
What Yang Zhan has to do is to keep the city walls of Shengjing intact and the city in ruins. It is best to turn it into scorched earth. This will be exciting!
Of course, in reality, it cannot be done so perfectly, because tactical missiles are not exposed to wind, sun, rain, etc., so it is better to attack them as soon as possible.
As a result, the city was hit by another 500 "Scud" tactical missiles, so much so that Yang Zhan believed that if there really was a Tatar emperor in the city, his IQ might be closer to that of Emperor Hui of Jin...
Such a big fixed target cannot be moved away. It can be eaten directly and used for fishing. I and that guy Lin Jiangong are really lucky.
Since the beginning of the bombing, photographers have boarded the bombers and followed the crew members to take aerial photography, specifically to detect the enemy's situation.
After entering July, the situation in Shengjing City seemed to have become extremely bad, but the dog Tatars inside seemed to show no signs of surrender.
Then I'm sorry, we men have to continue to train and wait for a while!
"Your Majesty, the barbarians frequently send out large numbers of flying evil objects. If things continue like this, our capital, the Qing Dynasty, will only fear..."
Suo'etu's intention was to persuade Emperor Baocheng to abandon the city as soon as possible and hunt westward. In fact, he was running away, otherwise he might be bombed alive or burned to death.
The flying evil things that appear above everyone's heads are no joke. Each of the "laid eggs" can easily kill dozens of people.
Even the imperial city had been reduced to ruins in the sea of fire. Emperor Baocheng now lives in a relatively remote house.
Originally, they wanted to move to the palace close to the imperial city, but the next day all the streets in the palace were destroyed by bombing, which shocked everyone and Emperor Baocheng into a cold sweat.
The dog barbarian is really extremely vicious, and he clearly wants to use this flying evil thing to kill the top officials of the Qing Dynasty!
Chani's army returned eastward one after another, but the dog barbarians, relying on their evil objects and chariots, were not afraid of the Qing Dynasty's millions of cavalry, which was extremely detrimental to their own side.
The barbarian army is now besieging the city, and they are not afraid of a field battle.
If the Qing cavalry wanted to rescue the siege, they had to fight in the field.
In field battles, the only methods are night attacks, ambushes, and cutting off food routes. If they really fight in formations, the Qing cavalry will no longer be a match for the barbarians.
Emperor Baocheng had great expectations for Chani, and this ministry was the only hope for Shengjing to relieve the siege.
Basically, after encountering the barbarian army, the various troops stationed in the mainland ended up in the same situation as the fourth brother Yinzhen's troops.
Chani has millions of cavalry in his hands, is very mobile, and is good at fighting. No matter what, he will not be similar to his fourth brother.
Since Shengjing had become in danger, Emperor Baocheng no longer cared about the situation in Qingcheng, Zaporizhia, or even Kalmykia.
Shengjing is the settlement of the Eight Banners, Qingcheng is the settlement of the Han army, Zaporizhia is the settlement of the Cossacks, Sumy is the settlement of the surrendered Rakshasa people, and Kalmykia and the Don River Basin are the settlement of the Mongu people. pastures and settlements.
Now the Han troops and Cossacks in Qingcheng and Zaporizhia have not come to King Qin for a long time, which shows that they are also in trouble there.
Emperor Baocheng and his ministers all believed that the barbarians were well prepared this time and were determined not to just send out a group of troops to attack Shengjing. Other big cities would also encounter the same troubles as Shengjing.
If you think about it from another perspective, the situation in Shengjing is so critical that it is completely impossible to free up troops to rescue other places.
If other places are also besieged, it will be too late to defend, and naturally King Qin will not be able to come.
What Emperor Baocheng is looking forward to most now is the arrival of the rainy season, which will cause the water level of the Dnieper River to rise.
Starting in July, the water level in the Shengjing section of the river did begin to rise.
By August the shoals are no longer visible and every stretch of the river is passable by large vessels.
The problem also came. A large number of Ming troops on the other side had already arrived before the water level rose.
After Yang Zhan and Lin Jiangong met, they were not in a hurry to start fighting. After discussing for a long time, they decided to "accumulate virtue and do good"!
Aren’t the Tatars in the city trying to resist stubbornly by relying on the two moats and city walls?
Well, let's dig another moat for you!
In fact, Lin Jiangong had already asked his men to do this, and Yang Zhan quite appreciated it.
So many bulldozers are just idle.
The Dog Tartars want to use the rising river water to frighten the Ming Dynasty King's army, so we can just use their plan.
Once this moat is dug, you will never think of it again!
Because there is no passage reserved for vehicles, the Ming Dynasty King does not plan to enter in the short term.
This is equivalent to the word "mouth", completely closing the connection between the inside and outside of the city.
The moat is three feet wide and one foot deep. After the river water is introduced, it becomes a natural barrier.
As for who this barrier will protect, it's hard to say...
The Qing troops at the top of the city couldn't bombard either, as the light and heavy artillery had already been wiped out by the flying evil objects overhead.
Many arsenals in the city were also destroyed, and even the ability to produce weapons and ammunition was lost.
When the Ming army began to dig the second moat, the top officials of the Qing Dynasty finally began to panic.
If the barbarians besieged the city like this, it would be impossible to break through, let alone hold on.
The barbarian dog didn't even leave a road for himself!
This is obviously going to trap everyone to death!
"Your Majesty, I dare to suggest a breakout!"
Mingzhu has no patience anymore. She is bombed by flying evil objects every day, and is besieged by barbarians. Chani is useless. If she doesn't break out of the siege, isn't it equivalent to sitting back and waiting for death?
"What do you mean, dear friends?"
"..."
The ministers did not express their stance immediately, but were waiting and watching, fearing that they would be implicated and be responsible for abandoning the city and fleeing.
"It's okay to speak frankly. I will forgive all my dear friends!"
"I agree with Mingzhu's words!"
"I agree with Mingzhu's words!"
"I agree with Mingzhu's words!"
After hearing this, the ministers felt relieved and agreed to Mingzhu's proposal.
If we don’t break out of the siege, when the food in the city runs out, people will really be eaten...
As for how to cross the moat newly dug by Gou Manzi, it depends on the efforts of the minions in the city.
Each person carried thirty or forty kilograms of soil, and one hundred thousand people came together, determined to fill the moat quickly.
After the agreement, Emperor Baocheng ordered a breakout at night three days later, for fear of being discovered in advance by the barbarians during the day.
When the 18th day of August arrived, Gu Yan, the commander of Angbang Zhangjing with a yellow flag, sent 4,500 guards, each with 20 slaves in charge, totaling 90,000 people, carrying soil on their backs to fill the moat.
The slaves had no choice. In order to survive, they had no choice but to accept this task as if they were destined. If they could follow the emperor out of the city, they would not be blown up and burned to death by the barbarian's flying evil objects.
Zhenghuang Banner Ang Bangzhangjing Samuha commanded 7,500 troops to suppress the formation, and two Huanghan troops and two Huangmeng troops totaling 30,000 served as pioneers.
The remaining defenders escorted minions from the other three directions to fill in the moat and complete the breakout, which was used to distract the attention of the barbarians outside the city.
Emperor Baocheng also thought about following a group of troops with fewer troops to break through, which might increase the chance of a successful breakout.
But then I thought about it, if the opponent really blocked the way and I didn't have enough troops, wouldn't I be setting myself up for trouble?
So they mobilized as many elite forces as possible and fought to find a way to survive even if they risked their lives. It would be best if Chani could lead his troops to respond.
There are also a few remaining airships in the city, but they have no chance of winning against flying evil objects, so they gave up the plan of taking off.
The people who went to the Ottomans to buy weapons and ammunition may have returned a long time ago, but neither people nor weapons can enter the city.
The most optimistic estimate is that he met Tsani's troops and handed these precious arms to Tsani.
On the contrary, the Qing Dynasty was unwilling to think too much...
When they broke through to the third moat, which was the one dug by the barbarian, the dark night sky was suddenly illuminated by dozens of flares.
Then more flares soared into the sky, so many that the night sky became like day.
This means that the breakout operation has been discovered by Man Ming, and it is impossible not to fight now.
Before the Qing army could react, the Ming army's artillery and tank troops began to fire at the established target.
The artillery does not need to aim. Once the order is received, it can be loaded directly.
They had already aimed their artillery at the moat because this river was used for "fishing".
Before, the artillery had no chance to show its prowess, and they basically watched the air force perform.
Therefore, the artillery shells were extremely abundant, so much so that the artillerymen were afraid that the shells would get wet.
Now it's better, I finally met the dog Tatar who threw himself into the trap, and I can unleash my firepower to my heart's content.
Hundreds of 171mm heavy guns and hundreds of 65mm tank guns fired concentrated fire, and the scene was really spectacular.
Once the Dog Tatar cavalry is discovered approaching, the machine guns on the tanks will immediately fire, in conjunction with submachine guns and rifles, trying to delay the advancement of the enemy cavalry.
However, according to the estimates of Yang Zhan and Lin Jiangong, even if the dog Tatars fill up the city and moat overnight, there will not be too many Tatar cavalry who can rush out of the city in a short time.
Because it is not easy for a large number of war horses to quickly pass through the moat. On the one hand, the temporary passage under the hooves is very uneven, and on the other hand, it is strangled by the powerful firepower of one's own side.
The actual situation was basically in line with the speculations of the two commanders. In any direction, there were only two to three thousand Qing cavalry capable of rushing out of the city immediately.
Even if the opponent can use the cover of night to break through, this small number of troops will not put too much pressure on the Ming army outside the city.
Anything that quickly approaches the defensive position will be killed without asking!
The coated slaves who followed the Qing army had never seen such a scene before, and they were all frightened and dizzy.
Before they could officially break through, their own people caused chaos among their own people.
There were too many coated slaves in front of him. Even though Gu Yan had elite guards in his hands, he could not control the extremely bad situation under the fierce bombardment of the opponent.
"Damn it! Don't mess around!"
The scene in front of Gu Yan was much more chaotic than a vegetable market plus a pig pen. There were people everywhere, and most of them still continued their orders.
The hundreds of men and horses who finally gathered together were killed by a cannonball fired by the dog barbarian, making Gu Yan scream in anger.
"Escort! Rush out!"
There was chaos in the front, and Samuha's troops behind him also followed suit, because the way in front was blocked, and his troops were still being bombarded, and people were dying every moment.
Samuha knew that if he retreated, all his previous efforts would be wasted. As long as there was still a glimmer of hope, he would protect the emperor and fight his way out of the siege, no matter how high the cost.
"ah……"
All slaves who block the road will be killed if they don't obey. Now it's a special deal. No matter how many people are in the way, no matter who blocks the road, they will end up dead!
In the chaos, more coated slaves were hacked to death by the two yellow flag guards, trampled to death by war horses, and fell into the moat and drowned than were killed by the Ming army's artillery.
At this time, it started to rain on the battlefield, making the already muddy ground even more muddy.
This weather condition is not conducive to the Qing cavalry's charge, but it can also reduce the power of Man Ming's firearms to a certain extent.
As the visibility decreased, the shooting accuracy also decreased, and the casualties of the Qing Dynasty King Division could be reduced.
"Qing warriors! Kill the enemy with armor!"
Gu Yan took the lead and rushed to the front. Because he was far away from the moat, he was not affected by the artillery fire.
Under his command, thousands of Qing cavalrymen with yellow flags rushed across the moat one after another and charged towards the looming Ming army position on the opposite side.
Under the protection of the Zhenghuang Banner Guards and the Zhenghuang Banner Meng Army, Emperor Baocheng also followed the Xianghuang Banner Guards, intending to defeat the opponent in one go.
At this moment, a cannonball landed impartially next to Emperor Baocheng's mount.
"ah……"
At the same time as the explosion, Emperor Baocheng let out a scream and fell from his horse.
Two iron beads were punched into Emperor Baocheng's right cheek and passed through the top of his head.
He died on the spot and died without even uttering his last words.
